"So when we first received the Lineage's orders, we were only making acquaintances. But now we are working hard, devoting ourselves to breaking into this circle and becoming established members of it. And so many people are shutting us out and competing with us, simply because we aren't in Class One and aren't part of Zuo Xiaoduo's natural core group."
"Every time we approach Zuo Xiaoduo, someone from Class One comes over to interrupt. It happens every single time. How could it be unintentional, a mere coincidence?"
"Perhaps the students of Class One, given their experience, don't yet understand their own mindset. They cannot recognize the enormous interests involved or how much of the cake each additional person will take. But those of us who have spent years being educated in our Lineage's interests understood the reason long ago: they have already accepted Zuo Xiaoduo as their absolute core, submitting to him wholeheartedly, and they fear others coming to claim a share of the spoils. It is an instinctive rejection that comes before any awareness of gains and losses."
"So our attempts to make contact are being sabotaged, deliberately or otherwise."
"But once they mature a little more, they will understand what we understand now and shut outsiders out completely. By then, not even a needle will pierce their ranks, not even a drop of water will seep through! Any planning will truly be too late then."
"Right now, all it takes to enter this circle is sincerity and friendship. The price could be called cheap. But in the future, entering this circle will probably require staking lives. Countless people will have to fight to their deaths before their eyes to open a crack in their hearts, and even then, it may not work."
"Leaving everything else aside, take Li