"Oh... senior Chu." Sizhui swallows, then cups his hands to give proper greeting. "I couldn't really help it, but it's not that bad. Now I will know what to look out for!"

He is aware that compulsion on the whole is likely a rather bad thing, when it comes to a cultivator, but this time it really took him unawares. It will not happen again. He'll make sure of it.

"I suppose at this time, after the confusion, it should not be surprising that something very powerful is at play, but I will be better prepared!"

Unkind? Sizhui doesn't think the words so.