"What happened next?" Noah was different; he knew nothing about it. So he asked it openly with curiosity.
Xu Tianhua took a deep breath before telling him the rest of the story.
"I did what I thought was best and stayed true to my beliefs, no matter what others were doing. I gave my help to those who were in need…" After a brief pause, he added, "and those who deserved it."
"But then the bandits came knocking because the people whom I refused to help did not like it and wanted to deal with me."
Noah silently hummed, signaling for the boy to continue.
"I had no choice but to subdue them and force them to back away. They kept coming back with more force after every time I sent them away. I felt like killing them at first, but then I thought of my teacher's teaching.
A sword only gets a sword in answer, and sometimes dharma can only be shown to the world through your own eyes!"
