"Understood. I understand."
"Mm."
Wen Xingtian patted his shoulder and said, "A genius can be outstanding, can be exceptional. Being a cut above others, or several cuts above them, is only to be expected. But if you stand too far above everyone else, you're no longer a genius, but a monster!"
"If you stand above others, but not by much, they'll only see you as a target, hoping to surpass you through hard work or a lucky opportunity. But when you stand so far above them that they don't even have the confidence to chase you... their mentality will change.
"They might want to study you, to find out how you can be so exceptional. Or they might simply kill you. No matter how exceptional you are, once you fall, you'll be nothing more than a legend at most."
"Death would be all right-once death comes, everything ends. But if someone who wants to study you possesses strength far greater than yours, you can only lie on a table like this one, whether it's your heart, blood, bones, or marrow, all being extracted bit by bit for study. They can do whatever they please with you, and you can only let them have their fun, in whatever position they like..."
Zuo Xiaoduo shuddered, not daring to imagine that scene at all. His voice trembled as he said, "I absolutely won't show off!"
I absolutely can't go bragging about this!
That really was far too close!
If someone really got me under their control, even dying would be difficult!
Zuo Xiaoduo had been gone for a long time.
The light in the office had dimmed, but Wen Xingtian and Ye Changqing remained motionless for a long time, sitting in their original seats, each lost in thought.
Only after another very,