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Lan Wangji is beautiful and pure as a jade.A perfect pearl, impeccable and brilliant.HanGuang-Jun, the Second Jade of GusuLan, goes wherever there is chaos. Helping innocent people and fighting against dark beings.In the eyes of others, he is a gentleman who radiates light, the example of what is correct, justice and courtesy.Very few know that his inner light was turned off and his heart drowned in longing, regret and pain.The Jade was in love, to the point of losing control. His love was not reciprocated because he did not know how to confess, or express his feelings clearly.After all, he was reluctant to admit his feelings at first. And when he finally made up his mind to open his mouth, he was misunderstood and subsequently his confession rejected.His heart broke.His words of love were not heard, it was too late.In the end…His beloved died leaving the void inside him.
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Thirteen years passed.Thirteen years of longing.Thirteen years of solitude.Thirteen years of regret.However, life has given him a second chance.Wei WuXian has returned to his side and this time, everything will be different.He will protect him at the cost of his life and will never leave his side.
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The resentful energy chilled to the bone, blood rushed through his body, and his heart seemed to leap out of his chest. Chaos reigned in the City Without Night, where Wen RuoHan's palace still stood. Monument to the memory of a battle that seemed distant, but the scene in front of his eyes revived such a cruel and ruthless campaign.Jiang YanLi's lifeless body lay in the arms of her brother Jiang Cheng and a few meters away was Wei WuXian, with a lost look and a broken smile.Puppets killed mercilessly left and right. With a puppeteer master who left his ropes loose, the dogs would only bite what was in front of them. The seal of the Stygian Tiger shone red and black high above the city, commanding all as it pleased.Wei WuXian lost control and a bloodbath stained the place once more.Lan Wangji tried to get closer through the crowd, smashing walking corpses and shoving cultivators who got in his way. He was hurt and tired, yet he stood by the only thing that mattered to him, Wei WuXian.The black-robed youth was standing amid the chaos and bloodbath. Everything that came near him was pushed or smashed, by the resentful energy that surrounded him protectively. He was still, tears of blood rolling down his cheeks and a mouthful of blood was spat onto the ground. The fearsome Patriarch YiLing fell to his knees, remaining helpless for a few moments.Lan Wangji came to his side and put him on his back. After so much slaughter, only very few people were still conscious. Getting away from the cultivators, he ran at full speed, gritting his teeth and ignoring the pain he felt in his body and the spiritual exhaustion he had. Saving Wei WuXian, his beloved, was more important than his own safety.When he was far enough away he leaned back behind a tree to recover some energy, while he embraced Wei WuXian's still body, wiping his robes from the face of his love of life.After a few minutes of rest, Lan Wangji took Wei WuXian to the Burial Mounds and nursed him inside the cave that the young man called home.I tried to talk to him but had no answer. His eyes did not reflect that brightness that distinguished him, he was consumed by darkness and guilt.On the second day, the Jade tried to transmit spiritual energy to him to cleanse his body of the heavy resentful energy that he had inside him. Lan Wangji did not get tired of professing his feelings, his love, how much he cared and everything he would sacrifice to have him by his side.But, it was already too late, his words did not reach the ears of his lover. The YiLing Patriarch's mind had broken and he was lost in endless darkness. He had already lost his sanity and only repeated, over and over again, the same word.
—GET LOST...
The Jade stayed by his side, even when pushed.He stayed by his side, even when his lover told him over and over again to go away.Lan Wangji held him close to his chest, so that he would listen to his heart, and hugged him. He kissed his forehead and took his hands, but Wei WuXian only said:
—GET LOST...
Until after the afternoon of the second day, the elders and seniors of the Lan Clan arrived, along with his older brother Lan Xichen and his uncle Lan QiRen."Wangji, come out right now!" Lan QiRen exclaimed completely angrily outside the cave."HanGuang-Jun, leave that heretic!" He is manipulating you! Said one of the old men loudly.The Jade did not come out of the cave.His brother Lan Xichen entered the cave with his uncle, and looked at him sadly."Wangji, what is this?" Lan QiRen asked, puzzled by the sight in front of him."There's nothing to explain, what you see is what it is," Lan Wangji replied, as he hugged Wei WuXian tightly.Lan QiRen was furious, he tried to get closer to separate his nephew from Wei WuXian's body, but Lan Wangji was determined not to leave his beloved, he drew his sword and pointed it at his uncle and brother.Leaving Wei WuXian's sleeping body covered in his outer robe gently on the floor of the cave, Lan Wangji came out sword in hand and engaged in battle against the people of his own sect, severely injuring the thirty-three elders that surrounded him. uncle had broughtLan QiRen drew his own sword and when he approached his nephew's to start the fight, Lan Wangji hesitated slightly in the presence of his uncle and lowered his guard for a second. Lan QiRen hit his hand causing Bichen to fall to the ground and Lan Xichen took advantage of the carelessness, and from behind, knocked out his younger brother.Lan Wangji was unconscious but remained standing, although Lan Xichen tried to take him away, Lan Wangji's body refused to leave the place even in unconsciousness, between him and his uncle they dragged him to the Cloud Recesses.To his uncle and the GusuLan elders, Lan Wangji was perfection, a peerless pearl, bright and neat. For all of them, Wei WuXian was a mistake, a being who led Lan Wangji astray, with deceit and manipulation.But, for him it was not like that, the young man with the beautiful smile had brought happiness to his life and he would never feel that it was a mistake to meet him or get close to him.His only sin had been loving him, were Lan Xichen's words. However, Lan Wangji, refused to accept those words. Love could never be called a sin.If only he had the courage to confess his love and his feelings to Wei WuXian, before everything ended like this.Over there……The present would be different.
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Jade was now on his knees in front of the GusuLan Sect's punishment hall, the elders demanding that he needed to be punished for the betrayal committed with the whip of discipline. Lan Xichen refused to carry out such a punishment, but he was not listened to. Even his uncle was insisting on carrying out the punishment personally, as he was furious and disappointed in his nephew. He could only get them to reduce the number to thirty-three lashes, one for every old man injured by Lan Wangji."You have wounded thirty-three old men, you will be punished with thirty-three lashes," Lan QiRen exclaimed.Lan Wangji remained motionless and kneeling properly. His face was cold and serious. He kept silent."What is the fifty-second rule of the wall of discipline?" Lan QiRen asked before beginning the punishment."Don't make friends with evil people," Lan Wangji replied.“All the fundamentals of the sect, it seems you have forgotten them,” Lan QiRen retorted furiously.Lan Xichen was on the side keeping silent, trying to restrain himself and stand his ground as Sect Leader.“How dare you face the ancestors of the Lan Clan? Lan QiRen asked Lan Wangji.—I dare to ask uncle a question... Who is right and who is wrong? Who is good and who is bad? Lan Wangji exclaimed.-Excellent! This is the good student I've taught?! —Lan QiRen exclaimed furiously upon being questioned in this way and after a pause, lowering his tone, he said: —Wangji, you have deeply disappointed me.After closing his eyes for a few seconds, Lan QiRen sentenced saying:"Get punished."
*First whip.
“Wei Ying…Wait for me…Wei Ying……”—It's the Emperor's Smile, if I share a pitcher with you, could you pretend you haven't seen me? If liquor is prohibited then if I drink it here I won't break any rules... No?...“Wei Ying, I have seen you. How could it be possible to forget you? I keep watching you, you are very cute.
*Second whip.
"Aiyaa...!" If I manage to copy all those rules once, I could ascend to heaven, how can I copy them three times? I won't do it...“Wei Ying… No one understands good and evil better than you… You don't need to copy them.
*Third whip.
“I am not from the Lan family, and I do not plan to join the GusuLan Sect.—I know very well that you don't want to... it's my illusion that you are and that you're with me, I love you Wei Ying.
*Fourth whip.
"Wangji-Xiong... Wait for me!...—Wei Ying... I will always wait for you.
*Fifth whip.
"Ha-ha-ha... If you're not happy, you can also call me by my name.""Wei Ying... Wei Ying... Wei Ying... Wei Ying..."
*Sixth whip.
—Lan Zhan... I want to ask you a question... Do you really hate me?..."I don't hate you... I love you Wei Ying."
*Seventh whip.
"Wangji-Xiong... Look at me!""I'm always looking at you.
*Eighth whip.
“Lan Zhan, even though you look old-fashioned, cold and serious, you are quite attractive, the combination is beautiful… He-he-he…-Shameless...
*Ninth whip.
“Lan Zhan…Why can't you hug me…I give you my hand, you can take it and pull me, you don't need to grab my robe collar."I will take your hand and I will never let you go again."
*Tenth whip.
“Lan Zhan, I am so familiar with making friends…“Wei Ying… I don't want to be your friend… I want to be someone you like.
*Eleventh whip.
—Lan Zhan...come with me to Yunmeng, I'll take you to gather lotuses and eat seeds... Are you coming?-I will go.
*Twelfth whip.
“Lan Zhan… I haven't been copying the books for a few days… Did you miss me?—I thought of you every day that you were not there, thinking terribly, you are also in my dreams, I missed you Wei Ying so much.
*Thirteenth whip.
“There are so many wild rabbits in your sect… What do you think, aren't they robust… Do you want them?-Yes. I love. I want everything you give me.
*Fourteenth whip.
"Look Lan Zhan!...They look like a couple...they eat vegetables together and are on top of each other...Are they......-I'm ashamed...
*Fifteenth whip.
—Lan Zhan...Your headband is crooked, if you don't believe me I can adjust it for you.“Wei Ying… You are my soul mate.
*Sixteenth whip.
“Lan Zhan… How about I carry you on my back?"Okay, take me."
*Seventeenth whip.
—Don't worry, I don't like men, I won't take advantage of the situation and I won't do anything to you."I don't like men either... I only like Wei Ying."
*Eighteenth whip.
"Lan Zhan... You're not acting like yourself... You don't need to be upset... unless...""Unless... I like you... I like Wei Ying."
*Nineteenth whip.
“Lan Zhan, let me lie on your lap.“Wei Ying… you can do it.
*Twentieth whip.
—Nobody hates me, everyone likes me and loves me in the bottom of their hearts.—I love you too, I like you, I love you.
*Twenty-first whip.
—I'm bored, it's very quiet, Lan Zhan... Can you sing?..."Okay, I'll sing for you.
*Twenty-second whip.
- It is beautiful. Lan Zhan... What is the name of the song?"WangXian..."
*Twenty-third whip.
"Go back to Gusu with you?" What do you think your GusuLan Sect is? Do you think I wouldn't refuse?I want to protect you, I want to hide you...
*Twenty-fourth whip.
—After all... What can others know about my temperament?—I won't stay watching, Wei Ying I'm not someone else... we're close.
*Twenty-fifth whip.
"Lan Zhan...Will you do me a favor?" Would you lend me your headband?-Yeah. The tape is yours. It will always belong to you.
*Twenty-sixth whip.
"Are you here to join the hunt?" You won't find anything good near me...I want you, your lips. I love you.
*Twenty-seventh whip.
“Lan Zhan… Have you ever kissed someone?…-Yes. I kissed you... I couldn't contain myself.
*Twenty-eighth whip.
“Lan Zhan… these are now your flowers, I will give them to you.-Are you interested in me?...
*Twenty-ninth whip.
"Lan Zhan!" What a coincidence to meet! Why did you come to YiLing?“The truth is… I made a special trip to see you Wei Ying…
*Thirtieth whip.
—I can't leave them... I think if you were in my place you would do the same too.-Yes. He couldn't leave them.
*Thirty-first whip.
"For you to walk on the bustling and spacious bridge, I walk on the one-plank bridge that leads into darkness.""Let me help you... I'll walk with you."
*Thirty-second whip.
"Well, I already knew that. He knew that at some point we would cross swords in a real battle. Anyway you hate me and you don't see me with good eyes. Come on!..."Wei Ying... I don't... I don't hate you... I could never hurt you."
*Thirty-third whip.
—Wei Ying... Are you waiting for me?... Please... Wait for me.......
Wei Ying…. I couldn't protect you...
I regret ....
Lan Wangji remained silent throughout the punishment and Lan Xichen was held up by one of the elders as he cried on his knees on the ground. Lan QiRen never took his eyes off his nephew. His gaze softened with each blow that the Discipline Whip landed on Lan Wangji's back and now he was devastated, with a feeling of guilt eating away at him.Lan Wangji's gaze was empty. His light was fading.Lan Xichen wailed and breaking free of the two old men's grasp, he ran to his side trying to help him. The forces in his brother's body left him and his posture gave way. His uncle was thrown forward so that his head did not touch the ground, his hands trembled to see what his decision had caused in the body of his nephew. They took him to his room and Lan Xichen took care of him.Lan Wangji, upon coming to his senses, was asking only about Wei WuXian and the situation of the Burial Mounds.Wei WuXian was waiting for him. He had to get well, heal and return to his side. His back used to, but the more it hurt him not to be by his side, the more Wei WuXian's words hurt him and his rejection. Seeing minute by minute how the person he loved the most disappeared, leaving an empty shell and a dull, lost look. He was to return to the Burial Mounds and clear up the misunderstandings that had estranged them these past years.He knew that the wounds from the whip of discipline would not fade, they would heal, but the scars would be there. Like his love for Wei WuXian that will always remain in his heart and mind. It will never fade like the scars on his back.Bedridden, he remained unable to move for weeks, the bandages were changed daily by his brother as well as the food that Lan Xichen made him eat, reminding him of the sect's rule "Do not waste food" as well as how he answered the daily question"How is Wei Ying?" Is he alright?.....Until one day Lan Xichen couldn't answer that question to his younger brother.News of the attack on the Burial Mounds led by Jiang Cheng had reached Gusu.The YiLing Patriarch had died.After destroying half of the Stygian Tiger Seal, his puppets turned on him, devouring him like hungry dogs and there was nothing left. Not even a whole body to bury and mourn.With that news a part of Lan Wangji died with him.His light went out completely.“Wei Ying…. I miss you.
"Today I feel your absence
so intensely
in my...
the rain has turned
tears of heaven,
and the sun shows
the lack of you
I miss the eyes
with which we look at each other,
and your crazy laugh
resonates with me...
like the songs
without which this life
it becomes drab and grey.
The hours are long
Today I feel your absence
the world is empty
When you are not here.
I miss the kisses
that we have given ourselves
the ones we didn't give
I start to miss
I miss you, my life
like I never felt.
I miss you, my life
so I miss you..."
[Fragment]
Artist: Diego Frenkel.
Subject: I miss you.
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After changing the bandages and giving his younger brother the pain medicine, Lan Xichen left the room, leaving Lan Wangji alone to vent after such hard news.Jade crawled down from his bed, opening some of the wounds on his back until he reached his spirit sword, Bichen.What was life worth if he was no longer in this world?Looking at the beautiful edge of his spiritual sword, he ran his fingers caressing the fine material, until his haggard face was reflected and his mind paused for a moment. Placing the blade over his heart, he took a last deep breath.His heart was no longer going to beat for Wei WuXian.Nothing made sense without the young man with the beautiful smile.There was no reason to continue breathing and living, in a world where Wei Wuxian no longer existed.He let out a long breath and closed his eyes.┏╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍┓"Lan Wangji, Wangji.... Wangji-Xiong.... Lan Er-Gege.... Lan Zhan!!...."Lan Zhan... Look at me!...“Hahaha…Lan Zhan, he seems to like you. You know?... He grabs the leg of whoever he likes and never lets go....Those who have gold are fathers and those who have milk are mothers..."Xian-Gege... Will rich brother come back one day?...He won't come back...
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Lan Wangji's eyes widened abruptly, pulling the sword away from his chest before running its edge through it. Denying reality, hope blinded him.—Wei Ying... He is not dead... he is waiting for Me... I have to go back.Taking the sword from him he staggered out of the Jingshi, as he managed he mounted it and flew out of the Cloud Recesses towards the YiLing Burial Mounds.He had to see with his own eyes what had happened in that place and after several hours of travel he reached his destination. Lan Wangji began to search for any sign of Wei WuXian and found only ruins of houses that had been burned during the siege.He entered the cave and Wei WuXian was not there either. His writings were missing as were the inventions that were previously scattered on the ground. There was nothing, just a few ashes from some manuscript that had been burned and a large pool of blood.Jade knelt down in front of the already dry and opaque puddle.—Wei Ying... —He lamented letting tears out of his already dull amber eyes.He took out the guqin from him and played Inquiry.“Does anyone know anything about Wei Ying?…"Wei Ying, are you there, answer me?""Did anyone see Wei Ying's soul?...He found nothing. No response. The souls of the place were silent and when he thought that all was lost, he began to get depressed and fall into darkness.After a few minutes he decided to leave, without first taking a brief time to look for the last time at the place where Wei WuXian had lived. Passing through what used to be the orchard, he heard a slight moan that came from a half-burned hollow trunk, a few meters from the place."Xian-Gege... Xian-Gege..."It was a murmur that he came to hear and as he got closer, he found Wen Yuan hiding inside the log. The little one was alive, but with a terrible fever.When he wanted to take him in his arms, the child kicked in fright."A-Yuan it's me... It's me... The rich brother," Lan Wangji told him as he hugged him reassuringly.-….Brother…. rich? Wen Yuan muttered.-Yeah. I am the rich brother…” Lan Wangji replied with a lump in his throat.The child fainted in his arms, feeling protected, and began the return journey as quickly as possible.When Lan Wangji arrived in Caiyi City, he heard a vendor selling "Emperor's Smile". The Jade remained motionless, plunging into the depths of memories.“Lan Zhan… This liquor is good, but it doesn't compare to Gusu's Emperor's Smile… I would like to drink it again sometime… Ahhh! He-he... There is definitely no other liquor that is better than The Emperor's Smile.Still standing in the place, the Jade came out of his thoughts, mesmerized by the jar in the hands of the seller, the ceramic material was black, like Wei WuXian's clothes. He, too, had a crimson red cloth, covering the mouth of the jar, held in place by a red cord that billowed from one side to the other like the ribbon in the hair of the young man with the beautiful smile. The vendor waved his hand excitedly as he called customers to buy liquor from his store.Lan Wangji, taking one step at a time, approached the vendor until he was facing him. The vendor was surprised to see him, as he recognized him as a disciple of the GusuLan Sect."Young Master, what are you offering?" - Asked the seller, with great intrigue.It was known that the GusuLan Sect had strict rules and one of them was that liquor was prohibited.“The jug…” Lan Wangji pointed.The vendor hesitated for a moment and wanted to make sure he had heard correctly, "Young Master, do you want to buy a jug of liquor?"—Mn. Give me two jars," Lan Wangji exclaimed, giving the money to the vendor.The vendor gave him the two jars and when he was going to give him the rest of the money, Lan Wangji had already left and exclaimed: —Young Master, his money... he gave me more!...Lan Wangji kept walking with A-Yuan on his left arm and the two jugs on his right arm. He climbed the steps until he reached the Cloud Recesses. There, his older brother Lan Xichen was waiting for him with great concern.“Wangji, what happened? Did you go to the Mounds? ..... And that child?... — he hastened to ask.Approaching his brother Lan Wangji he gave the boy "Lan Yuan... my son" he exclaimed with a weak voice."Wangji, the child has a high fever and you need care...-Brother. Take him to the doctor. I need to be alone.... Lan Wangji interrupted him and staggering with the two jars hugging his body, he went to the Jingshi.Lan Xichen hurried to take Lan Yuan to the sect doctor. He knew he had to leave his brother alone, but he had a bad feeling. He decided that after dropping off the boy and talking to the doctor, he would go see his brother and watch him from afar, if he didn't want anyone around for a while.
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Lan Wangji entered his room and put the two jars on the table and sat down to watch them. Admiring the color, touching the red lace with his fingertips. He then watched Bichen again tempted to take the sword from him, but remembered that now he had A-Yuan. The only memory of Wei WuXian left in the world. He now had to live to take care of and protect what Wei WuXian had tried to take care of so much. He took a jar and hugged it pressing it against his chest, his eyes filled with tears and he cried.Caring little for the rules of the sect he yelled, throwing his self-control aside, an agonized gasp of a breaking heart. The crying was strong as a storm and the wailing, thunder in the hurricane that swirled in the Jingshi, the silent room.His throat burned, as did the wounds on his back that had opened and worsened with the trip. His skin stretched as he positioned himself on the ground, embracing the jar that shattered to pieces from the pressure and force of his arms. The fragrant aroma of the aged liquor was so sweet and intense that he spread across the room and taking the red cord, bathed in the Emperor's Smile, he brought it to his lips, barely supporting it in a chaste kiss.“Wei Ying… Wei Ying…” he muttered in agony.Remembering the silver bell he had from Wei WuXian, he hurriedly got up to look for it.Pushing the things off the table and setting the other cool one to one side, he laid down his guqin and played Inquiry.Deep and sad was its sound.Memories of Wei WuXian and his smile scarred inside his soul leaving indelible marks and the strings of the guqin vibrated in pain."Wei Ying... are you there?""Wei Ying answer me...“Has anyone seen Wei WuXian's soul?…Some souls responded to his call but none gave him the answer he wanted and was looking for. No one knew of Wei WuXian and neither did Wei WuXian answer his call. There was only silence."Wei Ying... I don't hate you... Please answer..."His throat burned, was dry, his voice cracked and rough. He looked at the liquor jug, the one that was abandoned to the side of his and took it in his hands.—Lan Zhan!... ...There is definitely no other liquor that is better than The Emperor's Smile. I would like to drink it again sometime......Untying the crimson cord, he uncovered the jug and raised it to his lips and drank it in a few gulps, like the time Wei WuXian had drunk on the roofs of Gusu the first time they met and his smile lit up more than the moon. , causing his heart to be taken away at that moment.His sweet scent reminded him of happy times, Wei WuXian's teasing, his smile, and the warmth that accompanied him wherever he went. The liquor was also, with a strong and spicy flavor, like the food that Wei WuXian loved, he could now understand how this liquor was the favorite of his beloved.He felt dizzy. Then he started to feel very tired and suddenly everything went black.Lan Wangji fell unconscious.┏╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍┓Wei WuXian walked in the dark, getting further and further away from Lan Wangji, no matter how much he tried to run to catch up with him, he couldn't, he yelled his name but Wei WuXian didn't stop walking.
"Wei Ying..."
-Wait for me.
-Do not go!
"Wei Ying!!...
Some time later Wei WuXian turned around to look at him for a second before completely disappearing into the darkness.┗╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍┛
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Lan Xichen was heading to the Jingshi. Little Lan Yuan was out of danger and with proper care he would be cured in a week. He was very worried about his brother, he had not asked him, but he saw that he was carrying liquor in his arms.A disciple intercepted him on the way very agitated and with much concern on his face.-What's going on? Lan Xichen asked."Sect Leader, it's Lan Wangji... he's in the treasure room," the disciple replied fearfully.Lan Xichen hurried as fast as the rules allowed him and upon arrival he saw his brother in his undercoat, disheveled and open, barefoot with disheveled hair and blood on his back. Lan Wangji was tossing aside the sect's treasures as if he was desperately searching for something. Clearly his younger brother was drunk.Lan Xichen ordered the disciple to keep this incident between them and to turn prying eyes away from the place.Wangji, what's up? What are you looking for? —Lan Xichen approached his brother, asking with concern and affection in his tone.“Flute…” Lan Wangji replied with a completely empty and broken look.Lan Xichen's chest tightened, pain clenched in his heart at seeing his younger brother in such a state. He took his flute from his sleeve and gave it to him.Lan Wangji took it and examined it carefully. "No," he exclaimed, returning the flute to his brother. "That's not the one I want," he clarified and continued searching."Wangji, wait for me a few minutes, I'll bring you another flute... Don't go," Lan Xichen exclaimed and went to find the best flute in the GusuLan Sect.Lan Wangji continued to rummage through the treasure chamber and just repeated flute over and over again, as if he was in a trance. Suddenly, something caught his attention and he took it in his hands."Wei Ying..."He returned to the Jingshi and lit a brazier, contemplating the flame he brought the metal closer to heat, when the metal glowed red and brought it closer to his chest."Wei Ying..."—Lan Zhan... even if I have a permanent mark, it would mean that I saved a maiden... and she would never forget me in her life...He closed his eyes and pressed the Wen-marked metal into his chest, inflicting the same wound Wei WuXian had on his heart.“Wei Ying…” Lan Wangji gasped before collapsing into unconsciousness.
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Lan Xichen returned to the treasure room with the flute but his brother was no longer there, he went to look for him at the Jingshi and found him lying on the floor with the mark of the Qishan Wen Sect next to him and the wound with the emblem of the sun. shod in his chest.[Note: Branding from the word iron - Marking slaves and criminals with a hot iron, to indicate their social status, and also as punishment for the latter.]Dropping the flute to the floor, he ran to pick up his brother and tend to his wounds. These were in bad shape and needed to be re-bandaged. He carefully placed him on his bed and cleaned his wounds.Lan Wangji was asleep for three days and woke up not knowing what had happened during his binge.Lan Xichen told him everything that he did and the state of Lan Yuan. The child was progressing satisfactorily and in a few more days he would be completely cured.—Brother, I want to adopt him as my son...he will be a Lan...I want to write his name in the family book —Lan Wangji exclaimed.Lan Xichen promised him that he would convince his uncle and even if he refused, he himself would take care of putting the child's name in the Lan family book, he also told him that he would support him from now on and help him take care of Lan. Yuan, while his wounds healed.A month later Lan Yuan went to see him and the boy did not remember anything from his past. His older brother said that it was better that way, since he surely saw horrible things and whoever he forgot would help him start a new life in Gusu.Lan Wangji introduced herself as his father, and the boy approached him with a beautiful smile. Jade made a place on his bed for him to lie down. From then on, Lan Yuan slept in the Jingshi with his father and was cared for by his uncle Lan Xichen during the day.“Wei Ying, I will take care of A-Yuan. I will protect his smile that is like yours. I'll always wait for you... because I hope you'll come back... Do the impossible, you've always done it —Jade murmured as he settled into his bed.He sighed deeply, and Wei WuXian's smiling face was clearly in his mind. Lan Wangji found himself loving the memory of Wei WuXian in the solitude of seclusion, while his wounds healed. He incessantly remembering a forbidden love and tears ran down his cheeks.It still hurt.His memory hurt, but the fear of forgetting it scared him even more. It didn't matter if he cried, if tears wet his pillow, as long as he could see Wei WuXian again, it would be worth it.Lan Wangji closed his eyes, plunging into dreams.Sinking into the sea of memories to see him again and meet Wei WuXian again. The only one who could fill the void between his heart and his mind.
Silence (Mò默)
I couldn't help but transform into a stubborn fish.
That goes only against ocean currents.
I swore a sincere oath when I was young,
and silently sank into the depths of the sea.
I repeat the ending several times, and I still keep losing it.
I've been condemned forever to a life in solitude
Just for love, don't retaliate, but I won't let you go.
This endless circle of fate cannot be painted.
But who fills the void between my mind and heart?
It's you.
Why does love condemn all people forever?
They cannot fight, they cannot escape.
The frown on my forehead can never loosen
The mistake of life from which I will never escape.
It's you.
Losing you.
I lose you.
I can't help but transform into a stubborn fish.
That swims against the current only until the end.
When I was young I devotedly swore an oath,
that sinks silently into the depths of the sea.
The cycle is repeated, the result is the same:
I lose you.
I've been condemned forever to a lonely life just for love,
don't retaliate, but don't let you go.
This endless circle of fate cannot be painted.
But who fills the void between my mind and heart?
It's you.
Why does love condemn all people forever?
They cannot fight, they cannot escape.
The frown on my forehead can never loosen
the mistake of life from which I will never escape.
It's you.
Losing you.
I lose you.
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The months passed quickly and the first year that he had already left this world was completed.His mind was submerged in the monotonous days of his confinement and his older brother brought food and medicine daily.Little Lan Yuan slept next to him every night. Lan Wangji could barely move a bit and sit still for a few minutes before the pain invaded him again.El Jade, every night he would sit down and play Inquiry, one, two, three or more times. Even if his nails frayed and broke or his fingers bled. Even with his stiff back and taut wounds. He wouldn't stop playing. But the response he received was always silence.Absolute silence.Sometimes, some soul responded but it was not the one that the Jade was looking for and he did not know anything about him either.Lan Yuan would take his blanket and settle on his lap when he played, to keep him company. Later, Lan Wangji, took the little one in his arms and they settled on the bed to sleep.Lan Wangji's sleep did not come again, just like all the previous nights where memories of his first love invaded his mind. Without the desire to drive them away, they were well received by the Jade, although his heart ached from him at such illusory thoughts and images.He always wanted to remember Wei WuXian, to keep his memory alive and unaltered. He was always invaded by the fear that time would erase his voice, his face, his figure, his eyes and what he loved most, his smile. But time is cruel and some things were being forgotten or becoming more and more blurred.He wrapped his arms around A-Yuan better, giving his warmth, affection, and protection.The boy was fast asleep and he sank deeper into his chest, his face so calm and bright, it made Jade's chest itch. Lan Wangji watched him and his cold heart warmed a little. Having A-Yuan by his side was a great support for him and kept him afloat, so he wouldn't sink deep into depression. He became his anchor and his reason for living.At first, A-Yuan had trouble adjusting to Gusu's schedule, but he quickly got used to it just like Gusu's meals. Bitter and tasteless, according to Wei WuXian's words. A small smile appeared at the corners of his lips at the fleeting memory of those youthful times.However, Lan Xichen's visit that afternoon obscured that glimmer of light that had momentarily surrounded the iceberg imprisoning his heart.The last conversation with his brother left him in a bad mood, his fists clenching and his face darkening with the news. But he wanted to know, he needed to know what had happened and what was happening in the Cultivation World.Lan Xichen told him that after the siege of the Burial Mounds by the four great sects, in which he and his uncle participated together with some GusuLan disciples. The cultivators settled in the place and began to summon the soul of the Fearsome YiLing Patriarch. However, the summoning rituals did not yield results. So they came to two theories; The first was that his soul could not be invoked because it had disappeared, or fragmented into thousands of pieces until there was nothing left after being devoured by the resentful spirits; and the second was that his soul had escaped.The entire Cultivation World was afraid of that possibility. If his soul had been able to escape, he could enter another body, or reincarnate in his own body and when the time came he would rise again for revenge, the world would once again enter chaos and be destroyed by his hand. .And in order to prevent the souls from escaping, they built one hundred and twenty stone beasts to guard Luan Zhang Hill and began to perform ritual after soul summoning ritual, keeping maximum watch over the Burial Mounds and all kinds of strange events or rumors in the area. the Cultivation World in case the soul ever possessed a body.During this first year they had no results, but they kept trying hard. The world raged with hatred and would not leave the YiLing Patriarch alone, even in his death.A fleeting thought slapped him; I don't let it go either... night after night I try to summon it.But he was different.Lan Wangji just wanted to apologize, he regretted not being with him when I needed him the most, not confessing, not making it clear to him that he didn't hate him, that he loved him more than he could ever love him. another person.Another person? There will be no other person!!Lan Wangji's heart only belonged to Wei WuXian and no one else.He was willing to live a life of solitude, to walk in solitude. Taking care of A-Yuan and making that child a cultivator worthy of Wei WuXian to be proud of.But he would be alone. A Lan only falls in love once in his life and his heart had already been taken away. He now understood how his ancestor Lan An had left the world, returning to the temple to spend her last years in solitude, after the death of her fated person.Stretching out his hand, he reached for a book that had "Poems of Lan An" written on its cover, he carefully leafed through its pages, finding a bookmark.His ears reddened slightly at the abrupt and sweet memory. The bookmark was a flower that he had dried and placed inside the book, a peony. A flower that he took from the chest of a young man lying blindfolded on a tree. His first kiss. Closing the book he put it aside and brushing his lips with his fingertips, he closed his eyes falling into a deep and peaceful sleep.
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The years passed and the attempts to invoke the soul of the Fearsome Patriarch never succeeded.Lan Wangji after spending three years in seclusion, healing his injuries, began to travel to different missions related to fanatical Wei WuXian imitators, ferocious ghosts or places with resentful energy, trying to find his beloved again.If his beloved did not answer his call, he hoped that he had already reincarnated and that for this reason his soul could not be invoked.Lan Wangji also stopped participating in the Discussion Conferences. He couldn't bear the presence of Jiang Wanyin, the person who “Killed” Wei WuXian, his beloved. According to popular sayings in the Cultivation World, Jiang Wanyin targeted the YiLing Patriarch's weakness and put an end to it.But, even less could he bear it when people brought up the subject of the battle and the death of the YiLing Patriarch in conversation. Listening to "Respected Leaders" speak with poison, how those people without knowing him, insulted him and even spoke badly, saying... That his soul was abominable and unclean, and that it was good that he broke into pieces and then disappeared from the world.How could they call his soul pure, abominable and unclean? Wei WuXian remained pure, upholding his principles by protecting the weak, putting his loved ones before himself. Think of the good of others before his own good. Although he went through many storms he remained true to his heart.Lan Wangji loved him, admired him.A thunderous sound brought him out of his thoughts. Jiang Wanyin glared at the Leader who had spoken of Wei WuXian in front of him. With his nephew in one of his arms and Zidian sparkling in his other hand, he threatened him and made it clear his disapproval at the words "Wei WuXian or Patriarch YiLing". After settling in, he left the hall with Jin Ling and headed for Lotus Pier.Lan Wangji after a few minutes also left the place and told himself that he would no longer attend sect meetings, he did not want to cross paths with Jiang Wanyin and he did not want to hear bad things about Wei WuXian again.He would dedicate himself from now on to helping people in need without asking for anything in return. He would travel to the cities and towns, whether they were small, large, or desolate.After a while his fame spread. The common people knew him as "HanGuang-Jun" A light-bearing knight who went wherever there was chaos. A righteous and fair cultivator, who came to his requests without caring about the rank of the prey, whether the merit he would earn for the work was low or high.
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After ten years after his death, people gradually forgot about the YiLing Patriarch. The rumors that he could no longer perform tricks also died down and more people began to believe that the YiLing Patriarch really perished back then.But, someone was still searching, Jiang Wanyin. Sect Leader Jiang had turned into a hound dog and was madly hunting down all those who practiced demonic cultivation, lashing them with Zidian, "Purple Lightning" and torturing them with great hatred, searching each of them for the soul of the demon. Fearsome Patriarch, Wei WuXian. But none of them was him.Some rumored that he had gone truly insane, after causing the death of the Patriarch. His hatred and his cruelty did not rest, targeting the imitators and in it, he found something to carry on.Few say that he was seen that day on his knees in front of the pool of blood with a macabre smile. Others said that a few tears were shed as he clutched the sinister blood-drenched flute to his chest. Flute that he took with him, with the idea that if Wei WuXian returned he would surely go for Chenqing the ghost flute.The Jade traveled alone and sometimes would be gone for a few days or a few weeks before returning to the Cloud Recesses. It was hard for Lan Wangji to avoid the madness of love, hate, right and wrong in the world, so he tried to keep himself busy with different missions.Lan Wangji came to the city of rumors.Looking for Him.Walking through the streets, he heard a loud voice and saw many people surrounding a person in black, listening carefully to what that person said.—I am the Great and Feared Patriarch reincarnated —Exclaimed a person dressed in black with a hairstyle similar to that of Wei WuXian with a red ribbon adorning his hair.People looked at each other, some pointing to the banner the man carried “YiLing Patriarch” in great astonishment, while others laughed sheepishly doubting his words.Lan Wangji approached, but with just one look his heart darkened in disappointment, he was just another one of many imitators. Furthermore, if he was the real one he wouldn't be openly claiming that he was the reincarnated Patriarch.The man began to offer talismans and items to "Fight against evil" at a good price and some people came to buy the items with interest.But, after a few minutes another man appeared.-High! You are just an impostor! —Said the other man also in a black robe —My Fearsome Master, he has not yet returned to this mortal world! Stop fooling people!-How dare you?! I am the Fearsome Yiling Patriarch! Who are you to question my words?!...“I am the main disciple of the YiLing Patriarch! I will not allow you to tarnish my Master's reputation! —Exclaimed the second man and taking out a talisman he attacked the "Impostor".Lan Wangji stayed out of the situation. Since "Both" were impostors. Wei WuXian never took anyone as a disciple.Both impostors began their fight with talismans and very flashy spinning movements. It all seemed like a bizarre spectacle. People laughed and applauded watching the combat.Lan Wangji, feeling more and more disappointed, was on his way to leave the place, when suddenly a purple flash lit up and people began to run away in fear…. The two "Imposters" were on the ground bleeding.Lan Wangji turned to look at what had happened and was met with a very angry Jiang Wanyin.—Wei WuXian!... So you're back... Did you think that by making a fool of myself I wouldn't realize it was you?! —Jiang Wanyin exclaimed and began to whip the two men, his blood stained the ground and his tunic.“Sect Leader…. Sect Leader! ...... It seems that they are not possessed —Said one of his assistants scared.“Hump~… I see… But, they are demonic cultivators. Take them to Lotus Pier! We can't be sure yet... He may be fooling us with his nonsense! —Jiang Wanyin ordered and approaching the Jade said —HanGuang-Jun, what brings a renowned cultivator to this remote town?—Leader of the Jiang Sect —Lan Wangji greeted him merely out of courtesy as he gritted his teeth trying to contain his rejection —Mission on strange facts.—Ehm... Well, as you can see... Everything is now under control —Jiang Cheng answered coldly, the tension between them could be felt.Lan Wangji was silent, nodded, and left. He didn't want to be around Jiang Wanyin any longer.It was known that the people they took to the Lotus Pier dungeons were never heard from again. Jiang Wanyin had become a ruthless bloodthirsty and many people were terrified.It was even rumored that Lotus Pier was turning into a gloomy and sinister place, due to the agonized screams of people being personally tortured by Sect Leader Jiang.
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Time after:
It was a winter's day, and snow covered the Cloud Recesses white. The air was cold, and the damp penetrated to the depths of Lan Wangji's heart.Under an umbrella, Jade looked at the landscape through the snow.It had been many years since he had been to that part of the mountain, on the outskirts of Gusu. Place where Inquiry played years ago looking for Wei WuXian, who had disappeared after the destruction of Lotus Pier.The Jade was in a state of contemplation in absolute silence, thinking about the past and at his feet were two jars of the Emperor's Smile already half buried in the white blanket of cold snow.Lan Wangji put his umbrella aside and took out his guqin, stroking the fine strings, sat on a rock and played research.
Wei Ying... where are you? Answer...
Asking about that person from the past. The strings vibrated with longing, agony, and pain.But, no soul answered.Asking again about black and white, about right and wrong. Lan Wangji still doesn't understand how to measure black and white, praise and blame from the past.But, no soul knows the answer.Wanting to find the person with gray colors, a beautiful smile, bright eyes and an indomitable heart. Silence was again his response.Remembering the promise of his youthful days that he will keep until the end of his days. He won't forget him. How could he be forgotten? Lan Wangji refuses to forget, all those sweet and painful memories of the past.Putting away his guqin, he took up his umbrella again and approached the shore.The jars were arranged and the incense was burned.However, the paper money in his hand was returned to his sleeve. Refusing to accept his departure even with the passing of the years. No need, Wei Ying will come back…..This was an offering to Wei WuXian.A sign that he has not forgotten.A promise that he will keep if his wish comes true.Standing up, he looked at his reflection in the mirrored, crystal clear water and his heart pounded. For a second he saw Wei WuXian at the smiling side of him, but in the blink of an eye he was gone.—Wei Ying... I still remember you...“I have fragrant liquor for you…. You still won't be back?-I will always wait for you…. Regardless of the weather, I will be there for you…..
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Thirteen years after the siege of the Burial Mounds:
In the Silent Room a melody was playing, "Inquiry" and a cheerful young man was playing it, the only memory of his beloved. Lan Yuan, courtesy name Lan SiZhui."HanGuang-Jun, I've almost perfected Inquiry," Lan SiZhui exclaimed.“Mn,” Lan Wangji replied as he poured him a cup of tea, “Your Qin language is quite good.Lan SiZhui smiled blushing, he liked receiving compliments from his father, although he stopped openly calling him father a long time ago.Lan Xichen knocked on the door of the Jingshi and entered greeting his nephew and younger brother."Wangji, a letter arrived with a request from a place called Villa Mo," Lan Xichen exclaimed, handing the letter over to him to read.—Mn. Brother, isn't Villa Mo part of LanLing Jin's territory? Lan Wang Ji asked.—Yes, it is part of the territory. But, it seems that they have some issues with the LanLing Jin Sect, and have asked for our help instead. The letter says that they are being attacked by walking corpses,” Lan Xichen explained.—Mn. I will accept the mission and I will take the Juniors so that they have more experience in the Night Hunts —Lan Wangji said and added —SiZhui, notify Lan JingYi and select four more companions to accompany them. You will lead the group, I will accompany them. We leave in an hour.Lan SiZhui bowed and left the place.Lan Xichen said goodbye to his brother, he had to settle some business and then go to Koi Tower and help his Jury Brother, Jin GuangYao. Who asked him for advice to prepare the next Discussion Conference.Lan Wangji, tucked the letter into his sleeve, took his sword and guqin and headed to the entrance of the Cloud Recesses to wait for the Juniors.After a few minutes the group was ready to leave and getting on their swords, they headed to Villa Mo.
A cold night deep in the clouds.The light of the moon and the freshness of the wind touch my heart.Watching the lonely snow fall, remembering the momentsand feelings of a distant past.
A bottle of the Emperor's Smile in Gusu.Buried under the snow, preserving the flavor of thebest years. The sound of the zither resounds in the JingshiPlaying an Inquiry songBut no soul responds.
Bu Wang (I Will Not Forget)Artist: Wang Yibo.[Fragment]
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Lan Wangji and the Juniors traveled on their swords for several hours, until they reached the outskirts of Mo Villa where there was a small inn.They went ashore and entered it to rest a little.The Jade decided that Lan Sizhui would be the one to lead the group, since he had more experience and he would stay at the inn, since Villa Mo was a small city and with the news that renowned cultivators would be going there, the commotion and accumulation of people would be boisterous and noticeable.Lan Wangji still had problems with large numbers of people around him, becoming very nervous and not liking being the center of attention of the masses. Besides, the inn was a prudent distance away, not too close to the city and not too far from it.He could arrive in no time if the distress signal was launched into the sky and support the Juniors if they needed his help to deal with the mission. Since he thought that a few walking corpses wouldn't be a problem for the group. Most of the young cultivators had already gone out on several Night Hunts under his supervision before and were excellent in their demeanor and ability to handle the situation in front of them.Lan Wangji still remembered the last disappointment he had with the Fearsome YiLing Patriarch's impersonators, but lately there had been no activity from them for fear of Sect Leader Yunmeng Jiang.Fewer and fewer people dared to imitate him since their destiny was marked if they crossed paths with Sandu Shengshou, Jiang Wanyin. Cruel torture awaited them, followed by death or they would never have a chance to get out of the ghastly dungeons of Lotus Pier.Lan Wangji had been hearing these kinds of rumors for years, but he did not care about them. He was only interested in information about the YiLing Patriarch and the strange occurrences linked to resentful energy.Lan Sizhui got ready, as did Lan JingYi and the other GusuLan disciples."HanGuang-Jun, we will begin the mission we have been entrusted with," Lan Sizhui exclaimed, followed by a polite bow.—Mn. If any danger arises, send the signal —Lan Wangji answered —Don't forget your manners.The latter was addressed to Lan JingYi, who upon hearing the great HanGuang-Jun's words bowed politely.-Yes. HanGuang-Jun, we will not make the sect lose face,” Lan JingYi exclaimed.—Mnn. They can leave.The young disciples mounted their swords and marched off to Villa Mo. Lan Wangji stayed at the inn in one of the rooms and took out his guqin, to ask the souls in the area if there were any hints of grudged spirits or grudged energy.The souls answered his call, and told him that there was a very strong spiritual disturbance, but they did not know what it was. Lan Wangji was left thinking, but he was confident in the abilities of his sect's Juniors. If something were to happen they would call for reinforcements.
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A few hours passed and it got dark. The GusuLan Sect's distress signal lit up high in the night sky of Mo Villa.Lan Wangji took his guqin and flew on his sword.Several minutes later he arrived at the Mo Family Residence and in the backyard there were three corpses fighting against something sinister in the body of an old woman. The Juniors were off to the side out of harm's way and the corpses seemed to be fighting among themselves, until the female corpse threw the other three aside and went to attack Lan SiZhui.Lan Wangji struck a chord and with a single note immobilized and defeated all the resentful corpses. Something crawled out of the residence, however he couldn't see exactly who it was, as he was more concerned with the safety of his son."Han Guang Jun!" The disciples exclaimed when they saw him land next to him.-They are fine? What happened? Lan Wangji asked as he looked at the corpses on the ground and a strange feeling welled up inside him.“We had successfully dealt with the walking corpses thanks to the formation of the Spirit Attraction Banner,” Lan SiZhui replied, adding, “Then Young Master Mo’s lifeless body appeared and the other family members began to die strangely. , until a young man named Mo XuanYu helped us somehow and we understood that it was due to an arm with a powerful force of resentful energy that possessed the bodies and drained the flesh and energy from them. Then things got complicated and we sent the distress signal. The corpses of the Mo family began to fight with each other, but they were nothing like the walking corpses we had already subdued, they were different.“They are not walking corpses, they are Puppets, controlled by a master,” Lan Wangji clarified, his serious face and thick voice hiding his racing heart.Until now the "Imposters" only played the flute clumsily but could not command anything, all they did was use talismans and proclaimed themselves demonic cultivators when they only touched the tip of the iceberg of what demonic cultivation could be. It was the first time for him to see puppets like the ones used by Wei WuXian during the Campaign to Shoot Down the Sun."Puppets?" How about the stories? Lan JingYi asked excitedly, his face full of curiosity.—Mn. You said that Mo XuanYu helped you? Lan Wangji asked hiding his curiosity from him."It's true... where did that lunatic go?" Just a few minutes ago he was here,” Lan JingYi exclaimed."JingYi don't say that, it's not correct," Lan SiZhui said.—But if it's true, that lunatic pushed me, I'll see when I find him and...Lan JingYi fell silent at Lan Wangji's intent gaze on his person.—HanGuang-Jun, it is true that Mo XuanYu helped us, it seems that he escaped when we were distracted, surely when he was able to have freedom he left this place, after all he was not very well treated. No wonder he ran away. I… I don't know if he should talk about it? Lan SiZhui exclaimed.—Mn. You can tell me everything that happened.—When we arrived we were received by Madame Mo and her family, they invited us to have tea in the living room, then her agitated son arrived saying that his cousin had hit him. Madame Mo was very angry and Mo XuanYu appeared making a big fuss and accusing the son of the family of stealing her belongings, because of the…” SiZhui's face turned red.—The lunatic accused the cousin of stealing his things at night, sneaking into his room and that some people might think they were doing indecent things because of the inclinations of his lunatic cousin, he also specified that he was disappointed because he wanted to meet a good man — Lan JingYi said shamelessly, finishing what his friend couldn't say.Lan Wangji looked at them in puzzlement. But his serious face hid all traces of surprise in him. However, he ended up giving Lan JingYi an icy look at what he had said about Young Master Mo.Lan JingYi fell silent and hid behind Lan SiZhui.—Mo XuanYu's behavior was strange, then he began to show the blows he had on his body from the mistreatment he received from his family. The blows were real he couldn't have lied about them, but him acting was over the top. He didn't look like a lunatic, rather he was like a... "Shameless" —Lan SiZhui continued to explain.The word "Shameless" clicked a switch inside Lan Wangji and asked, Do you know which room was Mo XuanYu?Lan SiZhui led him across the courtyard to a secluded room in the main residence. The place was completely messy and run down. There were traces of blood on the floor and a large stain smeared by some cloth that was thrown to the side of the room.Lan Wangji entered feeling a great oppression in the chest. His eyes fell on a small box on one of the furniture that when he opened it he found a mirror and makeup.“Young Master Mo XuanYu had his face painted with makeup, his face very white and rouge over his eyes, like the ghost of a hanged man,” Lan SiZhui commented, seeing that Lan Wangji had looked at that specifically.“Was Mo XuanYu a cultivator or was he seen doing some technique? Lan Wang Ji asked.—I had doubted if he had called the walking corpses, but the discard didn't seem like he had much spiritual power to do that, plus he seemed very scared. Although that performance was also strange,” Lan SiZhui said."Han Guang Jun!" SiZhui! —Exclaimed Lan JingYi in the distance —The phantom arm escaped, it is not among the bodies that HanGuang-Jun defeated!—Mn. They did a good job, don't worry. Going after the arm is priority —Lan Wangji exclaimed and left the poor room with his heart aching.
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Lan Wangji followed the left arm trail towards Dafan Mountain, followed by his sect's Juniors. In it they found many traps. They were deity-trapping nets and they stretched throughout the forest, making it difficult for them to find the dismembered arm. They couldn't circle the place and waste time, because they feared that this arm would continue to cause more deaths.Furthermore, seeing that these nets had trapped innocent people, Lan Wangji frowned and swung out his sword with great spiritual power. Destroying all the networks that were hidden in the mountain. A blue flash shot out and returned to his hand some time later.The young disciples were in awe of their master's great skill.The GusuLan Sect group kept walking through the dark forest, where they suddenly began to hear the voices of some people.“It is Young Master Mo XuanYu,” Lan SiZhui pointed out.Lan Wangji moved closer to the spot and saw Jin Ling wield his sword at Young Master Mo who was unarmed. He pulled Bichen out of his sheath and slashed at the opposing sword, sending it flying away from the young man who fell to the ground in front of him.Their eyes met for a few seconds and Lan Wangji's breathing had stopped for a moment, but he ruled out the possibility that Young Mo is Wei WuXian. He had already suffered many disappointments before. He didn't want to keep hanging around in that matter, creating false hopes that would only leave a bitter taste of madness and his heart darker with each disappointment.Advancing a few steps, Lan Wangji stood in front of Jiang Wanyin. Cutting off Sect Leader Yunmeng Jiang's path to Young Master Mo.“Hump… HanGuang-Jun, you really do live up to your reputation of showing up wherever there is chaos. Are they so bored in GusuLan that they have time to come to a remote mountain? Jiang Wanyin exclaimed, his voice filled with arrogance and contempt.Jiang Wanyin's voice pulled him out of his thoughts and his face darkened, but next to him Lan SiZhui began to talk to the young Jin Ling, bringing up the subject of how he broke the rules of the Night Hunt by putting too many deity trapping nets, making things more difficult for less experienced cultivators who got caught up in it.Lan Wangji was inwardly grateful for his quickness in bringing up the subject and saving him the upset of having to talk to Jiang Wanyin.Out of the corner of his eye he glanced at Young Master Mo who was in their midst still on the ground, apparently forgotten by the others, slowly moving away until he reached a nearby tree where he listened and spied on them from a "Safe" distance. Lan Wangji had been struck by the excessive makeup on her face, but he kept his usual cold and rigid face.At one point the conversation turned into an argument on the part of Young Master Jin and Lan Wangji cast the Lan Clan's silencing spell on him, so that the young man who was a miniature copy of Jiang Wanyin would meditate on his bad manners.“Lan Wangji! —Jiang Wanyin exclaimed furiously —You can't discipline Jin Ling! He doesn't belong to you!...—Sect Leader!! Sect Leader Jiang!! It is a disaster!! interrupted a rather excited cultivator.-What's happening?!! Speaks!! Jiang Wanyin replied reluctantly.—A blue sword destroyed the nets we placed."A blue sword?" How many? Jiang Wanyin asked, his sullenness palpable as he brushed his thumb over the purple ring on his finger.-All..."Lan-...!! —Jiang Wanyin was about to draw his sword and attack him but he held back, sighing —Well, it seems that HanGuang-Jun is too worried to have to discipline a disciple from another sect, this time we'll listen to him.“Leader of the Jiang Sect, the GusuLan Sect, will replenish and return all the nets that were destroyed,” Lan SiZhui exclaimed.-There's no need! —Jiang Wanyin exclaimed as he left the place.The young disciples came over to thank Mo XuanYu for his help, who smiled carelessly, accepting their thanks, looking sideways at Lan Wangji with some concern.Lan Wangji stayed aloof, not interested in imitators of demonic cultivation and as thanks for helping his disciples he helped him get rid of Jiang Wanyin's hands."Fulfill your duties," Lan Wangji exclaimed. "Do what you can, don't make an effort if you can't."-Yes.Before leaving the place, he silently thanked Young Master Mo who was looking at him puzzled and went to continue his search for the missing dismembered arm.
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Lan Wangji was in the forest since GusuLan's group had separated to search a larger area and after wandering for a while he felt a great spiritual oppression in the environment.The closer he got to the place, the resentful energy grew thicker and thicker and a great ruckus of battle was heard very loudly in that direction.Quickly approaching the place, a sound suddenly echoed in his ears, it was a completely familiar song.For a moment, he thought that he was hallucinating or that it was a dream, then Lan Wangji began to walk towards where the sound was coming from.In his mind he envisioned a dark cave, a bonfire in the middle of two people, the echo of his own voice crashing on the walls of the place and in his lap a young man reclining whose hair was caressed by him while he hummed that same melody.There was no doubt, the only person in the world who knew that song other than himself, was his Wei Ying.It could only be him.Only Wei Wuxian.He moved closer to the sound, the notes sloppy and out of tune. A poor interpretation, but he could recognize the melody perfectly.Suddenly, he saw a young man with a bamboo flute with his back to him.His breathing became rough and his heart seemed to be pounding out of his body. The life that had no color seemed to gain warmth again. His frozen heart filled with that feeling, making him beat again.He approached slowly, his feet were heavy.But something entered his range of vision and seeing it left him cold.
JEALOUSY….
The young man was walking backwards, and Wen Ning was following.He was playing his song, the song that he made solely for his beloved, Wei WuXian, from the bottom of his most cherished feelings of love, to Wen Ning... He was playing it to another man than himself.He approached the young man he recognized as being closer, as Young Master Mo, albeit now without the makeup on his face. The young man continued with the interpretation of him taking steps back and eventually collided with him.Lan Wangji took his hand and squeezed it so that he would drop the flute and stop performing his song for Wen Ning.For a moment their gazes locked again, but it was different this time, there was a glint in Mo XuanYu's eyes and that gaze was Wei WuXian's.Lan Wangji had become motionless before those eyes.The young man, taking advantage of Lan Wangji's carelessness, managed to raise his hand and bring the flute back to his lips to play a few more notes, and make Wen Ning leave the place. Hearing the new order from his master, the Fierce Corpse jumped and escaped through the trees at high speed.Lan Wangji put pressure on Young Master Mo's hand again and the flute this time fell to the ground. To his surprise, Mo XuanYu took his arm so he wouldn't go after Wen Ning."Don't go after him!" Mo XuanYu exclaimed.Lan Wangji could barely hide what he was feeling at that moment. Wei WuXian had returned. He wouldn't leave his side now that he was in his grasp and real. It wasn't a dream, not a figment of his imagination. Wei WuXian was next to him holding his arm, and the warmth from him was real.The moment was interrupted by a furious Jiang Wanyin, who appeared with Zidian in hand, threatening to attack the young man next to him.Lan Wangji would not allow it. He was willing to drop everything and go against anyone who got in his way. He would not lose Wei WuXian again, not after so many years of suffering and longing. He wouldn't let them hurt him either.He covered Mo XuanYu with his body and placed his guqin in front of him, with a chord he faced Zidian. The blue waves of the chords collided with the purple lightning of Jiang Wanyin, the battle was spectacular and epic.Everyone present was amazed at the wonderful prowers of HanGuang-Jun and Sandu Shengshou.Lan Wangji noticed that Young Master Mo was running away, taking advantage of the confrontation, but when he left his range of protection, he was within range of Zidian's attack.Jiang Wanyin was not going to pass up the opportunity to expel Wei WuXian's soul from that body.Lan Wangji's heart skipped a beat as he watched Mo XuanYu's body hit by the whip and fell onto the donkey. Was his world of his going to collapse again? Just like that he was going to meet Wei Ying again and so quickly he was going to lose him again?His eyes widened as he saw the young man stand up casually and reproach the Sect Leader Jiang's aggressive behavior.Both he and Jiang Wanyin were puzzled…"Wasn't it Wei Ying?" Lan Wangji wondered. It was impossible, it was him. He knew the song and that look was Wei WuXian's.
Isn't that a possession?!!
-Who are you? Jiang Wanyin asked, perplexed that the whip did not remove Wei WuXian's soul from that young man's body.One of the senior cultivators approached Jiang Wanyin, “Head of the Jiang Sect, you may not know it, but Mo XuanYu is an um… from the LanLing Jin Sect… and since he had low spiritual power and didn't know he put in effort in his cultivation… and because of that kind of erm… He was expelled from the LanLing Jin Sect. In my opinion, he ventured down this crooked path because the right path didn't work for him… But, that doesn't have to mean that the YiLing Patriarch possessed him,” the cultivator explained nervously."And for that kind of...?" Kind of what? Jiang Wanyin asked. "Explain yourself bluntly."—Emm... Because of the "Short Sleeve" inclination... I harass a fellow sect and his head has certain problems... he's a lunatic —The cultivator replied scratching his nose.-Impossible…. The YiLing Fearsome Patriarch was a man with great abilities, who liked to flirt with beautiful young women. Also, his flute skills were extraordinary. This young man played badly…. How would he compare to Chenqing's interpretation? another cultivator clarified.“Well, he is a demonic cultivator anyway. Take him away! Jiang Wanyin ordered.Lan Wangji was holding back from laughing, he knew that the young "Lunatic" was truly Wei WuXian. Suddenly, he felt someone lean behind his back, giving him a warm, electrifying sensation that snapped him out of his thoughts. Young Master Mo XuanYu was clinging to his arm, clinging to his body in an inappropriate and extremely close manner.Lan Wangji tensed and his mind screamed —Wei Ying is hugging me! He's grabbing my arm!-What will you do me?!! Mo XuanYu complained, peeking out from behind Lan Wangji.Jiang Wanyin was getting closer and Lan Wangji sent him a challenging look, which made him stop halfway.“Second Master Lan… Are you getting in the way, making things difficult for me on purpose? Jiang Wanyin asked.“Sect Leader Jiang, the evidence is clear before your eyes, Mo XuanYu has not been possessed. Why does he want to give trouble to an unimportant person? Lan SiZhui asked."I'd also like to know, why does HanGuang-Jun stand up for an unimportant person?" Jiang Wanyin exclaimed.Lan Wangji followed him, glaring at him with his cold and serious gaze, until a giggle that he knew perfectly exalted him. It was the laugh Wei WuXian would make when he was planning a prank or doing something shameless. Lan Wangji mentally prepared himself for whatever Wei WuXian would pull up his sleeve to get away.“Sect Leader Jiang… Ujump~ You harassing me like this~ It makes me feel uneasy. Even if he finds me attractive and likes me, I don't go with just anyone who wavers at me~... For example... I have no interest in men who are like you! exclaimed Mo XuanYu brazenly.Lan Wangji had prepared himself, but he was not ready to hear something like that from Wei WuXian."Oh! Oh really?! Jiang Wanyin snorted and crossed his arms. "May I ask, what kind of men are you interested in?"-What type? Um well... The kind that are like HanGuang-Jun. I like those a lot! Mo XuanYu smiled mischievously.Lan Wangji swallowed, it was the chance to use those words to take him with him to the Cloud Recesses.—Remember your words —Lan Wangji exclaimed, looking into his eyes as he grabbed his arm so he wouldn't run away —I'll take this person to the GusuLan Sect.Lan Wangji started to walk away, dragging the young lunatic away, leaving everyone present gaping and stunned.—Huh?!...Wait, I'm not going anywhere without my Manzanita! Young Master Mo complained.Lan Wangji looked at Lan SiZhui, making him understand to bring the donkey.When they came out of the forest onto the road, the disciples gathered together."HanGuang-Jun, shall we fly back?" Lan Jingyi asked.Lan Wangji looked at Young Mo XuanYu very attached to the donkey —No. We'll go on foot," he replied."But it will take longer," the disciple complained.Lan Wangji shot him a look, and no one questioned him again.
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The trip was not silent as Young Master Mo made a big fuss and show every so often. However, after a while he got tired and leaned back on the donkey in a sloppy way.On their way, they passed through a small town where Mo XuanYu demanded the purchase of apples for his donkey. Lan Wangji bought a large bag and a change of black robes for later. He couldn't let Wei WuXian go around wearing dirty and tattered clothes in the Cloud Recesses.In the village Mo XuanYu clumsily attempted to escape from Lan Wangji, seeing that all of his eyes were on the actions of the Great HanGuang-Jun. He making a scandal and tantrum again when he was caught just a few meters from the post.He apparently thought that in that embarrassing way Lan Wangji would get tired of him and let him go. However, Lan Wangji had already waited many years to find him again, he would not let him go no matter what Wei WuXian did, cried or kicked.After shopping, they continued on their way since they still had a long way to go to reach the Cloud Recesses.The group every once in a while had to take a break for the donkey to walk again, since it was lazy and gluttonous. Young Master Mo fed him by pampering him and as he did so, his gaze was warm and gentle. Suddenly the calm atmosphere was disturbed by laughter and braying. Mo XuanYu was playing with an apple in his hand causing the donkey to kick angrily.Lan Wangji couldn't take his eyes off that scene. It was strange for him the first time to see Wei WuXian in that new body, but the years that had passed had made his memories of him blur and he quickly began to get used to his new appearance.Lan Wangji felt warm, too happy. Life had given him a second chance to confess and fix all the misunderstandings of the past.The longing for thirteen years of waiting, for unrequited love, was finally compensated by a miracle that melted the ice in his chest.This time, everything was going to be different.Lan Wangji would never leave his side and this time, he would protect him at the cost of his life.This is a new beginning where Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian will start walking together.
Strength by Koizumi Kouhei (Ending Ova X-1999):
In a world of sad dreamsno loved onesIf I can't even stop livingWhat should I do?
By loving I lost everythingBut still I searchedThe beauty of protecting someoneThat was just an illusion.
Not even able to protectYour strength and kindness, there is only painIf everyone was born unable to defy their fate.Please tell me the meaning of tears.
I can't even keep the promises I made that day,But then why did I think I'm a little happy?
No matter how the painful past rejected my wayOr if you're lost, I can see a little lightI'm sure it's not an illusion.
If it is your strength and goodness, then,My true thoughts could protect them...People's hearts are changeable.I want to try to believe that so I can live tomorrow.Please don't cry anymore, because I'm here.
Although I'm looking forward to the futureEven if our hearts are lostBut because people's hearts can change,I will not lose the people I love anymore.
If it is your strength and kindness...Because people's hearts can change.
We can live without losing ourselves anymore.Don't cry anymore and now let's start walking.
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Lan Wangji began to feel worse and worse, so many emotions together began to affect him physically. But, a small part of him, all of it seemed funny.Some time ago he had accumulated bad blood, due to all the stress and the bad things that his GusuLan Sect happened to him with Wen Xu's attack. So he never believed that many strong emotions, even if they were good, would give him the same problem as back then.What stressed him the most was seeing Wei WuXian act like a “Promiscuous Lunatic”. He knew that being "Short Sleeve" did not make you a "Lunatic" and even less someone with such an inclination would be so shameless to act that way.Was Wei WuXian making fun of him? Did Wei WuXian remember what he had told him in the cave before his family forcibly took him away? Was he taking revenge on him? ...Blood pooled in his throat and thinking about it made him worse than he already was.They were arriving at Caiyi City, so Lan Wangji had to watch out for another escape attempt by Wei WuXian. But this one, he just stayed on his donkey looking with bright eyes at the stalls that sold the famous "Emperor's Smile".—I want a jug of-... ...!—Wei WuXian exclaimed and then remembered something and sighed —It's true that alcohol is prohibited in the cloud.“Young Master Mo, how do you know that this is one of our rules? Lan Jingyi asked.—It's obvious that it's because I know them, I had them… —Realizing that Mo XuanYu shouldn't know them, he became "Crazy" —Ha-ha-ha-... Did I say that?... Ha-ha-ha... . I thought I heard it......Lan Wangji wanted to laugh at the obvious mistake in his "Acting" as Mo XuanYu. He found it interesting to see how far he would go with that role. It wouldn't be a bad idea to play along with him for a while... Wouldn't it?Going up the steps was more than exhausting, every three or four steps Wei WuXian protested, shouted and refused to continue walking. That was no problem for Lan Wangji, he was already waiting for him ordering the disciples to push him if necessary.The disciples gave Mo XuanYu a push and took the donkey's reins to move forward and the two of them continue to climb the Cloud Recesses."No~...!" If I ever get in there I won't get out alive! Let me go! —Mo XuanYu yelled crying with tears in his eyes.-Why are you crying? You said yourself that you liked HanGuang-Jun. So why are you crying now that he has brought you? Lan JingYi exclaimed.-Let me go! I'll die writing your three thousand rules! Waahhhww~! —I exaggeratedly dramatize Mo XuanYu —Although it seems that they have increased their rules * Sniff… Sniff*…—What do you mean three thousand?! For many years there have been four thousand rules! —Exclaimed Lan JingYi already had very little patience.-Four thousand?!! — He was surprised and rolled his eyes, just thinking about it he was already ascending to heaven.Lan Wangji looked at everything from a prudent distance thinking: If Wei Ying knew that practically the thousand rules that were added were because of him... What would he say?...Lan QiRen was furious that his impeccable record was marred by Wei WuXian and he could almost tolerate it. But, for the Fearsome YiLing Patriarch to have been his student and he failed to straighten his path, that stain was indelible and intolerable to him. So he added a thousand more rules to the Wall of Discipline so that no other disciple would end up like Wei WuXian."I'm attracted to men and Cloud Recesses is full of handsome young disciples!" I am a Manga Corta I will not be able to contain myself with so many beauties around me! Mo XuanYu yelled in his desperate attempt to escape.Lan Wangji could tolerate his behavior, but for Wei WuXian to want to "harass" other men just as an excuse for his acting, he didn't like it at all. He would have to have him very close to keep an eye on him."Stop being boisterous!" Making noise is prohibited in the Cloud Recesses,” Lan JingYi exclaimed, reciting another rule."I'm being loud because I don't want to go in there…" Let me go!!... * Sniff... Sniff*... —Mo XuanYu sobbed, hugging Manzanita's paw as if he were a lifesaver.—Let him cry —Lan Wangji exclaimed —When he gets tired, put him inside.Lan SiZhui approached Young Master Mo to try to reason with him —HanGuang-Jun brought you here for your sake, if he didn't come with us, Sect Leader Jiang wouldn't let the matter go and would have taken him to. Lotus Pier. Over the years, he captured many people and none of them have been seen since.-It's true. You have seen Sect Leader Jiang's methods... haven't you? They are quite cruel... —Lan JingYi exclaimed but stopped to look at Lan Wangji and since he did not receive any reprimand for "Talking behind Jiang Wanyin's back" he continued with the topic —It is all due to that unhealthy fashion that Patriarch YiLing started. There are so many people who imitate him. Look at you… Those flute skills were terrifying.Lan Wangji saw out of the corner of his eye that Wei WuXian tried to defend himself from what GusuLan's disciple had said, when he suddenly looked in his direction and smiled broadly as if a devilish idea had enlightened him. Lan Wangji felt a slight chill run down his spine at seeing that expression and when he turned around, he saw his brother coming down the stairs to greet them.Surely Wei WuXian was planning to say some extremely shameless barbarity to his older brother, in order to be banished from the Cloud Recesses forever. Lan Wangji thanked him for having matured enough to handle the situation and silenced Wei WuXian beforehand so that he couldn't say a word.- How lively. Wangji, you never bring guests home… Who is your guest…” Lan Xichen approached them with a bright smile.“Brother, are you going to visit LianFang-Zun again? Lan Wangji asked, cautiously dodging the question.-That's how it is. To talk and make preparations for the upcoming Koi Tower Discussion Conference,” Lan Xichen replied, adding, “Uncle, he has taken and examined what you brought from Villa Mo. Wangji, it is not often that you bring someone home and be so glad. However, you should treat your guest with more courtesy, not like this.Lan Xichen released Mo XuanYu from the silence spell and smiled in his direction, watching as the young man tried to look at his younger brother's face to see if it was true that he was “Happy”.Lan Wangji tried to look away so his brother wouldn't read it even more than he already had. He nodded and they bowed goodbye."Take him inside," Lan Wangji ordered."HanGuang-Jun, where are we taking him?" asked the disciples who had already grabbed both of Young Master Mo's arms to drag him away."At Jingshi," Lan Wangji replied seriously."At-Jingshi?!" The surprised disciples exclaimed.—Mn.The disciples looked at each other in puzzlement, but they obeyed their superior's order, dragging a surprised and thoughtful Mo XuanYu in tow.
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Lan Wangji had to keep an eye on Wei WuXian, firstly so that he wouldn't run away and get away from him, and secondly so that he couldn't carry out his threat to harass the young disciples of his sect. So what better place was there than his private room. Just thinking of Wei WuXian in his room had turned his ears slightly pink. Keeping his composure he walk them to the door.When the disciples left Young Master Mo in the Jingshi, Lan Wangji asked them to start making the hunting report and write on it what happened in Villa Mo. Since he now had to go to his uncle's room to talk. of the incident and the dismembered arm.When he was left alone he staggered and moved away from the rooms to a more secluded spot. Lan Wangji spat out a mouthful of blood that had accumulated from the great stress and strong emotions he had experienced in the past two days.After talking with his uncle, he should enter the Cold Spring and quell the fire in his body. The sensation of Wei WuXian's embrace and body rubbing against him had stimulated him quite a bit and he was finding it difficult to maintain control.He entered his uncle's room and after giving him a summary of what had happened and agreeing that the next morning they would do the summoning ritual to find out whose dismembered arm it was, Lan Wangji left for the Cold Spring.After removing all of his clothing including the headband from his forehead and folding everything neatly to one side, he entered the cold spring.After a few minutes he felt that the heat was not going down at all, the fact of not having his tape that kept the tangible reminder of his "Self-control" played a trick on him and he found himself in need of pleasing himself, for later to be in all his senses in front of Wei WuXian, or was he afraid of committing something foolish by letting himself be carried away by his impulses.The memories of having desecrated his beloved Wei WuXian's in his mind on more than one occasion, were torturing him at this moment. His heat and his words sank deep into his mind, to the point of distorting all the facts.It took almost an hour for his body to calm down in the cold spring, meditation with his eyes closed sharpened his other senses, for which he could hear a slight movement and opening his eyes, his peripheral vision noticed a shadow in the direction of his clothes bent.It was Wei Wuxian.Had he spied on him while he was bathing? No… He was looking for the jade token that would allow him to break through the barrier and escape the Cloud Recesses.After meditating on the situation for a bit, he came up with the brilliant idea of giving him a little scare, some revenge for making him feel uneasy and drinking vinegar with his cheeky comments.Besides, if he weren't in the Cold Spring, Wei WuXian would be seeing some other man taking his bath and he didn't like that idea at all.With his spiritual power he brought the inner robe and his sword, making an agile movement he put it on and attacked the rock where Wei WuXian was hiding.The young man ran off in the direction of the disciples who were guarding the place, making an obvious scandal to be caught red-handed. Surely to use the fact of being discovered committing impure acts, to be expelled.Lan Wangji dressed appropriately before following Wei WuXian. He then hid to see the situation and depending on what happened he would enter the scene and intervene to take Wei WuXian with him.Wei WuXian in fleeing from him "Collied" with the young people who were patrolling —Why are you running? Running is prohibited in the Parched Clouds.Lan Wangji could see Wei WuXian's amused face as he saw that he had “tripped” with Lan JingYi and Lan SiZhui.-I did not see it! I didn't see it at all! I'm not here to spy on HanGuang-Jun while he takes a bath!! —Mo XuanYu exclaimed, raising his hands in defense exaggeratedly.-What?! —Lan JingYi exclaimed, and as if he had misheard him, he repeated —HanGuang-Jun, spying on him while he bathes?!Lan SiZhui was startled, his voice came out as a whisper —What? Han Guang Jun? HanGuang-Jun is inside?.."You-...damn cut-off sleeve!" H-h-he's not someone you can catch a glimpse of! How dare you spy on him?! Lan JingYi exclaimed furiously, taking the lapel of Mo XuanYu's tunic to intimidate him.-I did not see anything! Not a single glance of what HanGuang-Jun looks like without his clothes! —Mo XuanYu excused himself, his face tensed trying to keep the smile on his lips from getting even bigger.Lan Wangji clenched his sword as he watched, the other cultivators who had “Known” Wei WuXian in his other life, were completely certain that the Fearsome YiLing Patriarch would not use the body of a “Lunatic” to return to the world. But, Wei WuXian looked too happy and amused in his role as "Crazy", surely enjoying his shamelessness without anyone doubting his craziness. He knew that Wei WuXian was not at all displeased with the body he was using, and used the fact of being a "Lunatic" for his own benefit without remorse, he was definitely a complete shameless.“You dare to blatantly say that you didn't see HanGuang-Jun without clothes?! It's too specific for you to be innocent! Look at you, you're so embarrassed you can't even see someone's face! Lan JingYi exclaimed, his voice already very strong."Don't be loud...will you?" Making too much noise is prohibited in the cloud,” Mo XuanYu exclaimed covering his face with his hands.Lan Wangji came out of his hiding place and approached them, his face serious and cold as always."HanGuang-Jun... Mo XuanYu is really horrible... he... Umm... Originally, you brought him here in gratitude for the help he gave us in Villa Mo... but... he... he..." Lan JingYi exclaimed helplessly.Lan Wangji stared at the scene in silence, Young Master Mo was "sorry" covering his eyes, but his fingers were not covering them correctly and they saw him... his whole expression said throw me out... and let me go... Jade sheathed his sword and he approached Mo XuanYu.—You can withdraw now —Lan Wangji ordered the Juniors and took Mo XuanYu by the collar of the tunic and led him in the direction of the Jingshi.Mo XuanYu was staggering as he was dragged away surely wanting to shout and make a racket. Lan Wangji expected him to do something like that and remembered that Wei WuXian hated being silenced and said in a cold serious tone, “Those who make noise will be silenced.Lan Wangji almost smiled victoriously as he felt that the person let himself go without resistance, silently and obediently.The disciples were once again silent and stunned by their elder's strange way of acting towards Young Master Mo.After a short time, they dispersed to continue their patrol.
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Arriving at the Jingshi, Lan Wangji threw Wei WuXian onto the bed in the main room. Falling down, Wei WuXian let out a reproachful moan, however to Lan Wangji it sounded very sensual. So he clenched his fists and limited himself to thinking about the rules of his sect.He began to remove his outer robe and get ready for bed. His robe fell loose on his chest, revealing his snowy collarbones and half of his scar with the Wen Clan seal. Noting that the silence there was caused by the astonishment in Wei WuXian's gaze at his scar. Climbing up and adjusting his neck, he heard the chimes of nine o'clock.—You will sleep here —Lan Wangji exclaimed and went to the other section of the Jingshi, leaving only a thoughtful Wei WuXian in that room.Lan Wangji lay back trying to close his eyes and sleep. But, he couldn't do it. In the next room was Wei WuXian. He was afraid to sleep and that when he woke up he would find himself again disappointed that everything had been just a dream. Also his heart seemed to burst from his body. He was no longer a young man of twenty, he was over thirty and his body seemed to overflow with the lust of youth.He closed his eyes and began reciting the sect rules again. After a few minutes he felt a presence in the room moving slowly towards the drawers. It was surely Wei WuXian looking for the jade token from him to escape. Lan Wangji had taken the token and kept it under his pillow earlier.The light footsteps stopped in front of his bed. He heightened his senses and kept still and silent, pretending to be in a deep sleep.Wei WuXian's breath felt on his neck and the air of a hand that moved towards his sheets made him open his eyes to find a surprised Wei WuXian.Thinking that upon being discovered, he would leave his tricks for another day, his body stiffened as he saw how the young man violently pulled back the sheet and placed himself on top of him in a shameless and very close manner.His legs were on each side of Lan Wangji's waist and his hands were on each side of his head, imprisoning him.Lan Wangji took a deep breath and swallowed dryly. "Get off," he ordered."No," Wei WuXian replied, his face not ashamed.The nerve of the young man deepened. Lan Wangji was not ready for such a direct advance. The young man's lips on him gave him a lewd and mischievous smile. He saw how Wei WuXian's face was only a few centimeters from his. Lan Wangji could almost count each of the long lashes in those molten silver colored eyes."...Get off," Lan Wangji repeated again, maintaining his seriousness.“No~… By allowing me to sleep here, you should have known something like this would happen,” Wei WuXian exclaimed cheekily.Lan Wangji wanted to push him away before his body betrayed him. But the idea of playing along with Wei WuXian was very tempting, for that reason he would get tired of acting uselessly if he noticed that his actions had no effect on him. Furthermore, a part of Lan Wangji's mind wanted very desperately to sleep with Wei WuXian and feel his warmth to know it was real."Are you sure this is what you want?" Lan Wangji asked, keeping his face serious and cold, in a way that he didn't even imagine he could do in such a situation.Lan Wangji's amber eyes were fixed on Wei WuXian's, seeing the doubt and surprise on the young man's face at his words.Not having an answer, Lan Wangji brought his hand to Wei WuXian's waist and subtly stroked the fabric until he found the right pressure point. Wei WuXian's face was filled with surprise and when he tried to escape, the Jade pressed the acupuncture point, leaving the young man immobile on his chest.“Then stay like this all night,” Lan Wangji exclaimed close to Wei WuXian's ear.The Jade sat up slightly and with a burst of spiritual power blew out the candle that illuminated the room.“Shh… Sleep,” Lan Wangji whispered.Lying down comfortably, he took the blanket covering Wei WuXian with it and taking advantage of the opportunity, he placed one of his hands on the young man's back and closed his eyes. After a few hours the body on his relaxed and a slight snoring was heard.Wei WuXian had fallen asleep.Lan Wangji withdrew the technique and was surprised to feel how Wei WuXian settled on his body and arm to continue sleeping comfortably. Hugging him closer to his body, Jade fell asleep as well.
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Lan Wangji went to his uncle's room and after three sticks of incense, which was what it took him to give him a summary of what had happened and agree that the next morning they would do the invocation ritual to find out whose arm it is. dismembered, Lan Wangji finally left for the Cold Spring.After stripping off all his clothing, including his headband, and folding everything neatly to one side, he stepped into the cold spring.After a few minutes he felt that the heat was not going down at all. His throbbing erection urged his to lower his hand and take it between his fingers to pleasure himself.He closed his eyes trying to meditate, but nothing worked. Not having the headband on, which was the tangible reminder of her "Self-Control" worked against him. He falling into the need to please himself to be in all his senses in front of Wei WuXian, or he was afraid of committing something foolish by letting himself be carried away by his impulses.The memories of having desecrated his beloved Wei WuXian's in his mind on more than one occasion, was torturing him at this moment. His heat and his words sank deep into his mind, to the point of distorting all the facts.Unable to contain himself anymore, he succumbed to the pleasure and lust, his hand went down from him to the intimate part of him and began to stimulate himself.When was the first and only time he bought one of those books?...His mind plunged into memory, three years after the death of his lover.
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He had come out of the Cloud Recesses, following a rumor from a wandering cultivator who professed to be the spirit medium of the YiLing Patriarch outside of LanLing Jin.He arrived at the small town and there he was, surrounded by people telling the future of the town, as if he were a fortune teller or seer. Jiang Wanyin had also arrived at the same village and the struggle began. He didn't know how, but Sect Leader Jiang always went ahead of where he was going and took away the impostors. Unable to even see him in the distance, Lan Wangji entered one of the shops near the place, after confirming that this person was not Wei WuXian, in which he quickly saw that they were selling books.The man who ran the shop looked at him in complete surprise, since not many cultivators entered his shop. However, despite the growing fame that he was having, HanGuang-Jun had not been recognized, since the town was not frequently visited by other people and rumors did not spread very quickly.Lan Wangji began looking through the books looking for some reading material to occupy his mind. Opening one of the books, he immediately closed it in horror at its contents.The store belonged to Erotic Books .“Young cultivator, do you need any suggestions of a good artist? the man asked.Lan Wangji looked at him in surprise. "Don't you have... other kinds of books...?" I am looking for other books…. —He said in a low and somewhat embarrassed tone.Lan Wangji was referring to ordinary books of poetry, literature, history, or fencing.The man misunderstood him right away."Oh! Looking for that guy.....The salesman's contemptuous tone made Lan Wangji immobile.-Father! —A smiling young woman interrupted him —Mother wants you to help her with something, let me take care of it.The man snorted and went behind the counter, where he had a door that connected to his house.—Young master, let me help you with what you are looking for —The smiling young woman approached him, pushing him to the shelves at the back of the store where the "Other Books" were —Here you will find what you are looking for, those with author names are not they are as good quality as the anonymous without labels. I would recommend one of those. Take your time.Lan Wangji was very nervous, never had a young woman come so close to him, much less had he been pushed to show him something. He saw the young woman keep her big smile as he walked away from her to leave him with the books and wait for him at the counter for when she finished choosing his purchase, frowning.He picked up a book at random and started flipping through it, his eyes widened but he couldn't close the book. They were erotic drawings of two men kissing while touching each other, under the image it had something related to said image."A night of lust and two lovers who loved each other desperately…."He put the book back in its place and remembered that the young woman had recommended books by anonymous authors. He took the bottom one from the whole pile that had no label or name, when he opened it his ears turned red.His eyes looked at each image, marveling at the art and what the couple was doing, he flipped through several pages, very thoughtful.He couldn't go into the store, take a long time and not buy anything. He picked up two more books at random and brought them to the counter. He had no face to look at the young woman who was waiting for him.—I see that you take one of the anonymous ones, those are the best, many times, excellent artists draw these books in a secret way, to preserve their image. For that reason the art is very good.Lan Wangji just nodded silently, he was not going to deny that the art was good, not to say excellent. He paid for the books and left the store and town as quickly as possible.
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He arrived at the Cloud Recesses three days later. Lan SiZhui was already sleeping in the dorm together with disciples of his own age and had befriended Lan JingYi. Now, only on the days that he didn't have classes, they slept together in the Jingshi.During his trip he had read the anonymous book several times and knew the story by heart. Today he would venture to change the names of the characters.After talking with his uncle and brother, he locked himself in his private room and took out the book.He started reading it and imagining the young man who appeared in the story as Wei WuXian and since he didn't like the idea of a rope, he thought of his headband and that seemed very erotic to him.┏╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍┓"Lan Wangji was a monk who lived in a temple, during the day he mistreated his servant Wei WuXian, giving him different jobs such as cleaning the temple floors and making food. People believed that he hated said servant but they both had a secret night.""The monk's room was set apart from the main residence and into it the servant would sneak in every agreed night, ready for his act of perversion.""The monk emerged from his bath, in a translucent white robe and with the ribbon in his hand.""Lan Wangji bound the servant's hands with his forehead ribbon, leaving Wei WuXian with his hands up in an exposed manner.""—No, Lan Zhan~" Wei WuXian gasped."Lan Wangji could not take his eyes off the servant's skin, smooth with marks caused by previous sessions, he lewdly touched his figure on his clothes, stimulating him and seeing how he writhed and gasped from the touch. of the."┗╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍┛Lan Wangji at the spring bit his lower lip to silence a moan caused by the memory, his hands clenched his erection, he moved it back and forth, his eyes were closed watching the scenes created in his mind from the vivid memory.A Wei WuXian tied with his forehead ribbon, gasping at his touch, looking at him lustfully and tempting him to continue defiling him.┏╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍┓“—Ahh~ Please, Lan Zhan… My master, have mercy~.”"Lan Wangji didn't stop, he reached in with his hand opening the robe a bit and pinched Wei WuXian's erect pink buttons, making sweet sounds.""—You like to be touched here… Right? —Said the monk as he pinched him more forcefully."┗╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍┛The images and words that Wei WuXian had said began to mix with the memory, causing the memory to alter in his mind drawing something even more erotic.The speed of his hand did not stop and he was accelerating, with circular movements when he went up caressing the tip, moistening his fingers with the pre-cum that his member was secreting with his stimulation.┏╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍┓"—Lan Zhan, don't punish me. I won't harass or flirt with any other man," Wei WuXian exclaimed, his face flushed and yearning."—How can I believe you when you said that you couldn't contain yourself with so many attractive young men in the temple? —Lan Wangji scolded him —You only belong to me.""Lan Wangji untied the end of the ribbon and tied the servant's hands in a tight knot and threw him mercilessly to the ground.""Wei WuXian groaned in surprise at the brutality of the treatment, but his member was very hard and could be seen standing upright under his robe.""The monk smiled at the sight, a proud servant being imprisoned and subjugated under his power. He crouched down and got between the legs, undoing the sash and sash of Wei WuXian's robes exposing his snow-white body, with the tunic fully open. Urgently removing the pants as well."┗╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍┛The speed of his hand moved with greater impetus, simulating the thrusts he gave to Wei WuXian's imaginary body at his mercy.His entrance was tight and wet.His hand tightened more on the length of his member, making him feel like in that warm place, that he was only in his imagination.┏╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍┓"—Mine. You are mine... You cannot look at other men —Lan Wangji ordered him.""—I have no interest in another man and I won't go with just anyone who waves at me either. I only like those who are like you, I only like you, Lan Zhan.""—Remember your words."┗╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍┛His mind was ecstatic, with fantasy.The images from the book replayed in his mind, as did the voices and dialogues.He was reaching the climax, but he needed even more, he needed to see Wei WuXian in a mess, to hear him moan his name, swearing that it only belonged to him.┏╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍┓"Lan Wangji penetrated the servant under him in a demanding manner. His lips had marked the white skin, his neck and nipples were red from the stimulation and the bites on them. His member was squeezed in each thrust by that warm place, making that the speed would decrease but the pleasure would increase exponentially.""The sensations were delicious, the sounds were music to his ears, the tape squeezed Wei WuXian's hands leaving marks on his wrists.""—Lan Zhan, Lan Zhan, I want you inside me, come inside me and fill me, I belong to you," Wei WuXian demanded."The monk let out a loud growl and all his seed was thrown into the servant, the amount overflowing and trickling between Wei WuXian's snowy buttocks. Followed by a gasp of pleasure from the servant's lips that stained his stomach as he felt full from the his master's semen.""Lan Wangji untied his hands and the servant began to adjust his robe while he looked at him with a lustful smile, his body was sweaty and red.""—Lan Zhan, call me whenever you want to repeat this…."┗╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍╍┛Lan Wangji was panting his sticky hand, his ears were red, and a sense of tranquility washed over him at this moment.He totally relaxed, sinking into the icy water. He hadn't noticed how long he'd been inside the cold spring.Almost a full hour.He stood in the middle of the spring and closed his eyes to try to meditate.After calming down, only two incense sticks passed by and he felt a presence near where he was, in his peripheral vision he noticed a slight movement in the direction of his folded clothes.It was Wei WuXian, and he was spying on him while he was bathing.
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Lan Wangji had fallen asleep feeling the scent and calm breath of Wei WuXian nestled on his arm and chest as he sought comfort and warmth like a lazy cat.However, he was only able to sleep soundly for a few hours and woke up exalted in the middle of the Yin-Shi, his eyes traveled to the extra weight on his body, reminding his mind in chaos that what he experienced the day before was not a dream, it was a real and tangible fact.[Yin Shi (寅时 yín shí): “Tiger” time between 03:00am and 05:00am, Lan Wangji got up in the middle, that is, at 04:00am, one hour before Mao time began -Shi.]Wei WuXian was still clinging to his body like a koala. A slight smile was drawn on Jade's lips at the sight, calm and placid, to see the young man lying on him.He began to notice that Wei WuXian was sleeping with his outer robe on, so being very careful not to wake him up, he slid over to his side and laid him down on the bed. Dropping to his knees beside him, hands shaking, he began to remove his sash and outer robe. Part of his white inner robe parted, revealing sharp collarbones, skin as white as porcelain, and several bruises from blows to his chest and stomach.His golden eyes bored into the wounds and his teeth clenched. He wondered if the injuries had been received by Mo XuanYu or if Wei WuXian had been beaten by the Mo family.He felt guilty that he hadn't been there to protect him.While he adjusted the inner tunic he noticed that on his chest there was no scar from the Wen Clan. This was a new body and that wound was no longer going to be a part of Wei WuXian and the memory of saving a beautiful young maiden no longer existed. Lan Wangji sighed, feeling a little lighter.He did not deny that he had long been jealous of Wei WuXian's heroic act in saving the young MianMian.When he adjusted the white tunic and completely removed the outer one, which was black, he left it on one side, went to look for the new tunic he had bought and left it folded in plain sight along with the red sash.Then, he untied Wei WuXian's hair and also folded the ribbon together with the completely black robes. He had bought another outfit, a black one with red details, but he didn't have the courage to give it to him yet.He couldn't let Wei WuXian find out or intuit that he already knew about his true identity.The messy sight in front of Lan Wangji was very tempting.Lan Wangji knelt down next to Wei WuXian again and stroked his hair, fearing that he would wake up, he suddenly pulled away. But, seeing that he was having a very heavy sleep, he ventured a little further.Jade took one of his hands and caressed it. He laced his fingers together feeling the warmth and softness of Wei WuXian's hands. He swallowed at the sensations he had.Taking Wei WuXian's hand, he brought it closer to his face and with the tips of his fingers caressed his cheek, outlined his jaw and chin until he gently touched his lips.The sensation was soft and delicate, just a simple rose.His eyes widened as he realized what he was doing. He was taking advantage of a sleeping person, of Wei WuXian.A person who wasn't just sleeping… He was in his private room and in his bed!!His heart was fluttering and he was ashamed of himself.He stood up quickly, prepared to get dressed and leave the room as quickly as possible. He looked back before leaving, but he was not satisfied.He notice that Wei WuXian was uncovered and might be cold, plus he was spread out on the bed in a messy way.He retraced his steps and settled him appropriately. He took his arm and placed it next to his body, then pulled up the sheets and tucked him in very carefully.He was surprised how deeply Wei WuXian slept, he had moved him, touched him several times and he wouldn't wake up; he only got slight reactions, wrinkled his nose, stammered something and settled back.It seemed to him something very cute, almost as much as a bunny, plump, soft and fluffy.Lan Wangji was now satisfied with the orderly status of his beloved Wei WuXian. He rearranged his clothes to be presentable and approaching the door he gave him one last look, his serious face changed to a smile illuminated by the dawn sun and he left the Jingshi to look for his uncle to begin the summoning ritual.
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Lan Wangji gracefully strolled through the Cloud Recesses to the residence of the senior disciples, where he selected a group to accompany them in the Mingshi summoning ritual. He then went to find Lan SiZhui to give him the task of awakening Mo XuanYu at the time of Si-Shi.[Si Shi (巳时 sì shí): “Snake” time from 09:00am to 11:00am.]After all the preparations were finished, Lan Wangji set out to meet his uncle to start the task.The doors of the Mingshi were closed and the ritual began.They opened the bag that sealed the left arm, leaving it in the middle of the shade for the invocation. They needed to talk to the soul of the owner of that arm to find out his identity and help him calm down his resentment, so that he could be at peace.The ritual was carried out as normal, until at one point, the arm began to go haywire and the power of the resentful energy it held began to overflow from the hue, injuring less experienced cultivators first by making their faces bleed from the pressure emitted in their heads and body.Lan Wangji took out his guqin and began to play melodies to soothe the Resentful Energy trying to keep it within the nuance, but it was very dense, sinister and powerful. Even his uncle Lan QiRen began to break down and spit out blood. A disciple who was still conscious came to help his uncle while another disciple was horrified.-Flees! Lan Wangji ordered the frightened disciple.He instantly complied, pushed through the heavy doors, and stepped out of the Mingshi.Lan Wangji took a deep breath and focused on maintaining control of the energy so that it would not continue to harm the disciples and his uncle. A little blood began to drip from his mouth. When suddenly a shout from outside made him look at the door in front of him.
