Shao was sitting by himself in the pavilion, crying. Elder Xiao saw this, and walked over to him.

“Junior Shao… What troubles you so?”

“Wh- Why did the Dao have to take fatty? He was such a g- good friend and he d- didn’t deserve to die so young… It should have been me…”

“Junior Shao…”

Xiao sat beside him and put his hand on Shao’s shoulders before continuing.

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“You see… Sometimes the Dao takes those closest to us because it enjoys seeing us suffer! You see, the Dao is vengeful, and feels better about itself when it sees us in pain.”

“Sniff Then… Why Sniff does the Dao give us anything to start with?”

“Well you see junior, think about it this way. If you want to make a baby cry, first you give it a shiny beast core, and then you take it away. If you never gave it the shiny beast core to begin with, it would have nothing to cry about! That’s like the Dao, that gives us life, love, joy, and health, just so it can tear it away from us and see us cry. You see Shao, it’s your pain and suffering that gives the Dao its great power.”

"Sniff I- I think I get it now... Thank you, Elder Xiao!"