Ordinary people fear a prodigious fate like the Celestial Killer Lone Star Fate, but Lin Beichen chose to embrace it head-on.
The old saying may be worn, but the truth behind it remains unchanged.
Blades and swords are sharpened through honing, plum blossoms attain their fragrance from the bitter cold.
"If I conform to the great families, they will exalt me to the heavens, even finding numerous scholars to propagate my legacy. Hundreds of years from now, I might become a saint who paved the way.
They would labor to spread my teachings, recruiting disciples far and wide.
While I live, my disciples would fill the land, benefitting countless people. Wealth and beauty would be within my grasp, and my life would be carefree."
Lin Beichen gazed into the distance, his eyes carrying a hint of serenity.
