[The very petty part of him wanted to say, yes pick him up. Like the many years of late-night journeys, he had to make to Qinghe from Lanling over the years. At least Huaisang wouldn't have to travel so far.

But the bigger part of him that didn't like being perceived like this absolutely did not want him to actually be there in person when he was feeling this vulnerable. Not the person who had orchestrated his murder and inadvertently caused the death of his loved ones.

Why did he call him to begin with? It was mostly because no one else would have even begun to understand.

If he had his hidden mirror room he would have hidden in there for a little bit. ]

T-that will be unneeded. I'll go to the spring and get some breakfast and some sleep, I think.

[He was not going to apologize for waking him up because fuck that.]

Thank you for answering but go back to sleep. We will have to talk to Master Shen sometime soon as well and I expect that will take some preparation.

Goodbye.