[ honestly, it's incredibly entertaining to watch his young former apprentice Suffer at the hands of the dancers, especially after subverting everything he's tried to instill into him. this always seems to be the one area he failed the hardest at teaching (or maybe, did the best in? depends on who you ask probably ). eventually, he'll take pity and make his way over just before one of the girls really do start crying ]

Ah, Xie Lian I've been looking for you. [ without slowing his steps, he smiles apologetically at the girls as he casually snags Xie Lian and continues walking ] My apologies ladies, I need to borrow our friend here for a moment. Not to worry I'll make sure to make it up to you later.

[ how smooth ]