"I, of course, once more amount to nothing," Jin Guangyao says, his usual smile a tad bitter. "Zewu-jun asked me to stay, but I was very busy in Qinghe, with Nie sect business, working for Chifeng-zun as the war was brewing."
At least he hadn't been marched in by soldiers and forced upon the Lan clan, actually gate-crashing the lectures, as Wen Ning had. Lan Xichen had wanted him there, but Meng Yao, as he was then, had to decline with sincere, personal regret.
"Of course, those are my sworn brothers now, but I don't want to make you uncomfortable by referring to them too familiarly in front of you. After all, even your close friend Wei Wuxian's dear -- soulmate is still Hanguang-jun to you."
Another pause, while he is smoothly cutting spring onions into very thin slices.
"If they decide to do guest lectures in comparative magic here, I might attend this time. It's always good to learn something new, even if you never practise it, if it is too dangerous or otherworldly."
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At least he hadn't been marched in by soldiers and forced upon the Lan clan, actually gate-crashing the lectures, as Wen Ning had. Lan Xichen had wanted him there, but Meng Yao, as he was then, had to decline with sincere, personal regret.
"Of course, those are my sworn brothers now, but I don't want to make you uncomfortable by referring to them too familiarly in front of you. After all, even your close friend Wei Wuxian's dear -- soulmate is still Hanguang-jun to you."
Another pause, while he is smoothly cutting spring onions into very thin slices.
"If they decide to do guest lectures in comparative magic here, I might attend this time. It's always good to learn something new, even if you never practise it, if it is too dangerous or otherworldly."