Shen Zhao remained silent, listening quietly as he continued.
"Do you know? There is an extraordinary resentment within Yu Xiyan, and this resentment is about to devour her reason and nature."
Shen Zhao: "What does that have to do with me?"
"Very relevant!"
The fortune teller said firmly.
"Since the Daoist tradition altered the fate of everyone in this world, all the original paths have been disrupted."
For example, you, originally you only had Su Yunying in your life, but now, you are surrounded by so many female confidantes.
This is all the result of the entanglements you had with them in your previous nine lives.
Actually, Yu Xiyan wouldn't have become so vicious and extreme in the first place; ultimately, it's all your fault!
"I caused this?" Shen Zhao immediately laughed. "The classic victim-blaming theory, you fucking go ask her."
Which of her requests didn't I fulfill? In the end, it's still my fault?
The fortune teller said, "But you didn't guide her, didn't teach her how to be a good emperor, how to be a good wife."
You only focused on helping her achieve great success, but never considered whether her abilities were worthy of such great achievements.
You lifted her to the top step by step, but then blocked the way, leaving her stuck at the top and unable to know how to back down.
While it's undeniable that your fates were altered...
But to be honest, as husband and wife, while Yu Xiyan certainly wronged you, you also bear undeniable responsibility.
You chose to defy tradition and allow it to expand unchecked, failing to respond at all when it needed your guidance most.
Yes, I admit it. Yu Xiyan wronged you more. As a husband, it is indeed great that you endured humiliation and stayed by her side for nine lifetimes.
But it was precisely because you schemed against the Daoist tradition and ignored her emotional changes that this tragedy occurred!
"What a joke! So, after all the help I gave her, it's still my responsibility in the end?"
Don't you want to listen to what you're saying? Even someone drunk wouldn't spout such nonsense.
“But you have to admit that you gave up on Yu Xiyan from the very beginning, didn’t you?” Tiandao retorted. “The reason she became like that is the result of your indulgence.”
Shen Zhao sneered: "So what if it is? Put yourself in my shoes, if you were me..."
Can you accept a woman who uses you as a tool and praises a useless person in front of her husband?
If that good-for-nothing were truly capable, it wouldn't be so bad. The problem is, a good-for-nothing is still a good-for-nothing, yet she insists on treating him like a treasure to provoke me.
You tell me, why should I help him? I might as well tell you the truth: I'm the one who ruined Yu Xiyan by praising her too much. I've been with her for nine lifetimes...
All I did was give her endless power; I didn't teach her a single word about how to wield that power or how to make choices.
This is my revenge, and it's also why, even though she was reborn with her memories intact, she still couldn't bring the Great Yin Dynasty to the same heights as in her previous life.
After all, I, Shen Zhao, am not foolish enough to give my heart to a woman who doesn't love me. I advise you to give up on that idea.
The fortune teller took a deep breath: "Indeed, what you did is understandable, but you're wrong about one thing: Yu Xiyan has loved you from the very beginning."
That love was real, but no one ever taught her how to love, and that's the root of your tragedy. And you can change all of that.
Shen Zhao was about to say more, but Tian Dao suddenly pressed his palms against both of Shen Zhao's temples.
Suddenly, a completely new image appeared in his mind.
"This is the result of my deduction. Take a close look. If you hadn't given up on Yu Xiyan, what kind of scene would it have been!"
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