Jin Ling's automatic reaction to the advice, any advice, is to reject it but after this whole experience and with the added encouragement from Yuan, he reluctantly nods to his uncle's advice. "Okay. I'll go find him." He gives his love a grateful smile and starts toward the door. He pauses and looks back. "Zizhen, he's marrying your cousin so he can't kill us both!"

Jingyi covers a laugh and gives his buddy a light shove. "Good luck," he says under his breath. However, he hops up and goes over to Yuan. "Come on, I'll walk you back to your room and keep you company. I have a pocket full of lotus seeds we can snack on while we wait for lunch." At this rate, it'd just be a big long dinner!

Lan Zhan turned to Wei Wuxian as the room cleared. "Are you alright?"