Mo Dao Zu Shi Stories

One tale to be told (part 3)

CONTINUING WHERE WE LEFT OFF. REMINDER THERE ARE PARTS MIXED IN FROM THE ANIME AND DRAMA. ALSO THIS DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS. IF YOU HAVE NLT SEEN BOTH OR HAVE NOT READ THE NOVEL OR MANHWA PLEASE GO. THANK YOU~

All three juniors stared at the seniors before them with fear. The tension that was there already had suddenly gotten worse. They've heard the stories, but to hear and see it all live was something else. But what was more alarming was to see the tension that was hidden away between Jiang Cheng and Lan Wanji. In the past they did not see eye to eye very well, but tolerated one another for the wars that were held. After such events, the two never spoke. And they never knew why, but now they see the reasons.

Enough let's continue.

The memory next to play leads to the hunt in the cave. The commands are given by Wen Chao, and the insults are thrown by the others including Wei Wuxian. Ultimately, Lan Wanji and Jin Zixuan protecting the girl chosen to have her blood spilled.

"Ah...that's dad..." Jin Ling says with a slight bit of joy in his tone. He smiles a bit as he watches the seen unfold.

"Your father was a spoiled man at his young age, but his morals in some areas were in the right place..." Lan Wanji says.

Jin Ling smiles a bit more at the mention of his father as he watches the scene.

Once the beast rises and he dodges and hides to sneak some form of an attack he hears a single cry. His gaze immediately turns to Mianmian, who is being held down by Wen guards as Wang Lingjiao holds the branding iron to her. Wei Wuxian immediately takes down the guards and steps in between the two taking the iron to his chest directly leaving him to scream in pain for a moment as he knocks the evil mistress away and kneels in pain.

"Wait just a moment...." Xichen says. The others turn to him. He looks to his brother. "Wanji...the wound on your chest....I did not connect this before...when you had..done that. However, it was..because of this incident?"

"What exactly do you mean....?" Jingyi asks.

Xichen looks to his brother for permission to discuss this story. Lan Wanji closes his eyes and nods.

Xichen nods and turns to the others.

"You see how much Wanji loves Wei Wuxian. But you do not realize just how difficult it was for him to contain such love. During the seige of the burial mounds, and this is something you do not know as well Jiang Cheng...Wanji was there before Wei Wuxian completely died. After the death of his sister, his mind stopped cooperating. He was in a dead state by his mind. Nothing could ease him or calm him. Nothing could reach him. He was lost at that point....Wanji tried to help him. Confessed to him, tried to get him to awaken. But our elders had found them and tried to reason with my brother." He shook his head with a frown.

"Wanji refused to abandon Wei Wuxian. And fought all 33 elders at once..." his frown sunk even more with shame. He loved his brother and yet he himself did not help him during those times.

"All of them...?!" Sizhui looks to his adoptive father.

"Yes, after the seige, Wanji was taken back and whipped 33 times as punishment for doing what he did....and in the end faced isolation for a couple of years as he healed."

Jiang Cheng stared a bit at Lan Wanji shocked by his previous actions. Jin Ling as well was caught off guard by the tale and wasn't sure how to respond.

"Lan Wanji. I have always asked time and time why did you suddenly change....from hating this fool to loving him so much...?" Jiang Cheng asks.

He looks to the Yunmeng leader and looks down to Wei Wuxian, "He....showed me...more of the world outside of my home. He may have acted foolishly, arrogantly, and selfishly at times....however...his heart...was still morally sane." His eyes look back up at him.