"This is easy for me, Ya'er. It won't tire me. Not the way pulling a scale from my body would. This is a natural flow of energy but it drains me to pull a piece of my real body away. But I've recovered since then."

Finally taking a sip of his tea, Runyu certainly looked just fine. His color was normal and he didn't appear to be suffering from the cold. It seemed he wasn't trying to pretend that this was fine when it was hurting him. So he smiled at Ouyang a moment later.

"I'm alright. I promise. Being with you both helps to restore me each day as well."