当初你和天玑长老找上我的时候
“When you and Elder Tianji came to me,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
当初 你和天玑长 老 找上我 的时候
“When you and Elder Tianji came to me,”
说什么练成了此神功
“you said that with the Ziwei Method,”
“Don't act innocent now—remember the false promises you two fed me when you dragged me into this.”
In martial arts narratives, deals struck with clan elders often carry binding moral weight, making past broken alliances a prime cause for personal vendettas.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
came looking for me / approached me
Often implies that the other party initiated contact with a specific, sometimes troublesome, purpose.
at that time / originally / back then
Used to introduce past circumstances, frequently contrasting them with an unfavorable present outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“so he worked with Elder Tianji and me.”
“She said Elder Tianji had turned against her,”
“Why would Elder Tianji pass his martial arts to you?”
“You told me back then”
“When I joined, you warned me”
“You schemed to hide in Qingque Sect.”