OOC!

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Fandom: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Relationship: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
Character: Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji, Lan Zhan, Wei Ying, Lan Xichen, Meng Yao,
Niè Huáisāng, jiang Chang, Jiāng Yànlí, Jīn Zǐxuān, Jiāng Fēngmián,
Madam Yu
Additional Tags: shameless lan wangji, Confused Wei Wuxian, Jiang Family Bashing,
Time Travel, Fix-It, Time Travel Fix-It, timetraveler Lan Wangji, lan qiren
thinking where he went wrong, i want a public shameless lan wangji so
why tf not, this is my 2nd work-, no golden core transfer, lan wangji
discovered about future wwx's secret and now wants to kill Jiang
Wanyin, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe -
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Jiāng Wǎnyín Bashing, Rogue Cultivator Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Hurt
Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Flustered Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Yú Zǐyuān
Bashing, Jiāng Family Bashing (Módào Zǔshī), Dark Jiāng Yànlí,
Temporary Amnesia, Amnesia
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Stats: Published: 2021-10-21 Completed: 2021-12-20 Chapters: 54/54 Words:
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OOC!
by A_flower_in_the_snow

Summary

Lan Wangji travels back in time 5 years after Wwx's death and decided he would not lose
this chance he has.

"Here! I'll give you one and you'll pretend you never saw me"

"How about a kiss then I'll be sure to tell no one I saw you?"

"H-huh!?!?"

(I currently do not accept translations)

 Inspiration

I got inspired by this comment

i'll start this once i'm done with my other book "Back in the Past"
 Chapter 1

Lan Wangji was with Wen Yuan, now Lan Yuan, who had just turned 8 years old.

"Gege?" Lan Wangji turned to look at his son.

"Mn?"

"How was Mama like?" The child was sad and Lan Wangji knew why, he keeps seeing his friends
with their parents and would want to know about his.

"Your mama was a very strong person" he started and Lan Yuan looked at him with big eyes
"Really?"

"Yes, your Mama protected innocents, your Mama also loved you very much"

"A-Yuan loves and misses Mama Too!" Lan Yuan giggled.

"Your Mama won the war, protected many people, Your Mama was really powerful too"

Lan Yuan looked at Lan Wangji with big eyes "Mama is cool!"

Lan Wangji smiled softly at the kid "Mn"

"Can I ask a question?" Lan Yuan looked hesitant to ask.

"You may"

"Where is Mama?"

Lan Wangji paused and his eyes went blank...he didn't even knew he started crying until the child
went up to him and wiped his face "I'm sorry Baba, I didn't mean to make you cry, I won't ask
anymore" the child looked guilty and Lan Wangji shook his head.

"Don't worry, I just miss your Mama"

He hugged the child close "I wasn't strong enough to protect your Mama from the bad guys...I
promised your Mama I would protect you when I failed your Mama"

The child hugged him tighter "It's okay Baba! When I grow big and strong I will also protect you
for Mama!"

What did he do to deserve this kid he's holding in his arms "Mn"

He held the child close until Lan Yuan fell asleep.

He brought him back to the disciple quarters before returning to the Jingshi and went to bed
himself.

---

When Lan Wangji woke up he felt really weird and his head was hurting.

When he stood up from his bed he felt even weirder then he woke up and realized he was shorted
than he was and immediately went to look for a mirror.
He saw his own reflection in the mirror and blinked 'I look about 13 or 14' he thought.

Is this a dream!?

He went over and pinched himself

'nope' he shook his head and felt his core

'Its weaker than I had...'

He then came to the conclusion that he had time traveled

How?

He doesn't know how he got here but if there's one thing he does know it's that this time, He'll
make sure that Wei Ying will not think he hates him and that he'll protect him and be more forward
with him.

With the exception of Jiang Wanyin because he doesn't like that man.

And maybe his brother too since apparently that Meng Yao was more precious to him than his
baby brother and would beleive him than his own blood brother! Hmph!

But this is the past which means that he has a chance to make him believe him.

And the rest? Bah! He'll be stoic as he was known for!

He misses A-Yuan though...he just hopes that he'll be able to see him again.

"Wangji?"

He heard the voice of his brother and turned around

"Xiongzhang" he greeted the 17/18 year old boy he's still unsure of his age.

"It's been an hour, I thought we agreed to meet up at the Hanshi after you woke up and got yourself
ready, did something happen?" His brother asked worried.

"Dream" he just mumbled "Would you like to tell me about it?" Lan Wangji shook his head.

"Alright then, come on, we have to check with uncle for the new students who'll be joining us for
the lectures in 2 years time, and another one who'll be joing us this year" Lan Xichen said.

'Ah...so I am 14' he'll be 16 when they will arrive for the lectures diring spring while the Jiang
disciple would still be 15.

Lan Wangji nodded "I'll be there" he then made his way towards the bathroom to get himself
ready.

When he arrived at the Hanshi he saw both his Uncle and his older brother "This one apologizes
for his tardiness" He kowtowed.

"Don't do it again" was all he received in reply from his uncle and a smile from his brother.

"Come, Wangji, let's arrange the papers"

They were arranging papers from old to current to new and other things Lan Wangji could care less
about.

'2 years Wangji...2 years...you've waited for 5 years what's 2 more going to be? Plus he's alive, you
have all the time in the world to flirt with him and do the Library—No! Pure thoughts! Pure
thoughts! Wei Ying here is a child and you are a mentally 27 year old man nearing his 30's...Dear
Lan An I am as old as Uncle right now'

---

"2 years feels too long...longer than 5 years" Lan Wangji quietly groaned as he closed the door
towards the Jingshi.

As he layed on his bed he looked at the ceiling thinking about how he could change the future then
remembered about Wei Wuxian falling to the dark Path.

There were nothing in that intelligent brain of his for answers in why his love could have thrown
his 'suibian' away when Wei Ying loves to show off his skills and he was very proud of that too.

He then had a few theories in his mind 'Maybe Wei Ying forgot to use his sword? No! That's not
even an answer!Maybe was actually thrown in the burial mounds and his body got possessed?' He
nodded to himself at his other guess, His Wei Ying did feel like a different person when he left the
burial mounds...if he was actually thrown there, he never even confirmed!

But one thing for sure is that he will do whatever he want without hesitation, Rules be damned!

He suddenly felt very sleepy 'Its 9, bed time' he yawned and closed his eyes.

---

Since he was going to get to have unsupervised nighthunts when he turns 15, he hopes to meet Wei
Wuxian in between.

But now he's 15! and he's stuck in the Library Pavilion, watching over the little Nie young master
who was copying the rules since he was caught smuggling spring books.

He would bother to ask for some but this one wasnt his Wei Ying. Wei Ying doesn't know that he
belongs to him but that's not important right now!

The thing that's important! Is that! He could be out there! Night hunting! And 'accidentally cross
paths' with Wei Ying!

But no! He had to assist his Uncle 80% of the time, his brother 10% of the time and 5% he needs to
rest and another 5% for him to nighthunt!

Can someone make a finding your soulmate compass!? So that it'll be easier to actually
'accidentally cross paths' with Wei Ying!?

He was facing Nie Huaisang but his thoughts were somewhere else.

Nie Huaisang was whimpering under his gaze

'WANGJI-XIONG! I'M SORRYYYY! I KNOW YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO NIGHT HUNT

RIGHT NOW BUT DON'T GLARE AT ME LIKE THAT! I STILL WANT TO GO BACK TO
MY DA-GE ALIVE!'
I felt like I should give atleast one chapter for you all to read then continue this after I'm done with
"Back in the Past"
 Chapter 2
Chapter Notes

See the end of the chapter for notes

Lan Wangji was internally sulking when he arrived from a nighthunt after 3 days and still haven't
found his chance to 'accidentally cross paths' with Wei Ying!

He just got the freedom after Nie Huaisang's punishment was finished! But! He still didn't cross
paths with him!

'Wei Yiiiinnggg!' He wailed in his mind while making his way to the Hanshi to have a talk with his
brother about the nighthunt he did successfully without any supervision.

'Wei Ying! Why did you create the 'Compass of evil' instead of 'Compass of Soulmates' ' he sulked
internally but to outsiders he looked more irritated than sulking.

When he entered the Hanshi to give his report he was stopped by his brother "Wangji, What
happened?" Lan Wangji looked at his brother 'Damn you and your mind reading ability!'

"Mn" (why?)

"You look like you're sulking, you can't hide anything from me Wangji, Last time I saw that face
was when you were 3 when you've accidentally lost your training ribbon...then the other time it
happened you-"

"Brother" Lan Wangji hissed.

"Alright, Alright, I'll stop" Lan Xichen said "Now why the long face?" He asked.

'I can't lie...but I can't tell the truth either...mmm...If i just bend over the truth it wouldn't be
considered lying right? Wei Ying look what you did to me, I'm already bending the rules!'

Lan Wangji huffed before he glared on the tea cup infront of him.

"Wanted to meet someone"

This caught his older brother's interest because why wouldn't it not caught his interest!? He's been
trying to make me communicate to literally anything that breathes!

I'll only talk to family and Wei Ying...A-Yuan as well can't forget about him!

"Oh? And who is this person who've caught your attention? Did you meet them yet?" Lan Xichen
asked curiously to the younger Lan.

"Did not meet yet" He decided to dodge the question because he was planning to give both his
brother and his uncle a heart attack on who caught his eye and for his soon-to-be shameless
behavior around the said man.

He's been studying really hard about human phycology because he wanted to make sure he didn't
cross any lines by himself instead of apologizing every single time he would attempt flirt.

"You didn't answer my first question" Lan Xichen reminded his brother "I am aware" Lan Wangji
said as he sipped his tea "Then tell this brother of yours who you want to meet, for sure I can
arrange something"

'Of course you would! You meddle with a lot of stuff! Don't think I didn't know you planned the
part at the cold pond when you knew very well I was bathing in there!'

"Xiongzhang needn't need to meddle" Lan Wangji said after a while "I want to know who caught
your attention, is it wrong for me to get curious?" Lan Xichen asked "Mn" (I don't know)

---

"You are NOT TO MAKE YUNMENGJIANG LOSE FACE! UNDERSTNAND?"

Another whip landed on his back in the ancestral hall.

"I asked you a question! Do you understand?!" Another hit was sent on Wei Wuxian's way.

"T-This one understands Madam Yu" he said as he bit his tongue.

"Good you know! Servants should learn their place! You dare do better than A-Cheng! And Dare
take his place as Head disciple! Next time I hear you do better than the sect heir you will hvae
more than just the whip!" One last hit was sent his way and he held in the blood he was supposed
to vomit out.

"You will stay here for one hour to repent then go see yourself to the healers! You tell no one
about this!" She yelled at him one last time before leaving with her Zidian still cracking.

Wei Wuxian sighed after she was a good distance away from him.

He then hissed at the pain from his back as he shifted 'I haven't gone out on a nighthunt in 2
months because of this' he shook his head.

'Dear ancestors please help me, I wish to leave but I owe them a great dept! What should I do?' he
held back his tears because he was still in public.

"A-Xian" his head shot up when he heard his shijie's voice, shijie would always help him no
matter what and he loves her for that "A-Xian what happened this time?" She asked worried
"Nothing Shijie, we were just a few minutes late to training"

"Oh A-Xian" she said worried "I came to say that an hour has passed and you should go see a
healer" she said as she helped him up. "Please forgive Mother, you know her temper shoe doesn't
mean to do this, she's tough on the outside but a softie in the inside, please don't hold on to it"

'Softie on the inside? Shijie, I love you but, she's been doing this ever since I arrived here, So far
you've only shown me kindness but I don't thing you...'

Wei Wuxian frowned before smiling again but Jiang Yanli didn't catch that, she was dusting her
robes. "I'll keep that in mind" he said "I should go to the Healers" Jiang Yanli nodded "Meet A-
cheng and I near the docks we're planning on eating lotus seeds, I shall go and prepare soup first"
the taller nodded and headed towards the healer.

By Healer, he meant his undercover secret best friend/mom because she was there with him from
the beginning and he was her first patient as she was his first doctor.

"Jiang Fen Jie"

He called out to the healer before the doors opened and the doctor in her early thirties immediately
motioned him inside.

"Disrobe yourself, I'll finish making the ointment" she said softly as she placed a silencing talisman
on the door.

"What happened this time?" She asked he voice was literally saying 'It better be a good reason or
else I'll lose my shit'

"We were late for a few minutes" was what he said and Jiang Fen slammed the table.

"Seriously!? What kind of woman is she!? Co-leader of lotus pier!? Please! All she knows is to use
her Zidian! When did she even pick up her sword!?" She ranted as she took the ointment she was
holding near Wei Wuxian and started to place it on the wound.

"She isn't even the Heir neither the spare! She is just the third Lady of her sect! What would they
teach her about politics and leading the Clan!?" She muttered while carefully trying to not
aggravate the marks.

"Hitting a CHILD! A LITERAL FUCKING CHILD! JUST BECAUSE SHE IS JEALOUS OF A

DEAD WOMAN!" She Harshly slammed her hand on the table before taking a deep breath and
softly applied the ointment to the remaining marks as she hears Wei Wuxian's soft hisses.

"She would have been a great woman but she has too much Pride, arrogance, and even
motherfucking jealousy!" She said as she went to grab the bandages.

"Shijie found me" Wei Wuxian said, for the first time after he entered.

"And what?"

"She said that...Madam Yu doesn't mean it—" a breath hitched from Jiang Fen "—That she's only
tough on the outside and just soft in the inside" he finished.

"I expected better from the young Lady of Lotus pier, if she's only tough on you does that mean her
kids aren't?" She asked no one as she patched up the teen infront of her.

"And let me guess? She invited you for soup?" Wei Wuxian nodded "Pathetic, does she think soup
will cure everything!? She doesn't even focus on her cultivation, the only back up she has is her
name" she shook her head.

"But Shijie can't—"

"The motto of the Jiang sect is 'Attempt the Impossible' I have met many kids who grew up sickly
but even then, they have managed to atleast build an average core, Young Maiden Jiang isn't even
trying, she could have atleast learned healing but Noo her excuse would be that she had grown up
sickly"

Wei Wuxian would have defended her honor but he couldn't because he was thinking about what
his shijie told him earlier.

"You'll be leaving to Cloud Recesses, try to stay there as long as possible to atleast take a break
from this, I have tried all I can to stop her from using the Zidian but Jiang Fengmian wouldn't
budge, The elders doesn't like her but Sect leader gets the final say" she grumbled out of
frustration.

"Put your robes back on"

Wei Wuxian did as told.

Out of everyone in Lotus Pier, Jiang Fen was the only one who stood up for him without giving up,
he would forever be greatful for her.

"You know, it's not to late to defect from the sect" she said, last time they had this conversation
was 2 years ago.

"Jiejie...I can't, I am—"

"Indepted to them? Let me tell you this, No you aren't indepted to them, Sect leader Jiang took you
in out of guilt, he is also training you to be their sheild, it's either you leave and live your life freely
like your parents or be chained and die by the family who didn't even care for you"

Wei Wuxian stayed silent.

Jiang Fen sighed as he placed her hand on the boy's shoulder "Listen, Yunmeng Jiang around this
generation isnt that popular as it used to be, you are the one Yunmeng needs to being it back to
glory, when the time is right, use that moment to leave the sect, Yunmen is useless without you"
she said.

Wei Wuxian inhaled as he closed his eyes "I'll think about it, thank you Jiejie" he smiled, a real
one instead of the usual fake smiles he give.

"Now there's the shy and real Wei Ying I know" Wei Wuxian blushed and looked away "I'm not
shy" the older lady raised a brow "Oh really? I know you flirt a lot but when someone sincerely
flirts back at you you'd blush like a maiden"

"I haven't and no one would say it sincerely!"

"We'll see, I have a good feeling someone's going to crack that wall of yours"

"Jie!"

"Go on now! That young Lady and her brother are probably waiting!"

---

Lan Wangji was in secluded meditation so that he could...show off...

PRIDE IS FORBIDDEN BIT IF YOU WANT TO IMPRESS SOMEONE IT'S BOUND TO

BREAK!

Uncle might die from blood loss but he somehow surprises me from it...a little more might not hurt
especially since he's still young.

I'll make sure my little bunny won't get in trouble but I would be the one.

Brother will understand but I'm pretty sure he'd get a heart attack.

I'll make sure Wei Ying trusts me! But he's very oblivious, he even thought I liked
Mianmian...BUNNY I LOVE YOU BUT I'M JEALOUS OF HER

And Wen Ning

Especially Wen Ning

 He got all your attention!!!! What about Me??????
.·´¯'(>▂<)´¯'·.

Why is it taking so long!?!? It's only 5 months left but it's too long!

I can't wait that long!

Now I understand why Wei Ying gets bored...but I don't understand why he keeps on wanting to
get a reaction out of me...

Perhaps I'll find out soon!

I'M SO BORED!

I HAVE WAITED FOR YEARSSSSSSS

I WANT TO SEE MY SOULMATE RIGHT NOWWWW

(╥﹏╥)

"Wangji"

'AISHHH BROTHER! Can you not scare a man!? Did you even knock!?'

"I have knocked but it seemed like you were in deep meditation that you weren't able to hear me"
Lan Xichen looked worried.

'Ahh...about that...I wasn't meditating...I already built my core which was a lot more stronger than
my previous timeline when I was in this age...'

"Wangji are you alright? You've been distracted since yesterday"

'No shit brother I'm too impatient to see Wei Ying'

"Curious"

Lan Xichen turned his head a bit "Curious? About what?"

"Next year batch"

Lan Xichen nodded "I suppose you want to join?"

'Heh last time I was forced to join! This time I need to join'

Lan Wangji nodded which made Lan Xichen smiled and softly clapped his hands "You should
make friends, Nie Huaisang must have been too scared to talk to you but try to make some friends"

"Mn"

'Instead of friends, I think you mean Find myself a spouse'

Chapter End Notes

I got bored of back in the past and decided why not just update the book a bit
 Chapter 3

At 5 am Lan Wangji was wide awake and smiling as he went to the tub to get himself cleaned up
'Tommorow is the day!' he thought to himself excited as he closed the book he was copying
because he didn't want to lose some of the library texts when the Wens come running here toburn
his home down.

'Now what would be the best impression to make when he enters cloud Recesses from the gate?' he
thought to himself 'Wink? No! tooo boooring! Mnnnn... should I say Hello beautiful? No to
common, I'll sound like a creep, Second Jade of Lan? A creep? No please, I need to be in my best!'

"Wangji"

Lan Xichen entered the Jingshi "Will you take over the night patrol tomorrow? You're last day in
secluded meditation is tomorrow, if you don't mind"

Lan Wangji shook his head "Will do"

Lan Xichen then looked closer at his brother 'What the heck you looking too intensely at me for!?'
Lan Wangji thought as Lan Xichen smiled teasingly.

"You look excited for tomorrow"

'Ah so you've noticed? Never would have thought' Lan Wangji glared at him "Is the supposed
person you wanted to meet, probably one of the guest students?"

'Brother shouldn't ask questions he knows the answer to' Lan Wangji did not answer him and just
stared at the floor. "Why not tell your gege who caught your eye?" His older brother teased
'Because you'll play Cupid and all that, I'll never understand why, and you'll know why and who
soon enough'

"Brother will know" was all he said making his brother sigh "Fine, since when did you keep secrets
from me?" Lan Wangji raised his brow at the older.

"Wangji did not keep secrets, just felt like not telling"

---

Wei Wuxian drank some of emperor's smile "This stuff is good!" He smiled to himself.

"I should bring some back for Jiang Cheng!" He smiled to himself before making his way back to
Cloud Recesses.

As he entered the Ward and jumped on the roof he heard a deep voice which made him want to
shudder.

"Past curfew, go back, come again at 7"

He turned and saw the most gorgeous man on earth.

---

'Waahhhhhh! Wei Ying! My love! You look soo prettyyyyy ahhh! I hope you find me gorgeous
because I had put a lot of effort into this! Not like I need effort but still!'
Lan Wangji glared at Wei Wuxian to keep up the role play.

"Aww come on! I didn't know the rules! Surely you can make exceptions!" Wei Wuxian pouted.

'Do not pout at me little bunny! It's hard to resist!'

"Turn around, look at the wall"

Wei Wuxian did and as he did last time, his mouth went wide "That's too many! How are you all
even alive at this point!?"

'Honestly speaking, I don't know either'

Lan Wangji then said "Come, take punishment"

Wei Wuxian just looked at him in shock "Whaaat!?" Wei Wuxian quickly shook his head before
holding out his emperor's smile.

"Here! I'll give you one and you'll pretend you never saw me"

"How about a kiss then I'll be sure to tell no one I saw you?"

"H-huh!?!?"

Wei Wuxian could not believe what he just heard. 'Did this handsome man just– flirt!? Or am I
hallucinating? Maybe I am! No- Wait! He's coming closer Wth!?'

Lan Wangji saw Wei Wuxian's cheeks turn red and he felt proud. He then made his way closer
towards the younger.

"I asked for a kiss darling" he pointed on his cheek "Or did you want to kiss me somewhere else?"
He raised his eyebrow and leaned in closely but not too close.

'Ahhh so this was why You found it amusing to rile me up? I might enjoy this thank you very
much!' He thought to himself as he saw Wei Wuxian all red and words couldn't come out of his
mouth.

"Y-you—"

"Me?" He questioned leaning back and crossed his arms.

Wei Wuxian then smirked 'Should I be a bit more prepared?' Lan Wangji asked himself.

"I never knew there could be flirts here? With all these rules here I would have thought there were
a bunch of walking fuddy Duffy corpses"

'Apparently I was one of them'

"Well, you're not completely wrong, you'd be surprised to see what you find here" Lan Wangji
replied.

"Little bunny, don't forget, my kiss on the cheek or punishment?" He brought it back and Wei
Wuxian started sputtering.

"I never had my first kiss and now you want me to kiss your cheek?!" He squeaked out "Bunny,
neither have I but the difference is that I want a kiss on the cheek, unless you want to kiss me
someplace else?"

"B-bunny?"

"Yes baby?"

"You! I haven't met anyone as shameless as me!"

"Well sweetheart you'll get used to it, just know that time is ticking, give me a kiss and no one
hears about what happened tonight"

Wei Wuxian didn't know what to do but his survival instincts came first that he dropped the
alcohol and ran away.

Lan Wangji stayed as he watched the male rush away 'This is hilarious!' He held back a laugh
'When was the last time I laughed?? I guess Wei Ying's definition of fun is quite fun itself!'

He then looked at the alcohol infront of him 'littering is forbidden' he thought as he pushed it
outside Cloud Recesses perimeters'

'I'm even jealous of you! Wei Ying's lips touched you but not me! Hmph!'

---

The next day Wei Wuxian was back to normal and was playing around with Jiang Cheng as Nie
Huaisang was watching them.

"Isn't that Yunmeng's head disciple? What is he doing here?" One Nie disciple asked and Nie
Huaisang answered "He was adopted by Sect leader Jiang and he and the Jiang heir are close like
brothers" the disciples nodded in understanding.

"Wei-xiong! Jiang-xiong!" Nie Huaisang called out.

"It's too early" Wei Wuxian groaned "What? It's 8 am Wei-xiong? People here get up at 5am and
sleep at 9, what time do you even sleep?"

Wei Wuxian's eyes budged out "5!? I might as well jump off a cliff!"

Jiang Cheng smacked his brother's ribs "This idiot sleeps at 1 and rises at 9, he spends all his time
hunting pheasants, really lazy if you ask me"

Wei Wuxian rubbed his chest where Jiang Cheng hit him, his back still hurts from the zidian but
here his brother is, calling him lazy. 'Lazy? I'll have you know that it's just for show! You don't
even know what I do at night! Training! I train during the night!'

"Woahh! I wanna study in Yunmeng next year and no one's going to stop me!" Nie Huaisang said
breaking Wei Wuxian out of his thoughts.

"No one's going to stop you but your brother will just break your legs" Nie Huaisang pouted as he
heard one Nie disciple say that.

"Anyway, Wei-xiong there's one person you must avoid at all times here" Nie Huaisang warned.

"Who? Old goat Qiren?"

"Show some respect!" Jiang Cheng lightly punched Wei Wuxian's side.
'Jiang Cheng can't you torture me after I'm healed!?'

"No not him! But his prized nephewLan Zhan courtesy Wangji" Nie Huaisang clarified.

"Who?" Wei Wuxian asked confused.

"He's a sticker for rules, really stoic and got none of the energy of a normal teen, but he's the 2nd
most elected bachelor of our generation" Nie Huaisang said as they make their way towards the
orchid room.

"He sounds like a fuddy duddy" Wei Wuxian said before they heard someone walking behind
them which made them turn around.

"Punishment at the Library Pavillion, copy the rules 50 times for breaking in and smuggling
alcohol"

---

Lan Wangji knows eavesdropping is forbidden so he calls this accidentally walking by while
reading his book.

'Nie Huaisang, We've became friends and all that after I told you I came from the future because
well...yeah but I never gave you permission to call me my birthname especially after that day you
made me watch your punishment instead of me going to nighthunts'

He then heard Wei Wuxian call him a fuddy Duddy 'Wei Ying! It's me! The one who flirted with
you yesterday! And you call me a fuddy duddy '

He then decided to follow them from behind and they heard him and he could see Wei Ying's face
turn slightly pink.

'Such a lovely color'

He then faced Wei Ying and said

"Punishment at the Library Pavillion, copy the rules 50 times for breaking in and smuggling
alcohol"

Wei Wuxian pointed at him "You-"

"Lan-er-gongzi, I apologize for my brother's behavior, I'll be sure he'll take his punishment
properly" Jiang Cheng said as he grabbed the other's arm tightly which made Jiang Cheng frown,
he should talk to Huaisang about this later.

"Not a problem" he said and Wei Wuxian looked at him in betrayal.

"You said you wouldn't tell anyone!" He squeaked out which surprised the two "You met him?
Since when? Last night?"

'Jiang Wanyin, I literally just said that he is punished for what he did last night, obviously we
met!'

Jiang Cheng was ignored as Lan Wangji walked towards Wei Wuxian.

"Bunny, I told you, give me a kiss on the cheek and I won't tell a soul, but you didn't so I had to
give you your respectable punishment, meet me at the Library later after class" he winked and left
the three there dumbstruck.

"What the fuck just happened!?" Jiang Cheng asked before he turned and faced Wei Wuxian
"What did you do!?" He hissed "I'm wounded you think I did something but I swear! I didn't do
anything! I snuck in he caught me and then he started flirting with me!"

Jiang Cheng didn't believe him but Nie Huaisang decided to speak "I have never heard the second
Jade of Lan talk that much before, Wei-xiong, he's got his eyes on you" Nie Huaisang winked.

'This is going to be a fun year! Xichen-ge might want to hear about this!'he made a mental note to
remember to go to him later and tell him the tea he just got.

'Ah Wangji-xiong, so this is the one you wanted to meet? Don't worry I'll get whatever information
you want just don't kill me'

---

Lan Wangji was basically glowing at meeting Wei Ying again but he just didn't like that Jiang
Wanyin and he has a bad feeling about it.

He also noticed how Wei Wuxian winced a bit at the contact 'Thank goodness I studied human
psychology, it's going to be put on good use' he thought to himself.

He saw how Wei Wuxian's smiled had stiffened when the younger Jiang had gripped his arm.

'Wei Ying, What happened that I didn't notice before?'

 Chapter 4

Lan Qiren entered the orchid room as everyone took a seat, just like last time, Wei Wuxian sat
beside him.

When his Uncle opened a scroll that literally landed on the floor and rolled all the way out of the
room, the students groan.

"I will read the rules, keep it in your heads" Lan Qiren said as he started reading.

Lan Wangji was staring at his beloved from his peripheral vision the word pretty going on and on
in his head before he saw Lan Qiren close the scroll.

Lan Qiren, "I'm reciting the rules one by one because no one reads them. After this, let's see who
will break the rules."

Wei Wuxian 'Is he talking about me?'

Seeing Wei Wuxian's sitting position, Lan Qiren puts down his scroll. " Very well, Since someone
is still not paying attention, let's try something else. Wei Ying!"

Wei Wuxian raised his hand "Here!"

"Who was the first one to prosper their family at the cost of their Clan?"

"Wen Mao from Wen Clan."

"What did the ancestors of Nie Clan do?"

"Butcher!"

"The heraldry of the Jin clan is a white peony. Which type of white peony?"

"Sparks Amidst Snow."

"Are imp, demons, ghosts, and monsters the same things?"

"No."

"How do spirits, demons, ghosts and monsters differ?"

"Spirits come from living plants and animals. Demons come from humans. Ghosts are from the
dead. Monsters are from dead plants and animals."

Lan Qiren strokes his beard as he turns away from Wei Wuxian. "As Head Disciple of Yunmeng
Jiang, you should already be very familiar with these questions and know them by heart. There is
nothing to be proud of in answering them correctly."

'Uncle, you are being unfair over here'

"There is an executioner who has parents, awife, and children. He has beheaded over 100 people.
After his death, no one buried him. Resentment built up over time, his ghost haunts the streets and
kill. What should we do?"
Wei Wuxian takes longer to answer this question. It seemed that he was trying to think of the
answer "Well?"

Lan Qiren's eyes roam the room. Disciples either look away or are looking through their texts.
"Don't open your books! Think of the answers by yourselves!"

When still no answer comes, Lan Qiren calls on Lan Wangji to asnwer the question 'Of
coursehe'llbe asking me' he wanted to roll his eyes. Wei Wuxian pulls out a fresh sheet of
parchment and starts drawing.

Lan Wangji eyes the drawing as he recites the answer, "First, liberate; second, suppress; third,
eliminate. Talk to him first. Remind him of his family and calm him down. Grant his unfulfilled
wish, clear his unfinished business in the world. Forcefully make him leave if that doesn't work. If
he refuses to repent, destroy him. No errors should be allowed."

Proudly stroking his beard, Lan Qiren continues to lecture, "Not one word is wrong. No matter the
person or the cultivation level, one needs to be as firm as him. If one becomes complacent and
proud just because a few simple mountain beings were defeated in their home and they hold some
empty reputations, disgrace will be brought upon themselves, sooner or later."

'Ah... so he wanted to use Lan Wangji to knock me down a notch. Well then, I can't be blamed for
what is to come' Wei Wuxian thought to himself as Lan wangji was contemplating whether or not
he should silence the boy.

"I have doubts. Find out his unfulfilled wish, resolve his unfinished business? But what do we do if
his unfinished business is revenge?" Wei Wuxian questioned.

Lan Wangji replied "Use force when necessary. Destroy him if needed."

Wei Wuxian scoffed and Lan Wangji thought he looked sexy "What a waste! It's not that I don't
know the answer, I was thinking of a fourth option."

"I've never heard of a fourth option." Lan qiren stroked his goatee.

Holding up the doodle he was drawing while Lan Wangji recited his answer, Wei Wuxian
explains, "The executioner died a violent death and is resentful. He's beheaded so many, why don't
we dig up the graves of his victims and gather their spirits to fight with him?"

Lan Qiren throws a scroll at Wei Wuxian and shouts, "The core of exorcising demons and ghosts
is to liberate! You want to use evil to fight evil? That's goes against nature and morality!"

The rest of the disciples watch on in horror as the situation escalates. Jiang Wanyin is getting more
angry at Wei Wuxian's behavior, he's making Yunmeng lose face! I'll teach that brat a lesson later
he thought to himself.

Dodging the scroll, Wei Wuxian recites, "Spiritual energy is energy; resentful energy is energy as
well. Spiritual energy can split mountains and fill oceans. It's available for human use. If so, then
why can't we also use resentful energy?"

Throwing another text and face turning more red, Lan Qiren shouts again, "Let me ask you, How
do you make the resentful energies listen to you and doesn't harm others? What if you lose
control?"

Wei Wuxian dodges the text again only this time it smacks right into Nie Huaisang's face.
Wei Wuxian sits down to ponder, "That's a good question."

Finally having had enough of the troublemaker, Lan Qiren raises his voice louder, "If you've got
the answer, the cultivation world would never allow you to exist! Get Out! Wangji! You will watch
over his punishment!"

With a bow, Wei Wuxian saunters out of the classroom with a smile on his face.

"Uncle, you have broke the rules" Lan Wangji stated after Wei Wuxian left making his Uncle
pause.

"Do not succumb to rage, do not assume, do not bully the younger, Wei-gongzi asked a question, it
is the role of the teacher to correct and make the student understand" Lan Wangji told him off but
he was careful of his tone.

Lan Qiren heard his nephew and internally sighed, he was right, he was still holding grudges for
the dead woman, and then he took it out on a kid, his nephew really is much more of a sticker for
rules than he is, 'Cangse please don't haunt me for this.'

"I will repent on my mistakes later" Lan Qiren said "As for the rest! Open your books! You'llhave
your first exam by next week!"

Lan Wangji had a bad feeling for what Jiang Wanyin was planning so he decided on following
behind, he had to go find Wei Wuxian for rules to copy anyway.

---

Wei Wuxian was near the pond playing with the fish.

Lan Wangji thought he looked ethereal.

"Wangji, what are you doing? Spying on others is prohibited" Lan Xichen said which made Lan
Wangji flinch as he turned to meet his brother who seemed to be smiling more brightly than usual.

"Not spying, merely observing" Lan Wangji denied and his brother chuckled at that.

"If I had known you wanted to meet Wei-gongzi, I would have brought you to Yunmeng during
discussion conferences" his brother smiled teasingly.

'That's the point! You'd probably do something! And that's worse!'

Lan Wangji glared "Wouldn't come, Loud" he said.

Lan Xiche then sighed "I was looking for you last night, and guess what I found?" Lan Wangji
stiffened and looked at his brother and he saw a hint of mischief in them 'Fuck this shit I'm out'

Lan Xichen held his brother's shoulder, preventing him from moving away.

'Brother tell me you did not see that' he mentally prayed and Lan Xichen huffed holding back his
laughter.

"I didn't know my Didi was so smooth?" He teased the younger whose ears turn a bright shade of
red "Brother" Lan Wangji muttered while avoiding eye contact.

"I never thought I'd hear you talk with that many words!" He exlaimed excitedly "Worry Not Didi,
Gege will help you!" Lan Xixhen literally had flowers growing around him as he said that.
"I might have a few books you might want to read about two people alone in a ro—"

"Brother!"

Lan Wangji did not know his brother read those stuff! Nor did he want to know who told him
about it but he can pin the blame to one person.

"Be careful where you plan on doing it because Uncle will probably get blood loss"

"Brother"

"Also use a lot of oil—"

"Xiongzhang!" Lan Wangji hissed, his ears already burning red "Wei Ying just met me!" He
mumbled out.

"And? Not a problem! You're my younger brother! No one can resist you!" He smiled teasingly.

'Brother you don't understand, I am currently mentally 30 years old in a body of a 16 year old
while Wei Ying will still turn 16 in a couple of months! I'mas old as our uncle! If not then a few
years younger!? I have to Wait for Wei Ying to be a little older'

Lan Wangji sighed softly "Brother"

"Yes yes, don't worry, Big brother believes Wangji will steal Wei-gongzi's heart" Lan Xichen
smiled. As Lan Wangji was going to say something they heard a voice from upfront and they saw
Jiang Wanyin walking towards Wei Wuxian.

Last time it was both Nie Huaisang and Jiang Wanyin but now it was just Jiang Wanyin.

"Wei Wuxian!" Wei Wuxian flinched before smiling "Jiang Cheng! You scared the fish away!"
Jiang Wanyin scowled "What was that for!?"

"What was what for?" Wei Wuxian asked confused "You idiot! You don't even know what you did
wrong!?" Jiang Jiang punched the other's stomach more harder than playful which made the two
Lans look at each other.

Wei Wuxian winced "Look, I was curious, I wanted an answer since none of our teachers would
answer my questions, we came here to learn so I learn but if the teacher doesn't give me the
answers I'm looking for then what do I do?" He asked the younger.

"Then did you have to lose face for Yunmeng!? Getting out when Lan Laoshi said to get out!?" He
raged at the older but not too loud to break the rules.

"He told me to get out, so I'll get out! What's the point of being nice? If he thinks I'm a
troublemaker then I'll be a troublemaker! It's not like their opinions of me will change overnight!"
Wei Wuxian said.

"Besides, YunmengJiang is told to be free! And that's exactly what I'm doing!"

"You? Doing exactly what Yunmeng is supposed to do? You should not make us lose face you
idiot!" Jiang Cheng was about to continue slandering until Lan Wangji decided to step forward
with his brother.

"Wei-gongzi, my brother has been looking for you"

Jiang Cheng stilled and went to wonder if they had heard what he said and did to his brother but
internally sighed in relief when they didn't ask him anything nor did their face say anything.

Wei Wuxian's eyes immediately brightened when he saw Lan Wangji which made his ears turn
pink.

"Oh! Lan-er-gongzi! What did you need me for?" He asked slyly.

Lan Wangji was prepared "I came to get you to the library for our date as well as for you to start
on your punishment" Wei Wuxian sputtered.

Lan Xichen hid his smile behind his sleeves "My Brother was assigned by Uncle to escort and
watch over you while you copy"

"It's called a library date"

"Wangji it doesn't count if one isn't going to enjoy it"

"Who says I'm not going to enjoy it?" Wei Wuxian mumbled as he crossed his arms.

"Well for one thing you have a lot of texts and rules to copy over and over" Wei Wuxian groaned.

"Follow me" Lan Wangji said as he grabbed Wei Wuxian's wrist and walked really fast but it
wouldn't be considered running.

"Lan-er-gongzi! I can walk fine! No need to drag me!"

Lan Xichen watched as he silently cheered for his brother but then he heard something that the
Jiang heir muttered "What a slut" Jiang Wanyin scoffed as he left the place.

Lan Xichen made a mental note to look closely onto the said Jiang heir.
 Chapter 5

When the two entered the library Wei Wuxian sat down on his table and Lan Wangji sat on the
other end where he would be copying the remaining scriptures which wasn't that much as there
were only a hundred left.

He did his work quietly and watched his beloved with his peripheral vision. He saw how the
younger was watching him, observing him.

'Don't be shy, drink up all of my flaws and perfections as you should' he thought to himself.

Then he saw how Wei Wuxian's face dropped slightly, he wanted to ask what was wrong but
decided not to, as they ,well, just met?

He will make the other trust him so that he won't be alone anymore.

He then saw how Wei Wuxian continued writing while glancing at him time to time but like last
time, Wei Wuxian can't really stay in one place for too long, so it didn't surprise Lan Wangji that
he went up to bother him after a while.

---

Wei Wuxian was being dragged by the supposedly Stoic man they all claimed him to be but...what
the heck? He's as shameless as I am! But he's born into the Lan...I doubt he's even seen erotica!

As they arrived he was surprised to say the least when he saw the older male sat down and started
copying books. Boring! But what confused him was that this Lan Zhan and the Lan Zhan earlier
were two different people.

WHO CHANGES PERSONALITY THIS FAST!? IT'S LIKE THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT
PEOPLE IN THE SAME BODY!

He sat down and watched the older closely, he didn't mean to but he just couldn't take in the
breathtaking sight of the younger Jade.

He is truly deserving of his title and for being the 2nd best Bachelor in their generation.

Unlike him who was 4th ranking Bachelor, even higher than Jiang Cheng, but he was always told
that he was a servant.

They all seem to forget that his mother was a disciple of Baoshan Sanren.

But he didn't have the courage, no matter what they say, to yell it at their faces that he wasn't just a
son of a servant.

Madam Yu would whip him until it would get stuck in his brain, while Uncle Jiang would just
allow it.

Uncle Jiang couldn't even look at him, whenever he did it would always have that longing look,
and Jiang Cheng would still say that he got more of his father's attention.

He wouldn't forget that one night when he went to Sect Leader Jiang's office because of a
nightmare.
---

Wei Wuxian didn't have a nightmare for a long time I his stay, he was 12 now, he wanted a bit of
comfort and Uncle Jiang told him he would comfort him no matter what as he was best friends
with his father.

So Wei Wuxian went on towards his office where he heard papers aggressively rustling.

He decided not to enter just yet, it was rare to hear or see his Uncle get mad and he didn't want to
know how rash it would be so he stayed put.

"San-niang would always say I care more about A-Xian than my own son, If I did would I have
allowed her to whip him whenever she likes?"

Wei Wuxian stiffened in his place and crouched down leaning back onto the wall.

"I had loved Cangse, but Changze stole her from me, and A-Xian has his father's face with his
mother's personality, everything I look at him I would see my best friend who stole her away"

Wei Wuxian was heartbroken.

The only person he trusted.

Who he thought cared.

Was actually a wolf in sheep's clothing.

He walked away and decided to just go towards Jiang Fen's room and told her everything.

She was raging but she comforted the child and told him that her arms will always be open for him
and ears will always be there to listen.

---

Wei Wuxian started to write as he put those thoughts aside, glancing that the Jade man every now
and then, maybe he'd be a nice friend? If he can call him that??

Wei Wuxian just couldn't focus on writing! But to be fair, he would definitely prefer this over
that...weapon she uses to 'Discipline' him.

The other disciples would only get running around multiple times, kneel in the ancestral hall, and
that's all.

He no matter goo or bad-HALT!

ALRIGHT ENOUGH OF THIS WHAT THEY CALL TEENAGE ANGST!

HE CAN'T BE CRYING INFRONT OF THE SECOND JADE OF LAN!

Speaking of the said Jade....

He looked towards him a bit more before smirking and decided to annoy him as the other looked
like he was deep onto his work.

'Time to be Annoying!'
---

Wei Wuxian waddled towards Lan Wangji and just stared at him as if it will make the older give
him attention.

'Well it's working! But I have more self control than that!'

"Lan-er-gongzi" Wei Wuxian called out.

"Lan-er-gege" Lan Wangji's ears turn pink.

"Lan Wangji" Wei Wuxian huffed.

"Lan Zhan!"

"Yes Honey Bunny, you called?"

Wei Wuxian blushed so hard 'Where in the sect secrets is he getting all this nicknames from!?'

"You didn't answer when I called you so I had to use your birthname" Wei Wuxian tapped his
finger on the table wood "If you want you could just call me Wei Ying"

Lan Wangji, "Is that an invitation of saying 'Hey you look Pretty, wanna be friends?' Kind of
thing?"

"Yes" Wei Wuxian nodded before he progressed what the other just said "Wait! NO-Not that I
mean you're not pretty, You are-but er-yes I would like to be friends not because you're pretty-
Aaggh!" Wei Wuxian banged his head on the table.

Lan Wangji chuckled softly that the other didn't hear it.

"I never had friends, best I came across is acquaintance" Lan Wangji said gaining the younger's
attention.

"You've never had any friends?" He asked in disbelief "The disciples are afraid of me, no matter, I
didn't find any of them interesting anyway" Wei Wuxian blinked "But you, are the definition of
interesting" Lan Wangji rested his face on his hand.

"Me?" Wei Wuxian pointed at himself confused as Lan Wangji nodded "For one thing, no one was
able to come across the wards without alerting the guards or the main family, you on the other
hand got it, If I wasn't in the area, I you would have been unseen" Lan Wangji explained.

Wei Wuxian flushed a light shade of pink before waving him off "I just found the weaker part of
the wards, I fact I didn't have to do anything, it was already almost open"

Lan Wangji froze at what he just heard, Wei Wuxian never mentioned this in his timeline, he was
glad he asked.

"Later, before curfew, could you show me where?" He asked and Wei Wuxian nodded "Sure, why
not"

They fell into a comfortable silence until Wei Wuxian decided to break it "You said you've manage
to get an acquaintance?" Lan Wangji nodded.

"Nie Huaisang, we met only because our brothers were close, we talk, but not all the time,
pampered young master still gets scared around me" he scoffed "You don't think I'm scary don't
you bunbun?"

Wei Wuxian, "Whoever thinks your scary surely hasn't seen this side of you" he huffed.

"Uncle would qi-deviate, I have to make sure not to do any of this infront of him" Lan Wangji
waved him off.

"Looking at the man goat I'm sure he would" he laughed.

"You should finish your punishment"

"I won't finish it in one day!"

"Good then, We can spend library dates together here until you're done!"

"You-"

"Then a kiss on the cheek and I'll tell Uncle to let you off early?"

Wei Wuxian stared at him and went over to his desk.

'A known flirt can't handle being flirted at' Lan Wangji smirked to himself.

---

*Nie Huaisang and Lan Wangji's backstory*

(Timeline: one year before lectures)

It was past curfew and Nie Huaisang was carrying one jar of emperor's smile when he heard...

"Nie Huaisang"

He paused and turned around "ahahaha..Ji-xiong, you caught me"

Lan Wangji sighed "No punishment, I need to tell you something, I'll need your help" he walked
and Nie Huaisang stood there in shock before the Jade stopped his tracks and faced him "Follow"

Nie Huaisang did as told, and followed him, obviously hiding the jar in his sleeve before the two
were infront of the Jingshi.

"Ji-xiong why are we at your personal...er...home?" Nie Huaisang asked "No one should know,
safe place"

Meaning: What I'm about to tell you should not leave this room or else I will murder you with
Bichen.

Nie Huaisang nodded before the two entered.

"What did you want to tell me?" Nie Huaisang asked "I am from the future"

Nie Huaisang blinked he wanted to ask if he was joking but that would be impossible and Lan
Wangji can't lie, he's bad at it knowing how the other was a sticker for rules.

"Do you have proof?"

Lan Wangji inhaled sharply

"I can show through empathy"

Nie Huaisang flinched "That's too dangerous!" Nie Huaisang hissed "I will have my guqin play
cleansing as I show you the events" as if that will clear everything out.

Lan Wangji then placed a talisman under the guqin and it started playing on its own making Nie
Huaisang look in shock.

"Not much time" Lan Wangji said and Nie Huaisang nodded before giving out his hand.

He showed the other from the beginning, the start of the school year, how he met Wei Wuxian,
waterborne abyss, burning of cloud Recesses, indoctrination camp, Wei Wuxian gone missing,
The same man appeared again 3 months later with demonic cultivation.

They won the war, Meng Yao got accepted by Jin guangshan, The Wen remnants, Huaisang was
shocked at it, he saw elderly the Wen and how weak Wei Wuxian had looked.

All the way u til Lan Wangji's punishment and finding the Wen Child, and his brother's death
which was his nightmare.

At the end he was shaking.

"Ji-xiong...I b-believe you" he managed to stutter out.

He took deep breathes, calming himself down, good thing Lan Wangji was a patient man.

"I'll help you, but I have a question"

"Say"

"Your brother taught Jin Guangyao cleansing, wasn't it supposed to be a Sect secret?"

Lan Wangji snorted which surprised him "I never trusted him, he makes himself all pitiful, but it is
forbidden to teach cleansing to outsiders, brother broke the family rule"

This was more than what he heard but then he asked again "But if Jin Guangyao played cleansing
for my brother, shouldn't he be healing instead of it speeding up the Qi-deviation process?"

Lan Wangji stilled when he heard that "Could he have played wrongly?"

Nie Huaisang shook his head "Impossible! I've known him for so long, he has the best memory,
you tell him once it'll stuck to his head for the next century"

Lan Wangji's brows furrowed "Must have been on purpose"

Both stared at each other.

"I'll help, tell me what you need to do"

Lan Wangji had a small smirk

"Keep that Meng Yao away from my brother as long as possible"

"I was already planning on it" Nie Huaisang closed his fan.

"You should train"

"I will not hold my Saber!"

"Who said anything about sabers?" Nie Huaisang paused as Lan Wangji stood up to go to his
bookshelf.

"What do you mean?" Nie Huaisang questioned but Lan Wangji didn't bother answering as he
placed a book infront of Huaisang.

"Fan cultivation manual" Nie Huaisang whispered and gasped in awe.

'Now this! Is something I will do!'

"Your brother will not care if you won't pick up the saber, know how to defend yourself and he'll
be satisfied"

Nie Huaisang nodded "Thank you, what do you want in return?"

"Mind giving me some cut-sleeve books in your stash?"

"WHAT THE F—"

 Chapter 6

2 weeks into his punishment, Wei Wuxian was in the back hills with Nie Huaisang and Jiang
Cheng catching fish. Wei Wuxian was having a day break from his punishment because in Lan
Wangji's words "I don't want to see you without a hand"

So here he is! Playing with his brother and his best friend.

As they were splashing each other Wei Wuxian started a conversation "Hey Nie-xiong?" He called
out to the other "yeah?" Nie Huaisang asked fixing himself.

"Lan Zhan told me you both were acquaintances"

'AHH JI-XIONG YOU WOUND ME! AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH!!'

"We only got to talk last year when I got caught smuggling alcohol"

"I just realized both of us smuggled alcohol and then boom we're friends"

"You really think he seems you as a friend!?" Jiang Cheng snapped "All I see is you trying to
annoy him!"

Wei Wuxian stared at him "That's the point, you annoy someone until they want to be friends with
you! Worked well with you didn't it?"

"We aren't friends!"

"Right right we're brothers!"

'Brothers? Tsk, in your dreams' Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes.

"Wei-xiong! Wei-xiong! Look a fish! Behind you!"

That distracted him and he turned to find the fish "huh?" He was cut off when he was splashed by
Nie Huaisang.

"Huaisang!"

"It wasn't me! It wasn't me! I don't know anything!"

---

Nie Huaisang was calmly walking around until he felt himself got pulled to the side which made
him nearly scream if it wasn't for the hand of his mouth.

"Huaisang"

Nie Huaisang calmed down before leaving the taller's grasp "What the heck was that for Ji-xiong!?
Nearly made me get a heart attack!"

Lan Wangji shrugged "Anyway what do you need" Nie Huaisang asked and Lan Wangji took out
the book he was hiding and returned it to him.

"Aahh! I'm guessing you enjoyed it eh?" He teased "Could have been better" Lan Wangju said
"You're a tough critic" Nie Huaisang huffed and the two were walking...more like Lan Wangji
leading the way and Nie Huaisang following behind.

"What do you know about the Jiangs?" This caught the shorter male's attention "Them?
Disgusting, I wouldn't mind if the sun took down the main family, all of them are-" he made a fake
gagging noise.

"Wait...isn't gossip forbidden in your Sect?" Nie Huaisang asked and Lan Wangji just pointed at a
stone and made a line.

Nie Huaisang just stared, he saw this one, during empathy, Wei Wuxian did the same when Lan
Wangji caught him.

"We are not within the sect, and it is not gossip if one is doing research on information"

Nie Huaisang bursted out laughing "Ah Wangji-xiong! You started bending the rules aye!?" He
wiped the fake tears.

"I'll tell you what you need to know, but I can't tell you everything, just a brief description, Wei-
xiong will have to tell you the rest" Lan Wangji agreed to this terms, he wanted to know more
about Wei Wuxian by his own.

"Alright which one do you want to know first?" Nie Huaisang asked as he made himself
comfortable on the ground.

"Jiang Wanyin"

---

Lan Wangji was disgusted to say the least, after what he heard from Huaisang, he doesn't think he'd
want Wei Wuxian to leave early.

Good thing he'd planned out everything well enough to make sure he'll be staying longer.

There's this thing called a butterfly effect but he would deal with the consequences if it meant his
Wei Ying will be safe.

He was clenching his brush tightly, he knew it was going to break until he heard "Lan Zhan, your
paper is all messy" that brought him out of his thoughts and saw that his work is literally filled
with ink.

He sighed and just grabbed a new one.

"Are you okay Lan Zhan?" Wei Wuxian asked concerned and Lan An he swore he did not think he
looked this adorable but fortunately he did.

"You look adorable when you're concerned you know that?" Wei Wuxian flushed before he made
an angry face while puffing our his cheeks which only made him cuter.

Wei Wuxian playfully punched him in the arm "I'm being serious here!"

"I never knew you could be serious"

"Is that an insult!? I am fully capable of being serious if I am needed now, what's Wrong?" Wei
Wuxian asked.
Lan Wangji sighed "I just remembered something from my last nighthunt before the lessons
started" Wei Wuxian gestured him to continue.

'I am going to be lying here right now, but Huaisang just told me the script...I memorized it...this
better work or else I'll skewer him alive!'

"This family...they abused their adopted son...he died but they did not care" Wei Wuxian's breath
hitched a bit "The village told me that, the mother would abuse him, the father wouldn't say
anything, his older sister would just tell him to deal with it while his brother did not care"

'This...how awful was the family towards the boy?' Wei Wuxian thought to himself.

"The adopted one however, stayed, he believed he owed them as he was taken in by them when his
parents died ... one from labor and one from illness" Lan Wangji's hands tightened.

"But I don't understand...the family's business only thrived because he was there, now, that he died,
no one was there to fix their mistakes and people never bought from them, and now they're
blaming the dead"

Wei Wuxian hesitated and held the other's hand in comfort.

'AHHH! HUAISANG I OWE YOU THIS ONE! HIS HAND IS SO SOFT I JUST WANNA-
AHM! WANGJI CONCENTRATE!'

Lan Wangji sighed "The boy never owed the family, the family owed him...because of him...their
business thrived...they were nothing without him...Wei Ying...I have a question" he looked at Wei
Wuxian who had a distant look on his eyes before it softened.

"Ask away"

"Why do some people not see that some people are not worth their time? Their love? When those
same people are the ones who hurt them?"

This question made Wei Wuxian freeze. He can relate to the said boy in Lan Wangji's story, but the
only difference is that one was dead and he was still alive.

Somehow this one story Lan Wangji shared seemed to have opened his eyes a bit more but not
enough to see the whole picture.

"Sometimes, for some people, love was stronger than the pain...some people prefer taking the pain
than to leave no matter how toxic the relationship is because their love or care for them is just too
strong to cut the strings"

He said but then Lan Wangji shook his head "They deserve someone to care for them, I hope his
soul rests in peace, I hope others who were in his place...know that they deserve better"

Wei Wuxian stiffened and inhaled sharply at that. He was one of those people...but he didn't want
to leave...not until he repayed his debts.

"Thanks for listening" he heard Lan Wangji sayd and he laughed him off "No problem, I'm here if
you need someoneto talk to" he squeezed the other's hand.

His face flushed when Lan Wangji's big hand was placed on top of his slightly smaller one "I'm
here too if you need someone to talk to" he gave the younger a smile as he squeezed their hands.
'WO DEI TIAN! WHY IS HIS SMILE SO BEAUTIFUL! PEIPLE WILL LITERALLY BOW
DOWN WHEN THEY SEE IT!'

He then felt his hand gone cold before something was placed under his chin which made him face
the older.

'ISN'T THIS SCENE FOR SOME MAIDEN!?'

'DEAR ANCESTORS HELP ME FOR THE BOY I AM IN LOVE WITH IS SUPER

ADORABLE'

He leaned in and placed his mouth beside Wei Wuxian's ear "Bunny, you should finish your
punishment now don't you think?"

Wei Wuxian whined and huffed before pushing him away and went over to sit down on his table.

"Ji-xiongg, why didn't you kiss him already!?" Nie Huaisang whisper-whined as he saw the scene.

"Same question, but Wangji is kind of working on it"

Nie Huaisang flinched when he heard a new voice "Xichen-ge!" He squeaked out "I didn't know
you were here" he fanned himself "Hehe...what are you doing here?"

"Probably the same reason you have?"

The two stared at each other "Eavesdropping is forbidden, both must copy the rules 5 times
tomorrow"

If Lan Wangji was not amused by how suddenly the two were, he shows it, but when Wei Wuxian
starts to annoy him he turns all soft and good as if he wasn't glaring at his brother and Nie
Huaisang.

---

The days went on smoothly after that, Wei Wuxian going on about his day while doing his
punishment in the library, getting to know each other, Wei Wuxian was loving the second Jade's
company.

He would always look forward to talking to him, whether it be during punishments or outside.

He'd then share his ideas with him and Lan Wangji would encourage him to publish it, but when
Wei Wuxian told him the reason he can't the older had been furious but he didn't let it show but
instead he said.

"If you want, the Lan Clan would love to purchase them when you ever make the release"

Which warmed Wei Wuxian's heart because there was someone who had put up with him,
someone who encourages him.

'Jiang Fen Jie... I guess you weren't wrong when you knew someone was going to break my walls
eventually'

On the Last day of his punishment, he decided to give the older a little gift. Good thing Lan
Wangji already knew of this prank that was coming or else he'd be completely flustered.

Lan Wangji knows what day it is, don't get him wrong, he reheared what he was going to okay? He
practiced! Don't judge him he wanted a...actually he doesn't even know.

But right now as he saw Wei Wuxian acting all behaved and such, he made a confused face, when
he's actually not confused but it's all for show! No one's gonna know! Except him ,maybe, but
that's far from the actual point.

So after a full hour or two Wei Wuxian sat infront of him "Someone was behaving well today" he
raised his brow at the younger "Today is my last day here, I finished the punishment, I came to
give you a gift"

"Oh? For what?"

"Friends give each other gifts, considering I'm your first friend I will do the honor"

His heart warmed at that but he wants more...AS IN MORE THAN FRIENDS T^T

but being by Wei Ying's side is more than enough.

It doesn't help the hole in his heart but ANYWAYS-

Lan Wangji took the paper and gasped softly before smiling.

It was just as he remembered, his portrait.

He loved it "I didn't know you were a talented artist" he breathed out looking at the black robed
man.

"It wasn't really supported in Yunmeng" Alarm bells rang in Lan Wangji's head "Why? I heard and
thought Yunmeng is a free spirited place? For how loud it is" both snorted at the last comment.

"Madam Yu...doesn't really like me...and so I would just draw in secret then hide them away,
you're the first one to actually see my drawings"

Lan Wangji felt honored

Like someone give him a prize!

This is some good news!!

"I feel honored! I have never drawn before, I shall give you a drawing of my own"

Lan Wangji took out a piece of paper and drew a rather 'unique piece' HE CAN'T DRAW BUT
IT'S GOOD ENOUGH

He gave it to Wei Wuxian who started laughing while clutching his stomach.

'HEY! I WORKED HARD ON THAT! NOT EVERYONE CAN BE AS GOOD AS YOU!'

"It's...so...*Wheeze*...Cute!"

Lan Wangji's ears flushed pink 'Cute!? He thinks it's cute!!! Take that you females whoever he
flirted with!'

"Who knew the Second Jade couldn't draw? But I'm keeping this!"

"Fine with me"

He then took out the book and opened I before freezing.

His ears turned a bright shade of red.

Wei Wuxian laughed even harder when he noticed it.

ALRIGHT

*Imaginary slamming hands on table*

IT'S NOT LIKE HE WASN'T EXPECTING IT

HE JUST FORGOT ABOUT IT

WITH THE COMMOTION OF THE ARTWORK

HE FORGOT ABOUT THE PRANK

BUT THANK LAN AN HE STILL HAS HIS RESTRAINT AND DID NOT THROW THE
BOOK.

Once Wei Wuxian was done laughing he smiled slyly as the saw the book Lan Wangji was holding
closed.

"How was is it ah Lan Zhan?" He asked "Saw something you like? Or did you never see those in
your life?" Lan Wangji turned to look at him.

"These are from Huaisang isn't it?" He asked and Wei Wuxian laughed again "You bet! I don't
even know where to buy those"

"I have already read this one"

"You what!?"

"I just want to ask, where was Wei Ying going on with this?" He asked.

"I just thought it'd...uh..be funny...I never thought you'd read porn..."

"I'm a growing teenager" 'I'm not but how else am I supposed to explain that!?'

"Makes sense"

"If you want a better reaction I suggest giving this to Uncle"

"I'LL GET EXPELLED"

"Nie Huaisang always got caught smuggling erotica, he'd blame Nie Huaisang for leaving it on his
desk"

"Jiang-xiong I feel like someone's talking behind my back" Nie Huaisang rubbed his nose.
 Chapter 7

After the punishment Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji would be seen together most of the time much
to Lan Qiren's dismay.

He spat out blood when he saw his prized nephew flirting...AS IN FLIRTING WITH WEI
WUXIAN! He would think it would be the other way around but where did he go wrong!? He was
rushed to the healers by his older nephew.

If things are going to go the way his nightmare might go then he's going to have to prepare a
betrothal letter to Jiang Fengmian.

He knows his nephew would elope just to marry Wei Wuxian if he would not give his permission.

---

Wei Wuxian was walking with Jiang Cheng and Nie Huaisang when they saw the two jades
talking, 'It looks serious' he wasn't going to bother them but unfortunately they were too close and
fortunately Lan Wangji saw him and his stoic face turned soft and he called him over.

"Wei Yinnngg"

Lan Xichen wanted to laugh...it's not everyday you see your brother acting like this. Lan wangji
sent a glare at him 'Don't you even dare'

"Lan Zhan! What's up? I saw your expressions earlier, was there something that happened?" He
asked.

"There were reports on water ghouls in Caiyi" Lan Wangji said "Water ghouls? Us Yunmeng can
help" Lan Wangji scowled at the Jiang Heir but his face only remained stoic looking to the other
male.

"I don't—"

"Us of Yunmeng had a lot of experience with water ghouls as we are surrounded by lakes" Jiang
Cheng cut Lan Wangji off which was well...first of all RUDE!

Also

It's against the rules to disturb when one is speaking!

---

Bustling sounds of a market place fill the hall as Caiyi Town comes into view. Boats float leisurely
on the river as vendors line the path along the lake..

Wei Wuxian and Jiang Wanyin sit beside a restaurant as they each enjoy a dessert. Wei Wuxian
watches the locals haggle and argue in the Gusu dialect.

"These people are so soft spoken and polite when they argue! If they were in Yunmeng it would
sound like people are arguing even though they're just chit chatting" Wei Wuxian observed which
Jiang Cheng politely ignored.

"We're in luck! Lan Zhan is busy hunting water spirits with Lan Xichen. Lan Qiren went to the
Discussion Conference in Qinghe. Good luck is here and there's no way to stop it!"

"Good luck? You basically offended the Lan Clan already. When Lan Qiren comes back, he'll
definitely punish you" Jiang Wanyin spat into his face 'If Yunmeng loses any more face—'

Throwing and arm around his brother's shoulders, Wei Wuxian replied, "You've buried my body
so many times already! What difference does one more time make? Come on, I smell rice wine!"

'If only I could bury your actual body then it'll have a nicer feeling'

With one leap, Wei Wuxian hops onto a boat and steers it in the direction he smells the rice wine.
Passing under the walk bridge where Lan Wangji and Lan Xichen were looking out towards the
guest disciples. "Brother, why did you invite them to come with us Fighting? Wei Ying, I
understand but I don't trust the Jiang heir"

"Young Master Jiang and Young Master Wei have a good reputation in Yunmeng for being highly
capable. While I too do not trust him, it would only make us undermine the sect heir capabilities,
we do not want to have war against a matter like this especially when we all know the temper of
the Violet Spider"

'Bleh! Violet spider? Please spiders? You could step on them and crush them...if you're scared of
bugs like I am then burn them!, easy as that! How did that disgusting woman even earned her title?'

Back on the water, Wei Wuxian is hailed by the fruit vendors as he sped past. His boat accidentally
hits into Jin Zixuan's boat. Wei Wuxian turns to bow in apology, "My apologies, Young Master
Jin."

Jin Zixuan wipes the spilled rice wine from his person as he glares at Wei Wuxian. "Wei Wuxian,
was that intentional? It's a wide river and you just happen to hit my boat?"

'I may be blind as a bat?????? And peacock I don't really care'

"Just make sure the Jiang Clan of Yunmeng stays away from me."

"Not a difficult thing to do, I'd suggest not even entering Yunmeng and you'll survive"

Jin Zixuan was about to ask what he meant until shadows dashed around under the boats, as one
dark shadow dashes towards Nie Huaisang's boat. Using its momentum in the water to break the
surface, a water ghoul flies directly at Nie Huaisang.

A bamboo pole swings across the white cloth and slams the water ghoul back into the water. All
around, more water ghouls break the surface to climb onto land and attach the merchants and
vendors on the street. Wei Wuxian unsheathes Suibian and slashed at the ghouls on land to free
several civilians.

"HELLPPPP!"

Wei Wuxian turns in time to see a heavy set ghoul jump onto Nie Huaisang's boat and sank half of
it under water. More ghouls blocked Wei Wuxian and Jin Zixuan's way as they tried to save Nie
Huaisang before a pale blue sword glare cut through the ghoul attacking Nie Huaisang.

Climbing out on shaky knees, Nie Huaisang stammers out a thank you before realizing it was Lan
Xichen who came to his rescue, "Thank you, Xi...Xichen-ge"

The water ghouls retreat as Jiang Wanyin and Lan Wangji show up and began throwing sealing
talismans.

Nie Huaisang returns to the docks as the rest follow Lan Xichen to investigate Biling Lake.

Looking thoughtfully at the water, Wei Wuxian pondered. "So we can't catch it with just nets
alone. If only there was something like a compass that can help point out where the ghouls are"

Jiang Cheng, "EY! Focus on the water and catching ghouls. Don't start daydreaming now..."
'Stupid! Who's going to agree with your dumb ideas that's never going to even work'

"I think a compass to point out resentful spirits would be a great idea" Lan Wangji commented.

Wei Wuxian laughs"See! Lan Zhan agrees with me! Besides, Cultivation and flying on swords
used to be crazy dreams too"

Jiang Cheng went red as he gripped tightly on Sandu.

Lan Xichen ordered the Lan disciples to gather and brought his brother, Wei Wuxian, Jin Zixuan
and Jiang Wanyin.

Sweeping the surrounding area with a quick glance, Wei Wuxian notices Lan Wangji's boat sitting
oddly on the water. Jumping up and down in his boat, Wei Wuxian shouts to get Lan Wangji's
attention, "Lan Zhan! Look at me, look at me!"

Lan Wangji who already expected this turns his head towards Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji glimpses a
bamboo pole slamming against the water surface as Wei Wuxian's boat barrels towards his own
boat.

Hopping between his boat and Lan Wangji's to land on the top of his own boat, Wei Wuxian uses
his bamboo pole to slam against Lan Wangji's boat to flip it high above their heads.

Jumping to Lan Xichen's boat to avoid the collision, Lan Wangji faces Wei Wuxian...he just wants
to watch his beloved in action so let him!

Lan Wangji's boat flips upside down as it descended to reveal three water ghouls clinging to the
bottom. A Lan Xiche quickly suppresses them as the rest look at Wei Wuxian in awe.

'That's right! That's my boy right there!' Pride is forbidden but who cares!? Only his brother could
read through his stoic demeanor.

Water ghouls.

Ah...

'Can't that brat not be the center of attention!? Can't he stop playing hero!? If Lan Wangji gets
abducted by the ghoul then let him! He's not as important as Lan Xichen who is the sect heir
anyway!' Jiang Cheng glared at the back of Wei Wuxian's head.

"Young Master Wei, how did you know there were spirits on the bottom of Wangji's boat?" Lan
Xichen asked as he was impressed.

Smiling as he landed back on his own boat, Wei Wuxian taps the side of his boat with his bamboo
pole.

"Easy! The water disbursement was off. There was only one person on the boat, but it sat deeper
than the boat with two people. So there was something was clinging to the bottom of the boat."
Nodding in acknowledgement, Lan Xichen complimented, "You are experienced indeed."

Lan Xichen glanced at his brother 'You chose quite well'

Lan Wangji huffed 'Tell me something I don't know'

Uneasy with the compliment, Wei Wuxian diverts his attention to Lan Wangji, "Lan Zhan, I didn't
mean to splash water on you. Water spirits are tricky. If I said anything, they would hear me and
run off—"

Lan Wangji cut him off "It is fine, thank you Wei Ying"

"Sure! No problem! What are friends for?!" Wei Wuxian gave the older a dazzling smile.

'Wei Ying! Please! My heart cannot take much of this beauty!'

"Friends?"

Wei Wuxian looked at him betrayed and offended "I thought we were friends!"

"Mn, sorry my mistake"

"Lan Zhan you fuddy duddy"

While the disciples watched in wonder at the two, they were wondering how the loud and sunny
disciple managed to get through the icy Jade's wall.

Having had enough of his Shixiong's antics, Jiang Wanyin shouted at him. "If you want to help,
then stop bothering Second Young Master Lan and come back over here!"

Ignoring his Shidi, Wei Wuxian noticed the water turning a dark color and giddily said, "It’s here,
it’s here!"

Ghastly hands suddenly popped out from under the water to pull at the sides of the boats as thick
black bands begin to attack the cultivators directly.

Before Lan Wangji could pull out his sword he saw Suibian already out to cut it all off.

He looked at Wei Wuxian as the sword sheathed itself.

"Nice sword, What's the name of the sword?" He asked as he just remembered that the Lan Wangji
in this timeline doesn't know the name of his sword.

"Suibian"

Lan Wangji gives him a confusing look. "This sword has a spirit. It's offensive to address it as I
wish."

Rolling his eyes with a small chuckle, Wei Wuxian directed his sword to continue attacking the
water ghouls attached to the sides of the boats.

"I wasn’t asking you to call it whatever you wanted to. The sword's name really is Suibian! Here,
look!"

Pulling his sword back into its sheath, Wei Wuxian passed the sword over for Lan Wangji to see
the name engraved on it. True enough, the two characters for Suibian were engraved onto the
weapon.

"I know, I know. You want to ask why I picked this name. If there is any special meaning.
Actually when Uncle Jiang gave it to me, I had thought of over twenty names, but I wasn't happy
with any of them. So I said, Whatever. But after the sword had been forged, these two characters
were on it. It's not a bad name actually."

'Both you and the sword together is bad enough' Jiang Wanyin rolled his eyes, as much as he want
to say it, they're in public, she shouldn't let them lose face.

"It suits you" Wei Wuxian blushed as he puffed out his cheeks while looking away.

