love at first sight... // zhuiling

Chapter 44

Wei Wuxian let go of Jin Ling and offered his hand.

"Let's go back, A-Ling." Wei Wuxian said, with a faint smile.

Jin Ling nodded slightly, before putting his hand on Wei Wuxian's, and transporting themselves back to the Heavenly Realm.

For the next few weeks, Jin Ling still thought about his uncle Jiang every day, wondering where he was, and how he was doing. Nonetheless, he still completed tasks and answered prayers from his believers. He occasionally joined Chen Ye and Zhou Fang on night hunts, but gradually started to lose interest in talking to them. Eventually, Jin Ling started to distance himself from other people, going on night hunts alone and meditating alone.

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Jin Ling descended to the mortal realm to night hunt. As he walked around, looking for demonic beings, he suddenly heard a loud whistling noise. Jin Ling looked up to see the Lanling Jin Sect's emblem illuminating the sky.

Lanling Jin Sect? Darn, somethings wrong..

Without thinking, Jin Ling rode on Suihua, flying to Koi Palace. As he approached the city, he could already see bright flames lighting up Lanling and the roars of invading troops. When he finally reached the outskirts of Koi Palace, he was terrified to see Jin cultivators, outnumbered, helplessly defending against the enemy. Jin Ling thought about joining in, but quickly remembered Wei Wuxian's warning. However, just looking at his fellow cultivators falling one by one, Jin Ling couldn't stand to continue to watch the onslaught.

Jin Ling flew from above, throwing many explosive talismans at the enemy. They had been stunned slightly, and Jin Ling easily killed them with Suihua. As the enemy fell, he realized that they were Li Yao's men, the same men who had destroyed the Cloud Recesses, and massacred Lotus Pier.

"Your Highness? Is that you?" a Jin cultivator yelled.

Jin Ling turned around to meet him. His clothes were stained with blood, and his face was dark from smoke.

"Yes, it's me! Where is Jin Chan?" Jin Ling asked, noticeably worried.

"He's fighting Li Yao from the other side! Your Highness, please help us!" the cultivator yelled.

"Will do. Thank you!" Jin Ling yelled, as he flew across.

When Jin Ling reached the other side, he realized that what he had just saw was nothing compared to this. Dead bodies scattered the ground, and it looked like Jin Chan was the last one standing, helplessly fighting against the endless troops of Li Yao. His body was riddled with slashes, and his normally yellow robes had become stained red.

"JIN CHAN!" Jin Ling yelled.

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editor's note: holy crap it's been a hot minute. im so so sorry for the lack of updates,, finals season is coming up so i was preparing for that. i'll try to be more consistent in the future :c !!