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( were jiang wanyin to ask instead of sit there and burn, xingchen would answer. such a thing should be known between them by now. he answered for all that he had done, his deepest and darkest secrets laid bare, what could he possibly stand to hide after that?

but the curiosity burns silently within jiang wanyin and xingchen is none the wiser. instead, they've turned the conversation to his choice of residences. he hums thoughtfully, and - ) Quite honestly, I didn't plan to. I - ( ope, he sure did just clip his thigh on the table - both hands fumbling with the bandaging means he doesn't have one to guide himself and he definitely misjudged the turn back into his seat. his lips press together with an huffed exhale that from anyone else would likely have been some sort of curse if he were the cursing sort. but then he's stepping around the corner properly to sink into his seat, continuing as if nothing happened. ) - I suppose I assumed that I'd know the right place to settle once I found myself able to travel peninsula.

[legbreakings]

Of course. I hope you can travel soon. [ It would do him well, Jiang Cheng thinks, to return to his ways of being a traveling cultivator. Maybe it would remind him of the better days in his life. Of course now with the change... His eyes lingered on his friend's new body and he stifled a sigh. He himself moved easily among humans since the only thing that made him stand out was his foreign dress. Xiao Xingchen would have a far harder time now with his fearsome appearance. ]

Not everyone out there hates and fears monsters. There are even a few communities where they live and work together peacefully. I had thought of settling in one of them and protecting the people but it's so terribly far away from the water. But I think that would be good work. We are still cultivators at heart, we are obligated to do our best to help people with whatever cursed powers we have now.

[ The truth is: he hasn't been able to make himself think much of the future anymore after killing, that had stolen his optimism, but it still feels right to say it. Maybe it will become true again. ]