THE UNTAMED HEART

Chapter 44: Qishan

Lan Wangji was in tears, he looked at Lan Xichen, everybody was trying to comprehend what happened. Lan Wangji stood up, he leaned on Bichen and he started thinking:

"Lan Rin, where are you taking him, why are you escaping... what will... no, the books."

Lan Wangji remembered that Lan Rin saved some precious books from Lan Yi, the third and only female leader of Gusu Lan Sect, the elders had banned those books yet Lan Wangji convinced Lan Rin to show him the books, once he figured out her intention he immediately hopped on Bichen. Lan Xichen spoke:

"Wangji!"

Lan Wangji:

"Brother, don't stop me!"

Lan Xichen sat where he was, he lost a lot, his wife, his brother... He felt a big hand on his back and saw Nie Mingjue:

"Da-ge"

Nie Mingjue:

"Xichen, don't worry, they will be safe."

Jiang Yanli was still crying, Jin Zixuan was hugging her. Jiang Cheng was still not saying a word, Wen Qing was holding his hands but he wasn't even saying a word to her. Nie Huaisang and Qin Su got off the roof, come to the place of mayhem, saw that the aftermath was disastrous. Wen Ning was just standing there, silently, he was clueless. Xiao Xingchen's eyes were bleeding, Song Zichen was trying his best to comfort him. Luo Qingyang was far to the main battlefield so she didn't know what happened at all, and nobody was coming her way, she finally caught a soldier and asked:

"What happened, where is everyone?"

Soldier:

"Lady Luo, they got the culprit but Master Wei..."

Luo Qingyang:

"Wei Wuxian? What happened to him? A-Ming? Is he..."

Soldier:

"Lady Luo no worries, Sect Leader Nie is fine, but Wei Wuxian... He... got stabbed on his chest."

Luo Qingyang:

"Why are you still here then? Aren't you saving him?"

Soldier:

"Lady Luo, Wei Wuxian is taken away by Shengkaide-Hua."

Luo Qingyang was shocked, she said:

"Stay here and guard the children, I will go and look."

Luo Qingyang rushed to the main area only to see the mayhem, she approached Nie Mingjue and asked:

"A-Ming, what is happening?"

Nie Mingjue shook his head, he said nothing, there were tears in his eyes, he was holding himself back, looking tough, just like he always did.

Lan Wangji caught up to Lan Rin who was carrying Wei Wuxian on her sword, he followed closely, they eventually arrived in Qishan, then Lan Rin descended to the valley and she said:

"Hanguang-Jun, you came."

Lan Wangji:

"Wei Ying?"

Lan Rin:

"I am sorry for my behavior back there, I needed to get him out of there, since you came, I assume you figured out what I am about to do, no worries, he isn't dead yet."

Lan Wangji:

"What do you mean?"

Lan Rin:

"Do you remember Lan Yi's books? Do you remember what I used to save Xichen? That night, even if you exhausted all your spiritual power, he would have still died. I used Binghua, a talisman invented by Lan Yi. The book said it was a talisman able to pull the person out of the hands of death, I wasn't sure, but when I tried it on Xichen, it worked. You also know it, you read the books at the Cold Spring."