[ his mind immediately goes to binghe with puppy ears going 'shizuuuuuuuuuuuuun :plead:' and he laughs a little hollowly. sure! that totally counts ]
Not particularly. Cultivators tend to be away from home for long periods of time and taking animals on long journeys tend to be not advisable. I instead have many children to teach and watch over instead.
[ sqq don't compare your students to cute pets he keeps ]
[ he's gonna put together a slideshow of ye olde nonsense at this rate ]
We are the ...hm, protectors of the lands we live upon. Depending on the school or area of focus, it may range from teaching others to protect themselves to ridding cities of supernatural threats they themselves cannot handle. The bigger the issues, the longer we are away.
[ or sometimes you run away for a couple of years because you got defamed in the middle of the street and Things Happen. as you do ]
[ 'i read a shitty novel and spite won' no 'sometimes you make stupid life choices' no 'i didn't chose this life the life chose me' no 'who knew choking to death would lead to immortality?!' absolutely not!!!! ]
Teaching others. That, truly, is what started the passion. Everything else comes with being one of the leaders of our sect.
One tries. Yet even this old teacher is only human. Instructing is easy and mistakes are commonplace but growing despite them is where the challenge lays. Seeing my students grow beyond what one expects of them has undoubtedly been an surprising journey.
[ because even he has to acknowledge that somehow he raised ning yingying into a badass and ming fan's not just canon fodder anymore!!! like, wow! he did that!! ]
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[can't orphan your pets if you can't hav them in the first place!]
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Alas, we shall only be able to enjoy them from afar.
[ and like, sit in the pet play store for the soothing touch of baby bork borks when life gets hard. WHICH....TBF IS STILL MORE THAN EXPECTED ]
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They seem to really like you, though. Do you have any pets at home?
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Not particularly. Cultivators tend to be away from home for long periods of time and taking animals on long journeys tend to be not advisable. I instead have many children to teach and watch over instead.
[ sqq don't compare your students to cute pets he keeps ]
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[she tilts her head, curious.]
What kind of work do you do that you need to be away from home for so long?
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We are the ...hm, protectors of the lands we live upon. Depending on the school or area of focus, it may range from teaching others to protect themselves to ridding cities of supernatural threats they themselves cannot handle. The bigger the issues, the longer we are away.
[ or sometimes you run away for a couple of years because you got defamed in the middle of the street and Things Happen. as you do ]
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[she looks so surprised? she could probably afford to look Less Surprised.]
That's amazing, Shen Quingqiu! It's really noble of you to dedicate yourself to helping others like that. What made you take up that lifestyle?
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'sometimes you make stupid life choices' no
'i didn't chose this life the life chose me' no
'who knew choking to death would lead to immortality?!' absolutely not!!!! ]
Teaching others. That, truly, is what started the passion. Everything else comes with being one of the leaders of our sect.
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One tries. Yet even this old teacher is only human. Instructing is easy and mistakes are commonplace but growing despite them is where the challenge lays. Seeing my students grow beyond what one expects of them has undoubtedly been an surprising journey.
[ because even he has to acknowledge that somehow he raised ning yingying into a badass and ming fan's not just canon fodder anymore!!! like, wow! he did that!! ]