๏ผ there is a flare of brief annoyance, there and gone like a guttering flame, that he has to quash. ๏ผ
Standing by him is not a remarkable act, and is the least of all he deserves. Do not treat it as though it makes me worthy of any especial consideration or merits your 'brotherly' blessing.
๏ผ he stops just short of saying the cultivation word is largely populated by fools and cowards — though he doubts huaisang would disagree out of turn. ๏ผ
I make no promises, Huaisang. This place and that future hold no certainty I can offer to you.
Oh, I know it's the bare minimum, and you don't need my blessing. Neither does Wei-xiong. But at least you've already stepped over the bar that's on the ground, which is better than I can say for anyone else.
[ he's looking directly at you, lan wangji and jiang cheng and the rest of the jiang and —
well, no. wen qing and wen ning get a pass. is it any wonder wei wuxian chose the dafan wen at the end? ]
You really remind me of da-ge sometimes, you know. I'm not asking for a certainty. I'm just asking that you try your best.
With what he has learned from you, it may no longer be his preference.
๏ผ which was one of the reasons he had urged the man to do so. he will accept either choice, but it had been important to ensure it was made with full awareness. ๏ผ
[ look he'll take that, that's probably the best he's going to get. ]
Maybe, but you know the lengths Wei-xiong will go for people he loves.
[ a pause. ] I don't know if our timeline is the exact same — it may be. Everything matches, so far. And when my regret is undone... Wei-xiong won't be needed, anymore. The young man who sacrifices his soul won't do it, because the cause for his pain will be long dead. Wei-xiong won't have to regret Jin Zixuan and Lady Jiang, because the man who was behind killing him will be dead. And I — I'm going to try and help the Wen. Shelter them in Qinghe.
Maybe our timelines are the same, or maybe they're different... but at least on that timeline, I can right those wrongs for him.
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Standing by him is not a remarkable act, and is the least of all he deserves. Do not treat it as though it makes me worthy of any especial consideration or merits your 'brotherly' blessing.
๏ผ he stops just short of saying the cultivation word is largely populated by fools and cowards — though he doubts huaisang would disagree out of turn. ๏ผ
I make no promises, Huaisang. This place and that future hold no certainty I can offer to you.
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[ he's looking directly at you, lan wangji and jiang cheng and the rest of the jiang and —
well, no. wen qing and wen ning get a pass. is it any wonder wei wuxian chose the dafan wen at the end? ]
You really remind me of da-ge sometimes, you know. I'm not asking for a certainty. I'm just asking that you try your best.
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๏ผ tacit agreement, if you squint. ๏ผ
With what he has learned from you, it may no longer be his preference.
๏ผ which was one of the reasons he had urged the man to do so. he will accept either choice, but it had been important to ensure it was made with full awareness. ๏ผ
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Maybe, but you know the lengths Wei-xiong will go for people he loves.
[ a pause. ] I don't know if our timeline is the exact same — it may be. Everything matches, so far. And when my regret is undone... Wei-xiong won't be needed, anymore. The young man who sacrifices his soul won't do it, because the cause for his pain will be long dead. Wei-xiong won't have to regret Jin Zixuan and Lady Jiang, because the man who was behind killing him will be dead. And I — I'm going to try and help the Wen. Shelter them in Qinghe.
Maybe our timelines are the same, or maybe they're different... but at least on that timeline, I can right those wrongs for him.
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I see.
๏ผ he exhales, and some of the tension he did not realize he was carrying melts away with it. ๏ผ
Please, tell him as much.
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I already did.