And... ah. Generals are generally held to some kind of command structure, aren't they? Has he just made a horrible mistake? Should he definitely have not said that part about his cultivation working? At least he didn't say he was immortal. He sips his tea, anxiously. Maybe he should try the seal to summon his king? He was just so caught up in exploring... but a man with a spiritual presence like that would almost certainly be able to sense it, and then there would be questions that he really does not want to answer.
Jing Yuan sips his boba, deep in thought - the solemn expression on his face at odds with the rather silly looking straw he's sucking on. Eventually he puts the cup down with a nod. "We're going to need to tell someone that you're here or I'll be accused of concealing important information if it comes to light. My choice would be Chief Diviner Fu Xuan - I have her loyalty, and she has my trust, not to mention she's the one who told me about the incident in the first place. Her Commission will also be the best one to explore the prospect of returning you to your home." He isn't sure whether that's a priority for Shang Qinghua or not, but they should at least try. "While we work on that, you'll be my guest on the Luofu and we can tell the Chief Diviner you're under my supervision, which will hopefully satisfy any qualms she has about danger you might pose."
It isn't a foolproof plan, but it is at least the basics of a plan. It depends on Fu Xuan cooperating, of course, which is the weak point, but... he's sure he can convince her.
"...Thank you?" That seems like the only thing he can possibly say. The man is definitely putting himself out for him. Like he finds Shang Qinghua's inherent sleaze somehow trustworthy. "I, ah, this one will trust the honorable General's judgment in this matter, and thanks him for his forbearance?"
"I'm glad to hear it, but there's no need to thank me. At least until we see how this all works out." Honestly, he finds Shang Qinghua... adorable? Adorably old-fashioned, at least. "By the way, I haven't heard people speaking like that to each other in real life since I was a child. It really is all right to speak less formally, no one's going to think you're being discourteous. If you keep it up, they'll think you're even older than me."
Right. Okay. He can be casual. “You’re still putting yourself out on my behalf,” he points out. “You just met me.” Feels weird to talk normally to someone other than Cucumber-bro. “Man, I haven’t habitually talked informally in decades.” He’s curious how long ago ‘since I was a child’ is, but asking someone’s age is rude. And the man did say his people are immortal, so like any cultivator, he could be very old indeed. “Um. Thank you for the boba tea, too. Haven’t had one since I died.”
"You're a guest of the Xianzhou Luofu, no matter how involuntarily. It's our duty to ensure you're taken care of. Under the circumstances it seems I'm best suited to carry that out, so really, thanks are unneeded." This is a very polite conversation despite Jing Yuan insisting there's no need to be formal. It's fine, he's old and allowed to be a hypocrite occasionally.
"But you are very welcome for the boba tea. There's also a startaro variety, which... well, I can't recommend it but Diviner Fu is quite fond of it. I'll have to bring her a cup to sweeten her mood when we head over there." After all he's going to be very late for their meeting and bringing her a problem, he can imagine she's going to be a little irritable.
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And... ah. Generals are generally held to some kind of command structure, aren't they? Has he just made a horrible mistake? Should he definitely have not said that part about his cultivation working? At least he didn't say he was immortal. He sips his tea, anxiously. Maybe he should try the seal to summon his king? He was just so caught up in exploring... but a man with a spiritual presence like that would almost certainly be able to sense it, and then there would be questions that he really does not want to answer.
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It isn't a foolproof plan, but it is at least the basics of a plan. It depends on Fu Xuan cooperating, of course, which is the weak point, but... he's sure he can convince her.
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"But you are very welcome for the boba tea. There's also a startaro variety, which... well, I can't recommend it but Diviner Fu is quite fond of it. I'll have to bring her a cup to sweeten her mood when we head over there." After all he's going to be very late for their meeting and bringing her a problem, he can imagine she's going to be a little irritable.