Lan Zhan is very quiet, head bowed for a time.

"Lan-ziongzhang, what if... what if he can't be separated from the Stygian Tiger Seal?" he asks, still refusing to look at his brother. "Wei Wuxian has never clung to things. Jiang 'live free' and he does so more than anyone. I think... I think he can't pick up the sword again. Chenqing isn't a preference, it's a crutch."

He took a very deep breath, and then said: "I think something has gone wrong with his Cultivation."