(Provisional version; may be revised later)
Enlisting could not save Yun Wu, and it could not save Luofu either.
From that day on, Jing Yuan seemed like a different person.
He no longer focused on training and studying sword forms, nor did he keep chasing Yingxing to demand a weapon personally forged by Baizhi.
He began involving himself in high-level affairs and confidential matters, taking part in them, and even gradually gaining a voice in their decisions.
“Jing Yuan, that’s not something you can get involved in. Your temperament isn’t suited to that place.” That was what they used to tell him.
But he only smiled and said, “Mm, I know.”
There was not a trace of insincerity in his brilliant eyes, yet the moment he turned away, he stepped once more into that man-eating abyss.
More and more of his time was spent attending to all kinds of dealings. Only when he looked back did he realize just how far he had drifted from them.
“Jing Yuan?”
“Jing Yuan...”
“...General.”
“Working with the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and throwing in your lot with the Vidyadhara high elders... Do you know what you’re doing?”
“I know. This is what I want.”
Luofu is tangled up in countless complicated ties now, like a giant web. And I stand at its center, where the slightest tug will set everything in motion.
I will become a flame and burn outward in every direction.
That way, I can give everyone a completely clean Luofu.
Theme: The path to redemption lies within.
