Yun Chi listened to Su Zizhan's words, silent for a long time, so long that outside, unbeknownst to them, it had begun to snow, and frost had settled on the window lattice.
Then he finally spoke to Su Zizhan, "If it were you, what would you do?"
Su Zizhan narrowed his eyes and said decisively, "I would never become you, nor am I you. There are no 'ifs'."
Yun Chi laughed coldly, a mist of chill gathering in his eyes as he said softly, "If you were me, Su Zizhan, you would make the same choice as I. Don't deny it. You mock me now, curse me, yet you're no better than I."
Su Zizhan pressed his lips together.
Yun Chi lifted his head, each word deliberate, "Having come this far, I won't return to the Capital City. I'm going to the Northern Region. You're right, the world is my world. How can I let her bear the burden for me?"