'ADORABLE'

Noticing black tendrils trying to sneak up on him, Jiang Wanyin drew his sword and slashed at it
before warning the others, "Be careful. There is something in the water."

Dark shadows swim past the boats in the water as the nets dragged as if it caught something.
However, when pulled up, the nets were empty.

"There's something weird going on here. Lan Zhan, beside your boat!"

Bichen is unsheathed and stabbed into the water before Wei Wuxian could finish. After a moment,
it returned without piercing anything. As Lan Wangji contemplated his sword, a Lan disciple also
drew out his sword and directed it to stab into the water. But the sword never resurfaced no matter
how hard the disciple tried to recall it, growing more pale as time went by.

The older disciple sharing his boat berated him for his reckless maneuver.

"Su She! We still don't know what the thing inside the water is. Why did you suddenly send your
sword underwater like that?"

Flustered, Su She tried to remain calm as he defended himself, " I saw that Second Young Master
also…" Su She cut off as he realized his words and flushed a bright red as if disgraced.

'Pathetic' Lan Wangji thought'...he should stay alive though...he could be a perfect bait for the
indoctrination.'

The boats continued to float to the center of Biling Lake as the water began to darken and take on a
dark green hue. Dark shadows in the water began to condense into one solid shape.

Jiang Wanyin, Wei Wuxian, Jin Zixuan, and Lan Wangji drove their swords into the water to
attack the mass. Their swords returning moments later throwing what looked like strands of hair
onto their boats.

Suddenly realizing what it is, Lan Wangji ordered, "Go back immediately! It's a water demon!"
 Chapter 8

The dark green of the water turned black as the boats began to sink and drift in a circle that was the
mouth of a whirlpool.

"We won't be able to handle this on our own. We need to focus on saving people. Young Master
Jiang and Young Master Wei, you two form a team. Wangji, Young Master Jin, and I are a team.
Now split up!" Lan Xichen ordered.

'BROTHER WHY ARE YOU NOT LETTING ME BE WITH MY BELOVED IN BOTH

LIFETIMES!?'

Within moments, everyone mounted their swords and moved into position. As if sensing its prey
was leaving, the black tendrils begin attacking in earnest.

Hovering above his boat, Wei Wuxian is forced to dodge and navigate through the forceful
onslaught. Barely dodging in time a few times as the tendrils cut off his path.

That was when he noticed Su She was stranded on his boat. His sword still had not resurfaced. He
was already knee-deep in the water and frozen from fright.

Wei Wuxian darted over and grabbed Su She's wrist to pull him up from the water. Once again, he
is dodging and weaving through the renewed onslaught of black tendrils before flying upwards.

Suibian was built for speed not for strength so the ascent from the water began to slow as the front
of the sword dipped towards the water.

The tendrils shoot forward from the water to catch the two ascending. Su She flailed around
erratically trying to avoid the tendrils. Tiring out, Su She decided an alternative was needed and
yanked hard on the arm Wei Wuxian was gripping.

Wei Wuxian felt a sudden tug from Su She and braced before it almost knocked him off his
balance. Thinking it because of the tendrils, Wei Wuxian forces his sword to ascend faster as Jiang
Wanyin shot forward to help Wei Wuxian.

Definitely to help as he well...do I need to explain?

Another hard tug on his arm gave the tendrils enough time to wrap itself around Wei Wuxian's
ankle and violently yank him off his sword. Wei Wuxian used the momentum to throw Su She
safely towards Jiang Wanyin.

"Wei Wuxian!" Jiang Wanyin shouted as he stared at his Shixiong falling 'You are not allowed to
die just yet!'

Wei Wuxian's body slammed into the water and is dragged to the bottom by black wisps and
tendrils. Soon he is pulled into the heart of the abyss as silence overtakes his senses. An erie sense
of peace calms his heart and eases his mind.

Wisps of resentment curl around Wei Wuxian's out stretched arm as corpses and bones swirl into
view. Words he had spoken in class echoed in his mind.

Spiritual energy is energy...

Resentful energy is energy as well.

Spiritual energy can split mountains and fill oceans.

It's available for human use.

If so, then why can't we also use resentful energy?

Resentment.

'Should I swim up? Or not?...I could just stay here, No one can hurt me here, No more pain, No
need to act,No need to be strong, No more...I'llbe free'

As if making the decision for him, a white clad arm reaches through the thick resentment and Wei
Wuxian feels his collar tighten. He is lifted into the air and Wei Wuxian turns to see that his savior
was none other than Lan Wangji.

'I can't believe I let this happen twice in a row! Wei Ying honey I'm sorry! But atleast this time I
was a little bit faster in getting you out of the water'

Shoving aside his thoughts, Wei WuXian spoke, "Lan Zhan, your sword is quite strong! Thank you
for saving me but why did you pull on my collar? I don’t feel comfortable if you grab me like this.
Why don’t I stretch my hand to you and you can grab that instead?"

'Shit–Right!'

"Sorry, here" he then positioned the younger in a bridal carry which made him flush deep red.

"L-LAN ZHAN! You—this! This is embarrassing!"

"I never knew you actually had it in you to be embarrassed?"

"I'm human! I have emotions! I feel things!"

Jiang Wanyin just looked at the two in disgust as Lan Xichen was sealing the abyss.

'A whore like his mother indeed'

---

The trip back into Caiyi was quiet as they each were caught up in their own thoughts. Wei Wuxian
sits on the bow of his boat, staring at his reflection in the water.

'What would have happened if I actually drowned? How many people would be happy?'

"Here, your sword" Jiang Wanyin's boat drifts closer to Wei Wuxian's. "What's on your mind?"

'Not like I care or anything'

Wei Wuxian shakes his head and answered, "Nothing, Just thinking about where that Waterborne
Abyss came from. Everyone in Caiyi Town can swim. Gusu Lan would have taken care of any
reports of more than few ships sinking right away. It's not likely for one to take form here."

In their own boat, Lan Wangji asked his brother, "Brother, do you know if any place has recently
had an increase in shipwrecks and water demons?"
Lan Xichen simply pointed to the sun in the sky.

"That's outrageous."

"They couldn't take care of it so they chased it here. Bringing harm to others!"

"The Wens are very powerful right now. Most of the smaller clans rely on them so they've become
domineering. We can't point a finger at them without proof anyways. As long as we stay out of the
way we'll probably not get targeted"

Lan Wangji sent him a glare 'Cloud Recesses did no such thing and yet we were burned! Seriously
some people deserve a beating or two'

"But if we keep letting them get away with these things sooner or later there will be disaster." Wei
Wuxian said.

'As usual, Wei Ying is the only one with common sense during situations like this'

"It's easy for you to say! If you can't stand being pushed around, then just fight back. Don't drag
Yunmeng down with you!" Jiang Wanyin spat.

Jin Zixuan shot the Jiang heir a disapproving look "If everyone only worries about themselves,
then it won't be long before all clans become servants of the Wen Clan"

Jiang Wanyin turned red.

"The sword hits the person who takes the lead. Don't ever bring that up again. Stay out of trouble."
The purple robed man glared at his head disciple.

'Stubborn and arrogant, it'll get him nowhere!'

Chuckling, Wei Wuxian agreed, "I know. Just mind my own business, right? Even if I don't say
anything, someone else should."

Rolling his eyes, Jiang Wanyin punched his shoulder, "For heaven's sake..."

Lan Xichen followed his brother's gaze to see that Wei Wuxian was flirting with the fruit vendors
on the side of the lake.

Suddenly Wei Wuxian shouted while pointing to Lan Wangji, " Miss, don't you think he's good-
looking?"

Several shouts of "Yeah, he's even more handsome!" came as a reply causing Lan Wangji to stiffen
up more.

Wei Wuxian sent his boat forward to speak to Lan Wangji, "Lan Zhan, I like the Gusu accent! Can
you teach me how to curse in your dilect?"

Wei Wuxian's boat pulled in close.

"Cussing is prohibited"

'Unless you cuss in your mind then it isn't'

Lan XiChen laughed into his sleeve "I am more than welcome to teach you Wei-gongzi"
Lan Wangji glared at his brother "No need!"

'Brother I am still mad at you for not pairing me up with Wei Ying earlier! Don't you dare take him
from me!'

---

Lan Wangji decided not to catch them drinking alcohol that night and told his brother he wanted to
sleep earlier and appoint someone else to take his place.

His brother of course agreed, he loves him too much!

Except when his a-YaO came to the picture , Lan Wangji is still sulking about such thing!

Lan Wangji should have known better than to let someone take his place that night, because he
seemed to have forgotten some things can't be changed.

And now his beloved got his back hit with a discipline paddle while he was sent to the Library to
arrange the texts.

He then told his brother he'll be bathing in the cold pond.

He knows what his brother will be doing next, so gladly he won't say anything about it, he just
made his way towards the pond removing his robes but leaving his pants on because obviously!
Last time he didn't even had any! And his brother sent his crush here! While he was naked!

Not that it wasn't a good thing

But he's currently a mentally 30 year old man in a 16 year old body and Wei Ying is still 15
turning 16 in...

Why does this seem illegal for some reason...

---

Wei Wuxian hasn't seen Lan Wangji all morning after his punishment with his brother and Nie
Huaisang.

He heard from other disciples he was busy arranging stuff in the library 'Boringg, I'll find him later'

Wei Wuxian was limping, but he wasn't going to complain, he had worse with the Zidian, this was
just child's play for him.

"Wei-gongzi"

He jumped when he saw Lan Xichen "Ahh Zewu-Jun" he rubbed the back of his neck "What
brings you here?" He asked and the man infront of him softly smiled.

"How is your back fairing? I heard you got 50 strikes while the other only got 10" 'Uncle was
lenient on the amount of strikes for Wei-gongzi, it would have been more if Wangji didn't clear his
mind on the first day' he thought to himself.

"My back is doing well, I might be able to walk in a few days" he smiled but Lan Xichen didn't
quite believe him, he saw and observed him and the Jiang heir for some time now.

Spying on people is forbidden but he was just in the right place in the right time, plus it's not like
Uncle caught him or anything.

"How about I point you to a place where you can heal a bit faster?"

"Oh?"

---

'What's taking brother so loooonnnnggg???'

Lan Wangji was splashing the water 'I'm getting impatient'

"Lan Zhan!"

Lan Wangji turned around and saw Wei Wuxian "Wei Ying? Who let you in?" He asked before he
saw Wei Wuxian's cheeks turn a bit pink 'Funny, that didn't happen before? Is he starting to like
me? Dang if he is then how stupid was my past self'

Wei Wuxian gaped at Lan Wangji 'This! Zewu-Jun you never told me your brother is here! He- too
hot!'

"Zewu-Jun let me in! Lan Zhan you never told me about this place!"

Lan Zhan smiled "I was planning on finding you later after I was finished, I heard you were caught
drinking again?"

Wei Wuxian huffed as he got undressed, leaving his pants on as well before going in the pond.

"Lan-er-gege! It's so cold! How do you handle this!"

Lan Wangji's ears flushed at the name.

"Come over here, it's warm on my side" he smiled and Wei Wuxian flushed before complying.

There was a comfortable silence until Lan Wangji spoke "Do you mind if I wash your back?" He
asked permission "The wounds from the paddle might cause infection" Lan Wangji waited
patiently for the male to answer.

Last timeline he didn't see the other's back as Wei Wuxian moved quick and put his robe on his
back. Come to think of it, he never saw the other's back. Not like it was necessary but...

Oh Lan An he really is a pervert in disguise...

Wei Wuxian was reluctant but he trusted the male, he had showed him more kindness than the
rest...his shijie was kind...but she would always say that he was one to blame for the scars on his
back...even if not directly he knows what she meant.

'Would Lan Zhan be the same?' He thought but the man infront of him gave him no reason to doubt
him.

"Sure, but can you promise not to tell anyone?" Wei Wuxian asked wary.

Lan Wangji smiled softly "You can trust me"

Wei Wuxian hesitated and turned his back around.

What Lan Wangji saw made him gasp and murderous at the same time.
 Chapter 9

There were purple whip scars all over the boy's back.

"Wei Ying..." he said softly, as if he was afraid the boy will break...which he is! Literally! If Wei
Wuxian wasn't important or if he didn't know the future he would have long gone to Lotus Pier
declaring war for hurting his beloved!

He could feel the other shudder, Lan Wangji sighed as he took some of the cold pond water and
placed it on the other's back..he could see that some of the Zidian marks have been reopened...last
timeline he had 300 hits along with him.

He did not want to know how much pain the other had been in while he was being a total jerk.

He wanted to slap his past self.

"You don't have to tell me if you're not ready yet"

Wei Wuxian nodded "Thanking him"

Lan Wangji wouldn't force him but he felt like he should share something from his side.

"Is it fine if I tell you about my mother?" Lan Wangji asked which caught Wei Wuxian's attention.

"If that's fine with you" he didn't want to pry "Nonsense, if it wasn't fine then I wouldn't ask"

He carefully washed the other's wounds with the water of the cold spring as he talked.

"My mother was framed of murder" he started "We were told she killed an elder but she refuses to
answer why she did so, until her death no one knew why"

"She was sentenced to death until, father went up and tied his forehead ribbon to her, wrist and
another to his, which represents an engagement"

"Is that what your ribbons stands for?" Wei Wuxian asked and Lan Wangji blinked in shock 'You
copied the rules and you don't know!? Maybe that was why you kept on asking for it last timeline,
and why you pulled it out' he realizes.

"The ribbon symbolizes restraint, only family and spouse are allowed to touch it" he explained
'Obviously you're allowed'

"Your future spouse will be lucky" the other grumbled and ohohoho is that jealousy Lan Wangji
hears?? He internally smirked to himself 'My soulmate, beloved, please stay near me' he thought to
himself.

"Anyway, continue on your story"

Lan Wangji blinked and continued "He married mother but both went onto lifelong seclusion,
brother and I then came in the picture, we were only allowed to see her once a month"

"That's outrageous!" Wei Wuxian yelled.

"Loud noise is forbidden, but no one's here so I'll let that as-pass" he cleared his throat at the slip
but the other didn't notice it.
"You can't just separate a mother from their child! What about your..." Wei Wuxian trailed of, it
was cute seeing him concerned if he might break through a line.

"I have never met my father, I didn't wish to see him" Lan Wangji looked away "You should try to
visit him" Lan Wangji looked at Wei Wuxian who turned and met his eyes.

"It could give you a chance, some children don't have father's, if you don't like how the meeting
with your father went, then it's fine if you do not wish to see him again" Wei Wuxian patted his
shoulder.

"Mother would have liked you"

This caught Wei Wuxian off-guard "She's shameless and loves to tease, you both would get along
just well"

Wei Wuxian beamed "I would have loved to meet her!"

'Mother would have loved you as her son-in-law' he could only imagine.

---

After the talk, it was time for lunch, Lan Wangji usually eats in his own quarters with his brother
sometimes joining him.

Unfortunately for him his brother decided to join him because of the cold pool incident and would
like to know the details, so after the two were done eating and were now drinking tea, the older
Lan spoke.

"You've been in there for 2 hours, I believe I sent Wei-gongzi over there an hour after you were in
there"

'Brother Last timeline it only took you 15 minutes, what took you so long!? Is this the infamous
butterfly effect!?'

Lan Wangji closed his eyes and huffed "Promised not to tell"

Lan Xichen pouted at his brother before sighing "I apologize for not pairing you with Wei-gongzi,
but I could not help it as it was the rush of the moment"

"Brother is forgiven"

"Aiyahh Wangji, Brother said he was sorry"

"Mn"

"Stubborn, should I sent a courting letter to the Jiang Sect?" Lan Xichen asked and Lan Wangji set
his cup down.

"No"

"No?" Lan Xichen was confused.

"I want to ask Wei Ying on my own will, and he will answer it himself, If the Jiangs know, they'll
use it as an alliance for their own will" Lan Xichen frowned at his brother's words.

"One must not make assumptions"

"Xiongzhang, I am not making assumptions, I heave heard it from the source itself" this made Lan
Xichen widen his eyes.

"Is the Jiangs..."

'Here we go again...'

"There are things I can tell you brother, but others I can't, If you trust me...I will show you"

A servant came in to take the dishes away and closed the door.

Lan Xichen was confused, ofcourse he would trust his baby brother more than anything in the
world...what had made him doubt?

"Of course I trust you"

"Then I hope you won't ask anything until we're done?"

"We're?"

"Huaisang"

The green robed young master came in "You better hurry with this one, Wei-xiong will kill me
when he finds I stole his bell" Lan Xichen was in shock the item the younger nie was holding.

"Wangji what is this about?"

"Brother please trust me this once, I can'tlet either of the both of us make the same mistake again"
Lan Wangji didn't plan to show him the future today but Nie Huaisang sure is Impatient and if not
now then when?

'Brother you're not going to like it but you're going to deal with it'

"I promise not to question until this is all over"

"Good" Lan Wangji placed silencing Talismans around the place and started the empathy.

---

"Jiang Cheng!"

He rushed towards the younger "What!?" He asked irritated. "Someone stole my bell" he pointed to
his side where the bell was intact which angered Jiang Wanyin.

"You idiot! How could you lose the bell!" He wanted to slap him to oblivion.

"I didn't lose it! I had it while talking with Nie-xiong, then as I was walking to find you both, it's
gone!" He then paused "I know Huaisang is a prankster but why would he steal my clarity bell!"

He then rushed off to find Huaisang.

"Why should I care, you'd be better away from me" Jiang Wanyin tsked and left.

---

Half an hour had passed and Nie Huaisang rang the clarity bell to both their ears as he saw Lan
Xichen's discomfort.
He rang the bell 3-5 times before the two finally got out of empathy.

Lan Xichen was horrified, from what he saw, the one his brother has a crush on was a demonic
cultivator! But he protected the innocents! There was a child!, while believed the man he called A-
Yao instead of his own brother. He might already found his answer when his brother asked him to
trust him because in that vision he never believed him, and his best friend had died had! He had
many questions but like he promised, he never said a word.

Lan Wangji sighed "I am from the future"

'Okay well that explains most of it' Lan Xichen thought.

"Ji-xiong had told me about it first and..." since Lan Wangji wasn't much of a talker...to anyone
that isn't his Wei Ying...Nie Huaisang did most of the talking.

"...And that's what we know, any questions?"

Nie Huaisang asked the first Jade who nodded "You're saying that the cleansing I taught Jin
Guangyao had not slowed down the process but sped it up"

The two nodded "He was getting better when Jin Guangyao stopped playing but then he got into
more stress and since Xiongzhang couldn't play he decided to just place his trust on Jin Guangyao.
Which only killed him in a matter of months."

"But you think its intentional?"

"Yao-ge has good memory, you tell him something once, and he'll remember it forever, and he's
really into getting his father to legitimize him, I have no doubt he'd do anything" Nie Huaisang
clarified.

"We could try to change his mind" Lan Xichen said he doesn't want to believe them but his brother
infront of him came from the future, he had no choice but to believe him.

After all, the future him failed, so he'll make sure the present him doesn't, if that's what will earn
his brother's trust again.

"One more question" he said raising a finger "How did Wei-gongzi became a demonic cultivator?"
Lan Xichen asked.

"Ji-xiong had a few guesses in why, it was either he was possessed or the burial mounds changed
him, he never once had touched his sword after he returned" Nie Huaisang said and Lan Xichen
nodded "Him being possessed sounds more like a possibility, Wei-gongzi doesn't seem like the
type to touch resentful energy"

"Wait! I just remembered!" Nie Huaisang said.

"Didn't he fell in the waterborne abyss twice?" Nie Huaisang asked and Lan Wangji nodded.

"Where was he when he fell in? Which part?"

"Why are you asking this?" Lan Xichen asked.

"Well uhh I dont-"

"Nie Huaisang" Lan Wangji glared at him "Uhm, because he might have been exposed to resentful
energy beforehand, as he showed us, it seemed like he tamed the resentful energy" he explained.
"I checked in the library Pavillion and saw that, Resentful energy cannot be tamed unless the
victim has been exposed to the energy itself beforehand"

Lan Wangji gasped and sat up straighter than before, as if he wasn't sitting straight already.

"He fell into the heart of the abyss" As soon as Lan Wangji said that, they all rushed out of the
Jinshi door without breaking the 'no running' rule.

'I hope it's not too late! Wei Ying never said anything if his body felt different, but then again, his
pain tolerance is high, he must have not realized it'

He looked around to find his crush

'Baobei where are you?????'

---

Wei Wuxian was mad but not mad, he was annoyed to say the least.

Since when did Nie Huaisang became a good hider!? And Cloud Recesses is big for a mountain!
Not as big as Lotus Pier but STILL!

When then he hear Nie Huaisang's voice calling out to him "Nie Huaisang!" He called out to the
teen.

Nie Huaisang leaned in to hug his Wei-xiong, and since he didn't want to die he sneakily tied the
bell to the taller's belt and hid the bell inside it.

He could smell vinegar coming from Lan Wangji nearby so he removed himself before bichen
might kill him.

He might as well give the other is super limited edition interesting cutsleeve book.

"Huaisang did you steal my bell?" He asked crossing his arms.

"I don't know! I didn't! I didn't! Did you check your belt or robes properly!?" Huaisang ran and hid
behind Lan Xichen.

Wei Wuxian then sighed "I checked multiple times and-huh?"

Lan Wangji, 'WHY IS YOUR CONFUSED FACE SO CUUTEEE!?!?!?'

"Oh...I must have forgotten to check in this place" Wei Wuxian said before he noticed the two
jades and greeted them before asking.

"May I help you?"

"Wei-gongzi, please forgive us, we had forgotten to bring you to the infirmary yesterday after we
have sealed the abyss" Lan Xichen explained.

Wei Wuxian quickly waved them off "I feel fine don't worry-"

"Wei Ying please" Lan Wangji said gaining the other's attention because HE WANTS IT WHY
SHOULD HE NEED A REASON!?

"You were dragged at the heart of the abyss, there might be some resentful energy in your dantian
but fai t enough that you might not feel it, If it isn't going to be removed, I fear something might
happen to you" Lan Wangji said holding Wei Wuxian's hand.

Wei Wuxian had never had someone to worry for him like this aside from his Jiang Fen jie but the
woman was his mother figure, he never had people around his age worry for him.

'Is this what's it like when people care for you?'

He then saw Lan Wangji's eyes which looked scared and IS IT GETTING TEARY!? OH NO NO
NO

LAN XICHEN WAS GOING TO KILL HIM IF ONE TEAR LEAVES HIS BROTHER'S EYES!

"Don't cry! I'll get my dantian checked" he quickly reassured the older male who then smirked.

'This! He-NIE HUAISANG WHAT DID YOU TEACH THIS MAN!? FAKE CRY TO GET
WHAT YOU WANT!'

"Great!" He then kissed the other's hand and carried him.

"Let's goooooo!!!"

"LAN ZHAN I CAN WALK MYSELF!"

Lan Xichen and Nie Huaisang looked at each other amused "Paint that scene and I'll pay you for it"
the younger nie fanned himself and smiled.

The two then heard a choked cry from the side and saw Lan Qiren fainting after spitting blood.

"I was sure there was a rule against being dramatic"

 Chapter 10

Turned out Lan Qiren didn't need to get to the healers as he stood right back up in a matter of time
and walked towards them.

"What did you mean that Wei Wuxian got resentful energy in his dantian?" He asked his nephew
"He fell into the heart of the abyss, and we're going to the infirmary to check if he would need to
get his core cleansed"

Lan Qiren stroked his beard "Lead the way"

---

"Lan Zhaaann! If my brother see us like this, what would he say!?"

Lan Wangji rolled his eyes mentally 'Let the arrogant brat think what he wants to think, he doesn't
deserve you, pride is forbidden but I deserve you and you deserve me! End of discussion!'

When they entered the infirmary he layed his beloved onto the bed and called for a healer.

"Lan-er-gongzi, what seems to be the problem?" The eldest healer asked as he was the only one
currently available and the most knowledgeable.

"Please check if Wei Ying's dantian is having and trace of resentful energy in it" he asked the
healer who seemed surprised at the familiarity the second Jade has with the said disciple.

"I shall see what I can do about it" the healer said as he walked towards his patient.

"May I have your wrist?" Wei Wuxian did as told and let the expert do...whatever he's
doing????????? He has no medical knowledge even after how many times he spent with Jiang Fen
because that's just how it is.

While the healer was examining him, three people barged in the door.

"Uncle, Brother, Nie Huaisang" Lan Wangji greeted with his usual stoic face, which Lan Qiren
will never know why his prized nephew, is so shameless infront of Wei Wuxian...but he shouldn't
question it because Lans were known as romantics...in their own...questionable ways atleast.

Lan Qiren nodded at his nephew before turning towards the healer.

"His core is surrounded by faint resentful energy, a month of playing cleansing for him before bed
will help, I demand weekly visits for me to check his core"

"Will do, I will assign a disciple to play it for him" Lan Qiren said before Lan Wangji spoke "I
shall play cleansing for Wei Ying" Lan Qiren wants to sigh but at the same time he feels blood
coming up his throat.

HIS ELDEST NEPHEW AND THE NIE HEIR ARE JUST SMILING HEARING THAT!?

"As long as it doesn't interfere with your studies"

"Wei Ying never interferes my studies, this is nothing" Lan Wangji then turned to Wei Wuxian and
smiled "You will visit the Jingshi one hour before curfew for me to play cleansing"
This time not only Lan Qiren spat blood but the Healer was put to stone when he saw the difference
in personality with what the second Jade presented.

He then got off his place and went towards Lan qiren to wipe off the blood.

"Lan Qiren, you will lose blood if you keep being dramatic"

"I am not dramatic"

Wei Wuxian just flushed pink at Lan Wangji before asking "Where's and What is the Jinghi?"

Lan Xichen, "My little brother's personal Quarters, Wangji will be the one to show you the way"

Wei Wuxian blinked and was about to say something when Jiang Wanyin unfortunately entered
the room much to the timetraveler, and the two other's dismay.

"What did you do!?" Jiang Wanyin asked venomously, "I heard from a Lan disciple you had
resentful energy in your core! Are you trying to bring shame onto our Sect!?" Wei Wuxian just
stayed silent as the three teens were clenching fists.

"Jiang-gongzi, Wei-gongzi was thrown into the heart of the abyss, he has no control in why the
resentful energy has entered his dantian, Wangji here will help him through cleansing"

Lan Xichen smiled as he explained but the smile didn't quite reach the eyes.

Jiang Wanyin gritted his teeth, he wanted to say more but unlike that servant of his, he knows how
to not bring shame upon his Sect so he left the healers den.

---

Later that evening Lan Wangji was having a comfortable walk in silence with Wei Wuxian. He
was calculating the days...a week from now, he will receive bunnies from his beloved, then a week
after that later, he'll have to take his Beloved away from the library, since Nie Huaisang was
letting a rumor going around to anger the Jin Heir.

He didn't know how the two got together in the future, but for one thing, he knows Jin Zixuan was
better than Jiang Yanli, and well Jiang Yanli was a different kind of manipulator.

If those two were meant to be, let's see if they'll actually fall for each other—EHEM—If Jin Zixuan
will fall for Jiang yanli, since he's planning to make sure Wei Wuxian will leave the Jiang Sect.

Without Wei Wuxian punching the Golden boy's face three times, will he think about marrying
Jiang Yanli? He shrugged the thought out.

"Lan Zhan?" He called out to the other "Yes?" He asked sweetly to his sweetheart.

"We're here I suppose, but you've been staring at the door for so long"

Lan Wangji blinked as he tried to think of an excuse "I was thinking how it was wrong of Jiang-
gongzi to say that you are shaming the sect" he said as they entered his personal Quarter.

"Jiang Cheng is always angry, he always says things he doesn't mean" Wei Wuxian said as he took
a seat "But that's not right, brother and I fight at times, but we never said to each other that one is a
shame on our clans"

"That's because you both are perfect! Twin Jades of Lan!" Wei Wuxian pointed out by expanding
his hands.

"No one is perfect, as you have seen my drawing" Wei Wuxian paused before he chuckled, Lan
Wangji liked this side of Wei Wuxian.

He may still be loud but this Wei Wuxian infront of him, is calm, happy, and sincere.

He likes that side of him...he loves all sides of his Wei Ying.

"You're right about that" Wei Wuxian said.

"No one brings shame upon their family or Clan, it only depends on the people if they care what
other's think or not, people will talk either way whether you are at fault or not" Lan Wangji
explained.

'Wei Ying you are a tough nut to Crack but I will get there, You will soon see your worth'

"Really?"

Lan Wangji nodded "I know that I am praised but I know some disciples try to copy me, some
people think I am arrogant"

"Well they don't know you to say that" Wei Wuxian grumbled.

"Exactly, Some people call you a troublemaker, a shame upon their Clan, but from what I see, you
are a talented person, gentle, calm, and gifted"

Wei Wuxian blushed and looked at the suddenly interesting floor 'Lan zhan, Lan Zhan, why are
you making my heart feel this way?' He thought 'But he's got...a point'

"Jiang Fen also said the same" he muttered "Who is that?" Lan Wangji asked...hopefully he didn't
sound jealous.

"She's my mother figure, she's been with me since I've arrived there when I was 9" he explained
"All the things you told me, she told me the same, but I didn't believe her when she said that, but
for some reason I believe you" he smiled at the other.

'WAAHH MY HEARTT! WEI YINNGGG!'

"I only speak the truth" Lies but STILL

"Ofcourse you do"

The two sat in silence as Lan Wangji took out his guqin and started playing.
 Chapter 11

Three days into playing the other cleansing, Wei Wuxian was acting weird.

Well Weirder than normal.

Lan Wangji tried to talk to him that day but the other moved away from him.

He decided to give the other space, but since his heart was broken by the other Ignoring him and
because he is human and rules be damned...He's allowed to be dramatic and sulk so he invited both
his brother and Nie Huaisang for tea in the Jinghi that afternoon.

"What happened between you and Wei-xiong?" Nie Huaisang asked as he sipped his tea.

"I don't know!" He grumbled

"Although I am feeling sorry for you, I find this tantrum of yours quite amusing as I have never
seen you made a tantrum ever"

Lan Wangji glared at his brother when he heard that.

There was then a knock at the Jinghi door and a soft but trembling "Lan Zhan?" Was heard on the
outside.

Lan Wangji quickly turned to the two "hide"

The two quickly scrambled away and hid under the floorboards of the Jingshi...There are two
hidden floorboards.

'These two just want to overhear our upcoming conversation!' But he didn't have time so he said
"Come in" he quickly hid the third tea cup away and cleaned the two and replaced the tea in an
insane amount of speed because of adrenaline.

"Lan Zhan?" Wei Wuxian called out again when he saw Lan Wangji preparing tea "Ah, you were
out of it the whole morning, I thought some tea might clear your mind a bit better"

Wei Wuxian smiled "How thoughtful of you Lan-er-gege" he smiled slyly before sitting infront of
him.

"What did you want to talk about?" Lan Wangji asked.

"I first want to apologize for ignoring you this morning"

"Bunny, you have been forgiven the moment you decided to show that pretty face infront of me
again" Lan Wangji winked at the younger who huffed.

"One would think I would have gotten used to it by now" he muttered "I hope not, It's satisfying to
see your reactions" Lan Wangji smiled as he poured tea for the two.

"The reason why I ignored you...was because of a stupid nightmare" Wei Wuxian whispered out
"But it felt too real" Wei Wuxian then placed his hand on his dantian.

"You can tell me, I'll be here for you" he held onto the other's cheek and made Wei Wuxian face
him.
Wei Wuxian smiled softly 'I know that' he thought and took a deep breath before letting it out.

"I was thrown into the burial mounds by Wen Chao" he started there which made Lan Wangji's
breath stutter 'No, that actually happened, you were thrown there, this is most likely a confirmation'

"What happened next? Take your time" Lan Wangji spoke gently.

"I was...coreless..."

"..What?" Lan Wangji gasped out...that actually makes more sense if you think about it.

He knows his beloved would never do anything without reason.

"I know...it felt painful, I could feel it" he breathed out shaking.

Lan Wangji went over to Wei Wuxian's side and placed the other's head on his shoulder.

"Don't be scared"

Wei Wuxian calmed himself "It was dark, corpses are everywhere, my bones were all broken, no
food but corpses are seen, corpses that don't move, corpses that are already rotten, the place
was...filled with resentful energy, it was pulling me down"

Lan Wangji felt like an arrow was shot to his heart, he couldn't protect his beloved, why was he not
good with what he wanted to say in his last timeline.

He could have been able to help the other.

"Then...I said the words 'I don't regret it' " Wei Wuxian said.

Lan Wangji was confused "You don't regret what?" He asked.

"I'm getting there, be patient!" Wei Wuxian huffed as he played with the other's hair, he found it
relaxing "Lan Zhan? Do you mind if you play with my hair? It usually helps me feel safe" he
murmured "Will do anything Wei Ying asks"

"Don't say that, I might take advantage of you!"

"Impossible" 'I will give you my whole treasury if you ask for it'

Wei Wuxian shook his head before continuing "A while before...Lotus Pier got burned...I was
whipped...by the Zidian...again"

Lan Wangji held the other closer.

"Then we escaped, Jiang Cheng came back, I went to help him...a guy named Wen Ning helped me
bring him to safety and some remnants of Uncle Jiang and Madam yu"

He paused as he gripped on the other's hair a bit tightly before removing his hands.

"He lost his core...Jiang Cheng...he lost it"

'We heard he lost his core but he got it mended by Baoshan Sanren' Lan Wangji thought to himself
while drawing circles on his Wei Ying's back.

"I searched through books, I saw a core transfer theory...I don't know if that even exists..."
Lan Wangji froze 'OFCOURSE THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE! WEI YING GAVE THAT
ANGRY BRAT HIS CORE! More of a reason to get him out of that wretched Sect!" Lan Wangji
gritted his teeth.

"I asked his sister...her name was...Wen Qing? She transferred it...Lan zhan it was painful...it took
2 nights and one day! Without anesthetics!"

'No anesthetics!? he...HE WAS AWAKE FOR TWO NIGHT AND A DAY STRAIGHT! AND
THAT IDIOT BETRAYED HIM!'

Wei Wuxian was now climbed all over the other's lap as he hugged him.

"It was scary...I may be brave but the events felt too real, I have never even met Wen Ning or Wen
Qing...but they don't seem like bad people"

'That's because they aren't'

"I'm here, don't worry, it's just a dream, now why don't you go and wash up? It's going to be lunch
in a few minutes"

Hearing that Wei Wuxian quickly got up "SHIT! I just remembered I have a group lunch with Nie
Huaisang and Jiang Cheng! I'll visit you again later before curfew!" Wei Wuxian scrambled up to
to wash his face in Lan Wangji's bathroom.

When he was done he went towards the door but not before he looked back at Lan Wangji "Thank
you Lan Zhan, you're really...the best, I'd trust you with my life if I could" and he left the door.

"You can trust me anytime" Lan Wangji faintly said before the silence was ruined by two
floorboards opening up aggressively.

"Can't you both do it more quietly!?" He hissed at the two.

"So I'm guessing he wasn't actually possessed" Nie Huaisang said "But it was his only choice" Lan
Xichen continued.

"All of more reason to get him out of the Jiangs, you've both seen what happened, Xiongzhang are
you going to talk Sect Leader Nie on about the Wen Branch?" Lan Wangji asked.

"I will, when the time comes, I'll be visiting him soon enough, how much time do we have left?"
Lan Xichen asked.

"Two weeks, for the punch" Lan Wangji said "Brother can you talk to Uncle for me...regarding
Wei Ying's parents?" Lan Wangji asked embarrassed.

"Whatever my didi wants!" Lan Xichen said as he left the Jinghsi.

"Wait! I also have lunch with the two!" Nie Huaisang bolted out of the Jinghi as well.

'Now, I need a plan to let him leave the Clan...'

---

Wei Wuxian and Jiang Wanyin were waiting for Nie Huaisang in the famous restaurant in Caiyi
Town.

"What's taking him so long?" Wei Wuxian grumbled "You're talking about how he's late, you too
were late!" The purple robed male snapped at him.

'I had to talk to someone about my nightmare'

"I had to apologize to Lan Zhan" Wei Wuxian told him "For what? Being a whore? If you did then
great job! Now stop following him around! You're ruining both his and our Sect reputation! You
damn cutsleeve"

'That...hurts...what's wrong with being a cutsleeve' Wei Wuxian then recalled their conversation
the conversation he had with Lan Wangji a few night ago 'Lan zhan might be right...this isn't
healthy for me...But Jiang Cheng and I had many great memories together at some point of
time...it's just...hard to let go'

Wei Wuxian just stared at the other while smiling and patted the other's shoulder "Ah, Jiang
Cheng, you don't mean that! Who's going to help you find a pretty girl to marry as the future
Madam Jiang?"

'I can find a perfect girl for myself without your help thank you very much! Who needs you
anyway? You're useless! I can be a better head disciple than you will ever be!'

Jiang Chang slapped his hand away "I can find a good woman on my own!" He tsked and looked
through the crowd for the green robed teen.

'How are you going to be able to find a wife if you have been blacklisted from every matchmaker
in the future?' Nie Huaisang thought rolling his eyes before making his appearance.

"I'M HERE!" He surprised the two "Nie-xiong! You sure took your time!" Wei Wuxian looked
him up and down with a raised eyebrow and a teasing smile.

"Da-ge sent me a letter and expects a reply as fast as possible because he worries!" That's not true
at all but makes a good excuse 'And I had to send some of my spies from around the area to spread
some certain rumors, and since Jiang Fengmian never speaks up for those, it'll just make life easier'

"What are you brats still standing there!? Get in and hurry up! We have class in a while!"

"Coming Chengcheng!"

"Who are you to call me Chengcheng!?"

Nie Huaisang hid his smirk behind his fan 'The rumors will soon be around'

---

^Yunping^

Madam Yu was out nighthunting again with both her maids before she stopped by an inn which
had a bar just across it where she could hear if anything was going on.

"I heard something from Lotus Pier" one of the men said which caught her attention, 'They better
talk about my son or my daughter! If it's about that bastard son I will march up to Gusu and whip
that damned boy'

"Oh? What about Lotus Pier?"

"You know the son of Cangse Sanren and Wei Changze?"

Madam Yu's grip on her cup was getting tight.

"That son of a servant? What about him?"

Madam Yu let go of the tea cup and placed her hands on her robes.

'Atleast some people have sense'

"He's not just a son of a servant! His mother was a powerful cultivator too! The disciple of Baoshan
Sanren you fool!"

Madam Yu's brow twitched hearing that.

"Really? I didn't know, I thought both his parents were sevants" a different man said.

"Enough! Who cares who his parents are! I want to hear the gossip!" A female asked as she took a
big gulp off the drink she got.

"I heard from my friend's son that he's being mistreated"

This made Madam Yu gasp 'Who dare spread such false rumor!? Who is that bastard's friend's
son?? When I find him I will whip that fool to death for such disrespect!'

"Mistreated how so?"

"When people give punishments in Lotus Pier, if it is something small, harmless, or little matter,
they will be kneeling in the ancestral hall, but then it's something a bit big, they will run around the
Pier from dawn to sunset, and if it'ssomething very big like harming a Sect disciple, they use a
disciple whip"

Madam Yu nodded at that 'Atleast this wasn't wrong hmph!'

"Yeah, what's that related to Wei Wuxian?" Another Man joined the conversation.

"From my friend's son, he said that even when Wei Wuxian is peeling Lotus seeds on his free time,
harmless pranks, and take breaks, he'll be whipped by the zidian!"

Madam Yu widened her eyes and clenched her fists 'Which one is that disciple who dare spread
this!?'

"What!? But that's unreasonable! How could he be whipped for something harmless! This is
abuse!"

"I also heard that whenever he surpasses the heir he also gets whipped"

"Just for being better? Isn't that just jealousy?"

"You're right! How ungrateful they are! Wei Wuxian is the only reason Lotus Pier is in one shape!
If not my sister who lives there would have long left because of the Jiang hair's tantrum!"

"My cousin's son got bullied by the Jiang heir too! But Wei Wuxian helped him and gave him
some sweets which kept him to stay there!"

Madam Yu couldn't take it anymore she stormed up to her room while her maids guard her door.

When she got in her zidian started crackling.

"Wei Wuxian the only reason Lotus Pier stands!? HAH! WHAT A JOKE! MY SON IS BETTER
THAN THAT WRETCHED SON OF A WHORE!" She raged out.

"Wait till I get back at Lotus Pier! I will find that wretched disciple or else ea h one of them will be
tasting the zidian from me!"

"It's not like they were wrong though" a familiar voice called out behind her as she turned around.

"Who's there!?"

She called out but no one answered and she went out to see her two maids still guarding "Did one
of you say something?" She questioned and both shook their heads "Was there anyone near?"

The two maids looked at each other genuinely confused "Madam Yu, there was no one" Yinzhu
had said.

"Perhaps a good night's rest will be good for you Madam Yu" Jinzhu said after.

Madam Yu nodded before retiring back to her rented room.

She took out her zidian and placed it on the table.

---

^Yunmeng, with Jiang Fengmian^

Jiang Fengmian was walking around the Pier gathering some items he'll be needing when he heard
some women gossiping on the stall beside him.

Since there's no rule for gossip or eavesdropping in Lotus Pier he decided to overhear their
conversation.

"Do you think Wei-gongzi is having a good time in cloud Recesses?"

"I hope so, such a free kid but being isolated in the mountain with thousands of rules"

"When he comes back I hope he'll be fine"

"But wouldn't it be better if he stayed in cloud Recesses though?"

Jiang Fengmian froze when he heard that one comment 'WHY would it be better for his Ward to
stay there!? He's doing just FINE here!'

"Why should he stay there?"

"Well, you've always seen the way he limps around! My relative works as a servant and she would
always see him getting whipped for such harmless things!"

"Oh! Yes! I was also there at times when it happened!"

"Poor boy, he's a bright child, he doesn't deserve to be in a place that will just destroy him piece by
piece"

"I don't care if the sect Leader will behead me but I will speak the truth, the Sect Leader is a
coward for not keeping the sect Madam in place, and the Sect Madam is too childish! Just because
someone else's child is better than yours does not mean your own is worthless!"
'Who is she calling a coward!?' Jiang Fengmian clenched his fists.

"Right! Wei-gongzi is the son of Cangse and changze! I heard she thinks he's the illegitimate child
of Sect Leader Jiang! But why would she believe in those rumors she started herself? Nobody
thought of his as the Sect Leader's illegitimate child until she started it and then when rumors
spread she believed in it!"

"Pathetic if you ask me"

"His son had broke my daughter's heart when she tried to give him sweets that she made by herself
because she admired him but he just stared at it as if it was dirt and left her tearing up"

"What!? He could have politely declined it instead of just doing that!"

"How rude!"

"My Daughter wanted to leave away from Yunmeng but Wei-gongzi came by and asked if he
could have one if she doesn't mind as it looked tasty"

"What a gentleman!"

"Wei-gongzi truly deserves better!"

His son has done nothing wrong! People would always misunderstood his anger for something
else!

"I heard the Sect Madam left Lotus Pier again"

"I heard she isn't even doing anything but night hunting!"

"I am in doubt if the Jiang heir is really Sect Leader's son"

"Why do you say that!?" One lady looked scandalized.

'Jiang Cheng is his son! His only son!'

"Well, it is no secret that the Madam always leaves Lotus Pier to night hunt...but to nighthunt
what!? Those creatures she's taking down isn't even bothering anyone!"

"Oh right! right! When she came back to Lotus Pier after a night hunt, a week later she was
announced pregnant with a child which was around a month!"

"It's either the sect Leader touched her before hand or someone else did"

"All the Madam Knows is to nighthunt! I heard she was the 3rd lady of her Sect, not the heir nor
the spare either, only good for alliance, what would they teach her about politics and Sect work!"

"All she knows is to leave all the work to her husband"

'His wife did not cheat on him! He also never cheated on her! And she's doing well as the Madam
of the sect!'

Jiang Fengmian had enough that he payed for the stuff he needed and left the stall to return back to
his home t o have lunch with his only daughter.

---
^Lotus Pier, with Yanli, at the docks^

Jiang Yanli was at the docks getting fresh air and peeling Lotus seed pods when she then heard a
group of people separated on two boats laughing.

"Ohh! Remember that Time Wei-gongzi turned your hair purple on accident?" A man asked a
female who was on the other boat.

"Of course I do! I have to admit I looked quite good with purple hair!"

"He was all in panic and tried to find way to reverse it"

"He did only to find out it would go off in 2 hours"

"You were mad but amused at the whole thing"

"I was but in the end I asked him to give me some of that talismans so that i could color my hair
purple whenever I feel like it"

"Do you still have it?"

"Of course I do!"

Jiang Yanli smiled 'Oh A-Xian'she shook her head, it was nothing new, her brother loved to tinker
a lot.

She's listening to their conversation, waiting to hear some about her biological brother, those two
would always visit the town together, surely the two did some troubles together.

"Wei-gongzi is such a bright child! He'd be able to do anything he wishes as long as he put his
mind to it"

"He could be a Sect Leader, I have no doubt he'd make a good one"

This made Jiang Yanli pause, if her A-Xian wanted to become a sect leader of Lotus Pier Pier
would have to try to make him change his mind because her brother, Jiang Cheng, had always
wanted to take over the sect.

"I heard from Wei-gongzi that he doesn't aspire to become a Sect Leader"

'That's good to hear' she thought to herself.

"Really? That's a pity, if ever he makes his own Sect, I would have love to move there, he is such a
kind and bright boy"

"From what my son heard from him, he Saif that his Da-shixiong aspires to become a rogue
cultivator like his parents"

'A-Xian wants to leave? No, he can't! I can't allow that! He'll never leave his shijie!'

"It would fit him! Though if he leaves who'll make this place brighter?"

'Why are the speaking as if my brother and I are incapable of making Yunmeng as bright?'

"You're right about that part Meimei!"

"Also, I have wondered why the Prides of Yunmeng went towards only both Sect Heir Jiang and
Head Disciple Wei Wuxian"

"Are you living under a rock? The only lady of the whole cultivation world that has a good gentry
can't pick up her sword"

Jiang Yanli sighed 'Here they go again'

"Really? But why?"

"She was born with sickly, they said that she tried to build a core but all her efforts came close to
none"

'Atleast someone gets it' she nodded to herself.

"But my little A-Yan was born with a weak heart, the healers didn't even know if he would survive
more than 5 months old"

Jiang yanli felt sorry for the said baby the woman said, maybe she had someone to relate to, but the
difference is that, she was born sickly while the other nearly or had died.

"Really what happened to him?"

"He grew to be a cultivator under the Jiang Sect, He has an average core, but it is fine for my
family since he did it with his own hardwork"

"Didn't the fortune tellers say he wouldn't be able to do it?"

"Wei-gongzi had helped him, he trained him outside training grounds to give him advice and let
him move on his own pace, when he built his core Wei-gongzi had given him a free meal as a
gift!"

"So kind!"

"I hope he finds a good wife!"

"Or maybe a husband?"

"Anything as long as he's happy!"

'Why are they only praising A-Xian but degrade both my brother and I? I can't hear more of this!'
Jiang Yanli stood up with her peeled Lotus seeds and went back to her room so that she could
finish eating it.

She had never let rumors anger her but this was too much, usually she'd hear people talk about the
three of them but this one was mostly just A-Xian.

---

A few days later Wei Wuxian was summoned to stay behind Lan Qiren's lecture.

"What did you do?" Jiang Cheng hissed at him which made Wei Wuxian offended but he just
showed him a confused face "I don't know!" He whispered back before the other just left the
orchid room.

'The brat is probably going to get yelled at by Lan qiren for ruining the spare heir's reputation'
Wei Wuxian was still staying in his seat when Lan Qiren spoke "I was told you don't remember
your parents" this made him look up "You...you know of them?" He asked.

"Did Fengmian not tell you about them?" He asked confused before the boy shook his head and
looked down "I was forbidden to ask about them"

"Why were you forbidden to know about your parents? It is not right"

Wei Wuxian bit his lower lip "Madam yu...isn't...fond of my paremts...if I'll ask it will
cause...problems"

Lan qiren sighed "What do you want to know about them?" He asked "Anything!" Wei Wuxian
said excitedly and Lan Qiren had a thought 'Fengmian...why exactly do you do this?'

Wei Wuxian would get happier and brighter every moment Lan Qiren would tell him about his
parents.

"You have your father's features but your mother's personality, they would be proud of you to see
how far you have gone"

Wei Wuxian's eyes became teary "Thank you for telling me about my parents Lan Laoshi"

Lan Qiren just nodded and motioned the boy to leave the classroom.

Nie Huaisang caught up to him "So what happened? You look happy for someone who wants to
cry" he said as Wei Wuxian wiped his face and fixed himself.

"That's because I learned about my parents!" He exlaimed happily.

"You look happy for someone who's expected to get scolding! Tell me what punishment did Lan
Qiren give you this time!"

Jiang Cheng said as Wei Wuxian's mood dropped, he just got to know how his parents were like,
why did his shidi have to ruin his fun?

"I didn't get any punishment" Wei Wuxian said and Jiang Cheng looked at him up and down not
believing him "HAH? As if I'd believe you! Go do your punishment and another toe out of line and
you'll be sent back! Mother will deal with you when you return for making us look bad!"

Wei Wuxian frowned as the other left 'I did nothing wrong, why do you always see me like that'

He would go to Lan Wangji to talk and the older man had opened his eyes, this thing is killing him
but the depth he owed them was...something we would pay off...by that, he should be Jiang
Cheng's right hand man.

"Don't listen to Jiang-xiong, if anything, you're the one redirecting his magical ability to lose face
by using yourself as a distraction" Nie Huaisang said which made the taller give him a look.

"Don't look at me like that! I wasn't wrong anyway! You always stop him from doing stupid stuff
and then he blames you even when he was the one who was going to do it!" Nie Huaisang had seen
a few Jin disciples nearby and took his chance to say it a bit louder so the other Jin disciples could
spread it since...the Jin Sect was known for their gossip.

And well the Jin disciples dislike Jiang Wanyin so it wouldn't be that hard.

And when one of then heard it he quickly whispered it to the group before they focused to listen to
the pair.

'Easy as that!' Nie Huaisang thought.

"Uncle Jiang told me to look after Jiang Cheng, I have no choice but to make sure he stays out of
trouble even of it means I'll get the punishment" Wei Wuxian explained.

"You're only 15! Nearing 16! You can't be a bodyguard this young! What if Jiang-xiong was going
to do something that will get him killed?" Now this was an interesting question.

Many people think that Wei Wuxian wants to be the sect heir, but with these Jin disciples for
witness, they'll spread his answer.

"Then I'll stop him and do it myself, he's a Sect heir, I'm his going to be second in commend, I'm
replaceable, if the punishment is death then death it is, I promised to protect him and I should do as
such"

It wasn't long until more rumors came around but Jiang Wanyin was the only one who wasn't
aware of it.

Nie Huaisang did start sharing about Jiang Yanli's poor cultivation.

---

Lan Wangji was in the Library Pavillion reading... an interesting book.

He knows what today is! HE'LL GET BUNNIES! While he was waiting he heard a thud from a
window near him.

"Lan Zhan! I brought you a gift!" Wei Wuxian smiled at him 'My bunny...show me what you have'

Wei Wuxian sat infront of him and smiled "I wanted to thank you for being there for me, You're a
great friend" he smiled.

'A great friend...WEI YIIIINNGGG I WANT TO BE MORE THAN FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

"I should thank you for being me friend as well" was what he ended up saying.

"Here! I got you two bunnies!" Wei Wuxian pulled out one black and one white bunny and placed
them on the table.

The black one started running around-'that little rascal'- them while the white just stayed in place
sniffing around.

"The white one acts just like you when you're with other disciples"

"And Weiwei acts like you"

"Weiwe—what!?"

"The black bunny, he looks just as cute as you, Weiwei is a good name" Lan Wangji said.

"Hmph, you can't just name a bunny after me" Wei Wuxian grumbled "I just did, what are you
going to do about it?" Lan Wangji raised a brow with a smirk.

"Don't make that face, makes me feel things" the other mumbled which Lan Wangji caught on and
smiled "What did you say?" Wei Wuxian blushed 'THAT'S A DOUBLE KILL DON'T SMILE
LIKE THAT WOTHOUT WARNING!'

"Nothing!" He squeaked out before grabbing the white bunny "Then I'll name this one Lan-er!
Because since your my Lan-er-gege, this will be Lan-er!"

Wei Wuxian didn't notice the wording he used so Lan Wangji said "Since I'm your Lan-er-gege, I
will accept the bunny's name as Lan-er" he said while patting the black bunny's head.

Wei Wuxian sputtered "Who said you're my lan-er-gege!?"

Lan Wangji raised a brow "Did yu or did you not just said 'Then I'll name this one Lan-er! Because
since your my Lan-er-gege, this will be Lan-er!' Hm?" He asked and Wei Wuxian's cheeks turned
red.

'Such a pretty color on your face...I wonder how many times I would see it if we—NO! LAN
WANGJI! PURE THOUGHTS YOU PERVERTED MAN'

Wei Wuxian groaned and his his head on the table as the White rabbit escaped his grasp and went
towards where Lan Wangji was and rested beside the black bunny.

"Wei Ying, five days from now, could you come walk with me for the whole day?" He asked
because 5 days from now, the punch will happen in this library at noon and Wei Wuxian should be
far away from it.

"Lan-er-gege doesn't need to ask, he can wipe me off the ground anytime!" Wei Wuxian said
before winking.

Lan Wangji hugged before standing up "Come with me, bring Lan-er with you, we'll bring them
somewhere they can stay" Wei Wuxian wasted no time and stood up, got the rabbit, and followed
the older like a lost puppy.

The older had brought him to a beautiful garden "I've never been here before" Wei Wuxian
wondered "It's the back hills, the rabbits will be safe here, I'll visit everyday to give them their
meal"

"It's pretty"

"Like you"

"Lan Zhan! Give this man a warning before you say things like that!"

"Like what?"

"T-that—YOU KNOW!" Wei Wuxian huffed and sat on the grass.

Lan Wangji then felt the mood drop so he sat down beside the younger.

"You want to talk about something?"

Wei Wuxian took a deep breath before Nodding "I am having second thoughts on staying at Lotus
Pier"

Lan Wangji's eyes widened at this "When did you come to this thinking?" He asked trying not to
sound eager to get his beloved out of that mistake of a Sect it came to be.
"I don't really know when, but talking to you since my stay in cloud Recesses had opened up my
mind and eyes, I have never really trusted anyone besides Jiang Fen Jie" he started.

"She wants me to leave, saying that it's better for me, and she'll follow when the time is right" he
continued.

"What do you think about leaving...for yourself...what do you think and what do you want?" Lan
Wangji asked and his question threw the younger off-guard.

"No one ever asked me...what I wanted" he said embarrassed which made Lan Wangji smile and
held the other's cheek "Well then I'll be the first, Wei Ying...what do you want?"

Wei Wuxian gave in to thinking "I don't know, I want to repay the dept I have for taking me in,
teaching me cultivation, feeding me, giving me clothes, a second chance at life...but if I were to
repay that debt, I'll be tied down by the sect, by the people who are tearing me apart"

Lan Wangji pulled the other onto his lap, making the other squeak in return.

He then made the younger look at him.

"Wei Ying, you have done enough, you helped townspeople during nighthunts, you even do it for
free without expecting money in return, you help others with their cultivation, you are the one that
the Jiang Sect needs to thrive"

Lan Wangji paused.

"You don't owe them a debt, you have no dept to pay, they abuse you, whether it is visible to other
people or not, they hurt you, they don't deserve the debt you are going to give them"

Wei Wuxian teared up a little and Lan Wangji wiped the tears away from his eyes.

"Your parents would never want you to live a life like this, a life that you're being tied down, a life
where you aren't free, a life where it's tearing you apart"

Lan Wangji rested his hand below the other's chin.

"Now Tell me...Wei Ying, What is it that you want?"

Wei Wuxian took his time thinking, he closed his eyes before looking confidently at the older
male.

"Lan Zhan..."
The said person hummed, encouraging him to continue.

"I wish to leave the Jiang sect"

 Chapter 12
Chapter Notes

See the end of the chapter for notes

Five days after the talk and the confident answer Wei Wuxian gave himself for wanting to leave
the sect, the two were in the back hills playing with the bunnies which somehow multiplied to five.

"Lan Zhan, do you know where the other's came from?" Wei Wuxian asked as he played with
Weiwei.

Lan Wangji hummed "Brother" Wei Wuxian blinked at that before laughing "Your brother got you
bunnies!? Oh goodness Lan Zhan! Did you ask for it?" He asked the man in question.

"Xiongzhang said the bunnies would need to live in a colony"

"Aiiyoo, your brother spoils you"

"If Wei Ying wishes to be spoiled all he needs to do is just ask"

Wei Ying flushed at this "Ah...Lan-er-gege what about your future wife? What would she say?"

Lan Wangji rolled his eyes "I am not fond of Women"

This caught Wei Wuxian by surprise "Our Lan Zhan is a cutsleeve?" He asked surprised 'Yes I
am...Did I not make myself clear enough or are you just that oblivious my love?' He whined
pathetically in his head.

"Well yes I am"

Wei Wuxian thought for a while "Well...I never thought about mine but I'm most likely into both"

Lan Wangji raised a brow "Both?"

"I find men appealing as much as women, it doesn't help that Nie-xiong gave me cutsleeve erotica
that made me question my sexuality' he paused "Is that okay though?" He asked hesitant.

"Wei Ying is Wei Ying, I will always be here whether you like men or women or both, what
matters is that Wei Ying will stay as the Wei Ying I know"

Wei Wuxian smiled softly at the older as the two enjoyed the piece and quiet.

"You know Lan Zhan...you remember that day I told you about my decision?" How could Lan
Wangji forget? He decided to celebrate it that night with Nie Huaisang and his older brother.

He even drank alcohol and WHO KNOWS WHAT HE DID BECAUSE NOW HIS OLDER
BROTHER AND NIE HUAISAMG WOULDN'T STOP LAUGHING AT HIM!

"What about it?" He put his arm around Wei Wuxian's shoulder and made the other rest his head
on his.

"When the opportunity comes, I will take it, it's better to take the opportunity than to waste it, who
knows what would happen if I stay any later" he said.
"I will support Wei Ying with his decisions" Lan Wangji had said.

"I want to meet my grandmaster" Wei Ying said "She's currently my only family, I wish to see her
even just for a few minutes and learn more about my mother"

Lan Wangji held him close "One day...One Day you might be able to meet her"

The two shared a comfortable silence as they played with the bunnies, have cuddle sessions, play
around, and told each other more about themselves.

"Lan Zhan, you're my favorite person you know that?" Wei Wuxian announced to him "Of course I
do" Wei Wuxian looked at him "Isn't pride forbidden in your Sect?"

"What Uncle doesn't know, doesn't hurt" Lan Wangji shrugged.

"You're going to kill him with your antics"

"Uncle will survive"

"That's a lot of trust you put there Lan Zhan"

"Mn—"

"Lan-er-gongzi! Wei-gongzi! Zewu-Jun and Master Lan has called for you both!"

'Ah...so Huaisang already did his part with the said punch'

---

"Jiang-xiong aren't you going to come to the Library with me? We have exams in a few days!" Nie
Huaisang whined. Honestly speaking, he didn't want to be around the angry man but Lan Wangji
and him and Lan Xichen are in this mess together.

And Plan A was already over which was 'Help Wei Ying realize that the Jiang Sect is not good for
him' , they just need to get to Plan B which was to 'Officially get Wei Wuxian out of the Jiang
sect'the move on to Plan C 'Make Nie Mingjue's hatred for the Wens only focus on Wen Ruohan
and not the Innocents' and the rest will follow.

"I'm finding my bratty excuse of a brother, have you seen him!?" Jiang Wanyin asked "Xichen-ge
told Wei-xiong and Ji-xiong to do something, apparently Wei-xiong had found a weak spot around
the barrier of Cloud Recesses and Lan Wangji with a few disciples are there to fix it"

Jiang Wanyin rolled his eyes "Always wants to be the center of attention! If he fails that's his
problem, mother will deal with him!" Jiang Wanyin said as he walked towards the Library.

'Oh No Your Mother Will NOT!' Nie Huaisang thought before he followed that taller from behind.

Once they entered the Library Pavillion, Jiang wanyin went on and started to study.

Nie Huaisang would always see him saying that Wei Wuxian would get bad grades and will bring
shame onto their Clan.

But what Nie Huaisang sees is that Wei Wuxian would always have perfect scores like Lan Wangji
while the Jiang Heir would remain average.

Hah, tell him about it, he just fails on purpose.

Why? Because cloud Recesses is peaceful and not like qinghe, and not Nie Mingjue to tell him to
pick up his saber, but this time he really has to pass unless he is asking for a death wish.

A few moments had passed until the Jin cultivators were nearby and Jiang Wanyin could hear their
conversation.

"Who do you think is the best girl Jin-gongzi?"

This piped Jiang Wanyin's interest.

"Why are you even asking? The young master is engaged! Of course he'll choose his fiance!"

Jin Zixuan's face showed unwillingness and disgust.

It was even worse from the reaction in the original timeline where he'd just ignore it.

But this time with the new rumors going around about Wei Wuxian being whipped by Madam Yu's
Zidian, and Jiang Yanli siding with her mother, how she never even bothered to learn healing, how
she's only good for cooking, being kind, and have a gentry. Not only that but her parents taught her
nothing about politics, how would she make a good Sect Madam?

Jin Zixuan heard it all, she might be kind but Wei Wuxian being whipped by the zidian over every
small matter and the girl just defending her mother and family just makes Jin Zixuan think of how
his father keeps on cheating on his mother.

Jin Zixuan never liked the idea of an arranged marriage because of how his parents ended up in.

And when he first met Wei Wuxian, he never really understood why the boy would always take
the blame.

It made him mad but he couldn't speak it out loud.

He never disliked the boy, he a tually wanted to be friends with him as the other never gave him a
reason to hate him.

When he was pushed to the lake by Wei Wuxian himself, he saw Jiang Wanyin about to do it but
he saw the scared look in the boy's eyes so he did it instead and he had gotten punished.

Then rumors about Wei Wuxian being the Jiang Heir's punchbag and bodyguard in such a young
age had made more sense and he wanted to talk the boy into leaving the sect.

But apparently Jin Zixuan and Socializing just don't fit.

"Oh? His fiance must be a great woman then!"

"Who's the lucky lady?"

"Is she pretty?"

"Which family gentry is she from?"

Jin Zixuan's brows twitched "Forget it"

"What do you mean by forget it?" He heard Jiang Wanyin said and seriously did the teen not hear
of the rumors?
Jiang Wanyin was enraged when he heard the other excuse his sister as I'd she wasn't good enough
for him.

He was about to question him again before the people around him started talking.

"Oh? The girl with low cultivation?"

"Low cultivation? She doesn't even have a golden core"

"She isn't mastered in the four arts either"

"I heard that she wasn't even taught about politics, what does she know about being a Sect
Madam?"

"Her mother never learned about Sect politics either?"

"Really? I guess that explains it"

Jiang Wanyin clenched his fists 'WHY ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT MY SISTER THAT
WAY!? WHAT DO THEY KNOW ABOUT HER!?'

"If I say forget it, It means forget it, I never accepted the marriage, our mothers arranged it without
our permission" Jin Zixuan said with a tone of finality bit Jiang Wanyin isn't going to let this
conversation stop.

"Since when did you have the nerve to get so picky!? How arrogant are you!?" Jiang Wanyin
yelled at him.

Jin Zixuan just looked at him accusingly "I simply do not understand how Lady Jiang could like
me when we simply haven't bonded, though yes I may be stubborn, I have no feelings for her, you
can't force me to like a girl I barely know...and What use does she have other than having a
backing of a Sect? She hasn't even improved on her cultivation" the Jin Heir spat on his face.

Jiang Wanyin clenched his fists harder

"What does her cultivation matter!? How are you not satisfied with her?"

"Why don't you tell me how I should be satisfied with her?"

Jiang Wanyin couldn't hold back anymore and punched the Jin Heir.

The Jin Heir had held his face with his nose already bleeding.

"You dare attack our Heir!?" One Jin disciple asked and Jiang Wanyin got mad at him too and
pushed his face as well.

"JIANG WANYIN! YOU DARE ATTACK MY DISCIPLE?" Jin Zixuan yelled while covering
his bloody nose that just seemed to keep on bleeding.

"So what!? He was asking for it!"

"You! What kind of education are your parents giving you!? No wonder you weren'tthe head
disciple!"

Jiang Wanyin had punched the heir again knocking him unconscious.
 "JIN-GONGZI!"

"JIN ZIXUAN!"

"What's with this commotion!?"

At the sound of Lan Qiren's voice had snapped Jiang Wanyin back to reality and he had processed
what he had just done.

'This isn't my fault! Where is Wei Wuxian!? I could just pin the blame towards him!' Jiang Wanyin
turned to find his brother who was nowhere around before he remembered that Wei Wuxian was
with Lan Wangji.

'That Whore!'

Chapter End Notes

I won't update for the next 2-3 days

I am currently unwell
 Chapter 13
Chapter Notes

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"Master Lan!" Nie Huaisang squeaked "I don't know! I don't know! I don't really know" the Nie
heir cried and wailed while clutching his fan.

Lan Qiren sighed heavily, it was no use asking the Nie Heir.

"Uncle, I heard someone crying, did something—Jin Gongzi! Quick take him to the infirmary!
Chen Bolin, please get my brother and Wei-gongzi, they should be done fixing the barrier by
now!" He motioned to the disciple beside him and some Jin disciples had quickly brought their heir
to the healers.

"As for the rest, Tell us what had happened!" Lan Qiren had said strictly.

"They were asking for it! I just gave them what they deserved!" Jiang Wanyin spat at Lan Qiren
"Besides it's Wei Wuxian's fault!" When he said this, it confused Lan Qiren.

"How could it be his fault!? Are you pining the blame on someone else? You were still asleep by
the time they were told to fix the barrier before the two went to do other things!" Lan Qiren
snapped "He wouldn't have time to come here!"

"Still! Everything is his fault! He wasn't here to stop me! So it's his fault!" Jiang Wanyin yelled
out.

A Jin girl disciple then yelled at him "Why are you blaming the bodyguard you treat as a servant
and use as a punching bag!?"

"YOU DARE SAY SUCH FALSE LIES!?" Jiang Wanyin went and slapped the Jin girl.

"HAH! So the Jiang Heir hasn't heard of the rumors!?"

"What rumors you slutty bitch!"

He then realized what he said and the girl clenched her fist "If I am a slutty bitch then you're the
worst Jiang heir and a cursed to-be Sect Leader!" The girl screamed and ran away.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" they heard Lan Qiren rage out "Both your parents will be coming here to
discuss what you alone did, and I will make myself clear in those letters Jiang Wanyin, I thought
you were taught better than this!"

Lan Qiren then turned to the disciple "Make sure he stays kneeling until the sect leaders or
Madams arrive, they will pick out the Punishment" he motioned his trusted disciple who nodded
and the said disciple left to send the letters in correct detail.

"What punishment?" A voice said and Jiang Wanyin's anger grew again.

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji had just arrived.

"Wei-gongzi, Jiang wanyin had punched the Jin Heir twice which had knocked Jin-gongzi
unconscious" Lan Xichen had said and Wei Wuxian looked horrified as he rushed to Jiang Wanyin
and shook him.
"Jiang Cheng! If Jin Zixuan called Shijie something bad, punching him one time is ENOUGH!
You don't have to punch them twice! We're going to be in so much trouble!"

Jiang Wanyin pushed him away "Shut up you idiot! If anyone's getting in trouble it would be you!
Son of a servant! Quite useless if I may ask!"

Wei Wuxian's eyes widened in shock when he heard that.

His brother never called him a son of a servant.

Not even once.

Lan Wangji felt like punching the Jiang heir but he does not want to take the discipline whip or
discipline paddles.

Getting scarred by the discipline whip for Wei Ying would be worth it but for Wanyin? BAH! He'd
rather get beheaded!

His restraint is being tested but he had years of control.

"How is it my fault when you were yhe one who punched him with your own hands!?"

Now that sentence had caught almost everyone off-guard especially Jiang Wanyin.

Never in his life...Never...AND NEVER HAD WEI WUXIAN TALKED BACK LIKE THAT.

Lan Wangji looked proud, guess his hard work finally paid off...maybe half of it because his bunny
is dense as sh—

"YOU DARE TALK BACK TO THOSE WHO RANK HIGHER THAN YOU!?"

Wei Wuxian glared at him "You do know shijie likes Jin Zixuan! What is she going to do when
she learns that you had punched him twice!? This will leave a broken engagement!" He yelled at
him.

Jiang Wanyin froze at that 'A-Jie...no'

"I won't let that peacock break the engagement!" He announced but Lan Qiren cut him off before
he could continue.

"That would be the decision for the parents and the Fiance's themselves, you are in no room to
decide after the stunt you pulled!"

Lan Qiren then turned to his two senior disciples "Seclude him in the Hanshi until the Jin and
Jiang's come over in a few hours, Wangji, Wei Wuxian, kindly check on Jin-gongzi, Xichen,
please wait in front of the gates for our guests."

"YOU CAN'T SECLUDE ME!"

"Tie him up if you must"

---

The three Jiangs were in a tense atmosphere on the throne room.

Just a few days ago more and more rumors were being heard all around and the elders were
pushing the Sect Leader to divorce his wife as she was the reason the sect was being shamed but he
ignored them saying she was doing her best.

And then Yu Ziyuan was blaming Jiang Fengmian for taking the boy in and showing him how
their Sect has been in ruins because of him.

Jiang Yanli was angry but never voiced out her frustrations in how the people were comparing her
to other sick kids, it didn't help that her mother had also heard about it.

