Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 7169 (Seven Thousand One Hundred and Sixty-Nine) Reasoning

"Was it a correct guess?" the gray-handed man asked.

“I’m asking you,” the brown-handed man said.

The gray-handed man said, "I wanted to ask you, was your 'guess' correct?"

The brown-handed man laughed and said, "What are you trying to say? Not 'guess' right, or what?"

“I think you’ve made a valid point,” said the gray-handed man.

“Is that so? I think I just guessed right,” said the brown-handed man.

“There’s no need to be so modest in this situation,” Grayhand said with a smile.

The brown-handed man asked, "What kind of humility are you talking about?"

The gray-handed man said, "You clearly had a reasonable explanation, but you claim you just guessed correctly."

The brown-handed man laughed and said, "I have no idea what my reasoning is."

The gray-handed man said, "Just because you say you don't know what the reasoning is doesn't mean it's not based on sound reasoning. I don't think we can calculate it that way."

The brown-handed man laughed and said, "Alright, I'll do as you say."

"Listen to me about what?" the gray-handed man asked.

“Even if I’m right, I’ll still be right,” the brown-handed man said.

"Judging from the tone of your voice, it sounds like you're quite unwilling," said the gray-handed man.

“I’m not unwilling. You’ve said it like that, how could I be unwilling?” the brown-handed man asked.

“If I say it like that, you won’t object, will you?” Grayhand said. “You’re just too deeply trapped in that kind of pattern.”

The brown-handed man laughed and said, "What do you want me to say? If I tell you I'm unwilling, you'll think I shouldn't say it?"

"It's not that I think you shouldn't say that, it's that I want to ask you, were you willing to do it at the time?" Grayhand asked.

“Of course it’s my own choice, what else? Can you say ‘I’m willing’ for me?” the brown-handed man asked. “You definitely understand what I mean, but you just won’t answer properly,” the gray-handed man said. “What I’m trying to say is, putting aside what I’ve said, are you willing?”

The brown-handed man smiled and said, "I'm willing."

The gray-handed man said, "But why was your tone like that just now?"

“That’s exactly how I expressed that meaning,” the brown-handed man laughed.

The gray-handed man said, "Okay."

"You're out of options?" the brown-handed man asked with a smile.

"There's basically no way out, but if we really want to find a way, there are definitely some," said the gray-handed man.

"Then do you want to think of a way?" the brown-handed man asked.

“I don’t think it’s necessary,” the gray-handed man laughed. “But if I put it another way, would you be willing to accept it?”

"Just say it directly, why change the wording?" the brown-handed man asked.

The gray-handed man laughed and said, "Change what I just said, 'You sound like you're unwilling,' to 'You sound like you disagree.'"

“Oh, I see,” said the brown-handed man.

"You still haven't answered whether you're willing to accept my revised version," the gray-handed man laughed.

The brown-handed man laughed and said, "I'll accept whatever you say."

“Look, you answered without even asking clearly, which obviously means you accept whatever I say. I figured it out as soon as I tested it,” said the gray-handed man.

"What do you want me to ask you?" the brown-handed man asked.

"You should at least ask me what exactly you're accepting," the gray-handed man laughed. "Is it that you're happy to hear me say you 'seem to disagree,' or something else?"

“Anything is fine,” the brown-handed man laughed. “But I still have to ask you something. You asked me what I’m accepting or not accepting.”