My Name: Pluto King

The man's voice suddenly sank. "When you fight to the very end and stand at the highest point, you will find there is no one left beside you. Your enemies have fallen. Your friends can no longer keep up. Your family has left. You stand at the summit, looking down on all living beings, and all living beings look up at you. But what they look up to is not you, but the height beneath your feet. There is not a single person who can stand shoulder to shoulder with you at that height."

Situ Xuan fell silent.

He thought of Gu Yuena, of the companions who had once fought beside him, of those backs that had already gone far away.

"You're right." His voice was a little hoarse. "Standing high up really is cold."

"So are you afraid?"

"Afraid?"

Situ Xuan laughed. "Why would I be afraid? If it's cold, I'll put on more clothes. If I'm lonely, I'll find something to do. I never expected anyone to accompany me all the way to the end. Everyone has their own path to walk. To travel together for one stretch of the road is already an enormous blessing."

The man looked at Situ Xuan, the ghostly blue light in his eyes flickering slightly.

"Do you know what your greatest strength is?"

"No."

"You see more clearly than anyone."

There was a rare gentleness in the man's voice. "You are not greedy, do not indulge in extravagant hopes, and do not force what cannot be forced. You know what you can obtain and what you cannot. When you obtain something, you are not ecstatic. When you cannot obtain it, you do not despair. This state of mind is something many people cannot cultivate in an entire lifetime."

Situ Xuan smiled.

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