Xiao Xingchen realized he's in the presence of a powerful leader in sect politics. He usually stay out of it, being a wanderer cultivator and living in a remote Yi city for many years.

There's a slight pause in his movements at the mention of Xue Yang's name. "Yes, that was me long ago. I tried to arrest him." He's about to say Xue Yang is here, but in doing so, he might be hunted, so by omission he said nothing and don't mention about it. He didn't want to waste his time and instead focus on an importance point of interest.

"Wei Wuxian has been kind to me. I had been blind for many years. If it weren't for his gift of sight, I wouldn't be able to see. I know of his mother and father before he was adopted into the Jiang Sect."