He rolls his eyes at the sappy couple. Don't subject others to this!

"Since when do I need your permission?" Baiyi snaps. He remembers his conversation with Gu Xiang and how frustrating that had been too. Gratitude apparently is something in short supply around this place. He didn't wait for Zishu to ask him about help with his nail situation and he certainly hadn't asked Kexing when he found him unconscious while Zishu was headed to the mountain.

If he wasn't getting fed right now, he might've stormed off. As it was, the first cup of tea had been enough to dull his pain enough to let him eat. At the bowl being pushed toward him again, he takes a sip of the tea before reaching for the fish. "What happens to people when they vanish from here?"