He wasn't trying to laugh at Lan Wangji. He really wasn't! Yet Wu Xie does chuckle in any case, holding his hands up to show he truly wasn't trying to be mean. He just wasn't that good with people who looked at him and saw someone kind and simple. It's been years since he was either of those, even if he seemed like it at the moment.

"Please, I'm curious to see how this all works. The goods I'm used to trading usually just go for money, or barter. I never thought tears or laughter could be coin."