"As long as the Secret Realms have not spread to the extent that they allow the majority to become messengers, then it is only right and proper that messengers are above mortals. Any reversal of this hierarchy is evil."
"Now the people are restless, stirred by the immortals' goods, awakening desires they should not have. If someone secretly incites chaos, forcing the Court to wield the bloody sword, would you say it's the Court's fault, the people's fault, or the immortals' fault?"
Shang Xuanwen has always had a grave demeanor, and when he spoke seriously at length, Yan Qing felt like a primary school student, and Shang was the headmaster. If they were talking face-to-face, Yan Qing might only be able to nod deferentially and wait until the night was quiet to think about how to retort.
