Lan Wangji falls backward as this happens, but tries to use this to his advantage, his wings pinned back to help pull them to the ground; even if he gets a little bit hurt for the effort, it can join the rest of the scars on his back.

He hasn't noticed that Wei Ying's feeling a little off, or that that's not part of the game they're playing.

The crowd is starting to grow impatient, what with neither of them actually wanting to hurt each other... The crowd starts yelling at them to get on with it, and throwing things at them.