"We're not as close as you think," Chu Liuxiang said. "It's my partner who's really close with him. Hell, if it weren't for him, I wouldn't even have been able to join this sect, much less stay here with my lack of talent."
"Who's selling themself short now, huh?" Disciple Ling remarked.
"I'm not," Chu Liuxiang replied, shaking her head. "There's a reason I don't get upset when others make fun of me or say that I don't belong here. I'm fully aware of how privileged I am to be here despite lacking the qualifications. I'm not saying I completely lack talent, either. It's just nowhere near the level of my fellow disciples."
"..."
After a moment of silence, Disciple Ling asked, "How can you say something like that so casually? Matters concerning one's own talent are an extremely sensitive subject in our world. Hell, many would rather die than admit lacking talent."
