It seems like the poor guy is surrounded by battle-hungry people then. No wonder he's always on his toes and trying his best not to piss off people, if he's a weakling. But he's not ready to believe that Shang Qinghua is truly weak, if only because underestimating people usually ends poorly. The cultivator is maintaining his vigilance as well, which the Wanderer approves of. The drifter hasn't done anything to earn his trust yet, after all. Rather the opposite.

"Would you really listen and speak this frankly if I'd done so? I'm sure you'd still be doing your best to brown nose me some way or another," the Wanderer remarks with a quirk of his eyebrow. "That kind of behaviour sickens me. I've had more than enough of it."