Wei Ying breathes a silent sigh of relief and awkwardly offers the poor host a bow. "Don't forget to pay him, Lan Zhan," he encourages. "He's worked hard to serve us well."

Only when his friend does so will he lead Lan Zhan away, back to the strange inn Wangji had dragged him from earlier. But he makes sure not to lose the other man, frequently looking to make sure he's not somehow lost him.