"I didn't want anyone hurt." He corrects. That includes himself, Xue Yang and his mount. He wanted to make sure that no one had to die today. Although he had gone with the intention of hunting. So something was supposed to die so that they would have a meal. But that is quite a different scenario then the one that ended up playing out.

"But I am glad of that as well. You should give your horse a little extra food today as a reward for making sure we got away safely."

And Xingchen should probably reward Xue Yang for agreeing to not harm the creature.