[Though Chongyun doesn't know exactly what's going on, this man's reassuring words feel comforting. Comforting enough to help him settle enough to look up at him. He wipes his eyes again, taking a breath before he talks.]

I was... thinking about when I was a child. And how... difficult things were.

[It's a bit broad, but it's a start. He takes another steadying breath, but it looks like there's a break in the tears right now, so he keeps going.]

I come from a line of exorcists, and my family is very well-known in Liyue. It's been my dream to follow in their footsteps and become one as well. But... I have a condition that makes it very hard to do. I can manage it fine now, but when I was younger... it was hard to control.