#yanqing stands RIGHT next to him when you ask jing yuan any questions about him too

[hawkinasock]

Hi. One thing I've noticed is that Jing Yuan always answers rather vaguely when asked something about Yanqing. Didn't that seem strange? Like, you can answer a couple questions that aren't that personal, but even those he answers in a blurry way.

Jing Yuan is a lot more suspicious than people realize, I think. In some instances where he acts coy, it only seems to serve as a guise to avoid giving a real, honest answer. Seeing as he's a master strategist within the lore, I like to think he has a reason for doing this. Ask his npc any question about Yanqing specifically and he never, not once, gives a real answer, and even makes jokes at times. And it's not just that.

I mentioned in another theory post that when Huiyuan was speaking to Jing Yuan (during the 2.4 quest) about the latter's loyalty to the Xianzhou never wavering, Jing Yuan never actually gave an answer. He just kept totally silent with a strange look on his face until someone else spoke again. It's not inherently odd, but given that this is a pattern of behavior, I want to think it means something. If it's related to Yanqing like I suspect, it might support the idea that Yanqing is a denizen, and Jing Yuan was knowingly going against the Alliance by adopting him.