"A-LI WHAT IS THIS I HEAR ABOUT OTHER KIDS WHO GREW UP SICKLY AND HAD
ATLEAST FORMED A CORE!?" Her mother voiced it out one day and threw her a wooden
sword.

"Mother I don't–"

"ARE YOU LAZY?! HAVE YOU SEEN THE OTHER'S? GO TRAIN! I EXPECT TO SEE AN
IMPROVEMENT WITH YOUR CORE!"

And so she had to train, she never liked it, he prefers the silence and peace.

Why would her mother make her do things she doesn't want to do? She was angry at whoever
started this rumor that she accidentally tripped on her sword.

"YANLI WHAT ARE YOU DOING? FOCUS! STAND PROPERLY! WHAT KIND OF ROBES
ARE YOU WEARING!? GO WEAR YOUR TRAINING ROBES!"

Jiang Yanli hated those robes, she preferred her dresses!

She doesn't want to weird a sword! As long as she is gentle and kind and never provokes first
everything would be fine! Why deal things with violence? Isn't that what disciples are for? Leave
the higher ups to relax while the other's do the protecting!

"ARE YOU IGNORING YOUR MOTHER!? GO CHANGE THIS INSTANT! AND TRIPLE
YOUR PRACTICE! YINZHU! WATCH HER CLOSELY! ANY MISTAKE IS 1 HOUR OR
KNEELING IN THE ANCESTRAL HALL!"

To say that Jiang Yanli had more than 10 mistakes that day made her mother very angry "No more
kneeling! You are not allowed to have breaks tomorrow for the whole day! I want a breakthrough
with your cultivation by the end of the month!"

Jiang Yanli clenched her dress after her mother left "Why should I train?" She asked herself "I'm
not even the heir! From what I'm seeing, the Madam of the sects are free to do what they want!"
He muttered out because she never saw her mother do paperwork, she only goes and comes
whenever she wants.

"A-Cheng and A-Xian are enough! They'll protect me anyway!" She slammed the table.

And it went on for 2 months and she got disappointing looks from not only her mother but her
father as well.

Her A-Xian was the one who trained the disciples who had weak bodies, they were able to do it,
but how come she wasn't able to?

It doesn't matter, she doesn't need one anyway, she'll be married off to the most Handsome man
she had ever layed her eyes on.
He'll be giving her personal guards or he'll be protecting her himself.

Why should she or even her parents worry over nothing?

But as the rumors grew even more, more than Wei Wuxian being the illegitimate child. These
rumors were about how the Jiangs treat the so called 'adoptive son' and how she was useless.

As soon as people heard about her training, they were waiting for the improvement but since none
came people started saying that she must be lazy, she has no future, and that she wouldn't be able to
be a great Sect Madam, how she is the only daughter in the whole great 5 sects but useless.

Her answer was shown to her, her parents are trying to gain face while Madam Yu is pining the
blame to anyone she sees or loathes.

Jiang Fengmian stays quiet.

Jiang Yanli just wants to find the person who started the rumors and talk to them into apologizing
and change the rumors because it wasn't a nice thing to do.

But now there was an emergency letter that Jiang Fengmian has from the Lan Clan as the three
were finished eating their lunch.

"Did that brat do something!? What trouble has he done now!?" Madam Yu has yelled out loud and
Jiang Yanli sighed 'A-Xian, when will you learn?'

Meanwhile, Jiang Fengmian was in a crisis 'A-Xian! I trusted you to keep A-Cheng in line!' He
thought loudly before be read the ending of the letter which had said that Wei Wuxian was
assigned a task by the sect Leader and wasn't in the scene.

"FENGMIAN! WHAT DID THE BRAT DO!"

Jiang Fengmian gripped the paper tightly "It was your son!" He snapped at the woman.

"My son? He's OUR SON! MY SON HAS DONE NOTHING! IT'S PROBABLY THE SON OF A
WHORE'S FAULT! GIVE ME THAT!"

She snatched the paper before tearing it apart.

"YANLI COME! YOUR BROTHER HAD KNOCKED YOUR FIANCE UNCONSCIOUS!

THAT BRAT SURELY HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT! FENGMIAN YOU ARE
COMING! YINZHU! JINZHU! LOOK AGTER THE FUCKING PLACE!"

With that they all flew on their own swords...by that Jiang Yanli had to share her mother's sword to
travel.

She could tell that her mother was pissed that she had to carry her daughter which was only proving
the point that Jiang Yanli doesn't have any progress in building her core.

---

Wei Wuxian had entered the infirmary with Lan Wangji to see Jin Zixuan awake and a bandage
was placed on his nose.

Jin Zixuan was going to greet them bit Wei Wuxian beat him to it "No no no! It's fine, I—I mean
We— just came here to see you!" He awkwardly said.
"I apologize to what my brother has said or done to you on his behalf"

'Wei Ying! Why are you apologizing for other's mistakes!?'

Jin Zixuan shook his head "Wei-gongzi, there is no need to apologize for something you didn't do,
I merely said I was not happy with the engagement as I had no say in it and I have no feelings
towards Lady Jiang"

Wei Wuxian nodded but Jin Zixuan continued "However, I would like to apologize for the insult I
had given Lady Jiang for I was too caught up in the rumors about her not knowing how to act like a
proper sect Madam"

Wei Wuxian had to think about that, to be completely honest he has been already seeing the reality
of the world he has been living in, he has long or maybe not that long ago had accepted it and their
flaws.

And His shijie was one of them.

"I will accept your apologies but however you aren't wrong" Wei Wuxian sighed which made Jin
Zixuan and Lan Wangji shocked.

Lan Wangji was shocked because last timeline his beloved would not shut up and would be overly
protective and caring if the person would be Jiang Yanli.

Jin Zixuan had been shocked because he heard that the Twin Prides doted on Lady Jiang.

"I am not unaware of the rumors, I will confirm...that most are true" he sighed "So what are you
going to do now?" Jin Zixuan asked, surprisingly this conversation has been going good for
someone as unsolvable as himself but he can't ignore the icy glare the second Jade would send him
but then turn into a cute puppy when Wei Wuxian would spare him a glance.

It was already known to everyone but the said person that Lan Wangji is deeply I love with the son
of Canse Sanren and Wei Changze.

"I will defect from the sect, I will go on and become rogue, Lan Zhan and Nie-xiong had opened
doors to their sects if I needed a place to stay" Wei Wuxian smiled at Lan Wangji.

"The Jin sects doors will also be open, we aren't close but...errr"

Wei Wuxian laughed at him "Jin-gongzi it is fine, we could be friends" he smiled before his face
turned serious "I am sure you have been told that your parents and Madam Yu and Sect Leader
Jiang will be coming?"

Jin Zixuan nodded "Fear not, my mother would believe anything I say and would choose me over
her sworn sister if she sees me injured"

Lan Wangji nodded "See that you do"

It was a threat that sounded like 'She better not side with a woman who hurt and abused my
beloved or else you will meet my sword'

Jin Zixuan gulped and nodded at what he said.

"Young Masters! Master Qiren is asking for your presence in the Hanshi" the disciple ,Chen Bolin,
had announced.
 "Please lead us there"

Chapter End Notes

I am BACCKKK

also idk if y'all are going to like the next chapter

 Chapter 14
Chapter Notes

DOUBLE UPDATE!!!!

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Jiang Wanyin was sitting on his seat when the doors bursted open and his mother and older sister
fussed on him "How are you? Your Han is scratched! Lan Qiren do you not care about my child's
well being!?" Madam Yu accused the acting Sect leader who just looked at her unimpressed.

"Your son's well being!?" A voice rang out and Madam Yu saw Madam Jin's red face "Your son!
Knocked my A-Xuan unconscious! Not only that but in my letter HE WAS LOSING TOO MUCH
BLOOD AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT A FUCKING SCRATCH!?" She yelled at her sworn
sister.

Madam Yu glared at her "My A-Cheng doesn't attack unprovoked! I personally trained him" The
for were already on their seats as Jiang Yanli decided to stay beside Jiang wanyin.

"It would make sense you taught him! You both would always hit people whether they provoked
you or not! DON'T think I don't know about those rumors about you whipping Wei Wuxian with
the zidian and your husband not doing anything about it!"

Yu Zixuan's ring crackled "Li Chang! You believe such baseless rumors!?" She felt betrayed by her
best friend.

Li Chang just stared at her "I don't need to believe those rumors to know it's true! When you first
got your whip I WAS YOUR FIST TEST SUBJECT! HAD I KNOWN THOSE SCARS WOULD
NOT FADE I WOULD HAVE NEVER AGREED!"

The place was silent...

Nie Huaisang who was outside smirked 'Another new rumor to be put to use'

Madam Yu was too shocked to reply "AND WHAT? THAT BASTARD DARE MAKE HIMSELF
LOOK BATTER THAN MY SON! THAT SON OF A SERVANT DARE DOES BETTER!"

"But the said son of a servant would be better than my fiancé who couldn'teven form a core at her
age today"

Everyone froze when a new voice had entered the room "A-Xuan!"

Li Chang quickly rushed over towards her son checking his bandaged nose and swollen eyes.

Jiang Yanli, on the other hand, was feeling sad that her crush had compared her to Wei Wuxian.

"YOU STILL DARE SAY YOUR SON'S WELL BEING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
MINE!? WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF HE PUNCHED HIS NOSE ONE MORE TIME!? HE
WOULD HAVE FLOWM TO THE HEAVENS ABOVE!"
Li Chang accused her said best friend.

"YOU BRAT DARE STILL SHOW YOUR FACE HERE!" Lan Wangji stepped infront of Wei
Wuxian, daring Madam Yu to hit him.

"A-Xian, I trusted you to keep A-Cheng in line" Jiang Fengmian spoke and Wei Wuxian just stared
at him blanky "Instead of always trusting me to keep your son's anger in check, you should be the
one to teach him to control it Sect Leader Jiang"

"YOU DARE TALK BACK!? SEE WHAT YOU BROUGHT IN FENGMIAN! THIS SRTEET
RAT YOU BROUGHT IN DARES TALK BACK!"

"As much as you wish to continue your familial matters, My wife and I, have a lot of paper work
that needs to be done, especially Madam Jin who has 4 stacks of papers she needs to go through"
Jin Guangshan said as he placed his tea down.

'What?'Jiang Yanli was shocked to hear that the Madam has Sect Work to do, 'Mother doesn't even
do any work' she looked towards her mother.

"A-Xuan, I want to hear what you want, I have blindly allowed this for the sake of my friendship
but I will allow you to choose whether you want to keep this marriage or not" Li Chang had said.

Jin Guangshan was literally begging his son to dissolve the marriage.

Jin Zixuan took a deep breath "Mother I do not wish to be married to a person who I would not
love, It would be unfair as I am not able reciprocate the feelings" Jiang Yanli's heart broke at that.

She wanted to tear up but that might just make her look even weaker infront of his face.

What was she going to do now? She had always dreamed of living and having a child with Jin
Zixuan, he was her dream man, EVERY GIRLS dream man.

Her frail reputation only had an advantage as she was engaged to the Jin Heir and having the back
up of her Sect.

"WHAT—" Li Chang cut off her friend "As you wish, with Lan Qiren as witness, the marriage is
dissolved"

Madam yu glared at her sworn sister "LI CHANG HOW COULD YOU!? WE BOTH MADE A
PROMISE!"

"My son, is more important than any promise I make with you"

"MY SISTER DESERVES SOMEONE BETTER THAN YOU ANYWAY!"

"Jiang Cheng shut up! The marriage would not have been dissolved if you had not attacked the Jin
Heir! And YOU BITCH!" She pointed at Wei Wuxian.

"WAIT TILL WE GET BACK AT LOTUS PIER! I WILL MAKE SURE TO WHIP YOU FOR
ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN! YOU BRING BAD OMEN!"

"Ziyuan!" Jiang Fengmian called out before Madam Yu had realized she said that she would whip
him infront of an audience.

"Wei Wuxian" Li Chang called out "How many times have you been whipped by her tool? I have
only been whipped once but the sting was too painful, I would have fainted"
Wei Wuxian sighed "DON'T YOU DARE!" Wei Wuxian just glared at her "If you didn't want
people to know, you should have thought twice before whipping me!" He turned his back and
pulled down his upper robes and everyone gasped in shock.

Even Lan Xixhen and Lan Qiren.

"Hoe many are there?" Li Chang asked and Lan Wangji answered "164 whip lashes from the
zidian, there are a few fading scars but the more visible ones are around that many"

Jin Guangshan then said "I demand two punishments for this matter"

Wei Wuxian put up his robes as he said that.

"PUNISHMENT FOR WHAT!?"

Madam Yu asked.

"Your son attacked my Heir, and the punishment for this is using a discipline whip 2 times for two
punches"

Jiang Wanyin turned white

"MY SON WILL NOT BE WHIPPED!"

Her A-Cheng's reputation will be tarnished if this would be spread throughout the cultivation
world!

"Oh? But you let an innocent child who has to deal with your jealousy get whipped?" Mam Jin
questioned.

"As for punishment number 2, Madam Yu IS to be whipped by her spiritual tool, by how many
times Wei-gongzi will allow"

Now this had caught the attention of the Jiangs.

"I WILL NOT BE DEGRADED LIKE THIS! LI CHANG RETURN MY ZIDIAN!"

"The Zidian accepted me as it's Master, I will return it when you fully repent on your mistakes!"

She then turned towards Lan Qiren "To the punishment hall?" He asked and Madam Jin nodded.

"Very Well, follow me"

"Before that there is something I wish to announce with the Lan and the Jin Sect to witness"

Lan Qiren was curious and allowed the kid, after all, what he found out today, the boy probably
wants everything to be over and done with.

"Now for the first thing, I will be lenient and would let Madam Yu have her core unsealed while
she will be whipped by the Zidian 40 times"

"40!? WEI WUXIAN ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!?" Jiang wanyin screamed since Lan
Qiren had done the right thing and silenced Madam Yu.

"A-Xian please, you forgive mother right? She probably doesn't mean to whip you"
This time Jin Zixuan is utterly disgusted "Lady Jiang, are you blaming the victim?' He asked and
Jiang Yanli stuttered and went red from embarrassment.

"A-Xian could you please lower the number?" Jiang Fengmian pleaded and Wei Wuxian scoffed.

"Did you tell that woman to stop whipping me after I got my 100th whip mark? Why should I? I
have more than 300 scars on my back! 40 means nothing! If she can't handle the wrath of her own
spiritual tool then It is her own fault for being weak!" Wei Wuxian snapped as Lan Wangji held
his shoulder.

Wei Wuxian paused "But since I have experience the Zidian myself...I have more pain tolerance,
and Madam Yu had never in her life probably got hit by the Zidian, Fine then, I will reduce it to..."
he made a thinking gesture which made the Jiangs hopeful.

"...16 whips, take it or 40 whips she'll take"

They wanted to argue but Wei Wuxian wouldn't give it to them.

"And the second thing, I know you want me to repay my debts but I think I have already payed it
off as to be the Jiang Family's punching bag for 6-7 years of my life, my parents would never want
me to live this life" he looked at Jiang Fengmian was was ashamed but shaking as if he was scared
of something.

Wei Wuxian removed his clarity bell.

"A-Xian—"

"Lady Jiang, you are in no place to call me that" he told her coldly "I annouce I leave the Jiang
sect!" He crushed the clarity bell in his hands.

"YOU SELFISH BRAT! AFTER ALL WE'VE DO—"

"Elaborate what you've done for me aside from feeding me, giving me clothes and teaching me
cultivation...what other'sdid you give?"

Wei Wuxian looked at Lan Qiren and nodded before he left the hanshi with Lan Wangji, Lan
Xichen, and Jin Zixuan.

---

Jiang Wanyin was there kneeling, in public! With hundreds of witnesses!

When the first whip landed he screamed, his golden core was sealed, but if this whip hurts as
much, how much more would be the zidian? He was thankful his mother's core would not be
sealed.

Another whip was then landed on his back and he screamed as if he was being slaughtered.

'2 whips is nothing, I got 33 and I was able to stand while you faint on the ground" Lan Wangji
looked at the teen t fitted on the ground.

"A-Cheng!" She quickly ran over to her brother but was stopped by the guard.

"You are not to move since you are to witness" a senior Lan Disciple said.

Jiang Wanyin did not take long to awaken as the healers tended to him on the side before his
mother was dragged.

"You dare punish the sect Madam!?" Madam Yu raged.

"You are not above the law, nobody is, child abuse is not to be held gently Madam Yu" Jin
Guangshan said "Unless you wish to discard some unpleasant information" her eyes widened and
scowled "WHAT NONSENSE ARE YOU SPEAKING!?"

"Enough! San-Niang, please the earlier we finish the earlier We can leave Cloud Recesses with A-
Li"

Fortunately or Unfortunately, Jiang Wanyin was allowed to stay but with a warning, another tow
out of line and he is to be banished from Cloud Recesses for 10 years.

Madam Yu scowled "Some sworn sister you are"

Li Chang looked at her unimpressed "I never wanted to be sworn sisters with you, mother just
wanted an alliance!" With that she whipped her with the Zidian and she spat out blood.

It was just one whip.

And she was already down.

This made the witnesses think just how was Wei Wuxian able to tolerate this.

"Madam Jin, a request?" Nie Huaisang asked as Li Chang was going to land another blow.

"Yes?" She asked

"Why don't you wait for Madam Yu to recover from each hit before you add another?" He
suggested while holding his fan.

Lan Wangji looked at Huaisang "I never knew you had it in you to know how to torture" Lan
Wangji raised a brow before Nie Huaisang shuddered and hid himself behind a Nie disciple "I don't
know!"

Li Chang nodded in acceptance "Not a bad Idea"

*HIT*

*HIT*

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*HIT*

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 *HIT*

*HIT*

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*HIT*

At the last hit, the floor was all already filled with a large pool of blood, Madam Yu spitting blood
out of her mouth, he robed dirtied, and worst of all, her reputation had been stained but she is still a
prideful woman.

"I hope you have learned your lesson, next time you hit an innocent, I will make sure you get a
hundred" Wei Wuxian said before Lan Wangji dragged him away.

Chapter End Notes

For those who asked

Yes I am feeling better, my health is alright aside from my lungs acting up a couple of
times but I'm all good now

Fluffy chapter coming Tommorow—

Spoiler:

Wei Wuxian stood up and ran towards the bunnies but he wasn't able to go that far
until his wrist was caught.

He gasped as Lan Wangji pulled his wrist towards him and pinned Wei Wuxian on the
ground.
 Chapter 15
Chapter Notes

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If people say Wei Wuxian wasn't feeling guilty...they were mad wrong.

Even after how many times the Jiangs had wronged him, he still feels guilty for Madam Yu getting
whipped because the whipping or Abuse had been confirmed.

He sighed again while looking at the moon.

Jiang Wanyin was in his quarters, Wei Wuxian moved to Nie Huaisang's quarters, Lan Qiren
allowed him to stay till the end of the lectures if he wants or wishes to stay.

Madam Yu, Jiang Fengmian, Jiang Yanli, Jin Guangshan and Madam Jin had left immediately
after the punishment, the zidian being given to Lan Qiren for safe keeping.

"Wei Ying, bunny, what are you doing up here?" Wei Wuxian flinched as he heard Lan Wangji's
voice.

He softly sighed before smiling "I was...thinking" he looked back up on the moon.

Lan Wangji sat beside him "You're feeling guilty aren't you?"

"How did you know?"

Lan Wangji fixed the other's hair "You're too kind, it wasn't hard to guess, the punishment was
lenient but it nearly killed her"

Wei Wuxian buried his face onto the other's chest "My relationship with the Jiangs will never be
the same" Lan Wangji hummed "It might never be the same, but you have better things to find in
the future"

He hugged Wei Wuxian close.

"Build your own road, find yourself, know your worth, it will take time but I'll be with you in every
step of the way" he kissed Wei Wuxian's forehead.

"Your future lover would be jealous that kissed my head Lan-er-gege" Wei Wuxian snickered as he
lifted his face to make eye contact with Lan Wangji.

Lan Wangji huffed 'There's only you' he shook his head before standing up.

"Where are you going?" Wei Wuxian asked as Lan Wangji turned to look at him with a smile.

"Catch me?"

"Lan-er-gege are you asking me to play tag with you? Curfew is in a few and isn'trunning
forbidden?" Wei Wuxian raised a brow "When did that stop you?" Lan Wangji winked and jumped
of the wall.

Wei Wuxian laughed and followed behind.

He ran after the taller who somehow kept on dodging his hand in attempt to catch him.

"Lan Zhan!"

Lan Wangji turned and jumped on top of another roof before He was hacught by Wei Wuxian.

"Get back here! Once I get my hands on you, you'll be in big trouble!"

Lan Wangji chuckled and the two were jumping roof to roof, running on the wall with Wei
Wuxian trying to catch the taller.

Lan Wangji then jumped down to the direction of their b5unnies which made Wei Wuxian go and
take a detour.

Lan Wangji realized he was no longer being followed so he stopped and turned around to see if
Wei Wuxian was nearby.

He knows his soulmate would be somewhere around here, but in which direction.

He was then pushed to the ground as Wei Wuxian hugged his back "I caught you!" He giggled.

"Mn, Wei Ying caught me"

Wei Wuxian smiled "Your turn!"

Wei Wuxian stood up and ran towards the bunnies but he wasn't able to go that far until his wrist
was caught.

He gasped as Lan Wangji pulled his wrist towards him and pinned Wei Wuxian on the ground.

Wei Wuxian blushed at how close their faces were at the moment.

The two stared at each other's eyes for a long moment.

Wei Wuxian had looked closely at how beautiful the Second Jade was up close, those golden eyes
of his could hypnotize him whenever!

Lan Wangji leaned down and Wei Wuxian closed his eyes.

"I have caught you" he heard Lan Wangji whisper to his ears as he got up.

Wei Wuxian blinked as he watched Lan Wangji dust himself off.

'Did I just think of us both kissing!? Wei Wuxian control yourself!' He shook his head violently.

"You're going to break your neck if you keep shaking your head that hard"

Lan Wangji helped him get up from the ground and dusted his robes.

"You've got a little.." Lan Wangji raised his hand and touched Wei Wuxian's bottom lip before
removing the small grass that was on it.

"There, you're all cleaned up" he looked back at Wei Wuxian's face before he noticed that the
younger was bright red.

He smirked "Are you blushing my bunny? Were you expecting a kiss?" He asked leaning in.
"W-WHA—" Wei Wuxian looked at the moon before awkwardly saying "Ahahaha—Would you
look at that! It's passed curfew! Now I better go find Huaisang! He must be missing me! Hehehe"
he stepped back.

"I'll see you last night—I mean tomorrow morning!" He ran off.

Lan Wangji pouted "If he wanted a kiss he could have just asked me" he then looked at the bunny
who was chewing on his robes "Aren't I right Weiwei?"

Lan-er then arrived and stole Weiwei away.

"Why do the bunnies get a better love life than I do?"

Lan Wangji groaned before making his way towards the Jingshi.

---

When Wei Wuxian arrived in his shared room with Huaisang, the shorter man unfortunately didn't
spare him.

"Wei-xiong, you told me you're going out for fresh air, why does it seem like someone kissed you
senseless?"

Wei Wuxian looked at the Nie Heir scandalized "I haven't kissed anyone!" He squeaked out and
Nie Huaisang looked at himwoth a face that says 'I don't believe you'

"Okay I nearly got kissed but we didn't really kiss Alright! No more questions! I'm sleeping early!"

Wei Wuxian quickly went over to his bed and covered himself with the blanket.

"Wei-xiong you didn't change your clothes"

"I DON'T CARE! I GOT A FEW MORE TO SPARE!"

Nie Huaisang pouted at the answer before he blew out the candles and headed off towards his own
bed.

He didnt sleep right away as he was still thinking about what Jin Guangshan said.

---
"You are not above the law, nobody is, child abuse is not to be held gently Madam Yu" Jin
Guangshan said "Unless you wish to discard some unpleasant information" her eyes widened and
scowled "WHAT NONSENSE ARE YOU SPEAKING!?"
---

Knowing Jin Guangshan, he never does anything unless he benefits from it.

Which might be why he wanted the two to be whipped.

To be completely honest Nie Huaisang will say that this might be the only time Jin Guangshan
earned his respect.

So what was that 'Unpleasant information' that Jin Guangshan knows but never said anything.

'Another secret for another time, I have a lot of gossip to work on' he smiled to himself 'The Jiangs
better stay standing before the war, or else the other plans will be useless'
---

Wei Wuxian woke up earlier and got himself ready for breakfast.

When he arrived at the orchid room after breakfast he could hear all sorts of gossip.

Jiang Wanyin was still at bed rest since his back was still bleeding.

Wei Wuxian sighed he then saw Lan wangji sat beside him "Bunny, are you feeling a little better?"
Lan Wangji asked Wei Wuxian who nodded.

"How could I not when my lan-er-gege kept me company" Wei Wuxian winked at the older.

"Jiang Fen Jie probably heard of the news, I hope she won't be having a hard time" Wei Wuxian
said suddenly.

"She did say that she'd follow you once the time would be right, she kept all the promises she gave
you right?" Wei Wuxian thought about it before Nodding.

"You're right, It's rude of me to doubt her"

"You're worried, it's normal bunny"

"Stop calling me that!" He hissed with a red face.

"Oh? Then what should I call you?" Lan wangji then held out his hand to begin counting the
names he'll be listing out "Darling, sweetheart, Yingying, Baby, Baobei, angel,—"

"Alright! Alright! Keep it down! Master Lan Qiren is coming!"

Class had started.

During the lesson Wei Wuxian had wished he was able to stay in one place for a long period of
time because now whenever he accidentally looks over to Lan Wangji's side, he would see the
older Wink.

If Lan Qiren was watching the exchange, he was doing a damn well job at keeping his qi in check.

Yesterday's commotion was already big enough, no need to let the healers deal with him.

After class Wei Wuxian walked with Lan Wangji towards the bunny field where suddenly, there
are 10 bunnies.

"Did Zewu-Jun brought more?" Wei Wuxian looked at Lan Wangji who shrugged.

"Maybe he did, or maybe wild bunnies decided to join, good thing we brought more than enough
food"

They started feeding the rabbits.

"Lan Zhan" he called out to the older.

"Mn?"

"After Jiang-Gongzi gets healed, I would like to go and explore" Wei Wuxian said looking at the
bunnies.
Lan Wangji paused at hearing that, which made Wei Wuxian worried.

"You don't need to ask permission, you are allowed to do what you wish" Lan Wangji said before
throwing himself onto the other man.

"Just remember to visit me once in a whileeee!" He whined at the younger.

Wei Wuxian sighed and shook his head "For a second I thought you would be mad! Don't scare me
like that!"

"Can I atleast have a kiss on my cheek before you leave?"

"L-LAN ZHAN!"

Wei Wuxian covered his red face as he looked away.

Lan Wangji looked at the younger amused.

'I fully understand why you loved to rile me up but It's really amusing to see reactions you don't see
everyday, but when you're the reason the person is reacting like that...the feeling is just too good to
be true'

He smiled.

"Lan Zhan! Give a man some warning before you go ahead and smile like that! It's too deadly!"

Lan Wangji nodded "I apologize" he looked at the other "I promise not to warn you next time"

"Thank—Wait what!? LAN ZHAN YOU TEASE!"

---

2 weeks later Jiang Wanyin was all healed up and would be joining their classes.

All he remembered from his mother before she left was her saying "You better fix our image! You
and that brat made us all lose face!"

He could feel the rage from his body as he tried to calm himself from the whispers he keeps
hearing from everyone during breakfast and the stares he's getting.

He wants to find Wei Wuxian and punch him, but if he punches him then he'll be banished from
Cloud Recesses and it will just ruin the Jiang Sect's and his own reputation.

It was already embarrassing enough that he has scars on his back from the discipline whip.

It was all that Jin Zixuan's fault! If the other did not provoke him! Then he wouldn't have punched
his face!

He hated everyone, but who cares!? The Jiangs will rise to the top when he becomes Sect Leader
and when he does, everyone especially that Wei Wuxian will regret their choice.

---

Jiang Wanyin was healed and now Wei Wuxian said he'll be going but he promises to visit every
month or two at the very least.
 Now he was at the gates with Lan Wangji, Nie Huaisang, Lan xichen and Jin Zixuan to greet him
out.

Jin Zixuan and him got along fairly well after the incident.

"Youllbe back right Wei-xiong?" Nie Huaisang asked as they reached the gate.

"Ofcourse I would! You're not getting rid of me that easily!" Wei Wuxian scoffed before he turned.

"So good bye? See you all next month?" He asked and they all nodded.

"Have a safe trip Wei-gongzi"

"Ah Zewu-Jun, Call me Wuxian"

"Then Wuxian, Call me Xichen"

Wei Wuxian smiled.

"I'll see you soon as well Zixuan" the other male nodded.

"Where's my good byeee????" Lan wangji pouted.

"You? Ah..." Wei Wuxian was awkwardly standing before we went close to Lan Wangji and
kissed his right cheek.

"I'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT TIME! BYE" Wei Wuxian ran away with a red face leaving behind
multiple blinking faces.

Lan Xichen then turned to his brother "You finally got the cheek kiss you asked for" he smiled but
Lan Wangji pouted.

"My lips would have been better but I'm never washing my face again!"

Nie Huaisang fanned himself 'Another painting!'

Jin Zixuan just didn't know how to react.

Chapter End Notes

First of all

HA Y'ALL THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE A MAKE OUT

SESSION???

BAH TOO EARLY!

:))))))))))

He got a kiss on the cheek in the end anyway

Second of all
I'm pretty curious about that dirty secret Jin Guangshan knows
 Chapter 16
Chapter Notes

DOUBLE UPDATE!!!

it's 12:10 am here idk—

See the end of the chapter for more notes

When the Jiang's had returned to Lotus Pier, Madam Yu was still stubbornly standing even when
her back was bleeding continuesly.

"San-niang you should go see the healers! You might die from blood loss!" Jiang Fengmian tried
to persuade his wife into going to the infirmary but his wife is as stubborn as a rock!

"Are you undermining me now Fengmian!? You think I will die that easily!? If it wasn't for that
brat then I wouldn't get whipped and lose face infront of everyone! Our son would not lose face in
such a young age!" He screamed at his face.

Jiang Yanli was too worried for her mother that she decided to call the nearest physician.

"San-niang the floor is getting filled with blood! You need to clean your bandages!"

"AND!? DO YOU THINK WE WOULD BE HERE IF YOU DIDN'T BRING IN THAT STREET
RAT!? DO YOU THINK WE WOULD HAVE YUNMENG LOSE FA—" Madam Yu fainted
when a needle was thrown onto her forehead.

"Too noisy, get her to the infirmary and call some servants to clean up the blood! It looks like
someone died in here!" A voice called out and students in medical training did as told.

Jiang Fengmian turned as he saw his wife getting carried towards the infirmary.

"Jiang Fen—" he paused when he saw the woman held her hand up as she talked to the remaining
one medical student "Clean up the wound, stop the bleeding, prepare the salve and I'll check if it
has been mixed correctly"

The medical disciple bowed and left to the infirmary.

"Jiang Fengmian, mind telling me why her back was bleeding?"

She asked with a raised brow and Jiang Fengmian and Jiang Yanli explained.

"...and so she was going to be punished with 40 whips but instead got 16, we tried to lower it more
as it was too much but A-Xian said I was lenient" Jiang Yanli said.

Jiang Fen scoffed "Forgive me cousin and niece but too much? How naive are you? Have you seen
Wuxian's back? I would agree with him that it was too lenient, much less than she deserves!
Wuxian got more than she has and he's still standing while she's on the bed pathetically holding to
life" she snapped.
"Jiang Fen—"

"Fengmian, I DID try to warn you, THE ELDERS, tried to warn you, they gave you a choice to
control your wife, or divorce her"

Jiang Yanli's eyes widened at that 'Divorce!?'

"And what? You chose none of that! And look where it got you! Now that you've partly learned
your lesson, you should choose wisely" she said blankly.

"I'm surprised you both were let free without a single whip" she said which surprised the father and
daughter.

"W-what do you mean?" Jiang Yanli asked.

"Well if I were the one whipped and people are just telling me to deal with it and they DON'T
MEAN IT" she looked at Jiang Yanli as the second part was addressed to her "Then I would atleast
let them have a whip or two to understand the pain and that it cannot just be 'DeAlT wITh'" she
mocked.

"Now what happened to Wuxian?" Jiang Fen asked.

"He...he left" Jiang Fengmian had said looking at the floor.

"Hmph, about time! After my shift today, I too will leave the clan"

This made Jiang Fengmian panic "You can't leave! You just became the head healer 2 months ago!
You're the one with the most knowledge currently!" He begged her.

"You should have thought about that before you decided to ignore my warnings" she said disgusted
"Now If you two don't mind, I have to check your so called Madam of the sect" she walked towards
the direction of the infirmary before she turned to face the father and daughter.

"In a span of a week, you managed to lose both the best disciple that keeps the sect together, and
the head healer as the other's had retired and left to build a family, this is what happens when you
don't listen to others' warnings" she harrumped before actually going to save the stubborn woman's
life.

Not like she wanted to, but Yu Ziyuan needs more than just 16 whips on her back.

---

Jiang Yanli was in her room peeling Lotus seeds as she recalled the events from before.

"Fengmian, I DID try to warn you, THE ELDERS, tried to warn you, they gave you a choice to
control your wife, or divorce her"

She recalled the words that Healer Jiang Fen had said.

She doesn't know what would happen if her mother actually left.

If father would divorce her.

But he didn't.

Wei Wuxian had blamed them.

The head healer had blamed her father and mother.

The head healer had mocked her.

Her ex-fiance looked at her with disgust written on his face.

Jin Zixuan dissolved the marriage because he doesn't want to be in a loveless marriage.

Her dreams had shattered, she kept on dreaming about having a grand wedding, the best wedding
in the whole cultivation world in her generation.

She dreamt of having a kid with him.

She dreamt of them being loving couple.

But it had all shattered when her brother punched Jin Zixuan unconscious.

But Wei Wuxian wasn't there to stop her brother.

She had a nightmare one night where she dreamt that Wei Wuxian punched the Jin Heir and her
marriage got dissolved.

But who knew in reality her brother did it.

And his reputation is already ruined now that there are rumors around Lotus Pier saying that the
Jiang Heir got whipped by the discipline whip and the scars will no longer fade.

She knows what will be happening next.

Her mother will depend on her to rebuild the clans reputation whether she would like it or not.

Jiang Yanli clenched her fists.

She did not know exactly who to blame.

But if anything, she would blame Wei Wuxian for leaving her alone.

He would have been able to help her with her cultivation but he couldn't because he left!

And now her brother will take over as head disciple.

She could not be any more prouder that her brother finally got that title.

She decided to take a deep breath and walk around the Pier.

It was night time, the sky was clear and the air was fresh.

She walked around in a calming manner, breathing in the scents of the lotuses and the lake waters.

This had made her mood slightly better.

She was walking until she heard a commotion in the meeting hall where the Jiang elders reside in.

Curious she decided to eavesdrop to catch on their conversation, she's the lady of the sect, she
deserves the right to know.

---
Jiang Fengmian was trying to calm the elders down "First Elder, please calm—"

"FENGMIAN! CALM!? YOU WANT US TO CALM!?" He yelled at the sect Leader.

"We have told you that wife of yours will bring trouble! Wei Wuxian may do troublesome things
but he is the one who actually does what our motto says!" Another elder chided in.

"My son will follow—"

"Your son!? He takes after YOUR WIFE! DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY MESSES YOUR
PREVIOUS HEAD DISCIPLE HAD TO FIX?? NOW WHO'S GOING TO DO IT!? YOUR SON
CAN'T EVEN MAKE FRIENDS!" A female elder raged out.

"I will train my son, he will be capable"

"Isn't that what you said last time? If You weren't my older brother's son, we would have long ago
make Wei Wuxian the heir!"

---

Jiang Yanli gasped softly as she clamped her hands towards her mouth.

The elders were thinking of replacing her brother!

It was a good thing Wei Wuxian left, she doesn't know how her brother would take it if he heard
about this.

---

"Elders...you wouldn't—"

"Fengmian don't you forget, Wei Changze wasn't a servant, the line of succession for the Jiangs
never focused on the main family, they focused on the one who followed the motto, there were
different sect Leader who weren't Jiangs if I will remind you" the 3rd elder reminded.

"Your wife ruined the reputation of the sole Heir of Yunmeng before he stepped down because he
wanted to be free"

---

Jiang Yanli couldn't believe what she was hearing.

This meant, that all this time...Wei Wuxian was the legitimate Heir to YunmengJiang and not her
brother.

But due to the Elders being patient on Jiang Fengmian, they decided to wait for her brother to see
if he would change.

---

"But, since you would NOT listen to us! Now we have lost our chance to make Wei Wuxian as
Heir now that we are stuck with both your son and your daughter!"

"We will give you 2 years Fengmian, I want to see a change, or us elders, will decide for
ourselves"
 "That wife of yours never even bothered to follow YunmengJiang's ways! Her punishment for
abusing the legitimate Heir would be that she would not be allowed to discipline the disciples
anymore and no more nighthunting for one year! She will learn to act like a Madam!"

---

Jiang Yanli fled before anyone could catch her and Wen towards the tree where she first found
Wei Wuxian hiding.

Tears fell from her eyes.

She learned the things she never knew.

What would have happened if Wei Wuxian actually stayed.

Would the elders took their chance on making him the heir?

She would only be thankful that he left.

She trusted that her brother will bring the sect back to it's original glory.

---

While the elders were talking, they didn't see a servant listening to their conversation.

The said servant then left as soon as the meeting was over and went towards his desk and started
writing what he found.

He then gathered the two birds and tied it around their leg.

Two notes, one of each bird.

Once the notes had found their way to a certain green robed Heir, a smirk formed on his face.

"What an interesting discovery" he then made a move to contact the other spies before he would go
and share the information to three other people.

Chapter End Notes

A clue on Jin Guangshan's secret

Jiang wanyin is not his illegitimate child

 Chapter 17

"That was embarrassing!" Wei Wuxian finally said as he caught up with his breath.

He finally made it down the mountain before he placed his fingers to his lips.

'Lan Zhan's lips are so soft' Wei Wuxian quickly shook his head 'LIPS!? THAT WAS HIS CHEEK
YOU IDIOT!' Wei Wuxian smacked his own head, hoping that it would help him regain atleast
some of his braincells.

He sighed once he managed to calm himself down.

He then made his way to caiyi town to get some snacks for the road.

When he left the Clan he only had a few money from his saving left, but the rest of his money was
in his room.

He was just glad he brought his journal with him or else all the ideas he made would be in waste.

He shared his ideas with Lan Wangji who supported him and told him he would gladly the first
one to use any of them if he ever made it.

The older seemed so sure that he could make them.

He wouldn't let him down.

He bought some bread and biscuits and made his way.

---

Days passed he neared Yunping and decided to stay in for the night.

"Hello Mister, may I have a room and a bath?" He asked the man on the counter who nodded.

"Would you like your food delivered to your room aswell young master?"

Wei Wuxian shook his head, "I will eat down here, Some lightweight meal would be nice, add
some extra spice in it" he winked as he placed his money on the table.

The man nodded and left to ask some of the workers to fulfill the task.

Wei Wuxian decided to wait on his table for the food to be delivered "Here you are young master"

Wei Wuxian smiled "Thank you"

As he started to eat he thought about selling some talismans to help the place around here and of
course so that he'll have some money for himself.

He nodded at the plan.

He drank his water before he heard a few men who were around his age if not a few years older
gossiping.

"I have news that my father told me!"

"Oh? And what is that?"

"Jiang Wanyin isn't actually the supposed to be heir of the Jiangs"

This made Wei Wuxian pause is shock 'If not him then who?'

The teen then continued "Apparently this was only taught to the disciples who turned 18, the Jiang
Clan, the heirs are not to be from the gentry family but by the talent and following the motto
itself!"

This made Wei Wuxian surprised.

"Apparently, the elders were planning on making Wei Wuxian the heir when he turns 18 for he is
the one with the best talent in Yunmeng and follows the motto by heart!"

Wei Wuxian can say it could be true, but being the heir...people would treat him differently and he
would get the hateful gazes of the Jiang Family members.

He inhaled 'No need to think about them, I will not become the heir, but if ever I decided to
become one...I should let them try to feel what's it like to be in my shoes'

He tsked 'Being rogue is currently more interesting than Sect politics, who would want to do all
those paperwork? Only a madman would do it willingly' he rolled his eyes.

He then went upstairs to take a bath before retiring to bed.

But before he could even close his eyes a white bird was then poking on his desk.

"How did you get in here?" He asked the white bird who wouldn't answer him because IT'S A
BIRD IT CAN'T JUST GO 'Hello I delivered a message!'

He went towards it and took out the message that was on it's left leg.

'Wei Ying,
Bunny, I miss you already! Send me a message back so that I know you're still alive! Don't
think I didn't forget that kiss on my cheek! You have a bad aim! You should have gone for my lips!
Also did you hear about the Heir of Jiang Clan? Jiang Wanyin no doubt wants to kill you, I suggest
you inform me before hand so that I can protect you!

Your Lan,
Lan Zhan '

Wei Wuxian blushed when he read the 'Your Lan' and when Lan Wangji wanted a kiss on his
LIPS.

He covered his face before turning towards the bird "tell your master that he's a giant pervert!"

He grabbed some biscuit crumbs and fed it to the bird and placed some water on a small container.

The white bird gladly accepted the offer.

Wei Wuxian then started writing down his letter.

'Lan Zhan,
You're a big pervert you know that? But yes I am currently alive and well, as you can see
since I sent this letter. Also, yes, I heard that apparently I was the supposed heir, I have no interest
in it though, who wants to deal with a whole sack of papers? I'll be visiting you in 3 weeks from
now.

The shameless boy,

Wei Ying'

He then looked towards the bird who was sleeping after a finished meal.

"Guess a bird needs some sleep as well" he yawned "traveling was too tiring, I didn't even get
alcohol because I needed to save money" he mumbled before going to bed.

Wei Wuxian groaned as he felt something jump on his head so early in the morning "Do you birds
also wake up at 5 in the morning or something?" He questioned annoyed.

He got up anyways and went on to feed the bird some bread and water as he got dressed.

"You're done little bird? Here send this letter to your master" he kissed the bird on the head as it
flew away.

He went out and took his breakfast before going out to sell talismans for a few hours or atleast to
earn something that might be enough to rent an inn for his next trip as his other savings were for
food and other basic necessities.

As he was selling some talismans he heard that there were some disturbance in Dafan mountain
and decided to go ahead and check it out after he would be done here.

A few hours in he earned enough that would last him atleast 2 nights in an inn.

He started to make his way to dafan by sword.

As he landed to get a drink, he was already at the foot of Dafan mountain

"From what I heard there were a ton of fierce corpses around here, they're going to need to be killed
before they'll harm any villages nearby"

He started to set up some traps around the area.

He went on to explore before he paused "This might be a good place to try out the stygian tiger
flag" he said before he took out a piece of cloth and placed it on a nearby tree before climbing the
tree next to it and waited for his prey to come.

Wei Wuxian doesn't know how much time has passed but nothing came "Was there something
wrong with the way I placed it?" He questioned before he stepped down from the tree he was on.

He then checked the flag closely as he held on to it.

But before he could check his work 10 corpses came out of nowhere.

"SHIT!" He quickly took out his explosion talismans and threw it at the corpses before he took out
his sword and killed of the other two which had tried to get near him.

'The flage had managed to get the high level ones' he ran deeper into the mountain as the three
corpses followed him.

He took a sharp turn from a dead end where 3 of the corpses who didn't manage to turn on time got
spiked with his trap making sharpened wood go through the body of the corpses.
'5 down, 5 more to go' he thought before he pulled himself onto a branch on the tree and took out
his sword as he back flipped behind the corpses and managed to behead one of them.

'Another trap of mine is not that far from here' he started running towards his right as the four
corpses ran after him.

He sent another explosion talisman towards the corpses that managed to explode another one.

He then jumped over a field of grass which the remaining 3 corpses to fall onto his trap and he
controlled his sword to kill them all.

"That was...something" he said before he held onto his arm which was bleeding.

"I must have scratched myself while running along the tree's"

"Gongzi...your arm needs treatment, please allow me"

He heard a female voice.

---

(Clarification: No Lan Wangji did not show Jin Zixuan the future, all that Jin Zixuan was included
here for is to bring the Jiang Family down)

Ever since Wei Wuxian had left, the shameless Lan Wangji they all gotten used to...atleast a little
bit used to, disappeared and the ice prince was once again welcomed back.

Some of the disciples would wish Wei Wuxian to return because even just being in the same room
with Lan Wangji was scary enough.

Lan Wangji though, in reality, was pouting 24/7 because his love wasn't there and well.

Of course he washed his face! He will have more opportunities to get kisses from the younger
sooner or later.

The question is When?

The answer is unknown.

He was then called by Nie Huaisang along with the Jin Heir and his brother.

"This better be important" Jin Zixuan said as he took a seat "I still have a ton a lot more scrolls to
finish up before the 2nd semester exams!" He hissed at the Nie Heir to start.

Nie Huaisang fanned him off "Why don't you all read it, you wouldn't believe it coming out of my
mouth anyway" he brought out 2 pieces of paper and made the three read.

"I knew it" was the first thing Jin Zixuan said which gained confused glances from the three.

"Mother told me about this, she was in Yunmeng at the time, she was bored and decided to go to
the library, she found that, I was told about it afterwards so I was confused why Wei Wuxian
wasn't the heir"

Jin Zixuan explained to them.

"Does Wuxian know about this?" Lan Xichen asked Nie Huaisang who shook his head "Knowing
Madam Yu, Wei-xiong most likely doesn't know"

"Do you need help turning it into a rumor?" Jin Zixuan asked and Nie Huaisang smiled "Why not?
The Jin Sect is known for their rumors, plus, we need to fix Wei-xiong's reputation, along with his
parents"

Lan Wangji then decided to ask, "What do we do if Wanyin finds out?"

"Ignore him"

"I'll agree with you Xichen-ge, if Wanyin puts one more toe out of line he'll be banished, if his
Sect goes down he can't ask for protection here either"

"As long as I don't get my face punched again then I'll agree with you"

"Does Yu Ziyuan know about the Heir? On how it is picked?" Lan Wangji asked.

Nie Huaisang shook his head "If she did, Wei-xiong would have long ago perished, she's a prideful
woman, I won't be surprised if she'll kill those who'd get in her way"

"Mother would usually complain on how Yu Ziyuan would tell her not to do Sect work as it's the
problem of the sect Leader and not the madam" Jin Zixuan paused before continuing.

"Mother was the spare heir, she was taught what she needed to learn, she was annoyed at the
boldness of Yu Ziyuan like she knows how politics works"

Nie Huaisang then smirked "Wanna ruin her reputation a bit more?"

Jin Zixuan raised a brow "What are you up to?"

"Oh nothing, one of my spies had heard something around Meishan, I don't think it's part of Jin
Guangshan's dirty secret because if it was, then he'll say it as it's something he would actually tell
the world without needing to blackmail"

Lan Xichen, "Mind sharing?"

"Did you know, if Jiang Fengmian never accepted the marriage proposal, she would have been Jin
Guangshan's first concubine?"
 Chapter 18

"Gongzi...your arm needs treatment, please allow me"

He heard a female voice.

Wei Wuxian turned to see a woman in white with red sun robes with a boy who's around his age
behind her.

"Who—"

"I may be a Wen, but I mean no harm, your wound there will get infected if not healed properly"
Wei Wuxian nodded and allowed the female to get to work.

Once done and treated she kowtowed to him along with her brother "Us dafan Wen thank you for
taking care of the corpses around here, I am Wen Qing and my younger brother Wen Ning"

Wei Wuxian waved her off "Don't worry about it, I was testing some new talismans I made, I am
Wei Wuxian"

This threw them off "I see you've heard the rumors then" he laughed awkwardly "Gongzi, do you
need a place to stay? My village and I could give you a place to stay for the night" Wen Qinf
asked.

"If I am no bother"

"I-its no b-bother g-gongzi" Wen Ning spoke and Wei Wuxian smiled "Then I would be grateful"
the three then decided to walk towards the village.

Wen Qing then spoke "I heard about you being whipped"

Wei Wuxian flinched "Ahh...I guess we're starting from there huh?" He chuckled as he rubbed the
back of his neck.

"Yeah I did...I didn't think the rumors would go pretty far but here we are I guess?" He smiled.

"Would you mind if I take a look at it? I might be able to find a way to remove the scars"

Wei Wuxian huffed "The Jiang healers couldn't remove it over the years, you sure you want to take
up the challenge?" He asked raising a brow.

"J-Jie is the best d-doctor h-here! She can c-cure it for s-sure!" Wen Ning stuttered out "A-Ning!
Stop stuttering! He's not going to eat you!" Wen Qing said "s-sorry"

Wei Wuxian was stunned "If you'd let me then I would like to try" Wen Qing then said "What do
you want" Wei Wuxian asked "Pardon?" Wen Qing looked confused.

"What do you want in return?" He asked her again and the girl thought for a second before looking
at her brother and back at Wei Wuxian.

"If it isn't a bother, I heard you were an excellent archer, you could teach my brother, he's
interested in it but people wouldn't teach him" Wen Qing asked earning a shy 'J-Jie!' From Wen
Ning.
Wei Wuxian smiled "Why not? I'd be glad to teach your brother!"

"Great! Now come! Let me see your back! Follow me We've arrived at the village!"

---

"Madam Yu was supposed to be a WHAT!?MMMmmmM!"

Jin Zixuan yelled out in shock which made Lan Wangji silence him.

"Too loud" was what he said.

"Continue" Lan Xichen said to Nie Huaisang.

"Could this be the secret Jin Guangshan was hiding?" Jin Zixuan asked as he refused to call his
Sect Leader 'Father'

"I don't know, but if it is then shouldn't he be bouting it infront of Sect Leader Jiang? He's
shameless like that" Nie Huaisang rolled his eyes.

"But anyway, imagine how her reputation would be if this would be leaked? She was the 3rd lady,
only good for alliance, she doesn't know anything about being a Madam much less the history of
the Jiang sect"

The three nodded at Nie Huaisang's words.

"You're right about that, but how about we wait for a bit until people find the rumors boring and
then we could add on to it" Lan Xichen suggested.

"Not bad" Lan Wangji commented.

And then he stood "Where are you going?" Jin Zixuan asked "To write a letter to Wei Ying
because everyone else is boring" and with that he left the room.

"Wei Wuxian should be asleep by now?" Jin Zixuan asked and Nie Huaisang just gave him a look
"Wei-xiong sleeps at 1am and rises at 9am He's still awake unless hes absolutely tired"

---

Wen Qing was examining the scars "Mind telling me the treatments they used for your scars?" She
asked and Wei Wuxian laughed awkwardly "This might be useless but she uses the same
ingredients you use for deeper cuts on your body?" It sounded like a question but he hoped it
would help because his bad memory isn't much help.

"Quite useless as there are many types but I'll try to see what I can do, Mind explaining how the
weapon works and attacks? This might help with the herbs I should find and use"

Wei Wuxian nodded, "It's kind off like lightning, and it burns your skin when it touches,
depending of their anger, that's how much pain you'll be feeling at the receiving end" he paused
trying to let the bad memories not get to him.

"Take your time"

"And...you know when you accidentally burn your hands? It's like that but right at the back,
and...err...like a normal whip but it feels like fire,...I'm just repeating everything aren't I?"
Wen Qing didn't answer his question but nodded "That might be enough, did they try some of the
herbs they used for burns mixed with the salve they gave you?"

Wei Wuxian thought about it before shaking his head.

"I don't think they did"

"Yeah, let's try that but I'll add some scarring ointment with it and see if there will be changes to
remove the scars in a week" She said as she went towards a bookshelf and took out a book and
began researching.

"You can go and hangout with a-Ning...NOT A SINGLE HAIR OUT OF PLACE" she threatened
him with her needles if he dares hurt her brother.

"I'll be careful!" With that he left the room.

"Wei-gongzi"

"Wen Qionglin" he greeted and Wen Ning shook his head "P-please, just call me W-Wen Ning" he
offered.

"Then Wen Ning, call this rogue Wuxian or Xian-ge as I think I am older than you"

"W-Wei-gongzi I can't"

"I insist"

"V-very well"

Wei Wuxian smiled "Well Wen Ning, mind showing me towards the place where you practice?"

Wen Ning nodded "H-How about a quick lunch? G-granny must have s-something made"

As if on cue, Wei Wuxian stomach grumbled which made him laugh.

"Sure! I'd be glad to have some food!"

The two made their way towards one house "Granny, w-we have a g-guest" Wen Ning announced
as he entered the house and Wei Wuxian saw an elderly woman.

"A-Ning, who is your friend?" The granny asked.

"This one is called Wei Wuxian Ma'am" he intro himself.

"Bah! Call me granny! Come, you two, sit down, I'll get you some food" the woman smiled as she
went to grab it.

"Thank you, the food looks delicious" Wei Wuxian smiled and Granny Wen waved him off "Eat
up young man, you're still growing, A-Ning, go hang out with your new friend! I will take a nap"

With that said the woman made her way towards one of the rooms.

"She's nice" Wei Wuxian commented as he took a bite out of the food "And this is delicious!" He
complimented and Wen Ning nodded "G-granny likes to s-spend time c-cooking"

"Let's eat and go out to your practice field shall we?" Wen Ning agreed with the older and the two
ate their food quietly.

---

It was lunch time in cloud Recesses, the Jiang Heir was radiating a deadly aura around him.

It has been a few days after the rumor that Wei wuxian was the supposed to be heir and of his true
parentage had gotten out and as the cultivation world saw him as a higher ranking than the Jiang
Family, Wanyin was salty.

'What did the elders see in him!? And what!? THAT WEI CHANGZE WAS THE SUPPOSED TO
BE HEIR!? I'LL SHOW THOSE ELDERS THAT I AM FIT FOR THE THRONE!'He clenched
his fists 'I'LL prove them wrong! Once Yunmeng becomes the greatest Sect! I will bring those who
wronged me DOWN!'

Jiang Wanyin's patience was being tested, not like he had any in the first place, he already has 2
whip scars on his back that would never fade what more if he gets banished!? His reputation as
Sect heir and soon to be sect Leader will be a joke to the people!

His father told him to make friends and form alliance at an early age but why should he make
friends!? Those people around him are useless.

He then stood up and made his way towards his class as they had an exam.

Jiang Wanyin was confident he would get top marks, after all he's a Sect heir! His mother taught
him what he needed to know and reviewed them diligently!

He would glare at anyone who will dare come near him.

Those peasants don't need to be in the presence of a sect heir.

He was making his way towards the orchid room when he heard laughter coming from his right.

He saw that it was Nie Huaisang laughing with Jin Zixuan trying to hold back his laugh at
whatever paper Lan wangji was holding as the said man was pouting.

He decided to overhear their conversation, it's not like Master Lan would come yet as class isn't
until another 10 minutes.

"WAAH Ji-Xiong! What did you wrote to Wei-xiong for him to call you a pervert!?" Nie Huaisang
was holding his stomach as he held on to Jin Zixuan for dear life.

"I told him he should've kissed me on the lips" the older mumbled as he folded the paper neatly
and tucked it in his robes.

'This son of a servant—' Jiang Wanyin paused, he can't use that anymore as Wei Changze was the
runaway heir 'SON of a whore became a whore himself!' He raged out before crossing his arms.

"Lan Wangji, you both only met like 3 and a half months ago, it's a little too early for a kiss" Jin
Zixuan pointed out and Lan Wangji wanted to cry.

'I've known him for yeaaaaarrrsss though! HE'S THE ONE WHO DOESN'T K OW MEEE
WAAHHG MAMA I NEED YOU!' He wanted to wail it out loud but him knowing the future
would be a great risk.

Only two people know, and it should stay as such.

"But still, who wouldn't want to kiss a beauty like me?" Lan Wangji said which make Jin Zixuan
look at him up and down.

"Uhh not me"

Lan Wangji stared at him "Well good for you I don't want to kiss your crusty dusty face"

"My face is good looking!"

"I'm sorry but you ranked 3rd and I ranked 2nd on the list"

"Isn't pride forbidden in your Sect?"

"I'm not being prideful but stating facts"

"Anyways, Wei-xiong will be here soon, so stop scaring us and other disciples"

"If he's here then sure" Lan Wangji went back to hisbsroic demeanor and made his way towards
the orchid room where the trio were met with Jiang Wanyin.

As Jiang Wanyin was going to open his mouth Nie Huaisang spoke "Careful Jiang-xiong, one more
toe out of line and you are out" Jiang Wanyin glared at the Nie Heir who cowardly hid behind Jin
Zixuan.

"Get to your respective seats" Lan Qiren announced as he entered the room and the students
followed.

"No cheating, No talking while taking the exam,..." Lan Qiren went on and said the rules for the
test that they have to follow or consequences will happen.

"Any failures, one will copy the book of conduct 5 times" he warned.

And so they all started to take on the test.

 Chapter 19
Chapter Notes

DOUBLE UPDATE!!!

"JIANG FENGMIAN"

It was one of those rare days where Jiang Fengmian would get his peace and quiet but ever since
he got married to his wife, there was little to none that he would have those days.

He was just about to leave the elder meeting room as they were discussing about trading with the
minor sects that fortunately still has an alliance with them when his wife barged in the meeting
room which displeased the elders.

"Madam Jiang" one elder called but was sent a scowl "I am Madam Yu Not Madam Jiang!" She
snapped as the same elder was going to talk he was cut off when she decided to open her foul
mouth.

"FENGMIAN WHAT IS THIS I HEAR ABOUT MY NOT NOT BEING THE LEGITIMATE
HEIR!? AND THAT BASTARD WEI WUXIAN WAS THE SUPPOSED TO BE HEIR!? HOW
DARE HE RANK HIGHER THAN MY SON!"

Jiang Fengmian was about to answer when he saw his wife down on the floor.

"San—"

"You will stay put, we've had enough of your bullshit Fengmian, if you won't deal with her, we
will" Jiang Fengmian's Uncle spoke.

And the said Uncle was the one who sent his wife to the floor, but as he was his Uncle, Jiang
Fengmian can only step back.

"HOW DARE YOU SLAP ME! WHAT DO YOU MEAN DEAL WITH ME? I AM A SECT
MAD—"

Another slap was sent to her face "Sect Madam? If you are a Sect Madam then act like one!" Jiang
Qiang spat.

"You dare talk back to an elder of the sect!? I AM YOUR UNCLE-IN-LAW!" He raged out at her.

"Fengmian! I know you don't like me but are you going to allow him to undermine me!"

"Undermine you? What is there to undermine you when all you know is to swing that zidian of
yours wherever you go! And look at you now! Your weapon is no long with you!" Jiang Qiang
said.

"And if you are the Madam of the Sect, RUN IT LIKE THE MADAM OF LOTUS PIER! THIS
ISN'T MEISHAN YU! THIS IS LOTUS PIER! GET THAT SHUT THROUGH YOUR
STUBBORN SKULL!" He yelled out to her.
"And Madam of the sect? You can't even do the paperwork, let alone know the history of the sect!"
Another elder yelled at her face.

"Then let me tell you! Here in Jiang Sect, we do not focus on our gentry but who rank and follows
our motto better!" Jiang Qiong decided it was either now or never.

"Wei Changze was the supposed to be the one leading the sect, but decided against it, he went on
and followed his love! And 2nd coming from him is Jiang Fengmian! If Wei Changze never
stepped down he would have only become Wei Changze's right hand man!" Jiang Qiong made it
loud and clear.

"It was his fault! If he never took in that bastard child HE WOULD HAVE NEVEF SURPASSED
MY SON!"

Jiang Qiong looked at her as if she was stupid "Surpassing your son? When we got you to the
healers after your first nighthunt, your cultivation level is average and your son has gotten it from
you! You trained him didn't you? And now you got yourself a carbon copy, both are not fit to lead
Yunmeng"

Rumors about the average core of Madam Yu will be spreading faster than most people would
think if anyone were to hear about it.

She did not want her reputation as the Violet Spider go down the drain!

"YOU—"

"As a punishment for all these years of whipping the sole Heir you would not be allowed to
discipline the disciples anymore and no more nighthunting for one year! You will learn to act like
a Madam!"

"YOU CAN'T DO THIS!"

"You have too much pride! And yes I did! I will be the one to personally train you, one mistake is
30 minutes of kneeling in the ancestral hall and the elders will visit you there every 30 minutes!"

Jiang Qiong then pointed at his nephew "And you! Go fix everything your wife messed up! YOU
HAVE 5 MONTHS TO REGAIN THAT 6 ALLIANCES BACK!" He yelled at him before turning
back towards Yu Ziyuan who was started to stand up.

"If you want one of your children to lead, then I will give a chance to Jiang Yanli, from now on the
heir of Jiang will be stripped off from Jiang Wanyin and will be given to Jiang Yanli!"

Jiang Yanli who had been there from the time they were talking about her mother's punishment had
gasped.

"I-I can't, Elder Jiang, I can't! Being the heir means so much for my brother! And I don't have
strong cultivation" She protested.

"The Jiangs are known to attempt the impossible, you are useless if you will not be able to do such
thing" Jiang Qiong said to his grand niece.

"And if you want to blame anyone, blame your mother and brother for that, Yu Ziyuan doesn't
know how to run a Sect and destroys alliance and traders along with your brother! This is your
chance to fix things!"
The elder turned towards Yu Ziyuan who was clenching her fists "You have one year, if her
cultivation hasn't improved then we, elders, will find a rightful heir ourselves!"

Jiang Qiong then looked at the servant "Make the announcements! Make it official!" The servant
nodded and went out to bring the news to the rest of the cultivation world.

---

"Relax your arm a bit Wen Ning...like—Yes! Like that! And now...shoot!" Wen Ning followed and
shot the arrow which landed on bullseye.

Wei Wuxian was clapped his hands "You're doing better!" He smiled "You just need to get used in
relaxing your arms a bit and gain a bit more confidence around people" Wei Wuxian patted the
other's shoulder.

It has been 5 days since he had stayed with the Dafan Wens, they made him feel as if he was part
of their family.

He thinks of Wen Ning as a little brother the moment the two started practicing archery together.

"Wei Wuxian!"

"Y-You should go get y-your back checked" Wen Ning smiled at the older who nodded.

Wei Wuxian went towards where Wen Qing would usually tell him to be.

When Wei Wuxian removed his upper robes he heard a pleased hum from Wen Qing.

"The really old scars had faded out, and the ones that are visible are the new ones and probably the
ones you got a year before you went to gusu" Wen Qing said as she applied the ointment.

"Really!?" Wei Wuxian asked surprised, He'll definitely tell Lan Zhan about this then his bird
comes to visit him again.

"Yes, I'll try to see if there are other ways to speed up the recovery"

Wei Wuxian felt teary "Thank you Wen Qing" he said and she waved him off "No need to thank
me, I'm doing what most doctors would do anyway"

Wei Wuxian put on his upper robes before speaking.

"Still, I thought I would bear these scars for life and eventide I'll go to sleep, sometimes the
electricity from the zidian will spark and It'll be hard to fall asleep from the pain" he smiled as tears
fall from his face.

Wen Qing hugged the male "It will be fine, You helped A-Ning in more ways than possible, We'll
get your back to normal, I promise"

Wei Wuxian chuckled and patted her back "I'll hold on to you for that promise"

The two parted and Wei Wuxian took out a few talismans and gave it to her.

"What are these?" She asked.

"These are a few of the explosion talismans I made, you can use this for self-defense, just add
spiritual energy before throwing it at the enemy, how much energy you place on the talisman is
how big and powerful the explosion will be" he explained and Wen Qing took the said talismans.

"Thank you, I will put this to good use" She said and hid I within her robes.

The two then went out and a few children clung onto Wei Wuxian's leg.

"Xian-ge! Xian-ge! Can you show us the butterfly talisman you made again?? Please!" The boy as
Wei Wuxian know as Wen Min asked and 3 other children were looking at him with puppy eyes.

WHO COULD SAY NO TO THAT!?

"Why not?" He asked and took out 2 talisman papers and threw them in the air, creating multiple
red spiritual butterflies which made the kids go on and play with it.

'All kids deserves adults to look after them' he thought as he smiled when he sees the carefree
smiles coming from the kid, the smile he was never able to make when he was their age 'But not all
adults deserve children'

---

Jiang Yanli was now put under pressure after the news broke out, she sent a letter in advance,
hoping her brother would believer her when she said that she didn't want it.

But along with her letter was the letter of Elder Jiang Qiong, their grandfather.

She can't deal with this, they are now teacher her the etiquette of being a Sect heir and a Sect
Leader, now she's being put in debate classes and making sure her core would improve.

But to no avail, her core wasn't improving.

They would often take her to the healers to keep her health on check since she grew up sickly and
all that.

But since the head healer Jiang Fen left, most of the other healers who were experts in their field
had left along with her.

Now they have Medicare doctors who are fine with treating wounds and common sicknesses.

But they were nowhere near in checking the core, to see what needs to be improved or if the
cultivation is too dangerous.

And then we have the medical disciples, they were still in training! What would they know!

Jiang Yanli would keep on praying every now and then that the elders would change their mind
and make her A-Cheng the heir again.

It meant so much to him, she didn't want to take it away.

When her mother would be out of her paper work, when on break, it would not be any help, she
would drag her to the training grounds and make her work, train, with the sword.

It doesn't matter what time it was, as long as she'll see progress she won't stop dragging her
daughter back to training.

"A-LI WHY DON'T I SEE ANY IMPROVEMENT? ARE YOU JUST LAZING AROUND ALL
DAY!? COULDN'T YOU FORM A CORE?"
She would always reprimand her daughter if she isn't doing her embarrassing punishment, kneeling
in the ancestral hall.

And then her mother went to her "You will be going to Meishan for the next month, I want to see a
breakthrough when you gey back!" She said.

Jiang Yanli was just fine going there, she wouldn't be seeing disappointing eyes from her father and
mean words from her mother.

'Was this what A-Xian felt whenever her mother would talk bad to him?' She thought 'No probably
not, A-Xian never cried whenever her mother would talk like that, he would never know how it
feels like' She shook her head and packed her bag.

"DON'T YOU DARE FORGET TO BRING YOUR TRAINING ROBES! I WILL HAVE
JINZHU LOOK OVER YOUR BAG!"

She stilled, why couldn't they understand that she doesn't like wearing those! She is never
interested in swords and cultivation in general! She wanted a peaceful life with her family and
marry a good husband!

But no! Every since Wei Wuxian left everything is going downhill more quickly than she would
like!

She thought that if he would leave, her family would finally be peaceful, but no, her mother and
brother had to get whipped, and even before that rumors had started circulated around, and not long
after Yunmeng is going to be starting to be seen as a bad sect.

She sighed as she stood up and went out to eat lunch.

 Chapter 20

As Jiang Yanli arrived at Meishan Yu with Jinzhu as her escort, she was greeted with many
disapproving stares by her grandmother and her cousins.

The current Sect leader was her mother's older brother and his wife, Madam Yu, the actual Madam
Yu of the Meishan Yu sect who seemed to have cried as her eyes were red and puffy.

"I did not know you were coming, My 'sister' had not sent anything"

The sect Leader had made a harsh sound when he said 'sister'.

Jiang Yanli was confused "Uncle, I thought—"

"Well you thought alright, but your mother never sent a message, and we heard the rumors" she
heard her grandmother spoke.

Jiang Yanli turned to see her very angry "We never taught her to grow up like that! And to think
she's shameless enough to take up the name Madam Yu instead of Jiang!? What will people think
of your uncle's wife!?" Her Grandma yelled at her again.

Okay, so now she knows why her aunt was crying, but why should she cry? It's not like they're
talking about her.

"And to say we have not heard the rumors would make me laugh, you and your family are
shameless" she turned her head to her cousin, Yu Xiuying, who was looking at her up to down
which was RUDE!

"Sect Leader's, it was under my Madam's order to escort Lady Jiang here to improve her
cultivation" Jinzhu said which led everyone to silence before a large uproar of laugher came.

"Her? Improve?" Her other aunt had asked before snorting.

"We have heard she started training months ago but there was no improvement which only means
one thing, Jinzhu you better do well and repeat all I have said" Grandmother Yu said fiercely.

"I will try my best, former sect leader" Jinzhu said.

"If Jiang Yanli isn't improving with her core, she doesn't want it" she started there which made
Jiang yanli panic but she was good at masking her expressions with a gentle smile "Grandmother, I
am here to learn aren't I? If I am not interested why would I show up in here?"

"Are you stupid or blind?" Yu Xiuying asked "If you are not willing to cultivate then you will
never form a core! It would usually take atleas 1 month and a half to see progress when cultivating
a core in a later age"

This made Jiang Yanli's eyes widen, she had thought that cultivators—

Her other cousin snorted "What? You didn't know? Did you pay attention during class? I'm taking
that as a no, you can form a core at any age, but the older you grow the harder it becomes, some
people would use dual cultivation to improve each other's core but I guess Dual Cultivation will be
a big no coming from your broken engagement"

Jiang Yanli's heart broke at the reminder of her broken engagement 'Was she not enough for Jin
Zixuan?'

"Exactly why we will not teach you cultivation" her Uncle said.

This made Jiang Yanli panic "Please, Uncle—" her grandmother cut her off "I hereby announce
that the Jiang main family are not allowed to enter Meishan Yu borders until we , Meishan Yu,
decide to allow them back"

No one refused her.

