THE GAME

WangXian

Lan Wangji foregoes searching like a normal person and sniffs the air until he heard the shrill sound of a flute. It was faint but there was also a trail.

"...", Wei Ying took the flute off his lips when Wangji entered the music room. His senses sharpened by his flute, he remained still.

When his alpha embraced him from behind, it was as if snow had been poured into burning flames, slowly tussling with the heat to calm him.

" You're going to hate what I am someday after I take everyone you love away..."

"That will never happen."

"How can you not recognise a monster when you see one."

"You're not a monster Wei Ying... The world is bright because you're in it and nothing makes sense without you...I'm your alpha, I'll defend you with my life.", Wangji leaned on the other wholeheartedly.

Wei Ying exhaled, grasping Wangji's hand. " I'm restless Wangji, that you'll detest what I'm going to do when the time comes."

"You don't have to do anything. Just stay in my arms, like this.", Wangji's breath flashed against Wei Ying's neck and a gentle kiss followed.

When Wei Ying hears his partner's rich baritone voice hum a tune he had never heard, a smile spreads across his cheeks, but then the words that follow churns out emotions he was not looking for. Wei Ying could not help but ask about it.
He grew more interested when Lan Wangji did not give a response.

"I will tell you when we get married."

"Lan Zhan, why so secretive about a song?... Anything you say. Lan Zhan..."

"Mn?"

"I won't let you fight alone."

"..."

"My mother died doing it for me and my father. If the need ever occurs, I'll do the same for you. So don't get captured.".

Lan Wangji's grip tightens around him like tentacles. His smell lingering in the room filled with instruments. It was an incredible belief, learning they had the same desire to protect each other.

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The meeting ended not long after Wangji left. While Yanli and Cheng we're dragged away by Huaisang, Xichen decides to confide in his sworn brother.

The two find privacy in one of the studies. To safe proof the details of their discussion, Xichen adds a barrier to seal the noise within.

Minjue pulled back the glass of whiskey after recollecting that his friend could not hold his liquor.

" I was hoping you would tell me what to do Minjue...Father thinks Wangji is still crippled. Imagine what he will do when he finds out the truth. And killing Master Wei is out of the picture. Can he even be killed?... Would Wangji and Jiang Cheng forgive such an unjust crime?", Xichen vented out.

"Relax...This is difficult to match but also manageable. Why not use Wei Ying rather than trying to eliminate him. Embrace the unknown. He is not one to cower in the face of a fight."

"There is no way my brother will let Wei Ying become a weapon. And even if he does, what's the guarantee that we can control him."

"Lan Wangji can do that."

"In case you haven't noticed, Minjue, Wangji is but a kitten in the omega's presence. He would catch a grenade for Wei Ying in a heartbeat. It's hopeless."

" Hahh, well, what happens is up to you, but I do not agree with your father's ideas.", Minjue raised his glass to his friend and took a well-deserved sip.