"Were set upon by Jin Zixun. Was not your fault. She chose to protect you because you were loved," he insists, grabbing Wei Ying by the shoulders to turn him towards Lan Zhan.

"Wei Wuxian returning was a gift," he says, fingers digging into Wei Ying's bony, wet shoulders. "Lan Wangji waited for sixteen years. Does not matter why you were brought back, you are a gift," he finishes, a little desperately.