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That person with just an order and a kick, had opened the door wide and entered the Mingshi, closing the door behind him.The footsteps approaching his direction resounded in the room like echoes. A melody that was somewhat out of tune but still in harmony began to play. It was the sound of a flute and the person in front of him was Wei WuXian.A slight smile played on his lips when he saw him.They both looked at each other with an understanding expression, and the guqin joined in playing the flute.As a duo they began to interpret "Evocation". The song had practically ended and there was no sign of the soul of the owner of the dismembered arm.Coming to the conclusion that the soul was cut into pieces just like the body.Lan Wangji began to play "Rest" and Wei WuXian upon hearing the first notes began to follow him with his flute.Suddenly, Lan Wangji heard that the harmony became horribly sloppily, it was already out of tune in the first place but now it was awful sounding.In his peripheral vision he could see that his uncle had woken up and started pointing at Wei WuXian with a face full of irritation and anger.Lan Wangji understood that Wei WuXian started to play badly so his uncle wouldn't recognize him.His uncle sat upright, his hand trembled, and his face was smeared with blood —You-...! Stop playing! Salt! Get out now! Stop..........! —Lan QiRen's voice was strong and harsh, he trailed off fainting again after spitting out a mouthful of blood at the last word he said to him.Once his uncle was already passed out, the careless notes returned to being a harmonious melody with slight notes out of tune due to the poor quality of the instrument.The Resentful Energy swirled into the room like a strong spiraling wind and began to suppress and trap the arm in the midst of the hue.The guqin's notes rang out, commanding Spiritual Energy to bind itself to the hue to give it greater power as a strong seal formed over the arm. This seal was purifying the dark energy that he had, to make it weaker and to be able to seal it again.Lan Wangji thought that they made an excellent team together. He always wanted to duet some song with Wei WuXian, preferably the one he composed.He felt somewhat disappointed that his first duet is in these conditions and with an instrument out of tune. He wanted it to be perfect. But even so, his heart fluttered and this memory would treasure him forever.The performance ended and the arm was immobilized in the middle of the hue, successfully suppressed.The door opened and the concerned youngsters entered the Mingshi."Han Guang Jun!"Lan Wangji placed his hand on the strings stopping the vibrations of the instrument and stood up to approach his uncle and feel his pulse. He then began to pass spiritual energy into him.The group of disciples set out to help the injured with medicine to treat their injuries. Although the scene was somewhat noisy, it was orderly and there were slight murmurs trying not to make loud noises."HanGuang-Jun, neither elixirs nor acupuncture work... What do we do?" —The Juniors asked concerned."You have to cleanse their bodies of the Resentful Energy that entered them," Lan Wangji replied.Then he was left wondering what had happened there. His uncle had attended more than eight hundred if not more than a thousand summoning ceremonies, and many of those included grudged spirits. Noticing the state he was in, it was clear that the amount of energy within the dismembered arm was extremely dense and powerful.Wei WuXian's voice snapped him out of his thoughts.-It's wrong? Wei WuXian asked Lan SiZhui."It's just that I feel guilty," Lan SiZhui replied sorrowfully."Guilty... why?" Wei Wuxian asked."This arm was coming for us," Lan SiZhui exclaimed.-How do you know? Wei WuXian asked with a smile.—Spiritual attraction flags have different levels and are drawn in different ways, they also have different amounts of power. The ones we used in Villa Mo only had the range of twenty-five meters in circumference. However, this arm has a strong killing intent, feeding on flesh and energy. With his level of malice Villa Mo should have turned into a bloodbath before we arrived. But it only appeared after our arrival. This means that someone placed it there at that time, with bad intentions,” Lan SiZhui explained.“Wow, your knowledge is pretty solid. That was an excellent analysis —Wei WuXian replied congratulating him.When Lan Wangji heard the compliment that Wei WuXian had given Lan SiZhui, he felt a warmth in his heart that filled him with pride and joy.Wei WuXian was acknowledging Lan SiZhui's abilities!"If it's someone else's doing, I feel bad for the lives that were lost in Villa Mo... and besides, now we involve Lan QiRen and the others in this matter... I feel that we are responsible......—You are not responsible, it is the one who left his arm in Villa Mo. In this world there are things that one cannot control —Wei WuXian explained, giving the young disciple a supportive pat on his shoulder.Lan Wangji stood up and approached Lan SiZhui and Wei WuXian. "You have to trace their origin," he exclaimed.-That's how it is. If we trace his origin, we will find the entire corpse, know his identity, and then naturally find a way to save him,” Wei WuXian said as he twirled the flute between his fingers.Lan Wangji saw the familiar habit and felt wistfully and joyfully. He could feel that he was again at Wei WuXian's side and there was no longer that wall that separated them as if they were just strangers.You say that like it's easy. The invocation did not work and resulted in a total disaster. How can we find it? Lan JingYi asked, unable to avoid his critical tone.“Northwest,” Lan Wangji replied seriously.-Northwest? HanGuang-Jun, why northwest? Lan Jingyi asked."Didn't you notice that he already showed us the way?" Wei Wuxian exclaimed.Lan JingYi was puzzled. "Who showed the way?" HanGuang-Jun didn't, who showed it?“That,” Wei WuXian said, pointing to the arm in the middle of the hue."Is that so?" So what is it aiming for? Lan JingYi asked with some fear."What do you think?" You can point to another part of your body or to the person who did this to you.The few disciples who were on that side of the nuance ran from the place, hearing that the arm could point to the culprit. Something that amused Wei WuXian a bit."Take care of uncle properly," Lan Wangji ordered."Okay." Some of the disciples nodded obediently."HanGuang-Jun, are you going to travel to investigate?" Lan SiZhui asked.—Mnn —Lan Wangji nodded slightly and suddenly, his body tensed as he felt Wei WuXian brazenly lean on his back.-Yes Yes Yes! We can finally get off this mountain and elope together! Wei WuXian exclaimed loudly and happily.The disciples quickly looked away from him, unable to view the scene any longer, a slight blush on their cheeks. But, the expressions of the older disciples, were terrifying.Lan QiRen's face seemed to tremble and suffer again, as he lay on the ground unconscious.Lan Wangji walked as if nothing had happened, with his usual cold, rigid and serious face, to arrange what was necessary for the mission. Wei WuXian followed him in a bouncy and cheerful manner, while he insisted that he travel with the donkey.Lan Wangji refused his request, as the donkey would slow them down.Usually when a cultivator went out on a mission, he would take a group of disciples with him. But Lan Wangji, he liked to travel alone. His dismembered arm was dangerous and could harm other people if not handled carefully. Thus he did not take any sect disciples with him and he only said that he would travel with Mo XuanYu. No one dared to question him.In part, Lan Wangji wanted to be alone with Wei WuXian, so that he would stop acting out and trust him more.Besides, he couldn't go away and leave Wei WuXian with the possibility of him running away and disappearing from his life again. He needed to watch him, as close as possible . And that same afternoon they left the Cloud Recesses, the two of them alone.
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The afternoon was sunny and the sun filtered through the leaves on the treetops. The forest that surrounded the Cloud Recesses, formed a beautiful grove of trees on the sides and along the entire stairway that connected the Cloud Recesses with Caiyi City.Two men were coming down the mountain, one in white robes and the other in black robes.Lan Wangji felt uneasy and was on the alert at all times.They had left the barrier a very short time ago and Lan Wangji was ahead of Wei WuXian, but as soon as they had gone down a few meters, the young man ran through the trees trying to escape.Lan Wangji ran at full speed and cut him off. He grabbed the back of Wei WuXian's clothing neck and led him back to the path.Wei WuXian, while being dragged, would throw tantrums and end up getting angry, pouting and crossing his arms. Lan Wangji kept silent, ignoring his actions and exaggerated crying from him.Now the Jade walked behind the one in black robes, to keep an eye on him.The escape attempts stopped until they reached the city where Wei WuXian tried to hide among the people, the different alleys and stalls of Caiyi. He was caught by the Jade within a few minutes.Also in another escape attempt, he wanted to steal a boat, to escape by water, but he was caught by Lan Wangji again and his escape was thwarted again.After all the failed attempts, Lan Wangji noticed that Wei WuXian was calmer and followed him in silence as if he had resigned himself to his fate.He finally sighed with relief and exhaustion.It seemed that Wei WuXian had realized that escaping from him was impossible, due to the low cultivation level of Mo XuanYu's body.However, his relief was short-lived.Wei WuXian seemed like he had changed his strategy by sticking to him as much as he could."So if Wei Ying can't escape, will you try to get him to throw him out?" Lan Wangji thought.The trip would not be boring.As they walked, Wei WuXian began to shamelessly praise his figure and beauty.—HanGuang-Jun~ is beautiful and perfect.—HanGuang-Jun is the most beautiful man in the world~…—Women look at you and sigh for you, even I fall for your beauty.He even tried to grab his arm and rub himself on several occasions, to make him nervous, disgusted and angry.Lan Wangji tried to blank his mind and walk ignoring him, without getting angry or pushing him as he would have done many years ago. Because that was what Wei WuXian wanted to achieve and he would not fall so easily, now that he already knew his actions and his intentions.The closeness wasn't bad, it made his heart race. But, Wei WuXian was doing it to escape from him. Behaving like someone else, going to the extremes of insinuating and seducing him. Lan Wangji felt that a wall divided them.Did Wei WuXian hate him enough to behave like this towards him?Didn't he trust him?Did he leave such a bad impression in his afterlife that Wei WuXian had to do everything possible to get away from him?Thinking about it made Lan Wangji sad.Even though he wished that Wei WuXian would say all those words to him truly, hug him and genuinely want to be with him. The reality was not like that, as it was all a blatant act to create the opportunity for him to kick him out so he could go off on his own.He is a man of integrity, he would not take advantage of someone who is acting.Lan Wangji began to get used to the contact on his arm, ignoring the sweet words that came from Wei WuXian's lips and reciting the four thousand rules of the sect, he managed to maintain self-control and successfully ignore all the provocation of the young man. unruly.The first night of his trip arrived and he was mentally very tired. It also seemed that Wei WuXian with all the escape attempts and the energy he expended on harassing him, left him limp as he dragged his feet, bored and exhausted.Lan Wangji came to an inn and asked for a spacious room for two people. He also asked that water for the bath and dinner be brought to his room.When they entered the room Wei WuXian moved like a walking corpse towards the bed and threw himself on the mattress, instantly falling asleep from how tired he was.Lan Wangji took the opportunity to bathe, before the food arrived. The bath was relaxing, he got dressed and came out with a new change of clothes. Seeing that Wei WuXian was still wearing the black robe, he remembered the other set he had bought, but before he could take the bag of robes out of his qiankun sleeve, the innkeeper knocked on the door and entered to serve them food. .The Jade woke Wei WuXian and he got up listlessly until he sniffed the spices from the dishes on the table.He jumped out of bed and began to eat.Lan Wangji was petrified, remembering that Wei WuXian had barely eaten that much and Mo XuanYu's body was starving most of the time since he was not properly fed."After eating, you should bathe before sleeping," Lan Wangji exclaimed. "Change your robes.""I don't have any others to wear, but fine… I could go around naked if you want," Wei WuXian exclaimed as if it were a seductive taunt.Lan Wangji took the black robe with red details from his qiankun bag and handed it to Wei WuXian —No need. Use this.Wei WuXian looked at him, trying to analyze it.Lan Wangji took the chopsticks and began to eat, ignoring Wei WuXian's gaze on him.Lan Wangji knew that giving him said robes could give him to understand that he already knew his identity. A set of robes in the colors he used to wear in his afterlife.
Surely that way he would stop acting like a lunatic.
After eating Wei WuXian went to bathe in silence, returning in his inner robe, he threw himself on the bed again and fell asleep.That night Lan Wangji slept soundly.
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Jade woke up at Mao-Shi time, seeing that Wei WuXian was still sleeping soundly in the bed at the other end of the room.[Mao Shi (卯时 Mǎo Shí): “Rabbit” time, between 05:00am and 07:00am.]Lan Wangji went to wash his face and meditate for a bit, as he had done since a young age. A few hours later he woke up Wei WuXian, who was groaning to sleep for a few more minutes, and after several attempts the young man woke up and went to the bathroom.Wei WuXian was taking quite a while, Lan Wangji had checked the bathroom and there was no way to escape there, only the window of the main room was big enough for a person or the door of the room to pass through. So an escape attempt would be impossible, even for the Fearsome YiLing Patriarch. Not long after thinking about the null possibilities of escapism from his travel companion, he heard footsteps approaching the central table of the room where he meditated with his eyes closed.“HanGuang-Jun~” Wei WuXian exclaimed in a sing-song manner.Lan Wangji ignored him and continued to meditate. He didn't even give him a single glance.“HanGuang-Jun~…Am I beautiful? Wei Wuxian asked.The young man's voice was heard very close to him and the aroma he perceived was unusual. Feeling the brush of fingers on his robe, he opened his eyes to see Wei WuXian crouched in front of him, his face made up like a maiden.“HanGuang-Jun~… Do I look cute? Wei WuXian asked again flirtatiously."Take that off, we'll be leaving soon," Lan Wangji exclaimed, keeping his face cold and serious, which was difficult in this kind of situation.Wei WuXian was quickly disappointed in not getting the impression he expected from Lan Wangji, and he strode into the bathroom and came out with a clean face.To Lan Wangji it didn't matter how Wei WuXian was, to him he would always be beautiful and cute, but he wouldn't tell him, it was better to keep those kinds of thoughts to himself.Wei WuXian remained silent, as if planning his next move. Lan Wangji came to the final conclusion, the trip was not going to be entertaining, rather it was going to be torture for him.They left the inn and continued on their journey.Wei WuXian's bullying came back a few times, but he stopped after a while as he was not getting any results and he remained calm for the rest of the trip, until the next inn.Following his routine, Jade asked for a double room, water and food. This time Wei WuXian looked more awake than the night before. Lan Wangji couldn't let his guard down on him during this night, as Wei WuXian would possibly try to escape."Do you take a shower first?" Lan Wang Ji asked.“HanGuang-Jun should go first~” Wei WuXian replied flirtatiously.—Mnn.Lan Wangji went behind the screen and removed his clothes, folding them neatly, and stepped into the bathtub to relax a bit. But, he couldn't, since he was attentive to any noise in case Wei WuXian took the opportunity to escape while he was bathing.Minutes passed and nothing happened. Until he heard footsteps approaching the bathroom. The sound of clothes thrown to the floor made his skin crawl. His heart almost stopped when Wei WuXian entered the bathroom stark naked, a washcloth in his hands.“HanGuang-Jun, let's take a bath together~” Wei WuXian exclaimed.Lan Wangji tried to focus his gaze from the neck up on the person who was approaching him, not wanting to look more than the intimacy and skin revealed before his eyes. His fists clenched trying to keep his self-control."Come on~...If you don't want to, let me help you wipe your back as thanks," Wei WuXian exclaimed as he moved closer to him.Lan Wangji felt cornered, his mind racing, and thousands of thoughts of how to get out of the situation without revealing his attraction to Wei WuXian filled his mind."No need," Lan Wangji answered seriously, "I'm done, you can use the bathroom."In one quick movement he removed the cloth from Wei WuXian's hands and got up from the bathtub, covering himself with the cloth. Like lightning, Lan Wangji took the robe from him and marched into the room, leaving Wei WuXian surprised by his quick and intelligent escape.Later, they ate dinner as if the event in the bathroom had never happened. Lan Wangji imagined that after the failed attempt, Wei WuXian had run out of ideas for the night.—Let's play "Rested" —Lan Wangji exclaimed taking out the guqin from him.Wei WuXian took his flute and started the melody so that the dismembered arm would stay still and not cause trouble.When they finished playing a duet, they lay down on separate beds and Lan Wangji turned off the lamp, leaving the room in darkness.Not even five incense sticks passed before Wei WuXian tried again to make him angry. This time, Wei WuXian climbed onto his bed and, getting under his covers, approached him, sliding from his feet to his chest, with the clear intention of upsetting him so that he would throw him out of it.—HanGuang-Jun~ Let's sleep in the same bed."Get down and go back to your bed," Lan Wangji replied.“HanGuang-Jun I can't sleep without you.Lan Wangji stood his ground, even as Wei WuXian leered at him. But when he began to squirm under his covers, Lan Wangji was scared.Afraid that his body is honest and a part of him gives him away in an embarrassing way. Since the rose was dangerous, for the lower and sensitive part of him. What if Wei WuXian found out that he had a boner?If he kept rubbing himself like that, Lan Wangji feared that he would not be able to contain himself for much longer. Furthermore, for Lan Wangji, the fact that Wei WuXian behaved like a short-sleeved lunatic, in a fun and humorous way, made him think that for Wei WuXian, being “short-sleeved” was behaving like a promiscuous madman or lunatic.What would happen if Wei WuXian found out that he was in love?
Would he despise him and look at him with disgust?
Lan Wangji did not want to lose Wei WuXian.He was happy to find him and be close to him, even if to do that he had to deny his feelings and hide them.Putting his hand on Wei WuXian's waist, he paralyzed him and the young man's body fell limply on top of him. Lan Wangji moved to the side, getting out of bed and positioned Wei WuXian so that he wouldn't be cold while he was observed by the surprised face of the young man in black robes."Sleep here, we have a long way to go tomorrow," Lan Wangji exclaimed and lay down on the other bed, leaving Wei WuXian motionless.Lan Wangji closed his eyes trying to calm down and after meditating for a few minutes he fell asleep.The next day Lan Wangji woke up like clockwork, along with the sunrise.However, when he sat down on the bed, he noticed a discomfort between his legs, the trip would definitely be torture.During the remaining two days of travel to Qinghe, Wei WuXian had suffered a great deal of defeat and was complaining about the pain in his body when he woke up the next day. After being pinned down by Lan Wangji, of course. Since he tried to get into Lan Wangji's bed those nights, thinking that he would kick him out and get tired of his blatant bullying.Lan Wangji every morning had a matter to attend to between his legs. Making him feel ashamed of his body lustfully in need of him, having to deal with the trouble caused by so much physical contact, rubbing and rubbing by a shameless and tempting Wei WuXian.He was getting tired of playing along with this pathetic performance. So when he gets the chance, he would let Wei WuXian know that he already knows his identity and he doesn't need to act any further. Surely the trip would be smoother that way and Wei WuXian would trust him a little more.To Lan Wangji's peace of mind, the long journey to Qinghe was coming to an end and he could have his mind occupied with the mission.
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"Wei WuXian is a despicable, sadistic and maniacal being."
"He doesn't care about his friends or his family."
"They say he sleeps with any young maiden and takes her to the Burial Mounds to gain greater demonic powers in his heretic cultivation. Then he gets rid of them and who knows what happens to those poor innocent souls."
"No wonder Wei WuXian acts in such a despicable way, he does have an abominable soul after all."
Lan Wangji, over the years, had heard countless despicable rumors against Wei WuXian. Whenever he listened to them, he tried not to give them importance. But, those words always stayed in his mind, making him feel sick and angry with those people.One of the rules of his sect was "Do not hold grudges" which was very difficult for him, especially when it came to his beloved Wei WuXian.
How not to hold a grudge against those people or Jiang Wanyin?
People who had hurt Wei WuXian with their words and acts of so-called "Justice".A thought crossed his mind, unconsciously hesitating."What if Wei Ying really was a sadist?" Does he know about my feelings and torture me like this for his convenience? —He thought and quickly shook his head, removing this type of thought from his mind —No. Wei Ying is not like that, he never made fun of people.Lan Wangji did not like the idea of thinking about that person, Wen Ning. The young man had a stutter and was mocked by many, but not by Wei WuXian.Wei WuXian had treated him kindly and recognized his talents and abilities, winning over the young Wen as a faithful close friend. Which made Lan Wangji very jealous. Since Wei WuXian, it seemed like he was avoiding him and getting further away from him every time. Keeping the distance between them. But, he was very attached and friendly to that ferocious corpse.Lan Wangji began to feel like a fool, even brushing that thought.Wei WuXian's body on his arm snapped him out of his thoughts. The fabric was soft and cool, being rather thin for the warm time of year. He could feel his nipples rub against his arm.Lan Wangji swallowed the lump that had formed in his throat.His thoughts shot up at the sensation and like a Sutra he began to mentally recite over and over again.
"Wei Ying does it just to make me angry and kick him out."
His mind repeated it several times, but his body betrayed him.The torture continued during the trip to the inn.This time he was lucky, Wei WuXian after bothering him throughout the trip and with his failed escape attempts, he was too tired to continue with his evil plan to make him angry.That night Lan Wangji slept peacefully.The next day the torture continued.First thing in the morning after getting up, Wei WuXian had appeared with makeup on, he looked very pretty, his crimson lips invited him to kiss him and devour that fruit that he had already tasted once. He tried to ignore his urges to divert the subject.Was successful.Wei WuXian had removed his makeup, off the bat with a pensive face and an air of disappointment surrounding him. Lan Wangji sighed, the torture had just begun and he had to stay in control.The journey continued to be tortuous, Wei WuXian's harassment did not seem to abate. Reciting the Sutra and the sect rules from him, Lan Wangji managed to stay in a completely relaxed and blank state.His body had already gotten used to the sensation.He come to feel a kind of relief, but only temporary. Since the torture continued at night in the inn.
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Lan Wangji was taking a bath, and Wei WuXian appeared before him completely naked. Jade quickly looked away trying to observe only his face, but those thousandths of seconds in which he saw EVERYTHING of Wei WuXian had been engraved in his mind. His snowy skin, his delicate and cute physique, even his member seemed adorable and caressable. His nipples seemed ready to be bitten and licked. Even his neck looked perfect, Lan Wangji thought that he would look even more charming with a few marks and bites adorning him.His member instantly became erect, the sensation of being found out made his blood boil.The first thing he noticed for his escape was the white cloth that Wei WuXian held in his hands. After refusing the attention they were offering him, saying that his bath was over. He quickly took the cloth and snatching it from Wei WuXian's hands, covered his erection and bolted from the bathroom.Putting on his tunic, he began to meditate a bit. After all, he had some time until Wei WuXian came out of the bathroom. After several minutes his intimacy softened enough to go unnoticed and he went to ask for food to be brought up to there room.They dined and played a duet to soothe the dismembered arm. Then they arranged to sleep in separate beds.It didn't take long for him to be attacked again by Wei WuXian. But, this time Wei WuXian had one of his legs in the middle of his, pressing his knee with his leg.Lan Wangji tensed at the touch and touch.—HanGuang-Jun~ Let's sleep in the same bed.Trying to articulate the words as he calmed the lashes of heat that clung to his body and burned in every part brushed and touched by Wei WuXian. He took a deep breath and recited the Sutra again."Get down and go back to your bed," Lan Wangji replied.The smile that spread on Wei WuXian's face almost broke all the barriers of self-control that he had raised in defense of his harassments and attacks.“HanGuang-Jun, I can't sleep without you.Lan Wangji almost hesitated to oblige.Refusing to succumb to the desire to sleep hugging Wei WuXian and accidentally noticing his growing erection between his legs, he opted to immobilize him and let him sleep alone in the bed he had. Lan Wangji moved to the side, getting out of the bed and preparing to settle on the other bed a few meters away.He meditated and fell asleep.The next day he woke up with a big problem between his legs. He seeing himself in the need to attend to him or else he could not continue having a "Quiet" trip.He looked at the bed that was a few meters away and Wei WuXian was fast asleep, it was still Mao-Shi time and he wouldn't get up until Si-Shi time.He had plenty of time to ease his body.He settled on the bed, opening his robes and lowering his pants to make the action easier.His hand hesitated for a few seconds before wrapping around his erect member from the previous day's stimulation and completely in need of attention. Going up and down in a steady rhythm he began to pleasure himself, panting slightly so as not to wake the other person, pressing his mouth against the pillow.In his mind he clearly saw Wei WuXian taking off his clothes revealing the beautiful body that he managed to see when he entered the bathroom, without any clothes. His rosy nipples and his slim torso, with a defined waist.Completely charming and pretty.The red ribbon in his hair fluttered in the air at the movement of the garments that slid off his shoulders and arms until they were still clinging to his elbows. Without dropping them yet.His gaze invited Lan Wangji to strip them completely from his body, so that he would reveal all of that pale and soft skin for himself, to sight and touch.Lan Wangji did not like those games, he wanted to dominate Wei WuXian by refusing to do what the other wanted. He approached Wei WuXian, his face stoic and serious without even revealing a bit of the true inner state of him completely overflowing with lust and barely contained passion.He released Wei WuXian's hair and took the red ribbon that held it in a high ponytail. He roughly grabbed his hands, letting out a leering, surprised gasp from Wei WuXian's lips, quickly tying them together. Preventing him from getting rid of the robes that still covered something from his arms.Moving behind him, he caught him in his arms and began to kiss roughly and demandingly, his neck and shoulders, leaving a trail of bites and hickeys that turned crimson in their wake. Marking the pale skin was one of his many low desires. Desires that he had in mind to experience one day.His breathing was short and Wei WuXian's gasps invited him to go further.In the same way, Lan Wangji squeezed his member more, moving his hand with greater impetus and speed. A load of thick liquid stained his hands, but his member was still upright and vigorous.He sighed, once wouldn't be enough with so much encouragement and contact. Besides, his mind was asking for more, more of Wei WuXian, more of his reactions.Out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of the person sleeping innocently a few meters away, completely unaware of what was happening in that very room and what was going on in Lan Wangji's mind.The morbidity invited him to fall more into pleasure again.His mind wasted no more time and untied the hands of the imaginary Wei WuXian, pulling his clothes and pants that still dressed him poorly. Leaving him completely unprotected from the predator that was in front of him.But Wei WuXian's face reflected neither fear nor doubt, his eyes longed for more and his smile became more seductive. Her arms wrapped around Lan Wangji's neck and he kissed him frantically.Lan Wangji let himself go, sharing the intimacy and depth of the desperate and commanding kiss, taking control inside Wei WuXian's mouth.Wei WuXian sat on his lap, placing both legs on his hips, leaving Lan Wangji's erect part brushing the cleft of his buttocks, swaying to brush his and stimulate him further, letting out a grunt from Lan Wangji at contact and need.Lan Wangji was lost in fantasy, Wei WuXian's body was perfect and beautiful, it fit perfectly with his, as if he was born to be with him.His hands rested on Wei WuXian's hips, stopping his cheeky rubbing of his member. Without breaking the kiss. He lifted it up, positioning it over his erection and let it fall. Making the sweet hole his, he ate his entire length in one bite.Wei WuXian's eyes widened in surprise and letting out a gasp, he arched his back at the abrupt intrusion and his body trembled. Causing waves of pleasure to shoot through Lan Wangji's body at the tight and trembling sensation inside Wei WuXian.The sight before him was sadism-inducing in a spectacular way.Wei WuXian had ejaculated just by feeling Lan Wangji's hard member penetrate him, strong and deep in one go. His face looked at him with a smile and one of his hands rose, dragging part of his own semen that had stained all over his abdomen with the tips of his fingers, then brought them to his mouth. and I licked them.—Lan Zhan~ You are still very hard. I want you to fill me completely. I can feel you inside of me.Those words and the sight were effective enough for Lan Wangji to once again take Wei WuXian's dashes up and then drop him and penetrate him again.The action was slow and a complete torture for the imaginary Wei WuXian in his mind. He repeated it several times slowly and satisfactorily to his own delight, since each time Wei WuXian penetrated him, he again squeezed his member tightly while the trembling sensation made the act even more addictive and exquisite.Lan Wangji's arms were strong and had a lot of stamina. After torturing him like that for a while. This time he lifted him a few inches off the ground, lifted his legs up onto his feet, moving his own hips up and down, leaving Wei WuXian still in place, while he entered him at high speed.Short, repetitive moans filled Lan Wangji's mind, his hand on his member traveling at the same speed. It was as if he was masturbating into Wei WuXian's hole.Lan Wangji bit his lip and his erection released its discharge, completely filling the Wei WuXian that he had dropped into his member from that height again, digging it deep inside him.Lan Wangji let out a deep sigh as he kept as quiet as possible as he pleasured himself. He looked back at the other bed and Wei WuXian was still sleeping soundly.Looking now at the mess between his legs, he felt more satisfied, he took the sheets and cleaned them a bit in the bathroom so that no evidence was left. After making himself presentable, he went to get breakfast. After all, in an hour his companion would wake up and very soon they would arrive at Qinghe. So Lan Wangji could keep his mind occupied with the mission.But, of one thing Lan Wangji was certain.The trip together with Wei WuXian, was a complete and exquisite torture.
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Lan Wangji's heart was beating rapidly in his chest as he saw Wei WuXian's bright smile as they reached the bustling City of Qinghe, as he curiously eyed all the stalls on the busy streets.Wei WuXian was running from one side of the street to the other, looking happily at everything around him, until a voice from one of the vendors managed to completely get his attention.Lan Wangji observed everything from a prudent distance so as not to appear suspicious, and he was also afraid that Wei WuXian would hear his racing heartbeat. But suddenly, Jade felt a chill run down his back as he saw what Wei WuXian held in his hand.It was makeup. A bottle of blush to be exact."Didn't Wei Ying already have makeup on?" He had run out of him during his prank and he wanted to buy more? Lan Wangji thought blankly.Jade moved a little closer to be able to hear what they were talking about. Clearly he wasn't eavesdropping, just keeping an eye on Wei WuXian.—The makeup here is of good quality, blushes and powders, cheap and fine —Exclaimed the vendor —Look calmly Young Master... Would you like to buy something for your wife?Wei WuXian smiled. Is for me.Lan Wangji froze just like the vendor's facial expression."Don't bother him if you're not going to buy it," Lan Wangji exclaimed.“HanGuang-Jun, I really want to buy it,” Wei WuXian clarified with a pout."Nice... " Lan Wangji thought and asked, "Do you have money to buy it?"Lan Wangji doubted that Mo XuanYu had any money, but beyond that, he was intrigued by Wei WuXian's thoughtful look, it was as if he was planning to do some of his own again. Lan Wangji clenched his fists waiting for Wei WuXian's reaction or response."Mmm~... I definitely don't have any money, but you can give me yours," Wei WuXian exclaimed in amusement, advancing towards him with his arms raised as if threatening.Lan Wangji froze in place, his body stiffened so that he looked like a living jade statue. Wei WuXian circled him and felt around his chest on his robe as if he was searching for something.After a few seconds, Wei WuXian's fingers pulled some red strings and he took out a very delicate pink money bag.Lan Wangji's eyes widened upon seeing his little bag of money in Wei WuXian's hands and he felt jealous that he remembered the young woman he had rescued in his other life. But seeing that Wei WuXian's face only reflected bewilderment, he relaxed a bit and started to walk away. His heart had stopped momentarily, but now he began to jump more hurriedly, almost feeling it escape from his chest.“Han Guang-jun, wait! —Wei WuXian exclaimed when he saw how the Jade walked away as if he was ignoring him, he looked at the vendor and took out some copper coins from the bag to pay him."Thank you for your purchase, Young Master," the vendor exclaimed, adding, "Also take three copies of the YiLing Laozu completely free."
[Laozu: Venerable, Elder, Founder or Patriarch, in this case it means “YiLing Patriarch”.]
Seeing that Wei WuXian was not following Lan Wangji, he retraced his steps and saw the disastrous drawings that the merchant had in his hand, causing him internal amusement.-Whose?! —Wei WuXian exclaimed, perplexed since he did not recognize the person portrayed in them.“They are portraits of the YiLing Laozu, the YiLing Patriarch, used as an antidote to the devil. Place these on your door, in your living room and in your room. Thanks to his strong demonic energy he fights poison with poison, not letting any evil being disturb him and get close to him.Lan Wangji agreed with Wei WuXian, the portrait was gruesome, horrible, and not even effective. A complete farce. Apart from Wei WuXian being beautiful and perfect, he in no way resembled that disturbing drawing.“Wei WuXian was a man famous for his handsome countenance and appearance, an excellent master of the six arts, what is this you have drawn?! —Wei WuXian said furiously pointing to the drawing and added —If you haven't seen it in person, then don't draw anything. You are deceiving the new generations.Seeing that Wei WuXian was arguing with the merchant, Lan Wangji began to walk again to see where he could find some clue of the dismembered arm since it did not seem that Wei WuXian had any intention of escaping.The Jade calmly walked away from Wei WuXian and the stall, until shouting caught his attention."A mad dog is on the loose!...It was not something that Lan Wangji was worried about, he kept walking."Lan Zhan!!" Help me!!...His name had been called, his heart sank and he turned around quickly. His eyes widened as he saw a frightened Wei WuXian running at full speed towards him.He worried.What had happened to Wei WuXian? He had never seen him like this in his entire life.What happened next left him more surprised than worried.His body tensed again at such intimate contact with Wei WuXian. It was desperately hugging him and trembling with fear. He wasn't just hugging him, he was hanging on to him.-Save me!! Do not go!! Don't go... Lan Zhan... Don't go.....Lan Wangji looked ahead and saw a spirit dog. Around his neck was a necklace with the emblem of a peony.It was Jin Ling's spirit dog.The young Jin Ling who appeared chasing his dog made eye contact with Lan Wangji who looked at him in a dark and cold manner. He changed his expression to one of discomfort seeing the two older ones so close to each other and scared by Lan Wangji's gaze. Furthermore, he did not want to be punished by the Lan Clan's silence spell again."Fairy, let's go!" —Jin Ling ordered his dog and they ran away quickly from the place.Seeing that the dog had walked away, Wei WuXian seemed to completely forget about his fear and began to act as if nothing had happened. He also wouldn't ask if Wei WuXian didn't want to talk to him about it. But, his voice calling his name, like years ago, still echoed in his head.A man walked up to them and put his hand on Wei WuXian's shoulder. Lan Wangji quickly sneered at him, but the man seemed to be in his own world and didn't notice.—Young Master, as a token of my gratitude, I'll give you these portraits, if you sell them cheaper, you'll still earn a good sum of money —Said the vendor of the YiLing Patriarch's makeup and portraits.Wei WuXian gave him a bad look and pointed at the portraits again. "Do you think this is a reward for your gratitude?" If you are really grateful, draw it from now on in a more attractive way!The man, being scolded again, decided to leave. But, he couldn't take even two steps, as he was stopped by the black-robed youth."Wait, don't go yet! Wei WuXian exclaimed, grabbing his arm. "There are a few things I want to ask you, while you do your business here... Have you heard of any strange events?" Or have you seen anything strange?At the question, the seller's face seemed to light up —It's good that you ask, I usually sell here most of the year and I know a lot about the city and its surroundings. I am known as "Qinghe's Smarty" What kind of strange events are you looking for?The vendor took out a flag and proudly displayed it. Wei WuXian didn't know what face to make and looked sideways at Lan Wangji who was as serious and cold as ever."I'm looking for incidents of walking corpses, evil spirits disturbing places or people, apparitions of dismembered corpses or clans that were cruelly exterminated or if any disappeared without a trace... things like that," Wei WuXian explained.—Mmm, there are no events like that around here —Said the vendor and added —But, if you go two miles further, you will come across a mountain range called "Xinglu Mountain Range", although I suggest you don't go there.-Because? Wei Wuxian asked.—Because the place is also known as the "Man-eating Mountain Range" —Said the seller with a somber face —Why do you think they call it that?Lan Wangji was in awe of Wei WuXian's ability to quickly get information from people.The vendor continued with his gloomy story when he saw that no one responded —In the Man-eating Mountain Range there is a man-eating castle and inside it, man-eating monsters live... They devour everything that dares to enter their territory... Without leaving a single clue and no corpse found... No exceptions!Wei WuXian couldn't hide his distrust —If they didn't leave any clues and no corpse could be found! How can they know they were eaten?!"Of course someone must have witnessed it..." The vendor replied, scratching his nose.—Didn't you say that no one gets out alive without exception?!! —Wei WuXian asked —How could that person who witnessed it come out and tell what he saw?"Young Master... Emm... that's how the legend goes," the vendor said.—Who was the first to tell this story?! How many people were eaten?! Where did they come from and what gender were they?! Wei WuXian asked again."I have no idea," the salesman answered nervously.Lan Wangji looked at how the conversation to search for information had turned into a rather intense interrogation."Qinghe's know-it-all, isn't he..." Wei WuXian said wryly.—The legends never talked about all that, if you'll excuse me....."Wait, don't go yet!" Wei WuXian exclaimed. "The Qinghe Nie sect is in charge of that territory, isn't it?... If there are monsters in the mountain range, why are they ignoring it?"The vendor turned to look at him with dull eyes. "The Nie Sect?" If it was like the old Nie Sect, with Nie Leader MingJue they wouldn't let more than two days pass to fix the problem... But the current Sect Leader is that "I don't know" guy. No matter what they ask him, he doesn't know anything and if they push him he'll be too scared to say anything so he'll just repeat shaking his head "I don't know, I don't know, I really don't know."The seller finished talking and left to continue selling his products.Wei WuXian pondered and muttered, "Nie HuaiSang?"“Mnn.” Lan Wangji nodded and began to walk towards the entrance of the city.Wei WuXian followed him silently.
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The journey through the forest was calm and serene, Lan Wangji felt much calmer as his mind was more occupied with the mission and apparently Wei WuXian was the same.Suddenly he felt something strange around him. Lan Wangji stopped and looked carefully.A group of low level walking corpses passed close to them, towards their direction and he noticed how Wei WuXian cowered behind his back pretending to be afraid of them.The corpses kept walking but when they observed the young man in black robes who loomed with menacing crimson eyes behind the other person in white, they felt fear and accelerated their pace in the opposite direction, escaping from them."Wow~...!" HanGuang-Jun, you are so cool! —Wei WuXian exclaimed —They were so scared when they saw you that they ran away in terror Ha-ha-ha... You deserve your reputation!Lan Wangji looked at him silently, but refrained from commenting. He felt Wei WuXian push him to continue walking while he listened to his reproach.-Go Go! I don't think there's anything else on this mountain, the people here seem so exaggerated... A few useless corpses turned into ruthless "Man-Eaters" monsters, surely the stone castle, it's also a sham, don't you know? looks like Han Guang-jun? —Wei WuXian said, anticipating the facts.Lan Wangji continued advancing and after a few meters, the barking of a dog began to be heard more and more clearly. Wei WuXian hid behind his back again and hugged his waist, preventing him from advancing."It's far away, why are you hiding?" Lan Wangji asked in a calm voice."I-I'm going to hide pri-first and then I'll see...Where is he?" Where is? —Wei WuXian said, his voice was clearly one of genuine fear and not an act.Jade listened attentively to the barking, sharpening his hearing —It's Jin Ling's spiritual dog, if a spiritual dog barks like that, something has happened."Th-th-th-then let's see..." Wei WuXian muttered, still clinging to Lan Wangji's waist, his legs trembling and unresponsive.Lan Wangji, noticing that it was impossible for him to move forward in this way, stayed put."HanGuang-Jun...why don't you move on?" If you don't move forward, how will we see what is happening? Wei Wuxian said.“First, let go of me,” Lan Wangji replied.Wei WuXian seemed to hesitate for a few seconds, but he let go, becoming very nervous."Do dogs scare you?" Lan Wangji finally asked.Wei WuXian began to move his fingers even more nervous and thoughtful. Seeing that he did not answer, Lan Wangji started to move forward, but was grabbed by the arm.—Wait... I... I'm afraid of them —Wei WuXian confessed —When I was little I lived on the street for a while, so I had to fight for food with many of them. Dogs bit me and hurt me… so I started to fear them.Lan Wangji felt strange, he was happy that Wei WuXian shared such a big secret with him, but he was also a little sad because of what his beloved had gone through in his childhood and still had a big smile on his face.The two began to move forward and staggered as sometimes Wei WuXian would grab him again, hugging his arm or his waist when he heard the dog barking. As much as it seemed that they were advancing, they were only going around in a circle along the same route through the forest."Is there a maze-like quality to the forest?" Wei Wuxian muttered.—Mnn.After finding a method to advance through the shade, the sounds of the dog became louder and some stone constructions were glimpsed.The spirit dog was standing there outside one of the stone castles behaving as if it wanted someone to enter the place."Why don't you go away?" Where is its owner?! Wei WuXian asked hiding behind Lan Wangji's back."Let's go in and see," Jade answered.-Where? They don't have doors...The wall was destroyed and it was possible to enter through the hole that was in that place. Apparently Jin Ling destroyed it to enter and the dog was left out of the place. So he was asking for help. Clearly something had happened.The dog approached them and bit Wei WuXian's robe and pulled him into the hole —Lan Zhan!! Lan Zhan!! Lan Zhan!! Lan Zhan!!... —Wei WuXian yelled in fright.Both entered the castle, the place was very dark. Lan Wangji unsheathed his sword to emit a spiritual glow and light the way a bit.The further they went, the darker it became. They passed through different chambers in the place and suddenly Lan Wangji noticed that Wei WuXian frowned and had stopped.-What's going on? Lan WangJi asked."It's so loud," Wei WuXian complained.Lan Wangji did not hear anything, the place was silent. They continued advancing until they reached a very large room full of coffins.They began to open them, surprised by the content of these coffins, they were not for corpses, they were for sabers.“Jin Ling!! Wei WuXian yelled, "Jin Ling!!...No matter where they looked, there was no trace of the young man anywhere. There were only coffins and sabers.Seeing how Wei WuXian was increasingly desperate looking for his nephew. Lan Wangji took out his guqin and began to play a tune."Inquiry?" Wei Wuxian asked.—Mnn."HanGuang-Jun, help me ask... what is this place?" Who built it? And what is it for? Wei Wuxian exclaimed.Lan Wangji began to play a series of notes, harmonious and perfect. Then he stopped and the strings rang in response.-What did you say? Wei WuXian hurried to ask."I don't know," Lan Wangji replied with internal amusement.-What?...“You said, 'I don't know,'” Lan Wangji replied.The face that Wei WuXian had made was a poem, Lan Wangji would never forget it. Long ago he had fallen for Wei WuXian's joke, because of the name of his spiritual sword, Suibian "Whatever", it had been really fun to return the favor.Lan Wangji continued to play, asking another question, but the answer was the same."What did you ask him now?" Wei Wuxian asked.-"How he died?" Lan Wang Ji replied.—Why don't you ask him "Who killed you?"Lan Wangji touched on the question, but the spirit didn't know either."Ask him if he's a man or a woman, it's impossible for him not to know that," Wei WuXian said.“Man,” Lan Wangji replied."We finally know something, ask him if he saw a fifteen-year-old boy come here."-Yes.-Where is he now?“He said he is here,” Lan Wangji replied.They both looked around, clearly no one else was there."He can lie?" Wei Wuxian asked."I'm here, so you can't do it."Wei WuXian started to walk around the place.Lan Wangji touched on a few more questions and they were answered."What did you ask this time?" Wei WuXian asked curiously."How old is he and where was he from?" Lan Wang Ji replied.-What did he say?Lan Wangji looked at him for a second —Fifteen, from LanLing.The soul that Inquiry had called out was Jin Ling's, fear was on Wei WuXian's face. Lan Wangji began to ask the exact location, after a series of answers he said —Stay where you are, look to the southwest and listen to the notes, for each chord take a step forward, when they are no longer heard it will be in front of you.The chords played and stopped leaving Wei WuXian facing a wall."Is it inside the wall?!" He asked exalted.Lan Wangji drew his sword and broke through the wall.Wei WuXian began to remove the dirt with his hands until he found Jin Ling inside, still breathing weakly.When they took it out they managed to see a skeleton next to where Jin Ling was buried. Wei WuXian pulling out Lan Wangji's sword began to dig up more skeletons like a shovel.They both stared and a deafening sound disturbed them. Jin Ling, hearing this, stood up to go back into the empty space. Wei WuXian took his arm and pulled him away.The spirit dog began to bark again, louder and louder.“Something is wrong outside the castle,” Lan Wangji exclaimed."Let's go see!" —Wei WuXian said putting Jin Ling on his back to carry him.When they came out they were greeted by the dog that was wagging its tail happily when it saw its dream. Wei WuXian almost jumped back as the dog approached him. But he stopped a few centimeters away upon feeling Lan Wangji's cold gaze. The dog approached him and Lan Wangji took something out of his mouth, it was a piece of cloth.“Someone must have been spying on this area,” Lan Wangji said."Looks like they haven't gone very far... Let's go after them!" Wei Wuxian exclaimed."No need, I know who they are," Lan Wangji said.“Me too, it must be the same group that spread the rumors, they dropped a bunch of low level corpses and put a labyrinth nuance to hide these castles. But, if we don't catch them now, we may not be able to catch them in the future,” Wei WuXian explained."I'll go after them... You and Jin Ling?" Lan Wang Ji asked.—I'll go down the mountain and stay with him somewhere in Qinghe, we'll meet where we saw that vendor today —Wei WuXian exclaimed advancing with Jin Ling on his back —Go! If you delay the person will run away... I'll be back!Lan Wangji wasn't going to agree to part with Wei WuXian, but hearing him say “I'll be back” calmed him down a bit.“Wh-Wait!! The dog, take it away!! Take it away!! Wei WuXian exclaimed in fright.Lan Wangji looked at the dog that stayed on the spot with its tail down and ears down.Wei WuXian moved away and out of sight.Lan Wangji began to chase the person who was in the area, thinking of Wei WuXian's "I'll be back".
Would Wei Ying really go back to him?
I try not to think about it anymore and focus on the mission.
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The Labyrinth Hue was extremely annoying when it came to chasing the person who was spying in the area of the stone castles.Lan Wangji was running at full speed while dodging several trees in his path. In the peripheral view of him, a person was ahead and could barely be seen as a black silhouette in the distance.The Jade used his spiritual power to break the hue so he could run straight through the forest, cutting off the suspicious person. As he grabbed the collar of his tunic, it began to writhe and a voice that he recognized immediately made him let go.-I do not know i do not know! I was just passing by! Nie HuaiSang exclaimed with rising panic.“Leader Nie, come with me,” Lan Wangji exclaimed, his gaze very serious and full of mistrust.Nie HuaiSang quickly nodded and began to follow him quietly, while trembling in fear.They both walked and left the Maze Hue. They went down the mountain and headed for an inn in Qinghe City.Lan Wangji paid for a spacious double room. Nie HuaiSang entered the room and sat down on one of the cushions near a central table.—Lan Wangji.... You... —Stuttering Nie Huai Sang.—You will stay here, if you leave you will be suspicious —Lan Wangji exclaimed curtly and left the room, leaving Nie HuaiSang alone, full of questions and doubts.
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Lan Wangji sighed, having the situation under control. Now his mind was in one place, getting to where he had to meet Wei WuXian. His body on the other hand felt a growing oppression in his chest, at the thought that Wei WuXian would not keep his word and that he would not return to his side. All these sensations made him feel somewhat desperate. He shook his head, clearing those ideas and concentrated on believing that Wei WuXian was going to return, as he had said before leaving.An hour passed and Wei WuXian still hadn't appeared.People were beginning to return to their homes and the busy streets were deserted. Lan Wangji did not move from the place, he would trust and wait, his heart beat harmoniously full of hope.The sky began to darken, the lamps in the streets were lit and time passed very slowly, The Jade was still waiting. He frowned, his brows and gaze giving a vision of discomfort and utter cold.Anyone who saw it would think that the man was extremely furious. But, internally, nerves gnawed at him, resisting the need to quickly fly off on his sword and search every corner for Wei WuXian.Some slow and heavy footsteps were heard behind him, without changing his countenance, he turned hastily to see the person who was approaching.His face softened as he saw that he had scared Wei WuXian. He internally reproached himself for giving him a bad impression.But, there was no time to give any kind of explanation since Wei WuXian had taken a few steps back and twisted his ankle, staggered and began to fall.Lan Wangji rushed to catch it from falling to the ground, hitting himself with it. Wei WuXian's slim and slender body was light and very delicate. The sensation of having it in his hands made him tense up and squeeze the young man who gasped in discomfort.After stabilizing him, he immediately released him.Jade crouched down, resting one knee on the ground to examine his ankle and when he slightly lifted the cloth, a dark stain could be glimpsed.“No-no…HanGuang-Jun you don't have to do that….The more the pants went up, the more this stain spread on Wei WuXian's pale skin. It was a Curse Mark and above the Curse Mark was a wound.It was clearly a wound caused by Zidian, Jiang Wanyin's purple whip."How did this happen?" I couldn't protect him. What if something happened to him? I... —Lan Wangji thought lamenting internally, his last sentence came out of his lips unconsciously, his voice was full of bitterness —... I only left for a few hours.“A few hours is a long time. Anything could have happened... Now, now, get up —Wei WuXian exclaimed, delicately taking Lan Wangji's hand as he lifted him —It's just an average Curse Mark, we can take care of the evil being when it comes looking for me, but you'll have to help me with that... Did you find the person? Who is he? Where is he now?Being held by the hand by Wei WuXian in such a delicate and gentle way made him jump with joy, he felt like a maiden in love. Then he realized the situation and became serious.Lan Wangji looked at the sign of an inn at the end of the street, Wei WuXian followed his gaze and also saw the inn and exclaimed, “Okay then… let's deal with the mystery of the stone castle first.They both began to walk towards the inn, but Wei WuXian was wobbling painfully as he couldn't properly support his injured leg.Lan Wangji paused for a moment, there was no point in continuing with the performance and pretending that he did not know his true identity, his lips parted and a clear voice came out harmonious and direct: —Wei Ying.Wei WuXian had slowed down his walk, petrified at the familiar call and in a nervous tone he said —Eh? Who?Lan Wangji sighed, clearly Wei WuXian wanted to feign ignorance, but he was no longer willing to let him go on with the act—The Curse Mark was transferred from Jin Ling's body, right? And you met Jiang Wanyin.More than a question it was clearly a statement, he saw Wei WuXian relax his shoulders and heard a heavy and melancholy voice."As long as we're both alive in this world, sooner or later, we'll meet again," Wei WuXian exclaimed as he turned to face the Jade.Lan Wangji froze, that expression was the one Wei WuXian had when he had become the YiLing Patriarch, his heart ached at the sight of it.Wei WuXian turned around again trying to walk towards the inn."Don't go..." Lan Wangji exclaimed."If I don't go, how am I supposed to get to the inn?" Are you going to carry me on your back or something? —Wei WuXian said ironically and a laugh left his lips.Lan Wangji seemed to ponder his options for a few seconds, if he were still that cold young man he was in his youth, he would let Wei WuXian's mockery pass and ignore him, leaving him alone. But he was no longer like that, he had suffered a lot due to his absence, he wanted to protect and help him. He decided to listen to his heart this time, though it would make his feelings known.The Jade walked a few steps and stood in front of Wei WuXian clearly intending to carry him on his back. He leaned in and waited.The laughter stopped and a flustered and blushing Wei WuXian began to excuse himself, leaving Lan Wangji with a heavy heart thinking that he had been found out."Stop, stop!" I...I wasn't serious, my leg is just numb...it's not like my leg is broken or something...I-...It would be bad if a grown man carried another grown man.Lan Wangji didn't get it. "Would it look bad?..."Would it look good?" Wei Wuxian replied.Lan Wangji continued blankly, “But, you have carried me on your back before.Wei WuXian seemed surprised by what he said —Did something like this happen? Why don't I remember?..."You... You never remember those things from the past," Lan Wangji replied nonchalantly."Everyone says I have a bad memory... Anyway, I won't let you carry me on your back," Wei WuXian exclaimed.Lan Wangji stood up and asked, "Are you sure?"-I'm sure! Wei WuXian exclaimed resolutely.What I didn't expect was what happened next. Lan Wangji had other plans to bring him to the inn. One of his arms wrapped around his back pulling him to his broad chest, and his other arm went behind his knees lifting him up easily.Wei WuXian was fully embraced by a pair of firm arms that gently carried him.-Hey?! Lan Zhan!! Wei WuXian exclaimed in surprise."You said you didn't want me to carry you on my back," Lan Wangji replied.-Yes! But… I also didn't say that I wanted to be taken this way,” Wei WuXian complained.Lan Wangji turned a deaf ear to his complaints and simply carried him, holding him firmly in place.After a few meters he could feel how the other's body relaxed in his arms, Wei WuXian even rested his head on his chest and played with his tunic.Lan Wangji recited the sect rules from him as if he were a Sutra to keep his racing heart at bay so that Wei WuXian wouldn't notice.—Lan Zhan~ So you want to see who has the thickest face? No? Wei Wuxian laughed.Lan Wangji paid him no attention, immersed in his thoughts, he continued walking as if nothing had happened, his expression remained serious and cold. It seemed outwardly that nothing could disturb him but internally there was a disorder that was beginning to spill over from his walls of self-control.“Lan Zhan, did you already know who I was since we met in Dafan Mountain? Wei WuXian finally asked.-Yes."How could you know?" Wei WuXian asked with interest."Do you want to know how?" Lan Wangji replied, looking closely at Wei WuXian's face.“Of course I want to know,” Wei WuXian stated."You told me so yourself.""What, myself... how?" Was it because of Jin Ling? Why did I summon Wen Ning? It wasn't anything like that, was it? Wei Wuxian rambled.Lan Wangji upon hearing Wen Ning's name, his gaze darkened and his voice came out serious —Think for yourself."But, I only asked because I can't think of a reason..."No matter how much Wei WuXian insisted on knowing the answer, Lan Wangji would not give it to him easily.They arrived at the inn and the Jade was still holding Wei WuXian in his arms. He went up the stairs, listening to how the owner of the place had choked on his tea and stared at them with his mouth open.Standing in front of the door to the room, Lan Wangji thought for a moment about how to open the door without letting go of Wei WuXian.—Okay, we're here... —Wei WuXian said taking him out of his thoughts —It's time for you to put me down, you don't have a third hand to open the door...His words were interrupted by the crash of the door being thrown open, Wei WuXian's eyes were wide open at Lan Wangji's action.The Jade had kicked the door open.The loud noise not only startled him, but also scared the person inside and screams were heard."Han Guang Jun!!" I do not know i do not know!! I…” Nie HuaiSang yelled but seeing the two men in such an intimate way, the last thing he said was a mutter hidden behind his fan. “I really don't know.Lan Wangji entered the room carrying Wei WuXian bridal style and gently propped him up on the bed. All of his movements were under the watchful eye of Young Leader Nie.Lan Wangji started to walk towards the table.Wei WuXian stood up and also reached the table, looking attentively at Nie HuaiSang, who was spying on them, covering his face with his fan, showing how fearful he was in such a situation.Lan Wangji took a piece of cloth from his robe and smashed it against the table, the blow made Nie HuaiSang jump with a start —Speak! the Jade demanded."I... I just passed by, I don't know anything," Nie HuaiSang excused himself.Lan Wangji was about to ask something when Wei WuXian's voice echoed through the room, calm and confident."If you don't know anything. I will speak in his place. While listening to me you will probably remember a few things, after all,” Wei WuXian exclaimed.Not getting some kind of response, Wei WuXian continued his story — In the Xinglu Mountain range there are rumors about the Man-eating Mountain and the Man-eating Castle, but that is just a rumor that someone spread, so that no one gets close to them. that place. Since there is no proof that someone has been devoured for real. That's just the first line of defense.Silence was present and he added —If there is a first line, there is also a second and a third, the second line of defense is the low-level walking corpses, they are weak and would not cause a problem, but with rumors people would run away. scared to see them. And the third is the Labyrinth Nuance. Since the first two are against ordinary people the third one is for cultivators, since only talented cultivators like Hanguang-Jun are the only ones who could penetrate it. In this way, the Xinglu Mountain Range Stone Castle will remain hidden from the public.Nie HuaiSang was trembling, swallowed the lump in his throat and could only mutter an “Eh?…Wei WuXian began his interrogation briskly. "What is the Nie Sect's goal in building a man-eating castle?" Where do the corpses buried in the walls come from? Were they eaten by the castle?... Sect Leader Nie if you don't answer properly, your secret may be revealed, and when the time comes and you want to explain, it will be too late to do so and no one will believe you .“It's not a man-eating castle at all!! It's just my Sect's Ancestral Graveyard!! Nie HuaiSang desperately replied."What kind of Ancestral Burial Ground buries sabers instead of corpses?"Wei Wuxian asked.—HanGuang-Jun before answering his questions, you can promise me that you won't say anything that is said. If I need them in the future, they could also be witnesses —Nie HuaiSang requested pleadingly.“As you wish,” Lan Wangji replied.Nie HuaiSang relaxed a bit and explained the use of stone castles to them. The hostile energy possessed by their Sect's sabers and their cultivation method. He also talked about how the previous generations devised the effective method of how to suppress the powers of the sabers. This method consisted of taking evil spirits and burying them together with the sabers so that they would fight forever inside the castle.The conversation then turned to the mysterious death of the previous Nie Sect Leader, Nie MingJue, and the rumors that were spread about the castle, so that no one would go near it, after the mysterious disappearance of some tomb raiders.Nie HuaiSang apologized for what had happened to the young Jin Ling and after repeating to them over and over again not to say anything that was said, he left the inn, leaving Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian alone in the room. Lan Wangji approached Wei WuXian who was distracted and lost in his own thoughts, knelt in front of him and began to examine the Curse Mark on his leg.-Wait! Again? —Wei WuXian got excited when he noticed that Jade was lifting his pants.“First you have to remove the Curse Mark,” Lan Wangji explained, his face serious, but internally he was worried.—It's not necessary, I'll do it myself —Wei WuXian exclaimed, now rolling up his pants, and he kept pulling them up more and more, revealing more of his legs —It's already extended to my thighs.....Lan Wangji's eyes momentarily fixed on his leg revealed in front of him, a blush spreading over his ears and lightly reaching his cheeks. He looked away from him completely ashamed of his own lustful thoughts.An act that Wei WuXian noticed right away and a little smile made him twitch. Lan Wangji thanked the heavens that the moment was abruptly cut short, with the crash of a ceramic on the ground.The qiankun bag in which the dismembered arm was sealed began to shake wildly.Lan Wangji with his quick fingers took the flute from Wei WuXian without him realizing it, and took a file to tune the instrument. Making the holes more rounded and even.Wei WuXian seemed to be searching for his flute until he found it in the hands of Lan Wangji who was painstakingly working on the instrument.After delicately carving the flute for a few minutes, Lan Wangji handed it back to Wei WuXian and exclaimed, “Play correctly.Wei WuXian smiled at each other and took the flute, both of them played "Rest". But his arm kept moving more and more, wanting to escape from the bag.—Has he gotten used to the notes out of tune perhaps?... I'm playing correctly for the first time and it seems that he doesn't like it —Wei WuXian complained.The bag continued to twist, getting closer and closer to Wei WuXian, both of them interpreted "Rest" again with greater spiritual power and it worked. The bag remained still and the arm inside it was suppressed again.“These days, it has never behaved in such a violent manner,” Wei WuXian exclaimed.—Mnn. And it was something in you,” Lan Wangji said."The Curse Mark!" Wei WuXian exclaimed and added, "Do you mean that another part of his body is entombed in the walls of the stone castle of the Nie Sect?"—Mnn.That night they each slept comfortably in his own bed, Lan Wangji was calmer, but a part of him wished that Wei WuXian would keep coming around to bother him. But, the performance game was already over, with Wei WuXian's identity revealed. There was no need to keep acting up and harassing him anymore.
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The next morning they both set out again for the Xinglu Mountain Range. Where a small group of cultivators were repairing the stone castle walls while Nie HuaiSang supervised them.Suddenly, the calm Nie HuaiSang became flustered upon seeing them.“Sect Leader Nie, are you repairing the walls? Wei WuXian asked ironically.“Yes, yes,” Nie HuaiSang replied.“It really is a shame that you have to do it all over again later,” Wei WuXian exclaimed.—Yes, yes... Huh?! Wait! What?!...Lan Wangji unsheathed his sword and gave it to Wei WuXian, who began to destroy the wall again.Nie HuaiSang began to suffer with every thrust he saw and every brick that was destroyed. Really, destroying something is always easier and faster than rebuilding it.Nie HuaiSang wanted to cry.After Lan Wangji explained the situation to him, Leader Nie burst out, “Nonsense!…That doesn't make sense! These corpses are complete with each limb attached, there is no corpse without arms, you can see it yourself if you want, but make it quick, after all this is our Ancestral Graveyard….They all went to work and took out all the corpses from the wall, placing them on the floor in a row, they were all complete."Is this wall enough?" Or do you want to continue with the others? No? Right?…” Nie HuaiSang complained.Wei WuXian bent down to examine the corpses, but found nothing strange at first glance. "Should we use what's in the qiankun bag?"They decided against it since the place had a lot of hostile energy and the arm could get violent out of control.Lan Wangji had thought of something, a hint, and said, "The legs."-That is! Let's take off their pants! Let's undress them! Wei Wuxian exclaimed.Nie Huaisang was horrified, “Why are you saying something so shameless in front of HanGuang-Jun?!…"How can something be embarrassing?" Here we are all men, help me take off the pants of all the men, only the male corpses, it has nothing to do with women —Wei WuXian explained euphorically, he bent down and began to untie the sash of one of the corpses.Nie HuaiSang wanted to cry again —HanGuang-Jun stop it, try to stop it please...Lan Wangji walked over and stopped Wei WuXian.Nie Huaisang sighed in relief."I'll do it," Lan Wangji exclaimed without arguing.Wei WuXian was puzzled and asked, "Will you do it?" Will you really do something like that?Lan Wangji's brows seemed to twitch, as if he was hiding the real reason for his decision, and he repeated with greater confidence, "Don't move, I'll do it."Lan Wangji wouldn't be so impolite to use his hands to strip the male corpses, he only used his sword to cut through the fabric of the pants to reveal the skin underneath. After a few moments he finally found it.Everyone came closer to look at the corpse, it clearly had its legs sewn to the rest of the body.It was unknown who had placed said body among the corpses in the Nie Sect Ancestral Burial Ground, after sealing the legs in another qiankun bag. They said their goodbyes to the Nie HuaiSang and returned to the inn where they carefully examined the three limbs of the corpse.The arm and both legs were clearly from the same person. A person with trained muscles and long limbs. He was possibly very tall and had an excellent cultivation level.Following the same methodology, the arm returned to indicate a new direction, now pointing southwest. Thus, Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian headed for YueYang City.
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Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian following the direction the dismembered left arm was pointing, arrived at YueYang City. Both walked side by side, among the passers-by of the busy street and bustling city.The Jade was internally worried about Wei WuXian's leg injury, his body didn't even have an acceptable level of cultivation, it was extremely low, and the injuries would take a long time to heal."How is the Curse Mark?" Lan Wangji asked, unable to contain himself for another second.The mark faded a bit, but it didn't go away completely. Surely we can eliminate it when we find the whole corpse or the head of our 'Dear Friend', after all it isn't causing trouble,” Wei WuXian explained nonchalantly.Lan Wangji was thoughtful by the words said by his partner and did not object when hearing the nickname that Wei WuXian had given the corpse, after all his identity was not known. But, the concern still hadn't left his mind and he wanted to know a little more."How much is 'a little'?" Lan Wangji asked with interest.Wei WuXian responded gracefully — "A little" means a little — gesturing with his hands and asked — How do I explain it? Should I take off my clothes and show you?Lan Wangji's brows furrowed in disgust. “Wei Ying, you wouldn't be able to take off your clothes in front of so many people to show me, would you? —The Jade wondered —Take it off after we return to the inn —Lan Wangji simply replied indifferently.Wei WuXian started laughing at Lan Wangji's response, after his identity was revealed, Wei WuXian had not joked with him again and this was the first joke he had made to him as "Wei WuXian" and not as " Lunatic Mo XuanYu."Lan Wangji had thought about it, even though Wei WuXian had a very hard face and was a shameless prankster, the pranks he had pulled, even though to Lan Wangji it was more blatant bullying than a prank, they were very embarrassing even for someone like Wei WuXian. He must have been embarrassed for a while and now he was back to being that cheerful, joking fifteen-year-old boy from before.Lan Wangji's heart sped up, and a very tender feeling bubbled up inside him. Wei WuXian's voice snapped him out of his thoughts."HanGuang-Jun, do you think that the people who released the dismembered arm of our 'Dear Friend' in Villa Mo to attack the youths of your sect, are the same group of people who sewed the legs onto someone else's corpse and hid within the walls of the stone castle? Wei WuXian asked very seriously.Lan Wangji had missed calling him by his birth name, but Wei WuXian seemed to have gotten used to calling him by his title ever since he had come back. He found that fact quite amusing, especially for a shameless person like Wei WuXian to call him "HanGuang-Jun", it created an overly serious tone.“There are two groups of people,” Lan Wangji replied.“I agree, one of the groups went to great lengths trying to hide our dear friend's legs by sewing them onto another body and burying them behind a wall. While the other group left the left hand deliberately so that it would be easily found and an investigation of the corpse started,” Wei WuXian explained.—Mnn —Lan Wangji nodded without adding any words to what Wei WuXian said, everything that needed to be said about it had already been said.“These people knew about the secret of the Nie Clan's lore, they also knew about the plans of the GusuLan Sect. None of them have good intentions and there are more and more mysteries and secrets —Wei WuXian exclaimed.“One step at a time,” Lan Wangji commented."How did you recognize me?" Wei WuXian quickly asked.“Think for yourself,” Lan Wangji replied.Wei WuXian sighed in defeat but was not deterred.Lan Wangji was quite attentive to everything Wei WuXian was saying and realized the attempt to get the answer to the question that he refused to answer."I've never been to this city, I guess I'll have a good rest and you can go get information, don't you mind right, HanGuang-Jun?" Wei WuXian exclaimed in amusement.“Mnn,” Lan Wangji replied, turning around and starting to leave.“Wait, Han Guang-jun! Wei WuXian stopped him and asked, "Where are you going?"“I will try to find the Cultivation Sect in this area,” Lan Wangji replied.Wei WuXian smiled and approached him, taking the ornament in Bichen's hilt and pulling it towards him, exclaiming —This is their area, I don't think they'll give you any information, maybe they couldn't deal with the problem and they hid it. so as not to lose face. My honorable HanGuang-Jun, it's not that he wants to despise or embarrass you, but what would you do without my help? I highly doubt you would be able to get any results or answers, if you were to ask on your own.Tenderness accumulated in Lan Wangji's amber eyes, at Wei WuXian's words, although they had been partly rude, hearing him say "My honorable HanGuang-Jun…. What would you do without me?" it had made his heart leap with joy.“Mnn,” Lan Wangji replied with a low nod.—Why do you say "Mnn"? This is not how you should answer, so I doubt that you will get information with that method —Wei WuXian said.—So... How and where should we go to ask? —He wanted to know Lan Wangji, to learn how to get information like Wei WuXian did.An amused and illuminated smile appeared on Wei WuXian's face and he pointed to a sign and exclaimed —We should go there, of course!!Lan Wangji's eyes followed the indicated direction, he frowned slightly as he read the sign of the local "Liquors" and sighing he said —Mnn, you just want to have a few drinks, right?—The waiters in these kinds of stores are usually young and hard-working. They serve many customers each day and get to hear hundreds of gossip and conversations coming out of their customers' mouths. No suspicious thing or strange occurrence would go unnoticed by his ears and eyes,” Wei WuXian explained seriously.Wei WuXian led Lan Wangji to the store that had caught his attention the most, one of the waiters was calling customers to his liquor store.—Young Masters try this liquor, its aroma is not strong but wait to taste it. If you manage to finish a pitcher and still be able to stand, I'll take your last name.Wei WuXian nodded in agreement with the waiter's invitation and sitting at the indicated table, next to Lan Wangji, he ordered three jars that were paid for by Lan. The glad waiter went to get the liquor.—First we will help in his business, and then we will ask him for information, after paying him, it will be very easy for him to speak more fluently —Wei WuXian said with a smile.The waiter arrived with the order and placed the mugs on the table. Wei WuXian took a sip, tasting the liquor and giving him a compliment for it, he asked casually, "Excuse me, do you know of any strange facts in this area?""What kind of weird thing?" —Asked the waiter rubbing his hands with a lot of interest.“Haunted residences, abandoned graveyards, or graveyards with disturbed graves, too…dismembered corpses could be,” Wei WuXian said.The waiter looked at both of them, Lan Wangji didn't seem like an ordinary person at all —Hnnn... What do you and him do?"Haven't you guessed?" Wei WuXian exclaimed in amusement.“Of course, it's something simple, both of them must be cultivators, those who fly on their spiritual swords. Especially the one next to you, I've never seen someone such... such... such...“A person of such beauty! Wei Wuxian exclaimed.The waiter laughed nervously, “Young Master, if you say that your companion will be upset. If you are looking for information on strange events, none are happening right now, but there were ten years ago. If you follow that path, it will lead you to the residence of the Chang Clan. Your sign will most likely still be up."What happened in that residence?" Wei WuXian asked with interest."The whole Clan died there!" —Exclaimed the waiter and added —You asked for something strange and I'll tell you the strangest thing that happened. The entire Clan was wiped out and many say they died in terror!Hearing what the waiter had said, it triggered something in Lan Wangji's memories and he was pensive trying to remember, while Wei WuXian kept asking the waiter questions."Is there a Cultivation Sect in this area?" An event like this, where an entire clan was wiped out, should have been investigated by someone —Wei WuXian asked.—Yes there is."And how did they handle the situation?"-Handle the situation? Young Master, don't you know what the surname of that Cultivation Sect in the YueYang region was? It was Chang… The Clan that was wiped out was the Cultivation Sect! If they were all dead, how would they investigate or ask another sect for help?Wei WuXian was astonished and took another sip from his mug. "How was this Clan wiped out?" he asked.—One night the noise of desperate people was heard knocking on the door, from inside the residence of the Chang Clan —Commented the waiter full of mystery in his voice."Door slamming noise?" Wei Wuxian asked."That's right!" The roar was so loud that it reached the very skies, the screams were also heard as if they were locked up with no possibility of getting out. The most curious thing is that the door was closed from the inside, if they had wanted to leave, they could open it without problems. The Chang Clan was quite powerful, their leader could fly on a sword. Common people did not have the courage to climb the walls to see inside. They would only seek death. Throughout the night their cries were heard but when the sun rose they ceased and silence reigned. The doors flew open of their own accord and everyone inside was dead, horrified...While the waiter was telling the story, the liquor store owner walked by and hit his head —Why aren't you working instead of telling these macabre stories of dead people?!"Five more mugs please!" Wei Wuxian exclaimed.Lan Wangji took out more money and put it on the table —Money for ten jars, no need to say more.The owner smiled immediately when he saw the amount of money and told his waiter: - Take care of our customers, there's no need to rush, take your time."You can continue with the story," Wei WuXian exclaimed.“Later, during the night, anyone passing the residence can hear the screaming and banging. If cultivators who have seen corpses and ghosts have been scared to death, what kind of scare have they taken to end up like this? Also his cemetery is haunted, the dead beat their coffins. The only survivor had been their Leader Chang Ping, who was fortunately not at his house that night."Wait, didn't you say the whole clan was dead?" Wei WuXian hurriedly asked.—Wait, Young Master, I haven't finished telling the story yet. Yes, although I said that he survived, it was for a little while, since his death was even more gruesome. He was killed by the LingChi method.[LingChi: The practice consisted of stripping the prisoner naked and tying him to a post, inflicting a multitude of cuts that could range from several hundred to three thousand. These cuts were superficial, so they caused pain but not bleeding that could lead to death sooner than desired. Finally, the prisoner was dismembered, who, if favored by compassion or bribery, was sometimes previously drugged with opium and tied to a post. The pieces of the body were deposited before the prisoner, who was kept alive until ending with a decapitation or the extraction of a vital organ.]—I understand, do you know the reason why they were annihilated? Wei Wuxian asked.“No, Young Master, we are ordinary people and we don't know about such things, but we believe that it might have been another Cultivation Sect. Since those of the Chang Clan could not escape for some reason from his death.- Is it known who was in charge of the attack or is it presumed to be someone? Wei WuXian asked again, more curious."Apparently he's related to an extremely famous villain," the waiter exclaimed."Oh! Are you going to say that you don't know who this villain is? Wei WuXian asked taking a sip of liquor.—Of course I know, he was called "The Fearsome".... Yes, he was the YiLing Patriarch!! the waiter exclaimed.Wei WuXian choked on the liquor spitting it on the table —What?! Him again!!...—Yes I think his name was Wei... Wei WuQian*...People who name him usually tremble with fear and get scared.[*Note: Wei "WuXian" means (No envy) while "WuQian" means (No money).]Lan Wangji was waiting for Wei WuXian to look at him to leave the place, since with the waiter's account he had remembered the story. The message was understood immediately and he exclaimed —We're leaving.They both stood up and Wei WuXian exclaimed in a mocking tone, “Okay, this has already been paid for. I'll continue drinking when we're done, make sure he's still here when we get back.-Of course! Our store is very honest. Young Masters, are you going to the Chang residence? What are they going to do? This is great!“Let's take a look from afar,” Wei WuXian exclaimed.The waiter approached Wei WuXian and wrapped his arm around his neck in a very close and friendly manner, he asked, "Is your job difficult, do you earn a lot of money?" —While the waiter was very excited, his gaze fixed on the icy eyes that were looking at him —Young Master... —He stammered —Why does your partner look at me like that?!—Wei WuXian turned to see Lan Wangji leave the place without looking back —Oh, my friend was raised in a very strict way, he doesn't like it when other people behave very friendly around him."The way he's looking at me, you'd think I was putting my arm around his wife…"Lan Wangji in the distance he was in could perfectly hear every word said. He did not deny that he had drunk vinegar because of the waiter's closeness to Wei WuXian, it was something he could not tolerate."I've finished a mug and I'm standing up," Wei WuXian exclaimed in his attempt to change the subject."Wow, Young Master... It's amazing, what's your last name?" the waiter asked."It's Lan," Wei WuXian replied with an amused smile.—From now on my last name will be Lan!! the Waiter exclaimed.Lan Wangji swayed slightly at what Wei WuXian said.Then Wei WuXian approached Lan Wangji laughing and said —HanGuang-Jun, to thank you for paying the bill I made him adopt your last name.Lan Wangji was completely silent, his ears slightly flushed at the thought of Wei WuXian bearing his last name.As they made their way to the residence they began to chat about what Lan Wangji had remembered of the incident. Explaining that Wei WuXian had not been the cause of the attack on the Chang Clan but that he was related to him.He told him about a disciple of his mother's teacher named Xiao XingChen who was a very talented wandering cultivator who turned down offers from various sects, as he wanted to found his own sect with his best friend Song Lan.Xiao XingChen being called by Chang Ping to find out what had happened to his Clan, after a month the culprit was found who was Xue Yang.Xue Yang was a boy who had lived on the streets, and from the age of fifteen he had already become a very famous and feared delinquent in Kuizhou City.Xiao XingChen stopped him and turned him in at the Discussion Conference of the major sects, demanding just punishment for the crime committed. All the sects except for LanLing Jin agreed. Xue Yang had been a guest disciple of this sect to rebuild the Stygian Tiger Seal.They came to the conclusion that the LanLing Jin sect was protecting him to continue doing research with the Seal of the Stygian Tiger, they also realized that it was very likely that he used the Chang Clan to test the powers of the restored Seal.Xue Yang in revenge went to find Xiao XingChen's friend Song Lan and repeating the massacre of the Chang Clan, exterminated all the residents of Baixue Temple and blinded Song Lan.Xiao XingChen climbed with Song Lan the mountain of his teacher BaoShan SanRen and after a while, Song Lan went down the mountain with his eyes healed. But, it was not the abilities of the immortal that gave him back his sight, but Xiao XingChen himself had given him his eyes.When Lan Wangji finished telling the story to Wei WuXian, they had arrived at the Chang Clan graveyard.A great roar resounded in the place, the fifty people who were lying in their coffins were hitting their lids with great force. Looking around the cemetery, they managed to see an open grave, and sounds of a shovel.Someone was digging the grave at that very moment.They both hid their presence and cautiously approached. A figure came out of the hole carrying a large sack on his back and his face was covered with a technique that hid his face so as not to be recognized. Even his sword was covered.Lan Wangji drew his sword and began a fight with the strange subject. This one moved extravagantly, after an exchange of various fencing tactics Lan Wangji frowned slightly, the man knew the abilities of the GusuLan Sect.Seeing the gravedigger being cornered by Lan Wangji, he took out a "Teleportation Talisman" from his robe to escape.Wei WuXian took out the flute from him and ordered the corpses on the ground to come out and catch the mysterious man. They obeyed and caught the gravedigger's legs.Lan Wangji took advantage of the oversight to snatch the sack from him and continue commanding his sword to catch him. The man became desperate and letting his spiritual energy flow through his body, he managed to get away from the corpses and activated the talisman, escaping instantly."Let's see what he was carrying in his sack," Wei WuXian said.When he opened it, there was a body made of cotton and fabrics that seemed to be entirely fake. "Why is there a fake corpse buried here..." Wei WuXian asked indignantly."It's not all fake," Lan Wangji replied.Wei WuXian, looking at him more carefully, realized that both his head and arms and legs were fake, but only his torso was real. He smiled as he held another piece of the body of his "Dear Friend" of his.“Ha-ha-ha~… Being early isn't as good as being on time,” Wei WuXian exclaimed.Lan Wangji put the torso in another qiankun bag, the two of them headed back to the city and went back to the liquor store. The young waiter had kept his word and was waiting for them. The two of them sat at the table where the liquor was served again."You still haven't told me how Chang Ping died," Wei WuXian exclaimed.—The last members of the Clan, Chang Ping's family were killed by LingChi, his eyes were also gouged out of his face. The injuries on his body were caused by ShuangHua Xiao XingChen's sword."So, Xiao XingChen killed him?" Wei WuXian asked in surprise.—He is missing, there is no evidence that directly incriminates him, apart from his sword —Lan Wangji explained."Did you try to call his soul?"“Mn… There were no results,” Lan Wangji said."What do you think of what happened, do you think it was him?" Wei Wuxian asked.“One should not comment without fully understanding the matter,” Lan Wangji exclaimed.Wei WuXian smiled as he drank more of the liquor and said, “I only ordered five jars, but you bought me five more jars. I don't think I can finish them all on my own.... How about you drink with me? We're not in the Cloud Recesses, so it won't count as breaking the rules, right?-I will drink....
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He had already prepared himself to be completely rejected outright, but who would have thought that Lan Wangji would reply, “I will drink.Wei WuXian's gaze was filled with astonishment, as if he couldn't believe what his ears had heard.“HanGuang-Jun, you amaze me. You have changed. Before, I would drink a jug of liquor in front of your eyes and you would get mad. You had even started a fight. But now, you hide jars of the Emperor's Smile in your room and drink them in secret,” Wei WuXian said humming."I didn't touch any of 'Those' Emperor's Smile jars," Lan Wangji replied, which wasn't a lie, since he hadn't drunk any of the jars I keep in the Jingshi's secret compartment."Then why hide them if you don't drink them?" Are they for me? Wei WuXian asked, but upon seeing the expression on Lan Wangji's serious and unreadable face, he quickly added, changing the subject, "Good, good." You didn't touch them. I'll believe. Talk about something else. Let's drink! Seriously, I need to know how many cups it takes for a respectable disciple of the GusuLan Sect to get drunk.Lan Wangji watched every action of Wei WuXian's hands filling the cup with liquor. Wei WuXian reached out with the cup and without thinking, the Jade took it and drank it.Wei WuXian's face was unusually excited, his gaze bright and full of expectation, giving Lan Wangji a sense of well-being and joy, he dreamed of sharing a few jugs of liquor with Wei WuXian.Suddenly Wei WuXian's face was extremely unhappy. Lan Wangji's throat felt hot and the liquor tasted strong, but in his mind an alarm went off momentarily. Why was Wei WuXian looking at him like that? Had he done something to disappoint him? Perhaps drinking the cup in one gulp was not correct?...His thoughts stopped when he saw Wei WuXian refill his cup for him to drink again. Lan Wangji when he was going to reach out to take the cup, he felt dizzy and frowned slightly. Jade rubbed between his brows. But, sleep and heaviness were getting bigger and bigger. After a few moments, with one hand resting on his forehead, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.Everything went dark and silent.
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The Jade woke up feeling light, his face was completely serene and peaceful, as he did not show any kind of expression. As he sat on the bed, he realized that his boots were not arranged to one side, as he usually arranged them before sleeping. He took them and placed them feeling uncomfortable and somewhat tight feet. He stood up and looked around the room."Where is Wei Ying?..." he thought to himself.He went to look for him in the bathroom, but he wasn't there. Frowning, he took his sword and left the inn to look for Wei WuXian. On the way he heard a flute melody. Mesmerized by his song "WangXian" he followed it.He stopped behind a nearby tree and watched Wei WuXian. He was hiding spying on him. His jealousy gnawed at him, wanting to go out and hit the person who met at night and in secret with his beloved Wei WuXian, but he limited himself to observing the situation while his fists clenched under his sleeves. .“Hand,” Wei WuXian ordered.Lan Wangji bit his lip looking at the scene, Wei WuXian gently and lovingly caressing Wen Ning's hand. He also wished to be caressed like this by Wei WuXian.(Actually, Wei WuXian had just grabbed his wrist, lifted it up, and closely examined the iron bracelet and chain that bound Wen Ning.)He heard him laugh and walk around Wen Ning, watching him carefully with eyes full of affection, Wei WuXian was also stroking Wen Ning's hair. And he was trembling with happiness at having Wei WuXian's attention.Lan Wangji drank vinegar, still spying on them from behind the tree.[Drink vinegar: It is used to say that a person is jealous.](Wei WuXian pulled out two long black nails from Wen Ning's skull, removing them Wen Ning convulsed in pain.)Wei WuXian said, “I'll go back to the inn first. If Lan Zhan is awake, then I won't do anything. But, if Lan Zhan is still asleep, I will quickly borrow Bichen for a while.Lan Wangji upon hearing his name came out of hiding quietly and stood behind Wei WuXian. The black-robed young man, already making his decision, turned around making eye contact with Lan Wangji and jumped back, astonished and startled by the great surprise."Ahem, HanGuang-Jun... I..." Wei WuXian excused himself.Lan Wangji did not answer, he took several steps forward, standing in front of Wen Ning.—HanGuang-Jun, listen to me... —Wei WuXian tried to quickly approach Lan Wangji, since Jade's gaze was completely disgusted.*Paff!* Lan Wangji punched Wen Ning.Although he sounded pretty strong, it didn't really do him any harm. Wen Ning only staggered back a few steps after the blow. Recovering his balance and getting back to his feet correctly with a blank look.As if he didn't think that one blow was enough to express his anger, Lan Wangji pushed Wen Ning about three meters away."Go away," Lan Wangji exclaimed angrily.Not only had Wei WuXian played his song for him on Dafan Mountain, but also tonight, not once, but twice. Besides that they caressed his hand and hair. Lan Wangji's disgust and anger were very great. But, he didn't want to hurt Wen Ning, just to get him away from Wei WuXian.After pushing Wen Ning far enough away, Lan Wangji felt satisfied. He turned around and walked towards Wei WuXian, feeling happy that now all the attention was on him and not on Wen Ning.Wei WuXian was looking at him carefully.There was nothing wrong with Lan Wangji's face and expression… he was even more serious, correct, and flawless than usual. His face wasn't flushed and his breathing wasn't ragged. He walked steadily confidently and did not wobble, as if he were dizzy. He seemed like he was still the fair and calm cultivator, the great HanGuang-Jun.But, as he looked down, he found that Lan Wangji's boots were on the wrong way. HanGuang-Jun, the prominent cultivator who valued manners highly, would never have come out wearing his clothes like this."HanGuang-Jun, what number is this?" Wei WuXian asked tentatively and made number two with his fingers.Lan Wangji saw the "Rabbit Ears" shape that Wei WuXian's fingers formed and stretched out his hands. With one on the left and one on the right, he solemnly wrapped his hands around Wei WuXian's two fingers.Bichen fell to the ground due to his owner's negligence.“…Emm…” Wei WuXian gaped at Lan Wangji's actions and asked, “HanGuang-Jun, are you drunk?-No.Drunk people generally didn't admit they were drunk. Wei WuXian withdrew his fingers and was completely speechless. The corners of his mouth twitched. Trying not to laugh, he lifted Bichen off the ground and settled him on his back.“Let's go back to the inn.” Wei WuXian definitely couldn't let Lan Wangji wander unaccompanied under these circumstances.Fortunately, it seemed that Lan Wangji was also quite calm when he was drunk. With an elegant nod, they left. If someone passed by, they would have thought it was two good friends taking a walk at night and would praise the refined act.Behind them, Wen Ning followed silently. Just as Wei WuXian was about to speak to him, Lan Wangji turned around and angrily punched him once more. This time, he was at Wen Ning's head.Wen Ning's head was even lower due to the blow. Not knowing whether to frown or laugh, Wei WuXian grabbed Lan Wangji's arm. "Why are you hitting him?"Lan Wangji spoke to Wen Ning in a threatening tone that he definitely wouldn't have used if he was sober —Go away!Wei WuXian knew better than to disobey someone who was drunk. “Okay, okay. Up to you. I'll make him go away if that's what you want,” he hastened to say as he pulled out his bamboo flute.Lan Wangji frowned, and before he could make a note, he snatched the flute from his hands and said, “Don't play for him."Why are you so aggressive?" Wei WuXian teased."Don't play for him!" —Lan Wangji repeated angrily, he didn't want Wei WuXian to play his song for Wen Ning. My song, just play for me! It could be read in his gaze.-Alright. I'm just going to play for you, okay?"Mnn," Lan Wangji exclaimed with satisfaction, but he continued to hold the flute in his hands, determined not to return it.Wei WuXian could only whistle, “Keep hiding. Make sure no one finds you.Wen Ning looked as if he really wanted to follow him, but after receiving orders from him and being afraid that Lan Wangji would hit him a few more times, he slowly turned around. Dragging the chains behind him, he stepped away and disappeared.“Lan Zhan, now that you're drunk, why don't you blush at all and your face doesn't show any change? Wei WuXian asked interestedly.After Lan Wangji heard this, he reached out his hand, grabbed his shoulder, and took him into his arms. Filled with surprise, Wei WuXian's head smashed into his chest."Heartbeat," Lan Wangji said in a gentle tone.-What? Wei WuXian asked blankly."The face shows nothing." Listen to the heartbeat,” Lan Wangji explained.As he spoke, his chest heaved at the low voice. His heart beat steadily and continuously Badum, Badum, Badum. The heartbeat was a little fast. Wei WuXian understood and looked up again looking into the amber eyes that were fixed on him.—So if your face is indecipherable, I have to listen to your heartbeat to know the answer?“Mnn,” Lan Wangji nodded sincerely.Wei WuXian leaned in with a laugh, Lan Wangji was being so honest after being drunk… his actions and comments were also… Bolder! Since this was a rare occasion to see Lan Wangji like this, it was impossible for Wei WuXian not to play some trick on him.Lan Wangji's heart leaped upon seeing Wei WuXian's look of happiness and he allowed himself to be led back to the inn. Entering the room, Wei WuXian made him sit on the bed and took off the boots that he had misplaced.He also removed the headband from Lan Wangji's forehead and brought a bowl of hot water along with a towel. Wringing out the towel, he folded it up and gently rubbed Lan Wangji's face.During the process, Lan Wangji did not resist at all, obediently allowing himself to wipe hiss face in all sorts of directions. Besides narrowing his eyes when the towel came close to his eyes, he looked at Wei WuXian without even blinking.Managing to clearly see Wei WuXian's face so close to his, that he could almost feel the light caress of the long, curved lashes of his eyes. Lan Wangji was very happy.Wei WuXian had a lot of funny ideas inside his head. Seeing his clear gaze on him, he couldn't help but brush a finger against Lan Wangji's chin."Why are you looking at me like that?" Am I very handsome? Wei WuXian said trying not to laugh.—Mnn —He murmured in a barely audible tone that Wei WuXian apparently didn't hear when he threw the towel into the water after finishing his work —Wei Ying is very pretty and kind —he thought.“Your face is clean now. Do you want to drink some water first? Wei WuXian asked, turning around to pour a cup of water.Lan Wangji wanted to be pampered further and holding the cup in his hands, he dipped his face into the water again. Wei WuXian nearly blanched in shock upon seeing what the Jade was doing."I didn't mean the water here!" He exclaimed and grabbed the cup of water pulling it away immediately.Lan Wangji raised his head calmly. Clear droplets of water trickled down his jaw, seeping down the front of his neck and trailing down his chest. Looking at him, Wei WuXian wasn't sure how to describe what he was feeling right now… He used his sleeve to wipe away the water droplets on Lan Wangji's jaw.—Han Guang-Jun. Now if I tell you to do something, would you do it? Wei WuXian asked with a smile.They were both sitting on the bed, and Wei WuXian had not only moved closer to Lan Wangji's side, but leaned on the other's chest as his hand brushed over Lan Wangji's jaw again, but this time there was flirtation behind it. of the caress—Mnn."Will you answer what I ask?"—Mnn.Wei WuXian now turned around, facing Lan Wangji and smiled, “Okay. Let me ask you. Have you... secretly tasted the Emperor's Smile that you hid in your room?"No," he answered without a doubt, but internally he thought "I didn't take those.""Do you like rabbits?"—Yes —He smiled slightly when he remembered how fluffy and cute those cute little animals are."Have you ever broken any rules?""Yes," he replied "I broke them for you.""Have you ever liked someone?"—Yes —"I always liked you and I still like you now.""What do you think of Jiang Cheng?""Hmph~" I snort with a hint of annoyance."What do you think Wen Ning?""Huh," Lan Wangji said nonchalantly "I don't want him near you."Wei WuXian smiled and pointed to himself. "What do you think of me?"-Mine.—...Lan Wangji stared at him, slowly and articulately, he stressed the word: "M-i-o-...."—Ah... Are you saying that for Bichen?...Wei WuXian suddenly pushed Bichen off his back, got up from the bed, and walked across the room with Bichen in hand, left to right, east to west.Lan Wangji's gaze followed him closely wherever he walked, so sincere and direct, so forceful and transparent. Wei WuXian's legs almost gave out under Lan Wangji's piercing gaze.Wei WuXian lifted Bichen up in front of his eyes. "Do you want it?"-I love you.As if he thought this was not enough to prove his wish, Lan Wangji grabbed the hand Wei WuXian was holding Bichen with and looked into his eyes, amber seeming to burn in that gaze. Breathing softly, he repeated his words, emphasizing each syllable without taking his gaze from Wei WuXian's molten silver eyes.-... I love you-....Wei WuXian knew that Lan Wangji was drunk and that his words were not directed at him, that was what he thought completely ignorant of Lan Wangji's true feelings and desires, but those two words had made him vibrate, taking away his strength in his arms. and legs."How did you recognize me?" Why did you help me?Lan Wangji opened his mouth. "I...I regret it..." he mumbled.[I refer to chapter 2 - "The Sin of Jade" of this fic]Wei WuXian moved a little closer, wanting to hear what else the Jade was going to say. However, Lan Wangji's expression suddenly changed. With a push, he pushed Wei WuXian onto the bed and the candlelight was snuffed out with a wave of his hand. Bichen was thrown to the ground by her master again.Wei WuXian's sight spun dizzyingly from the push —Lan Zhan?!...Lan Wangji looked at him carefully, and his hand groped his back, until he found the point of pressure, and left Wei WuXian immobile. Laying down next to him and covering them both with the blanket he exclaimed, "It's nine o'clock." Sleep.So, it was the GusuLan Sect's fearsome sleep routine after all."Can't we rest and talk at the same time?" —Wei WuXian exclaimed when he saw that his interrogation was interrupted.-No.—Lan Zhan. take this away from me I have two rooms. We don't need to share the same bed.Lan Wangji didn't want Wei WuXian to leave his side, if he took off his clothes he couldn't leave, he thought and Lan Wangji's hand reached out and after rummaging through the blanket for a while, he began to slowly untie the ribbons that were attached to it. they were holding onto Wei WuXian's clothes.Wei WuXian exclaimed, “Okay! Enough! I didn't mean take my clothes off!.... Good!!! I'm lying down and I'm sleeping, I won't leave!A deathly silence filled the darkness and Lan Wangji, having the answer he wanted, closed his eyes.After being silent for a while, Wei WuXian spoke again, “I finally understand why your sect prohibits liquor. If they get drunk after just one bowl, they can't tell good liquor from bad and if all Lan Sect members are like this when drunk, they deserve to be banned from drinking. Anyone who drinks should be severely beaten and punished.Eyes closed, Lan Wangji raised his hand and covered Wei WuXian's mouth—Shh.Lan Wangji after a while fell into a deep sleep.
