[He felt a bit foolish about it all, running away from nothing, too scared to have a proper conversation and too confident he knew everything that would happen. Had he not wanted to change the outcome? If he had expected that... why had he such little faith that it had already changed?

He couldn't help but sigh. He had really caused a lot of trouble and trauma because of his short-sightedness.

But, at that point, there was little choice in the matter.]

In order to prevent my disciple suffering a qi deviation, I took the demonic energy that was causing him to corrupt into me, and then....

[He should not say this to a child. To self destruct the way he had.... No. He would stop there.]

It was five years before I was returned.