Quote Bank 2

Both:

• "Lin Yu Sen, I've just noticed your name is literally all wood." NXG  

• "With this much wood, the only thing I'm missing is sunlight [Xi Guang]." LYS

• "That's a whole lot of forest just waiting for a little morning glow to shine through, you know?" NXG  

• "I'm holding out for you to hit me with that scorching midday blaze." LYS

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• "When I was 15, I made a promise to myself that I must give my all to the people I love, whether it's family or a partner. I want the people I love to never have to suffer the agony and pain brought on by a conflict between their principles and their feelings because of me." LYS

• "Yu Sen, I'll do it too. I'll make sure that when you turn 30, you'll never again have to suffer the agony of choosing between your principles and your heart because of the people you love." NXG

XJ:

"It makes you ugly when you lie. Just cry or laugh if you want to... be yourself. You don't have to act. It looks unnatural."

Both:

• "All these days, it's been like walking through the darkness alone. No one noticed my existence... cared about my joys or sorrows. No cheers, and no apologies. Happiness or grief, beginnings or endings, it was a story about a lonely person. Until one day, someone saw me. Back at Xianchang Academy, the one secretly teaching me swordmanship... lent me a thumb ring was you. Why are you so kind to me? Back then, I was timid and felt inferior. No one respected me." HY

• "To be honest, at first, I did look down on you. But you are so tenacious and stubborn. You never give up on yourself. Perhaps our situations are too similar. At such a young age, we chose to shoulder the family's burdens. My life was also once at a low point. Sometimes, I felt helpless. That's why whenever I saw you practising alone so hard, I saw myself reflected in you. I couldn't help but want to be kind to you. It felt like compensating for my younger self." XJ

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• "I thought I'd never see you again." HY

• "You're still here. I can't die." XJ

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• "Do you understand the risks?" XJ

• “I do, so I can't let you go. As our commander-in-chief, the entire army's fate relies on you. You can't take unnecessary risks. I know you are worried about my safety. But you must realise that once I wear this armour, I become a soldier, fearless of death.” HY

• “He Yan, receive orders! Come back alive.” XJ

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• "Whether 20,000 or 2,000 men, when enemies are outside, we fight to the death." HY

• "Prove those words true. These 20,000 men will follow your command." XJ

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• "If heaven doesn't favour us on the day of battle, what then?" HY

• "Every inch of Jinyang's land can become our burial ground. This is the conviction every soldier should possess." XJ

• "Rather die with shattered wings than endure separation amidst the clouds." HY