He is worried too. His husband was wonderful but trouble has a way of following him wherever he goes. The former Yiling Patriarch showing up in Lanling after the captain of the guard is abruptly executed could have negative reactions they weren't prepared for. If something happened to Jin Ling and one of his cousins took over, would it mean war between the Jin clan and Jiang clan for the treatment in Yunmeng? All these headaches he never had to think before becoming Chief Cultivator.

His attention is drawn back to the present when Yuan apologizes. "You've mentioned that before. What action do you think you're doing that makes you ungrateful?"