"And..."
"I think you have a little misunderstanding about me, when have I been defiant to the point of rather dying?"
"Huh?"
Qiuya was slightly taken aback and instinctively said, "When I was young, you often told me stories of notable figures from the Insect Race, each one defiant to the death. You even emphasized this point."
"Didn't you listen to the end of those stories?"
"I left home before finishing them."
"The end of the stories is that all those people died. The reason I told you those stories was to teach a moral—that those who are defiant to the death will inevitably perish. If you do not wish to prove your principles at the cost of your life, sometimes it's worthwhile to yield when necessary."
"Is that what it means?"
"What else could it be?"
