So you mean to keep me in suspense, I see. I will patiently wait for you to reveal my fate to me, then.

[He nods, accepting this delayed revelation without complaint.]

I don't think an empress would be right for me, either, especially without your recommendation.

If there is something you treasure most, then it must be truly precious. Perhaps I'm not worthy of such a prize. I wouldn't wish to deprive you of anything dear to you.

[He would gladly continue this conversation all day, lightly bantering, but he takes Xie Lian's goals very seriously, so he's already considering what—or who—the entity they're seeking might turn out to be.]

We will have to see. I would say some ghosts would take you up on your offer, but not most—not if they have already gone so far as to trouble the living. Were you told anything about how this "haunting" manifests?

[Many reported hauntings prove not to be the handiwork of ghosts at all, but enough are genuine that there's cause for concern.]