[They use to be thick as thieves. It's been a long time since he's thought about being conned into lying on the floor drunkenly with Nie Huaisang and Wei Wuxian at Gusu, listening to the two of them chatter away about something stupid while he almost falls asleep to their voices.
He didn't think he had the heart anymore to think about those times after everything that's happened.
Slowly, he turns back to Huaisang, and opens his mouth, but his eyes shift to the side as his face grows more formal and stern. His mouth shuts. A disciple in purple bows even before getting over halfway on the dock.
"Sect Leader Jiang," they say breathlessly, "the meeting will convene shortly."
Jiang Cheng glances at Huaisang, almost apologetic.] I'm coming. [Respectfully, he says,] Sect Leader Nie. [He moves by Huaisang and out over the dock after the disciple who hurries away.
But he stops suddenly as if he's debating, though he doesn't look back.]
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He didn't think he had the heart anymore to think about those times after everything that's happened.
Slowly, he turns back to Huaisang, and opens his mouth, but his eyes shift to the side as his face grows more formal and stern. His mouth shuts. A disciple in purple bows even before getting over halfway on the dock.
"Sect Leader Jiang," they say breathlessly, "the meeting will convene shortly."
Jiang Cheng glances at Huaisang, almost apologetic.] I'm coming. [Respectfully, he says,] Sect Leader Nie. [He moves by Huaisang and out over the dock after the disciple who hurries away.
But he stops suddenly as if he's debating, though he doesn't look back.]