Lan Xichen shakes his head. He remains calm and gentle, but a small part of him laughs quietly at the idea of him bringing anyone he knows to conduct such a Bond. They wouldn't tolerate it, let alone undergo the process themselves. And it isn't because of the inhuman features Jin Guangyao is gaining.

It's still a mystery to him why he hasn't been chosen to be a monster as well. Both of the others are showing changes already, and it only seems right that he should be branded in that way, made to feel the physical pain and fear they must have. But he's outside of it again, like he was before. Lan Xichen glances over to Jin Guanyao as they go inside, his eyes drifting down to the bottom of his robes.