In comparison, Rain Butterfly, Lara Loro, and Shen Lingshuang are all a tier lower. Their temperament and talent are each extremely high on one aspect, but just a bit lacking on the other. So although their strength is advancing rapidly, they're starting to struggle to keep up with Qiu Tu.
Further down, there are people like Guan Xiao, Yan Chen, and Liu Xiongyuan. Their temperament is decent, but as for talent, it could only be described as slightly above average. This limits the pace of their progress, and also restricts their final achievements.
As for Liu Fuping, Eagle, and Aili—those ordinary Cataclysmics—their temperament and talent are both mediocre, so of course their progress is slow as a turtle. Because of this, Qiu Tu long ago stopped having any expectations for their strength. Everything is left to fate now.
It's exactly because Qiu Tu has already classified his confidants into different ranks in his heart, that he would make such demands of Princess Xi.