"Grandmother please, you're not thinking"

"Jiang Yanli, I am thinking, I will not allow shame and disappointments in my clan, Jinzhu, you
and your twin sister are welcome to come here bit not your master, unless you also had your share
with the crimes of Yu Ziyuan, You are either going to get hit with the discipline whip or be
banished for 6 years" Grandmother Yu said.

"I will be sure to transfer the message to Madam—"

"Call her Madam Jiang! I will make sure these rumors will know the difference between her and
ME!" Madam Yu, the actual Madam of the Yu sect yelled out "YOUR MOTHER! RUINED MY
REPUTATION! I WILL BRING HERS DOWN WITH ME IF IT CAN'T BE FIXED!" She yelled
and her husband didn't even do anything to stop her.

"LEAVE!" As soon as she said that Jinzhu kowtowed and dragged Jiang Yanli out from there.

Mother was going to kill her before listening to the reasoning if she came back TOO EARLY.

---

Days after the exam Jiang Wanyin was sitting pridefully on his seat as they all waited for their test
results.

He was sure he'll be having the highest marks, when he did he will bring the reputation of Lan
Wangji being the best student down.

"Nie Huaisang...60/100, better than last year..." Nie Huaisang wanted to cry at his grades atleast his
brother would not kill him this time!

Lan Qiren continued on calling each and everyone's names and saying their scores out loud, so far
the lowest wast 55 points on the exam, average, but considered as passing. And the Highest being
98 which was for Jin Zixuan.

Jiang Wanyin tsked at that, he was sure his paper would be much higher, after all he has better
memory's than his brother, he reviewed the notes his mother gave him before he came to Cloud
Recesses.

Surely there is no one better than his mother.

And now there were only two students left, Lan wangji and Jiang Wanyin.

"Lan Wangji, as expected, full marks, 100/100" he nodded to his nephew as Lan Wangji took his
paper.

'I don't know why I should be retaking every single paper and test that I took in my last timeline! I
HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO! MY SOULMATE SENT A LETTER! BUT I HERE I AM IN
CLASS!' He wailed as he returned to his seat.

THE BIRD ARRIVED WHILE CLASS STARTED AND HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO LOOK AT
THE CONTENTS OF THE LETTER!

'THIS IS ABUSE! I'LL FILE THIS TO THE SECT LEADER!' His trail of thoughts paused
'Wait...my uncle is the current acting Sect leader wth-'

"Jiang Wanyin" his Uncle called out and Lan Wangji saw the Jiang Heir's back sat up straight.

Lan Qiren sighed, he expected better coming from the sect heir but who is to say, he is not allowed
to judge as it is against the sect rules.

"I have expected better from you" he firstly said which made Jiang Wanyin's brows raise in
confusion and anger.

"What kind of answers are these!? You should be just and seek everything out not immediately
slaughter them all!" Lan Qiren pinched the bridge of his nose.

"12/100" with that the class tried to contain their gasps.

The Jiang disciples even did better than their heir.

"WHAT!? MASTER LAN THERE HAS TO BE A MISTAKE! MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME

ALL OF THOSE!" Jiang Wanyin slammed his hand on the table.

"Jiang Wanyin, Have you even been listening to the lessons?" Jin Zixuan asked "Even the Jiang
disciples did better than you! Or were you too prideful to pay attention?!"

"YOU DARE QUESTION MY MOTHER!?"

"You dare talk back to those who rank higher than yours?" Jin Zixuan pushed.

He heard that this was the same sentence Jiang Wanyin had used against Wei Wuxian.

"WATCH YOUR MO—"

"Second heir Jiang" Jin Zixuan pushed "You are the spare, isn't your sister currently taken place as
sect heir? I heard if she will not be able to form her core or if you do not improve your tempermant
none of the position will go to either of you" Jiang Wanyin was getting ready to punch.

"Jiang Wanyin, one more act of Violence you are banished for 10 years from Cloud Recesses and
will be expelled" Lan Qiren warned.

Jiang Wanyin's reputation is only going downhill, he can't risk any more problems, he got out of
the classroom after tearing the exam.

"Tell him to copy the rules 5 times and book of righteousness 5 times while doing handstands"

---

(Notice: A-Yuan isn't born yet)

Wei Wuxian was babysitting the kids while both Wen Ning and Wen Qing are away to Qishan for
a few days, they told him that they didn't want to be there, it was suffocating and they were
worried about leaving their village alone.
So Wei Wuxian told them he could stay here, he doesn't have anywhere to go for the next week
but the week after he has so it's fine.

'Did Lan Zhan see my letter already? Hopefully he did' he thought before focusing his attention on
the kids.

"Xian-ge! Do you know how to cultivate?" One of the girls asked "Why yes, do you wish to learn
how to form your cores?" He asked the children here are around 6-8 which are the perfect ages to
start developing a core.

"YES!"

"PLEASE GEGE!"

"Teach us!"

"Xian-gege please we want to knoww"

All four children were looking at him with puppy eyes "Why do you ask your guardians before I
teach you?"

They all pouted "Pleaasee" Wei Wuxian sighed "I don't want to teach you until you all get your
permissions" the children pouted but nodded and made their way towards their home to ask their
parents.

"The children seems to like you"

Wei Wuxian turned and greeted "Uncle Four, I thought you'd be taking your nap at this time of
day"

Uncle Four nodded "I was but then I remembered A-Qing told me to remind you to put your salve
knowing your memory you would have forgotten"

Wei Wuxian's eyes widened "Oh right! Thank you Uncle Four! Sorry for the inconvenience, could
you check if the kids would come back? I promise I won't take too long"

"Boy, take your time, I can handle the kids until you get back" Wei Wuxian smiled and went on to
apply the salve Wen Qing had left him.

As soon as he left the kids came out "Eh? Uncle Four where's Xian-ge?" The youngest of the four
asked "Wei-gongzi is going to put medicine on his back, he will be back after he's done, why don't
you four do some of the training exercises he showed you while waiting?"

The four nodded "Okay!"

And so the children did their exercises on the rocky ground while waiting for their Xian-gege.

"Uncle Four! I'm back! Sorry if I took so long" Wei Wuxian said as he caught up towards the
group.

"Not at all, I shall take my leave" Uncle four said before he left to get some sleep.

"So did your parents agree?" Wei Wuxian questioned the children who nodded.

"Alright then, when we are training, call me Wei Laoshi" he winked at the children who then all
said "Wei Laoshi" Wei Wuxian laughed before motioning them to follow.
"Where are we going?"

"Not far from here, I will have you all meditate on the grass, meditation is important for you when
you want to build up your core"

"Really?"

"Yes, but your Xian-gege is really bad at it so make sure you don't follow this gege and meditate
properly"

"Yes Wei Laoshi!"

---

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE BEEN BANISHED BY MY OWN SECT!?"

 Chapter 21

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE BEEN BANISHED BY MY OWN SECT!?"

Jinzhu didn't flinch "Madam Jiang—"

"I AM MADAM YU!"

"Although you are my master I was given orders to call you Madam Jiang, I cannot simply
disobey" Both Yinzhu and Jinzhu knows this, no matter who their master is, as long as it is their
master's higher up, they cannot simply disobey.

Yu Ziyuan clenched her fists, they were having this conversation infront of the disciples training.

She glared at them she was about to discipline them but Jiang Qiong beated her to it "You are not
allowed to give punishments Madam Jiang, it is also about time you take your role seriously" he
said in a threatening tone, he looked at the disciples and nodded, motioning them to continue their
training.

"Jinzhu, continue" Madam Yu said through gritted teeth.

"The Madam Yu, your brother's wife, was getting frustrated and driven mad by all thr rumors that
made her name look bad without knowing it was...you the rumors were mentioning"

"THAT FILTHY WENCH—"

"Respect your sister-in-law" Jiang Qiong said as he pulled Yu Ziyuan's hair, Jiang Yanli didn't
know how to help her mom, she was surprised that she, herself, didn't cower and left the scene just
yet.

"She said that she will correct the rumors and make sure they know the difference between her and
you" Jinzhu said calmly.

"Is she that weak that she would listen to the rumors!?"

Yu Ziyuan then received a hit from the back of her head "Don't think you aren't the same, 3 hours
of kneeling added to your punishment" he said.

Yu Ziyuan wanted to protest but before she could Jinzhu spoke.

"They also have news regarding your daughter's core"

Now that caught everyone's attention and Jiang Yanli stiffened.

"Jinzhu jie, why don't we take that conversation inside"

"Why? Did you do something bad to make us lose face and which was the real reason they
banished us!?" She yelled at her daughter.

Jiang Yanli looked at her grand uncle for help but he didn't bother, he was staring into her mother's
head waiting for another mistake.

"Not that mother, but—"

"I don't want to hear your excuses! Hurry up and tell me!" Yu Ziyuan said to Jinzhu who was
getting worried looks by her twin.

"Young Maiden Yanli's core hasn't Improved nor got formed because she does not wish it" with
that simple sentence she turned to her daughter "YANLI! IS THIS TRUE!?"

"M-mother—"

"DON'T GIVE ME THAT LOOK! ARE YOU TRYING TO SHAME OUR SECT!? IF NONE OF
MY CHILDREN WILL BECOME SECT LEADERS THEN WHAT FACE DO I HAVE LEFT!?"

"Mother! I never wanted to cultivate! We have disciples! They can protect me! I have A-Cheng!
Why bother le—" a loud slap was heard across the training ground.

Jiang Yanli held her left cheek with small tears leaving her eyes.

Her mother never hit her like this, she never thought she would hit her, she thought she'd only hit
Wei Wuxian.

"ARE YOU STUPID!? YOU CAN'T ALWAYS FOCUS ON OTHERS! IF YOU GET
KIDNAPPED AND NO ONE COULD SAVE YOU WILL YOU DEPEND ON THE
KIDNAPPERS TO FIGHT FOR YOU!?" Her mother yelled at her.

"STUPID! USE YOUR BRAIN!" She aggressively pointed her finger to her daughter's forehead.

"WE HAVE ONE YEAR! THERE SHOULD BE IMPROVEMENT BY THEN OR I WILL HIT
YOU WITH A CANE!"

Jiang Yanli turned again for her grand uncle "What are you looking at him for!? HE NEVER SAID
THAT I COULD NOT DISCIPLINE MY CHILDREN!" She smacked her head.

"NO DINNER FOR YOU! GO BACK TO YOUR ROOM!" Jiang Yanli didn't waste her time and
ran towards her room while crying.

She already has a weak reputation from the beginning, but now her's might get even weaker after
what they heard.

Meanwhile Yu Ziyuan was glaring at her uncle-in-law "I will go to Meishan Yu and you will not
stop me!" She said through gritted teeth.

"Fine, they'll be dealing with their sorry excuse of a daughter anyway, I already feel bad for them"
he rolled his eyes and it took all of Yu Ziyuan's will power not to slap that elder infront of her.

"Fine, depart tomorrow morning , be back by nightfall, the earlier the better"

He glared at her as if saying 'If you disobey my orders and go nighthunt or escape, I will personally
grab the discipline whip and whip you myself'

---

"Ji-xiong you looked happier these days" Nie Huaisang commented before Lan wangji glared at
him "What makes you think that?" He questioned.

"Oh I don't know, maybe because you're not minding Jiang Wanyin as much" Jin zixuan rolled his
eyes.
The four were at Caiyi, eating lunch together.

"Wangji, how is Wuxian?" He asked.

"He's fine, he made friends with dafan Wens"

"The Wens!?" Jin Zixuan managed to say it out loud "Don't worry, they're healers, Wei Ying
managed to save their village from fierce corpses using his new invention and they tried healing
the scars on his back"

"Well as long as those Wens don't bring us trouble then I'll be fine with it" Jin Zixuan said ,
shrugging, and Nie Huaisang fanned himself "So how are his scars?"

Now Lan Wangji was shining "The really old ones have faded away while the other ones are only
currently starting to fade"

"Now that's good news" Lan Xichen said.

"Imagine the look on Yu Ziyuan's face when she finds out that there's a cure to her zidian" Jin
Zixuan said.

"She'll be asking for it, obviously, and then threaten him" Nie Huaisang rolled his eyes.

As Lan Xichen was going to comment on that, they heard something from the villagers nearby.

"Did you know Yu Ziyuan got banished from her own Sect?"

Now when they heard that, the three looked at Nie Huaisang who looked at them too "Look, this
time, I don't know about that—" a bird with two letters on iboth of its legs then came.

"Huh, no wonder you're late, your master had put you with too much weight" as Nie Huaisang was
tending the bird, the other three decided to listen.

"Yu Ziyuan?"

"Yes, apparently she took the name Madam Yu instead of Madam Jiang which made some
townsfolk confused and talk bad about the Madam of the Yu sect"

"How rude! She took her sister-in-law's title!"

"Yeah and now Madam Yu announced that the Madam Yu of the Jiang sect has to be referred as
Madam Jiang, or else she'll remove her name from the registry without anyone stopping her instead
of just being banished by her own sect"

"How embarrassing to get kicked out of the sect you grew up in"

"Oh! And another one!"

"What? What did you hear?"

"You heard about Lady Jiang's core right? And how she's been training to form it?"

"I believe almost everyone knows about that"

"Apparently, the reason why she never made an improvement was because she wasn't interested"
Jin Zixuan snorted at that.

"Also, she reasoned with her mom which got her slapped in the face infront of the disciples!"

Now...that was news...the oh so ever gentle Jiang Yanli who would never do anything that will get
herself in trouble, had gotten slapped in the face, by her own mother, in public.

"I wonder what she did to deserve that slap?" Lan Xichen wondered out loud.

"Who knows?" Jin Zixuan said.

"What!? What did she do? What did she say?"

The villager asked curiously

"She said that she didn't have to, isn't it the disciples job to protect the gentry family? She also said
she has her younger brother to protect her so why should she need to learn"

"Pathetic, she probably thought I would give her guards or protect her myself during our
engagement" Jin Zixuan rolled his eyes.

"Everything the current rumors are true, but did you know 'Madam Jiang' had ran to Meishan Yu
the day after it was announced she was banished from the said place?" Nie Huaisang said.

"What happened then?" Lan Xichen asked

"Probably got disowned by her family at a very late age" Lan Wangji gyessed which Nie Huaisang
nodded "How did you know Ji-xiong? This was kept a secret only between MeishanYu and the
main family of Jiang?" He asked and Lan Wangji shrugged.

"If I had a daughter like her, wouldn't I want to disown her too? Unless the parents are as sick as
their daughter then they'll keep her but it seems like her parents atleast have sense" Lan Wangji
said before he sipped his tea.

"Alright Whatever, just tell us what happened, I don't want to read the whole thing!" Jin Zixuan
said as he motioned the shortest to hurry up.

"Alright, Alright, I'll read the contents, listen carefully"

---

Madam Yu was rushing towards Meishan Yu on sword with both her servants behind her.

"How dare they banish me!" She was ranting the whole time they were flying towards Meishan
Yu.

As they arrived, it seemed that they already knew of her visit.

"WHY AM I BANISHED FROM MY OWN SECT!?"

Yu Ziyuan demanded an explanation from her family members.

"Madam Jiang" Yu Ziyuan faced her sister-in-law "You ruin my name and you dare ask why? You
dare hit a child because of your jealousy and got whipped and you dare ask why?"

"OF COURSE I DO! I AM A SECT MADAM TOO! AND I GREW UP HERE! WHILE YOU
GOT MOVED HERE!" Yu Ziyuan raged out.

"Ziyuan" her eldest brother called her and she faced him, anger was radiating from his body "My
wife, Is your higher up, between the two of you, her cultivation is on par with mine, meaning it's
higher than yours" he said sternly.

"Not only that, you were only called the Violet Spider because of your prized weapon that we gave
you out of pity!" Yu Ziyuan faced her eldest sistet when she heard it "PITY!? WHAT PITY!? I'M
JUST AS POWERFUL AS YOU ALL ARE!" Yu Ziyuan raged out.

"You were only powerful with your zidian, where is your zidian right now? It's no longer on your
hand, do you know how shameful it is!? That belonged to your grandmother! And we all gave it to
you! And you destroy the weapon by using it against an innocent boy!" Yu Ziyuan's mother yelled
at her.

"You should be glad father is no longer walking on the same land we all are in, if he was still
alive, no doubt he would have spared you" Yu Ziyuan's other sister said.

"You All DARE UNDERMINE ME!?"

"If you think we're undermining you, then , let me ask, when was the last time you actually held
your sword after the Zidian was given to you?" Sect Leader Yu challenged.

That seemed to shut her up.

When was the last time she held her sword?

"You've never picked it up after your Zidian was given to you" her brother pushed "It was given to
you when you were 18, have you even held your sword after?"

Yu Ziyuan growled "OF COURSE I HAVE!"

They all loked at her blankly before her mother spoke "riding your sword for going to places
doesn't count"

Yu Ziyuan glared at her mother "That doesn't change the fact YOU ALL DARED TO LET THAT
WOMAN BANISH ME AND YOU ALL DID NOTHING!? I AM A YU! I HAVE A RIGHT TO
BE CALLED MADAM YU!"

"You don't, you married a Jiang, therefore you should have the name Jiang, if Jiang Fengmian
married here, his name would be changed to Yu then you would have the right to be called as 3rd
Madam Yu, surely you have not been paying attention to your classes while you were a disciple"
Her older brother looked at her disappointed.

"Didn't you also marry Jiang Fengmian? I thought you liked him? But you kept accusing him for
loving a dead woman" her older sister took a deep breath "INCASE YOU DID NOT HEAR ME, I
SAID DEAD!" He huffed before staring dead into her soul.

"Surely you should know it is impossible to marry a dead woman, and didn't Cangse marry
Changze? She chose him not your husband for goodness sake use that sorry excuse of a brain of
yours, even I am smarter than you" Yu Ziyuan's younger brother, who somehow also ranked
higher than her in cultivation had said.

"AND!? I AM STILL A MADAM! AND THAT OF ONE OF THE GREAT SECTS!"

"And? Do we care? No, unless you apologize to the boy, you are hereby banished, Yinzhu, Jinzhu,
take yourselves and your master away" the twins nodded and dragged their master away.

"I COMMAND YOU BOTH TO LET ME GO!"

But both her maids didn't listen, the two knows they'll be getting punishments but atleast their
master didn't have her zidian anymore, or else they'll be doomed.

"I WILL BE BACK! THIS CONVERSATIONIS NOT OVER" Yu Ziyuan raged out.

Once the three are out of sight Sect Leader Yu sighed heavily before turning to their youngest
brother "I trust you can find Wei Wuxian and have him help us in making the barrier? We'll have
to keep her out somehow"

The Youngest Yu (who had just turned 20) nodded "Of course Da-ge" he kowtowed "I'll start my
journey tomorrow"

'Nie Huaisang, you're going to love this'

---

"Wait wait wait!" Jin Zixuan paused Nie Huaisang's storytelling "You're saying you got the
youngest Yu, to be your spy?" Nie Huaisang stared "That's all you got?"

"Of course I got the rest but I could hardly care about her"

"Oh well, it goes both ways, we're friends, I tell him juicy news of Qinghe and he tells me Juicy
news of Meishan Yu, anything sect related, we both are not sharing that because none of us both
even pay attention" Nie Huaisang shrugged.

"But yeah, should I share Wei-xiong's location?" Nie Huaisang asked and Lan Wangji shook his
head.

"No need, in a few days he'll be visiting, you can contact...what's his name?"

"Yu Lei"

"You can contact Yu Lei saying that my beloved will be coming here, and he can ask for his
permission"

"Your beloved?"

"He doesn't know it yet but he'll know it soon, Wei Ying is very oblivious, I might as well just pin
him onto a wall"

"Wangji—No"

"Fine no I won't do that....yet"

"Wangji"

"Brother, you can say you weren't thinking about doing the same to Chifengzun...unless you're the
one who wanted to be pinned"

"Wangji!"
---

Wei Wuxian waved goodbye to Wen Qing and Wen Ning, and ofcourse the children who didn't
want him to leave.

"Come on now, I promise I'll be back! Just make sure you're doing all your exercises that I taught
you and you'll form a core in no time!" The children were hesitant but let go of his legs anyway.

"If you do good then Wen Ning here can show you all the butterfly talismans" he looked towards
Wen Ning who took out the talisman and nervously placed spiritual energy towards it and threw it
infront of him and created pink spiritual butterflies.

"You did good Wen Ning"

"Thanks to Wei-gongzi "

"Aiyya, aren't we past that already?"

"..."

"Wei Wuxian you should go now before it gets dark"

"I'll be back! See you all next time!"

He waved them goodbye as he got on his sword and made his way towards Gusu.
 Chapter 22

Lan Wangji was at the gates of Cloud Recesses, waiting for Wei Wuxian to make his arrival.

'When is he getting here? I'm growing Impatient!!!' He was getting impatient, he hasn't seen the
younger male for over a month now!

The two guards who were watching the gates were trying their best not to mind the second young
master who seemed to be glaring hard at the staircase.

'Where is Wei-gongzi? I don't think I'll be able to breathe if there would be more glaring from the
ice jade' one of the guards thought.

Familiar laughter came from above them and Lan Wangji looked up and smiled softly.

"Lan Zhan!" Wei Wuxian got down and got off his sword "You know I hate those stairs! It would
have been a bit better if you looked up! Not all answers are on the ground anyway" Wei Wuxian
smiled.

"Mn, missed Wei Ying"

"Aw, I missed Lan Zhan too!" He hugged the taller man.

Once he let go, Wei Wuxian immediately grabbed onto the other's arm and walked inside cloud
Recesses "I have so much to tell you! You won't belive how cute the children are! When I told
them about...."

And Wei Wuxian started his daily dose of ramblings.

Lan Wangji was more than happy to listen! Even when that Wen Ning was brought up, Wei
Wuxian said he saw him as a little brother so it was...partly fine.

He was just more than happy to listen to his crush as the younger would ramble, smile, joke, and
laugh at his stories.

"And that's all that I will currently share!" Wei Wuxian said meaning he can't think of anything
else worth telling at the moment.

"How were you and did anything happen? I heard the rumors and I would like to know which are
false and true" Wei Wuxian said.

"Wei Ying, the other's are still at class, let's go to the Jingshi shall we?" Lan Wangji stole a quick
kiss on Wei Wuxian's cheek and started running.

Wei Wuxian was still before going fully tomato and started chasing the second Jade.

"Lan zhan! You get back here!"

"Why should I!? You think you can get away with kissing my cheek? I'll have to give you one back
as revenge!"

"You! Slow down you shameless man!"

They were running around and somehow was not caught by any Lan disciple.
Su She doesn't count as a Lan disciple so he ofcourse caught them.

The two were punished into copying scriptures.

Like that was going to stop them from talking.

"So, while we're the only ones here in the library, tell me some stuff" Wei Wuxian said as he got
bored from writing.

"Jiang Wanyin failed his test...twice in a row and would always fail to answer Uncle correctly"

Wei Wuxian blinked "He never really failed back in Lotus Pier but that was to be expected
anyways" Wei Wuxian sighed.

"Never failed in Lotus Pier?"

Lan Wangji couldn't help but ask, he doesn't feel guilty about thinking that Jiang Wanyin isn't
really smart without Wei Wuxian's help as the purple tobed man had average to good grades when
he and Wei Wuxian were still in...good terms?

"Oh I guess you never knew about it, I thought there were rumors about it but I guess not,
hopefully none of Lotus Pier would spread it, YunmengJiang is already falling apart with rumors
and with Madam Yu—Jiang—sorry I keep forgetting the actual Madam Yu made some kind of
announcement regarding that!" He laughed lightly.

"Where was I again?"

"You were talking about Madam Jiang and Jiang Wanyin never failing in Lotus Pier" Lan Wangji
helpfully reminded.

"Oh right! Also with Madam Jiang getting banished from her own Sect was already bad enough to
strike down their alliance, We don't need anymore to make that place sound like you could die
once you stepped foot into the perimeter" Wei Wuxian sighed and shook his head.

"Now about Wanyin never failing would be because the teachers there were afraid of Madam Yu,
you could never learn anything properly, Us disciples have to go to the library and study properly
or if Wanyin is absent they'll teach us accordingly and correct our mistakes" Wei Wuxian paused
before continuing.

"He would always get perfect grades and would never get called out in class, if he is confident with
his answer and he raises his hand, the teacher will have to ignore the other students and call him,
and whether if his answer was wrong or correct, the teacher will have to say it was right"

Lan Wangji did not approve of this "That's not a really good way to teach" he commented.

"I think that too, trust me, but at that time she had her Zidian, if Wanyin would have one single
mistake, I will be the one to get whipped for 'distracting Jiang Cheng' , the teachers didn't want to
trouble me so they did as what their told, besides, Few of the teachers have atleast one whipmark
from the zidian when they undermine Madam Jiang's son"

Wei Wuxian said as he was writing "But here in Cloud Recesses, he was confident in passing, the
only problem was that he wasn't being chosen to recite by your Uncle, it would always be me,
which on one point I was glad, if anything he would bring the sect down so I didn't have to worry"

'Atleast Wei Ying knows that Jiang Wanyin would destroy his own sect'
"Well you're no longer part of it, you don't have to worry about the sect falling, Uncle has been
unsatisfied with the lack of improvement from Jiang wanyin and would call him atleast twice in
every new lesson to see if he will pay attention or ignoring the lesson"

Wei Wuxian sighed "Anyway, whatever happens to him is no longer my problem to deal with"
Wei Wuxian shrugged.

"A friend of Huaisang is arriving tomorrow, he would like to talk to you" Lan Wangji told him
which caught his attention "Why would he want to talk to me?" He asked pointing to himself.

"He wanted to learn more about barriers as his clan would need a bit more of repairing with theirs"
Lan Wangji explained.

"Sure! But I'll need to study about barriers! I'll stay here for lunch, I had some on the way here"
Wei Wuxian said as the two knew lunch would be in a few minutes.

"I'll go and eat lunch and I'll come back with the other's"

"Nice to see you make friends!"

"They are merely acquaintances"

"Ahh Lan Zhan Lan Zhan"

A while later a gong was heard declaring it was lunch time, Lan Wangji excused himself and
dragged himself to eat.

HE JUST WANTED TO BREATHE THE SAME AIR AS WEI WUXIAN AND NOT THE REST
OF THOSE CANON FOLDERS! THEY AIN'T WORTH MY TIME!

"Ji-xiong!" Nie Huaisang called out to Lan Wangji before looking confused.

Lan Wangji calmly walked towards where his brother and acquaintances are.

"Ah...Wangji you look happy" Lan Xichen said and before he could continue his words Jin Zixuan
decided to speak "How do you know if he is happy or not!? I can only see his emotions if he wants
them to be seen or if Wei Wuxian is around" He just had to ask.

"It's easy to read when you know what to look for" Lan Xichen said.

"Ji-xiong, where's Wei-xiong? You both would usually be together" Nie Huaisang looked around.

"Library, told him about your friend" Lan wangji replied before he started eating.

"Right, you both send him my regards, I have to depart to Qinghe after lunch, I'll try to see if I can
change Mingjue's mind" Lan Xichen said before they started eating.

---

The three were now making their way towards the Pavilion when they heard shouting.

Lan Wangji panicked and tan towards the Pavilion in an insane amount of speed with the two
trailing behind him.

Once they arrived they were seeing Jiang Wanyin yelling at Wei Wuxian who was glued to the
book he was reading that was entitled 'History of Wards and how they were made'
Basically he's studying about the barriers while the Jiang Heir is attempting to make his throat go
sore.

"IT'S YOUR FAULT FOR HOW MY GRADES ARE FAILING! IF YOU HAD BEEN THE ONE
TO PUNCH THE JIN HEIR WOULD I HAVE NOT BEEN THE HEIR INSTEAD OF A-JIE?
BECAUSE OF YOU SHE'S NOW SUFFERING! YOU? THE LEGITIMATE HEIR!?
PATHETIC!"

Wei Wuxian was calmly taking notes, ignoring Jiang wanyin was one of his talents as he got used
to them.

"AND WHAT ABOUT MY MOTHER'S ZIDIAN!? I WANT THAT BACK! IF YOU NEVER
SHOWED YOUR STUPID SCARS WOULD THE WEAPON I WISHED TO ONCE WEILD
WOULD HAVE BEEB TAKEN AWAY!? ARE YOU THAT WEAK THAT YOU CAN'T TAKE
THE ZIDIAN'S HIT THAT YOU NEEDED TO COMPLAIN TO THE LANS!?"

The book snapped shut and Wei Wuxian took a deep breath before facing the Jiang Heir.

"Jiang Wanyin" he started before he stood up straight and looked at his eyes.

"I am not weak, I can take more than 50 Zidian hits and still be standing, you only took 2 hits with
the discipline whip but you already fell on the floor, your mother was on the verge of passing out at
the 16th whip but her pride was much more important that she had to stand while her pool of blood
was drawing the floor red, have you seen my blood go all over the floor when I get whipped by the
Zidian? No"

He took a step forward and the Jiang heir was holding his own self back from punching the former
head disciple to death.

"Remember I have more than 300 scars on my body, you only have 2, I can take the pain much
better than you or anyone in our generation" Wei Wuxian continued.

Jiang Wanyin gripped his sword tightly and his other hand was gripping the hilt.

"My fault the zidian was taken? If Madam Jiang...Your Mother, would stop acting childish and just
push aside her jealousy instead of whipping an innocent child who isn't even Cangse Sanren
herself, would she even get her Zidian confiscated?"

"Your Mother is too childish, she needs to grow up and see her mistakes"

"THE ONLY MISTAKE HERE IS YOU!" Jiang Wanyin unsheathed his sword and aimed at
cutting off Wei Wuxian's head.

"WEI YING!"

Wei Wuxian managed to dodge the attack but it resulted to him having a small cut on his cheek.

Lan wangji was already on his side placing a small cloth onto the other's bleeding cheek before
glaring at the one with the unsheathed sword.

Before he could yell at Jiang Wanyin his Uncle came out of nowhere and spoke.

"Second heir Jiang, I thought We gave you enough warnings!" Lan Qiren yelled at him.

"Master Lan! It wasn't my fault! H-he provoked me! He hit me first with his sword!"
"WHAT nonesense are you talking!? Wei Wuxian's sword is sheathed and beside the table he is
working on!" Jin Zixuan glared at him which made Jiang wanyin glare back.

"I know already, I have been here during lunch, I heard and saw everything" Lan Qiren said and
panic rose in Jiang Wanyin's guts.

"Jiang Wanyin, you pack your bags and leave, I will have a Lan disciple escort you, the rest of the
Jiang disciples can stay and complete their education, I will be your report card and send it to your
parents"

"MASTER LAN YOU CAN'T JUST DO THAT!"

"Jang Wanyin, you were given multiple warnings, from this day forward you have been expelled
and Banished from Cloud Recesses for 10 years"
 Chapter 23

Jiang Yanli was being trained by her granduncle while her mother basically flew towards Meishan
Yu.

Jiang Qiong was watching her intensely as she does the Jiang forms with her wooden sword.

"Wrong! Repeat formation 3, 4, and 5 again, what is your mother teaching you!?" The elder
snapped 'Just because you hate my mother, does not mean she's not smart!' Jiang Yanli wanted to
yell out but refrained from doing so.

"Forget it! Drop the sword! You will practice your archery! You've never picked up a bow in your
whole life! Go to the weaponry and grab a beginner's bow!"

Jiang Yanli huffed before dragging herself towards the weaponry.

"These clothes are disgusting" she muttered as she looked at her training robes.

She couldn't let her hair down most of the time because it disturbs her so she had to tie it into a
bun, not that it looks bad on her, but it gets messy after some time and all that sweat makes her hair
itchy and sticky!

As she entered the weaponry she went towards where the bows lay and as she was going to grab
the beginner's bow she saw a very pretty purple bow that had a few lotuses carved onto it.

Maybe her granuncle wouldn't mind if she took this instead, it has better quality, meaning she
would be able to shoot better with this instead of the plain and low quality bow her granduncle told
her to get.

She nodded to herself and grabbed a few arrows and went back towards the training field.

"Did you get it"

"I did"

Jiang Qiong turned and immediately got displeased at the choice of bow "I told you to get the
beginner's bow! Why did you bring this!?" He demanded for answers.

"Granduncle, the quality is better, I would have a lesser hard time in shorring arrowrs" Jiang Yanli
tried to reason but her granduncle was having none of it.

"AND!? Just because it has good quality doesn't mean you can shoot well! You have to start from
the bottom! If you can't shoot with a bad quality bow, how can you shoot with the one with good
quality? It's not like you'll be having it with you for the whole time! What if your forget your bow
and the only ones infront of you were the ones with bad quality what are you going to do!?" He
asked.

"Just like sword training! You start by using wooden swords to avoid getting hurt! Then you move
on to the next when you progessed enough! Now stop being hardheaded and grab the plain looking
bow before I make you run around the Pier from dawn till evening with now breaks"

Jiang Yanli tried not to let her emotions show and walked towards the weaponry again to grab the
bow her granduncle told her to grab.
---

Madam Yu and her maids had already landed and Madam Yu was already grumpy as she was
radiating thick aura around her as the walked through the town and the people ignores her or
cowardly looked away.

'THEY DARE NOT BOW DOWN TO ME!? AREN'T I A SECT MADAM!? WHEN I AM DONE
CHECKING MY DAUGHTER I WILL MAKE SURE THEY ALL WILL BE PUNISHED!'

She didn't even get a replacement for her whip, Of course she wanted the zidian as it was passed
down to the family members but IT WAS GIVEN TO HER BY PITY!? WHAT PITY!? SHE
DIDN'T EVEN NEED THEIR PITY!

As she made her way towards the training ground she saw her daughter...holding a trashy bow with
her Uncle-in-law training her.

SHE CAN'T ACCEPT THIS!

"WHY ARE YOU ALLOWING MY DAUGHTER TO WEILD SUCH BOW!?"

"This is the same bow your son had weild when he started learning the bow" Jiang Qiong raised a
brow.

"YES OFCOURSE BUT HE WAS 6 AT THE TIME! MY DAUGHTER IS 18! HOW

EMBARRASSING IS IT THAT SHE HAS TO CARRY THIS BOW!?"

"Isn't it more embarrassing that she's 18 and she still didn't form her core?" He asked and that
seemed to shut her up while Jiang Yanli was gripping the bow tightly.

She didn't need to hear about her core not being able to form at her current age.

She only has around 10 months left to have improvement shown with her core or else the elders
will be picking a different disciple, an outer disciple, and how embarrassing would that be!?

Her brother is already not allowed back to being a heir, she's the only hope for her family to regain
their face.

He hates this really, but does she have a choice? No

"Now that you're back, you should go do your paperwork, I will be talking with Fengmian, Jiang
Yanli, you are not to leave until you shot bullseye atleast once! You both, watch her!" He ordered
the maids who nodded.

"Madam Jiang, what are you waiting for!? GO do your work or I might as well grab the discipline
paddle!"

---

Jiang Fengmian, Yu Ziyuan, Jiang Qiong and Jiang Yanli were at the main hall after they received
a letter that Jiang Wanyin decided to return while the rest of the disciples would be staying.

"A-Cheng?! What are you doing here? Did you have enough of the lectures!? Did you even learn
anything!?" Yu Ziyuan scolded her son who just decided to glare on the floor.

"WHAT!? Why are you not looking at your own mother!?"

Jiang Qiong took the letter from the Lan Disciple who escorted his grandnephew here and read the
contents, he closed his eyes as he took a deep breath.

"Thank you, you may leave, I wouldn't want you to impose on family business" the Lan disciple
kowtowed and left the hall.

Once the Lan disciple left Jiang Qiong shoved the letter at Jiang Fengmian "Tell me again what
you said about your son? 'He will not let us down ever again' and the 'He will follow' GO AND
READ THE LETTER! HE DARED TO EVEN BEHEAD A DISCIPLE!"

When the word behead was heard the whole Jiang Family froze and Jiang Yanli panicked and
rushed to her brother "A-Cheng! Tell me you never actually did it!? YunmengJiang is not even
ready for war! We can't!"

Madam Yu was furious "Who was the disciple he tried to behead!?"

"Wei Wuxian" Jiang Fengmian breathed out.

"THAT BRAT PROBABLY DESERVED IT! BESIDES IF HIS HEAD GOT CUT OFF WHO
WOULD DECLARE WAR ON US!?" YU Ziyuan raged out.

"Are you stupid!? Forget I asked, of course you are! Wei Wuxian is close with Lan-er-gongzi! If
something happens to Wei Wuxian he'll be getting revenge!" Jiang Qiong said.

"AND YOU DON'T THINK YOU'RE GETTING AWAY! FIRST YOU PUNCH THE JIN HEIR
UNCONSCIOUS AND DISSOLVING YOUR SISTER'S MARRIAGE THEN YOU DARE TRY
TO DECAPITATE THE LEGITIMATE HEIR!? THAT'S ADDITIONAL 3 DISCIPLINE WHIPS
FOR YOU!"

This made them all pale.

"I WILL NOT ALLOW MY SON TO—"

"OH SHUT UP UNLESS YOU WANT TO JOIN HIM!"

Jiang Qiong faced Jiang Wanyin "You! Not only did you try to decapitate someone! You also
failed all your lessons! WE BROUGHT YOU THERE TO LEARN NOT TO BE LAZY!" He
smacked the back of Jiang Wanyin's head as he tsked.

Jiang Qiong then faced Fengmian and Jiang Yanli "Do you both have anything to say?"

The two did actually but didn't bother talking, after all, even if Wei Wuxian had left, that does not
clear of his title as the actual heir, And there is always a possibility for him to return.

Jiang Qiong huffed before grabbing Jiang Wanyin by the ear and dragging him to the punishment
hall.

"You don't really know how to keep you temper to yourself now do you? I was planning on
announcing Wei Wuxian's actual parentage and place when he turns 19 but you and your mother
decided to make him leave! How shameful are you all!? I can't believe I'm related to all of you!
Atleast Jiang Fen decided to leave! That girl has brains!" He muttered the last two.

"But why should I!? His mother was a whore!" Be earned him a slap as Jiang Wanyin fell onto the
ground.
"Call Elder Liu to bring the discipline whip!" He told a disciple nearby before turning his attention
back to Jiang Wanyin.

"Cangse Sanren is no whore, remember that, If Wei Wuxian was Jiang Fengmian's son, she would
fight! She would go to Fengmian and tell him to legitimate the child! She wouldn't care if she had
to be a concubine! She will make the one responsible take responsibility!" He yelled at him.

"Just because your family and yourself can't see your own faults does not mean it's anyone else's
faults! YunmengJiang might as well be a minor clan if we don't get any alliances coming from
different sects!"

And just on time the rest of the Jiangs were there as they heard the last phrase that Jiang Qiong
said.

"Elder Liu" Jiang qiong greeted "I heard 3 whips for trying to behead an innocent" Elder Liu said
as he turned towards Jiang Wanyin who was kneeling.

"Yes, please take care of them, I will be going out for a week or two, My blood pressure can no
longer handle these! I trust you or any other will look after them"

Elder Liu nodded.

"Good, I will be on my way"

As soon as he was gone Yu Ziyuan turned to her husband "ARE YOU JUST GOING TO ALLOW
YOUR SON TO BE HUMILIATED LIKE THIS!?"

"San-niang enough"

"WHAT ENOUGH ARE YOU—"

*THWACK*

A loud scream was heard and they all turned deathly silent as Jiang Wanyin was bleeding.

"Now that I've got your attention, look carefully what will happen to any of you if you step out of
line" Elder Liu said before striking again.

---

"Ahh, guys, look, I'm fine! It's only a cut in the cheek!"

"But the cut on the cheek was from Wanyin! He was trying to destroy your pretty face!"

"Lan Zhan! I'm okay alright! I got it all patched up! It'll heal!"

Once Wei Wuxian was able to calm down the whole group he stood up from the bed he was sitting
on.

"Come on, let's go to the library together" he motioned towards the three who followed behind
him.

As they arrived, they all sat beside each other.

"Lan Wangji, do you think your Uncle wanted an excuse to throw Wanyin out?" Jin Zixuan asked
him.
"Why?"

"Well considering your Uncle was here the whole time, Lan Zhan, don't you think he should have
intervened and well, I don't know, warn him or something?" Wei Wuxian shrugged.

'Uncle didn't like you in the original timeline and used the excuse of you punching Jin Zixuan to
expel you from the lectures so...'

"...Not surprising he did not intervene" Lan Wangji shrugged "he'll probably add new rules"

That made everyone groan

"Alright enough about the idiot, I heard from Ji-xiong that one of your experiments worked!" Nie
Huaisang said with interest.

"Oh well, here!" He took out a cloth with characters written on it.

"This one actually...the original repels evil but I added a few more strokes onto it which instead
made this attractive evil" he explained.

"Why would you want to attract them!?"

"To make nighthunts easier! I managed to get around 6 fierce corpses out because of this! I call it
the stygian tiger flag!"

"Weird name but it's alright"

"Better than suibian"

"The name is perfect"

"Ji-xiong you're biased"

"You're just jealous because you have no one to bias you" Lan Wangji stuck out his tongue.

"Lan Zhan, I thought it was against the rules to stuck your tongue out to people?" Wei Wuxian
teased and Lan Wangji pouted. "Lan Zhan won't do it again if Wei Ying will kiss me here" Lan
Wangji pointed at his lips and Wei Wuxian blushed.

"S-Shameless!"
 Chapter 24

The end of lectures has arrived and everyone was already starting to make their own lanterns.

Both Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are obviously partners, Nie Huaisang and Jin Zixuan also
became partners.

And Canon folders are partners with Canon folders.

"Hey Lan Zhan! Look at what I drew!" Wei Ying showed his lantern with two bunnies drawn on it.

Lan Wangji gave the younger a small smile before showing his Oh so embarrassing drawing of two
people, one with red hair ribbon and the other without.

Wei Wuxian held his laugh behind his sleeves "Hey! It's not that bad!"

"Yeah, Yeah it's not, This one apologizes for making fun of Second Young Master lan" Wei
Wuxian managed to say.

Soon after they all let their lanterns go up in the air.

"I, Wei Wuxian, wish to stand by Justice and live without regrets"

It was nice to hear that his beloved still had the same promise as the last time.

He smiled before making his own 'I, Lan Wangji, wish to stand by Wei Ying and live without
regrets'

The two then smiled as they looked at each other.

"Ey! Jin-xiong! What did you wish for?" Nie Huaisang asked "Obviously I wished for a girl who
would be suitable as my wife and would make a great Sect Madam" Jin Zixuan had said.

"Great! I had hoped I passed this year! I don't think I want to repeat and die by da-ge's hands!"

Wei Wuxian then turned to Lan Wangji "I'll be heading back to Dafan Tomorrow, Nie-xiong, how
are the wards in MeishanYu fairing?" He asked and Nie Huaisang smirked.

"According to Yu-zongzhu the wards were doing perfectly well!" He fanned himself.

"Glad that worked out! Hey Lan Zhan! Let's go see the bunnies!"

"Mn"

The two walked hand on hand with each other as they made their way towards the bunny field
which by now probably has around 20 bunnies, now that there were a mix of females and males,
over the years it would just multiply.

When they arrived WeiWei and Lan-er had already made their way towards them.

Wei Wuxian grabbed Lan-er before he sat down to pet the rabbit and Lan Wangji following after.

The two then went into a comfortable silence as Wei Wuxian leaned himself onto Lan Wangji's
shoulder.
"Right! Qing Jie sent a warning for something!" Wei Wuxian suddenly said before he looked at
Lan wangji.

"What?" He asked

"She said that Sect Leader Wen is acting kind of suspicious and told me to tell you and the other's
to prepare for anything"

Lan Wangji smiled before going on to fix the younger's bangs "We are prepared, Wei Ying did
help us make the wards of Cloud Recesses stronger, we also have some of your talismans, what do
we have to worry about with Wei Ying's invention being so useful" he pinched his bunny's cheek.

"L-Lan Zhan! Stop saying things like that" Wei Wuxian huffed before he made Lan-er face him
"Lan-er...look at this human beside me Ah...he's bullying me!"

"I am not bullying Wei Ying, I was meaning to compliment him, I apologize if I gave the
impression of bullying you"

"Now you're just teasing me aren't you?"

"Hm? I don't know bunny, Am I?"

"D-don't call me bunny!"

"Alright Bunny! So Bunny, give me a hug!"

"Lan Zhan! Stop chasing me! I can't believe you got your title as the stoic ice prince when you're a
shameless human in disguise!"

"You love it anyway! So stop complaining and give me the hug I deserve!"

Lan Wangji went on and grabbed the teen as the two fell on the ground and Lan Wangji hugged
him.

"Lan Zhan, you really are the bestest friend I could ever ask for" Wei Wuxian sighed out which
made Lan Wangji want to cry.

'I just got friendzoneeeeedd T^T'

---

Jiang Yanli only has a month left and she already has a lot of pressure.

She hopes she finally has progress, she hates this all, Jiang Cheng never had to feel pressured
because he already formed his core at such a young age.

She went towards her granduncle who took her wrist and her whole family looking at her
expectantly.

Jiang Qiong had managed to finally feel a bit of spiritual energy moving through Jiang Yanli, not
enough to fully form a core, so say he was disappointed instead of being proud she shad managed
to form progress would be the exact thing he was feeling.

He didn't want any from these family to lead but only time will tell.

"You have finally made progress"

He said and many faces of relief came from the Jiang Family.

"However..." he started which made Jiang Yanli flinch.

"This isn't even halfway close to forming a core, your position as Heir is secured, but if you lose all
that few spiritual energy in your meridians, see yourself out" he said it as a warning.

And with that Jiang Qiong left the main Hall.

Jiang Yanli sighed in relief 'Hopefully the rumors about me already making progress would start
spreading, we would already regain Yunmeng's face' she thought.

And so Madam Yu made sure the rumors started growing that Jiang Yanli had finally made
progress.

Madam Yu was proud looking that her daughter's position is secured but if the spiritual energy
drains she is no longer allowed to be a Sect Heir.

"Eh? Lady Jiang finally made progress?"

"Took her long enough"

"I heard it was too little though"

"As long as there's progress, anything worse and I'm taking my shop away from Yunmeng"

"They better not let us down, I still miss Wei-gongzi though"

"We all do"

The rumors had reached a certain Nie heir who smirked.

"Good news? Ahh Jiang Yanli, I may not know much about your secrets but I'll let you off for
now..."

Tea was poured onto his cup.

"Took her 8 months or so to get atleast a few spiritual energy running through your meridians..."
The person sighed.

"But I can't have the Jiang sect regaining glory now can I?"

A small chuckle was heard in the room.

"Yu Lei-ge...Isn't it time we let out your sister's little secret out?"

The Yu in question smirked as he sipped his tea.

"Mind reminding me which one Sang-di?"

A fan snapped open.

"Let's start with her supposed to be Jin Guangshan's first concubine shall we?"

"Would it be better if we spread the rumors or someone would send some letters to Jiang Fengmian
and have him confront the Lady herself?"
"Yu Lei, Jiang Fengmian rarely gets angry, how are you going to make sure he yells that loud for
the rumors to pass?"

"That shouldn't be a problem, you have a useful friend, Wei Wuxian wasn't it?"

"What about him?"

"I asked him to make a talisman which will rise someone's anger, I told him I wanted to make
pranks out of it, he relented but I told him that if time comes MeishanYu will be welcome to
protect him and a few others he wishes to protect"

"Sly one aren't you?"

"As if you aren't the same, So...which choice will it be?"

"I'll choose ••••••••••••"

"You know how to have fun don't you?"

---

A month after the rumor of Jiang Yanli having managed to be able to make progress Jiang
Fengmian was in his shared office without Ziyuan grudgingly doing her paperwork as she wasn't
allowed to nighthunt for a year...unfortunately the year had added another 2 more.

He was okay in doing the sect work all by himself.

But sometimes it was too stressful that maybe he was kind of grateful for this change.

"You have been watching me for nearly a year now! Don't you have better things to do than watch
me!?" Yu Ziyuan snapped "I still don't trust you, question me again and I will permanently ban you
from nighthunting" Jiang Qiong fought back.

As Jiang Fengmian was going to intervene the door opened with a messenger coming in holding
out a letter from Meishan Yu.

"Why are you giving that to Fengmian!? Isn't that from MeishanYu!? Shouldn't I be the one
receiving it!?" He yelled at the messenger.

"Woman shut up!" Jiang Qiong pushed her back onto her seat.

"Apologies Madam Jiang—" Yu Ziyuan glared "—this letter has been addressed to Sect Leader
Jiang"

Jiang Fengmian looked at the letter, it had the decorations of the usual letters from meishanyu and
it had their symbol on it which means it isn't a fake one.

"Who sent it?" He asked.

"The one who sent this letter wishes not to be known but he said I can simply say that they are
from the main family" the messenger had said.

"Thank you, that is all, you may leave" the messenger kowtowed and left the office.

Jiang Fengmian opened the letter and a few papers fell out which made him confused before he
started reading it.
The first one was the certificate of then he accepted and agreed to the engagement.

And another one was their marriage contract which was on the same day as their engagement, they
decided to hurry a marriage within a month which still confused him to this day but he didn't think
much of it.

He was confused as of why MeishanYu would send him this before he checked the other
contents...to his surprise he saw that a marriage contract to be the first concubine of Jin Guangshan
was here too.

What does it have to do with anything?

He then saw the bottom part which was signed by no other than...Yu Ziyuan.

And this was 1 month before they got married and 1 month before he accepted the request.

She was already married to the Jin Sect and she dares to marry into the Jiang sect!? He felt angry
for some reason, he doesn't get mad easily but he was clenching onto the papers.

Is she some kind of spy? That would have made more sense onto why she would always nighthunt
that often.

"WHAT are you clenching around that paper for!? Show me the contents!" Yu Ziyuan snapped.

Jiang Fengmian slammed his hand on her table which made her growl and stood up before crossing
her arms "JIANG FENGMIAN! YOU DARE SLAM YOU HAND ON MY DESK!? HOW
SHAMEFUL ARE YOU!?"

"HOW SHAMEFUL AM I!? AREN'T YOU THE ONE WHO MARRIED INTO THE JIN SECT
AS A CONCUBINE BEFORE YOU MARRIED ME!? TELL ME WHO IS MORE
SHAMEFUL!?"

This made Yu Ziyuan froze "What lies are you speaking!?" She snapped and Jiang qiong took the
letters from Jiang Fengmian "LIES!? ARE YOU SAYING YOUR FAMILY WHO SENT THIS
ARE LIARS!? THEY SENT THE CERTIFICATE TO PROVE IT!" He grabbed the certificate
from his uncle and shoved it to her face.

"JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE MAD DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO SHOVE PAPERS
TO MY FACE!"

"JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE MAD ALSO DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE REASON TO WHIP
PEOPLE AS YOU PLEASE!"

This made Yu Ziyuan go red "WHY YOU— YOU THINK I'M A WHORE!?"

"ISN'T THAT WHAT THE CERTIFICATE PROVES!? NOW TELL ME ARE YOU A SPY OF
THE JIN SECT!?" Jiang Qiong yelled out "SPY!? WHY WOULD I SPY FOR THAT
DISGUSTING BASTARD!?" Yu Ziyuan yelled out.

"Ofcourse why would you, you don't even know ow how to spy on people, that was too highly of
me to think you could actually spy on people" Jiang Qiong tsked.

"FINE SO WHAT IF YOU'RE NOT A SPY, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY DIVORCE
CERTIFICATES FROM YOU BEING JIN GUANGSHAN'S CONCUBINE SO TELL ME
WHICH ONE OF MY KIDS IS JIN GUANGSHAN'S SPAWN!?"

ANYWAYS HOW WAS TODAY'S CHAPTER!?

I wasn't sure if this was good enough but it was fun to write
 Chapter 25
Chapter Notes

DOUBLE UPDATE!!!!

"Did you hear that there is a possibility that ont of Madam Jiang's children might be Jin
Guangshan's half child?"

"Wait really?"

"The sect Leader was so mad when he found out that his wife was still secretly married to Sect
Leader Jin!"

"Madam Jin was furious when she heard about it!"

"She asked her friends which on of her children was her husband's spawn immediately after she
entered the grounds of Lotus Pier!"

"What was her reply?"

"She never answered, all she said was 'They both are Fengmians children! I would never birth a
child that comes from that man's seed' No one believed her though"

"Who would considering her tarnished reputation, suddenly this one came up, of course everyone
will think she cheated on her husband"

"Which one though?"

"Maybe both? Who knows? I always knew she was a good for nothing woman"

"She got hit by a paddle 24 times and by the discipline whip once or twice for keeping such
information a secret and for betraying her clan"

"I heard she was meant to be in seclusion but somehow it didn't happen"

---

"The Jiang Sect is really cursed isn't it?" Nie Mingjue asked as he was having tea with Lan Xichen.

"One might think so, who knows what's actually happening there" Lan Xichen said.

"You know something don't you?" Nie Mingjue asked raising a brow "Even if I do, I wouldn't spill
it no matter how awful my lying skills are" Lan Xichen pointed out and Nie Mingjue laughed.

"Alright, so how is Wei Wuxian? I haven't even met the kid yet but Haisang seems fond of him and
I heard about the scars"

Lan Xichen smiled brightly as he heard that, he just received a message from his brother that most
of Wei Wuxian's scars were healing!
"You seem awfully...bright when I mentioned that"

Lan Xichen waved him off "Apologies, I didn't mean to give that Impression, Wuxian's scars are
fading, he found some good friends and doctors"

Nie Mingjue was intrigued "Who were they?"

"Dafan Wens"

Nie Mingjue spat his tea "WENS!?"

Lan Xichen sighed "Mingjue, I know your grudge about Wens but they can't all be that bad"

Nie Mingjue was about to retort but Lan xichen held his hand up.

"Sure, Sect Leader Wen killed your father, everyone knows that, but is the fault of a parent the
fault of a child?" Lan Xichen asked.

"What do you mean?" Nie Mingjue questioned.

"What I mean is, will you hold a grudge against a Wen Child, who doesn't even know how to walk,
just because the child is related to Sect Leader Wen?"

Nie Mingjue thought about it before sighing "I suppose you are right, who was this doctor?"

"According to Wuxian, the said doctor didn't have a choice but to tend to Sect Leader Wen"

This caught Nie Mingjue's interest "Apparently Sect Leader Wen threatened her village if she
wouldn't work for him"

"Sect Leader Wen truly is shameless" Nie Mingjue muttered.

"The name of the doctor was Wen Qing"

"Wen Qing? The head healer and the one Sect Leader Wen tends to keep close?"

Lan Xichen nodded

"Why didn't she fight back?"

"Mingjue, she is just one person, and a doctor that is, plus what is she going to do against Wen
Ruohan?"

"Alright Whatever, tell me how is your brother?"

"Still having a hard time with his oblivious crush, he said that if there will be no progress he might
aswell pin Wuxian I to a tree and kiss the life out of him"

Lan Xichen shook his head as his beast friend laughed so hard "Y-your b-brother? I would have
never expected him to actually have the guts to do so!"

"You'd be surprised by what he can do, anyways shouldn't you find a wife by now?"

"How can I find a wife when basically 80% of women here in Qinghe are cutsleeves?"

"I don't know, flirt? I got a few books from Wangj—"

"Stop right there! From the changes I heard about your brother from the passed year—I don't think
I want to know the kind of books you will he introducing me to when I already have to deal with
huaisang"

---

Things are not going good in the Jiang household.

When we're things going good eversince Wei Wuxian left them!?

That name is cursed and forbidden to say infront of the gentry family.

Both Jiang Wanyin and Jiang yanli had never seen their father this angry before and since they
were near the office during the fight, they heard everything.

Now dinner was really tense as no one bothered to speak.

"Madam Jiang" Jiang Fengmian spoke as he put his chopsticks down.

"WHAT!?" She snapped.

"Are you not going to tell me which one of my supposedly children here are not related to me?"

Both children flinched they hoped none of them were blood related to Jin Guangshan but if one of
them were, they hoped it would not be Jiang Yanli, because if she is then it would be embarrassing
when they learn that she fell in love with her own half-brother.

"Both are your children! If you don't belive me then take a closer look at them! But you don't do
you? You always look at that Wei Wuxian!"

"DOES IT MATTER? ATLEAST I WASN'T THE ONE WHO WAS MARRIED BEHIND
SOMEONE ELSE'S BACK!" He yelled at her.

"OH? JUST BECAUSE YOU RAISE YOUR VOICE AT ME DOESN'T MEAN I SHOULD
OBEY OR FEAR YOU FENGMIAN!"

Jiang Wanyin and Jiang Yanli were holding each other's hands tightly, not caring if they'll
accidentally break another's bone, there are healers, they'll fix it.

"OH? THEM LET ME REPHRASE WHAT I WANT TO SAY!"

he took a deep breath "Tell me, did you only marry me because you wanted a higher status instead
of lowering yourself to be a concubine?" He questioned.

Yu Ziyuan clenched her fists "ARE YOU ACCUSING ME OF BEING POWER HUNGRY!?"

The yelling did not stop every since the morning they yelled at each other and this is the same day
they were all eating dinner.

"ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU'RE SHOWING!? IF YOU WILL NOT REVEAL TO ME WHICH
ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN IS NOT MINE, I WILL FIND OUT MYSELF!" He slammed his
hand on the table before leaving the room.

"You both should not follow your father's example! Accusing innocents! What kind of Sect Leader
he is for not believing his wife!" She spat before facing Jiang Wanyin.
"A-Cheng, get up early tomorrow! Since your sister's marriage had been dissolved we should find
you a wife!"

---

"I would like you to find my son the perfect wife" Madam Jiang immediately said as they entered
one of the matchmakers in Yunmeng.

'Why out of all day why??? These two infront of my shop!? And why me!?' The matchmaker
inwardly sighed.

"Does Madam Jiang have the list on what her son would like on a girl?"

Yu Ziyuan then placed the list on the table.

'Just...how high are this boy's standards!?' The matchmaker sighed.

"Okay, but we shall start by how how son will pour the tea I have prepared"

Before she could give any more instructions Jiang Wanyin had talked back at her.

"Why should I!? Aren't those for the servants to do!?"

The matchmaker wasn't having any of it.

And so, every girl the matchmaker had tried to pursue to him, he would complain everything, made
the girls cry, she had enough of a headache and blacklisted him

And so Yu Ziyuan decided to bring her son to a different matchmaker, but same thing had
happened and he got blacklisted.

Matchmaker after Matchmaker

Blacklisted after getting blacklisted

Jiang Wanyin doesn't know what he did wrong!? He wanted an obedient girl! But all of them were
either far too chatty, have their own opinions, and would debate him.

"I have set you up with a girl from Ouyang Clan, had any of the matchmakers tried to set you up
with her?" The matchmaker asked.

"Not yet"

"Very well, I will send a message, she will come in a few days time"

And so Lady Ouyang did

"My Yunmeng is beautiful" the girl complimented.

"Of course it is, my sister takes care of the lakes around here and the gardens over there" Jiang
wanyin rolled his eyes.

"So what do you think about politics and when you become future Sect Leader?" The girl asked.

"It is expected that I will be chief cultivator when I reach the age, when I do—"

"Don't you think you should fix your reputation before you think about being chief cultivator?"
"HOW DARE YOU TALK BACK!? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW EVERYTHING I SAY
YOU WHORE!"

Lady Ouyang slapped the male infront of her "I am no whore and that is not the right way to treat a
lady! I am leaving!" She ran away from Jiang Wanyin "I should have never agreed!" She muttered
under her breath.

And Alas he was blacklisted by every matchmaker in Yunmeng.

And now it was a new rumor people had to deal with and Yu Ziyuan's eyes has shown
disappointment.

"IS IT MY SON'S FAULT THAT YOU COULD NOT FIND A GIRL PERFECT FOR HIM
THAT YOU MATCHMAKERS DARE BLACKLIST HIM!? THAT BITCH YOU SENT HIM
SLAPPED MY SON ACROSS THE FACE"

Yu Ziyuan yelled at their current matchmaker "Madam Jiang it is not the Lady's fault if the man
does not know how to treat her right"

This made Madam Yu mad.

"GET OUT! LEAVE THE SECT! I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU HERE!"

The matchmaker stared at her blankly "Fine, I was moving out from the beginning anyway, you
just happened to barge in my shop the day I was supposed to leave" She shrugged "I see a dark
future waiting for you" was what the matchmaker said before leaving the room.

"SHE DARES SEND THOSE THREATS!? AND TALK LIKE THAT TO A SECT MADAM!?"
She tsked "Some people need to be taught manners!" She snapped.

"Let's go and check your sister's cultivation! She better be halfway into forming her core this time!"

---

*time skip*

"Lan Zhan! I'm back!" Wei Wuxian entered through the gate with his Jade token that Lan Wangji
had gifted to him on his birthday.

"Good to see my bunny being happy!" There was a slight blush on Wei Wuxian's cheeks but it was
not as effective as before which made Lan Wangji a bit disappointed, he should think of new
nicknames soon.

"Wuxian"

"Xichen-ge!" Wei Wuxian giggled happily.

"I was told you both wanted to ask me something?" Wei Wuxian continued.

"You know how the Wen Sect will be holding a discussion conference? And there would be an
archery competition?" Lan Xichen asked as Wei Wuxian nodded.

"I wanted to ask if you would like to join us and present as a gusulan disciple? You don'thave to
join the clan if you don'tbut I think I would want you to be with me when I'll be competing" Lan
Wangji said.
Wei Wuxian was quiet before he smiled "Ofcourse I'll go! I can't have you do all the fun without
me Lan-er-gege!"
 Chapter 26

"Lan Zhaaannnnn help me here would you? How do you Lans deal with all these layers?!" Wei
Wuxian complained.

The two were at the Jingshi and were going to leave in 3 hours time.

"Got used to it" Lan Wangji shrugged before going behind the dresser to help his beloved.

"AH LAN ZHAN!"

"Relax, it's not like you're naked or anything, here let your er-gege help you"

Wei Wuxian flushed before allowing the older to fix his robes.

"How are your scars?" Lan Wangji asked and Wei Wuxian hummed "Doing well, just a few more
purple scars and my back will be as good as new" The younger said excitedly.

"I feel so happy! I've never slept well for years because of the lightning that keeps on zapping my
back most of the time, this time now that it's almost gone, I've got the best sleep I could have even
gotten in like...FOREVER!" Wei Wuxian explained happily.

'I hope that woman never gets a blink of sleep' Lan Wangji thought.

"Here you're all done, where's your white ribbon?"

Wei Wuxian, "About that, I actually wanted you to well...er...put it on for me"

Lan Wangji's ears flushed "I thought you copied the rules long enough to know what the ribbon
means"

"Eh?"

'Why does he have to be so adorable!?'

Lan Wangji huffed "The ribbon can only be touched by the spouse and family members"

Wei Wuxian blinked "Oh, Lan-er-gege, make this an exception please? I don't know how to wear
it!"

Oh goodness Lan An, his beloved is showing him puppy eyes...WHO COULD SAY NO TO
THAT!?

AAHHH FINEFINE THIS ONE SHALL DO THE HONORS!

Lan Wangji took the plain white forehead ribbon ,which was for the outer disciples, and tied it
around Wei Wuxian's forehead.

When he backed away he wanted to cry.

His beloved in his clan robes!

And well...he's not really part of the clan as he's still wanting to be rogue, but he's going to
participate while representing gusu.
BESIDES HIS BELOVED GOT FIRST PLACE LAST TIMELINE!

HE'S GOING TO FLAUNT THIS TO THE JIANGS BECAUSE THEY ARE...well trash
obviously

"Lan Zhan, you're really quiet, do I look that bad?"

Lan Wangji snapped out of his thought and shook his head.

"Nonsense I was speechless by how beautiful my Yingying looked in my clan's robes"

Wei Wuxian's face had turned red the moment Lan Wangji said 'my Yingying'

'AHH LAN ZHAN! WHY ARE YOU MAKING MY HEART GO CRAZY!?'

Wei Wuxian sputtered "Warn a man before you say that would you?" He puffed out his cheeks
which only resulted in Lan Wangji squishing the life out of his cheeks.

"Wan Jan wet gu op me cheeks!"

(Lan Zhan get off my cheeks!)

"But it's too squishy! Plus you asked for it! Puffing it out like that!"

The door opened and Lan Xichen saw his brother squishing Wei Wuxian's cheeks.

"Wangji, that's enough, let's head off to Caiyi to get some refreshments, we're leaving earlier than
planned"

Lan Wangji nodded before pausing 'Aw shet...I nearly forgot about something' he then looked at
Wei Wuxian "Go with brother to Caiyi, I have something to do" with out giving the two time to
question him, Lan Wangji bolted put the door.

Wei Wuxian turned to Lan Xichen "Xichen-ge do you...?"

"No, I don't know" he shook his head "The uniform suits you Wuxian" he commented
"Uh..ehe...thanks" Wei Wuxian rubbed the back of his head.

"Let's head of to Caiyi shall we?"

"Mn!"

The two laughed at Wei Wuxian's answer.

---

"See anything you'd like Wuxian?" Lan xichen asked as they arrived in Caiyi, Wei Wuxian
shrugged "Aside from Emperor's smile, I don't see anything"

Wei Wuxian was representing gusu so he can't be caught smuggling alcohol today.

"Feel free to walk around, I'll be waiting at the docks"

Wei Wuxian smiled and nodded before leaving to walk around the place.

As he walked around he saw a stall with wooden carved toys, this caught his attention so he went
towards it.
"The one who made these are really good at their work"

He commented before his eyes darted towards a bunny wooden toy.

"Hello Uncle, I would like to purchase this"

After he got his toy he immediately went towards the docks where he saw that Lan Xichen was still
alone.

"Lan Zhan still hasn't arrive?" He questioned and Lan xichen shook his head.

"Not yet, mind if I ask you something?" Lan Xichen asked "I don't mind"

"What do you think of my brother?" He asked and Wei Wuxian went slightly pink.

"Lan Zhan? Well, he's a good man, really pretty, strong and funny, I'll bet he won't have a hard
time finding a lover" he smiled and Lan Xichen wanted to sigh and shake the younger's shoulders
and yell.

'BOI HE IS IN LOVE WITH YOU!'

Before he could say anything else Lan Wangji came by running towards them.

"I have arrived!"

"Ah, yes, we can see that"

"So shall we get going?" Lan Wangji asked and the two nodded before boarding the boat with a
few other disciples following behind.

"So what were you doing?" Wei Wuxian asked his friend.

"Nothing to worry about, you'll know about it soon enough" Lan Wangji winked.

Wei Wuxian smiled and took out something covered in a handkerchief "I bought this earlier, it
reminded me of you so I thought 'why not?' I purchased it and yeah here you go! I wasn't able to
give you a birthday gift anyway" he rambled which made the older look at it cutely.

"Aww I didn't know my cute little bunbun thinks of me" Wei Wuxian yelped as he tried to escape
his cheeks from Lan Wangji's hands.

"Just take the gift!"

Lan wangji did and opened the handkerchief which revealed a wooden carved bunny.

It was adorable!

"Did you think about me calling you bunny when you bought this? Hm?"

Wei Wuxian grumbled before looking away "You are shameless"

"Only for you!"

---

"You both will be participating" Jiang Fengmian announced "Father?" Jiang Yanli asked confused
and shocked.
"What are you so shocked for!? Haven't you been practicing your bow!? Both of you should place
up there or else run around the Pier every day for a week!" She threatened "You both better show
Yunmeng what we're capable of! DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR!?" She asked the last part word
by word.

Both children nodded

"Good, now move along now!" Madam Yu would be staying in Lotus Pier because it needs to be
looked after.

And she wasn't allowed to leave the place anyway

"A-Jie, don't worry, we'll be able to practice for a bit if we arrive early" Jiang Cheng whispered to
his older sister "I know A-Cheng, let's just hope we managed to get atleast in the top 10"

"A-Jie! Why are you looking down on yourself!? We will place top 5! I can be first and you'll be
second! We can work together! And show those idiots who's the best" he said to his sister.

The disciples from another boat wanted to cringe 'Best? Former Da-shixiong was the best and now
after he left it is Lady Jiang who took the role of both Sect heiress and Da-Shijie'

The disciples missed their Wei shixiong!

Most of them had left to pursue becoming rogue, while other's stayed because if there would be
new disciples, they should atleast hear stories of Wei Shixiong and they need to be looked after!

And so,

Days of travel they had arrived, unsurprisingly Yunmeng arrived first and greeted the Wen Sect
before heading towards where they would be staying for the night.

They'll be there for 5 days. 2 days to prepare and train, and the 3rd day for the archery competition,
4th day for the swordmanship competition, and the 5th is when they'll rest before leaving the
conference.

An hour after they arrived, Lanling and Qinghe arrived together.

Both Jin Zixuan and Nie Huaisang were talking together as Jiang Yanli admired Jin Zixuan from
afar.

She sometimes would forget that their engagement was broken.

But at the time, Jin Zixuan didn't like her because she was weak, now she is halfway into forming
her core, maybe the older male would like her!

She wanted to talk to him but her brother called her and said that they should head of to the training
grounds.

---

Nie Huaisang was flaunting his war fan that his Da-ge had gave him after he found him practicing.

"It's good quality" Jin Zixuan approved "Thanks! I commissioned it and Da-ge paid for it!"

Nie Huaisang smiled before pouting "And now he won't let me off traininggg" he whined and Jin
Zixuan unsympathetically patted his friend's back.
He felt someone staring at him and he saw Jiang yanli with his peripheral vision before she was
dragged away by her brother towards the training field.

'What is she staring at me for? Just because your cultivation improved does not mean I'll be
looking at you any different' he thought before shrugging 'Besides Jiang Yanli is only halfway near
getting her core'

He made a thought and got an idea he looked at Huaisang and dragged him to the same direction
until they were hearing level with the Jiangs.

