It had been seven years since Wei Wuxian and Lan Rin died.
Gusu
Lan Wangji was playing the Inquiry in Jingshi as usual, the zither sound echoed, yet it was empty, there was nobody responding, he asked with tears:
"Wei Ying, where are you? Are you hurt?"
Lan Sizhui, for the first time in seven years, he finally understood what Lan Wangji was asking, he entered Jingshi, bowed and said:
"Hanguang-Jun."
Lan Wangji looked at Lan Sizhui and asked:
"What is it?"
Lan Sizhui:
"The question you asked."
Lan Wangji could feel his heart getting heavy, he could feel the words being stuck, he said nothing, Lan Sizhui looked at him worriedly:
"Hanguang-Jun?"
Lan Wangji was just blankly staring at Lan Sizhui, not saying a word, he took a deep breath and responded to Lan Sizhui:
"Sizhui, do you know how the spirit that is summoned may act?"
Lan Sizhui nodded and said without hesitation:
"The spirit may refuse to answer, but it wouldn't be able to lie."
Lan Wangji slightly smiled, Lan Sizhui played with his nose for a second, Lan Wangji's eyes grew bigger as he thought "Wei Ying."
Lan Sizhui playing with his nose just like Wei Wuxian did back when he was up to no good was the same, Lan Wangji was sure, Lan Sizhui didn't have his memories but, there were some things that he buried deep down. Lan Wangji said:
"You did well, Sizhui."
Lan Sizhui bowed and asked:
"Hanguang-Jun?"
Lan Wangji:
"Say no more, go to your room, rest. Tomorrow will be hard."
Lan Sizhui bowed and left. Lan Wangji made his way to the ancestral hall, this time he was the only person there, his brother wasn't here yet. He looked at the memorial tablet of Lan Rin and he desperately asked:
"Wei Ying, Lan Rin, where are you?"
Lan Xichen entered the ancestral hall with Lan Sizhui, Lan Jingyi, Lan Zhuqing and Lan Yuchen. Lan Xichen said:
"Wangji."
Lan Wangji:
"Brother."
Lan Xichen:
"Will you go to Yunmeng?"
Lan Wangji looked at him:
"Still no responses."
Lan Xichen nodded and said:
"No responses. Many tried the ritual. People also say that the Lotus Barrier has weakened."
Lan Wangji clenched his fists, he was willing to wait for Wei Ying, he was willing to wait a lifetime. Lan Xichen sat next to Lan Wangji, Lan Sizhui sat on the other side of Lan Wangji. Lan Zhuqing and Lan Yuchen sat next to Lan Xichen and Lan Jingyi sat next to Lan Sizhui. They all prayed and bowed. Lan Wangji said:
"Brother, take care of them."
Lan Wangji left the ancestral hall and he started making his way to Yunmeng.
Lan Wangji arrived in Yunmeng alone, he made his way to the Lotus Pier, Jiang Cheng was shocked to see him as Lan Wangji had the reputation of appearing wherever the chaos was, Jiang Cheng said:
"Hanguang-Jun, what wind blew you here?"
Lan Wangji:
"Wei Ying."
Jiang Cheng let him in and they walked to the ancestral hall, they both sat on mats, Jiang Cheng said:
"I sent many disciples to a lot of places. They still found nothing. They searched Qishan through and through, they left no stones unturned, yet there is nothing left behind."
Lan Wangji:
"Not even remains?"
Jiang Cheng shook his head:
"No remains. Also, Stygian Tiger Amulet is here in Yunmeng, it is still sealed, its barrier is strong."
Lan Wangji:
"Jiang Wanyin, Burial Mounds, the barrier has weakened."
Jiang Cheng knew it and said:
"That is worrying me so much, I sent many expeditions, I widened the search for Wei Wuxian and Lan Rin, all inconclusive."
Lan Wangji:
"We also found no souls."
Jiang Cheng:
"What does that mean?"
Lan Wangji:
"Many rituals were performed, all failed, their souls can't be found."
They didn't talk further on the matter; they prayed and bowed.
Soul Land
Wei Wuxian smiled at his parents as they gave them swords, flutes, bows and arrows. Both Wei Changze and Cangze Sanren bowed and said:
"See you."
Lan Rin smiled and said:
"Thank you for the help."
Cangze Sanren:
"Even though you aren't direct disciple of Baoshan Sanren, you know her teachings, you teach them, she would be proud of you."
Lan Rin:
"That is all thanks to Lan Yi Qianbei."
Wei Changze and Cangze Sanren left. The surroundings changed, everywhere was red now, Lan Rin asked:
"Where is this place?"
Wen Ning:
"Looks like Qishan."
They were suddenly surrounded by many fierce corpses and many more of them was coming, Lan Rin asked:
"What is this?"
Wei Wuxian answered:
"Impossible."
Lan Rin was confused as she already started fighting against fierce corpses, Wei Wuxian talked as he was fighting:
"This is like the Sunshot Campaign, the moment we were surrounded by thousands of fierce corpses."
Lan Rin:
"You mean the last battle? The most bloody one?"
Wei Wuxian nodded and said:
"Yes, but why are we here suddenly?"
Lan Rin didn't explain, from then on she knew that Wei Wuxian was willing to go back which meant that they would have to fight through certain stages, certain breakthroughs, she asked:
"What happened here?"
Wei Wuxian:
"It was a desperate time, I used the Stygian Tiger Amulet and killed all these fierce corpses."
Lan Rin:
"Xian, did you have your sword back then?"
Wei Wuxian suddenly noticed how he was fighting, that was it, he wasn't carrying Suibian back then because it was useless for him. He immediately sheathed his sword and took the flute on his hand, resumed fighting, now the three of them were fighting their way through this bloodshed, hoping to make it out. Even if Wei Wuxian and Lan Rin failed, Wen Ning was sure to return. As they were fighting fiercely, both Wei Wuxian and Lan Rin heard the sound of the zither.
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THE UNTAMED HEART
ФанфикThis is a fanfiction based on The Untamed. The events take a twist as Jiang Cheng starts leaving the Burial Mounds, considering his training as a leader lacked and he had to take over his sect as the youngest leader, it is no surprise that he was un...
