"It certainly is," Yanli says with a fraction more honesty than she might under normal circumstances.
It's not that she lies about her true feelings to her loved ones but there's such a thing as being too close. Keeping certain emotions under wraps is simply habitual for her at this point. And she's favored the Gusu Lan Sect since the fall of Lotus Pier. They'd protected her during a time they themselves were vulnerable and the Qishan Wen Sect wanted her dead. A time when Jiang Yanli's mask of placidity had fractured and been difficult to maintain. The experience had formed a special kind of bond and gratitude for the Gusu Lan Sect that she can't easily explain.
"I only just arrived a few days ago. I was injured and needed some time to rest," she continues, projecting her voice enough for it to be carried into the kitchen without really thinking about it as she settles down at the table.
It's not the first time she's chatted with Lan Xichen in this way though it has been many long years since she'd had the opportunity.
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It's not that she lies about her true feelings to her loved ones but there's such a thing as being too close. Keeping certain emotions under wraps is simply habitual for her at this point. And she's favored the Gusu Lan Sect since the fall of Lotus Pier. They'd protected her during a time they themselves were vulnerable and the Qishan Wen Sect wanted her dead. A time when Jiang Yanli's mask of placidity had fractured and been difficult to maintain. The experience had formed a special kind of bond and gratitude for the Gusu Lan Sect that she can't easily explain.
"I only just arrived a few days ago. I was injured and needed some time to rest," she continues, projecting her voice enough for it to be carried into the kitchen without really thinking about it as she settles down at the table.
It's not the first time she's chatted with Lan Xichen in this way though it has been many long years since she'd had the opportunity.