Everyone harbors greed, anger, and ignorance; no one in the world can truly be free of desires. Even the great powers appear aloof simply because their interests are not yet threatened.
Only lifeless objects can truly be without desire or pursuit.
My master cannot escape worldly matters, and Xiao Yunyi is naturally the same.
But Xiao Yunyi takes it even more seriously than my master; those words, both admiration and self-reproach, weigh heavily on him.
Why can't he do better, and why not let me, the 'widely expected' top of the Three Lists, take over?
His self-reproach seems excessively grand, making even Gu Wen feel ashamed.
To be honest with oneself, would one feel ashamed for not achieving perfection in something?
The answer is definitely no; Gu Wen is not like Xiao Yunyi, this peerless Heavenly Pride of the Sword Sect. His background was not as illustrious, nor was he a genius from the start.
Xiao Yunyi overestimates himself.
