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“Although he wore a black eyepatch, his remaining eye was as bright as the stars above as he gazed unblinkingly at Xie Lian. Xie Lian scrambled down. There were no words. They both started walking toward each other. One step, another step, each one faster than the last. Then, finally, they started running. As he ran forward, tears fell and were left behind. In his heart, Xie Lian swore it once more: I believe.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 8

“…Who cares about the crowded broad road, I’ll walk the single plank bridge…

- Wei Wuxian”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Vol. 2: Mo Dao Zu Shi

“Your Highness, don’t be afraid,” he said with grave assurance. “Remember? The one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is you, not the state of you. No matter what happened in the past, I will never leave you. You can tell me anything.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 8

“He believed this man would die for him again and again and would be reborn for him over and over; even if he fell into the depths of hell, he would break through the abyss in the name of his faith. Last time, they spent eight hundred years running toward each other. This time, it only took an instant to fall into each other’s embrace.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 8