#「ᵀᴸ」— arc ii. never wound a snake; kill it

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dump three.

#「ᵀ」— the snake will always bite back ( yu daiyu ) #「ᵛ」— every great story begins with a snake #「ᵀᴸ」— arc i. little glittering scales #「ᵀᴸ」— arc ii. never wound a snake; kill it #「ᵀᴸ」— arc iii. shed the past like a snake sheds skin #「ᵛ」— black jade; dark as the night sky #「ᵀᴸ」— arc i. moonless night #「ᵀ」— look like a flower; be the serpent beneath ( yu yanmei ) #「ᵛ」— toughness of a serpent; softness of a dove #「ᵀᴸ」— arc i. born into a viper pit #「ᵀᴸ」— arc ii. even snakes cannot trust snakes #「ᵀᴸ」— arc iii. cast off the past skin #「ᵀᴸ」— arc iv. pretend to be venomous #「ᵀ」— o wind; where have you been that you blow so sweet? ( shi qingxuan ) #「ᵛ」— a breeze will always blow in the direction it wishes to go #「ᵀᴸ」— arc i. gentle; like a breeze in spring #「ᵀᴸ」— arc ii. heavy winds stir the veil of fate #「ᵀᴸ」— arc iii. the wind shrieks; the wind grieves #「ᵀᴸ」— arc iv. a little breeze kindles #「ᵛ」— where the celestial breeze blows #「ᵀᴸ」— arc i. black swan among a sea of white #「ᵛ」— they sow the wind and shall reap the whirlwind #「ᵀᴸ」— arc i. if you cage the wind will it die? #「ᵀᴸ」— arc ii. the tempest; raging and roaring #「ᴿ」— ♡ ❛ the red string may tangle but will never break ❜ ( shuangxuan ) #「ᵀ」— be wary of the scorpion's sting ( xie wang ) #「ᵛ」— a gamble in the game of fate #「ᵀᴸ」— arc i. child in a gambler's den #「ᵀᴸ」— arc ii. into a pit of scorpions #「ᵀᴸ」— arc iii. like the scorpion surrounded by fire

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@jiangswanyin​ said, ❛ it’s absolutely hush - hush for now . ❜ ( daiyu )

“She’ll find out, you know, and then it’ll be on you.” 

Daiyu isn’t taking the blame for this— nope. If it’s between Yanmei’s wrath and Jiang Cheng, he’s absolutely going to throw Jiang Cheng under the horse and let that wrath rain down on the newly crowned sect leader. Daiyu’s got enough on his hands as is— his wound is worse than he’s let on, and navigating a gaggle of baby disciples to Meishan hasn’t been the easiest task.

“She’s out there.... somewhere. She’ll find out about Wen Xu and his idiot head eventually.” He doesn’t want to be around when she does.

#「ᵛ」— every great story begins with a snake #「ᵀᴸ」— arc ii. never wound a snake; kill it #「ᵀ」— the snake will always bite back ( yu daiyu ) #jiangswanyin

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@aeipathic​ said, ❛  i  can  deal  my  own  disasters .  ❜ JC & YDY

Barking out a quiet, humorless laugh, Daiyu levels his cousin with a skeptical look. “You call this dealing with your own disasters?” 

Sure, Daiyu might’ve been running around the countryside with a pack of frightened kids trotting behind him like ducklings, but at least he wasn’t throwing himself headlong into the front lines and searching out every Wen post possible looking for trouble.

“Look. If he’s out there, then he’ll come back when things have calmed down. Who knows, maybe he’s injured so he’s laying low. You’re a Sect Leader now. Stop being stupid.”

#「ᵛ」— every great story begins with a snake #「ᵀ」— the snake will always bite back ( yu daiyu ) #「ᵀᴸ」— arc ii. never wound a snake; kill it #aeipathic