Wasting Daylight

The rain started to pick up and it became loud enough that they had to raise their voices.

"Can't lie? What does that mean??"

This was new information for him but Hao Xuan wasn't really in the mood to go into too much detail.

"Exactly what it means, you are inherently incapable of saying anything false. That's why world spirits are so trusted and often used to hold great secrets. Anyways, I still don't believe you a hundred percent but this is as good as it can get. Say what you were saying before about the...well me."

Although he was still unhappy that Hao Xuan didn't believe him but so long as they could have this conversation with some semblance of honesty it was all that he needed.

Uri repeated the same line again, verbatim.

"It is the 'you' that you were before the current you. It is the 'you' that was and then wasn't anymore."

Hao Xuan, the same as before, was surprised at how unclear Uri's words were. They left a lot of room for interpretation.