"Of course not... and that's why I was about to report this matter to you as soon as possible... but that doesn't matter as he has accepted me on his own... and you know that in the end, it's the will of the disciple himself that matters the most... so even if I had notified the sect beforehand, if he had still decided to choose me as his master, the sect couldn't have any objections regarding it and the result would've been still the same..." The pagoda master logically responded in a way that would make sense and free him of any punishments.
"You're right... but if you had notified the sect before he accepted you as his master, the sect would've placed much better options in front of him to choose from... like in the matter of choosing his master, the sect could've placed much better candidates than you, with myself included among them... and who knows... the result might have been completely different then... don't you agree?"
