I'll Fix Everything | Wangxian

Chapter twenty-three

Wei Ying sat fidgeting as Lan Zhan gracefully played for him, bored out of his mind and Lan Zhan wouldn't even dignify any of his teasing with a response!

Wei Ying grumbled and pouted, "Lan Zhan, I'm actually fi-"

"Quite." Lan Zhan cut him off, "Concentrate."

Wei Ying sighed and pouted some more, rubbing his nose as if plotting before doing as he was told, yet, he kept fidgeting.

He crossed his legs, then uncrossed them, then crossed them again, all while Lan Zhan played focusing intently.

Yanli chuckled a little, as did Jiang Fengman. Wei Wuxian could never sit still.

He sat still, but barely for a minute before he snapped his eyes open again and flung his wrists around, stretching and proving he was fine.

Wei Ying smiled, "Lan Zhan! I'm fine." He cheered.

Lan Zhan sighed, making his way over, "Three more days are needed."

Wei Ying gasped, standing in outrage, "I'm really fine!" He insisted, smiling, "See!"

"Exorcise evil, ease the mind." Lan Zhan cut in, "Do not be neglectful."

Wei Ying frowned, "Exorcise evil?" He scoffed, "I don't need an exorcism, I've just spent too much spiritual power."

Lan Zhan didn't reply, instead, his eyes trailed down to Wei Ying's uncomfortably thin stature, to where the amulet rested.

Wei Ying followed his gaze, as the amulet stirred defensively, uncomfortably awakened beneath his skin and he lifted a hand to tame it.

Lan Zhan barely flinched, but he noticed Wei Ying's sudden discomfort, "Wei Ying..." He murmured, pulling him back to reality.

Wei Ying's doe eyes met his once again, "Lan Zhan, do you also think the Stygian Tiger Amulet is evil and will disturb my mind?" He asked, "But in this world is there such an undetectable thing? That could really change me or anyone? From loyalty to treachery, from good to evil?"

Lan Zhan didn't have an answer, just looked back at Wei Ying's chest.

The silence simmered and the hurt Wei Ying felt grew. He wasn't trusted. He was a risk. He was compromised.

He couldn't bear seeing that in Lan Wangji's eyes.

And then screams arose, slicing through the silence. Pleas for mercy and orders for blood, cries of women, men, and possibly children made Wei Ying's heartache with worry.

-Zewu-Jun choked, "Children?"

Wei Ying chuckled, "Sect-Leader-Jin... is not a good man."

Nobody had any doubts about that.

"They are catching people." Wei Ying said, turning to look out of the window, unfortunately, it was fogged up.

Lan Zhan nodded, "Chasing the last evils."

Wei Ying refrained from arguing against that, "And the Yin iron?"

"Destroyed." Lan Zhan replied.

Wei Ying nodded and sighed, "I'm er..." He cleared his throat, he could no longer face Lan Wangji if those eyes only narrowed with judgement.

-Lan Zhan grit his teeth, how he failed! "I would never judge you." He promised adamantly, voice hoarse.

Wei Ying sighed, not replying, he had lived through the judgement.