Xie Lian at this point reminds me of young, online activists, seeing harm being caused in the world and wanting to help but not yet understanding the factors that lead to the situation well enough to do anything but say "Well? You're in charge! Fix it!" Except Xie Lian is a god and prince who is close enough to being "in charge" to go try "just fixing it"... and then learn firsthand about the things that make it not that simple.