Yuan gasps for air, feeling the fingers press into his throat so hard he's scared they're going to bruise, but he reaches for his sash with trembling fingers and starts to undress - he's going as slowly as he dares, wanting to drag this out, but not wanting to encourage Xiaowen to further violence.
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"That's weird," Zizhen comments - and not just the fact that Jin Ling seems to be getting weirdly desperate "didn't Jingyi come with Yuan? Normally we would have heard him by now..."
It's mostly a joke, a little attempt to lighten the mood, but he is a little surprised he hasn't heard a laugh or something. They could be talking about something serious, but he's getting the same creeping feeling that something is off.
~~~
Dealing with his? What's that supposed to-
The guy mentioned Xiaowen and Wuxian suddenly recalls he's heard that name before. It takes him a second to place it, the Jin guard's pleading in the background making it hard to concentrate, but he suddenly realises.
The guard A-Yuan had told Jin Ling he couldn't trust. The guard who had stormed off after hearing something from the main hall.
He catches Jiang Cheng's arm before he can hit the guy with zidian again.
"Leave this one, Jiang Cheng," he says, looking at the cowering guard "Where did he storm off to? What direction?"
If Xiaowen knew his cover was blown, Jin Ling could be in danger. A-Yuan could be in danger.
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2021-08-18 20:36 (UTC)Yuan gasps for air, feeling the fingers press into his throat so hard he's scared they're going to bruise, but he reaches for his sash with trembling fingers and starts to undress - he's going as slowly as he dares, wanting to drag this out, but not wanting to encourage Xiaowen to further violence.
~~~
"That's weird," Zizhen comments - and not just the fact that Jin Ling seems to be getting weirdly desperate "didn't Jingyi come with Yuan? Normally we would have heard him by now..."
It's mostly a joke, a little attempt to lighten the mood, but he is a little surprised he hasn't heard a laugh or something. They could be talking about something serious, but he's getting the same creeping feeling that something is off.
~~~
Dealing with his? What's that supposed to-
The guy mentioned Xiaowen and Wuxian suddenly recalls he's heard that name before. It takes him a second to place it, the Jin guard's pleading in the background making it hard to concentrate, but he suddenly realises.
The guard A-Yuan had told Jin Ling he couldn't trust. The guard who had stormed off after hearing something from the main hall.
He catches Jiang Cheng's arm before he can hit the guy with zidian again.
"Leave this one, Jiang Cheng," he says, looking at the cowering guard "Where did he storm off to? What direction?"
If Xiaowen knew his cover was blown, Jin Ling could be in danger. A-Yuan could be in danger.