"Good!"
"That's the spirit!"
"I believe in you!"
"You can do it!"
Chen Changan's words moved Hou Mubai so much that he nodded earnestly.
"Brother Chen, you're the first person to say that to me."
"Nothing more needs to be said. You understand me," Hou Mubai said with a sigh.
"It doesn't matter whether I understand you or not. What matters is that I encourage you."
"That's called encouragement-based education."
"Stick to your own path. What does it matter what other people say?"
"You're not living for them."
"But you have to be prepared for people to look at you strangely. After all, the path you're taking is different from everyone else's."
"If you're not steadfast in your heart, how will you make it to the end?"
Chen Changan could tell that although Hou Mubai seemed confident in himself, his desire to prove himself to others was, to some extent, actually a sign of insecurity.
If he were truly confident, why would he need to prove anything to anyone?
If Hou Mubai couldn't face his own heart and stay steadfast, then once he supposedly proved himself, he would probably have no spirit left in him.
Hou Mubai was perceptive. He ought to understand what Chen Changan meant.
Hou Mubai looked at Chen Changan gratefully. No one had ever said these things to him before, much less spoken to him this way.
In the eyes of others, he would always be an oddball.
Even though he had founded the Evil Sword Sect and recruited so many people, they had joined only to become stronger. They didn't truly accept him.
"That's my story. There's nothing else to say."
"Fine, we've heard your story. Let's get going."
"Wait, shouldn't it be your turn now? Why are you leaving already?"
"Didn't you say you