Monk Fayan was the type of person who somehow always appeared superior to you. If you were a beggar, you would feel inferior to him. If you were a king, you would still look up to him with veneration. He was always a notch better than you, no matter who you were or what you did.
In the meantime, he naturally maintained an approachable attitude without being condescending.
Gu Shenwei felt somewhat nervous in front of this monk.
He never dreaded fierce-looking opponents, such as Lianqing, as he believed that he could always take them on. Nevertheless, when confronted with Fanyan, he felt helpless as if he were an exhausted leopard chasing a prey who always managed to stay one step away.