Inside the Nine Dragon Cauldron.
The golden threads had all retracted. The device spirit, looking at Xie Xingchen who was meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly said, "Why do I feel like I've been shortchanged?"
Xie Xingchen opened his eyes with a smile that was not quite a smile, "Oh? Why would senior say such a thing?"
The device spirit thought for a moment, "I passed the inheritance on to you, and I've acknowledged you as my master. Doesn't all the benefit go to you? On the other hand, it appears you haven't suffered any loss!"
Xie Xingchen chuckled softly, "How can senior say that? Even if it weren't me, the inheritance would still have to be passed on to someone else. In terms of acknowledging a master, the sooner the better for senior, isn't that right?"
The device spirit shook its head. It sounded reasonable, but why did it feel so awkward?
