For someone like Xiao, who didn't seem to pay attention to ordinary beings like mortals, it was new that he would find himself worried about one. Deep down, perhaps it was a bit ridiculous. Or at least he wanted to convince himself that they were meaningless feelings.

It all started when your route of exploration crossed the Wangshu Inn, and since it was there, you took the opportunity to stay there for a while while you explored the nearby areas. And oh god.

How could you be so careless?

Xiao wondered more often than he'd like. He had other things to worry about, but when he was on the terrace of the Wangshu Inn he always saw you in some time of trouble, sometimes you didn't even notice a hilichurl pointing his bow at you.

You two never interacted directly before, but you did get to feel his presence a couple of times. When you asked the innkeeper, she would only say "it must be the wind" but you were suspicious.

One night when you went up to the terrace of the Wangshu Inn to get some air, you finally saw him for the first time. There was that presence you felt from time to time, it was him.