"It's perhaps because of that that he was the one who saved me back then. Although last I spoke to him; he stated the absolute opposite," What was it again? Something along the lines of--

"He one said something later in life like 'all my life I saw myself as a prodigy, a big deal'. That left quite an impact on me. I was never fond of people who saw themselves above others. But regardless, he saved me. And for that, I could respect him a bit."

Wei Wuxian could have left him to die in that lake. Almost everyone else was planning to. His feelings about Wei Wuxian were complicated.

"So neither of your brothers have once told you about their adventures in Caiyi town?"