"Ah. It's a shame about the Yiling Patriarch," Claudius says, knowing well how Lan Wangji feels about Wei Wuxian's reputation after death. "But if there was a spirit I could summon to take my part against persecution and cruelty, I know Wei Wuxian would be a wise choice." It's a shame Mo Xuanyu couldn't live to see, but Claudius can take some solace in the cycle of reincarnation Lan Wangji believes in. Mo Xuanyu gave up his body for a spirit that deserved a second life, and one day may be reborn in a body of his own, a body knowing nothing of rejection or abuse.