what if to experience just a fraction of what it feels like to have a sect, xiao xingchen accepts aqing as a disciple and trains her in cultivation, but because of this xue yang becomes even more well versed with xxc& #39;s swordsmanship than in canon

when facing off against song lan, xy uses what he& #39;s interpreted from observing xxc and aq but with his own fighting style thrown into the mix. sl recognises it immediately, but it& #39;s difficult to stop fuxue from falling into the movements from when he used to spar with xingchen

xy knows this and uses it to his advantage and so with every parry, manages to corner him further. cue the insults and taunts, the shock and hurt come in greater waves, causing song lan to fall faster but this time to jiangzai instead of shuanghua

when xxc finds out the truth, xy taunts him over killing sl using his very own teachings. xxc is... absolutely broken, because he thinks the manifestation of his dream played a part in sl& #39;s death