Ye Guan walked slowly down the boundless wasteland with a sword gripped tightly in his right hand. It was the sword that Cijing had crafted for him.0

Cirou's words made him understand that weakness was a sin. He had been working hard to become even stronger, but he was still too weak in the grand scheme of things, which meant his hard work so far had been meaningless.0

Ye Guan revealed a self-deprecating smile and closed his eyes. He couldn't help but feel like a failure after realizing something so obvious so late.0

He had always been hoping to stay true to his principles, and he believed that he had been managing to do so, but was it really the case? Did he really not grow complacent after hearing about his powerful father, grandfather, and aunt?0

He had definitely grown complacent! He had never really thought of the Eternal Sovereign as someone of great importance. Why? It was all because he knew that he had people to count on. He knew that once he was pushed into a corner, his relatives would come and help him. Hence, he had never been afraid of the Eternal Sovereign. 1

However, Cirou was right, and she had made him realize that he was nothing without his family. He wasn't even worthy of becoming someone else's kn...1