"I'm sorry, I can't make any decision for any of them."
Sang Que's refusal was so decisive that it left He Buning puzzled.
This was a difference in mindset caused by their respective upbringings. Sang Que realized this and patiently explained.
"For a long time, everyone in the Nine Songs has been fulfilling the duties given to them by the Nine Songs. But besides being people of the Nine Songs, they are also themselves. They have their own thoughts and things they want to do. They are not vassals of anyone, and I shouldn't be the one to decide for them like they are servants."
"Starting from me, I don't want to force anyone to do anything anymore. If they want to assist me in the future, I accept it. If they don't and want to leave the Nine Songs to live an ordinary and free life, I accept that too."
He Buning was taken aback and suddenly realized that no one had ever asked him what he wanted to do. Everything from his childhood to adulthood had been arranged.
