"Chen Si is..." Faced with Shi Wei's question, Jian Xin was somewhat taken aback. She did not know how to answer, because did she really know Chen Si well? Pondering this in her heart, Jian Xin knew she did not. "I... don't really know Chen Si, but I think he's a good person! A truly wonderful person!!"
"That's not wrong either." Shi Wei smiled, raised his head, and recalled the days he had spent with Chen Si recently. He spoke softly, "He is a good person. Not only is he a good person, but more preciously, he is a good official with a burning, kind, and benevolent heart. However, this might not necessarily be a good thing. Given his learning and temperament, he is surely destined for high office in the future, and whatever he sets out to do can only be achieved by standing at the very peak of officialdom."
"And the old him was full of scholarly air and overflowing with a sense of justice. I'm not saying that's bad, but living like that, he won't be able to climb up." Shi Wei paused, looking in the direction of Bailu City. "That's why I left him there alone, hoping to make Bailu City his trial by fire. If he can pass this hurdle, then he will have the ability to walk that official path, the ability to reach the peak. If he can't pass... well, that's just how it is. I just don't know whether, when this trial ends, he will still be himself."
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