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This time, throughout the night, Wei WuXian did not close his eyelids even once. Eyes wide open, he managed to hold out until the second morning. After feeling the numbness pass and his limbs could move again, he calmly took off his outer robe and threw it under the bed as it was very hot and he felt stuffy.Next, he removed Lan Wangji's belt and sash and managed to pull off his robe halfway. He originally wanted to remove it completely, but after seeing the burn below Lan Wangji's clavicle, Wei WuXian paused for a moment and stopped. Also remembering the scars from the Discipline Whip on his back, he knew he should go no further.Lan Wangji started to wake up feeling some cold. Shifting slightly, he widened his eyes with a frown and fell off the bed in surprise. "What happened?" Why is Wei Ying naked in my bed?....Wei WuXian partially covered his chest with the blanket, leaving only his smooth shoulders to show.Lan Wangji felt his head spinning and said, “You…Wei WuXian purred, “Hmm~?…"Last night, I..." Lan Wangji murmured disoriented, he didn't know what had happened, the last memory he had was drinking a cup of liquor and seeing Wei WuXian's disappointed face.Had he done something to Wei Ying while he was drunk? Why didn't he remember? What if he had taken advantage and fulfilled some of his fantasies, forcing Wei WuXian to fulfill him?Wei WuXian winked at Lan Wangji with his left eye and smiled mysteriously, covering himself like a blushing damsel as he exclaimed, “You were so daring last night, HanGuang-Jun~.—... —Lan Wangji was frozen, shocked and silent, if he had done something with Wei WuXian he cursed himself for not being able to remember."You really don't remember anything about the things that happened last night?" Wei Wuxian asked.It seemed that Lan Wangji really did not remember. His face was already as pale as snow. The thoughts in Lan Wangji's mind cascaded down one after another.Suddenly Wei WuXian lifted the covers and showed him the pants and boots he was still wearing —HanGuang-Jun, it was just a joke. I just took off my clothes. Your chastity is still there. You haven't been contaminated or anything like that. Don't worry.Lan Wangji was still frozen on the spot and did not respond. A shattering sound came from the center of the room, the qiankun bags began to shake. Due to the events of the previous night, they hadn't played "Rest" as a duet.“Serious business. Come come. Let's do serious business first,” Wei WuXian exclaimed as he wrapped a piece of clothing around him.After getting ready he jumped out of bed and extended a hand towards Lan Wangji, who had just gotten up. The Jade still hadn't gotten over his shock and took a step back, only to be staggered by something under his foot.Looking down, it was Bichen, who had been lying on the ground since the night before. What was his precious spiritual weapon doing on the ground?Wei WuXian moved closer to him and reached into Lan Wangji's semi-open clothing, groping around the worked body, making the Jade stiffen.His eyes widened as he saw that Wei WuXian had taken out his flute. Why did he have Wei WuXian's flute on him?“HanGuang-Jun, don't be afraid, okay? I'm not going to do anything to you. It's just that you took my flute last night. I need you to give it back to me.” After the comment, he even pulled the collar of Lan Wangji's robe and tied his belt properly.Lan Wangji looked at him with a complicated expression, as if he really wanted to ask about the details of what happened after he was drunk. However, he was used to finishing important tasks first, so suppressing his questions, he put on a serious expression and took out the seven-stringed guqin. The two played "Rest" several times in a row, until they got the dismembered parts under control again.Wei WuXian put away his flute. He was about to pick up the body parts that were rolling all over the floor when he suddenly commented, "Our dear friend hadn't missed his training."The sash of the burial mantle on his torso had already come loose. The collar of his clothing parted to reveal the strong, solid body of a man in his prime. With broad shoulders and a slim waist in addition to contoured abdominal muscles, he was the masculine body figure that countless men dreamed of having.Looking at him from all directions, Wei WuXian couldn't help but hit those abs a few times—HanGuang-Jun, look at him. If he was alive and I hit him, he would have hit me back, how the hell did he train?...The tips of Lan Wangji's eyebrows seemed to twitch, but he did not say anything. However, unexpectedly, Wei WuXian struck him two more times.Lan Wangji finally unable to bear to see Wei WuXian touching another man's body, quickly took over the qiankun bags, his face remained expressionless, and silently he began to seal the pieces of the dismembered body, sealing the torso first. .Wei WuXian did not think too much about it. He looked down at the figure of his current body and raised his eyebrows in disappointment. He retied his belt, appearing to be dressed again.Looking to the side, he saw that Lan Wangji was still looking at him after putting away the qiankun bags, his eyes full of doubts.“HanGuang-Jun, why are you looking at me like that? Are you still worried? Believe me. I didn't really do anything to you last night. Of course, you didn't do anything to me either.Lan Wangji thought about it for a few moments, he had seen Wei WuXian's look of disappointment upon seeing his current body from him. He surely missed his previous body, stockier and worked. But he was more concerned with what he might have done or said while he was drunk. As if he finally made up his mind, he muttered, “Last night, apart from taking your flute, I…-You? What else did you do? Not much really. What if, you said many things.The Adam's apple on Lan Wangji's snow-colored neck swayed slightly —... What kind of things?"Nothing too important." Um, for example, that you really like...Lan Wangji's gaze froze. Did he confess that he liked him? Do I confess that I'm in love with him?...“You really like rabbits.“…” Lan Wangji closed his eyes and turned his head to the side.Wei WuXian added in consideration, “Okay! Rabbits are so cute, who doesn't love rabbits? I like them too, I like to eat them. Ha ha ha ha ha ha! HanGuang-Jun, you were so drunk last night, so you probably don't feel well right now. You can wash your face, drink some water, and then rest for a while before setting off again. This time, it points to the southwest. I'll go buy some breakfast downstairs and I won't bother you anymore.As he was about to leave, Lan Wangji spoke coldly, “Wait.Wei WuXian turned around — What?Lan Wangji stared at him. Finally, he asked, "Do you have money?"Wei WuXian smiled, “Yes! You didn't think that I don't know where you keep your money, did you? I'm going to buy a breakfast for you too, okay? HanGuang-Jun, you can take it easy. No hurry.He left the room and closed the door behind him.Lan Wangji seemed to have received quite a shock.He locked himself inside the room and didn't come out for a long period of time, trying to remember the events of the night before with no apparent success.He took a bath and drank a lot of water as his throat was burning and his head looked like it was about to explode. He also meditated a bit trying to get his spiritual energy to heal his body faster. The feeling had not been experienced in years. He was somewhat disappointed to realize that a single drink could make him completely lose control of his being, to the point of not remembering anything the next day.When Lan Wangji felt better he left his room and went downstairs, he saw Wei WuXian sitting at the entrance with a group of children who had sat around him, eating steamed meatloaf together. Wei WuXian ate his meatloaf as he directed two children to stand face to face.Lan Wangji quietly approached.Seeing that he was here, Wei WuXian brushed off his pants and said goodbye to the children. Finally managing to stand up, he laughed as he walked, almost as if he had taken some strange poison. Hahahahahaha sorry, HanGuang-Jun. I gave them all the breakfast I bought you. We will buy more, later.—Mnn.After a moment of speechlessness, Lan Wangji finally couldn't take it anymore —...What else did I really do last night?Wei WuXian quickly waved his hands, “No, no, no. You did nothing. I'm just being ridiculous and playing a prank on you, hahahahahaha... It's okay. Ahem~ HanGuang-Jun, I'm going to talk about serious business now.-Speaks.Wei WuXian made a straight face—The coffin noises from the Chang Clan graveyard had been silent for ten years. But yesterday they started beating on the coffins again, it was definitely not a coincidence. There must have been some other cause."What do you think is the cause?" Lan Wangji asked seriously as well.-Good question. I think the cause was the corpse of our "Dear Friend".—Mnn.“I think the dismemberment of the corpse was probably not simply to seek revenge and vent hatred, but rather a malicious form of repression. The person who cut up the corpse intentionally chose those places haunted by evil beings to place the body parts.“Fight poison with poison. They balance and control each other,” Lan Wangji explained.-That is. So, since the gravedigger took out the torso yesterday, there was no longer anything to suppress the resentful spirits of the Chang Clan, so the noises began again. It is the same as the Stone Castle of the Qinghe Nie Sect, which suppressed the saber spirits with the corpses from the walls. It seems that this person is connected to both the Qinghe Nie Sect and the GusuLan Sect. I'm afraid he's not an easy opponent,” Wei WuXian said, tying up loose ends.“There are very few people like this,” Lan Wangji said.-Yes. The truth will slowly reveal itself. And, since the opponent has already started moving the corpse parts, it means that he or they are already starting to get anxious. Will definitely be moving again soon. Even if we don't go looking for them, they will come to us. As they search, they will surely leave more clues. And, the hand of our dear friend will also tell us in which direction to go. But we probably also need to move faster. Only the right hand and head remain. After this, we must also arrive before them.The two traveled in a southwesterly direction. This time, the ghost hand pointed to the Shudong region, a place known for its dense fog.It was a haunted city that no one in the area dared to go near, according to the locals the place was called Yi City, the City of Coffins.
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The Shudong region was abundant in rivers and valleys. It was surrounded by mountains with high peaks, and only a slight breeze blew through the area, causing most places to be shrouded in thick fog.Walking directly to where the dismembered arm of their "Dear Friend" was pointing, the two arrived at a rather small town where there was a fork that led to three different directions.Two of those roads seemed quite busy, while the third was totally abandoned and overgrown. A sign made of a piece of rock was placed leaning on this path with two large characters, which seemed to indicate the place to which the path led, these were completely illegible from neglect. Coincidentally, the direction the left arm was pointing was in fact this broken road."Why don't we ask the villagers?" Wei Wuxian asked.Lan Wangji nodded silently.Of course, Wei WuXian did not expect him to ask. With a big smile on his face, the black-robed young man walked towards the villagers who were feeding the chickens.Among the women in the group, some were older and others were young. Noticing the approach of an unknown man, they all looked nervous, as if they wanted to throw their baskets and run away. Only after Wei WuXian exchanged a few words with them, with a beautiful and joyful smile on his face, did they finally begin to calm down and respond shyly.When Wei WuXian seemed to point to the sign and asked a question, her expressions immediately changed. They stopped for a moment, and reluctantly began to chat with him. During the conversation, they did not dare to look at Lan Wangji, who was standing by the sign. With the corners of his mouth still turned up, Wei WuXian listened intently.Lan Wangji looked at them from afar. He waited for a while, but Wei WuXian still did not seem to have the intention of returning. Slowly looking down at the ground, Lan Wangji kicked a small piece of rock that was at his feet, rolling the innocent rock over and over again, even in his thoughts the thousands of questions, which his mind had formed after the drunkenness of the yesterday.When he looked up again, he saw Wei WuXian take something from his sleeves and hand it to the woman who was talking the most.Lan Wangji stood still, a blank look on his face, was Wei WuXian flirting with them? What did he give the woman? When he couldn't control himself anymore, ready to approach them, Wei WuXian finally approached him.“HanGuang-Jun, you should have gone… There were even rabbits in the yard! Wei WuXian exclaimed as he stopped in front of the Jade.Lan Wangji did not react to his mocking comment and replied with feigned indifference, "What did they say?"“This path leads to Yi City,” Wei WuXian said, pointing to the overgrown path.The two of them then walked side by side, passing through the abandoned path and heading towards Yi City.—The girls said that since a long time ago most of the people in that city have died, either having short lives or facing accidental deaths, so there were many coffins to temporarily house the corpses. Also, their specialty is making coffins, paper money, and other types of funerary items,” Wei WuXian explained.Wei WuXian continued with the explanation since Lan Wangji was silent, “They said that people here rarely go to Yi City. The people inside do not leave either, for reasons other than the export of goods. In recent years, hardly anyone could be seen leaving and no one has walked this path for years. That explains why it's so hard to walk on.-AND? Lan Wangji asked with interest.-And? —Wei WuXian said blankly."What did you give them?" Lan Wangji asked with feigned indifference.“Oh. It was the blush that I bought when we got to Qinghe. You have to show people your appreciation when you ask them something, right? He wanted to give them money, but they were too scared and did not dare to take it. They seemed to really like the scent of the blush. They had probably never used anything like this before, so I gave it to them. With a pause, he added, "HanGuang-Jun, why are you looking at me like that?" I know the quality of the blush is really not that great. But I'm not like I used to be anymore, at that time I always had a lot of flowers and jewelry to give the girls. I really have nothing more to give you. At least it's better than nothing.Lan Wangji's brows twitched and he slowly turned his head away from Wei WuXian, as the memory of having not only stolen a flower from him but also a very passionate kiss had struck his mind at the mention of flowers.Walking on the rough path, the weeds gradually became less rising to the sides, and the path also widened. However, the fog thickened.
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As Wei WuXian walked down the path, he examined his surroundings carefully, and upon reaching the city gates, he remarked, “Feng shui is horrible.Lan Wangji nodded slowly and added, “Barren mountains and turbulent rivers.Yi City was surrounded by cliffs, they sloped towards the center in an extreme way, looking menacing and narrow, almost as if they would collapse at any moment. It was also completely shrouded in the ghostly white mist, the place was terrifying.The two stopped before the city gates and exchanged a look. Supported by hinges about to break, the two city gates, though unable to line up correctly, slowly swung open, creaking with rust.Before his eyes, there were no bustling streets and no violent corpses. There was only an enveloping white tone. The fog was even a few times thicker than the fog outside the city, allowing them to see only a long, straight street ahead of them. On the sides, there were no passers-by, but only houses that seemed abandoned.The two of them naturally walked a few steps closer to each other, and entered the city.It was still daylight, but there was no sound in the city. It was beyond quirky. On the other hand, since this was the place where the left arm was pointing, it would be more strange if it wasn't “Uncommon”.They walked down the street for a while. The further they went, the thicker the mist grew, as if evil energy permeated the air. At first, they could still see anything within ten paces of it. And then it became impossible to make out any figure more than five paces away. In the end, they couldn't even see their hands in front of them. The more Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji walked, the closer they got to each other. They could only see each other's face if they walked shoulder to shoulder.Suddenly, his foot stepped on something. He looked down, but he couldn't tell what he was. Wei WuXian grasped Lan Wangji's hand firmly so that he wouldn't go off alone, he leaned down and narrowed his eyes, it was a head, with a pair of dazzling eyes that pierced through the mist, glaring at him. The head had the face of a man with thick eyebrows, large eyes, and two sharply protruding blotches of rouge. It was a head made of paper.The paper head was cleverly designed. Although the makeup was overly dramatic, the features were quite delicate. Yi City's specialty was grave goods, so of course the technique of crafting paper mannequins was decent.Suddenly, a thin shadow brushed against him.The shadow was extremely strange. He ran past, brushing his shoulder, and instantly disappeared into the thick mist. Bichen unsheathed herself, chasing after the mysterious figure, but she quickly returned to her scabbard. The thing that she missed, she ran too fast: A human definitely couldn't have reached that speed!-Pay attention. Be careful,” Lan Wangji warned.Although he just passed by, it was hard to say that the next time he came, he wouldn't do anything else. Wei WuXian straightened up. "Did you hear that?"—Footsteps and a sound of bamboo stick.He was correct. For a moment, apart from the rushing footsteps, they heard another strange noise *tap-tap-tap* it sounded quite clear, like someone was rapidly tapping a bamboo stick on the ground. Wei WuXian did not know why the noise was present.Ahead of them, from within the mist, came another set of footsteps. This time, they were lighter, slower, and more numerous. It seemed as if a group of people carefully approached, but they were silent.Wei WuXian took out a Darkness Burning Talisman and flung it forward. If something surrounded by resentful energy was in front of them, it would burn up and fire would likely light up the area. The people in front also noticed that something had been thrown at them. They immediately attacked.Lan Wangji calmly drew his scabbard and slid in front of Wei WuXian, parrying all attacks. On the other hand, the people staggered in confusion. Hearing the screams, Lan Wangji immediately holstered Bichen.Wei WuXian yelled “Jin Ling? SiZhui!...As he expected, he hadn't misheard. Jin Ling's voice sounded through the white mist."Why is it you again?!" Jin Ling exclaimed angrily."Well, actually, I'm the one who wants to know why it's you again!" —Wei WuXian attacked.Lan SiZhui tried to hold back, but his voice rang with excitement, “Young Master Mo, are you here too? So, HanGuang-Jun is also here?Hearing that Lan Wangji might be here as well, Jin Ling immediately closed his mouth, as if he had been silenced again. He was probably afraid of being punished again.Lan JingYi also yelled “Definitely yes! That glitter from earlier was Bichen's, right?-Yes. He is here, right next to me. They should come here —Wei WuXian answered and seeing the number of disciples he had added —Why are they all here? That attack was very dangerous, it's lucky that I have HanGuang-Jun by my side, what if they hurt an ordinary person?“There are no ordinary people here… No ordinary person would come in here at all! Jin Ling replied.“It is daytime, but there is fog everywhere. And there isn't a single shop open,” Lan SiZhui explained."This won't matter for now, how did everyone get here?" Wei Wuxian asked.“That would be a long story. We were originally...Suddenly, a series of shouts and bangs, with the unusually piercing noise of a bamboo stick hitting the ground, came from the thick fog."He's here again!" - exclaimed the young people full of fear.The sudden peculiar noises of a bamboo stick hitting the ground sounded loud and then soft, far and near, making it impossible to tell where or what exactly it was doing."Everyone come closer, don't move," Wei WuXian ordered and asked, "Has that noise been following you?"—After we entered the city, because the fog was too thick and it would be easy to get away, we decided to walk together. Then suddenly we hear the noise. At that time, it was not so fast. It was pretty slow, one hit at a time. Through the mist, we also managed to see a short shadow passing in front of us. But when we chased after him, he disappeared. The noise has been following us ever since,” Lan SiZhui replied."How short?" Wei Wuxian asked.Lan SiZhui gestured towards his chest —Too short. Very small."How long have they been here?" Wei Wuxian asked.“About fifteen minutes.-Fifteen minutes? Wei WuXian repeated and exclaimed, "HanGuang-Jun, how long have we been here?"Lan Wangji's voice sounded from behind the hazy mist—About thirty minutes.-You see! Wei WuXian continued. “We have been here longer than you have. How is it possible that they appear in front of us and only found us after they turned around?Jin Ling couldn't help but reply, “We never turned around. We have always been walking forward, following this path. I should have brought fairy with me. It's all because of your bloody donkey.Hearing the name of the dog, goosebumps crawled all over Wei WuXian's back."We haven't even blamed your dog yet!" He first opened his mouth to bite, and then finished with Manzanita's paw and the donkey kicked him... Whose fault was it? Anyway, none of them can move at this point.—What?!... My Manzanita was bitten by a dog?! Wei WuXian was horrified."How can that donkey be more important than my spirit dog?" Fairy was gifted to me by Uncle GuangYao. If something happened to him, not even ten thousand donkeys could pay for it!Wei WuXian replied with utter absurdity, "Don't use the name of LianFang-Zun to scare people. Well, my Manzanita is a gift from HanGuang-Jun. How can you take Manzanita hunting at night? And even let him get hurt?The youths of the Lan Sect responded in unison, “Liar! Someone like HanGuang-Jun would never give away something like a donkey!Lan Wangji fell silent at that comment."Uhh... I'm sorry, Young Master Mo. Your Little Manzanita... Your donkey had been making noise every day in the Cloud Recesses, and the seniors had been complaining for a long time, ordering us to get rid of it during this hunt." night. So we....."I can't even bear to look at that donkey." And even he is called "Manzanita" He is so stupid! Jin Ling complained.Lan JingYi thought that if it really was a gift from HanGuang-Jun, then they would be in trouble. He immediately spoke up —What's wrong with the name "Manzanita"? He likes to eat apples, that's why he's called that. How to keep your feet on the ground. This is ten times better than calling your fat dog "Fairy"!—How come Fairy is fat?! He tries to find a spirit dog that is in better shape than...Suddenly, all the talking stopped.A few seconds later, Wei WuXian asked, "Is everyone here and okay?"A series of "Oomph" and "Mmmn" came from around him, which meant that they were all there.Lan Wangji said coldly, “Noisy.Wei WuXian couldn't help but touch his lips, feeling quite lucky. Lan Wangji upon hearing that they were discussing silenced everyone except Wei WuXian.Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came in the middle of the fog on the front left side. The steps wobbled in a tremendously awkward manner. Immediately after, from the front, the front right, the sides, and the rear came the same sound. Although the fog was too thick for figures to be seen, the rank stench had already faded.Of course, Wei WuXian would not worry about a few dead bodies. He whistled lightly, ending on a note that curved upward, signaling for them to back off. As he had expected, after the corpses behind the mist heard the hiss, they stopped briefly.However, a moment later, they began to move again. Wei WuXian did not expect this at all. The command not only didn't work, it actually triggered them. He would never have mixed the two different commands of "Back" and "Attack"… However, right now, there was no time for him to think!Seven or eight bowed figures had already appeared through the white mist. Judging from the thickness of the mist in Yi City, the fact that they could see them meant that the corpses were already extremely close.The brilliance of Bichen's ice-blue sword tore through the mist. Surrounding the group, he drew a distinctive circle in the air, cutting all the corpses in half and then returning to his scabbard. Wei WuXian breathed a sigh of relief, while Lan Wangji lowered his voice, “Why didn't it work?“Corpses or spirits that are already under the control of the Stygian Tiger Seal, cannot be controlled by another person! Wei WuXian exclaimed in surprise.Lan Wangji lifted the silence spell, and Lan SiZhui was able to speak again —HanGuang-Jun, is the situation really dangerous? Should we leave the city immediately?“But the fog is very thick. We also can't use the road or fly..."I think more corpses will come!" —A disciple exclaimed."I think I heard strange breathing sounds..." The boy only realized how ridiculous he was after saying it, closing his mouth in embarrassment.Another child replied, "You really are a bit of a fool, aren't you?" Breathing sounds. The corpses are dead. How can there be any breath sounds?Before it was over, another large figure crashed down. With Bichen drawing again, the shadow's head separated from his body. At the same time, strange splashing sounds were heard. The disciples near the scene cried out in fear. Afraid of being injured, Wei WuXian immediately yelled, “What happened?“Something sprouted from the body of the corpse. I think it was some kind of dust. It tasted bitter, sweet... and rotten! Lan JingYi replied.For the boy it was very unfortunate, since he happened to want to speak and opened his mouth, then a good amount of dust entered. Not caring about his appearance, he immediately spat a few times. The things that sprouted from a corpse were certainly not trivial matters.The dust was still in the air and if it was accidentally inhaled, it would have been even more difficult to treat than if it had gotten into the mouth.Wei WuXian instructed, “Everyone, move away from that area! Come here quickly. Let me see you.-Alright. But I can not see you. Where are you?"HanGuang-Jun, draw your sword for a moment, so they can come to where we are," Wei WuXian exclaimed.Suddenly, a clear blue glow from the sword illuminated an area about seven paces away… Was Lan Wangji there? So who was the person who had always been silent next to him… A shadow flashed before Wei WuXian's eyes. A dark face approached in front of him. It was dark because, on top of the face… There was a thick layer of black mist!The misty-faced man reached out to the qiankun bag that was hanging next to him. However, after taking it, the qiankun bag suddenly swelled up. The rope that had bound him snapped in half, and three enraged spirits surged forward. Forming a tangled mess, they charged towards him!Wei WuXian laughed. "Did you want the qiankun bag?" So your eyesight must be messed up. Why did you take my Spirit Capturing Bag instead!... Ha-ha-ha~......With a clang, the opponent jumped back and drew his sword. Instantly, the hate-filled shrieks of the spirits rang out, as if the attack pushed them towards the brink of dissipation.Immediately Wei WuXian yelled, “HanGuang-Jun, the gravedigger is here!Not needing the reminder, Lan Wangji knew that something had happened just by hearing it. He fell silent and Bichen's quick, ferocious sweep served as his answer.A black mist covered the gravedigger's sword, preventing the sword's glow from passing through and allowing it to hide perfectly within the white mist.On the other hand, Bichen's radiance, could not be hidden at all. He was fully visible while the enemy was hiding in the dark. Furthermore, the enemy was not only highly skilled in terms of cultivation, but was also familiar with the sword movements of the GusuLan Sect. And even though the two of them were fighting blindly in the mist, he could do whatever he wanted, yet Lan Wangji had to be careful not to accidentally hurt anyone on his side. Seeing all this, Lan Wangji was truly at a disadvantage.After hearing a few clashes of the blades, Wei WuXian's heart suddenly tightened. Concerned, he exclaimed —Lan Zhan? You are injured?!From afar, a muffled growl was heard, as if someone had received a critical wound. However, it was clearly not Lan Wangji's voice.“Of course not,” Lan Wangji replied.Wei WuXian smiled —It seems so!It sounded like the other person was laughing bitterly. He attacked again. The contradictory sounds of Bichen's glow and the other sword were getting further and further away.Wei WuXian knew that Lan Wangji did not want to accidentally hurt them and deliberately moved away from the battle to deal with the gravedigger on his behalf. Of course, the rest was up to Wei WuXian. He turned around and took the Juniors with him to cure their corpse powder poisoning.
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Left alone with the gravedigger, Lan Wangji was able to use greater spiritual power more freely, lightly wounding the mysterious man three times. The latter managed to escape making use of the thick fog, leaving Lan Wangji who now found a large horde of walking corpses blocking his path and surrounding him. He with great effort began to fight with them dodging with great skill the corpse poisoning powder that the mangled bodies ejected and floated in the air.A fleeting thought came to his mind in the middle of this battle, it seemed that these low level corpses were just there to slow him down and he began to worry about Wei WuXian and his disciples. He had the feeling that they wanted to get him away from them and something bad could happen to them if he took too long.The corpses were many, more than two hundred. His sword flashed with great power and cut them all in half, after a few minutes he managed to get rid of these annoying corpses and began to jump between the roofs looking for Wei WuXian, a series of voices reached his ears and he went to that address.“Do you often sneak up on people when you're in the middle of a conversation?!!It was Wei WuXian's voice!-Of course. I'm a criminal, right? I'm sure you already know. Anyway, it's not like he wants to kill you. I just want you to not be able to move. Then I can take you with me and you can take all the time you need to mend your soul for me.The other person's voice could not be identified, Lan Wangji hurried over since that person was extremely dangerous, he wanted to take Wei Ying away from him."I already said that I can't do anything about it!!" Wei Wuxian exclaimed."Don't be so eager to reject me." If you don't know what to do about it, we can both discuss the matter together.“Are you really taking advantage of the low spiritual power of my body? Wei Wuxian asked.-That's how it is! Ha ha ha...."It would be better for one to disturb a gentleman than to disturb a criminal, which is you in this case." I'm not dealing with you anymore. Let's call someone else.Xue Yang smiled. "Who else?" That HanGuang-Jun guy? I have more than three hundred walking corpses to attack him. He will not be able to...Before he could finish his sentence, a white-robed figure descended from the sky. Bichen's icy blue glow attacked him and Lan Wangji stood in front of Wei WuXian, blocking him from the other man's view with his body.Xue Yang avoided the attack by ejecting Shuanghua from the scabbard on him. The two swords collided, then flew back to their respective owners.Wei WuXian commented happily, "Isn't this called 'Being on time is better than being early'?""Yes," Lan Wangji replied, looking aggressively at Xue Yang.A few moments ago, Wei WuXian was chased by Xue Yang, through the streets of Yi City, but now it was Xue Yang who was completely pressured and cornered by Lan Wangji.However, Xue Yang had a smile on his face, he tossed Shuanghua into his left hand. His right hand moved inside his sleeve. Wei WuXian was worried that he might spew poisonous powder or hidden knives from his qiankun sleeves. However, he simply drew another sword and seamlessly adjusted to a dual sword attack style.The glow from the sword he drew from his sleeve was bleak and dark. As he handled himself, he almost seemed to emit a black and sinister aura, creating a stark contrast to Shuanghua's silver glow. Using both swords, Xue Yang's hands kept in perfect time and coordination with each other.He started to gain the upper hand immediately."Jiangzai?!" Lan Wangji asked, recognizing the weapon."Hmm~?!" HanGuang-Jun you surprise me, do you know about this sword? What an honor,” Xue Yang sneered."Jiangzai" It was Xue Yang's spirit sword. Like the name and owner of it, it was a sword that brought with it bloodshed, carnage and misfortune. In short, he brought with him a number of disasters."The name suits you perfectly," Wei WuXian commented, still hiding behind Lan Wangji's back."Take a step back and step back." You don't need to stay here,” Lan Wangji ordered.Therefore, Wei WuXian humbly listened to the suggestion and took a step back and smiled, “Got it.Wei WuXian rushed out like lightning. Seeing that his energy could no longer hurt Wei WuXian, Lan Wangji stopped holding back and let out a large charge of spiritual energy.Bichen lit up ten times. And she was thrown at Xue Yang, the hand that was holding Shuanghua received the full impact and the sword flew out. Lan Wangji caught her in midair.Seeing that Shuanghua was in someone else's hands, Xue Yang was filled with rage and sent Jiangzai to try to cut off the arm with which Lan Wangji had taken Xiao XingChen's sword. As he dodged the attack, chilling fury flashed in Xue Yang's eyes."Give me back the sword," Xue Yang demanded with great overflowing fury.“You are not worthy of this sword,” Lan Wangji replied coldly.Xue Yang made a bitter laughing sound and ordered the corpses in the area to attack. Suddenly, footsteps came from all directions. Shadows had already begun to emerge from the end of the street.Lan Wangji seeing them, with a flick of his sleeve, took out his guqin, "Wangji." The guqin's body was placed in the air horizontally and he threw Bichen to his left hand, in this way he continued to fight with Xue Yang, his attacks remained strong. At the same time, without even turning his head, he raised his right hand and strummed the strings.The chord was loud and clear. He echoed to the end of the street, hearing the noises of the heads of the corpses exploding. Lan Wangji with great skill kept fighting Xue Yang with one hand and playing the guqin with the other. He looked across the scene as if it were just a simple matter, then nonchalantly curved his fingers to strum again. Working with both hands, he somehow still seemed calm and unhurried.A murmur of voices could be heard in the distance from his position."It's so good, it's great!!...“Of course, HanGuang-Jun is very strong. He just never likes to brag. He is very discreet, isn't he? Lan JingYi's voice echoed.-Do you ask me? Why are you asking me? Wei Wuxian said.“So you think HanGuang-Jun isn't strong?! Lan JingYi snorted angrily.“Hmm. If he is strong —Wei WuXian said.-Of course. He is really strong. He is the best,” Lan JingYi added euphorically."He is the strongest." Wei WuXian's voice was filled with a warm feeling that when it reached Lan Wangji's ears, they turned slightly pink.The dangerously terrifying night was finally about to pass: dawn was almost upon us. However, this was not the best news. If daylight came, the fog would also get thicker.In the middle of the battle, the bamboo stick sounded again, Lan Wangji managed to hear how the group of Juniors were moving away and the murmurs were getting more and more distant.“HanGuang-Jun, now everything depends on you. Let's move on! Wei WuXian's distant cry was heard clearly.Lan Wangji plucked the strings of the guqin and they vibrated, as if someone said "Mmnn". Wei WuXian's singing laugh reached his ears, conveying security and tranquility.
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Lan Wangji and Xue Yang continued to fight. Bichen and Jiangzai clashed: the fight was at a critical moment. Bichen was calm and unhurried, gaining the upper hand, while Jiangzai lashed out like he was a mad dog, somehow managing to keep up, against Bichen's powerful and precise attacks.However, within the terrible white mist, Lan Wangji had difficulty with his vision; and since Xue Yang had lived in the city for as many years as A-Qing, he was able to know where he was, even if he closed his eyes. Therefore, the fight was at a stalemate. The guqin's notes would sometimes thunder through the mist, avoiding groups of corpses that wanted to get closer.After a while, Lan Wangji again cornered Xue Yang and cut part of his tunic and chest with a stab, snatching the Spirit Catcher Bag that he hid inside his tunic.-Give it back to me! Xue Yang's voice echoed throughout the city, like a huge angry roar.The din gave the exact location of the battle to Wei WuXian who was returning and positioned himself near Lan Wangji.“Xue Yang! What do you want back? Shuanghua? It's not like Shuanghua is your sword to begin with, so why do you say "Give it back"? Don't you know shame? Xiao XingChen's soul doesn't belong to you either! Wei WuXian exclaimed in a serious and cold manner.Xue Yang laughed out loud, “Senior Wei, you really don't want to show me mercy, do you?"Laugh if you want." Even if you die laughing, you won't be able to rebuild Xiao XingChen's soul. He was so upset by you, but you still want to bring him back to play with him —Wei WuXian replied, his anger was noticeable.Suddenly, Xue Yang yelled, “Who wants to play with him?"Then why did you get on your knees and beg me to help you mend his soul?" Wei Wuxian asked."Why did I do it?" Ha~! How can you not know? I want to turn it into a ferocious corpse, an evil spirit, so that I can control it at will! Didn't you want to be a virtuous person? So, I'll make it so that he never stops killing, so that he's never at peace, and can't escape from me! —Xue Yang replied, his voice resounded from different directions, hidden behind the thick fog, unable to give them his exact location to attack him."Hmm~...?" do you hate him that much? So why did you kill Chang Ping?.....Lan Wangji was looking in different directions with his sword ready to attack Xue Yang.Xue Yang sneered upon hearing the question, "Why did I kill Chang Ping?" Do you really need to ask, YiLing Patriarch? Did not I told? I said that I was going to wipe out the entire Yueyang Chang Clan, so I won't even leave a dog alive!Every time he spoke, it was as if he was announcing his location. The sounds of a blade piercing flesh kept coming, but Xue Yang's tolerance for pain was much higher than that of normal people.Wei WuXian continued—That's a big reason. Unfortunately, the years don't add up. Someone like you, who seeks revenge for the smallest things and murders them in such ruthless ways, you wouldn't have waited so many years to wipe out a clan, would you? You already know the reason why you killed Chang Ping.-Then tell me. What is that reason? Which is the reason?! Xue Yang yelled out the last sentence with desperation evident in his voice.Wei WuXian asked again, “You didn't just kill him. Why did you choose to use LingChi, the torture that represents the "Punishment"? If you were taking revenge, why did you use Shuanghua, instead of your own Jiangzai sword? Why did you gouge out his eyes to make him look like Xiao XingChen?...-Crap! That makes no sense! It's revenge, why would he have let him die comfortably? Xue Yang bellowed."It's true... You really were looking for revenge, but... who were you really looking for?" what a joke If you wanted to seek revenge... Who should you have executed the LingChi on is yourself!...With two whistles, the sharp noises of something cutting through the air came straight at him. Wei WuXian didn't even flinch. Wen Ning lunged in front of him and intercepted two nails that glowed with cruel black light.Xue Yang let out a series of hideous laughs, like he was a screeching owl. The laughter died away immediately and he calmed down. He turned his attention away from Wei WuXian and went back to fighting Lan Wangji in the middle of the mist. Suddenly, a series of thumps came from the mist, it was the sound of A-Qing's bamboo stick.*Tap-tap-tap*“Lan Zhan, attack where the noise of the bamboo stick comes from! Wei Wuxian exclaimed.Lan Wangji immediately launched. Xue Yang let out a suppressed groan. A moment later, the bamboo stick sounded again *Tap-tap-tap* In a place a few meters away.Lan Wangji continued to attack where the sound came from.Xue Yang threatened, “Little Blind, aren't you afraid that I'll tear you to pieces by following me like this…..However, A-Qing followed behind Xue Yang as if she were his shadow. Striking her bamboo stick and revealing his location, she pointed out to Lan Wangji where he should attack!Xue Yang's movements were extremely fast. He immediately appeared elsewhere. She slammed her cane into the ground as fast as she could. The taps sounded near and far, left and right, before and behind. They were impossible to avoid. As soon as they rang, Bichen immediately followed!Xue Yang tossed a talisman behind him. Immediately after, in just a split second of distraction… Bichen pierced through his chest!Although A-Qing's ghost had already been destroyed by Xue Yang's talisman, the attack was deadly. Through the mist came the sounds of someone coughing up blood. Wei WuXian tossed in a Spirit Capture Bag to save A-Qing's soul.With heavy steps, Xue Yang walked for a while, then suddenly lunged forward. Hands outstretched, he roared, "Give me back the Spirit Catcher Bag!"Bichen's blue light left the trail of her in the air with a *Whack* sound. Lan Wangji cut off one of his arms cleanly. Blood gushed out at once. In front of Wei WuXian, a large area of white mist had been stained with red. The smell of blood was so overpowering that even a single breath brought a musty, rusty smell.On the other hand, although Xue Yang did not make a single noise, the loud sound of knees falling to the ground came. He looked like he had lost so much blood that he finally collapsed, unable to walk any further or escape.Lan Wangji summoned Bichen again. The next attack would cut off Xue Yang's head! However, suddenly, blue flames shot up from the mist-covered land into the sky. It was the fire of a Transportation Talisman!Xue Yang was gone.Lan Wangji walked over.Wei WuXian asked, "The gravedigger?"Xue Yang's heart had been pierced by Bichen, and he also lost an arm. Judging by the amount of blood loss, his death was certain. It was impossible for him to still have enough energy and spiritual powers to use a Transportation Talisman.Lan Wangji nodded slightly, “I gave the gravedigger three blows. When he was close to being captured, a group of corpses attacked and gave him a chance to escape.Wei WuXian spoke with a serious expression, “Although he was injured, the undertaker still took Xue Yang's corpse away, even though it cost him a lot of his spiritual powers. He probably knew who Xue Yang was and what he could do.“For the Seal of the Stygian Tiger,” Lan Wangji murmured.This was not a trivial matter at all. Wei WuXian's voice was stern, “Now that the situation is already like this, we can only hope that there is a limit to the powers of the Tiger Seal that Xue Yang restored.Suddenly, Lan Wangji threw a small sachet into Wei WuXian's hands…-What is it? Wei Wuxian asked.-The right hand."The right hand of our dear friend?" He exclaimed with a Wei WuXian smile.—Mnn.Wei WuXian was more than satisfied and heaped praise on Lan Wangji —I expected no less from the great HanGuang-Jun! By now having the right arm of our "Dear Friend", we are one step ahead of them again. Too bad it's not the head. I wanted to see what our dear friend looks like. Well I guess it will happen soon... You never fail to Impress me!!Lan Wangji's ears flushed red again and his heart leapt with excitement at his praise."Where is Song Lan?" Wei WuXian asked, noticing that Song Lan had left.In the place where he had originally been, only Wen Ning was still squatting on the ground, staring at them blankly.Lan Wangji took Bichen in his hands again and went on his guard.Wei WuXian stopped him. “Okay. There is no need to be alarmed. Song Lan, or the fierce corpse, probably no longer has killing intent, or Wen Ning would have alerted us. It is likely that he regained consciousness and left.He whistled slightly. Wen Ning got up and proceeded to leave, his figure disappearing into the mist. The sounds of chains being dragged across the floor gradually faded into the distance.Lan Wangji did not say anything else. He calmly turned to Wei WuXian. "Let's go."Just as they were about to leave, Wei WuXian suddenly stopped. “Wait.He saw something lying and lonely, among the blood.It was a severed left arm. Four of his fingers were closed tight. The little finger was missing. The fist of his arm was tightly clenched. Wei WuXian crouched down. Only by using the most of his strength did he manage to open the fingers one by one. After opening his fist, he discovered that it contained a small candy.The candy was dyed black. It was definitely not edible anymore. He had squeezed so hard that he had nearly crushed himself.
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Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji returned to the coffin home together. The doors were open. As expected, Song Lan was standing by the coffin that Xiao XingChen was in, looking in with her head lowered.All the disciples drew their swords from him.They huddled to the side, warily eyeing the ferocious corpse that had just attacked them. Seeing that Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji returned, they seemed to have saved their lives, but they were too scared to make a sound, they were afraid of alarming or angering Song Lan.Wei WuXian entered the coffin home and introduced Lan Wangji, “This is Song Lan, Daozhang Song ZiChen.Standing by the coffin, Song Lan raised his head and turned to face them. Lifting the hem of his robe, Lan Wangji stepped across the high threshold in a graceful manner, then nodded.Since Song Lan regained consciousness of his, his pupils also returned. A pair of pale black eyes stared back at them. In the midst of the eyes that had originally been Xiao XingChen's, a deep and indescribable sorrow overflowed.Therefore, there was no need to ask questions, Wei WuXian already knew that.During the period when Xue Yang turned him into a fierce corpse and commanded him, he saw and remembered everything. No matter how much more they asked, how much more they talked, he would only put more emphasis on the pain and hopelessness.After a moment of silence, Wei WuXian took out two Spirit Capture Bags of the same size and handed them over to Song Lan.—Daozhang Xiao XingChen and Maiden A-Qing.With trembling hands, Song Lan took them and rested them on his palm. He didn't even dare to carry them by the ropes, fearing that they would swing too much.“Daozhang Song, what do you intend to do with Daozhang Xiao XingChen's corpse? Wei Wuxian asked.With one hand carefully hugging the two bags, he took out his Fuxue sword with the other hand and wrote two lines on the ground: "Incinerate the corpse. Care for the soul."Now that Xiao XingChen's soul was so shattered, he definitely couldn't return to his body, so cremating the corpse wouldn't be a bad idea. With the body gone and a pure soul, after being diligently cared for, perhaps the day would come when he would return.Wei WuXian nodded. "What do you plan to do next?"Song Lan wrote, "Walking through this world with Shuanghua. Exorcising evil beings together with XingChen."After a pause, he continued, "When you wake up, say sorry, it wasn't your fault."This was something that he was unable to tell Xiao XingChen before he died.The mist in Yi City was gradually dissipating. You could already see the streets and houses.Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian led the group of disciples out of the deserted city. Facing the city gates, Song Lan parted ways with them. He was still wearing the dark cultivation robes. Standing alone, he carried two swords, Shuanghua and Fuxue, two souls, Xiao XingChen and A-Qing; he went another way.Lan SiZhui looked at his figure in the distance and said — “Xiao XingChen, the bright moon and gentle breeze; Song ZiChen, the distant snow and cold frost”… I wonder if the two of them could meet again.They resumed the road and left for the road that led to the other city."Now you should tell us what he actually saw during 'Empathy'. Why was that person Xue Yang?" Why did he pretend to be Xiao XingChen? Lan JingYi asked and added, "And, also, was that the Ghost General?""Where did the Ghost General go?"Why don't we see him anymore?"Is he still in Yi City?""Why did he appear so suddenly?"Wei WuXian pretended not to hear the series of questions related to Wen Ning —Well, this is a very complicated story…As they walked, after he finished telling the story, everyone was so depressed that no one even remembered the Ghost General.Lan JingYi was the first to cry. "Why would something like this exist?"Jin Ling raged —That Xue Yang is scum! He Died very easily! If Fairy were here, I would have asked her to bite him to death!Wei WuXian was terrified. If Fairy had been here, before Xue Yang died, he himself would have died of fright. "Calm down... that sounds horrible." Don't come“Maiden A-Qing, oh, Maiden A-Qing! Ouyang Zizhen shouted in great despair.Lan JingYi cried harder.He looked horrible, but this time, no one reminded him to keep his voice down, as Lan SiZhui's eyes were also red. It was lucky that Lan Wangji did not silence him.Lan JingYi suggested with snot and tears, “We should go burn paper money for Daozhang Xiao XingChen and Maiden A-Qing. There is a town nearby, let's buy some things and pray for them.They all agreed: "Of course, of course!...While they were talking, they reached the town. Lan JingYi and Lan SiZhui impatiently hurried over and bought some incense sticks, candles, and paper money. Walking to the side, they built what looked like a stove out of bricks and rocks. The boys squatted down and began to burn paper money, muttering as they stoked the fire.Wei WuXian was also not in a good mood. On the way here, he didn't even tell many jokes. However, seeing this, he finally couldn't take it anymore.“HanGuang-Jun, look what they're doing right in front of other people's houses. You're not even stopping them.Lan Wangji replied in an indifferent tone, “You can stop them.Lan Wangji did not want to stop them, remembering that years ago, outside the Cloud Recesses, he had also offered incense and jars of the emperor's smile for Wei WuXian, however he had refused to burn paper money.-Good. I will discipline them for you,” Wei WuXian said and approached the youths, “You are all disciples of prominent sects! Their parents and relatives must have taught them that dead people cannot receive paper money… Why would the dead want money? They can't receive it. And they're burning in front of someone's house. If they burn them here......Lan JingYi waved him away like a dog interrupting him —Shoo~, shoo~... You're blocking the wind. You will no longer be able to burn. And, it's not like you died, so how do you know that dead people don't get paper money?With a face covered in tears and ashes, another boy turned to him and stated, "That's right." How do you know? What if they can actually receive them?"How do I know?" Wei WuXian muttered.Lan Wangji was left thinking about what Wei WuXian said, it was clear from his face that he had not received a piece of paper money while he was dead, so it was possible that the dead could not receive it. But, he would not admit that he had refused to burn paper money for Wei WuXian, since he thought that he would return one day.Lan JingYi stabbed another knife into his heart. “Even if you couldn't receive them, it was probably because no one burned them for you.Wei WuXian was silent. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was impossible. He turned around and whispered to Lan Wangji, “HanGuang-Jun, did you burn paper money for me? At least you burned my paper money, right?Lan Wangji stared at him, his ears were slightly pink. He looked down somewhat ruefully, dusting off the ashes that clung to the bottom of his sleeve, then looked silently away, not answering a word.Suddenly, a villager approached, quite annoyed. "Why are they burning this here?" They are in front of my house…. How sinister, they don't know it's bad luck!These guys hadn't done anything like this before and didn't know it was sinister to burn paper money in front of someone's house. They all apologized.Lan SiZhui hurried to wipe his face. "Excuse me... Is that her house?"“Hey, brat, be careful what you're saying. My family has been here for three generations. How can it be anything other than my house? - Questioned the villager.Hearing his tone, Jin Ling immediately felt unhappy and was about to stand up, “How dare you speak to us like that?Wei WuXian pressed down on his head and held him back.Lan SiZhui continued, “I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything more with the question I asked. It was just that, the last time we passed this house, we saw another hunter, that's why we were confused.The villager was perplexed. "A hunter?" What do you mean another hunter? —He made a "Three" with his fingers —This house passed directly through three generations. It's just me, there are no other brothers! My father passed away a long time ago and I haven't even been married let alone had a child… Where the hell would there be another hunter?"There really was!" —Lan JingYi insisted and he also stood up —he was wearing a lot of clothes and had a big hat, sitting in his yard repairing his bow and arrows, as if he was going to hunt soon. When we arrived, we even asked him for directions… He was the one who pointed us the way to Yi City!The villager spat, “Nonsense! Did you really see him in my yard? Nobody like him exists in my house! Even ghosts could hit humans in a place like Yi City. He directed You there? More like he wants to kill you! What he saw was definitely a ghost! The villager spat a few more times, venting his anger, then shook his head and turned to leave.The boys stared at each other.Lan JingYi kept protesting —But he really was sitting in this courtyard. I remember very clearly that...!Wei WuXian said a few things to Lan Wangji, telling him about the strange events that had led the group of Juniors to meet in Yi City.Wei WuXian turned around and exclaimed, “The one who led them to Yi City and pointed the way, was not a villager from here at all. He was disguised as someone with bad intentions."Would that person be the ones who have been leading us here through the cat corpses?" Was it the fake hunter who did all those things? Jin Ling asked."Most likely it is," Wei WuXian said, crossing his arms.Lan SiZhui asked, “Why did you spend so much effort to bring us to Yi City?"We don't know that yet. But, after this, you have to be very careful. If it wasn't because HanGuang-Jun was also in Yi City, they might even have died.Imagining what would have happened if they were trapped in Yi City, many of the disciples felt their hair stand on end, a terrifying chill running down their backs to their heads. It didn't matter if they ended up surrounded by groups of corpses or facing the living demon Xue Yang, the situation would have been absolutely terrifying.The group went down the road, heading towards the city where the GusuLan Juniors had stayed and the stable where they had left Manzanita.
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After walking down the mountain for a long way, the sky had almost darkened. Lan Wangji, Wei WuXian, and the Juniors finally reached the city where the juniors had left the dog and donkey. The city was brightly and beautifully lit, its streets bustling and busy even at that time.Wei WuXian stretched out his arms towards the donkey and yelled, “Manzanita! I missed you so much!Manzanita brayed loudly. Immediately, Wei WuXian heard the barking of a dog and rushed after Lan Wangji immediately."Lan Zhan, save me!" Wei Wuxian exclaimed.Fairy had also rushed to her owner. The dog and the donkey stood on opposite sides and growled at each other, looking like mortal enemies.-Come on. Time to eat —Lan Wangji ordered.Dragging Wei WuXian, who was almost glued to his back, he walked towards the inn and started up to the second floor, following the manager who was happily showing him the way to the room. Jin Ling and the rest of the Juniors wanted to follow them, but Lan Wangji turned around and gave them a dark look. All over his face was written the phrase " Don't go up, leave us alone ".Lan SiZhui immediately got the message and told the others, “The Seniors and Juniors rooms should be separated. We can stay on the first floor.Upon hearing his words, the young people nodded in agreement, since they felt their blood freeze with the gaze of the great HanGuang-Jun on them.Lan Wangji nodded and continued walking, his face turning as expressionless as ever, while Jin Ling stood on the stair hesitantly, unsure whether to go up or down.—Adults and children should be separated. It's better if you don't watch some things that happen,” Wei WuXian exclaimed, looking amused at Jin Ling.Jin Ling's lips twisted in disgust. "Who would want to see that?!"Lan Wangji told the attendant to set up a table for the group of disciples and a private room upstairs for Wei WuXian and himself, he also asked for food to be brought to his room later.Entering the room, the two of them sat facing each other.“HanGuang-Jun, listen to me. Please don't make your sect handle everything that happened in Yi City. It's a big city and it's full of walking corpses. If you really want to clean up the place with only GusuLan's disciples, it will be quite difficult, since Shuzhong is not under the management of your sect. Tell the disciples below and find out what sects they come from. Add their sects as well, so they can participate and help you,” Wei WuXian explained.“I will consider it,” Lan Wangji replied."Yes, please do." Everyone likes to fight for prizes, if the GusuLan sect takes care of the matter, they might think they want to take all the credit. Even if it's done in a good way, they wouldn't understand it, that's what happens in the Cultivation World,” Wei WuXian exclaimed, and after a pause, he continued, “But, speaking of which, they really have bad luck. Yi City is too remote and there are no watchtowers around it. Or else, Jin Ling, SiZhui, and the rest wouldn't have accidentally broken in. The souls of maiden A-Qing and Daozhang Xiao XingChen, would not have been kept hidden for all these years either.—Mnn —Assented Lan Wangji —There are many cultivating sects, but they reside in places of abundant Spiritual Energy, or places with beautiful scenery, and cultivators do not usually travel to far or remote places, so many times these people suffer in silence the attacks of evil beings. After Jin GuangYao officially succeeded in the position of Sect Leader and became the Chief Cultivator, he persisted for five years, using both soft and forceful methods, did everything he could and what he wished for was finally completed. More than 1,200 "watchtowers" had been built, they were scattered in the most remote places, providing help to ordinary people.Wei WuXian listened to him attentively, since it was information that he was unaware of.Not long after, both the food and liquor that Lan Wangji had ordered arrived. Wei WuXian looked over the table, almost all the dishes were covered in red. Lan Wangji, began to eat from the softest dishes and rarely the bright red ones. Even when he did, his expression remained exactly the same.Out of the corner of his eye, he observed that Wei WuXian was very still in his seat, and was looking at him curiously. His heart bubbled, the food he had ordered was totally to Wei WuXian's taste.-What's happening? Lan Wangji asked when he saw that he did not take his gaze from him.“I want someone to drink with me,” Wei WuXian replied as he poured a cup of liquor.“Mnn.” Lan Wangji nodded slightly.After Wei WuXian poured himself and drank his cup, Lan Wangji took the pitcher and poured himself a cup as well. Wei WuXian's eyes sparkled expectantly, after a pause, he slowly took the cup.Wei WuXian was quite surprised “HanGuang-Jun, you really are considerate, are you really going to drink with me?Lan Wangji closed his eyelids and drank the liquor. Scowling, he finished the liquor and only opened his eyes again after subtly pressing his lips together. Even a layer of mist seemed to have fallen over his eyes.Wei WuXian looked somewhat blurry and was humming something that he couldn't understand. Lan Wangji put the cup down, touched his forehead, and closed his eyes.His mind somewhat dazed, he managed to hear some sounds from the place."Lan Zhan?" —Wei WuXian's voice was clear, very close to him almost like a whisper.A tickling sensation on his cheek and eyelid made him frown slightly. But he didn't say a word, he was very tired."Wangji Xiong?...Lan Wangji was leaning his head on his right hand. His breathing was easier than ever. Both his features and the hand on his forehead were impeccably colored. It seemed as if they were carved from the same jade. The faint sandalwood fragrance that continually surrounded him characteristically had those sweet, intense undertones, but when combined with the smooth scent of liquor, the aroma could almost be described as intoxicating.There was no response from Lan Wangji. But now Wei WuXian was close enough to feel his breath on his ear and neck, the scent entwined with his breath.Wei WuXian, couldn't help but lean in to get even closer to Lan Wangji. Vaguely, he thought to himself, " Strange...why am I starting to feel a little warm in here?"In the midst of the fusion of liquor and sandalwood, his face was getting closer and closer, while he himself did not notice it at all. His voice had also dropped.“Lan…..Er-Gege~...” In an almost sensual way, it made Lan Wangji shudder slightly.Wei WuXian's face was already less than an inch from Lan Wangji's.Suddenly, a voice rang out, “Young Master….Startled by the sound, Wei WuXian almost fell to the ground with a slip of his feet. He immediately positioned himself in front of Lan Wangji. Then, he turned to the wooden windows where his voice came from.A careful tapping was heard through the windows, then a small voice slipped through the crack, “Young Master…Wei WuXian finally noticed that his heart was beating too fast. Approaching, he raised the window to see a black-robed figure hanging upside down with its legs dangling from the ceiling, preparing to play once more. Wei WuXian opened the window so quickly that he collided with the head of the person outside.A cold breeze blew into the room. Wen Ning's eyes were wide open, no longer ashen white, but filled with a pair of silent black pupils.The two stayed like that, one standing and the other hanging, and looked at each other for a few moments.“Come,” Wei WuXian finally ordered.With a sudden loss of balance, Wen Ning fell and crashed to the ground outside the inn.Wei WuXian left the windows open and looked down, leaning out. With the heavy body of him, Wen Ning made a person-shaped dent in the ground. He kept looking at Wei WuXian even as he lay in the dent.In a low voice, Wei WuXian yelled at him, “Did I tell you to come down? Come, don't you understand?Wen Ning looked at him. Dusting off his clothes, he pulled himself out of the dent and hastened to reply, “Oh. I'm coming.As soon as he was done, he clung to a pillar and prepared to go up. Wei WuXian immediately interrupted him, “Stop! Better stay where you are. I'll go find you.He returned to Lan Wangji and leaned into his ears—Lan Zhan, oh, Lan Zhan. Please get some more sleep. I'll be back before you know it. You are a good boy, aren't you?After speaking, he felt a strange impulse. He couldn't help but brush the tip of his finger against Lan Wangji's eyelashes. In a slight way, Lan Wangji's eyelashes trembled and his eyebrows twitched. He seemed quite disturbed.Removing his hand, Wei WuXian jumped out of the window. He jumped a few times over the branches next to the roof and then landed on the ground. Right after turning around, Wen Ning knelt down in front of him.They both started talking.
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After several minutes Lan Wangji woke up, coming from the living room the whisper of the Juniors arguing could be heard, and the mention of his name.Looking around seriously and expressionlessly, he noticed two things, the first was that Wei WuXian was not in the room and the second was that the window was wide open.Getting up he went to the window and what he saw filled him with rage. Wei WuXian was with Wen Ning, looking at each other in a very serious manner, as if they were discussing something important. Then Wen Ning knelt in front of Wei WuXian.Wei WuXian waved his hand as if embarrassed and heard him say: “It's not your fault, it's not necessary.To Lan Wangji, Wen Ning was proposing something to Wei WuXian. Carelessly he dove out the window, ran past like lightning, and kicked Wen Ning's shoulder away from Wei WuXian.Wei WuXian hurriedly wrapped his arms around his waist —HanGuang-Jun, HanGuang-Jun! Take it easy!The situation felt somewhat familiar: History really did repeat itself. However, this time, Lan Wangji seemed even more normal than last time. He wasn't wearing bad boots either. Even though he rudely kicked Wen Ning, his expression was still perfectly straight and flawless on him.After Wei WuXian took him away from Wen Ning. Lan Wangji adjusted his sleeves and nodded. He stayed proud where he was, avoiding kicking him again.Wei WuXian took advantage of the time to ask Wen Ning —How are you?-I'm fine."If you're okay, then why are you still on your knees?" Come on, get up.Wen Ning trailed off and hesitated, “Young Master Lan.Lan Wangji frowned and covered his ears, not wanting to hear Wen Ning's feelings for his beloved Wei Ying. He also turned around with his back to Wen Ning. Using his body, he covered Wei WuXian so that Wen Ning couldn't make eye contact.Wen Ning was speechless."It's better if you stay away from him." Lan Zhan, it really seems like he doesn't like seeing you,” Wei WuXian explained.“…What happened to Young Master Lan? Wen Ning asked.-Not much. He's just drunk.-What? Wen Ning's face was blank, as if he couldn't accept such a thing. After a while, he finally continued—So… What are you going to do?"Well, what can I do?" I'll take him inside and put him to sleep.-Alright. Lan Wang Ji replied."Hmm?" Aren't you covering your ears? How come you can suddenly hear me again? Wei WuXian asked with amusement in his tone.This time, Lan Wangji refused to answer, pretending that he was not the one who had spoken a moment ago. Wei WuXian wasn't sure how to react."You'd better go." Be careful,” Wei WuXian said looking at Wen Ning, as he peeked out from behind Lan Wangji.Wen Ning nodded in agreement. But, he couldn't help but look at Lan Wangji again.Just as he was about to leave, Wei WuXian stopped him, “Wen Ning… why don't you… find a place to hide first? It can be said that you have already died twice. Go get some rest.After leaving, Wei WuXian took away the hands that Lan Wangji was blocking his ears with.-Very good. He already left. You can't hear or see it anymore,” Wei WuXian exclaimed.Lan Wangji finally let go of his ears. He stared at Wei WuXian with his amber eyes. His eyes were so clear and so honest that a desire for mischief surged through Wei WuXian. As if something inside his body had ignited, he smiled widely."Lan Zhan, are you going to answer what I ask and do what I tell you?" Wei WuXian exclaimed, his eyes sparkling with excitement.“Mnn.” Lan Wangji nodded."Remove the tape from your forehead and give it to me," Wei WuXian demanded.Obediently, Lan Wangji raised his hands behind his head and slowly untied the knot of his ribbon. His ribbon came loose, majestic, pure white, embroidered with Gusu's drifting cloud motif, and gently placed it in Wei WuXian's hand.Holding the ribbon in his hands, Wei WuXian turned it several times, examining every angle of it."So there's really nothing that special, is there?" And here I thought I was hiding some kind of gigantic secret. Back then, why were you so angry when I took it from you? Or maybe in the past you hated it along with all the pranks I made? Wei Wuxian exclaimed.Suddenly, he felt something tighten on his wrists. Lan Wangji had tied both of his hands together.-What are you doing? Wei Wuxian asked.He wanted to see what exactly Lan Wangji wanted to do, so he let him continue."I want you to see that you belong to me and the tape is yours, " Lan Wangji thought as he secured Wei WuXian's hands.First he tied a simple knot. He thought for a moment, and as if he sensed something wasn't right, he changed it into a tighter knot. Then he thought about it some more, still unsatisfied, he tied another knot on top. Lan Wangji tied seven or eight knots on the ribbon, forming a pile of ugly little knots, finally feeling pleased enough to stop."Hey, don't you want this tape?" Wei Wuxian exclaimed.Lan Wangji's brow softened. Holding the other end of the ribbon, he raised Wei WuXian's hands in front of himself, as if he was admiring the masterpiece he had just created." I probably look like a criminal now... Wait, why am I playing him like that?" Wasn't I supposed to be the one to bother him? Wei WuXian thought with annoyance.Wei WuXian finally realized —Take it away.Lan Wangji happily took hold of his collar and sash, his hands expertly beginning to remove the sash to undress him."Don't take my clothes off!" Take the thing off my hands. What you're binding me with The bow, your ribbon, remove it!! Wei Wuxian yelled.Hearing his request, Lan Wangji frowned again and did nothing. For him this dream was getting interesting.Wei WuXian raised his hands and said, “You said you would listen to me, right? Be a good boy and take it off.Lan Wangji looked at him, then silently looked away, as if he couldn't understand what Wei WuXian was saying and had to ponder it for a while longer."Oh~... Now I get it!" You're excited if he let you tie me up, but you can't understand it if I tell you to take it off, is that so? Wei WuXian complained, as if challenging a child.The Lan Sect's headband was made of the same material as their robes. Although it looked flimsy, it was actually quite sturdy. And, since Lan Wangji wrapped it tightly and tied a long string of knots, Wei WuXian couldn't take it off no matter how hard he tried.Lan Wangji looked into the distance as he pulled the ends of the ribbon, swinging them in satisfaction."Can you remove it?" HanGuang-Jun, how can someone as elegant as you do something like that? What's the use of tying me up like this? If someone sees us, they would think badly, and you would lose face —Wei WuXian exclaimed to make him see reason.Hearing the last sentence, Lan Wangji began to drag him towards the streets. Thrown by Lan Wangji, Wei WuXian staggered and was dragged away like a delinquent.“W-Wait a second. What I meant is that it would be bad if someone sees this, don't let someone see this. Hey! You're just pretending you don't understand me... right? Are you doing this on purpose? So you're only going to understand what you want to understand? Lan Zhan, Lan Wangji!...Before he finished speaking, Lan Wangji had already led him out of the forest. They walked towards the street and reentered the main hallway through the first floor of the inn.The youngsters were still eating and playing. Although a small disagreement occurred, the young people always quickly forgot about these matters. They were in the middle of a game to see who drank the most.Some of the bolder youths from the Lan Sect also wanted to participate. One of them was in charge of guarding the stairs that led to the second floor. None of them expected that Lan Wangji would suddenly drag Young Master Mo out of the main entrance, which they never paid attention to.Everyone was shocked after turning around.As Lan JingYi tossed the cup of liquor onto the table, hoping to cover it, he knocked over a few bowls and plates along the way. The object he wanted to conceal became even more visible.“H-HanGuang-Jun, why did you enter through this entrance again? Lan SiZhui asked.“Ah~ Ha-ha-ha… It seems that HanGuang-Jun felt too hot and decided to take a walk outside to clear his head a bit… But in the end he caught everyone off guard…. TRUE? Here they are, drinking when they're not supposed to,” Wei WuXian explained with a very nervous laugh.Lan Wangji was silent and his appearance remained cold and serious, no one noticed anything wrong with him. Taking several steps forward, he pulled Wei WuXian over to the Juniors' table.Lan SiZhui was more than surprised —HanGuang-Jun, your tape…Before he could finish his words, he saw Wei WuXian's hands. Lan Wangji's ribbon was tied to Young Master Mo's wrists. Everyone stared from him to the bound hands.As if he felt that it was not enough to hold the ends of the ribbon, Lan Wangji raised Wei WuXian's hands and showed them for everyone to see better — "He is mine" —He thought.The chicken wing that Lan JingYi held in his mouth, was dropped into his bowl, splattering the sauce on the front of his clothes, as he was dumbfounded, getting dirty like that was something he completely ignored.Jin Ling was puzzled —...What?...What is he doing......“Showing you a special way to use the Lan Sect ribbon,” Wei WuXian hurriedly replied."What special way...?" Observed Lan SiZhui following the game."When you find a really strange corpse and you feel you must examine it properly, you can take off the tape and bring it back like this...Lan JingYi shouted indignantly —But you can't do that! Our sect's tape is...!! Mmm... Hmmn!!...Lan SiZhui stuffed the chicken wing back into his partner's mouth and exclaimed, “Oh, I see! I didn't know it can be used that way!Ignoring the strange looks other people gave them, Lan Wangji dragged Wei WuXian up the stairs. He entered the room, turned around, closed the doors, and finally pushed the table away as if he wanted to block an imaginary enemy."Are you going to kill me here?" Wei WuXian asked, seeing everything that Lan Wangji had done so that he couldn't get out and no one could enter the room.Inside the private room, there was a wooden screen, which separated the space inside the room into two halves. One half had a table and some chairs for eating and talking, while the other had a long bed and curtains for resting. After Lan Wangji dragged him to the other side of the screen, he forcefully pushed Wei WuXian onto the bed.Wei WuXian's head bumped lightly against the wooden headboard that was attached to the bed. “Oow… that hurt,” Wei WuXian groaned.Hearing the exclamation, Lan Wangji raised the hems of his white robe and elegantly sat down on the bed, reaching out to feel Wei WuXian's head. Although he had no expression, his movements were extremely soft, as if he were asking "Did it hurt? Forgive me" and caressing him gently.When he felt the gentle touch of his hand, Wei WuXian's lips twitched. “It hurts! It hurts me a lot!Hearing the cries of pain, a slightly worrying expression finally formed on Lan Wangji's face. His hands were even softer as he now patted Wei WuXian's shoulder as if to comfort him.Wei WuXian held up his wrists for him to see. "Why don't you let me go?" HanGuang-Jun, he's so tight my hands almost bleed. It hurts much! Take the tape off and let me go, okay? Yeah?Lan Wangji covered his mouth immediately, he did not agree to let go, there was still a lot to do in his dream. Although at first it seemed strange to him to dream of Wei WuXian's new look, but he was convinced since Wei Ying was always Wei Ying."Mnn mnn mnnffff mn mnffnnnn mnn mnnnn mnn nn nffffmn nnnnn?" Mmmmmmmm! Wei Wuxian complained.Lan Wangji was forcefully covering Wei WuXian's mouth with one hand. Below, Wei WuXian parted his lips and quickly ran the tip of his tongue over Lan Wangji's palm. It was just the dip of a dragonfly, a light and delicate kiss, yet to Lan Wangji it seemed as if his palm had been burned by a brazier. He instantly withdrew his hand.Wei WuXian took a deep breath as it seemed like he was choking. Lan Wangji turned over, sitting on the bed, hugged his knees, and placed the hand that Wei WuXian had just licked against his chest, not moving at all.-What's that? What are you doing? Wei Wuxian asked.It seemed that Lan Wangji had given up on life, having been tainted by a pervert. If someone looked at that scene, they might think that Wei WuXian had done something bad to him.Lan Wangji was surprised and very embarrassed, in his dreams Wei WuXian had never done something so cute and cute. It was too much for his heart, usually Wei WuXian responded to him in a demanding or savage way, otherwise he dominated him and made a mess of him.-You do not like me? Well, it's not my fault if you didn't like it. You're the one who was being so aggressive and you didn't even let me speak. Why don't you come here and I'll clean it up for you? Wei Wuxian exclaimed.He reached out to Lan Wangji with his hands tied, but Lan Wangji avoided him. Seeing how quietly he huddled in the corner of the bed, Wei WuXian felt the familiar urge for mischief again.Kneeling on the bed, he moved towards Lan Wangji and smiled in the most devilish tone he could manage as he muttered, “Are you afraid?Lan Wangji jumped out of bed immediately. As if he was really scared, he continued to turn his back on him and kept the distance between them. Wei WuXian was finally starting to have fun. He smiled as he calmly got out of bed."Hey, what are you hiding for?" My hands are still tied, and I'm completely harmless, so why are you scared? Come come. Come here,” Wei WuXian exclaimed and approached Lan Wangji, not harboring good intentions.Lan Wangji passed the wooden screen only to run into the table with which he himself blocked the door. Wei WuXian brushed past the screen, chasing after him, as he turned around.The two of them circled the screen several times, and Wei WuXian was beginning to feel the amusement and began to laugh, Lan Wangji was running so as not to be caught.—Come here... Ha-ha-ha... Come here... Come~... —When he realized what Wei WuXian was doing, he suddenly stopped and remained silent.Realizing that the person who was chasing him had stopped, Lan Wangji also stopped. Hiding behind the screen, he showed only half of his face, as if he was carved from clear jade and flawless. He stared in Wei WuXian's direction.Wei WuXian watched him carefully. He still looked so serious and proper, as if the six-year-old he chased across the screen was someone else and asked, "Do you want to continue?"Expressionless, Lan Wangji nodded silently, his amber eyes sparkling with the intent of wanting to continue playing. Wei WuXian struggled to contain his laughter.“Hahaha, oh gosh, Lan Zhan~ wants to play hide and seek with me now that he's drunk. Hahahaha —He couldn't contain his laughter and in the end Wei WuXian laughed.Lan Wangji kept looking at him behind the screen, patiently and hidden. Lan Wangji felt having fun in this dream, it seemed like it could be a normal dream and not a wet one.Wei WuXian ran a few more steps towards Lan Wangji, pretending that he would chase after him. As he had expected, Lan Wangji started to go in the opposite direction. As if he was playing with a small child, Wei WuXian cooperated as best he could, chasing him around the screen a few more times.-Run Run. Go faster. I'll catch you! If I catch you, I'll lick you again. It's scary, right? Ha-ha-ha…” Wei WuXian exclaimed as he chased after Lan Wangji.Originally Wei WuXian intended his words to be a threat. However, Lan Wangji suddenly changed direction and walked towards him from the other side of the screen, the two met and collided.Wei WuXian was planning to catch him, not at all expecting him to fall straight into his arms. Shocked and speechless, Wei WuXian even forgot to catch it. Seeing that Wei WuXian did nothing, Lan Wangji raised his bound hands and placed them on his neck as if he willingly stepped into an unbreakable trap and was… “Caught”.“You got me,” Lan Wangji exclaimed."...Huh?" Yes, I caught you —Wei WuXian answered, still not getting over his astonishment.Seeing that Wei WuXian was not following through on what he had said, Lan Wangji repeated the words again. This time, he enunciated each word with great emphasis and sounded eagerly expectant.-Yeah. I caught you," he exclaimed and as if remembering that he was going to lick him if he caught him, he excused himself. "This time it doesn't count. Because you came yourself so that I caught you, it's not worth it.Even before he finished his words, Lan Wangji's expression had darkened. He seemed extremely unhappy.Lan Wangji, noticing that Wei WuXian wanted to remove his arms from around his neck, reached out before he could remove them and held them firmly in place, not letting him take them away.Wei WuXian, seeing how one of Lan Wangji's hands was pressing on his arm, moving his face closer and closer. His lips swept over the back of Lan Wangji's hand as if it were a halfway kiss. The tip of his tongue lightly brushed against the jade skin. Very slightly. Very soft.Lan Wangji flinched and withdrew his hand as quickly as he could. When he released Wei WuXian's arm, he took the opportunity to withdraw his arms from him. Lan Wangji felt embarrassed and happily turned his back on him again, grabbed his hand that had been licked, and dashed to the side, hiding on the other side of the screen.Wei WuXian was wondering if Lan Wangji was afraid of him, or liked what he did to him, or both at the same time. While he was pondering, Lan Wangji spied on him from behind the screen, peeking out his face, seriously exclaimed —Again.-Again? Again to? Wei WuXian asked as he looked at him.Lan Wangji hid behind the wooden screen once more and peeked out again. His intentions were very clear on his face and his eyes sparkled saying "Once again, you chase me, I run"....Wordlessly, for a moment, Wei WuXian complied and did it again. This time, after being chased for a short while, Lan Wangji turned around and ran into him again."You really are doing this on purpose, aren't you?" Wei WuXian complained wryly.Once again, Lan Wangji wrapped Wei WuXian's arms around his neck, hoping that he would make good on his promise again.-You caught me….Wei WuXian looked at him in amazement — Is Lan Zhan having fun alone, can't I have fun too? Of course, no. He won't remember anything I do to him now anyway. I'm going to play something better with him.With his arms around Lan Wangji, Wei WuXian returned to the bed with him, then asked, "Do you like this?" Don't turn around. Say if you like it or not. If you like it, we don't have to run all the time. How about I let you have as much fun as you want?As he spoke, he raised one of Lan Wangji's hands, leaned down, and kissed between two of his slender fingers. Lan Wangji wanted to withdraw his hand from him again, but Wei WuXian held on tightly, not allowing him to do so.Lan Wangji was disturbed, it was something very different from his dreams, he couldn't explain it, but this Wei WuXian, although he was sexy, was funny, very tender and somewhat innocent. Then Wei WuXian's lips pressed against his knuckles. Softer than a feather's touch, his breaths drifted to the back of his hand, and he kissed his skin again.Lan Wangji was unable to withdraw his hand no matter how hard he tried. He could only clench his fingers into a tight fist. Trying to hold back.Wei WuXian pushed up his sleeves, exposing the pale-skinned wrist, and then kissed it as well. After kissing his wrist, he didn't lift his face from it. He only turned his eyes towards Lan Wangji. "Is this enough?"Lan Wangji pursed his lips and refused to say a single word. The sensations at that moment were overwhelming and his mind was in terrible chaos. Wei WuXian finally straightened up again and continued, his voice unhurried and very soft, “Tell me. Have you burned any paper money for me?There was no answer. Wei WuXian laughed out loud and advanced towards him. On top of his clothes, he kissed where his heart was, and Lan Wangji's heartbeat accelerated precipitously."If you don't talk, I won't give you any more." Tell me. How did you recognize me on Dafan Mountain?Lan Wangji closed his eyes. His lips trembled, as if he was about to confess. However, suddenly, he felt that his lips were pressed, Wei WuXian was kissing him.He opened his eyes and there was Wei WuXian kissing him, from the shock he opened his mouth slightly, although the kiss was chaste and superficial, it became somewhat wet.After separating, a thread of saliva still united them. Lan Wangji closed his eyes thinking that perhaps this was all an incredible dream and now he was going to wake up.After the kiss, as if one kiss wasn't enough, Wei WuXian saw the gloss on Lan Wangji's lips, and temptedly licked it.Feeling the brush of his lips with Wei WuXian's warm tongue, Lan Wangji opened his eyes again.
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They both widened their eyes.Wei WuXian's eyes expressed surprise. And a moment later, Lan Wangji raised his hand. Immediately, Wei WuXian was startled at the realization and broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that Lan Wangji would hit him on the spot and quickly jumped back.Lan Wangji was in shock, it was not a dream, all this time he was playing with the real Wei WuXian, he tied the real Wei WuXian with his ribbon, let him lick and kiss him. He hit his forehead hard, knocking himself unconscious and collapsed on the bed behind him.Inside the private room, Lan Wangji lay on the bed while Wei WuXian dropped to the floor and sat up. His head finally felt clearer. The scent of sandalwood, the liquor, and Lan Wangji's expressions, had clouded his judgment as he was attracted to him.He got up off the floor, pushed the table back to where it used to be, then sat down next to him. After a while he relaxed and used his teeth to bite into the knots in the ribbon. With effort, he finally managed to untie the knots, and he was free.Now that his hands had loosened, to get over his shock, he went to pour himself a cup of liquor. He raised the cup to his lips for a few moments, but not a single drop entered his mouth. Looking down, he finally saw that there was no liquor in the cup. He had already drunk the entire bottle. Even when he was pouring, he didn't realize that he wasn't spilling anything.Wei WuXian put the empty cup back on the table and muttered, “No more alcohol for me. I really have had enough.When he turned around, beyond the wooden screen, he could see Lan Wangji, who was lying quietly on the bed.“I really drank a lot today. Lan Zhan is a very serious person. Even though he was drunk, even if he didn't remember, he shouldn't have done such an outrageous thing... It's too disrespectful to him.Remembering what he did to Lan Wangji, Wei WuXian couldn't help but touch his lips.After much effort, he managed to straighten and remove the wrinkles from Lan Wangji's forehead band. Walking to the bed, he put it next to the pillow and managed to restrain himself from even looking at the sleeping Lan Wangji. He squatted down and removed his boots, then placed him in the official sleeping position of the GusuLan sect.Wei WuXian sat down on the floor again and leaned against the edge of the bed. His mind was in confusion.He decided that in the future, it was better for Lan Zhan not to drink anymore. If he treated everyone like this when he got drunk, then the situation really wouldn't be right. For some reason unknown to him, he felt too guilty to snuggle in the same bed with Lan Wangji.He spent his time sitting on the floor and fell asleep sometime during the night, his head resting on the wooden bed.
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At dawn, Lan Wangji woke up with a feeling of Déjà Vu, his head felt heavy and his throat burned and felt dry. Looking to his side, he realized that he was sleeping alone, getting up from it, he saw Wei WuXian at his feet leaning on the edge of the bed. His eyes widened in surprise at the bruises on his wrists.Looking in different directions when he felt his tape was missing, he found it next to his pillow, and hastily attached it to him. He got up and slowly got out of bed and studied the position Wei WuXian was in more closely.Wrapping his arms around him, he gently lifted him up and placed him on the bed, Wei WuXian's eyes widened lazily, and seeing him woke up.—Lan Zhan.“Mnn,” Lan Wangji replied."Are you sober or are you still drunk?" Wei WuXian asked sleepily.-Sober."Oh... So it's already five o'clock," Wei WuXian deduced.Lan Wangji held up Wei WuXian's wrists, both of which were covered in reddish marks. He took out a small turquoise porcelain bottle from his qiankun sleeve and applied the contents. The areas where the ointment had been smoothly spread on felt immediately soothed. Wei WuXian narrowed his eyes.“It hurts…HanGuang-Jun, you're so rude when you're drunk,” Wei WuXian complained.Lan Wangji did not even look up and replied, “You reap what you sow.Wei WuXian's heart skipped a beat. “Lan Zhan, do you really not remember what you did while you were drunk?-No.Wei WuXian's gaze seemed to soften, it was clear from more than a thousand miles that he was hiding something from him. He looked like he had secretly made or eaten something and was hiding alone in a corner, laughing at how no one found out, but disappointed that he couldn't share the pleasure with anyone.Lan Wangji tried to remember, but quickly gave up, since the previous time it didn't work. Involuntarily, his eyes noticed that Wei WuXian was looking at him intently, but he wasn't looking at his eyes, he was looking at him lower down.Wei WuXian subconsciously bit his lip and began to lose himself in thought again. Lan Wangji saw it, noticing Wei WuXian's soft pink lips, he swallowed hard and looked away from him.After Lan Wangji finished applying the ointment, someone knocked on the door three times.“HanGuang-Jun, everyone is awake. We will go? The voice was that of Lan SiZhui."Wait downstairs" Lan Wangji replied, his tone was normal, completely cold, serious and indifferent.
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After hearing Lan SiZhui's footsteps coming down the stairs, Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian looked at each other for a few moments and unable to keep their gazes on each other, they both lowered their gazes. His eyes reflected a touch of shame and expectation. However, no one dared to say a word. Wei WuXian in serious situations stopped being lazy and got up from the bed and began to arrange his robes. Lan Wangji followed his lead and settled himself neatly. A few minutes later, they went downstairs and left the inn.The Juniors had already gathered outside, and seeing them leave they began to walk towards the entrance of the city.Originally, the disciples were not that familiar with each other. They had only seen each other during the Discussion Conferences in their respective sects. However, during these past few days, they had gone through many incidents in Yi City, they had also burned paper money, drank liquor, argued, and reconciled.In short, they had already become great friends.Upon reaching the gate of the city they began to say goodbye, but not wanting to be separated they took their time. Making plans to meet again at some other Discussion Conference or to go on night hunts together in the future.Lan Wangji didn't rush them either and let them talk, while he remained silent, under the shade of a nearby tree. Fairy did not dare to bark or run, under Lan Wangji's watchful eye as he was crouching under the tree and anxiously looking at Jin Ling, wagging her tail.Wei WuXian grabbed Jin Ling's shoulder and scolded him, “When you get back, don't keep arguing with your uncle. listen to him. Be careful from now on. Don't run away or try to go on a night hunt alone again, how old are you? Fifteen? Most of the disciples your age haven't hunted amazing beasts either, so why should you be so eager and strive to get it first?“My uncles were also around fifteen years old when they became famous,” Jin Ling replied angrily.Seeing Wei WuXian's puzzled face, Lan Wangji could understand it perfectly. When they were fifteen years old, they had to face the reality of war, it was a matter of life and death, if they didn't cultivate hard, their lives would be very short.Jin Ling added still enraged, “Even that Wei Ying dog was around fifteen years old when he killed the Slaughter Tortoise and Xuanwu. If he could do it, why can't I?Lan Wangji clenched his fists. But he stayed away."Was he the one who killed him?" Wasn't it HanGuang-Jun who killed the beast…” Wei WuXian stammered.A slight smile spread over Lan Wangji. Eavesdropping was the wrong thing to do, but he was under a tree in plain sight, so it wasn't his fault that he had excellent hearing.“You and HanGuang-Jun… It doesn't matter. It's your own business. Anyway, I don't care what you do. Have fun being short sleeved. The disease is incurable. Jin Ling exclaimed.Lan Wangji stiffened as a rock, but remembering that the body Wei WuXian had was Mo XuanYu's, and all the rumors about his strange tastes, his madness, and expulsion from his sect. He settled back in the tree a little calmer.Wei WuXian smiled, “Hey! How is it a disease?...“I know the meaning behind the GusuLan Sect's tape. Now that it's like that, then stay by HanGuang-Jun's side properly. Even if you are short-sleeved, you should be more modest and… Don't mess with other men, especially people from our sect! Or else, don't blame me for the results,” Jin Ling exclaimed, crossing his arms."You little brat!" What do you mean "Don't mess with other men"? I'm not such a horrible person... Tape? Is there a meaning behind the Gusu Lan Sect's tape? Wei WuXian snorted in disagreement.-Come on! Stop your nonsense already. You know what it means and you got what you wanted. Stop bragging. I don't want to talk about this anymore —Jin Ling exclaimed blushing, after a pause he became serious and asked —Are you Wei Ying?"Do you think I look like him?" Wei WuXian cautiously replied.Jin Ling was silent for a moment. Then he suddenly whistled and yelled “Fairy! Let's go!Having been called by his owner, with his tongue hanging out, Fairy ran and jumped to his master's side. Wei WuXian ran off in Lan Wangji's direction, scolding —Be nice! Why are you calling your dog?!Arriving where Lan Wangji was, he hid behind him."Hmph!" Bye bye! Jin Ling said goodbye and proudly marched in LanLing Jin's direction.The disciples of the other sects also went off in different directions. In the end, Wei WuXian, Lan Wangji, and the youths of the GusuLan Sect were the only ones left.As they walked, the youngsters couldn't help but turn around and look back.-Where do we go? Lan Jingyi asked.“ZeWu-Jun is currently hunting at night in the Tanzhou area,” Lan SiZhui commented, and then asked Lan Wangji, “Are we going back to the Cloud Recesses, or are we going there to meet him?"We will go to Tanzhou," Lan Wangji ordered.-Excellent. Maybe we can help you. Anyway, we don't know where to look for our dear friend's head —Exclaimed Wei WuXian mounted on Manzanita.The two of them went in front while the rest of the youths followed at a distance.After walking for a while, Lan Wangji spoke, “Jiang Wanyin knows who you are."Yes, he knows," Wei WuXian sighed and added, "But what can he do?" He doesn't have any hard evidence... What would people think if he goes around telling everyone that the fearsome YiLing Patriarch is afraid of dogs? Who would believe him? They would surely think that he has gone mad. Besides, I'm actually very curious….. To know how you recognized me.“I am also very curious as to why your memory is so bad,” Lan Wangji replied with a calm voice.Wei WuXian was thoughtful and silent.
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They reached Tanzhou in a day's journey, and before meeting Lan Xichen, they passed a garden on the way. Seeing how the garden was big and majestic but there was no one to take care of it, all the disciples went in out of curiosity and began to explore it.As long as they did not do anything outside of the sect rules, Lan Wangji would not stop them. He let them in.In the garden, there was a pavilion and some fences, a table and some stools, all made of stone, for people to enjoy the scenery. However, through years of wind and rain, one corner of the pavilion had deteriorated and two of the stools had fallen over. There were no plants or flowers in the garden, only brittle branches and withered leaves. This garden had been abandoned for a long time."This was the garden of the Maiden of Annual Flowers, wasn't it?" Lan SiZhui said after wandering around the garden."The Maiden of the Annual Flowers?" Who is it? Does the garden have an owner? Why does it look so abandoned? It seems that no one has been taking care of it for a long time,” Lan JingYi exclaimed in confusion.Wei WuXian's face seemed to change, Lan Wangji noticed that change, surely he was remembering something.Placing his hand on one of the pavilion's pillars, Lan SiZhui rambled on for a moment —If I remember correctly, it probably is. This garden used to be quite famous. I read it in a book once, in the chapter "The Blooming Spirit of the Flower Maiden". In Tanzhou there is a garden, and in the garden there is a maiden. Under the moonlight, if one recites poetry, when she finds it correct, she gives you an annual flower, whose fragrance persists for three years; when she deems it poor or wrong, she throws a flower in her face and then vanishes."So if you misrecite poetry, he throws a flower in your face?" I wish the flowers didn't have thorns. Or, if I was there to try, my face would definitely start bleeding. What kind of Yao was she? Lan Jingyi asked.“I wouldn't call her a Yao. She was more like a spirit. Legends say that the first owner of the garden was a poet. He planted these flowers himself and treated them as friends, reciting poetry here every day. Affected by the emotions of poetry, a spirit was born from the flora of the garden and became the Maiden of Annual Flowers. When someone came, if her poetry was decent and allowed her to remember the one who planted it, she would be happy and give them a flower. If the poetry was wrong or didn't sound nice, she would emerge from the bushes and throw a flower over the person's face. The one who was attacked would faint and realize that he was kicked out of the garden after waking up. Many years ago, countless people came to this garden,” Lan SiZhui explained.“Romantic, very romantic. But I am sure that the GusuLan Sect's Library Pavilion would not have books that say such things. SiZhui, be honest. Tell us, what book were you reading and who gave it to you? —Wei WuXian spoke with a smile on his face.Lan SiZhui blushed and glanced at Lan Wangji, worried that he would be punished for reading a book that was not part of his studies.Lan JingYi asked, unable to help his curiosity, "Is the maiden really pretty?" Or, why would so many people come to want to see it?Seeing that Lan Wangji had no intention of scolding him, Lan SiZhui secretly let out a sigh of relief."Probably was." After all, she was born from such beautiful flowers and was a romantic spirit. But in reality, no one had seen the maiden's face. Because even if someone didn't know how to compose poetry, it was more than easy to memorize a few poems, most of the people had received the maiden's flowers. Even when the rare person she misrecited arrived, they wouldn't get to know her as they were immediately eliminated. However... one person was the exception and I managed to see her —Lan SiZhui exclaimed, continuing with the story.-Who? Lan JingYi asked full of enthusiasm.Wei WuXian let out a slight cough, and Lan Wangji seriously stood by.“The Patriarch of YiLing, Wei WuXian,” Lan SiZhui replied.Wei WuXian coughed again and snorted, “Uh, why is it him again? Can't we talk about something else?Nobody paid attention to him.-Be quiet! I want to know what happened —Lan JingYi exclaimed trying to silence Mo XuanYu and turning to Lan SiZhui he asked —What did Wei WuXian do? He was a big villain, so he must have done something bad... What did he do? Did the maid take?“Well, he didn't do that… But, to see the maiden's face, he tried his best to come to Tanzhou from Yunmeng. Every time he came to the garden, he would misrecite the poetry on purpose so that the maiden would get angry, hit him with flowers and throw him out. When he woke up, he would go back inside to continue reciting incorrectly. After this was repeated over twenty times, he finally saw the maiden's face. After this, he went everywhere praising how beautiful she looked. However, the maiden was also quite irritated. She didn't show up for a long time. Every time he came, she would hit him with a shower of flowers. The scene was truly the most spectacular of any wonder seen before,” Lan SiZhui explained.The boys burst out laughing—Wei WuXian was such an annoying person! Ha ha ha.....Was he really that bored?Wei WuXian touched his chin. "How was he bored?" Who hasn't done a couple of those things when he was young? Speaking of which, why do people know something like this? And even he is seriously recorded in a book. That's pretty absurd too, if you ask me.Lan Wangji was looking at him. Although his face did not show any kind of expression, an unusual shine hid under his eyes. It seemed that he was laughing at him."You guys are getting rowdy." They have even been reading idle books instead of focusing on their cultivation. When we get back, I'll make sure HanGuang-Jun punishes them by making them copy the sect's rules... Ten times! Wei Wuxian exclaimed.The boys wailed —Ten times, even handstands?!Wei WuXian was shocked."Your sect makes disciples copy the handstand rules?" That's horrible,” Wei WuXian exclaimed, approaching Lan Wangji."There's always someone who doesn't learn their lessons simply by copying the sect's rules." Handstands not only guarantee better yields in the future, but also benefit the cultivation,” Lan Wangji explained calmly.Of course, Wei WuXian took the hint, since he was the one who never learned his lessons. Pretending that he did not know what Lan Wangji was talking about. He turned around, letting out a resigned sigh.Seeing him sigh, Lan Wangji thought it was relief, since he was surely glad he didn't have to copy the rules while doing a handstand.In a good mood hearing the stories, the Juniors decided that they would camp in the Garden of Annual Flowers for the night. Camping was common during night hunts, anyway. The group gathered a pile of dry branches and leaves around them and built a fire.Lan Wangji went off to patrol the area, not only making sure his surroundings were safe, but also casting an array in case of any night attacks.
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Lan Wangji went further away from the camp, to go in search of his older brother, Lan Xichen, and after several minutes he found him.“Wangji,” Lan Xichen greeted with a kind smile.“Brother.” Lan Wangji returned the greeting politely.After exchanging a few words, Lan Wangji led him to the camp and on the way a series of shouts resounded in the place. It was Mo XuanYu's high-pitched voice, it was loud and extremely exaggerated. He was asking for help. He was followed by several known voices from the Juniors of his sect.Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji looked at each other for a few seconds and nodded silently, moved quickly and arrived at the camp.The scene in front of them was somewhere between comical and straight out of a terrifying legend. The Juniors hugged each other trembling with fear, while sobbing. Young Master Mo was shouting to the rooftops and a ghoul, full of killing intent, was approaching them."Han Guang Jun!" Oh, Han Guang-Jun! HanGuang-Jun… Are you back yet? help us! Come save me!! Wei Wuxian yelled.The ghoul corpse was headless and unable to hear a thing, each scream echoing through the room, and each one more miserable than the last. A few moments later, the soft and flowing note of a xiao sounded in the middle of the night, followed by a chord, it was clearly the sound of a guqin.Hearing the xiao and guqin, the youths were so ecstatic that they almost cried —HanGuang-Jun! ZeWu-Jun!...Two slender figures appeared at the weathered garden gates. They had the same posture, their faces were carved in jade, so similar and at the same time with clear differences. One with a xiao and a smile on his gentle face, and the other with a guqin and a serious look that was cold as jade itself, the two walked shoulder to shoulder.When Lan's Two Jades saw the headless ghoul surrounded by heavy resentful energy, they both paused briefly to examine him.Lan Xichen's expression was especially surprised, almost to the point of shock. Liebing stopped ringing, but Bichen had already drawn his scabbard. Feeling a cold and powerful sword gleam hit him, the headless man raised his arm and shook him.The ghoul was also quite agile. He dodged Bichen's glare with a jump, and grasped the spirit sword in his hands, trying to examine what he had just grabbed even though he had no head and no eyes.After the youths saw that the ghoul somehow stopped Bichen in midair, all of their faces turned pale. However, Lan Wangji seemed as calm as ever.Placing his hand on his guqin, he looked down and curled his finger, touching a string. Like a shapeless arrow, the sound whistled as he charged towards the corpse. The headless ghoul slashed with the sword and smashed the note into pieces.Lan Wangji strummed down again. The seven strings vibrated, resonating with even greater power. At the same time, Wei WuXian took out his bamboo flute and accompanied him with an abnormally shrill tone.The headless corpse lunged again. Lan Xichen had finally come to his senses and resting Liebing on his lips, he began to play as well. Wei WuXian didn't know if it was just his imagination, but as soon as the xiao's soft and serene tone appeared, the movement of the corpse stopped. For a moment, he seemed to have stopped to listen, and then he turned around, as if he wanted to see who was playing the music. However, without eyes or a head, he couldn't see anything at all. Still under the heavy attacks of the flute and guqin, he seemed like he had finally lost all energy, succumbing to the three instruments, he fell to the ground.On the mattress of dry leaves, they were scattered, the arms, the legs and the torso. All members separated. Lan Wangji put away his guqin and summoned his sword again. Along with Wei WuXian, he walked towards the limbs, looked down, and took out five new qiankun bags.The youths greeted ZeWu-Jun and surrounded them, in a state of panic and some curiosity."Go to sleep," Lan Wangji exclaimed seeing that the Juniors seemed very curious and ready to ask.Lan JingYi was confused —Huh? But HanGuang-Jun, it's not nine o'clock yet.Lan SiZhui, on the other hand, pulled him back and replied respectfully, “Yes, it's too late, you better go to sleep.Leading the rest of the Juniors, they all followed him to the other area of the garden, preparing to restart the fire and sleep.Wei WuXian nodded to Lan Xichen respectfully, as a greeting. He squatted down and began to seal the parts of his "Dear Friend" into the qiankun bags again. Just as he was about to put his left hand into a bag, Lan Xichen said, “Please wait a moment.Back then, when Wei WuXian had seen Lan Xichen's expression, he knew something was wrong. Sure enough, Lan Xichen's complexion was pale as he repeated his words, “Please… wait a moment. Let me see the corpse.Wei WuXian stopped and asked, “ZeWu-Jun, do you know who this person is?Before Lan Xichen could reply, Lan Wangji slowly nodded.“Well then… I also know who he is,” Wei WuXian exclaimed and continued in a low voice, “He's ChiFeng-Zun, right?Previously the headless corpse kept repeating the same movement: with a clenched fist, it waved its arm and sliced through the air. It looked like it was brandishing some kind of weapon. First they thought of a sword. Anyone using a sword would pay attention to an air of grace or dignity. Even an assassin's sword would need some agility in the midst of cruelty. However, the headless man's movements were too heavy. There was plenty of malice and the cuts on the arm lacked elegance.But, if he wasn't holding a sword, then it was a saber, and a very heavy one, with strong killing intent, then it would all make sense.The sword and the saber were different both in use and in temperament. The weapon the man had used before he died was likely a broadsword, one so fierce that he valued power over style.When the ghoul was looking for his head, he was also looking for his weapon. That's why he kept repeating the movements of wielding a saber and even grabbed Bichen, using her as his weapon. Furthermore, this corpse did not have any special markings, such as a birthmark. And now, after being cut to pieces, it was impossible to find out who he was. It wasn't until the torso and limbs had temporarily turned into a corpse, capable of movement by the resentful energy, that Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji finally recognized it.“ZeWu-Jun, HanGuang-Jun told you about what we saw during the trip, right? About the events in Villa de Mo, the gravedigger, Yi City and all that,” Wei WuXian asked.Lan Xichen nodded, still looking somewhat perturbed.“Then HanGuang-Jun probably already told you this. The gravedigger tried to take the corpse from the Chang Clan graveyard, he also knew how Lan Sect swordsmanship moves. There can only be two possibilities. One, he is from the Lan Sect and has been practicing the movements of the Lan Sect since a young age; or two, he is not from the Lan Sect, but he is very familiar with those moves. He may have often clashed with the Lan Sect or he is so smart that he can remember the movements at first glance,” Wei WuXian explained.Lan Xichen remained silent as did Lan Wangji. Seeing them at that moment was like seeing two drops of water. Lan Xichen was extremely serious.“He fought over the corpse because he did not want others to find out that ChiFeng-Zun had been dismembered. This is someone who knows the secrets behind the Qinghe Nie Sect's Stone Castle. Someone who is quite close with the GusuLan Sect. Someone who has quite a complicated history… with ChiFeng-Zun,” Wei WuXian added, his tone was serious, and his deduction was very detailed, without having to say his identity, everyone had understood him from the beginning. account of him.“He wouldn't do something like that,” Lan Xichen replied solemnly."ZeWu-Jun?" Wei Wuxian asked.—The incidents of investigating the body parts and finding the gravedigger occurred during this month. During all this time, he has been discussing matters with me every night. We were planning the Discussion Conference that will take place next month in the LanLing Jin Sect just a few days ago. Couldn't have been anywhere else. The undertaker couldn't have been him,” Lan Xichen explained."What if he used a Transport Talisman?" Wei Wuxian asked.Lan Xichen shook her head, her tone gentle yet resolute—One must cultivate to use the Transport Talisman and it is quite difficult to master. He has never shown any signs of cultivating it. Similarly, one must expend large amounts of spiritual powers to use this technique, but we hunted together a few days ago. His performance was excellent. I'm sure you've never used the Transport Talisman."He didn't have to go himself," Lan Wangji stated.Lan Xichen still shook his head in denial.Lan Wangji no longer opened his mouth feeling somewhat heavy inside. But, he couldn't do anything since they were only conjectures and he needed irrefutable proof.However, Wei WuXian continued, “Lan Sect Leader, you know who is the most suspicious person of all. You just refuse to admit it.The light from the fire cast ever-changing shadows on all three faces.After a moment of silence, Lan Xichen replied, “I understand that due to certain reasons, the world has quite a few misconceptions about him. But... I trust what I have seen throughout all these years. I trust that he is not this type of person.It was not difficult to understand why Lan Xichen defended this person the way he did. Even both Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji did not have a terrible opinion of that person. Perhaps because of his background, he had always treated others with kindness and humility. He was the type of person who never offended anyone, the type of person who could make everyone around him feel comfortable talking to him.Shortly before Nie MingJue's death was precisely the peak of the Qinghe Nie Sect's advances towards the LanLing Jin Sect.Who would have benefited the most from Nie MingJue's death?His death was due to Qi Deflection, under the eyes of many witnesses... It all seemed like an inevitable and reasonable ending, but was the truth really that simple?Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian looked at each other in silence. As the night surrounded them. They both nodded. They would possibly manage to find some clue at the upcoming Discussion Conference at the Koi Tower. At the moment the questions were greater than the answers at hand.
