[ He doesn't need help. He's managed just fine till now, and one of his standing cannot bend his knees and ask for help from others. So he's managed. It's been fine.

They're not in the middle of a battlefield, and the curses thus far haven't been too terrible. The dragons came and went, yet here they are, still standing. Why does Shen Qingqiu persist on insisting? ]

I cannot simply forget who I am and what my title entails, because I happen to be here. Where is your grace? It is within my rights to decline your offer.