Okay, now Shang Qinghua is getting a little excited. He never gets to tell this story! He wanted to put it in PIDW, but he cut it because the fandom discourse would have been unbearable. It was painful rising through the ranks of Cang Qiong Mountain Sect and hearing everyone speculate on the nature of Shen Qingqiu's relationship with Yue Qingyuan, knowing he had the juiciest piece of gossip in the whole sect, yet unable to share it.
He draws himself up to look more dignified, as befits the serious nature of this backstory. "It is a tragic tale. Shen Qingqiu and our sect leader, Yue Qingyuan, were childhood friends. As close as two children can be. Yet both were born into bad circumstances. Yue Qingyuan had the opportunity to escape, and promised to return for Shen Qingqiu, but circumstances delayed him. Before he could do so, Shen Qingqiu found his own path to better things." He's not going to mention all the murdering Shen Jiu did on the way out. He is implying all this happened to Cucumber-bro, after all. "He always believed Yue Qingyuan betrayed him. And Yue Qingyuan, afflicted with guilt, is too shamed to enforce the sect's rules upon him."
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He draws himself up to look more dignified, as befits the serious nature of this backstory. "It is a tragic tale. Shen Qingqiu and our sect leader, Yue Qingyuan, were childhood friends. As close as two children can be. Yet both were born into bad circumstances. Yue Qingyuan had the opportunity to escape, and promised to return for Shen Qingqiu, but circumstances delayed him. Before he could do so, Shen Qingqiu found his own path to better things." He's not going to mention all the murdering Shen Jiu did on the way out. He is implying all this happened to Cucumber-bro, after all. "He always believed Yue Qingyuan betrayed him. And Yue Qingyuan, afflicted with guilt, is too shamed to enforce the sect's rules upon him."