He can't help but give a small smile of his own at Wuxian's. That's true enough - it did work exactly as intended, even if what was seen was unpleasant. His other words are true as well. A second attempt may be more risky, but it may also garner even more results, now that Wuxian will have already seen it once and may be able to investigate more.

Added to that - it may not necessarily be valuable information, but knowing what happened will certainly leave Lan Xichen more at ease than the endlessly processing he might otherwise have done.

"We are agreement to the benefits. It was a clever idea, and it is a good plan."

Lan Xichen's reluctance isn't because he doesn't think so.

"There are rarely scenarios where there are only benefits. There will be risk, and if you are willing to take it, I will support your plan. But please know I - I would like to be sure of your safety as well."