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In the blink of an eye it was time to attend the Discussion Conference at Tower Koi.Jumping out of the carriage, Wei WuXian stopped in front of the murals and looked for a moment, the murals told the story of Jin GuangYao and his exploits. How he had infiltrated the Qishan Wen Sect, how he killed Wen RuoHan, his oath of brotherhood with GusuLan Sect Leader Lan Xichen and Qinghe Nie Sect Leader Nie MingJue, plus his promotion to Chief Cultivator Chief .Lan Wangji also stopped to observe the place while waiting for Wei WuXian, it had been many years since he had participated in a Discussion Conference, the last one had left a bad taste in his mouth and it had been ten years ago.A disciple who was standing at the main entrance of the Koi Tower began to exclaim loudly, "Gusu Lan Sect, please enter this way!""Come on," Lan Wangji exclaimed.Wei WuXian did not reply as he seemed lost in thought as he looked at the place longingly. The two of them walked side by side following the stairs that went up to Tower Koi. In front of the Main Entrance, there was a wide square with bricks on the ground, full of people. The LanLing Jin Sect had likely been expanded and restored over the past few years. The extravagance was greater than what Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji had seen years before.Multiple paths were located before the plaza. The sects entered without ceasing, but in an organized way.“Su de Moling Sect, please.“Nie de Qinghe Sect, please.—Secta Jiang de Yunmeng, please.As soon as he appeared, Jiang Wanyin gave them a sharp look.—ZeWu-Jun. HanGuang-Jun —Jiang Wanyin exclaimed in cordial greeting.Lan Xichen nodded and replied, “Jiang Sect Leader.”“HanGuang-Jun, it's been a long time since I've seen you at the Discussion Conferences, what's with this sudden interest? Jiang Wanyin asked in an imposing manner.Neither Lan Xichen nor Lan Wangji answered him.Fortunately, Jiang Wanyin had not intended for this to be a question of importance in the first place. He had already turned to Wei WuXian, who was hiding behind Lan Wangji."If I remember correctly, don't you both never take unnecessary personnel with you when you travel?" What is the situation this time? Who is this famous grower? Could someone please introduce me? Jiang Wanyin exclaimed as if he was holding a sharp knife and was about to throw it at him.Suddenly, a kind and benevolent voice appeared, “Er-Ge, how come you didn't inform me beforehand that Wangji was coming too?[Note: Er-Ge "Er" for Second and "Ge" for Big Brother. Jin GuangYao refers to Lan Xichen as his Second Brother]
The LanLing Jin Sect's leader, LianFang-Zun, Jin GuangYao, had personally come to greet them.
Lan Xichen returned a smile, while Lan Wangji nodded silently at his greeting. Wei WuXian, on the other hand, carefully observed the Chief Cultivator of all the sects.Jin Ling closely followed his uncle Jin GuangYao here. He still did not dare to come face to face with Jiang Wanyin at his own expense. Hiding behind Jin GuangYao's back, he fearfully muttered, “Uncle."Then you still know I'm your uncle!" Jiang Wanyin replied harshly.Jin Ling quickly pulled on Jin GuangYao's robe. Jin GuangYao seemed to have been born to resolve conflicts.—Sect Leader Jiang, A-Ling realized his mistake long ago. For the past few days, he's been so scared that you'll punish him that he hasn't even been eating well. Young people like to play pranks. I know you love him. Let's not bother him so much about it.Jin Ling hastened to exclaim, “Yes, yes. My uncle can prove it. My appetite has been bad these days!"Has your appetite been bad?" Looking at how well your countenance is, I wouldn't say you missed too many meals! Jiang Wanyin snorted.As Jin Ling was about to speak again, he looked at Lan Wangji and behind him, he saw Mo XuanYu.-Why are you here?! Jin Ling yelled angrily as he pointed his finger at him.“To have a free meal,” Wei WuXian replied, peeking out from behind Lan Wangji."How dare you come here?!" Didn't I warn you that...?Jin GuangYao rubbed Jin Ling's head, stood in front of him, and smiled at Mo XuanYu. "Why not?" You are our guest now that you have come. I don't know what happened, but Koi Tower definitely has enough food.” He turned to Lan Xichen and exclaimed, “Er-Ge, take a seat first. I'm going to announce his arrival so that arrangements can be made for Wangji and his companion as well.Lan Xichen nodded, “There is no need.-What happen? Er-Ge, you don't have to be so polite now that you're at my house. Make yourself comfortable,” Jin GuangYao exclaimed with a smile.After entering the Hall of Glamor, the guests walked down a soft red carpet. Next to the sandalwood tables on either side of the carpet were maidens with delicate white faces, adorned with earrings, jades, and each with a genuine smile. With full chests and narrow waists, even their figures were similar, uniform, and pleasing to the eye.Wei WuXian had never been able to help but look a little more animated when he encountered beautiful women.Lan Wangji sat next to him, watching as Wei WuXian's gaze swept over the various maidens walking through the hall, serving liquor and appetizers. His heart clenched, after all Wei WuXian always liked to flirt with beautiful young girls.A maid approached them to serve them liquor, Lan Wangji shook his head in silence, then he continued to serve Wei WuXian who said with a smile —Thank you.However, as if she had received a shock, the maiden glanced at him sideways, but quickly blinked and looked away. Both Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian found this behavior strange. However when they looked around. More than half of the LanLing Jin Sect's disciples had strange expressions on their faces when they looked at Wei WuXian.They had temporarily forgotten that it was in LanLing Jin where Mo XuanYu harassed someone from his own sect and was expelled.Their astonished, peculiar gazes were transparent, envy and disgust mixed on their faces seeing Mo XuanYu in a high-ranking seat next to the Two Lan Jades…Wei WuXian approached Lan Wangji slowly and murmured, “HanGuang-Jun, HanGuang-Jun.-Yes? Lan Wangji replied, giving Wei WuXian his full attention.-Please do not leave me alone. There are probably many here who know about Mo XuanYu. If anyone decides to want to talk to me about the old days, I'm going to have to keep goofing around and spouting nonsense like a complete lunatic. Please don't be mad if you end up losing face because of me,” Wei WuXian explained.Lan Wangji looked at him and replied in a gentle tone, “As long as you don't provoke others on purpose.Lan Wangji was calmer, no matter what Wei WuXian had to do, he would not leave his side and support him if necessary.The Glamor Hall fell silent and everyone present looked at the front door. Jin GuangYao was entering with his wife Qin Su, Madame Jin. Her walk was graceful and graceful. The love and affection in Jin GuangYao's eyes were genuine. They were the perfect match of the cultivation world.After the two of them sat down at the head table, the banquet officially began. The one sitting at the table of the next highest rank was Jin Ling. When his eyes landed on Wei WuXian, he immediately looked at him with some annoyance.Lan Wangji did not worry, he knew perfectly well that Wei WuXian had always been used to being watched by others, and it was something that did not matter to him or affect him. The evening continued quite lively, arriving at night the banquet was ending.The Discussion Conference would officially start the next morning. In groups of two and three, the crowd slowly filed out of the hall, walking toward the guest rooms the disciples had directed them to.Lan Wangji noticed that his brother Lan Xichen was quite distracted. Something that also did not go unnoticed by Jin GuangYao, who seemed to want to ask him what the problem was.However his attempt was interrupted before it was done by a series of shouts, the voice was well known to most of the cultivators in the hall.Sect Leader Qinghe Nie rushed in and pounced on Jin GuangYao."San-ge!" Nie HuaiSang cried as he was hugged by a puzzled Jin GuangYao.
[Note: San-Ge means third older brother.]
"HuaiSang, what's wrong?" Calm down first —Jin GuangYao tried to calm him down while he arranged his clothes.The only Sect Leader this improper could only be the “I don't know” of the Qinghe Nie Sect. And, of course, if he was drunk he was even more improper.With a reddish face, Nie HuaiSang refused to let go—San-Ge! What should I do?! Can you help me again? I promise this will be the last time!"Didn't you get some people to help you last time?" Jin GuangYao asked."That problem has already been solved!" It's something different this time! San Ge, what should I do? I do not want to live anymore! Nie HuaiSang wailed heartbroken.Jin GuangYao thought quickly and turned to his wife —A-Su, go back first, I have some business to attend to with HuaiSang —Seeing that Qin Su nodded understanding the situation, he spoke again with Nie HuaiSang —HuaiSang, let's find a place to sit and talk... No need to worry, I'll help you with the problem.Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian watched the entire exchange in silence. Jin GuangYao started to walk carrying Nie HuaiSang on his shoulder. Lan Xichen approached them and was dragged away by the drunken Nie HuaiSang… The three of them left the Hall of Glamor.Lan Wangji saw Madam Jin approaching him, and he bowed to her.“HanGuang-Jun, it's been a long time since you've come to the Discussion Conferences in LanLing Jin. I apologize if the reception was inadequate in any way,” Qin Su exclaimed, her voice soft and charming for such a sweet beauty.Lan Wangji nodded in return for the greeting.Qin Su's gaze landed on Mo XuanYu next. After a moment's hesitation, where her countenance had changed, she whispered, "Excuse me, then."Qin Su left the hall followed by her personal maid.“The way everyone in Koi Tower looks at me is so strange. What did Mo XuanYu actually do? Publicly show love to him while he was naked? What's so special about that? He exclaimed in a whisper Wei WuXian.Lan Wangji shook his head at Wei WuXian's nonsense, but he would not deny that he was also internally curious as to what had transpired in the past with Mo XuanYu.—I can't take the doubt anymore, I'm going to ask someone. HanGuang-Jun, keep an eye on Jiang Cheng for me. It's better if he doesn't come looking for me. If he does, help me slow him down a bit, okay? Wei Wuxian added."Don't go too far," Lan Wangji exclaimed calmly.-Understood. If I end up going too far, we'll meet in our room at night,” Wei WuXian replied and stood up.
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Lan Wangji stayed for a while longer in the Glamor Hall, drinking tea, while out of the corner of his eye he watched Jiang Wanyin talk to some other sect leaders. A few minutes later Sect Leader Jiang appeared to say goodbye and stood up.Lan Wangji thanked the maid who served him courteously and followed at a safe distance.Jiang Wanyin walked through some corridors, until he reached the main corridor of the guest leaders pavilion, the rooms in that place were more luxurious and comfortable than those of the invited disciples. He stopped in front of the door and went inside. A few more minutes passed and the door remained closed. Lan Wangji sighed and went to his room to wait for Wei WuXian.After trying to meditate for a while, an idea crossed his mind, Wei WuXian was prone to getting into trouble, rather… Wherever he went, trouble followed him!Worried, he decided to go looking for him.After a while, he reached the backyard of the residence and a series of noises made him understand that his premonition was not wrong.Seeing everything at a discreet distance, where his presence would not be noticed, he stayed to take care of Wei WuXian from the shadows, if he went further he would go out to solve the problem.From his position everything that happened in the courtyard could be heard and seen.“Jin Ling… What's wrong with teaching an indecent disciple of our sect a lesson?!! snorted a disciple of LanLing Jin.-What are you taking about?! He has been kicked out a long time ago, he is no longer a disciple of our sect!! —Jin Ling replied, crossing his arms, his attitude was very similar to Jiang Wanyin's, you could clearly see who had raised him.-And?! We can still teach him a lesson! Stay out of this Jin Ling…” The disciple sounded so self-assured that Wei WuXian looked strangely dumbfounded.-Hey? Have you forgotten who he came with today? Do you want to teach him a lesson? Why don't you ask HanGuang-Jun first?! Jin Ling exclaimed.Hearing the honorable title "HanGuang-Jun" from Lan's Second Jade, all the juniors seemed flustered. Even if Lan Wangji was not in front of them, no one dared to claim that they were not afraid of HanGuang-Jun at all. No one imagined that Lan Wangji was actually around, and listening to everything they said.“Ha-ha-ha… Jin Ling, didn't you used to hate him too? How is today so different? —The disciple answered with amusement as he pointed to the supposed Mo XuanYu."How do you have so many things to say?" What do you care if I hate him or not? —Jin Ling replied without giving up.“He shamelessly harassed LianFang-Zun, are you still going to speak up for him?! the disciple exclaimed.Both Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian looked as if they had been struck by lightning. They remained blank and static, not believing the disciple's words.While they were trying to get out of their amazement the fight started, Jin Ling struggled with the disciples, but his skills were not that good against several opponents at the same time, seeing that Mo XuanYu was still frozen in place, he yelled at him —Why are you still here? ?!Wei WuXian suddenly came to his senses and grabbed his hand. Before Jin Ling had a chance to shout, he felt an overwhelming force press down on his wrist. He couldn't help but collapse to the ground. Enraged, he yelled, “What are you doing?! Want to die?!!"Do you understand?" Wei Wuxian asked.-What? Jin Ling snorted angrily.Wei WuXian turned his hand again. "Have you understood now?"One of the boys just ran by to hit them both, when Wei WuXian saw him, he said, "I'll do it one more time." Look carefully.With one hand behind his back, Wei WuXian used his other hand to grab the disciple's wrist. He knocked him to the ground in the blink of an eye. This time, Jin Ling saw what was happening. The sore part of his wrist also told him which acupuncture point to send his spirit energy to.Standing up, Jin Ling seemed to be in a good mood —Yes!The situation was reversed in an instant. Not long after, the boys' frustrated screams rang out across the garden.In the end, the disciple raged —Jin Ling, just wait!! —He exclaimed before leaving defeated with his friends.Lan Wangji, who was about to stop the match, managed to contain himself, since his intervention was not necessary, he stayed in place a little longer."Look how happy you are." Is it your first time winning? Wei WuXian asked with a smile.Jin Ling exclaimed, “I have always won one-on-one fights. But Jin Chan calls a lot of helpers every time. He has no face. However, I am more interested in…. How did you learn that move?Wei WuXian placed the responsibility on Lan Wangji's shoulders without showing an ounce of shame—HanGuang-Jun taught me.Lan Wangji upon hearing this tensed, he had not taught him that. That move Wei WuXian had used in the Turtle Slaughter Cave and Xuanwu to disarm Wen Chao.Jin Ling did not seem to doubt his words. He just muttered, "He even teaches you these things?"“Of course,” Wei WuXian exclaimed.Jin Ling looked at him and couldn't help but reply, "Then why are you showing me this?" My uncle GuangYao has always advised against these methods, but you are prompting me."Did that advise you?" He told you not to fight and get along with others? Wei Wuxian asked.“Quite a lot,” Jin Ling exclaimed.-Do not listen to him. When you get older, you will find that there will be more and more people you want to hit, but you will have to force yourself to get along with them. So since you're still young, go beat up all the people you want. At your age, if you don't have some proper fights, your life won't be complete.Jin Ling's face showed a slight longing, but still seemed contemptuous. "What are you talking about?" My uncle's advice is for my own good.Looking at the expression that Wei WuXian had put on, Lan Wangji realized that he would start with one of his jokes or lies. But he never imagined that Wei WuXian could go this far."It seems I can't hide it from you anymore. It's okay, I'll tell you... I don't have feelings for him anymore... I've fallen in love with someone else —Wei WuXian exclaimed with a honeyed and emotional tone.Jin Ling was speechless.—During the time I was gone, I thought about it seriously and finally realized that LianFang-Zun wasn't really my type and we weren't really suitable for each other… —Wei WuXian's dramatics was getting more and more exaggerated, Lan Wangji he couldn't keep hidden anymore and started walking towards him.Jin Ling took a few steps back as he saw Lan Wangji approaching them, but he was so stunned and frightened that he was speechless and motionless.Wei WuXian continued to be immersed in the drama and acting of a young maiden.—Before, I couldn't understand myself and it wasn't what my heart desired, but after meeting HanGuang-Jun, I'm sure… —Wei WuXian took a deep breath and sighed like a maiden in love —I really am unable to let go. I don't want anyone else besides HanGuang-Jun...Jin Ling couldn't take it anymore, he turned around and ran in the opposite direction, completely scared.Wei WuXian yelled a few times —Wait!... Why are you running away? I have not finished! Jin Ling, Jin Ling!...Lan Wangji was standing behind him, but Wei WuXian had not noticed his presence, his heart seemed to beat out of his chest, but at the same time he was in pain, those words were probably a lie so that Jin Ling would not have bad thoughts. However, those words had reached Lan Wangji's heart, he would give anything for those words to be true. But, he did not dare to confess, after all, clearly for Wei WuXian all this was nothing more than a simple joke.Wei WuXian turned around and they both looked into each other's eyes, surprise, astonishment and embarrassment painted Wei WuXian's face and part of Lan Wangji's regret left with that look.Lan Wangji looked directly at him, as calm as ever, but Wei WuXian didn't know what to do when he was found out.Wei WuXian quickly suppressed the embarrassment that he rarely felt. He walked around him and spoke as naturally as he could, but Lan Wangji knew him and knew that he was nervous."HanGuang-Jun... You're here!" Did you know...? —Wei WuXian played with his fingers for a few seconds and sighed —Mo XuanYu was expelled from Koi Tower because he harassed Jin GuangYao... That's why everyone lookes at me like a freak!Lan Wangji did not say anything. He just turned and walked next to him.Wei WuXian continued speaking, “Neither you nor ZeWu-Jun knew about this. You didn't even know who Mo XuanYu was. It seems that the LanLing Jin Sect had kept everything a secret. If it was as simple as harassing someone from the same sect, he would have gotten away with a few scoldings. But if he bullied Jin GuangYao, who was also Mo XuanYu's half brother. It really was a scandal.They both thought for a few minutes, Jin GuangYao had treated him courteously and given him a table at the banquet next to Lan Wangji, if he had truly harassed him, why was he treating him as if nothing had happened? There continued to be numerous unknowns surrounding Jin GuangYao.
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Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji returned to the guest residence that the LanLing Jin Sect arranged for them. The room was quite spacious and ornate.A set of exquisite liquor glasses made of smooth white porcelain had even been placed on the table.Wei WuXian sat to the side and began to admire the set, drank some liquor while waiting for the time for everyone to be asleep. Lan Wangji had sat down to meditate for a bit.When the time came, Wei WuXian stood up, and began searching through the drawers of a cabinet, taking out a pair of scissors and a stack of paper. With just a few cuts, he created a paper doll with a round head and unusually long sleeves that resembled butterfly wings, and was as tall as an adult's thumb. Wei WuXian took a brush from the table and painted a few strokes. Throwing the brush aside, he took a drink from a mug of liquor and immediately stretched out on the bed.The paper doll that was on the table suddenly twitched, with some tremors it began to move. His wide sleeves lifted up his body and he flew into the air, like wings. It scrambled and landed on the tip of Lan Wangji's shoulder.Lan Wangji looked at him. His clear eyes rested on the paper doll, when he wanted to touch it, it flung itself on his cheek until it reached the ribbon on his forehead, and he pulled it, as if the ribbon were the thing he wanted most in the world. Lan Wangji let the doll try to take the tape from him for a while.Just as he reached out to lower it, the doll slid down as fast as it could. No matter if he went intentionally or not, the doll rested his head against Lan Wangji's lips.Lan Wangji's movements stopped for a moment, the situation seemed like an indirect kiss from Wei WuXian, but for Lan Wangji it could be said that it was almost a kiss, since part of Wei WuXian's soul was inside the doll.Using two of his fingers, he finally caught it. "Don't play dumb.Gently, the doll rolled its body onto its slender finger. Lan Wangji sighed, apparently it was another game. Turning serious, he looked back at the doll in his hand and murmured, "You have to be careful."The doll nodded and flapped its wings. Holding on to the floor, he climbed through the crack in the door and out of the guest room.Lan Wangji knew that the technique would not last long and was dangerous, one damage to the paper doll could seriously damage Wei WuXian's soul, but they had no other method to investigate the Fragrant Palace, Jin GuangYao's private room.He settled on the floor and meditated, trying to calm his turbulent thoughts and feelings. The situation was serious and he needed to be in all his senses.
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After a few minutes, Lan Wangji stood up and went to the bed where Wei WuXian had left his body. He sat next to him and looked at Wei WuXian's sleeping face, his delicate features and his beautiful cherry-colored lips. Being immersed looking at him, his fingers trembled slightly, Wei WuXian had kissed him, but he was a paper doll, his hand rose and touched his lips gently.The rose was very soft, as soft as the way the doll had touched them.Suddenly, Wei WuXian's hands shook slightly, clenched into fists, and the expression on his face puckered, it seemed that something had happened to his paper doll and reverberated through his body.Lan Wangji's expression hardened into concern, and he lifted Wei WuXian's body and hugged him. Holding his face, he saw that although Wei WuXian's eyes were still closed, his brows had knitted together."Uhgg~..." Wei WuXian complained while still asleep.Lan Wangji began to pass spiritual energy to him and check his condition.“Empathy…” Lan Wangji murmured as he came to that conclusion.Wei WuXian was using empathy on someone, Lan Wangji got a little more worried but was confident that Wei WuXian would return safely.He settled on the bed and pulled Wei WuXian onto his lap.The time that the technique lasted was about to run out."Wei Ying, Wei Ying... Wake up..." Lan Wangji tried to wake him up, but to no avail.Time kept passing and it was dangerous, not to return the soul to its body, before time ran out completely.Knowing this, Lan Wangji carefully placed him on the bed and got up to look for him. When he opened the door, he saw the paper doll move in a hurry. He reached down to catch it but it flung itself at his face.Lan Wangji closed the door and was frozen in surprise for a few seconds, until he separated the doll from his face and sent the doll's soul into Wei WuXian's body.Some time later, once his soul had successfully returned, Wei WuXian immediately took a deep breath. He raised his head, opened his eyes, and suddenly stood up. However, he did not expect that his body was still disoriented, he felt dizzy and leaned forward.Seeing this, Lan Wangji caught him in his arms so he wouldn't fall, and settled him back on his lap.-Are you OK? Lan Wang Ji asked.Wei WuXian raised his head once more, and the top of his head collided with Lan Wangji's chin. With a thud, they both grunted in pain. Wei WuXian rubbed his head with one hand and felt Lan Wangji's chin with the other.“Ugh! I'm sorry. Lan Zhan, are you okay? Wei Wuxian apologized.Having stroked his chin a few times, Lan Wangji lightly took Wei WuXian's hand before shaking his head.Wei WuXian stood up and pulled him over. "Come on!"Lan Wangji did not ask for too many details either. He stood up for them to leave before finally asking, "Where are we going?""To the Fragrant Palace!" There is a bronze mirror in the room and it is the entrance to a secret room. His wife found out some secret of his and he dragged her inside... She might be in danger! And ChiFeng-Zun's head is there too! —Wei WuXian explained as they both ran through the corridors and added —We must hurry and not give him time to weave more of his lies, since cheating and lying seems to be an easy task for him.The Fragrant Palace's personal guards came out to meet them and Lan Wangji pushed them out of his way. The intruder alarm had sounded and more guards surrounded them.Jin Ling arrived and his sword was already drawn in his hand when he asked, "Why are you here?" This is my uncle GuangYao's personal residence!As he spoke, Lan Wangji had already climbed three steps of the stairs and drew Bichen, Wei WuXian following behind.—This is my uncle's room, what are you looking for? —Jin Ling said again more cautiously.The cultivators who had gathered at Koi Tower also came, one after another. They were all surprised.-What happened?...Why is there so much noise here?"This isn't the Fragrant Palace?" Isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to be here...?"I just heard the sound of the alerts...The cultivators frowned and panicked. No sound came from inside the palace.Wei WuXian hurried over and knocked on the doors, “Leader of the Jin Sect? Lian Fang-Zun?Jin Ling got enraged. "What do you want?" They're all here because of you! This is my uncle's private room, "Bedroom"… Do you understand? Didn't I tell you not to bother him anymore?Lan Xichen had also arrived and approached Lan Wangji, both of them looking into each other's eyes, Lan Xichen's expression faltering before immediately becoming more complex, as if he found something incredible. He seemed to have understood the situation.Suddenly, a friendly voice echoed, "What's wrong?" Is the reception during the day not good enough, and everyone wants to host an evening banquet here at my house? Jin GuangYao calmly walked out of the crowd.“LianFang-Zun, what a good time. If you arrived a bit later, then we wouldn't be able to see what's in the Fragrant Palace's secret room,” Wei WuXian exclaimed.Jin GuangYao paused and spoke as if in doubt, "What secret room?"Everyone present seemed quite confused and unsure of what was going on.-AND? Are the secret rooms that weird? With a couple of sparingly used treasures, any sect would have treasure rooms, right? —Explained Jin GuangYao who seemed somewhat lost.Just as Lan Wangji was about to speak, Lan Xichen interrupted, “A-Yao, would it be possible to let us in and allow us a peek into your treasure room?Jin GuangYao seemed to find the request strange, Lan Xichen had never mistrusted him and never asked him for any request it seemed in the past.“Er-Ge, as it's called the treasure room, the things inside are better if kept. And you want me to open it suddenly.Jin GuangYao was still very calm, throwing excuses everywhere. Unfortunately, the more he refused, the more confident Lan Xichen's tone became, “Open it.Jin GuangYao stared at him.Suddenly, he smiled and said, "Since my Er-Ge is so persistent about it, then I should open it for everyone to see, right?"He walked to the front of the door and it swung open with a wave of his hand.In the crowd, someone coldly commented, “People say GusuLan Sect is characterized by its values, education, and excellent courtesy. Seeing this, it seems that the rumors are just rumors. Breaking into a cult leader's bedroom is completely disrespectful.This was the Moling Su Sect Leader, Su She. He was dressed in white robes, his eyes were thin and his eyebrows were thin. He also had thin lips, he was quite attractive. But he looked a bit arrogant too. However, while his demeanor and features could be described as fair, they were nothing special.-Forget it forget it. It's not like there are disreputable things inside,” Jin GuangYao said, the tone with which he spoke had been controlled with great care.Others would think he had a pleasant temperament, and yet he could also hear a slight degree of discomfort. Jin GuangYao finally walked into the room and stood in front of the mirror."You'd like to look at the treasure room, right?"He put his hand on the bronze mirror. Drawing shapeless incantations on the mirror, he was the first to pass.Behind him, Wei WuXian entered alongside Lan Wangji. Followed by Lan Xichen, Jin Ling, and Su She, plus some cultivators also entered out of pure curiosity.The room was spacious, full of shelves and some of them were covered with black enchanted curtains. Also to one side, there was a rather large iron table where Qin Su was standing next to the table with his back to them.Lan Xichen was somewhat stunned and asked, "Why is Madame Jin here?"“All our possessions are shared. A-Su often comes here to see the treasures as well,” Jin GuangYao explained as if dismissing the presence of his wife in the room.Seeing Qin Su, Wei WuXian was also surprised. Lan Wangji looked at him without understanding what was happening, but looking more carefully, he noticed that Qin Su seemed lost with a blank stare.Wei WuXian walked over to one of the shelves and quickly raised the curtain. Behind the curtain, there was no head. There was only one dagger.The dagger flashed coldly, emitting a strong killing intent. Lan Xichen had also been looking at the curtain, but he had not decided whether to lift it or not. Seeing that it wasn't what he thought it was, he seemed to heave a sigh of relief.-What is this? Lan Xichen asked pointing to the dagger.-This? —Jin GuangYao approached and played with the dagger in his hand —It is a very strange weapon. The dagger was the weapon of a ruthless assassin. It killed countless people and is extremely sharp. If you look closely at the edge of the dagger, you will see that the reflection is sometimes a man or a woman or an old man. Each of those reflections is a spirit that had died at the hands of the assassin. Its energy is too strong, so I hung a curtain to seal it.Lan Xichen frowned, “This must be…Jin GuangYao replied calmly, “That is correct. It belonged to Wen RuoHan.Everything seemed so normal.Qin Su was by Jin GuangYao's side. As she watched him play with the dagger, she suddenly reached out and snatched it out of his hands.Her features began to twist and tremble, along with her face filled with violent emotions. Others couldn't read that expression, but Wei WuXian could, seeing the discussion she had with Jin GuangYao.Pain, anger, and humiliation, were reflected on Qin Su's face. Jin GuangYao's smile froze —A-Su?!Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian went for the dagger. However, in an instant, the edge of the dagger had already sunk deep into her stomach.Jin GuangYao wailed, “A-Su!!He lunged forward and grabbed Qin Su's limp body. Lan Xichen immediately took out the medicine. However, not only was the dagger's blade sharper than usual, but its hostile energy was also heavy. Qin Su died in the blink of an eye.No one had expected such an incident; everyone was shocked.Jin GuangYao sadly called out his wife's name between desolate sobs. His eyes were wide as he cradled her face with one hand. Tears splattered incessantly down his cheeks."A-Yao, Madame Jin... I'm sorry." Lan Xichen couldn't help but apologize and regret what happened.Jin GuangYao looked up, her tear-filled eyes were red, “Er-Ge… what's going on? Why would A-Su suddenly take her own life? And why were you in front of the Fragrant Palace and asked me to open my treasure room? Is there something you haven't told me?Jiang Wanyin, after being late, spoke in a cold voice, “ZeWu-Jun, please explain. All of us still don't know what is happening here.They all agreed with Leader Jiang.Lan Xichen began to explain the situation, “Some time ago, our sect's disciples were on a night hunt. When they arrived at Villa Mo, they were met with the attack of a left arm that had been dismembered. Both his resentful energy and his killing intent were heavy. Led by him, Wangji had been investigating. However, after we had gathered all the parts of the corpse, we discovered that the corpse was... our Da-Ge.All the people going in and out of the treasure room went into an uproar, Jin GuangYao was more than surprised."Da-ge?" Wasn't he buried? Both you and I saw it with our own eyes! Jin GuangYao exclaimed.Nie HuaiSang who was also present thought that he might have misheard —Xichen-Xiong, do you mean my big brother? Your Da-Ge?Lan Xichen nodded strongly. Nie HuaiSang rolled his eyes and collapsed to the ground with a thud.A circle of people immediately started shouting “Sect Leader Nie! Sect Leader Nie! Where is the doctor?!!Jin GuangYao's eyes still contained tears, but they seemed red with anger. He clenched his hands into fists and cried out with grief and resentment, "Dismembered...Dismembered!" Who in this world could have done such a crazy act?!!Lan Xichen shook his head and exclaimed, “I don't know. When we were looking for the head, the clues disappeared.Jin GuangYao paused, as if he finally knew what was happening —The clues disappeared... So you came looking for me?...Lan Xichen was silent.Jin GuangYao looked like he didn't believe it, his performance was excellent. "You wanted me to open the treasure room, because you suspected... that our Da-Ge's head was in my room?"A guilty expression flashed across Lan Xichen's face.Jin GuangYao's head was lowered, he was looking at Qin Su's corpse still in his arms.-... Forget it. Drop the matter. But, Er-Ge, how did HanGuang-Jun know that the treasure room was inside my room? And how did they come to the conclusion that our Da-Ge's head was inside my room? The Koi Tower is quite fortified. If this really was my doing, would I have let our Da-Ge's head get blown off so easily? Jin GuangYao asked slyly, his pitiful air giving him added credibility.Hearing his questions, Lan Xichen was unable to find any answers.Both Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian were also unable to answer him. Since they were at an impasse, if they talked they would find out that Mo XuanYu was actually no one else but Wei WuXian.Who could have expected that, in such a short time, Jin GuangYao would not only be able to turn his head elsewhere, but also cause Qin Su to take her own life before everyone's eyes?Jin GuangYao sighed, "XuanYu, was it you who told all this to my Er-Ge and all those people?...Lan Wangji tensed, and Wei WuXian was surprised to be approached so quickly."What's the use of inventing these kinds of easy-to-expose lies?" Jin GuangYao asked.From one moment to the next the situation took an unexpected turn, now all eyes were on them. The truth was amazing, Jin GuangYao's talent for manipulating the masses was beyond magnificent.
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Jin GuangYao looked at them with his face full of dark features, while pointing at Wei WuXian accusingly. Lan Wangji stepped forward, showing protection and trying to convey security to Wei WuXian.“LianFang-Zun, who are you talking about? We don't know this Mo XuanYu,” the Yao Sect Leader asked."Who's questions?" Leader Jin is talking about the one next to HanGuang-Jun, of course,” the Leader of the Moling Su Sect, Su She, answered coldly and with an ironic tone.Everyone turned to look at Mo XuanYu, who was very attached to Lan Wangji.“People other than the LanLing Jin Sect might not have heard who he is. He is called Mo XuanYu. He used to be a disciple of the LanLing Jin Sect. Back then, due to his indecent conduct, he was expelled for blatantly harassing LianFang-Zun,” Su She exclaimed, and a sarcastic smile spread across his face, adding more mischievously, “However, speaking of the most recent rumors, it has proven to be liked by HanGuang-Jun, even following him wherever he goes. Why would a cultivator like HanGuang-Jun, who has always been known for his grace and justice, keep such a person by his side? It really is hard to understand.The atmosphere had changed drastically, leaving all those present in the gaze, the murmurs were not long in coming, Jin Ling's face darkened upon hearing what Leader Su She had said.Jin GuangYao placed his wife's corpse on the ground gently and slowly got up. With one hand on Hensheng's hilt, he took a step closer to Mo XuanYu. His look was perfect, hatred, spite, caution and contempt, slight shades of possible deceit, that he was not seen by anyone but those whose eyes were not blindfolded by his charisma and excellent acting."I won't mention anything from the past, but explain yourself honestly." In the strange death of A-Su, Mo XuanYu… are you involved in this? —Jin GuangYao exclaimed, drawing his weapon and pointing it towards Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian.When Jin GuangYao lied, he really did lie shamelessly and full of vigor.Surely seeing and hearing it, everyone else present would believe him and think that Mo XuanYu had slandered LianFang-Zun and caused Madame Jin to take her own life, since she felt hatred towards him for harassing her husband.Lan Wangji couldn't think of any way to defend Wei WuXian from Leader Jin's accusations.Jin GuangYao had been cunning, approaching them and catching them off guard. Behind him, Wei WuXian was in a state similar to his.While trying to think of a plan, Jin GuangYao attacked with Hensheng in hand and Lan Wangji blocked the attack with Bichen. A metallic sound rang out and a spirit shock light illuminated the room. Seeing the other cultivators, they also drew their swords.Two swords came at him from the side, pointing at Mo XuanYu. Wei WuXian had no weapons in his hands, so he couldn't defend himself. Turning around, he saw Suibian, his spirit sword, leaning on a stand on one of the bookshelves.Without wasting time, he took it and drew it.“It's the YiLing Patriarch!! Jin GuangYao yelled with an icy gaze.In that very instant, all the swords of the LanLing Jin Sect disciples were pointed at Mo XuanYu, including Jin Ling.His identity had been suddenly exposed.Wei WuXian looked at Jin Ling's still confused expression, his Suihua sword pointed directly at him. Lan Wangji was trying to cover him with his body, but they were outnumbered.“What a great surprise that the YiLing Patriarch has returned to this world, and he has decided to appear here. My most sincere apologies for the lack of proper reception.Wei WuXian still looked puzzled.Both Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian had no idea how his identity was revealed."San Ge?" What did you call him? Wasn't he, Mo XuanYu? asked Nie HuaiSang, who had come to his senses a few moments ago.“HuaiSang, A-Ling, come here. Everyone, please be extremely careful. Since he took the sword from him, and was able to draw it, he is definitely the YiLing Patriarch: Wei WuXian! Jin GuangYao cautiously exclaimed as he continued to point his Hensheng sword at Wei WuXian.Lan Wangji knew that because the name of Wei WuXian Suibian's sword, "Whatever" was too embarrassing to say out loud and that when people mentioned it, they always referred to it as "This sword", " That sword" or "His sword".In the end the words "The YiLing Patriarch" emitted even more fear than the knowledge that ChiFeng-Zun had been dismembered. Even the people who did not intend to fight had involuntarily drawn their swords at him, and moved to Jin GuangYao's side.“Don't tell me that the one who manages to draw the sword, would be the YiLing Patriarch. San-Ge, HanGuang-Jun, I guess there's some kind of misunderstanding between the two parties, right? Nie HuaiSang commented.“Huaisang, there are no misunderstandings. He is Wei WuXian, I'm more than sure —Jin GuangYao exclaimed, keeping his guard up, his sword never lowered and kept pointing at Wei WuXian.-Wait! Uncle, wait! When my uncle Jiang didn't hit him with Zidian on Dafan Mountain, his soul wasn't expelled, so he's not possessed right? —Jin Ling exclaimed trying to find some reason that his "Uncle" Mo XuanYu was not the YiLing Patriarch.Jiang Cheng's face seemed very dark. He didn't speak as his hand pressed to the hilt of his sword, as if he was thinking of what to do.Jin GuangYao spoke quickly — Dafan Mountain? Right, now I remember. A-Ling, didn't you mention that Wen Ning also appeared in that place? Wasn't it Mo XuanYu who summoned and controlled Wen Ning?Seeing that he not only couldn't prove anything but he was also disproved, Jin Ling's complexion turned pale.—I'm sure no one knows about this, but when XuanYu was still in Koi Tower, he had seen a copy of the YiLing Patriarch's manuscript in the treasure room. The manuscript recorded a dark technique that "Sacrificed" one's body. Since the price is body and soul, one could summon a sinister ghoul to seek revenge. Sect Leader Jiang couldn't be kicked out even if he hit him with Zidian a hundred more times. It's because the person who used the technique sacrificed his body voluntarily. It doesn't count as possession at all! Jin GuangYao added.Jin GuangYao struck the iron while it was hot and yelled, “All Wei WuXian did was seek revenge for Mo XuanYu, so the dismemberment of ChiFeng-Zun's corpse was also due to Wei WuXian!! This is all part of Patriarch YiLing's sinister trap!!But some people still doubted...“Since the sacrifice technique cannot be tested, then according to his judgment, LianFang-Zun, we can't conclude anything, right? asked the Yao Leader.“It is true that the sacrifice of the body cannot be proven, but whether or not he is the YiLing Patriarch. It can only be tested by his sword… Since back then the YiLing Patriarch lost control and his demons tore him apart on top of the Burial Mounds, the LanLing Jin Sect picked up his sword and kept it here. But, not long after he died, the sword was sealed,” Jin GuangYao exclaimed.Wei WuXian was surprised, and Lan Wangji's gaze seemed to waver for a second before returning to his usual serious state.To say something so spectacular he had to explain, since many people refused to believe that Wei WuXian's sword could be sealed —I guess I don't need to go too deep to explain how a sword is sealed. This sword is spiritual and refuses to let anyone other than Wei WuXian draw it and use it, which is why it was sealed. Other than Patriarch YiLing, no one can pull it out. But just a few minutes ago, “Mo XuanYu” unsheathed here, in front of everyone's eyes, the sword that had been sealed for 13 years!Before he finished speaking, dozens of swords were shot towards Wei WuXian.Lan Wangji blocked all the attacks. Bichen tossed a few people aside to clear the way for them.Wangji! —Exclaimed Lan Xichen trying to stop his brother.Some of the Sect Leaders who had been driven away by Bichen's cold energy were furious —HanGuang-Jun! You...Wei WuXian didn't even say an unnecessary word. Pressing his right hand on a nearby window frame, his body moved slightly outward. As soon as he landed, he started running. Closely he was followed by Lan Wangji who without caring about manners also jumped out of the window.Wei WuXian's reputation had always been terrible, so it wasn't the first time for him to be in such a situation. In this new life, his mentality had been different from when he was in his past life. He seemed like he could deal with those problems calmly without going off the deep end like in the past."HanGuang-Jun, you don't have to follow me!" —Wei WuXian exclaimed when he noticed that he was following him.Lan Wangji looked directly in front of him, saying nothing in response."Do you really want to come with me?" Think carefully. After you walk out this door, your reputation will be destroyed!The two of them had already run down the stairs of Koi Tower. Lan Wangji grabbed his wrist, as if he was about to speak, he was going to tell him that no matter what happened, he would not leave him, he wanted Wei WuXian to trust him even more.However, suddenly, a white light flashed before his eyes. Jin Ling stopped them in their tracks.Seeing that it was Jin Ling, Wei WuXian breathed a sigh of relief, Lan Wangji snapped out of his thoughts but lowered his guard upon seeing the boy.Just as the two of them were about to surround him, Jin Ling swung out with his sword, blocking their way again, and asked, "Are you Wei Ying?!" —His expression of him was a mess, there was anger, hatred, doubts and anguish. He yelled again, “Are you really Wei Ying, Wei WuXian?!Seeing how he looked, the pain in his voice infinitely greater than the hate, Wei WuXian felt his heart lurch. But only seconds passed before the crowd behind him caught up with them.They couldn't waste time anymore. Gritting his teeth, he could only make a third attempt to circle around it. Suddenly, a sharp pain was felt in his stomach. As he looked down, Jin Ling had already pulled the white sword, now stained with blood, out of him.Lan Wangji's eyes widened, Wei WuXian lost consciousness and staggered. The Jade held him up so he wouldn't fall and Jin Ling, seeing the look of those cold golden eyes on him, felt afraid and moved out of the way.Lan Wangji put him on his back, the cultivators began to arrive, before being surrounded he climbed on top of Bichen and flew away at high speed.Wei WuXian's blood had spilled over half of his snow-colored cheeks. Lan Wangji was afraid of losing him again, using all of his power he flew as fast as possible.Behind him Wei WuXian seemed to move slightly as he came to his senses.“…Lan Zhan,” Wei WuXian muttered.Lan Wangji's breathing was not as placid and relaxed as usual, it was somewhat agitated. Probably from carrying Wei WuXian while he was dodging the attacks and running away for too long.“Mnn,” Lan Wangji said, and then added, “I'm here.Hearing the words, Wei WuXian seemed to relax a bit.Suddenly, Wei WuXian spoke, “Ah, now I remember.-What do you remember? Lan WangJi asked.“I remember now, Lan Zhan. So... I... I've actually carried you before on my back.After saying that, Wei WuXian seemed to faint again and fell into a deep sleep.
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After a whole night flying on his sword, Lan Wangji collapsed on the stairs of the Cloud Recesses. Holding Wei WuXian, as if he were a precious and delicate treasure, he carried him in his arms and walked up the steps.When he reached the middle, a person was waiting for him in front of him. His serious face was surprised to see a person in white robes looking at him with some worry on his kind face.“Brother,” Lan Wangji exclaimed.Lan Xichen seemed to sigh, “Wangji, what are you doing?“I want to hide him and hide him.Lan Xichen was more than prepared for a response like that, he took a few steps closer and holding his brother's hand, he shared spiritual energy with him."Okay, I'll help you. Take him to my Hanshi, there you can hide him and take care of him. No one will enter my room,” Lan Xichen assured and walked in front of him.Lan Wangji nodded and feeling a little refreshed, with new strength, he followed his brother and laid Wei WuXian down in the Hanshi. He stayed by his side as he healed his wound.Lan Xichen left the room, to talk to his uncle, and give him some alone time.Finishing bandaging Wei WuXian's wound and seeing that he was no longer in danger, Lan Wangji's heart eased and he took his hand.When Lan Xichen came back a few hours later, he saw his little brother asleep on the side, holding Wei WuXian's hand, a complicated smirk spread across his face, he was happy for his little brother… but a part of him still didn't it was quite clear.He came over with a blanket and covered him, combed a lock of disheveled hair from his beloved younger brother and walked away to meditate at the living room table.In this way, several days passed and Lan Wangji's forces were fully recovered. He and his brother avoided talking about what happened in Koi Tower, waiting for Wei WuXian to wake up.Lan Xichen looked for the food and took it to the Hanshi, then he stayed in the living room while Lan Wangji always stayed by Wei WuXian's side, guarding him jealously.On the fourth day of his escape from Koi Tower, Wei WuXian suddenly muttered, “…Lan Zhan.” He reached out and grabbed one of Lan Wangji's sleeves.Lan Wangji had always been by his side, taking care of him. "I'm here," he immediately whispered, leaning forward slightly.Wei WuXian hadn't woken up yet. His eyes were still closed, but his hand didn't let go of his sleeve, it was gripped so tightly.He seemed to be dreaming."... No... Don't be angry..." Wei WuXian said again between his dreams.Lan Wangji seemed somewhat surprised."I'm not angry," Lan Wangji replied with a soft, almost loving tone.Hearing those words, it seemed as if Wei WuXian finally felt secure and loosened his fingers.“….Oh.Lan Wangji sat next to Wei WuXian for a while, holding the hand that had taken hold of his sleeve, he gently placed it at Wei WuXian's side. Seeing that he was sleeping, he was about to stand up when Wei WuXian grabbed him with his other hand, hugging him and refusing to let go."I'll go with you, quickly, take me to your sect!"Lan Wangji widened his eyes….
What was Wei Ying dreaming about?
He had once dreamed that Wei WuXian said those very words to him. His heart jumped, but Wei WuXian was still asleep.After yelling, his long eyelashes trembled before he slowly opened his eyes. Before long his vision finally went from blurry to clear, and he suddenly realized that both of his hands were wrapped around Lan Wangji.Immediately Wei WuXian released him, almost wanting to get away. His movement was so strong that he hurt the wound in his stomach.“Ah-…” Wei WuXian exclaimed as he frowned.Lan Wangji held him and asked worriedly, "The wound on your stomach?" It hurts?-The wound? It's ok, it doesn't hurt...After Lan Wangji settled him, he lifted up his clothes. Wei WuXian's stomach had already been properly bandaged. After removing the bandages, he could see that the wound had healed and on his legs the curse mark had also disappeared."How long have I been resting?" Wei Wuxian asked."Four days," Lan Wangji replied, returning to his usual calm state.“Although I reincarnated, I have somehow become even weaker. He couldn't go on after just one stabbing.“No one could continue after a stab wound to the body,” Lan Wangji replied with a warm tone of voice.-That is not true. If I were in the body of my past life, even if half of my insides were hanging out, I would be able to put them back in and continue fighting,” Wei WuXian exclaimed.Lan Wangji, seeing that just after waking up he started talking nonsense again, shook his head and tried to get up."Lan Zhan, Lan Zhan!" Do not go. He was talking nonsense, it's my fault, but please don't ignore me,” Wei WuXian stopped him.Lan Wangji was surprised, Wei WuXian's expression was very tender and cute, as if he was important, so much so that he did not wish for him to leave. Calming his feelings, he cautiously asked"Even you are afraid of others ignoring you?"“Yes, yes,” Wei WuXian quickly replied as he held onto his arm.There were two swords at Lan Wangji's waist. He took Suibian from him and gave it to him —Your sword.Seeing the sword, Wei WuXian hesitated for the first time. He quickly replied, "Thank you."Holding the hilt, he drew it slowly. A pair of eyes reflected against the snow-white blade. Wei WuXian looked at the pair of eyes for a moment before putting Suibian back into his scabbard."Did Suibian really get sealed?" Wei WuXian asked as he brought the hilt towards Lan Wangji.Lan Wangji also grabbed Suibian's hilt. He tried to draw it, but it didn't budge at all.Wei Wuxian sighed.Stroking the body of the sword, he began to speak — Jin GuangYao would not dare to invent baseless lies, the sword had truly been sealed, so the person who removed it would be Patriarch YiLing, the evidence was compelling and we cannot deny it even if we wanted to.Lan Wangji nodded in agreement with what was said.Wei WuXian looked around and asked, "Where are we?"“In the Cloud Recesses,” Lan Wangji replied."Did you bring me back to the Cloud Recesses?" What if your brother finds out?"I already found out," exclaimed a person who came out from behind a screen. With his white robe and a ribbon on his forehead, his face was like jade, though his expression was solemn.Lan Xichen stood in front of them and smiled kindly.
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After having rested in the Cloud Recesses without any inconvenience for four days, it was clear that Lan Xichen was not a threat, and Lan Wangji was by his side.Lan Wangji noticed how Wei WuXian's guard was down and unafraid of the sudden appearance of his older brother.Suddenly Wei WuXian asked, "Where is ChiFeng-Zun's body?"“All the sects have already seen Nie MingJue's body with their own eyes. HuaiSang keeps it up to now. I have also sent those I trust to keep an eye on him,” Lan Xichen replied.Wei WuXian was, to some extent, relieved.—And Jin GuangYao's reaction upon seeing him? Wei WuXian asked with interest.“Flawless,” Lan Wangji replied.It was to be expected that Jin GuangYao would clearly perfect his acting.He said that he would definitely get to the bottom of it and give everyone an explanation. Now that Young Master Wei is awake, then… Wangji, isn't it about time you gave me an explanation as well? Lan Xichen slowly exclaimed."Brother," Lan Wangji said, standing up and walking a few steps to face his older brother.Lan Xichen let out a long breath, “Wangji, what do you want me to tell you about it?“Brother, ChiFeng-Zun's head is in the hands of Jin GuangYao,” Lan Wangji assured him, his words unhurried and framed."Did you see it with your own eyes?" Lan Xichen asked, still refusing to believe the truth."He saw him with his own eyes," Lan Wangji replied without giving rise to misunderstandings."Do you believe in him?" —Asked Lan Xichen, questioning what Wei WuXian had seen.“Yes,” Lan Wangji answered without hesitation and thought, “I believe every word Wei Ying says.Wei WuXian slightly blushed upon hearing this.Lan Xichen continued to ask, “What do you think of Jin GuangYao?"It's not to be trusted," Lan Wangji answered emphatically.Lan Xichen chuckled and exclaimed, “Wangji, then… how do you judge whether someone is trustworthy or not? He then looked at Wei WuXian and added, "You trust Young Master Wei, while I trust Jin GuangYao." None of us has seen with his own eyes that the head is in his power. We only believe based on how much we know about other people.After a pause, Lan Xichen looked back at Lan Wangji and exclaimed, “You think you know Wei WuXian, so you trust him. While I know Jin GuangYao, so I trust him. You believe in your judgement, so... Am I not allowed to believe in mine too?“Leader of the Lan Sect! —Interrupted Wei WuXian with some nerves.Probably thinking that the brothers would start an argument.Lan Xichen nodded and looked at him again, “Young Master Wei, there is nothing to worry about. Before the truth is fully revealed, I will remain neutral and not reveal your whereabouts. Otherwise, I would not have allowed Wangji to hide you in my Hanshi or help you with your injuries.“Sect Leader Lan, I am grateful that you have given me this opportunity. The fact that ChiFeng-Zun's head is inside Jin GuangYao's treasure room is nothing more than certain. Not only have I seen it, I have also seen other things because I have entered into empathy in a forced way due to the great resentful energy. Maybe this could offer some proof? Wei Wuxian exclaimed.“Young Master Wei, you may have seen a few things. However, you cannot prove that you saw them inside the Koi Tower's treasure room,” Lan Xichen said calmly.“Hmm. It's true. So how about something else? The direct cause of ChiFeng-Zun's death was a deviation of Qi, but, Sect Leader Lan... Don't you think that the timing of its occurrence is a huge coincidence? The hostile energy emitted by the saber spirit could be one of the reasons, but... have you ever thought that there could be something that could cause it?"What do you think is the cause?" Lan Xichen asked with interest.“The Song of Clarity,” Wei WuXian replied.“Young Master Wei, don't you know that I personally taught him the Song of Clarity myself? Lan Xichen asked.“Then, Sect Leader Lan, could you listen if there is something strange with this melody? Wei WuXian countered cunningly.Lan Wangji frowned slightly in silence, he didn't like that his older brother doubted Wei WuXian so much. He stayed in his place. He trusted in intelligence and words, of his beloved of him.Wei WuXian held the bamboo flute and began to play the Song of Clarity, just as he had heard it during empathy. The notes resounded in the Hanshi, fine and delicate.After the song finished, Wei WuXian asked, “Lan Sect Leader, is this really the song you taught Jin GuangYao?”"It is," Lan Xichen replied, agreeing with what Wei WuXian said.Wei WuXian was surprised, but kept his composure —What is the name of the song?—The song is called "Purification". It is able to cleanse the heart and stabilize the mind,” Lan Xichen explained.“Purification… I have heard of many of the famous cultivation compositions. Why don't I remember its name or its melody?Lan Wangji replied, “The song is dark. It is also difficult.Lan Xichen nodded —Precisely.“Jin GuangYao chose this piece himself? Wei Wuxian asked.“That's right,” Lan Xichen exclaimed.—If it really is that difficult to play. So why did Jin GuangYao choose this piece over something easier? Wei WuXian mused aloud."Because I told you that although Purification is difficult to master, its effects are excellent. The song is really difficult. Young Master Wei, you also played badly in one of their sections, didn't you? Lan Xichen said.Hearing this, Wei WuXian's face brightened as if he understood a great enigma —Did I play it wrong?Lan Wangji replied, “One of your sections is wrong.Wei WuXian smiled triumphantly, “No, no. It's not that I was wrong... Jin GuangYao is the one who was playing it wrong! When the resentful energy attacked me and I empathized, that was how he played it for ChiFeng-Zun. I can promise that I will play this song without any mistakes at all.Lan Xichen seemed surprised. "So A-Yao mislearned it?" That... would be impossible."It's true, that would be really impossible." LianFang-Zun is very intelligent and his memory is extraordinary... How could someone like him misremember the melody? It is likely that he touched it like that on purpose. I'll play it again. Lan Sect Leader, HanGuang-Jun, this time, please listen carefully to the section I played wrong.Wei WuXian brought the flute to his lips and played it again.Near the end of the second section, Lan Wangji interrupted him, “Stop. It's the section you just passed.Wei WuXian withdrew the flute from his lips. "Is it really this section?" But I don't find this section different at all.Lan Xichen frowned slightly thoughtfully —It actually doesn't sound any different. However, it is definitely not part of Purification.” After a moment of reflection, Lan Xichen added, “You two follow me.
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When they got out of the Hanshi, Wei WuXian was somewhat surprised.It was already after nine o'clock and most of the people inside the Cloud Recesses had gone to rest a long time ago. The place was extremely quiet as Lan Xichen led them to the Library Pavilion.After the three entered, Wei WuXian asked, “Lan Sect Leader, can we find the source of the melody here?”“Not here,” Lan Xichen replied and walked past a row of books, bent down and picked up one of the rugs from the floor. Before removing a piece of wood plank, she added, "But, we could do it here."Under the wooden plank was a secret door.Lan Wangji explained —The Room of Forbidden Books.Below the door was a set of stairs of more than fifty steps. The three went down in single file. Wei WuXian's face was shocked as he saw the vast room where rows of bookshelves held books sparsely resting along the shelves. These were covered in dust, as if no one had looked at them in a long time.Lan Xichen led them to one of the bookshelves and exclaimed, “This section contains all the books with strange songs.There was a desk in the room and only a paper lamp that lit poorly. Lan Wangji took a brush and paper that had not been used for years from the shelves. He wrote three copies of the sheet music for the melody previously played by Wei WuXian from memory.The three of them sat around the desk and got to work. Each was responsible for a stack of books.They compared the melody to the book scores, book by book, page by page, looking for matching parts.However, four hours had passed and none of the three found any section that matched the melody.This only meant that they would not find its source.Wei WuXian's eyes looked somewhat tired. He still had some books to review. Lan Wangji had already finished the pile he was responsible for and quietly took over the books Wei WuXian left behind and continued to browse.Lan Xichen raised his eyes seeing the scene in front of him and seemed to avoid saying anything.Suddenly, Lan Wangji exclaimed, “This.He passed the book into Wei WuXian's hands, seeing how he became more motivated.Looking at the pages that Lan Wangji had opened and comparing them with the copy in his hand, he exclaimed, “I don't think it's the same one.Lan Wangji stood up and sat down next to him, pointing to the part he had seen earlier, “Mn…Look at these two pages.His heads came together to look at the book and Lan Wangji's voice rang out right next to his ear, low and magnetic to his. Wei WuXian's hand trembled slightly upon hearing it.The book had nearly fallen from his hands.Lan Wangji's hand, fine and clear, rested on the page. Wei WuXian's eyes seemed to have locked onto his. His breath hitched and he swallowed —Ah~... These two pages.At first glance, there didn't seem to be anything strange about the book. However, those familiar with the music could tell that the melody on the first side was not connected to the one on the second side and that half of the score on the first page was not the same song as the one on the second page.One person tore the page very carefully. Not a single trace of the page remained, making it difficult to discover that the book was incomplete.Wei WuXian turned the book over. On the dark blue cover, there was a three-character title — “The Chaos Collection”… What kind of book is this? The songs sound a bit strange.Lan Wangji replied, “He has a collection of Dongying songs.[Note: Refers to Japan.]"From Dongying?" That's why the melody sounded a little different from the ones here.“…” Lan Xichen's expression was complex after a few seconds he explained, “According to legend, The Chaos Collection is a collection of dark songs gathered by one of the GusuLan Sect's cultivators during the years that Dongying roamed. The songs in this book, if played together with spiritual energy, can harm others, from weakening the body to irritating the mind, agitating the spirit and shutting down the senses... Those with great spiritual power could take the lives of others. others with only seven notes.Wei WuXian hit the desk exalting the Lan brothers with his enthusiasm —This is the one!He was so happy when it hit the desk that he almost knocked over the paper lantern. Lan Wangji brought him upright just in time.Wei WuXian exclaimed —Leader of the Lan Sect, within The Chaos Collection. Is there a song that can disturb a person's composure, making them irritate, agitate, violent or easily angered?-... There should be.Wei WuXian reasoned, “Jin GuangYao's spiritual energy is not high. He couldn't have taken his life with just seven notes. Besides, killing him like that would have been too obvious. He definitely wouldn't have chosen such a powerful song. But, if he could use the pretense of playing the Purification Song for ChiFeng-Zun to calm his temper and continue playing it for three months, could that song act as a slow poison and drive ChiFeng-Zun into Qi Deflection? ?“…Yes,” Lan Xichen admitted."Then the speculation would be very reasonable." In front of you, he was clearly playing the correct version of Purification. ChiFeng-Zun was not someone who knew music or arts. I had only heard you play Purification before and I knew the general tune of it. Therefore, Jin GuangYao did not dare to play the dark song for him directly, he went to the trouble of combining two songs of different styles with opposite usages. And he combined them very well. They sound like it's the same song. His musical talent is really excellent. I guess he used little spiritual power in the Purification sections and only exerted power in The Chaos Collection section. After all, ChiFeng-Zun was not familiar with this cultivation method.Lan Wangji was pleased by Wei WuXian's accurate deductions, but his chest tightened as he saw the doubt in his brother's eyes, even with all the evidence he refused to believe.After a moment of silence, Lan Xichen whispered, “…Although A-Yao often visits the Cloud Recesses, I have never told him about the forbidden room within the Library Pavilion.“Sect Leader Lan, excuse me for being so blunt, but during the Campaign to Take Down the Sun, Jin GuangYao was a spy, and a very good one at that. He was even able to find Wen RuoHan's secret chamber and sneak in without anyone noticing. He memorized all the maps and scrolls, he also memorized all the information before sending it to Koi Tower. For him, finding this room... is really nothing.Lan Xichen took the piece of paper with the sheet music for the melody in his hands and looked at it for a moment —I'll find a way to test this song.-Brother? Lan Wangji asked in astonishment, he couldn't believe what he had heard.“When Da-Ge passed away, Young Master Wei was no longer in this world. If after testing, this part of the song really is capable of disturbing the mind and is not merely made up, I...Wei WuXian interrupted him, “ZeWu-Jun, testing the song on living people might go against the rules of the Gusu Lan Sect."I'll try it on myself."Lan Wangji raised his voice slightly, “Brother! —He was worried about his older brother, he was the GusuLan Sect Leader, he couldn't say something so ridiculous, it only meant that his mind was not thinking clearly.Lan Xichen rested his hand on his forehead and his voice was low, as if he was trying to contain something, “Wangji, the version of Jin GuangYao that I know is completely different from the version that you know and the version that the world knows. Throughout all these years, in my opinion, he has always been...Lan Xichen swallowed the lump that formed in his throat and continued, "... Enduring suffering and caring for people." He treats everyone with respect. I have always believed, that all the criticism he received from others stemmed from misunderstandings, that he knew what he really was. Now, you want me to believe right away, that everything about him is fake, that he planned to kill one of his Sworn Brothers, that I was also a part of his plan and even helped him to... Could you allow me some more discretion before you take my own judgement?None of the three said anything else.As they left the Library Pavilion, Lan Wangji finally spoke, “I'll go see uncle.After being silent for a long time, Lan Xichen also exclaimed, “I will take Young Master Wei back. You can come later.Lan Wangji nodded and left.
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When walking for a short period of time, he stopped in front of his uncle's room, a very short time ago he had come to his senses, his older brother warned the disciples not to say anything inappropriate for fear that his health would decline.In the worst case, learning that his beloved and righteous nephew had escaped with the fearsome Incarnated Yiling Patriarch and attacked cultivators in his escape from Koi Tower, he would surely suffer Qi Deflection.It was best to remain silent."Uncle, can I come in?" Lan Wang Ji asked."Wangji?" —A raspy and trembling voice was heard from inside the residence.—Mn.-Come.Lan Wangji gracefully entered and sat down at the living room table, neatly and correctly. There was no fault in his conduct and dress.Lan QiRen sat on his bed, still somewhat weak from the damage he had suffered from the hostile energy from the dismembered arm in the Mingshi. He was the first to start the conversation —First of all I wanted you to thank that cultivator you brought, I think his name was Mo XuanYu, without his help the damage could have been greater and even regrettable, he has a good cultivation base.—Mn —Lan Wangji nodded, his uncle still thought that cultivator was someone random that he brought, so he didn't even know who Mo XuanYu was, much less knew that Wei WuXian's soul was inside him."Did you manage to uncover any clues about that arm?" Xichen didn't talk to me about anything about the matter, it would be good if you gave me a report on your discoveries.Lan Wangji seemed to meditate for a few seconds, keeping silent on some topics, it wasn't lying, so he wouldn't break his rules —The arm belongs to the former Sect Leader Qinghe Nie, ChiFeng-Zun. No doubt about it. We found the other parts of the body and it's complete except for its head.Lan QiRen felt a little hurt, after all, he was his eldest nephew's Sworn Brother —Who in the world could do something so heinous?... If that shameless Wei Ying weren't dead, he would think it was one of his morbid practices. .Lan Wangji frowned slightly, even after so many years his uncle still held a grudge against Wei WuXian, this being the only blemish on him in his perfect record, no wonder —Uncle, we'll stay for a while..-Who is it? Lan QiRen asked."With... Young Master Mo" Lan Wangji replied, the body previously belonged to Mo XuanYu so it wasn't a lie, he just kept quiet that the soul had been replaced by Wei WuXian's.“Ah…well, well…” Lan QiRen waved his hand heavily, “Serve your guest courteously, then give me a more detailed report of what happened. You can retire, I have to rest.“Mn.” Lan Wangji stood up and bowed to his uncle, then left for the Jingshi.Upon arrival he opened the door and went to his living room table, where he crouched down and moved a wooden floorboard, revealing a secret compartment, in which there were jars of the emperor's smile. Looking at them he couldn't help but smile slightly and grabbed the two that were ahead.Closing the door behind him, he walked through the Cloud Recesses toward a secluded residence behind the mountain, the former home of his mother, a house surrounded by gardenias.The sky was dark and the atmosphere was cold. The curfew had already been given several hours ago.Wei WuXian had been acting rather cute lately, making Lan Wangji's heart flutter and jump like a rabbit. His hands brushed "Accidentally", he told him that he wanted him to bring him to Gusu "In dreams" and even his eyes seemed to shine when he saw him... "Surely his imagination".Lan Wangji sighed, he didn't know how to act in front of Wei WuXian, he wanted to be much closer, but he was afraid that he couldn't control his impulses and Wei WuXian would get mad at him or call him disgusting. He could only enjoy the slight bittersweet moments in the relationship of friends they were having.They had kissed... Although he was a "Paper Doll"...Will it count as a kiss?The paper had a part of Wei WuXian's soul on it. Lan Wangji placed his fingers on his lips, light and soft as the memory of that kiss. It didn't matter where Wei WuXian's soul was, inside the paper or in Mo XuanYu's body… Wei Ying was Wei Ying and to Lan Wangji there was no difference.So the kiss, for him, was just as valid as kissing Wei WuXian, but… what will Wei WuXian think? Out there the kiss was nothing more than a joke or a game in a paper doll. Lan Wangji shook his head, this was not the time to think about those things that only made him depressed and confused.As he approached the house a cool breeze brought a melody.He knew whose it was. Liebing, the xiao of his older brother. The melody stretched out with emotion, although it seemed like a long, sad sob, it was beautiful and deep, almost like a sigh.A mixture of feelings were transmitted in the cold night of Gusu through that melody.Lan Wangji clenched his jars lightly, his brother was playing music for Wei WuXian…. Was he drinking vinegar because of his older brother? His gaze darkened and he stayed at a prudent distance to see what was happening.“Music is forbidden at night in the Cloud Recesses. Today I have gone too far many times. Excuse me, Young Master Wei.-How is that? ZeWu-Jun, have you forgotten that the person in front of you is the person who has broken the most rules?...Lan Xichen smiled.—The GusuLan Sect had never revealed the past of Wangji and me. I shouldn't have told you. Tonight it was my sudden urge to vent, just a spur of the moment.I'm not the type of person who talks too much. Don't worry, ZeWu-Jun.“Still, I would assume that Wangji wouldn't hide anything from you anyway."If he don't want to talk about something, then I won't ask.""But, with Wangji's personality, how could he say anything if you don't ask?" There are some things that… even if you ask him, he wouldn't say anything.Lan Wangji almost died of embarrassment, his brother was telling things to Wei WuXian and who knew that he had told him before he arrived at the place. Then, before Lan Xichen could reveal anything else, Lan Wangji walked up to them.But his mind went blank when he saw how Wei WuXian's eyes lit up when he saw him arrive. He walked in his direction with a brilliant smile, as if he were the most sublime and perfect being in the world.
His heart seemed to leap out of his chest.
“HanGuang-Jun… You really are considerate!His right hand that held the two jugs of the famous Emperor's Smile felt light as it was quickly taken by Wei WuXian.
Hey? It was just for the liquor...
With the jars in his possession, Wei WuXian entered the house very happily.Lan Wangji shook his head, though his gaze was softer than ever.Lan Xichen looked at him. "Did you take them out of your room?"Lan Wangji nodded."It would be better... if you don't touch the liquor again." Be careful that what happened just then doesn't happen again.” His eyes fell on the clothes next to Lan Wangji's clavicles.Lan Wangji also looked down. “It won't happen again.Lan Xichen forced a smile, sighed, and left right after.After Lan Xichen left, Lan Wangji walked in and gently closed the door behind him.Wei WuXian was removing the lids from the jars as he seemed to be thinking of something. Lan Wangji walked past him and took a book from the shelf, then went to the table and sat down to read it quietly.A paper lantern was in the corner of the desk. Against the soft light of the fire, Lan Wangji's face was even more like a piece of fine jade. Even his indifferent expression and his clear eyes seemed to have been a little warmer.He was so beautiful that he seemed unreal.Caught up in the silent moment, Wei WuXian involuntarily moved closer.Lan Wangji looked up and asked, "What's wrong?"Wei WuXian seemed to become exalted as if he woke up from some dream —Nothing. Your bookmark looks pretty nice.Lan Wangji's marker was a dried flower in a light shade. It had been very carefully maintained and its color was vibrant. Between the pages, it let out a soft scent.Wei WuXian grabbed it to take a closer look and asked, "Herbal peony?"—Mn.Wei WuXian played with the flower in his hands before putting it back into the book and exclaimed, “Your brother received a big surprise.With the utmost care, Lan Wangji replaced the dried flower in its place and closed the pages. “Now that you have found the evidence, you will not tolerate this.-Of course. He is your brother after all.—Mn.Wei WuXian grabbed a pitcher of liquor and smiled to himself, looking quite pleased with himself.Lan Wangji asked, "Is there something you want to tell me?"Lan Wangji was a bit lost, he had noticed how Wei WuXian's gaze looked somewhat distant and pensive every time he saw him, he had even noticed a slight blush on his cheeks. The fact that his older brother told him something embarrassing about him crossed his mind. But, he did not dare to ask directly.Wei WuXian, turned around with a serious expression —Nothing. I'm in a good mood.He lifted the mug to his mouth and drank carelessly, frowning, he spat out the drink.Lan Wangji immediately put down his book and worried about Wei WuXian, "What happened this time?"Wei WuXian waved his hands quickly to stop him —Nothing! Nothing! Nothing! He replaced the vial where he had been and took the other with a downcast look on his face.Lan Wangji looked at him for a few moments and then returned to his place and thought, "Did the liquor go bad over the years?"Recalling his insistence on knowing if he had drunk from the mugs he had lit in his room, he guessed that Wei WuXian had sabotaged their contents and the prank failed miserably.Wei WuXian fell asleep some time later.
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A few hours later, in the early morning, Lan Wangji shook Wei WuXian's shoulder to wake him up. The young man lazily stirred into a cute pout.“Wei Ying… Wake up… We have an uninvited guest.Wei WuXian narrowed his eyes to see what Lan Wangji was holding in his hand.The item was a piece of jade with a GusuLan Sect seal on it. Lan Wangji's token was of a very high level, capable of alerting him if others tried to break into the GusuLan Sect's barrier. But no one had dared trespass into the Cloud Recesses for many years.Wei WuXian jumped out of bed. He discovered that his outer robe had been removed at some point during his sleep, but he didn't care. He put it on while he spoke —Who was it?Lan Wangji shook his head, gesturing for Wei WuXian to follow him. The two had walked stealthily until they came to a residence amid lush bamboos. Light filtered in from the paper windows.Wei WuXian looked at the wooden plaques in front of the courtyard. "The Hanshi?"As expected, Lan Xichen sat with him back inside the room. Seeing the two walk in, he didn't seem surprised at all. He exchanged a look with Lan Wangji and they both understood each other.Lan Wangji led Wei WuXian to sit behind the screen.A while later, the Hanshi's bamboo curtains were lifted, and a series of soft footsteps echoed through the room. The person seemed to have sat down before Lan Xichen.A few moments later came the sound of one jade hitting another. It looked like they had put something on the table and pushed it.The first to speak was Lan Xichen —What does this mean?Someone spoke —Er-Ge, it's to return it to you.The voice belonged to Jin GuangYao.“It is something I have given you,” Lan Xichen exclaimed.“This Jade Seal has never failed before. Now that it's failed, it's time to return it to its rightful owner.Lan Xichen and Jin GuangYao had a pretty good relationship, it was no wonder that Lan Xichen had given GuangYao a Jade Seal so that he could freely visit him.However, it was very likely that in the past few days he had either changed the barrier prohibitions in the Cloud Recesses or withdrawn the Seal's permission Jin GuangYao had. So he was denied permission to enter and voluntarily returned the Jade Seal."What did you come for?" Lan Xichen asked bluntly.“We still have no news about HanGuang-Jun and the YiLing Patriarch. I didn't let anyone search the Cloud Recesses, but the sects already have a lot of doubts. Er-Ge, open the doors for two hours. Then I can take control of people and deal with the situation.Seeing that Lan Xichen looked strange, Jin GuangYao asked, “Brother, what's wrong?Lan Xichen replied, “Nothing.Jin GuangYao continued, “Er-Ge, don't worry about Wangji. HanGuang-Jun's character is upright and honest. All the sects have seen it over the years. He must be doing this only because he has tricked him in some way. Besides, he hasn't done anything unforgivable yet. It will be fine as long as he explains it when the time comes. I will not let anyone have the opportunity to spread rumors.-When the moment comes? When would that be? Lan Xichen asked.“After we clear the Burial Mounds,” Jin GuangYao replied, adding, “Since that day in Koi Tower, strange things have been happening around the Moling, LanLing, and Yunmeng areas. The graves have been destroyed and the corpses have disappeared. Certain signs show that large groups of corpses are traveling towards YiLing. They probably went to the Burial Mounds."Who could do this?"-Don't know. We speculate that Wei WuXian initiated some dark plan or used the Seal of the Stygian Tiger.Lan Wangji frowned. "How could Wei Ying be the one to do such things?" He was wounded and hidden in the Cloud Recesses, they were just lies — he closed his eyes trying to meditate.—But, in Koi Tower, Jin Ling had injured him, can he still perform such things? Lan Xichen asked tentatively.“Er-Ge, during the fight with Sect Leader Jiang, when Wei WuXian betrayed the Yunmeng Jiang Sect… How badly injured was he? He still didn't come back to command the corpses? Would anything in this world be difficult for the YiLing Patriarch? Jin GuangYao replied.Jin GuangYao continued, “Then sooner or later, he might start the second siege of the Burial Mounds. I have already notified a few other sects to discuss the matter in Koi Tower. Er-Ge, are you coming?A few moments later, Lan Xichen finally replied, “Yes. Wait for me at the Yashi. I'll go with you in a moment.After Jin GuangYao left, Lan Xichen walked behind the screen and looked at Lan Wangji, “I'll go to Koi Tower and you two will go to the Burial Mounds. Let's move separately."Yes." Lan Wangji nodded slowly.“If he really has other intentions, I definitely won't tolerate it,” Lan Xichen stated.-I know.Lan Xichen bowed to them and left the Hanshi.In less than a stick of incense, Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian left the Hanshi and headed behind the mountain, to exit by another path and not be seen on the spot.
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Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian walked down a small path behind Cloud Recess Mountain and came to an area where fresh, tender green grass abounded.Manzanita was there lying under a tree while dozens of white rabbits were around him, most of their eyes were closed, fast asleep and some of them still curled up.When they saw Lan Wangji, on the spot, his ears suddenly perked up and some quickly jumped to his master's side. Like fluff the color of snow, they ran around him over and over again, excited. The rabbits stood on the ground on their hind legs and clung to Lan Wangji's leg one by one. Everyone wanted to go up while Lan Wangji was as still as a mountain.Wei WuXian walked over to the tree and scratched Manzanita's head. The donkey woke up immediately and air came out of his nostrils as if he were snorting in annoyance. Wanting to start braying so that they would let him continue with his nap, Wei WuXian pulled the reins and threatened so that he would not make a fuss and move from his place.As the two started walking, the rabbits stumbled while following the pair of white boots. They refused to leave no matter how many times Wei WuXian tried to chase them away.Bending down, Lan Wangji took one and held it in his arms. Although his face was still serious and cold looking, the movement of his hands was smooth. His slender fingers scratched the rabbit's chin and it shook his long ears. Then he turned around and closed his ruby eyes in just two slits, as if he really enjoyed the caresses. Wei WuXian wanted to touch it, but the rabbit turned its head away, ignoring him."He hates me." He loves only you. You really know who his master is, don't you? Wei Wuxian complained.Lan Wangji looked at him before passing the rabbit into his arms. Wei WuXian took over with a smile on his face. The rabbit twisted and turned in his arms, fighting as hard as he could.Wei WuXian tugged at his ears. "Don't you like me?" Do you hate me? Then run away. Ha-ha-ha... You can't run away no matter how much you want to. So why don't you just be obedient and learn to love me?Teasing the rabbit, Wei WuXian played with it for a while.When they were almost out of the gates of the Cloud Recesses, he finally released the rabbit whose white fur had already been tangled by him. Now that the rabbits couldn't keep up with them anymore, their ears fell back and they sat where they were, watching their master go.Wei WuXian looked back and exclaimed, “They don't want to let you go at all. HanGuang-Jun, I can't believe these little things love you so much. You must have been very kind to them when you took care of them. I could never do that.-No? Lan Wang Ji asked.-Yes! Animals that fly, walk, or swim all turn and run away as soon as they see me,” Wei WuXian replied.Lan Wangji shook his head and thought, "Surely you bothered them first." But, as it was wrong to say, he continued walking in silence.Going down the mountain path, through a discreet shortcut, they were finally outside the confines of the Cloud Recesses.Wei WuXian suddenly exclaimed with a wince, “Ouch! My stomach hurts.Lan Wangji stopped immediately and exclaimed, “Rest. I'll give you medicine.-Alright. I'll just sit later.-Sit down. Now,” Lan Wangji exclaimed insistently.Wei WuXian's expression looked miserable and he exclaimed, “But the movement to get on the donkey is too strong. I'm afraid the wound will open.Lan Wangji paused for a moment, coming to the conclusion that he himself would need to help Wei WuXian onto the donkey, he turned around and looked at him, reached out his hand and, making sure not to touch where he had been injured, lifted him up by the waist. , gently and placed it on the back of Manzanita.Wei WuXian's face was surprised and he gradually let out a smile.Lan Wangji asked, "What's wrong?"—Nothing —Wei WuXian replied, still with a smile on his face and as if remembering something he exclaimed —Lan Zhan, take the reins.-Because? Lan Wangji asked blankly.Wei WuXian said again, "Give me some face and take them, okay?"Lan Wangji saw the reins in Wei WuXian's hands and looked at his face. His smile was extremely bright, he didn't understand the reason for his good mood, so wanting to please him and to continue seeing that beautiful smile, Jade took the reins.Wei WuXian muttered, “Hm. Now all that's missing is a little...-What? Lan Wangji asked, thinking that he had misheard.Wei WuXian chuckled, as if realizing that he had said something he shouldn't have said out loud —Nothing. Lan Zhan, you really are a good person.After a while Wei WuXian took out the bamboo flute from his waist to play a melody. The flute resounded in harmony, each note in tune and beautiful, the melody was quiet and calm when listening to it, Lan Wangji's footsteps hesitated slightly and he half closed his eyes to enjoy that beautiful song.A song he knew perfectly.His heart pounded.Suddenly, Wei WuXian's voice woke him up from his trance —Lan Zhan! Let me ask you. Back then, in the Turtle Slaughter Cave and Xuanwu, the song you sang to me... What was it called?Lan Wangji was surprised inwardly by the question, keeping his serious face, he looked at him and asked, “Why do you suddenly remember to ask about this?"Just say, what was its name?" I think I might have guessed how you recognized me,” Wei WuXian explained.Lan Wangji refused to answer, how could I tell him the name of the song without giving away my feelings?Wei WuXian hurried him, "Say it, what song is it?" Who composed it?“I did it,” Lan Wangji admitted, his ears had turned pink.—You composed it?!" Wei WuXian asked again as if it were something incredible.—Mn.“If you really recognized me just because of that, it must have meant that this song… Have you never let someone else listen to it? Wei WuXian guessed.-Never.Wei WuXian was so happy that he kicked Manzanita. Manzanita brayed angrily, kicking with its hind legs as if to throw it off his back. Just in time, Lan Wangji tightened his grip on the reins and pulled. Wei WuXian hugged Manzanita's neck so as not to fall.“Okay, okay. That's how it is. He only kicks a few times. Let's continue. So really... what's its name?-Which one do you think?"You mean what name I think?" Does it already have a name or not? —Wei WuXian asked blankly then added —Are you asking my opinion? I think that's why you don't say what it's called...Lan Wangji began to have fun teasing Wei WuXian, rejecting every name he could think of, after rejecting more than eighty names, Wei WuXian's spirit finally began to wane, until he finally gave up and asked no more for the name of Wei WuXian. the song.Avoiding the main paths, they only traveled remote paths through the desolate countryside. One day after his departure from Gusu, Wei WuXian began to complain, he was hungry and thirsty.Lan Wangji stopped Manzanita upon seeing a hut. Wei WuXian got off the donkey and tied it to a post, then they both walked to the gate and called out to the owners, but no one answered.When they pushed, the door opened by itself. A handmade wooden table was in the center of the patio, and a bowl of beans that had not been completely shelled was on the table. A tall pile of straw stood by the earthen wall, a rake protruding from it.Wei WuXian saw some red melons piled up in a corner of the courtyard. He walked over and took one of them, proposing in all seriousness —HanGuang-Jun, the owner isn't here, so we have to take care of ourselves.Just when Lan Wangji was about to take out his money bag, to put some coins on the table in payment for the melon that they were going to take away, the sound of footsteps came from outside, it was probably the owners who had just arrived home. Jade mentally prepared himself to greet people when he felt a sudden push and a warm body on his.Widening his eyes in great surprise he saw Wei WuXian gesturing for him to be quiet, his face completely serious as if to say "There's nothing to do we can just hide, it can't be helped" The Jade didn't understand why he had to hide from the common people. But he did not get up or move from his place.Lan Wangji's body was lying on the soft pile of straw. Wei WuXian's body was very close and on top of his, supporting himself with both arms, on either side of the Jade's head. His breathing was calm, until Wei WuXian leaned completely on his body, shortening the distance between them. His body began to burn.The two owners of the house seemed to have sat down at the table.“Er-Gege, you can take it.” A woman's voice rang out.Lan Wangji could not make noise, he tried to meditate but the situation was complicated for him, also the position with a little more friction between them, could give him away at any moment and upon hearing the woman saying those words, Jade tensed and an alarm went off in his mind.A man's voice spoke answering him: —Don't worry. Can you shell the beans?With a smile, Wei WuXian winked at Lan Wangji with his left eye and whispered, “What a coincidence. The owner of the house is also an "Er-Gege".The tone at the end of the words rose in a more than obvious attempt to make fun of him. The Jade looked at Wei WuXian's delighted face before looking away to the side as if the sight burned.The torture began.Wei WuXian moved a bit, resting his hands on Lan Wangji's broad shoulders to steady himself, raising himself slightly to the level of his ear, he moved closer until his breathing could be heard clearly by the other and his breathing tickled his ears a little. ears, which were beginning to redden.Wei WuXian murmured sweetly, “Lan Er-Gege~…”Lan Wangji's breathing seemed to have stuttered. The Jade's eyes seemed to have a hint of warning. However, at this volume, average people couldn't hear them at all.The couple chatted about usual things, while on the other side, right next to Lan Wangji's ear, Wei WuXian had already relentlessly repeated “Lan Er-Gege” more than half a dozen times, smooth and mellow.Lan Wangji had finally run out of patience. He suddenly turned around. His movement was quick and steady. The straw didn't move at all, but Wei WuXian was already under it and exclaimed, “Stop talking.They both looked at each other in silence.Wei WuXian's cheeks turned a little pink, Lan Wangji seeing him could only appreciate the beauty and think how much he wanted to stay in that position forever.Her wife peeled the beans as she spoke: “Er-Gege, you really need to discipline A-Bao. She is only four years old and she already behaves that way. What will she be like when she grows up? How many times has her son cried? He said that he doesn't want to play with A-Bao anymore.“But he still comes back to him every time. He says that he doesn't want to, but in his heart he clearly wants to play with A-Bao.“But even if this is true, we shouldn't let A-Bao just bully others."Let it be...Don't kids bully other people just because they like them?" He just wants to get your attention.Wei WuXian chuckled with a silent grimace. "Lan Er-Gege... What do you think about this?" Do you agree?Lan Wangji's voice was low and cold, he exclaimed in warning, “Move and you will be silenced.Wei WuXian extended his hand towards his face, but Lan Wangji immediately caught it, thinking that he wanted to disturb him in some other way.Wei WuXian's tone was serious: “HanGuang-Jun, there is a straw in the ribbon on your forehead.Hearing this, Lan Wangji's hand finally relaxed and he let go. Wei WuXian helped him remove the thin straw, presenting it before his eyes as he smiled at himself.-You see? She wasn't lying, was she?The couple continued talking.“Er-Gege, I didn't tell you to discipline A-Bao just for this. It's also because these days he's not too confident. Tell him not to play outside too much and to get home early.-I know. Is it because of the old village graves that have been dug up?"I heard it's not just about our town. Even among the city folk there are many who had something happen to them at the graves of their ancestors. It's very strange. A-Bao should play at home more and not go out as often.Hearing this, Wei WuXian's smile froze.-That's right. It would be horrible if she meets that YiLing Patriarch,” her husband replied.Wei WuXian was speechless.The young wife spoke softly, “I have heard the story of the YiLing Patriarch and have always thought that 'If you are not obedient, the YiLing Patriarch will come looking for you and take you to feed his demons'; Only adults would make fun of children with such stories. But who would have known that such a person actually exists? And that he really came back to life?-Yes. As soon as I heard about the open graves, I thought of him. It's true. Rumors have spread throughout the city —Her husband replied.Suddenly, a chilling roar came from somewhere nearby. When they heard the inhuman roar, the whole family was so shocked that even one of the bowls crashed to the ground, and the boy began to cry. The husband grabbed a hoe that was near the haystack —Don't worry! Don't worry, I'll protect you!Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji flinched from the terrifying noise. Lan Wangji was about to get up, but Wei WuXian stopped him by grabbing his robe. "Don't move!"Lan Wangji's eyes widened slightly. The roar definitely came from a dark and cruel creature. If the farm owner took care of the creature alone, it was very likely that he would die hopelessly, so he tried to get up again.Wei WuXian repeated: “Don't move.The inhuman roars resounded closer and closer the family screamed completely frightened, leaving the house and running in the direction of the town. Lan Wangji could not sit still any longer. Bichen unsheathed at lightning speed cutting through the straw revealing a creepy silhouette on the other side.In the middle of the straw that fell on them, something completely black was in the middle of the patio. His hair was tangled and his fangs were still showing. Lan Wangji had never seen such a monster before.Wei WuXian exclaimed in amusement, taking several steps forward, “Wen Ning, you haven't opened your throat in many years. Your screams are getting worse and worse.“Young Master… I am a fierce corpse after all. They all sound like that… when they yell,” Wen Ning explained rather shyly.Wei WuXian patted his shoulder.Lan Wangji looked at Wen Ning in silence, but his eyes darkened seeing the ferocious corpse receiving pats and Wei WuXian's smile."Why did you suddenly appear?" You look terrifying. Did they rob you? What is that on your face? Wei WuXian asked as he brushed some twigs and grass from Wen Ning's hair."It's dust and dirt from the ground... After they entered the house and didn't come out for a long time, I worried, but when they talked about Young Master I wanted to scare them...""Have you always been behind us?" Wei Wuxian asked.Wen Ning nodded in agreement.“Wen Ning… What do you have in your hands? What happened? Wei Wuxian worried.-Oh nothing...Lan Wangji had noticed it from what he exclaimed —The scent of blood."It's not blood!" No, no, it's blood, but it's not that of living humans,” Wen Ning explained quickly."Isn't that the blood of living humans?" Have you fought with something? Wei WuXian asked with interest.Wen Ning had led them out of the house, until they came to a forest. In the forest, there were twenty or thirty new graves, along with a half-finished well to one side and a pile of corpses. The corpses were already pretty broken. Wei WuXian walked over to examine them. The fingers of some of the severed arms were still twitching. The jaws of some of the heads were still opening and closing, creating the eerie sound of teeth grinding against each other.Lan Wangji remained silent, observing the situation.Wei WuXian was the first to speak. “You have broken them into many pieces.“If I didn't, they'd keep biting people. They could not be stopped at all. Along the way there are corpses like these."All the way?" Have you always been ahead of us to get rid of these things? Wei WuXian asked in surprise.Wen Ning nodded in embarrassment.Lan Wangji became more jealous.
Why was that ferocious corpse getting so embarrassed when talking to Wei Ying?
"When did you start following us?" Wei Wuxian asked.Lan Wangji answered instead, “Since the incident at Koi Tower.Wei WuXian looked at Wen Ning as Lan Wangji continued, “On the day of the fight with the cultivators, he helped.Wei WuXian sighed. "Didn't I tell you to hide somewhere and not worry about anything?"Wen Ning forced a somewhat pained smile. "But, Young Master... where could I hide?"After a moment of silence, Wei WuXian stood up and patted the bottom hem of his clothes to remove the dust and ordered, “Bury them.Wen Ning quickly nodded and continued to dig the half-finished pit.Lan Wangji wanted to help and took Bichen out. With his spiritual energy his sword emitted a blast that opened a crack in the ground."HanGuang-Jun, are you also going to dig graves?" Wei WuXian asked with a smile.Lan Wangji turned around to answer him but saw in his peripheral vision that Wen Ning was looking at him with a stiff smile.“…Young Master Lan, do you want help? I'm done with my side,” Wen Ning exclaimed, his icy lips drawing a complicated grin.Lan Wangji looked at the work that the fierce corpse had done. In a very short time he had dug rows of wells with their respective piles of earth next to them, they were tall and clean.Wen Ning explained, “I do this kind of thing a lot. I have experience and I am very fast.After a moment of silence, Lan Wangji finally spoke, “There is no need. Can you help...For a moment he thought that he shouldn't compete with a ferocious corpse, looking at Wei WuXian he discovered him with a complicated expression as he looked at the melon he had taken from the house. His gazes met.Wei WuXian smiled nervously and explained —HanGuang-Jun, don't look at me like that. I have no tools in my hands and my spiritual powers are low... am I right? For each field there are professionals. Digging graves, Wen Ning is the fastest… Why don't we talk about how to eat the melon instead? Bichen has gone into the earth and we won't be able to use it now, does anyone have any more knives or swords?Wen Ning shook his head, “Sorry, I didn't bring any.—HanGuang-Jun, is Suibian with you?Lan Wangji did not reply… Was Wei WuXian planning to use his spirit sword as a kitchen knife? Finally, he took Suibian out of his qiankun sleeve and gave it to him.With melon in one hand and sword in the other, Wei WuXian showed a sword routine and cut the small melon into eight pieces. After finishing, he squatted on the ground, watching them diligently dig graves while he ate.After some time, having finished the melon and buried the rest of the corpses, Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji set off again, now in the company of Wen Ning.
