I do not wish to see them suffer. [Like, he wants them gone. They’re going to have to die to prevent further tyranny, and Lan Wangji understands that. But… hm. Maybe it’s better to say—] I would not see anyone I care for become tormentors like them.
...The Gusu Lan sect was built around the principle "be righteous". [The Rule Of Rules, really. All the rest of their 3,000 rules stem from that base idea.] Righteousness cannot stem from anger and hatred. A house built on rotten wood will crumble.
[He inclines his head slightly, acknowledging that. Indeed, that’s surely part of the reason his clan has so many rules—after all, if such things came easily, there would be no need to spend lifetimes studying them. There would be no need for cultivators at all.]
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[lol what is justice that isn't delivered by your own hand]
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[Not in this case, anyway. Not to him.
Because despite everything—]
I do not wish to see them suffer. [Like, he wants them gone. They’re going to have to die to prevent further tyranny, and Lan Wangji understands that. But… hm. Maybe it’s better to say—] I would not see anyone I care for become tormentors like them.
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[perhaps this is something she just can't understand]
. . . but it's your battle, I guess. You should approach it however you want to.
[she had asked him about it due to the task, and then gotten a little invested, but. . . otherwise? she has no horse in this race]
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[she admits a little quietly]
Anyone can say something is righteous if they believe it enough.
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What does it mean for you?
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. . .
I don't know.
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It can be very personal.