Journey to the Beautiful Ending

C39 - Three souls

Sheng Yu Si - life and death

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At the back mountain of Cloud Recesses, numbers of rabbits are being fed by Junior disciples. Sizhui appeared behind their backs. As he noticed that these are the disciples who just entered a year ago, he approached them. They looked at him like someone confusingly.

"Who are you? How dare you enter this place?"

Sizhui twitched his brows with the way the junior spoke to him. He smiled as he remembered Jingyi way of speaking with Diē, Wei Wuxian, before. He saluted. "My apologies. My name is–" He cut off himself thinking if he should introduce himself as a Lan or as a Shen. He wasn't wearing a Lan uniform and even his forehead ribbon was different, he should have changed before coming in Cloud Recesses. "–Shen Sizhui. I just got lost but I'm leaving now. Would you mind telling me if Jingyi, your head, was in Lanshi?"

The two junior disciples looked at each other. Then the one said, "He's in Chunshi."

"Thank you. Please excuse me."

The two nodded at him so he turned his back but he head them saying, "He looks familiar."

"Yeah. He looks like the Childe in the painting hang on in Yashi."

Sizhui smiled faintly as he disappeared while they are not looking. He decide to appear near the Jingshi. He knew his adoptive parents are there especially that Wei Wuxian usually wakes up at eleven. He smiled seeing his Fuqin outside the Jingshi, talking to some Junior disciples. He caught Lan Wangji's eyes and Sizhui saw how his father stunned seeing him but Lan Wangji averted his eyes and looked back at the disciples infront of him. He dismissed them after giving some instructions.

When the disciples left, Lan Wangji once again looked at the spot where he saw Sizhui but he was no longer there. He shook his head and turned around to go back inside his chamber when he alerted himself as he saw Sizhui standing infront of him.

"Fuqin!" Sizhui smiled wildly and eagerly wrapped his arms towards Lan Wangji, hugging him tightly.

Lan Wangji was caught off guard as he felt the same warm hug he felt whenever his son hugs him before. His raised his arms to pat his back. "Sizhui."

"Yes, yes, Fuqin. Its me." Tears welled up. Sizhui was so happy he could finally touch them. He broke the hug and wiped his tears. "I have a favor to asked to you and Sect Leader Lan but I had to wake up Die because I know he would be ecstatic to hear this. Can I enter?"

Lan Wangji nodded at him. Sizhui excitedly ran inside and sat on the bed, shaking Wei Wuxian.

"Die, Die, wake up. I'm back." He said, continuing to shake Wei Wuxian as he wiped his tears welling up. "Die, I'm here again. I only have seven days. Wake up now."

"Mmm..."

Lan Wangji turned to Sizhui as he heard what he said. He walked towards Wei Wuxian and bit his shoulder.

"Ahhh!!! Lan Zhan, why did you bit–" Wei Wuxian cut off himself as he saw the young man sitting infront of him.

Sizhui smiled wildly as he throw himself for a hug. "Die, I'm back." He reached for Lan Wangji and hugged them together. "I'm so happy I can finally hug you."

"Sizhui, are you really here?"

"Yes. I'm here."

Lan Wangji, "What do you mean you only have seven days?"

Sizhui released the hug and wipe his tears again. "I'll tell everything with Sect Leader Lan. I need your help." He gazed at Wei Wuxian. "You can be there, Die. I know you would be interested hearing this especially that it involves your shijie."