[wei wuxian smiles and nods at her, happy to deliver the news about jiang cheng. no matter how strange things are between them, one thing can't be touched: they both love and are loved by yanli.]

I saw him earlier. He's also growing scales.

[it must be a yunmeng thing. after a lifetime of growing up near the water they become a monster that's comfortable in it. it makes sense, as much as any of their changes here do.

his pout returns, exaggerated enough that she won't worry too much about him. he mourns his appetite for meat, but at least it wasn't alcohol.]

But at least I have you here now to make vegetarian dishes delicious and not like bitter medicine broth.

[wei wuxian shudders, and somewhere lan qiren disapproves.]