I adore the blocking of the wide shots and light for this scene:
Wei WuXian is closer to the lightat first, Lan Wangji in the shadows, as Lan Wangji questions if he can really control all of this and Wei WuXian, the one in this moment who is more enlightened, says he can and details his protective measures.
Then after the discussion is over they're both on the same side of the tree and moral debate, both in the light.
Then Lan Wangji passes him, moving even further into the light, away from the darkness and danger of the burial mounds and the fate that, however righteous, is inevitable for people who go there.
And we end with Wei WuXian standing there alone for a long time, long enough for the light to darken and put him in shadow as he for apparently the first time thinks about saying he'd done enough and leaving (with Lan Wangji).
The visual symbol of it's darker without Lan Wangji, the way there's a shot lingering on Lan Wangji's shadow sliding away past Wei WuXian's feet, as if he's watching him go that way even if he's unable to turn around, and the implication of the sheer reluctance for this meeting to end.
There's also that one wide shot that includes Wen Qing where the light shines more on Lan Wangji as he looks at the Wens and understands Wei WuXian's quietly confident words that he is strong enough that "In the real world, few people can hurt me" and realizes he's not going to change his mind.
The medium shots are telling an interesting visual story too:
The times when they're shown together on screen conversing in these shots seem to be exclusively the moments they're in deepest agreement about the words being said, and each time visually they appear to get closer, but also shift Lan Wangji ever more toward the light.
Then we see Wei WuXian from Lan Wangji's POV, looking bathed in the light and like the source of it at the same time.
And it's after THIS that Lan Wangji walks confidently into the light, in agreement with him.
And oh man is this conversation itself juicy!
"Are you going to keep doing this?"
"If not, then what else could I do? Give up them and the dark arts? I can't do that. If you were me, you wouldn't either. I also want to live an easy life where I don't need dark arts or the Stgyian Tiger Amulet to protect the people I care about. But I can't do that. Oh well. It's my own choice. I don't care what others say. I know what I can do and I believe I can control it."
And then Lan Wangji falls silent, conceeding the point and moving on to informing Wei WuXian of Jiang Yanli's upcoming wedding.
It's at this point we see the one time Wei WuXian is cast in shadow in a closer shot, perhaps slightly wavering as he's reminded of someone he cares about outside this place:
Unlike Jiang Cheng, Lan Wangji questioned not Wei WuXian's decision, but his ability to maintain control over the volatile resentful energy and then trusted Wei WuXian's answer and respected and understood and even agreed with his decision even though it wasn't one he personally liked. And he also actually helped him by assisting with Wen Ning and had a sincere look around at the truth of the place and spoke to Wens as well as speaking to him to understand Wei WuXian's stance as best he could.
And you can see that this gentle acceptance and likemindedness, rather than Jiang Cheng's demands and orders to abandon the Wens, is what actually makes him stop and think about his decision, and he decides the same and reaffirms it to himself aloud while taking comfort and happiness in being understood by Lan Wangji.
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