"How was archery training?"

Nie Huaisang seemed to caught onto his plans and smirked.

"Ugh! Don't remind me! Eversince Da-ge found out about me doing fan cultivation and forced me
to train archery for this conference!" He whined as he snapped his fan shut.

Apparently their conversation wasn't good enough that the two were not yet listening.

"How did Chifengzun react after you managed to fully form an average core under 2 months?"

Bullseye this caught Jiang Yanli's attention.

---

'Young Master Nie had formed his core under 2 months!? I tried so hard but I'm still halfway when
I've been training for a year and a half!' She felt like this was terribly unfair.

Jiang Wanyin clenched his fists as he saw the two go towards the area next to them as they took
out their bows before they continued to talk.

---

"Oh? He was happy ofcourse! He didn't mind that I decided a fan as a weapon, he wanted me to
learn how to protect myself! We ofcourse threw a party but only Wei-xiong was able to come" he
pouted.

---

'That Wei Wuxian even dares to enter and party with those higher than him!? So what if he is the
legitimate Heir? Currently he's a low ranking rogue cultivator who has no money whatsoever' Jiang
wanyin thought.

'Mother should not hear about Young Master Nie's sword or else she'll be forcing me and I won't
be getting my free time' Jiang Yanli panicked.

---

"Speaking of Wuxian, when do you think he's going to be here?"

That question seemed to make the Jiangs snap their heads.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT RAT WILL BE COMING HERE!?" Jiang Wanyin yelled out
before Jiang Yanli went to cover for her brother and held him down.

"I apologize for my brother, he has quite a tempermant" She said softly as she tried to get Jiang
Wanyin to calm down.

She wanted her ex-fiance to see her in a new light.

"Don't bother apologizing for other's, if they can't apologize for themselves then when will they
learn" Jin Zixuan said.

"YOU—"

But before Jiang Wanyin could retort a voice called out from behind them.

"NIE-XIONG! ZIXUAN!" a familiar bright voice filled with laughter was waving his hand along
with the second Jade beside him who just decided to stare at the loud person.

The four were shocked.

They were so used to seeing Wei Wuxian in black robed that seeing him in white gusulan uniform
was something new.

Jiang Wanyin was the first to speak.

"YOU! How shameless are you joining another sect after abandoning Yunmeng!? And how dare
you show your face here!? You think you're good enough to be here!?" He yelled.

"To answer your question Wanyin, No I am not part of any sect, Xichen-ge had invited me to
represent Gusulan so here I am" Wei Wuxian shrugged as he passed by them.

"OH? AND SINCE WHEN WERE YOU ALLOWED TO CALL ZEWU-JUN LIKE THAT!?"

Lan wangji glared coldly at him "My brother told him to call him that"

Jiang Wanyin was glaring harshly and was clenching his fists that blood might come out before
pointing his right hand towards Wei Wuxian.

"YOU BETTER LEAVE OR ELSE—"

"Or else what?" Wei Wuxian raised a brow "You'd whip me with the Zidian?" He asked.

"A-Cheng, let's go, I brought some soup, let's go take a break" Jiang Yanli said as she dragged her
brother away.

"Soup? Does every problem have to end with her going to make soup?" Jin zixuan asked and Nie
Huaisang shrugged.

---

They entered the banquet that the sect Leader hosted.

All sect leaders were seated on their tables as well as the disciples.

They were going to begin eating until someone decided to show up.

"Apologies, I did not mean to arrive unannounced"

A cup was then dropped from someone's hand.

 Chapter 27
Chapter Notes

Early update and short chapter

I might update again later???

"Qingheng-jun I was not informed of your arrival" Wen ruohan greeted as he placed his cup of
wine down.

Lan Qianfan kowtowed "Apologies your excellency, I had Just finished the official papers of
myself returning to be a sect leader"

"No need, prepare an extra table" Wen Ruohan said the last part towards the maids who bowed and
left to grab the table.

"Qingheng-jun, if you don't mind me asking, Why did you leave seclusion?" Jin Guangshan asked
curiously as usual he wants to stick his nose on other people's business.

"One of my sons visited me earlier today and opened my eyes, I have to thank him for that,
although I did get a beating or two" Lan Qianfan shrugged.

"No details?" Jin Guangshan asked

"The discussion I had with my son will stay within family matters" with that he took his seat and
everyone went back to normal.

"You have your father's eyes Lan Zhan" Wei Wuxian couldn't help but comment in a whisper.

"I'm guessing you took your time in getting him out huh?" He looked at the older.

"I needed you to meet you father-in-law"

This made Wei Wuxian blushed hardly

"Father-in-what? Hahaha...nice joke Lan Zhan" he whispered awkwardly and stuffed his red
cheeks with rice.

Lan Wangji chuckled and ate his share of food aswell.

---

Lan Wangji was walking towards a single hut in the bamboo forest.

'I have never met my father in my past timeline, I have only seen his dead body' he took a deep
breath and knocked.

"Come in"

And so Lan Wangji did.

"Who?" Qingheng-jun was confused.

"Lan Wangji, your second son"

This made his eyes widen "W-why are you here?"

Lan wangji gave him a blank look "Oh I don't know, you tell me what I'm here for?"

Qingheng-jun blinked before huffing "I guess Qiren wasn't wrong when he was telling me about
you and your sudden changes, You've got it from your mother"

Lan Wangji nodded "Well yes but I'm not here to talk about that"

"And what exactly?"

"As you can see, Xiongzhang and I don't have a mother to raise us anymore, and Uncle is already
getting white hairs, we need a father figure too"

"Are you suggesting you both will visit me monthly like your mother?"

A book was thrown onto his face "No stupid, I'm asking you to leave seclusion"

"I thought Respect your elders was a rule" Lan Qianfan rubbed his nose.

"There was no rule in bullying the elder technically I came here to bully you out of seclusion
because war is coming and I still need someone to be my future husband's father figure"

Lan Qianfan snapped his head "Husband?"

"Oh he doesn't know it yet, he's as dense as a rock"

Qingheng-jun nodded.

"Your problem not mine"

Lan wangji sighed "My love life is no one but my problem but our problem right now is either you
get out of seclusion or I drag you put"

"You can't drag your father out of seclusion"

"Try me"

"Wangji! My robes are getting dirty! And it'stoo bright!"

Lan Wangji dragged his father out of his hut and atleast when they were halfway for from it he let
go of his father's foot.

"There now that you've broke your seclusion, get yourself ready and go to the conference, If I don't
see you there I'll drag you there myself"

---

The next day was when the competition was going to start.
"Lan Zhan are you ready for me to beat you?" He raised his brow at Lan Wangji "What if I beat
tough?" The older asked Wei wuxian back.

"Okay, let's make a bet, I win, you buy me dinner, you win, I do whatever you want" Lan Wangji
smirked.

"Deal!" The two shakes hands before Nie Huaisang interrupted.

"What if you both are tied?"

Jin Zixuan then scoffed "Then they do both, anyways let's get to the field, this place is a maze!"

The four then saw a Wen there extending his bow before shooting it straight to bullseye.

"He's pretty good" Jin Zixuan said before all three noticed Wei Wuxian's eyes lighting up "A-
NING! YOU'RE REALLY PARTICIPATING!"

Wen Ning wasn't given time to react before Wei Wuxian's hug had dragged them both to the
ground.

"W-Wuxian ge?" Wen Ning managed to speak.

"Wei wuxian you get off the poor boy he looks like he's losing air!" Jin Zixuan said which made
Wei Wuxian immediately scramble and help Wen Ning up.

"Oh right, sorry about that! I just haven't seen my dear brother in a while!"

Wei Wuxian said happily which made Lan Wangji question "Brother?"

"Lan Zhan don't be jealous! You're still me favorite! And yes, I see Wen Ning as a brother and his
big sister as my big sister! Besides they were the ones who helped my back!"

Wen Ning shyly waved.

"Pleaaed to meet you, I am Jin Zixuan"

"This one is Nie Huaisang"

"Lan Wangji"

Now his name made Wen Ning's eyes go a bit wide "Is the one you keep ta—"

"AHahahHa Wen Ning how about you show us towards the field" Wei Wuxian quickly said.

And all Lan Wangji can think was 'HE TALKS ABOUT ME HE TALKS ABOUT ME HE
TALKS ABOUT ME HE TALKS ABOUT ME'

"Lan Wangji stop pacing out and let's go"

 Chapter 28
Chapter Notes

DOUBLE UPDATE!!!
If this can be counted as one since I updated like a few hours ago????

*siGh*

Remind me again why I am spoiling you kids with my daily chapters again?

When they arrived at the field the sect leaders were on their seats and the disciples were in
formation, the 5 had taken their own formation.

Lan Wangji noticed something different with the sitting.

This time Wen Xu was present which sent alarm Bells on his head.

He decided to keep close watch on the Wens except for the ones Wei Wuxian trusts ofcourse.

And so Wei Wuxian and himself went towards where their Clan has been assigned to stand.

"Xiongzhang"

"Xichen-ge"

"You four took your time" he commented

"Sorry Xiongzhang, got lost" and Lan Wangji was back at his stoic demeanor because it was time
to get serious.

Lan Wangji then faced from to listen what the Wen general was saying.

He didn't pay attention his eyes were focused at Wen Xu who was sitting across Wen Chao.

'This must be the butterfly effect, I should be careful' Lan Wangji made a mental note about that.

"Wait!" Wen Chao said as the general was going to start the competition.

"What is he doing here!?" Wen Chao pointed at Wen Ning "Can he even shoot a single arrow!?"

As Wei Wuxian was going to retort Wen Ning spoke "I C-can!" He managed to say which made
Wen Chao's brow twitch.

"Oh yeah? Show me then?"

Wen Ning took a deep breath as he then turned to one of the nearby targets and pulled out a bow
and arrow.

'Calm'
'Aim'

'And Shoot!'

He was surprised he managed to shoot a target infront of many people.

Wen Ning turned and saw Wei Wuxian who smiled at him.

'You did good!' He saw the older mouthed at him which made him smile.

"Hmph! Fine! He can join! See if I care!?"

And so the archery competition went with a start.

"Father may I Join?"

Wen Ruohan couldn't care less and made his son go.

---

"A-Jie, come, let's shoot together" Jiang Wanyin said as he saw his sister staring at the Jin Heir
'What does she even see in him?!' Jiang Wanyin will find the perfect man for his A-Jie to marry,
Jin Zixuan is not good enough for her.

Jiang Yanli sighed but smiled "Let's go" She hoped that they could meet in between, and hopefully
she would not leave the ground early.

As they were shooting their arrows on a few targets another arrow had stolen their supposed to be
prey.

Jiang Wanyin turned and saw Wen Chao "You!"

Wen Chao raised a brow before sneering "What? Can I not hunt here too? You are in qishan, in my
property, I can walk and shoot wherever I wish to shoot!"

"A-Cheng, don't be rash, let's continue shooting" Jiang Yanli called her brother down.

"Why don't you listen to that coreless sister of yours eh? It seems that she knows a lot more than
you?" Wen Chao smirked.

"A-Cheng" Jiang Yanli scolded and the two continued shooting until Wen Chao's arrow had hit
Jiang Yanli's target which had called her out.

"Ah, A-Cheng I have missed, I will return" She smiled sadly 'I wasn't able to see A-Xuan' she
thought.

"It's all because of him!" He wanted to yell it louder but his sister gave him a glare "Remember
mother's words, we can't bring trouble to the sect" she reminded which made the younger brother
sigh harshly.

"Get there safe"

She nodded and left the area.

And time passed as Wen Chao kept on stealing Jiang Wanyin's prey making the said Jiang Angier
and angrier.
"WOULD YOU STOP STEALING MY PREY!?"

"Oh is the baby sad? My prey is your prey! What's the difference?"

"Oh? The difference is that you're a shameless bastard who only has to rely on someone else
because they're not good enough!"

This made Wen Chao Crack as he pulled his bow and arrow and aimed it at Jiang Wanyin.

---

Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian had split up with the group.

They shot their arrows on perfect bullseye every single time.

"Lan Zhan, you're good at this" Wei Wuxian winked "You think I'll win?" Lan wangji smirked.

"Hmmm nope! I'm still a ton lot better than you are!" Wei Wuxian took out 3 arrows and perfectly
hit 3 targets letting out 3 gusulan signal flares on the sky that marked their points.

"Think you can catch up?" He winked before running towards a certain direction.

"Of course I can!" Lan Wangji ran after him as the two started competing on getting the targets.

If you were watching from afar, you wouldn't think the two were competing as they were sharing
smiles and laughter along their competitive gazes.

It looked more like 2 children playing with each other.

"How many targets do you think we got?" Lan Wangji asked catching his breath.

"More than enough probably? I lost count!" Wei Wuxian said as well.

"Let's go on and take a walk, then we can continue hitting targets?" Lan Wangji said as he opened
a bottle and gave it to his beloved who thanked him before drinking some of it.

"Sure, let's go, we would probably place on the top 5 with how many targets we shot" Wei Wuxian
said as he returned the water bottle and walked ahead.

Lan Wangji smiled before drinking out of the same bottle 'An indirect kiss' :')

The two were walking before Lan Wangji saw his beloved eyes widen "Wanyin!?" He yelled out
before Lan Wangji followed his gaze and saw Jiang Wanyin about to get hit by Wen Chao's arrow.

The two ran towards them but Wei Wuxian was faster and pushed Jiang Wanyin away from the
arrow, dragging the two down on the ground.

A black Wen flare was then sent up in the sky.

Wen Chao was mad as he was about to retort Lan wangji gave him a glare which made the other
run away 'Coward'

Jiang Wanyin had never felt more embarrassed "GET OFF ME YOU IDIOT! I COULD HAVE
DODGED JUST FINE!" Jiang Wanyin pushed Wei Wuxian away from him.

Lan wangji will understand the other's problem as the 'I hate that my enemy had save me' from the
books he had read.

Because well, who the heck wants to be saved by their enemy and then be in their dept?

But it was better that way.

"Jiang Wanyin, if Wei Wuxian was any late you would have got an arrow through your skull!" The
voice of Jin Zixuan was heard as Wei Wuxian stood up rubbing his head.

"And!?" Jiang Wanyin yelled at him.

"Oh well, I guess with or without an arrow going through your head, I suppose your brain wouldn't
work either way"

Jiang Wanyin wanted to punch the Jin Heir again.

"H-how about we just c-continue shooting? We only h-have half an hour before i-it ends?" Wen
Ning asked as he hid behind the Jin heir.

Jiang Wanyin tsked "I don't need a Wen dog to tell me what to do!" He snapped.

Wen Ning Whimpered and hid further into Jin Zixuan "Wen Qionglin didn't do anything to you, if
your going to be a bitch about it then kindly leave"

Jiang Wanyin glared but left anyway.

"Where's Huaisang?" Wei Wuxian asked and Wen Ning answered as he removed himself from
hiding "He well..."

Jin Zixuan answered for him "Huaisang intentionally missed the target after getting tired shooting
with us saying that he's tired"

"Not surprising" Lan Wangji said.

"Let's j-just go along with the shooting?" Wen Ning asked "Sure!" Wei Wuxian started leading the
way.

---

(The night before the games Lan Wangji and Lan Xichen told their father about the current
happening and all that so he knows what's going around)

"There are a lot of Gusulan flares going up, do you think Gusulan will be winning this year?" Jin
Guangshan asked Qingheng-jun.

"Hard to tell, it's only half the time into the game"

Jiang Fengmian was hoping that atleast one of his children will place in the top 5.

Suddenly a black flare of Qinghe had gone up.

Nie Mingjue sighed "Huaisang..."

As he mentioned that name the green robed teen had already appeared.

"Da-ge! I'll be getting myself a drink!"

"Huai—"

But his brother was gone in a second.

"Your brother improved a lot so I've heard" Qingheng-jun commented and Nie Mingjue felt some
pride.

"He had grown up sickly and his body was yellowish, he managed to build a core, barely there
atleast, he wouldn't be budged to train with a saber" he paused.

"And then your second son introduced him to fan cultivation which got him back to training, be
built an average core under two months, I could not have been prouder" Nie Mingjue smiled.

"But isn't the main family of Qinghe supposed to all weild sabers?" Jin Guangshan asked.

Nie Mingjue shook his head "It doesn't matter what weapon as long as one is able to defend
themselves well" Nie Mingjue said.

"I won't always be there for him nor would his friends will he so I should thank your son for
introducing that to him, He got that nie blood of Huaisang back"

Qingheng-jun smiled behind his sleeve "I see"

And soon enough a black YunmengJiang flare had been on the sky.

"Eh? Don't YunmengJiang have the best archers?" Jin Guangshan asked and Qingheng-jun find the
man still as iritating as ever.

"Not everyone can be as good" Jiang Fengmian answered.

'Ahh... still refusing to say straightforward answers'

The current rumors were going around about Madam Yu and Jiang Fengmian not talking at all after
the said scandal was released.

A purple robed female was then on sight "Greetings Lady Jiang" Wen Xu greeted with a smirk.

"Greeting Young Master Wen" She greeted back politely before Greeting the other's before facing
her father.

"Father I apologize, I had tripped and missed a target"

Jiang Fengmian waved her off "You did your best" she bowed and left towards the waiting area.

---

The contest ended and now they were going to tell the scores for the top 5 "On first place we have
Wei Wuxian tied with Lan Wangji at 98 targets!"

The crowd cheered while Jiang Wanyin grumbled and looked at the other while glaring.

Wei Wuxian immediately laughed and went on and hugged the second Jade who smiled softly and
patted the other's head.

"On second place we have Lan Xichen scoring 97 targets"

"That's three wins for Gusu!" Someone cheered.

"Third place we have Jin Zixuan scoring 80 targets!"

"Great win for the Jin Sect!"

Jin Zixuan puffed his chest proudly at being in the top 5.

"Fourth place from our very own sect! Wen Qionglin scoring 79 targets!"

Wen Ning smiled shyly as he waved over them.

Jiang Wanyin was glaring 'How dare they get places higher than me!? But who cares? I'll be
getting the 5th place in the top 5'

"And fifth place we have Nie Huaisang who scored 77 targets!"

This made many shocked especially Huaisang himself but before he knew it he was being
squeezed by his brother as Nie Mingjue ruffled his neatly hair.

"I AM PROUD OF YOU HUAISANG!" His brother laughed before turning to his group of friends
"How about you all join us? I'll pay for dinner?"

WHO COULD SAY NO TO FREE FOOD!?

No one from the Jiang sect had won in the archery competition as the maid Madam Yu sent to give
her updates daily had been sent to her.

She was furious.

"HOW DARE THAT BASTARD, A WEN DOG, AND A GOOD FOR NOTHING NIE RANK
HIGHER THAN MY SON!?"

"WOMAN STOP SCREAMING AT THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT! US ELDERS WANT TO

SLEEP!"
 Chapter 29
Chapter Notes

See the end of the chapter for notes

After dinner Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji excused themselves as the two wanted to explore the
place.

"Ah Lan-er-gege" Wei Wuxian called out to the other who hummed "We both won, so buy me a
tanghulu since Chifengzun had bought us dinner! Then you can tell me what you want!"

Lan Wangji nodded and the two went towards the stall and Lan Wangji talked with the stall owner.

Wei Wuxian was staring at Lan Wangji, he was...a sight as most would tell, he doesn't know why
but he would always feel safe around him and usually would want to be closer.

His eyes then stared at those cherry lips of Lan Wangji, they look so...he quickly shook his head
'Calm yourself! Lan Zhan deserves someone better than you!'

"Bunny?"

Wei Wuxian looked up and saw Lan Wangji holding out two tanghulu's he took one and muttered
'thanks'

"Is everything Alright? You look a little red"

Wei Wuxian awkwardly laughed and patted the other's arm 'Oh ghod his arms are buff–' he turned
red and shook his head "I'm fine, isn't it a bit out out here? Woh! I'm sweating!"

Lan Wangji didn't seem to believe him but shrugged "Well Qishan is located near a volcano
anyway, let's get back to the inn"

Wei Wuxian nodded and the two made their way back towards the inn they were going to stay in.

"Ah, I was waiting for the two of you" they heard Lan Xichen's voice as they entered the inn.

"Xiongzhang"

"Xichen-ge"

The two greeted.

"Right, I just wanted to say that both of you will be sharing rooms for tonight, if any of the two of
you are against it I will try to fix things up" Lan Xichen said but Lan Wangji can see through him.

'Brother...stop meddling! I'm doing just fine on my own! Find your own wife or husband or
whatever¿¿ get yourself into a relationship then you can meddle with mine!'

Wei Wuxian nodded "Don't worry Xichen-ge, Lan Zhan and I are fine on our own, Thank you"
Lan Xichen smiled before heading towards his shared room with Nie Mingjue.

"Lan Zhan, you're fine sharing a room with me right?" Wei Wuxian asked hesitantly.

"Ofcourse, why would I not be okay with sharing a room with my Yingying?"
Wei Wuxian flushed and huffed at that before heading towards their room.

As they entered they saw one bed.

'Xiongzhang...how—why? Not that I'm complaining but it's a little too early for this! I mean we
can cuddle?'

'WAAAAHHHSHAOSKBXIANCO ONE BED!? ARE WE GOING TO SHARE!?!?? IF I

SHARE A BED WITH LAN ZHAN I THINK I WILL GO CRAZY! SHOANFIAMX'

And suddenly the two blurted out the same thing "I'll take the floor, you take the bed"

The two blinked

"No you can have it"

Again they were on sync

"I insist"

And again they said it together

"Stop copying me!"

The two paused before laughing

"Let's just talk inside the room"

Wei Wuxian nodded and the two had entered their shared room.

"Let's share the bed, it's big enough for us both to fit in" Lan Wangji proposed and Wei Wuxian
flushed red.

"Oh haha, yeah sure! If your comfortable with it!" He smiled before his eyes widened.

"Ah Lan Zhan! It's your turn"

Lan Wangji was confused

"My turn?"

"Yeah, your turn, you know the bet? Tell me what you want"

Lan Wangji looked at him intensely "Anything?"

Wei Wuxian nodded "Anything"

"Mark your words"

Wei Wuxian gulped at the sight he was seeing, he doesn't know if he'll be regretting his choices
but the way Lan Wangji was looking at him made him feel all small.

"W-what are you doing?"

The taller walked closer towards him which made him take two steps back before Lan Wangji was
only a few inches away from him.
Wei Wuxian looked at the floor but he could feel that the older was smiling at his reaction!

He then saw Lan Wangji's hand reach out towards his hair and pulled out his hair ribbon.

"Wha—"

"Turn around"

Wei Wuxian has never heard Lan Wangji's voice go that deep and IT WAS HOT! Made him feel
all tingly, he shuddered before turning around, his back facing Lan Wangji.

Lan Wangji smiled as he started to comb through his beloved hair.

Wei Wuxian had removed his forehead ribbon the moment the competition was over.

Lan Wangji remembered Wei Wuxian in his Yiling Laozu hairstyle.

He loved his beloved with his hair up but he loved it better when it was down...he looked like a
seductress—NO HE LOOKED LIKE A PRETTY MAN!

He then moved his hands and tied the other's hair into a half ponytail and tied the ribbon into a
bow.

He wants to cry, his beloved from this view looks like a doll!

He then said "I want you to wear it like this for the whole day tomorrow" Wei Wuxian turned and
looked at himself in the mirror.

"Wow, I never thought about doing my hair like this! I'm not going to lie but I look mighty fine!"
He complimented himself.

"Wei Ying always look good"

"Lan Zhan! Warn me before you say that!"

"Mn, will try to remember, come now it's 9, bed time"

---

Nie Huaisang huffed as he crossed his arms and moved away from the wall and plopped himself
on the bed "And here I thought this will be the night Ji-xiong would claim Wei-xiong"

Jin Zixuan rolled his eyes "Lan Wanji wouldn't just outright kiss him"

"But it's obvious the two like each other!"

"And it's obvious that our friend here is dense as Fuck while Lan Wangji is trying to make his
intentions clear!"

"How do we break his dense self?"

"Honestly does it look like I know?"

"Nope, forget I asked"

"You—"
"Bye bye I go sleep now"

---

The next day rolled in and Wei Wuxian surprisingly woke up early.

Like the sun was rising at the time.

He felt something warm behind him which made him move closer towards the heat.

He sighed contently before he heard a small groan from behind him which jolted him awake and
turned around.

He sighed in relief when he realized it was Lan Wangji.

He almost forgot the two had shared a bed.

Right now he can't help but stare at the older male's sleeping face.

He just looked so...peaceful and perfect.

He reached out his hands to touch the other's face before catching himself and stopping his hand.

He then watched how some part of the sun's rays had went through the window and had shone on
Lan Wangji's face.

HONESTLY HOW COULD A MORTAL BE SO..SO..BEAUTIFUL!?!?!?

He wants to...he doesn't know what he wants.

He just wants to keep staring until his gaze was broken by a slight chuckle coming from the person
infront of him.

Lan Wangji opened his eyes "See something you like bunbun? Don't worry" Lan Wangji took Wei
Wuxian's hand and placed it on his cheek "You're allowed to touch my face whenever" he winked
and Wei Wuxian went bright red as his other hand quickly went to hold his chest as his heart was
beating loudly.

"Your heart is rather loud isn't it?" Lan Wangji teased.

"You're rather shameless so eary in the morning" Wei Wuxian retorted back.

"We should prepare"

---

"What's taking them so long!?" Jin Zixuan impatiently questioned out loud.

"Leave it, we still have 3 hours" Nie Mingjue groaned, he never woke up at 5 but whenever he
rooms with Lan Xichen, somehow his best friend thought it would be a good idea to make him
wake up at 5 too.

"Sorry we're late!"

Huaisiang sighed in relief as he turned around "Finally! You two took your.......time"

This is new.
None of them had seen Wei Wuxian with his hair down and Wei Wuxian was wearing the
forehead ribbon with the look making him look like a Lan that is untamed in nature.

"Stop staring" Lan wangji growled.

A bunch of coughs from them then came.

"Ah right, Wuxian, what made you put your hair down today?" Lan Xichen asked.

"We both won yesterday so this was what Lan Zhan wanted me to do and yeah, I'll be wearing this
hairstyle for the day" Wei Wuxian explained.

"YOU BETTER LET ME PAINT YOU LATER WEI-XIONG!" Nie Huaisang called out to Wei
Wuxian who just nodded "Okay?"

"Alright enough, let's head out" Jin Zixuan clapped.

"Chop, chop, I wanna go spar for a while!" He continued and they all went towards the Sparing
grounds.

Well, without Lan Xichen and Nie Mingjue and Nie Huaisang, those three aren't going to
participate.

"Is Wen Qionglin joining us?" Jin Zixuan couldn't help but ask.

"No, he doesn't raise a sword, he prefers archery and hand to hand combat, though I'm still training
him with that" Wei Wuxian explained.

"Since when did you teach?"

"Since Dafan Wen had some kids running towards me and clung onto my leg and begged me to
teach them after I showed them the spiritual butterflies I made"

This caught Lan Wangji's attention, To be fair he always pay attention to his Bunny, but Jin Zixuan
was stealing him currently.

"New talisman?" He asked and Wei Wuxian shook his head "No, I made it long ago, for
like...distractions and amusement, here I'll show you"

Wei Wuxian took out a talisman paper and threw it in the air after he added a bit of spiritual energy
and multiple little red butterflies came out of it.

"I like this but I think I like bonding more" Wei Wuxian said.

"I think I like that compass you made, Father would want to buy more of that"

Jin Zixuan commented "Just ask Cloud Recesses, they're the one making the production of the
inventions I created"

After he sold his inventions, Lan Wangji offered him that Cloud Recesses will make duplications
so that it would be easier for him and he'll get money either way.

"Honestly I wonder how your brain works"

"MY BRAIN WORKS JUST FINE! Right Lan Zhan!"

"Mn, Wei Ying is a genius"

"Yes I am!"

'These two are so inlove that it's disgusting to see'

---

Jiang Yanli and Jiang Wanyin were forced to compete in the sparring competition.

By that, Jiang Yanli was forced while her brother had wanted to join.

Sure she had been training but her core wasn't even formed yet.

She's halfway there she tells herself at times.

They checked the list of partners for the upcoming rounds.

Jiang Yanli saw that she was Paired with Jin Zixuan for the first round and she felt...nice?

Maybe they could spar and give each other pointers afterwards.

Jiang Wanyin was paired with Jin Zixun, Zixuan's cousin.

"How unlucky are we that we have to get paired with the Jins?" Jiang Wanyin tsked.

The two then saw the group of three.

Jin Zixuan, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji checking the paper but on the other side.

Jiang yanli was jealous on how Wei Wuxian was able to be friends with the Jin Heir so effortlessly
while she had to work hard to get his attention but nothing came out of that hard work.

Did Wei Wuxian say something bad about her?

He wouldn't ruin her reputation right?

---

Jin Zixuan's face showed disgust "I'll be sparring Jiang Yanli"

Lan Wangji scoffed before saying "Good luck, not like you need it"

"You're right about that, anyway, who did you both get?" Jin Zixuan asked.

"Oh? Lan Zhan got Su Minshan...who is he?" Wei Wuxian asked and Lan Wangji's face darkened
before muttering out "The one you saved during the Water borne abyss"

Wei Wuxian thought for a bit "Yeah, I don't remember"

"You hardly remember anything"

"That is why I have friends to remind me Jin Zixuan"

Wei Wuxian then turned to look for his name "Oh? I got A-Lin"

"You're close with your sparring partner for this round?" Jin Zixuan asked.
 "A-Lin was the 3rd shidi when I was still head disciple, I can't wait to spar with him again and see
how much he had improved"

Chapter End Notes

Who do you guys want to see Jin Zixuan end up with?

 Chapter 30
Chapter Notes

Since I somehow love to spoil my kids, here

Double update!

"CALLING JIANG WANYIN AND JIN ZIXUN TO THE ARENA"

The sect leaders were watching from the highest grounds and the rest were around the place.

Both contestants entered from opposite sides and drew out their swords.

'This will be an easy win' Jiang Wanyin thought before the two started clashing their swords at
each other.

Jiang Yanli was cheering for her brother quietly.

She was then staring at her sparring partner Jin Zixuan who was cleaning his sword before getting
a few experimental slashes.

Jiang Yanli was going to make her way towards him before the Jin Heir had called someone out
which made her stop.

"Wei Wuxian!" Jin Zixuan called the younger male "What do you want peacock!?" Wei Wuxian
walked up to his direction.

"Stop calling me that and do you have a talisman that can like clean clothes or something? This one
is nasty" Jin Zixuan said pointing towards the cloth he used to clean his sword.

"How lone has it been since you last cleaned your sword!?" Wei Wuxian held the bridge of his
nose.

"Hey! I was busy! Also I think it had been 2 months? I don't know but do you have a talisman for
this?"

Wei Wuxian groaned "Do I look like I can make anything out of this air? No, I do not, just put it
aside or something and wash your hands"

Jiang Yanli decided that she will talk to Zixuan later, she went back to see her brother fight.

She turned just in time to see her brother win against Jin Zixun.

"THE WINNER HERE IS JIANG WANYIN WHO WILL BE PARTICIPATINGIN THE

SECOND ROUND! JIN ZIXUN HAS BEEN ELIMINATED"

If Jin Zixun was conscious he would have retorted back for this!

"MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PARTNER JIN ZIXUAN AND JIANG YANLI!"

Loud cheers came from the Jin Sect as they heard their heir's name and soft cheers came from the
Jiang sect mostly because they didn't want to get punished.

"READY

SET

SPAR!"

Jin Zixuan attacked first and Jiang Yanli managed to dodge a few hits and block attacks before her
sword was removed from her grip and Jin Zixuan's sword on her neck to say that he had her on
check.

This all happened under atleast a minute.

"JIN ZIXUAN WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE NEXT ROUND! JIANG YANLI HAS
BEEN ELIMINATED!"

Jiang Yanli thought that Jin Zixuan would help her up but to her surprise he just bowed and left the
circle.

She got up and dusted herself before smiling sadly towards where her brother was.

The next spars were either simple, graceful, ruthless, and name the rest.

The next round came up and it was between Jin Zixuan and Lan Wangji.

'Lan Wangji please go easy on me!' Jin Zixuan mentally prayed as they were the first to spar for
the second round before the championship round.

Swords clash, yellow and blue sword glares shown on each other.

Of course in the end Lan Wangji won because well...he had years of training¿?¿?

And so on the next spars went on.

Soon enough the last partner for the second round were Jiang Wanyin and Wei Wuxian.

"Wei Wuxian, you'll pay for all this" Jiang Wanyin pointed his sword at the slightly older male
who shrugged "Only one way to find out"

And so purple clashes with red.

A few minutes into the fight, Jiang wanyin realizes he's being toyed with.

"ARE YOU UNDERMINING ME!? STOP TOYING AROUND AND FIGHT ME PROPERLY!"

Jiang Fengmian who was watching from above can only frown when he heard those words from
his son.

The same words his mother always used.

"Are you undermining me!?"

Wei Wuxian smiled as he got onto stance "You asked for it"

And so Wei Wuxian did not hold back and went on to attack Jiang Wanyin with full force.
Jiang Wanyin didn't get any chance to attack as his focus was to block and dodge all of his attacks.

Once Jiang Wanyin tripped, Wei Wuxian kicked the sword on his hand and it landed out of the
arena.

"JIANG WANYIN IS OUT! CULTIVATORS PREPARE FOR THE LAST ROUND"

Wei Wuxian looked down at Jiang Wanyin who was openly glaring at him but...when does he not
glare exactly?

"You should work on your footwork, you balance is lacking"

Wei Wuxian advised him but all he got was a "I don't need your useless advice!" From Wanyin
before the other stood up and grabbed his sword.

"Like I said, With or without an arrow shoot on his head, he will never learn" Wei Wuxian heard
Jin Zixuan's voice from behind.

"Nevermind him, Wei Ying let's get refreshments before the last round" Lan Wangji held out his
arm for Wei Wuxian who gladly took it.

"Sure! Let's get something cold or sweet!"

---

Half an hour later the contestants have returned and the last round had begun.

"Your brother has improved more than the last time I saw him" Nie Mingjue commented.

Lan Xichen sighed sadly "He's growing up too quickly, he even beated me when we spared twice, I
need to up my game"

Nie Mingjue looked at Huaisang "Atleast I don't have to worry about that"

Nie Huaisang smirked as Lan Xichen unlanly groaned.

The competition went in smoothly, as smooth as it could.

And in the finals we have Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian.

"Those two are familiar with each other's skills, Wanna bet who's going to win?" Nie Huaisang
asked Jin Zixuan.

"Winner get what?" Jin Zixuan asked "Loser will be the Winner's servant for a day" Huaisang
challenged.

"Deal, who's your pick?" Jin Zixuan asked.

"I'll go with Ji-Xiong" Nie Huaisang sounded confident.

"I'll go with Wei Wuxian then" Jin Zixuan shrugged.

"And if they both are tied?" Nie Mingjue asked the two who shrugged "Then nothing"

"Lan Zhan, you ready?" Wei Wuxian couldn't help but ask "Always" and so their spar started.

It was aggressive yet graceful.

Gold meets silver.

Blue meets red.

The fight had lasted around 15 minutes surprising the crowd.

"I yield"

Wei Wuxian said as soon as Lan Wangji's sword had met his neck.

"LAN WANJI IS THE FINAL WINNER"

"Great" Jin Zixuan grumbled "Now, now, Jin-xiong, mind getting me some sweets?" Huaisang
teased before the Jin Heir grumbled and stood up.

They met up with the other's.

Jin Zixuan was talking with them before a girl came up towards them.

"ZIXUAN!"

"Oh? Mianmian" Jin Zixuan questioned before he turned to his friends "This is my childhood
friend, Luo Qingyang, mostly known as Mianmian"

Mianmian smiled "Pleased to meet you all, I thought I would have to be responsible with him
making friends because he can't socialize even if it's a life or death situation!"

"Mianmian!" Jin Zixuan smacked her arm.

"Don't hit a girl would ya? Also your father is calling for you" she said.

"Well I'll see you all later" Jin Zixuan said.

"Pleased meeting you Mianmian" Nie Huaisang said.

"Next time we meet, mind sharing some embarrassing stories about Jin Zixuan?" Wei Wuxian
asked and Mianmian raised a brow "Mianmian...don't you dare" Jin Zixuan said.

"Sure! I'll tell you what you need to know!" With that she ran away from Zixuan knowing the other
was going to be following her because she'll probably die.

---

"Wei Ying did well" was the first thing Lan Wangji said as the two entered their shared room.

"Lan Zhan also did well!" Wei Wuxian laughed as he finally made his hair back onto a ponytail.

"How do you Lans deal with this hairstyle? It's so hot!" Wei Wuxian whined.

"We live on the mountain"

"Of course, that makes a lot of sense"

Wei Wuxian tolled his eyes.

"Anyways, we're all heading back Tommorow afternoon aren't we?"

Lan Wangji hummed.

"I suppose I would make a shortcut heading towards Dafan, I was planning to visit them after all
this"

Lan Wangji hummed "Do you mind if I go with you?" He asked as Cloud Recesses wasn't going to
get burnt down until 4 months later.

He hid the copied books and scriptures in the cave, but he has to make sure brother doesn't meet up
with Jin Guangyao.

Nie Huaisang is keeping him in check, Qinghe would be attacked in 3 months, Huaisang got some
parts finalized especially when Xue Yang will be brought to Qinghe by Song Lan and Xiao
Xingchen.

In his timeline, Wei Wuxian never met his uncle, maybe this time they'll be able to meet,
hopefully.

"Lan Zhan!"

"Eh?" Lan Wangji blinked as Wei Wuxian sighed in relief "You were thinking about something so
hard, I already said that Yes, you can come if me"

Lan Wangji smiled "Nice!" He went on and hugged the younger male.

"Alright get off me! What were you thinking so hard about!?"

Lan Wangji sighed "I just have a bad feeling about something" he mumbled but he didn't mind that
because his bunny had patted his head.

"I'll be there for you, tell me if that bad feeling comes again, it's probably a sign for something"
Wei Wuxian said.

"How many children are there? In Dafan?" Lan Wangji asked.

"Currently there are 5, 3 are old enough to learn cultivation, one that is still learning how to walk
and another one who is still in their mother's womb" Wei Wuxian counted.

"Does Lan-er-gege want to meet them? I didn't know Lan Zhan liked kids" Wei Wuxian teased.

"I like kids, isn't Yingying still 3 years old?" Lan Wangji booped his beloved's nose.

"You—how is my heart going to survive you?"

"It will, I'll make sure of it"

---

The two were walking as they made their way towards Dafan.

"How is it like?" Lan Wangji asked.

"Hm? How is what?"

"You know, being rogue?" He questioned because well...he likes hearing Wei Wuxian's voice.
"Oh, it feels nice actually, aside from money problems, you are...free, no sect to tie you down, no
need to look after your image, you're free to act as crazy as you dare!" He smiled.

"Oh! You also get to meet new people, make friends, meet other rogue cultivators and all that! If
you're lucky you'll see a lot of places that other's haven't found yet" he said excitedly.

"Seems fun" Lan Wangji said.

"You should join me on a nighthunt one day" Wei Wuxian said.

"How could I say no to that request? Just say when and this er-gege of yours will meet you by
then" Lan Wangji bent down and took Wei Wuxian's hand and kissed it.

Wei Wuxian squeaked "L-Lan Zhan..." he hid his face behind his free hand.

"Why are you even doing all this?" He mumbled out the question as he avoided eye contact when
they started walking again.

"For you"

Wei Wuxian nearly tripped.

"M-me?"

Lan Wangji huffed out a laugh "If not you who else? I want your heart"

"B-but why me? You could have other's who are better than me?" Wei Wuxian asked.

Lan Wangji walked towards him as he talked.

"Because Wei Ying is capable"

Step

"Wei Ying is talented"

Step

"Wei Ying is my soulmate"

Step

Wei Wuxian was stepping back for every phrase Lan Wangji was saying until his back had
touched the back of the tree.

"Wei Ying is beautiful"

"Wei Ying is kind"

"Wei Ying deserves everything"

Wei Wuxian whimpered as he avoided eye contact with the elder.

"Lan Zhan..."

Lan Wangji place his left arm on the side of Wei Wuxian's head, pinning him towards the tree and
used his other hand to grab the younger's chin and make him face the older.
"Wei Ying, it can't be anyone but you, My heart belongs to you"

"Y-you mean it?"

Wei Wuxian's heart was going circles.

He knows his feelings for the older was something he couldn't tell but just now, just now that he
was being pinned, he understood what he was feeling.

He fucking fell in love with Lan Wangji.

"Of course, why do you think I have been flirting with you since you arrived at cloud Recesses?"

Wei Wuxian blinked "Y-you were flirting with me?" He pointed at himself dumbly.

Lan Wangji laughed "Yes I have been, but it seems that my bunny over here was too dense, should
I prove my love to you some other way?"

Wei Wuxian looked at the elder's eyes as Lan Wangji leaned in.

They were only centimeters away until...

"Xian-gege! Xian-gege is back!"

 Chapter 31
Chapter Notes

We are almost halfway onto this book—

Wei Wuxian pushed Lan Wangji away for the children's sake.

"A-Yi! I didn't know you and the rest would be here?" He said while glancing apologetically at
Lan Wangji who seemed to be sulking.

Lan Wangji IS SULKING ALRIGHT!?

Who allowed their kids to go to a forest!? UNSUPERVISED!?

IRRESPONSIBLE!

The girl looked up at Wei Wuxian "Why wouldn't we? We heard you talking! So we came to greet
you!" She spoke and the two boys behind her nodded.

"Because it's dangerous, especially when you don't have adults with you" he explained.

"Is Xian-ge mad?" A small boy asked trembling.

"Nonono! Xian-ge isn't mad" he assured the child.

'Your Xian-gege might not be mad but I am pissed!' Lan Wangji glared.

'None of you are A-Yuan either!' He thought again.

"Oh? Who is this scary gege?" The youngest asked and Wei Wuxian turned to Lan Wangji.

'Ah...Lan Zhan, I know they interrupted us but they're kids' Wei Wuxian thought.

"This is Lan Zhan my—"

"I am Lan Wangji, your Xian-gege's zhiji and future husband"

Wei Wuxian squaked "Lan Zhan!"

Lan Wangji raised a brow "What am I wrong?"

Wei Wuxian huffed "whatever" he mumbled.

"Let's go back hm? Your Ning gege and Qing Jie might get worried"

And so they made their way back.

"Wei Wuxian—oh thank goodness the children were with you!" Wen Qing sighed in relief before
she realized they had company.

"Is this the person you keep talking about whenever you're with us?"
"Ooh? You talk about me? How sweet!" Lan Wangji teased the younger.

"Qing Jie!" Wei Wuxian yelled out.

"Oops, my bad?" Wen Qing said before she said "Anyway, show me your back, I trust you had
applied the salve during your stay there?" She asked and Wei Wuxian nodded.

"Can Lan Zhan come?" He asked and Wen Qing rolled her eyes "Sure, sure, he can" she said
before facing the kids "Go with Granny, Wei Wuxian will be busy"

The kids pouted but obeyed.

---

"It's getting better, by the end of this week all your scars will be completely gone" She announced
and Lan Wangji was admiring the now almost clear back.

His ears turned red that he had to look away.

"Anyway, get yourself settled in your room, does Second Young Master Lan need a room?" Wen
Qing asked.

"No need, I will share with Wei Ying"

Wen Qing nodded before she glanced to see if Wei Wuxian was listening.

She then turned to Lan Wangji and pointed three needles at him "Nothing naughty on my watch,
break his heart and I break a your bones"

Lan Wangji gulped but nodded 'This woman is scary!'

"Qing Jie! I'll get Lan Zhan settled and show him around! Thanks for now!" Wei Wuxian zoomed
out of the room, dragging Lan wangji behind him.

"Here, this is where I'm staying whenever I visit" Wei Wuxian showed the place.

It was comfortable.

"It's nice" he complimented.

"Yeah, feels like home" Wei Wuxian smiled.

"Anyway, I want to show you something" Wei Wuxian took out a box and opened it.

Curious, Lan Wangji went and took a look.

There was a picture of two people with an infant.

"These are my parents" he said which made Lan Wangji's eyes go wide.

"They...you look like your father but you have your mother's smile" he complimented as he sat
beside the younger.

"That's what auntie told me, she remembered a couple who gave birth here in Dafan, apparently
this place is my birth place" he explained "I'm one of them, which might be why this place feels
so...homey?"
Lan Wangji looked at the photo

'This might also be the reason why you felt the need to protect the Dafan Wens in the original
timeline' he thought before he wrapped an arm around Wei Wuxian's shoulder.

"Your parents would be proud of you" Wei Wuxian looked at him "You think so?" Lan Wangji
huffed and kissed his cheek "I know so"

The two enjoyed their quiet moment for a while.

Who knows how much time had passed until someone knocked on the door.

"Auntie" Wei Wuxian greeted a pregnant female who entered and helped her sit on the chair.

"Young Master Wei, I am still on my fifth month of pregnancy, I can sit and walk on my own" She
said before turning her head towards Lan Wangji.

"Ah, I see you brought a guest"

Lan Wangji bowed "Lan Zhan, courtesy Wangji" he introduced himself.

"Ah...so I've heard"

"Good things I hope" Lan Wangji mumbled.

The Auntie laughed "Of course"

Wei Wuxian coughed "Anyway how are you feeling?" He asked.

"I'm still mourning, it's nice to be in your company, it's a shame my husband can't see our child"
she rested her hand on her belly.

"I know Young Master Wei, I won't do anything that would harm my child" she assured the teen.

Wei Wuxian hesitantly nodded "Have you taken your medicine?"

"Ah, I did don't worry" she said.

"What is the name of your child if this one is allowed to ask" Lan Wangji questioned.

"Yuan, A-Yuan"

Lan Wangji smiled "A nice name"

---

Lan Wangji stayed for a few days before he left go to back to Cloud Recesses.

AND NO THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEIR FIRST KISS!

LAN WANGJI TRIED!

BUT SOMEHOW THE WENS HAVE SPIES TO WATCH OVER HIS HUBBY!

Wen Ning wouldn't mind them.

But the rest are ARHGHGH.

and now he is at the gate and he greeted his Father, Uncle and Lan Xichen.

"Wangji, how are you?" His father asked

Lan Wangji huffed, "Fantastic, Wen children are annoying"

This caught his brother's interest "Really how so?"

Lan Wangji crossed his arms "We confessed but weren't able to do anything intimate because
people keep interrupting!" He grumbled.

Lan Qiren decided this wasn't good for his blood pressure and fled.

"Ah...I see you both confessed?"

"I pinned him to a tree as We did"

"You did say you would do that..."

"I said I would do that with a kiss with it! Those kids ruined it! Who let's their kids go into a forest
unsupervised!"

---

Nie Huaisang was laughing in his brother's office.

Nie Mingjue stared at his brother a bit annoyed "What are you laughing about!?"

"Da-ge did you know that Ji-xiong's luck is really that bad?" He shoved the letter at his brother's
face.

Nie Mingjue took the letter and read it.

---

Nie Huaisang,

THOSE WEN KIDS ARE ANNOYING! I WOULD TRY AND STEAL A KISS FROM WEI
WING BUT NO! THOSE KIDS WILL POP OUT TO STEAL THEIR 'XIAN-GEGE'

EXCUSE ME?! I AM THE FUTURE HUSBAND! I NEED TIME WITH MY SPOUSE!

THIS WEN DOCTOR (Wen Qing) SHE THREATENED HER NEEDLES AT ME IF I TRY
AND DO ANYTHING!

NOW I'M NOT THERE ANYMORE AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE KISS I
WANTED!

Your acquaintance,

Lan Wangji

---

Nie Mingjue blinked "Your friend, is a fool in love" he huffed.

"It's cute though" Nie Huaisang said.

"I will write a book about this and publish it all!"

"You are not publishing a book about your friend's love life"

"Da-ge I can and I will"

"No—"

"Chifengzun"

Both Nie's turn towards the door where they saw Meng Yao.

"Meng Yao, what brings you here?" Nie Mingjue asked.

Meng Yao bowed before saying, "There are guests who brought a teen who was said to be a
murderer and murdered a whole town and trust that you would do what punishment fits best with
him"

"Who are the guests?"

"Xiao Xingchen and Song Lan, Chifengzun"

---

"Chifengzun" the two cultivators greeted as they saw Nie Mingjue enter the main hall.

"This one is Xiao Xingchen and this one is my partner Song Lan" the one in white robes
introduced.

"This one is Nie Mingjue, mind telling me exactly what this teen did?"

The said teen laughed hard "I have a name Sect Leader Nie" the teen sneered.

"Oh? Mind telling me then?"

"Glady! This one is Xue Yang!"

"Why did you kill the whole town?"

"Obviously because the sect leader broke and cut off my pinkie"

Xue Yang said as if it was obvious "Do you plead guilty of your crimes?"

"Yes yes whatever, what are you going to do? Kill me? I haven't gone through cleansing
ceremony" the teen sneered.

"Jist kill him Da-ge, the following can be taken care of"

"He's still a kid" Nie Mingjue said as he looked over his shoulder to tell Huaisang who grumbled.

"Put him in a cell until I decide on what we can do with him" he told Nie Zonghui who had bowed
and led Xue Yang away.

"Thank you Chifengzun" two cultivators bowed.

"No need" Nie Mingjue left with Meng Yao.

"Xiao Xingchen daozhang, do you mind If I ask you a question?"

Xiao Xingchen was a bit confused but shook his head "You may ask, I do not mind"

"Is Baoshan Sanren your Master?"

Xiao Xingchen nodded "Yes, infact she is"

"Then are you familiar with Cangse Sanren?"

Xiao Xingchen's eyes softened a bit "She was my shijie, I was fairly young when I saw her, she left
after I stayed in the mountain for a year and a half, I wanted to meet her but I heard of her death" he
smiled sadly.

"Would you like to meet her son?"

His eyes perked up "Wei Wuxian? You know him?"

Nie Huaisang nodded "You can meet your nephew around Dafan, he is probably around there
during this time"

"We thank you Young Master Nie" Xiao Xingchen said before facing Song Lan.

"Will you join me?"

"Certainly"

The two then left.

"Great now I have to send a message to Ji-xiong that my brother wouldn't budge in killing a child"
he grumbled.

---

Lan Wangji sighed, of course he should have known that Chifengzun is too into Justice.

He can't kill a teen no matter how much mass murder he did, and it will be a bigger problem if Xue
Yang would become a resentful ghost.

The longer Xue Yang would stay alive, the longer the Jin Sect would claim him.

He remembers how the Jin Sect was trying to keep Xue Yang alive, but everything Lan wangji
would be in their presence, he would feel a bit of resentful energy within their distance.

This makes things a bit more difficult.

Atleast the good news is that his Wei Ying would meet his Uncle who is probably only slightly
older than he Is? He doesn't know his age.

"Now what do we do?" Lan Wangji wants to bang someone at the wall, Su She would be a great
candidate but unfortunately he would need that brat alive.

"Wangji?" Lan Xichen called out as he entered his brother's Jingshi.

"Mn?"

"Do we go and help the Nie Sect when they get attacked?"
Lan Wangji shook his head.

"If we do there will be bigger consequences, Wen Xu being there during the conference is already
a part of the butterfly effect, Wei Wuxian left the Jiang Sect, another butterfly effect has been
caused, also the Nie Sect had kept their attack a secret until the creation of Sunshot campaign" Lan
wangji explained.

"Then what do we do? I can't stay here while—"

"The Nie Sect won, they lost a 100 men but they still stood, if anything, you should hide inside the
cold pond cave until the indoctrination camp is over when cloud Recesses gets attacked so we can
say you were missing, atleast you can send people to save us" Lan Wangji planned out.

"Alright, I'll trust you with this"

"Enough with this boring plans, I want to see progress with you and Chifengzun's relationship"

"W-what!?"

"Xiongzhang, are you as dense as Wei Ying or do you both tend to ignore yourselves????"
 Chapter 32
Chapter Notes

See the end of the chapter for notes

Wei Wuxian was training his sword skills in the middle of the forest when he heard some rustling
from behind the tree's.

"Who's there? Come out!" He called out to whoever was there and soon enough two people had
shown themselves.

"We apologize, Xingchen here can be clumsy" the taller man said as he pointed his head towards
the Xingchen guy who was removing leaves from his hair.

"Oh, that's fine" Wei Wuxian said as he sheathed his sword.

"What are your names? And What brings you here?" He asked after.

"I am Xiao Xingchen and this is my partner Song Lan, currently rogue cultivators, we heard that
my martial nephew might be somewhere around this area" Xiao Xingchen explained.

"Oh? What's his name? Maybe I can help" Wei Wuxian offered.

"Wei Wuxian was his name, I heard a lot of things that happened to him, if Master heard about it
no doubt she would storm off the mountain and deal with the Jiangs herself" Xiao Xingchen
explained.

Wei Wuxian was standing still in shock.

"Do you perhaps know Wei Wuxian?" Song Lan asked.

"Ah.." Wei Wuxian coughed "You are currently speaking to the 'Wei Wuxian' you both are
looking for"

Hearing that Xiao Xingchen immediately started asking questions and ramblings "How is your
back? I'm sorry I didn't come to find you sooner! Are you alright? Both physically and mentally?
You went rogue are you getting enough money to feed yourself?! You look well enough to be
eating right so that eases my worries a bit! Do you—"

"Xingchen let the boy breathe"

Xiao Xingchen must have came back to his senses when he heard that he coughed slightly "I
apologize if you were uncomfortable"

"No no no! I was just surprised that's all" he said trying to assure his martial Uncle.

"So...should I show you towards the village? You can settle down and we could get to know each
other a bit?" Wei Wuxian asked and the two nodded and followed Wei Wuxian.

"Is it fine if I call you Wuxian?" Xiao Xingchen asked "Sure, or You can call me A-Xian or
Xianxian or whatever you feel like" Wei Wuxian basically said.

"Well A-Xian, if you don't mind me asking, how is your...back?"

Wei Wuxian smiled softly "It is fine, my friend or basically my Older Sister is a doctor, she's great
and found a way to remove the scars, took a year but right now my back is fully clean, no scars
found" he happily said.

"A great doctor, What's her name?" Song Lan asked.

"Wen Qing, she...she was there when my mother gave birth to me, we didn't found out about it
until a few months ago, so basically I'm also part of Dafan" he explained.

"Would you like to hear some stuff about your mother from the mountain?" Xiao Xingchen asked.

"You knew my mother? We look almost the same in age!?"

Xiao Xingchen huffed "You'd be surprised, I was around 5 when you mother left the
mountain...she was around 16 at the time I got to know her over a year before she left"

Wei Wuxian looked at Song Lan before going back to Xiao Xingchen "If it's no bother"

"None at all, Your mother loved to make pranks around the mountain and grandmaster would
indulge her with it, basically we had full chaos on the mountain" Xiao Xingchen chuckled.

"When I first arrived there, Cangse shijie saw me and well, her first impression to me was kind
of...surprising to say the least"

This made Wei Wuxian curious "What did she do?"

"Ah...shijie, she didn't greet me at first, she wasn't anywhere near me so I didn't know her during
the welcoming, then at night as I was sleeping I felt something on my bed, I got up and saw a badly
done make up on her face as she said 'Hi wanna go sneak out and pour water on everyone's face
with me?' " Xiao Xingchen huffed.

"I was a kid and what kid would not find that scary!? And who pours water on people'sfaces at the
middle of the night!?" Xiao Xingchen complained.

Wei Wuxian laughed "I should try doing that when I meet Nie-Xiong again"

"Are you close with the Nie heir?" Song Lan asked.

"Yeah, He is my best friend"

A female was then in their vision as they approached the village.

"Wei Wuxian who have you brought in now!?"

"Qing Jie! Meet my Uncle! Xiao Xingchen!"

---

Keeping Meng Yao away from the dungeons is hard work!

That tiny man would find ways to bend metal to find excuses to get down there!

Then he saw Meng Yao go towards the dungeons and told the guards that his brother had told him
to check on Xue Yang but Nie Zonghui didn't believe him, before Zonghui would say anything
rude to Meng Yao Nie Huaisang showed himself.
"Yao ge! W-what are you doing here!? I was looking for you! I wanted to hang s-some paintings
around some of the h-hall around the place I need some help to carry them" Nie Huaisang squeaked
out.

Meng Yao looked shock "Nie gongzi, what are you doing down here? Come I'll help you with your
paintings.

Oh ghod that smiley guy should not meet Xue Yang no matter what cost, some of his spies would
do the work for him if he's not around to not cause suspicion, besides, Meng Yao is usually busy,
this wouldn't be so unusual anyway.

Da-ge better be happy that I am making sure he last longer!

2 weeks had gone by and he heard from his spy that a week from now both Wen Chao and Wen Xu
are leading their men.

Wen Chao will be heading here while Wen Xu will be attacking Cloud Recesses.

They'll be attacked at the same time, he better warn Lan Wangji and warn da-ge with his always
believable lie.

---

Lan Wangji had gotten the letter and rushed to find his brother "Xiongzhang, read"

Lan Xichen took the letter from his brother's hand and read it.

After reading the contents he placed it down but Lan Wangji took it and burned the paper to
remove any evidence.

"What do we do?" Lan Xichen asked his brother, his brother had went throught this once, basically
he has to trust him—No—he trusts his brother's decision.

"Forget about hiding in the cold pond cave, Take some food with you that is enough for like 2
months, say you're going on a night hunt the day after tomorrow and head off to Yiling"

"Yiling?" Lan Xichen questioned.

"Currently there is no supervisory office there, go to Yiling, disguise yourself as if you're one of
them but hide in the burial mounds" Lan Wangji explained.

"Burial mounds? Why there?!"

"Remember the vision I showed you? Yeah, hide there in that cave, that would be the last place
they will look for you, that part of the Burial mounds has the weakest resentful energy coming
from it, you'll be able to survive there, just take a walk outside every once in a while"

Lan Xichen nodded, his brother right now acts too matured for his liking.

"A month after this attack They'll be asking for the heirs where I will be going, we will need cloud
Recesses in one piece, no doubt Wei Ying will be here and will be too stubborn to leave if we are
going to be attacked so Cloud Recesses' state would or might be a bit better"

---

Two days later Lan Xichen told them that he'll be heading off to nighthunt and he got his
permission.

Lan Xichen gave one look to his brother, his eyes saying 'Stay safe'

Lan Wangji nodded.

And so without looking back he made his way towards Yiling discreetly.

Lan Wangji sighed Tommorow Wei Wuxian would be arriving and two days after the Wens would
be arriving.

He'll have to warn Wei Ying about the attack.

Wei Wuxian has the choice to join him or leave, Lan wangji would prefer him to leave and stay
safe but knowing Wei Wuxian's hero complex, that would be the last thing that would happen.

He decided to visit the bunnies for a while to relieve some stress as his beloved isn't here yet.

And as a respectful man he will not kiss his beloved without his permission.

...

Actually he should really ask permission this time round.

---

"Lan Zhan I'm back!" Wei Wuxian called out as he slammed to the Jinshi.

"You came earlier than expected" Lan Wangji commented as he glanced over to Wei Wuxian
before he continued to clean his bookshelf.

"I can be early when I want to!" Wei Wuxian huffed.

"Anyways! I came here to tell you two things!"

Wei Wuxian said smiling "One is that I met my martial Uncle!" Wei Wuxian said excitedly before
Lan Wangji caught a small bandage on Wei Wuxian's head when he fully faced him.

Lan Wangji panicked before heading towards him.

"WHAT happened!? Why is your head injur—sorry! Is your arm hurt too!? Who did this!?" Lan
wangji demanded.

Wei Wuxian rubbed his hand over his arm before looking back at Lan Wangji "You hurt me! But
anyway this was the second thing I was going to tell you, the Wens are approaching, I don't know
when but whether you like it or not I'll fight beside you, I already informed your father and Uncle,
They sent a message to your brother so that he will go to hiding at the moment"

Wei Wuxian said seriously and he nodded "But how did you get..."

Wei Wuxian looked away shameful "I ran into Wen Xu, he grabbed me and hit my head onto the
tree..." he paused to breathe "at the time I had already separated with my uncle and his partner" he
then said.

"Then what happened?" Lan Wangji pushed "H-he tried to take off my clothes—"
"THAT IDIOT DID WHAT!?"

Wei Wuxian went to calm Lan wangji down so that the older wouldn't make careless decisions.

"Lan Zhan! Calm yourself! I wasn't touched! I said that he TRIED! I was able to escape before he
would burn me alive naked or whatever he wants to torture me with"

'He doesn't want to torture you he wanted to r@p3 you!' Lan Wangji wanted to yell out but for now
he can't, it might traumatize his beloved.

Instead, he hugged him close.

'I guess our first shared kiss can wait until this is all over' he thought to himself.

"There there, Lan Zhan, I'm still alive, there's no need to worry, I promise, we'll be together until
the end! Means neither of us should die!" Wei Wuxian said.

"That's a promise" Lan Wangji replied.

Two days later Wen Xu arrived with his men.

Wei Wuxian had some talismans around the place to provide more support.

Disabled, children, and elderly were already evacuated by some of the senior disciples.

Just in time before the Barrier had been broken down.

"I didn't know Cloud Recesses would be a pain in the ass to enter" Wen Xu commented before his
eyes went towards Wei Wuxian.

"Ah...so here you are? I was wondering how you were able to get away from my sight"

Lan Wangji protectively went infront of Wei Wuxian with a growl coming out of his throat.

"This is boring, ATTACK"

And so the two parties started fighting.

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji were fighting side by side.

Wei Wuxian saw one Wen about to start a fire and took out his water talisman and threw it towards
the said Wen before dodging another attack from the Wen beside him.

"SET THEM OPEN!" Lan Wangji yelled at the nearby disciple.

The said disciple nodded before going on to activate the said traps around with a few other Lans
who heard the call.

Qingheng-jun was fighting alongside his brother before one Wen had fought with him that made
his separate with his said brother.

Wen Xu was fighting with Qingheng-jun while smiling sadistically.

"When this place goes down, or either way in a month's time you will send your heirs towards
Qishan for their Indoctrination" he said as their swords were tied.

"Indoctrination? Could you have said that invite without making the two parties go to war!?"
 Qingheng-jun took his sword back before stabbing Wen Xu in his stomach.

"GONGZI!" Another Wen disciple went towards Wen Xu to support him.

Wen Xu was grabbing his stomach to slow down the bleeding "Qingheng-jun you started war"

"Who was it that attacked first? See yourself out before I chop your head off"

Wen Xu sneered as he was walking away while being supported by the disciple.

"BURN THE PLACE DOWN AND RETREAT!"

But as he said that suddenly explosions were around the place and talismans were flying, aiming
towards every Wen Disciple in sight, either injuring them or killing them on sight.

"FORGET IT! RETREAT!" Wen Xu said and started going as fast as his body can go while the
Wen disciples nearby covered for him.

Once they were out of the place the remaining Wens that were still withing Cloud Recesses were
slaughtered or kicked out forcefully.

"These are a lot of bodies to clean up" Wei Wuxian commented "And Blood too" Wangji
continued.

"We should play rest for their souls and give them a proper burial" Qingheng-jun said and
instructed the disciples on what to do before they can take a rest.

Chapter End Notes

THIS AUTHOR CAN'T WRITE ACTION SCENES DJAKFILS

I TRIED THOUGH

Also

Y'all may or may not hate me for that one future chapter that may come?

It depends if I change mind on what I'm planning

 Chapter 33
Chapter Notes

Early update!

See the end of the chapter for more notes

Only few of Nie Mingjue's men had died when Wen Chao came over to attack and another few had
their cores melted.

The ones who had their cores melted were given jobs to be a teacher to guide the disciples or if
they want to leave and go back to their families.

Those who chose to leave were given their pay along with some extra for their participation in
protecting the sect.

The worst news that came was that Xue Yang had escaped, Nie Zonghui was murdered and the
suspect was ofcourse Xue Yang.

Nie Huaisang knows it was Meng Yao but he can't let the man out of his sight just yet.

"How did that bastard escape!? And Nie Zonghui is a force to reckon with! Someone had a part
played with this!" Nie Mingjue yelled at Meng Yao.

Thank goodness he just found out that his brother wasn't all dumb.

He actually has a bit of brains in there instead of all just muscles.

"We will try to investigate the matter" Meng Yao said "See that you do" Nie Mingjue said before
leaving and Nie Huaisang wants to groan.

FORGET WHAT HE SAID

HIS BROGHER IS DUMB

Usually if given something to investigate or given orders Meng Yao would say "I will see to it" but
this one he said "We"

Honestly this was probably why I was born, there should be atleast one brain in this family.

---

As the injured were healing the other's were helping clean up.

"Wei Ying"

Wei Wuxian turned to face Lan Wangji "Yeah?"

"Wei Ying, your arm is bleeding, we should get you treated"

Wei Wuxian looked at his arm which was indeed bleeding.

"This must be from the part where I was distracted, Alright, walk me to the healers?"

How could Lan Wangji say no?

And so they made their way towards the healers.

"I have wondered when you'd come see me again"

A very familiar voice reached his ear, he had been wondering when he'll be able to see her again.

His head snapped forward when he saw the person who called out to him.

"JIANG FEN JIE!" Wei Wuxian cried as he ran up and hugged her.

"Child, calm down, you're making a scene" Jiang Fen said but patted his head as the teen cried in
her arms.

Lan Wangji was watching this reunion with soft eyes.

Jiang Fen had arrived a month ago asking if she can work in Cloud Recesses as a healer because
she defected her Sect as she didn't want to be acquainted with them.

Now that the two had met again, it looked like a mother who was reunited with her son.

"I promised didn't I? When you leave, I'll follow when the time is right" She repeated the words
she had promised him.

"I missed you a-Niang" he sniffed and the woman sighed "Come on, don't think I haven't noticed
that bleeding arm of yours! You can cry again after I am done healing that injured arm of yours!"

And so Wei Wuxian sat on the bed as Jiang Fen did her work on his arm.

"When did you get here? Did you two know each other?" Wei Wuxian asked the last part as he
faced Lan Wangji.

"I came here and joined the sect over a month ago, I met Second Young Master Lan at Caiyi, I
asked I could work here and he asked for my name, he allowed me to stay here, I never knew you
mentioned me to your soulmate?"

Wei Wuxian flushed "Jiejie should be talked about, you're kinder than anyone, when you get
married I'll be threatening your husband!" He said seriously.

"Bah! I don't need to get married, anyway here your arms are done, how is your back?"

Wei Wuxian grinned and showed his back.

"W-what? How?" Don't get her wrong! She's happy that his back is all flawless and a blank canvas
all over again but she wants to know which talented disciple or doctor managed to find a cure for
this.

Wei Wuxian put his robes back on and allowed Lan Wangji to sit beside him so he won't be left out
before explaining everythingfrom the beginning.

---

Jiang Fen couldn't be happier, Wei Wuxian found people who cared for him like he deserved, got
in contact with his Martial Uncle from his mother's side, friends, and a future husband.

Jiang Fen turned to Lan Wangji "You have my blessings, but If I see that his heart gets broken, I
will surgically take out your heart myself, you hear me?"

Lan Wangji nodded with his usual stoic demeanor

'ARE ALL DOCTORS THIS SCARY!? Why ARE PEOPLE SCARED OF CULTIVATORS
WHEN THE DOCTORS THE ONE ONES WHO KNOWS EXACTLY WHICH PART TO HIT
WHEN THEY WANT TO PARALYZE THEIR PATIENT!' Lan Wangji internally shrieked.

"Jie, you shouldn't scare Lan Zhan like that" Jiang Fen just looked at Lan Wangji "Protect him
from any potential threats you hear me? His head is injured I'm afraid his brain will not work as
well"

"Hey! My brain works just fine!"

He was ignored.

"Anyway you both should head out and rest, I have other patients to see" Jiang Fen said before the
two nodded and left the room.

"Will your brother be okay?" Wei Wuxian asked as he held Lan Wangji's hand.

Lan Wangji wanted to say yes but he wasn't sure currently on where his brother is or if he had
arrived safely at Yiling.

He needs to hear from Huaisang if Meng Yao has been kicked out yet or not.

"Not sure, we can only hope" Lan Wangji said before Wei Wuxian nodded "He'll be fine, your
brother can take care of himself" Wei Wuxian encouraged.

"Hopefully he is, but yes, Brother is more than Capable of taking care of himself"

---

Nie Huaisang sometimes wants to bang his head on a nearby surface when he started helping his
brother woth paperwork because...

HIS BROTHER IS NO HELP WHATSOEVER

NO WONDER HE MADE MENG YAO AS HIS DEPUTY

HE HATES PAPERWORK AND IS TOO DUMB TO EVEN DO BASIC MATH TO

CALCULATE TAXES

On the bright side atleast he can do thus better than the Maiden Jiang.

He wants to dig in to Madam Jiang's secret that Jin Guangshan knows but he can't...NOT WITH
THESE PAPERS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE HIM DEVIATE BEFORE HpIS BROTHER!

"Da-geeee I'm tireeeddd!" Nie Huaisang whined "You've only been here for an hour" was Nie
Mingjue's reply.

Nie Huaisang stared "And you were doing nothing for an hour"
Nie Mingjue rolled his eyes "I did these for years and years Huaisang, what did you expect me to
do when Ihave another person to help me?"

"Oh I don't know, get the easier ones to yourself and leave the harder ones to the helper? Don't
think I don't know that you're not actually the one who's doing the paperwork around here"

"I don't know what you're talking about"

"Da-ge you know exactly what I'm talking about, also I'll be going to the Indoctrination camp, I
will need to RELAX! I WANT A MASSAGEEEEE"

"You can't relax when the Wens are going to try and do something to you!"

