Journey to the Beautiful Ending

C23 - Longing 2.0

The Lan Sect was the last to leave Lanling. Jin Ling wanted to hug and kiss him but there are eyes watching. As much as he didn't care about their spectators, Sizhui still care about Jin Ling's reputation as a sect leader. He doesn't want him to be ruined. They decided to take things one step at a time.

Jin Ling was about to turn his back when something flashed before his eyes. "Uncle, what is that?"

Jiang Cheng twitched his brows. He looked at what his nephew was pointing but he couldn't see anything aside from clouds.

"Can you not see it?"

"Jin Ling, are you trying to fool me?"

Jin Ling's eyes opened wide. He saw a black smoke formed like a sword. He followed its trace and his eyes landed to Sizhui's back. "No. No! He'll get killed!" Jin Ling was about to run but Jiang Cheng held him.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?"

Jin Ling looked at his uncle with tears welling up on his eyes. Then he turned his gaze to Sizhui's back who's slowly fading in his eyes. "What the hell is that?"

Jiang Cheng got irritated. "Did you just lost your sanity?"

"Uncle, did you not see that?" Jin Ling tried to confirm what he saw but it seems like he's the only one who saw it.

"See what?"

"Why?" He asked himself. "Why would I see something like that?"

"You're getting crazy. Go back to your room and sleep."

He raised his head to his uncle and told him what he saw. "Uncle, just now, I saw him died."

Jiang Cheng frowned in disbelief "What? Are you crazy? Why would you see your lover die? Of all people?"

Jin Ling was at lost of words. "I don't know." He said.

Jiang Cheng sighed and patted his shoulder. "Go and rest. It was just your hallucination."

Jin Ling shook his head and decided to do some work instead of wasting his time lying on the bed when those bed was already tainted with Sizhui's memories. He will just miss him more.

While travelling back to Gusu, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji together with the juniors decided to stay to an inn for the night. While eating dinner, a elderly woman who just entered the inn sat near their table. Sizhui felt uncomfortable when the lady was staring to him. Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji including Jingyi who was sitting beside Sizhui noticed it.

Wei Wuxian, "Madam, my son was handsome, right?"

"Yes, he is. A bright future was waiting for him. His life cannot be repaid by golds but his sacrifice will be meaningful. As a father, to worry was natural but his future was already written, let it happen. Happiness will follow." The lady stood and entered one of the rooms in first floor.

They were left dumbfounded but Jingyi and other disciples got shivers in their spines. Wei Wuxian looked at Lan Wangji and both nodded in agreement. They kept those words in their minds and decided to do everything to protect their son.

Sizhui became busy again the moment he went back to Cloud Recesses. Same goes with Jingyi who was running around, doing some task,  training the new disciples and attending some lectures with Sizhui in the library pavillion. Lan Qiren was already making them familiar with managing the sect matters.

But despite his busy schedules, Sizhui always find time to send letters to Jin Ling. Telling how much he miss him and how much he yearn to see and touch him. Jin Ling end up laughing at his letters because Sizhui's words was so bold. He really never imagined him having the guts to write those.