The Confucian Spear

“So it was you?” “What, surprised?” “No. I should have realized it long ago. After all, who else could understand all of this so well?” “The path I tried to take has reached a dead end. What happens next is up to you.” Years later, when Wang Er returned to the academy, he finally realized that everything he had experienced in the past had long since been secretly arranged by someone else. Given another chance, standing at the crossroads of time, what choice would he make?