But I guess I could also see it as 'literally everyone', even now, in the way that he needs to protect literally everyone all the time. But then it would include Kunlun (as someone SW protects, and also as someone who gave him this responsibility in the first place), so idk, probably not.

Or maybe it is that, and ZYL/Kunlun alone is exempt from being a burden because SW whole-heartedly wants to protect him? /I have no idea, just speculating