Making friends is nice! Xue Yang has come to like several of the villagers. And they've helped his daozhangs out a time or two, along with himself! He also knows the lingering distrust after years of fingers being pointed and tongues wagging mockingly.

He nods, lips quirking in understanding. "You'll see. It's worth watching." So when Wuxian is ready, he'll hopefully accept it.

...Woops. He actually, visibly winces and the look he turns to Wuxian is genuinely apologetic. Then grim and serious, unlike most of the expressions one familiar with Xue Yang would expect from him. "It's miserable, Senior. To wait for someone that long." He knows this keenly.

"But also, when they're back with you, it's wonderful. All those years of waiting fade away to memory."