It was as if a weight was lifted from him the moment the feather was removed. The world was brighter and the sounds a d fluttering shadows at his peripheral vision went away. It was almost shocking that he had not noticed that dread settling in and that he was under the influence of something else.

However he doesn't dwell on it for long, instead he looked up and grinned, leaning heavily to force Lan Wangji to support his weight.

"Did you have to wait long?" He had run into his Shijie not too long before and had a general idea of things. Even though he really wanted to cause mischief, this matter was something he could take seriously.

Or at least mostly seriously, teasing would never be fully removed.

"If you waited too long you can punish me."