"I mean it seems like he trusts Nie-zongzhu..." Zizhen points out "so I guess that's why he's okay with it?"
He can see why it wouldn't sit well with Jin Ling, though, and he knows they need to find more answers to really understand what's going on. Why are there Nie spies watching Jin Ling in the first place?
(They're not, of course, is the answer, they're watching Jin Ling's people, but even that's probably going to be of little comfort under the circumstances - the fact that they ferreted out the rest of the plotters might help, maybe?)
"Ling, come on," Zizhen looks a little hurt at the outburst "I don't want lessons from him" (except, okay, he kind of does) "It just could be a way for us to get closer to him and find out more for us"
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Yuan stumbles back as he's shoved, eyes wide with panic. He knows he should do what he's told, but there's a lot of them and most of the other disciples are too far away to help, he doesn't know how quickly he'd be able to get them back here.
That's when he remembers he has one of the signal talismans too, and he already knows how to use it, so he draws it from his robe and throws it into the air to let the others know that Jingyi needs help.
No sooner has the talisman left his hand and shot up into the air to spray out the signal fireworks than pain bursts through his shoulder - the villager who'd shoved the spear into him had been trying to stop him using the talisman, he'd just acted too slowly. Yuan's expression goes dazed and he coughs, blood spilling from his lips as he sways on his feet and then falls forward.
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"I mean it seems like he trusts Nie-zongzhu..." Zizhen points out "so I guess that's why he's okay with it?"
He can see why it wouldn't sit well with Jin Ling, though, and he knows they need to find more answers to really understand what's going on. Why are there Nie spies watching Jin Ling in the first place?
(They're not, of course, is the answer, they're watching Jin Ling's people, but even that's probably going to be of little comfort under the circumstances - the fact that they ferreted out the rest of the plotters might help, maybe?)
"Ling, come on," Zizhen looks a little hurt at the outburst "I don't want lessons from him" (except, okay, he kind of does) "It just could be a way for us to get closer to him and find out more for us"
~~~
Yuan stumbles back as he's shoved, eyes wide with panic. He knows he should do what he's told, but there's a lot of them and most of the other disciples are too far away to help, he doesn't know how quickly he'd be able to get them back here.
That's when he remembers he has one of the signal talismans too, and he already knows how to use it, so he draws it from his robe and throws it into the air to let the others know that Jingyi needs help.
No sooner has the talisman left his hand and shot up into the air to spray out the signal fireworks than pain bursts through his shoulder - the villager who'd shoved the spear into him had been trying to stop him using the talisman, he'd just acted too slowly. Yuan's expression goes dazed and he coughs, blood spilling from his lips as he sways on his feet and then falls forward.