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A few days later, the group arrived at YiLing.The Burial Mounds were less than three miles from the city ahead. Although they did not know what was waiting for them there, Lan Wangji remained composed, as calm as a crystal-clear stream. His constant and determined faith walk. The Jade had noticed Wei WuXian's anxious gaze on him, but looking at him several times, his guard was down and he seemed calmer. His eyes sparkled as he watched him walk among the stalls in the city of YiLing, a face full of happiness and nostalgia, he began to talk to the locals with the typical nod that he hadn't heard from Wei WuXian in years.The last time they had seen each other on good terms in his previous life, he remembered it as if it had been only a few moments ago, how they had met, the food they ate, the talk without fights that was warm and refreshing to the touch. Same time. The heart that he did not stop yearning and beating for Wei WuXian. Jade remembered it as well as every moment he had lived.Wei WuXian after talking for quite some time, finally turned around and their eyes met.“HanGuang-Jun, you remember this city, don't you?Lan Wangji nodded slightly and thought , How could I forget? That time I made a silly excuse, but I had actually come to see you.Wei WuXian smiled and exclaimed, “I knew your memory would be better than mine. In this town, we've met once before. You happened to be on a night hunt in YiLing and I said that I needed to treat you to a meal for the unexpected reunion. Do you remember that too?—I remember —Lan Wangji exclaimed, although his gaze remained serene, his eyes turned warm as if he was smiling inside, that day he had also thought that together with A-Yuan they could be a beautiful family."But it's a pity." You ended up paying in the end anyway, even though I said I'd invite you Ha-ha-ha!.... Speaking of other things, HanGuang-Jun, do you ever plan to retire? Wei WuXian asked normally.Lan Wangji paused briefly, as if he was thinking for a moment. Coming to a mental conclusion that when he can no longer go hunting, he surely would like to teach like his uncle, take care of his rabbits and live a quiet life, preferably with Wei WuXian by his side. of the. But it was a dream that could seem far, far away for him."Have you thought about what to do after you retire?" Wei WuXian asked with interest seeing that the Jade seemed to be thinking of something.Lan Wangji stared at him and exclaimed, "Not yet." His mind had filled with inappropriate thoughts, kidnapping Wei WuXian, taking him to the Cloud Recesses, escaping together, living together, sleeping with Wei WuXian, and doing many indecent things to him. How could he tell he something like that? Not having a specific idea, it was best to say that he still wasn't sure, it wasn't a lie.Wei WuXian smiled at Lan Wangji blankly. As if he was planning something in the future that he wanted to keep as a surprise for Jade.As they left the city, Wei WuXian seemed lost in thought, muttering some random words that Jade couldn't make out. But a murmur reached his ear, clear as day "A little one."Lan Wangji suddenly asked, "A little what?""Huh?" Wei WuXian suddenly realized that he had uttered the last sentence in a louder voice. He immediately he began to make an excuse "I mean, Manzanita misses a little friend."The donkey brayed angrily as if betraying his lie. Wei WuXian smiled nervously as he pulled Manzanita's ears and scolded him for ratting him out to Lan Wangji.However, Lan Wangji noticed Wei WuXian's lost, sad and melancholy look. His eyes seemed bright on the verge of tears as he saw the mountain in front of them. Lan Wangji's heart skipped a beat, a single “Little” came to mind. One that he saved from the hollow of a burned tree, on the brink of death. The little boy was delirious from fever and dehydration.When his sect members had taken him away, leaving Wei WuXian alone in the dark cave, Lan Wangji never knew exactly what happened later. Wei WuXian had completely lost control, his gaze was full of hate and his mouth only said to get out of his sight. But his eyes didn't look directly at him lost in the dark, possibly hating and rejecting him in such a way that he wasn't worthy of his gaze. Today she wondered if that was real or an invention of his mind and his heart broken by rejection.Wei WuXian, even in that state, had managed to take the little boy and hide him in the tree so that he would survive, he didn't know, but Wei WuXian, no matter how he was, would always try to save those he loved... and little A-Yuan was the most special thing for him. Wei WuXian, not to mention the only thing he had left.His mind stopped wandering in the sad memories. Trying to think of the moment that he could enjoy in the present. A present in which the boy had grown into a respectable cultivator and in which Wei WuXian was once again walking by his side. As soon as they could resolve the problems in front of them, he would tell Wei WuXian the truth, but only when the time was right.The walk stopped at the bottom of the mountain, where Wei WuXian left his donkey, looking around, they discovered that the wall had been destroyed and the stone statues that guarded the boundaries of the Burial Mounds were also destroyed.Lan Wangji remembered what his brother had told him one day, the LanLing Jin sect raised one hundred and twenty stone statues and they were placed around the Burial Mounds at acupuncture points on the ground. Their function was to guard the place, since they worked together forming a shade in which the spirits were exorcised.Walking side by side, Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji headed up the path to climb the mountain. However Wen Ning had been left behind.Wei WuXian asked upon noticing: "Wen Ning?" What are you looking at?Wen Ning pointed to the base of the stone beast. The stone statue was on top of a short, thick log. Next to the log, there were three smaller and shorter logs. They seemed to have been burned by fire and were completely black. Wen Ning knelt on the ground on both knees. His fingers dug deep into the earth, grasping a handful of black dirt, and he squeezed it into his palm. "...Sister."Wei WuXian was speechless, Lan Wangji retraced his steps and waited patiently, watching as the young man walked up to Wen Ning and patted his shoulder in support.A gust of cold wind spread. The sea of trees whispered as if from thousands of voices whispering. Wei WuXian listened intently, as the Burial Mounds gave his Patriarch a sad welcome. Kneeling on the ground, he leaned down and muttered something to the ground. Suddenly, a skeletal arm slowly pierced the earth, emerging like a flower.Wei WuXian stretched out his hand and the skeletal hand delicately. He leaned even lower. His long hair fell from his shoulder, covering half of his face. He pressed his lips to his hand and whispered something, which Lan Wangji couldn't hear even though he was paying attention to everything that was happening. Wei WuXian then fell silent, as if he was listening for an answer. After a while, he nodded slightly in silence and his hand again formed a cocoon and withdrew to the ground, disappearing.Wei WuXian stood up and dusted off his clothes and explained, “More than a hundred people have come here these days. They are all at the top, still alive. However, the people who brought them have already come down the mountain. I don't know what they're planning. Anyway, we must be careful.Lan Wangji nodded, and the three of them continued to the top of the mountain in silence. Soon they came to a few destroyed and charred huts along the mountain path. The houses varied in size. The structure was simple and even crude. Ever since they had climbed the mountain, Wen Ning's footsteps had been especially heavy. At this moment, standing in front of one of the houses, he again watched without moving."Don't look anymore," Wei WuXian said."...I knew they would be like this, a long time ago." I just wanted to see if there was anything left…” Wen Ning replied.Before his voice trailed off, a shadow suddenly staggered inside one of the destroyed houses. The shadow stumbled clumsily, it was one of the ferocious corpses that roamed the area. Wei WuXian clapped his hands to control it but to no avail.Wei WuXian calmly walked two steps back. “It is controlled by the Tiger Seal.Wen Ning jumped forward. With a roar, he tore his head off. Right after, low bellows came from everywhere.Lan Wangji took out his guqin. With a strum, the notes flowed like waves. The group of corpses that had surrounded them immediately knelt in a circle.Wei WuXian yelled, "Don't bother with them, we can't waste time, let's just go up the mountain!"The three of them ran outside and almost two hours later, they finally had time to rest.Sitting on top of one of the destroyed stone beasts, Wei WuXian sighed while sneering at himself, “I've always been the one who used the Stygian Tiger Seal to deal with others. Today it is finally my turn for others to use it against me. Now I know how disgusting the Tiger Seal is. If I were them, I would have wanted to kill the person who created this damn thing, too.Lan Wangji put away his guqin, ignoring his nonsense. He took out a sword from his sleeve and gave it to Wei WuXian —To protect you.Wei WuXian grabbed it. It was Suibian. He drew his sword and stared at the snowy blade for a moment before immediately re-sheathing it, smiling. "Thank you."Lan Wangji looked at him for a few moments, noticing how Wei WuXian had put the sword in his belt, noting that he had no intention of using it to fight. Wei WuXian's gaze collided with his and he noticed how the young man played with his hair looking nervous.“Emm… I haven't used a sword in many years,” Wei WuXian explained and sighed again, “Okay. The real reason is that my current body is low on spiritual energy. Even if I have a high level sword, I couldn't make the best use of it. So... it will be up to HanGuang-Jun to protect this delicate man.Lan Wangji remained silent without being able to answer him anything. Thinking that he was a delicate man who needed his protection, his ears turned pink, and his mind went blank momentarily. While he seemed to float on a fluffy cloud.The three of them walked towards the top and finally, at the end of the path, they saw a cave with a dark opening.You could almost hear the blurry sounds of human moans. This was the legendary lair where the YiLing Patriarch turned humans into their corpses and did the acts that even the Heavens could not tolerate – the Demon Slaying Cave. The cave ceiling was wide. The three held their breath and sneaked inside. No one made a sound, but the human voices coming from the depths of the cave grew louder.Wei WuXian knew the terrain of the cave like the back of his hand. He walked to the front. At some point, he gestured for them to stop. Through the holes in the wall, an area large enough to hold a thousand people could be seen. In the center there were about a hundred people. Both their hands and feet were tightly bound by Deity Binding Ropes and judging from the color of their robes and their swords, they were high level disciples or direct disciples of some distinguished sects.Wei WuXian exchanged a look with Lan Wangji, when they were about to enter a voice echoed in the cave."In my opinion, I don't think you should just stab him once. Why didn't you cut his throat?" asked a young man in yellow robes.Jin Ling didn't even look at him, he remained silent. Loud noises came from the stomach of a boy next to him: —The ones who left us here left several days ago. What do they really want? Starve us? I'd rather be eaten by a monster on a night hunt than starve here! Lan JingYi complained.Jin Chan spoke, "What do you want to do to us?" He would definitely do what he did to those Wen dogs during the Sun Take Down Campaign, make us his puppets and then use us against our family, so they can't attack and their enemies can fight each other… That dirty and dirty Wei dog! inhuman!Suddenly, Jin Ling spoke, “Shut up.Jin Chan was surprised. "Do you want me to shut up?" What do you mean?"What do I mean?" Are you deaf or dumb? Can't understand human language? Shut up, it means stop making so much noise! Jin Ling exclaimed angrily."Why are you telling me to shut up?" Jin Chan replied.Another young voice intervened in a calm manner. It was Lan SiZhui. “Now, we are trapped here and none of us know when the walking corpses on the mountain will enter the cave. Even at a time like this, are they fighting and arguing?Jin Chan protested —He started first! What? Are you the only one who can bother him?....Hump~...Jin Ling who do you think you are? Do you think that because LianFang-Zun is the Chief Cultivator you will be the Chief Cultivator too? I will not shut up. I think that you...Jin Ling lunged forward and hit Jin Chan's head.-You want to fight?! I'll take care of you! I'm in the mood for it anyway Son of no one! Jin Chan insulted.Hearing this, Jin Ling was even more unstoppable. He was tied up and couldn't move his arms, so he used his elbows and knees, hitting them so hard the other man cried out in pain. However, he was alone, and Jin Chan had always had his friends around him.When the boys saw that he was at a disadvantage, they all yelled, "We'll help you!"They all crowded.Lan SiZhui was sitting nearby. He couldn't help but get drawn into their fight, after taking a few elbows and kicks. The tangle of young disciples shoved and jostled as curses echoed through the cave and shouts of protest.Wei WuXian had a confused look while Lan Wangji looked at everything in a serious manner. Not being able to bear watching the painful dispute between the young people, he intervened entering the scene —Hey! Everybody look here!His scream echoed inside the empty cave, almost thunderous. The tangled boys looked up.Lan SiZhui saw a familiar figure next to him and smiled —HanGuang-Jun!Lan JingYi yelled even louder —HanGuang-Jun-…Aahhhhhhhh!Jin Chan was terrified and yelled, “What are you happy about? They are... They are on the same side!Wei WuXian drew Suibian from its scabbard and casually tossed it away. A shadow appeared and caught the sword. It was Wen Ning. The disciples began to shout again: “The Ghost General!Wen Ning lifted Suibian up and slashed in Jin Ling's direction. Jin Ling clenched his teeth and closed his eyes. However, he felt no pain, his strings had been severed by the radiance of the spiritual sword. Following this, Wen Ning moved around the cave, severing the Deity Binding Ropes.“I can't believe it, they are more afraid of Wen Ning than the fearsome Patriarch YiLing… no matter how… I will never be able to compete against that,” Wei WuXian complained as he looked at Lan Wangji beside him.The disciples who had been released did not know what to do. Inside the cave were the YiLing Patriarch, the Ghost General, and the traitor HanGuang-Jun, while outside were countless walking corpses waiting to be fed.Lan SiZhui walked with a smile on her lips. "Young Master Mo... Master Wei, are you here to save us?" You weren't the one who hired those people to take us here right?-I? It's not like you don't know how broke I am, how could I have gotten enough money to hire people? Wei WuXian laughed as he ruffled Lan SiZhui's hair.Lan SiZhui hurriedly nodded, “Yes. I knew it! I knew that Master Wei really is very broke!Wei WuXian asked, “…Good boy. How many people do they have? Is there an ambush around here?Lan JingYi brushed off his ropes and got up to reply, “They have a lot of people! All of them had their faces covered with black mist, so we couldn't see who they were. They didn't do anything after they dumped us here, like they didn't care if we were alive or dead. Oh oh oh, and there's a lot of dead bodies outside here!Lan Wangji drew his scabbard and cut the remaining ropes above them. Lan Wangji immediately returned his sword to its scabbard and turned to Lan SiZhui, “Well done.Lan Wangji was not one to express many words or give good compliments, but Lan SiZhui knew that very well, those few words had a much more important meaning, for anyone else it would be a very common compliment, but for those words to have come out of the His father's lips meant far more to the young cultivator than any other compliment. Lan SiZhui hurried over and stood up with his back straight towards Lan Wangji. Demonstrating a posture worthy of a Lan.“Yes, well done SiZhui, you even know how to fight back now,” Wei WuXian praised.Lan SiZhui's cheeks immediately turned red and he apologized, "T-That was... I acted on impulse..."Suddenly, Lan Wangji noticed that someone was approaching Wei WuXian. It was Jin Ling and he was standing behind them, his limbs frozen. The Jade immediately stood in front of Wei WuXian, while Lan SiZhui stood in front of Lan Wangji, speaking carefully: “Young Master Jin.Wei WuXian came out from behind the two —What are you doing? It is as if they were a human pyramid.The expression on Jin Ling's face was quite strange. His palms unclenched and clenched, repetitively. It was as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't open his mouth. He could only use his eyes to look at the place on Wei WuXian's stomach where he had stabbed him.Lan JingYi exclaimed deeply frightened —Y-You! You don't want to stab him again…. Right?Jin Ling froze."JingYi!" —Lan SiZhui hurried to scold his friend.With JingYi on the left and SiZhui on the right, Wei WuXian wrapped his arms around the two boys, “Alright, let's forget about past matters and get out of here.Lan SiZhui nodded —Yes!The other boys were still huddled in a corner, not daring to move.Lan JingYi asked, "Aren't you coming with us?" Do you want to stay here longer?"There are so many walking corpses outside... Do you want us to go outside... to meet our deaths?" —Some disciples cried.“Young Master Wei, I will go out and drive them out, to open a path,” Wen Ning suggested.Wei WuXian nodded. "Do it."Like a gust of wind, Wen Ning immediately rushed out of the cave. Within seconds a dark shadow darted into the cave and hit the wall."The Ghost General!" some young cultivators shouted.Wei WuXian was surprised and asked, "Wen Ning?" What happened?!"...Nothing," Wen Ning replied timidly, standing up and reattaching the broken arm to his body.As Wei WuXian looked, he saw a young man in purple robes in front of the cave, Zidian lightning sparking and flashing beneath his hand.Jiang Cheng had arrived at the Burial Mounds.
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Wen Ning had not attacked, as it was the Sect Leader Yunmeng Jiang. Both Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji were startled by the strong impact and both looked towards the entrance of the cave.Zidian's flickering light illuminated the dark entrance, and the sound of screeching lightning echoed through the interior of the cave.-Uncle! Jin Ling yelled.Jiang Wanyin frowned angrily —Now you call me your "Uncle" —Jiang Wanyin exclaimed as he clicked his tongue and ordered coldly —Jin Ling, come here.Behind him, a group of cultivators from different sects slowly appeared. The group grew bigger and bigger, everyone had their robes messy and bloodstained, their faces were tired, showing the look exhausted from having climbed the mountain while fighting incessantly.The young disciples inside the cave, seeing them, ran out to meet them. Meeting with his parents and siblings.Jin Ling looked around him not knowing what to do.Seeing him, Jiang Wanyin became even angrier and his voice came out harshly —Jin Ling, why are you so slow? Why are you taking so long to come here? Do you want to die?!Lan QiRen stood before the crowd, looking disapprovingly at his younger nephew and called for him to come to his side—Wangji.Lan Wangji replied quietly, “Uncle.But the Jade did not move from its place, his feet remained rooted to the ground right next to Wei WuXian, without any intention of moving.Lan QiRen understood more than anyone. This was Lan Wangji's response. A firm, resolute and clear answer. Then, with a disappointed expression, he shook his head and didn't try to persuade him further.A woman in white robes stepped forward, her eyes brimming with tears, she was a disciple of the GusuLan Sect.“HanGuang-Jun… What happened to you?! You... You are no longer you. In the past, you clearly couldn't even bear to see the YiLing Patriarch… What dark technique did Wei WuXian use to charm you into standing on his side, facing us?Lan Wangji did not pay attention to her.Not having received an answer, the woman could only add pity, acting more pitifully "If so... How unworthy of your name!"Wei WuXian seemed to completely ignore the woman as he kept glancing at Jiang Wanyin and asking, "So, are they here again?"Jiang Wanyin's voice was cold —Of course I do.Su She, the Moling Su Sect Leader, had his seven-stringed guqin on his back. Standing in the crowd, he nonchalantly exclaimed, “If it weren't for the fact that the YiLing Patriarch dug up corpses and captured sect disciples as soon as he returned. We wouldn't have had to come to your lair like this.Wei WuXian retorted wryly, “I clearly saved these disciples, why don't they thank me instead of unfairly accusing me?Very few people laughed. Some even directly shouted: “Liar!! The thief calls another thief! What could be expected from the infamous YiLing Patriarch?!Lan Wangji frowned, memories of what happened years ago hitting his mind and his stomach turned over. But clenching his fists, he took strength and the outer image of him did not waver. He knew that no matter what arguments Wei WuXian gave, he would never be listened to.Wei WuXian with a slight smile, exclaimed with feigned disappointment —But I see that there are fewer people than last time and it seems that two important people are missing... Why haven't LianFang-Zun and ZeWu-Jun come to such an important event? ?Su She sneered, “Hump~… Yesterday LianFang-Zun was attacked by an unidentified individual in Koi Tower and is badly injured. ZeWu-Jun is using all of his efforts to heal him... Why did you ask if you already knew?Wei WuXian couldn't contain his laughter and released a *Pfft~*.Su She frowned. "What are you laughing at?"-Nothing. I just think LianFang-Zun gets hurt a lot —Wei WuXian replied, covering half of his face with his sleeve, surely remembering the scene of Jin GuangYao faking suicide in front of Nie MingJue.At this point, a small voice suddenly echoed in the cave, it was that of the young disciple Ouyang ZiZhen —Father, I feel like he really didn't. Last time, in Yi City, he was the one who saved us. This time, he seems to be here to save us again...The father immediately scolded his son, "Children shouldn't talk so carelessly!" Do you know what situation we are in? Do you know who it is?!Wei WuXian spoke calmly, “Now I understand.Lan Wangji took two steps and moved even closer to Wei WuXian. He would not leave him alone, Wei WuXian now could count on his support. His jade face reflected the determination of his heart, without any hint of hesitation or the slightest gesture of withdrawal.Under the hungry eyes of thousands of cultivators, a middle-aged man finally couldn't take it anymore, stepped forward in front of the crowd and shouted “Wei WuXian! Do you still remember me?!Wei WuXian answered honestly, “No.The middle-aged cultivator coldly laughed, “You won't, but my leg will! He," he exclaimed, lifting the bottom of his robe, revealing a leg made of wood. "This leg of mine was destroyed by you, in City Without Night. I am showing you this so that you understand that among the people in the siege right now, there is also my strength, Yi Wei Chun... With the works of karma, it is never too late for revenge!As if inspired by him, a younger cultivator also stood out and his voice rang out clearly, “Wei WuXian, I won't ask if you remember or not. My parents died by your hands. You owe a lot of people. You definitely won't remember them either. But, I, Fang Meng Chen... will never forget it! And I will never forgive you!Right after, a third person stepped forward. He was a middle-aged cultivator with a slim figure and bright eyes.This time, Wei WuXian moved first and asked, "Did you lose a limb?"The man shook his head in denial.Wei WuXian asked again, “Did I kill your parents or destroy your entire sect?The man shook his head again.Wei WuXian pondered for a second without understanding —Then why did you come here?I didn't come for revenge. I am here to fight only for "Justice". You are someone who defied the world, who deserves to be punished by everyone, no matter what low-level methods you have used, no matter how many times you come out of your grave, we will send you back in... For nothing more than the word! "Justice" !Hearing this, everyone cheered and their voices thundered, “Yao Sect Leader, well said!“In the fight on the Qiongqi Road, your Ghost General, Wen Ning, strangled my son! A determined father exclaimed under the Yao Leader's words.“My Shixiong died from poison, her entire body rotted away from your cruel curse! another voice boomed out in outrage."I'm here nothing more than to prove that there is still justice in this world and that evil will not be tolerated!" shouted a cultivator full of pride."Yes... Evil will not be tolerated!" Several voices were raised exclaiming loudly.Every word was spoken without blame, every person was heroic, passionate, full of outrage and pride. They all undoubtedly believed that what they were doing was a feat of chivalry, an act of honor. That with this siege they would go down in history and receive millions of compliments.Yi Wei Chun, the middle-aged cultivator who claimed to have had his leg cut off exclaimed, “The blood debt you owe to over three thousand people will never be repaid…even by dying a million times!Wei WuXian interrupted him, "Three thousand people?" In fact, there were three thousand cultivators present in Nightless City that night, but also the sect leaders and many of their distinguished cultivators. With all of them present... Could he really have killed all three thousand people? Are you thinking too highly of me or are you putting them down?"What do you think we're talking about here?" How could there be negotiations for blood debts? Yi Wei Chun exclaimed.“It's not that I want to negotiate about such a thing, but… I don't want my charges to be doubled just because of some words from someone else. I won't assume what I didn't do,” Wei WuXian exclaimed.Someone spoke. "What didn't you do?" Is there something you haven't done?“For example, I am not the one who dismembered ChiFeng-Zun. It wasn't me who forced Madame Jin to take her life in Koi Tower and I'm not the one who controls all those corpses they fought their way up the mountain.Su She smiled, “Patriarch YiLing, I have always heard that you are arrogant, but now you seem so humble. If it's not you who did all that, then... Who? Because I really can't think of anyone in this world who can control so many ferocious corpses."You really can't think of anyone?" Anyone can do it, if he has the Seal of the Stygian Tiger in his hands,” Wei WuXian exclaimed."Isn't the Seal of the Stygian Tiger one of your weapons?"—Now it's time to ask... Who is it that wanted it so much? How come Wen Ning is here? Back then, they were afraid of the Ghost General and said they burned him to ashes, but behind his back they hid him for more than ten years. How strange… Who was it that said that his ashes had been scattered back then? Wei Wuxian explained.In unison, they all looked at the LanLing Jin Sect disciples who were present. After all, Sect Leader LanLing Jin was the one who took full responsibility over the matter, solemnly proclaiming that the two remnant leaders of the Qishan Wen Sect had been burned and even scattered their ashes in Nightless City.Su She immediately replied, “You really don't have to make up stories.Suddenly, strange whispers and rumbles sounded again in the middle of the woods."Be careful, everyone!" The second wave of corpses is here!Everyone looked at Wei WuXian accusingly, but the young man crossed his arms and tilted his head —I already said that these corpses are not under my control. If they have time to look at me, maybe they should prepare to face them.There were quite a few famous cultivators present, as well as some sect leaders and elders. Dealing with a group of ferocious corpses was not difficult at all, for them. With the sounds of the guqin and spirit swords flying everywhere, no one had the time to worry about what was happening.With a flick of his whip, Jiang Wanyin lashed out at three corpses, hacking them to shreds before turning back to Jin Ling, “Jin Ling! Do you want your legs or not?! Come here!!Jiang Wanyin cursed seeing his nephew turn a deaf ear to his words, he retrieved Zidian with a flick of his wrist, intending to use the whip to catch his nephew and drag him to his side, he moved his arm but the purple light that was shining on Zidian suddenly dimmed and a moment later, it went out.Immediately, the long whip turned into a silver ring and wrapped around his ring finger. Jiang Wanyin stopped in amazement. He had never been in a situation where Zidian transformed on his own. He was still looking at his palm when two drops of blood splattered in the center of it.Jiang Wanyin raised his hand and wiped it, to see his hand now full of blood.Jin Ling exclaimed with concern, "JiuJiu!"
[JiuJiu: Uncle on the mother's side / Maternal uncle.]
Some cries of surprise came from the crowd that was also struggling with the corpses. The spirit swords had also dimmed, and blood began to ooze from both their noses and mouths.One of the cultivators exclaimed, “What's going on?!!“My spirit powers are gone! another cultivator yelled."Shixiong... Come help me out a bit!" Something happened around here!Bichen was drawn and killed the corpse that was chasing the young cultivator who screamed for help. However, the calls for help grew in number. The crowd slowly gathered as well, retreating in the direction of the Demon Slaying Cave.At this time, the cultivators who were prepared to have a great battle in the Burial Mounds had suddenly lost their spiritual powers. Not only the power of the spirit swords had disappeared, the talismans failed, even the melodies of the disciples of the GusuLan Sect and the Moling Su Sect had turned into common sounds, losing the abilities to exorcise corpses.The situation took a complete turn, Lan Wangji removed the guqin from his back. The vibration of the strings echoed towards the sky. However, no matter how skillful "The Sound of Conquest" is , he was alone.Wen Ning jumped out of the cave and helped him chase away the corpses, all the while having to silently endure the kicks and punches of these cultivators. Fortunately, he couldn't feel pain and therefore was not affected by it.In the midst of the chaos, Lan SiZhui suddenly ran out and yelled, “Everyone, come here and enter the Demon Slaying Cave. There is a great nuance in the floor of the cave. It's missing some parts, but it should work if fixed... It should be able to protect us for a while!Some of the cultivators who were terrified and battle-weary wanted to enter as soon as they heard it.However, Su She yelled louder trying to prevent it, "No one come in!" It must be a trap! There must be even greater dangers inside the cave waiting for us!Hearing his screams, the people believed him and began to doubt whether to go or not.With a wave of his hand, Wei WuXian released a shower of talismans. “Staying out here is certain death, going inside is also death. If they are going to die anyway, why not delay your death a bit by entering the cave... Why are you trying to convince people to stay outside to die faster?Although his words made a lot of sense, but, because he was the one saying them, people were even more afraid to go inside.Nie HuaiSang seeing that the corpses kept turning up with no end in sight, he rushed over and shouted, “Are you going in or not? If not, I'll go in first.Even before he finished speaking, Nie HuaiSang led the Qinghe Nie Sect's disciples into the Demon Slaying Cave, with quick resoluteness. He really was as anxious as a dog that had lost its owner and as scared as a fish that had escaped from the net. Others were immediately struck speechless by his frankness.At this point, Ouyang ZiZhen also yelled, "Dad, stop killing them!" Trust me and go inside! We just got out of the cave some time ago. There are no traps inside!Some of the other guys also yelled "Yeah, there really is a big nuance on the ground!"Jin Ling also yelled "JiuJiu, come in!"Jiang Wanyin pounced on Sandu, who had also lost its shine, threatening, "You can shut up!"However, after his scream, blood dripped from his mouth and nose again. Jin Ling ran down the stairs and began to drag him towards the cave. At this time, having lost his spiritual powers and spending half the day fighting, Jiang Wanyin was exhausted, and Jin Ling successfully carried him to the cave. The Jiang Sect cultivators rushed to follow their leader as well.At the same time, Nie HuaiSang's radiant voice echoed within the empty cave, “Everyone, come inside! It's quite big inside! Could a Master come in and help repair the soil matrix? I can not! I don't know how to fix it!Hearing his last sentence, three big words appeared in everyone's mind "Good for nothing!".....Lan Wangji's fingers did not leave the strings of his guqin as he looked up. “Uncle!In the first place, Lan QiRen did not want to enter the cave. Preferring to fight outside until his last moment. However, at this moment, he was not alone. He was responsible for many Lan Sect cultivators and Jin Sect cultivators who had come under his command. The main force of the battle was also not him. He did not want to ignore the lives of these disciples, and willing to seize whatever hope there was, he made his choice.He didn't look at Lan Wangji, he raised his sword and ordered “Enter the cave with caution!Until now, the LanLing Jin Sect, the GusuLan Sect, the Qinghe Nie Sect, and the Yunmeng Jiang Sect had already entered. With them in the lead, the rest of the people immediately decided not to continue the fight either. If there really was any beast or demon inside the cave, there were four tall pillars that would block it. They rushed inside too. In the end, the people from the Moling Su Sect were the only ones who had not moved.Wei WuXian spoke — Huh? Sect Leader Moling Su, aren't you going in? Very good, then you can stay outside. But everyone is without spiritual powers, right? If you stay outside you will only seek your own death.Su She gave Wei WuXian a sidelong glance. Although his darkened face twitched uncontrollably, he also led his disciples inside.
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The Demon Slaying Cave successfully contained over a thousand people. Lan QiRen approached Nie HuaiSang as soon as he entered and went to examine the hue-stained parts on the ground, under his anxious and expectant gaze. The set was in fact quite old. Immediately, he opened his palm and repaired the tinge with his blood.Wen Ning guarded the stairs, dumping the corpses that were closest. As soon as the nuance was repaired, the corpses seemed blocked by an invisible barrier and were temporarily unable to enter.Wei WuXian waited until Lan Wangji put away his guqin before walking towards the Cave with him. When the cultivators who had just heaved sighs of relief saw the two coming down the stairs, one in black and the other in white, they became concerned once more.No one expected this to be the case.They were supposed to be here, to bring down the YiLing Patriarch with a second siege of the Burial Mounds, but now, it seemed that they were the ones facing a siege. They even had to hide in the YiLing Patriarch's cave to live a little longer.Lan QiRen finished repairing the nuance on the ground and stood in front of the crowd, blocking the path of the two. He lifted his chin, almost wanting to block them with his arms, as if he would fight Wei WuXian to the end of his life if he dared to make a move."... Uncle," Lan Wangji called out, surprised by Lan QiRen's action.The feeling of disappointment had not yet left Lan QiRen's heart. Until now, he still didn't want to look at the disciple he was so proud of, after having taught him for all those years, this was the result.Lan Qiren looked at Wei WuXian and spoke coldly, "What do you intend to do?"Wei WuXian sat on the stairs —Nothing. But since everyone is here... why not talk...?Yi Wei Chun yelled, "There's nothing we can talk to you about!""How could there be nothing to talk about?" I'm not forcing anyone to do it, or don't you want to know how you suddenly lost your spiritual powers? From the bottom of my heart I will admit that I am not powerful enough to do it without anyone noticing.Just as Yi Wei Chun spat, Nie Huaisang was heard to reply, “Yes, I think that makes a lot of sense.They all glared at him.Wei WuXian continued, “I guess before they came here for the siege, they didn't have time to get together and eat all together, so it shouldn't be some kind of poison.Lan Sizhui pondered, “It's definitely not poison. I have never heard of a poison that can dissolve one's spiritual powers so suddenly. Or else, it would definitely be sought after by many cultivators at high prices, and rumors of its existence would be known.Many doctors were among the cultivators who came. They grabbed some people and felt their pulses.The people asked frightened: - And? Is the disappearance of our spiritual powers temporary or permanent?The question immediately attracted the attention of many people. They no longer had time to take precautions against Wei Wuxian. After all, if his spiritual powers were gone forever, eternally, they would be no different from an ordinary, common person. This would definitely be a more agonizing ending than dying here.The doctors had a brief discussion before speaking, "All the golden cores are intact... There's nothing to worry about!" It should be temporary.Hearing that it was temporary, Jiang Wanyin finally breathed a sigh of relief. He took the handkerchief that Jin Ling was handing him and wiped the blood from his face and asked, “Temporary? How long would it be? When should we recover?One of the doctors said, "...I'm afraid...at least four hours."Jiang Wanyin's face was terribly dark —Four hours?!They all looked towards the door, at the crowd of ferocious corpses surrounding the Cave. The number was not less than the living people who were thereHis spiritual powers could only recover in at least four hours? And they didn't even know if the hue could last those four hours to protect them! His gazes landed on Wei Wuxian once more and Lan Wangji always remained on his guard against any attack that was launched towards Wei Wuxian.Wei Wuxian spoke again —I already said that there is no need for you to look at me badly. Inside this cave, there are only two groups of people whose spiritual powers remain. HanGuang-Jun and I form a group; the disciples who were taken to the mountain a few days ago, form the other. It's not inaccurate if I were to describe the rest of the people as utterly powerless, is it? If I really wanted to attack them... Could the young disciples stop me?Su She snorted. “Stop your nonsense. If you want to kill us, so be it. Anyone who makes a single noise does not deserve to be called a hero. Don't expect anyone to beg your pity either.With his words, many people began to doubt.Among the thousand people, only around twenty were here for revenge.The rest only mindlessly participated when they heard that there would be a siege. It could be said that they were only spectators of justice, they had only come here due to their own sense of morality or to gain prestige and fame.These just wanted to follow the flow of the main groups in the lead. Being able to kill some of Wei Wuxian's corpse dogs would be quite a prestigious act. But if they were really asked to pay the price, not many people would want to join.Wei Wuxian looked at him. "I'm sorry, but I have to ask... who are you?"Everyone was speechless, Wei Wuxian had already called his name earlier outside the cave, and at that moment he was asking again. It was clearly a mockery and on purpose.The veins slightly protruded from Su She's forehead. He was about to speak when Lan Jingyi squealed, loudly, "And then?" If it's not poison... what is it?Wei Wuxian immediately forgot about Su She —Well, people don't lose their spiritual powers for no reason, after all. There has to be a particular method and time. Before going up to the Burial Mounds or on the way here, there must have been something everyone came in contact with or something they did together. The disciples were brought here a few days ago, so the time isn't, while HanGuang-Jun and I don't use the same mountain road as you, so the location isn't either… Would anyone like to think about what they did?In the midst of the deafening silence, someone answered helplessly, "What did we all do?" When we went up to the Burial Mounds, we all drank water... right? I can't remember, I don't know, I don't know... I really don't know.Someone couldn't help but comment, “Nobody drank anything while we were going up the mountain! Who would dare to drink the water in a mountain of corpses?Nie Huaisang made another guess. “Then we have all inhaled the mist in the mountains?Someone immediately agreed —That's something possible!However, Jin Ling immediately responded, “It's impossible. The fog is thickest at the top of the mountains, but we've already been tied to the top for two full days. Our spirit powers are still here... aren't they?Su She looked as if he really couldn't take it anymore—Enough! Enough!...Then you've really started talking to him. Is it fun, getting carried away by him and being manipulated? He.......Suddenly, his expression drastically changed. His words stopped mid-sentence.Wei Wuxian urged, "Continue, why don't you continue what you were saying about me?"All the disciples of the Moling Su Sect stood up —Sect Leader! Sect Leader... What's wrong?Su She threw away the disciple who came to help him. He raised his arm. First, he pointed at Wei Wuxian, and then directly at Lan Wangji. The disciple closest to him raged, “Wei Wuxian, what cursed act did you perform this time?"It's not a curse!" It's... It's...... —Lan Sizhui began and couldn't utter any more words.....Lan Wangji, who was sitting appropriately to the side, placed the fingers of his right hand on the guqin, stopping the vibrations of the seven strings. The disciples, chattering with excitement, suddenly turned into ducks whose necks had been grabbed, their noises abruptly stopping.The entire cave was silent.All the people from the Lan Sect who were present commented, "This is the Gusu Lan Sect's Silencing Spell..."When the cave vibrating with the chord finally quieted down, Lan Wangji turned to Wei Wuxian, “You can continue.Su She's face was filled with anger, but his lips were sealed by the spell of silence and his throat also felt dry. His despair and anxiety, not being able to open his mouth and attack Wei Wuxian, was incomparable to the shame he was feeling at having been subjugated by Lan Wangji in front of so many people.In a desperate plea to break free, he impatiently looked at Lan Qiren. However, with a cold expression on his face, Lan Qiren did not move at all. Lan Qiren was fully capable of lifting the spell, and if a senior from the Lan Sect was the one to do it, out of respect, Lan Wangji would definitely not put the spell back on. Unfortunately, many conflicts had passed between the Moling Su Sect and the Gusu Lan Sect. So their attempts were in vain.Finally everyone present began to realize what was happening.It seemed that whenever someone tried to argue with Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji would seal his lips. The crowd became as silent as the grave.But, there were always people with less intelligence or warriors without fear of death who would talk anyway and sneer even at this kind of moment.“Wei Wuxian, you really are the YiLing Patriarch, right? What evil deed are you doing trying to stop people from saying something against you?Wei Wuxian replied, “How strange.Lan Sizhui asked, "Senior Wei... what's strange?"“Sect Leader Moling Su has been acting strange for quite some time now. When the corpses surrounded us, he encouraged those who lost their spiritual powers not to seek shelter so they can die faster, and now he prevents me from asking questions and investigating. On top of that, he's been trying to irritate me, like I'm afraid he won't anger me and kill everyone here… What does this mean? Is this the way to be a good ally?Now that Wei Wuxian mentioned it, many of the people became suspicious: Sect Leader Moling Su really seemed too talkative today. But since no one else said anything, they didn't say anything either, and they all chose silence out of caution.The other part of the people began to think about the things they did before and when they went up the mountain.Wei Wuxian looked at the Moling Su Sect disciples, standing quite a distance from the Gusu Lan Sect disciples. Furthermore, the latter was not even willing to spare the former a single glance. The more he looked, the stranger it was.He whispered to Lan Wangji, “HanGuang-Jun, let me ask you: both the Gusu Lan Sect and the Moling Su Sect cultivate through music, and both Gusu and Moling are in the Jiangnan region, not far from each other. Generally speaking, shouldn't they be friends? Why do I feel that the sects do not have a good relationship?Lan Sizhui and Lan Jingyi broke through.When Lan Jingyi heard this, he raised his voice, “Of course we don't have a good relationship!Lan Wangji replied, “The Moling Su Sect is a branch of the Gusu Lan Sect.Wei Wuxian asked incredulously, "What?"Lan Sizhui covered Lan Jingyi's mouth, whispering, “Senior Wei, you may not know. But, the Moling Su Sect was the sect that a foreign disciple built after parting ways with the Gusu Lan Sect. But due to where he studied, his sect's techniques tend to be similar to those of the Gusu Lan Sect. They are cultivated through music as well. Even the Sect Leader's top-class spirit weapon, Su She, is a seven-stringed guqin like HanGuang-Jun's.Wordlessly, Wei Wuxian turned around to look at Su She, whose face still remained quite dark and furious.Lan Jingyi struggled to wriggle away from Lan Sizhui and complained, "Not only that... It gets even weirder!" Sect Leader Su... Okay... I know I have to be quiet! But, Sect Leader Su, not only has he learned everything from the Gusu Lan Sect, but he is also quite upset that others say that he is imitating our HanGuang-Jun: He always immediately gets angry... How could a person exist! like this in this world?!Hearing it getting louder and louder, Lan SiZhui could only interrupt: “JingYi!However, Su She had already heard everything clearly. Not being able to hold it another second he spat out some blood and finally forcibly lifted the Silence Spell. But as soon as he opened his mouth, his voice was so harsh that he sounded as if he were ten years older—The Gusu Lan Sect, famous for justice, full of talents, the top of the entire cultivation world! ! Is this how you teach your disciples?!Sect Leader Ouyang suppressed him, “Sect Leader Su, in the face of such a great enemy, let's not argue amongst ourselves.Su She laughed coldly. "Ours?" Look at the Gusu Lan sect. Every single one of them has gotten along with Wei WuXian, do they really count as being on our side?With this, the Gusu Lan Sect was immediately disgusted. Lan QiRen looked at him, but didn't say anything.One of the oldest and highest level guest cultivators from the Gusu Lan Sect seemed to be angry—Su MinShan, even if you are no longer from the Gusu Lan Sect, you should still watch your words and speak respectfully!A disciple immediately left the Moling Su Sect “Our Sect Leader has long since parted ways with the Gusu Lan Sect… What right do you have to speak like that to a founding sect leader?Lan JingYi had been full of wanting to complain about the Moling Su Sect for a long time, he spoke loudly, “The fact that your Sect Leader could be in that position right now was due to the Gusu Lan Sect's teachings of anyway. So we can't say anything, even when he bites the hand that fed him?Inside the Demon Slaying Cave, the two groups of people began to look at each other and mock each other.From the Moling Su Sect's side, someone else shouted, “There are so many disciples in the Gusu Lan Sect; don't tell me that any of them can establish their own sect? That's a bit derogatory, isn't it?Immediately, someone from the Gusu Lan Sect's side fired back, “Who is it that is being dismissive here? I wonder which sect misinterpreted their exorcism tunes, and they still don't realize their lack of talent!Wei WuXian's face brightened at what was said —It's not the food or the fog in the air!They all stopped in surprise.Wei WuXian continued, “Everyone forgot something, that after going up the mountain, there was something else they all did together.Lan SiZhui asked, "What is it?"“Kill the corpses,” Wei WuXian exclaimed.Ouyang ZiZhen exclaimed, “Oh, maybe it's the same as in Yi City, where there was something like a poisonous powder in the mouths of the corpses?! Dad, when you were killing those corpses, did strange colored powder come out of the bodies of the corpses?"There was no dust, there wasn't!" —Ouyang Leader denied.Ouyang ZiZhen refused to give up. "Then... what about the liquids?"Jiang Wanyin's voice was cold — Enough. If strange powders or liquids were extracted from the bodies of the corpses after their death, we would not be so weak as not to have noticed anything strange.Ouyang ZiZhen, who thought that he figured out the mystery, blushed and scratched his head. Sect Leader Ouyang finally lowered his overexcited son to sit up properly.Wei WuXian continued his hypothesis —Indeed, it is related to killing corpses. However, the problem is not the corpses, but the people who were killing the corpses.” He turned to Lan QiRen and exclaimed, “Master Lan, I would like to ask you a question.Lan QiRen looked at Lan Wangji and his voice came out nonchalantly, “If you have a question, why don't you ask him instead?Lan QiRen was pedantic, but not oblivious. He realized something was off too, which was why he listened for so long despite his temper. However, his face was still quite dark.Wei WuXian touching his chin, smiled, “Well, I was worried that you would get mad if I asked too many questions in front of you. But since you already told me to ask him, then I'll ask him... Lan Zhan?—Mn.“The Moling Su Sect was a sect that broke away from the GusuLan Sect, right?—Mn.—Although it branched out, the techniques of the Moling Su Sect still used those of the GusuLan Sect “For reference”… Right?-Yes.—One of the techniques of the GusuLan Sect, is the Sound of Conquest which has the effect of exorcising evil. Among the instruments, the seven-stringed guqin was the most powerful, so there are the largest number of people who cultivate through the guqin. The Moling Su Sect did the same, and the guqin is also the most common in their sect, is that correct?-Right.—Although Sect Leader Moling Su left the GusuLan Sect with knowledge of his techniques when he founded his own sect, his guqin skills were nothing special, and the disciples he taught often made many mistakes as well, Right?Lan Wangji answered honestly, “Yes.Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji walked back and forth, talking as if no one was around. More and more people realized that they were not just making fun of Su She, but disarming something. Therefore, they began to listen more carefully.Lan Wangji was happy that he was close enough to Wei WuXian to help him unravel the mystery.Next, Wei WuXian slowed down, “…And that means, even when a section of the battle tunes that the Moling Su Sect played when killing corpses in the Burial Mounds was wrong, the GusuLan Sect would not find it unusual, and would just think that he made a mistake due to his inferior techniques and misremembered the score, without taking the time to notice if it was an accidental mistake or a mistake on purpose, is this the case? It is not like this?Hearing the last question, Su She's pupils shrank. The hand he placed on the hilt of his sword was suddenly lined with veins. The blade of the sword was already drawn half an inch.On the other hand, Lan Wangji raised his eyes at the same time. He and Wei WuXian both saw the sense of understanding in each other's eyes.Lan Wangji stated, one word at a time emphasizing each one, “That's right, this is the case.Su She drew his sword with a clank. Wei WuXian moved the sword blade to the side with two fingers and smiled, "What are you doing?" Sect Leader Su, don't forget that you have lost all your spiritual powers, do you think you would threaten me with something like that?Raised sword in hand, Su She could neither attack nor let go. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Speculating against me for so long... What are you trying to achieve?""Was I understanding things so much that you thought I was hinting at something wrong?" So I'll be a little clearer. Everyone here lost their spiritual powers because they did one thing in common. What was it? Kill the corpses. Killing the corpses, Sect Leader Moling Su appeared along with all of you. He pretended to be using his guqin to fend off the corpses, but without anyone noticing, he had already changed a section of the battle songs to be another tune, one that would cause people to temporarily lose their spiritual powers. You were trying so hard to fight the corpses while he pretended to help you but without his back he was......Su She bellowed to cut him off, “This is slander! A lie!!Wei WuXian continued, “Many of the GusuLan Sect's guqin cultivators are here, right? When they went up the mountain, were there mistakes in the battle tunes that the Moling Su Sect played?The Gusu Lan Sect's guqin cultivators had the greatest right to answer such a question. They responded in unison —Yes, there were!Wei WuXian continued, “Su Sect Leader, you knew that many of the people from the GusuLan Sect were filled with contempt towards you and the Moling Su Sect, so you used this contempt to your advantage. Dark songs can be used to harm others, but have requirements as to the spiritual powers of the person playing them. If you were alone, of course, you couldn't perform it to the extent that almost a thousand people lost their spiritual powers, but if you brought all the guqin cultivators from the Moling Su Sect so they could play with you! Among the sects present here, only the GusuLan Sect could realize what was wrong, but they held contempt towards you. So even if they found out that you played the battle songs wrong, they would only think that you are so inexperienced that you even taught your disciples wrong!Nie HuaiSang's mouth dropped open. “Is there really such a dark song in the world that it can cause whoever listens to it to lose their spiritual powers?-Why not? The sounds of the guqin can defend you from evil, so why can't they summon evil? There is a collection of Dongying songs called the Chaos Collection. The songs collected in that book are all obscure songs from the Dongying region. There were even songs that could be used to kill someone, so why couldn't there be a song that makes someone temporarily lose their spiritual powers? Master Lan QiRen is here with us. Ask him: Is there such a book inside the Room of Forbidden Books in the Library Pavilion of the GusuLan Sect?Su She sneered, “Even if such a song exists, when I was studying in Gusu, I couldn't enter the Hall of Forbidden Books, so I couldn't have seen it. Afterwards, I haven't walked a single step inside the Cloud Recesses either… And I've never heard of such a book! You, on the other hand, are so familiar with that Chaos Collection, and have also been abnormally close with HanGuang-Jun. Compared to me, you have a better chance of having used that book... right?Wei WuXian laughed. "Who said you have to enter the Room of Forbidden Books?" Wouldn't it be better as long as your master can enter at will? The methods of manipulating sheet music: he was probably the one who taught you that too, wasn't he?A person with free power to travel in and out of the Cloud Recesses at will. There was no need to say out loud who was the master of Su She.Everyone knew: It could only be LianFang-Zun!Wei WuXian continued his explanation, “Was it the idea of you two to capture the disciples of all the sects and attract so many people to this 'Second Siege' of the Burial Mounds. The mantis feeds on the cicada, while the oriole feeds on the mantis. LianFang-Zun uses his injuries as an excuse to avoid arousing suspicion and collaborates with you from the outside. One of you played a dark song to diminish people's spiritual powers, while the other used the Stygian Tiger Seal to control the corpses on the mountain. In the end, thousands of people are killed in my lair. No one would believe me if I said it wasn't me who did it, right? You weren't afraid to meet me either. After all, the infamous name of Wei WuXian is known to everyone. With hate both new and old, the excited crowd would not listen to my protests at all. Maybe I would even awaken my killing intent and kill everyone.Su She mocked —How ridiculous. LianFang-Zun is already the Chief Cultivator leading the entire Cultivation World. Not that he needs power or name. What benefit is it to him to have so many people die? You not only slandered me, but also dared to slander LianFang-Zun!“If you say that I am slandering you with such conviction, do you dare play the battle song that the Moling Su Sect played to fend off the corpses on your way up the mountain, here in front of everyone? Wei Wuxian rebuked.Inside the Demon Slaying Cave, the crowd had slowly moved away from the people of the Moling Su Sect, leaving a rather large and empty area, isolating them in the middle.Wei WuXian seized the opportunity — No? Sure, that's no problem. Why don't you see what this is? He took out two yellowed sheets of paper from his robe and waved them, allowing everyone to barely see that they were two pieces of sheet music, and added, "Did you really think that we returned with nothing in our hands during our trip to Koi Tower?" Inside the Secret Treasure Chamber, behind the bronze mirror in the Fragrant Palace, Jin GuangYao hid two pages torn from the Chaos Collection. We already found it. As soon as Master Lan QiRen sees it we'll know if the melody you just played was inside and the truth will come out!Su She sneered, "You're lying, how do I know these aren't sheet music you randomly made up to slander me?""I can't carry two pieces of sheet music with me at all times, ready to pull them out at a moment's notice, right?" Regardless, whether or not I'm lying, Master Lan QiRen will know once he looks at them.Su She originally suspected that it was a bluff, a trap. However, seeing Wei WuXian's mischievous smile and his confident tone, along with Lan QiRen's furrowed brows after he looked at the papers, he felt his chest tighten and yelled, “Master Lan, be careful! As he spoke, he reached out to grab the two pages.At this moment, Bichen's icy blue radiance flew towards him. The sword at Su She's waist was drawn to block the attack. However, only after he blocked it did he realize that he was tricked.His sword was called "Nanping". At this moment, striking against Bichen, the radiance from him swirled brightly: he was clearly filled with spiritual energy!Immediately, Wei WuXian folded the two pieces of paper and put them back into his lapels, exclaiming in mock astonishment, "Am I seeing okay?" I can't believe you still have your spiritual powers! Congratulations, congratulations. But I would like to ask you: If you are not doing anything wrong, why did you hide the fact that you did not lose your spiritual powers?Of course, the two pieces of paper were not the pages torn from the Chaos Collection but the strange melody that Jin GuangYao played during empathy, written down by Lan Wangji in the Room of Forbidden Books. At that time, Lan Wangji left a copy for Lan Xichen to compare and examine, while Wei WuXian kept both his and Lan Wangji's copies, taking them with him. It just so happened that he was able to use them to trick Su She into becoming suspicious and making mistakes.Lan Wangji was extremely surprised and his admiration had grown even more. In the end, without Wei WuXian having to say anything, he had perfectly understood Wei WuXian's plans and simply launched a surprise attack, and Su She exposed himself.Su She staggered to the nuance of the ground and bit his tongue, spitting blood onto the ground. The splatter from his covered the red and dark lines.Lan Wangji could no longer worry about the fight with him. Severing his left hand with Bichen, he tried to repaint the matrix. Su She took the opportunity to take out a talisman and throw it on the ground. Smoke and blue flames arose.It was a Teleportation Talisman!The person who was digging the graves of the Yueyang Chang Sect's graveyard and was familiar with the sword techniques of the GusuLan Sect while his face and sword were covered by the black mist….It was none other than Su She!
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The flash dissipated in an instant. Su She had escaped, in full view of all.Lan Wangji crouched down to fix the hue.Wei WuXian approached him and stood next to him —How is the nuance?Lan Wangji painted on the ground for a while with his bleeding finger, then shook his head. Su She's blood had already completely covered and ruined the original hue. It was impossible to repair.Wei WuXian took his hand and wiped the dirt with his own sleeve. "Stop trying if it's useless."The hue was about to be completely destroyed, so the corpses outside the cave could enter at any moment.The disciples of the Moling Su Sect had blank looks on their faces. It seemed that Su She had used them, he didn't tell them that they were playing the wrong tunes, nor did he tell them about his strategy to prevent his spiritual powers from running out. This meant that Sect Leader's original plan of his was that both the Moling Su Sect's disciples and others must die.A few sect leaders clung to their sons, warning them, “When corpses enter the cave, you must protect yourself and try to get out no matter what… Stay alive no matter what! Got it?!Wei WuXian tore off a part of his sleeve that was clean and treated the wound on Lan Wangji's hand. Suddenly, a figure ran out from behind his back and came at him with his sword. Lan Wangji shook the fingers of his right hand. With a jarring crash, he somehow managed to throw the sword away.Wei WuXian turned to look and exclaimed, “Why is it you again?By Lan Wangji's spirit strength, the person took a few steps back before falling to the ground. It was Yi Wei Chun, who had lost his leg. He was holding his sword with his blood red eyes “Wei WuXian, those things you just said… I don't believe a single word of them!“Everything was exposed. Su She has attacked and fled. How come you still don't believe it? Wei Wuxian replied.Yi Wei Chun advanced again —I don't think so! I won't believe a single word you say!Hate could blind a person's eyes and make him unable to admit anything in favor of his enemy.At this point, many terrified screams came from in front of them:-It's broken!"The shade is broken!""They're coming in!"Wen Ning leapt forward stopping the horde of corpses and pushing them towards the entrance. Everyone was filled with panic, seeing death right in front of their noses.Lan SiZhui, Lan JingYi drew their swords and exclaimed —Ghost General! We can help you?!Even Ouyang ZiZhen joined the disciples of the GusuLan sect."Don't worry, father! I will protect you! Ouyang ZiZhen exclaimed.His father almost spit out a mouthful of blood at the sight of him.Jin Ling also wanted to join his classmates. Drawing his spiritual sword, he walked a few steps forward. But his walk was halted as he was grabbed by the arm by Jiang Wanyin.-Uncle? Jin Ling asked.Jiang Wanyin took his nephew's hand and placed a ring on his finger. It was Zidian.Leader Jiang supported Sandu, although he had lost his spiritual energy he would not let himself be killed easily, looking at his nephew he exclaimed —Try not lose Zidian and see what happens!Lan QiRen drew his sword and began to slash at the corpses that were approaching the group.“Wow, this is my first time seeing Master Lan QiRen fight! Who knew that he had such good swordsmanship?!Lan JingYi's voice was as loud as he ever answered him, “Of course, who did you think he was HanGuang-Jun and ZeWu-Jun's fencing master before they turned sixteen?By the time Lan Wangji cut the last corpse into two halves, mountains of corpses and rivers of blood had already formed inside the Demon Slaying Cave.Lan JingYi's pupils looked dilated and his complexion pale —I... I've never killed so many corpses before... I, alone, killed at least thirty, no, forty of them...“I…also…” Ouyang ZiZhen seconded.The battle seemed to have no end, the young disciples were falling to the ground exhausted with their heavy breaths and their hearts beating a thousand.Both Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji were completely disheveled and dirty. Wei WuXian was dressed in black, so he didn't look so terrible, but Lan Wangji's white robes had already been dyed different shades of black and red, making them almost hideous to look at. On his entire body, only the ribbon on his forehead could be considered clean, given how significant it was. Bichen was in his hand, still constantly maintaining the flow of spiritual energy from him.It was the first time HanGuang-Jun looked so messy even his face was worried. He protecting Wei WuXian in all directions, even being aware of the people around him. Fearing that a sword would hurt him.Once inside the cave, the screams diminished and everything seemed to be in silence. There were no other corpses in sight that were whole or could be moved.-Is it over...? —Nie HuaiSang's voice echoed through the cave, breaking the deathly silence.Why Nie HuaiSang had managed to survive such a battle and speak in such an energetic tone was truly a mystery. No one had the strength to answer him.Nie HuaiSang looked so ecstatic that he was on the verge of crying. “Thank heavens, these corpses were finally killed! It seems that this time we managed to escape death, our ancestors are really protecting us, aren't they?Many influenced by his enthusiasm cheered. Until a voice made everyone silent and alert.-Teacher!!...Lan QiRen's voice immediately sounded, “There is no need to help me.Lan Wangji's eyes widened as he saw his uncle cough up a few mouthfuls of blood.Lan QiRen waved his hand, crossed his legs, and began to meditate. Lan Wangji immediately went out to feel his uncle's pulse.Just as he was about to transmit spiritual energy to him, Lan QiRen stopped him—No need! Our spiritual powers have not recovered yet. Doing so is absolutely useless.Lan Wangji released him, and the disciples of his sect wereted no time in asking, "HanGuang-Jun…." What should we do now?They only realized after asking that the act was somewhat inappropriate. However, Lan QiRen continued to rest, showing no sign that he was going to care about him."Rest a moment and examine the casualties." No delay in helping the injured is allowed,” Lan Wangji ordered.Lan's Second Jade, had always been quite an impressive figure in the GusuLan Sect. The disciples hearing this felt as if his hearts could finally calm down a bit.-Yes! —The disciples answered in unison, even his tone seemed somewhat more stable.However, before they had a chance to do anything, Wei WuXian interrupted. "Silence." His expression was serious, and they all fell silent at once.When everything was completely silent, the sound could be heard clearly. It was the sound of feet stepping on dry leaves, coming from outside the cave. And they weren't the feet of a person. They were dense and endless steps.It was a new wave of corpses.
And it was bigger than the previous one!
They all seemed to lose hope, exhausted and tired from the previous battle. Even Wen Ning couldn't stop them all.Suddenly, Wei WuXian spoke, “HanGuang-Jun!Lan Wangji turned around to look at him.Wei WuXian took a deep breath, “I want to do something.The eyes of the others were also guided by the conversation."Will you do it with me?"Lan Wangji stared at him. He responded, firm and articulate, "I will."Wei WuXian smiled before taking off his black robe. Underneath was a white cloak, already dyed red. However, that didn't stop him from raising his blood-soaked palm and painting a few lines on it. When he stopped, what he was wearing was no longer a white robe. It was a flag... A Flag of Spiritual Attraction!Wei WuXian stood next to Lan Wangji as he greeted Lan SiZhui and the others. The young people all surrounded them. Jin Ling also wanted to go, but was stopped by Jiang Cheng.Wei WuXian explained, “Later, when the second wave of corpses breaks through, I will guide them towards the pool of blood, and HanGuang-Jun will be responsible for killing them. Here... - he patted his chest -... There is a goal. They won't pay attention to you, don't join the fight either, just run as fast as you can.The young disciples began to exclaim their wishes to participate in the battle even wanting to be live targets to help him.Wei WuXian didn't know whether to laugh or frown, hastening to stop them —That's enough, stop bothering. One goal is enough. HanGuang-Jun is the only one needed to help me kill the corpses. Please stop giving me trouble.Everyone present began to suffer from an upset conscience, the fearsome YiLing Patriarch, the person they had come to defeat, to eradicate evil, was becoming the target of hundreds of corpses, saving them.Lan SiZhui and the others seemed to want to say something else, but Lan Wangji stopped them. “Listen to what he says.The corpses were already heard at the entrance and began to enter the cave.“Wen Ning! Clear the way! Wei Wuxian ordered.The Ghost General started pushing and hitting the corpses opening an escape path.Wei WuXian turned around and ran towards the pool of blood. Lan Wangji followed closely without leaving his side. The red spirit summoning flag on the white robe was indeed the best target. Not a single corpse took notice of anyone else, completely ignoring all the living humans brushing past it, lunging only at Wei WuXian.The corpses advanced one after another. The path that Wen Ning cleared was always quickly occupied by other corpses, so he hurried back and cleared it again.More than half of the people inside the Demon Slaying Cave had not yet had time to leave; some of them could not walk on their own. They watched as Bichen's glow spread through the cave again and again, rows of corpses hacked to pieces as the next row advanced. Shouts and wails rang out, bouncing like echoes off the Cave ceiling.
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Within a very few minutes, the corpses had surrounded Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji, making it difficult for them to approach the pool of blood. The mountains of corpses on the sides grew larger and larger, the place where they were standing seemed smaller and smaller.Wei WuXian threw out a handful of talismans, and Lan Wangji sensed that there was danger. Looking to the side, as expected, a ferocious corpse had dragged a bunch of corpses close to the two of them. With his mouth open, he flung himself at Wei WuXian.Wei WuXian's hands were empty.Lan Wangji was about to attack him with his sword when he suddenly heard a scream. The ferocious corpse split in two in midair.A bloody corpse stood tall above the mountains of corpses as tall as a man. In both of his hands, he was still holding on to the two trembling pieces of the corpse as he looked at Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji.The unidentified corpse that had appeared out of nowhere was nothing like the other corpses they had seen. It was dyed crimson red throughout, as if it had just stepped out of the pool of blood. With his extremely emaciated body, he looked beyond grotesque.The corpses controlled by the Stygian Tiger Seal were also attracted to the strange corpse. They all gave up on attacking Wei WuXian and instead looked at him hesitantly.The blood corpse walked a few steps forward. He staggered forward as cracking noises came from his knuckles, almost as if it were stretching his bones. Dark red blood dripped from his limbs and torso, trailing to the ground. A bitter fusion of yin energy and strong resentment spilled from his body. As he got closer, the other corpses began to writhe. Many of the people turned pale, afraid to make a single noise.Lan Wangji stood in front of Wei WuXian, shielding him with his body, even his sword was in his hand ready to defend himself.But, Wei WuXian pressed his hand with which he was holding onto Bichen and whispered, "...Wait." He looked at the corpse of blood and repeated, "Wait."The bloody corpse stopped about ten feet from them. Suddenly, he raised his head and let out two loud howls. The howls grew louder and shriller with each one. People covered their ears.Ripples of light formed on the surface of the pool of blood.Suddenly, a hand came out of the blood!And a second bloody corpse had dragged itself out of the pool. Immediately after, the entire surface of the pool of blood began to churn, almost as if it were boiling. As it churned, more heads moved up its surface.These red-dipped corpses, as soon as they stepped out of the pool of blood, immediately began to fight the other corpses.The Juniors approached the place with their swords in hand to help, no matter if they disobeyed an order, they felt in their hearts that they should help no matter what.Seeing the scene, Jin Ling exclaimed in surprise —... What the hell are these things?! Why were there more ferocious corpses in the pool of blood? Didn't they say that all the corpses in the Burial Mounds had been cremated?!Sect Leader Ouyang responded, protecting the child from him —Some were not!Lan JingYi asked in alarm —Which weren't?!Sect Leader Ouyang replied, “Those…Those…..Clearly during the first siege of the Burial Mounds the members of Wei WuXian's army, the fifty remnants of the Qishan Wen Sect had been exterminated, but their bodies had not been cremated, at all. They were thrown into the pool of blood inside the cave without any care.Suddenly, Jin Ling yelled, “Watch out!A bloody lump of a red figure landed before him. Holding the sword from him, Lan SiZhui took a few steps back. The bloody corpse rose slowly.The corpse was abnormally small and bent. It looked like someone had punched a hole in his skull. His white hair was sparse, stuck to his forehead in tatters after being drenched in bloody water. Along with the rotten meat of it, it was extremely repulsive. Anyone who saw it would feel uncomfortable. After crawling, limping, he slowly walked towards Lan SiZhui.All the youths trembled in fear, immediately gathered near their friend, more Lan SiZhui stopped them.If the scrawny corpse had eyeballs, he should be looking at it right now. Tilting his head, he even stretched out an arm, his hand slowly moving towards Lan SiZhui as if he wanted to touch it.The blood corpse called out to him in a weak voice, "A....... -Yu...an......A horde of corpses closed in on them and the corpse in red defended Lan SiZhui, acting with utter brutality and tearing apart everything that came towards them.Wen Ning dumped several corpses. Body trembling, he yelled at the corpse in red —Is that you?!He paid no attention to him, although Wen Ning tried to communicate with all the corpses in red, none of them could answer him.An hour later, the sounds began to subside, until all was silent. After everything was over, the Demon Slaying Cave looked like the landscapes of hell painted on scrolls.One after another, the blood-stained corpses began to gather to where Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji were. The tall and the short, the men and the women, the old and the young, they were all demons bathed in blood. But in these figures, Wei WuXian's eyes saw some familiar shadows.“Uncle Fourth…Grandma…” Wen Ning muttered. He said their names one by one, his voice faltering as he advanced. "You've been waiting here all this time?"If he were alive, his eyes would have already turned red and started crying.Wei WuXian's lips trembled. He seemed to want to say something, but still he couldn't say it. He lowered his head and gave them a loud salute. His voice was hoarse —... Thank you.Lan Wangji also bowed in thanks, they had been Wei WuXian's family during the time they lived together in the Burial Mounds.During the battle they were extremely fierce, but now they seemed calm. All of them, at different times, bowed and raised their hands, returning the salute.And then, as if something had sucked the energy and life within them, they all collapsed at once. Their blood-colored bodies seemed to be made of brittle porcelain, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces. Until only ashes remain on the ground.A single thought passed through Lan Wangji's mind, they all repaid Wei WuXian's kindness with loyalty, even in death.Wen Ning flung himself to the ground, using his hands to scoop up the crimson ashes. After grabbing them, he stuffed it into his clothing, handful by handful. Soon, all his pockets and recesses were full. Seeing this, Lan JingYi scratched his hair and took out one of his perfume bags and emptied the contents out of it."Here, take it!"Watching, the other youths also copied him. Jin Ling was the only one who continued to watch them, his expression complex. He did nothing. Frowning, he stepped further away.On the other hand, when the seven or eight hands were in front of Wen Ning, holding perfume bags and woven bags, Wen Ning did not know what to do.Lan SiZhui asked, “Ghost General… Do you need help?Wen Ning hurried, “No, you… no…Lan JingYi continued, “There are so many bones and ashes, can you finish picking it all up on your own?Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji walked over.“Don't touch them carelessly. You will be under corpse poisoning if you don't wear gloves.Hearing this, the boys finally gave up. Lan SiZhui spoke, “Master Wei, HanGuang-Jun, and Ghost General, this time, thank you very much for…”Suddenly, a cold voice came from the crowd. "Why?" What is all this? I am asking you, what is all this? Atonement?! I don't think you guys are thinking of feeling gratitude in your hearts, right?Lan SiZhui and the boys turned around to find that the one who spoke was Fang Meng Chen again who had said that Wei WuXian had killed his parents.Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji also looked at him."Do you hate the remnants of the Wen Sect?" The remnants of the Wen Sect you speak of have already died once, thirteen years ago. And now, just then, for my sake, for your sake, and everyone here's... They died once more! This time, they have all turned to ashes,” Wei WuXian exclaimed and continued, “Let me ask you, what else do you want me to do?Fang Meng Chen glared at him. A moment later, he replied through clenched teeth, “It's no use. Let me tell you, Wei WuXian, no matter what you do, never expect me to forgive you or forget my parents' death."No one told you to forgive me." The things I did, you not only remember them, I also remember them —Wei WuXian answered.In fact, Wei WuXian and the others saved his life, but he didn't want to give up all those grudges at that moment. But if he wanted to take revenge on Wei WuXian, it would be useless, given how powerless he was. In the end, he could only let out a loud scream before running out of the Cave.After he left, a voice asked:"There won't be any more corpses coming, will they?" We are really safe this time… right? Nie Huai Sang asked.Nie HuaiSang looked around. Seeing that no one answered him, he asked once more, "So, are we allowed... to get out of here?"“Four hours should have passed by now. How many have regained spiritual powers?Many people took out talismans to test if they could ignite them with their spiritual powers. Gradually, the talismans in the hands of some people dimly lit up. Hearing the question, they replied —Two tenths come back to me."They are recovering very slowly!"When they arrived they thought that it would be a victory against evil assured, but they ended up being rescued by their enemy, they were nothing more than a mockery for history. Surely this siege would be called as the shame of the cultivation world.Some people were glad to have escaped death, others regretted the turn of events. The dozens of sect leaders gathered. After some discussion, they agreed to first find a safe place to rest until their spirit powers had recovered to eight tenths so that no further incidents would occur upon their return.The closest place was the Yunmeng Jiang Sect.They all began to comment on whether it was right to let the YiLing Patriarch join them, between exchanges that seemed to go on forever, they talked amongst themselves.On the other hand, Lan Wangji approached Lan QiRen, “Uncle… Have you received any news about my brother?After a moment of silence, Lan QiRen replied, “No.Wei WuXian spoke, “Maybe ZeWu-Jun is still under Jin GuangYao's control right now. Master Lan, the more people, the more help there is. Even if you are worried about me, at least let HanGuang-Jun participate in your upcoming plans. He is his brother, after all.“…” Lan QiRen's face was filled with fatigue. He turned to Lan Wangji and exclaimed, “Come if you want.The rest of the people immediately looked at Jiang Wanyin. Among the three highest-status sect leaders, Lan QiRen had taken a position and it didn't matter if Nie HuaiSang took a position or not, so now it was all up to Sect Leader Yunmeng Jiang.They all knew of the rivalry between them and the hatred of the Jiang against the one his brother had been, however to the surprise of many the Jiang Leader let out a bitter laugh while looking at Wei WuXian —So you dare to return to the Lotus Dock?After the short sentence, he stopped talking. No one knew what this meant, not knowing if he allowed it or not. But when they left, Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji joined the group, and he did not give them a single glance. They assumed that he did not allow it or deny it.
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Going down the mountain, the sect leaders had to rent boats, since they couldn't get on their spirit swords and fly to Lotus Dock, they only had to get there by water.Everything was rushed so they could only get very few boats. All the leaders had to share the same boat while about a dozen disciples had to travel in another boat.The boats rocked back and forth. Some of the northern boys were quite giddy. After they tried for a while, they really couldn't hold it in any longer and ran off close to the gunwale and vomited before collapsing, dizzy, on the deck.One of the boys commented, "My gosh, it's so unstable it feels like there's a storm in my stomach." Hey, SiZhui-Xiong, are you vomiting too? Aren't you from Gusu? It's not like you're from the north. Why are you even more dizzy than me?Lan SiZhui waved his hand, his face was the color of ash “I…I don't know why either. I've been like this when I've been boating since I was four or five years old... Maybe I was born this way. As he spoke, he felt the sickening feeling return. He got to his feet, holding on to the railing.In another boat were Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian, both sitting in the lotus position, while Lan Wangji played purification on his guqin. With the exhausting battle, Wei WuXian was both mentally and physically exhausted. His body was heavy and he needed to be cleansed of the resentful energy inside of him.The notes fell like poetry and the harmonious chords resonated delicately and perfectly in the cabin of the boat.Suddenly Jin Ling's voice alerted them. Wei WuXian hurried to his feet and left. His eyes searched for the image of Jin Ling and he quickly found it. The Young Man had his drawn sword in his hand.Wei WuXian asked, "What's going on?!""Han Guang Jun!" Master Wei! Come here! Lan SiZhui shouted.Lan Wangji wrapped his right arm around Wei WuXian's waist and took Bichen. Riding the sword, the two landed on the boat. Wei WuXian's figure wavered slightly.He spoke after Lan Wangji steadied him. "What happened, Wen Ning?" Didn't you say you were just going to take a look?Wen Ning replied, “I'm sorry, Young Master. It was my fault. I could not contain myself...Jin Ling turned the sword blade towards him and roared, “There's no need for you to act so pretentious!Wei WuXian spoke, “Jin Ling, lower your sword first.-I won't do it!Wei WuXian was about to speak again when Jin Ling suddenly burst into tears. While he was crying, all the people had frozen.Confused, Wei WuXian took a step towards him. "Wha... what's wrong?"Even as tears streamed down his face, Jin Ling still cried out, sobbing, “This is my father's sword. I won't leave it!What he hugged tightly in his arms was Jin ZiXuan's sword, Suihua. This sword was the only thing his parents had left him.For a while, Wei WuXian didn't even know what to do. He looked at Lan Wangji as if he was asking for help, but Lan Wangji was even less likely to know what to do.At this point, a voice came from the other side of the river —A-Ling!The one he called out to was Jiang Wanyin, who was near the edge.Still teary-eyed, as soon as Jin Ling saw his uncle, he immediately wiped his face, sniffing. He looked here and there and finally made up his mind to fly, landing next to Jiang Wanyin.Jiang Wanyin grabbed him "What happened to you?" Who did this to you?!Jin Ling rubbed his eyes roughly, refusing to speak. Jiang Wanyin raised his head and gave the fishing boat a nasty look. His cold gaze passed over Wen Ning, about to land on Wei WuXian when Lan Wangji stepped out and blocked Wei WuXian's silhouette, whether intentional or not.One of the sect leaders was alarmed —Wei WuXian, why are you on that ship? His doubtful tone of his, rather uncomfortable to the ear, made it clear that he thought Wei WuXian had ulterior motives.Ouyang ZiZhen spoke, “Yao Sect Leader, why are you speaking in such a tone? If Mr. Wei really wanted to do something, then I'm afraid none of us could be sitting in our boats as safely as we are now.As soon as he said this, many of the older cultivators looked a bit uncomfortable. Although it was the truth, no one wanted to hear him speak so frankly.Lan SiZhui immediately followed up —ZiZhen is right!Many of the other boys also agreed.Jiang Wanyin slightly lowered his chin —Ouyang Sect Leader.Having been named, Sect Leader Ouyang could feel his eyelids beating as did his heart.He heard Jiang Wanyin continue coldly, "If I remember correctly, it's your son who spoke, isn't it?" He sure has a silver tongue.Sect Leader Ouyang hurried over —ZiZhen! Come back, come to your father!Ouyang ZiZhen was confused. "A-Die, wasn't it you who told me to get on this boat so I wouldn't disturb you?"Sect Leader Ouyang wiped off a few beads of sweat —Enough! Haven't you bragged enough times today? Come here right now!His sect was located in Baling, close to Yunmeng but incomparable in power. Naturally, he didn't want Jiang Wanyin to hold a grudge against his son just because he spoke a few times in favor of Wei WuXian.Jiang Wanyin looked at Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji one last time before returning to the cabin, his arm around Jin Ling's shoulders.Sect Leader Ouyang sighed in relief. He turned to his son and scolded, "Wh-Wh-How dare you!" You really are listening to me less and less! Are you coming or not? I'll come find you if you don't!Ouyang ZiZhen looked worried. “A-Die, you should go inside and rest as well. Your spiritual powers haven't recovered yet, so you won't be able to come. Please don't swing your sword so rashly.He couldn't really fly and grab his son. Enraged, he turned with a tug at his sleeves and headed back into the cabin.In another boat, Nie HuaiSang laughed out loud. All the other sect leaders stared at him speechlessly, but most of them had already dispersed.Seeing this, Wei WuXian let out a long sigh of relief. As soon as he relaxed, a heavy weariness suddenly crossed his face. He started to wobble.In a flurry, all the disciples came to him, wanting to help him up like they had Lan SiZhui when he had gagged the boat.However, without requiring his help at all, Lan Wangji bowed slightly. With one hand on his arm and the other behind his knees, Lan Wangji immediately lifted Wei WuXian up.They all stared at him, stunned and silent.
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Wei Wuxian was leaning on Lan Wangji's broad chest as he was carried into the cabin of the boat.However, there was nowhere to lie down, just about four long benches. So Lan Wangji lowered Wei WuXian, standing next to him and with his arm supporting him around the waist, while his free hand brought these benches together to form a platform wide enough to lie on.Elegantly he sat down and settled to give Wei WuXian a comfortable place. He very carefully laid him back resting his upper body on his chest and shoulder.Lan SiZhui, Lan JingYi and Ouyang ZiZhen followed them and settled in front of them on the floor of the cabin. Their gazes were concerned at the state of Senior Wei.Both Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian had some of the dirt from corpses on their faces. So Lan Wangji took the handkerchief from him and wiped Wei WuXian's face. The white cloth was marred with the color of blood.Seeing that Lan Wangji also had dirt on his face, Lan SiZhui handed over his own handkerchief.“HanGuang-Jun,” Lan SiZhui exclaimed.The Jade returned a warm look as he reached out and held the handkerchief. After wiping his face clean, his dapper countenance returned, making the faces of the Juniors Lans light up as they saw the magnificent HanGuang-Jun again.Ouyang ZiZhen finally asked what seemed to be on the minds of all the Juniors —HanGuang-Jun, why did Senior Wei collapse?Lan Wangji replied, “Fatigue.Lan JingYi was amazed —I thought Senior Wei would never get tired!The faces of the Juniors seemed to share this thought. However, Lan Wangji looked at Wei WuXian's tired face, thinking about how other people thought that Wei WuXian was some kind of ruthless monster, an overpowering being who could subdue endless corpses with the snap of his fingers. But the reality was different, Wei WuXian could get tired, he could hurt himself and also exhaust himself both physically and psychologically."We are all human" were the words that came from Lan Wangji's lips.Wei WuXian was human. And since he was human, it was only natural for him to faint after a long battle. It was natural for his body to collapse from handling so much resentful energy. They were all human.
How could a human be tireless?
How could he remain in the battle immovable?
No one could do it and Wei WuXian was no exception.The cabin was silent. No one present made a sound. The Juniors started looking at each other as if trying to break the silence because if Wei WuXian was awake, he would joke around, and start talking about some interesting topic. Then the atmosphere, anxious and silent, would become one, haughty and lively.However, he was lying down right now, and HanGuang-Jun was the one sitting next to him, his back as straight as ever. Usually, someone would say a few things to liven up the atmosphere, but if Lan Wangji didn't speak, the others didn't dare to speak either, even Lan JingYi had remained dead silent.All the boys sighed and commented in a whisper: —... This is very boring.They were so bored that they began to communicate between whispers and signs:"Why doesn't HanGuang-Jun say anything?" Why hasn't Senior Wei woken up yet? Lan JingYi murmured.With his hands cupped around his cheeks, Ouyang ZiZhen stealthily pointed here and there: “HanGuang-Jun is always so uncommunicative? How could Senior Wei bear to be around him all the time?...Lan SiZhui nodded gravely, silently assuring him, “HanGuang-Jun has always been like this!Suddenly, Wei WuXian's brows furrowed, tilting his head to the side. Gently, Lan Wangji moved his head back to better settle it on his chest.Wei WuXian muttered, “Lan Zhan…They all thought he was waking up. They were ecstatic, but Wei WuXian's eyes were still closed. Lan Wangji, on the other hand, looked as usual.—Mn. I'm here —Jade answered.Wei WuXian was silent again. As if he felt safe, he moved closer to Lan Wangji as if he was hugging him and continued to sleep.The Juniors stared at the exchange blankly and for some unknown reason, their cheeks suddenly turned red.Lan SiZhui was the first to stand up, stammering, “Ha-HanGuang-Jun, we will go outside and get some fresh air…”Everyone nearly fled the scene, running onto the deck. With the night wind, it seemed like its suffocating feelings from before had finally blown away.Lan JingYi asked, “What happened? Why did we have to leave? Because?!Ouyang ZiZhen covered his face, “I don't know what happened either, but I suddenly felt that we really shouldn't be there.Some of them pointed at each other:"Why did you blush?!""I only blushed because you blushed!"Wen Ning never stepped forward to help Wei WuXian in the first place. He too did not follow them into the cabin, crouching on the deck. Back then, the whole group was wondering, why hadn't he gone in? However, they now realized that the Ghost General had indeed made the right decision.After all, inside the cabin... There couldn't be a third person at all!
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Lan Wangji suddenly stopped listening to the Juniors' mutterings, his ears turned crimson at what had happened. Although the little disciples didn't quite understand the situation, they could surely tell that something was going on between him and Wei WuXian.Suddenly, the movement in his arms snapped him out of his thoughts a bit, causing his golden orbs to land on Wei WuXian's sleeping face.A slight sigh left Lan Wangji's lips, however, the person in his arms unlike the young disciples, never noticed that something that floated around him whenever their gazes met or were together, much less of the magnetism that was between them.Lan Wangji came to a conclusion: Wei WuXian was too slow in love.Lan Wangji rearranged his arms a bit to give the sleeping person more comfort. His head finally found a comfortable angle of support on his broad chest and he lay still, warm and surrounded by caring arms. Seeing him relax again, Lan Wangji paused for a few moments, to admire the features of the person in his arms.His inky hair cascaded down his arm, wild and shiny. His lashes were long and curved, casting the shadow of the lamp. His facial features, delicate and rosy, utterly attractive.Lan Wangji looked at his lips, slightly cracked with the desire to kiss them and lick them to moisten them. The thought filled his mouth and he could almost taste it.Suddenly, eyes closed, Wei WuXian grabbed onto the ribbon that had slipped forward as he moved a little closer to his face. Making the Jade step back. He was like in a trance and hadn't realized the unconscious advance he was making... Was he going to kiss him? Was he going to take advantage of Wei WuXian again?...Lan Wangji's eyes were wide, he had almost been caught red-handed. His heart fluttered and jumped. But, breathing normally he calmed the violent waters of his being and observed that although Wei WuXian had his tape in his hand, he still kept his eyes closed and his breathing was calm and unhurried.He was definitely still sleeping.Jade was surprised that the grip was quite strong. So he pinched one end of the ribbon and yanked. He not only couldn't get it out, but even, he made Wei WuXian's eyelashes tremble.Lan Wangji had not realized that the pull was somewhat strong.But, seeing Wei WuXian seemed to wake up with that sudden movement. He despaired, since he was still embraced in a very intimate and close way, to the other person...
If Wei WuXian saw it this way, how could he continue to hide his desire?
Lan Wangji, would not be able to show his face in front of Wei Ying ever again. And as if it were a lightning bolt of a single movement, he lifted Wei WuXian up, surrounded him and leaned on the platform made of benches, pulled the ribbon from him and placed it in Wei WuXian's hands, then walked away a few steps.Within a few seconds, Wei WuXian woke up.Finally he opened his eyes, sat up and looked around.Lan Wangji was standing in front of a wooden window, looking at the glowing moon sitting above the horizon of the river."Huh?" HanGuang-Jun, did I faint?Lan Wangji turned slightly to the side and calmly replied, “Yes.” His heart seemed to skip and be heard from miles away.Wei WuXian asked again: "Where is the ribbon on your forehead?""......" Lan Wangji didn't say a word, but his eyes involuntarily fell on Wei WuXian's hand.Wei WuXian, after asking, looked down and exclaimed, “What happened? Why is it in my hand? He—he lowered his legs from the benches and continued to excuse himself—I'm really sorry. I like to hug things when I sleep, or else I tend to hold on to something. My apologies, here.After a moment of silence, Lan Wangji took the ribbon from his forehead, thinking that Wei WuXian looked so adorable and cute while he was sleeping cuddled up to him, throwing that thought to the back of his mind, he only exclaimed two words —Okay.Wei WuXian had a pensive and downcast countenance, as if he was lamenting something internally. Lan Wangji did not know what was going through Wei WuXian's mind.It could only be two things, either he was disappointed that he hadn't gotten an annoying reaction from him, or he was thinking of Lotus Dock and the years that had passed, without being able to set foot again, what had once been his home.However, he was able to observe with delight a small blush, on a slightly embarrassed face, of a Wei WuXian who was looking at him expectantly. Making Lan Wangji's heart vibrate notes of love and desire.Why was Wei WuXian provoking him in such a way?Will he do it unconsciously or will he know what he is doing?Lan Wangji definitely did not know.Suddenly the gaze fell, and Lan Wangji looked out the window again, the lights of Yunmeng could be seen on the horizon.
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It was three in the morning when they reached Yunmeng. The lights shone brightly before the gates of Lotus Pier and its docks, reflecting against the water to form gleams of gold.For the locals it was a very strange event to see so many boats of different sizes gathering at the pier at the same time. The vendors manning the stalls poked their curious faces at the parade of cultivators who had suddenly arrived. Not only the guards at the gates, even the old men who were still at their stalls selling midnight snacks were amazed.Jiang Wanyin was the first to disembark. He said a few words to the guards, and countless armed disciples rushed out of the gates. The people disembarked one after another, led inside by the invited cultivators from the Yunmeng Jiang Sect.Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji, got out of the boat and jumped onto the pier. They began to advance but when they reached the entrance arch a voice stopped them saying: —Young Master, I'll wait for you outside.This was Wen Ning, he would not enter Lotus Dock and it was very likely that Jiang Wanyin would try to break his legs if he dared to set foot on the other side of the threshold.Wei WuXian only nodded to what the Ghost General had said, silently and with a slightly hurt look.Lan SiZhui spoke, “Senior Wen, let me keep you company."Will you keep me company?" “Wen Ning, was quite happy, he had never expected this.Lan SiZhui smiled and the two of them walked, continuing their previous conversation. However, their conversation could still be heard by Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian.-Where were we? Right, in the part where Senior Wei planted a two-year-old boy in the ground like a radish... Poor kid. Although I have some memories from when I was younger, HanGuang-Jun had also put me in a rabbit pile before. Actually, both are quite similar in some aspects...Lan Wangji's brows twitched slightly upon hearing that part of the conversation, feeling somewhat embarrassed and ashamed of such behavior, but a part of his heart felt warm knowing that Wei Ying had done something similar in the past.However Wei WuXian seemed to slip and lose his balance. Lan Wangji held onto his arm and only received a forced smile in return, he could see the blush on Wei WuXian's cheeks. His heart leaped in delight at the pretty sight. Keeping his mind away from him, his face did not show any change and managed to go unnoticed.Having been so busy both during the day and at night, all the people had exhausted themselves, desperately needing to catch their breath. However, Jiang Wanyin led the sect leaders and cultivators who had attended the "Second Burial Mound Siege" to the Hall of Swords, to further discuss today's matter.Just as they were about to enter, a guest cultivator approached Jiang Wanyin and exclaimed, “Sect Leader Jiang.” He moved to Jiang Wanyin's ear and whispered a few words, “Two women want to have an audience with you, they say it's because of you. a delicate and important matter, they brought some medicinal herbs of high value, I would not interrupt if it was not something urgent.Jiang Wanyin frowned and exclaimed —Okay, I'll go talk to them —And turning to the large group that followed him earlier, he added —Everyone, please come in and make yourself comfortable, excuse my momentary absence.They all replied, “Sect Leader Jiang, please go ahead.Almost an hour later, Jiang Wanyin still hadn't returned. Many people began to feel anxious or upset.Lan Wangji closely followed Wei WuXian, who looked nervous and nostalgic, looking around, still hesitant to enter the Hall of Swords. They both stood outside looking at the gardens and the night sky. Wei WuXian sat on the side of the door step while Lan Wangji leaned against a nearby pillar.Soon after, Jiang Wanyin finally returned. He looked perfectly fine when he left, but when he returned, his expression was icy. He also brought two people with him, two women, probably the two who were visiting.Originally, people thought that even if it was two ordinary ladies, being able to visit with such lavish gifts meant that they had to be extraordinary in some way. However, neither of the two ladies retained her youth. There age was betrayed in the details around the corners of there eyes and lips."Are you going to stay outside or do you plan to go in?" He asked as Jiang Wanyin passed by with a stern tone as he walked past them.Wei WuXian sighed and got up to follow Sect Leader Jiang into the hall. Lan Wangji went after him. Both Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji stayed away from the group, not wanting to attract attention and stood to the side. They both looked at the two women who had arrived so suddenly.One seemed meek and restless, while the other not only looked stern, but she also had about half a dozen cuts on her face. Although the cuts looked old, they were so gruesome that the crowd was shocked and turned off. Everyone began to mutter quietly, wondering why Sect Leader Jiang brought those women into the Hall of Swords and even pointed them to a position in the center of the hall.Jiang Wanyin's face was dark. He turned to the women, who had just cautiously sat down, and said, "You can talk here."Sect Leader Yao spoke: “Sect Leader Jiang, what does all this mean?“The matter is too shocking, and I did not dare to act hastily. The delay was due to careful questioning. Everyone, please be quiet and listen carefully to her words - he turned around addressing the women and asked - Which of you will speak first?The two women looked at each other. The stern-looking woman was a little braver. She got to her feet."I'll go first!" What I am about to tell is an old story that happened about eleven years ago —Exclaimed the woman and she introduced herself curtsying —My name is SiSi and in the past I sold my body. It can be said that I was famous for a while, in the brothel where I previously worked. I found a businessman who had a lot of money and I wanted to marry him, but it turned out that the man's wife was fierce and she got a group of burly men to attack me and disfigure her face. That's why I look like this now.The woman spoke shamelessly in her voice, while she recounted what she did for a living. Many of the female cultivators covered their lips with their sleeves, while the men frowned at SiSi's life story.“After my face was scarred, my days were different than before. No one wanted to give me a single look, let alone do my business. My original brothel kicked me out. I didn't know what to do for a living, so I joined an older sister brothel. Her clients didn't have big demands and I could get by at work covering my face.At this point in the story, some people couldn't take it anymore. They let the contempt in his eyes spill out without any intention of covering it up. Others did not understand why Sect Leader Jiang was making the crowd listen to the woman talk about her dirty past. However, the sect leaders, remained calm and waited for him to continue.As expected, SiSi finally reached the key point—One day, the sisters suddenly got a job, hiring many of us. They searched for us with horse-drawn carriages and took us to a place. After those sisters of mine finished discussing the price, they were all ecstatic on the way there. However, I felt that something was not right. Let's be honest we were old and yellowish pearls, or the same as me. However, they paid us a lot, and even in advance.SiSi paused and her brow furrowed. "How could there be anything so lucky in the world?" And the people who came looking for us were also suspicious... No matter how you look at it, they couldn't have had good intentions in mind!...Those present thought the same. His original disdain had already been replaced by curiosity.The woman continued —When we arrived at the place, they took us directly to a patio and left us there. None of us had ever seen such a big, grand and glorious house before. We were all dazzled and too scared to make a sound. A young man leaned against the door, playing with a dagger. He let us in when he saw us and closed the door as soon as we entered the room.The blood of some began to run cold.Wei WuXian raised a thoughtful brow at the description of the one at the door. Lan Wangji knew of his bad memory, however it was not at the moment to make any sound to tell him that it was Xue Yang. The atmosphere was heavy and charged with tension.The woman opened her mouth feeling a little dry and narrated what she saw in that room —In that big room there were only two people. The first was a man lying in bed covered by the silk sheets. He appeared to be thirty or forty years old, probably ill and on the verge of death. When he saw that we had entered, he could only roll his eyes in surprise."Oh! —Within the Hall of Swords, someone suddenly let out an exclamation of understanding: —Eleven years ago?! This was... This was...!SiSi continued her story: —Before we entered the room, someone had already told us what to do. One after another, we had to use our best skills to serve the person lying on the bed. We weren't supposed to stop for a single second. I even thought it was a muscular man requesting our services. But who could imagine that he would be such a sick and weak man? How could such a man bear our services? He would surely die on the spot, could he really be looking for such a death? And they were also very rich. It definitely wasn't that they didn't have the money to hire the youngest and prettiest. Why did they have to hire us ugly old girls? I was thinking about this while moving on the sheets, when suddenly I thought I heard the sound of a young man's laughter. I jumped out of fright. This was the second person in the room.Everyone's heart was squeezed by her words.“Then I realized that this man had been sitting behind the curtain the whole time. As he took the smile from him, the man on the bed suddenly struggled, pushed me away, and rolled off the bed, falling to the floor. The person laughed even harder, speaking as he laughed. He said, "Father, I brought you your favorite women. There are many of them. Are you happy?".....Although SiSi was the one who said those words, everyone felt their hair stand on end.A smiling face appeared before his eyes.
Jin GuangYao!
And the half-dead man inside the bed had to be Jin GuangShan!
