Lan Wangji had never thought himself as a romantic. He never understood when the older disciples discreetly talked about their beloved and being in love. He never understood why a man as great as his father would waste away silently waiting for his mother who may not have woken up even. He never understood why his father, a Sect Leader and a strong cultivator would shed tears over something as simple as love. He never understood why his uncle never stopped thinking about his partner.
But when he heard the sound of his own heart breaking, loud and clear, he understood. All the things about love which were disgraceful and complicated according to him made sense.
Lan Wangji stood frozen, unable to speak when he heard Wei Wuxian's words.
Let go? Let go where?
".........Wei Ying, Why?" Lan Wangji gritted his teeth, feeling his self control breaking rapidly.
Wei Wuxian no longer smiled. Instead, he took a deep breath and asked.
"Lan Zhan, did you already know what happened between Gusu Lan and my parents during the Sunshot campaign?" He asked calmly.
Lan Wangji's eyes widened. How did......?
Ah. His family...of course.
"Yes, Wei Ying but.." Lan Wangji was ruthlessly cut off when Wei Wuxian raised his palm indicating him to stop.
"Sorry Sect Leader Lan. I do not wish to be bound to Second Young Master Lan," Wei Wuxian said, emotionlessly, as Lan Wangji silently stood to the side.
Qingheng-Jun was caught in a predicament. He could see the heartbreak etched on his son's face. But now that things have come to this....
Madam Lan suddenly stepped in.
"A-Xian let's sit and talk, child. You both are Soulmates. Don't be so hasty! Ok?" She spoke reaching out to grab Wei Wuxian's hand. However Wei Wuxian stepped back and looked away.
Wei Xinyi had enough of the drama. How long will they drag it?
"I think we have made our requests clear to Qingheng-Jun. For anything and everything we owe Gusu Lan, I think we have settled our debts by now. We should leave now Sect Leader Lan," Wei Xinyi bowed, her sword in hand.
Qingheng-Jun simply nodded and waved his hand.
Wei Wuxian looked at Lan Wangji one last time. Lan Wangji didn't speak anything after that why. He silently stood, no trace of any emotions on his face.
'Good! If Lan Zhan didn't like me enough, he wouldn't be hurt that bad. Good, that's good.'
He silently thought before realising, 'I never said I loved him right? My bad.'
Wei Wuxian clutched the dizi at his side before letting it go, hanging by his waist and picking up Suibian.
'Lan Zhan, I hope you can be happy.'
That was the last he had seen of Lan Wangji for the time being.
The four people immediately left and the room was stumped in silence.
"Fuqin, it is about to be curfew. We should retire..." Lan Xichen said slowly. Qingheng-Jun nodded though he kept glancing at his other son, still standing with his back to them.
Lan Wangji inclined his head in a bow and strived out of the room, Bichen in hand.
No one spoke anything. Lans only loved once. Now all they can hope is, Lan Wangji wouldn't lose himself due to this incident.
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Contrary to what Wei Xinyi expected, Wei Wuxian didn't shed tears or lock himself up. Instead he took over his Sect duties and began his preparation for ascending the coming year. Wei Xinyi silently supported him and never spoke anything about Lan Wangji.
They received letters from Nie Huaisang the most. Jiang Yanli, Jiang Cheng, Wen Qing and even, Jin Zixuan wrote to them. Wei Wuxian led the disciples in training and started paying more attention to the administration of Yilling.
Wei Xinyi, for the while laid low. At this point in the story nothing major happened. Instead, the Qishan rebels backed down for some reason and the barriers of Yilling were set up once again. Hence, the author simply wrote a time skip of a year. As expected an entire year went by and Wei Wuxian didn't meet Lan Wangji even once.
That didn't mean he didn't miss the other. Every New Moon the blazing red colour of his Thread reminded him that it isn't acknowledged. And it never will be, probably. When Wei Wuxian knew how his parents actually died, he felt his world shattering.
Publically executed for treason. And his mother, the strongest women he had known committed suicide. How could he stay in Cloud Recesses after knowing this? Deep inside he begged to all Gods above that maybe Lan Zhan didn't know. But he was proven wrong in the end.
If not anything, his conscience won't allow him to step in Gusu, let alone imagine a future with their Second Young Master!
Maybe this was for the best.
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11 Months later.
Wei Xinyi sat with a huge pile of invitation missives in front of her. She was hesitant at first to have such a large scale ascension ceremony for Wei Wuxian. But the Elders insisted. She finds it difficult imagining to stay in a confined place with Jin Guangshan, Jin Zixun and that Su She as well!
And the Lan Sect is obviously invited as well. She just hopes for a less dramatic showdown!
This was a turning point in the story actually. Wei Wuxian 'accidentally' overhears Jin Guangshan speaking how Wei Changze was framed! Thus, he goes on to prove his father's innocence which is later joined by Lan Wangji. She has, after a lot of consideration decided to let the duo go alone. After all Jiang Cheng and Jin Zixuan would be with them midway!
She carefully sent the invitation with the charms Wei Wuxian had prepared. Apart from Sect responsibilities, Wei Wuxian has been inventing crazily good things since the last year. Now, on his 18th birthday he is to be declared Sect Leader Wei.
Wei Xinyi sighed remembering the night her brother came home drunk. He babbled all sort of non sense about Lan Wangji's beauty and power and ended up whining and sobbing about a restricted life as a Sect Leader.
The next day Wei Xinyi actually brought out a written agreement to let Wei Wuxian go out as he wishes 15 days a month during his first few years as Sect Leader. Because no matter the book, Wei Wuxian has always been an untamed spirit. That dude actually teared up and all and Wei Xinyi had to cajole a big baby to stop him from bawling his eyes out.
Now, in a month they will be 18. According to the timeline, Lan Xichen will take the mantle when he is quite older at the age of 25. But since there is no Sect Leader of Yilling Wei, Wei Wuxian has to take up the position as soon as he is of legal age.
Wei Xinyi finished with sending out the invitations and rubbed her forehead in exhaustion. The plot is thickening. Soon...... It will be SHOWTIME.
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