To do something, to kill someone, all starts from "knowledge".
Pei Ye isn't one to readily take initiative. On Xin Cang Mountain and in Feng Huai City when confronting the Dragon Lord, he was indeed striving to contribute, but that could not be termed as "taking the initiative". He was merely swept up in the circumstances, and given his personality, he would never run away voluntarily.
The young man is like a pawn, put him in front of the darkness and no matter if he can succeed, he will charge forward with all his might.
But sometimes, the "king" in his heart would emerge, shoving aside the "scholars" and "elephants" in his path, breaking out from the crowd to aim at the heart of the opponent, staking his life to accomplish what he wants.