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[ Mo Ran again, this time looking somewhat worn. His eyes are shadowed, and his usual smile is gone, his face serious for once. ]

Miang-Si talked about wanting to be queen. Not just of the village but of the whole world. Talked about how she's everything. She sounded fierce about it, too. Wants more than this.

[ He trails off, rubbing the back of his neck as he looks out beyond the camera. ]

I didn't encounter her when the elders were parading her around the village, but something happened to her between now and what we originally saw. Maybe they kept her locked away because she went insane with all of this talk.

[ He shakes his head, bangs falling into his eyes, which look more purple than usual, and then he sweeps them away and looks at the camera. He finally smiles, dimples showing. ] They had terrible tea, and served it lukewarm. Can't even impress her suitors. I don't think her parents are as rich as they might let on.

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[wooden_one]

[When Mo Ran was younger, he had visited brothels, Chu Wanning knows. But the young man had always been ardent and consistent in his adoration of Shi Mei. From the start, Mo Ran was too kind to break someone's heart on purpose.

And now, much older and mature, Mo Ran seemed a lot less likely to indulge in brothels and such things.

No, it was his own lack of character that made him worry, made him uncomfortable over Mo Ran's, apparently, fake courtship.

He can't confess to that however so he doesn't elaborate.]

Even so...]

Even if she wasn't interested serving you lukewarm tea is disrespectful. You're my disciple; you shouldn't put up with such treatment.

[So his name and reputation means nothing her but even so.....he's a little irritated on Mo Ran's behalf.]