He frowns at the concerned question, then turns an angry and dangerous stare at the person he'd flung away even as he reaches out to help the man up. He even brushes dust off them!

"He's fine, Daozhang! Aren't you, Sir?" No hint of threat in his voice, but if looks could kill...And the hapless man immediately claims to be perfectly fine as he backs away, earning the approving (sharp) smile from Xue Yang.

But his attention is already right back to Xingchen, and the threat vanishes as if it was never there in the first place. Go with the dream, he decides. Reality doesn't matter.

"We decided to go to another town, don't you remember?" He pitches his tone to utter bewilderment and concern, right hand moving to rest on Xingchen's arm.