He may not have been possessed by a youkai, but he was certainly part yao, if that made any difference. More importantly, his ears flattened back for a second at Wei Wuxian's little yelp, head turning only slightly to see what was wrong with the man before turning his attention back to the cause of his terror.

"Even if it was fine before, I'm afraid you may owe us something for frightening...my companion." He was joking, though it was hard to tell by the deadpan look on his face. Holding out one of the skewers, he decided to see how far he could take things before Wei Wuxian recovered (if he recovered at all): "We accept other methods of payment, of course. Services, goods, something else--do you have anything to offer?"