Word of the untamed (The Untamed × Word of Honor Fan fic)

6. My mistake

The whirlpool has dragged down Wangji and Weiying through a forceful stream which took too many twists and turns. 

By the time they landed and the commotion subsided, the scene in front that unveiled in front of their eyes made Wangji's snow-white face red and Wuxian's pale cheeks pink. It is the sight of Kexing cutting off the sleeve of Zishu as he called out frantically "Ah-Xu" pulling him by his waist. 

But Kexing and Zishu are equally dumbfounded at the sight in front of them. By the force of the stream, the way Wangji and landed Weiying landed is a bit obscene. Wuxian is lying on top of Wangji as the other's headband is still tied around Weiying's wrist.

Weiying was the first one to speak "Ah-Xing! How come you are here?" 

Zhishu quickly retreated from Kexing's embrace and steadied himself. 

Wangji glared at Weiying and gnashed his teeth "Weiying..." 

"Aye... Lan Zhan... I didn't mean to.." Weiying quickly retreated back and handed back the headband to Wangji grinning. 

"Wuxian-ge, Ah-Xu and I..." 

Before Kexing finished his sentence, Zhishu glared at him as Wangji's lashes flickered. 

"We..that.." Wen Kexing didn't know what to say as Zhishu visiting four seasons manor should be a secret. Seeing Wen Ke-xing's hesitation Zhishu continued the explanation. 

"Xiong Zhang, it is my fault" Zhishu cupped his hands in an apology. "I..asked Wen gongzi to take me to the four seasons manor, there we trigged a trapping mechanism unknowingly and landed here" 

Wangji's face clearly showed disappointment, slight anger, and relief that Zhishu is safe all at the same time. 

Wuxian wrinkled his nose and spoke as he clasped his hands behind his back, "If it is the four seasons manor then this place must be the long yuan cabinet, I always thought this place is just a myth, that is why Uncle Jiang always reprimanded us from hanging around the four seasons manor" 

"Wuxian-Ge, you are right, it is the Longyuan cabinet, we encountered some drug men before ending up here. Traces of poison were left on our clothes, that's why I had to.." Ke-xing looked at Wangi in particular during the last part of the explanation. "How come you are here?" Ke-xing couldn't help but wonder. 

"Lan Zhan and I.." Zhishu sharply turned his head in awe towards Wuxian at the informal addressing he is using. 

Wuxian gave an embarrassing smile but continued "We were sparring near the cold springs and suddenly we were dragged into by a mysterious whirlpool"

"Could it be a water ghoul?" Ke-xing asked. 

"No...Jiang cheng and I demolished all the water ghouls in Yunmneg waters recently as Uncle Jiang wanted no problems before the Hero's conference." 

"Then..." Ke-Xing and Wuxian were thinking hard about what it could be and suddenly Wangji felt a sharp pain and he clasped his chest tightly. 

"Xiong Zhang!" Zhishu leaped towards Wangji's side at once. 

Wuxian noticed the black energy that is slowly surrounding Wangji now. 

"Yin iron?" Ke-xing's eyes widened. 

Wuxian pulled out Chenqing at once and started to play the song of clarity. ke-xing also pulled out his Xiao flute and played along with Wuxian. Meanwhile, Zhishu placed his hands on Wangji's back as he slowly transferred his spiritual energy into Wangji. 

After a while, the black energy subsided and Wangji's expression eased. 

"Lan Zhan...how come you..how come you possess the yin iron?" Weiying couldn't help but inquire. 

Before Wangji gave an answer suddenly they felt a surging killing intent and twisted noises. 

"Drug men! Let's escape first and we will talk later" Wuxian quickly tucked in chenqing and pulled out suibian. In a blink of an eye, a dozen of drug men were turned to dust under Suibian's attack. 

In the meanwhile, Kexing's fan made a couple of circles around the cabinet killing a dozen of drug men already.  

Zhishu held the white cloth sword as he charged forward with swift-moving steps. His white sword drenched in the blood from another dozen of them. 

But there are just too many, they keep coming at them like a bee hornet. 

Suddenly Wangji vomited a mouth full of blood. Seeing the situation cannot be contained like this anymore, Wuxian quickly cast a spell using a talisman and formed a barrier around them preventing the drug men from entering inside. 

 "I will cast a portal talisman, it will not be enough for all of us, I will contain the drug men here, A-xing you first leave with Zhou gongzu and Lan Zhan to the other side of the cabinet" Wu-xian's chest heaved. 

"No.." two words slipped out of the blood-stained lips. 

"What do you mean no?" Wu-xian furrowed his brows at Wangji. 

"You alone cannot contain them"

"There is no other option here, A-xing doesn't know how to cast spells, as far as I know, Zhou gonzu doesn't either and you are wounded. This barrier cannot stay longer. Besides.." Wuxian's eyes downcast, "it is my mistake, I think they..the drug men.. just now are summoned by chenqing mistakenly..." 

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