"Well I'm not at Qishan yet aren't I? Let me so the heck I want!"

---

The word of Cloud Recesses getting attacked was heard throughout but the attack of the Nie Sect
was kept a secret.

The word of the Lan sect getting attacked but won was all over the cultivation world and how the
rogue cultivator Wei Wuxian had helped the Lans defeat the Wens had reached Lotus Pier.

"Fengmian, you should train the disciples" one elder said during a meeting.

As Jiang Fengmian was going to reply Yu Ziyuan had yelled "WHY? THE DISCIPLES ARE
TRAINING AND I MAKE SURE OF IT!"

"Because Cloud Recesses was attacked! Who knows if we'll be next!" Another elder yelled

"And!? It's their fault for angering the Wens! Don't do anything and they won't go after you!" Yu
Ziyuan said.

"WOMAN YOU ARE AS DUMB AS A PIG!" Jiang Qiong yelled out, too far from Yu Ziyuan to
hit her head.

"Cloud Recesses was attacked for no reason, you think the Wens aren't going to attack us with a
reason?" Another elder questioned.

"Whatever it's their fault!"

"Fengmian control your wife"

"I apologize, my wife hasn't gotten enough sleep—"

"WHO'S FAULT IS THAT FOR LETTING ME GET HIT WITH MY OWN WEAPON!? NOW I
CAN'T SLEEP BECAUSE OF THESE THAT WILL BURN ME AWAKE!"

"MADAM JIANG IT IS NO ONE VUT YOUR FAULT! BEASIDES YOU ONLY GOT 16
THAT BOY GOT OVER 300! YOURS IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THAT!" Jiang Qiong
yelled out out stomped over to her.

"Control yourself or I will make sure you live in embarrassment! You still haven't made the
divorce paper for Jin Guangshan, you have no right to join these meetings as I do not remember
inviting you"
"I AM—"

"You will be kneeling in the ancestral hall after this meeting and no dinner"

---

One month later

Madam Jiang slammed her hand on the table "They want us to send our heirs!? For what? A good
for nothing Indoctrination camp!?" She raged out.

"The other clans had obeyed and made their heirs go, we'll have to send ours unless you wish for
our Sect to be slaughtered, we don'thave experienced enough healers to deal with heavy injuries"
Jiang Fengmian said.

Yu Ziyuan tsked "If the brat were here you wouldn't send him off"

Can she just??? Stop mentioning Wei Wuxian for once??? It's annoying to almost everyone in this
room that breathes!

Especially to Jiang Wanyin who hated him to the bone, that useless rogue had became more
popular after he successfully had assisted the Lan Sect.

Jiang Yanli was already forming her core, in no time she would have finally built it, but she didn't
want her efforts to go to vain if the core melting hand will melt her progress away.

"I will go" Jiang Wanyin said but before Madam Jiang could talk Jiang Fengmian spoke "You and
your sister will go"

"DO YOU WANT YOUR DAUGHTER TO DIE!?"

"San-niang! They saw her at the conference! She was able to compete! They will be seeing her! If
not we are to be doomed!"

"ARE YOU UNDERMINMY CHOICES!?"

And another fight was brought out again.

The day came for the two to leave Lotus Pier and head off towards Qishan.

Yu Ziyuan was not able to see them off but Jiang Fengmian did.

"Don't do anything reckless, do not cause trouble for the sect" he told his children.

"Amd remember to stay safe and have each other's backs, understood?" He asked his children who
nodded.

"Take care" and with that the boat had left the dock.

---

"Wei Ying-"

"No Lan Zhan I will come! I will not trust that you are safe! I will wear a Lan Disciple uniform
again and join you in that conference, you are not going to stop me"
 They were having this discussion infront of Qingheng-jun and Lan Qiren.

Lan Wangji didn't want Wei Wuxian to come along because if one thing's for sure, Wen Xu will
MOST LIKELY be there.

And who knows what that man will do.

Not like Lan Wangji will allow anything to happen but he does not trust himself to always be there.

"Wei Ying—"

"Wangji, let him come with you, the more the merrier, who knows what the Wen Sect are up to
currently, with your brother missing, you don't have anyone with you" Lan Qianfan said to his son.

"Father, Wei Ying's arm is injured"

"Lan Zhan, I am right handed, my left arm is injured but it's not that bad that I can't use it!" Wei
Wuxian retorted.

"I'm coming with you and that's final! If you're worried about what will happen to me, I promise I
will stick beside you like glue"

Lan Wangji sighed "Fine, but don't do anything reckless"

"I'll be fine, if anything that should be said to Wanyin"

Lan Wangji's eyes went dark at that name.

Chapter End Notes

I'M HERE TO CLARIFY

I gave the wrong impression last chapter of the bad thing and I apologize but DON'T
WORRY!

THERE WILL BE NO R@P3

I meant something else but don't worry it's nothing that bad
 Chapter 34
Chapter Notes

Since some of the readers did not read the end notes of the last chapter

I wrote there that there will be NO r@p3

They arrived at the Wen Indoctrination camp, the Jins, Nies, Jiangs, and Lans.

Lan Wangji did not like that they were beside the Jiangs so be put himself between Jiang Wanyin
and Wei Wuxian.

This time Jiang Yanli was here, Lan Wangji's guess was so that she could keep Jiang Wanyin in
line.

It wasn't really a guess but more of an obvious reason.

"YOUNG WASTER WEN AND SECOND YOUNG MASTER WEN HAS ARRIVED" a Wen
Disciple announced.

Just as Lan Wangji thought, he gritted his teeth as he saw Wen Xu outwardly smirking at their
direction.

Lan Wangji pulled Wei Wuxian by the sleeve closer towards him.

"Lan Zhan we are as close as humanly possible, any closet and we'll trip over" Wei Wuxian
warned.

"Ah, so you all have arrived, how nice" Wen Chao said as he sat on his throne.

Lan Wangji did not want to go through this again.

Good thing this time, he told the others to bring fake replica of their swords and to being hidden
weapons, well except Nie Huaisang, he brought his real saber.

I think it's obvious why he brought it here so no questions asked.

But the Jiangs obviously brought their real swords, no one told them anything.

I mean, like, who would?

"You all should call yourselves lucky for I am in a good mood today" Wen Chao stated before
calling out the disciples who had a box on their hands.

"Hand over your swords"

Jin Zixuan was shocked to hear that but now understands why Lan Wangji wanted them to get fake
swords and hidden weapons.

"WHAT!?"
'And ofcourse that son of a whore would start yelling at everything' Jin Zixuan thought as he
looked towards the direction of Jiang Wanyin.

"Are you deaf or did you not hear me? I said hand over your swords" Wen Chao repeated "A
cultivator needs their sword! You can't take it away from them!" Jiang wanyin retorted back.

"And you dare talk back? Your father is over there cowardly hiding and not responding to our
letters, I could just—"

Jiang Yanli panicked and stepped infront of her brother.

"This humble one apologizes on my brother's behalf, we are quite tired from travel, my brother is
not feeling his best" Jiang Yanli said.

Jin Zixuan tsked quietly 'Not feeling well? Sickness can be cured, Unfortunately his anger issues
can't be cured'

Wei Wuxian stepped up and was about to hand over his sword when Wen Xue Spoke.

"You are a tamed beast aren't you?" Wen Xu said and Lan Wangji glared but Wei Wuxian stared at
him "I am not tamed, actuallyI can only be tamed by one person but that person isn't you, aslo, I
just don't care" he tossed his sword towards the disciple before getting back, closer towards Lan
Wangji.

"He makes me uncomfortable for some reason" Wei Wuxian commented.

"You're safe with me" Lan Wangji muttered lowly before handing over his sword as well before
the rest had also followed.

Jiang Wanyin was the last one who gave his sword up.

"Good, now give them the Quintessence(?) Of Qishan"

(Idk if that was the correct word—)

One by one, the Wens gave them each a red book "What is this?" Wei Wuxian mumbled.

"I want them memorized by Tommorow, I will be questioning you all one by one" Wen Chao
warned.

Lan Wangji already knows that it wouldn't be possible so he is going to have to try to buy some
time before the disciple that would come will bring them towards the cave.

This might be the perfect time to use Su She, or maybe Jiang Wanyin.

Jiang Wanyin's pride is big so he'll probably be the one to memorize and say it all out.

But last timeline he didn't to I'll have to push Su She into this.

Sorry not sorry

After that they were directed to go to their shared rooms.

Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian shared a room, but this time they had more roommates which were
Jin Zixuan, Nie Huaisang and...unfortunately Jiang Wanyin and Jiang Yanli.
There were only 5 beds.

"One of you will be sleeping on the floor, more specifically that rat over there!" Jiang Wanyin
pointed towards Wei Wuxian.

"A-Cheng behave" Jiang Yanli hissed.

"No one's sleeping on the floor, I'll be sharing a bed with Lan Zhan" Wei Wuxian said.

"Oh? So now you climbed up to Lan Wangji's bed? How much of a whore are you that you slept
with him!?" Jiang Wanyin sneered.

Jin Zixuan was about to retort but Wei Wuxian glared him to place.

"Jiang Wanyin, I apologize but unfortunately I am still a virgin and still haven't even got my first
kiss, while your mother is the actual whore, who was it again that is still currently married to two
sect leaders?"

The two Jiangs were stunned to silence.

"YOU DARE TALK ABOUT MY MOTHER LIKE THAT!?" Jiang Wanyin yelled out.

Jiang Yanli decided to step up before it all got worse.

"A-Xi—"

"Don't call me that"

Jiang yanli gulped before calming her face "Wei Wuxian, I know my brother offended you but isn't
it too much that you talk back about our mother like this?" She questioned a Wei Wuxian glared at
her as if what she said was wrong.

"Oh? If I say it it's offensive to your mother?" He questioned but Jiang Yanli wasn't given time to
answer before Wei Wuxian spoke again.

"Maiden Jiang, Your mother started it, she called my mother a whore and myself her husband's
bastard child, both my parents are real people" he then laughed.

"Who knew she was directing the rumors to me and my mother so that she will hide her own
secret" he spat.

"Now let's see, which one of you is Jin Guangshan's spawn? I'm sure it will be fairly embarrassing"
Wei Wuxian spat.

"What? Are you both going to cry for being called son/daughter of a whore? Ha! Keep in mind I
have been called a son of a whore for half of my life by your mother, this" he gestured "Is nothing
compared to mine"

"And besides, I am the legitimate Heir, I can go back anytime and get my place and you will be left
down in the dust" he smirked and both Jiang sibling opened their mouth only for it to be closed
again.

The two weren't able to speak.

Wei Wuxian turned to Lan Wangji "Aww, did you silence them for me?"
"Anything for my bunny" Lan Wangji winked.

Jin Zixuan nodded "Convenient, I didn't want to hear anything coming out of their mouth any
longer, I feel like I might get deaf" he groaned.

Wei Wuxian made a ward to separate the room in half.

"There, so we won't randomly get attacked at the middle of the night"

The next day Jiang Wanyin and Jiang Yanli had been very quiet, too quiet.

"Lan Zhan, did you...?"

Lan Wangji had been found guilty and Wei Wuxian sighed "Remove the spell, those Wens are
going to be here any moment"

Lan Wangji sighed before he removed the spell making Jiang Wanyin suck in a large amount of air
and Jiang Yanli softly breathing.

The Wens has arrived.

"Any volunteer?" Wen Chao asked as he entered with Wen Xu beside him.

Lan Wangji looked at Nie Huaisang who smirked behind his fan and did the spell Lan Wangji
taught him.

"Me!"

Su She does not know why he can't control his body!? He didn't memorize anything.

"Oh? A Lan disciple? I was expecting someone else" Wen Xu eyed to a certain someone.

Wei Wuxian boldy ignored him.

"Who cares, you! Come forward!"

Su She's body moved against his will and walked forward towards the front and stayed silent.

"Well? Are you going to start!?"

Su She's mouth then moved "You tell me where I should start"

Wen Chao's brows twitched "Obviously from the beginning! I didn't know the Lan Clan taught
such an idiot?" He faced towards the Lans who either elegantly shrugged or pretended that they
don't know this person.

"Alroght now, BEGIN BEFORE I ASK WEN ZHULIU TO MELT YOUR CORE!" Su She was
trembling in fear before he opened his mouth, for the first time voluntarily but before a word could
be said a Wen disciple started running towards Wen Chao.

Wen xu was curious so he eavesdropped.

Lan Wangji already knew what this was and face Nie Huaisang who nodded and removed Su She
from the spell.

"Oh? Gather the disciples" Wen Chao said before turning towards Su She, "You'll be lucky for
now, get back in line!"

---

"Lan Zhaaannnnn, I'm tired"

"Would you like me to carry you?"

Wei Wuxian sputtered "N-No! Why should you!?" He asked the older.

"You said you were tired, besides we both confessed already but had never done anything intimate
other than sleeping together on the same bed"

They heard some girls giggling at their conversation.

Wei Wuxian flushed red "Watch what you're saying! People will get the wrong idea" he hissed.

"And what's wrong about that?" Lan Wangji pushed ans leaned in.

He heard the girls behind them squeal and whisper to each other, he recognizes one of them as
Mianmian.

"Now is not the time for romantic acts! We have a cave to find" Wei Wuxian said and continued
walking.

"Stop rejecting meeee" Lan Wangji Whined and followed the younger.

"You might as well swipe him off his feet and get the job done" Wen Xu said from behind making
Lan Wangji go back to his stoic demeanor.

"Oh? Unlike you, I know my boundaries and when or when I should stop"

Wen Xu glared before smirking "In the end he'll be mine anyway, watch and see"

Lan Wangji glared before speedwalking towards Wei Wuxian, who was thankfully with Nie
Huaisang and Jin Zixuan, "Watch out for Wen Xu, he's up to something" Lan Wangji warned
lowly.

"I found the cave!" A disciple said.

And then a girl in purple who was clinging onto Wen Chao lightened up and said "Chaochao look!
You found the cave!"

Wei Wuxian looked at the female confused "Who is she?"

"Wang Lingjiao, she's a servant of some high rank female in the Wen Sect who had claimed her
way up to Wen Chao's bed and now both are in an affair, she holds an ironing brand because of her
low cultivation" Nie Huaisang mentioned.

"Huh..." Wei Wuxian looked at her in disgust "If she wanted to climb up the rankings the least she
could do is find a good looking man, I didn't know some women had such bad tastes"

Lan Wangji snorted "Let's go, who knows what will happen if we stay behind"

And so they entered the cave.

It was dark and only 5 or 6 disciples were carrying torches around to light up the place a bit.

Jiang Wanyin was impatient and decided to open his mouth.

"What are we even hunting for!?" He questioned Wen Chao.

"You don't need to know, you all will be my dogs and shield me! I will be slaying the beast
myself!" Wen Chao spat and Wen Xu rolled his eyes, as if his brother had a single nighthunt that
had gone right.

"Are you that shameless!? First you take our swords now you won't tell us what we're fighting and
make us living baits!?"

Wen Chao stared at Jiang Wanyin "I would be careful if I were you, Lotus Pier is in my hands" he
warned and Jiang wanyin was going to open his mouth but Lan wangji was having none of that.

He wasn't helping his enemy, but if Wen Chao decided to kill him off then I won't be able to make
Jiang Wanyin live in shame or whatever.

And the place came where in they got trapped in a dead end.

Hopefully Wen Chao pushes Jiang Wanyin off this time.

Wei Wuxian was holding onto Lan Wangji's robes and Lan Wangji was resisting the urge to hold
his tiny waist closer towards him.

"It's a dead end, no where else to go" Jiang Wanyin said as he looked down.

"Then why don't you check it out?"

"Wha—"

"A- Cheng!"

Oh thank goodness he fell down! Lan wangji couldn't be any more grateful.

Jiang Yanli was the first to get down and help her brother up "Are you alright? Any injuries?" She
asked worriedly and Jiang Wanyin waved her off.

"I'm alright Jie, but someone isn't goin to be—"

"A-Cheng! Father said not to be reckless, we can't have the Wen Sect target Lotus Pier" Jiang
Yanli reminded which seemed to snap Jiang Wanyin back to his senses.

"Sorry Jie"

"It's fine, now keep a look out"

And soon enough people started getting down from the cliff.

"Are you all still alive down there!?" Wen Chao's voice rang from above.

"Let's move" Lan Wangji said and the rest followed and they all went forward.

They stopped at a lake that had a small island.

The 'island' which was the Shuanwu of slaughter.

And then they Heard Wen Chao's annoying voice from behind "Are you all deaf!? Why didn't any
of you answer my questions!?"

Wen Xu groaned "Wen Chao shut up! Now someone take a bait and lure the monster out!"

Wang Lingjiao, that prick, pointed at Wei Wuxian and said "What about him?"

Wen Xu looked at shook his head "Pick someone else"

"Chaochao! I want his blood!"

Wen Xu rolled his eyes at the whore.

"Whatever Jiaojiao wants, GET him!"

Jin Zixuan and Lan Wangji stood infront of him Clearly staying that they should try to get through
them first.

Wen Chao isn't a patient man so Wang LingJiao chose someone else "Ohh, Chao Chao what about
her? She seems like the perfect bait! She's not even that pretty"

The Wen Brothers looked at Jiang Yanli who was shocked.

"Why ofcourse, so reasonable" Wen xu said "Get her! Tie her up and cut her cheek!"

Jiang Wanyin and the Jiang disciples stood infront of their heir "YOU ARE NOT TOUCHING
MY SISTER!" He yelled at Wen Chao.

Wen Chao shrugged "War it is then, Wen Zhuliu! You all get her!" And so they started attacking
each other.

As they were fighting the Lans and Nies and jins took out their concealed weapons and attacked
them back which surprised most of the Wens.

"THIS IS CHEATING! YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE WEAPONS!"

No one gave a damn about Wen Chao, but the Jiang sect were the only one without concealed
weapons that they had to stay back.

But Jiang Wanyin somehow managed to get a sword out of one of the Wen cultivators.

Wen Xu wasn't fighting but looking for someone in particular.

When target has been found he grabbed Wei Wuxian and covered his mouth.

Wei Wuxian tried to call out and escape his grasp but Wen Xu wasn't having it.

Soon enough a punch landed on Wen Xu's face and Wei Wuxian made himself escape from his
grasp before kicking Wen Xu in the nuts.

"Wuxian! You okay?" Jin Zixuan asked and Wei Wuxian nodded "Quick! gather the others!" He
instructed and Jin Zixuan followed Wei Wuxian away from Wen Xu.

Lan Wangji was going to use chord assassination on Wen Xu but Wen Zhuliu had defended him
with his sword.
At the same time someone had yelled "CHAOCHAO!"

The attention was brought towards Wen Chao whose head was cut off and blood started pooling on
the floor and Jiang Wanyin who was holding a bloody sword with his eyes filled with shock at
what he just did.

Soon a loud roar had been heard from the side and the beast has awoken.

"GET WEN CHAO AND RETREAT! CUT THE ROPES AFTER!"

A scream was heard and Jiang Wanyin saw his sister's face get burned by the Wen ironing brand.

"WAIT FOR ME!" Wang Lingjiao said panicking.

Wen Xu ordered his men and quickly moved "FORGET THE MISTRESS AND MOVE IT CUT
THE ROPES!"

As they did Jiang Wanyin cut off Wang Lingjiao's head aswell.

"They've cut the ROPES!" Jin Zixuan announced but the beast was already moving forward.

"EVERYONE TAKE COVER IN THIS CAVE!" They heard Wei Wuxian yell and followed over
towards him.
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Chapter Notes

See the end of the chapter for notes

"EVERYONE TAKE COVER IN THIS CAVE!" They heard Wei Wuxian yell and followed over
towards him.

As everyone took cover in the cave Jiang wanyin quickly tended to his sister whose face was
bleeding from the ironing brand.

"I will kill them" they all heard Jiang Wanyin mutter after the blood somewhat stopped flowing
out, which gave an almost clearer view of Jiang Yanli's left side of the face that showed a Wen
Brand mark above her eyelid.

Big enough to cover ¼ of her face.

Mianmian decided to step up and give some herbs from her perfume sachet because, obviously
they needed her out alive, who knows what infections was there in the ironing brand.

"Thank you" Jiang Yanli said and Mianmian just nodded.

"I will kill them Wens" Jiang Wanyin growled and Jin Zixuan snorted.

"Kill the Wens? I'm pretty sure those Wens are already heading of to Lotus Pier to get your Sect
burned down because you decapitated the second heir" Jin Zixuan continued which made Jiang
Yanli panic and Jiang Wanyin angrier.

"WELL IF YOU DIDN'T BLOCK THAT WEI WUXIAN THEN MAYBE MY SISTER
WOULDN'T GET BURNED!"

Jiang Yanli looked down in shame.

"How is it his fault!? Shouldn't your sister know how to defend herself instead of depending on
someone else to save her? Was she expecti some hero to go and save her!? If so then why couldn't
you protect your own sister!?" Jin Zixuan snapped at Jiang Wanyin.

The two continued to bicker until Wei Wuxian started to get a headache "Lan Zhan, can you..?"

"Absolutely my darling!" Lan Wangji smiled before silencing the two.

"Mmmph"

"MMPHMHHM!?"

"You both were giving my soulmate a headache, anyway, there's a way out of this cave, but it's
under water" Lan Wangji announced.

"A way out? Lan-er-gongzi are you sure?" Su She asked.

'Yes, but I'll be using you as the distraction' Lan Wangji inwardly rolled his eyes before saying
"Maple Leaves"

That made everyone confused until his smart and the most genius bunny of his understood what he
said.

"Oh! There were no maple trees when we entered the cave, meaning there are maple leaves on the
otherside"

The other's seemed to understand "But how do we know how big the cave is, what if it's just a
small crack?" Jin Zixuan asked since he figured out that the spell has worn off.

"Before we check I want to ask if Wen Qionglin will be able to help us" Nie Huaisang asked.

"Now why do you want help from Wen Dogs!?" A Jin disciple ask and Wei Wuxian snapped.

"Just because their Last name is Wen does not mean they're all power hungry, Wen Ning's family
is being mistreated by Wen Ruohan himself, If they dare talk back they will be good as dead! Each
human is different, get that through your skull!" Wei Wuxian yelled the Jin disciple.

"When we return, I will properly punish this disciple of mine" Jin Zixuan said.

Jiang Wanyin wants to speak out his opinions but he was still silenced. Jiang Yanli looked at her
brother and shook her head.

"Alright! Back to the matter we have, one will go in and swim to find the exit, and I will go and
distract the Xuanwu"

Lan Wangji wants to retort butbhe knows Wei Wuxian will be safe in this part, he'll just stay close
to help.

A Jiang Disciple volunteered, he was close to his former Da-shixiong, he trusts him so the two
made their way and followed onto the plan.

Wei Wuxian lit fire near the Xuanwu, it's blind and there isn't much light so it might find the fire
interesting.

And it did, once he got the Xuanwu's attention he motioned the Jiang Disciple to go on with the
second part of the plan.

Wei Wuxian was a bit worried, it's been a few minutes, did the disciple not find an entrance?

And soon something emerged from the water Wei Wuxian was glad that he was alright "Found
anything?" He whisper yelled.

"An exit! Good to fit 6-8 people at a time"

Wei Wuxian turned "Follow him and help each other, those who can swim help those who can't,
those who are uninjured help those who are"

And so they followed, Jin Zixuan helped Nie Huaisang to swim and the rest followed.

Lan Wangji made himself to stay a little behind.

He then saw the Mianmian had tried and cut her hand on accident.

He panicked at looked over towards the Xuanwu which was getting irritated and saw Su She who
was going to shoot Wei Wuxian he quickly held onto his arm and redirected to bow towards the
Xuanwu's eye.
Lan Wangji got mad "I will deal with you later! GET WOTH THE OTHERS!" He pushed Su She
towards the others and ran after Wei Wuxian to get him to come towards the escape route but Like
last time, the Xuanwu was aiming for them.

"JIN ZIXUAN! GO TO GUSU AND GET HELP!" Wei Wuxian yelled at Jin Zixuan, he wasn't
able to hear what the other yelled back before running back towards the safe place with Lan
Wangji.

---

Once they were out the exit had been blocked.

"Fuck...we should hurry up to Cloud Recesses" Jin Zixuan said "We will split up, The Jiangs go to
your Sect and prepare, the Wens will be targeting yours next"

"WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO COMMAND MY DISCIPLES!?" Jiang Wanyin yelled and
suddenly Jin Zixuan wished he learned how to use the silencing spell.

"Well? You cut of one of the heir's head, do you expect not to get attacked!? You brought war
upon yourselves! Go quickly! Who knows how far the Wens are currently" Jin Zixuan said and the
Jiangs quickly left.

"The Jins, go back to koi Tower, tell my parents I'll be visiting Gusu, Nie, go back to the Unclean
Realm tell Chifengzun his brother will be coming with me, Lans We'll be joining you"

And so the group had split.

They were moving quickly but not that fast so those that were injured could still catch up.

There are around 8 Lan disciples with the two heirs so they're 10 in total, after walking a few miles
they heard some panting.

"Wen Qionglin!" They saw Wen Ning with another girl, a heavily pregnant woman, and a few
elderly.

Their eyes were red, most likely from crying.

The Lans saw their uniforms, they were Wens, but they looked harmless.

Su She wanted to speak but was silenced by a glare of his Sect member.

"Jin-gongzi, Nie-Gongzi" Wen Ning greeted and smiled slightly.

"What happened?" A Lan disciple asked.

"We were attacked by Wen Ruohan because we were not able to help the second young master
Wen, HIS HEAD WAS CUT OFF! WHAT WERE WE GOING TO DO!?" The woman raged out
at a tree.

"That's my Jiejie, Wen Qing, you probably heard of her already" Wen Ning huffed and their faced
turned to horror.

"And you are the remaining survivors?" Nie huaisang choked out.

"We defected the moment he attacked! I lost my eldest daughter and the few children that were
there also died! Our village! Nothing is left!" The pregnant woman wailed out.
"Come with us" Jin Zixuan said which shocked them.

Wen Qing was suspicious "And why should we?"

"We are friends of Wei Wuxian"

That seemed to catch her attention "Wuxian? Where is he!? Why isn't he with you!?" She looked
around them.

"He's stuck in the cave with Lan Wangji, we need to get to Cloud Recesses to gain some back up,
Wei Wuxian would want to see alteast some of his family safe" Jin Zixuan said.

Wen Qing sighed "Fine, one wrong move and my needles will fly through your skull"

---

It has been three days they were stuck in this cave.

"Lan Zhan? When do you think they'll be here? It's too cold"

Like last time Wei Wuxian was going to have a fever, but lest timeline Wei Wuxian got fever after
the fight, this time, he was having a fever before the fight.

It wasn't that bad that he wouldn't be able to do anything though.

If this also happened before, Lan Wangji would call himself a big jerk.

"We kill it then we'll find the entrance" Lan Wangji said.

"Right, our swords aren't with us but you got the killer string, I got a few talismans, I'll get the
Xuanwu out of the ground, and you will use the string to choke it, then I'll use my talismans to
speed up the process"

Lan wangji did not like this plan "How about I lead the Xuanwu out"

His lover gave him a look "Do I look like I know how to use the killer string?"

"You have fever!"

"It's not that bad! Now the earlier we do this the faster we get things done!" Wei Wuxian snapped
back.

"Fine, but if you change your mind last minute, tell me, we'll switch places! Wen Qing will kill
me!"

Wei Wuxian kissed Lan Wangji near his lips "Yo—"

"Let's save our official kiss somewhere else" Wei Wuxian winked "We have some killing to do"

And so, Wei Wuxian swam inside the lake as Lan Wangji made the preparations.

Soon enough, Lan Wangji saw the head Jump up of the water and he let out a breath when he saw
that Wei Wuxian was outside of the Xuanwu this time round that he started using his chord
assassination.

Wei Wuxian was hearing a lot of screams in his mind from the sword he was holding, it made his
head hurt so badly.

He then felt so dizzy, his body was feeling to hot, the screams that were filling his mind weren't
helping much either.

He then felt himself falling back onto the water as he saw a blurry figure of the Xuanwu's head fall
off it's body.

He let go of the sword and his head felt a bit more clearer but his body felt to heavy to lift up.

"WEI YING!"

He felt someone grab him and he breathed again when they reached the surface, he saw Lan
Wangji's blurry figure.

"Wei Ying, your fever had risen, I warned you" Lan Wangji was at fault here though, he already
knew this was going to happen, yet he allowed it.

His fever was worse this time round and Lan Wangji was panicking.

He quickly set up the fire place and took his outer robe which he didn't wet and wrapped it around
Wei Wuxian as he placed the other on his lap.

"Don't fall asleep, stay awake, stay concious" Lan Wangji kept muttering as he was sending
spiritual energy to Wei Wuxian.

"You don't have much, I'll be fine"

Lan Wangji stubbornly held onto Wei Wuxian's wrist, "I am not the one with a fever, Wei Ying,
please, Just stay awake"

Wei Wuxian smiled softly but he wasn't facing him, most likely from how hot his head is, it would
be no surprise that turning around would hurt so much.

"Sing for me? P...please?"

Lan Wangji then remembered the song he composed for his beloved.

He huffed "For you, I will"

Lan Wangji started humming the song he made years and years and years ago.

Wei Wuxian might not have heard it last time because he was barely conscious, maybe this time
will also be the same.

"It's beautiful, what's it called?"

"Wangxian"

Wei Wuxian huffed "You wrote a song for me?"

Lan Wangji smiled and kissed his forehead "I did, please don't sleep, stay awake for a little longer"
Lan Wangji begged but Wei Wuxian couldn't open his eyes any longer.

"WANGJI! WUXIAN! ARE YOU IN THERE!?"

 Lan Wangji heard his brother's voice "BROTHER!"

He quickly went over while carrying Wei Wuxian in his arms.

He met his brother along with Wen Qing near the cliff.

"We'll send a rope down for you to climb up!"

Lan Wangji heard Wen Qing say but he yelled back "Wei Wuxian is in need of medical help as
soon as possible! His fever is too high!"

This made Wen Qing panic and head down with her medical supplies and saw that Wei Wuxian's
forehead and face was getting red.

"Put him down quickly, I'll check onto him"

Chapter End Notes

I will update around 7 or 8 pm everyday (Philippine time) for those who don't know
 Chapter 36
Chapter Notes

See the end of the chapter for notes

When the Jiang disciples arrived with the heirs, they were immediately brought towards the main
hall.

"Why are you all here—YANLI WHAT IS ON YOUR FACE!? YOU GO GET THE HEALERS!"
Yu Ziyuan yelled at one disciple who arrived who was more than grateful to leave the place,
consider himself lucky for that!

"Please, explain what happened" Jiang Fengmian asked his children.

And so Jiang Wanyin explained, adding a few insults to Wei Wuxian but was stopped when given
a glare by Jiang Qiong—why was he here!?—but he left out the details about him killing the
Second Wen Heir.

"Is there anything else we need to know?" Jiang Qiong questioned and Jiang wanyin glared at the
disciples "None" he said with gritted teeth.

Then the disciple who was tasked to call a healer had arrived and the healer immediately went
towards Jiang Yanli and started checking the burn.

"Are you sure there is none?" Jiang Qiong questioned "You wouldn't glare at your shidi's like that
if there isn't nothing"

The disciples chose not to open their mouth, whether they tell the truth or not Madam Jiang will
blame them, they would want to leave the sect within this week! They don't want their family to
die! Call them cowards but they do not wish to protect this sect if the rulers would be any of the
Jiang's!

"Very well then, if anyone changes their mind, I will be in the elders lounge" Jiang Qiong eyed
them all and left the scene.

"Well? How is my daughter!?" Yu Ziyuan yelled at the healer, she was still studying but she was
the best at burns among her fellow physicians in training.

"Madam Jiang, Maiden Jiang is doing fairly, the burn wasn't that deep that it would make her blind
but this would...most likely leave a scar for the rest of her life"

Jiang Yanli was shocked in horror, she wasn't good looking to begin with, average at most, but
with this scar on her face? How would Jin Zixuan look at her the way she wanted him to!?

She wanted to cry but her mother was still there.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT WILL LEAVE A SCAR!? MY DAUGHTER CAN'T HAVE A

WEN BRAND MARK ON HER FACE!? THAT MAID DARED TO BRAND HER LIKE THIS!"
Yu Ziyuan raged out.

"IF YOU DO NOT FIND A WAY TO REMOVE THIS! YOU CAN PACK YOUR THINGS
AND LEAVE!"
The physician in training took that as a gift, she will gladly leave in three days after treating
Maiden Jiang.

The days passed and more and more disciples were leaving within 5 days.

"AND WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING!?" Yu Ziyuan raged out at Jiang Fengmian
when she saw him getting ready.

"San-niang, I have to go and recruit new disciples and some townspeople, half of our disciples had
left our Sect and a lot of other shops here had decided to move out" Jiang Fengmian explained.

"And!? So what? It's their problem! Why should you go and recruit them!? The disciples will come
here on their own!" Yu Ziyuan yelled at her husband.

"And who are you to tell me what I can and cannot do!?" Jiang Fengmian yelled back.

"OH? SO YOU'RE TALKING BACK NOW!?" Yu Ziyuan snapped "AND WHO AM I? I AM

YOUR WIFE! THE MADAM OF THIS SECT! I CAN COMMAND YOU TO DO
WHATEVER!"

"MY WIFE? WHORE! YOU ARE STILL MARRIED TO JIN GUANGSHAN!"

Yu Ziyuan's zidian would have crackled if it was still with her.

"WHORE!? YOU DARE CALL ME A WHORE!?" Yu Ziyuan wanted to slap Jiang Fengmian.

"AM I WRONG?!? Did you sleep with him once? You never answered honestly in which of my
supposedly children is his bastard! I KNOW ONE OF THEM ISN'T MY CHILD! IF IT'S NOT
ONE THEN MAYBE BOTH"

And so Jiang Fengmian wasn't able to leave and recruit disciples as he was stuck there fighting
with his wife.

The next day, the news of Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian killing the 400 year old beast has been
heard and Yu Ziyuan had slashed multiple training dummies after hearing that the brat was
achieving more than her precious son!

And the day after Jiang Qiong announced that he would visit his cousins in Yunping for the
upcoming week and would leave later.

And so Jiang Fengmian was training his disciples one day when he saw a bunch of People dressed
in Red and white.

He was shocked when he realized they were Wen disciples, and not only that but Wen Xu was with
them and he was mad.

He called the servants to move quickly and ordered the main family to quickly be in the Main Hall.

When Jiang Fengmian entered the Main Hall he was waiting for his family who then entered.

"WHAT is with this rush!?" Yu Ziyuan raged out "Your Daughter is in the middle of her training
and your son as well!"

The two were just neutral, they can't stop the upcoming fight.

"The Wens are here"

"Oh? And for what reason!?"

The two had stilled and looked at each other in pure horror.

Jiang Qiong hasn't left Yunping yet so no one was able to point out their horror.

"Oh how lovely! The whole family is here!" Wen Xu's voice had been heard and they all turned
their heads.

"For what do we owe your visit young Master Wen?"

Wen Xu scoffed "Did your son or daughter not tell you?"

Yu Ziyuan raised her brow "They told me to let them rot in a cave to die, I believe it should be us
who should be barging into your sect"

Wen Xu stared at the woman before laughing.

The two Jiang children were as pale as a ghost.

Jiang Wanyin was pale but his face was as usual grumpy.

"May I ask Young Master Wen to clarify?" Jiang Fengmian asked.

"Oh? So your son didn't tell you? My my then, I would be more than glad to bring up the news to
you"

Yu Ziyuan doesn't have any patience in her so she snapped "Get to the point!"

"Fine, fine, I'll get to the point" Wen Xu then faced them seriously "Your son had beheaded my
brother"

Horror was shown at both their faces.

"YOU DARE LIE!?" Yu Ziyuan knows that her son knows better than to murder a high rank from
the Wen Sect.

"Oh I dare Lie? You all should be thankful my father isn't here and made me choose the
punishment I see fit"

That seemed to shut her up.

"Seek the punishment you see fit"

Jiang wanyin turned to his father "A-Die—"

Jiang Fengmian glared at his son "Silence"

"Oh don't worry, I won't ask for his death" Wen Xu smirked at their slightly relieved faces "But, I
want his core and meridians melted in return"

Yu Ziyuan saw red "YOU SHALL NOT TAKE HIS CORE"

Wen Xu shrugged "Your son should have thought about it before killing my brother" he then faced
Wen Zhuliu "Take it"

Wen Zhuliu didn't think twice and did.

It was too fast Wen Zhuliu was already hand on Jiang Wanyin's dantian but then Yu Ziyuan pushed
her son away and the hand had then moved towards hers and melted her own core.

Wen Xu laughed the the turn of events.

"You just made this even harder for you, WEN ZHULIU DON'T YOU DARE RETURN UNTIL
YOU MELTED HIS CORE! THE REST BURN THE PLACE!"

---

"How is he?" They were already in Cloud Recesses, Lan Wangji couldn't sleep so they had to place
a needle onto his forehead to actually get him to rest.

"The fever is still there but it's getting down, he'll be alright" Wen Qing said and Lan Wangji
sighed in relief.

"When will he be able to wake up from slumber?" He questioned "That...I'm not sure yet" Wen
Qing stated.

Wen Qing was still mourning from the loss of Dafan Wen, they returned to gather the remains and
bury them.

"I'll take it from here, you go and take a rest" Jiang Fen arrived and Wen Qing nodded and thanked
the older female.

Once Wen Qing left, Jiang Fen turned to face Lan Wangji.

"Here, I'll show you how you take care of an unconscious body, Wen Qing and I wouldn't have
enough time to do this every now and then, I'll also teach you how to feed Wuxian while he's like
this"

Lan Wangji nodded and followed her instructions.

One week had gone by and the news of him and Wei Wuxian killing the divine beast has been
spread and another news of Lotus Pier getting burned was spread throughout and the news of Yu
Ziyuan losing her core.

"Can't say she doesn't deserve it" Lan Wangji muttered before he started to get the congee ready
for Wei Wuxian to eat.

"Please wake up soon my love, You're missing out on a lot of stuff" Lan Wangji whispered and
kissed Wei Wuxian's forehead.

One month later many things happened, Lan Xichen went on to find recruits and then that same
month Meng Yao got kicked out of Qinghe for murdering Nie Zonghui, the Jiangs were found and
a meeting was called for the second month coming.

When the second month arrived, the meeting was called.

Lan Wangji already knows what the discussion is going to be but he was told that he needs to be
there, Jiang Fen told him not to worry for she will be the one to take care of Wei Wuxian for him.

When he saw the Jiangs, the news had revealed that Jiang Wanyin's core was fractured, Yu
Ziyuan's core melted, Jiang Fengmian's left arm was cut off, only Jiang Yanli was left unscathed if
you don't count the Wen brand mark for the time at the cave.
Just like last time, Jin Guangshan wanted to stay neutral but Jin Zixuan wasn't having it.

"Cloud Recesses was attacked! Then now Yunmeng has been burned down to dust! For two
different reasons! The first one being for no reason and the second one for murdering Wen Chao,
Who's to say we'll be next with or without doing anything!" Jin Zixuan stood up to his father.

"And look! The minor sect has also volunteered to join the war! It would be shameful for our Sect
if we do not participate! There's a greater chance of victory if we all work together!" He continued
before facing the rest.

"The Jin Sect will participate in this War"

And so the discussion ended.

The Jin, Lans, Nies, and Jiangs decided to stay.

"How is Wei Wuxian?" Jin Zixuan asked which caught the attention of the Jiangs.

"Why are you asking how he is!? He isn't the one who's injured here!?" Jiang Wanyin raged out.

"I'm sorry but apparently last time I checked we weren't even close as acquaintances" Jin Zixuan
said "And for your information, Wei Wuxian is in a coma after defeating the beast, try anything to
him and after this war I promise you YunmengJiang will never stand again"

Jiang Yanli decided to talk "I apologize on behalf of my brother, we will be taking our leave now"

The third month, they all were sent in groups to bring down the Wens one by one.

Nie Huaisang is with Wei Wuxian in the camps.

When Jin Zixuan and Lan Wangji arrived after taking down 3 successful supervisory offices they
were called to have lunch with Nie Huaisang and Lan Xichen in the tent where Wei Wuxian's
unconscious body was staying.

"It has been three months, when will he wake up" Lan Wangji was worried.

"Soon"

Suddenly a groan was heard from behind "Wei Ying!" Lan Wangji quickly got up "I'll call for
Jiang Fen!" Lan Xichen got up and ran out 9f the tent.

"Wei-xiong! Here we'll help"

"Wei Wuxian can you hear us?"

The teen in question had groaned as he was being helped to sit up.

Once he opened his eyes to focus around the room he was confused to see three people around him.

And then a woman and another white robed man barged in the tent and the woman went up to him.

"Can you hear me?" She asked and the teen nodded.

"Do you have any questions before I start?" The woman asked again.

"W-who are you all?"

 And the room broke.

Chapter End Notes

For those who wants to know, Jiang Fen is currently 27 years old.
 Chapter 37

"Wei Ying"

The teen turned towards him "Y-You know A-Ying?"

They all then looked confused at the way he spoke in 3rd person.

"A-Xian" Jiang Fen called out and the teen looked at her "What was the last thing you
remembered?"

"A-Ying was running away from dogs that wants to eat A-Ying's watermelon rinds, it was scary!
There's no d-dogs here right?" Wei Wuxian whimpered and pulled the pillow closer towards him.

Jiang Fen asked another question "How hold I is A-Xian?"

Wei Wuxian held out 5 fingers "A-Xian is 5 years old"

Wei Wuxian had forgotten 12 or 13 years of his life and thinks he's a 5 year old.

"Is it temporary?" Lan Wangji just had to ask and the other's looked at him a bit sorry.

"Yes, it's temporary, just like other amnesia patients, you need to trigger something so he could get
his memory back" Jiang Fen said.

"Look after him, we don't know what his 5 year old self could do, I'll bring the news to everyone
else"

Once she left Wei Wuxian decided to talk "who are you all and why is A-Ying so big?"

This was going to by a long day.

---

Okay Lan Wangji was fine, he can wait, he doesn't mind, As long as his Wei Ying is safe and not
dead he will be fine with anything else, he just wants to be by his side.

Besides, the good thing was that he was still his Wei Ying's favorite.

He calls him "Pretty gege or Zhan gege"

He calls Nie Huaisang "Fan gege"

And Jin Zixuan "Peacock gege"

It seemed like that didn't change, Jin Zixuan was upset at that and Wei Wuxian had cried and
apologized for calling him that and Lan Wangji and Nie Huaisang glared at Jin Zixuan.

And so Wei Wuxian calls Jin Zixuan Peacock gege.

If he gets his memories back, he will be so embarrassed.

Right now Wen Ning was babysitting Wei Wuxian as the other's were in a meeting to make their
next move.
"When will Pretty gege come??" Wei Wuxian asked Wen Ning "Soon A-Xian, Soon"

Wei Wuxian smiled and continued playing with the toy drum that was given to him by Lan Wangji
and a bunch other other things that the older had bought to spoil him.

---

"The Wens are moving fast, what do we do?" Nie Mingjue started.

"We could use Wei Ying's inventions" Lan Wangji suggested.

"We are not using his useless inventions!"

Jiang wanyin yelled out but Jiang Yanli held him back from moving.

"Yeah? You got any other better ideas? Don't forget your family is the one in disadvantage
currently" Lan Wangji retorted back.

"Wangji" Lan Wangji heard his father call out and he looked at him "What's the plan?"

Lan Wangji smirked as he recalled how Wei Wuxian managed to take down multiple Wens at once
with the talismans.

"Here, I remember Wei Ying making these and testing it out, It works just like the Stygian tiger
flags but a bit more extreme in a way" Lan Wangji started explaining how it works and His brother
was also there provided help in what other inventions could be used.

"Perfect, as expected for the twin Jades" Nie Mingjue complimented "Any objections? No? Alright
let's prepare"

And then Jin Zixuan raised his hand "Yes?" Nie Mingjue asked.

"I have a suggestion but it will be up to Lady Wen to agree"

Wen Qing raised her brow but nodded "It depends"

"How many Wens do you think you can defect from Qishan? Mostly healers if possible" That
suggestion from Jin Zixuan seemed to catch everyone's attention.

"That is useful, if there are no healers, there would be many advantages for us to win as there
would be nobody to treat the injured" Lan Xichen approved.

"I will see on how many would be able to defect from their Sect, But I can't promise that I would
be doing it all at once" Wen Qing said.

"Great, now excuse me for I have a grown child to take care of" Lan Wangji said and left the room
not even a second after saying that.

"CALL A-NING FOR ME WOULD YA!?"

Lan Wangji made his way towards where Wei Wuxian and Wen Qionglin was and entered the
tent.

"Zhan gege!" Wei Wuxian's eyes brightened and went to hug his leg.

"I am here" Lan Wangji patted his head.

Lan Wangji then turned towards Wen Ning "Your sister is looking for you, she's probably still
there where we took the meeting on"

Wen Ning nodded and left the tent.

"Gege, what happen if A-Ying will not be able to remember?"

It has been a week and a half after the incident.

"Wei Ying will remember, it doesn't matter how long it will take" Lan Wangji said making the
mentally 5 year old teen look up at him with big doe eyes.

"You promise?"

"This gege promise, now come, let's get you something to eat"

"Mn!" Wei Wuxian stood up and held the other's robe from behind and walked with him.

Obviously hiding behind him in between because he's still scared.

It wasn't a good idea to leave Wei Ying here in this camp while war was still going on but Wen
Qing and Jiang Fen were still examining him.

"Eat this, I'll be back with my brother"

Lan Wangji handed him congee which Wei Wuxian silently took and sat down before eating.

Now that Wei Wuxian was eating alone, someone decided it would be a good time to bully.

"You!"

Wei Wuxian turned and saw a purple robed male.

He whimpered, he had seen the male around, he was always angry at A-Ying and he didn't even
know what he did!

His Zhan gege said that the man was jealous and wants to make fun of him so he should not show
him that a-Ying is weak.

But Wei Wuxian was still mentally a 5 year old so you can't blame him for being scared at the
moment.

The purple angry grape gege went closer to him and grabbed him by the neck and started choking
him.

"You! It's all your fault! Lotus Pier was brought down because of you! If you weren't born none of
this would happen! You whore" he tightened his grip and Wei Wuxian started crying loudly.

"Stop! Please! A-Ying don't know you! A-Ying didn't do anything! "

"SHUT UP!" Wei Wuxian was now choking harshly and was seeing stars and black clouds
entering his vision "Zhan Gege!" He yelled out.

"SILENCE!"

Wei Wuxian didn't stop crying and before Jiang wanyin knew it, he was punched and thrown onto
the ground.

"Wei Ying! Are you okay? Sorry Zhan gege took so long!" Lan Wangji tended towards Wei
Wuxian who was then clutching his robes "Zhan gege a-Ying neck hurts!" Wei Wuxian wailed
out.

"Brother?"

Lan Xichen was openly glaring at Jiang Wanyin "Go, I'll take care of this mess"

Lan Wangji bridal carried Wei Wuxian in his arms and brought him towards where Jiang Fen
would be as Wen Qing is most likely busy.

---

"Here, eat something before you take your medicine" Jiang Fen said as she gave some food to Wei
Wuxian.

"Lan Wangji, Call me when A-Xian is done with his meal, I have some other cultivators to tend to"
Lan Wangji nodded and sat beside Wei Wuxian who started eating.

"Zhan gege?"

"Hm?"

"Was big A-Ying bad?"

Lan wangji snapped his head towards the younger "Who said that? Was it Jiang Wanyin? The
purple one? I will—"

"Zhan gege, please don't get mad!"

Lan Wangji sighed "I am not mad, maybe a little bit but it's not your fault"

He took the spoon and started feeding Wei Wuxian.

"Big A-Ying was not bad, he was never bad, people like him love to make others look bad"

Wei Wuxian furrowed his brows "That's bad!" He said out loud.

"It is very bad but the ones in purple refuse to accept it" Lan Wangji then leaned in "If somebody
says mean things about you again, kick the little fairy between their legs and come to me, I will
take care of them" he whispered and put a finger in between his lips signaling that this was a secret.

"Mn! Shhh!" Wei Wuxian copied the movement and it was ADORABLE!

Lan Wangji squished his cheek "Ahh! Pretty gege stop it!"

"Sorry but A-Ying is just too cute!"

---

One month had passed, Wei Ying is still mentally 5 but he's remembering some things from his
older self bit by bit but not enough.

Wei Wuxian would help the healers by giving them what they need to treat their patients and play
with some disciples that were injured so they don't feel lonely.

But ofcourse Wei Wuxian would always greet his Lan-er-gege whenever Lan wangji would come
back.

Lan Wangji's plan was working.

Qishan Wen was going down little by little.

The war right now might last a little longer but atleast things were going on the right track.

But he knows it wouldn't last long because if the day comes that they are going to directly face
Qishan Wen.

They wouldn't be able to do it without Wei Wuxian's demonic cultivation because of the coprses
from the inner palace.

"Wei Ying, please come back to me" Lan Wangji muttered.

He waited for 3 months for Wei Wuxian to wake up and now it has been one month, he loved this
Wei Ying, he loved all of Wei Ying, but right now they need and he needs the big Wei Ying.

None of them , even himself, is as genius as Wei Wuxian was.

I knows they would not be able to win this war without him.

Right now he was at the forest watching Wei Wuxian trying to catch some butterflies during their
free time.

"Zhan gege! Look! Look at this!" Wei Wuxian ran towards Lan Wangji with a blue butterfly in his
hands.

"What do you have there?"

"It's a butterfly! It's pretty! Like Pretty gege!"

Lan Wangji huffed "Are you sure Wei Ying isn't the pretty one?"

Wei Wuxian's cheeks went slightly pink and he looked down "Stop it gege, it makes my heart do
something!"

"Okay okay I'll stop"

A few minutes later Wei Wuxian was on Lan Wangji's lap and the older was playing with Wei
Wuxian's hair.

"Zhan gege?"

"Hm?"

"Can you sing for me? Please?"

Lan Wangji smiled "Sure"

He started humming the song he sang for Wei Wuxian at the cave.

"It sounds familiar"

Lan wangji looked at Wei Wuxian, eyes filled with hope.

"What's the name?"

"Wangxian"

And now suddenly Wei Wuxian's head started hurting.

"My head hurts"

Lan Wangji was worried and started calling out to him but everything was out for Wei Wuxian.

Cloud Recesses

Dafan Wen

Qishan Conference

Cloud Recesses burning

Wen Indoctrination

Cave

Beast

Fever

Wei Wuxian groaned "L-Lan Zhan?"

Wei Wuxian doesn't know if Lan Wangji had replied to him or not as everything turned black from
the pain and memories that started flooding to him.
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Chapter Notes

4k word chapter

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"Here! I'll give you one and you'll pretend you never saw me"

"How about a kiss then I'll be sure to tell no one I saw you?"

"H-huh!?!?"

---

Lan Zhan!"

"Yes Honey Bunny, you called?"

Wei Wuxian blushed so hard 'Where in the sect secrets is he getting all this nicknames from!?'

"You didn't answer when I called you so I had to use your birthname" Wei Wuxian tapped his
finger on the table wood "If you want you could just call me Wei Ying"

Lan Wangji, "Is that an invitation of saying 'Hey you look Pretty, wanna be friends?' Kind of
thing?"

"Yes" Wei Wuxian nodded before he progressed what the other just said "Wait! NO-Not that I
mean you're not pretty, You are-but er-yes I would like to be friends not because you're pretty-
Aaggh!" Wei Wuxian banged his head on the table.

Lan Wangji chuckled softly that the other didn't hear it.

---

"Lan Zhan, your sword is quite strong! Thank you for saving me but why did you pull on my
collar? I don’t feel comfortable if you grab me like this. Why don’t I stretch my hand to you and
you can grab that instead?"

'Shit–Right!'

"Sorry, here" he then positioned the younger in a bridal carry which made him flush deep red.

"L-LAN ZHAN! You—this! This is embarrassing!"

"I never knew you actually had it in you to be embarrassed?"

"I'm human! I have emotions! I feel things!"

---
"I will defect from the sect, I will go on and become rogue, Lan Zhan and Nie-xiong had opened
doors to their sects if I needed a place to stay" Wei Wuxian smiled at Lan Wangji.

"The Jin sects doors will also be open, we aren't close but...errr"

Wei Wuxian laughed at him "Jin-gongzi it is fine, we could be friends" he smiled before his face
turned serious "I am sure you have been told that your parents and Madam Yu and Sect Leader
Jiang will be coming?"

Jin Zixuan nodded "Fear not, my mother would believe anything I say and would choose me over
her sworn sister if she sees me injured"

Lan Wangji nodded "See that you do"

---

He gasped as Lan Wangji pulled his wrist towards him and pinned Wei Wuxian on the ground.

Wei Wuxian blushed at how close their faces were at the moment.

The two stared at each other's eyes for a long moment.

Wei Wuxian had looked closely at how beautiful the Second Jade was up close, those golden eyes
of his could hypnotize him whenever!

Lan Wangji leaned down and Wei Wuxian closed his eyes.

"I have caught you" he heard Lan Wangji whisper to his ears as he got up.

---

"Where's my good byeee????" Lan wangji pouted.

"You? Ah..." Wei Wuxian was awkwardly standing before we went close to Lan Wangji and
kissed his right cheek.

"I'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT TIME! BYE" Wei Wuxian ran away with a red face leaving behind
multiple blinking faces.

---

"Lan Zhan!" Wei Wuxian got down and got off his sword "You know I hate those stairs! It would
have been a bit better if you looked up! Not all answers are on the ground anyway" Wei Wuxian
smiled.

"Mn, missed Wei Ying"

"Aw, I missed Lan Zhan too!" He hugged the taller man.

Once he let go, Wei Wuxian immediately grabbed onto the other's arm and walked inside cloud
Recesses "I have so much to tell you! You won't belive how cute the children are! When I told
them about...."

---

"Hmmm nope! I'm still a ton lot better than you are!" Wei Wuxian took out 3 arrows and perfectly
hit 3 targets letting out 3 gusulan signal flares on the sky that marked their points.

"Think you can catch up?" He winked before running towards a certain direction.

"Of course I can!" Lan Wangji ran after him as the two started competing on getting the targets.

If you were watching from afar, you wouldn't think the two were competing as they were sharing
smiles and laughter along their competitive gazes.

It looked more like 2 children playing with each other.

"How many targets do you think we got?" Lan Wangji asked catching his breath.

"More than enough probably? I lost count!" Wei Wuxian said as well.

---

"Wei Ying is beautiful"

"Wei Ying is kind"

"Wei Ying deserves everything"

Wei Wuxian whimpered as he avoided eye contact with the elder.

"Lan Zhan..."

Lan Wangji place his left arm on the side of Wei Wuxian's head, pinning him towards the tree and
used his other hand to grab the younger's chin and make him face the older.

"Wei Ying, it can't be anyone but you, My heart belongs to you"

"Y-you mean it?"

Wei Wuxian's heart was going circles.

He knows his feelings for the older was something he couldn't tell but just now, just now that he
was being pinned, he understood what he was feeling.

He fucking fell in love with Lan Wangji.

"Of course, why do you think I have been flirting with you since you arrived at cloud Recesses?"

Wei Wuxian blinked "Y-you were flirting with me?" He pointed at himself dumbly.

Lan Wangji laughed "Yes I have been, but it seems that my bunny over here was too dense, should
I prove my love to you some other way?"

Wei Wuxian looked at the elder's eyes as Lan Wangji leaned in.

They were only centimeters away until...

"Xian-gege! Xian-gege is back!"

---

"You have fever!"

"It's not that bad! Now the earlier we do this the faster we get things done!" Wei Wuxian snapped
back.

"Fine, but if you change your mind last minute, tell me, we'll switch places! Wen Qing will kill
me!"

Wei Wuxian kissed Lan Wangji near his lips "Yo—"

"Let's save our official kiss somewhere else" Wei Wuxian winked "We have some killing to do"

---

"Sing for me? P...please?"

Lan Wangji then remembered the song he composed for his beloved.

He huffed "For you, I will"

Lan Wangji started humming the song he made years and years and years ago.

Wei Wuxian might not have heard it last time because he was barely conscious, maybe this time
will also be the same.

"It's beautiful, what's it called?"

"Wangxian"

Wei Wuxian huffed "You wrote a song for me?"

Lan Wangji smiled and kissed his forehead "I did, please don't sleep, stay awake for a little longer"
Lan Wangji begged but Wei Wuxian couldn't open his eyes any longer.

---

Wei Wuxian groaned as he slowly opened his eyes and looked around.

He was in a tent, he then saw how dark it was and then come to a conclusion that it was night, late
night for that matter.

He then had flashback of what happened the whole month and groaned.

How is he going to face anyone after that!?

He even called Lan Wangji pretty gege!

HOW EMBARRASSING!

LAN WANGJI IS NEVER GOING TO LET HIM OFF AFTER THAT!

He sat up and covered his face with his hands.

He sighed once he was able to calm himself and looked around the room.

He saw a glass of water nearby and reached out to it and took a sip.

Once done he turned and only realized a white figure sleeping on the side of his bed.
"Lan Zhan..." he whispered out.

Lan Wangji was sitting on the floor while resting his head and arms on the bed he was sleeping in.

Just how worried did he make his man.

He felt guilty but then again he wasn't at fault, if he blames himself Lan Wangji would be giving
him a whole lesson.

"Lan Zhan..." he said a little louder and decided to poke the older's cheek.

"Mmnmprhpm?" Lan Wangji opened his eyes and rubbed them.

Lan Wangji looked around "Lan Zhan, come up here, sleep on the bed with me, your knees will get
sore" Wei Wuxian said as he patted the space beside him.

Lan Wangji's eyes widened and before Wei Wuxian could process his lips were napped shut.

Wei Wuxian's mind has went to a halt.

Lan Wangji was kissing him.

But he was trembling as well.

Wei Wuxian sighed and leaned in towards the kiss.

It was slow and gentle.

Wei Wuxian was running out of air so he pushed Lan Wangji away for a bit "Lan—mmph!"

He was kissed again and pinned onto the bed by the older.

He doesn't know how much time had passed but Lan Wangji finally stopped and allowed Wei
Wuxian to breath "Y-you couldn't have waited any longer couldn't you Lan Zhan?" Wei Wuxian
teased in between breaths.

'And there goes my plans of asking permission before kissing him...LAN WANGJI YOU IDIOT!'

Lan Wangji looked ashamed "I apologize"

Wei Wuxian held the other's cheeks above him "What for?"

"I did not ask permission to kiss you" he mumbled.

Wei Wuxian chuckled "It's fine, I enjoyed it" he winked "Lan-er-gege you were hot just now, you
know?" He teased as he leaned in closer towards Lan Wangji's face.

Oh Lan Wangji will not have Wei Wuxian win this round.

"Lan-er-gege? What happened to Pretty gege? Or even Zhan gege? Hm? My little A-Ying, I would
be heartbroken knowing you wouldn't call me those anymore" Lan Wangji challenged back.

Wei Wuxian went red and leaned back towards the bed and covered his red face with one of his
hands.

"Don't remind me!"

Lan Wangji chuckled and cuddled beside him.

"Sorry sorry, but you were so cute!"

Wei Wuxian whined "How am I supposed to make eye contact with anyone!?"

Lan Wangji huffed "Find out by yourself"

Wei Wuxian then remembered something "Lan Zhan...the Wens..."

Lan Wangji sighed sadly "Auntie Wen is still alive, she's going to be giving birth anytime now, the
other's are also there...the other children...we're not so lucky"

Wei Wuxian wanted to cry but no tears were coming out.

"Bunny, it's not your fault, you were stuck in the cave...with me, then you had fever, Jin Zixuan
and Nie Huaisang was able to save atleast some of them"

He hugged the younger closer towards him "On second note, I was supposed to are you shopping
the next day to buy and spoil you some toys after the day you were catching butterflies"

Wei Wuxian glared at him "Lan Zhan...this tent is literally filled with toys"

"What's wrong with a little more? Besides you can play with them whenever you want"

"I'm too old for that"

"Oh really? I thought Xianxian was 3?"

"Lan Zhan!"

Wei Wuxian huffed and turned the other way "I'm going back to sleep!"

"And I'm going to cuddle you while you sleep!"

---

Wei Wuxian woke up alone "Lan Zhan?"

He then saw a note on the table along with breakfast that seemed to still be warm apparently.

He then read the note

Dear Baby Ying,

Your pretty gege will be out for a few days because of the war...I WILL BE EXPECTING A
KISS WHEN I GET BACK! Your best and ONLY future husband had already explained
everything for you! Eat your breakfast, Lady Wen and Jiang Fen would want to talk with you. I
LOVE YOU BABY!

yours,
Lan Zhan ♡

Wei Wuxian bit his lip "Were in a war and he's already thinking about marriage" he huffed.

"I want the best proposal if we'll be getting married" he grumbled.

"Oh! Spicy chicken!" Wei Wuxian got up and started eating his spicy meal which he did not have
in days because he was a grown child.

"I want more but my stomach says no" Wei Wuxian whined.

He got up and dragged himself to get dressed and fixed his hair.

He looked around the room and saw a rattle drum, he smiled and took it from the box and tucked it
in his robes.

"Time to see...Qing Jie and Jiang Fen Jie" he inhaled and walked out of the tent.

There wasn't a lot of people around so he didn't have to be embarrassed, he quickly made his way
towards the healers tent.

"Ah, so Lan Wangji wasn't lying" he jumped at the sudden voice.

"A-ah...Qing Jie—"

"Don't Qing Jie me! Do you know how worried everyone was!? Get over here and let me check
you over!"

Wei Wuxian whined "I'm fine!"

"I will be the judge of that! Now get yourself over here! I swear your younger self is less
troublesome than you are!"

"Qing Jie!"

---

After a full check up, he was fine.

He decided to take a walk, alone, since this time he wouldn't be...well...unarmed? He can fight for
himself!

He took a stroll and somehow bumped into Lan Xichen.

"Wuxian" he greeted.

"Xichen-ge"

Lan Xichen smiled "Would you like to have tea with me? Wangji told me to keep you company for
now"

Wei Wuxian huffed "Of course he would, and sure, tea sounds good, I would like some updates on
what's going on around here"

Lan Xichen nodded and the two walked towards the place where Lan Xichen had set up tea.

"So, how was everything going?" He asked.

"Adequate, Your inventions are helping but I don't think it would be enough if we are to March
towards Nightless City" Lan Xichen said.

"We are fighting with spiritual energy and Wen ruohan is fighting with Resentful energy" Wei
Wuxian said suddenly.
"You aren't thinking about your theory on Resentful energies are you?" Lan Xichen doesn't know
what he would do if suddenly Wei Wuxian would use up the ghost path, but last time, it was his
only choice.

"I don't know, Resentful energy is energy, and from what we know it's more powerful than
Spiritual energy" Wei Wuxian said.

"Opposite energies attract and similar enegies bounce back..." Wei Wuxian thought out loudly.

"If we are to fight with resentful energy with resentful energy, we might have a boost up"

Lan Xichen shook his head "That might work, but resentful energies will damage your core"

"I wasn't thinking about using the ghostly path" Wei Wuxian clarified "But I was thinking of a way
we could confuse the corpses"

That caught Lan Xichen's attention "And how do you suppose we do that?"

Wei Wuxian looked at his tea with furrowed brows "I had a dream, of myself, I don't know if it
was a vision or if that is an alternative version, but I saw myself holding a dizi, in the battle
grounds, with the makeshift amulet I made"

Lan Xichen's ears were now on full attention.

"I was able to tame the resentful energy but it was too loud, one might as well call it a nightmare,
but it somehow works" Wei Wuxian said.

"You should talk about it with Wangji when he returns" Lan Xichen suggested.

"I will, thank you" Wei Wuxian nodded at the idea and sipped his tea.

"Did anything happen last night? Wangji was shining all morning"

Wei Wuxian choked on the tea he was drinking "Nothing happened" he said.

"Really?"

"Yes, other than your brother being the most unexpected level of shamelessness, there is nothing
that happened"

"Bummer"

"What the heck is a bummer!?"

---

Lan Wangji was sulking

And if he's sulking

The outside world thinks he's pissed.

Jin Zixuan was the first to speak after a few hours of walking "Why are you pissed?"

Lan Wangji looked at him "Not pissed"

Jin Zixuan just gave him a look "You look pissed! Your face says it all!"
Lan Wangji glared at him "Not pissed" he paused before continuing "Sulking"

Jin Zixuan had to blink multiple times "Sulking? That's your Sulking face!?"

Jin Zixuan doesn't know whether to be scared or...he doesn't know????

"Mn"

Silence

"What are you sulking about?"

Lan Wangji slouched slightly but it was still a perfect posture, HOW DOES HE DO THAT!?

"I left Wei Ying"

Jin Zixuan sighed 'Of course it would be him'

"It was necessary, we" he gestured to all the disciples here "Have a war to fight and Wei Wuxian,
needs to rest before fighting with us"

That seemed to piss—ehem—make Lan wangji sulk even more that Jin Zixuan decided on not
talking at all for the rest of the journey.

Soon they came across Wen Zhuliu and Wen Xu with a few other Wens.

"Oh? The esteemed Hanguang-jun and Jin Zixuan?"

Lan Wangji had gotten his name as Hanguang-jun again, not that he's complaining.

"Wen Xu" Jin Zixuan gritted his teeth.

"Alright, let's cut to the chase, point to me where Jiang Wanyin is and we'll leave you alone for
now" Wen Xu bargained.

The cultivators looked at each other.

Even if they want him gone, they needed allies to win this war.

"Find him yourself" Lan Wangji said "His core is fractured, what else do you need?"

Now the attention was on him.

"What do you mean by What else do I need?" Wen Xu questioned with a sadistic smile.

"Isn't it better for Wanyin to have a fractured core? A core that is there but also not there? He can't
overwork himself or else he will lose his core completely, a fractured core can never heal"

Wen Xu thought before Nodding "Well then, I guess you won't mind us defeating you all right
now!" Wen Xu drew his sword towards Lan Wangji who blocked his attack.

Jin Zixuan was arm on arm with Wen Zhuliu as the rest on the disciples were handling the rest of
the Wens.

This was dangerous, one wrong move and his core will be melted.

Jin Zixuan tripped over his foot and fell onto the ground.
He covered himself as the core melting hand was about to melt his core until he heard a thud
beside him.

He saw Wen Zhuliu bleeding and a stab wound from his chest.

He looked up and saw Lan Wangji with Bichen's tip covered with blood and Chifengzun who was
holding Wen Xu's head.

"Chifengzun?" He questioned Lan Wangji "It was fortunate he was here, most of us wouldn't have
survived otherwise"

Jin Zixuan nodded and got up "Jin Zixuan are you alright?" Nie Mignjue asked "My core is still
intact but I think I sprained my ankle" Jin Zixuan said as he held onto the nearby tree trunk for
support.

"Help your sect heir back to the camp, Wangji, come on, we don't have all day" Nie Mingjue
instructed the disciples.

---

"What are you making?" Wei Wuxian heard Nie Huaisang's voice from behind him.

"I'm trying to make something to confuse the corpses that Wen Ruohan makes, I don't want to use
resentful energy, though I am a bit curious about how they work"

Wei Wuxian looked at his hand.

The same hand that resentful energy hand entered through him during the Waterborne Abyss and...

The sword!

He needs to talk to Lan Wangji when the older arrives.

He has a feeling that the dreams were either visions or clues.

"Wei-xiong"

"Hm?"

Wei Wuxian looked at Nie Huaisang "Yes?"

"Why not just make some talismans that can paralyze the corpses? Paralyzing talismans? It would
be better than to experiment with resentful energy, I know those dreams of yours feels too real but
What if something happens"

Wei Wuxian was curious "What will happen?"

Nie Huaisang sighed "Wei-xiong, if you cultivate resentful energy, you will be useful during the
war, but after the war, people will turn against you, make rumors, and destroy your reputation"

Wei Wuxian thought about it "Your right, but I'll need to think on how I should make these
paralyzing talismans"

It has been two days since Lan Wangji left.

Yesterday, Jiang Yanli had her leg broken and is in the infirmary for further treatment.
Wei Wuxian was instructed to send her lunch since the other healers were busy.

Wei Wuxian didn't want to but no one deserves to starve "Nie-xiong, I will go and deliver Maiden
Jiang's lunch, I'll be back here afterwards"

Wei Wuxian stood up and walked towards the cook and asked him for the food that was for Jiang
Yanli.

"Here it is"

"Thank You"

Wei Wuxian held onto the tray and made his way towards Jiang Yanli's tent.

Once he entered he was met with Yu Ziyuan's piercing glare and Jiang Yanli was looking at her
leg.

It wasn't that scary anymore since you know she doesn't have a core.

He dropped off the food and walked out.

"Are you not going to greet us!?"

"This one apologizes Madam Jiang, but unlike you, us cultivators with cores have other things to
do"

"YOU—"

Wei Wuxian walked away.

---

Wei Wuxian decided to test the talismans he made on the walking corpse he just found a few hours
later.

"Alright, which one of you will go first?" He checked the talismans on his hand and chose one and
threw it towards the corpse.

The corpse just exploded.

"Oh well...that's another explosion talisman" Wei Wuxian took out his notebook and wrote it
down.

"Great, now time to find another corpse"

After a whole 4 hours of trying out the talismans, nothing paralyzed them.

One turned them to dust, another had just made them glow in the dark, another talisman turned the
corpse invisible—he slayed the corpse immediately after he saw it turned invisible—but atleast the
invisible talisman might be useful.

