"After that, I kept following my master around, but to prevent the old man from recognizing my true identity, I had to hide my original lively personality and substitute all the knowledge and worldly wisdom in my mind with a sense of simplicity."
"I know, Ah You, you must be wondering why I didn't find an opportune moment to confess to my master. That way I wouldn't have to hide anymore and could also clear my father's unjust charges."
"But you're not in my shoes, so you definitely won't understand my thoughts."
"The simplest reason—even if I did tell him, the teacher might not believe me."
Chen Zaikun shrugged, looked back at the moon outside the window, and said softly, "You should know that my master is fundamentally a very stubborn person. He will only stick to his own path and only believe in what he has seen with his own eyes."
