[he hops back onto the path he was taking, only to almost instantly wander off of it again. he's in search of a place that's out of the way, for privacy, but also that looks nice. with everything as gray as it is, the niceness will vary, but most places are better than a cave.

the half-formed thought in his mind is a pond similar to the lake in the cave. not all ponds are going to have convenient stone platforms for bodies, but. if Lan Wangji was satisfied enough with the platform in the cave, then something similar above ground should be just as suitable. anything vaguely reminiscent of that will catch his eye]