[Please never make him be the one to break the news about Jiang Yanli. He is not a delicate speaker.
His lips purse.] Yes, I am aware. [Is anyone not aware of the path he took? Nie Mingjue was present at the siege on the Burial Mounds, along with many others. The way he speaks about demonic cultivation certainly strikes a few chords, though; Mingjue's last weeks on earth were similar, fighting a losing battle in his own head, lashing out in rage overblown for what the situations called for. (Huaisang, he fought so much with Huaisang, burned all of his frivolous things...) His brow is furrowed with the displeasure of the similarities.
And displeasure to hear that there are consequences to being an unbonded Monster as well. Is he always destined to lose himself?] What consequences? [He asks sharply.]
It is up to Xichen to decide what he requires. He is sensible and clever. Still, Zewu-jun and I have something between us that would make such a connection difficult for him. [That thing is Jin Guangyao.]
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His lips purse.] Yes, I am aware. [Is anyone not aware of the path he took? Nie Mingjue was present at the siege on the Burial Mounds, along with many others. The way he speaks about demonic cultivation certainly strikes a few chords, though; Mingjue's last weeks on earth were similar, fighting a losing battle in his own head, lashing out in rage overblown for what the situations called for. (Huaisang, he fought so much with Huaisang, burned all of his frivolous things...) His brow is furrowed with the displeasure of the similarities.
And displeasure to hear that there are consequences to being an unbonded Monster as well. Is he always destined to lose himself?] What consequences? [He asks sharply.]
It is up to Xichen to decide what he requires. He is sensible and clever. Still, Zewu-jun and I have something between us that would make such a connection difficult for him. [That thing is Jin Guangyao.]