Jin Ling sets down his phone to pet his dog's ears when she's settled beside him, protective as ever.

"I'm not worried about Sizhui. He got hurt looking for me and then I was..." He gestures, frustrated that his friend was hurt because of him and then hurt more by him. "He'll heal. I'll go back to him in a couple hours."

Once he's done spending time with his uncle. Except that then he gets a notification of a video call and hits accept on it, talking to Wei Wuxian while Meng Yao listens.