Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 7171 (Seven Thousand One Hundred and Seventy-One) A Heavy Responsibility

The gray-handed man said, "Let's just leave it at that."

“It seems you don’t really want to hear more from me,” the brown-handed man chuckled.

The gray-handed man said, "After all, you didn't say it yourself. You just said it to complete the 'important task' I gave you."

The brown-handed man said, "A heavy responsibility? You call this a heavy responsibility?"

“Yes,” said the gray-handed man, “is that not allowed?”

"Do you feel balanced when you call out like that?" the Brown-Handed Man asked.

"Where is it unbalanced?" the gray-handed man asked.

The brown-handed man laughed and said, "Those things we did before, the Lord said, were entrusted with 'important tasks,' think about it."

The gray-handed man laughed and said, "Oh, do you think I should feel unbalanced?"

“It’s not a question of what should be asked, but whether you feel any imbalance,” the brown-handed man said.

The gray-handed man laughed and said, "Actually, when I said 'heavy responsibility,' I did feel a little unbalanced."

The brown-handed man said, "Then why did you say it?"

“It was just a joke,” said the gray-handed man.

"You're already feeling unbalanced, yet you still make jokes like this?" the Brown-Handed Man asked.

“I said I’d thought about it beforehand, and I don’t think you’d mind me making this kind of joke,” Grayhand said.

"Are you disappointed by my reaction now?" the Brown-Handed Man asked.

“No,” the gray-handed man said.

"You're not disappointed? Why?" the brown-handed man asked.

“Because I don’t think you mind that I made this kind of joke,” said the gray-handed man.

“Oh, right,” the brown-handed man said.

"How is that right?" the gray-handed man asked.

The brown-handed man chuckled, “I certainly don’t mind making jokes like that. But guess why I said that to you just now?”

The gray-handed man said, "Perhaps it's because you, like me, have also felt the imbalance." The brown-handed man laughed and said, "You're absolutely right."

Grayhand said, "This is quite obvious."

“Since you think it’s pretty obvious, why do you say ‘maybe because’? Why not be more certain and just say ‘because’?” the brown-handed man laughed.

The gray-handed man said, "I just don't want to say anything absolute."

The brown-handed man asked, "What are you worried about?"

“I’m not worried about anything,” said the gray-handed man.

"Don't you even consider the possibility of experiencing that uncomfortable feeling again?" the brown-handed man asked.

The gray-handed man laughed and said, "Yes."

The brown-handed man said, "But you just don't want to say anything absolute?"

“That’s right,” said the gray-handed man.

"What would happen if we said something absolute?" the brown-handed man asked.

"Nothing will happen," said the gray-handed man.

The brown-handed man said, "So you really don't want to say anything absolute."

“Yes, autonomous,” the gray-handed man said.

“Hearing you say that, I instantly felt a surge of pleasure,” said the brown-handed man.

“Explain in detail,” said the gray-handed man.

“You are acting on your own initiative. If you really don’t want to say anything absolute, then you don’t say anything absolute. You have a choice. You’re not doing this because you’re worried about experiencing that uncomfortable feeling again, nor because you’re worried that saying anything absolute will cause trouble and get you punished,” the Brown-Handed Man said. “You seem to have just stopped saying anything absolute, but you chose not to say anything absolute on your own initiative, instead of not saying anything absolute under pressure. I feel relieved to hear that.”

“I understand what you mean by ‘feeling good’,” said the gray-handed man.

The brown-handed man chuckled, "Where have I steered the conversation this time?"

"It doesn't matter," said the gray-handed man.

“But I haven’t completed the ‘important task’ you entrusted to me yet,” said the brown-handed man.

"Why are you so eager to complete this 'important task' this time?" the gray-handed man asked with a smile.