"I'm not your enemy, you should be able to feel that. If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it already. Just listen to me quietly."
Duck trembled, not daring to speak.
Tang Xian squatted by the creek, one hand stroking the duck's head while he said:
"I originally thought I could quickly find the one among you that was different, but then I discovered I was wrong. It's not difficult for a being who deceives itself to deceive others as well."
Duck became even more confused. What was this human talking about, duck?
Tang Xian looked at the bewildered Duck and thought to himself that it definitely had a severe performance personality disorder, as even its current needs were a duck's needs.
"It was hard to find you, I was struggling between you and that duck who recently appeared and became quite popular with the other female ducks, wondering which one of you was the one I was looking for."
"But I ultimately chose you."
[What are you even talking about, duck?]