"He wouldn't have done it back then..."
Li Zhiyuan knew who "he" referred to, and also why "he" wouldn't have done it.
In fact, the young man himself didn't intend to take the money at the start.
Having come this far, the young man's understanding of cause and effect was already quite profound. Even from a self-preservation perspective, he shouldn't lightly accept this unwarranted cause and effect.
But who could say no when the Grandmaster had instructed him to?
"He is he, and I am me."
Li Zhiyuan never denied his admiration for Wei Zhengdao. There was even a bit of reverence in it, but he never thought he would become a second Wei Zhengdao.
He could, through the depiction from Wei Zhengdao's pen, experience the scenery of a different path.
But ultimately, he and Wei Zhengdao were walking two completely different paths.
Indeed, he was not as free, unrestrained, and unfettered, but Li Zhiyuan didn't believe that his path was any worse than Wei Zhengdao's.
