I wish to plant the phoenix trees in the courtyard and attract the phoenix to return.
The phoenix sings, on that high ridge; the phoenix trees grow, in the morning sun.
Gu Jiangnian wasn't just praising Jiang Muwan as a phoenix; he was also telling the elder that he was a man of the world who deserved trust and commitment, all in a single sentence.
The information was dense, each person who comes into this world must experience all kinds of trials and tribulations, and before this, Gu Jiangnian hadn't thought that such a checkpoint would appear in his life, until today's arrival.
Until today when the elder stood before him, looking at him, still on guard against him: "Should there be some clarity between you and the Xi Family?"
Gu Jiangnian had known all along that every word the elder said before was paving the way for this question. At his current age, money and power had become burdens; what he wanted, was nothing but a good beginning and a good end.
