[Xichen gives him a look. Are you sure you didn't invent indoor plumbing? It seems like something the Yiling Patriarch would do. He doesn't press the matter, instead occupying himself by turning the taps on and off.]
I thought becoming a squid would have been the end of the surprises. It seems I was mistaken.
[He smiles, offering a bow of gratitude to Wei Wuxian.]
I shall endeavor to not get distracted and take too long. Thank you.
[And he is true to his word. He's not in the habit of luxuriating in tubs (and given where the Lans do most of their bathing, is it any wonder why not?). Moreso, he is quick and thorough with getting all the filth from the ocean scrubbed from his body (he is absolutely mortified when he pulls a drying strand of seagrass from his hair, he never wants to be a squid again).
When he's cleaned, combed and dressed, he pulls his hair into a simple topknot without any ornamentation aside from the white ribbon around his brow and heads down to find Wei Wuxian.]
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I thought becoming a squid would have been the end of the surprises. It seems I was mistaken.
[He smiles, offering a bow of gratitude to Wei Wuxian.]
I shall endeavor to not get distracted and take too long. Thank you.
[And he is true to his word. He's not in the habit of luxuriating in tubs (and given where the Lans do most of their bathing, is it any wonder why not?). Moreso, he is quick and thorough with getting all the filth from the ocean scrubbed from his body (he is absolutely mortified when he pulls a drying strand of seagrass from his hair, he never wants to be a squid again).
When he's cleaned, combed and dressed, he pulls his hair into a simple topknot without any ornamentation aside from the white ribbon around his brow and heads down to find Wei Wuxian.]