He did. I'm grateful to him for that, among other things. But it's Lan Zhan who helped me the most. He told me, 'Wei Ying is Wei Ying'. [he laughs at his own impression, mimicking lan wangji's voice perfectly. another puca trick.] But he was right. The ears, the fur, the loss of a golden core. None of it makes me who I am, and it doesn't change who I am either.

[he takes another drink, holding the alcohol in his mouth for a moment as he looks across the table at the other man, different now but also still the same haughty man he always fought with. wei wuxian swallows before speaking again.]

Jin Zixuan is also Jin Zixuan.