[ Xue Yang lets Xiao Xingchen direct him along, but before they get too far, he speaks up. ]

Daozhang Xiao Xingchen, I'm in a rather bad mood right now. [ The way he says it easily almost makes it sound like he's lying, but there's still the edge in his voice that can leave no doubt of the statement's veracity. ] If you take me away, you're going to have to be the one to deal with it. Are you alright with that? If you let me go quickly, I'll only hurt the puppets instead.