It's so easy to make him smile. The flush cools, though he still feels oddly warm that even this man, who has murdered so many, seems so willing to try and do better. Even sweet little things like this!

Xingchen shakes his head at being told Xue Yang was just joking, but the smile widens at the promise. And the compliment. "You are not a coward." Even he knows that if Xue Yang decides to kill him, he'll state it outright. "Get some rest. You have been working very hard." Any dragon fighting would be hard, he feels!