[ The way he says it hopefully conveys that he has absolutely no intention of ever following through on that "maybe." Wen Ning may be insistent on forging some kind of friendly relationship between them, but Jin Zixuan wants no part of it, if he can help it. He's only putting up with this conversation to avoid making a scene in public. Yes, he does think Wen Ning's fashion choices are atrocious, but the last thing he wants is to involve himself any more than he has to in the Ghost General's life. There's much talk about owing, about whether Jin Zixuan is owed the full truth of what will happen in their world after his death. In that vein, he does not think that Wen Ning is owed his companionship. He never would have received it when they were both young, innocent men. He's even less likely to receive it now that Jin Zixuan knows he is the man who will kill him.
That said, it is almost hard to believe. In all his interactions with Wen Ning so far, the man has been shy, polite, kind. The farthest thing from a threat. Jin Zixuan struggles to reconcile the man he is faced with here and now with the vicious Ghost General that scared citizens told stories of back home. ]
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[ The way he says it hopefully conveys that he has absolutely no intention of ever following through on that "maybe." Wen Ning may be insistent on forging some kind of friendly relationship between them, but Jin Zixuan wants no part of it, if he can help it. He's only putting up with this conversation to avoid making a scene in public. Yes, he does think Wen Ning's fashion choices are atrocious, but the last thing he wants is to involve himself any more than he has to in the Ghost General's life. There's much talk about owing, about whether Jin Zixuan is owed the full truth of what will happen in their world after his death. In that vein, he does not think that Wen Ning is owed his companionship. He never would have received it when they were both young, innocent men. He's even less likely to receive it now that Jin Zixuan knows he is the man who will kill him.
That said, it is almost hard to believe. In all his interactions with Wen Ning so far, the man has been shy, polite, kind. The farthest thing from a threat. Jin Zixuan struggles to reconcile the man he is faced with here and now with the vicious Ghost General that scared citizens told stories of back home. ]