GS 67: North and South

The angle of Yan Xiaohan’s question was quite crafty. No matter how Fu Shen responded, it would be tantamount to admitting that he was the ‘gege‘. If he didn’t respond, Yan Xiaohan would take it as his silent approval. As such, he was taking the utmost of cheap advantage of him. His mouth saying ‘punish’ was, ultimately, most likely just a multifaceted affront to public decency.

Because of his diversion, however, the feeling of leaden guilt in Fu Shen’s mind lightened a bit, no longer burning so heavily. Yan Xiaohan really had a knack at explaining things to him; likely due to hearing his words, a considerable sense of security was gradually planted in Fu Shen’s heart. Though he was yet unable to achieve the degree of being ‘dependent’, he would be willing to discuss things he came across with him, rather than indiscriminately hiding away and stubbornly preferring his solitariness.