I feel like his character is not consistent with him… he was a strong player but here in present he’s shown as someone with weak character… I don’t know how to describe it.. is it because he has lots of emotional setbacks that it overwhelmed him here???
take it this way, you used to be a very strong person, but because of a mishap your strength deteriorate becoming very weak and on top of that you find yourself somewhere unknown. Wouldn't you be cautious in your actions and focus on how to get your strength back? Well and you're now faces with someone very very very strong, after analyzing you can tell that even combining ten times of your previous strength you stand no chance against that person. Here Xiao Ling is indeed portrayed as strong, but he's now wanting to get back his strength and even beyond