[ oh, he enjoys the way that light dusting of pink spreads along the tips of dan heng's ears and across his cheeks. jing yuan cannot help but look pleased with himself for it, the corners of his mouth curving upward into a familiar grin; the same sort of grin he would often get when he successfully bothered yingxing for long enough that he flew into a tanget. ]

You are too kind, but perhaps you are right. It seems that my habit of looking after others rather than myself has followed me into this lifetime also.

[ of course the former high elder would understand his plight and not fault him for it, though jing yuan cannot help but feel even more foolish for it. ]

He all but beat the truth out of me and immediately spilled the beans, I will have to throw Wei Ying into a pond the next time I see him. [ he doesn't sound upset, in fact, there is a fondness to his words. ] Although I won't deny that I am glad he did considering what it has resulted in.

[ still, gonna throw that man in a pond.

his eyes widen as dan heng flips the vegetables over to their other side without breaking eye contact, to say that it is impressive is an understatement. that same fondness from his words spreads to his expression, head canting to the side as he looks into those mirror-like eyes. ]

I do not have the strength or desire to deny you.