Most attempts to read Dongfang Qingcang's surface thoughts are met with the feeling of a burning fire at odds with the very cold sensation of being watched. This is his default 'emotionless' state.
If Dongfang Qingcang is feeling happy, flustered, or petulant in his metatext, then the power that shields his mind is still there, but 'thinner' and the sensation of being watched goes away, allowing scattered surface thoughts to be caught.
If he is feeling anger, frustration, or annoyance, the power that shields his mind maintains the burning sensation, but instead of feeling watched, it will fell like someone is actively and firmly saying 'no'.
If he is feeling fear, then his mind is open for all readings but its probably going to be a lot of memories of torture spilling out along with whatever else he's thinking of.
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If Dongfang Qingcang is feeling happy, flustered, or petulant in his metatext, then the power that shields his mind is still there, but 'thinner' and the sensation of being watched goes away, allowing scattered surface thoughts to be caught.
If he is feeling anger, frustration, or annoyance, the power that shields his mind maintains the burning sensation, but instead of feeling watched, it will fell like someone is actively and firmly saying 'no'.
If he is feeling fear, then his mind is open for all readings but its probably going to be a lot of memories of torture spilling out along with whatever else he's thinking of.