Jin GuangShan's death had always been an open secret in the Cultivation World. Jin GuangShan had been so loving and lusty, all his life, that he was almost obscene.He left his love everywhere; he left the seeds of him everywhere.The reason for his death was also related to this. Sect Leader LanLing Jin insisted on seeking pleasure with women even when he was in such a weakened condition and eventually died in bed. Such a story didn't really save his dignity when everyone found out about the scandalous rumor.After Madam Jin lost her only son and her daughter-in-law, she had been quite depressed for a few years in the first place. However, her husband continued with his affairs, even when he was dying and finally died that way, he was so angry and upset, that he also got sick and finally passed away.The LanLing Jin Sect tried to hide these facts, but, the Cultivation World was able to realize the truth, the people sighed in pain on the surface, however, they all thought that Jin GuangShan deserved such a death, and that this ending was one suitable for him.But, at this time everyone had just learned a truth uglier and more disgusting than the rumor of all these years. Heavy breaths were heard throughout the Sword Hall, everyone was surprised, horrified, and shocked.SiSi returned to her story —The man wanted to scream and fight, but his body was very weak. The young man who led us inside opened the door again and smiling, dragged the man back onto the bed and tied him up with a rope, then humiliated him by stepping on his head. He told us: "Now you can continue, don't stop even if he is dead." None of us had been through such a situation before! We were scared, but we did not dare to disobey. We had to continue.Breathing heavily, her voice hesitated before continuing, "When we got to the twelfth or eleventh service, one of my sisters suddenly screamed, saying that the man really was already dead." I went over and checked it out. But, the person behind the curtain said, "Why did you stop? Keep going, even if he is dead."Sect Leader Ouyang couldn't help but comment, “No matter what, Jin GuangShan was his birth father. If this is real... then it's too... too...SiSi continued, “When I saw the man was dead, I knew we were done and wanted to go. But, we couldn't we could escape. We resigned ourselves to continue with our work until the other person told us that enough was enough. As expected, by the time we were done, all my sisters were killed. None of them remained...Wei WuXian asked, “Then why are you still alive?-Don't know! Back then, I begged over and over again. I said I didn't want the money, that I definitely wouldn't say anything. Who knows why they didn't really kill me? They took me to a place and locked me up for eleven years. Recently someone saved me and I was finally able to escape.Wei WuXian asked again: “Who was it that saved you?-Don't know. I have never seen the one who saved me. But after my savior found out what happened to me, he said that he couldn't let that pretentious and immoral man continue to deceive the world. Now, regardless of how powerful he is right now, my savior said that he was going to expose all the things he did and offer justice to all those he hurt, letting those poor sisters of mine rest in peace in the Underworld."Then is there any proof of your words?" Wei Wuxian asked.SiSi hesitated for a moment, “No, but if I tell a single lie… I swear my corpse will rot and I won't even have a coffin to lie in!Sect Leader Yao immediately commented, “With such clear details, she is definitely not lying!Lan QiRen's eyebrows were closely knit together. He turned to the other woman. "I think I've seen you before."The woman's face was full of panic: "I think… I think so."They all stopped in surprise. YesIf she was a prostitute, could this woman also be a prostitute? So why would Lan QiRen say that he had seen her before? Did he know her?“During the Yueling Qin Sect's Discussion Conference, I often accompanied my lady,” the woman said.“The Yueling Qin Sect? A female cultivator asked, “Are you a servant of the Yueling Qin Sect?Higher-pitched cries directly called her name: "You are... Bi Cao, Madam Qin's personal maid, Bi Cao!" Right?The Lady Qin that the cultivator referred to, was Qin CangYe's wife, and thus the biological mother of Jin GuangYao's wife, Qin Su.The woman nodded and stated, “But now I am no longer in the Qin Sect.Sect Leader Yao was excited, standing up as he pounded on his table. "Do you have something to tell us as well?"Red-eyed, Bi Cao began, “What I am about to say happened a little earlier, about a dozen years ago. I had served my lady for many years. I watched Miss A-Su grow up. My lady was always worried about A-Su, so when Miss A-Su was about to get married, my lady was in a very bad mood. She had nightmares when she slept and sometimes she also cried when she was awake. I thought that it was only difficult for her to let go of the young lady. I continued to comfort her by telling her that LianFang-Zun, Jin GuangYao, was a good man and the young lady would lead a very good life. However, this made her even worse.Many of those present knew of the beautiful couple that was Jin GuangYao and Madame Jin. It was a harmonious and happy marriage. Jin GuangYao respected his wife very much.Bi Cao continued, “When the day of the marriage was approaching, one night, my lady said that she would go to talk to Jin GuangYao in secret, that night I waited outside, so I didn't hear anything of her conversation. A few days later, my lady fainted as soon as she saw the wedding invitation letter and after the marriage, my lady sick.Bi Cao said while crying —One day, seeing my lady so sick and depressed, I told her to tell me and she confessed it to me; LianFang-Zun, Jin GuangYao and Miss A-Su, they were never wife and husband, they were brother and sister...-What?!!! —There wouldn't be such a big commotion even if thunder exploded in the Hall of Swords.Bi Cao explained with much pain and helplessness, “My lady really was very unfortunate… The former Jin Sect Leader was a bastard. He desired my lady's gaze, and once forced it on her when he was drunk... How could she resist? She also did not dare to say anything afterwards. My lady was the wife of a man so loyal to Jin GuangShan, so she was beyond scared. Jin GuangShan might not remember whose daughter Miss A-Su was, but my lady could never forget. She did not dare to speak to Jin GuangShan, knowing that the miss had a huge crush on Jin GuangYao. After a long struggle, she finally secretly went to find him before the wedding day and said a few things to him, begging him to somehow call off the marriage before things got out of hand. Who knew… who knew that Jin GuangYao married A-Su even though he knew that she was his younger sister!The general consensus was that the scariest thing was not that he married her knowing that they were siblings, but that… The two even had a child!This really was the scandal of the century!The sounds of the crowd's discussion grew louder and louder: “For how long did Old Sect Leader Qin follow Jin GuangShan? So he even dared to touch the wife of his former subordinate. Damn you Jin GuangShan!"Then it seems that nothing can be kept a secret for long in this world..."—In order for Jin GuangYao to establish himself in the LanLing Jin Sect, he had to enlist the help of his mother-in-law, Qin CangYe, as his backbone. How could he have chosen not to marry her?"He really is the most immoral person in the whole world!"Wei WuXian whispered to Lan Wangji, “So, that's why in the secret room he said to Qin Su: 'A-Song had to die.'In the Hall of Swords, a few others also thought of A-Song.Sect Leader Yao spoke, “Judging from this, I venture to guess that his son was not killed by another, but by his own hands.-And because?Sect Leader Yao analyzed, “Most boys born to closely related brothers and sisters end up being fools. Jin RuSong was only a few years old when he died, precisely the age at which young children begin to learn. Others might not notice anything wrong when the child was still young, but after he grew up, he would expose the fact that he was different from others. Even if they didn't doubt the relationship between his parents, if he really was born with some problem, it would be inevitable that others would point to Jin GuangYao, saying that such a child was born like this just because he had the mudblood of a prostitute in him.Everyone found this quite persuasive “How sharp are you Yao Sect Leader!Sect Leader Yao continued, “And the one who killed Jin RuSong turned out to be the Sect Leader who opposed the construction of the watchtowers. How could there be a coincidence like this? He snorted. "Either way, no matter what, Jin GuangYao didn't need to have this son who could bring him trouble. He killed Jin RuSong and framed the Leader of that Sect who opposed him and crossed against sects who refused to accept him fairly. In the name of revenge for his son, though he was ruthless, he killed two birds with one stone. What tactics, LianFang-Zun!Suddenly, Wei WuXian turned to Bi Cao: “The night of the Discussion Conference at Koi Tower, you saw Qin Su, didn't you?Bi Cao was silent.Wei WuXian explained for his part, “That night, in the Fragrant Palace, Qin Su and Jin GuangYao had a big argument. She said that she went to see someone and that this person told her some things. She also had a letter and she was sure that this person would definitely not lie to her. She was talking about you, wasn't she?Bi Cao nodded."How long have you been keeping this secret?" Why did you suddenly decide to tell her? And why did you suddenly decide to post all this? Wei Wuxian questioned."Because... because I had to tell the lady what kind of person her husband is." At first, I didn't want to expose it either, but due to Miss A-Su's inexplicable suicide in the Koi Tower, I had to discover the true face of this demon in order to seek justice for my lady and A-Su.Wei WuXian smiled, “But you never thought what a blow would be too much for her, to the point of thinking about taking her life, or do you really not know that it was because you told Qin Su about it that she committed suicide?“I…” Bi Cao was shocked.The Sect Leader, Yao, criticized, “Now I can't agree to this. Is it right to hide the truth instead?Immediately, someone helped him “The other people are not to blame… Madame Jin… Qin Su was still too fragile.Some of the older cultivators intervened—Qin Su was so pitiful. Back then she even envied her. I thought that she really had a good life. She had a good birth and a good marriage, the only lover of the Koi Tower as devoted as her husband was. But who knew that this was the truth? *tsk, tsk*.One of the ladies commented distantly, "That's why these seemingly beautiful things are often riddled with holes below the surface." There is nothing to envy at all.Perhaps it is precisely because of these people commenting with joy masked with sorrow that Qin Su decided to take her own life back then.Wei WuXian looked down to see a jade and gold bracelet on Bi Cao's wrist. The quality was extremely high. It was definitely not something a maid could wear. He smiled and said, "Nice bracelet."Bi Cao hastily pulled down her sleeve to hide it. She did not say anything.Nie HuaiSang still looked confused. “But… But who exactly is… the person who sent these two here?Sect Leader Yao bellowed in annoyance: “Why bother about that!? No matter who he is, there is one thing we can be sure of: that he is a man of justice who is definitely on our side.Immediately many affirmed what was said.-Right!-Of course!Wei WuXian, however, disagreed—The one who saved SiSi is definitely notable and wealthy, with time on his hands. But a man of justice? That is not necessarily true.Lan Wangji seconded him —There are many points of suspicion.If Wei WuXian was the one saying this, not many people would pay attention to it, but since it was Lan Wangji who spoke, the crowd immediately calmed down.Lan QiRen asked, "And where are those points?"Wei WuXian explained, “Now there are quite a few of them. For example, with how cruel Jin GuangYao is, why would he spare SiSi after killing more than twenty people? Now we have the witnesses, but what about the evidence?Wei WuXian had always expressed different opinions from the rest, sounding rather crude against the passionate speeches in the crowd. Some people already seemed very offended by his words.Sect Leader Yao spoke loudly: “This is called: 'The net of heaven has great meshes, but it doesn't let anything unwanted through.'[Note: This is a Chinese proverb meaning that all evil will be prosecuted and punished, even if justice is not thorough in the process. This is also partly related to karma.]Hearing this, Wei WuXian smiled and stopped talking. He knew that at this moment, no one could understand his words and no one would carefully consider his suspicions either. A few more words, and perhaps the others would start to turn against him again. If this was ten years ago he wouldn't care what other people said, he would say what he wanted and they would have to listen to him whether they wanted to or not. Now, however, Wei WuXian no longer had an interest in being the center of attention like this.And so, the waves of criticism began:“Who knew that this person could be so ungrateful and immoral!In recent years, the words "ungrateful" and "immoral" were almost tied to Wei WuXian. At first, he even thought that he was being criticized again. But then, he realized that even though they were using the same words, the object of his criticism had already changed to Jin GuangYao. He felt a bit unaccustomed.Shortly after, someone else spoke:—Back then, Jin GuangYao managed to rise to where he is now thanks to the support of ChiFeng-Zun and ZeWu-Jun. Or else, how could the son of a whore like him be where he is now? How dare he lay his hands on ChiFeng-Zun! ZeWu-Jun is still with him right now. Let's hope nothing happens to him!At first, none of them believed that ChiFeng-Zun's death, the dismembered corpse incident, and the siege of corpses in the Burial Mounds were related to Jin GuangYao. Now, everyone suddenly believed it.“Not just his sworn brothers, his blood brothers had it even worse. A couple of years before Jin GuangShan's death, he dedicated himself to getting rid of his father's illegitimate children, fearing that someone would suddenly appear and fight for his place as Sect Leader. Look what happened to Mo XuanYu, if it wasn't for him losing his mind, turning into a lunatic, maybe he would end up the same way as the others and disappear for some reason or another.“Jin ZiXuan's death also had to be related!"Does anyone still remember Xiao XingChen?" Back then, Xiao XingChen "The bright moon and the gentle breeze." I investigate the case of the Yueyang Chang Sect. At that time, Xue Yang was also protected by LianFang-Zun!“When Daozhang Xiao XingChen first came down from the mountain, weren't there many sects that wanted him as a guest cultivator? I remember that the Lanling Jin Sect invited him as well, but he politely declined. Back then, the Jin Sect was quite pleased with itself. Having been rejected by a wandering cultivator, of course, he felt as if he had lost face. This old enmity also had to be one of the reasons why they protected Xue Yang in the future. They just wanted to see Xiao XingChen fall to a terrible end.“How unfortunate. Back then, I was lucky enough to see Daozhang Xiao XingChen's sword on a night hunt with my own eyes. His sword, Shuanghua, could move the entire world.—Afterwards, Jin GuangYao still got rid of Xue Yang. The typical case of a dog that bites another dog.—I heard that when Jin GuangYao worked undercover in the Qishan Wen Sect; he wasn't genuine at all. If the Sun Shoot Down Campaign didn't go well, he would stay in the Wen Sect and help the villain; but, if the Wen Sect was about to fall, he would turn around and become a hero.“Wen RuoHan is probably writhing in hell. Back then, he trained Jin GuangYao as one of his most trusted cultivators. Almost all of Jin GuangYao's current swordsmanship was taught to him by Wen RuoHan!"That's not a big problem, is it?" I heard that the reason why ChiFeng-Zun failed in the surprise attack was because he deliberately sent the wrong information!“I will also tell a secret. The money and resources that went into building the watchtowers were collected from all of our sects, right? Each sect helped a little. I heard that he secretly took... a quantity for himself."Oh dear... that much?" He really he is shameless. I thought he really wanted to do good back then. All our sincerity was fed to that bastard dog!Wei WuXian felt that things were quite comical.If they are rumors, why rush to believe them?And if they are secret, why would they reveal them?These rumors did not happen in a single day. However, in the past, when Jin GuangYao was popular, they were suppressed quite well, and almost no one took them seriously. But, tonight, all those rumors seemed to have become absolute truths, exposing the crimes allegedly committed by Jin GuangYao.“Judging from all this, Jin GuangYao persona killed his father, his brothers, his wife, his son, his teacher, his friend… and even committed incest. How terrifying!“The LanLing Jin Sect is extremely domineering, and Jin GuangYao is even more overbearing. He never listened to other people's opinions. At this time, Jin GuangYao also brought the lenient and arrogant climate. Do you really think we would hold back our anger?!"He's probably decided to get rid of all of us now that he feels threatened by the expanding forces of the other sects, afraid of being overthrown like the Wen Sect was, right?"Sect Leader Yao sneered, “Since this is the case, let's make what you fear the most come true.” He slammed his table, “Let's attack Koi Tower!The hall was filled with exclamations full of euphoria.Just before today, he was still the LianFang-Zun that everyone praised. Just one day, and everyone wants to hit him.Suddenly, someone turned around, “Lord Wei, Jin GuangYao has the Seal of the Stygian Tiger in his hands. We will entrust this matter to you."Huh?" —Wei WuXian didn't think someone would talk to him of their own free will, and even in such an enthusiastic way, calling him "Mr. Wei" instead of the typical derogatory phrases towards his person such as "Dog Wei". For a moment he hesitated.Immediately, another Sect Leader followed —Right! No one is more familiar with this path of cultivation than the YiLing Patriarch!“Now things are looking bad for Jin GuangYao, hahahaha…Wei WuXian immediately felt speechless.The last time others praised him like this was during the Campaign to Take Down the Sun, more than thirteen years ago. Although someone had finally inherited his position of being the enemy of the entire Cultivation World, Wei WuXian did not feel happiness this time, let alone the warmth of finally being accepted by everyone.He just doubted silently.Back then, could it have been like today? Just a group of people got together somewhere and started a secret discussion where it was finally decided to lay siege to the Burial Mounds?Wei WuXian shook his head, he couldn't stay in that place for another second, he walked silently out of the room being followed by a thoughtful and silent Lan Wangji. Both of them were lost in the distance, while the people kept spitting poison from their mouths.After the discussion in the Hall of Swords ended, the preparations for the banquet were ready. So everyone present went to get comfortable in their seats. However, after the banquet began, they realized that two figures were missing.One of the sect leaders pondered, “Why are Wei…the Patriarch of YiLing and HanGuang-Jun missing?
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Outside the Yunmeng Jiang Sect's residence, facing the Lotus Pier, Lan Wangji closely followed Wei WuXian's footsteps.The two of them walked freely, through the streets of Yunmeng. Wei WuXian was smiling broadly as he pointed here and there, however Lan Wangji, who was being led by the arm by the former, remained silent, enjoying the other's company and good cheer. His heart delighted in the bright smile on Wei WuXian's face.Wei WuXian suddenly walked over and looked at one of the stalls on the pier and exclaimed with a smile, “It's good that we didn't eat with them. Lan Zhan, come here, come here. This cake is very good. It's my treat! —And looking at the seller he added —Can we have two please?Smiling, the vendor wrapped up the two cakes and just as Wei WuXian was about to take them, Lan Wangji suddenly remembered that the other had no money. How could he invite him? Then, with a swift movement, the Jade took both cakes and paid for them.“Uh-oh, my apologies. Why is it always like this? It seems that every time I want to invite you, it doesn't work —Wei WuXian complained somewhat embarrassed.“Okay,” Lan Wangji replied.However, the embarrassed expression and the rosy hue on Wei WuXian's cheeks, was his greatest joy. His heart melted, seeing the happiness in his gray eyes as he bit into the cake.Wei WuXian began to recount full of enthusiasm —Back then, he didn't even have to pay when he ate at the pier. I grabbed what I wanted, ate what I wanted; I ran after taking what I wanted and walked while eating. A month later, the seller would receive payment from Jiang-Shushu.Lan Wangji tasted the cake, it tasted sweet but not cloying, crunchy and spongy in the center, it was really a good cake, after swallowing he said in a serene tone: —Now, you don't have to pay either.Although his face had remained serious and his speech was normal, inwardly Lan Wangji was ecstatic, his mind wandering all the things he could buy for SU Wei Ying , robes, liquor, sweets, spicy food, whatever Lan wanted. Wangji would comply without even hesitating."Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!" —Wei WuXian laughed and finished the cake in a couple of bites, then crumpled the paper into a ball to start tossing it up, and while looking around, added —There aren't many vendors left. Back then, no matter how late it was, this place was full of vendors selling all kinds of food, because many people in Lotus Pier would go out for snacks late at night. There were also many ships, perhaps even more than in Caiyi City. Now there is much less. Lan Zhan, you came here too late. You weren't here when it was in it prime.“It's not too late,” Lan Wangji said and thought to himself, “It's never too late. It is still early to start making memories, even if they are not from the past, there is still the present and the future. If Wei Ying so wanted, we could make adventure and travel memories...Wei WuXian smiled. “When we were studying in the Cloud Recesses, I asked you many times to come to Yunmeng, and you always ignored me. I should have been more forceful and forcefully dragged you away.” Then he looked at Lan Wangji not finishing eating the cake and asked, “Why are you so slow? Doesn't taste good?"It's forbidden to talk when eating." Lan Wangji had always chewed slowly when he was eating and if he had to talk, he would make sure there was no food in his mouth."Then I won't talk to you anymore." You can eat in peace. I thought you didn't like it and that you could give me what you didn't finish —Wei WuXian exclaimed and although he had said the last thing in a tone similar to a joke, he was surprised to see Lan Wangji walk towards the vendor."Another two, please," Lan Wangji exclaimed and paid for the two new cakes.In the end, after Wei WuXian finished all three cakes, Lan Wangji was still nibbling on the first one. Wei WuXian had already taken him further and further away from the Lotus Dock residence and on the way, pointed out different places for him to see.Wei WuXian recounted with a smile as he commented on the memories of the past, his pranks and small "Robbery" that he did in different places, also about the pheasants he caught and the lotus seeds he collected, in addition to how he was the Leader of the Yunmeng Sect. Jiang always ended up sticking up for his typical pranks.Lan Wangji, had a soft expression on his face, contemplative, at each marked place and a warmth that boiled in his chest at the image projected in his mind, of a young Wei WuXian jumping among the lotus flowers, or a young Wei WuXian catching pheasants, or that of a young Wei WuXian climbing different trees, contemplating the scene in front of his eyes, while one of his legs dangled in the air and hummed some song from the Jiangnan region.Suddenly Wei WuXian's voice snapped him out of his thoughts."Lan Zhan!" Look at me, look at this tree.Lan Wangji also finished his cake. He folded the paper into a neat little square and held it in his hand as he faced Wei WuXian's direction. It was just an average tree. The trunk straightened and the branches spread out. It should be a few decades old.Wei WuXian stood under the tree and circled it a few times, hitting the trunk. “I've climbed this tree before.“You have climbed all the trees along our path.-But this is different! This was the first one I climbed after arriving at Muelle de Loto. I uploaded it in the middle of the night. My Shijie came out to find me, holding a lantern. I was afraid that she would fall me out of the tree, so she got ready to catch me on the ground. But how could she catch me with her skinny little arms? And then when I fell, I broke one of my legs.Looking at his legs, Lan Wangji asked, "Why did you climb the tree at night?"Wei WuXian laughed —There is no reason. You know I love messing around at night. Ha ha ha....Lan Wangji was not entirely convinced by his answer, but a part of his mind traveled to that time where the night in Gusu had touched its high roofs and a young man in black robes danced under the moonlight, while holding two jars of the Emperor's Smile and his smile illuminated everything around him more than the moon in the wide sky.Wei WuXian, grabbed two branches and began to climb up the tree trunk. With great ease, he jumped to an area near the top and exclaimed, “Hm, it should be this way. He buried his face into a clump of thick leaves and only looked down after a long while. His voice was high and tinged with laughter. “Back then, I felt so frighteningly tall, but looking at me now, he really wasn't that tall.Lan Wangji was standing just below the tree, looking at it with his chin raised. The moonlight slid down his body, almost enveloping him in a soft halo, making him appear glowing. His expression was dedicated as he gazed at Wei WuXian and he took a few steps closer, almost as if he stretched out his arms in fear that he might fall like back then.Suddenly, before the amber eyes, the young man on the tree launched himself, his arms extended as if looking for someone to catch him. Lan Wangji rushed forward and planting his feet on the ground, he held him up. Even so, he almost lost his balance, but his legs were strong, as were his arms, and he managed to stay upright.Ever since Wei Ying had returned, he had been close to him, holding him whenever he stumbled or passed out from exhaustion.As long as Lan Wangji is by his side, he would never let him down.The Jade knew that falls were painful and that Wei WuXian had gotten up from each one alone in the past, yet it seemed that with each fall his glowing Wei Ying dimmed, he looked more haggard and lonely. He would never let him fall again, and if he did, Lan Wangji would be by his side to support him, accompany him and not leave him alone.Just as Jade was about to put Wei WuXian down, he noticed that Wei WuXian's arms were tightly wrapped around his neck, preventing him from moving in the slightest. He couldn't see Wei WuXian's face; and Wei WuXian couldn't see his face either, but he didn't need to. Wei WuXian's aroma had filled the air and the warmth of his body wrapped him in a comfortable and pleasant way. Lan Wangji couldn't stop his arms from tightening around the other's waist and hugging him back.Suddenly Wei WuXian's voice rang low and deep near his ear. "Thank you."Hearing Wei WuXian thank him, Lan Wangji's body seemed to freeze for a second. The hand that was about to go up Wei WuXian's back stopped before he fell to the side of his body. He didn't like the way that word sounded on Wei WuXian's lips, since every time that word was said, things were never good after a while. They had parted on bad terms, argued, separated again, their paths seemed not to go in the same direction, they had said goodbye in YiLing and then all the light that gave color to his life went out.After a moment of silence, Lan Wangji finally replied, “You're welcome.He couldn't let his thoughts and regret overshadow the beautiful present that he was now living with Wei WuXian. He should enjoy the memory and treasure it in his heart.With a long time in his arms, Wei WuXian finally parted ways with him. Standing up straight as always, he spoke as if nothing had happened, "Let's go back!""No more memories?""Yeah, more memories!" But there is nothing to see if we walk further. It's just the desert there, and we've seen enough of that in the last few days. Let's go back to Lotus Pier. I'll take you to see the last place.
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The two returned to the pier and entered the gates of the Yunmeng Jiang Sect's residence once more. They crossed the training ground and passing a small ornate building, Wei WuXian stopped and took another look. His expression seemed different.Lan Wangji, seeing him, asked, "What's wrong?"Wei WuXian shook his head. “Nothing. The place where he lived used to be here. Now it's gone. It really was shot down. All these pavilions are new.They passed through the corridors between the pavilions and came to a quiet place in the depths of Lotus Dock, in front of a black hall with eight corners. As if he was afraid of scaring someone, Wei WuXian gently opened the doors and entered. Inside the hall were placed rows and rows of tablets.It was the Yunmeng Jiang Sect's Ancestral Hall.Wei WuXian found a box and knelt down. Taking three of the incense sticks in the container, he lit them by candlelight and placed them on the bronze tripod in front of the tablets. He prostrated himself three times to two of the tablets and turned to Lan Wangji, “I used to come here a lot.Lan Wangji had an understanding expression. "To kneel down as punishment?"Wei WuXian pondered, "How did you know?" That's how it is. Madame Yu punished me almost every day like that.Lan Wangji nodded. “I have heard of a few things.“The rumor is so famous that even people outside of Yunmeng know about it… Besides, it got as far as Gusu, how could it only be 'some things'? But to be honest, in all these years, I have never seen a second woman whose temper was as bad as Madame Yu's. She was telling me to go to the Ancestral Hall and get down on my knees no matter how small the matter. Hahaha... —Then he thought to himself —But apart from this, Madame Yu had never done anything to harm me.He suddenly remembered that this was the Ancestral Hall and that Yu ZiYuan's tablet was right in front of him. He immediately apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry," and to make up for his thoughtless words, he lit three more incense sticks.Then, just as he raised them above his head, still apologizing in his mind, he suddenly turned darker beside him. He turned to find that Lan Wangji had also knelt beside him.Now that they were in the Ancestral Hall, out of courtesy, of course he had to show his respect as well. Lan Wangji also took three incense sticks and, sweeping his sleeve aside, lit them using one of the red candles. His movements were correct and his expression was grave. Wei WuXian tilted his head to look at him, his lips curling up almost uncontrollably.Lan Wangji looked at him and reminded him —The ashes.The three incense sticks that Wei WuXian was holding had been burning for quite some time. Some ash had already accumulated on top, close to falling off. However, he still refused to put them on the tripod, saying:-Let's do it together.Lan Wangji did not object. And so, each carrying three incense sticks, the two of them knelt down and bowed to the names of Jiang FengMian and Yu ZiYuan. Once. Twice. The movements were exactly the same.“That is all,” Wei WuXian said.Finally they both placed the incense on the tripod.Lan Wangji noticed that Wei WuXian's face had changed, his expression was serene and meditative. He didn't know what he was thinking, yet his heart warmed at the thought of paying respects to the ancestors of Lotus Pier together. He could almost imagine a wedding ceremony, red colors would look beautiful on Wei WuXian, furthermore, two of the three bows were given. Could heaven grant his the joy of sharing a third bow with his fated person? Lan Wangji wanted it, he wanted it.However, the quiet atmosphere was interrupted by a sudden laugh that echoed from behind them. Wei WuXian was in the middle of his silent prayers. Hearing the sound, he trembled as his eyes widened.They both turned around to see Jiang Wanyin standing in the middle of a clearing outside the Ancestral Hall, arms folded. His voice was chilling, “Wei WuXian, you don't really consider yourself a stranger, do you? You come and go when you want. You take who you want. Maybe you still remember whose sect this is? Who is the owner?Lan Wangji knew that Wei WuXian wanted to stay away from Jiang Wanyin, but now that he found out about them, it was inevitable that they would be faced with some vicious comments.Wei WuXian didn't want to argue so he replied in a leisurely manner —I didn't take HanGuang-Jun to the other more confidential places in Lotus Pier. We just came to greet the Jiang-Shushu and Madame Yu with some incense sticks. We're done and we'll leave now."If you go, go as far as possible. Don't let me see or hear you fool around in Lotus Dock again,” Jiang Wanyin exclaimed.Wei WuXian felt him frown. He saw Lan Wangji's right hand pressing down on his sword and immediately stopped him.Lan Wangji turned to Jiang Wanyin, “Watch your words.Jiang Wanyin was quite direct, “I think you are the ones who should watch your actions.Wei WuXian's eyebrows twitched even more, and the ominous feeling within him also grew. He spoke to Lan Wangji, “HanGuang-Jun, let's go.He then turned around and prostrated himself several more times before the Jiang couple's tablets before standing up with Lan Wangji.Jiang Wanyin did not stop Wei WuXian from prostrating himself, however Lan Wangji, after meeting Sect Leader Jiang several times during all those years, knew that he would not pass up the opportunity to use his poisonous tongue.“You really should kneel before them properly, since you soiled their eyes and polluted their peace,” Jiang Wanyin exclaimed with mockery in his tone of voice.Wei WuXian gave him a sidelong glance, speaking in a calm voice, “I'm only here to burn incense. That's enough, isn't it?"Burn incense?" Wei WuXian, are you really that dumb? Has it been so long since you were expelled from our sect that you have forgotten that you cannot roam freely where you please? You also have the audacity to bring unwelcome people with you to burn incense for my parents.Lan Wangji knew that Jiang Wanyin hated him, and although a part of him knew that it was wrong to be in this place, he followed Wei WuXian, even if Jiang Wanyin was a Sect Leader he would not allow him to hurt Wei WuXian with his words. hurtful.But Wei WuXian did not want to confront, so he walked around Jiang Wanyin, however upon hearing those words he stopped abruptly. His tone was low and reproachful. "Well, say it out loud." Who is an importunate person?Jiang Wanyin sneered, “Look how forgetful you are. What does unwelcome people mean? Then let me remind you that it was because you played the hero and saved Second Master Lan, who is standing next to you right now, that all of Lotus Dock and my parents fell with you. And that was not enough. With the first time, soon comes the second. You even had to save the Wens dogs and drag my sister with you. What person are you?! Furthermore, you are generous enough to carry them all over Lotus Dock…. Wen the dog walking in front of my sect gates and Second Master Lan burning incense to my parents. You are here on purpose to remind me, to remind them —Then he continued with more hatred in his tone —Wei WuXian, who do you think you are? Who gave you the face to bring whoever you want to my sect's Ancestral Hall?When Jiang Wanyin accused him, Wei WuXian couldn't defend himself, but he couldn't bear it when those words were directed at Lan Wangji. Wei WuXian tried to defend himself —Jiang Cheng, just listen to yourself. What are you saying? It is appropriate? Do not forget who you are. After all, you are the leader of a clan. Insulting a renowned cultivator in front of the spirits of Jiang-Shushu and Madame Yu, where is the discipline from him?When questioned, Jiang Wanyin's voice became harsh —Who is it that insults my parents in front of their spirits?! Don't you understand in which sect you are now standing? I don't care if you act so brazenly outside, but don't you dare waste your time inside my Ancestral Hall, before the spirits of my parents! After all, they were the ones who raised you, even I feel ashamed for you!Wei WuXian was shocked and furious —Shut up!Jiang Wanyin pointed his finger at the door. "Go away!" Go outside however you want, whether it's under a tree or in a boat, hugging or otherwise! Get out of my sect, get out of any place where my eyes can see you!Lan Wangji stiffened at those words and his fists clenched under his sleeves. Had Jiang Wanyin seen them strolling through Yunmeng and the hug under the tree?His guess was not wrong.Back then, when the cultivators had left the Hall of Swords to settle in the main hall facing the lotus pond to begin the banquet, some people noticed the absence of Patriarch YiLing and HanGuang-Jun.Jiang Cheng mockingly implied that they both had a lack of manners in going off on their own. Earning a dark look from Lan QiRen, as he thought; that if Lan Wangji had no manners, manners would not exist in the world, internally cursing Wei WuXian for leading his nephew astray.Even so, Jiang Cheng, excused himself in front of the Sect Leaders and withdrew from the banquet hall. He went out looking for Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji.
Sect Leader Jiang chased them in the direction indicated by the various street vendors and a voice in his heart seemed to tell him which places Wei WuXian would definitely go to, after all he knew him very well. He caught up with them in no time, however, by chance he saw Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji wrapped in a tight embrace under a tree, unwilling to let go of each other even after so long.
An icy sensation immediately ran through Jiang Cheng's body. Although he had already guessed the relationship between Mo XuanYu and Lan Wangji before, they were just poisonous attacks trying to offend Wei WuXian, it wasn't that he really doubted anything since he had never thought that Wei WuXian would have ambiguous ties with a man, because after All in all, when they grew up together, Wei WuXian had never expressed such an interest or had any inclination for Short Sleeve.
He had always loved young and pretty maidens with a passion. Filling them with flowers and flattery in his wake. Flirting with each one of them. On the other hand, it was even more impossible for Lan Wangji's kind of taste….he was famous for his asceticism, apparently not interested in men or women.
But hugging like this seemed abnormal no matter what. At least, they didn't seem like normal friends or siblings. He immediately remembered that Wei WuXian had always been attached to Lan Wangji ever since he came back and Lan Wangji's attitude towards him was also different from what it was before he was reborn.
After all, in the past, it seemed that Lan Wangji loathed and hated him.
Right away, he was almost certain that the two of them really were in that kind of relationship. He couldn't turn and leave, but he couldn't say a word to the two of them either, so he continued to hide as he followed them.
Carefully observing every glance and movement that passed between them. In front of his eyes, his actions took on a different meaning. For a while, the shock, the absurdity, and the slight disgust he felt combined to subdue his hatred.
It was only after Wei WuXian brought Lan Wangji to the Ancestral Hall that the long-suppressed hatred was aroused again.
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Wei WuXian frowned. "Jiang Wanyin, you-!...Apologize right now."Jiang Wanyin sneered, "Excuse me?" Because? For exposing the relationship you two hide?Wei WuXian raged —HanGuang-Jun is just my friend! What kind of relationship are we hiding?! What do you think we are?! I warn you. Apologize right now, don't make me hit you!Hearing this, Lan Wangji's expression froze for an instant. Wei Ying saw him only as a friend!... His dream of taking a third bow faded, and his heart clenched. A part of his mind told him that this was the way things were from the beginning, that his feelings would never be reciprocated and that it was better to be content with the friendship that Wei WuXian offered him.Jiang Wanyin laughed —Well, then I've never seen this kind of "friends" —Then he accused with his finger —You warn me? Because? If you two had even the slightest trace of integrity, you wouldn't be jumping around so close to each other, let alone coming here.....Seeing the change in Lan Wangji's expression, Wei WuXian thought that he was insulted by Jiang Wanyin's words as he looked pained and dull. He was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He did not dare to think what Lan Wangji would be thinking after being embarrassed like this. The anger from his heart rushed to his head as he threw a talisman. "Have you had enough?!"The talisman was fast and powerful. It exploded on Jiang Wanyin's right shoulder, causing him to stagger. Jiang Cheng did not expect Wei WuXian to attack so suddenly. His spiritual powers hadn't fully recovered either, so the talisman hit its mark. Blood seeped from his shoulder as disbelief crossed his face. Zidian immediately disentangled himself from his fingers, lashing out with a lightning bolt.Lan Wangji drew Bichen to block the attack.The three of them began to fight inside the Ancestral Hall.Jiang Wanyin's voice was just as horrible as the look in his eyes “Very good! A fight then! Do you think I'm scared?Jiang Wanyin was not afraid of the “Fearsome YiLing Patriarch” much less the pristine HanGuang-Jun. The outburst of anger blinded him and fueled Zidian, making him more violent and powerful.However, while fending off a couple of attacks, Wei WuXian suddenly remembered that this was the Yunmeng Jiang Sect's Ancestral Hall and that a short while ago, he was kneeling here, asking for the Jiang couple's blessings, but now he was attacking his son with Lan Wangji, right in front of his tablets!Suddenly Wei WuXian's countenance had changed and Lan Wangji looked at him before turning around and grabbing his shoulders. He was losing consciousness.Jiang Wanyin's expression also changed. He parried his whip as his eyes flashed alert.Lan Wangji yelled “Wei Ying?!Wei WuXian was beginning to doubt if something was wrong with his ears. "What's wrong?"His qiqiao was bleeding. Wei WuXian was barely able to stand up, grabbing onto Lan Wangji's arm. Seeing that the white clothes that Lan Wangji had just changed into were dyed red by his blood again, he couldn't help but reach out to wipe it off, unwelcomely worried: “I soiled your clothes again.Lan Wangji asked worriedly, "It doesn't matter, how do you feel?"Wei WuXian didn't answer the question, he was lost —Lan Zhan... Let's go.Lan Wangji nodded, "Yes."Both of them had completely lost all intention of continuing the fight with Sect Leader Jiang. Saying nothing, he picked Wei WuXian up and turned to leave.Jiang Wanyin looked full of shock and doubt, however seeing that they were about to leave, he yelled, “Stop!-Go away! Lan Wangji said.He would not allow Jiang Wanyin to hurt Wei WuXian. Zidian and Bichen clashed again, colliding with each other with a piercing sound that made Wei WuXian frown. Feeling the weight on his shoulder, Lan Wangji withdrew from the fight to feel his breath. Without the help of his owner, Bichen was slowly overpowered by the approaching Zidian.Jiang Wanyin really didn't want to hit Lan Wangji who was holding an unconscious Wei WuXian in his arms, and immediately tried to retract his whip, but it was too late. Fortunately, a figure jumped in from the side and blocked the whip with his body.Although Jiang Wanyin was relieved, he was enraged when he saw Wen Ning in front of him —Who let you into Lotus Dock?! How dare you?! You really are looking for your death!Wen Ning did not back down, he stood his ground against Jiang Wanyin. Suddenly the object that was in his hand was lifted up and stretched forward.Jiang Wanyin, seeing him, sneered, "What do you want?"The item in Wen Ning's hands was Wei WuXian's sword, Suibian. On the way, Wei WuXian tossed it around because it was too complicated to use. In the end, he left it in the care of Wen Ning.Wen Ning supported it as he spoke, “Draw a scabbard.” His tone was firm and his eyes determined.-I warn you. If you don't want to be turned to ash once more, immediately move your feet off the ground of Lotus Dock. Get out of here! Jiang Wanyin threatened.Wen Ning was almost pushing the sword hilt against his chest. His voice rose: "Do it." Take it and draw it!Annoyance grew on Jiang Wanyin. His heart was pounding. For some unknown reason, he actually did what Wen Ning said. He held Suibian's hilt in his left hand and yanked hard.A dazzling white sword was pulled from its hilt!Jiang Wanyin gazed at the glittering sword in his hand. He only realized it after a few moments. The sword should be sealed.Lan Wangji looked at the scene with astonished eyes, the one in the Cloud Recesses had tried to draw Suibian, however no matter the strength of his arms he could not move it from its scabbard even by an inch. But, there it was in front of him, the shining and beautiful sword out of its scabbard, in the hands of Jiang Wanyin….Wen Ning explained, “It's not like the sword has lifted its seal! Even now, it's still sealed. If you put it back in its sheath and ask someone else to draw it, no one will be able to get it out.The chaotic confusion within Jiang Wanyin could be seen on his face—Then why would I bring it out?Lan Wangji was also in confusion at the scene in front of him.“Because the sword took you as Young Master Wei,” Wen Ning said."What do you mean the sword took me as Wei WuXian?" Why would it be me? Jiang Wanyin yelled.Wen Ning's voice was even harsher, “Because the golden core that is spinning inside of you is now his!A cloud of realization fell over Lan Wangji's mind, finally some things from the past now made sense. The sound of Purification had no effect on Wei WuXian's body, the resentful energy in his body was not purified by his golden core. Even he had tried to cleanse his meridians after Wei WuXian lost control in City Without Night, however no matter how much spiritual energy he sent into his body it would not absorb it. He had thought that all of that was due to the use of demonic cultivation.Jiang Wanyin finally yelled, “What nonsense are you talking about?Wen Ning seemed to be angry —It's not nonsense.-Be quiet! My core was... My core was..."It was repaired by BaoShan SanRen," Wen Ning finished saying.-How do you know? Did he even talk to you about this?-It did not. Young Master Wei never mentioned it to anyone. I saw it with my own eyes,” Wen Ning clarified.Jiang Wanyin's eyes were bloodshot as he laughed in disbelief —Liar! You were there? How could you have been there? I was the only one who went up the mountain; you couldn't have followed me!"I didn't follow you. He had been on the mountain from the beginning.Veins covered Jiang Wanyin's forehead and he snapped in a broken tone, “…Liar!"Just listen and you'll know if I'm lying to you!" You had a black cloth over your eyes when you went up the mountain and you were holding a long branch in your hand. You passed through a stone forest when you were about to reach the top and only managed to get around it after almost a full hour.The muscles on Jiang Wanyin's face twitched slightly.Lan Wangji stood still, looking from Wen Ning to Wei WuXian's sleeping face, lightly caressing his cheek and hair.Wen Ning continued, “And then you heard some bells. The bells sent a flock of birds flying, then the branch in your hand was held tight as if it were a sword. When the bells stopped, a sword was pressed against the center of your chest. You heard the voice of a woman ordering you to stop—Jiang Wanyin's entire body began to tremble as Wen Ning raised his voice—You immediately stopped dead in your tracks, looking extremely nervous, almost a little excited. The woman's voice was very low. She asked you who you were and how you found that place. You answer...-Be quiet! Jiang Wanyin roared in shock and shock.Wen Ning also kept his voice strong, “…You answered that you were Wei Ying, son of CangSe SanRen! You talked about the destruction of the Yunmeng Jiang Sect in Lotus Dock, and that your golden core was destroyed by Wen Zhuliu, the hand that melts cores. The woman asked you questions about your parents over and over again, and when you answered the last question, you suddenly caught the scent of something fragrant before losing consciousness...Jiang Wanyin looked almost as if he was about to cover his ears with his hands, “How do you know? How do you know?!"Haven't I told you already?" It was there, but not only that, Young Master Wei and besides us, there was also my sister, Wen Qing. In other words, on the entire mountain, the three of us were the only ones waiting for you. Sect Leader Jiang, did you really think it was the secluded residence of… of BaoShan SanRen? Young Master Wei did not know where to find her. His mother, CangSe SanRen, never revealed anything about where her teacher was! The mountain was but one of YiLing's barren peaks!Shouting hoarsely, Jiang Wanyin repeated the same things over and over again, as if using the mischievous expression to hide his sudden lack of words—Lies! If only that were true! So why did my core get repaired?!“Your core was never repaired in the first place. Wen Zhuliu completely destroyed it! The reason you thought it was fixed was because my sister Wen Qing, the top doctor of the Qishan Wen Sect, cut out Young Master Wei's golden core and put it into you!Jiang Wanyin's face was completely blank for a moment —Did she replace mine with his?-That's how it is! Why do you think he never used Suibian again? Why did he never take it with him when he left the Burial Mounds back then? Was he really his for youthful arrogance? Do you think he enjoyed it when others said that he was rude and lacked discipline, whether behind his back or not? It was because even if he took it, he would be of no use! It was just because… if he brought his sword to those banquets and night hunts, there would definitely be people who would call for a duel for whatever reason. And him, without his golden core, without his spiritual energy. If he used his sword, it wouldn't be able to last long...Jiang Wanyin went blank. His lips trembled and he even forgot to use Zidian. Suddenly, he threw Suibian to the ground and closing his fist he slammed hard against Wen Ning's chest. “Liar!Wen Ning staggered back a few steps forcibly. He picked up Suibian, put it back into his scabbard, and pushed his back into Jiang Wanyin's arms. "Take it!"Jiang Wanyin couldn't help but take the sword. He didn't move. Instead, not knowing what to do, he looked towards where Wei WuXian was. When he looked at it he didn't notice anything, but now that he looked, that his gaze had cleared up, he noticed Wei WuXian's weak appearance. He was pale, with blood still at the corners of his mouth. His heart like a hammer hit his chest. Lan Wangji's eyes chilled the air around his body, making it feel like an ice cave.Wen Ning insisted, “Take this sword and go to the banquet hall or the training ground. Wherever you want and ask each person you see to draw the sword. See if any of them can get it out! And then you'll know if I'm lying or not! Sect Leader Jiang, you, have always compared yourself to others all your life, but you should know that you would never have been able to surpass him!Jiang Wanyin kicked Wen Ning before stumbling towards the banquet hall, holding Suibian in his hand and bellowing as he ran in an almost berserk manner.Wen Ning slowly got up and turned to the other two.Lan Wangji's face was for the moment more than pale. His expression was also covered in frost. After one last look at the Yunmeng Jiang Sect Ancestral Hall, he lifted Wei WuXian's body up for a steady rest and finally headed towards the entrance.“J-Young Master Lan, where are you going? Wen Ning asked.Lan Wangji's figure stopped before the stairs. “Earlier, he told me to leave.Wen Ning immediately followed him, walking out of the Lotus Quay gates with him.
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At the dock, only two old and neglected boats remained. The boats were long and narrow, shaped like willow leaves, capable of holding seven or eight people. Both ends of each were curved upwards, with two oars at one end. Carrying Wei WuXian on his back, Lan Wangji climbed onto the boat without hesitation. Hastily, Wen Ning jumped into the tail of the boat, willingly raising the oars. Soon, the boat had followed the flow of the water away from the pier, approaching the center of the river.Lan Wangji let Wei WuXian lean on his body. He first gave him two pills. Only after he confirmed that he swallowed them correctly, he took the handkerchief from him and slowly wiped the blood on his face.Suddenly, Wen Ning's flustered voice came, “Jo-Young Master Lan.-What?Wen Ning's determination when facing Jiang Cheng had already disappeared without a trace. He mustered all of his courage before speaking, “Please… Please don't tell Young Master Wei that I revealed the secret of his core. He has seriously warned me not to tell anyone no matter what. Although I probably couldn't keep him in the dark for long, I...After a moment of silence, Lan Wangji replied, “Don't worry.It seemed that Wen Ning breathed a sigh of relief, even though dead people had no breath to sigh. He spoke seriously, “Young Master Lan, thank you.Lan Wangji shook his head.Wen Ning continued, “Thank you for speaking up for me and my sister back then, in Koi Tower. I have always remembered it. For how I lost control afterwards, I... I'm really sorry.Lan Wangji did not reply, silently cradling Wei WuXian's face.Wen Ning continued, “Thank you even more for taking care of A-Yuan all these years.Hearing this, Lan Wangji looked up slightly.“I thought all the people in our sect were dead. He really did not expect that A-Yuan was still alive. He looks a lot like my cousin when he was in his twenties.Lan Wangji explained, “I found him inside a hollow log, it seems that he had been in that place for a long time. He had a severe fever.Wen Ning nodded.“I know he must have been sick. He doesn't remember anything from his childhood. I chatted with him during the trip to Yunmeng. He was talking about you —Wen Ning said somewhat disappointed —In the past, he only talked about Young Master Wei... Anyway, he has never been about me."You didn't tell him..." Lan Wangji said with some doubt."You mean about his past?" No, I didn't.” Wen Ning turned around and continued speaking as he diligently rowed the boat, “It's fine right now. If he knew too much or remembered things that are too heavy...he wouldn't be doing as well as he is now."It's just a matter of time," Lan Wangji said.Wen Ning hesitated for a moment —Yes. It's just a matter of time. He looked up at the sky. “As did Young Master Wei and Sect Leader Jiang. It was only a matter of time before Sect Leader Jiang learned the truth about the golden core. He couldn't have kept Sect Leader Jiang's entire life from him, right?The night was silent and the flow of the river heavy.Suddenly, Lan Wangji spoke: “Is it painful?-What?“Cut the core of one. It is painful?“If I said it wasn't, Young Master Lan, you wouldn't believe it either, would you?—I thought that Wen Qing would find a way —Lan Wangji wished it, that Wei WuXian did not suffer, however back then for Wei Ying things were painful and difficult.“Before going up the mountain, my sister made a lot of anesthetics, hoping they would reduce the pain of cutting into his core. But she later found out that those anesthetics were absolutely useless. Because if the person is under anesthesia conditions when the nucleus is being cut, when separated from the person's body, the nucleus would also be affected. It was hard to know if she would dissolve, when she would transplant it.-... And then?Wen Ning's oar stopped for an instant —Then, the person whose core is being cut has to be awake.Lan Wangji's body felt a chill, the person had to be awake. He had to see how his golden core connected to his spiritual meridians was detached from his body. He had to feel the gradual suppression, sedation and settling of his originally surging spiritual powers, all until he became a clearing in utter calm, unable to rise anymore. Only after a long while, Lan Wangji's voice sounded again, somewhat hoarse. The first word seemed to tremble. "Constantly awake?"“Two nights and one day. Constantly awake,” Wen Ning clarified."What were the chances?" —Lan Wangji was trembling slightly, he was hurt and shocked at this revealed secret.“About half.-Half? Noiselessly, Lan Wangji took a deep breath. Then he shook his head, repeating, "...Half."He tightened the arm that he wrapped around Wei WuXian's shoulders. His knuckles were already turning white.Wen Ning continued to explain, “After all, in the past, no one had tried to transfer golden cores before. Although my sister had written a manuscript on core transfer, she had only made some guesses about it. No one would let her experiment on them, so the guesswork was kept as such. All the older ones said that she was letting her imagination run wild. On top of that, she was unrealistic. They all knew that no one would willingly give their golden core to another person, for if this really happened, they would become utterly useless themselves and would never be able to reach the pinnacle or go anywhere in life. And so, when Young Master Wei found the manuscript and asked to transfer the golden core from it, my sister refused to do so. She warned him that what was written in the manuscript and putting it into practice were two different things. She wasn't even half sure it would work. But Young Master Wei continued to pester her. She said half was good too. There was the same possibility of succeeding and failing. If his core was ruined, he would manage to live, but Sect Leader Jiang was a different case. He was too motivated. Cultivation was his life. If Sect Leader Jiang could only be an ordinary person, his entire life would have ended. I was too motivated. Cultivation was his life. If Sect Leader Jiang could only be an ordinary person, his entire life would have ended. I was too motivated. Cultivation was his life. If Sect Leader Jiang could only be an ordinary person, his entire life would have ended.Lan Wangji looked down. Glazed eyes of his looked at Wei WuXian's face as he extended his hand to him. In the end, he just brushed the tip of his finger against Wei WuXian's cheek, almost imperceptibly. If all else failed, not only Wei WuXian would be left without a golden core, but also Jiang Wanyin, since the golden core could be dissolved by being extracted from his body. There was only a half chance of success. Wei WuXian always did the impossible.Wen Ning turned around. He couldn't help but ask, “Young Master Lan, you don't seem too surprised by this. Did he know... about this too?“…” Lan Wangji managed to say, “He only knew that his spiritual powers were affected somehow.“If it weren't for this…” Wen Ning said, “…Young Master Wei really didn't have a second path to walk on.At this point, the head resting against Lan Wangji's shoulder moved slightly. Wei WuXian's eyelashes trembled as he slowly woke up.
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Wen Ning immediately closed his mouth as Wei WuXian had widened his eyes and it seemed that he was suffering from a terrible headache.Leaning fully on Lan Wangji's body, Wei WuXian realized that they were no longer in Lotus Dock. For a long time, he couldn't understand what was happening. Only when he saw the blood splatters on Lan Wangji's left sleeve did he finally remember what happened before he passed out. His expression twisted immediately as he suddenly sat upright.Lan Wangji tried to help him, however Wei WuXian waved his hand, turned to the side and tried to hold the blood in his mouth for a moment, leaning on the railing of the boat.Lan Wangji knew that he was not feeling well. He didn't ask anything and placed a hand on his back, sending him a warm thread of spiritual energy. Finally Wei WuXian turned around, letting Lan Wangji take his hand away.After sitting in silence for a while, Wei WuXian finally tried to ask, "HanGuang-Jun, how do we get out?"Wen Ning's expression immediately turned flustered. He also stopped rowing. As expected, Lan Wangji kept his promise to him and did not say anything about the revealed secret. However, he didn't lie and he didn't go into any lengthy explanation either. The only word that came out of his mouth was quite simple, “We fought.Wei WuXian reached out a hand and massaged his chest, as if trying to break the feeling built up inside his heart. A moment later, he snapped, “I knew Jiang Cheng wouldn't have let us go so easily. That fool... How could he do this?Lan Wangji frowned, his voice deep from his lips, “Don't mention it.Hearing how disgusted his tone was, Wei WuXian stopped in surprise. He immediately responded, "Okay." I won't mention it.” After thinking about it for a bit, he started again, “Um, HanGuang-Jun, don't mind what he said, okay?-What he said?....Wei WuXian's eyelids fluttered —Yes. What he said. That fool has been like this since he was young. He'll say anything when he's angry, no matter how mean. He renounces all grace and discipline. As long as he can annoy whoever he's up against, he'll say it no matter what terrible insults he uses. After all these years, he hasn't improved at all. Please don't take it seriously.Lan Wangji looked disgusted, the news about the truth of the golden core was quite shocking, just imagine all the pain Wei WuXian had to feel during the transfer, how much loyalty did he have to Sect Leader Yunmeng Jiang? How much love was behind all that? Such an act was unprecedented... And a small part of him felt jealous. Besides, the words "We're just friends" were still running through his mind, hitting his heart and making him feel insecure.-Where we go? Finally Wei WuXian asked.The change of subject was extremely stiff, but Lan Wangji obediently continued, no longer wanting to think about what had happened. "Where do you want to go?"Wei WuXian rubbed the back of his head. “We don't know ZeWu-Jun's situation yet. We also don't know what these people intend to do. How about we go to LanLing first…” Suddenly, he remembered something and added, “No. Let's not go to LanLing yet. We better go to Yunping City."Yunping City?" "Lan Wangji didn't understand."-Yeah. To Yunping City of Yunmeng region. I already told you, didn't I? When we were in Koi Tower, I saw my manuscripts in the secret room of the Fragrant Palace and right next to my manuscripts was a deed to a place in Yunping City. The LanLing Jin Sect has wealth and power. I'm thinking that if it wasn't for some hidden reason, then Jin GuangYao wouldn't have held title to the property like that. Maybe we'll find some stuff there.Lan Wangji nodded.At this point, Wen Ning spoke, “Young Master Wei, is Yunping in this direction then?-What?! He and Lan Wangji both sat with their backs to the tail of the boat, so he hadn't seen Wen Ning. With someone speaking behind him so suddenly, he immediately felt a tingle on his scalp, and he was in shock. "Why are you here?"Looking up, Wen Ning replied with a blank expression, “Me? I've always been here."Then why didn't you say anything?"“I saw that you were talking to HanGuang-Jun, Young Master, so no……"Then you shouldn't have at least made a noise?" Wei WuXian interrupted, trying to hide how embarrassed he was, obviously with no apparent success.Holding the oar in his hand, Wen Ning protested, “Young Master, I have been rowing. I've always been making noise. Have not you noticed?"......" Wei WuXian waved his hand "I didn't notice.... Enough, enough, stop rowing." The waters are fast here at night. The boat will go without you rowing.Wen Ning complied and put down the oar. With much reserve, he sat down at the end, almost six feet away from the two of them.
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It was three in the morning when they arrived at Yunmeng. After so many things happened, it was already dawn. White shone behind the deep blue of the sky. The mountains on both sides of the river finally came into view.Looking around, Wei WuXian suddenly exclaimed, “I'm hungry.Lan Wangji looked up. Of course, Wei WuXian was not hungry at all. He had just eaten three cakes at the vendor in front of the Lotus Pier gates. However, Lan Wangji only ate one, and it was the only thing he had eaten in the past two days.Lan Wangji replied a moment later, "Shall we stop?"“There aren't many people on the shores here, but I know where to go.Immediately, Wen Ning picked up the oar and rowed towards the direction he was pointing. Soon the boat turned onto a side branch of the river and headed for a lotus lake. In the lake there were lotus leaves of different heights, almost forming a blanket. The slender boat cut through the crowded stalks and headed for the depths of the lake.Grinning, Wei WuXian was about to reach out and grab them when Lan Wangji suddenly called out, “Wei Ying.-What's happening?"Does this lake have an owner?"Wei WuXian's face was completely "Honest" —Of course not.Lan Wangji's voice seemed lukewarm, “I heard that all lotus lakes have owners."Hahahahahaha, really? That's too bad. You've really heard of a lot of things, haven't you? I haven't even heard of this. Let's go then.Lan Wangji pondered for a moment before reaching out and ripping off one of the seed pods. If Wei WuXian wanted it, he would give it to him. He wouldn't deny him anything. He handed the scabbard to Wei WuXian and said in an extremely warm tone, “There won't be a next time.With almost insatiable strength, Wei WuXian collected as many lotus seeds as he could. There was almost no room left in the boat to put our feet, the three of us sitting amid mountains of green pods. When he broke open the skin of the creamy green seeds you could see inside the soft, snowy centers that tasted refreshingly sweet.Wen Ning continued to peel the seed pods, sitting at the front of the boat. Lan Wangji stopped only after peeling two. When he saw Wen Ning pass them the already peeled seeds, he shook his head and let his hand them over to Wei WuXian. Alone, Wei WuXian ended up eating everything in the boat. They finally reached the Yunping City docks after being afloat for another three to four hours.
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The shallows of the docks were crowded with small fishing boats, and a small group of women gathered on the stone steps before the water to wash their clothes.Wei WuXian asked them, "If I may ask, is this Yunping City?"A girl who washed clothes by the river blushed seeing such beautiful gentlemen —Yes, it is.-We have arrived. Let's go,” Wei WuXian said with a smile.The ship docked, and Lan Wangji was the first to stand up. After being on the ground, he turned around and helped Wei WuXian up. The two of them had already gotten off, but Wen Ning was still on the boat, unable to move an inch. The boys who had seen them arrive found it strange, but they felt amused instead of scared. More than ten pairs of hands grabbed onto the boat and shook it non-stop, so hard that Wen Ning was almost unable to hold on.Wei WuXian turned around —Hey! What are they doing? Don't intimidate him.Wen Ning hastened to reply, “Young Master, I can't get off.While calling for help, two of the boys hit the surface of the river to splash it with water. Wen Ning gave a helpless smile, not knowing what to do. If only the boys knew that the "Person" they were playing with could break their bodies, even their bones to pieces, how could they tease him like they were doing now?Wei WuXian tossed the few remaining lotus seed pods at them. "Kids, catch them!"The boys immediately scattered, scrambling to eat some seeds. Wen Ning was finally able to jump ashore. Embarrassed, he fingered the sodden edge of his robe.Yunping City, although it was a small place, was extremely lively, its streets were full of passers-by and vendors. The Ghost General did not like crowded streets so he quietly disappeared soon after, leaving Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji alone.Wei WuXian asked some people for directions, while dragging Lan Wangji by the arm, and following the direction indicated by the local, they arrived at a place that left them completely surprised. They both looked up to see the great building in front of them, tall and prosperous and filled with the scent of incense."This is... a Temple to the goddess Guanyin?" Wei Wuxian asked.“Mn.” Lan Wangji nodded.Jin GuangYao didn't really seem like the devoted type. The two exchanged a glance between themselves. Together, they passed through the many visitors and crossed the high threshold. The temple had three courtyards. Smoke could be seen everywhere and wooden blocks could be heard being pounded for prayers.The place was big but it didn't take long to see the whole temple. In the last patio was the main room where the altar and the statue of the goddess Guanyin rested. Suddenly a monk came to greet them with folded palms. The two returned the greeting.Wei WuXian chatted with him for a while and asked informally, “Most of the temples are built inside the mountains. The ones inside the cities are really rare.The monk smiled as he answered, “Those in the city often work all day. Don't you also need a Guanyin Temple to pray and seek inner peace?Wei WuXian also smiled. "Wouldn't the noise bother Guanyin?"—Guanyin frees all from torment. How could she be bothered by people? The monk answered."Guanyin is the only one this temple worships?" Wei Wuxian asked.-That's right.After saying goodbye to the monk politely, the two of them walked around the temple some more.After leaving the temple, Wei WuXian led Lan Wangji into an alleyway, picked up a branch and drew a few squares on the ground before throwing it down again—Jin GuangYao really did something out of the ordinary.Lan Wangji picked up the branch he threw and added a few more hits in the squares. The outlines became more and more clear: it was a blueprint of the Guanyin Temple.Wei WuXian took the branch from his hand again —There is a great nuance within the temple. Something is definitely being suppressed.” He pointed to a certain point: “The set is a bit complicated. It's pretty safe. But if the eye of the hue right here is destroyed, whatever is being suppressed will come to light.Lan Wangji stood up. "We'll do it at night, when people are few." We should find a place to rest before strategizing.They didn't know how powerful the creature under the Temple was, so they couldn't act rashly in the daytime, when there were so many passersby.“I wonder how long it would take to finish the tint in the Temple. Could we go to LanLing or would we be late?“The condition of your body is still unclear. You must not force yourself,” Lan Wangji replied.In the Burial Mounds, Wei WuXian used too much energy and stamina. Both his mind and his body were tense for too long. A few hours earlier, during the match against Sect Leader Jiang, he bled from his qiqiao. He only recovered after a long time of rest. Although he didn't feel too bad right now, if they went to LanLing under such conditions, it was hard to know if an accident would happen at a critical moment. On top of that, Wei WuXian wasn't the only one who forced his mind and body on him in the past few days. Lan Wangji also did not rest for a second.Wei WuXian replied, “Okay. Then let's find a place to rest first.Wei WuXian himself could sleep anywhere: an inn if he had money, and under a tree if he had none. But at this moment, Lan Wangji was with him. He definitely couldn't imagine Lan Wangji lying on the roots of a tree, or curled up with him inside a small, dirty room. And so, after some time of walking, the two finally settled in a neat inn on the other side of Yunping City.The owner ran out enthusiastically to receive them and almost dragged them to the previous one. The place was organized and clean. The first floor was almost full of guests, so it was obvious that whoever was responsible for the place was pretty good at his job. Most of the people working inside were women, from girls as young as ten sweeping the floors to women working in the kitchen. When they saw the two handsome young men walk in, their eyes lit up in unison. One of the girls who poured water for the guests stared at Lan Wangji so hard that she didn't even realize that the water was wetting the entire place, outside of the bowl.The owner yelled at them a few things and told them to do their job properly. She herself led Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji upstairs to show them the rooms, asking as she walked, "Young Masters, how many rooms do you want?"Lan Wangji was silent looking at Wei WuXian waiting for him to reply. He remembered Jiang Wanyin's words, and whatever came out of Wei WuXian's lips, could either give him hope or burn his heart in pain and disappointment.A part of Lan Wangji's heart wanted to go back to that time, when Wei WuXian's identity had not been revealed and he was acting like the "Lunatic Mo XuanYu" daring to do anything, no matter how shameless. Just the first night after leaving the Cloud Recesses, Wei WuXian had climbed into his bed. Lan Wangji saw him rolling between the sheets the moment he opened the door. Expressionless, he stood for a moment before going to the other room next door that he paid for. Wei WuXian, of course, would not let him go that easily. He chased after him, yelling that he wanted to sleep with him. Even after getting into bed, he threw the other pillow out of the window, insisting on using the same one as Lan Wangji. He even went so far as to ask why he was sleeping with his clothes on,Also, in the middle of the night, he had suddenly stretched out his cold feet on Lan Wangji's blanket, grabbing his hand and placing it on his chest. “Listen to my heartbeat, HanGuang-Jun!And then he looked innocently yet romantically into his eyes… In the end, he was pinned down by Lan Wangji and unable to move, he finally calmed down.The owner, seeing that none of them responded immediately, explained —A room, right? One room is more than enough! My rooms are comfortable, even for two people. The bed will not feel cramped.Without any rejection from Lan Wangji for quite some time, Wei WuXian's body and heart finally gave way, temporarily reaching a stable state.Upon entering the room, they noticed that it really was spacious and comforting. The woman asked, "Um, would you like to have dinner?" Our cooks have great skill. Shall we bring the dishes here once we're done?Wei WuXian replied, “Yes please, but not now. How about a little later? Bring them around seven."Fine," the owner answered and left the room.But, before she could go down the stairs, Wei WuXian leaned out and stopped her."Yes, Young Master?"Wei WuXian seemed to have made up his mind, lowering his voice he said, “When you bring the meals at night, please bring some liquor as well… The stronger the better.The owner smiled —Of course!After this, Wei WuXian finally returned to the room, pretending that nothing happened. He closed the door and sat down at the table.However part of their conversation was overheard by Lan Wangji's keen ear. But, the Jade was more concerned about Wei WuXian's health so he reached out his hand and pressed the veins. Still not convinced, he examined his body, rubbing his hand over the soft, smooth-textured arm. Then, pressing a few points on his chest onto his tunic, feeling the slight movement at his touch. Lan Wangji remained composed, but internally his heart seemed to explode.With a strangely cold and deep tone, Lan Wangji finally exclaimed, “There is no imminent danger.Wei WuXian stretched and smiled, saying, "Thank you." But something in his gaze must have made Wei WuXian add almost immediately, "HanGuang-Jun, are you worried about ZeWu-Jun?" I think Jin GuangYao still has some respect towards ZeWu-Jun. Furthermore, ZeWu-Jun's cultivation is higher than his and he has already been alerted to it, so he shouldn't necessarily fall for his trap. Let's find out about the nuance of the Temple as soon as possible and try to be on the road again tomorrow.“Something is strange,” Lan Wangji exclaimed.-What? —Wei WuXian did not know what he was referring to.“My brother has been familiar with Jin GuangYao for many years. Jin GuangYao is not someone who acts on impulse and craves blood. He never proceeds rashly,” Lan Wangji explained."Yeah, that's my impression of him, too." It's not that Jin GuangYao still has a heart, but he tries to offend as few people as possible,” Wei WuXian exclaimed.“The incident at the Burial Mounds was rushed and exaggerated. It didn't seem like his way of doing things,” Lan Wangji added.Wei WuXian thought for a moment before speaking: “The battle at the Burial Mounds, if it were successful, would be a success; but if he were exposed, he would be forcing the entire cultivation world to oppose him. The risk was really high."Perhaps further investigations are necessary," Lan Wangji said.Wei WuXian sighed within his heart. His face did not reflect agreement, he seemed more concerned with some other problem, one that he could not tell Lan Wangji. The Jade remained silent while his mind wandered the supposed ideas that might be going through Wei WuXian's head. Possibly, concerned about the words Jiang Wanyin said….He suddenly saw Wei WuXian rubbing his temple tiredly and Lan Wangji said, “You should rest.“Okay,” Wei WuXian replied, and as he spoke, he sat on the bed, took off his boots, and lay down, “HanGuang-Jun, you should also……“There is no need,” Lan Wangji said.Wei WuXian leaned his body a little and looking at him exclaimed —How can you say that? You have also been.....Lan Wangji's heart skipped a beat, he didn't know what to think, did Wei Ying want to share a bed or not? His words implied that he wanted to do it, however he abruptly remained silent and looked increasingly uncomfortable with said topic, so Jade responded with all the calm she could articulate —I'm fine. You can rest.Wei WuXian touched his chin.“…oh. Then I'll lie down for a bit. Wake me up at three.
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Lan Wangji was still absorbed in his thoughts, everything that had happened began to cloud his mind again, without even resisting the storm of ideas and feelings that swirled inside him, he closed his eyes and began to meditate. Meditation was one of the few things that helped him get over the pain and calm his mind. Spending time with Lan SiZhui and training were the most effective, however at this very moment he could only opt for meditation.Some time later Lan Wangji opened his eyes with a frown, frustration running across his countenance.
Why couldn't he concentrate?
Even if time passed, the ideas were growing in his mind, the reproach, the regret and the pain. He needed to stop thinking about it. Getting up, he looked at Wei WuXian, who was sound asleep. No wonder, his body had been pushed to the limit.Lan Wangji was an expert in Martial Arts, his agility was exceptional and his step light as a summer breeze. His footsteps were extremely quiet as he moved around the wide room looking for something to entertain his restless mind. Near a piece of furniture there was a stack of books. Among them titles like "The Scarlet Summit" "Romance in Jiangnan" or "The Deep Desire".....
Why did this inn only have poetry or romance plot books?
Regardless of the alerts within, Lan Wangji took the "Deep Wish" The perpetrator was completely unknown. But reading was captivating him to the point of losing track of time.In one paragraph in particular his eyes widened:
"The young maiden fell from the highest floor of the palace... Her desperate lover, taking his sword of ice, rose into the air to rescue her... In her arms, her lover trembled like a leaf in the wind.... Her lips they found and........"
Suddenly a noise came from behind him.The creaking of the mattress alerted Lan Wangji and he closed the book to place it face down on the furniture.“Lan Zhan, why didn't you wake me up? Didn't I say I'd get up at three? —Wei WuXian complained, still somewhat asleep.He looked extremely beautiful, his hair messy and his hands rubbing his face —Let your mind and body fully recover. Don't be in a hurry,” Lan Wangji said.Then Wei WuXian started to apologize —My apologies. I really slept too much. You should also lie down for a while.“There is no need,” Lan Wangji exclaimed.Why are things so awkward between them? Why did it seem that the barrier that separated them in the past was rising again?Lan Wangji's chest tightened. He was as he tried to believe. He thought that he was satisfied only with his friendship. He felt close to Wei WuXian, after revealing his identity things had been good between them. But that longing and desire always grew in Lan Wangji, that this friendship would not remain as such, but rather be able to be someone special for Wei WuXian, his predestined person, a partner of his. But, all the expectations that had been held in check grew and now he ached.At this point, someone knocked on the door. The owner's voice came from outside, “Young Masters, I brought dinner.Wei WuXian finally realized that it was already seven o'clock.Lan Wangji opened the door, inwardly thankful that this interruption got him out of the hole he was walking into.On the tray the owner brought was a small pitcher of liquor and two dainty cups. She said as soon as she entered, "Huh?" Have you been asleep until now?Wei WuXian smiled to himself and let out a slightly muffled and nervous laugh.The owner put the tray on the table —Young Masters, where are you from? If they come to Yunping to visit from another place, then it is really exhausting.Wei WuXian answered without much thought: “We are from Gusu.Lan Wangji almost died internally... "We are from Gusu." No. He shouldn't have any illusions.-Oh really?! It is not surprising. She was thinking that two such handsome young men must have come from a place full of rivers, lakes, and spiritual like the Jiangnan region, Young Masters.Lan Wangji seemed not to have heard anything. However, he was internally in chaos.Wei WuXian laughed, “I can't compare to him. He is much more handsome than me.
Was it necessary to say such words? Why was Wei Ying still flirting?
He knew of his flirtatious and charismatic nature. But, Lan Wangji's heart could not bear it.
Should he hope or give up?
The owner was quite good with words, no wonder there were only poetry and romance novels in her inn.She smiled. "He's handsome, but, you're cute." It's different, but both are beautiful! Oh, sure.” As if she remembered something she added, “If you're here to visit, you can visit the Guanyin Temple in our city.Wei WuXian exclaimed, “We went to the Temple. You really don't see many Guanyin temples in the cities."Yes, I was also surprised the first time I saw it," the owner said."Ma'am, how long have you lived in Yunping City?"“It's been about eight years or so."The Temple has been here ever since?" Have you ever heard why they built a temple in the city? Wei WuXian kept asking."I'm not so sure about that." Anyway, the temple is quite popular. In Yunping City, no matter what someone encountered, we would all go there and pray for Guanyin's protection. Sometimes I go there and also light some incense sticks.“Then why don't you go look for the cultivation sect that is in charge of this region? Wei Wuxian asked.The owner curved her lips. "Go get them?" How dare we?Wei WuXian asked: “Oh? Why not?“Young Masters, you are not from Yunping City, so you do not know. The Jiang Sect is responsible for all of us throughout the Yunmeng area. The Sect Leader has a very short temper. He is almost terrifying. His subordinate said that a long time ago. Only one sect is in charge of such a large area. Every day, there are almost a hundred cases of little ghosts or other creatures playing tricks on the living and all that. If every little thing had to be dealt with immediately, would there be enough time and energy? The ones that don't kill anyone aren't evil spirits, and we're not supposed to bother them with trivial matters that aren't evil spirits,” she grumbled, “what's this supposed to mean? Wouldn't it be too late if we wait until someone has died to contact them?!Lan Wangji frowned. It was a reality that the big sects only came when the prey was too big or too dangerous. However, he knew that it was a cultivator's duty to help ordinary people no matter what size or prestige one gained by performing an exorcism. After all he had earned the nickname "HanGuang-Jun the one who goes where the chaos is".The owner continued, “Besides that, Lotus Dock is really a scary place. How dare anyone go there to ask for its help?"Lotus Pier is scary?" How could Lotus Pier be scary? Have you been there? Wei WuXian asked in bewilderment.Lan Wangji did not like to hear rumors, however the ones surrounding Lotus Dock were quite scandalous, so much so that it was impossible not to hear them, no matter where he went. In the past Jiang Wanyin had gone to a distant village just to catch a demon cultivator who was dragged into Yunmeng, that person was never heard from again.“I haven't been there, but I know someone who went because their house was very haunted. But it was all bad luck. That Sect Leader Jiang was with a glowing whip right in the training ground. The victim's flesh and blood flew as high as his screams! A servant secretly informed him that the Sect Leader caught the wrong person again, that he had not been in a very good mood, and that he definitely should not be irritated in any way. He was so scared that he left the gifts he brought and ran away immediately. He never dared to visit him again. Also, I heard about another person who was scared...Wei WuXian asked interestedly, "Scared why?"-No no. It was his misfortune. The person's surname was Wen, Sect Leader Jiang's archenemy also had the surname Wen. He hates everyone in this world whose last name is Wen. Every time he sees one, he gnashes his teeth in hate, wanting to skin them alive. How could he give a single friendly glance to…? .... Well. I've delayed your dinner with all this talk, haven't I? I'll go downstairs and won't bother you anymore. Please let me know if you need anything else.Wei WuXian thanked her and escorted her to the door. Sitting down at the table he scratched his head. "Looks like what we're looking for has to be over eight years old." Tomorrow, let's ask some locals who know the place well.Lan Wangji nodded slightly."But we probably can't get anything either." Eight years is too long enough to forget a lot of things.Although Lan Wangji was listening and looking at Wei WuXian, he was still lost in thought. His mind didn't process what was happening before his eyes, completely overwhelmed by Wei WuXian's flirtation and the book he had read. He grabbed the cup that was placed in front of him and brought it to his mouth. The taste was extremely strong, the heat hugging his throat and a cloud began to fall over his eyes.
Was this liquor?
Had he drunk liquor again?
It didn't matter anymore, his mind went blank. A sense of calm soothed him. After all, he didn't want to think about such things anymore. His eyes closed and his head swayed. Lan Wangji was still sitting properly. Other than his closed eyes and downward pointing chin, his sitting posture was no different from normal.
"I've been holding it all these days. HanGuang-Jun, you're finally in my hands now"
Was this Wei Ying's voice?
Lan Wangji in his nebula dropped down. The sensation of a caress and the sweet fragrance enveloped him.Jade loved having these fluffy dreams so much.
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Wei WuXian had reached out his hand and gently lifted Lan Wangji's chin, his lips curved into a satisfied smile and his voice came out as a whisper, “I've been holding him back all these days. HanGuang-Jun, you are finally in my hands now.Lan Wangji obediently raised his chin.The sight before Wei WuXian's eyes could leave him more than amazed. When Lan Wangji was awake, his gaze was indifferent, stern, and distant. But now, with his eyes closed, his face seemed more relaxed and softened. He couldn't deny that seeing him in this vulnerable way didn't make him burn inside.As if Lan Wangji had extreme magnetism towards his person. Holding his chin, he couldn't help but lean in all the way until his faces were too close to his. Amid the cold fragrance of sandalwood and his liquor, he suddenly remembered where he was.Just a breath away from Lan Zhan's lips!He cursed silently as he quickly withdrew his hand and walked away.Wei WuXian reminded himself that he was only going to ask him a few questions and nothing more. But, at that moment his lips were about to meet.Wei WuXian's heart was beating madly . "Was he about to kiss Lan Wangji?"Lan Wangji hung his head back, keeping his eyes closed, much to the relief of the other person.Then, Wei WuXian rolled a few times on the ground, to calm himself down, and then jumped up, standing up again near Lan Wangji. His eyes couldn't help but covet the beautiful jade in front of them.Shaking his head, Wei WuXian said to himself , "I have to keep my head clear, I just have to wait for him to wake up... It's not that difficult, is it?" .....He sat up properly, but his determination didn't last long as he was touching Lan Wangji again and this time on the cheek.After a few caresses, Wei WuXian somehow realized that he had never seen what Lan Wangji looked like when he was smiling, so he pinched the corners of Lan Wangji's lips and pulled them up, wanting to see his face. smiling.Suddenly, he felt a small pain on his finger.The amber eyes were open and looked at him coldly. Lan Wangji had heard Wei WuXian's muttering and the sound of him fluttering around him, the movement on the ground and the feeling of something stinging his face. At the moment of opening his eyes, he saw some thin traces pulling the corner of his lips, he was still sleepy so he could only bite what was in front of him to defend himself.And so one of Wei WuXian's fingers was already trapped in his mouth."......" Wei WuXian was surprised and ordered "Open your mouth.""No... " Was the word not spoken by those golden eyes, Lan Wangji held his head high and his gaze was cold.Leaning a little further forward, he took the other's hand and moved his teeth from the first knuckle to the second. He bit even harder."Oh!Lan Wangji hearing the pained sound, finally relaxed his bite a bit.Wei WuXian took this opportunity to withdraw his finger and let go, he managed to move away to the side as if he was running away —Lan Zhan, are you a dog? Do not bite....Anything that made him think of dogs scared him and made his hair stand on end. However, before he could escape far enough, Lan Wangji ripped Bichen from his scabbard and forcefully pinned him to the wooden floor, pinning a corner of Wei WuXian's robes.
"This way Wei Ying won't be able to escape.....
But Lan Wangji didn't expect his "Playmate" to reproach him.....“Lan Zhan, look at you. You made a hole in the floor of the inn. You will have to pay...Before he finished his sentence, Wei WuXian felt someone grab his neck and drag him back. Wei WuXian's back collided with Lan Wangji's chest.Suddenly a deep, magnetic voice thundered immediately next to his ear: “Pay up!Then he pulled Bichen back up and lifted it as if he wanted to stab a couple more times. Wei WuXian stepped back for an opening and stopped him.He had basically thrown himself at Lan Wangji's waist and desperately hugged him!-What's wrong with you? Why are you like this after just one glass of liquor? Look what bad things you're doing.” His tone was reproachful, and him look pleading.Lan Wangji looked at him, then at his hand, and then at the hole in the ground. As if he suddenly realized what he had done, he threw away his sword immediately. Bichen hit the ground with a thud before rolling.
He was scaring Wei Ying!
He was destroying the place they were staying at!
Lan Wangji didn't want there to be any more misunderstandings, he just didn't want Wei WuXian to leave. Whenever he had these beautiful dreams, so pure and fun, Wei WuXian would secretly meet Wen Ning, and he would find himself alone. Now that he had woken up he would not let Wei WuXian leave with that Fierce Corpse.Wei Ying is mine, my Wei Ying!Wei WuXian took advantage and grabbed the scabbard with his left hand, then used his foot to launch Bichen into the air. Steady and precise, Bichen dove into his pod.Wei WuXian scolded him again like he was some kind of naughty child. “Don't throw such a dangerous thing.Hearing this, Lan Wangji sat up even more appropriately. He looked down, almost as if he knew he was wrong and was willing to do better.His appearance was not that of the neat and serious HanGuang-Jun, but rather seemed like a little boy who just wanted to have fun and was not allowed to do so. It was always Lan Wangji who scolded Wei WuXian. Only after they drank did the roles reverse.Holding Bichen in his crossed arms, Wei WuXian looked at him with his head tilted, trembling as he tried to hold back his laughter. "I really love the drunken Lan Zhan!"Lan Wangji felt watched, Wei WuXian was surrounding him with a calculating gaze. He remained seated and upright. Suddenly Wei WuXian sat down next to him, closer than he would have expected, he could almost feel the warmth next to him.Wei WuXian turned around and lifting his robe exclaimed —Look what you've done. You tore my clothes. You have to fix it later, you know?Lan Wangji nodded."Do you know how to mend clothes?" Wei WuXian questioned.Lan Wangji shook his head, he didn't know. He had never learned such tasks.-I knew it. Learn if you don't know. Either way, you have to fix my clothes. You understand? Wei WuXian looked tense, as if he was holding back.Lan Wangji carefully looked at the torn cloth, and felt responsible. He nodded silently.Then Wei WuXian took a mat to sit on and used it to cover the hole Bichen made —I'll hide the hole you made. This way, no one will discover it."That's not right, it's not proper, and it's not fair...... " Lan Wangji took out the delicate little money bag from his robes and presented it to Wei WuXian, shaking it as he said, "Pay up."He was to take responsibility for the damage and pay the owner of the establishment appropriately.I know you have a lot of money. Put it away, put it away… What are you doing…...” Wei WuXian sneered as his eyes widened as he saw the money getting closer and closer to him.Lan Wangji put the money bag in Wei WuXian's arms, it was quite heavy.-For me? Wei WuXian wondered in surprise.Lan Wangji had not only put the bag of money in his arms, but had also pushed a few times on his chest, as if stressing that he would give it to him."Are you really giving it to me?" There is so much money...—Mn.Wei WuXian couldn't remember when he had held so much money in his hands and expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, now I'm rich!"However, Lan Wangji's brows immediately furrowed. His hand moved quickly and snatched the bag of money from Wei WuXian —No!He didn't want Wei WuXian to thank him, every time he did they parted on bad terms and things didn't get any better. Lan Wangji did not like that word on Wei WuXian's lips, besides, he realized that if Wei WuXian had money, he would no longer depend on him and would go away.The money that Wei WuXian had just obtained was withdrawn again. He was surprised. "Not what?"Lan Wangji looked disappointed and sober. He just shook his head silently and returned to put away his bag of money with low spirits, looking almost a little sad "I don't want you to thank me, much less I want you to leave......"Didn't you say you'd give it to me?" Why don't you give it to me anymore? Aren't you a man of your word?Lan Wangji turned to the other side, again being scolded. Although his thoughts were selfish he couldn't say it. He tried to escape quietly.Then, Wei WuXian grabbed his shoulder and turned him around, coaxing him, “Look at me. Do not run away. Come, come, look at me.And then Lan Wangji looked at him. The two stared into each other's eyes. They were too close, so close that he could even count Wei WuXian's long eyelashes.Wei WuXian was surrounded by cold sandalwood and loving liquor; two intertwined aromas in the midst of imperceptible breaths. After a long time of looking at each other, Wei WuXian's heart was beating faster and faster. He finally couldn't take it anymore and he withdrew defeated, he was the first to look away from him.-Good! You win. Let's play another game. Just like before, I ask and you answer. You are not allowed to lie…” Wei WuXian said.However, with just the word 'Game', Lan Wangji quickly replied, “Yes!
I want to play with Wei Ying!
Then suddenly, Lan Wangji grabbed Wei WuXian's hand and rushed out of his room like a gust of wind, rushing down the stairs. In a daze, Wei WuXian was dragged down the main hallway.On the first floor, the owner and the workers of the inn were eating around a long table. Lan Wangji didn't spare them a single glance as he passed by, focused on dragging Wei WuXian out of the gates.The owner stood up - What's wrong? Young Masters, didn't you like the food?Wei WuXian managed to respond in the midst of the chaos —We really liked it! Especially the wine. He was really strong and...But, before he could finish his words, Lan Wangji had already dragged him out of the inn.
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The streets of Yunping were dark and empty, and people had already returned to their homes to be dining with their families, or in a restaurant eating.Lan Wangji was running through the shadows like lightning, pulling a disoriented and agitated Wei WuXian."Where do you want to go?" Wei WuXian managed to exclaim as the air burned in his lungs.Lan Wangji did not say anything.Suddenly he stopped short, when he reached the yard of someone's house.Wei WuXian was somewhat confused. Just as he was about to ask, Lan Wangji put a finger in front of his own lips.“Shh-…” Lan Wangji silenced.Wei WuXian fell silent and his eyes widened as he felt an arm encircle his waist.With a kick, Lan Wangji lightly jumped onto the roof of the house, taking Wei WuXian with him. Then he leaned across the tiles and whispered, “Look.Seeing how mysterious he was being, Wei WuXian felt a bit curious. He followed his devoted gaze and saw a chicken coop inside the yard.—....... —Wei WuXian asked incredulously —Is this what you wanted me to look at?Lan Wangji muttered, “Go and hide."To do what?"Lan Wangji had already jumped down and landed in the center of the courtyard.If the owners of the house were awake at this time, they would think that an immortal from the heavens, had descended to earth, seeing such a heavenly man, floating, clad in the moonlit white robe.But, Lan Wangji didn't look heavenly at all, as he slowly searched the courtyard. Wei WuXian felt that something was wrong as he watched the more.He jumped off the wall too and yanked the tape off his forehead. "What do you want to do?"Lan Wangji pressed the ribbon on his forehead with one hand, and reached into the chicken coop with the other hand.The chickens that were sleeping silently woke up immediately, flapping their wings madly in an attempt to escape. Lan Wangji's gaze hardened. Like lightning, he caught the fattest one in his hand.Wei WuXian was speechless.The chicken was shocked with fright, and it moved violently in Lan Wangji's hands.In all seriousness, Lan Wangji placed it in Wei WuXian's arms.-What? Wei WuXian asked incredulously.-Hen.I know it's a chicken. But why give me a chicken?Lan Wangji said with a straight face, “For you.“For me?…Oh….Okay.” It seemed that if he didn't accept the gift, Lan Wangji would be angry again. Wei WuXian took the chicken and exclaimed, “Lan Zhan, do you know what you are doing? The chicken has an owner. This is called theft.Lan Wangji did not understand. Why was Wei Ying reproaching him for his actions?
Weren't they playing as Wei Ying had said in the past?.....
To Wei WuXian what Lan Wangji was doing was unacceptable. Furthermore, if someone found out that the prominent HanGuang-Jun tried to steal someone else's chickens after being drunk… It was beyond imagination. If he was lucky, no one would believe it.Lan Wangji, then, only listened to the things he liked. And the ones he didn't like, he just dedicated himself to pretending that he didn't hear them. He continued to be busy with the job at hand. From inside the chicken coop feathers flew everywhere and the sound was unbearable to the ear.—I wasn't the one who told you to do all this —Wei WuXian exclaimed with resignation.They both had a quivering chicken in their arms when they jumped over the wall again. After walking around for a while, Wei WuXian was still confused as to why Lan Wangji suddenly wanted to steal chickens.Wei WuXian thought , Could it be that he wanted to eat them?Suddenly, Wei WuXian saw that a feather was attached to Lan Wangji's dark hair. With a *Pfft*, Wei WuXian couldn't see this any longer. Just as he was about to take it away, Lan Wangji turned around again and jumped into a tree. The tree was inside someone else's yard. It grew too well, and the branches spread outside the courtyard wall. Lan Wangji was sitting right on one of the branches.Wei WuXian looked up. "What's wrong this time?"Lan Wangji looked down —Shhh-..... —"We'll be found out" were the unspoken words from those shining golden eyes.Seeing what Lan Wangji was doing, Wei WuXian suspected that what he was going to do was probably similar in nature to stealing the chickens. He saw Lan Wangji reach out, pick up something from the branch, and throw it at him. Wei WuXian held the chicken in one hand and caught what was thrown at him with the other. He withdrew it and looked. It was a large round date, still half green.As expected. After stealing chicken, he was now stealing dates! Wei WuXian said to himself.Things like stealing chickens and dates were not unknown to Wei WuXian. In fact, he used to do such activities when he was young and was always accompanied by his friends and fellow sects, making up a big ruckus every time.But if they had said that they would trade their partner in crime for Lan Wangji, the thought would be too terrifying. However at this time, they were not partners in crime, rather Lan Wangji was definitely the mastermind. At this point, something suddenly crossed his mind. Did Lan Zhan remember those anecdotes I told him while we were at Lotus Pier and wanted to experience it himself?It was something very possible!The GusuLan Sect was extremely disciplined and Lan Wangji spent most of his time in his room to read and write since he was young. Every word, every act was said and done according to the standards of his greatest. He had never played or joked. Wei WuXian's eyes softened at the thought of it.Above the date tree, Lan Wangji leapt like a tornado, sweeping away the top of it. A little later, all the dates on the tree had been completely taken. Only after putting them into his sleeve qiankun jumped down from the tree again and rushed to Wei WuXian's side opening his sleeve to show his playmate his 'Spoils of War'.Looking at all these round dates, Wei WuXian was completely at a loss as to what to say. A moment later, he praised, "...They're so big, there are so many, you're so cool!" Well done!Lan Wangji gladly accepted his exaggerated praise. He opened Wei WuXian's sleeves and poured all the stolen dates inside, saying, “For you. All for you.Wei WuXian thanked —Thank you.However, Lan Wangji suddenly let go. With a flick of his sleeve, all the dates fell off, rolling on the floor. Wei WuXian immediately bent down to pick them up, but there were too many.Lan Wangji spoke suddenly —Not anymore.He didn't want thanks, he didn't want to be separated again, he didn't want Wei WuXian to leave and bad things happen where he couldn't be there to support him and take care that Wei Ying doesn't fall.He also grabbed the chicken under Wei WuXian's left arm, carrying one in each of his hands. Wei WuXian pulled the headband from his forehead and pulled him back. "You were fine a second ago." Why are you angry again?Lan Wangji's eyes fixed on Wei WuXian —Don't pull —And he thought: "If you take my tape, I won't be able to contain myself... don't blame me for what might happen."From the looks of it, his tone was not very happy. It almost sounded like a warning. Wei WuXian couldn't help but blurt it out. Lan Wangji looked down and moved the two astonished chickens to his left hand before he could use his right hand to straighten his hair and the already somewhat lopsided headband.Wei WuXian thought — Lan Zhan never stopped me, no matter how I played with his forehead ribbon, in the past. Is he really angry today? He felt that he really needed to remedy the misunderstanding a bit and pointing to the chickens he said, "Forget the dates." Give me this. Didn't you say you would give it to me?Lan Wangji looked up and took a long look at him. He still didn't move from his place.Wei WuXian sincerely said now in a pleading tone, “Please. I really want it. Give it to me... okay?Hearing this, Lan Wangji turned his gaze downward. He only gave the chicken back to him after a long while. Wei WuXian accepted it and taking a date, wiped it with the cloth of his robe and bit into it, thinking that if Lan Zhan wanted to play, he should play with him. "What do you want to do next?" What is the house you want to destroy next?Lan Wangji frowned slightly, correcting him. “We.
We are partners, we are in this together...
-Good good good. We,” Wei WuXian said lightly, not noticing the glint in Lan Zhan's eyes.Lan Wangji nodded and handed back the dates.Wei WuXian wiped another one on his robes and shrugged, thinking: How terrifying would it be if someone saw Lan Zhan, the right and just HanGuang-Jun wanting the YiLing Patriarch to do evil deeds with him in the middle of the night? ...The two reached the wall. Lan Wangji looked left and right, to make sure that no one was nearby, then he drew Bichen's scabbard, and with a few movements, a dazzling blue light passed by, leaving a few words written on the wall.Wei WuXian tilted his head and looked — "Gusu's Lan Wangji has been here."Wei WuXian, with a date in his mouth, was speechless. On the other hand, Lan Wangji sheathed Bichen and admired the masterpiece from him. A moment later, he turned around to ask, "What's up?""Huh?" That? What?... —Wei WuXian looked at the writing and quickly congratulated —Good, it's very good. I must say that you are better than me!This was indeed the truth. Despite being drunk right now, HanGuang-Jun's writing was still extremely adequate. Wei WuXian had to confess his inferiority.Lan Wangji nodded and handed over Bichen, “You too…..Wei WuXian looked at him questioningly.Lan Wangji pulled Bichen closer.Wei WuXian took it and when he saw that there was still a lot of empty space after the words "Lan Wangji", he understood. Lan Zhan is waiting for me to write my name there too?!Lan Wangji continued to stare at him, "You are here too... write, write, write.....Wei WuXian really couldn't bear the gaze any longer, those golden eyes saying “Write” incessantly in silence —Good, good, good. I'll write it, I'll write it.Reluctantly, he wrote the words “Yunmeng's Wei WuXian” after “Gusu's Lan Wangji”. Now the two names hung side by side on the wall.Gusu's Lan Wangji, Yunmeng's Wei WuXian, have been here!Lan Wangji was quite satisfied, he finally got Bichen back. After a moment's reflection, he realized that something was missing.... so he held out his hand again. This time, it was not to write, but to draw. A few sword gleams flashed across, and the small portrait of two kissing figures appeared on the wall. The precision of the lines and the obscenity of the content were enough for Wei WuXian to hit his forehead.Theft, disasters, writings and drawings of inappropriate things... This time, he was MORE than safe. However, even though he could now understand it, Wei WuXian did not know what to make of it. After all.... All these things he did when he was twelve or thirteen!!Watching the content of his drawing become more and more bizarre, Wei WuXian felt sorry for Bichen and the wall as he thought, I will definitely have to cross our names off this wall. I can't let others know who did this. No, no, no, tearing down the entire wall is much faster...
*Wow, woof, woof!*
Suddenly, a series of wild barks broke out. Wei WuXian looked as if firecrackers had just gone off right next to his ears, he immediately yelled and unconsciously jumped on Lan Wangji's body."Lan Zhan, help me!" Dog, there's a dog!.....Lan Wangji remained unchanged in his expression and with only one arm, he lifted Wei WuXian up, giving him a comforting pat, while with the other hand he held his sword. Jumping to the wall, he looked at the dog guarding the house, his expression turning cold to the canine.Wei WuXian's limbs wrapped around him like a braid, his face buried deep into his neck. His entire body was frozen as he yelled —Stop staring at each other! Go Go! Take me away, Lan Zhan! Ahhhhhh-!The dog suddenly tucked its tail between its paws, after seeing Lan Wangji's cold expression. Extending his tongue from him, he looked down and whimpered to the ground, afraid to bark further. Lan Wangji got a complete victory, feeling proud. He finally patted Wei WuXian and jumped off the wall with him.The dog's barking was never heard again, even after walking for quite some time. Wei WuXian finally detached himself from Lan Wangji's body. His eyes were glassy and his legs were shaking.Lan Wangji patted his shoulder more, looking at him with dedication —Don't worry, everything is fine, it's over.Wei WuXian still hadn't recovered from the shock, after a while he caught his breath and praised “HanGuang-Jun, you are so brave!Hearing this, Lan Wangji seemed to smile, “Mn, I will always protect Wei Ying from dogs and everything that wants to hurt him.Wei WuXian rubbed at his teary eyes and exclaimed, “Lan Zhan, now you regret not coming to Lotus Pier with me back then, right…? Wait, where are you going now?! Do not run!
