Back home, wasn't it daozhang who was the one takings risks with night hunting most nights? Surely it wasn't just to keep me safe.
[ Before Xiao Xingchen can respond to that, he shifts the topic slightly. ]
Because it's daozhang asking, I'll do what I can. But there's all sorts of unfamiliar things here. Even if I try to be safe, we never know what's going to happen. Doing what I can doesn't guarantee anything.
[ A deliberate barbed reassurance. Both trying to set some fears to rest while stirring up others, it leaves Xue Yang an opening in case something happens to him yet again, while at the same time keeping Xiao Xingchen from worrying too much without allowing him to fully relax either. ]
no subject
Back home, wasn't it daozhang who was the one takings risks with night hunting most nights? Surely it wasn't just to keep me safe.
[ Before Xiao Xingchen can respond to that, he shifts the topic slightly. ]
Because it's daozhang asking, I'll do what I can. But there's all sorts of unfamiliar things here. Even if I try to be safe, we never know what's going to happen. Doing what I can doesn't guarantee anything.
[ A deliberate barbed reassurance. Both trying to set some fears to rest while stirring up others, it leaves Xue Yang an opening in case something happens to him yet again, while at the same time keeping Xiao Xingchen from worrying too much without allowing him to fully relax either. ]