The way mxtx novels ask an important question that "would you still choose kindness and goodness if you aren't rewarded for them? If you are villianized instead of being a called hero? Would you make the hard choice?" Xie lian and Wei wuxian are both prodigies, who are on a level unmatched by anyone yet they chose kindness and righteousness over selfishly chasing a glory that doesn't serve their morals. They aren't stupid or naive like people say, bwx did everything to drive xie lian to the other side but it is xie lian who chose kindness over and over and forever will. Wwx and xl would still choose to stand on the same side, they have no regrets about it.
Choosing righteousness did infact reward them with something others cannot take away, that one person who witnessed their kindness and resilience, loved them even at their worse, asked for nothing in return. True unconditional love, that is the greatest and sweetest karma ever. Even if your kindness didn't earn you praise or glory, even if you failed in your mission, what matters is you dared to be kind and tried to the best of your abilities. That is the bravest thing ever.
