wait hold up there are people who actually believe novel wkx followed zzs just because he was attracted to him? like unironically calling him āobsessed stalkerā? i thought you guys were just clowning him??
i guess itās not made super obvious in the main text, considering itās mostly from zishuās pov, but itās clearly explained in wen kexingās extra:
He noticed that the beggar had listened in on them, actually raising his head to glance at him. They were on a balcony, the street was wide, and the sounds of humans were akin to a boiling pot. With that sort of hearing strengthā¦
Wen Kexing stroked the tips of his chopsticks, his recent languidness vanquished. Those martial arts were not weak. Below the surface of Jiangnan, an undercurrent was fiercely swelling, and it was already a season of turmoil. Those that came and went from every major sect, hailed as famous, were not few ā which road had this one come from?
That night, Wen Kexing brought Ah-Xiang with him to think up of every possible method for tailing the vagrant[ā¦]
In todayās martial circle, people with that insight, that skill, and that presence could be counted on both hands ā which one was he?
(Tian Ya KeĀ extra 2, tl by chichilations)
tl;dr wen kexing notices zishuās martial strength and wants to find out who he is, considering he is in the middle of executing his revenge plan of 20 years and naturally does not want anyone messing it up. figuring out zishuās identity (and his stance on the lapis armor thing) is his initial motive for attaching himself to zzsās side.Ā
(like, yes, there is also interest, but wkx had no intention of chasing zishu before zishuās martial strength spurred wkxās vigilance)
(obviously this all backfires on wkx soon enough and he catches feelings, but to say he is just mindlessly chasing zishu out of hŠ¾rniness? thatās what he wants you to think! you fell into his trap!)
