Li Nianfan's Answer
Éditeur: EndlessFantasy Translation
"I'm not mute, why can't I speak?"
The tortoise lay back down, not even moving. Only its mouth started to move.
Milk Cow curiously asked, "What did you mean by what you said earlier?"
When it saw that the tortoise shut its eyes again, seemingly about to return to its unmoving snake, Milk Cow hurriedly said, "Don't be so secretive. You've drunk my milk before!"
The peacock said hurriedly, "That's right, you ate my eggs before too!"
Hearing that, the tortoise slowly opened its eyes.
It said, "During the last lifetime, there was a great war of Wisdom. The fact that the gray mist wasn't thoroughly cleansed meant we lost. That's because, when the corruption rises again, there won't be anyone left that can control it. So, at the last moment in the past life, Wisdom chose a path that no one could think about. It was an all-or-nothing choice that had uncountable risks."