He bounces a bit and tucks his flute away at his back as the paper figure bows at the delight. Wei Ying blinks at the feminine voice from his new friend before laughing.

He waves a hand as if dismissing it all and the talisman drifts back to wiggle under his hoodie. "Most of what cultivators do is to protect people from monsters and puppets. But it can get boring, so I invent things that do other things."