Then the last talisman had just made the corpse walk backwards.

Wei Wuxian groaned as he returned towards the camp at night, just in time for dinner.

"Eh? Peacock? What are you doing here?" Wei Wuxian asked as he entered the tent that Jiang Fen
Jie would be in so that he could rant.

"I sprained my ankle while fighting Wen Zhuliu"

Wei Wuxian widened his eyes

"My core is still intact, Lan Wangji had already killed Wen Zhuliu"

Wei Wuxian sighed in relief.

"Alright then, Where's Fen jie?" He asked "I'm here, need anything A-Xian?" Jiang Fen said from
behind who was holding .

"Yes, an ear to listen to my rant because none of my talismans had worked!"

And so it began with Wei wuxian ranting about his talismans and Jiang Fen and Jin Zixuan
listening while eating their dinner..

"And so! I still didn't manage to make a paralyzing talisman!" Wei Wuxian huffed and crossed his
arms.

"That invisible talisman is useful, how long does it take until it runs out?" Jin Zixuan asked and
Wei Wuxian froze.

"Err...I don't know? I'll check it out Tommorow" he shrugged.

---

Today was the day they finally return to camp!

Another successful Wen Hunt!

And multiple Wens had defected from Wen Ruohan the moment Wen Xu's head was sent to him.

It distracted him long enough to get Wen Qing to grab as many healers and a few soldiers and
townspeople who were hiding to leave.

It wasn't much but it was enough to lower the numbers as there aren't much healers to assist the
injured.

"Are they all?" Nie Mingjue questioned Wen Qing as he also eyes the Soldiers "What is one of the
soldiers are spies?"

"You can let your soldiers guard them until then" Wen Qing said.

"Fine with me, now come on"

Finally!

Lan Wangji doesn't think he can wait any longer.

One more second and he will fly on his sword and towards tha camp!.

---

"Wangji"
"Brother"

The two Lan siblings greeted each other.

Their father and Uncle is on a different camp currently along with Jiang Wanyin, and a few other
minor clans.

"I see that you are fine"

"Mn"

Lan Xichen chuckled "I see, Wuxian is somewhere there testing his talismans, be careful not to
scare him or he might fire one of his talismans towards you"

"Mn" Lan Wangji nodded.

Lan Wangji made his way towards where Wei Wuxian was and smiled at the face his beloved was
making.

He was so cute when his face was on full on focus.

Seeing as the younger wasn't throwing talismans but writing on his notebook he decided to make
his presence known.

"Hello Bunny!"

"WAAH!?"

A notebook was thrown onto his face.

 Chapter 39

"Oww" Lan Wangji held onto his nose.

Wei Wuxian panicked "I'm sorry! I got scared! I didn't know—are you alright? Of course not!
Why am I asking!? How do I make it better?"

Lan Wangji smirked "You could give me a kiss"

Wei Wuxian paused and huffed before looking away "If you can flirt like that then you're fine!"

"But Yingying! I have traveled far and wide! I went to fight those bad Wens and then I came back
with a notebook slammed onto my face!" Lan Wangji Whined.

Wei Wuxian was still looking away but glancing back at Lan Wangji time to time, only to be met
with the same puppy eyes.

Wei Wuxian hesitantly turned around to face the older and walked towards him and kissed his nose
quickly before heading off to escape.

Lan Wangji grabbed him by the waist and hugged him close "You aren't going anywhere!" He hid
his face on the younger's neck.

"L-Lan Zhan! What if so-someone seems us like this!?" Wei Wuxian sputtered out "Then let them
see, they need to know I claimed you already!" Lan Wangji said.

"Shameless" Wei Wuxian said and Lan Wangji laughed softly and BOI

THAT LAUGH WAS MORE ADDICTING THAN WINE.

Wei Wuxian turned red "Give a man some warning before you laugh like that!"

Lan Wangji blinked before looking at Wei Wuxian who was covering his red face with his left
hand.

Lan Wangji smirked "Mmm...but I like seeing you like this, Maybe I wouldn't warn you"

"LAN ZHAN"

Lan Wangji made Wei Wuxian face him and kissed him.

Wei Wuxian sighed into the kiss.

"Come on now! I wanna see what you're up to! We can't be kissing all day now can we?" Lan
Wangji winked at Wei Wuxian who muttered something under his breath.

"Sit, I'll explain all these talismans I have been working on"

And so Lan Wangji listened to Wei Wuxian like a love struck Maiden but only that...he wasn't the
Maiden between the two.

He listened to Wei Wuxian like a good student.

"These would be useful" Lan Wangji said towards the talismans.

"At night we could use the glow in the dark to our enemies so that it wouldn't be easy for them to
hide" Lan Wangji said.

"And this invisible talisman, how long does it last" Lan Wangji questioned "If you put little energy,
it will last you 5 minutes, you put more, you have 30" Wei Wuxian said.

Lan Wangji nodded.

"Though...The paralyzing talismans, I have managed to do it but it wasn't able to last even 5
seconds no matter how much energy I placed into it, I'll check more on it Tomorrow" Wei Wuxian
said as he started packing up "We can show these talismans to Chifengzun later, he might put them
to good use"

Lan Wangji nodded and helped Wei Wuxian pack up and the two headed back towards their camp.

"Ah Wangji—" Lan Xichen blinked "What happened to your nose? It's red"

Wei Wuxian huffed "He scared me and I threw my notebook at him"

Lan Xichen bit his lip and hid his mouth behind his sleeve "Brother" Lan Wangji glared "Sorry
Wangji, but I did warn you"

Wei Wuxian looked at Lan Wangji "He warned you and you still decided to scare me"

"Heh...at least it wasn't one of your exploding talismans?" Lan Wangji said.

"That was a possibility, Anyways I'll be talking with Chifengzun for a while about the talismans"
Wei Wuxian bowed and left the two brothers alone.

Lan Wangji paused "What would be the perfect way to propose to Wei Ying?" He blurted out after
a while.

"You should ask Huaisang that..." Lan Xichen said after a while.

"Right...I almost forgot you and Chifengzun still haven't gotten any progress—anyways—See you
later!"

Lan Xichen sputtered "Wangji!"

---

"You want me—us—to help you think on how to propose to Wei-xiong?" Nie Huaisang
questioned.

"And that, while we're in the middle of a war" Jin Zixuan questioned after.

Lan Wangji nodded.

"Why don't you think about this after the war?" Jin Zixuan asked.

"Because War is going to end in a few weeks from now, and then I will have to prepare what I
should say and all that" Lan Wangji said as if it was obvious.

"Knowing Wei-xiong he might want something unique and memorable and unexpected" Nie
Huaisang said.
"Does proposing a chicken to him count"

"What? NO!"

---

"These could be useful, you never fail to surprise me Wei Wuxian" Nie Mingjue said and Wei
Wuxian smiled sheepishly "I'm full of surprises"

"Will you be able to join us in a few days?" Nie Mingjue questioned the younger male "I think so, I
am still a bit sloppy with my forms but in a few days...Yeah I'll be able to, Why do you ask?" Wei
Wuxian questioned the buffer man.

"I don't think the other disciples can take on Lan Wangji's sulking face"

Wei Wuxian looked at him confused "But when he sulking he puts his bottom lip out as if he's
pouting and will whine, was he that annoying?"

The Nie disciples with them were shocked and Nie Mingjue blinked.

"I think he only sulks like that with you"

Wei Wuxian thinned his lips "How does he usually sulk?"

"He looks pissed"

Wei Wuxian huffed and face palmed "That big baby"

---

Lan Wangji was staring at the thing above him.

The ceiling of the tent?

Whatever that was called.

He was thinking on matter that are more important than war : Wei Wuxian

Who or what could be more important than him? He is the best person on this world! The whole
universe even!

He then saw someone entering the tent.

"Lan Zhan"

"Hello A-Ying!"

Wei Wuxian flushed at the nickname before sighing "I'll be joining you in a few days, so stop
scaring the others with the face you call sulking, poor disciples were scared"

Lan Wangji pouted "Your Lan Zhan was also missing you! But you're more concerned about the
disciples?"

Wei Wuxian huffed and got on top of him "I know my Lan Zhan also missed his Wei Ying, but
don't scare the disciples, We still need them alive"

Lan Wangji nodded "Fine, it won't happen again...only because you're coming with me!"
Wei Wuxian chuckled "You silly Lan"

"Your only Lan"

"Yes yes, my only Lan"

---

The next few days Wei Wuxian had sparred with Lan Wangji and studied his talismans to make the
paralyzing talisman.

And when he finally managed to make the talisman work for 10 minutes long he was jumping
around and Lan Wangji treated him Tanghulu.

"Let's put this talisman to the test! We'll be going to get some Qishan Wens down!" Wei Wuxian
said excitedly as the two and along with Zixuan and Lan and Jin Disciples said.

"And what will that useless talisman do?"

Unfortunately, Jin Zixun, decided to join them and Lan Wangji was using all his restraint not to
Flippin kick the guy's balls.

Jin Zixuan just wants to make his cousin shut up for once.

"The talismans I made isn't useless thank you very much" Wei Wuxian said while crossing his
arms.

"What can a rogue cultivator like you do?" Jin Zixun tsked.

"Many things, if you forgot, I made a lot of inventions, and the compass you're holding" Wei
Wuxian pointed towards it "I made it"

Jin Zixun flushed red in embarrassment.

"Well this invention is trash anyway" he threw it.

"Well considering the one holding it is made of trash it is no wonder it doesn't work well"

"YOU—MMHM"

Jin Zixun's lips were now sealed shut.

"Anyways, where was I? Oh! Lan Zhan, how well do you think these talismans work on humans?"

And so on the loud one started talking.

It was annoying some disciples but it was better than Lan Wangji looking pissed and pulling off a
very cold and suffocating aura around him.

And so they arrived onto one of the camps that the Wen soldiers had been staying, courtesy
towards the one who was sending them information.

Lan Wangji already knew it was Meng Yao.

He just has to make sure he either does not kill Wen Ruohan or well...

Make sure he doesn't do anything.

"Get to formation" Jin Zixuan ordered and the disciples obeyed.

---

"WHEW! THAT WAS FUN!" Wei Wuxian yelled out after a successful take down on their camp.

The paralyzing talismans he made were effective.

It worked fine, no body died, a few cuts and scratches here and there but no one severely injured.

"Let's camp here for the night" Jin Zixuan announced and they all started to set up their own tents
and rested for the night.

---

Days after, everyone was at one camp, meeting up to discuss a new plan.

"No"

Lan Wangji cannot risk Wei Wuxian going on and allowing himself to get captured.

"Lan Zhan, I'll be fine, I made a talisman that can make a barrier around my core just in case Wen
Ruohan will try to remove it...even without Wen Zhuliu" Wei Wuxian said.

"Are you sure you are capable?" Qingheng-jun questioned.

Wei Wuxian nodded "If I get captured, I can spend my time studying the Yin iron and how he uses
it, if there's a weak link then it will be easier to stop him"

"And why should we send you instead of anyone else!?" Jiang Wanyin decided to speak.

"Well, out of everyone else here, it would make sense that Wei Wuxian would rebel against us"

A voice said.

"YOU HOW ARE YOU HERE!?" Yu Ziyuan raged out.

"Woman, I was on a vacation at Yunping, do you think I would have died at the burning down of
Lotus Pier?" Jiang Qiong stated.

"I should also thank Lan-Gongzi for showing me here" Jiang Qiong said as he bowed slightly at
Lan Xichen.

"My pleasure Elder Jiang"

"Anyways, I will agree to this plan, as long as Wei Wuxian vows to return alive" Jiang qiong said.

"This one shall return alive" Wei Wuxian said.

"Wei Ying..."

Wei Wuxian turned to Lan Wangji

"Lan Zhan, I will return to you, don't worry about it" he placed his hand on Lan Wangji's shoulder.

"Fine I trust you, be careful" Lan Wangji said.

"Mn"

The two laughed at that.

 Chapter 40

'Alright this is kind of scary' Wei Wuxian thought as he was trying to find some Wens to get
himself captured.

'I already made myself look injured with this hologram talisman, I just need to act like i fainted
infront of the Wens, and they'll probably take me to Wen Ruohan' he thought to himself.

'Lan Zhan, I will return to you as soon as all this is over'

That is a promise he INTENDS TO KEEP.

He will return to him.

Only because the older is a big baby and will whine all day and probably scare all the disciples and
then cry for the rest of eternity.

Yes that's the reason.

And not because he's worried about the elder and loves him very much.

Mhm.

Yes.

That's exactly why.

Reasonable.

Alrighnow he has to find Wens! And where are they!?

Jin Zixuan and Jiang Yanli are watching him.

Making sure I'll be captured and taken away.

'I doubt Maiden Jiang is watching me though'

And well...he wasn't wrong.

Jiang Yanli's focus was on Jin Zixuan.

Jin Zixuan was getting annoyed at it but as long as she would not utter a word! Everything would
be fine.

Hopefully.

Because he would yell and then their cover would blow up.

Suddenly a few voices came from behind.

Jin Zixuan grabbed Jiang Yanli's hair and pulled her down to hide behind a bush.

'That hurts!' Jiang Yanli thought 'But he was worried about my safety...maybe...there's a chance'
she thought to herself and she stared back at Jin Zixuan.
Jin Zixuan was annoyed already 'WHY DID MADAM YU WANT HER TO BE HERE!? MORE
SPECIFICALLY HER DAUGHTER WHOSE LEG JUST GOTTEN HEALED!?'

Whatever, he was there to watch the movement.

Wei Wuxian heard laughing from behind him.

"Don't come any closer" he said acting tired.

"Aww looks like the fearful rogue cultivator had been seriously injured" A Wen said.

"Sect Leader Wen might want to deal with you" another commented.

Wei Wuxian took out some talisman that will burn them but only minor.

"You! GET HIM!" The one leading the group said.

Wei Wuxian put up a bit of fight before he made himself look as if he fainted.

"Grab him and bring him with us" the leader said "Sect Leader Wen might have some use for him"

Once they were away from them in a safe distance, Jin Zixuan got up from hiding.

Jiang yanli was going to thank him for earlier but Jin Zixuan cut her off.

"I did not pull you to hiding for your sake but for Wei Wuxian's sake, if we were caught, we would
have blown the mission" he hissed "Now we should head back before I leave you here alone"

They started walking back towards the camp, Jiang Yanli walking atleast 5 steps behind Jin
Zixuan hoping he would tell her to walk beside him but it never came.

YunmengJiang needs allies after the war.

And she can only do so if she gets her engagement with the Jin Heir back.

Besides, who wouldn't want to marry him? His achievements and he came from a good family.

---

Wei Wuxian was trying his best not to make extra movements as they tucked him inside a black
bag.

As he was being carried inside the bag, he opened his eyes.

'Plan A, secured, now off to Plan B, try to make Wen Ruohan think I'm his ally'

Wei Wuxian mentally sighed.

He could take a nap, but then it would give them an even greater advantage.

He made an alarming talisman to warn him when they arrive to their destination.

For now he'll try to stay awake and use the recording talisman he made to record whatever the rest
would be saying and placed it on his robe.

He knows Huaisang would be listening to all of it in his tent while taking notes if anything is
important.
---

He made an 'oof' sound as he was thrown out of the bag and onto the floor.

He hissed at the impact to remain in act.

Wei Wuxian was surprised to see that the room was filled with coprses and the Yin iron was in the
center.

"Wha—"

He used his sword as a cane to help him stand.

His attention then moved towards the throne where he saw Wen Ruohan and surprisingly Meng
Yao.

He doesn't know why but his guts told him not to trust him.

He'll follow his guts.

"Wei Wuxian, I heard a lot about you"

Wen Ruohan said as he got up and walked down from his throne.

"What a surprise you have been brought here all injured, tell me, did my disciples manage to
injured you so badly?"

Wei Wuxian inwardly rolled his eyes 'as if they could'

"I had been caught off guard by the Jiangs" was what he said instead.

Wen Ruohan was now walking around him.

"Ah...I heard about your treatment there, too bad, you were their ally in this war, but they turned
you into this, and now looked where you are" Wen Ruohan stopped behind him.

Wei Wuxian did look around, this place was filled with heavy resentful energy.

It's suffocating.

The coprses around were being controlled by the Yin iron.

Wen Ruohan has all 4 pieces but the Yin iron he has here, seemed more weaker than the sword he
found in that cave.

"Now...don't you want to take revenge on them?"

Wei Wuxian snapped his attention back towards Wen Ruohan "Revenge on who?"

"Revenge on ofcourse the Jiangs, you can side with me and I'll forgive you for the current killings
you did"

Wen Ruohan then leaned onto his ear "Don't you want to see the Jiangs bow down infront of you?
To ask for your mercy as you slaughter them one by one?"

Wei Wuxian didn't want that but he just went along.

He closed his eyes and sucked in a breath.

"What do you want in return?"

Wen Ruohan hummed in victory "Oh, you just have to make some useful talismans and I will
ensure you, The Jiangs will be brought down"

Wei Wuxian sighed "Deal"

Wen Ruohan smirked "That Xue Yang ran away but let me tell you, if you dare escape or betray
me...I will make my corpses eat you alive"

Wei Wuxian shuddered, he should be extra careful with his works then.

"Meng Yao, show him where he'll be staying and send him a healer"

---

Nie Huaisang was listening and taking notes.

"Ah...so he decided to go there again after getting kicked out" Nie Huaisang muttered.

So far there wasn't anything interesting.

---

Wei Wuxian followed Meng Yao while gripping onto his sword.

On the way towards the room Meng Yao spoke "I know those injuries are fake, why are you
here?"

Wei Wuxian shrugged "I just want some people to know how it feels like to be on the ground and
getting whipped everyday, I lived on the streets for 6 years of my life, and then they take me in just
to beat me up for the next 5 and a half years, I might as well torture them for the same amount of
period"

Meng Yao just stared at him, Wei Wuxian was hard to read, he can't see through him.

He'll have to keep close if he wants to send messages to Xichen about this.

He can't let this person beside him ruin his plans on getting his father's attention.

He needs to kill Wen Ruohan, if he does, then maybe, his father would notice and legitimize him.
 Chapter 41
Chapter Notes

See the end of the chapter for notes

Wei Wuxian was then left alone in his room.

The healer fell for the injuries and tended to it.

This one must still be inexperienced, he looked scared.

He'll have to make sure there are others who are innocent and being forced in command with Wen
Ruohan and protect them.

He made sure the recording talisman is on before speaking "Do you heal everyone around here?"

The male spoke "I do actually...the other's had escaped but some of us stayed behind" he said after
a long hesitant pause.

"And why exactly? Don't worry, your secret is safe with me" Wei Wuxian drank the wine he was
offered.

"We didn't want Sect Leader to suspect and then send out for us, but if given the chance...all of us
would go, we sent all of the younger ones, us elder ones would stay...even if we aren't
so...experienced" the male said as he tied the last bandage.

"You must change the bandages every day or when it gets dirty to minimize infections"

Wei Wuxian nodded "This humble one thanks you for your hard work"

And so Wei Wuxian is now left alone in the room to think of his next steps.

---

Lan Wangji was not happy knowing that Meng Yao was there with his Wei Ying.

He needs to talk with his brother.

So where tf is he!?

"Jin Zixuan" he greeted the other "Lan Wangji, are you looking for something?"

"Someone, have you seen my brother?"

Jin Zixuan shrugged "Last I saw him was with Nie Mingjue"

"What were they doing?"

"Sparring"

'Coward of a brother, spar instead of asking them out' Lan Wangji thought before he thanked the
other and went on to continue searching for his brother.

"Xiongzhang" Lan Wangji called out once he found his brother cleaning his sword.
"Ah...Wangji, something wrong?"

"Meng Yao?" He said those two words and Lan Xichen sighed before putting the supplies away.

"Yes, I know I'll be careful, but we need to have someone give us information, the time here is
different, besides, he decided it on his own" Lan Xichen said almost hesitantly.

"But I promise, I would listen to you and believe you or look into it before going on and turn away"

Lan Wangji huffed "fine" before looking back at his brother "You could just ask him out that you
told him to spar with you?"

Lan Xichen stared at his brother before smiling "Oh Wangji...Mingjue and I are currently courting"

Lan Wangji froze "Since when!?"

"Two days ago but you weren't here, I was going to tell you later"

Lan Wangji Whined before saying "You both moved faster than I could" he muttered under his
breath.

"It takes time Wangji, besides, it's either Mingjue will move to the Lan Sect or I will move to the
Nie's, so it's between you or Huaisang who'll be the sect leader"
Lan Wangji blinks.

Oh fuck nah! He ain't gonna deal with all these paperwork!

But then again,

Huaisang would complain and complain and go find someone to help.

"Time will tell on who would be who, we have a war to settle on" Lan Wangji said seriously.

"Wuxian will be alright, trust me" Lan Xichen said as he placed his hand onto Lan Wangji's
shoulder.

The two then walked towards the meeting tent where Nie Mingjue, Jiang Fengmian, Jiang Qiong,
and basically almost everyone were waiting.

"Nice to see you both"

The two brothers were about to give their greetings when...

"DA-GE!"

Nie Huaisang entered with the recording transmitter talisman in his hand and placed it on the table,
this was live.

They all payed attention at once.

---

"Wei Wuxian, Wei Wuxian" Wen Ruohan said as soon as Wei Wuxian kneeled on the ground.

"What do you know about your parents?"

Wei Wuxian flinched "My parents, Cangse Sanren and Wei Changze, have both died in a
nighthunt"

Wen Ruohan laughed loudly "A nighthunt? Your parents weren't killed by a beast while they were
on a nighthunt"

Wei Wuxian was confused.

"What do you mean?"

Wen Ruohan continued to laugh "You believed that? Your parents were we most powerful duo,
with Cangse being the strength and Changze being the brains, there's nothing a beast or whatever
they were hunting that time could have killed them"

Wei Wuxian stood up "Forgive this one, But I must ask, how were my parents killed?"

---

Now this...everyone was paying attention.

Jiang Fengmian was also paying attention since from what he knows, they died on a hunt.

---

"Your parent's were murdered"

Wei Wuxian's eyes snapped open widely

---

Loud gasps were heard across the room.

'Wei Ying...' Lan Wangji thought worriedly as he made eye contact with both Jin Zixuan and Nie
Huaisang.

"If the murderer is within this room, I suggest secluding them until Wei Ying chooses a rightful
punishment" Lan Wangji said which left no room for arguments.

---

"Murdered!?" He raised his voice out of shock and made eye contact with Wen Ruohan.

"Oh, Don't look at me" the man shrugged "I didn't kill them, I just happened to pass by when the
murder had happened" Wen Ruohan smirked.

Wei Wuxian was getting impatient "Then...who?"

"Who else but the person who wanted you dead as well?"

"You don't mean..."

"Yes, I mean Yu Ziyuan"

---

Silence

"San-niang..."
Yu Ziyuan was pale, she was sure no one was there when she did that!

"SUCH FOUL LIES!" Was what she spat out instead.

Jiang Wanyin and Jiang Yanli were glared by Jiang Qiong to stay out of this as their opinions do
not matter.

"Tie her up" Qingheng-jun's voice was heard and the Lan Disciples followed his order.

"Please, forgi—"

Lan Wangji cut Jiang Fengmian off "She murdered Wei Ying's parents, murder is not something
taken lightly, Wei Ying would have had a better childhood with his parents alive but no! She had to
kill them!"

Yu Ziyuan was under the Lan silencing spell.

It was easier to restrain her as she didn't have a core.

"Place her in the corner and watch her, make sure she doesn't escape" Qingheng-jun ordered.

---

Wei Wuxian doesn't even feel...surprised?

It's like his body had expected it.

But he was mad.

HIS PARENTS HAD DONE NOTHING!

THEY DID NOTHING TO HER!

'Deep breathes' Wei Wuxian thought to himself.

'Concentrate, you can deal with the murder later, right now, you have a mission to take on, play
along' he reminded himself.

"So...if I ever captured Yu Ziyuan, what Kind of punishment would you give her?" Wen Ruohan
said.

---

That question made multiple people pay attention.

---

"She doesn't have a core, it's humiliating enough" Wei Wuxian said before thinking "Cutting all
her fingers off would be the merciful punishment I would give her"

Wen Ruohan raised a brow "Oh? But isn't Cutting her fingers a bit too merciful? She did kill your
parents why not her whole arm?"

Wei Wuxian shrugged "She got hit with her own whip 16 times, and besides, cutting off her fingers
means that she can't eat without anyone assisting her"

Wei Wuxian paused before continuing "Yu Ziyuan is a prideful woman, having someone feed her
and help her tie her clothes on would be embarrassing"

He then smirked "Sect Leader, sometimes the most merciful punishments you give, are the
person's worst nightmare"

Wen Ruohan nodded.

"Well then, I shall see that her fingers would be chopped off" he nodded

---

"I would gladly do the honors" Lan Wangji muttered.

"CUTTING HER FINGERS OFF IS TOO EXCESSIVE!" Jiang wanyin argued.

"And so is murdering a child's parents you fool!" Jiang Qiong smacked the back of his head.

---

Wei Wuxian was waiting for the 'but'

"But...I want you to make a talisman which could energize me, Controlling all the Yin Iron at the
same time is tiring enough"

Wei Wuxian nodded

"I shall try"

Wen Ruohan sighed as he then slouched on his throne.

"How long will it take?"

"A week or so at most Sect Leader Wen, it would depend on the difficulty" Wei Wuxian said
honestly.

"Very well, get to work, I'll have someone watch over you"

Wei Wuxian nodded and waited for the said disciple to accompany him and made his way towards
the work room.

He ended the recording there.

---

"Now what do we do with her?" Jin Zixuan asked.

"We can't just give her to the Wens immediately, that'll cause suspicion" Nie Huaisang said as he
tucked the talisman away.

"Just put her in a cell until Wei Ying will comes back and give her punishment himself"

Many seemed to agree so whatever the Jiangs said or asked just remained unheard.

And so without delay Nie Mingjue had his guards take her away to Qinghe and to watch her.

"If she escapes, you all are to face punishment"

 ---

Wei Wuxian could not concentrate at all.

He needs to but...

WHO COULD CONCENTRATE AFTER KNOWING THE PERSON YOU WERE LIVING
WITH WAS YOUR PARENTS' MURDERER!?

It now makes more sense why she would beat him with the zidian.

It was because she thought he was dead.

And she thought it could have burned through his spiritual veins and stop his energy from flowing
so that he couldn't overshow her son.

"Aren't you supposed to do your work?" Meng Yao said as he entered.

Wei Wuxian laughed "Tell me, would you be able to concentrate if you just found out that the
person you had lived with half of your life was your deceased parents' murderer?"

"Fair point but Sect Leader wants it done as soon as possible"

"Then I'll get it done as soon as I can" Wei Wuxian rolled his eyes.

Chapter End Notes

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Guess what's it about ;)))))

 Chapter 42
Chapter Notes

See the end of the chapter for notes

It has been a month since Wei Wuxian was sent there, he fulfilled every request but with a little
twist that acts as a slow poison.

Wei Wuxian managed to send them a coded message that they will have to start moving in 2 or 3
months.

The poison needs to get to place.

He doesn't know how but Wei Wuxian managed to drip a bit of poison towards the talisman.

Lan Wangji was worried about Wei Wuxian because if his true intentions were to be out, he fears
that he'll be executed.

He doesn't think that he could live again if Wei Wuxian dies.

Wen Yuan had just been born not that long ago and the mother had grown sickly after.

He was sending the best doctors to Gusu to treat her because even as much as he wants to raise the
child again, the child needs his mother.

He was also there in Cloud Recesses to check on her and the child.

They said she was stable but not enough to leave the bed.

That was good news atleast.

Now he has only Wei Wuxian to worry about.

'Please come back alive, whether injured, in a coma, got another amnesia, I don't care just come
back to me breathing'

He then decided to check on Yu Ziyuan who was in the prison of Qinghe.

He'll be traveling.

Yu Ziyuan's maids were sent back to Meishan to undergo punishment for their crimes.

They had confessed what happened during the murder and so they were ready to accept whatever
punishment.

---

Wen Ruohan was loving the Talisman Wei Wuxian made for him.

One was for his energy,

One was for clearing his mind,

And one for keeping the resentment run smooth along his veins.
He sighed in content.

He never felt anything weird so it seemed like the boy was doing his job.

His test subject was Meng Yao.

When he tried the talismans, he frowned like he was disappointed to see that there was no I'll
intent.

But he didn't care why the other was disappointed.

He has a war to win and the boy will be loyal to those who would take care of him.

He might as well make him his heir when he wins the war.

He would still remember the time he was walking around in his commoner robes because he
needed to spy around.

And how Yu Ziyuan murdered Cangse Sanren and Wei Changze.

A pity though,

If she killed Changze and left Cangse, he would have made her the Madam of the Wen Sect.

---

Wen Ruohan was walking around to scout the area when he heard a cackle from not so far away
and whispers.

He found himself curious and decided to listen and see who it was.

He saw Yu Ziyuan and her two maids.

He decided to overhear their conversation.

"My lady you aren't thinking—"

"Jinzhu! Did I allow you to voice your opinions!? You both work for me!"

Yu Ziyuan raised her voice.

'Oh? And what is the Violet Spider doing around here?' Wen Ruohan thought curiously.

"When we meet those two here, I want those two dead!" Yu Ziyuan said.

"I want their child dead before killing the two stupid whores! Yinzhu! You go to that inn and kill
that child! Jinzhu you stay with me!"

Yinzhu didn't want to do it, it was written in her eyes but she was only a servant, and a servant must
obey their master at any cost.

She nodded and kowtowed before going towards the direction of Yiling.

Wen Ruohan followed discreetly.

Yinzhu was looking around for the child.

She didn't want to kill the boy so she'll just find a dead boy around his age and just disfigure the
face and show it to her master.

It was a coincidence that an old couple's youngest child died and seemed to be around the age of
that boy she was told about.

She waited for the couple to turn away before grabbing the boy and quickly running away.

She stopped once she was far enough and took out her dagger "I'm sorry, forgive me" she
whispered before stabbing the blade across the child's face and throwing a few punches to it.

Wen Ruohan watched it all 'So...she didn't kill the kid?' He thought before smirking "This might be
useful in the future"

He then followed Yinzhu as she returned to her master who was smiling widely.

"Burn the body and let's go and find Cangse whore and that servant Wei"

And so they left the body there to burn.

The twins communicated with their eyes.

And Yinzhu shook her head and Jinzhu sighed softly.

A loud laugh was heard from afar.

"Alright, we go there and stab them immediately"

The two stopped her "Madam Yu, you can't be reckless, Cangse is a disciple of an immortal and
Changze was Sect Leader Jiang's second hand who was good in strategies"

Yu Ziyuan was pissed that the two undermined her "And what do you suggest!? You think you're
better than I am!?"

The two knew that their master is stubborn.

She doesn't like it when others make the ideas.

So they have to give hints and make it seem like she was the one who came up with it.

"If those two are together we are going to be unable to win against the two"

'Heh, her maids are better than she is' Wen Ruohan thought.

Madam Yu thought about it.

"Well then separate them would you!? YINZHU! Do whatever you want with Changze but I WILL
KILL CANGSE! Make sure he dies!"

Cangse and Wei Changze were minding their own business in hunting a beast nearby.

Until they heard two sounds from different directions one was a cry and the other was a scream.

"A-ze?" Cangse questioned.

"We'll have to separate for now, let's meet here quickly after saving them"
"Mn" she agreed and left towards the cri.

"Anyone there!? Can you hear me!?"

"I can hear you well thank you very much"

Cangse turned around and saw Yu Ziyuan.

She smiled "Ah! Ziyuan! You're here too! Did you see any—WH—HEY!"

Cangse dodged the whip that was sent towards her.

"What did you send that whip out for!? HEY! STOP THAT I DID NOTHING THAN ROAMING
AROUND THE PLACE!" She yelled and used her sword to defend and blocked the attacks while
running away.

"YOU STUPID BITCH GET BACK HERE AND FIGHT ME!"

Madam Yu started chasing her while sending out her whip.

Suddenly a dagger being thrown has entered her vision that she decided to dodge it but that only
made Yu Ziyuan's Zidian touch her back that she screamed and rolled on the ground.

"What did I do to you? I am married and I have a child!"

Yu Ziyuan sneered "You ruined everything and no need to worry, your child is dead"

She whipped Cangse in her face "YOU MONSTER!" Cangse screamed as she spat out blood but
that resulted another hit from the Zidian.

"IF ANYONE IS THE MONSTER IT IS BOTH YOU CANGSE WHORE AND THAT DIRTY
EXCUAE OF A SERVANT!"

Yu Ziyuan continued whipping Cangse Sanren until she was satisfied that the other was no longer
breathing.

"Jinzhu, burn her body and throw her sword to the river nearby, I will check on that servant"

Wen Ruohan made an advancement and went towards Changze.

Yinzhu wasn't trying to kill him but merely trying to worn him out.

It was working as Wei Changze had an average core compared to Yinzhu and he was more of the
brains from the two.

That was until the zidian had snapped onto his neck.

He blacked out.

"Are you that weak that you need me to kill them both!?" She scolded "Burn the body, kill any
witness nearby! I will head back to Yunmeng!"

---

He smirked to himself and took a sip off his cup.

"That son of Cangse, lives up to both his parents names, he would make the perfect pawn"
 ---

That Night Meng Yao was having quite a crisis.

What has went wrong!?

He knew that the Nie Huaisang from his original timeline was planning something and he didn't
want anyone to find out what he did.

He had searched a timetravel array and decided to travel back in time.

But somehow a lot of things changed!

He couldn't meet up with Lan Xichen, Cloud Recesses wasn't burned down.

He and Lan Xichen couldn't meet and he couldn't earn his pity.

He grumbled at himself but the two were able to meet after Lan Xichen asked him if he would be
able to spy here.

But there was one problem.

Meng Yao can't use Wei Wuxian as an escape goat anymore.

He isn't using demonic cultivation.

And not only that but Jin Zixuan and him are friends.

Everything in this timeline is wrong.

But that could only mean that someone else was here with him.

But who could it be!?

HE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT!

He pinched the bridge of his nose. If anything, he's going to have to kill Nie Mingjue all over again
because of this, he will not let him take Lan Xichen away from him.

He will kill Wen Ruohan and make everyone think Wei Wuxian was the one on his side because
of what happened.

Yes, he'll do exactly that.

His father would legitimize him again if he did kill Wen Ruohan this time again.

But they wouldn't be able to take care of the Wens as they were all at Cloud Recesses.

JUST WHO PLAYED WITH THE TIMELINE!?

NONE OF THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!

Chapter End Notes

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FIGHT YOU LATER IN YOUR SLEEP
 Chapter 43

Meng Yao had been spying on Wei Wuxian the while time he was here but not once had he seen
the other plan something or do anything suspicious.

Was this Wei Wuxian really going to side with Wen Ruohan?

If he did then it would make everything much easier.

Just what is he up to!?

He had kept an eye on Wei Wuxian incase he would make the guard sleep but surp he just annoys
the guard while doing his work.

It's really hard to atleast find a single flaw.

Wen Ruohan took him in immediately, while he had to work himself off to get to the top.

"Wei Wuxian"

"Meng Yao! Took you so long to finally gather the courage to talk to me!" The brat smiled
sheepishly.

---

'What does that dwarf want!?' Lan Wangji screamed in his head.

Right now he was with Nie Huaisang, and Lan Xichen in one tent.

They were bored from listening until Meng Yao's voice came up.

---

Wei Wuxian smiled at the older but shorter man.

He knows that Meng Yao had been watching him from afar, checking him for any suspicious
things.

Well it's a good thing that he's a genius or else this was going to be a tough mission.

"You..."

Wei Wuxian smiled and laughed "You know you're not very good at hiding, It was easy to sense
you nearby"

Meng Yao clenched his hands at that "Oh? I was sure that I was discreet though"

Wei Wuxian shrugged "Better luck next time, you were too easy to pick up on, try again soon"

Meng Yao looked at the papers and bad hand writing on the table "Wei Wuxian..."

"Mn?" Wei Wuxian turned towards him fully and raised a brow before laughing "Don't I sound like
Lan Zhan? Mn" he repeated the 'mn' again but this time with a serious face.

"Anyways continue!" Wei Wuxian said as he placed his arm on the table.
"Why don't you try demonic cultivation?" Meng Yao really needed someone to be an escape goat,
Using Wei Wuxian would be the best one.

Wei Wuxian looked at him suspiciously after he said the question.

---

Three people on the tent gasped.

"Do you think he..." Nie Huaisang asked

"Only one way to find out, send a tiny vibration to Wei Ying" Lan Wangji said.

"If he is then what do we do?" Lan Xichen questioned.

"Only time will tell" Lan Wangji said.

---

"Why should I be interested in learning demonic cultivation?" He asked the other before he felt a
little vibration in his robes.

He sent back a small vibration meaning he got the message.

"You know, you're siding with Wen Ruohan, wouldn't it be better if you learned how to use
Resentful energy along with him" Meng Yao pushed.

Wei Wuxian stood upband walked towards him "I have a great level of Cultivation, why should I
abandon it for resentful energy? Besides, I love my sword" Wei Wuxian said as he showed off his
sword and hugged it infront of the other.

"But wouldn't you be more powerful if you cultivate with it?" Meng Yao tried again.

Wei Wuxian sighed and went behind Meng Yao "If you want to learn it, learn it yourself, don't ask
me to do it because with a core as strong as mine, I can easily Qi deviate"

'You weren't Qi deviating in the original timeline' Meng Yao thought, his back still facing Wei
Wuxian.

The taller turned an leaned beside his ear "If anything, I am quite curious why you keep watching
me? Am I that attractive?"

Meng Yao scoffed before smiling and turned around and stepped backwards "Indeed Young
Master is attractive but not My type"

Wei Wuxian shrugged before going back to his seat "Mind giving me the talisman papers over
there?" Wei Wuxian asked the guard who was looking after him before facing Meng Yao again.

"Unless you have anything more to say, You may leave, I have to make that extra energy level for
Sect Leader Wen"

Meng Yao gritted his teeth but showed a smile "Ah...I will see you around then"

Wei Wuxian watched as the other left the room "His smile is creeping me out, don't you think?"
Wei Wuxian asked his guard who only raised a brow at him.
"AW COME ON! YOU AREN'T FORBIDDEN TO TALK YOU KNOW!?"

---

"He dares try to—"

"Wangji calm down—"

"Brother—"

"It will raise suspicions if you do this, you can confront him soon"

"Quiet you two! The recording has been passed to Meng Yao! This will only last for 10 minutes!"
Nie Huaisang hissed.

---

Meng Yao went over towards his room.

"Where had I gone wrong in this spell?" He muttered.

"The one I wrote in there was to take the person who wished to changed everying, And I was sent,
but I followed everything, there's no way the timeline would change on it's own" Meng Yao said.

"There should be another person who came with me, but who...there are multiple people who acted
differently from the past...Jin Zixuan, Nie Huaisang, Lan Wangji and Jiang Wanyin" Meng Yao
concluded.

"It can't be Jin Zixuan as he was dead before I did this...the plan on framing the Yiling Partriatch
was full proof...without him how am I going to be able to eliminate him again?" Meng Yao
muttered.

---

Lan Wangji felt his whole world crash

Framed?

Was...

The two looked at Lan Wangji who was gripping Bichen tightly "Wangji..."

Lan Xichen quickly placed silencing Talismans around the tent.

"He..." Lan Wangji started

"Ji-Xiong! Don't break the table!"

Lan Wangji decided to restrain himself until the live recording is over.

---

"It could only be either of the three, but I can't know for sure unless I trigger them...perhaps after
this I could go to each one of them and ask then about the Yiling Partriatch"

Meng Yao nodded "Anything other than that would not be recognizable aside from Jiang Yanli and
Jin Zixuan's death and Jin Rulan's birth"
---

They weren't able to hear more as they heard books and papers moving.

Nie Huaisang decided to cut the recording off.

"You may break the table—"

*CRACK!?*

"THAT SHORT ASS MOTHER FUCKING SON OF A JIN BASTARD!"

Lan Wangji isn't one for cursing out loud but this was too much.

"JUST WAIT! I WILL BE THE ONE TO SLICE HIS HEAD OFF!" Lan Wangji grabbed Bichen
and walked out the tent.

Anger was written all over his face and his aura that people walked out of his way.

Nie Mingjue was feeling a little scared "CHIFENGZUN! TELL MY BROTHER I'LL BE
HUNTING FIERCE CORPSES NEARBY!"

Nie Mingjue could only nod and Jin Zixuan who was beside him flinched and turned to see Nie
Huaisang and Lan Xichen behind them.

"I heard don't worry, the new recording we heard had angered Wangji" Lan Xichen said.

"Did Wei Wuxian do something?" Jin Zixuan questioned "No not him, Meng Yao said something
unwanted and Lan Wangji is mad at Wuxian's behalf" Lan Xichen shook his head.

"It's always the quiet ones who's scary when they snap" Nie Mingjue muttered.

Nie Huaisang is going to keep note of this, next time he wants something he could literally go and
use Lan Wangji as an excuse.

"Welp, this is something you don't want to see everyday, we don't need another Jiang Wanyin" Jin
Zixuan said.

"Ji-Xiong will be fine Xichen-ge, we should go get some snacks to eat"

Lan Xichen sighed but nodded.

"I'll be off to meet up with Mianmian" Jin Zixuan said.

"Sure, tell us when you proposed to her"

"Nie Huaisang!"
 Chapter 44
Chapter Notes

I WASN'T ABLE TO PREPARE A DECENT CHAPTER!

I WAS WATCHING HENERAL LUNA FOR ERR

:333 YOU'LL KNOW WHY SOON ENOUGH! ;)

It has been four months since Wei Wuxian joined and the spiritual poison from the talismans
started taking effect a week ago.

Wen Ruohan didn't think much of it but he thinks it's a side effect from the resentful energy.

"I might have used too much resentful energy that the talismans can only do so much" Wen
Ruohan grumbled and faced Meng Yao "GRAB THE HEALERS!"

Meng Yao kowtowed and went off to grab a few healers.

Wei Wuxian was infront of him testing some talismans on his corpses.

"This isn't working" he heard the other grumbled under his breath.

He doesn't care what the other would be doing, he just needs to win this war.

---

"The poison is started the effect, we should start moving" Nie Huaisang announced.

"You got a plan?" Jin Zixuan raised a brow.

Nie Huaisang looked at Lan Wangji who nodded.

It is near the timeline where they attacked Wen Ruohan.

They will have to calculate their movements.

Nie Huaisang then started the planning.

"Nie Mingjue and Lan Wangji will enter the palace, bring a few prisoners with you and make them
pretend to be Nie Disciples, no doubt that Meng Yao is there, he'll try to kill them"

Nie Mingjue scoffed after hearing that dwarf's name.

"Jiang-gongzi, Jin-xiong, and Xichen-ge will be in the Frontlines with the rest of the disciples, take
the talismans Wei-xiong made,the paralyzing, explosion talismans, invisible talismans will be
helpful, energizing talismans, and the obliterating talisman"

Wei Wuxian had sent them a new talisman that he was able to hide from Wen Ruohan.

Obliterating Talisman can turn their opponents to nothing but dust.

Really useful if you ask them.

Well...only if you ask those with sense.

"Alright, when do we move?" Jiang Fengmian questioned.

He wants to get this all done, he needs to get his wife out of the prison cell.

"In a few days time" Nie Huaisang said fanning himself.

---

Wei Wuxian was waiting for them.

He was inside with Wen Ruohan.

On his right side was Meng Yao and on his left was Wei Wuxian.

Wei Wuxian managed to study the Yin iron when he was close to it.

And how Wen Ruohan was able to control all of them together.

He found a way to pull one away and cleansed it slowly whenever he was nearby.

It was purer than the rest.

At least even a little bit.

But enough for Wei Wuxian not to clog his core with resentful energy if he will try to pull it away.

"Sect Leader!" One Wen Disciple kneeled down.

"Rise and speak"

The Wen Disciple obeyed.

"The sects are coming to our attack right at this moment! Last night most of our men had been
killed! Only quarter of us have been left"

Wen Ruohan stood up and looked at the two of them.

Wei Wuxian was raising a brow at the disciple and Meng Yao was in his usual facade.

Wen Ruohan then faced the disciple "How did they die?"

The Wen Disciple was sweating "Other's have been burned, sliced, castrated, heads were chopped
off along with their arms" he gulped before saying "All healers have been gone as well"

Wen Ruohan threw his wine cup beside the disciple who flinched.

"GATHER THE ARMY AND ATTACK! I WILL SEND MY CORPSES ALONG! SEND 10 OF
THE EXPERIENCED MEN HERE TO GUARD"

"Yes sect Leader" The Wen Disciple kowtowed and ran along to repeat the orders.

Wen Ruohan then turned and faced Meng Yao "Go around and see if anyone enters the place!" He
told Meng Yao and took 5 guards that were already with him before the Wen Disciple arrived to
bring the news.

---

Nie Mingjue, Lan Wangji and the 3 prisoners disguised as guards with a bit of illusion talisman
made from Wei Wuxian.

Meng Yao will not be able to tell if they were the prisoners from Qinghe's cell.

They were able to get in the palace, but they only have a few minutes before the invisibility
talisman would wear off.

"This place is a maze" Nie Mingjue grumbled.

"We separate here" Lan Wangji said and Nie Mingjue tapped the wall twice in acknowledgement.

As they neared the main hall they were face to face with Meng Yao and five guards.

And unfortunately...

The talisman wore of at that moment.

Two guards flinched and stumbled back seeing as 5 people had suddenly appeared and Meng Yao
had widened his eyes in shock.

"Welp...such unfortunate that the teleporting talisman sent us here" Nie Mingjue grumbled.

This was nothing from what he remembered, these were different guards but he guesses maybe the
ones that were with him before had died.

"Grab them" Meng Yao ordered and the men followed.

From Meng Yao's observation, they didn't put up a fight.

They let themselves get captured.

Just what we're they planning.

He didn't pay no mind and led them towards Wen Ruohan.

But just couldn't shake off this feeling like something else was missing.

But what?

He shook his head "Hurry, we do not want to keep His Excellency waiting"

And so they hurried towards the Main Hall.

---

Wei Wuxian was playing around with spiritual butterflies while Wen Ruohan was going on with
his Yin iron.

He can sense a bloody battle just outside his place.

He can't let them win.

He then pressured more energy towards it.

'Where are They?' Wei Wuxian thought to himself while playing with his butterflies.

"Sect Leader Wen, I believe we have brought in guests" Meng Yao's voice had been heard and Wei
Wuxian turned and saw Nie Mingjue with 3 soldiers and 4 guards instead of 5...

Wei Wuxian then squinted his eye and saw the 5th guard enter but the face was a bit out of place.

He then saw a hint of gold in the eye.

'Ah Lan Zhan Lan Zhan...good plan but be careful, your illusion is not that good but I guess it'll be
enough to get you through' Wei Wuxian thought.

Wen Ruohan's attention now went towards the four newcomers.

"Welcome, have you decided to join me? Just like your little Meng Yao and the great Wei
Wuxian?"

Nie Mingjue glared at him "Bold of you to assume that! I came here to behead you!"

Wen Ruohan called onto Meng Yao to step forward and Wei Wuxian to be beside him.

Wei Wuxian pouted but moved.

'It'll be easier to control the purified Yin iron, the nearer I am' he thought.

Meng Yao stepped forward infront of the first Nie disciple and sliced through his throat with
Baxia.

"You there! Get over here!" Wen Ruohan called onto the soldier who wasn't doing anything.

Wei Wuxian recognized him and smirked inwardly.

He's going to start pulling the iron at this moment.

"YOU DARE—"

The next soldier was killed.

Nie Mingjue was raging but Meng Yao could see through Nie Mingjue and was confused why the
Nie Sect Leader was not genuinely furious.

He chopped off the head of the last Soldier and Nie Mingjue only settle for glaring at Meng Yao.

The Glare towards him was genuine but the rage for killing his soldiers were not.

"WHAT IS GOING ON!?" Meng Yao heard Wen Ruohan rage out and turned to face him.

One of his Yin iron pieces was too stubborn! It would not obey him!

He tried to control it again all together.

But nothing worked and he faced to Meng Yao.

"What are you staring at!? Aren't you going to think of something to do with Nie Mingjue!? Make
him bow to me!"
Nie Mingjue was not liking this.

"I WILL BOW TO NO ONE WHO MURDERED MY FATHER!"

Meng Yao had to do it.

So he did.

He tried pushing Nie Mingjue down just like the last time.

But it was a bit harder for him to push this sect Leader to lay his forehead on the floor.

That was until he heard two loud thumps

"Game over raise your hands in the air and place it behind your head" he heard Wei Wuxian speak
and he turned around and saw Lan Wangji holding a bloody sword in a Wen Uniform, Wei Wuxian
holding his sword out and a few talismans...and...

Wen Ruohan's head separated from his body...bleeding on the cold floor.

Nie Mingjue got up and killed the person who was holding him with Baxia that he took away from
Meng Yao.

Meanwhile Meng Yao was in a crisis...

He was not able to kill Wen Ruohan this timeline...

This time it was Lan Wangji.

He clenched his fists at his failure.

He had never failed in his own plans before.

He refuses to admit defeat.

 Chapter 45
Chapter Notes

Warning: I lied about Jiang Wanyin not being JGS child....or maybe I'm not? You'll
find out soon

"Wei Wuxian, weren't you siding with Wen Ruohan? Shouldn't you be the one to put your Hands
behind your head aswell?" Meng Yao smiled.

Wei Wuxian laughed "I wasn't siding with him, I too was a spy, those talismans I made for Wen
Ruohan had spiritual poison in them but it would trick him into thinking he gets healed...I don't
doubt you were fooled aswell"

Meng Yao's smile hardened

"Wei Ying did good"

Meng Yao was surprised at the sudden compliment.

Lan Wangji never complimented Wei Wuxian in the other timeline.

He'll have to investigate this later.

"But Wei Wuxian had never been caught writing letters, I on the other hand had been sent here by
Zewu-Jun"

Nie Mingjue scoffed "Your letters take too long to arrive, Wei Wuxian here, was sent by me,
Xichen, Zixuan, and Qingheng-jun"

Meng Yao was not informed of this.

"Wei Ying invented a live recording talisman, we could listen to it, we heard each and every single
word and were able to move faster and kill a lot of Wens" Lan Wangji said.

"Anyways, I take it that Chifengzun can take care of these prisoners?" Nie Mingjue nodded.

The Wen soldiers were shaking.

A few people then managed to enter "A-Jue? Wangji? Wuxian?!" Lan Xichen's voice had been
heard.

Meng Yao was hurt that his Er-ge did not call him to check if he was alive.

As soon as Lan Xichen's saw them he immediately went towards his brother "Wangji! Are you
okay? You should change out of those Wen robes and put your forehead ribbon!"

Lan Xichen then went to Nie Mingjue "Okau you came out fine as usual, and I take it the illusion
talisman worked on these prisoners as they're dead already"

Meng Yao now understood why Nie Mingjue was not genuinely furious.
He had been fooled.

His smile had been tight at this moment.

Wei Wuxian was holding his laugh at how Lan xichen was fussing over Lan Wangji and Nie
Mingjue.

"Wuxian don't think you are safe! You have been gone for four months! Let me see your face!"

Wei Wuxian stilled at the Lan Heir grabbed him in the face and aggressively checked him over.

"Xichen, you don't need to fuss, Wen Ruohan is dead" they head Qingheng-jun speak.

They turned and saw Jiang Wanyin, Jin Zixuan, Jiang Fengmian, Jiang Yanli, Qingheng-jun, Lan
Qire, Nie Huaisang (for some reason he came at the ending of the battle) and Jin Guangshan.

Lan Xichen nodded before turning towards Meng Yao "Meng Yao, I am glad that you are safe"

Lan Wangji had to use all his restraint not to scoff.

Meng Yao nodded and smiled "I am safe"

"Now why don't we have a banquet? The Jins would be more than kind to let us have the banquet
in their place?" Lan Qianfan said.

Jin Guangshan cleared his throat "Why not? I suppose it could be done" Jin Guangshan then stared
at Meng Yao.

Hours Later Lan Wangji was feeling nervous.

"Lan Wangji, what's getting you all nervous? It's showing all onto your face" he heard Nie Mingjue
said.

Apparently Nie Mingjue, Lan Xichen, Nie Huaisang, and Jin Zixuan were in a tent as Wei Wuxian
was getting checked for any resentful energy that could have damage his core while he was
working with Wen Ruohan.

"Wangji wants to court Wuxian, but he doesn't know how" Lan Xichen explained.

"You sure Wei Ying wouldn't mind if I gave him a live chicken?"

"WANGJI!"

"I mean...it's not really a bad idea you know?"

"Ji-Xiong, just why do you want to propose with a chicken?"

"Because...it's unique? I don't think anyone had ever proposed with a chicken"

"Just let the man do what he wants"

And so Lan Wangji took that seriously.

He took Wei Wuxian out that evening at 6

(The Banquet starts around 8)

"Lan Zhan, You look nervous, and why are you holding a chicken? You got a new pet? Or do you
want to eat it?"

Lan Wangji then shoved it towards him "For you"

Wei Wuxian blinked "For me?"

Lan Wangji nodded "You can...roast it"

Wei Wuxian laughed "Lan Zhan! We're you nervous to give me this chicken? Don't worry I like
this" he winked.

"Not that I uhh"

Wei Wuxian waited patiently for the other to continue.

"May I have your..er..wrist?" Wei Wuxian then adjusted the behaved chicken onto his right arm
and have his hand to Lan Wangji.

Lan Wangji took out his forehead ribbon "Wha—" Wei Wuxian stopped himself as he saw the
older tie both their wrist together.

"Wei Ying...can I...court you?"

Wei Wuxian blinked and saw that Lan Wangji's ears started turning red.

He laughed and dropped the chicken which had sqwaked before he jumped on Lan Wangji and
kissed him.

"I take it that your answer is a yes"

Wei Wuxian laughed "Of course it is! You stole my first kiss were you expecting a no? Take
responsibility Lan-er-gege!"

Lan Wangji then squeezed his butt.

"Mn..I will"

Wei Wuxian squeaked and backed away "Lan Zhan! Don't touch me there!"

Lan Wangji huffed "Why not? It's not like I won't be touching you there during our wedding"

Wei Wuxian flushed red.

"J-Just how long did you think of proposing a chicken to me?"

"A few weeks or maybe less before you left to spy on Wen Ruohan"

"Man...I would have thought you would have collected a lot of chickens and train them to dance"

"That sounds good, Alright let me redo my proposal—"

"Lan Zhan—NO"

"Lan Zhan—Yes"

"Lan Zhan this proposal is good enough"

"Lan Zhan will then not do it"

---

Lan Wangji does not know what happened but somehow Meng Yao got turned to Jin Guangyao
again.

He got legitimized but he only spied.

Jin Guangshan said that Jin Guangyao could have died in between just for spying to technically he
had the most dangerous job.

He doesn't care, right now, Lan Wangji was the one who killed Wen Ruohan.

Madam Yu had been released from her cell only because Wei Wuxian said that he will give her
punishment when the time is right.

And Jiang Qiong was not pleased at all because honestly he wants the woman with no arms at all!
Maybe bald her head too while your at it!

Jin Zixun wasn't here.

Good riddance.

"Now that the Chief Cultivator is gone, we should vote on who would be the next one" Jin
Guangshan said.

As if Lan Wangji would allow him to be Chief Cultivator again, he could feel Wei Wuxian's
disgust.

Lan Xichen nodded "The Chief Cultivator must be the one who made the most sacrifice, plannings,
and made many things that had help us throughout the war"

Jin Guangshan raised a brow "And hadn't all the sects participated?"

Madam Jin just doesn't want to listen to her husband.

"The Jiang sec had bee burned to dust, they are still rebuilding, they can't take the role for Chief
Cultivator, The Jin Sect has not been burned nor taken down, and you were here while your son
was out there fighting so don't expect yourself to be included to the votings to become Chief
Cultivator" She said.

Jin Guangshan laughed awkwardly "What are you sa—"

"I will castrate you if you disagree with me, we all can agree that you don't deserve such title
because of your reputation you lazy pig" She hissed.

"But anyway, I would like to vote Young Master Wei for Chief Cultivator" Nie Mingjue raised his
hand and Wei Wuxian blinked in shock before looking at Lan Wangji who smiled at him.

"I, Jin Zixuan, agree and vote Wei Wuxian on becoming Chief Cultivator"

"I, Lan Qianfan, agree and vote Wei Wuxian as chief Cultivator"

And so others started following.

Wei Wuxian was getting pink.

But Lan Wangji thinks it will be nice if his fiance would be well...:D

If he becomes Chief Cultivator, he has to deal with paperwork, but not only that...that means the
Jiangs can no longer shame him because well...

Yeah

"But isn't Wei Wuxian a rogue?" Jin Guangyao said.

'it wouldn't count as murder if you have someone accidentally kill themselves right?' Nie Huaisang
and Lan Wangji thought.

"Ahh Jin Guangyao" Lan Xichen started.

Meng Yao wished the other would call him 'A-Yao'

"Wei Wuxian is part of the Lan Clan"

That shocked many.

"Since when!?" Jiang Wanyin raged out.

Qingheng-jun smiled "Since he accepted my Son's courtship"

They were announcing Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji's courtship in public.

Nie Mingjue and Lan Xichen's courtship would remain a secret until they know who will move to
who and until Lan Xichen gets the sign from his brother that everything would be fine.

No one dared to speak.

Not even Yu Ziyuan but then congratulations were then passed.

---

After dinner Yu Ziyuan decided to speak.

"Jin Guangshan...may we please engage my daughter to your son?"

Tension then started in the air.

Jiang Yanli only hopes that Jin Zixuan accepts it.

She had been trying to get his attention the whole war.

Even with the burn on her head.

"It is not possible" Jin Guangshan said.

"And Why not?"

Jin Guangshan stared at Jiang Fengmian "I will not lie, I know I like to hoe around but, Fengmian
are you that clueless? Aren't I still married to Yu Ziyuan, get the clue"

Madam Jin seemed to understand and realize but she did not speak.
"What do you mean" Jiang Fengmian pushed "JIN GUANGSHAN DONT YOU DARE!" Yu
Ziyuan raged out.

"Oh Fengmian...Didn't you know you were infertile?"

 Chapter 46
Chapter Notes

Hand me the crown I hereby declare myself as the "Queen of Plot twists"
JKJKJK

Jiang Fengmian had froze.

All this time...

Both Jiang Yanli and Jiang Wanyin were not his kids...both were Jins.

What's worse was that they were both legitimate as Yu Ziyuan was still married to Jin Guangshan.

Madam Jin can't handle this anymore "Banquet is hereby on hold, Jins, Jiangs, Young Master Wei
—sorry—Chief Cultivator Wei...please follow me"

"I'll be back" Wei Wuxian promised as he followed Madam Jin towards one of the meeting rooms
in Koi Tower.

"He'll be fine Wangji, trust me" Lan Xichen said and Lan Wangji nodded.

"What about him?"

Lan Xichen sighed "This brother of yours is not the Xichen in your timeline, he isn't close with him
but we will see if he does step out of line" Lan Xichen lowly said in the gusu dialect.

"Mn"

Lan Wangji will have to trust his brother on this.

Hopefully Lan Xichen would not break his trust this time round.

---

"Explain"

Most of the people in the room were shocked.

Jin Guangyao can't function for the first time.

Jiang Qiong was not once surprised.

Jiang Fengmian was too stunned to speak.

Jin Zixuan was shocked that he had gotten engaged with his half sister and would have almost
married her if they had not canceled the engagement.

Jiang Wanyin—No—Jin Wanyin could not speak as he was hating that the was related to Jin
Zixuan and...his sister...
Jiang Yanli—Jin Yanli—was too shocked he wanted to cry and dig a hole.

Her reputation was weak because of her core and family, it became weaker after she got burned in
the face, now what about if the whole cultivation world knows about how she was trying to get Jin
Zixuan—her own Half brother—to like her.

And Madam Yu was raging but her face was red from embarrassment.

"Well? Is anyone going to explain? Or do I need to call the Yu's?" Madam Jin was getting too
impatient.

"Atleast now the rumors about me being Sect Leader Jiang's b@$tard can be cleared" Wei Wuxian
mumbled.

"Well!? Is anyone going to talk!?" Madam Jin tapped her foot.

"Fine fine I'll be the one to explain" Jin Guangshan said.

---

"I do not want to become that man's concubine!"

It was Yu Ziyuan's wedding to Jin Guangshan.

For Concubines, their weddings weren't as important as the main wife, so when they get married
they aren't announced until a week after.

"Well that Fengmian has not returned a letter meaning you can't be with him" her older sister said.

And so she was humiliated by having to get married as a concubine.

It hurts her reputation so she said that it should be kept a secret.

But a week after the wedding they received a letter from the Jiang sect saying they accept Yu
Ziyuan's marriage proposal to Jiang Fengmian.

But she was already pregnant.

But that didn't stop her, she said that she wants to keep the baby and marry Jiang Fengmian!

But they had to keep her marriage with Jin Guangshan.

So she married Fengmian within two months so that the pregnancy would not look suspicious.

She even glared and threatened the doctors if they dare say anything about her pregnancy.

And so she gave birth.

To her first daughter.

And when she remembered the promise she made with her sworn sister, she didn't think twice and
engaged her daughter to her very own half-brother.

No one will know as long as everyone will keep their mouth shut.

Years later after her daughter was born she was showing some weakness and no interest in
cultivation.
She can't have a weak child as a heir so she told Fengmian who agreed.

They tried to get her pregnant but nothing worked.

And So during one nighthunt Yu Ziyuan bumped into Jin Guangshan.

The next time she arrived she was announced pregnant.

---

No body spoke

"Yu Ziyuan...we both were sword sisters at the time...you never told me you married as my
husband's comcubine" she gritted her teeth.

"And? Should I tell you everything!?" Yu Ziyuan hissed and Madam Jin slammed her hand onto
the table.

"OUR CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN MARRIED! IF THOSE TWO CONCEIVED A

CHILD DO YOU KNOW HOW EMBARRASSING IT WOULD IT BE FOR THEIR CHILD!?"

'Well...' Jin Guangyao thought about the previous timeline.

Yu Ziyuan clenched her fingers.

"Careful now Madam Jiang, we wouldn't want those Zidian scars on your back to reopen now do
we?" Wei Wuxian reminded and Yu Ziyuan glared at him.

"I DON'T CARE ABOUT ALL THIS I JUST WANT TO SAY JIANG YANLI—my bad I mean—
JIN YANLI, JIN WANYIN AND YU ZIYUAN ARE HEREBY BANNED FROM THE JIANG
SECT!" Jiang Qiong said.

"YOU CAN'T DO THAT! MY DAUGHTER IS THE HEIR!"

"Your Daughter is a Jin, she was Jin Guangshan's before you married into the Jiang's, and she can't
even memorize the history of each sect before you find her back into the kitchen" Jiang Qiong
hissed.

"I believe the Sect Leader gets the final say" Jiang Fengmian said.

"I believe it's up to the Chief Cultivator to agree on that" Wei Wuxian said.

"YOU DARE—" Jiang wanyin started but Wei Wuxian held his hand up.

"You dare talk back to those who rank higher than you?" Wei Wuxian repeated the words that
Jiang Wanyin said to him years ago.

Jiang Wanyin clenched his fists.

Madam Jin smirked "Your Excellency"

Dang Wei Wuxian gotta get used to being called that one I guess?

"Yes Madam Jin?"

---
The next day there was a conference.

All sects were invited to Koi Tower, even the Yu Sect.

Lan Wangji wanted to know what was going on but Wei Wuxian would not say a thing.

So now he is sitting there with the Lans as Wei Wuxian was beside him.

The Jiangs were in the middle of the room.

"You all must have known why we are all gathered here" Madam Jin started.

And murmurs went around.

"We will be clarifying everything that is deemed true" She continued.

And so she did, she said everything from top to bottom.

"You dare say such falseness to everyone in here!?" Madam Yu raged out.

"As leader of the Yu Sect, I am deeply ashamed that my sister had done all those things"

Sect Leader Yu said and Yu Ziyuan glared at her brother.

"Madam Jin, Your Excellency, you may do want you want with her and the rest as you deem fit"
Sect Leader Yu gave his permission.

Wei Wuxian looked at Madam Jin who nodded.

"For one, I will be the Sect Leader of the Jiang Sect starting from today onwards"

Lan Wangji widened his eyes and looked at Nie Mingjue and Lan Xichen.

"I guess we have out answer on who's moving" Lan Xichen smiled.

There were no comments.

Even Jin Zixun was silent.

"Second, Yu Ziyuan, instead of cutting JUST your fingers off, I say we cut both your arms off that
only your shoulder would just be left"

"THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS"

"Or maybe you might want 400 strikes with the zidian...but without your core? How will you take
it" Madam Jin said with brows raised.

"As for Jin Wanyin, he shall be working here as Sect Leader Jin's servant and for Jin Yanli , she is
to be Madam Jin's personal maid"

Jiang Wanyin thrashed around but was stopped by his sister.

"But...for the question who'll be cutting your arms off" Wei Wuxian turned the attention back at yu
Ziyuan.

"Former Sect Leader Jiang Fengmian shall do the honors"

 Chapter 47

For the first time, Jiang Fengmian did not even dare refuse.

He just didn't know what to do anymore.

He is no longer holding the title as Sect Leader, the Jiangs had been already brought down in the
worst way he could think was possible.

He might as well save himself from further embarrassment and just do as told then move
somewhere to clear his mind.

Yu Ziyuan was now infront of him being held down by Yinzhu and Jinzhu.

Even at this state she would not give her pride away.

He was gripping on his sword tightly.

"Fengmian, we don't have all day" Jin Guangshan said and Madam Jin smacked his head "If you
don't shut your mouth, I will cut your dck off and put it in that disgusting mouth of yours!"

Yu Ziyuan was glaring at him as if he betrayed her.

He didn't dare look at her as she screamed when he had cut off both her arms quickly to spare her
from the long lasting pain.

Both of her arms were now on Yinzhu and Jinzhu's hands.

Wen Qing immediately went towards her to patch her up before she would die of blood loss.

"I DO NOT WANT A WEN DOG TOUCH ME"

"That Wen Dog you speak of is my sister" Wei Wuxian hissed "You have no pride left, your
reputation has fallen what is left if Qing-jie would be the one to treat you?"

Jiang Yanli felt as if someone had stabbed her through her heart, she has never been called A-Jie
by Wei Wuxian but some random Wen had gotten that title.

Wen Qing couldn't take it anymore she placed a needle onto Yu Ziyuan's forehead which made her
sleep.

"WHAT DID YOU DO!?"

"Jin Wanyin calm yourself, I just made her unconscious, it would be a waste if she died" and so
Wen Qing started doing her job with the help of her younger brother.

"Now shall we have you both start your lessons on how to be a servant?"

---

The next 3 months was a lot to take in.

Jin Zixuan had proposed to Mianmian who accepted the marriage proposal and both are engaged.

It was funny how nervous Jin Zixuan was, he yelled it out loud for everyone to hear.
Jin Yanli was jealous but she knows she can't be with him.

Jin Wanyin was embarrassed at his job! He should have been the sect Leader! But that rat took it
instead! He hated bringing disgusting women to Jin Guangshan's chambers every night.

Jin Guangyao was too quiet.

Wei Wuxian was doing both Sect Leader and Chief Cultivator duties while Lan Wangji helps him
with those.

More people had joined Yunmeng after knowing and finding out that Wei Wuxian is the Sect
Leader.

Within weeks Yunmeng has been known as the World of Archery and Talisman arts.

Wen Ning was the teacher for archery and Wei wuxian can say that he was doing quite a good job.

Wen Qing was assigned as the Head Healer of Lotus Pier.

Wen Yuan was beginning to babble words, his mother was alive but still in the infirmary at Lotus
Pier because her health was bad but it hadn't gotten worse.

Granny and the other's were in the orphanage, because they liked to spend their time with the kids.

Like they say, Grandchildren makes the grandparent want to live longer, but in this case, they're
just children.

"Lan Zhan! I didn't know you were visiting?" Wei Wuxian motioned him to sit down.

"I wanted to surprise you" Lan Wangji winked.

Wei Wuxian huffed "Then maybe I should always send someone to warn me so that I could atleast
clean my table"

Lan Wangji shook his head as he smirked before facing The Yu "Yu Lei is working as your Head
Disciple now?"

Yu Lei shrugged "I'm the youngest Yu, I'm not interested in being Sect Leader, might as well be
here"

"Yu Lei-ge has been really helpful"

"By Helpful you mean having to drag you out once in a while and force feed you because you
forget to eat with that memory of yours and maybe knock you out so you cod sleep? Yes I am quite
Helpful"

Lan Wangji held in his laugh as his beloved had whined "Lan Zhan didn't need to know that!"

"Welp, Wen Qing would have said it, anyway, I'll leave you two alone, I'll check on Yinzhu and
Jinzhu at the training field"

Wei Wuxian nodded and Yu Lei left the room.

"So Lan Zhan, what brings you here?"

"I thought I would like you to give me some of your purple robes"
Wei Wuxian started wearing purple robes as soon as he got his title as Sect Leader of the
YunmengJiang Sect.

He looked beautiful in those robes.

"What?..."

Wei Wuxian blinked

"Well since we're courting, it would make more sense If I would join you for the Phoenix
mountain hunt" Lan Wangji said.

"Well...Sure we need to get your size first!" Wei Wuxian said and he grabbed Lan Wangji's hand
and dragged him towards the town to get his measurements.

"Can Auntie make his robes under three days?"

