Ye Yu glanced at Murong Xue, then said calmly, "Yes. Even without Qin Han, there would have been others. There are some things that, if I do not fight for them, others will force me to fight for them."
"But many people will die because of this," Murong Xue could not help saying.
"I am not a hero. I am merely a selfish petty man." Ye Yu's expression remained calm, and he felt no burden in speaking those words.
Murong Xue fell silent. She had investigated everything about Ye Yu, and she knew what kind of person he had once been. Calling him Great Flame's hero would not have been an exaggeration.
But now, Ye Yu seemed like a completely different person, having cast aside everything he once cared about.
Murong Xue turned to look at Ye Yu. The former Great Flame Crown Prince had already gone far ahead, and there was no way he could return.
After a long silence, Murong Xue let out a long sigh. "Will you ever take the initiative to trust someone again?"
"No." Ye Yu answered without the slightest hesitation.
"But not everyone in this world is like those people in your imperial family," Murong Xue still could not help saying.
"Perhaps I am wrong. But since you have never experienced it, you have no right to say I am wrong. All I know is that in everything I have experienced, I was right."
"Do not stand in the place you think is great, bright, and righteous, then point fingers at me. I do not want to hear it, and I will not listen. If you want the sense of accomplishment that comes from changing others, go find someone else." Ye Yu waved a hand.
Hearing this, Murong Xue said nothing more and turned