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Wei WuXian finally managed to drag Lan Wangji back to the inn. When the owner saw that two chickens were caught in the middle of the night and even given to them, her expression could hardly be put into words.Wei WuXian pushed Lan Wangji up the stairs, closed the door, and turned around.When they were outside, he couldn't see clearly due to the darkness of the night, but now that there was a lamp illuminating the place, he could see that the feathers, leaves, and dust on the wall were all over Lan Wangji, from his clothes, his face and even his hair. He luckily he didn't get to see the back of him, but he was sure he should look the same as the front.Wei WuXian ran his hands trying to remove most of the dirt —You're so dirty!“Mn…wash my face,” Lan Wangji demanded.Wei WuXian couldn't help but pull on his headband. "You've even learned to order me around!"Lan Wangji pouted looking completely unhappy… like a child who didn't get what he wanted.Wei WuXian's heart seemed to soften after meditating on his options for a few seconds —Just washing your face won't be enough, how about I help you take a bath?Hearing this, Lan Wangji's eyes widened.Wei WuXian examined his expression carefully and asked, "Do you want it?"Lan Wangji immediately nodded, “Yes.Wei WuXian smiled and thought that all the inn keepers were women and he didn't want to make them work at night with something like heating the bath water and carrying buckets up the stairs."Lan Zhan, stay here and be a good boy, okay?" I'll go get the water, you just stay here.Lan Wangji nodded and sat obediently.Wei WuXian went downstairs and asked the person in charge to do the work on his own. The lady nodded quite happily, after all, although they behaved strangely, they were both extremely handsome and chivalrous young men.Wei WuXian boiled the water and carried one bucket at a time, filling the entire bathtub. Next, he tested the temperature of the water.Lan Wangji looked at Wei WuXian's work from the room, since the screen that divided the bathroom had been moved to the side. As soon as he saw that the bathtub was almost ready he began to take off his clothes. Once the Jade had stripped himself of all garments, he walked up to meet Wei WuXian's surprised gaze.Wei WuXian couldn't help but walk backwards, but when he stepped back, Lan Wangji continued to walk forward. The first one had already withdrawn until he collided with the wall then he looked away from him looking quite embarrassed and swallowed unconsciously —I'm just pouring the bathwater for you. Well. You can do the rest on your own now.Lan Wangji frowned upon hearing this, weren't you supposed to help me take a bath?... However, there was Wei WuXian trying to become one with the wall, avoiding his gaze and trying to find a hole to run away.Lan Wangji suddenly reached out and grabbed Wei WuXian's belt, but his grip was so strong that it was torn in half. His face was still serious, but his movements were extremely hard.Wei WuXian never expected him to do such a thing. He jumped in shock and quickly grabbed the opening robe. "Stop, stop!" I will not bathe! I'm not going to bathe! You are the one who will!Lan Wangji did not agree."You can take a bath first. I like bigger bathtubs. It's a bit difficult to accommodate two people inside this one,” Wei WuXian said, trying to sound reasonable.Lan Wangji looked at the bathtub indifferently. After confirming that it wasn't big enough, he finally made up his mind. Slowly, he stepped into the tub, sank down, and enveloped himself in the hot water.Wei WuXian breathed a sigh of relief, “Then take your time bathing. I'll be outside —When he finished, he was about to run away when suddenly he heard a splash, he turned around and looked —Why did you come out again?Lan Wangji's face looked as cold as ever and he exclaimed, “I don't take baths anymore.-Why not? You'll be very dirty if you don't bathe —I try to reason Wei WuXian.Lan Wangji seemed quite childish —If Wei Ying doesn't help me, I won't bathe anymore, it doesn't matter... —He thought and walked towards the screen to put on the clothes he had taken off.Wei WuXian came back quickly and took his arm. "Wait, so you... Do you want me to help you take a bath?"Lan Wangji looked down where Wei WuXian's hand had gripped his arm, not denying or confirming the other's words."Okay, I'll help you bathe. Come here —Wei WuXian said guiding him to the bathtub.Lan Wangji obediently followed him and entered the bathtub again, immersing himself in the water.Wei WuXian rolled up his sleeves and took the wooden spoon into the bathtub. Carefully, he let the warm water fall evenly over Lan Wangji's head.Second Jade Lan's skin was extremely fair and her long, inky-colored hair contrasted beautifully. It fell like a waterfall and floated on the surface of the water, so shiny and silky and fine. The warm steam gave a magical and heavenly image. Truly Lan Wangji was a beautiful Jade, pure and brilliant. His amber eyes shone like two suns, not even taking his gaze from Wei WuXian's face, they weren't even closed when the water ran down his face."Close your eyes," Wei WuXian requested.Lan Wangji did not listen to him. His eyes were still glued to Wei WuXian as if he was afraid that if he blinked once, the person in front of him might run away.Wei WuXian reached out to close his eyes and buried the lower half of his face in the water, letting out a series of bubbles. Wei WuXian laughed as he lightly pinched his cheek and said, “Er-Gege, how old are you?Lan Wangji allowed himself to be caressed with pleasure, Wei WuXian's treatment and kindness in helping him with his bath was comforting. The soap lathered into the cloth as it was carefully passed over his face, chest, and back."... ....." Wei WuXian suddenly fell silent. He dipped the cloth in the water and traced the scars from the whip. He was extremely gentle, as if he did not want to hurt Lan Wangji.Suddenly, Lan Wangji turned around and looked at him. Wei WuXian had passed the same place over and over again for quite some time. His gaze was somewhat lost and his cheeks were somewhat flushed. Lan Wangji had no compassion in looking at him, it seemed that his eyes pierced Wei WuXian with fervor.-Sorry Sorry. Hurts? —Wei WuXian excused himself, thinking that he had hurt him.“Wei Ying, what do you think? —But Lan Wangji couldn't say it, he just caressed the hand that had the cloth —They don't hurt anymore...Wei WuXian looked at him, and curving his finger, scratched his chin. "Lan Zhan, what do you think of me?" Him —he thought and when he wanted to go lower suddenly his hand was taken with force."Don't touch me," Lan Wangji warned, this was all pure, if he crossed the line he might not hold back anymore.-Why not? You haven't let me touch you all this time?Lan Wangji's lips were sealed —Wei Ying don't provoke me.-Good. I won't touch you anymore. Do it yourself.” As Wei WuXian spoke, he dropped the cloth and got up to leave.However, Lan Wangji not only refused to let go, but the hand around his wrist tightened even more. He ordered, "Don't go."Wei WuXian struggled for some time and was unable to get out of his grip. He steeled his nerves. “HanGuang-Jun, now you are at fault here. You told me to wash your face and help you bathe, and now you won't let me touch you and to top it off, you won't let me go either. What do you want me to do?“…” After a moment of silence, Lan Wangji's tone was almost unreasonable. “In any case, you can't leave. You can't just leave and run away with Wen Ning.Wei WuXian splashed some water on Lan Wangji's face —Look at you, all domineering and unreasonable!Lan Wangji didn't flinch or dodge even as the water splashed on his face, he growled a warning, “I told you not to touch me.The corner of Wei WuXian's mouth turned up. "If I'm touching you, no matter what, what can you do to me?" Punish me by making me copy scriptures? Or silence me?Lan Wangji's eyes were fixed on him. Sparks seemed to flash in his gaze. He seemed to be angry. The face, the expression, the eyes, the situation and the person, seemed to burn for some ulterior motive.Wei WuXian took a deep breath and put his other hand into the water, found a certain part of Lan Wangji's body and said, “HanGuang-Jun, don't tell me you don't like it when I touch you? You like this? It is not like this?Wei WuXian's bold words and act finally broke through all of Lan Wangji's barriers of self-control.Wei WuXian felt a terrifying force spread out and his arm was pulled abruptly, water splashing everywhere. Things had gotten out of control and when he felt a little more lucid, he was already sitting on Lan Wangji's legs inside the bathtub.The two of them hugged and kissed in such a close and intimate position for quite a while. Wei WuXian's arms wrapped around Lan Wangji's neck as he kissed wildly and inseparably. The kiss was deep and wet, suddenly an “Ah~” came out from Wei WuXian's lips, Lan Wangji had bitten his lower lip.Opening his eyes, Wei WuXian wiped a tinge of blood from his lips —Lan Zhan! Why are you biting like a dog again?Wei WuXian's lips were kissed again. Smeared with blood, they seemed even more vivid, and Lan Wangji bit him again.Sore from all the biting and sucking, Wei WuXian frowned. He crouched down again in revenge and rubbed him hard again under the water.Lan Wangji growled, tightening his grip on Wei WuXian's shoulders.Wei WuXian smiled as he caught his breath. "How about that?" Are you already angry? You don't know it, Lan Zhan, but I love it when you're angry......His tone was filled with fearless emotion. After speaking, he kissed the corner of Lan Wangji's lips and removed the soaked robe top from him.Lan Wangji's skin was so hot that he seemed to burst into flames. His arm closed around Wei WuXian's waist and he hit the edge of the wooden bathtub with his other hand, breaking it into pieces and the water had soaked all over the floor. The room became an unbearable mess to look at.The two of them couldn't be less concerned with these minor things. Lan Wangji picked Wei WuXian up and tossed him onto the bed. Just as Wei WuXian sat up a bit, he immediately pushed him back. Lan Wangji's movements were beyond fierce. He was nothing like the normal HanGuang-Jun, who was all fair and sensible.Wei WuXian's back ached from the collision and he screamed a few times. Hearing him complain, Lan Wangji stopped shortly. Wei WuXian immediately turned around and pushed him onto the bed, holding him as tightly as he could."I never would have imagined that you would be so fierce in bed..." Wei WuXian murmured.The words whispered in his ear made him lose himself, and suddenly he felt his earlobe being sucked and licked, the electrifying, wet sensation of him hitting him even more. The force in his hands was abnormally strong as he squeezed Wei WuXian's shoulder leaving five scarlet marks on his snowy smooth skin.Suddenly a knee was pressed into his sensitivity, the touch was lewd and shameless, his eyes were dyed an intense red when looking at Wei WuXian's threatening face.-Why are you so bad? Be careful, I…” Wei WuXian began mischievously.Immediately, Lan Wangji reached out to Wei WuXian's waist to untie his belt. Truly he could no longer contain himself, his member ached and throbbed.Wei WuXian was purposely trying to provoke him, and Lan Wangji couldn't help but fall more and more into his provocations. If he wanted it so much he would give it to him.“HanGuang-Jun, why are you so impatient? Wei Wuxian exclaimed.You asked yourself..."Wait, it's not like I'm not taking the belt off. I'll do it myself.” After saying so, Wei WuXian untied his belt and took off his lower garments.Now they were both naked. Skin rubbed against skin. Intimately, they kissed, turning their heads as their tongues entwined.Wei WuXian pressed the back of Lan Wangji's neck with his left hand, not letting there be a gap between the two, biting and rubbing his lips together. With his right hand, he pursued the graceful yet powerful lines of Lan Wangji's back. When he felt the somewhat uneven scars, he caressed them tenderly with his fingertips.There was no less action from Lan Wangji. Those clear and slender hands swam around Wei WuXian's body with knuckles other than his before stopping at his waist and hips, forcefully rubbing the delicate skin at the bottom of Wei WuXian's thighs. It was as if Wei WuXian had turned into a guqin, plucked and strummed under his pair of hands. But the person who played it did not have a single trace of the coolness and elegance in playing the seven-string guqin. Furthermore, what was coming out of Wei WuXian's lips was not the elegant chords of the guqin either, but unbridled moans of pleasure.Lan Wangji's hands were too strong leaving red marks in their wake, they were somewhat cheeky as they pinched the sensitive regions of Wei WuXian's body.At first, Wei WuXian was able to enjoy it, but soon such treatment turned into an unbearable throb. He gasped, pulling the stinging, swollen lips away from him. His chest rose and he huffed in protest —HanGuang-Jun, why are you like this after taking off your clothes? Where are you pinching? You really don't deserve to be called a gentleman.Feigning disappointment, he removed Lan Wangji's ungentlemanly hand and guided it down.Lan Wangji let out a low growl, sounding quite dangerous to be interrupted in his actions.Wei WuXian spoke as he could, "Don't be like that. Come on, I'll let you pinch me. Pinch here. —As he spoke, Lan Wangji's hand made contact with his nether region, and laughing softly he murmured, —Here. Pinch as you like. Use your muscles.When Lan Wangji's burning palm actually wrapped around him, Wei WuXian couldn't help but tremble, snuggling slightly in pleasure. Lan Wangji's fingers rubbed and caressed at such a pace that soon, Wei WuXian unconsciously stretched out his body and arched his back. His arms climbed up Lan Wangji's back and shoulders, seeking to support himself and offer his member freely to those hands.Lan Wangji's movements quickened. Wei WuXian took a shallow breath, squeezing his eyes shut. His fingers wanted to cling to something, but they could only caress Lan Wangji's firm and bare back, he no longer had the strength.Suddenly Lan Wangji felt his member being touched, which made him swell even more at that touch. It was one thing to touch himself, and another was the feeling of having Wei WuXian touching him.Wei WuXian seemed to get so excited that he could hardly control his hands. He grabbed it, caressing it recklessly as he rubbed it with his slippery legs over and over again.Lan Wangji's breaths became heavier, his erection throbbed, and he licked Wei WuXian's hands, growing hotter. Next to his ears were Wei WuXian's moans.Suddenly Wei WuXian gasped heavily as a tremor ran through his body as he arched in ecstasy —Lan…Lan Zhan, wait…I…Before he could finish speaking, dangerous pleasure exploded in him.Wei WuXian's voice froze.Wei WuXian's expression added to the sticky warmth in his hand was enough to release his very essence. Lan Wangji's abdominal muscles tensed and the substance trickled down, staining Wei WuXian's pelvis as well.Lan Wangji's head was buried in Wei WuXian's chest breathing heavily, his warm body on top of Wei WuXian's fiery body. They were both drained, gasping for oxygen, their chests thundering like their hearts, crashing against each other.Only after a long time did their breathing return to normal.Wei WuXian kissed Lan Wangji's hair.The jade seemed to float in a haze, his body was heavy and his mind in chaos, his memory blurred. He didn't know where he was, dozing unconscious.“Lan Zhan… Are you listening?A moment later, Lan Wangji replied, “Mn.Is that Wei Ying's voice? What happened?.... My head hurts, my body is exhausted and without strength.....“I have to tell you something,” Wei WuXian continued.Why does Wei Ying's voice sound so muffled and close? It seems that his breath caresses my head.... I don't want to wake up, I want to stay here....“Lan Zhan, thank you.Then, Lan Wangji suddenly felt more awake.
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“Lan Zhan… Are you listening?A moment later, Lan Wangji replied, “Mn.Is that Wei Ying's voice? What happened?.... My head hurts, my body is exhausted and without strength.....-I have to tell you something.Why does Wei Ying's voice sound so muffled and close? It seems that his breath caresses my head.... I don't want to wake up, I want to stay here....“Lan Zhan, thank you.Lan Wangji suddenly felt more awake. The warmth spread through his body and the soapy fragrance mixed with Wei WuXian's filled his nostrils making him feel intoxicated and disoriented, his eyes widened and he caught a glimpse of a chest he was leaning on.Wei WuXian was naked under him, and he was naked on top of Wei WuXian!Lan Wangji's body suddenly froze and his breathing stopped.—In these two lives, you have helped me a lot. I know you are... very kind to me. You are really great! Apart from thank you, I don't know what else to tell you... Anyway, towards you, I feel... I feel... .... Wei WuXian said.Lan Wangji suddenly pushed him away, separating himself from the other's body heat.Wei Ying knows about my feelings, he knew all this time! He Solo did all of this out of gratitude!With how sudden the push was, Wei WuXian's back slammed into the bed. His eyes widened, so startled that he couldn't move. On the other hand, Lan Wangji sat up straight. His chest heaved. His breathing was a little rushed.Silently, the two looked at each other for a long time. The first to move was Lan Wangji. His face was pale, but his eyes were clear. He first picked up a white garment from the ground to cover Wei WuXian, and then went to find something for himself.Wei WuXian was still confused. “Lan Zhan, are you… awake?Lan Wangji had already finished dressing. Sitting to the side, he wiped his forehead with his right hand. He turned around, facing the mess on the ground, his back to Wei WuXian. He felt lost, the bathtub was smashed and the floor was wet, he didn't remember anything that had happened. Only that he drank from the liquor and then he woke up naked on top of Wei WuXian. He knew his body, he couldn't deny that something intimate had happened between them, he just wasn't sure how far it had gone.A while later, Lan Wangji finally whispered, “Mn.Wei WuXian hurried to put on his outer clothes and pants. As he dressed, he hit the side of his forehead, speaking in a tone not unlike his usual, "You're awake." Well, I'm pretty awake too.Lan Wangji turned around and looked at him. Between Wei WuXian's snowy thighs a whitish substance was dripping, Lan Wangji cursed himself internally, but apparently it was only superficial, it had not reached his interior, as well as his abdomen. He unconsciously reached out his hand to help.Wei WuXian snapped, “No thanks!Lan Wangji's hand stopped in midair before retracting.Wei WuXian breathed a sigh of relief, muttering, “You don't have to. I'll do it on my own. You don't have to touch me.Lan Wangji wanted to ask, but he didn't know what question to ask. Wei WuXian didn't want to be touched, did I force him while he was drunk? He loved Wei WuXian so much that the idea of hurting him was unacceptable, so much that he would accept a friendship just to be close to him... But, here he was in an unimaginable situation... How much have I done? How much did I say?.....“Um, Lan Zhan, we probably both drank too much tonight. My apologies.Lan Wangji did not say anything.Wei WuXian only put on one boot before continuing, “But you don't have to feel too regretful either. Uh, it's normal for men to be like this sometimes. Please... don't take it too seriously.Lan Wangji looked at him silently...What?!-Normal? —Lan Wangji's voice sounded more than calm, but internally uncertainty took over his mind.What is Wei Ying referring to?!...Wei WuXian did not dare to answer.Lan Wangji asked again, “Don't you take it too seriously?How can I not take what happened seriously?! Wei Ying don't feel anything for me?! Did you just take pity on me and agree to please me or did I put you in a sticky situation and you agreed out of obligation?!And then Wei WuXian whispered, “…I'm sorry.Lan Wangji stood up suddenly, and just as he was about to question the door of the inn, he was knocked down."Young Masters, Young Masters!" They are on the bed? The owner of the inn exclaimed.Lan Wangji averted his gaze swallowing his words. Wei WuXian hurried to put on the other boot.-No! I mean, yes, yes. Wait, we'll attend after I put on some clothes —Wei WuXian said.Only after Wei WuXian got dressed did Lan Wangji come over and open the door.Wei WuXian asked as he approached the door, "What's wrong?"Standing in the hallway, the owner smiled apologetically, "I'm really sorry to bother you so late at night." But I also have no other choice. The guest who is staying in the room below said that there was water leaking in his room. I thought it might be from this room, so I came to check... —she looked into the room and was immediately shocked —W-W-What happened here?!Wei WuXian touched his chin and said, “I'm the one who should apologize. My apologies, ma'am. I drank too much tonight and wanted to take a bath. Things were going great so I hit the tub a few times and then it broke. Very sorry. I will pay it.Although the owner began to repeat "Okay" and "Don't worry", her face was extremely distressed. She entered.Lan Wangji noticed the tone in which Wei WuXian was apologizing to the inn owner….
Clearly I have broken that bathtub myself....
"How did the water escape...?" There isn't even a place to put my feet in this room…” the owner exclaimed as she leaned down and picked up some wood from the floor, “Why is there a hole in here?!Wei WuXian ran his hand through his somewhat messy hair. He could only repeat his apology —Yes, it's my fault too. I played with my sword and...Before he could finish, Lan Wangji had already picked up the bag of money from the ground and placed a piece of silver on the table. The owner's expression softened quite a bit, but she still had to say a few words, her hand on her chest, “Young Master, don't be offended, but how can you throw something as dangerous as a sword? It's not a big deal if you burn a hole through the carpet and the floor, but... what if you hurt someone?-Yes Yes. You are right, ma'am.Lan Wangji looked away internally embarrassed — Did I do that too? I have used my spirit sword to smash the floor of an inn...The owner took the money."Then this will be all for now." It's too late too. I'll move them to a new room, so they can rest and I'll take care of cleaning all this tomorrow morning."Yes, please, thank you... Wait!" So could we have two rooms please? Wei Wuxian exclaimed.The owner reflected, "Why two rooms?"Wei WuXian did not dare to look at Lan Wangji and lowered his voice, “…I go crazy every time I drink. You saw it, didn't you? I throw things and play with my sword. I wouldn't want to hurt anyone either."Well......" After she answered, she changed them into two rooms before heading downstairs, holding the hem of her robe.Wei WuXian expressed his gratitude and opened the door to his room. Turning around, he saw Lan Wangji standing in the hallway. “Lan Zhan, about tonight, I'm sorry.With a moment of silence, Lan Wangji breathed, "You don't have to tell me this." After putting on the headband properly, he became the disciplined HanGuang-Jun once more. He nodded, "Rest well. Tomorrow we will talk about Guanyin Temple and go to LanLing Jin.With this, Wei WuXian smiled, “Yes, you too. Rest well. Let's talk about it tomorrow.And so Wei WuXian entered his new room and closed the door. Lan Wangji clenched his fist and entered his room as well.The hallway was empty and completely silent.
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Lan Wangji couldn't calm down and started pacing up and down the new room with a confused expression.
How did I get to this moment? This was not how he wanted to be closer with Wei Ying....
His footsteps stopped, Wei WuXian's scent enveloped him, his body trembled. He didn't know if what his imagination was giving him was part of a dream or some memory of the times he's been drunk.The first time he had drunk at the liquor store, he had fallen asleep and when he woke up to Wei WuXian on top of him stripping him of his robes. Fortunately, it was all a joke and it seemed that he had not lost face that night, or at least, he thought so... (he did not remember anything from that moment)The second time everything was even stranger, when he woke up he had seen Wei WuXian's red wrists and his headband was somewhat "Different", since he didn't fold it that way. He had clearly been used for......something he hoped was only the softest thing his mind had created in his most intimate fantasies....(Just to tie his hands)The relationship had continued normally, and apparently he only behaved in a "childish and talkative" way, confessing only his love for rabbits... However, some time later his mind had created a scene that could have happened at that time. .Wei Ying had licked his hand!
-"Do you like it? Tell me if you like it? We don't have to play every time if you want.... Lan Zhan, tell me... Why did you help me?”.......
After that question, the memory was cut short... I didn't know what to think.
Was it a dream or did it really happen?
And if it had happened, why does Wei Ying treat me as if nothing had happened?...
It was all confusing, as his mind was torn between whether Wei WuXian knew about his confessed feelings in the past or whether he was just toying with him like that for reasons unknown…
—“It is normal for men to be like this sometimes. Please…don't take it too seriously.”
Lan Wangji did not think so. He couldn't imagine Wei WuXian doing such things with Jiang Wanyin or any other man… Let alone Wen Ning. His blood boiled just touching that idea.Wei WuXian was hiding something, of that there was no doubt...
Maybe he really knows about my feelings.... Back then......
Lan Wangji rambled on, the hunting ground stretched out full of trees and dry leaves crunched under his feet, the melody resounding clear as the light filtering through the leafy canopies. The scene before his eyes was one that would remain in his mind forever.Wei WuXian on top of a tree, whose eyes were covered by a black blindfold, his hair flowing gracefully, and his smile had taken away all the self-control his body had.He pressed the other against the trunk of the tree, immobilizing their limbs and stealing a kiss by force, not just a superficial kiss, he pushed his way in and did everything I wish, even biting the swollen and wet lips.Lan Wangji shook his head, nothing back then could give any idea of his feelings, and he knew that...He regretted it...He never denied the fact of "hating Wei WuXian"....Too shy to speak it.Too mad at himself for not being able to express himself enough and just acting cold, distant, and rude. Tactless, measuring his words, and without the urgency to try to clear up misunderstandings... just silence.In the end nothing happened, his secret was very well kept, his "attempts to be noticed" were not direct enough.Lan Wangji clenched his fist —Direct? They couldn't even be called attempts...He lost it, and when he finally took the plunge, it was too late.Late to talk.Late to confess.Late to help and lend a helping hand.He really realized late, he had wasted time, time that would never come back.A tear rolled down his cheek.
Did loneliness feel this cold and painful?
On the other side of the hall, Wei WuXian was alive.But, things ended this way.Wei Ying walking away from him.Misunderstandings that separated and distanced them.Opportunities being wasted again.Everything seemed to repeat itself and Lan Wangji trembled from the seemingly forgotten feeling of loneliness!!
Because?!
Why couldn't he be honest and direct?!
Out of fear?.... Afraid of what?....
Fear of losing it?!...
His body was actually trembling…. He was a fool, after all, with all this, wasn't he losing it?
No.
No.
No.
I do not want that.
I don't want to lose Wei Ying!
Not again!
He suddenly remembered hugging an unconscious Wei Ying whose body was cooling down in a cabin of a boat traveling to Yunmeng.If things had gotten out of hand, he might have already lost it.Wei WuXian could have asked for life!Wei WuXian's body was weaker and more delicate. The charge of resentful energy dented his meridians and put a very heavy weight on him.Lan Wangji's footsteps were heard again, paused as he thought. Although he had checked Wei WuXian's body and there were no imminent dangers, he was still not fully recovered.
Wei Ying is very close, should I go and apologize?
It didn't matter if it was thanks, a misunderstanding, or a joke. He didn't want to miss any more opportunities.He had to confess.After what happened before, things between them would no longer be the same. They couldn't go back, not after...The body marked with bites and fingers, came to his mind... His lips, swollen and also bitten, were parted and panting. They had clearly kissed, he had bitten and marked him, and they had both touched intimately. There was no question about it. Lan Wangji did not remember, but the image of Wei WuXian spoke for itself.Lan Wangji stood in front of the door and hesitated to go out.He breathed hard and his hand reached out slowly, sliding the door open, he went out into the hallway. But, again there was a second obstacle, the door to Wei WuXian's room was now in front of him. With a little more determination he dared to call... However, his voice left his lips with some fear.Wei Ying?..."Wei Ying, can I come in?"No sound came from the room.
Has he fallen asleep?
He denied again, it was something improbable. Wei WuXian went to bed late, and had slept through the afternoon.
Is he angry and that's why he doesn't want to see me?
He swallowed his fear and repeated again.“Wei Ying, can you let me in?...”Too quiet for Wei WuXian's room.Lan Wangji threw aside his decency and opened the door. There was a very famous saying that said "He who does not answer, does not deny" So there was no problem entering if he did not get an answer.His eyes widened in horror.The room was empty, the window wide open.After a few steps he approached the window. It was dark outside and the streets seemed empty. There was no trace of Wei WuXian. He jumped out the window and made it to the main street. His heart seemed to jump out of his chest and his mind filled with terrifying thoughts.
"Wei Ying left"
"Wei Ying doesn't want to be with me"
"Wei Ying doesn't want to see me"
"Wei Ying must think I'm disgusting"
Suddenly an ashen face appeared in front of his face, causing him to take a few steps back and distance himself."Wen Ning?...“Young Master Lan….Wen Ning looked strange, capable of frightened seeing his face. Trying to look as normal as possible he tried to relax. He took a step forward, but, Wen Ning seemed to raise his hands defensively and take a step back. As if moving away from him, afraid of being attacked."Wei Ying?......." Lan Wangji asked tentatively.Suddenly Wen Ning looked at Lan Wangji and suddenly looked away.Lan Wangji did not understand it, the first impression was that he had scared Wen Ning, so he relaxed and now it seemed that the Ghost General was acting in a "Shy" manner.
Does Wen Ning know?
Wen Ning seemed to take determination as if he agreed that the situation was dangerous —Yes, he ordered me to look for him! We have to hurry, he is in the Guanyin Temple! He stayed to investigate!HanGuang-Jun was known to be wherever chaos was, clearly chaos personified had gone looking for trouble in the Guanyin Temple of his own accord… And in the middle of the night. If Wei WuXian was in that place, of course Lan Wangji would go after him.—Mn. Come on.
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The moon seemed to hide behind the clouds, the road was getting dark, and in the gloom of the night, Lan Wangji and Wen Ning were running at full speed, the temple was not too far.Suddenly Wen Ning stopped.“Young Master Lan….Wait….Lan Wangji frowned. “Mn?.....“I feel something strange…. I leave Young Master Wei in your care…..Wen Ning jumped over the rooftops and disappeared over the horizon, into pitch darkness.Lan Wangji did not have much time to stop and think about what Wen Ning had felt, after all, Wei WuXian was alone in that mysterious temple, facing many enemies.When he arrived he remembered that the temple was surrounded by a strange hue and breaking in with spirit energy might be a bad idea. His racing mind didn't bother to devise any strategy either. Without further ado he entered the front gate, making his way past the cultivators and fake monks.Jin GuangYao exclaimed, “…I just wanted to tell you that there is no need to be in such a hurry. You HanGuang-Jun... is already here.Facing Wei WuXian, Lan Wangji's world seemed to stop.
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—... Lan Zhan.Wei WuXian's soft and low voice reached Lan Wangji's ears like a gentle breeze, yet inside it was as stormy as the dark clouds that could be seen on the dark horizon.Their gazes were locked, the golden eyes never leaving the silver ones for a second, ignoring the cultivators around them, as well as Jin GuangYao and his brother, Lan Xichen.His attention was interrupted by a wry sigh.-You see? That is what I said. If you're here, Young Master Wei, HanGuang-Jun would definitely come too.” Jin GuangYao smiled as if his victory was written on the tablet of fate.Lan Wangji turned his hand, the one holding Bichen, overwhelmingly pointing forward. But, just as he was about to move, Jin GuangYao smiled, “HanGuang-Jun, it's better if you take five steps back.Suddenly a glow came out of Jin GuangYao's sleeve and wrapped around Wei WuXian's neck, a red mark began to form and a drop of blood spurted from the wound. It was an extremely thin guqin string. He was also covered in a special paint, making him almost invisible to the naked eye.Lan Wangji stopped abruptly at this threat, everything around him seemed to freeze, anger and helplessness bubbled up inside him, as well as desolation welling up in such a way that his eyes reflected the fear and despair in his heart.-Be careful. Do not move! Lan Xichen quickly exclaimed.Wei WuXian yelled in alarm, “Lan Zhan, don't do it! Do not go back!But, Lan Wangji immediately took five steps back without hesitation.Jin GuangYao spoke with satisfaction, “Wonderful. Now, sheaths Bichen.With a clank, Lan Wangji complied again, smoothly putting his spirit sword back into its scabbard.Wei WuXian raged —Jin GuangYao! Don't ask too much!"Is this asking too much already?" Next, I'm even going to ask HanGuang-Jun to seal his spiritual powers. What would he call that? Jin GuangYao sneered.“You…” Wei WuXian snapped, but his voice trailed off with a burning groan. “Ummgh-.....The rope tightened around Wei WuXian's neck, lacerating the thin, pale skin deeper, blood gushing from his neck.Lan Wangji's desperate gaze turned to utter fear, his eyes fervently reflecting the chaos within.He did not want to lose Wei WuXian.He didn't want Wei WuXian to get hurt.Jin GuangYao began, "How could he not hear me?" Think about it, Young Master Wei, his life is in my hands.Jin GuangYao knew. Of course he knew. To Lan Wangji, Wei Ying was the very life of him, if he lost him again, his life would be meaningless. The color would be lost again and the light would go out, plunging him into darkness.I could not stand it.Not again.He would end his own existence and chase Wei WuXian to the Naihe Qiao Bridge if necessary.
[Note: The Naihe Qiao bridge is the bridge of "Death" or "Forlornness", it is the place where souls cross to reincarnate in the underworld or called the world of the dead.]
Lan Wangji said one word at a time —Don't Touch him."So, HanGuang-Jun, you know what to do, don't you?"Jin GuangYao did not back down under the Second Jade's menacing gaze. He had Wei WuXian in his hands, what would he fear? His eyes flicked from Wei WuXian to Lan Wangji expectantly, as he waited for the inevitable.A moment later, Lan Wangji replied, “Yes.Lan Xichen sighed.Lan Wangji raised his hands. With two strong blows, he pressed down on the acupuncture points and blocked his own spiritual powers.Jin GuangYao smiled, momentarily delighted as he said in a soft voice, “This really is…Lan Wangji's eyes were locked on his. “Let him go.Wei WuXian, however, suddenly exclaimed, “Lan Zhan! I have to tell you something."Let's save it for later," Jin GuangYao interrupted.-No. It's really urgent,” Wei WuXian said desperately.“Then say it right now,” Jin GuangYao replied."You're right." Right after, Wei WuXian yelled at the top of his voice, "Lan Zhan!" Lan Wangji! Han Guang Jun! Back then, I... I really wanted to sleep with you!—........ —Lan Wangji froze with wide eyes.—........ —Lan Xichen never imagined that he would hear something similar in his entire life.—........ —Jin Ling, he could only open and close his mouth in shock and embarrassment. —........ —The Cultivators and Monks just looked at each other in shock.—........ —Jin GuangYao's hands loosened and the rope came loose. As soon as Wei WuXian felt the pressure on his neck have eased, he threw himself at Lan Wangji, unable to wait another second.The shocking confession had just hit Lan Wangji so hard that he still hadn't finished processing it. Confusion appeared on his normally calm face. It wasn't the first time that Wei WuXian had hugged him as if he were clinging for dear life to him, but this time, it was as if Lan Wangji's body had turned into a heavy log. He froze so much that he didn't even know where to put his hands.I didn't believe it. What his ears had heard so strongly was something incredible. Too good to be true, this was another dream... Suddenly a magnetic voice dragged him back to reality.“Lan Zhan, did you hear what I said? Wei WuXian questioned pressing his chin to his broad chest as he looked up.Lan Wangji's lips moved slightly and he said, “You…Lan's Second Jade, had always been concise with his words, never stopping. But at this moment, he stopped with more doubt than ever.After he swallowed the lump in his throat he continued, "You said that...It seemed as if he wanted to repeat it to make sure he hadn't misheard him. But, for Lan Wangji, those words were too difficult to say.Immediately, Wei WuXian decided to say it again, “I said that I really wanted…-Ahem! Standing to the side, Lan Xichen clenched his right hand into a fist and brought it to his lips. After thinking about it for a bit, he sighed, “…Young Master Wei, this is certainly not the best time or place to say those words.
Say those words?
Wei Ying… Did he really say them?
Wei WuXian apologized without any sincerity, “I'm so sorry, Lan Sect Leader, but I really couldn't wait another second.
He said them.... If he did.....
Jin GuangYao also seemed like he couldn't wait another second. He turned around looking at the monks. "Haven't they got it out yet?"One of the monks replied, “Sect Leader, you buried him too deep back then…”Jin GuangYao's expression twisted, his face was pale. Despite this, he did not scold his subordinate "Hurry up!...Before it was over, white lightning tore through the sky. A moment later, thunder rumbled. Jin GuangYao looked up, the sky was getting darker and darker, and the rain clouds seemed heavy.Wei WuXian clung to Lan Wangji. He was still trying to let the endless words spill out of his chest when cold rain blew over his face, soothing him.Jin GuangYao turned to Lan Xichen —ZeWu-Jun, it's raining. Let's take refuge in the temple.Even if Lan Xichen was already under his control, Jin GuanYao continued to treat Lan Xichen with complete courtesy, without treating him with the slightest bit of severity. The treatment between them didn't seem any different than before, except for being especially kind from Jin GuangYao. So it was hard to vent to him, even if you were angry. After all, one couldn't slap a smiling face, let alone someone like Lan Xichen who had never gotten too angry with any person to begin with.Jin GuangYao crossed the threshold first and entered the main hall of the temple. The rest of the group followed.
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Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji had already entered once during the day. The interior of the building was quite large and grand. The red walls and gold lacquer were as good as new. It was clear that people often cleaned the place.The monks and cultivators were digging at the back of the temple. No matter how deep they had dug, they still hadn't unearthed what Jin GuangYao buried.Wei WuXian involuntarily looked up and was immediately shocked.Lan Wangji, following closely behind him, realized that he was looking at the statue, quite thoughtful, suddenly a light of understanding struck his mind. The Guanyin Goddess statue above the altar had beautiful features. Compared to the usual statues, this one had less kindness and more grace. What surprised him a little was that that face of hers seemed a bit familiar, like someone he knew.
Didn't it look like Jin GuangYao?
At first glance, you could tell that they were not the same, just that they were similar... As if they were some close relative...Lan Wangji swept his gaze and found some cushions. He handed them out, one for his brother, one for Young Master Jin Ling, one for himself, and one for his Wei Ying. Having settled the place he suddenly whispered in the other's ear, "Sit down."Wei WuXian, seemed to immediately snap back from his thoughts.Lan Xichen and Jin Ling, arranged their cushions away from Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian, trying to look as little as possible in their direction, unable to forget the scene they had witnessed earlier.Jin GuangYao and the rest had already gone behind the temple to inspect how the excavations were going.Wei WuXian sitting next to Lan Wangji, breathed somewhat hard and calmed down a bit before looking back at Lan Wangji's face. His eyes looked down doubtfully. Not many emotions could be seen on the Second Lan Jade's face. He clearly still did not assimilate his words and was unable to believe that what had happened was not a dream product of his longing.“Lan Zhan, look at me.” Wei WuXian's voice was a bit tense.—Mn.Lan Wangji looked up, at that moment the sounds of the temple and the storm seemed to fade away, just the two of them and Wei WuXian's heavy breathing reaching his ears.Wei WuXian finally whispered, “…I really have a bad memory. I don't remember many of the things that happened in the past, including the time in City Without Night. I don't remember a bit of what happened during those days.Hearing this, Lan Wangji's eyes widened slightly — He doesn't remember, he doesn't remember what happened, nor the words I said.....Wei WuXian suddenly reached out and grabbed his shoulders, continuing, “But! But, from now on, whatever you say to me, whatever you do for me, I will remember everything, I will not forget anything!—........ —Lan Wangji melted at the words, he knew of Wei WuXian's bad memory and that he told him that he would keep everything, it moved him greatly, however the torrents of emotions had not ended , the next words left him more amazed.“You are really great. I like you.—........"Or, in other words, I like you, I love you, I love you, I can't leave you, or whatever."—........“I want to hunt at night with you for the rest of my life.—........Wei WuXian put three fingers together, pointing to the sky, the earth, and finally his heart —And I want to sleep with you every day. I swear it's not spur of the moment or joking like I've done in the past. I'm not doing it out of gratitude either. Anyway, it's not for anything else. I really like you so much that I want to sleep with you. I don't want anyone but you, it can't be anyone but you. You can do whatever you want with me, however you want. I'll accept anything, as long as you're willing to.....Before it was over, a gust of wind suddenly blew up inside the Guanyin Temple, blowing out the rows of candles, leaving the entire interior in pitch darkness.Wei WuXian couldn't let out another sound. In the midst of the darkness, Lan Wangji had already hugged him tightly, stopping him with his lips.Lan Wangji's breaths became short and disordered. His hoarse voice whispered next to Wei WuXian's ear: “…I like you…Wei WuXian hugged him tightly —Yes!-... I love you I love you...Wei WuXian raised his voice —Yes!"I can't leave you... I don't want anyone but you... It can't be anyone but you!"The words were repeated over and over again, while his body trembled and he held onto Wei WuXian's embrace, his being was overflowing with feelings, his heart tightened in his chest, but the sensation was different from the one he already knew, he was happy. , was reciprocated.After each sentence, the arm that he wrapped around Wei WuXian's waist tightened, squeezing it closer to his chest, hearts thundering as one. The bodies looked like they were going to merge. He suddenly felt Wei WuXian squeeze his back in the same way, and thus they remained hidden in the darkness of the night. Savoring the moment and carving it into his heart, never to be forgotten in this life and in the ones to come.A tear had wet Wei WuXian's cheek and slipped down his neck. But, that tear did not come from his eyes.
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Jin GuangYao, who had gone behind the palace to check the situation with some cultivators, returned again. Facing the strong wind, two monks stood on each side and finally managed to close the temple gates after exerting all their strength.Jin GuangYao took out a fire talisman. After a light tap, the talisman ignited and he used it to relight the red candles. The dim yellow flames were the only source of light in this solitary temple in the middle of the night rain. Suddenly, two thunderous knocks came from outside the door.Hearing that someone was playing, all the people inside the temple pricked up their ears, looking at the entrance. The two monks who closed the doors seemed to be facing a great threat. Silently, they pointed their swords towards the gates.Jin GuangYao's expression did not change at all and he asked, "Who is it?"The person outside yelled “Sect Leader, it's me!It was Su She's voice. Jin GuangYao gestured, and the two monks removed the bolt. Su She entered along with the roaring storm.Affected by wind and rain, the candlelight wavered and flickered. The two monks immediately closed the doors again. The rain drenched Su She. He was cold-faced, his lips frozen almost to a shade of purple. In his right hand he held his sword, and in his left a person.After entering, he was about to throw the person away when he saw Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji on two cushions to the side, still attached and refusing to separate.Su She had just suffered a few losses from these two. His expression changed, and immediately, he drew his sword and pointed his sword at them, looking at Jin GuangYao. Seeing how nothing seemed to happen, Su She knew that these two were definitely already under control. He finally calmed down.-What happened? Jin GuangYao asked.“I saw him on my way here. I thought he might be useful so I caught him.Jin GuangYao walked over and looked down. "Did you hurt him?"-No. He was scared and passed out—As he was speaking, he threw the person to the ground.“MinShan, don't be so rough with him. You can't throw him like that.Su She hurried “Yes.He then took the person he had thrown and carefully placed him next to Lan Xichen.Lan Xichen had been looking at the person. He brushed his damp, messy hair away from his to see his face. The person that he had been so afraid of to the point of fainting was indeed Nie HuaiSang. He probably got caught by Su She after he finished resting at Lotus Pier, on his way back to Qinghe.Lan Xichen frowned, looked up, and asked, "Why did you take HuaiSang?"Jin GuangYao replied, “With another Sect Leader here, the others would be somewhat more careful anyway. But Er-Ge, please don't worry. You know that I have always been on HuaiSang's side. When the time comes, I will definitely let you go without harm.Lan Xichen's voice sounded indifferent. "Should I believe you?"-It's your choice. Believe me or not, Er-Ge, you can't do anything about it, right?At this point, Su She cast his cold gaze towards Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji and mockingly said, “HanGuang-Jun, Patriarch YiLing, who would have thought that we would meet so soon? The situation has completely changed. So how does it feel?Lan Wangji did not say anything. He never paid attention to such pointless provocations.Perhaps Su She had been holding him back for many years. He would continue rambling alone without anyone provoking him. He looked Lan Wangji up and down and smiled at himself. “Things are already like this, and you are still pretending to look so calm and collected. How long do you want to go on like this?Lan Wangji was still silent.Lan Xichen, however, spoke helplessly at the words against his little brother, “Leader of the Moling Su Sect, when you were studying in the GusuLan Sect, I don't think we ever treated you badly. Why are you attacking Wangji like this?“How dare I attack Second Young Master Lan, who has been so talented since he was young? I just can't bear to see how he always thinks he's so important,” Su She spat.Wei WuXian smiled wryly exclaiming —HanGuang-Jun ever said that he thinks he is so important? If I remember correctly, isn't “Arrogance” prohibited in the rules of the GusuLan Sect?“How do you know what is part of the rules of the GusuLan Sect? Jin Ling asked in surprise.Wei WuXian touched his chin —Because I have copied them too many times.Jin Ling snapped, “Why would you copy the rules of the GusuLan Sect? It's not like you… — he wanted to say "It's not like you're from his sect", but before he could finish, he sensed where the weirdness was. He stopped talking and his face darkened.Wei WuXian smiled, “Sect Leader Moling Su, is it because HanGuang-Jun has such a cold and stern face since he was young that you think of him this way? If so, then HanGuang-Jun is so unfortunately misunderstood. Obviously it's like that with everyone. You should be glad that you did not study in the Yunmeng Jiang Sect.Su She's voice was cold. "Why do you say so?""Or else you would have been very angry a long time ago." When he was young, he every day sincerely believed that he was a prodigy and acted arrogant. And not only did I believe it in my heart, but I even flaunted it all publicly,” Wei WuXian explained.Veins lined up on Su She's forehead — Shut up! It looked like he was about to strike when Lan Wangji pulled Wei WuXian towards his chest, shielding him tightly with his arms.Su She's movements stopped, debating whether or not to attack.Wei WuXian immediately peeked out from behind Lan Wangji's back, “It's better if you don't do anything, Sect Leader Moling Su. LianFang-Zun is still quite respectful towards ZeWu-Jun. If you hurt HanGuang-Jun, do you think LianFang-Zun would be happy?This was also the reason why Su She stopped. But now that Wei WuXian said it, he felt abnormally upset. He sneered again in defiance, “I never imagined that the YiLing Patriarch, legendarily feared by both the living and the dead, would be afraid of death!Wei WuXian replied cheekily, “You really flatter me. But, it's not that I'm afraid of death. I just don't want to die yet.Su She sneered, “Nonsense. So is there a difference between being afraid of death and not wanting to die?Wei WuXian snuggled into Lan Wangji's chest, hugging him and sitting on his lap —Of course I do. For example, at this time, "I don't want to get up from Lan Zhan" is different from "I'm afraid to get up from Lan Zhan." Could they be the same? After thinking about it for a moment, he continued, "I'm sorry." I take back my words. I feel like they are almost exactly the same.Su She's face was almost green. Regardless, making him angry was Wei WuXian's original intention. But suddenly, from above him came a light laugh. It was so extremely light that one would doubt they would mishear.But Wei WuXian immediately looked up. He very clearly saw next to Lan Wangji's lips the transient glimpse of a soft smile that resembled sunlight reflected on snow. This time, not only Su She, even Lan Xichen and Jin Ling stopped in amazement.Everyone knew that HanGuang-Jun was always cold and never smiled, almost lifeless. Only a few had ever seen what he looked like when he smiled, even if he was just a light curl of his lips. No one expected to see his smile under such circumstances.Wei WuXian's eyes immediately widened. A moment later, he swallowed. His Adam's apple bobbed up and down.“Lan Zhan, you…” Wei WuXian exclaimed.At that moment, the sounds of knocking came again from outside the Guanyin Temple.Su She drew his sword, holding it in his hands as he asked in alarm, "Who is it?!"Nobody answered.The doors were flung open!Amidst the storm that had just broken out inside, a crackling bolt of purple light directly struck Su She's chest and sent him flying backwards. He crashed into one of the mahogany pillars, and immediately released a mouthful of blood.The two monks guarding the temple gate were also affected by the echoes of the attack, thrown to the ground and unable to get up. A purple figure crossed the threshold and entered the main palace.The rain was blowing hard outside the temple, but the figure was not too wet. Only the violet at the hems of his clothing darkened slightly. He was holding a paper umbrella in his left hand. Raindrops fell on the umbrella, splashing water everywhere. Zidian's cold light continued to flash on his right hand, like the stormy sky behind him. His face was darker than the night itself.Jin Ling immediately stood up and yelled "JiuJiu!"
[Note: JiuJiu means Maternal Uncle.]
Jiang Cheng's eyes widened, coldly replying, "You wish so!" Now you call me JiuJiu, why did you run so fast before?Sandu ShengShou had come like a storm in the middle of the night and his presence had astonished everyone present inside the Guanyin Temple.
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The doors of the Guanyin Temple had slammed against the sides, after being flung open.Sandu ShengShou had come like a storm in the middle of the night and his presence had stunned everyone present. Zidian's splendor, together with his demeanor and severe gaze, gave his a powerful and imposing image. His boots echoed with each step he took, filled with heavy determination.Amethyst eyes swept across the temple, falling for a second in the direction of Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian, tentatively staying a little longer on the latter. However, before the pairs of eyes could meet, Su She had already risen up and charged in Jiang Wanyin's direction.Nanping glowed with mischief as it was brandished by its master, but before it could brush a single hair from Sect Leader Jiang's, a series of barking dogs grew louder and closer, until a spirit dog jumped out. like lightning straight towards Su She.Hearing this, Wei WuXian immediately felt his blood run cold and instantly hugged Lan Wangji tightly, half-scared to death."Lan Zhan!" Wei Wuxian cried.Lan Wangji at the same time that the dog had entered the temple had already hugged him, knowing Wei WuXian's fear of dogs, he replied —I'm here!-Hug me!Wasn't he hugging him right now?"I'm hugging you!" —Lan Wangji responded and his arm squeezed him to comfort him.Wei WuXian again yelled, "Hold me tight!""I'm hugging you tight!"—........ —Everyone present could not look in that direction.Sect Leader Jiang frowned upon seeing the scene in front of his eyes, his facial features trembled and he looked away from him. Right at this moment, from behind the temple rushed a pair of monks and cultivators, attacking him with their swords.Jiang Wanyin smiled coldly to himself before raising his right hand, the whip flashing like lightning in the middle of the Guanyin Temple. Everyone who was hit by Zidian was sent flying backwards. However, he still held the umbrella firmly in his hand. Only when he saw that everyone was lying on the ground did he finally close his umbrella and put it aside.On the other hand, Su She yelled in anger, trying to attack the dog, which was holding onto his clothes and trying to bite his arms.Jin Ling yelled from the side, “Fairy! Careful! Fairy, bite it! Bite his hand!Lan Xichen yelled, “Sect Leader Jiang, beware of the guqin!Before ZeWu-Jun finished noticing Jin GuangYao's presence, the guqin's notes sounded from behind the Guanyin Temple.The few who knew of Sandu ShengShou's exploits knew that he was a highly talented and skilled Cultivator, one who had an amazing adaptation. It was impossible to do the same trick in front of his eyes successfully, since he could find a way to counter and defend against it. Battle experience had forged his strengths.Lan Wangji watched as Sect Leader Jiang was alert and ready to fight with the dark melody, he would not fall for that trick again.Jiang Wanyin kicked a sword that had been thrown by one of the cultivators, lifting it up into the air. He drew Sandu with his right hand and held the other sword with his left hand. With a sword in each hand he began to strike them against each other, brushing them hard. The two blades scraped together, letting out an extremely loud and sharp noise that overcame Jin GuangYao's guqin.It was quite an effective method!But it had a shortcoming: The sound was too terrifying to be heard!It was so painful that it felt as if one's eardrums were pierced by the terrible noise. For Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji who grew up in the GusuLan Sect, it was even more unbearable. The two frowned slightly.Lan Wangji was embracing Wei WuXian and was unable to cover his ears. However, even though Wei WuXian was still trembling, hearing the barking of the dog, he reached out his hands and covered Lan Wangji's ears.Both gazes were intertwined, Lan Wangji's eyes gave off wonder and tenderness.Wei Ying is kind, so good to me....Meanwhile, with a hardened face, Jiang Wanyin continued to make the unpleasant noise with the two swords in his hands, cautiously approaching the rear of the temple.But even before reaching the place, Jin GuangYao went out on his own, covering his ears —Sect Leader Jiang, I must admit my defeat against such a power move —However Jiang Wanyin activated Zidian again and whipped it towards him, so he dodged it while asking “Sect Leader Jiang! How did you get here?Jiang Wanyin refused to talk to him.Jin GuangYao's spiritual energy was not as high as Sect Leader Jiang's, so he did not dare to face him directly. He could only nimbly dodge, time after time, remaining composed as his subordinates surrounded and attacked."Did you chase A-Ling when he was running?" Fairy must have shown you the way too. Well, I was the one who gave it to him after all, but he doesn't give me face at all,” Jin GuangYao complained upon seeing the spirit dog biting Su She.“He really is the same as Xue Yang,” Wei WuXian muttered.Lan Wangji, however, did not say anything. He had his ears covered by Wei WuXian, so he didn't hear his words. Wei WuXian seemed to realize this fact, so he immediately released it.At this point, Jin GuangYao's tone suddenly changed, smiling, “Sect Leader Jiang, what's wrong? Ever since we started fighting, your gaze has been so changeable, almost like you're afraid to look in that direction. Is there something in that place?Jiang Wanyin replied, “You are the Chief Cultivator, after all. Fight me if you can, why all the talk?"Are you still avoiding him?" There is nothing in that place except your Shixiong. Did you really come here chasing after A-Ling? Jin GuangYao continued.-What do you think?! Who else would I be looking for? Jiang Wanyin replied."Don't answer him!" Lan Xichen yelled.Jin GuangYao had always been good with words. As soon as Sect Leader Jiang started talking to him, his attention would be drawn elsewhere and his emotions would involuntarily sway.Jin GuangYao continued with his words, but now directed at Wei WuXian —Good. Young Master Wei, do you see? Your Shidi didn't come looking for you. He doesn't even want to give you a single look.Wei WuXian smiled. “Those are not strange words. It's not the first time Sect Leader Jiang has treated me like this. Do you think I need to keep reminding me?Hearing this, Jiang Wanyin's lips twitched slightly. The veins on the back of the hand she held Zidian with stood out.Jin GuangYao turned to Jiang Wanyin again, sighing, “Sect Leader Jiang, look, it's so hard to be your Shixiong, don't you think.....Noticing how Jin GuangYao directed the topic of conversation back to Jiang Wanyin, Wei WuXian looked troubled. Lan Wangji slowly stroked the hair that fell down his back.Jiang Wanyin returned the sarcasm, “Jin Sect Leader, isn't it harder to be your sworn brother?He was clearly referring to Nie MingJue….Dead and dismembered. Furthermore, Lan Xichen was currently being held hostage by Jin GuangYao. Lan Wangji frowned, he couldn't deny that Jiang Wanyin's sharp tongue couldn't be taken lightly.Jin GuangYao didn't care if Jiang Wanyin was listening to him or not and continued to plunge daggers in retaliation, as that insinuation had struck him. sword that belonged to the YiLing Patriarch, and telling everyone you saw to try to draw it.Jiang Wanyin's expression was enough to send shivers down the spine of anyone who saw it.Wei WuXian suddenly rose from Lan Wangji's arms. His face tightened, filled with surprise and horror that couldn't be hidden. Lan Wangji reached out and patted his back again. Wei WuXian finally calmed down a bit.When Jin GuangYao saw Jiang Wanyin's sudden silence, his eyes sparkled, “I heard that no one could draw the sword, but it seems you managed to draw it yourself. How curious. The sword was sealed thirteen years ago, when I first picked it up. Other than Patriarch YiLing himself, no one could draw it...Jiang Wanyin shook Zidian and Sandu, furious —Shut up!Jin GuangYao, however, continued to smile, “Although I remember correctly. Back then, Young Master Wei was so stubborn, acting arrogant. He never carried his sword, not even to conferences or banquets, giving a different excuse each time he was reminded of it. I have always found that behavior strange, and you?....-What do you mean?! Jiang Wanyin roared.Jin GuangYao raised his voice, “Sect Leader Jiang, you are truly extraordinary, the youngest Sect Leader who rebuilt Yunmeng Jiang Sect from the ashes. But I also remember that you were never able to beat Young Master Wei at anything in the past. Could you tell me how you rose above him after the Campaign to Shoot Down the Sun? Maybe you took some Elixir for your Gold Core?At the words “Gold Core Elixir”, his pronunciation was clear and sharp. Jiang Wanyin's features had almost become distorted. Zidian also flashed a dangerous white light. In the midst of the chaos, a weakness appeared in his movements.What Jin GuangYao had been waiting for was precisely a moment of weakness. He released the guqin rope that he had been hiding. Jiang Wanyin immediately steadied himself to counter the attack, Zidian tangled in the rope. Feeling a numbness in the center of his hand, Jin GuangYao immediately withdrew. However, immediately afterwards, he lightly laughed.With his left hand, he pulled out another rope and attacked Wei WuXian!Jiang Wanyin's pupils shrank to become a point. With a flick of his wrist, he turned Zidian's direction to defend him from the guqin's rope.Jin Ling, off to the side exclaimed, "JiuJiu, be careful!"With this opportunity, Jin GuangYao drew the sword that had wrapped around his waist and thrust it into the center of Sect Leader Jiang's chest!Jiang Wanyin clutched his chest, his face darkening. Blood seeped between his fingers, immediately staining the cloth a blackish purple. Zidian, who stopped the guqin's rope, turned into the silver ring once more and returned to his hand. When the owner of it was bleeding excessively or severely injured, the spirit weapon would return to its ring form on its own. Seizing the opportunity, Jin GuangYao rushed over and sealed the spiritual energy from him. He took a handkerchief from his sleeve to clean his sword and sheathed it again.Jin Ling had long ago rushed to support Jiang Wanyin.Lan Xichen sighed as Sect Leader Jiang wanted to get up. “Don't move rashly. Help him sit up slowly.Although he was pierced through the chest, Jiang Wanyin was not as weak as him to have died at that time. However without his spiritual powers to help it heal, the wound could open up deeper. He didn't like it when others tried to help him and turning to Jin Ling said, “Get off, there's no need.Jin Ling knew that Jiang Wanyin was still mad at him for running away. He felt guilty and did not dare to defend himself.The barking of the spirit dog came from afar, followed by a sudden wail. Jin Ling shuddered as he remembered what Jin GuangYao said, yelling “Fairy, run! They are going to kill you!Soon, Su She ran through the storm, furious.Jin GuangYao asked, "You haven't killed it yet?"Su She's expression darkened. “I couldn't. I can't believe the dog is such a coward when he's alone. He's wild when someone is there to help him, but as soon as he's at a disadvantage, he runs away faster than anyone!Jin GuangYao shook his head, “Leave it at that. We should wrap things up quickly here."Those good for nothing!" I'll go tell them to hurry up,” Su She said before leaving behind the Temple where the sounds of excavation were coming from.Jin Ling, on the other hand, let out a sigh of relief. Seeing Jiang Wanyin sitting on the ground, still dark-faced, he turned to Lan Wangji after some hesitation, "HanGuang-Jun, are there any more cushions?"The four that they had been sitting on were gathered together by Lan Wangji. However, there were only these inside the temple. After a silence, Lan Wangji got up and pushed the cushion he had been sitting on.Jin Ling hurried, "Thank you, but it's not necessary!" Alright. I'll just give you mine...“No need.” As soon as Lan Wangji finished speaking, he sat down next to Wei WuXian.Even when the two sat so earnestly on the same cushion, it didn't seem like they were too tight.Now that the cushion had already been handed over, Jin Ling scratched his head before dragging Sect Leader Jiang away.Jiang Wanyin first pressed an acupuncture point on his chest, stopping the flow of blood. After sitting down, he looked up at Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji. He soon looked down again. His face was grim, revealing nothing of what he was thinking.Right at that moment, a shout came from behind the temple —Sect Leader! We did it! We can already see a corner!Jin GuangYao's expression relaxed quite a bit upon hearing this. He quickly walked towards where the voices came from —Keep going! But please be careful. There isn't much time left.More than a dozen bolts of lightning made their way across the sky. They were soon followed by a series of thunderous thunderclaps. Inside the main Hall of the Guanyin Temple, Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji sat together while Jiang Wanyin sat to the side. Jin Ling also dragged his own cushion, to be closer to his uncle. However, although there were several people gathered, there was a long moment of awkward and dead silence. Nobody spoke. Only the sound of the excavations and the rain graced the environment.But for some reason, Jin Ling seemed like he really wanted to talk. After taking a look around, he suddenly began “JiuJiu, good thing you stopped those guqin chords earlier, or else things would be pretty bad.Jiang Wanyin's face darkened. "You can shut up!"If it wasn't for him leaving Jin GuangYao with the possibility of a sneak attack due to his own unstable emotions, he wouldn't have fallen so stupidly into the enemy's hands either.On top of that, in reality, Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji could have completely dodged the attack on their own. Although, at this moment, Lan Wangji had no spiritual powers and Wei WuXian were low, his abilities were still there. They couldn't attack, but they could still dodge.Jin Ling was awkwardly trying to talk to his uncle, but the deliberation made the situation even more awkward. After being scolded, Jin Ling gave up on his intentions looking somewhat embarrassed.Jiang Wanyin pursed his lips and did not speak again.Wei WuXian didn't say anything either. In the past, he would definitely laugh at Jiang Wanyin for being so easily provoked and giving the opponent a chance. But now, Jin GuangYao's words were blunt, Sect Leader Jiang already knew the truth of the Golden Core from him.Lan Wangji stroked Wei WuXian's back several more times.Wei WuXian looked up into his eyes —... Did you know?Lan Wangji nodded slowly, “Mn…Wei WuXian let out a light sigh, “…Wen Ning. When... When did he say it?“While you were unconscious,” Lan Wangji replied.His hand slid down to caress the wild hair that fell on Wei WuXian's back, letting his hand rest on his waist."Is that how we got out of Lotus Dock?!"Lan Wangji began, “He always felt sorry for you.Wei WuXian's tone was tinged with anger. "...I told him so many times not to say it!"Out of nowhere, Jiang Wanyin spoke up, interrupting their conversation. "Don't say what?"Wei WuXian stopped in surprise, turning to face him along with Lan Wangji.Jiang Wanyin covered the wound with one hand, his voice snapping out of him even colder than before, “Wei WuXian, you are such a great and selfless person. You did the best things possible, swallowed all the suffering and didn't let anyone know about it. What a moving story. I should get down on my knees and cry with gratitude, shouldn't I?.....Hearing the mocking tone that lacked courtesy, Lan Wangji's face turned cold.Jin Ling saw the disgusted expression and immediately stood in front of Jiang Wanyin, scared that Lan Wangji would kill him with one blow—JiuJiu!Wei WuXian's expression also worsened. “I never asked you to thank me.Jiang Wanyin let out a “Ha” before continuing—Of course. Giving without expecting anything in return. What a high level. Unlike me, of course. That's why my father always said that you were the one who really understood the sect's motto and did things in the Yunmeng Jiang Sect's way, when he was alive.Wei WuXian couldn't listen any longer, interrupting with a single word —Enough.Jiang Wanyin's voice hardened. "What do you mean enough?" Is it enough if you say so? You know everything! You are better than me at everything! Whether it's talent, cultivation, spirituality, or personality, you all know, I'm inferior to you… So what am I?!He suddenly reached out, as if to grab Wei WuXian's robe.Lan Wangji grabbed Wei WuXian's shoulder with one hand, letting Wei WuXian stand behind him, and forcefully pushed Jiang Wanyin's hand with his other hand. Anger could be seen hidden within his eyes. Although the thrust from him had no spiritual energy, it was quite powerful in terms of strength. Jiang Wanyin's chest wound was torn open again. The blood gushed out.Jin Ling yelled, “JiuJiu, your wound! HanGuang-Jun, have some mercy!However, Lan Wangji's voice was cold, "Jiang Wanyin, have some decency!"He was a Sect Leader after all, he couldn't lose his temper and neglect his words and manners.Lan Xichen removed his outer robe and placed it on top of the trembling Nie HuaiSang as he tried to pacify, “Sect Leader Jiang, please don't be so agitated. Your injury will get worse.Jiang Wanyin pushed Jin Ling, who had been holding him uselessly. Even though he was losing blood, he went to his head incessantly. His face changed between white and red —Why? Wei WuXian, damn it, why?Behind Lan Wangji, Wei WuXian responded stiffly, “Why what?“How much did the Jiang Sect give you? I am supposed to be his son, I am supposed to be the heir of the Yunmeng Jiang Sect, but all these years you have surpassed me in every single thing. You paid what we gave you with your life! The life of my father, mother, sister, and Jin ZiXuan! Thanks to you, Jin Ling grew up without parents! Jiang Wanyin roared.Jin Ling trembled. His shoulders and his face sagged. Wei WuXian moved his lips, but he was unable to say anything. Lan Wangji turned around to hold his hand.On the other hand, Jiang Wanyin refused to give up and shouted, “Wei WuXian, who was it that broke his promise and betrayed the Jiang Sect first? Tell me. Who said... That I would be the Sect Leader and you would be my subordinate, that you would help me all your life, that as long as the Gusu Lan Sect had its Two Jades, the Yunmeng Jiang Sect would have its Two Prides, that you "Never you wouldn't betray me or betray the Jiang Sect." Who was it that said this? I ask you, who was it that said all this? Have you swallowed all your damn words? He stirred more as he screamed, the blood continuing to stain his tunic. "And at the end?" You go and protect those strangers haha! The people of the Wen Sect. How much do you owe them? How much do you owe to the Wen Sect? How much do you owe to the Jiang Sect? Aren't I supposed to hate you? Can't I hate you? Why now it seems as if I have hurt you? Why do I have to feel like a fucking idiot all these years? It's me? Do I deserve to be blinded by your dazzling splendor? Am I not supposed to hate you?Lan Wangji took a few steps forward, his face shadowed. Holding a grudge was against his rules, however all self-control was thrown aside when it came to Wei WuXian. During all these years, he always took a dim view of Jiang Wanyin.Panicking, Jin Ling stood in front of Jiang Wanyin —HanGuang-Jun! My JiuJiu is hurt.....Jiang Wanyin pushed him out of the way —Let him come! Do you think I'm afraid of him?!But after the roar Jin Ling froze. Not only him, Wei WuXian, Lan Wangji, and Lan Xichen stopped moving.Sect Leader Jiang was crying. Tears welled up in his eyes as he forced through his teeth "...why...?" Why did you not tell me?Jiang Wanyin clenched his fist, as if he wanted to hit someone or as if he wanted to hit himself. In the end, he still smashed it into the ground. He should have been able to loathe Wei WuXian without worry. But right now, the golden core revolving within him took away all of that confidence.Wei WuXian did not know what to say.Lan Wangji halted his advance, returning to Wei WuXian's side to support him.Jiang Wanyin cried soundlessly, but tears had already streamed down his face. Crying in such an unpleasant way in front of others was almost impossible for him. But every moment that passed from now on, as long as the golden core remained in his body, as long as he could spin, he would forever remember this feeling. He choked, “…You said that you would be the Sect Leader and you would be my subordinate, you said that you would help me all your life, you said that you would never betray the Yunmeng Jiang Sect… That you would never leave me…..Yourself you said itAfter a moment of silence, Wei WuXian replied, “I'm sorry. I broke my promise.Jiang Wanyin shook his head, burying his face deeply into his palms. A second later, he suddenly burst out laughing. His muffled voice sneered, "At a time like this, and I still need you to apologize." What a fragile person I am.Sect Leader Jiang's words were eternally tainted with mockery. But this time, the one who was mocked was no one but himself. Suddenly, he said, "I'm sorry."Wei WuXian hesitated, “…You don't need to apologize.At this point, it was impossible to figure out who should apologize to whom.Wei WuXian continued, “Take it as my payment to the Jiang Sect.Jiang Wanyin looked up. He looked at him with teary, bloodshot eyes and a hoarse voice, "...For my father, my mother, my sister?.......Wei WuXian pressed his temples —Forget it. Everything is in the past now. Let's not mention it again... Uh, I think it's best if you... stop thinking about it too. I know you'll definitely always have it on your mind, but how should I put it...? He squeezed Lan Wangji's hand and continued, “Right now, I truly believe that… everything is in the past. A lot of time has passed. There is no need to fight any longer.Jiang Wanyin wiped his face roughly, wiping away his tears. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.At this point, still wrapped in Lan Xichen's robe, Nie HuaiSang gradually woke up. Moaning slightly, he managed to drag himself along, still narrowing his eyes. "Where am I?"However, the instant he got up, he saw Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji sitting so closely together on the same cushion. The YiLing Patriarch was basically sitting on HanGuang-Jun's lap. He immediately let out a groan, as if he was about to pass out again.
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At the same time, a series of strange sounds arose from behind the Guanyin Temple, as if something had gone out of control. A moment later, the cultivators who had been digging also began to shout.The expressions of everyone in the temple changed. Immediately, a somewhat pungent odor drifted towards the Main Hall.As Lan Xichen covered his face with the sleeve of his robe, some concern could be seen in his eyes. Then suddenly, two figures staggered towards the Main Hall.Su She was holding Jin GuangYao. The two looked pale, as the moans continued behind the temple.“Sect Leader, how are you feeling? Su She exclaimed as he settled him on the ground and knelt beside him to tend to his wounds.Jin GuangYao's forehead broke out with sweat —Good. Thanks for your help.Sect Leader Jin's left hand hung at the side of his body, unable to be raised. His whole arm was shaking, as if he were in extreme pain. With his right hand he took a bottle of pills from his lapels. He wanted to open it, but it was difficult with one hand. Seeing this, Su She immediately took over the bottle and poured a pill into his palm. Jin GuangYao lowered his head and swallowed it with a frown. His brows immediately relaxed.Lan Xichen hesitated for a moment before asking, "What happened?"Jin GuangYao stopped in surprise. The blood finally seemed to have risen to his cheeks as he managed to smile. "An accident."He took out some medicinal powder and sprinkled it on his hand. A red area had appeared from the back of his left hand to his wrist. With a simple observation, it could be seen that his skin looked like cooked meat. The skin was completely ruined. Jin GuangYao tore off a part of his white sleeves, his fingers trembled slightly. “MinShan, wrap it tightly around my wrist.-It is poisonous? The worried tone seeped into Su She's question.“The poison is still spreading. However, it is not a big deal. The poison can be expelled with a little rest,” Jin GuangYao said.Right after Su She treated his wound, Jin GuangYao wanted to go back behind the temple to inspect.Su She hurried over, “Sect Leader, let me go see!”The pungent odor gradually dissipated.[Acrid odor: It is a harsh and pungent aroma when smelled. And pungent odors include sulfuric acid, ozone, ammonia, and phosphorus.]Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji also got up to see what had happened. Behind the Main Hall, a tall mound of earth could be seen next to a deep ditch. In that place lay a rather delicate coffin on one side and on top of it, there was a black box. The two had already opened up. To their surprise they saw that thin white smoke was still rising from inside the coffin.The smell they had felt earlier came from white smoke, which meant that it must be some kind of deadly poison, as the cultivators and monks who had been tasked with digging were scattered on the ground lifelessly. The bodies appeared to have been burned alive. Even their uniforms and robes had already been corroded into black shards. It was obvious how poisonous and dangerous the white poisonous smoke was.Leading the way, Jin GuangYao used his Spirit Energy-infused sword to repel the remaining smoke by swinging it around and generating a current of air. The tip of his sword then pierced through the black box. The iron chest fell to the ground. It was empty.Jin GuangYao finally couldn't hold back any longer. He stumbled towards the edge of the coffin. The blood that had returned to his face vanished immediately. Just from his expression you could tell that the coffin was also empty.Lan Xichen walked over. After seeing the terrifying events that had occurred in the temple, he was shocked and asked, "What did you bury here?" How could all this happen?!.....Nie HuaiSang leaned out just to take a look before falling to the ground to vomit from the shock that the horrifying scene and smell had generated in him.Jin GuangYao's lips trembled. He was unable to say anything at the Lan Sect Leader's question. Then a ray of understanding seemed to explode, reflecting off the pale white of his face. The expression of his was terrifying, sending chills down Nie HuaiSang's spine.Sect Leader Nie, did not even dare to vomit too loudly, covering his mouth behind Lan Xichen's back, trembling either from fear or from the cold. Lan Xichen turned around and said some comforting words to him, while Jin GuangYao didn't even have the strength to maintain his kind and gentle appearance.Wei WuXian spoke —ZeWu-Jun, now you are misunderstanding Sect Leader Jin. He wasn't the one who buried that here at all. Even if he buried something at the beginning, it should have been a long time since someone traded it for something else.Su She pointed at him with his sword —Wei WuXian! Is this a trick of yours?!"I'm not trying to brag, but if I was the one to do something like this, one arm might not be all that's injured on Sect Leader Jin," Wei WuXian exclaimed and then turned to Jin GuangYao. Jin Sect, do you still remember the letter that Qin Su showed you in Koi Tower?Jin GuangYao's eyes slowly moved towards him.Wei WuXian continued speaking, “The one who told Qin Su the good things you did was Madam Qin's maid, Bi Cao. But why Bi Cao suddenly decided to expose everything, did you really think that no one was pushing things behind? And then, SiSi, the one you locked up. Who saved her? Who was it that told her to go to the Yunmeng Jiang Sect with Bi Cao and expose your secrets in front of everyone? If that person was able to discover every one of those hidden secrets of yours, Sect Leader Jin, how difficult would it be for him to come here beforehand and change what you wanted to dig up with poisonous smoke when you came?Suddenly, a monk spoke, “Sect Leader, there are signs of displacement in the land here. Someone has dug from the other side before!
As expected, someone was here first.
Jin GuangYao turned around, pounding his fist on the empty coffin. No one could see his expression, but everyone could see his trembling shoulders.Wei WuXian smiled, “Jin Sect Leader, have you ever thought that maybe tonight you are a mantis, but there is an oriole behind you? The one who has been watching you could be hiding in the dark at this exact moment, watching your every move. No, maybe, he is not a person......
[Note: The full saying is "The mantis lies in wait for the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."]
The storm muffled the thunder.When Jin GuangYao heard the words “Not a person”, for a split second, something that could be described as fear flashed across his pale face.Su She again tried to attack Wei WuXian “Wei WuXian, stop with this empty intimidation….Jin GuangYao raised his right hand to stop him. The fear on his face disappeared as soon as he arrived. All of his emotions were quickly under control. He spoke. “Don't waste your energy arguing. Treat the injury on your body first. After removing the poison and gathering the rest of the people immediately, we will set off immediately.“Sect Leader, what shall we do with what has been excavated? —Su She became worried.Jin GuangYao's lips were a little pale —If it has already been taken out, it will definitely be impossible to get it back. We shouldn't stay here for long.-Yes!When Su She was fighting with Hada, her claws had injured him in many places. His clothes were torn both on his arms and on his chest; and especially on his chest, the wounds penetrated deep into his flesh. Blood seeped through the white robes. If the injuries are not treated properly, he may not be able to deal with the situations that might follow.Jin GuangYao took out a medicine bag from his lapels and passed it to him. Su She received it with both hands —Thank you.In fact, he stopped talking to Wei WuXian when he turned around and took off his clothes to treat his injuries.Jin GuangYao still couldn't move his hand burned by the poisonous smoke. He could only sit on the ground and concentrate on expelling the poison. The remaining cultivators held their swords as they walked back and forth inside the Guanyin Temple, keeping guard.When he saw these dazzling swords, Nie HuaiSang's eyes turned forward. He had no guards beside him, so he didn't even dare to let out a strong breath. Huddled against the corner behind Lan Xichen, he let out a few sneezes.Lan Wangji kept both on guard and alert that no one dared to attack Wei WuXian. His gaze wandered between the armed cultivators and then fell on Sect Leader Moling Su. As he began to take off his robe to attend to his wounds, the Second Jade was about to look away from him when his eyes caught a glimpse of strange marks on Su She's chest. A bolt of ice flashed in his eyes.In a cold voice, Lan Wangji spoke to Su She, “Turn around.Su She was looking down, applying medicine to the scratch marks on his chest, looking at them from the side. When he heard Lan Wangji's almost inviolable command, he involuntarily turned around. When he turned around, both Jiang Wanyin and Jin Ling widened their eyes. The smile on Wei WuXian's face also disappeared.Hardly anyone could believe what their eyes were seeing.-... It's you! Wei WuXian accused Su She as he pointed at him.Su She finally realized the mistake he had made, immediately covering his chest with his robe. However, the people who had faced him had already clearly seen the part of his chest that was revealed. The skin closest to his heart was pockmarked with more than a dozen hideous holes that varied in size.Sect Leader Moling Su's body had traces of the Hundred Holes Curse!
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It was the Curse of a Hundred Holes!The marks on Su She's body were deep and terrifying, there was no doubt that they were left by the Hundred Holes Curse.But, if it were, his internal organs, or even his Golden Core, should be covered in holes, so Sect Leader Moling Su should not be able to use his spiritual energy at all.However, he could use guqin techniques, use his spirit sword, and even a teleportation talisman that consumed a considerable amount of spirit energy.So there could only be one explanation:The marks must have been left after he cursed someone and received a backlash!Jin Ling didn't understand what was going on and Nie HuaiSang probably didn't understand either.But Lan Xichen had already looked at Jin GuangYao—Jin Sect Leader, does this also have to do with the attack on Qiongqi Road?-Why do you think that? Jin GuangYao responded with another question.Jiang Wanyin seemed to shudder, as if his blood had frozen upon hearing where this new revelation was going, he couldn't help but react. "Is it necessary to ask?" If Jin ZiXun hadn't been cursed, nothing that happened after could have happened! The attack helped you take out Jin ZiXuan and Jin ZiXun, both of the same generation as you. You cleared everything that was obstructing your path to the leadership of the LanLing Jin Sect and the position of Chief Cultivator. Su She was behind the curse, and he is a trusted minion of yours. Is it really necessary to ask what orders he followed?!.......Jin GuangYao refused to answer, as if he was focused in meditation looking at Sect Leader Moling Su's chest.Wei WuXian laughed angrily, looking at Su She. "Have I done something to you?" I had no enmity with you, I didn't even know you!Lan Wangji clenched his fist, and his eyes shone with a mysterious light —Wei Ying, you did a lot for him... During his studies in Gusu he rushed into Biling Lake to save his life... and into the Turtle cave of slaughter received an arrow from him. If anything, it would be Wei Ying who should hold a grudge.Jin GuangYao replied, “Young Master Wei, shouldn't you be the one who knows this the most? Could you be safe just because you have no enmity? How is it possible? In this world, everyone started out without enmity. Eventually, though, someone would go in with the first stab. It is unavoidable!Jiang Wanyin's voice was drenched in hate —Insidious scum!!!However, Su She smiled coldly, “Wei WuXian, stop thinking so highly of yourself. Who told you that I cursed Jin ZiXun to frame you? Back then, he wasn't working for Sect Leader Jin at all. I cursed him simply because I wanted to!Wei WuXian asked, "So you had enmity towards Jin ZiXun?"“Those who are as arrogant as him… I will kill everyone who gets in my way! Su She snapped.Wei WuXian couldn't help but ask, "What happened between you and HanGuang-Jun?" What part of him is arrogant?......"What part of him isn't it?" If Lan Wangji had not been born with such a good family background, what right would he have to be so arrogant? Why do they always say that he imitated him? Everyone praises him for being so noble and pure, so why would a person like HanGuang-Jun cheat and do such dirty deeds with the YiLing Patriarch whose immorality condemns the entire world? What a joke!Wei WuXian suddenly remembered and exclaimed, "It's you!" —Then he laughed ironically and added —Now I understand.Lan Wangji asked blankly, “Understand what?Wei WuXian shook his head.Lan Wangji seemed to realize that Wei WuXian had finally remembered those events from the past, Biling Lake, the person who lost his sword. In the Turtle Slaughter Cave, the person who pushed MianMian and had shot the arrow into his arm.Back then, Jin ZiXun often treated cultivators from affiliated sects with contempt, thinking that they were the same as servants. He even thought that participating in a banquet together with them would be beneath his dignity. And as part of one of the sects affiliated with the LanLing Jin Sect, Su She had to travel to Koi Tower from time to time to attend banquets, and it would be impossible for him not to run into Jin ZiXun. One was bigoted and unforgiving, while the other was conceited and arrogant; if something bad happened between the two of them, it wouldn't be strange for Su She to hold a grudge against Jin ZiXun.If so, the reason behind Jin ZiXun being cursed with Hundred Holes had nothing to do with Wei WuXian. But in the end, it was he who carried the burden of guilt.The cause of the attack on the Qiongqi Road was that Jin ZiXun was cursed with Hundred Holes. If this cause did not exist, the LanLing Jin Sect would have had no reason to attack the YiLing Patriarch, Wen Ning would not have lost control, Wei WuXian would not have had to be responsible for such a heavy life as Jin ZiXuan, and things that happened afterwards should not have happened.Knowing that the culprit's reason behind the Hundred Holes Curse was not to frame Wei Ying. It filled Lan Wangji's heart with anger and indignation…. But knowing that the cause had nothing to do with the YiLing Patriarch…. All those years of mourning and suffering, in which his light had gone out and only he kept going thanks to having Lan SiZhui by his side....It had all been for this kind of reason.....Such a fact was really hard to accept.While laughing, Wei WuXian's eyes turned red. He sneered, either at himself or at the absurdity of the matter, "I can't believe he's for someone like you…for such a ridiculous reason!"Lan Wangji remained static, he felt the same as Wei WuXian, however, his emotional charge had always been internal, he admired how transparent and sincere Wei WuXian was, when expressing his thoughts and expressing his discontent. He admired him and at the same time his heart ached. His breathing compressed, he must have been calm to be Wei WuXian's support, since this whole matter was difficult to digest.But Jin GuangYao seemed to know what Wei WuXian was thinking—Young Master Wei, you really shouldn't think like that."Oh?" You know what I think? —Wei WuXian asked without lowering the ironic tone of his voice.-Of course. It is very easy to know. You are definitely thinking about how unlucky you are. But actually, you're not. Even if Su MinShan didn't curse Jin ZiXun, Young Master Wei, sooner or later you would receive a siege, for some other reason.” Jin GuangYao smiled broadly and continued, “Because that's the kind of person you are. At best, you're the indomitable hero; and at worst, you offend people wherever you go. Unless everyone you have offended has lived their lives safely, as soon as something happened to them or someone, the first person they would suspect would be you and the first person they would seek revenge on would also be you. And this is something, Young Master Wei, over which you have no control.Somehow, Wei WuXian smiled. "What can I say?" For some reason, I think it makes a lot of sense.Jin GuangYao continued, “If even back then, on the Qiongqi Path, you didn't lose control, could you guarantee that you wouldn't lose control at some point in your life? Therefore, someone like you is destined to have a short life. Do you see it now? Doesn't it feel much better if you think about it that way?Jiang Wanyin raged, "You're the one who's going to have a damn short life!"Disregarding his severe injuries, he grabbed Sandu and was ready to lunge at Jin GuangYao. Immediately, blood gushed from his wound. Jin Ling rushed to restrain him.Jiang Wanyin was full of resentment, cursing Jin GuangYao exclaimed, “Damn son of a prostitute! Aren't you ashamed?! As long as you can obtain a high position in the Cultivation World, don't you mind spilling blood to obtain it?! And you're saying that it wasn't you who told Su She to cast that curse?! Who are you trying to fool?!.....Jin GuangYao upon hearing the words "Son of a prostitute", his smile froze for an instant. His eyes darkened as he looked at Jiang Wanyin. However, the silence lasted a very short time, his voice with a hint of disdain left his lips.“Sect Leader Jiang, calm down a bit, huh? I understand what you are feeling right now. You are in such a bad mood just because you know the truth behind your Gold Core. When you think about what you did all these years, your proud heart feels a pang of guilt, and you are eager to find a culprit for what happened to Young Master Wei in his past life. Desperately looking for a "Villain" that you can shove all the responsibility on. That is why you attack me, both to get back at Young Master Wei and to lighten some of your burden.Jiang Wanyin seemed unsteady, and Jin GuangYao knew that his words were going to take effect."If determining that everything from the Curse of a Hundred Holes to the attack on Qiongqi Road was part of my plan would ease your troubles, then feel free to think whatever you want." Jin GuangYao smiled to himself as he pointed to himself then pointed his finger accusing forcefully “But what you have to understand is that, for what happened to Young Master Wei in the end, you are also responsible and, in fact, very much so. Why did so many people turn against the YiLing Patriarch? Why did they shout their support for the siege, regardless of whether they were involved or not? Why was he unilaterally condemned by so many? Was it really because of the Cultivation World's sense of justice? Of course not. Part of the reason is you.Jiang Wanyin laughed coldly.Lan Xichen knew that Jin GuangYao was using his sharp tongue to harm Sect Leader Jiang, he yelled to stop his words “Sect Leader Jin!Jin GuangYao was not swayed, and continued with a smile, “...Back then, the LanLing Jin, Qinghe Nie, and GusuLan Sects were arguing over taking most of the Qishan Wen Sect's wealth, while the rest just he was able to get a few crumbs. You, on the other hand, had just rebuilt Lotus Dock and behind you stood the YiLing Patriarch, Wei WuXian, whose power and danger was immeasurable. Do you think the other sects would like to see a young sect leader who had so much advantage and power in his hands? Fortunately, you didn't seem to be on good terms with your Shixiong, and since they all found out there was a chance to break up their relationship, they would of course add fuel to your fire if they could. No matter what, to weaken the Yunmeng Jiang Sect was to strengthen themselves.Jin GuangYao now seemed to sigh as he exclaimed, “Sect Leader Jiang, if only your attitude towards your Shixiong was a little better, showing everyone that their bond was too strong to be broken, and that they would have no chance against him, or if If you exhibited a little more tolerance after what happened, things wouldn't have ended the way they did. Oh, and speaking of which, you were also a main force in the siege of the Burial Mounds.......Wei WuXian interrupted, “It seems that being called 'Son of a Prostitute' is really Sect Leader Jin's weak point. No wonder you killed ChiFeng-Zun.At the mention of Nie MingJue, Lan Xichen's expression changed.Lan Wangji's brow furrowed deeper.Jiang Wanyin's eyes widened in surprise.Jin Ling's gaze was filled with confusion, while Nie HuaiSang's darkened slightly.Furthermore, Jin GuangYao's smile also stopped.Immediately after, Sect Leader Jin stood up. Now that he finished meditating, he moved the fingers of his left hand to find that the poison was finally dissipating and addressing Su She he exclaimed, “Get ready to leave.Su She nodded —Yes!Two monks were holding Lan Xichen, one on each side, as he had suddenly tried to get closer to Sect Leader Jin and just as they were about to open the doors, Jin GuangYao suddenly spoke, “I almost forgot.” He turned to Lan Xichen. “Now that I think about it, ZeWu-Jun's sealed spirit power should be restored soon.Lan Wangji's heart beat restlessly, his brother had advanced a few steps towards Sect Leader Jin, while he had stayed by Wei WuXian's side protecting him, he could not move away and neither could he protect his older brother. Jiang Wanyin was at the injured side, supported by his nephew, and Sect Leader Nie was not one to take arms. Lan's Second Jade tightened his grip on his partner, he knew that his brother had a spiritual power much higher than Jin GuangYao's, which had to be sealed every two hours otherwise the seal would weaken and Lan Xichen could break it for good. your own account.Jin GuangYao walked towards Lan Xichen, raising his hand to the other's chest to press his acupuncture points again —Er-Ge, excuse me.....But just as he was about to reach it, something white and heavy suddenly fell to the ground before him. Alert, Jin GuangYao stared at him and as he focused his eyes, he saw that it was a pale body.A completely naked woman crawled on the ground, face down, twisting her body and limbs as if she wanted to go in Jin GuangYao's direction. Su She he lunged with his sword to protect him. The woman screamed as she received the attack, then stood up and staggered from her, reaching out to Jin GuangYao.Both the body and the woman's face were burned, but the extreme hatred in her eyes remained. With another thrust, Su She of his cut through her body, causing her to evaporate. Before Jin GuangYao could take a few steps back, he tripped over something and turned around only to find two entangled bodies. One of them grabbed him by the ankle. At this point, a hiss came from behind.Su She exclaimed furiously, “Wei WuXian!Without anyone noticing, on the statue of Goddess Guanyin, many mixed talismans were painted with blood. The center of the hue was right inside the Guanyin Temple. And now, since Wei WuXian had already destroyed it without anyone noticing, the spirits that were sealed within the barrier now came out one after another, engulfed in flames!Suddenly, Jin Ling yelled, “What is this?Jiang Wanyin continued to use his hands to pat Jin Ling's robe. The hems of his clothing had already started to burn, on their own. However, some of the monks were already surrounded by the flames, rolling on the ground screaming.Su She and Jin GuangYao knew that they had to clean up the blood that Wei WuXian painted on the Goddess Guanyin statue, but they were obstructed by cultivators rolling on the ground and naked spirits that kept appearing. Under Wei WuXian's order, the ghouls only attacked Jin GuangYao and his subordinates."What the hell are these things?" I have never seen such…” Jin Ling exclaimed as he had his sword drawn in front of him.
The ghouls are naked, how shameless!
Anger welled up in Jin GuangYao's eyes and with a flick of his sleeve, a rush of air dissipated the fire. He finally managed to reach the foot of the Goddess Guanyin statue and just as he was about to clean the talismans that Wei WuXian painted, he felt something cold on the back of his waist.Lan Xichen's low voice suddenly sounded, “Don't move.Jin GuangYao was about to counter the attack when Lan Xichen struck his back once with a wave of spiritual power.“ZeWu-Jun…your spiritual powers have returned,” Jin GuangYao determined.Before Lan Xichen could reply, on the other hand, Su She's sword, Nanping, had already pushed towards Wei WuXian. However, he came into contact with a sword whose radiance seemed similar but its brilliance was much more crystalline.It was Bichen!When the two swords struck, Nanping was split in two!At that moment, Su She injured his palm and blood dripped everywhere. Every joint in his arm creaked. The sword touched the ground and he caught his right arm with his left, his face turned as pale as ash.Lan Wangji then grabbed Bichen with one hand while grabbing Wei WuXian's waist with the other, pushing Wei WuXian behind him for better protection. Actually, Wei WuXian didn't need his protection, but he still leaned against Lan Wangji's body with comfort and compliance.All of this happened in just a few seconds and after just a few blinks, the cultivators from the LanLing Jin Sect finally realized what had happened. However, Su She was still holding the bleeding right arm of his. The wound on his chest had already opened up and Bichen was now aiming right at Jin GuangYao's throat.Seeing that Jin GuangYao was surrounded by both the First and Second Lan Jade, Su She did not dare to make a move.Just as Lan Xichen was about to speak, the expressions of everyone within the Guanyin Temple changed.Lan Xichen spoke, “Young Master Wei, please… remove these things first.These demons were not only naked and dirty, but they were even letting out embarrassing moans, making it quite clear what they were doing. No one had seen such indecent ghouls before.Lan Xichen turned his head to the side: Jiang Wanyin's face was dark, while Jin Ling was pale to flushed.Wei WuXian looked at Lan Wangji, who was next to him. He thought it would be too irrational to have someone who responded to pornography with extreme shame when he was young see it. He protested, “He just wanted to let out the demons he sealed in the Guanyin Temple so we could delay them for as long as possible. I never thought I would let out these... things......Just like Lan Xichen, Lan Wangji withdrew his gaze after only looking at those demons. Heading in another direction, he said two words—A fire.Wei WuXian nodded immediately, continuing in all seriousness —Yes. All these people were burned to death. It seems that a big fire once broke out here, burning a lot of people. And then, in order to hide everything and seal these demons that were formed due to their deaths, the leader of the Jin Sect decided to build a Guanyin Temple here.“Jin Sect Leader, is the fire related to you? Lan Xichen asked.Jiang Wanyin's voice was cold. “Those demons hate him. How could it not be?Lan Xichen asked again, "Sect Leader Jin... Could you give us an explanation?"Jin GuangYao didn't say anything. He clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white.Wei WuXian answered for him. “It seems Sect Leader Jin doesn't want to say it.” He raised his hand, and a naked female corpse appeared immediately below him. Wei WuXian placed his palm on his head —But just because you don't say so, do you think I won't find a way to find out?Then Wei WuXian empathized.
