"You -- !" he splutters as he claws his way back to the surface, beaming, and throws himself forward after Lan Zhan.

(When has he ever seen Lan Zhan play like this? He is so proud!)

Years in the care of Yunmeng Jiang have left him able to swim as swift and easy as running across land. Within moments, he's close enough to seize Lan Zhan by the ankle and haul him backward, ready to wrap himself around him like a barnacle.