"In the eyes of my junior brothers and sisters from the Armor-Piercing Sect and my comrades in the Wei Wuzu, I must look like a coward!" Dian Qing said in a heavy silence.
Yanyan understood Dian Qing's inner conflict. To put it simply, Dian Qing had seen far more than Mei Siniang and the others. Unwilling to deal with issues he was powerless to resolve, he had chosen to escape, leaving the Central Plains behind to follow Yanyan onto the grasslands.
Neither the Wei Wuzu nor the Armor-Piercing Sect knew any of this. Because Dian Qing had once shouldered everything alone, Mei Siniang and the others had been spared from witnessing the scheming and treachery of the imperial court, allowing them to cling to the belief that ideals and ambitions should remain pure and untainted.
Chapter 203