It was a promise.

A promise of friends, that you will be side-by-side no matter what happened. From Jing Yuan being part of the Six Charioteers, to moving up as the General of the Cloud Knights and the Xianzhou Luofu.

Jing Yuan was a perfect rival for you. And the way you were so competitive always kept him on his shoes. Even until now, his eyes were at the checker board, for this game was something that was a friendly competition.

He was so lucky to have you to keep the stagnation at bay.