What kind of question is that?? He wins a reasonable amount! At least he's better than Lan Jingyi. You know he started fighting in YunmengJiang style for a while? He was all right at it. It's too bad he stopped, but I suppose he wanted to focus on GusuLan technique. He's very sensible. I wish my Jin disciples were as good. Night Hunts are much better when Sizhui is along.
Him and the GusuLan disciples, I mean.
Oh, I didn't know you knew him that young.
[He supposed that made sense. Lan Sizhui had said he got taken in by Hanguang-jun about that age and Hanguang-jun and Wei Wuxian were apparently close even then.]
[Do you think he doesn't know that you're giving him shit, because he does.]
Are you proud to admit that you couldn't control someone a quarter of your size?
Don't say thank you for that! It's not like I went out of my way. We just happened to be thrown into some strange situations a few times and he was the only one who did anything worthwhile. It was absurd how useless everyone was.
Well, I suppose you did some stuff too. The other you.
[Ugh, kids. Jin Ling knows it has to happen eventually, but it better be years off.]
Helpful enough. You make us do most of the work, but you can have decent advice. We recently had to go searching for a corpse tongue and it only took us five days to find it. You took us out to eat after.
[Wei Wuxian of that time had said it was quick work and even the stodgy Gusu Lan juniors were openly pleased with themselves.]
[Reading the praise in writing blunts some of it's intensity and Jin Ling is able to enjoy the burst of pleased satisfaction without the embarrassment of having those words said to his face.]
Of course we did.
Naturally I like spicy food. Proper spicy food, not the bed of hot coals you consider 'spicy'.
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Him and the GusuLan disciples, I mean.
Oh, I didn't know you knew him that young.
[He supposed that made sense. Lan Sizhui had said he got taken in by Hanguang-jun about that age and Hanguang-jun and Wei Wuxian were apparently close even then.]
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I did. He was a very good little boy, though he liked to chew on Chenqing. Got drool all over it. But Lan Zhan apparently did a great job with him.
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You let him chew on Chenqing? It's a wonder he survived.
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I'll have you know, A-Ling, that it's really difficult to keep a determined toddler from something he wants to do.
Thank you for being his friend!
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Are you proud to admit that you couldn't control someone a quarter of your size?
Don't say thank you for that! It's not like I went out of my way. We just happened to be thrown into some strange situations a few times and he was the only one who did anything worthwhile. It was absurd how useless everyone was.
Well, I suppose you did some stuff too. The other you.
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Future Me is helpful, hm? That's good to hear. I'd better be, if I'm going to keep up with you juniors.
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Helpful enough. You make us do most of the work, but you can have decent advice. We recently had to go searching for a corpse tongue and it only took us five days to find it. You took us out to eat after.
[Wei Wuxian of that time had said it was quick work and even the stodgy Gusu Lan juniors were openly pleased with themselves.]
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So, do you eat spicy food like a civilized person?
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Of course we did.
Naturally I like spicy food. Proper spicy food, not the bed of hot coals you consider 'spicy'.