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When he opened his eyes, Lan Wangji asked, "How are you?"Lan Wangji knew how dangerous it was to empathize, one could get lost in the memories of the deceased person and lose their soul. However Wei WuXian had already empathized twice before, in Yi City and in Koi Tower, experiencing painful memories and large amounts of resentful energy. If he compared these events with the one now, they had no comparison. The latter could rather be described as a walk in the park for the fearsome YiLing Patriarch. Even so, Lan Wangji hated the idea that anything could hurt him, even a little. If there was a percentage of danger, even minimal, he would prefer not to expose his Wei Ying to him.Lan Xichen also asked, "Young Master Wei, what did you see?"Wei WuXian took a breath to calm down before answering, “I guess where this Guanyin Temple is is where the Jin Sect Leader grew up.Jin GuangYao remained silent.Jiang Wanyin asked, "Did you grow up here?" But he not...? —He was about to say "he didn't grow up in a brothel" when suddenly he understood what Wei WuXian meant —This Guanyin Temple used to be a brothel. He burned the place down and built the Guanyin Temple on top of it!“Did you really start the fire?” Lan Xichen asked him directly.Jin GuangYao nodded, "Yes."Jiang Wanyin laughed coldly, “You're acknowledging it pretty quickly, aren't you?—At this point, is there a difference between one thing more and one thing less? Jin GuangYao exclaimed.After a moment of silence, Lan Xichen asked, "Was it to remove the traces?"Although many knew that LianFang-Zun grew up in a brothel, for all these years, no one knew which one it was from. This was quite strange indeed. Everyone understood that LianFang-Zun was pulling the strings behind the scenes, but not many would have expected him to burn down the entire place where he was born and raised.—Not at all —Jin GuangYao acknowledged and seeing that Lan Xichen sighed heavily and didn't continue, he continued on his own —Aren't you going to ask me why?Lan Xichen shook her head. A moment later, he spoke, but without answering the question. "In the past, it wasn't that I didn't know what you did, but that I believed you had your reasons for doing it," he continued, "But, you've done too much." And I... I don't know if I should believe you anymore.Fatigue and disappointment sank heavily into his tone. Lan Wangji clenched his fist, his older brother had been an example, always cheerful, composed and resolute. Now dull and full of pain in his gaze. He had always felt comfort in the words of his brother, however now he feared not having enough to help him in the future.The storm spread outside. The wind filtered through the gap between the temple doors. Amid the high-pitched groans, Jin GuangYao suddenly collapsed to the ground.They all stopped in surprise. Wei WuXian, who had just confiscated the sword at his waist, was also surprised.Weakly, Jin GuangYao began, “Er-Ge, I'm sorry.It seemed like the plea of a defeated person, who humiliated himself, looking for pity from others or some crumb of compassion."......" Hearing this, even Wei WuXian felt embarrassed for him. He couldn't help but say, "Um, I mean, let's fight instead of talk." Can't we just fight?His face changed like this, and his legs gave way like this. There was no dignity or anything. Lan Xichen's face was also a mixture of emotions.One would really expect Jin GuangYao "The Great Villain" to remain dignified and firm in denying the facts, standing up and haughty in the face of the accusations, saying how it was that he had no other choice but to just do what he did... however here he was pleading with Lan Xichen…Lan Wangji was afraid that his brother's heart would waver and give some kind of forgiveness to Jin GuangYao.Jin GuangYao continued, “Er-Ge, you have known me for many years. No matter what, you know how I've treated you. I no longer want the position of Chief Cultivator, and I have also completely destroyed the Seal of the Stygian Tiger. After tonight, I will travel to Dongying without ever coming back. For all these years, let me live, okay?Traveling to Dongying, in simpler terms, would be running away.He seemed rather shameless, but Jin GuangYao had always been known for his flexibility: if he could soften up, he would never meet steel with steel. With his strength, the LanLing Jin Sect could surpass only a few sects, but if all the sects came together to cross against him, walking the paths of Qishan Wen Sect's destruction, it was only a matter of time. Compared to persistence until then, it was much better to withdraw at this time to rest and conserve energy. In the future, there might be an opportunity to come back and go back up.Wei WuXian spoke, “Jin Sect Leader, you said that the Tiger Seal had been completely destroyed. Could you take it out for me to take a look at?“Young Master Wei, the restored version is not like the original after all. There is a limit to how many times it can be used. It has already become completely useless. Also, you know better than anyone how much dark energy it contains. Do you think I would take with me a piece of junk that has lost its use and could only bring disaster? Jin GuangYao said through gritted teeth."I wouldn't know." Perhaps you could find another Xue Yang? Wei WuXian said with a smile.Seeing that he couldn't do anything to save himself from Wei WuXian, Jin GuangYao begged Lan Xichen again. "Er-Ge, every word I say is true." His tone was more than serious.Ever since he had captured Lan Xichen, he had treated him with respect. At this point, Lan Xichen still couldn't turn on him.“Jin Sect Leader, I have already said it, when you made your own way to plan such chaos in the Burial Mounds, it was no longer necessary to call me “Er-Ge”” Lan Xichen sighed.“What happened at the Burial Mound was an accident, a mistake. But I can't go back now.” Jin GuangYao clung to the white robes with resignation."What do you mean you can't go back?" Lan Xichen asked.Lan Wangji frowned slightly, “Brother, don't engage in excessive conversation with him.Wei WuXian also reminded him, “Sect Leader Lan, do you remember what you said to Sect Leader Jiang? Don't spend too much time talking to him.Lan Xichen also knew how much Jin GuangYao could do when he opened his mouth. But every time he heard that there were hidden reasons, he just had to listen to it.This was exactly what Jin GuangYao pointed to and lowering his voice he said, “I received a letter.Lan Xichen asked, "What letter?""A threat." The letter said... "Those things will be exposed for the world to see in seven days." They wanted me to turn myself in and apologize, or…to wait for the day I die,” Jin GuangYao explained.They all understood. Of course, Jin GuangYao couldn't wait for his death to come. Instead of ruining his name and overthrowing his sect by the ridicule of all the sects, he would be the first to attack. At that time, even if the opponent really did spread the rumors of all of his past acts everywhere, after the siege, the sects would run out of energy to bother him.Unfortunately, everything was destroyed by Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji.Lan Xichen spoke, “Even so, you can't go all the way and settle on murder! So you...Jin GuangYao said, "Or else what could I do?" Wait until everything is exposed, until rumors rise above the cities, until I've become the laughingstock of the entire Cultivation World before kneeling down and apologizing, begging for their forgiveness by placing my face under their arms? feet? Er-Ge! There is no third way. It's his death or mine.Anger began to appear on Lan Xichen's face. He walked away. "This was all...because you did the things the letter said?!" If you never did those things, how could someone find the evidence to expose you?“Er-Ge, listen to me. I don't deny that I did those things..."How can you even think of denying them?" There are witnesses and evidence! Lan Xichen exclaimed and his brows furrowed deeply.—And that's what I said, I don't deny them! But to have killed my father, my wife, my son, my brother... If it wasn't for him having no choice, why would he have done those things? Could it be that I am so wicked in your eyes?!Lan Xichen's expression calmed down a bit, “Good. I'll ask you some questions. You can explain one by one.-Brother! Lan Wangji yelled and unsheathed Bichen.Seeing how it looked like he was about to finish off Jin GuangYao there, Lan Xichen hurried over, “Don't worry. He is injured and his sword is also confiscated. He is at a great disadvantage. With so many people here, he can't do anything....On the other hand, Wei WuXian kicked Su She, stopping his intention to move in secret.Lan Xichen continued, “Go deal with things over there. I will stay here.Hearing it, Su She roared in anger, and Lan Wangji walked over.Lan Wangji knew that his brother still had some feelings towards his sworn brother, which was why he wanted to end it before his own brother was confused by his words.Wei WuXian also wanted to hear a few words from Jin GuangYao's perspective, so he listened to the conversation alongside Lan Wangji.Lan Xichen began, “First, your father, the former Sect Leader Jin, did you really use that method to…?Jin GuangYao spoke carefully—I would like to answer this question last.Lan Xichen shook his head before continuing, “Second, your… wife…” As if he couldn't say, he immediately changed his sentence, “Your sister, Qin Su, did you really marry her knowing what blood relation they were?Jin GuangYao looked at him expressionlessly. Suddenly, tears rolled down his eyes. He responded painfully, "...Yes."Lan Xichen took a deep breath. His face was almost ashen.Jin GuangYao whispered, “But he really had no choice.Lan Xichen exclaimed furiously, “How could you not have a choice!? It was your marriage! Wouldn't it have been fine as long as you decided not to marry her? Even if you hurt Qin Su's heart because of it, it would have been better than destroying a woman who loved and respected you with all her heart. A woman who had never treated you badly!"Didn't I love her with all my heart?!" But I had no choice, that's all! Yeah! It was my marriage, but… How could I not have married her with just my word? Er-Ge, there has to be an end to your naiveté: I spent so much effort, tried my best to get Qin CangYe to accept my proposal, and as the wedding day approached, I had finally won the favor of Qin CangYe and everyone. Jin GuangShan, but now... are you telling me that I should have called off the wedding just like that? What reason should she have used? What should I have told the two of them?The words were stuck in Lan Xichen's throat, unable to refute any of Jin GuangYao's questions.Having no answers, Jin GuangYao continued, “Er-Ge, do you know how I felt when Madame Qin came to secretly reveal the truth to me, just when I thought everything was perfect? She wouldn't have scared me any more if a beam of light went through my skull! Do you know why he didn't go to Jin GuangShan and secretly begged me instead? It was because she had been raped by Jin GuangShan! That good father of mine, he did not even let go of the wife of the subordinate who had been with him for so long. He didn't even remember that he had a new daughter! For so many years, she did not dare to say this to her husband, Qin CangYe. If she suddenly broke off the engagement, they would have realized what was happening and Jin GuangShan and Qin CangYe would have gotten into a fight. Who do you think would be the one to be rejected by both parties and the one to meet the worst end?Although it was not the first time they had heard of Jin GuangShan's shameless acts, the people present still felt some chills of disgust.Lan Xichen asked him, “So… So even though you married Qin Su with no other choice, you could have treated her coldly. Because...? Why did you have to kill A-Song with your bare hands?Jin GuangYao hugged his head, his tone was bitter —...I never touched A-Su again after our marriage. A-Song...was conceived before we got married. Back then, I was afraid of more delays and additional problems to the engagement because of that......So he and Qin Su consummated their marriage before the wedding. If it wasn't for this, he wouldn't have somehow ended up involved in incest with his younger sister.With a sigh, Lan Xichen continued, “Third, don't try to avoid it and answer me. Did you plan Jin ZiXuan's death on purpose?Hearing his father's name, Jin Ling, who had been hugging Jiang Wanyin, widened his eyes.Lan Wangji raised his voice a bit, “Brother, do you believe him?Lan Xichen's expression was complicated, “Of course I don't think Jin ZiXuan encountered the attack on Qiongqi Road by accident, but…let him speak first.Jin GuangYao knew that they would not believe him if he denied it no matter what. He gritted his teeth and exclaimed, “…Actually, I didn't meet Jin ZiXuan by accident.Jin Ling immediately clenched his fists.Jin GuangYao continued, “But I also didn't think to plan everything that happened next. You don't have to think of me as so smart and flawless. Many things cannot be controlled at all. How could he have known that he would definitely die by Wei WuXian's hands along with Jin ZiXun? How could he have predicted that Wei WuXian would definitely lose control and the Ghost General would definitely go on a rampage?Wei WuXian's voice was rough. "And you said you didn't come across it by accident?" Aren't you contradicting yourself?!“I don't deny that I purposely told him about the attack on Qiongqi Road, but I just thought that he would have some difficulties if he bumped into you when his cousin was bothering you, since he has never been on good terms with you. How could I have known that you would just kill everyone here, Young Master Wei?Wei WuXian laughed, enraged. "You're really......Suddenly, Jin Ling yelled, “Why?! He—he Standed up next to Jiang Wanyin and with red eyes, he rushed towards Jin GuangYao as he yelled, “Why did you have to do this?!Nie HuaiSang hastily pushed back Jin Ling, who seemed to want to fight Jin GuangYao.Jin GuangYao answered the question, "Why?" He turned to Jin Ling. "A-Ling, so could you tell me why?" Why is it that even if I face everyone with a smile, I don't even receive the slightest form of respect, while even though your father was extremely arrogant, people would gather around him? Could you tell me why if we were born to the same person, your father could relax at home with the love of his life and play with his son, while I never dared to be alone for long with my wife, trembling in fear of to find out about my son? I did everything my father ordered me to do as if it were natural: like killing an extremely dangerous figure that could turn around and make a bloody massacre with his corpses at any moment!Both Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian were able to confirm his suspicions… If Jin GuangShan did not have such ambition in wanting to seize the power of Demonic Cultivation and the Stygian Tiger Seal, things would not have ended as they did. If Jin GuangYao hadn't desperately wanted a little recognition and respect from his father, he wouldn't have ended up committing incest, murder, treason and many other sins... However things didn't end there... .“Why is it that even though we were born on the same day, Jin GuangShan could throw a grand banquet for one of his sons and watch with his own eyes how his subordinate kicked his other son up the Koi Tower, from the bottom step to the bottom! last?!He finally revealed the hatred hidden deep within him. He was not targeting Jin ZiXuan or Wei WuXian, but his own father.Wei WuXian snapped, "Stop making so many excuses!" You killed the one you wanted dead, why also go against Jin ZiXuan?Jin GuangYao replied calmly, “As you said, I killed all of them.“And even in such a frightening manner,” Lan Xichen interrupted.Tears rested in the corners of Jin GuangYao's eyes. He knelt on the ground, back as he smiled, "Yes." An old pervert, who routinely messes with women wherever he goes, really deserves such a death, doesn't he?"A-Yao!" Lan Xichen yelled.Only after raising his voice did he remember that he had already unilaterally severed all ties of brotherhood with Jin GuangYao, and therefore he should not call him that. However, Jin GuangYao seemed not to have noticed......“Er-Ge, don't be surprised that I can do such dirty things. For this father of mine, I once had hopes too. In the past, as long as it was his order, whether it was to betray Sect Leader Wen, protect Xue Yang, or eliminate anyone who disagreed, no matter how foolish he was and how hated he would be after carrying out his orders, I would obey his every word. But do you know what made me completely lose hope? Now I will answer your first question. Not that a single hair from Jin ZiXuan or one of the holes in Jin ZiXun was ever worth to him. It wasn't because I went to Villa Mo to look for Mo XuanYu, nor was it because he tried every possible way to make me a mere pawn to rise in power.Jin GuangYao paused for a moment and swallowed the hatred in his throat, continued with disdain and indignation in his tone —Why was a Sect Leader who spent as much money as water not willing to do the least favor and buy the freedom of my mother? The answer is simple... it was too much trouble for him. My mother waited for so many years, it was hard for her to talk to me...how did she imagine the difficulties my father had in the Sect that he didn't have time to go see her....However, the real reason was only one word: issues.This is what he said "The women who have read some books think they are of a higher level than other women. They are the most troublesome, with so many unrealistic demands and thoughts. If I bought her freedom and brought her to the LanLing Jin Sect , who knows how much of a scandal it would make. It was better if he let her stay where she was. With the conditions back then, she would probably be popular for a few more years and not have to worry about her expenses for the rest of her life."Jin GuangYao sounded wry and pained, a smile tugged at his lips as he said the last sentence — "Son? Oh, forget it."Jin GuangYao's memory was beyond extraordinary. With such word-for-word repetition, one could imagine Jin GuangShan's drunken expression when he said those words.“Er-Ge, did you hear it? These three words are all I am worth to my father, "Son? Oh, forget it"..... Hahahaha........Pain flashed across Lan Xichen's face. "Even if your father... you..." He still couldn't find an appropriate comment and gave up, sighing, "What's the use of saying all this now?"Jin GuangYao shrugged and smiled, "I can't help it." Seeking mercy even after doing all these bad things, is that the kind of person I am......At that very moment, a rope came out of Jin GuangYao's wrist and wrapped around Jin Ling's neck. Tears were still in his watery eyes as he took his little nephew hostage and looking towards Lan's Two Jades she exclaimed, “Don't move!This action took them completely by surprise.Jiang Wanyin roared, “Wei WuXian! Didn't you confiscate all his weapons?Under such circumstances, he somehow directly yelled at Wei WuXian; his voice was the same as the one he had used to address the Demonic Cultivator in the past.Wei WuXian also yelled, “I confiscated all their weapons and ropes, you saw it yourself!Lan Wangji realized what had happened with the naked eye and said, “He hid it inside his body.Then reality struck the vision of everyone present who followed the Second Jade Lan's gaze. Jin GuangYao was holding a guqin rope, but it was covered in a layer of blood. The crimson trail came from the side of his abdomen. He had clearly hidden this weapon inside his body, this only reinforced the suspicion that Jin GuangYao was willing to do anything to save himself from any circumstance, his desire to escape was so great that he preferred to live with a metal rope on his body, with enough to be able to use it at a time like this.Jiang Wanyin yelled “A-Ling!Wei WuXian couldn't help but move, but Lan Wangji immediately grabbed him. They couldn't act impulsively, the rope assassination technique was extremely dangerous, one movement or further pressure on the rope could decapitate the young Jin Ling in a single instant.“Sect Leader Jiang, there is no need to be so agitated. I saw A-Ling grow up, after all. Just like before, after we go our own ways for a while, you'll see a perfectly intact A-Ling at some point,” Jin GuangYao exclaimed as he slowly made his way to the door with his nephew hostage.Jiang Wanyin bellowed in anger, "A-Ling, don't move!" Jin GuangYao, if you want a hostage, it's the same if it's me instead!Jin GuangYao answered in all honesty, “No, it's not the same. Sect Leader Jiang, you are injured and it is difficult for you to move. you will delay meWei WuXian felt sweat on his palms, his heart pounding against his chest and fear turning his stomach, he exclaimed trying to tempt Jin GuangYao —Jin Sect Leader, didn't you forget to take something with you? Your loyal subject is still here.Jin GuangYao looked towards Su She, who was still being held with Bichen by Lan Wangji.Su She immediately locked eyes with Jin GuangYao and exclaimed with a hoarse throat, “Sect Leader, there's no need to worry about me!Jin GuangYao immediately responded, “Thank you.Lan Xichen spoke slowly, “Jin Sect Leader, you have lied to me again.-Just for this time. There will be no next one,” Jin GuangYao said with a complicated face.Lan Xichen scolded him, "This is exactly what you told me last time." I can no longer know which of your words is true.Just as Jin GuangYao was about to speak, thunder of unprecedented volume roared. He couldn't help but tremble and swallow what he was about to say. Immediately after, three strange knocks sounded outside the temple doors and on the fourth knock, the door bolt finally broke, leaving the door wide open and smashed.A black figure flew in at high speed, its wet body leaving a trail on the ground. Jin GuangYao believed that he was going to get hit, however, the trajectory was directed towards Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian. They both stepped to the side and let the figure pass before coming back to stand next to each other.Turning around, Wei WuXian asked, “Wen Ning?Wen Ning crashed into the statue of Goddess Guanyin. Feet over head, he hung for a while before plopping down and replying, “…Jo-Young Master Wei.Seeing him, both Jiang Wanyin and Jin Ling darkened their faces.On the other hand, Nie HuaiSang shouted —DA-GE!In addition to Wen Ning who flew in, a taller silhouette stood in front of the temple gates. His figure was firm, as two blank eyes rested on his ashen face.It was ChiFeng-Zun, Nie MingJue!As if it were a steel tower, it stood in front of the Guanyin Temple in the middle of the storm, blocking everyone's paths. His head was now on his neck and tight black dots could be seen on his throat.Someone had somehow used a long thread to sew the head to the body!Lan Xichen called out to him in amazement, “…Da-Ge.Jin GuangYao also muttered “D-Da-Ge…..Inside the temple, three people called Nie MingJue's corpse 'Da-Ge', but the three tones were drastically different.Jin GuangYao's face was filled with choked fear. His entire body began to tremble. It didn't matter if Nie MingJue was alive or dead, he was the person Jin GuangYao was more than afraid of, this Jury Brother had a temper that did not tolerate evil. When his body trembled, his hands also trembled, and the bloody guqin rope he clenched tightly.In this instant, Lan Wangji suddenly unsheathed Bichen and slashed. In the blink of an eye, he had passed Jin Ling while he was holding something.Jin GuangYao felt his arm lighten. With a brief pause, he looked down only to find that his right hand was missing: it was severed from his forearm and what Lan Wangji was holding was the palm he had been using to grasp the guqin's string.Immediately, blood spilled everywhere. Jin GuangYao's face turned pale with pain. He didn't even have the energy to yell and he only took a couple of steps back. Unable to support himself, he collapsed to the ground. His Su She, on the other hand, began to scream. While Lan Xichen seemed to want to help him for an instant, but in the end he did not dare to move.Lan Wangji spread the fingers of the severed palm open, causing the guqin's string to slack and leaving Jin Ling finally out of harm's way. Just as Jiang Wanyin was about to run over to see if he was hurt or not, Wei WuXian moved faster than him and grabbed Jin Ling's shoulders, examining him carefully. Having determined that the skin on his neck was unharmed, without a single scratch, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.In the past, whenever Lan Wangji attacked, he always did it with some mercy and leniency. But right now, the situation was really dangerous. He had no mercy towards a person like Jin GuangYao, his heart remained cold and distant, with only one thing in mind, that Wei WuXian would never lose a loved one in front of his eyes again.Wei WuXian hugged his nephew tightly. "Next time, stay away from dangerous people." You brat, why did you get so close?!...Jin Ling was not used to being hugged by someone like that. Blood immediately reddened on his pale face as he pushed away from Wei WuXian's chest. Grabbing him, Wei WuXian hugged him a few more times, tighter, patting his shoulder before pushing him towards Jiang Wanyin."Go and don't walk around alone anymore!" Don't walk away from your JiuJiu! Wei Wuxian exclaimed.Jiang Wanyin caught Jin Ling, who was still feeling a bit dizzy. Looking at Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji standing together, he hesitated for a moment before turning to Lan Wangji, lowering his voice, “Thank you.Jin Ling also said, “Thank you for saving my life, HanGuang-Jun.Lan Wangji nodded and said nothing, it was strange for him to relive the graces of someone as proud as Jiang Wanyin. But, clearly for this man, Jin Ling was his reason for living, his everything for him and the only blood family he still had left. Bichen nodded to the ground. Not a drop of blood clung to the shining crystalline blade as it splashed across the floor. He turned the blade to point at Nie MingJue, who was at the door.Wen Ning slowly crawled up and grabbed his arm, since it was broken, and after fixing it in place, he moved it a few times and exclaimed, “Be careful… His resentful energy is abnormally strong.Gritting his teeth, Jin GuangYao hit a few acupuncture points on his arm, he was getting dizzy from blood loss. And suddenly his eyes shot forward and he saw Nie MingJue walking one step at a time towards his direction. His body began to shake with fear.Off to the side, Su She coughed up some more blood, screaming through a torn throat, “Idiots! Why are they still standing there? stop it! Stop that thing at the gate right now!The LanLing Jin Sect cultivators who had been standing still for a while now finally took up their swords and closed in, though the first two were immediately sent flying through Nie MingJue's palm.With his left hand, Jin GuangYao sprinkled medicine where his hand was cut, but the dust was immediately washed away by blood. He then ripped the hem of his clothing in hopes of stopping the flow of blood by bandaging the wound, but his left hand was burned by the poisonous smoke inside the coffin and his chest as well. He was unable to exert force.At the same time, Lan Xichen took Nie HuaiSang to safety. Su She searched for an extra medicine on him, but to no avail, turning to Lan Xichen —Lan Sect Leader! Sect Leader Lan, do you have medicine? Help him, Sect Leader Jin has always treated you with respect! Just take it as a favor!When Lan Xichen saw how terrible Jin GuangYao looked, almost fainting, a slight hesitation passed through his eyes.At this moment, some screams came from the other side. With a heavy blow, Nie MingJue crushed three of the cultivators into a puddle of scarlet flesh!Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji stood in front of Jiang Wanyin and Jin Ling.Wei WuXian yelled, “Wen Ning! How did you meet him?“Young Master… I'm sorry… You told me to go back and find Young Master Lan. But, I couldn't find him in the inn, so I could only look for it in the streets. Then I saw ChiFeng-Zun walking down the street, as if he was looking for something. Then a group of beggar children saw him and went to play with him. They didn't know what it was. ChiFeng-Zun was completely unconscious. With his bare hands, he almost... He could only continue to fight with him all the way here......Lan Wangji looked away, after a short time he had left his room and stayed in the corridor to then enter Wei WuXian's room, also the owner of the inn after having destroyed the first room changed their place. Then he he he left the inn and stayed on the street there he saw Wen Ning. Later Wen Ning broke up and went in another direction. Apparently he had sensed the presence of another ferocious corpse with large amounts of resentful energy. Lan Wangji hadn't given much thought to it, as he was more concerned with Wei WuXian, who he was currently alone in the temple.The dying screams continued to echo. Although the cultivators from the LanLing Jin Sect couldn't compete with Nie MingJue at all, they continually plunged in boldly. However, when their swords met Nie MingJue's body, it was as if they met fine steel, unable to inflict even the slightest injury.Nie HuaiSang carefully peeked out from behind Lan Xichen's back, his voice scared and anxious, “Da-Da-Ge, yo-yo……Nie MingJue's pupilless eyes looked at him, before attacking him. Lan Xichen lowered his chin a little. With a sob from Liebing, Nie MingJue's figure froze.“Da-Ge, this is HuaiSang! —Lan Xichen tried to reason.“My Da-Ge can't even recognize me…” Nie HuaiSang cried.Wei WuXian yelled back, “Not only can't he recognize you, but he can't even recognize himself right now!Nie MingJue had already turned into a corpse controlled by the strong resentful energy. He was fierce and violent, indiscriminately attacking anything that came his way.After resting for a while, Wen Ning charged into battle again, but Wen Ning's resentful energy was not as heavy as Nie MingJue's, and his physique was not as tall or robust either. On top of that, Wei WuXian's flute had broken, unable to provide assistance. He was at a disadvantage.Just as Jin GuangYao, who had been lying on the ground, finally stopped the bleeding from his wound, Su She stood up and put him on his back, wanting to run away in the chaos. The movement made Nie MingJue notice them again. He tossed Wen Ning away and strode towards Jin GuangYao."Xiao Shu!" Runs! Jin Ling exclaimed.
[Xiao-Shu: “Xiao” means Little and “Shu” comes from ShuShu which means Paternal Uncle.]
Hearing that he even dared to say something to alert his enemy to the danger, Jiang Wanyin smacked him on the back of his head, angrily shouting “Shut up!Jin Ling only realized what he had done after taking the hit. But, he was his paternal uncle, someone who had seen him grow up. Jin GuangYao had not been cruel to him. When Jin Ling saw that he was about to die at the hands of the ferocious corpse, he couldn't help but alert him. However, when Nie MingJue heard it, he turned around almost in confusion.Wei WuXian felt his chest tighten, lowering his voice, “Oh no!Now that Nie MingJue had turned into a ferocious corpse, his resentful energy was of course at its peak when he turned towards his enemy, Jin GuangYao. However, the ferocious corpses did not distinguish people through their eyes!Jin GuangYao was a close relative of Jin Ling in terms of bloodline. To the creatures of darkness, the blood and breath of these two humans seemed somewhat familiar, and those in a disoriented state would find it even more difficult to tell the two apart. At this time, blood spilled from Jin GuangYao's missing arm. With weak breaths he was almost half dead, while Jin Ling was the complete opposite. It was no wonder that Nie MingJue had a greater interest in him.Lan Wangji moved Bichen with his spiritual energy, directly attacking Nie MingJue's chest. As expected, the blade stopped as soon as it landed. When Nie MingJue looked down and saw the glowing sword, he roared and reached for it. Lan Wangji immediately summoned Bichen, who flew into his pod with a loud clang. Nie MingJue ended up empty-handed. Right after, with a twist of his left hand, he took out WangJi's seven-string guqin and placed it in his palm. Without hesitation, he strummed a series of notes.At that very moment Lan Xichen also brought Liebing to his lips and Wei WuXian with a wave of his hand sent more than fifty talismans flying towards Nie MingJue, but before they got close, his resentful energy ignited them and burned them to the ground! air!With a roar, Nie MingJue and attempted to grab Jin Ling.Both Jiang Wanyin and Jin Ling had retreated to the corner of the wall, unable to retreat any further. Jiang Wanyin could only throw Jin Ling behind him and draw Sandu, which he couldn't use right now due to the spiritual energy sealing from him, forcing himself to fend off the attack.Although both the guqin and the xiao had sounded, the technique would be too late to stop it!Nie MingJue's heavy fist pierced through a body.But the body was neither Jiang Wanyin's nor Jin Ling's.Wen Ning stepped in front of the wall, facing the two of them. With both hands, he grabbed Nie MingJue's iron arm and slowly pulled it out of his chest, leaving behind a large hollow hole. There was no bleeding, but some blackened pieces of meat had fallen to the ground.Wei WuXian yelled “Wen Ning!!!Jiang Wanyin stammered in disbelief with his eyes. "You?" You?!The blow was too strong. It not only pierced through Wen Ning's chest, but also shattered a part of his larynx. Unable to say a single thing, he collapsed and fell directly onto the bodies of Jiang Wanyin and Jin Ling. He was momentarily unable to move, but his eyes were still open, staring at them without blinking.After the blow, Nie MingJue's movements also stopped.Lan Wangji and Lan Xichen began a duet, the guqin was like a frozen river while the xiao was like strong winds. Both sounds aroused hatred within Nie MingJue, while the duo followed the notes as if an invisible rope was immobilizing the body of the ferocious corpse. As the rope tightened, his anger rose as well before he finally exploded, breaking out of the Sound of Conquest's restraint as he flew towards the person playing the guqin. Calmly, Lan Wangji turned to dodge his attack. The melody did not stop in the slightest. Nie MingJue's fist went through the wall this time.As he was about to turn around, he suddenly heard two clear whistles. He pulled his fist out of the wall and looked in the direction of the sound.Wei WuXian whistled two more times, smiling, “Hello, ChiFeng-Zun. Do you recognize who I am? —Nie MingJue's hideous white eyeballs were glued to him —It's fine if you don't, as long as you recognize these whistles.Lan Xichen moved Liebing slightly to the side —Young Master Wei!Lan Wangji frowned, Mo XuanYu's body was also related to Jin GuangYao by blood and in even closer proximity than Jin Ling. If Nie MingJue directed his resentful energy at him because of this, the situation would be even more difficult. But before continuing, Lan Wangji's gaze drifted away. Calm and collected, he shook his head, the only expert on this matter was Wei WuXian, there was nothing to fear, as long as they could assist him.Lan Xichen immediately understood what he was saying, there was no need to worry.Lan Wangji was convinced that Wei WuXian was going to be fine.Whistling, Wei WuXian paced. The whistles were light and relaxed, but inside this Guanyin Goddess Temple and in the midst of a heavy storm, surrounded by corpses, the clarity of the sound seemed to be unnaturally eerie.When Wen Ning heard it, still lying in the corner on top of Jiang Wanyin and Jin Ling, he seemed to have an oddly strong urge to stand up. However, he collapsed again. Without thinking, Jiang Wanyin and Jin Ling went to catch him in unison, but after they caught him, they showed the same hesitant expression of wanting to take him down at that moment.Grinning widely, Wei WuXian whistled the almost grotesque tune as he calmly stepped back, hands behind his back. Nie MingJue was where he was. With the first step Wei WuXian took, his reaction was cold; in the third step, he was still motionless. However, at the seventh step, it seemed that he finally couldn't hold back his impulse any longer, and he advanced towards the direction Wei WuXian was retreating from.And the direction Wei WuXian was controlling him to walk in was precisely towards where the almost luxurious empty coffin was at the back of the Guanyin Temple. As long as he entered, Wei WuXian had a way to seal it.The white, poisonous smoke had evaporated long ago. With a dark face, Nie MingJue was led towards the coffin, even though he instinctively felt resistance. Wei WuXian took a turn around the coffin. Everyone held their breath as they looked at the scene, especially Lan Wangji.More than expectant, he was amazed. Then, when Wei WuXian whistled slowly, he sent his gaze towards him. As soon as his eyes met, he blinked his left eye almost coquettishly. Lan Wangji felt as if he had been pricked by a pin made of sugar, an imperceptible wave rippled within the melody played by Lan Wangji's fingers before quickly disappearing.Wei WuXian turned around and patted the coffin before Nie MingJue. At last, Nie MingJue slowly bowed. But just as he was about to lean his upper body inwards, a shout suddenly came from behind Lan Xichen.Nie MingJue's movements stopped immediately and like everyone else, he turned around to look.Su She was carrying a half unconscious Jin GuangYao on his back, one hand holding his leg and the other holding a bloody sword. On the ground, Nie HuaiSang lay in pain on the ground as he hugged his leg.With this, Shuoyue's energy slammed into the hand that Su She was holding the sword with. His face was filled with shock as the sword fell from his hand. The sword had already injured Nie HuaiSang. The smell of blood hung in the air.Nie HuaiSang and Nie MingJue were half brothers with the same father. If Nie MingJue caught the scent of his blood, no killing intent would stir within him, but it would make him extremely curious. And curiously, when his attention was drawn there, he would notice Jin GuangYao for sure. After killing Jin GuangYao, his killing intent would definitely grow stronger, and it would be even more difficult to master!As expected, Nie MingJue's body moved away from the empty coffin. Immediately, he realized who was the person lying on the back of Su She. Wei WuXian's whistles could no longer stop him either and like a gust of wind, Nie MingJue rushed over, his palm flying towards Jin GuangYao's head.Su She dodged to the side forcefully. With the tip of his foot he picked up the sword that had fallen to the ground and conjured all of his spiritual energy in a single blow to Nie MingJue's heart. Perhaps due to the dire situation, the attack was abnormally fast and ruthless. Brimming with spiritual energy, the blade glowed brightly, engulfed in a swirling glow. Nie MingJue was forced back as well by the explosion from the attack.When the light dimmed a bit, Nie MingJue pounced again, clawing at Jin GuangYao unstoppably. Su She hurled Jin GuangYao at Lan Xichen with his left hand, while his right slashed Nie MingJue's throat.However… Nie MingJue's entire body was as impenetrable as steel, but not the thread that bound his neck!If the attack on the neck was successful, even if it wouldn't defeat Nie MingJue completely, it might still save him some time. However, the sword had been infused with so much spiritual energy that it couldn't take any more pressure. Midway through the thrust, it broke into pieces.On the other hand, Nie MingJue's punch landed right in the center of Su She's chest. The splendor of his was gone as quickly as is came. He couldn't even spit out a mouthful of blood or say a few last words, before the life in his eyes snuffed out.Collapsed next to Lan Xichen, Jin GuangYao also saw this scene. Whether it was because the bleeding and pain intensified in his arm and stomach or for some other reason, the sheen of tears could be seen in his eyes. But before he had a chance to catch his breath or lick his wounds, Nie MingJue turned around after withdrawing his fist and looking hungrily in his direction. The hard, stern expression on his rigid face held a sense of judgment that was no different from before he died.Jin GuangYao with tears in his eyes sought the help of Lan Xichen, his voice full of terror came out trembling from his throat —E-Er-Ge.....Lan Xichen looked towards the direction his sword was pointing, while Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji also sped up their tunes. But the hissing effect had already been overcome by Nie MingJue's killing intent, so it would be much more difficult than before for it to take effect again.At this point, someone yelled “Wei WuXian!Wei WuXian immediately responded, “What?Only after answering did he realize that the one who called him was Jiang Wanyin. Wei WuXian looked somewhat surprised. Jiang Wanyin did not reply directly. Instead, he pulled something out of his sleeve and tossed it. Wei WuXian caught it on instinct and looked, only to find a shiny black flute along with a crimson tassel in his hand.It was the Ghost Flute, Chenqing!When he felt the flute that he was more than familiar with, Wei WuXian didn't even have the spare time to feel surprised. Without hesitation, he brought it to his lips and yelled, “Lan Zhan!Lan Wangji nodded.There were no more words to be exchanged as the notes of the guqin and the flute sounded in unison. The first was like a frozen river and the second like flying birds; one repressed while the other attracted. Beneath the duo, Nie MingJue's body wavered before he was finally forced to move away from Jin GuangYao again.One step at a time, controlled by the guqin and the flute, he once again walked towards the empty coffin, his limbs stiff. Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji also followed him, step by step.The moment it fell into the coffin, they kicked off the coffin lid, which had been on the ground, at the same time. The heavy lid flew off before falling. Wei WuXian nimbly jumped onto the coffin. He put Chenqing on his waist with his left hand and quickly bit the finger of his right hand, gently painting a whole chain of wild and bloody incantations without a moment's pause from top to bottom.Only then did the howling from the coffin gradually die down. Lan Wangji put his hand on the seven strings and stopped the sounds of the guqin. Wei WuXian let out a light sigh and waited for a while, cautious. Only after he was finally able to determine that the power was no longer coming from under the coffin lid did he stand up."What a bad temper, right?" Wei Wuxian exclaimed.Wei WuXian was much taller than Lan Wangji standing on top of the coffin. Lan Wangji put the guqin away from him and looked at him with his pair of clear eyes and then Wei WuXian looked back and caressed his face with his right hand, adding some blood-red marks, by accident or on purpose.Lan Wangji didn't care too much about it, he only exclaimed one word —Come down.Wei WuXian jumped up with a smile before being caught right inside those arms that wrapped gently around him, the contact taking a little longer than it should have before setting him on the ground.Things were calming down, but on the other hand, Nie HuaiSang began to groan in pain. "Xichen-Ge!" Come and tell me if my leg is still connected to my body or not!Lan Xichen moved closer, pressing down to examine him, “HuaiSang, you're fine. There is no need to be so afraid. Your leg is not broken. There is only a superficial cut.Nie HuaiSang exclaimed in terror, “A cut?! How could I not be afraid if there is a cut? How deep is it? Help me, Xichen-Ge I'm scared!Lan Xichen didn't know if he should laugh — It's not that serious.Even so, Nie HuaiSang rolled on the ground, hugging his leg. Lan Xichen knew that he was more afraid of the pain than the injury itself, so he took out a bottle of pills from his qiankun sleeve and placed it in Nie HuaiSang's hand—to ease the pain.Nie HuaiSang opened it immediately, eating as he rambled on, “How come I'm so unlucky? Caught by that Su MinShan on the road for no reason, he had to stab me even when he was running away! Didn't he know that he could have pushed me out of the way to deal with me? Why did he have to use his sword? ……Lan Xichen got up and turned around.Jin GuangYao was sitting on the ground, his face as pale as paper. His hair was also a bit disheveled, and cold sweat dotted his forehead. He had lost all composure from him. Perhaps because the pain in his arm was too much, he couldn't help but groan a little. He looked at Lan Xichen pleadingly. Although he didn't say anything, just the look of him, holding his severed wrist with such downcast eyes, was enough to make anyone feel sorry for him.Lan Xichen looked at him for a moment before sighing and still took out the medicine that he carried with him.Wei WuXian interrupted him, “Leader of the Lan Sect….“Young Master Wei, right now, he… shouldn't be able to do anything else. If he isn't treated, he could die right here. Many things remain unanswered —Lan Xichen excused himself.“Lan Sect Leader, I know. I'm not saying you can't help him. I just wanted to remind you to be careful. It's better if you silence him with the Silence Charm so he doesn't say anything,” Wei WuXian explained.Lan Xichen nodded and turning to Jin GuangYao said, “Jin Sect Leader, you heard him. Please don't make any hasty moves. Or, as a precaution, if you do something, I will have no mercy and…” He took a deep breath and continued, “I will take your life.Jin GuangYao nodded and whispered weakly, “Thank you, ZeWu-Jun.Lan Xichen leaned down and treated the wound on his wrist very cautiously. Jin GuangYao continued to tremble. Seeing his brother sworn that he used to have so much potential end up like this, Lan Xichen was also at a loss for what to say. He could only sigh silently.Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji walked to the corner. Wen Ning was still lying on top of Jiang Wanyin and Jin Ling in an awkward, half-collapsed manner. Wei WuXian knocked him to the ground. After examining the hole through his chest, he felt quite worried. "Just look at you... How could you block it?"“Young Master, is it really severe…? Wen Ning asked.-No. It's not like you need the organs here. But it looks ugly,” Wei WuXian said.“Not that I need to look good…” Wen Ning said.Jiang Wanyin was silent, while Jin Ling hesitated whether or not to speak.On the other side, Lan Xichen was treating Jin GuangYao's injury. Seeing Jin GuangYao almost faint from the pain, he did not have the heart to bear seeing him like this and turning around he exclaimed, “HuaiSang, give me the medicine bottle.Suddenly a thunderous voice echoed in the Guanyin Temple —Xichen-Ge, behind you!It was the frightened voice of Nie HuaiSang.Lan Xichen had not let his guard down with Jin GuangYao in the first place, tense with caution. When he saw Nie HuaiSang's expression along with the warning, he felt something in his heart grow cold. Without hesitation, he drew his sword and pierced through Jin GuangYao's chest. His face was shocked.The others were also surprised by the sudden turn of events.Wei WuXian asked, "What happened?"“I… I… saw San-Ge… No, I saw Sect Leader Jin put his hands behind him. I didn't know if he…” Nie HuaiSang was shocked and aghast as his voice stuttered and was almost unintelligible.Jin GuangYao looked at the sword piercing his chest. His lips twitched, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't even argue himself, since he had been silenced.Lan Wangji kept silent and wide-eyed, there was something unsettling about this whole situation.Suddenly Jin GuangYao coughed up some blood, his voice hoarse—Lan Xichen!He forcefully broke the Spell of Silence—Lan Xichen! Jin GuangYao repeated.Lan Xichen was beyond disappointed and sad. “Jin Sect Leader, I told you. If you acted again, he would show no mercy.Jin GuangYao spat, his voice was fierce “Yes! you said it But did I do it?!He had always maintained a gentle and graceful appearance in front of others, but right now he was showing a wild look. Seeing how abnormal he was, Lan Xichen also felt that something was wrong. He immediately turned to look at Nie HuaiSang.Jin GuangYao sneered, “Enough! What are you looking at it for? It's no use! You never saw through me after all those years. So how could you see through it? HuaiSang, you are really impressive.Nie HuaiSang was speechless, as if he was startled by the sudden accusation.Jin GuangYao spoke hatefully, “How unexpected it is that I fall into your hands like this…He tried to walk towards Nie HuaiSang, but the sword was still stuck in the center of his chest. With just one step, he was immediately overcome with agony.Lan Xichen couldn't deal a fatal blow or hastily draw the sword —Don't move! he exclaimed.In reality, Jin GuangYao was also unable to move. With one hand, he gripped the sword in front of his chest, steadying himself as he spat out a mouthful of blood. "He denies everything, the good for nothing!" No wonder... It must have been quite difficult to hide for so many years!Nie HuaiSang trembled, “Xichen-Ge, trust me, back then I really saw…Jin GuangYao's face twisted as he yelled, “You!He wanted to rush towards Nie HuaiSang once more, and the sword sank another inch into his chest.Lan Xichen also yelled, “I told you not to move!Jin GuangYao exclaimed, “Lan Xichen! In this life, I have lied countless times, I have killed countless times. As you said, I killed my father, my brother, my wife, my son, my teacher, my friend... Of all the evil in the world, what have I not done? Him —he took a deep breath and continued —But I never thought of hurting you!Lan Xichen was amazed.Jin GuangYao gasped louder, as he spoke through clenched teeth, “…Back then, when the Cloud Recesses burned and you fled, who was it that saved you from all danger? And when the Gusu Lan Sect was rebuilding itself, who was it that helped with everything they had? In all these years, when have I done something against you or your sect? When have I only responded with something other than support? Other than this time, when I have only temporarily sealed your spiritual powers, when have I offended you? Have I ever demanded gratitude?Hearing these questions, Lan Xichen could no longer persuade himself to silence him again.Jin GuangYao continued, “Su MinShan has paid me like that just because I remembered his name back then. You, on the other hand, ZeWu-Jun, Sect Leader Lan, are as intolerant of me as Nie MingJue was… Neither of you tolerate my existence and refuse to give me a chance to live!After saying this, Jin GuangYao suddenly stepped back. Shuoyue was pulled from his chest, drawing out some blood spatters."Don't let him get away!" Jiang Wanyin yelled.Lan Xichen advanced in just two steps, grabbing him again without any difficulty. With such embarrassment, Jin GuangYao couldn't get anywhere no matter how fast he was. Jin Ling could catch him even with his eyes closed. On top of that, he was injured in many places and received a fatal wound. There was no need to be careful with him anymore.Wei WuXian, however, suddenly yelled, “He's not trying to escape! ZeWu-Jun, get away from him right now!It was already too late.Jin GuangYao's blood dripped onto the coffin. Blood spattered where Wei WuXian painted, destroying the enchantments, and dripped into the coffin through one of the cracks.Nie MingJue, who had been sealed, came out of the coffin!The coffin lid was smashed to pieces, and one pale hand grabbed Jin GuangYao's neck, while the other reached for Lan Xichen. Jin GuangYao was not trying to escape. Instead, he was fighting with his dying breath to bring Lan Xichen to Nie MingJue, so that they could die together as the revered triad!Lan Wangji summoned Bichen, which shot up at the speed of light, but Nie MingJue was not at all afraid of these spiritual weapons. Even if Bichen were to hit him, he probably couldn't stop him from closing the small gap between him and Lan Xichen's throat.However, just as the hand came an instant away from grabbing Lan Xichen's neck, Jin GuangYao used his only remaining hand to strike Lan Xichen's chest, pushing him away. He himself, on the other hand, was dragged into the coffin by Nie MingJue, and then held up like a puppet. The scene was beyond terrifying. Jin GuangYao used his hand to peel off Nie MingJue's steel palm. He struggled endlessly in pain, his hair tangled, while strong malice poured out of his eyes.Jin GuangYao cursed with all the energy he had left, "Fuck you, Nie MingJue!" Do you think I'm too afraid of you? I...With much difficulty, he coughed up some blood. Everyone present heard a crack that was abnormally clear and brutal.A last breath left Jin GuangYao's throat.Jin Ling's shoulders trembled. He closed his eyes and covered his ears, too scared to look and listen any longer.Lan Xichen staggered back a few steps from the thrust and had not realized what had happened yet.Meanwhile, Lan Wangji hit the back of the Guanyin Goddess statue in the center of the temple. The statue vibrated as he flew toward the coffin. Nie MingJue was still inspecting the corpse in his hand, his head already lowered. When the heavy statue hit him, he fell right where he had been.Wei WuXian jumped up and stepped on Guanyin's chest. The coffin lid had already been broken. They could only use the statue as such to seal Nie MingJue again. Below, Nie MingJue punched the statue over and over again in an attempt to free himself, while Wei WuXian also shook over and over again, staggering so much that he nearly fell over. He staggered, realizing that he wasn't capable of painting a talisman.“Lan Zhan, quick, quick, come to my side. One more person would mean more weight. With a few more slaps, the statue could crumble again......Before it was over, Wei WuXian suddenly felt his body and line of sight tilt. Lan Wangji held one end of the coffin and lifted it up. Which meant that, with only one left hand, he lifted the wooden coffin, the two corpses inside the coffin, the Guanyin statue on top of the coffin, and Wei WuXian on top of the statue.Wei WuXian gaped in astonishment. He had long known that Lan Wangji had shocking arm strength, but this…It was too shocking!Lan Wangji's expression had not changed. His right hand untied a silver guqin rope. Like wings, the rope closed dozens of times around the coffin and the Guanyin statue, uniting the two tightly. And having determined that Nie MingJue and Jin GuangYao were properly sealed, he finally dropped his left hand from it. One end of the coffin fell to the ground, letting out a loud echo.Wei WuXian also bowed.Lan Wangji greeted him by arresting his fall with his arms before placing him firmly on the ground. The hands that had just mastered nearly a thousand pounds of weight were more than gentle as they wrapped around Wei WuXian.Lan Xichen looked at the coffin wrapped in the seven guqin ropes. He was still lost in thoughts of his.Nie HuaiSang stretched out a hand and waved it before his eyes, terrified, “…Xichen-Ge, are you alright?“HuaiSang, just now, was he really trying to attack me while I was off guard? Lan Xichen asked with a small voice.“I think I saw it…” Nie HuaiSang faltered.Hearing his hesitation, Lan Xichen pressed, “Think about it some more.“If you ask me like that, I can't be sure either… It really seemed like…” Nie HuaiSang became startled."Enough of saying 'I think'!" Did it happen or not? Lan Xichen raised his voice.Nie HuaiSang replied with difficulty, "...I don't know, I don't know, I really don't know!"
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Lan Xichen was desperate for a reason, he needed an answer, even if it was a mere excuse, but he needed to know that he had acted fairly.Lan Wangji knew, he knew his brother, and this had torn him to pieces.“I don't know, I don't know, I really don't know” It was the only thing Nie HuaiSang knew to say when he was nervous. Lan Xichen buried his forehead in his palm. It seemed as if his head was about to split, not wanting to speak again.Suddenly, Wei WuXian intervened—Huaisang-Xiong."Huh?" —Nie HuaiSang was surprised.“Back then, how did Su She stab you? Wei WuXian asked cautiously."He was carrying my San-Ge... I mean... He was carrying Sect Leader Jin on his back and when he was running away I blocked his way, so..." Nie HuaiSang began to explain.-Oh really? In the position you were in, I don't recall you being able to block his escape path,” Wei WuXian mused."How could I have run into him on purpose trying to get stabbed?" That doesn't make sense.... —Nie HuaiSang used logic.Wei WuXian smiled and replied, “I never said that."Then what are you trying to say, Wei-Xiong?" Nie Huaisang asked."It's just that I suddenly connected some things," Wei WuXian said as if he understood what happened.-What things? Nie HuaiSang asked cautiously.Lan Xichen had been shocked and silent listening to those comings and goings between the two of them. Lan Wangji stood still by Wei WuXian's side, listening to every word. He admired Wei WuXian's intelligence and his ability to see through some things.Wei WuXian began to explain, “Jin GuangYao said that someone gave him a letter that threatened to expose all the crimes he committed to the world. Let's first assume that he wasn't lying and that he was telling the truth. So, this certain person was doing something unnecessary, because if he wanted to expose a person's sins, instead of exposing them directly, why would he spend so much to tell him that he had the evidence of his crimes?Nie HuaiSang tried to defend himself. "Didn't my San-Ge...the Jin Sect Leader say that the person wanted him to apologize by turning himself in?"-Wake up. It is more than obvious that Jin GuangYao would not choose to turn himself in. What was the point of doing it then? It clearly doesn't make sense. But would someone who can figure out those secrets from Jin GuangYao really make such a pointless move? Such an unnecessary act would have to have a goal, either to induce or instigate something.Lan Xichen was surprised—Induce? Induce what?Lan Wangji's voice was low—Jin GuangYao's killing intent.Lan Wangji's throat tightened after saying those words, his older brother was unable to comprehend something like this, it was likely that he had no more room in his mind to think about these things. Surely overwhelmed with the gruesome images of Jin GuangYao's death and the sealing of the bodies of his two sworn brothers.Wei WuXian continued, “That is correct. It was precisely that letter that induced Jin GuangYao's killing intent to an unprecedented level. Didn't he say that he should expect his death in seven days? Then he would be the first to attack. He would overthrow all the major forces of the Cultivation World in the Burial Mounds within those seven days to find out who would be the first to die."You mean this was the goal of whoever sent the letter?" Just to urge him to take action? Lan Xichen asked."That's what I'm thinking," Wei WuXian said.Lan Xichen shook his head, “…Then what does the person who sent you the letter want to do? Either to expose Jin GuangYao or to destroy the sects.Wei WuXian replied, “It's quite simple. See what happened after the siege failed. When everyone gathered at Lotus Pier, at the height of their excitement, they welcomed SiSi and BiCao. I don't think the arrival of the two witnesses was a coincidence. And just like that, it all piled up and exploded. This person didn't just want Jin GuangYao's name to be ruined. He also wanted Jin GuangYao to be the enemy of the world. And it had to be a fatal blow; there was to be no possibility that things could be reversed.Nie HuaiSang interrupted him, “It seems this person started planning this a long time ago.Wei WuXian looked at him before suddenly asking, “Right, weren't you the one responsible for protecting the body of ChiFeng-Zun, Sect Leader Nie?“I protected him at first, but tonight I just received the news that Da-Ge's body in Qinghe suddenly disappeared. Or else, why would I rush to Qinghe and get caught by Su She on my way….Wei WuXian asked again, “Sect Leader Nie, I heard that you often travel between the Gusu Lan and LanLing Jin Sects, is that true?Nie HuaiSang nodded.“So, you really didn't know Mo XuanYu? —Wei WuXian's question upset more than one of those present."Huh?" Nie HuaiSang seemed to choke.“I remember the first time we met after the Body Sacrifice was successful. It seemed like you didn't recognize me at all. You even asked HanGuang-Jun who I was. In any case, Mo XuanYu had harassed Jin GuangYao, he was even able to look at the manuscripts that Jin GuangYao had in his collection. You, on the other hand, also frequented Sect Leader Jin to ask for his help and advice. Even if you weren't familiar with Mo XuanYu, have you really never seen him even once?Nie HuaiSang scratched his head. “Wei-Xiong, Koi Tower is really very big. I couldn't have seen all the people there, much less remembered them. And on top of that... You know what happened to Mo XuanYu. It was a bit… And the LanLing Jin Sect tried their best to keep it a secret. No wonder you haven't seen him, right? Even Xichen-Ge might not have even seen him."Oh, indeed, it's true that ZeWu-Jun didn't know Mo XuanYu either," Wei WuXian mused.Nie HuaiSang sighed and exclaimed, “Did you see?! I really don't understand where you want to go Wei-Xiong. Even if he had met Mo XuanYu, why should I pretend that I don't know him on purpose....Wei WuXian smiled. "I was just asking, since something seemed a bit strange to me, but it's nothing.Lan Wangji knew where Wei WuXian was heading with all these questions.
How could Mo XuanYu, who was so timid and fearful in the description of others, have the conviction to take his own life and sacrifice his body?
Why was ChiFeng-Zun's left arm released?
Did Jin GuangYao really let him out by sheer accident?
And why of all places did he appear in Villa de Mo, where he sacrificed his body for Wei WuXian to find right after he was reborn?
Lan Wangji clenched his fist.
Perhaps before ChiFeng-Zun passed away, Nie HuaiSang really didn't know anything. But after his death, he knew everything. Including that the corpse had been changed and the true personality of Sect Leader Jin, who he once trusted and treated as his brother. He tried to search for the corpse, but after so many years and hard work, he could only find a single left arm full of resentful energy. He then he thought of Wei Ying, who could deal with these matters.
Lan Wangji closed his eyes trying to contain himself and remain composed. Yet his heart burned.
Wei Ying had died in the Burial Mound Siege, his body destroyed and his soul left silent. Even playing every day I inquired the answer was silence. Back then Mo XuanYu was surely expelled from the LanLing Jin Sect, being forced to return to his family in Villa Mo, treated as a Lunatic and Promiscuous Short Sleeve, endured humiliation. A few words would be more than enough to incite him to seek revenge and sacrifice his body, with that forbidden technique.
And what fierce ghost was summoned?
The YiLing Patriarch of course.
Lan Wangji opened his eyes again, his amber eyes glowing with an unfamiliar gleam as he focused on Nie HuaiSang.
After Wei Ying was summoned, we found that dismembered arm, then the plan began... Without the need to look for the other pieces, he left all the annoying things to us. Soothe their resentment, seal the parts... After that incident happened in Yi City... The disciples who were taken away by the non-existent "Hunter" and the dead cats... if we had been careless and couldn't arrive in time. SiZhui, Lan JingYi, Jin Ling and the other youths might have died.... LianFang-Zun would later be blamed for his deaths. Still, the more he could be condemned, the better it would be; the more he could be led to make mistakes and leave traces, the better it would be; the more that could result in a tragic death of his, the better it would be.
His eyes suddenly looked down, and Lan Wangji used Bichen's tip to turn over the black chest that had been left next to the coffin. He glanced at the incantations carved on it before turning to Wei WuXian's head.The chest was probably used to store Nie MingJue's head after Jin GuangYao the Koi Tower sack, probably buried it here.Wei WuXian nodded and turned to Nie HuaiSang, “Sect Leader Nie, do you know what was originally inside the coffin?Nie HuaiSang responded to defend himself, “How could I know? But from how my San-Ge… Oh no, from how Sect Leader Jin looked, it was probably something really important to him…Wei WuXian explained, “Coffins are used to bury corpses, of course. I guess what had been buried here was the corpse of Jin GuangYao's mother, Meng Shi. He came here tonight to retrieve her mother's corpse and escape to Dongying with her remains.Lan Xichen did not say anything.Nie HuaiSang exclaimed, “Oh yes. It sounds very reasonable."What do you think that person would do after digging up the corpse of Jin GuangYao's mother?" Wei Wuxian asked.“Wei-Xiong, why do you keep asking me? No matter how much you ask, I don't know anything… But… I think that if this person hates Jin GuangYao that much, he would probably be completely ruthless towards something he cherishes more than his life,” Nie HuaiSang said."How to cut its corpse and keep its limbs in different places, like it happened to ChiFeng-Zun?" Wei Wuxian asked.Nie HuaiSang jumped up, stumbling backwards but managed to stay on his feet. “EE-That… That's too ruthless, isn't it?Wei WuXian looked at him for a moment before finally looking away.Lan Wangji sighed.
There were two possible paths...
In the first, it was possible that the confusion and helplessness on Sect Leader Nie's face was feigned. Maybe he didn't want to admit that he used people as pawns, treating their lives as if they were nothing. Maybe this wasn't the whole of his plan. He had to hide his true colors in order to get more done and achieve higher goals. Or, maybe it wasn't that complicated. There was someone else who sent the letter, killed the cats, and reconstructed Chi Feng-Zun's head and body. Perhaps Nie HuaiSang really was a 'Good for Nothing'.
In the second, perhaps LianFang-Zun's last words were a last-minute lie after Sect Leader Nie saw his intent to attack, so that my big brother's thoughts turned into a mess as he dragged him towards the door. same death. After all, Sect Leader Jin was a big liar with countless past offenses. It wouldn't be strange if he kept lying until his last breath. And as to why he changed his mind at the last moment and pushed my brother so he would live, who could know exactly what he was thinking?
However, the guesses were just that, just guesses, after all.
Nobody had proof.
Suddenly, veins lined up on the back of the hand that Lan Xichen placed on his forehead. His voice was muffled. "...What did he want to do?" Once I thought that he knew him well, and then I realized that he did not know him. Before tonight, I thought he knew him well once again, but now I don't. What did he want to do?...No one could give him an answer. If even Lan Xichen who had been closest to Jin GuangYao didn't know, it was impossible for others to have the answer he needed.After a moment of silence, Wei WuXian spoke, “Let's stop sitting around doing nothing. Let's get some people to go get help, to come up here and watch that thing. The guqin coffin and ropes will not be able to seal ChiFeng-Zun for long.As if to check his judgment, loud noises echoed inside the coffin again, along with a nameless fury.Nie HuaiSang shuddered.Wei WuXian looked at him and continued, "See? They have to change to a firmer coffin right now, dig a deep hole, and bury it once more. They won't be able to open it for at least a hundred years. If you don't, it's guaranteed to continue to chase, resulting in endless consequences......Before he could finish, a loud and clear bark echoed out in the distance and Wei WuXian's face immediately changed.Jin Ling smiled widely —Fairy!The torrential rain had turned to a drizzle and the thunderous, lightning-lit sky cleared with the dawn of a new day.The drenched spirit dog flew like an arrow, landing in Jin Ling's outstretched arms. Its eyes were bright as it stuck out his tongue.Wei WuXian watched as his crimson tongue extended from his sharp white teeth to lick Jin Ling's hand. His face paled and his eyes glazed over. When he parted his lips, he felt that his soul was about to turn into a cloud of green smoke and fly to the Heavens. Silently, Lan Wangji stepped in front of him, blocking the line of sight between him and Fairy.Immediately, hundreds of people surrounded the Guanyin Temple, each one alarmed with drawn swords as if they were ready for a big fight. However, after those who rushed into the temple saw the scene before their eyes, everyone hesitated in surprise. Those who lay on the ground were all dead; those who did not die were half lying or half standing. In short, corpses and general chaos were scattered all over the floor. The battle was already over.Of the two who were in the first position, on the left was the head manager of the Yunmeng Jiang Sect, while on the right was Lan QiRen, who still had a face full of shock and doubt. Before even opening his mouth to ask, the first thing he saw was Lan Wangji, so close to Wei WuXian that they were practically one person. In the blink of an eye, he had forgotten everything he wanted to ask. Anger surged across his face. Brows knitted, he huffed and sighed, sending his mustache flying through the air.The chief manager immediately came out to help Jiang Wanyin up, “Sect Leader, are you alright…?”As Lan QiRen raised his sword and shouted “Wei Ying, you-…Before he finished, some white-robed figures came out from behind him, pushing him aside."Han Guang Jun!"“Major Wei!"Major, Patriarch!"Lan QiRen steadied himself and began to rebuke the younger generation's bad manners —Don't run! No figth! ....Other than Lan Wangji, who turned to him and called him "Uncle", no one paid him any attention.Lan SiZhui grabbed Lan Wangji's sleeve with his left hand and Wei WuXian's arm with his right, beaming, he exclaimed, “This is great! HanGuang-Jun, Senior Wei, what a relief that the two of you are fine. With how anxious Fairy was, we thought that they really were in a very difficult situation.Lan JingYi annoyed him —SiZhui, really? How could there be a situation that HanGuang-Jun can't deal with? I told you you were worrying too much.“JingYi, weren't you the one who was worried all the way here? Lan SiZhui returned."Go away and stop talking nonsense!" Lan JingYi said, crossing his arms.Lan SiZhui saw Wen Ning, who was finally able to get up off the ground, out of the corner of his eye. He immediately dragged him too and into the circle of boys, who explained what had happened, all talking at once.However, silencing the majority, Lan JingYi's voice was the dominant one—Fairy arrived at a sect dependent on the Yunmeng Jiang Sect, and barked non-stop in front of its door. From so much scandal the young Sect Leader went out to see what was happening and when he saw the special necklace on his neck with a golden emblem he realized that he was a Spirit Dog of a prominent sect. So I'm taking you to Lotus Dock right away.Lan SiZhui, also provided information —Lotus Dock's chief manager, he recognized Fairy immediately. We were still in Yunmeng ready to leave, when suddenly Fairy stopped Master QiRen.....Lan JingYi nudged his friend and followed the story with euphoria —Then, Fairy jumped up and ripped off a piece of SiZhui's robe, and used its paws to push it over its head, as if it wanted to make the white cloth form a circle around him. his forehead. He then he threw himself on the ground and pretended to be dead. Master QiRen had no idea what was going on, but SiZhui had a moment of epiphany and said, “Master, doesn't it look like you're trying to imitate our sect's forehead ribbon? Jun or someone from the Lan Sect is in danger?"....Lan SiZhui hurried to finish the story, “And so, the Yunmeng Jiang Sect, Gusu Lan Sect, and a few other sects that hadn't left yet finally gathered everyone together and we all came to help them.Lan JingYi clicked her tongue. "We keep calling him 'Fairy this', 'Fairy that'… But who would have known that he really is such an impressive Spirit Dog!?No matter how spiritual, magical, or impressive Fairy was, it was more than clear that to Wei WuXian he was the most terrifying beast in the entire world. Lan Wangji could feel him trembling in fear behind his back.Seeing Wei WuXian's complexion turn even paler, he slapped Fairy on the behind and whispered, “Come out first.” Jin Ling waved his hand as Fairy didn't move at all, “Get out. Don't you listen to me anymore?Fairy gave him a pitiful look and ran out of the temple, tail wagging.Wei WuXian was finally able to let out a sigh of relief. Jin Ling wanted to go, but he felt somewhat embarrassed. Just when he was hesitating, Lan SiZhui suddenly saw what was on Wei WuXian's waist. He paused for a moment, "...Senior Wei?""Hm?" What? Wei WuXian came out behind Lan Wangji and stood next to him.Lan SiZhui seemed to be in a trance. "Could you…could you let me take a look at your flute?"Wei WuXian took the flute from his waist and held it in front of him. "What about the flute?"Lan SiZhui received the flute with both hands and frowned a little, some confusion clung to his face.Lan Wangji looked at the dark bamboo flute with a nostalgic feeling.Wei WuXian, seeing Lan SiZhui's expression, asked Lan Wangji —What's wrong with your SiZhui? Do you like my flute?"Oh! Did you finally lose that bad, out-of-tune flute? This new one looks so much better! Lan JingYi exclaimed.But little did he know that this new and "Pretty Better" flute was the spirit weapon he had always wanted to take a look at: The Legendary "Chenqing" Ghost Flute.Lan SiZhui remained silent as if lost in thought while holding the flute."SiZhui?" "Lan Wangji called out."Lan SiZhui's thoughts were interrupted upon hearing Lan Wangji's voice. He hurriedly handed Chenqing back to Wei WuXian with both hands — Senior Wei, please.Wei WuXian took the flute and turned to Jiang Wanyin. "Thank you." He waved Chenqing. "Then I can keep this?"Jiang Wanyin looked at him and his face seemed to soften a bit, “It was always yours to begin with.After a moment's hesitation, his lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something else. However, he remained silent.Of the people here, some were cleaning up the scene, some were solidifying the seal on the coffin, some were thinking about how to move it safely, and some were feeling angry.Lan QiRen was one of those who were angry and complained to his eldest nephew —Xichen, what the hell is wrong with you?As his hand pressed into the corner of his forehead, Lan Xichen's face was filled with indescribable pain. He looked tired. "...Uncle, I beg you." Ask no more. Really right now, I really don't want to say anything.Lan QiRen had never seen Lan Xichen like this. He had been a boy who grew up alone, always so upright, resolute and of excellent etiquette...yet now he was so agitated and upset. He looked at him with wide eyes and then looked from him to Lan Wangji, surrounded by disciples alongside Wei WuXian, growing more irritated the longer he looked.Lan Wangji watched his uncle twitch his sleeve and frown in disgust as he marched into the Guanyin Temple to help the youths keep the coffin's seals engaged as they tried to move it and give advice on moving it safely.The coffin that sealed Nie MingJue and Jin GuangYao was not only abnormally heavy, but also required careful treatment. Therefore, a few Sect Leaders volunteered to manage it.Suddenly one of the Sect Leaders saw the statue of Goddess Guanyin and pointed as if he found something surprising —Look at the features on her face! Doesn't he look like Jin GuangYao?Everyone pondered after looking"It's true, it's the same face!" Why would Jin GuangYao do such a thing?Sect Leader Yao spoke, “Hump… why would I do that, you ask? It is more than obvious that it is to declare himself as a god... What arrogance!—It's true, he's nothing more than arrogant, hahaha.Wei WuXian shook his head and Lan Wangji looked towards the temple gate.The leaders who were carrying the coffin passed through the threshold, and in his periphery he caught a glimpse of Nie HuaiSang dusting off his robes before bending down to pick something up off the ground. Wei WuXian also saw the scene. What was on the ground was Jin GuangYao's hat.—Senior Wei, Senior Wei —Lan JingYi called and seeing that his elders looked at him, he continued —We brought your scandalous donkey, it's outside the temple."Apple is here?!" Wei WuXian's eyes seemed to light up.—Of course, we weren't going to leave him alone —Lan JingYi crossed his arms."Lan Zhan, we should go see him right now." Wei WuXian grabbed Lan Wangji's arm and enthusiastically led him away.“Mn…..” Lan Wangji had a soft gaze as he was carried away by Wei WuXian.
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—Look, Lan Zhan, the children are very diligent, they have already bought many provisions for this grumpy donkey.... —Wei WuXian checked the sack on the side of the donkey's back, tapping the back while smiling, the grumpy donkey brayed angrily — Go, go, Little Apple!“Mn, very filial,” Lan Wangji replied.Suddenly Lan QiRen's voice echoed in the temple courtyard. "Where is Wangji?" Where is Wangji?!Lan JingYi replied, “Just now I said that we brought Little Apple and left him right outside the temple. And HanGuang-Jun, together with... together with... went to greet Little Apple...... and........Wei WuXian jumped up and climbed on Little Apple's back —Lan Zhan, we must... We'll run away right now! If your uncle catches us, he will punish us....he will make me copy the rules of the sect until the day I die and there are three thousand!.....—Four thousand.... The rules.Wei WuXian rolled his eyes, apparently having forgotten that his uncle added a thousand more rules to the Wall of Discipline. Lan Wangji took the reins and left. Needless to say what happened next. Not even the shadows of Wei WuXian, Lan Wangji, and Wen Ning remained outside Guanyin Temple.
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The sun had not yet risen, the sky was slowly clearing on the horizon, and the streets of Yunping were quiet.Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji walked together, hearing only the soft pounding of the donkey's hooves *Clap* on the ground.Sitting on the donkey's back, Wei WuXian patted its buttocks. The bag at his waist was full of apples. He took an apple from inside and took a bite.Lan Wangji remained silent, placid as he walked alongside the donkey.Suddenly, Little Apple, seeing his apple being brazenly stolen by Wei WuXian, was so furious that his nostrils flared and he slapped his hooves impatiently.Wei WuXian paid him no attention and turned to Lan Wangji, “Lan Zhan, did you know? Apparently SiSi had been friends with Jin GuangYao's mother."I didn't know," Lan Wangji replied.Wei WuXian exclaimed with some amusement at the short answer, “I was just making a comment, not really asking you. I saw it at the Guanyin Temple, during Empathy with the Ghoul Woman. She took care of Jin GuangYao and his mother quite well back then, even defended her.After a moment of silence, Lan Wangji replied, “Then, Jin GuangYao let the woman go.“Hmm… That should be the case. I was afraid that ZeWu-Jun would go soft on him again, so I didn't say everything I saw. Even now I think we shouldn't tell him yet,” Wei WuXian explained.—Mn. But, if he asks in the future, I'll tell him —Lan Wangji said, his heart still felt heavy for his older brother's situation, it wasn't the time to say everything, he was very hurt and this information would only disturb his mind. .“Fine with me…” Wei WuXian said as he turned and looked back, letting out a sigh. He continued, “I really don't want to worry about any of those unpleasant things anymore. That's all.Lan Wangji nodded and tightened his grip on Little Apple's reins. He continued walking. Each could only deal with their own problems. Even if Lan Wangji cared for his big brother, he couldn't do anything to help him right now.After a pause, Lan Wangji exclaimed, “Wei Ying.-What? Wei WuXian replied, rocking to the side.“There is something I have never told you,” Lan Wangji said, his golden eyes staring into gray ones with an eerie light.Wei WuXian put on a worried expression. "What is it?"Lan Wangji stopped and held his gaze steadily. Just as he was about to speak, behind the two came a series of hurried footsteps.Wei WuXian scolded, “My gosh! How is it possible that someone has already caught us?!Lan SiZhui ran up to them and gasped, yelling, “H-HanGuang-Jun, Senior Wei!Wei WuXian rested his arm on the donkey's head. “SiZhui-Er, I'm eloping with HanGuang-Jun. Why are you here? Aren't you afraid that old QiRen will punish you?[-Er ( 儿 ): It is a suffix used with children or with very, very, very close people, it is used to express tenderness and affection... sometimes it can also be part of a flirtation by saying it after the name of the loved person. While Er ( 二 ) means "Two/Second".]Lan SiZhui blushed. “Senior Wei, don't be like that. I have come to ask a very important question!-What question? Wei WuXian replied with interest.“I remembered some things that I couldn't confirm, so…so I came to ask HanGuang-Jun and Senior Wei.Lan Wangji looked at Wei WuXian before looking at Wen Ning. Wen Ning nodded in agreement. Apparently Lan SiZhui had managed to remember his past and had reached them to clear their doubts.Wei WuXian asked, "What things?"Lan SiZhui puffed out his chest, took a deep breath, and exclaimed, “He claimed to have top-notch culinary skills, but he made dishes that were spicy to the eyes as well as the stomach.-Hey? Wei WuXian was puzzled.Lan SiZhui added, “He buried me in the ground next to the radishes, saying that I would grow faster with water and sunlight, and maybe a few more children would sprout and play with me.Wei WuXian was now speechless.Lan SiZhui continued, “He promised to treat HanGuang-Jun to a meal, but he left before paying, leaving HanGuang-Jun to pay again.Wei WuXian widened his eyes. He could barely stand on the donkey's back. Lan Wangji was afraid that he would fall so he moved a little closer to him.Wei WuXian stammered, “You… you…Lan SiZhui's eyes were fixed on Wei WuXian and he glanced at Lan Wangji for a bit before turning his gaze back to Wei WuXian—Maybe it was because I was still too young, so I can't remember most things from back then. But I'm sure... my last name used to be Wen.Wei WuXian's voice trembled. "Your last name was Wen?" Isn't that Lan? Lan SiZhui, Lan Yuan... As if he understood he murmured, "Lan Yuan... Wen Yuan?" Lan SiZhui strongly nodded. His voice trembled as well, “Senior Wei, I… I am A-Yuan…Wei WuXian still hadn't thought about what was happening, still confused —A-Yuan...didn't he die? He was alone in the Burial Mounds back then…..—he turned to look at Lan Wangji—Lan Zhan, was it you?—Mn —Lan Wangji looked at Wei WuXian and added —This was what I never told you.For a long time, Wei WuXian was unable to say anything, he fell from the Little Apple back to be supported on the ground by Lan Wangji.Lan SiZhui couldn't hold it any longer. With a loud cry, he jumped. With one hand around Wei WuXian and the other around Lan Wangji, he hugged them tightly. Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji met by hugging. They were both surprised.Lan SiZhui buried his head between his shoulders, “HanGuang-Jun, Senior Wei, I… I…Hearing his voice grow more muffled, Wei WuXian and Lan Wangji exchanged a look, only inches apart. They both saw something soft inside each other's eyes.Wei WuXian fixed his mood and put his hand on Lan SiZhui's back, patting him —Enough, why are you crying?"I'm not crying... I just... I suddenly feel so frustrated, but so happy too... I don't know how to describe it..." Lan SiZhui wiped the tears that had fallen down his cheeks with the sleeve of his tunica.After a silence, Lan Wangji also placed his hand on his back and patted his back—There's no need to describe it then.“That is correct,” Wei WuXian added.
There is no need for words.
Lan SiZhui did not say anything. He hugged them even tighter.Lan Wangji was at peace, in the embrace of his loved ones, comforted and comfortable. A warm, fluffy sensation settled in his heart, bubbling. Once he had dreamed of this moment, now that illusion became palpable, real before his eyes.Soon, Wei WuXian exclaimed, “Hey hey hey, why are your arms so strong? You are definitely deserving of HanGuang-Jun's teachings...Lan Wangji looked at him in his eyes some amusement flashed —You also taught him.“No wonder it has grown so well,” Wei WuXian boasted.“Major Wei never taught me anything,” Lan SiZhui complained.-Who said not? You were too young back then. You forgot everything I taught you —Wei WuXian reproached his tone was childish.Oh, now I remember. I think you taught me a few things,” Lan SiZhui said."Did you see me show you something?" Wei WuXian puffed out his chest with pride.Lan SiZhui had a straight face when he started —You taught me to disguise pornography as normal books.Wei WuXian was speechless once more.Lan Wangji looked at Wei WuXian.Lan SiZhui added—You also taught me that when pretty maidens passed by I should......-Absurd! It just can't be! Why do you only remember these things? You must be dreaming. How could he teach such things to a small child?Lan SiZhui looked up —Uncle Ning can testify. He too should have been present when you taught me these things."Testify what?" No such things happened.” Wei WuXian looked at Wen Ning seriously.Wen Ning spoke, “I… I don't remember anything……Wei WuXian smiled triumphantly."HanGuang-Jun, every word is true." "Lan SiZhui swore."Lan Wangji nodded. “I know.Wei WuXian threw a tantrum at the donkey —Ugh, Lan Zhan! With another thought, he asked, "Speaking of which, how do you remember it, SiZhui?"-I do not understand either. Something looked really familiar when I saw Chenqing,” SiZhui exclaimed pointing to the flute on Wei WuXian's waist.“Oh, of course it would feel very familiar. You loved to put Chenqing in your mouth back then. You were always drooling and you did it so I couldn't touch it,” Wei WuXian sneered.Lan SiZhui's face immediately reddened —R-Really... did I do that....."Yes, or else why did you remember everything the moment you saw it?" Do you want to hear more stories from when you were young? Wei WuXian made two butterflies with his hands and added, “HanGuang-Jun, do you remember the time I invited you to a meal, when he was holding a couple of butterflies and muttering around, saying, “I like you”…”You too. I like you"......Lan SiZhui's face turned even redder.Wei WuXian added, “Oh right, that time you even called HanGuang-Jun “A-Die” in front of everyone's eyes. Poor Han Guang-Jun. What a pure and healthy young man he was back then, but he inexplicably became someone's father......"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" —Lan SiZhui yelled, blushing —HanGuang-Jun, I apologize!Lan Wangji looked at the smiling Wei WuXian and shook his head, his eyes more than gentle.Wei WuXian spoke again, “So, Wen Ning, did you know about this?Wen Ning nodded in agreement.Wei WuXian was surprised. "Then why didn't you tell me?"Wen Ning glanced at Lan Wangji, speaking carefully, “Young Master Lan said not to tell you yet, so……Wei WuXian became enraged. "Why do you listen to him so much?" You are the Ghost General, why should the Ghost General be afraid of HanGuang-Jun? Doesn't that make me lose face?Lan SiZhui was still yelling, “HanGuang-Jun, I apologize!Lan Wangji looked at Lan SiZhui and said in a friendly tone —There's no need —And then he turned to look at Wei WuXian —Don't bother him anymore.Wei WuXian pouted, then smiled.
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The four of them stopped in a forest on the edge of Yunping City.“Young Master Wei, we will go this way,” Wen Ning said.-What way? Wei Wuxian asked."Didn't you ask me what I wanted to do when it was all over?" I have spoken with A-Yuan about it. We will go to Qishan first to bury the ashes of our people. I also wanted to look around it to see if I could find things from when my sister was still alive, to build her a cenotaph.
[Cenotaph: It is an empty tomb or funerary monument directed in honor of a person or group of people for whom it is desired to keep a special memory.]
"A cenotaph?" I built one for you and her in the Burial Mounds, but it was burned in the siege. We can also go to Qishan and...... — he turned around looking at Lan Wangji.But suddenly Wen Ning interrupted him, “There is no need.Wei WuXian hesitated. "Aren't you going with us?"Lan SiZhui answered for the two of them, "Major Wei, you should go with HanGuang-Jun."Wei WuXian was about to speak again when Wen Ning spoke again, “It really is alright, Young Master Wei. You have already done enough for us.After a moment of silence, Wei WuXian asked, "Then what will you do after you've done these things?"“I'll take A-Yuan back to the Cloud Recesses, and then I can take some time to think about what to do next. You can let me walk the rest of the way on my own.Wei WuXian nodded slowly, "...I could too."Wen Ning also nodded, “Then, Young Master Wei, Young Master Lan, we retreat first."HanGuang-Jun, Senior Wei... See you soon." Lan SiZhui said goodbye and went after Wen Ning."Take care of yourselves, we'll see you soon!" —Wei WuXian said as he saw how his back was lost on the horizon —Lan Zhan.“Mn.” Lan Wangji looked at Wei WuXian."You taught him very well," Wei WuXian murmured, some melancholy tinged his tone, but he was still smiling broadly.“There will be many opportunities for them to meet again,” Lan Wangji said.-I know.As if thinking of something, Lan Wangji explained, “After Wen Ning takes SiZhui back to the Cloud Recesses, he may settle nearby and you will be able to see him often."Lan Zhan, I like it when you talk more than usual." Wei WuXian smiled.—Mn... —Lan Wangji took Little Apple rein and looked to the opposite side —Come on.Wei WuXian climbed on the donkey, pleased to see the reins in Lan Wangji's hands and asked, "Where shall we go now?"I don't know, but we're running away..."Then let's run over there," Wei WuXian pointed out.
No matter the place...
“Mn,” Lan Wangji agreed.
...As long as you are by my side it will be fine.
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The sun peeked over the horizon and the dew settled on the grass in a shiny coating. As the light hit those little drops, a layer of mist rose up on the sides of the road.A person dressed in black rode a donkey while another dressed in white took the reins.The place was filled with the chirping of birds and the sound of Little Apple footsteps echoed in her walk.The white robe shone elegantly, moving with the great HanGuang-Jun's gait. His face was solemn and his gaze contained a warm glow as he looked at the person next to him. The devotion in his amber eyes could be almost palpable.The man in black seemed to be pondering his thoughts until suddenly his gaze turned to his companion and he exclaimed —Lan Zhan, you really are afraid of me saying "Thank you", aren't you? I suddenly remembered that many of the times we parted ways in my past life, I said "Thank you." And every time we broke up, our relationship and circumstances got worse the next time we saw each other.Lan Wangji held his gaze — At the time when Wei Ying and Jiang Wanyin killed Wen Chao and Wen Zhuliu at the Courier Station, it had been the beginning of both misunderstanding and estrangement between us... When I went to Yunmeng and Wei Ying gave me the flowers, he marked a clear line between us with that word... And later in the Burial Mounds he thanked me again, however instead of shortening the distance it extended even more... No we could walk the same path.
But now, things will be different!.....
After a long moment of silence in which he was immersed in his thoughts, Lan Wangji replied —Between you and me, there is no need to say "Thank you" and "I'm sorry."Wei WuXian smiled. "Sure, then let's talk about other things now, like......Lan Wangji moved a little closer as it looked like Wei WuXian was going to whisper something. Suddenly, however, a soft, gentle hand reached out to lift his chin, and velvet lips touched his.
Wei Ying just took the initiative to kiss me!
Only after a long time did Wei WuXian break away a bit and whisper, "How are you?"—...... —Wei Ying's eyelashes, they're so cute.... Lan Wangji was ecstatic in his contemplation."HanGuang-Jun, give me some reaction, right?...—...... —His lips are so soft.... Lan Wangji admired the sight in front of him still in silence. So sweet and warm that....."You are so cold. Right now, shouldn't you be pinning me to the ground?.....Before he could finish complaining, Lan Wangji wrapped his hand around his neck. With sudden movements, he pressed Wei WuXian's head down, and the two began to kiss again.
Just a little won't be enough.....
The kiss deepened.
I will never get enough of Wei Ying...
Wei WuXian could feel that the air was not reaching his lungs, so he tried to take a breath with his mouth, giving Lan Wangji a chance to enter with his tongue and take over that sweet warmth.An unrepressed moan tore from Wei WuXian's throat leaving Little Apple completely stunned and motionless.Lan Wangji could no longer contain himself, his left hand slid behind Wei WuXian's back while his right hand went under his knees, in one motion he lifted Wei WuXian off the donkey's back, spinning onto his back. his feet Lan Wangji slid down and just as was Wei WuXian's wish he pinned him below his body on the ground.The lips never parted or the tongues stopped intertwining. The pressure of Lan Wangji's torso on Wei WuXian's was warm, while his hands ran over Wei WuXian's neck and waist, caressing, pressing and teasing the other. The sensation was exquisite and the touch of him lascivious.-Wait wait! Wei WuXian stopped Lan Wangji's hands and parted from his heated kiss.-What? Lan Wangji asked. Maybe I'm rushing things too much... Maybe... I couldn't breathe or.....Wei WuXian narrowed his eyes, “Suddenly I have a feeling……Lan Wangji did not understand, his gaze stopped for a moment just like his previous actions.The silence was broken by Wei WuXian's faltering voice, “Back then, when I covered my eyes during the Phoenix Mountain Hunt, Lan Zhan, was it you?....The question was left unfinished and Lan Wangji remained silent, however his hands trembled slightly. He suddenly feels a pressure on his chest. Wei WuXian had supported his head. He was listening to his heartbeat.His face did not reflect any response, his body had remained rigid, only his hands trembled slightly. But, his heart was agitated. Hitting his chest.Wei WuXian would have his answer if he listened to him.Lan Wangji took a deep breath."......" Wei WuXian was surprised "Oh, was it really you?!""I......" Lan Wangji did not know how to explain himself.Wei WuXian was astonished. “Lan Zhan, who could know that you would do such a thing?"......" " You were so beautiful... How could I contain myself?... Lan Wangji couldn't hide behind those kinds of pretexts.“You know, I always thought that a shy Maiden had done it because she was in love with me and didn't dare say it,” Wei WuXian exclaimed."......" "Me?" A Maiden?..... Lan Wangji was puzzled, he remembered pressing the other with brute force against the tree trunk, with no chance of escape.... He had immobilized the Demonic Cultivator who would later be known as the Fearsome YiLing Patriarch ...Clearly a feat like that could not have been done by an innocent and timid maiden....."Have you had dirty thoughts about me since then?"No. Since long before...... He couldn't say that, after thinking quickly he began to explain himself —.....I, back then....I knew that what I was doing was wrong...Very evil....."Is that why you were so angry?" Wei Wuxian asked.Lan Wangji lowered his head….. He was embarrassed and embarrassed, remembering how back then he let out his impulses by hitting and cutting down trees. After having tasted the forbidden fruit, which he did not regret... and if he could go back, he would press it on the tree again and again, he would even venture into something else......“Okay, stop fighting so much. Well, I'm more than happy that you kissed me back then. It was my first kiss, after all. Congratulations, HanGuang-Jun,” Wei WuXian exclaimed with a smile.Lan Wangji suddenly snapped out of the whirlwind of thoughts —First kiss?"Yeah, or what did you think?" Wei Wuxian said.Lan Wangji looked Wei WuXian straight in the eye, “So……-So what? Stopping in the middle of a sentence is not your style, Lan Zhan,” Wei WuXian sneered."Then, back then, why did you...?" Lan Wangji asked in bewilderment.Wei WuXian was confused. "Why what?"Lan Wangji's lips moved, "...Why didn't you resist?"Wei WuXian was silent.Lan Wangji's voice was muffled again, “You… clearly didn't know who the person was, so why didn't you resist? And then why did you tell me that...?—Tell you what?... —Wei WuXian finally remembered —Oh...Shamelessly telling me that you had a lot of experience... That I would not dare to do something that I had done moments before with you... And that I would never give the first kiss in my entire life..... Lan Wangji remembered and her mind screamed.Suddenly, Wei WuXian burst out laughing and hit the ground, “Hahahahahahahahaha…—....... —Lan Wangji felt mocked and like a real fool.Laughing, Wei WuXian hugged him and kissed him, “So, is that why you were really so angry? It was because you thought that I had really kissed someone else, right? Are you a fool, Lan Zhan? How could you believe all that nonsense?! Only someone like you would blindly believe my words.... Hahahahahaha.......The laughter was too loud and unrestrained. Lan Wangji couldn't contain himself any longer before Wei WuXian's taunts and silenced him with a kiss, his arm approaching him from the shoulders.Little Apple walked a few steps forward while eating the fresh and tender grass, with the morning dew still shining on the greenery.Finally, Lan Wangji pressed Wei WuXian to the ground and the two of them rolled behind a bush. The moisture on the ground had not dried, so the robes became damp. Wei WuXian spun again to stand on top of Lan Wangji and urgently untied his own sash, throwing his top robe aside."Don't move," Wei WuXian ordered, placing a finger on Lan Wangji's lips.The tingling passed through his body, and he wanted to bite that finger that had teased him, then he felt a soft kiss like a butterfly on the ribbon on his forehead. He stopping both the thought of biting and his own breathing.Wei WuXian was kneeling between Lan Wangji's legs and proceeded to kiss him down. What followed was a kiss between his eyebrows to the tip of his nose. The tour did not stop at any time, the caress of those soft lips passed to his cheeks, planting a kiss on each one, he brushed his lips again as if he were mocking and under his chin.If there was a more exquisite torture, Lan Wangji did not want to know about it.His body was not used to this kind of stimulation, so loved and cared for, a treatment for others, soft and tender. He had never imagined that Wei WuXian could have this kind of tact when it came to showing affection for him, he always imagined him as daring and shameless as he had always seen him.
All of this is hard to process...
His Adam's apple was kissed, his collarbones and the center of his chest too...he seemed very devoted. When Wei WuXian reached the firm abdomen, he ventured to kiss it and a few fine strands of hair slid from his shoulders, caressing the Jade's porcelain skin.Lan Wangji seemed like he couldn't take it anymore. He reached out to grab Wei WuXian's shoulder, but his hand was quickly intercepted."Don't move, I already told you." Just leave everything to me —Wei WuXian exclaimed, looking extremely serious in his actions.Lan Wangji stopped, however his breathing was heavy and his heart seemed to jump out of his chest. His hands tensed and his fists clenched. Holding back was too difficult a task.Suddenly his gaze lowered to where Wei WuXian was, and as if his mind had some mysterious understanding of what the other wanted to do next.... I don't think he wants to do that, does he?.....The sash of his tunic was untied, as was the cord of his pants... The pressure he felt on his member was suddenly released, and a somewhat cold breeze made him realize what would happen next.With a slightly unsteady expression, Lan Wangji lowered his voice, “No.—Yes —Wei WuXian said without giving rise to more words.He gently bent down and encircled Lan Wangji's erect length with his lips. Making sure not to bite into it with his teeth, he carefully wrapped it inside his mouth. As he tried to swallow as deeply as possible.Lan Wangji sensed the discomfort at feeling the heat enveloping him at that depth immediately and reached out to push him away, worried that he was forcing himself—Enough.Wei WuXian pulled his hand away again and slowly began to suck on the member."You... don't..." Soon Lan Wangji couldn't say anything else.Lan Wangji's eyes squeezed shut and he bit back a groan.Wei Ying is a treasure full of surprises.... I had seen his blush and hesitation... His tenderness and innocence. His previous actions were extremely careful and devoted. However, from one moment to the next, Wei WuXian was between his legs, licking and sucking the length of his, erect and throbbing, with unimaginable mischief.It did not matter how many times Lan Wangji, in the darkness and solitude of the Jingshi, had fallen into the sin of self-satisfaction of his body and of the dreams and illusions that his mind provided by having access to those books that he hid under the table. secret on the floor of his private room.Nothing was comparable to what he was feeling at this very moment....Wei WuXian's tongue caressed along and under his member, while his head bobbed up and down without stopping. From time to time he closed his mouth causing his deep throat to spasm, the burning sensation and heat traveling from the lower part of his to his head. Lan Wangji could not keep calm. So many new sensations were maddening.Breathing became rapid, both for Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian. The fingers that held the other's shoulders suddenly tightened and a feeling of exhilaration coursed through his body, tensing the muscles in his hips.Wei WuXian sped up, swallowing from the tip to the base of the phallus, the repetitive movement having moistened both his lips and the skin of that reddened length, letting out obscene sounds every time he breathed and swallowed.Unable to take it anymore, Lan Wangji had even forgotten where he was... In the warm, humid cavity, he felt the brush of Wei WuXian's throat and tongue. Then suddenly a current of heat ignited in his pelvis. His climax poured down his throat and clung to the walls.Wei WuXian choked and immediately pulled the member out of his mouth. Lan Wangji realized what he had done and quickly patted his back as the other coughed."Spit it out, quick." Spit it out,” Lan Wangji exclaimed, his voice sounding completely broken.Wei WuXian covered his mouth with his hand and shook his head. A while later, he withdrew his hand and stuck out his tongue towards Lan Wangji, showing him the inside of his mouth.“I already bought it,” Wei WuXian said.Lan Wangji stood still in his place and the time around him seemed to stop.He had dreamed of a Wei Ying seductively licking the whitish substance that had spilled into his stomach.
[Note: Reference to Chapter 10 of this same fic.]
But at this moment, the image that his mind had created was brutally overshadowed by reality. His mouth between open and panting revealed the tip of his tongue, whose color was bright red, his lips were red, and on the side of his mouth there was a whitish spot. The daring and eager smile, left Lan Wangji blank and unable to produce any words.The expression of satisfaction on Wei WuXian's face gradually deepened and, leaning forward again, it gradually rose until it reached Lan Wangji's lips, however, there it stopped a few centimeters from his face."Lan Zhan you're a good boy, don't be afraid," Wei WuXian murmured and continued with a honeyed tone, "Next time, when it's your turn to try mine, you'll have to do it like I did a moment ago, understood?"Closing the distance Wei WuXian kissed Lan Wangji. The corner of his mouth was smeared with the ejaculation of Lan's Second Jade. So after the kiss, he also dotted the corner of Lan Wangji's lips.—Lan Zhan, I love you very much… —Wei WuXian sighed between the kiss and kissed him again —...From now on, let's be like this forever, okay?....Suddenly, Lan Wangji spun on Wei WuXian and forced him to fall onto the grass. In that instant, the two positions switched.Wordlessly, Lan Wangji took action. He lowered his face and kissed Wei WuXian's neck, his lips not remaining gentle but aggressive. His mouth opened and his teeth dug into his thin skin leaving red marks as he went.The Jade began to bite the entire body below it. Wei WuXian began to move with some discomfort, his pants were pulled down, leaving that area unprotected. Lan Wangji's hands did not remain still at any time, just as his mouth left bite marks, his hands were squeezing and pressing the skin of the chest, waist and thighs.Wei WuXian groaned as he felt Lan Wangji's teeth tighten on his collarbones and with a smile he pushed him away saying —There's no need to rush so much. I said next time we can.....His words stopped. Although Lan Wangji had raised his head, his hand had slipped between his snowy thighs and one of his fingers had entered Wei WuXian."Ah~!....Lan Zhan, what did you put inside?" Wei WuXian frowned slightly.Lan Wangji had his arm between Wei WuXian's legs, and when he tried to close them due to the surprise felt inside his body, he couldn't prevent the Jade from inserting a second finger.Carefully and somewhat trembling from worrying about hurting and scaring the other, Lan Wangji alternated between one finger and the other until he felt the body under him get used to it. He then stretched out with both fingers simultaneously, causing Wei WuXian to start laughing. Either because of nervousness, tickling, or fun in this act. However when Lan Wangji added a third finger and pressed in, the laughter stopped abruptly.“Lan Zhan, Lan Zhan, huh? Stop a bit. Is this really okay? Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?... That Place is... I think it's a bit......His words were cut off, at the same moment that Lan Wangji withdrew his hand and settled between Wei WuXian's legs. He had felt Wei WuXian's mouth, his tongue and his heat. The sensation had been spectacular, however his mind was clouded with a question... If that's how his mouth felt, how would his insides feel?Lan Wangji didn't hear Wei WuXian's words or his mind hadn't processed them, leaning forward he kissed Wei WuXian's swollen and sinking lips, pushing inside Wei WuXian.Wei WuXian's eyes widened and his legs shot up. Both of his chests slammed flesh against flesh, their hearts and his breath quickening.Lan Wangji's voice was hoarse. “…I'm sorry…I couldn't contain myself anymore."Don't stop if you can't... So what should I do now?"Wei WuXian's face was clearly pained, his brows slightly furrowed and his eyes glazed over, surely enduring the discomfort and pain in his lower half.“…Relax,” Lan Wangji said.It was the only thing he could tell him at this moment, since his mind was in tremendous internal chaos.Wei WuXian muttered, "Okay, relax, relax..."Feeling that he had relaxed a bit, Lan Wangji tried to push a little further. Immediately, Wei WuXian again tightened the muscles around his hips and abdomen.-... Hurts? Lan Wangji asked worriedly.Arms clinging to him, Wei WuXian couldn't help but tremble, holding back tears —Yes, it's my first time, of course it hurts.His first time…. Lan Wangji hardened further inside Wei WuXian.Lan Wangji could imagine the pain and discomfort Wei WuXian might be feeling as his soft and fragile insides were invaded by his hard and hot member. So he'd stopped halfway, caught up in the uncertainty of plunging the full length of himself into that cavity, waiting for the pain to pass before forcing that entry.In the midst of his dilemma, a giggle sounded from under him and suddenly his neck was wrapped and pulled down, he felt Wei WuXian's breath on his ear."Lan Zhan, my good Lan Zhan, Er-Gege, I'll tell you what to do." Kiss Me right now. It won't hurt if you kiss me...” Wei WuXian murmured.Bright red flushed Lan Wangji's earlobes.
Er-Gege... Er-Gege...
Lan Wangji spoke with much difficulty, “…S-stop calling me that.Jade couldn't believe that he had stuttered.Wei WuXian laughed. "Don't you like it?" Then I'll call you something else. Wangji-Didi, Zhan-Er, HanGuang-Jun, which one do you...?[Wangji-Didi = Younger Brother Wangji or Little Brother Wangji / "Zhan-Er" -Er (儿) It is a suffix used with children or with very, very, very close people, it is used to express tenderness and affection... to Sometimes it can also be part of a flirt by saying it after the name of the loved one. While Er (二) means "Two/Second"]Lan Wangji felt completely cheated. If Wei WuXian was fine enough to laugh and start talking nonsense to annoy him, he stopped holding back and completely sank into Wei WuXian.—Ahhhmff! Wei Wuxian groaned.Biting his lip, Wei WuXian's entire scream had been sealed inside his throat as his arms clung tightly to Lan Wangji's shoulders, his brows knitted together and tears spilling from his eyes. His legs wrapped stiffly around Jade's waist.Lan Wangji took several breaths, until his mind cleared up a bit and he exclaimed, “I'm sorry.Wei WuXian shook his head, forcing a smile. “You said that before. Between you and me, there's no need to say it.Carefully wrapping his arms around Lan Wangji's neck pulling him back down, Wei WuXian opened his mouth and closed his eyes. Lan Wangji delighted in the sight and shortened the distance between there mouths, uniting them in a deep kiss, his tongues rubbed intensely before parting due to lack of oxygen.Suddenly Wei WuXian's smile vanished from his face, his gaze had been fixed on the mark below Lan Wangji's clavicle and he placed his hand there, covering the scar.“Lan Zhan, tell me. Is this also related to me? Wei Wuxian asked.After a moment of silence, Lan Wangji replied, “Nothing. I was drunk. Back then I always listened to the news my brother gave me. Until one day the news of your death came.Wei WuXian caressed the scar, tracing the symbol with his fingers.Lan Wangji continued, “My seclusion was not over. I made it out of the Cloud Recesses to YiLing regardless of my injuries. I searched the mountain for days. I didn't find anything other than A-Yuan....A slight smile quickly crossed Wei WuXian's lips.—In Caiyi City I bought a bottle of "The Emperor's Smile"... Its aroma was fragrant, but when I drank it my throat burned. I didn't like the taste of it, but I understood why you liked it. I have no recollection of what I did when I was drunk. When I woke up I had the scar on my chest.
I drank the wine you drank, I suffered the wounds you suffered. But thirteen years have passed since then and the wounds have already healed.
This scar accompanied me throughout this time, you were always on my mind, and my heart, although it was drowning in pain, longed to see you again. If it wasn't in this life, it would be in the next.
"Lan Zhan, I love you..."Lan Wangji began to push his member at Wei WuXian's entrance. The other's eyes squeezed shut and he gasped to fix his breathing to Lan Wangji's movements.Lan Wangji was enveloped in the warmth of Wei WuXian's interior, the tension was dissipating and the walls became soft, suddenly in one of his thrusts the person below him moved his hips from below, deepening the penetration. The angle had changed causing his insides to spasm and constrict internally.Wei WuXian seemed to enjoy such a position. He buried his hands inside Lan Wangji's sweat-soaked hair, lifting the ribbon from his forehead as he smiled, his voice velvety, "...Does it feel good?" Inside of me?Lan Wangji bit his lower lip, responding with even more ferocious thrusts.Wei WuXian panting, continued, “Lan Zhan… You are doomed. We still need the last bow of the three. We haven't even gotten married yet. Doing such a thing before we get married, do you know what it's called? If your uncle knew this, he would drown you in a pig cage .
[It is an ancient Chinese torture method often used to punish people for sexual promiscuity. The person/people are placed inside a cage made for pigs and then submerged underwater, either with their heads above the water to keep them alive, or drown them outright. It is most often used as an idiom to warn people against such acts.]
Lan Wangji nearly frowned as he forced out a reply, “…I have been for a long time.Such thoughts towards Wei WuXian for years, should be damned. However, they clung to his mind and body, punishing him, torturing him and tormenting him, every night.What followed was another deep thrust. Wei WuXian threw his head back in pain and pleasure, exposing his defenseless throat. Lan Wangji bit him at seeing the neck so exposed and within reach of him.After a bit of a daze, Wei WuXian began to ramble right next to Lan Wangji's ear, “Second Young Master Lan, when did you start to have feelings for me? If you like me for a long time, why didn't you take me before? The back mountains of the Cloud Recesses would be a good location, right? When I ran away to waste time in that place I was alone, you should have tied me up and dragged me away, stuck in the grass like now to do what you want with me......Lan Wangji upon hearing those filthy words in such a lewd tone, moved more roughly, forcefully ramming into Wei WuXian's insides."Ah... ah~!" Softer. It's my first time. Be kinder to me...... —Wei WuXian complained, however after taking a breath he continued —Where was I? Oh right... You're so strong I couldn't have resisted. If I yelled, you could have silenced me. Or the Library Pavilion would have been a great place too, right in the middle of the scattered writings on the floor. We could have bought some erotic art books for short sleeves to see and learn, we could have practiced any position......Lan Wangji bit and growled into Wei WuXian's neck."Gege!" Gege! Er-Gege! For-forgive me please. Fine, fine, I'll stop talking. You are too much, you are too much. I can't take it, I really can't, so no……” Wei WuXian began to beg for mercy.Lan Wangji couldn't bear their teasing at all. With the thrusts, everything inside Wei WuXian had stirred. He kindly begged, but Lan Wangji was even tougher.After he had been pressing Wei WuXian down for almost an hour without changing his position at all, Lan Wangji was showered with kisses, and Wei WuXian again begged for mercy in a pitiful manner."Er-Gege, do me a favor and give me one last breath." We have so much time on our hands. Let's continue next time, let's continue with you hanging on me, okay? Spare this virgin today, won't you? HanGuang-Jun is too strong, and the YiLing Patriarch has lost miserably. They will fight again next time!Lan Wangji spoke with difficulty, one word at a time, “…If you really want to stop…then…shut your mouth and stop talking…..Every time Wei WuXian spoke, whether it was asking for mercy or saying dirty words, it ignited Lan Wangji's lust."But I have a mouth and mouths do nothing but talk!" Lan Zhan, when I said that I want to sleep with you every day, can you pretend you didn't hear it? Wei Wuxian said.“No,” Lan Wangji replied forcefully.Wei WuXian frowned. "How could you say that?" You have never rejected me before.Lan Wangji offered him a slight smile —No.Wei WuXian's eyes lit up again, so ecstatic. But the next second, he was forced to cry at the fierce movements that provided a stark contrast to the smile that was like sunlight on snow on Lan Wangji's lips.He grabbed the grass with both hands, shouting hoarsely, “So, every four days, how about once every four days? If not four days, three are worth too!Wei Ying said every day... There is no bargaining at all.Finally, Lan Wangji concluded with ringing determination, “Every day means every day. Resting his chest on Wei WuXian's chest, Lan Wangji slowly sank down, feeling the burning body, and the moist insides surrounding his length, squeezing from time to time with muscle spasms.Their hearts thundered as one, their bodies seemed to want to stick together, becoming one flesh. Gasps between cuts resounded in the other's ears. The hug seemed to stop time.The heat stifled them, and the air seemed heavy in their lungs.Lan Wangji released what he was holding, filling Wei WuXian's insides, the amount causing the whitish substance to gush out from where their bodies met. Wei WuXian also broke free feeling full. The sun had risen and the sky was clear.The soil moisture was disappearing.But the love that clung to the hearts of Lan Wangji and Wei WuXian will never disappear.Sorrows and pain were in the past. The future now shone bright, as radiant and beautiful as the sunrise before his eyes.
A Jade has fallen in lovewith the indomitable heartof that young man with a pure soul.
Loving him was never his sinand losing him only leftdarkness and pain in his chest.
Thirteen winters passedand the cold windfroze his heart.
Upon meeting him againhis heart began to beat,he longed for that beautiful smile.
Love blossomed between themand in that Guanyin Templethey confessed their love.
Chenqing and Wangjiplay WangXian in unison,and every day Jadeshows his love for him.
The Sin of Jade,The Longing for a Smile.
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