Rather than saying yes, I do aloud, Lan Wangji contents himself with a single fondly smug glance before he resumes the story. "Nie Huaisang arrived, too. As another hostage, but I am certain he intended for Su Minshan¹ to capture him." Even then, it was so easy not to suspect him of anything as he was bundled into Guanyin Temple, complaining and disheveled.

¹Another burn book guest star.