[ That’s the big question here, isn’t it? He doesn’t say anything for a long, long moment. ]

Lan Zhan was right.

[ He thought he had a control on it back home, that he could keep it from affecting his emotional state, his very being. Being without it for a while, though, has changed his disposition and he can’t deny it. ]

And if I had to choose… I would probably do it all again, solely because Jiang Cheng needed my core to continue on. I had no other choice, so my hand would be forced no matter what.

[ He doesn’t regret it. ]