Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)

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"To answer the first question, I practice the orthodox style of the Mu, The Pale Night's Whisper, originally refined by our founder in her study under our great ancestor, the Herald of Endings."

Th… he fixed her with a look. "That resonation is what you doubtlessly sensed. I admit I did not notice your own inclination until I peered closer."

I find it genuinely hilarious that the Imperial scion believes Ling Qi's truth domain is 'resonating' with Ending rather than 'gender-lie'.
 
[X] The fountains, where the strains of stringed instruments rose, and pairs danced in courtly elegance.

I think this is comfier for ling qi at this time, later on in courtship I could see wild percussive dance.
 
[X] To a blazing brazier, where percussion rolled out, and partners circled in energetic motion.

Lets show our moon rave chops.
That's because Muye can't feel LQ's Communication concept picking up their "lie", but they can pick up on LQ's Ending concept resonating with their own.
Indeed you can feel aligned insights and from the sound of it we have at least 2 insights that are so close as to be essentially arguments in the same thread

This is more plausible than a Green having enough perceptive power to read truths you hadn't even admitted to yourself yet from a peer.
 
Indeed you can feel aligned insights and from the sound of it we have at least 2 insights that are so close as to be essentially arguments in the same thread

This is more plausible than a Green having enough perceptive power to read truths you hadn't even admitted to yourself yet from a peer.
That reminds me, we already got something comparable once, when (after being close to LQ going all out against the Hui corpse immortal) Xia Lin found out about our "always forward" insight.
 
Second is that becoming viscount is matter of cultivation and Ling Qi is good at that so a foward thinking clans would want their own in there from the ground floor.
That's kinda fair, but outside of narrative conventions, I don't think there's remotely that hard a guarantee of Ling Qi making Indigo.
In universe it seems like things would lean more toward "She's probably not gonna fuck up making Cyan and will provide a solid foundation for her clan" than "That's a viscount in the making."
 
[X] The fountains, where the strains of stringed instruments rose, and pairs danced in courtly elegance.

That's kinda fair, but outside of narrative conventions, I don't think there's remotely that hard a guarantee of Ling Qi making Indigo.
In universe it seems like things would lean more toward "She's probably not gonna fuck up making Cyan and will provide a solid foundation for her clan" than "That's a viscount in the making."
I think it is a matter of playing the odds IMO, If she builds a solid baronial house it is still decent consolitation prize -especially since she is accomplished diplomat and veteran of couple of battles with barbarians making her attractive as a person as well why she is practically a hero- but if she makes Viscount then them being on the ground floor in the support of that is going to do good things to their place in the court of Emerald Sea.

I expect that odds are a bit weighted towads LQ being viscount in the future thanks to CRX support, both her taking us personal retainer meaning LQ is talented and resources she is providing to us which is closer to older baronial houses yearly budged than personal cultivation source. So good odds I would say if I was in their shoes.
 
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[X] To a blazing brazier, where percussion rolled out, and partners circled in energetic motion.

Her Frozen Soul made its statement, and Cai Renxiang's met it with something akin to a 'Yes. And?' Before running her over, unless she'd had time to build toward more of a crescendo.

deeply funny to me that for all of the talk around the End and Endings and such a simple "Yes. And?" still bullrushes over Ling Qi
 
[X] The fountains, where the strains of stringed instruments rose, and pairs danced in courtly elegance.

I have to ask about Xia Lin's fire affinity. That much talent with burns cannot be normal.
She is related to the Crucible of Progress!
I've missed LQ interacting with a peer cultivation-brained nerd just infodumping concepts during a polite VS debate.
It's always so cool seeing the interacting philosophies. Makes me kind of wish it was a real thing.
Also, I do wonder what a formal suit announcement is like! Or three!
Given the speciality of the leader of the Emerald Seas, I hope it involves actual clothing suits.
 
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