"You can tell my good-for-nothing shixiong1 to show you. He used to be good at that shit when he bothered to make an effort2." Gods forbid this man ask Lan Wangji. Gusu Lan teaching methods are the worst.
1This is absolutely a slip of the tongue! It translates into older [martial/sect] brother. Jiang Cheng would never in a million years on purpose refer to Wei Wuxian accordingly at this point in his life, but he's distracted. Other typists might choose for themselves specifically how the mansion translator handles the word. 2 Wei Wuxian's handwriting is documented as "notably messy" but calligraphy is one of the six arts, which he was also said to have "mastered." This typist assumes that, as da shixiong, he might have helped junior disciples with calligraphy in his past.
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1This is absolutely a slip of the tongue! It translates into older [martial/sect] brother. Jiang Cheng would never in a million years on purpose refer to Wei Wuxian accordingly at this point in his life, but he's distracted. Other typists might choose for themselves specifically how the mansion translator handles the word.
2 Wei Wuxian's handwriting is documented as "notably messy" but calligraphy is one of the six arts, which he was also said to have "mastered." This typist assumes that, as da shixiong, he might have helped junior disciples with calligraphy in his past.