The Woman in the store thought about it..."If you want me to only make one robe, I may be able to
do so Sect Leader Wei"

Wei Wuxian nodded "That's fine, here's the advanced payment!" He placed the money on the table
and then grabbed Lan Wangji and ran out again.

"Bunny, I can run on my own you know? But if you run too fast you might trip—"

As soon as he said that Wei Wuxian did trip and Lan Wangji caught him just in time.

Wei Wuxian flushed.

They were like this infront of the people around.

A few ladies were giggling.

Wei Wuxian quickly stood up and regained his balance before walking back to his place "Lan
Zhan! Come on! We should get some snacks!"

Lan Wangji chuckled "I'm following!"

---

The day of the Phoenix Mountain hunt, Jin Guangyao could not use any Wen remnants as baits as
they all were taken in to Lotus Pier or Gusu.

He can't manipulate any of his plans Jin Wanyin or Jin Yanli either as the blame would directly go
to them which would make it obvious, and Jin Wanyin is stubborn, though they can make a good
scapegoat.

Yu Ziyuan is in the Harem quarters as she is the first concubine and currently the only concubine.

She would yell at him for being a bastard and is too stubborn.

Jin Guangyao hates to deal with those who are stubborn, they are too hard to manipulate and get
them wrapped around your finger.

Atleast Su Minshan wasn't that hard.

He got kicked out of his Sect and made his own.

And he was too easy to get through.

Lan Xichen was a tough subject.

Their relationship isn't the same as the previous timeline.

But that's not the problem currently.

He needed to find that stygian tiger amulet from the last timeline.

Since it would be impossible to kill Jin Zixuan without any suspicions going towards him, he needs
to make Jin Guangshan think that he was the one that needed to be the heir.

And so he sent his spies to find any object that contain ls resentful energy.

Wei Wuxian in the previous timeline had never mentioned where he got it from other than the
words "We came from Hell"

And the Burial Mounds is the only place he could think of.

Sure, Wei Wuxian had survived there but he wasn't sure himself if he wanted to get in there.

He just needs to get Madam Jin out of the picture first.

Maybe he could change the spice Jiang Yanli uses when she cooks her food for Madam Jin, make
it seem like a slow poison and when they figure it out, they'll be blaming her for poisoning the Sect
Madam.

This was the same tactic he used in the original timeline, what could go wrong here?
 Chapter 48

What's more embarrassing than being a son of a servant?

Is being the son of a Sect Leader but working as a servant!

Jin Wanyin did not deserve any of this! Yet here he is, standing beside Jin Guangshan and his
sister is standing beside Madam Jin.

Both of them were not allowed to sit down.

It should have been him leading Yunmeng on that horse but that street rat took it away!

---

Wei Wuxian was smiling and waving at everyone. This hunt will only be joined by the disciples
meaning he can't really join but watch from the side.

It's fine though, Lan Wangji is wearing purple robes and he looks so breathtaking.

Lan Wangji turned at his direction and winked "Here, I got this for you" he gave him a peony.

Wei Wuxian smiled and took it before placing it on his ear "It's beautiful" Lan Wangji commen
"Thanks" Wei Wuxian mumbled but smiled either way.

And now Lan Wangji took his position on the disciples area beside his brother as Yunmeng
Disciples were sided with the Lans then Jins then Nie's.

Wei Wuxian smiled at the current sect leaders and sat on his seat.

The seating arrangement was.

Yu Ziyuan, Jin Guangshan, Madam Jin, Wei Wuxian, Qingheng-jun, and Nie Mingjue

"Thank you for joining us today" Jin Guangyao smiled as he started and Wei Wuxian was not
liking it at all 'He gives me the creep' the thought.

And so Jin Guangyao started the introduction, Wei Wuxian hasn't seen Madam Jin in a few months
but she looked tired and worn out.

He didn't like it.

"Madam Jin"

Madam Jin turned and faced Wei Wuxian "Yes?"

"You look tired, please have this" he gave her a pouch "This is filled with medicinal tea what might
help you, I suggest making the tea yourself"

Madam Jin nodded as she took the pouch "Thank you, I will keep it in mind"

Madam Jin side eyed at Jin Yanli.

Yu Ziyuan was not enjoying herself.

She had different maid who had to feed her, bathe her and dress her.

And now she's infront of the whole cultivation world without arms!

And her children are mere servants!? UNACCEPTABLE!

But she didn't say anything.

"Before we start, why don't we have one disciple from each clan shoot a target?" Jin Guangyao
said.

"I'll go first" Jin Zixuan said before he went forward and took an arrow before aiming at one of the
targets.

Breathe

Aim

Shoot

He shot one of the targets on bullseye.

Jin Zixun laughed "See if any of you are better than him!?"

Jin Zixuan rolled his eyes at his cousin "Silence yourself" he hissed.

Nie Huaisang was pushed forward by his traitorous disciples who feared Nie Mingjue.

Nie Huaisang went on and aimed before he shot one target near bullseye.

Nie Mingjue clapped and smiled at his brother.

Wei Wuxian clapped aswell.

And Now it was Yunmeng's turn.

Wen Ning stepped out and looked at Wei Wuxian "You can do it" he encouraged and Wen Ning
smiled.

Wen Ning took 5 arrows and aimed.

Breathe.

Steady.

Aim.

Shoot!

He got all 5 bullseye.

Cheers were on him which he turned pink Slightly at the attention.

"What a great shooter you have! Say boy who trained you?" Nie Mingjue questioned.

"Sect Leader Wei had been personally teaching me, Chifengzun" Wen Ning said proudly.
"Oh my, Wei Wuxian, I should send my disciples over to your sect for lectures" Nie Mingjue joked
and Wei Wuxian laughed.

Lan Wangji nodded at Wen Ning.

Wen Ning took it as a 'you did good' so it was alright.

Lan Xichen then stepped forward and took out 3 arrows before shooting it at three targets.

Lan Wangji looked proudly at his older brother.

Qingheng-jun would sent a message to Lan Qiren to update about Lan Xichen shooting three
targets and Lan Wangji wearing purple.

Oh how he wants to tease his son.

Jin Guangyao's eye had twitched and his smile hardened "Very Well, the hunt will begin, please
enter the area"

And so they all got into it.

Lan Wangji partnered up with his brother so they could talk.

Wei Wuxian stayed where he is and chatted with Qingheng-jun, giving the man answers to the
questions that were given to him.

Mostly he was asking about how he met Lan Wangji and how he was like.

And Wei Wuxian was more than glad to fill in the details.

---

Lan Wangji, Lan Xichen, Nie Huaisang, and Jin Zixuan were hunting together.

"You aren't going to hunt with Mianmian?" Nie Huaisang asked and Jin Zixuan shook his head
"She wanted to hunt with her friends, besides, we'll be spending a lot of time together in the end so
why not?"

"Your mother looks more tired than usual"

Jin Zixuan nodded at Lan Wangji's observation "I know, the thing is, Jin Yanli was the one who's
incharge of her meals, bit her food would always be watched under the chef, and nothing out of the
ordinary was placed into that certain dish"

Jin Zixuan paused "And mother has always been healthy until a month after the Qidhan Wen Sect
had been taken down"

"I would blame Yu Ziyuan but she has no arms" Lan Wangji said and Lan Xichen huffed.

"Did you check the spices though? Like if someone mislabeled them?" Nie Huaisang suggested
while fanning himself "What do you mean by—LOOK OUT!"

Jin Zixuan took out his sword and blocked the corpse from getting near Nie Huaisang.

---
The hunt ended and Nie Huaisang fanned himself harshly.

"That was tiring!"

"You barely did anything!"

"Jin-xiong walking and standing is hard work!" Nie Huaisang whined.

"Everyone shall take refreshments as we wait for the results" A Jin Disciple announced.

And so they did as told.

Wei Wuxian got down from where he was sitting and head towards Lan Wangji and gave him a
handkerchief "You're sweating"

Lan Wangji stared at it before smirking "but I want my Xianxian to wipe the sweat off my face"

Wei Wuxian flushed and slapped his arm with the handkerchief "We're in public!" He hissed and
Lan Wangji pouted "And? Your Er-gege wants his bunny to wipe his sweat for him"

Wei Wuxian huffed and stubbornly wiped of the sweat off Lan Wangji.

"How was the hunt?" Wei Wuxian said after tucked the Handkerchief away "It was fun, it would
have been livelier if you were with me though"

Wei Wuxian chuckled "Good that you had fun! I was talking to your father the whole time, don't
worry I spared most of your embarrassing details"

And so the two chatted for a few minutes until it was time to announce the winner of the hunt.

Jin Guangyao then announced the winners.

YunmengJiang Sect

GusuLan Sect

Jin Sect

QingheNie Sect

Jin Zixun was not liking this

"Yunmeng won first place!? They were cheating the whole time!" He yelled out and the attention
now went to Wei Wuxian to see what he would do.

"My Sect? Cheating? How so?" Wei Wuxian raised a brow.

"Your disciples keep on using talismans instead of swords! They keep on stealing more prey and
leaving nothing to the rest of us!" Jin Zixun yelled.

Jin Zixuan face palmed "It's a competition for goodness sake" he muttered under his breath and Nie
Huaisang snorted beside him.

"Sorry, who are you?" Wei Wuxian asked him and Jin Zixun turned red "YOU DON'T KNOW
WHO I AM!? I AM JIN ZIXUN!"

"Well, Jin Zixun, No I didn't know you until today at this moment, you never had any
achievements that were brought to public so you can't really blame me" Wei Wuxian slumped on
his seat.

Qingheng-jun was liking his future Son-in-law.

"YOU—"

"And You said my disciples were cheating my using talismans and stealing most of the prey?
Hm?" Wei Wuxian hummed at the end of his question before continuing.

"Jin whatever your name is, The Sect I trained the past months was to use talismans, and talismans
in a sense is an underrated weapon used by cultivators, and technically in the rules, talismans were
allowed and you said my Sect was stealing most of the prey leaving nothing for the rest..." Wei
Wuxian stared at Jin Zixun up and down.

"This is a competition, we can't share the exact amount of prey, to have a winner, someone must
have the most amount of prey hunted down...My Sect Won fair and Square"

Wei Wuxian smirked as Jin- Whatever his name was- was now red in embarrassment.

Jin Zixuan placed his hand on his cousin's mouth to save himself from further Second-hand-
embarrasment.

"Just keep that mouth of yours shut"

 Chapter 49

Wei Wuxian was with Lan Wangji after the contest, both were wandering around Jinlintai together.

Maybe caused a few troubles here and there.

"Do you think Wanyin and Yanli are fairing well?" Wei Wuxian couldn't help but ask the older.

"Well for one thing, Yanli would be fine, Wanyin must he bringing prostitutes for Jin Guangshan"
Lan Wangji said and Wei Wuxian laughed.

"I would hate my job if I was his servant too, can't blame him" Wei Wuxian shrugged.

"So what do you want to do?" He then asked the taller "We could light up lanterns" Lan Wangji
suggested.

"Why not? It's getting dark and well, the night sky might look better with a few lanterns in it" and
so the two went to buy plain lanterns and went to a small place that had a good view.

"Lan Zhan! Look what I made!"

Lan Wangji turned and saw that Wei Wuxian had drew to hands together connected with a white
forehead ribbon.

"It's beautiful" he complimented before Wei Wuxian giggled "Show me yours!"

Lan Wangji looked embarrassed before showing two stickman figures holding hands.

Wei Wuxian held back his laugh "Hey! Don't laugh!" Though in reality Lan Wangji really enjoyed
his laugh.

"Come on now! It's cute! Just like my adorable Hanguang-jun" Wei Wuxian then pinched the
older's cheek.

"Not as adorable than my bunny" Lan wangji stole a kiss from the younger.

"Ah Lan Zhan! Careful! Warn me before doing that!" Wei Wuxian flushed brightly.

"Not when I can see your pretty red face cutie"

'Cutie!? That's new!' Wei Wuxian thought before he looked away.

"A-anyway! We should light our lanterns up! It's already nearly dark!" Wei Wuxian awkwardly
stuttered.

It was getting dark, the sky was already purple fading to black.

Lan Wangji admired the view infront of him.

Wei Wuxian was lighting up his own lanterns infront of the already nearly setting sun.

It was beautiful.

If Lan Wangji could draw he would have this painted.

But oh well, he could just enjoy the moment while it lasts.

"Ah Lan Zhan, You should stop staring at me and hurry up and light your lantern"

---

"Where have the two of you been?" Lan Xichen asked as soon as he saw his brother and Wei
Wuxian enter.

The Jin Sect was having a banquet to celebrate after the hunt.

"We lit up some lanterns Xichen-ge, sorry we took so long, Lan Zhan here keeps on dozing off"
Wei Wuxian huffed.

"I was not dozing off! I was admiring my Yingying"

"If you both continue like this, I'm afraid we might have to hurry the wedding" Lan Xichen said
amused.

Lan Wangji smiled "Right! I already had Nie Huaisang and you to make the plans"

Wei Wuxian blinked before turning red and smacked the taller playfully "I'm still rebuilding Lotus
Pier! We can't be getting married yet around this time!"

"You never said no to advance plans"

"I—whatever I'll find Wen Ning, Qing Jie will kill me if he comes back with even a scratch!"

---

"Huaisang, Can we talk?"

Nie Huaisang nodded

"Great follow me" Jin Zixuan said

Nie Mingjue looked at his brother "What!? I didn't do anything! And if I did then I don't know!"
Nie Huaisang exclaimed before rushing towards Jin Zixuan.

The two then went towards the corner where it's too quiet.

"What did you mean by earlier?"

Nie Huaisang looked confused "What earlier?"

"When you said if we checked if the spices were mislabeled" Jin zixuan said and Nie Huaisang
fanned himself before blinking.

"Oh! Because when my mother died, someone poisoned her, no one knew how but there was only
one person who would cook her food, and when we got it investigated, one of the spices had
poisoned powder in them"

---

The following day when everyone left, Jin Zixuan could not stop thinking about what Nie
Huaisang said so he went towards his mother's room.
"Head Healer Jin, can I have a moment?" Jin Zixuan asked as he saw she was checking his mother.

"In a moment Young Master Jin" She said before facing Madam Jin "I belive the tea Sect Leader
Wei gave you would surely help you, other than that, refrain from overworking yourself"

Madam Jin nodded and thanked the healer.

"A-Xuan, is there something wrong?" She asked her son "Nothing out of sorts mother, I just need a
few answers" Jin Zixuan smiled at his mother.

"May we talk outside?" Jin Zixuan said and the Head Healer nodded.

"Young Master Jin, if this one dares to ask, why are we headed towards the kitchens?" Head
Healer Jin was confused.

"I just need to confirm my suspicions, mother started getting sickly all of a sudden and there are
only a few added additions in the family which are Jin Wanyin, Jin Yanli, Yu Ziyuan and
Guangyao" he said.

"And from what I heard from Huaisang, he said someone must have misplaced the spices" Jin
Zixuan explained "It would clearly be impossible for Jin Yanli because she's to be with my mother
24/7 and she can't possibly sneak out at night as there is a guard outside my mother's door"

Head Healer Jin nodded at whatever he was saying and mentally took down notes.

"And yu Ziyuan, it's impossible really, no arms and secluded in her room whenever there's no
event, no way she could have done anything really in her most useless state"

"So you brought me to check if your theory is correct and you want me to identify what kind of
poison or drug is being used?" Head Healer Jin questioned and Jin Zixuan nodded.

They had entered the kitchens.

"Which on of you are the ones incharge of watching Jin Yanli cook?"

A chef stepped forward and kowtowed "Ot would be me Young Master" he said.

"Please show me all the spices that are being used by her, I need to clarify something" the Chef
nodded and showed them towards the area where Jin Yanli cooks and took out all the spices that
were used.

"None of these spices look out of sorts, mother has been sick for 3 months, last month it went too
severe that she almost could have died if Lady Wen Qing wasn't here to visit" Jin Zixuan will
never forget that day where his mother nearly died.

She did get better but it was still fearing him.

It was luck that her golden core was strong enough to hold her to dear life.

"Usually poisons that are powdered are white, we could check the salt and sugar" Head Healer Jin
said and took out the Jar of sugar before smelling it "This looks fine"

She then took out the salt Jar "This...there are some powdered in here" She smelled it "I will need
to check this one"

Jin Zixuan raised a brow "What is it?"

"Usually salt would small like the ocean and are a bit thicker but this one has a bit of powder and
the smell is same but some poisons are odorless, some are tasteless too to avoid suspicions to the
victim" Head Healer Jin said.

"I would need to investigate this for a while, tell no one and change the salt here" Head Healer Jin
said and The chef nodded.

---

Jin Zixuan wants to share this information with Jin Guangyao but then his guts started feeling
funny and uncomfortable at the thought of it.

Maybe he should keep it to himself.

"Zixuan"

"Ah, Guangyao, what are you doing here at this time of day?" It was nearly evening and Jin Zixuan
was out here to clear his mind.

"I was merely walking around, what's wrong brother you seem a bit unwell"

Jin Zixuan would have taken that as Jin Guangyao seeming concerned about him in any other day
but apparently this time after being worried and trying to keep the information of that salt.

Salt was commonly used when cooking, it would be no surprise if his mother had been consuming
it daily.

This time, he could hint the false concern in his voice.

"Nothing, Just tired and worried about my mother, she's always been healthy" He said and if he
looked closely he could see his half brother's eye twitch.

"Ah, don't worry, She'll surely make it" Jin Guangyao smiled.

'Make it? Make it where? Death or recovery?' Was all Jin Zixuan could think off before Nodding.

A few days later he was called by Heade Healer Jin.

"Is there a reason she's calling me at this time?" Jin Zixuan asked as he was doing some of his
mother's paperwork.

"She told me that it's about some sort of salt" the servant looked confused in why the Head Healer
was interested in salt.

Jin Zixuan seemed to realize but not to raise suspicions he nodded "Please tell her that I will be
there shortly" the servant nodded and left.

A few minutes later he got up and made his way towards the infirmary.

"Is anyone else in here?" Jin Zixuan questioned as he entered the infirmary.

Head Healer Jin shook her head.

"Good" he closed the door and placed a silencing Talisman on it before heading towards the Head
Healer.
"So what did you find?" Jin Zixuan questioned.

"I separated the salt with the powder and I examined it, It was both odorless and tasteless, I did
some research on what It could be and I had come towards a single guess...Thallium"

Jin Zixuan was curious "Thallium?"

"Thallium can affect your nervous system, lung, heart, liver, and kidney if large amounts are eaten
or drunk for short periods of time. Temporary hair loss, vomiting, and diarrhea can also occur and
death may result after exposure to large amounts of thallium for short periods"

Jin Zixuan was horrified.

"Your mother was given it in small amounts, on an average person if given a bit more it could kill
them within a week and a half, but she ate it with just bits of thallium which could take movement
in two months and nearly killed her, however your mother had a strong core and Lady Wen was
here so we were able to subdue it"

Jin Zixuan has no words after hearing that.

"Keep the evidence somewhere safe, I trust you would do something with my mother's meals" Jin
Zixuan said trying to steady himself from the new information.

"Understood" Head Healer Jin said.

And so Jin Zixuan left the room looking pale, he walked around letting his feet take him wherever
but that made him bump into Jin Guangyao.

"Zixuan, you look pale, do you want to have tea with me?"

Jin Zixuan politely declined "Maybe next time, I had a pretty bad stomach ache earlier that I
needed fresh air, I'll be heading to bed for a nap"

Jin Guangyao nodded and let the other make his way.

He didn't believe whatever Jin Zixuan said as the other looked fine, but whatever, he had Jin Zixun
to deal with for now.

As soon as Jin Zixuan entered his room he slapped a silencing Talisman and quickly tried to calm
himself and balance his breathing.

His mother could have died with that poison.

Scratch that HIS MOTHER NEARLY DIED.

Thank the Heavens above that they let his mother live longer.

He doesn't know what to do.

He needs to tell someone about this.

Lan Wangji.

Ofcourse!

He quickly made a butterfly message

"Lan Wangji..." he then started to explain everything he just found out.

"Please help me, I don't know what I can do right now" was his last sentence before sending the
butterfly towards the direction of Gusu.

---

Lan Wangji received a secret butterfly message from Jin Zixuan shortly after that.

"Huh, the smurf couldn't wait to make his move huh?, in the original timeline he was smart and
quick but I guess traveling back in time seemed to have placed water in his brain" Lan Wangji
scoffed.

He then sipped his tea before smirking

"It's funny how I managed to change the whole timeline just by being shameless"
 Chapter 50

Nie Huaisang was writing a Wangxian Fanfiction (because why not???????) When he received a
letter from the one and only Hanguang-jun.

Apparently Jin Guangyao decided to move quickly which was not very smart of him.

He burned the letter after and went to send a letter to his spies.

His Da-ge is preparing him to become a Sect Leader because he'll be moving to the Lan Sect.

IN THE END HE'LL BE BECOMING SECT LEADER ANYWAY SO WHAT WAS THE
POINT IN HELPING HIS DA-GE TO STAY ALIVE!?!?

Nie Huaisang gracefully wiped a tear off his face with a handkerchief.

"I guess It's time to return to writing that fanfiction because its a good stress reliever"

---

Wei Wuxian was watching his disciples train with laughter and enjoyment.

This was what he wanted to see in Lotus Pier

freedom

"Alright everyone, take an hour rest, we don't want any of your muscles to strain now do we?"

"Yes Sect Leader Wei!" And so they all went towards the lake to take a swim.

"Wei Wuxian"

"Yu Lei-ge anything wrong?" Wei Wuxian turned towards him "Not really but your fiance had sent
you a gift" he said teasingly.

"That Lan Zhan...he loves to spend his money, what will happen if he becomes broke?" He
muttered before going towards the main hall where he knows his gifts would be.

"Oh, it seems that Lan Zhan finally gave up on buying too much expensive materials" he wondered
as he saw that it was only a box "Sister, do you mind placing this in my office? I will check it later
today"

The servant smiled and nodded before taking the box and taking it towards his office.

"What do you think is inside?" He asked Yu Lei "I don't know, find out yourself" he shrugged "But
knowing Lan-er-gongzi's personality, it's most likely what you won't be expecting"

Wei Wuxian groaned "You are most likely right, I just hope it's not another one of that extravagant
robes be got me the first 2 months"

"Well, I'll be checking the children right now, I'll see you in an hour" Yu Lei announced and Wei
Wuxian nodded before heading towards his office.

"Just what did he get me this time?" He mumbled lost in thought before entering his office.
He then opened the box.

He fell on his bum with such a red face.

There was gay porn and...

The box was filled with Jade toys.

Massive Jade toys-

'LAN ZHAN!? I HAVE NEVER EVEN-'

He took the letter hat was on the box and read it.

My Cute little bunny,

Since Er-gege can't help you or touch you, I got you these! Maybe we can use it in our wedding
night

-Your favorite person

He closed the box and hid it under his desk before screaming "LAN ZHAN YOU PERVERT!"

The disciples must have heard it but oh well-

He groaned and hid his have with his hands before slamming head first on the desk.

"Just who or what did he consume before giving me this!?" He mumbled through his hands.

"What was that scream earlier!?"

'Please Wen Qing, I'm embarrassed to the bone right now, don't come and ask' he mentally whined.

"Lan Zhan is a shameless pervert" was what he ended up saying.

"We've known that already but what did he send this time?" Wen Qing asked.

"You don't want to know, trust me" Wei Wuxian said finally looking up.

"With that red face of yours, probably I really don't want to know" Wen Qing said.

"What did I miss?"

"Yu Lei-ge, not today"

---

"I just got a message from Yu Lei that Wei Wuxian was red and screamed 'Lan Zhan you pervert'
and he was curious on what you sent" Lan Xichen said to his brother.

Lan Wangji looked amused and happy "Oh nothing, just a bit of self relieving tools that might
come in handy for stress"

Lan Xichen nodded not getting what the younger meant "Oh...what does that have to do with you
being a pervert?" He questioned to himself.

Lan Wangji hid behind his sleeve as his brother left the Jingshi.
"Wei Ying will enjoy it anyway, he's a curious cat, sooner or later I'll be catching him use that"

Okay maybe he is quite a pervert.

---

Nie Huaisang got letters from his spies.

Apparently Jin Guangyao was more silent and smiling nowadays, and he keeps lurking around.

Fortunately one of Jin Guangyao's spies was currently Nie Huaisang's spie.

What a Fortunate turn of events!

And according to him, he was looking for the stygian tiger amulet.

How stupid really.

The Yiling Laozu in the original timeline had never really gave clues on how to find it.

Who knows where on earth he had gotten it.

But if he does find it...

Well he'll have to steal it sneakily.

"Ji-xiong might want some information on this"

He decided to write a letter to Lan Wangji about this matter.

---

Lan Wangji got the message and just tossed it into the fire pit.

"He's not going to find it, the amulet was forged not found" Lan Wangji rolled his eyes.

The sword from the Xuanwu had the same amount of resentful energy like the amulet.

He had put two and two together.

Not like anyone needs to know anyway.

He looked at the sealed pouch that was under his floorboard.

"I had taken the chance to get it and seal it for now" Lan Wangji huffed at the memory.

All those screams he heard from the sword when he touched it.

It went away after a week or two listening to cleansing.

He will never touch that sword again.

"I wonder what Wei Ying's up to? Eh, I'll visit him right now" he grabbed his sword and walked
out before pausing "I need to feed the rabbits first" he went towards the kitchen and grabbed a few
green veggies for the rabbits.

---
Wei Wuxian was planning on reviving the burial mounds and make a living there.

He had already been visiting the place over a week and studied the area.

He knows what to do so he decided to call on a few farmers and disciples to come with him and
prepare as they will in a few days.

"Are you planning on going somewhere?" Wei Wuxian heard a sniff behind him "Without me?"

Wei Wuxian turned around and saw Lan Wangji pouting at him.

He heard the disciples behind him try to hold back their laughter.

"Well I didn't know you were coming? You should really warn me when you're arriving" Wei
Wuxian said.

"We'll see about that one but I wanna know if you touched any of my presents?"

Wei Wuxian flushed red "YOU-Anyway, come with me, I'll explain what we'll be Giddings in 2
days"

Wei Wuxian made the disciples go eat lunch and made Lan Wangji follow him.

"Elder Jiang Qiong and a few others had agreed to this already so there's no need to worry about
the elders agreeing, I'll just tell you what we're going to do"

Lan Wangji nodded "And what are you planning on doing?"

"Purifying the burial mounds"

Lan Wangji didn't say anything and allowed the younger to continue.

"It was said that the burial mounds was once had the most beautiful looking scenery before the war
against that Xue something had gone insane with the Yin Iron and they had a battle there" Wei
Wuxian explained.

"Because of multiple resentful spirits and deaths were in there, the place was now known as the
burial mounds, I want to cleanse the place by trying to farm there first"

"Farming?" Lan Wangji questioned, he knows it would work because Wei Wuxian really did farm
in the burial mounds and it wasn't that suffocating after.

"Yeah, no one had every tried farming there, it would take a long while to cleanse it but We'll get
there" Wei Wuxian smiled.

"Mn, and I'll help you in every step of the way" Lan Wangji said before kissing the back of Wei
Wuxian's ear.

"Lan Zhan!"

"I love you too"

"Hmph!"

Wei Wuxian then mumbled "I love you too" and he can feel Lan Wangji's smile from there he was.
"Anyways, Uncle Xiao and Song Lan will be joining us too, they're on their way towards Yiling
already"

---

Jin Guangyao was having a big headache, his father wants him to hurry up with the finding the
amulet.

Xue Yang was no help as he was only annoying him.

"Why can't you find the amulet!?" He finally snapped and the other gave him a sadistic smile
"Because there is no such amulet" he said before pouting.

Jin Guangyao was stunned and in shock "What do you mean there is no such thing"

"In all of history my ancestor would have known about it wouldn't he?" Xue Yang smiled as he
examined his dagger "Which could only mean that the Yiling Laozu of your time had created it
using the 5th Yin iron piece" He shrugged and licked his dagger.

"This iron tastes nice"

Jin Guangyao needed answers as he doesn't have time for this "Where is the sword do you think
you can forge it into the amulet?"

Xue Yang shrugged "I dont have his notes, did he even wrote how he forged it in the first place?"

"You can figure it out yourself and I'll give you what you want in return"

Xue Yang shrugged "I currently don't need anything but I'll help you....only because I'm bored" he
shrugged.

"Good, now where is this fifth Yin iron" Jin Guangyao questioned.

"Oh it's no longer in the Xuanwu meaning someone had stolen it or already took it" Xue Yang said
"Ask your spies to look for it, I will go feast on blood" and so Xue Yang ran out of the door.

"Who could have known about the Yin Iron!?" Jin Guangyao was irritated.

Madam Jin was unfortunately getting better.

His one obstacle was still alive but not a problem, he can go after her when both current Jin's are
gone.

Suddenly Su Minshan entered "I learned the curse, when do we take action?"

Jin Guangyao smirked, he never cared for Su She, he just needed recruits.

"3 days from now, we just need to pin the blame onto someone" Jin Guangyao said.

"And who do we blame it to?" Su Minshan questioned.

"Even if we don't find anyone to blame, it's not like he'll be going to you anyway, he doesn't know
you so you won't even be a suspect" Jin Guangyao shrugged.

---
Jin Zixuan was getting mentally better as his mother had recovered slowly.

He never told her about the poison.

He told Mianmian who comforted him through it all.

Their marriage was around the corner, maybe around 4 more months.

But he was glad things are turning out okay.

Atleast for him.

"Your mother will fully be recovered soon, we'll find the culprit together" Mianmian promised
"Thank you" Jin Zixuan smiled and hugged her.

"Come now, let's spar, it's been a while since we've done it, you were worried sick and who knows
how sloppy you must have gotten"

"Hey! I will still beat you!"

"Try me bitch"

A week later in Koi Tower Jin Zixun was going around telling every disciple to undress their
robes.

"Jin Zixun, what are you doing!?" Jin Zixuan just wanted a normal day with his fiance but not he
and Mianmian were watching as Jin Zixun angrily stomped infront of him.

"SOMEONE CURSED ME!"

"I know a lot of people hate you but it's surprising only one of them managed to have the guts to
curse you in the end" Mianmian said and Jin Zixuan snorted.

"WERE YOU THE ONE WHO CURSED ME!?"

"Jin Zixun mind your words, why not go to father and have him investigate this case?"

"Fine then maybe it's the latest Sect Lwader WEI! HE MADE ME LOSE FACE!"

Both Mianmian and Jin Zixuan sent glares at him.

"Wei Wuxian is my friend and currently he and Hanguang-jun had been in the burial mounds with
a goal to cleanse it, where would he find the time to even try and curse you, cousin?" He
questioned.

"Do not assume, go to my father and have him get it investigated" Jin Zixuan said.

Jin Zixun flushed red and walked away to find his Uncle.

"A-Yang, do you think Wuxian would be able to make a compass to track down a person who
cursed the victim? I don't think I can handle any of this drama"

Luo Qingyang looked at her fiance "Only one way to find out" she shrugged.
 Chapter 51

Wei Wuxian was in the Burial Mounds farming when he received a message from a Jin messenger.

"Huh" Wei Wuxian scoffed "He had it coming"

"What's wrong, love?" Lan Wangji asked as he paused playing his guqin.

"Apparently Jin Zixun got cursed and Jin Zixuan wants me to make something that could track the
person they cursed because he didn't want to deal with it" Wei Wuxian said.

"Why not use the Compass of Evil that you made and just tinker it a bit?" Lan Wangji suggested,
only because if he didn't maybe it would take his beloved weeks and weeks to finish it and Lan
Wangji would be too lonely from the lack of attention.

Wei Wuxian's eyes lit up and kissed his cheek "YOU'RE A GENIUS! LAN ZHAN YOU TAKE
CARE OF THE THINGS AROUND HERE!" He then turned around.

"YOU! TELL YOUR MASTER THAT IT WILL BE DONE IN 2 WEEKS TIME!" Wei Wuxian
said as he pointed at the messenger before opening his sword and flew back to Lotus Pier.

"He could have kissed my lips but it's always the cheek before he runs off" Lan Wangji mumbled
sulking.

"Alright, let's get back to work" Lan Wangji told the disciples.

---

Jin Zixuan was having a family lunch as this time his mother was strong enough to walk around
without much help needed.

Jin Guangshan didn't join them because well...

Ofcourse Jin Yanli was here but she can't eat unless the whole family is finished.

Not that she would have the guts to complain anyway.

Yu Ziyuan isn't here because she chose to secluded herself unless it's something important.

And suddenly a Jin messenger came back "Huh? Did Wei Wuxian sent you something already?"
Jin Zixuan asked.

"Sect Leader Wei has not sent anything but he mentioned you wait for 2 weeks as he would tinker
something to help with the curse mark"

Jin Zixun gritted his teeth "You told that shameless idiot?!"

"That shameless idiot is the only one that could help you" Jin Zixuan snapped and Madam Jin
backed her son.

"And that Shameless idiot's position is higher than yours, he can ask for your head and I'd give it to
him with no questions asked if you don't behave yourself!" She scolded.

And so the table went silent and Jin Zixuan turned to the messenger "Thank you, you are excused"
The messenger kowtowed and left the room.

"What did you ask Sect Leader Wei for?" Jin Guangyao could not help but ask.

Jin Zixuan was about to open his mouth but Jin Zixun decided to talk "You don't need to know
everything around here you bastard!" He snapped and Jin Guangyao merely smiled at that.

Nobody talked after that, usually his mother would snap at Jin Guangyao but it seemed that she
wasn't in the mood or she has suspicions about Jin Guangyao poisoning her.

Jin Wanyin could also be part of it though, but he's kind of...stupid, Wanyin would never pull this
kind of poison off without help.

Right now mother wasn't being poisoned so his focus should be on his cousin.

But if anything he thinks that two people are connected, his mother and cousin must be targeted by
the same person.

He just doesn't know if the person had help or what.

It's most likely the culprit did because if one person did all the work, it would make everything
suspicious towards that one person.

He mentally sighed and decided to talk this with Mianmian later and decided to just enjoy his meal.

---

Wei Wuxian had been tinkering all week that Yu Lei and Wen Qing dragged him to eat and sleep
the whole time.

Lan Wangji came back with the disciples for a few days rest before returning back to Yiling.

"You better go watch over your fiance because we can't keep dragging him every now and then"
Yu Lei said as he helped some of the disciples carry stuff.

"Mn, will do" was Lan Wangji's reply before he went towards Wei Wuxian's workshop and opened
the door.

He learned his lesson last time round alright.

He's not going to scare him.

He's going to wait.

"Qing Jie, I'll eat lunch just wait a minute!"

"Bunny, I came back and you aren't going to greet me? My heart is broken" Lan Wangji Whined.

Wei Wuxian instantly got off his chair and turned around "Lan Zhan! You're here!" He yelled and
quickly jumped all over him.

"And here I though you didn't miss me" Lan Wangji teased and kissed the other's forehead.

"Of course I did, I was busy the whole week and didn't have time to meet up with you!" Wei
Wuxian pouted and got off to return to his seat woth Lan Wangji following behind him.
"So, how much were you able to do?" He asked the younger.

"I was able to tinker it and all but I'm still working with the pointer, it would still mistake the
caster, So I'll need to render it a bit more, which will take 2 days at most then I'll varnish it up and
send it to Jin Zixuan for him to borrow it or something" Wei Wuxian said.

"Mn, and after you're done with it, you need atleast a few days of rest before returning back to the
Burial Mounds"

"Ahh Lan Zhan, I don't think I'd be able to stay put for three days"

"Than you can use the toys I gave you"

"LAN ZHAN"

---

"Did you find it?"

Xue Yang scoffed "If I did I would either be flaunting it or tasting it right now no?"

Jin Guangyao closed his eyes and bit his lip.

"Any Leads?"

"Gusu"

Jin Guangyao was confused "Gusu?"

"The resentful energy had stopped at Gus Caiyi Town, but obviously no townsfolk would have
touched it, It would be in Cloud Recesses, Sect Leader Wei probably brought it there to be sealed"
he shrugged.

Jin Guangyao thought about it "Wei Wuxian might have done that" he thought.

"Are you going to Sect Leader Wei to ask for it?" Xue Yang questioned

"maybe"

Xue Yang rolled his eyes "Well good luck, that Sect Leader is literally being guarded by Lan
Wangji the whole time"

Jin Guangyao's eyes twitched "I will be talking with him by Zixuan's wedding" was all he said
before giving the younger his pouch of candies.

---

2 weeks had passed and a Yunmeng messenger had arrived.

"This parcel came from Sect Leader Wei, Young Master Jin" the Yunmeng Disciple smiled.

"Please send him my thanks"

The disciple nodded and bowed before leaving the place.

He went inside his room where Mianmian was waiting "Oh? What's that?" She asked curiously.
"I think this is the tracker" Jin Zixuan replied as he set it on top of his table.

"He's finished it already?" She got up to stand beside him and stood beside Jin Zixuanto see what
was inside the parcel.

Jin Zixuan shrugged "He did say he'd finish it under two weeks"

He opened the box and saw a small item wrapped in a cloth and a letter.

He opened the letter first and two papers fell, he took the first one.

Hey Peacock!

So, this is what I call "Curse Tracker", Basically I took my "Compass of Evil" and tinkered it
for a bit and made this. Lan Zhan suggested I just use the Compass of Evil and just change it a bit
so credits go to him too! Anyway, I suggest you use it during the wedding. You never know, it's
always the one you expect least to curse someone.

Sect Leader Wei

He then took the second paper and saw the instructions.

•Just let the person who got cursed hold it and the compass will be pointing towards the curser,
when the curser is infront of the victim the arrow in the compass will be turning in circles.

P.s. do return this compass after you finished using it

"I'll make sure to return this undamaged" Jin Zixuan mumbled and placed down the paper and saw
his fiance opening that cloth.

"Well this almost looks identical to the 'Compass of evil' except this is a bit smaller and lighter, the
arrow is in a white color too" She described.

"Well, we better keep this safe and just show it to me stupid cousin the day before the wedding"
Jin Zixuan said before pausing "Actually, maybe after our first wedding night?"

Mianmian shook her head "I hate weddings when guests are literally all over us, after our bows
give it to him and cause some drama, this will be the most memorable wedding in all of Jin
History"

Jin Zixuan blinked "Alright then?"

---

The day before the wedding came and guests from different sects were arriving.

"Jin-Xiong! Long time no see" Nie Huaisang said as he separated from his brother "Nie Huaisang"
Jin Zixuan huffed.

"Amyways, you'll love the gifts I got"

Jin Zixuan thinks otherwise.

Soon enough Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji and Lan Xichen had arrived.

"I will be talking with Mingjue" Lan Xichen said before leaving to go to Nie Mingjue.
"So, did you give it to him yet?" Wei Wuxian asked and Jin Zixuan shook his head "A-Yang
doesn't want to deal with guests after the bows so she wanted me to give it after that"

"Mianmian sure wants some drama" Nie Huaisang commented.

"She said that this was going to be the most dramatic Jin Wedding in history"

"Well then I'll be looking forward to tomorrow then" Wei Wuxian said.

"Oh! I heard that the burial mounds had been partly cleansed and there are trees in it already" Jin
Zixuan then remembered.

Wei Wuxian awkwardly laughed "It's only a little bit, we haven't gotten ¼ of the burial mounds but
we'll get there" he smiled.

"Still, no one was able to cleanse it, but you were able to"

Wei Wuxian winked "Yunmeng's motto is 'Attempt the impossible'"

"That does not mean you go everywhere to attempt something" Lan Wangji said.

"Awww come on Lan Zhan!"

And so they started catching up on things they did over the months.

"How is Madam Jin? I heard what happened from Lan Zhan"

Jin Zixuan smiled "She's doing fine, so far the culprit haven't made a second attempt on her, right
now Jin Zixun is the problem"

"The hundred holes curse will act under a year, as much as I want him out...I think there are better
ways to die" Wei Wuxian rolled his eyes.

"Anyways, don't let him break that Compass I tell you, that was harder to make than the Compass
of evil"

"I won'tallow him"

---

Wei Wuxian was walking around the place when he felt someone following him.

"Sect Leader Wei"

Wei Wuxian turned and saw Jin Guangyao smiling at him "Yes?" He questioned.

"I have a few questions for you, if you don't mind" he said.

Wei Wuxian shook his head "I don't mind, ask away"

"Did you touch anything that contained heavy resentful energy lately?" He asked and Wei Wuxian
looked confused.

"If going to the Burial Mounds to cleanse it counts then I guess?"

"Ahh...you misunderstood" Jin Guangyao chuckled "I meant any objects containing resentful
energy, the Jin Sect is looking g for something"
'The Jin Sect looking for a resentful object? I'll ask Jin Zixuan about it after his wedding' he kept a
mental note.

"No not recently" he shook his head "Though I think there was something in that cave where Lan
Zhan and I defeated the Slaughter of Xuanwu"

Jin Guangyao listened.

"My memories are fuzzy from that time as I was in a really bad fever but there was a sword, it was
filled with too much resentment, I didn't bother going back for it" Wei Wuxian shrugged.

"I don't suggest going near it either, just seal the cave there, just touching that sword will make you
go insane"

Jin Guangyao nodded "I see...thank you for answering Sect Leader Wei"

Wei Wuxian nodded and the two separate paths.

"I'm not getting a good feeling"

 Chapter 52
Chapter Notes

I got writer's block so don't come at me if this chapter went below ur expectations

The day of the wedding came and the bows had been done.

"Give it to him before we get surrounded by multiple guests that I don't want to socialize with"
Mianmian hissed at Jin Zixuan who nodded and went to find Jin Zixun.

"Young Madam Jin, I would like to give my congratulations" Mianmian gave the best smile she
could muster up as she looked towards Sect Leader Yao.

"Why thank you Sect Leader Yao" Mianmian said before thinking 'Zixuan you better hurry up I tell
you, I don't want to talk with these old goats'

Jin Zixuan walked around until he found his cousin "Zixun" he called out and Jin Zixun turned
around.

"Cousin! Hurry up and give it to me! I need to show that bastard a lesson!" Jin Zixun quickly raged
out.

"I will give it to you but first make sure not to break it, We still need to return it to Sect Leader
Wei" Jin Zixuan said.

He really doesn't trust his cousin NOT to break the compass so he'll just stay beside him.

Jin Zixuan sighed before explaining what Jin Zixun should do and gave him the compass.

"Great, now where is that bastard?" Was the first thing Jin Zixun said as he grabbed the compass
that started pointing towards the guests.

Jin Zixuan followed his cousin because he'll be grabbing the compass first thing when the compass
gives the signal that they are infront of the said person.

---

Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji, and Nie Huaisang went towards Mianmian.

"Congratulations on your wedding" Wei Wuxian said.

Mianmian nodded her head before a genuine smile came in view "Thank you, Sect Leader Wei
might as well send his invitations for his wedding"

Wei Wuxian flushed red "We don't talk about that yet, Lotus Pier is still rebuilding, I have a few
clans and towns to take care of and the burial mounds project before I can even think of marriage"

You can see the dark circles under his eyes.

"No wonder your eyes are so black"

"Hey!"

Mianmian chuckled "Anyway what is taking my so-called-husband so long!? There are a few more
gusts waiting in line to greet me!" She said annoyed.

"This place has a lot of people, you wouldn't know when the compass will stop pointing" Nie
Huaisang said.

Lan Wangji was just looking at Su Minshan, even in this timeline he was able to found his own
sect and copy Gusulan.

"Who are you looking at?" Wei Wuxian asked.

"Su Minshan, he made his own clan and everything is a boring copy of the Lan Clan, his clan is
even under Gusu territory" Lan Wangji said and the three turned to look "Well the robes does look
similar, he's also holding a guqin, thankfully he isn't wearing a forehead ribbon" Nie Huaisang said.

"And that person was a part 9f your clan?" Mianmian asked and Lan Wangji nodded.

"I thought GusuLan would only accept good-looking disciples, Su Minshan has a face even below
average" Mianmian commented.

"I didn't know what Uncle was thinking" Lan Wangji shrugged.

"Good thing he got kick—" Wei Wuxian was cut off when Jin Zixun (with Jin Zixuan trailing
behind) had stopped infront of Su Minshan.

"YOU!"

Jin Zixuan quickly took the compass from his cousin and kept it safe within his robes.

"What are you pointing at?" Su Minshan said annoyed.

He hated this man's whole guts so why is he bothering him.

"GET THIS CURSE OFF ME THIS INSTANT!"

Now the whole attention went towards the scene.

Su Minshan turned red as he stuttered out "What do you mean by curse!? Why would I curse you
of all people!?"

"ARE YOU DENYING IT!? OPEN YOUR ROBES!"

Su Minshan held his arms across his chest "WHY WOULD YOU MAKE ME DISROBE
INFRONT OF MANY PEOPLE!? ARE YOU NOT ASHAMED!?"

Jin Zixun couldn't hold it in anymore and started attacking the Moling Su sect Leader.

"HEY!" Su Minshan started fighting back to prevent the other to see beneath his robes.

Soon enough both Jin and Moling Su sect disciples came in and separated the two.

"Now, now, why don't we calm down and have this matter investigated?" Jin Guangyao said.

Jin Zixun then glared at Jin Guangyao "OH YOU DONT GET A SAY YOU BASTARD! THE
COMPASS HAD POINTED AT THAT BRAT MEANING HE CURSED ME! COUSIN HAD
THAT WEI WUXIAN MAKE THAT CURSE COMPASS!"

Jin Guangyao's eyes had widened slightly "Zixuan did what?..."

Jin Zixuan took out the compass and walked towards Wei Wuxian "I had Sect Leader Wei secretly
make something to track down curses, and so far his inventions had been trust worthy, not once
had it failed since he started at such a young age"

Su Minshan looked at Jin Guangyao.

"But there will always be a first to failure don't you think?" Jin Guangyao smiled and tilted his
head.

"And why are you defending Su Minshan? Are you part of this?" Nie Mingjue then said and Jin
Guangyao snapped his head towards him.

"Chifengzun, let us not assume shall we?" He smiled stiffly.

"Fine then, Su Minshan if you have nothing to hide" Lan Wangji started "Strip off your upper
robes, you're a man are you not? It's not like you're a woman, you're allowed to show your chest"
he smirked and his beloved continued for him.

"Or are you simply hiding something?" Wei Wuxian challenged.

"I have been observing, Su Minshan and Lianfangzun had been looking and communicating
through your eyes" Wei Wuxian said "Is there anything we need to know?" Wei Wuxian raised a
brow.

"I believe you have been mistaken Sect Leader Wei—" Jin Guangyao started but Wei Wuxian
looked towards Jin Zixuan "Sect Heir Jin, may I ask a public question?"

Jin Zixuan nodded.

"Yesterday, Lianfangzun had asked me if I had seen or had contact with a resentful object"

Multiple gasps were heard and Lan Wangji wanted to punch Jin Guangyao.

"And...Lianfangzun told me the Jin Sect had been looking for a resentful object to seal" Jin Zixuan
and most of the Jin disciples and even Jin Zixun looked confused.

"My question is, Is the Jin Sect looking for a certain Resentful object that the cultivation world is
unaware about?" Wei Wuxian asked and Madam Jin stood up.

"WHAT NONSENSE IS THIS!? YOU BASTARD!" She pointed towards Jin Guangyao "THE
JIN SECT HAS NOT BEEN SEARCHING FOR ANYTHING! YOU STUPID EXCUSE OF A
HUSBAND! DID YOU PLAN SOMETHING WITHOUT ME!?"

Jin Guangshan shook his head "I have not, infact I never knew about any resentful objects after the
Yin iron had all been destroyed"

Jin Guangyao had clenched his fists and his smile has stiffened even more.

"Let us settle this matter then, Sect Leader Su, if the compass is indeed lying, you wouldn't mind
showing us proof" Lan Xichen decided to speak.
Su Minshan took out a talisman and ... nothing happened.

"Not so fast" Lan Wangji said "Your spiritual energy has been sealed"

WHEN HAD LAN WANGJI GOT THE TIME TO GET BEHIND HIM!?

And so without letting the man talk Lan Wangji teared the front of Su Minshan's robes.

Gasps then came from around.

Mianmian was sipping her tea, obviously enjoying the drama while her husband is blinking, clearly
processing the whole situation.

Jin Guangshan left the scene because he had other 'important' things to do.

Madam Jin stayed to see how this problem would progress, she doesn't care for her husband
anyway.

"YOU DID CURSE ME! UNDO THIS RIGHT THIS INSTANT!" Jin Zixun yelled out.

"WHY SHOULD I? YOU DESERVE IT FOR ACTING ALL ARROGANT ANYWAY!" Su

Minshan yelled out.

"If anything, I guess you both deserved to get cursed as you both are arrogant" Nie Mingjue rolled
his eyes.

No one spoke.

"Su Minshan" Jin Zixuan decided to speak "Remove the curse from my cousin or you will face
trial"

Su Minshan scoffed "I WOULD RATHER FACE TRIAL" He yelled out stubbornly.

"Fine then, since I don't trust any of my guards as we still have someone in my Sect as a suspicion-
" no one needed to think who he was talking about as they already knew who "-I would be more
than happy IF Sect Leader Wei's disciples will look after Su Minshan in the dungeons"

Jin Guangyao's eyes widened.

"This Sect Leader will be more than glad, First Shidi, Second Shidi, please follow, Lan Zhan, I
would feel safer if you would accompany me aswell" Wei Wuxian said as he looked at his fiance,
who was currently holding Su Minshan still.

"I would gladly move the mountains if you asked"

Wei Wuxian huffed "Sect Heir Jin, We shall take our leave then" and so they left the room.

"The trial will be 2 tays from now" Jin Zixuan said as he needed to fulfill his husbandly duties and
hopefully his wife is currently satisfied with the drama she wanted.

---

When Wei Wuxian entered the dungeons with his team he pointed towards one of it "Throw him in
there"

And Lan Wangji did and Wei Wuxian quickly made a barrier around it that only he could remove.
"YOU LET ME OUT THIS INSTANT!" Su Minshan said and Lan Wangji had silenced him.

"I trust you both to watch over our friend here for the time being?" Wei Wuxian said and the two
nodded.

"It would be impossible for him to escape, so don't worry if you accidentally fall asleep, the barrier
I made covers every corner of this cell" Wei Wuxian said laughing at the end.

The two disciples nodded and smiled "Please get some sleep Wei-Shixiong" first Shidi said and
Wei Wuxian smiled "I will, both of you should take turns alright?" The two nodded and Wei
Wuxian turned towards Lan Wangji.

"Shall we?"

Wei Wuxian smiled and took Lan Wangji's arm

"We Shall"
 Chapter 53
Chapter Notes

IM ALIVE DW I MANAGED TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE (Mostly because my

mother was guarding the door-)! MY FAMILY AND I ARE SAFE AND SOUND!
THOUGH OUR TREES HAD FALLEN OFF AND WE HAD BROWNOUT AND
WEAK INTERNET CONNECTION!

Those who were affected by the typhoon Odette, I hope you all are living fairly and
everyone is safe and sound, sorry for any losses that had happened during that time
T^T

See the end of the chapter for more notes

Jin Zixuan, Mianmian, Madam Jin, and unfortunately Armless Yu Ziyuan were in the front,
apparently Jin Guangshan decided to be in the back for today because...business...no one wants to
see those anyway.

Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji, Lan Xichen, Lan Qiren, and Qingheng-jun were on the right side.

Wen Qing and Wen Ning were there too.

Jin Guangyao, Nie Huaisang, Nie Mingjue and Jin Zixun were on the left.

In the court room, Su Minshan was then brought forward by the two YunmengWei Sect disciples.

Wei Wuxian decided to change YunmengJiang to YunmengWei as it's awkward as his last name is
Wei and not Jiang...it was approved by the Yunmeng elders anyway so we're all good.

Su Minshan was chained and held on tightly by the two disciples.

"Do you, Sect Leader Su of Moling Su sect, plead guilty woth cursing my cousin, Ji Zixun, with
the Hundred holes curse?" Was what Jin Zixuan started with.

Su Minshan then said "Why do you need me to answer that? You already know!"

"Then you wouldn't have a problem saying a simple yes or no" Mianmian stated.

"I will repeat, do you, Su Minshan, Sect Leader of Moling Su, Plead guilty of cursing my cousin,
Jin Zixun, with the Hundred holes curse?" Jin Zixuan repeated.

"Fine! Yes! I did! I cursed him! Are you done now!?" Su She barked out.

"Not quite, tell us why you cursed him" Madam Jin then started.

Su Minshan glanced quickly at Jin Guangyao before looking back at the front "Because I want to,
besides there are multiple people who wants him gone from the picture with that trashy attitude of
his"

"HOW DARE YOU—" Jin Zixun was cut off by Sect Heir Jin.
"Silence!" Jin Zixuan glared at his cousin before facing Su Minshan "I will believe you with that,
however I do not think that is the whole truth" he said.

"AND WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT!? I CONFESSED TO MY CRIMES ALREADY!"

Su Minshan said but Lan Wangji wouldn't have any of it.

"You body language says otherwise" he said out loud and now the attention went to him "And
What do you know about Body language!?" Su Minshan snapped.

Lan Wangji rolled his eyes "I had been learning body languages since my teenage years, currently
we all are about to turn 20 or are 20 in our generation are we not? I already had years of studying
and experience with body Language" he said as he placed an arm around Wei Wuxian.

"And when you were asked if you pledged guilty, don't think no one saw you quickly glance at
Lianfangzun, you also looked at him the day of Young Master Jin and Young Madam Jin's
Wedding day when your crime was brought to light" he pointed out and Jin Guangyao stiffened.

"Ah, yes, We haven't forgotten about that" Mianmian said.

"I believe you have been mistaken Second Young Master Lan" Jin Guangyao said.

"Not once have I been mistaken in my whole life Lianfangzun, I believe my title right now should
be Hanguang-jun, shouldn't it?"

Jin Guangyao clenched his hands.

"We are getting out of subject" Nie Huaisang snapped his fan open and Jin guangyao had never
seen such a serious face on him before.

"Young Master Nie is correct, Su Minshan, are you or are you not working with my half brother?"

Su Minshan stuttered "WHY WOULD YOU THINK IF BE WORKING WITH HIM!?"

Jin Zixuan was about to speak but Nie Huaisang stood up "This is getting us no where,
Lianfangzun—excuse me—I need to pass"

"What are you doing?" Nie Mingjue questioned his brother.

As soon as Nie Huaisang got out, he walked towards Jin Zixuan and took out a stack of papers from
his robes.

"One of my spies, fortunately was taken in as Lianfangzun's spy, so here's all the evidence needed"
Nie Huaisang plopped the papers infront of the three.

"You had a spy here? In Lanling?" Jin Zixuan stared and Nie Huaisang raised a brow "I know fair
well each sect has their own spies in every sect, we can talk about it later and you should read it"

Madam Jin didn't hesitate and took the papers and started reading.

"What if those messages were false!? Will you only believe Young Master Nie because you're
close to him!?" Su Minshan yelled out.

"Oh my, getting defensive aren't we?" Lan Wangji started and Su She glared at him.

"Don't look at me like that, you see you're not even the one being tested if guilty but Jin Guangyao
is, and you're defending him, which could only mean one thing" he snapped his fingers and two
Lan disciples had got up and went towards Jin Guangyao to grab him as he thought he was discreet
in leaving the court.

"And if it was false, why would Jin Guangyao make himself discreetly leave?" Lan Wangji
continued.

Jin Guangyao merely smiled "Hanguang-jun, I fear you mistaken my intentions, I was in need to
use the bathroom"

"Then you can do your business right here" Mianmian said as she glanced at her mother-in-law
who was still currently reading through the papers.

"I beg your Pardon?" Jin Guangyao started "Young Madam Jin, you don't suggest that I...infront of
these audience?" He said.

"What's the problem? It would be more embarrassing if you lied about trying to escape with the use
of going to the bathroom...besides, if you needed to go do business...shouldn't you be asking my
husband permission before you do?"

Jin Guangyao smiled as he was gritting his teeth and he was about to do something until

"Your Spiritual energy is sealed, you are in no position to do what you wish" the Lan Sect Disciple
said.

"Aw...is poor old smurf trying to escape? Bold of you to assume you could escape the Lan Arm
Strength anyway" Lan Wangji scoffed "Wangji, behave" Lan Qiren said and Lan Wangji huffed.

"Explain for you both are guilty" Madam Jin said calmly but fire was seen before her eyes and
tone.

"And we can also punish my husband while we're at it"

Jin Guangshan got up from the back "Punish me for What!?" He yelled out as he marched up to the
front "I am a Sect Leader! You can't punish me!"

"Pretty funny if you ask me, Su Minshan here is also a Sect Leader and he's getting punish, you are
not above the Law Sect Leader Jin" Nie Mingjue said and Jin Guangshan crossed his arms.

"I am a Sect Leader of a Major Sect! He on the other hand is from a Minor sect"

"HEY!"

Everyone ignored Su Minshan.

"Well, for one thing, you were actually siding with Wen Ruohan while your son is fighting against
him, promising to share if they ever won" Madam Jin said as she pulled out one paper.

"There should be a punishment for betraying their own sect"

"Second" She raised a second finger "You have a wife...and an...armless concubine" Yu Ziyuan
glared and hissed at her vut Madam Jin ignored her "you are not allowed to have intimate activity
behind us both, it was against the morals of being a Sect Leader"

Jin Guangshan paled but his face was still showing anger.

"And third, this resentful object here, you know about it but didn't fully believe it, but you made
your bastard" she looked at Jin Guangyao "Look for it and if he failed to find it within this
year...you would kick him out"

No one spoke "Should have kicked him out" Yu Ziyuan muttered.

"I hate to agree with you but Sect Leader Jin should have kicked him out as he is useless
anyway...what else did he do other than to spy on the Wen Sect? It was the great Hanguang-jun
who killed Wen Ruohan in the end anyway" Madam Jin said loudly while rolling her eyes.

Jin Guangyao glared at her "What are you glaring at me for!?" She snapped "My 'Husband' more
than just one whore, meaning he has already multiple bastards, do you think you're any different?
How come you keep coming back here to annoy us just for a father?" She scoffed.

"You don't know what's it like being called a son of a prostitute by people and them looking down
on you! None of you do! None of you knows how much I'vebeen through to get myself in this
position!" Jin Guangyao raged out and Wei Wuxian slammed the table.

"So you think you're the one who has the worst life among the all of us?" Wei Wuxian started his
voice, surprisingly neutral, this made everyone around them scared.

Wei Wuxian usually has a friendly aura around him, seeing him like this just wants to make them
submit.

Not Lan Wangji though...he thinks it hot.

"You had things I didn't have when I was young, you had a mother who was still alive until you
were old enough, and you can remember her...I, on the other Hand, Don't even remember my
parents! I only have one memory of them and that's it" He said.

"You lived in a brothel growing up, but atleast you had shelter, you had food, while I had to sleep
on the streets, woth bagged clothes and eat food from the trash, it doesn't matter whether rotten or
spoiled, as long as I had food in my stomach"

Jiang Yanli whimpered in where she was standing, her brother was just glaring at Wei Wuxian and
her mother scoffed.

"And when you were taken in by a Sect, you were not abused, were you?" He questioned Jin
Guangyao who never said anything "While my body, had to suffer through thousands of whipping
from a great excuse of a Madam who was very childish to keep her jealousy on my dead Mother!"

"YOU DARE—" Both Jiang Wanyin and Yu Ziyuan's mouths were snapped shut.

The person doesn't need to be mentioned to know who silenced them.

"And you're using that excuse as 'You don't know what it feels like'" Wei Wuxian raised a brow
"Bitch, get on my level AND THEN we can talk about feelings" he snapped and leaned back on his
seat.

"I believe there's no more discussion needed and get on with the punishment for these three" Wei
Wuxian is in a bad mood so no one dared disobey.

"Are there any suggestions to which punishment these three will have?" Mianmian asked.

"I have a few suggestions if you wish to hear them" Nie Huaisang raised his hand from his seat.
"Please go ahead, I am curious to what you have in mind" Madam Jin stated.

"For Su Minshan, I suggest that his Sect be taken down and is no longer allowed to build any new
sects, As his Sect his a direct copy of GusuLan, I think this is a fair punishmentfor their side"

"WHY YOU—MMMHMM!" Su Minshan's mouth has been snapped close "Young Master Nie is
speaking of your punishment, you are to follow" Qingheng-jun said before facing Nie Huaisang.

"I accept this punishment" was what he said.

"I accept the punishment" Madam Jin stated.

Nie Huaisang smirked before continuing, "As for Jin Guangyao, he is to have his core permanently
sealed, stripped off his title and would return to Yunping where he was born and stay there, he is
not allowed to step foot into Koi Tower or else he will spend the rest of his life in the dungeons"

Madam Jin didn't like how mild it is but she didn't care, as long as that bastard will not make ruins
to her son, she doesn't care.

Jin Guangyao looked up towards Nie Huaisang.

None of this was meant to happen.

He had a full proof plan when he planned the time travel, everything was going perfectly but
someone ruined it.

He glared at Nie Huaisang who had a playful spark of amusement.

He thinks Nie Huaisang was the one who timetravelved back along with him...after all he did kill
his brother, but how did he find out?

Not his problem currently he needs to escape.

"My core is already sealed! My reputation is at stake for such thing What! What else do you
need!?" Jin Guangyao blurted out.

"Qing-Jie, do the Honors" Wei Wuxian called out.

Wen Qing stood up and held out a pill before standing in the middle.

"This pill I hold, can make the person's core melt, I had spent generous amounts of time woth Wen
Zhuliu to learn about cores" She explained and Madam Jin looked satisfied.

Jin Guangyao was looking at the pill with his paled face.

"Open wide" Wen Qing said but Jin Guangyao sealed his lips shut "Fine then we'll do this the hard
way" She sighed and kicked his groin which made the other just bit into his lips further.

"I guess that didn't work" She muttered and took out a needle and stabbed it into the groin.

That seemed to do the trick as she forced the pill into his mouth and took out the needle.

Deathly heard screams were all around the court.

Jin Guangyao felt his whole body burn, his chest was being lit on fire, he preferred to die rather
than go through this!
Apparently his torture ended and he was sweating hard.

Su Minshan was staring at him.

Jin Guangyao never spared a glance.

"And now what do you have for my beloved husband?" Madam Jin asked curiously as two of the
senior Jin Disciples grabbed the sect Leader.

"Well I have quite a lot in mind but we can settle for him getting stripped of his title as Sect Leader
and Have Young Master Jin lead the Sect" Jin Guangshan wanted to retort at that.

"Second, have him castrated for cheating on his wife, but do it slow and painful" Nie Huaisang
said.

"And how would he be castrated Slowly?" Mianmian asked curiously.

"Take a needle and poke holes through his cock, make as any holes all around it and tear it off
quickly as how you tear a paper in half" Nie Huaisang fanned himself as he spoke that sentence off
calmly.

"Perfect! Anything else?" Madam Jin liked the punishment, it means she was going to be retiring
soon enough as her son would be leading the sect along with her Daughter-in-law.

"Life prison"

"And it shall be done"

And to anyone who had seen the torture Ji Guangshan had been through...they don't talk about it
and reminded themselves not to mess woth the younger Nie as he gives the most unexpected
punishments.

They've been traumatized enough Thanks.

---

One year has passed and Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji and his team had cleared out ¼ of the Burial
mounds.

The place was magical, it feels like a fairytale.

"Even the place smells fresh" Wei Wuxian commented.

"We should have our wedding here" Lan Wangji said and Wei Wuxian nodded and smiling up at
him.

The rabbit from the cloud Recesses had been transferred here, the place looks so lively, of course
they places a barrier between the burial mounds and this place.

The trees were healthy, they built some Lotus ponds around, grew some flowers and bushes.

"It was a pity that they had war in this area years ago" Lan Wangji commented.

"Fuqin! A-Die!" The two turned around to see their 3, turning 4, year old toddler.

"A-Yuan, you'll fall over if you run that fast!" Wei Wuxian scolded as the child pouted "A-Yuan is
sorry" Wei Wuxian chuckled and ruffled the child's hair.

"There there, why don't we get something to eat?" Lan Wangji suggested and the three of them
went towards Yiling.

Wen Yuan's mother has passed a few months ago and they are still mourning, Though atleast this
time, A-Yuan didn't lose his mother through being slaves of the Jin Sect, his mother left after being
sickly.

But she had part in raising her son, the two promised to tell a-Yuan the things they know or heard
about his birth parents.

"So when was it again?" Wei Wuxian questioned "When is what, Darling?" Lan Wangji asked
"The one month celebration of Jin Ling, Jin Rulan?" Wei Wuxian said.

A month ago Mianmian gave birth and the child was named Jin Ling, Jin Zixuan and Mianmian
had given Wei Wuxian the opportunity to give their son a courtesy name.

Well then, Jin Ling would still be here, just...with a different face...maybe personality too? Who
knows?

His Brother and Nie Mingjue got married a month or two after the court meeting for those three
tiny dickheads.

"It would be a day from now" Lan Wangji said and Wei Wuxian thought for a while before he
nodded.

"Alright, A-Yuan, we will be returning to Yunmeng later Alright? A-Zhan, Can you tell the rest to
pack up as well? I'll be helping A-Yuan change his clothes"

Wei Wuxian rarely calls him A-Zhan so without delay he got up and walked out "With pleasure!"

Wei Wuxian blinked and looked down onto Lan Yuan "Your Diedie is weird isn't he?"

"Both of you are weird"

Wei Wuxian chuckled and booked his son's nose "Right we are! And there's no problem with that!
Come on now! Let's go and change your clothes! It's all dirty from playing"

---

"Sect Leader Wei, It is great to see you have arrived just in time, and is this the little one I keep
hearing about?" Previous Madam Jin had stated as she saw him and the other's.

Wei Wuxian chuckled "Introduce yourself" he nudged the child who was on Lan Wangji's arms.

"This one is Lan Yuan, Previously Wen Yuan" The kid shyly said.

"My, how adorable! My little Jin Ling would have a play mate once he's going to be able to walk!"
She stated "Come on in"

Let's just say they all had a good time, especially watching a curious Lan Yuan walking around the
one month old baby and curiously observing him.

The chuckled when they saw his panicked face when the baby decided to grab his pinkie finger.
"A-Yuan, baby Jin Ling Likes you! See he's smiling!" Nie Huaisang pointed out and sure enough,
baby Jin Ling as moving the pinkie while smiling and laughing.

Lan Yuan looked at the baby in awe.

"Sorry we're late, Jingyi here was too messy" Lan Xichen said before a 4 year old child was
already running towards Lan Yuan and the two dropped on the floor making the making make a
confused sound.

Wei Wuxian laughed "No problem you both came late, I'm guessing Jingyi missed our A-Yuan"

"A-Yuan misses Jingyi too but A-Yuan can't breath"

Jingyi quickly got up "Sorry" he sheepishly said.

---

And so today was now the day of Wangxian's wedding.

They decided to do it in the Burial mounds, the cleansed parts of course, right now that part was
called the Celestial Land, it got many visitors and became a tourist spot.

It was a mix of a simple and grand wedding, anyone could come, they prepared enough food for
the guests.

"Are you excited?" Wen Ning asked "Why shouldn't I be? I've made him and myself wait for so
long already" Wei Wuxian smiled.

"Damn right you did! I wouldn't be surprised if he chose to rail you had you won't leave the bed the
next morning!" Wen Qing said and Wei Wuxian flushed and pouted.

"Qing Jie! So mean to me!"

"Okay enough, come on now, Qingheng-jun is already here"

Qingheng-jun smiled and held out his arm "May this Father-in-Law walk his Son-in-law to his
soon-to-be husband?"

Wei Wuxian smiled beneath his veil "You may" he took his father-in-law's arm.

Lan Wangji waited for Wei Wuxian to show up and smiled when he saw him.

"Are you excited?" Nie Mingjue questioned lowly "Who wouldn't be? I'll be railing him too hard
later" Lan Wangji mumbled.

"Just go easy on him" Lan Xichen sighed.

---

The bows had been done, it was time for them to eat with the guests.

Mianmian and Nie Huaisang approached Wei Wuxian.

(Lan Wangji was talking with his family, A-Yuan and Jingyi was with him)

"We got a little something for you and Lan Wangji" Mianmian said.
 "Actually it was I who did all of it" Nie Huaisang said and Mianmian turned towards him "I helped
you with the porn you virgin!"

Wei Wuxian blinked "What..?"

The two then looked towards him "forget it, here" he gave him a book entitled 'The Jade's Lotus'

"What is this?" Wei Wuxian questioned and both of them smiled and chuckled "A story, about you
and Lan Wangji, you can read it after the wedding"

The two winked and Wei Wuxian flushed until he felt arms curl around his waist "A-Ying, can we
retire now? I'm feeling a bit impatient"

He can feel it and he flushes red.

Those traitors infront of him giggled and backed away.

"S-Sure, we can"

---

Out of breath Wei Wuxian said "This is good, I wouldn't mind doing it everyday"

Lan Wangji growled "Mark your words"

"Eh? Er-gege?"

"Everyday means Everyday"

"What? NO! Er-gege spare me!"

Chapter End Notes

Okay I really suck at endings wth

And yes I know you all are mad that you all waited for so long and this was the last
chapter???

Yes this was the planned last chapter, I was supposed to post this on that day I said the
notice but I was not finished writing this yet as I didn't have the time to do it.

T^T

The typhoon Odette ruined my daily chapters

This is the end

And I'll see you in uno reverse :'>

Also there's no electricity so I'm using Data

And like there won't be electricity until January according to what my mom said

WTH!?!?!?
 Those who asked where I live: I live in the Philippines

Where in the Philippines? : I'm secretly your neighbor—

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