Immortality wangxian

Chapter 4

Lan Zhan walked to Wei Ying's house, there he saw Wei Ying was playing with his flute, producing the most melodious song in the world.

Sensing the presence of the white figure at his door, Wei Ying stopped with his song and a faint smile appears on his lips.

"Lan Zhan." He said faintly.

Lan Zhan walked toward him, Wei Ying could sense the disappointment in the aura of Lan Zhan.

"You didn't come." Lan Zhan said to him.

"I am sorry." Wei Ying replied softly audible enough for Lan Zhan to hear.

"Wei Ying, I love you."

"I am afraid of this love Lan Zhan." He replied by averting his from him, he doesn't want to see his love hurt by his word.

"Why?"

"I don't want to hurt you after I disappear." Wei Ying said with a tightening heart.

"What do you mean by disappearing?"

Wei Ying turn his face to Lan Zhan and smile sadly, he doesn't know how to explain it to Lan Zhan, how he would react if he told him the truth; the truth that he would hurt him if he has gone to meet his death, the truth that he wants to die to fulfill the prophecy, the truth that he won't want to live the life of phoenix and be the same person in all his life. Wei Ying wants to die but he doesn't want to hurt Lan Zhan.

"Lan Zhan," he sighed, "the love between us is killing me and I don't want to hurt you."

"You hurt me by sending Tang San in your place." Lan Zhan's tone was rising high in anger.

"I am sorry." He said faintly.

"Why did you send him?"

"I want to distance myself from you," he said.

"Why? Did I hurt your feelings?" Lan Zhan asked out of the blue, he never thought Wei Ying wants to distance himself from their relationship. Neither in his dream thought Wei Ying would hurt him, but he did it.

"You never hurt me." Wei Ying said with teary eyes.

"Then why?"

The question 'why' he could not answer to Lan Zhan, he could answer other question to him but not the 'why'. It is hard to explain it, he could explain to Tang San but not Lan Zhan, he convinced Tang San to meet Lan Zhan in his place which is unsuccessful because Lan Zhan found it out.

"The prophecy." He replied softly.

"Care to explain?" Lan Zhan held his hand and caressing it.

"500 BC, the wizard made a prophecy that I'll meet my end when I found the love of my life...I'll be faded in the air, not to ashes." He explained the prophecy, "I'll no longer a Phoenix when I find my true love, and I'll die. At first, I was happy with the prophecy but meeting you as my love made my heart willing to heal every pain in this world, your first smile towards me on that lantern festival evening made my heart heal the dying willow tree. But later I realized that loving you is dangerous. I'll end up hurting you when I die and I don't want that to happen with you. That is why I want to distance myself from you."

Wei Ying's eyes were floated with tears, they were swallowed red. Seeing his tears streaming down to his beautiful bright cheek Lan Zhan cupped his face and wiped away those streaming tears with his thumb.