Night-hunt - Zhuiling | ONE CHAPTER STORY

Night-Hunt

Night-Hunt

(9-minute read)

In the depths of Koi Tower, Lanling, Jin Ling the LanLing Jin Sect's current leader - is sitting in the Blooming Garden speaking to a few disciples.

"Sect Leader Jin! Sect Leader Jin! Yesterday when you sent us on a night-hunt with the Gusu Lan Sect disciples but something terrible happened! We didn't know what to do and... And!" Out of breath, the disciple speaking couldn't finish their thought.

Causing a different disciple in the group to speak up.

"... And many of our Sect's disciples went missing! Even Lan XiChens' disciples have not been found!"

With a deepening frown, Jin Ling asked, "Was it the beast you were hunting? Did it have to ability to make things disappear without a trace- Speaking of which, did the missing disciples leave any trace?"

The group is all wearing faces of mothers grieving the loss of their children. A grand fire crackles and pops - filling the silence inbetween the occasional shuffle of the clothing. With the shaking of heads in the negative Jin Ling sighs, raising from his sitting position.

Leading the disciples out of the room Jin Ling speaks, "Jin ChunHua, stay back. The rest of you please exit," He massaged his temples, "I will take care of this. Go back to your families, It's almost dinner-time. Don't keep your mothers waiting!"

The juniors ran to their homes jumping into their fathers' arms and eating their mother's food...

Something the past Jin Ling would have loathed. With all the hatred for being an orphan and the sorrow of losing his parents at such a young age- He could not help but feel bitter.

Although, over time his feeling of acceptance towards these events grew greater; It still burns.

Jin ChunHua: "... Leader Jin? Sect Leader Jin!"

At the sudden rise of volume, Jin Ling turns towards Jin ChunHua tearing his eyes away from the loving homes. He returns to his sect work digging through papers. Eventually finding a blank sheet of parchment he dips the brush in ink. Writing with sloppy, yet characteristic calligraphy to the Gusu Lan Clan's ZewuJun.

When Jin Ling finished writing he stood up. With the sheet of paper in hand, he blew on the ink.

"When dawn breaks I need you to deliver this to Gusu." Jin Ling gave the golden letter to Jin ChunHua. Going back to clean his earlier mess, "I trust that you will complete order this, yes?"

Jin ChunHua nodded quickly bowing to Jin Ling, rushing out of the Blooming Garden's office. Jin Ling's scowl deepens and he brings a hand to his forehead. Sighing loudly, he returns to his bed-chamber in the Fragrant Palace.

In the middle of the night, Jin Ling came out of the Fragrant Palace with his bow, making his way deep into the forest. After hours of roaming around, he spotted two white-clothed figures in a clearing. Lan SiZhui and Lan JingYi! Both of the Lans' adorned in long flowing robes of the Gusu Lan Sect and the renowned Gusu ribbon on their foreheads. The main difference in their appearance is their mature features; And the significant height difference from their teenage years.

Lan SiZhui is now a well-known cultivator! He helped Wen Ning bury the rest of the Qishan Wen clan's remaining people. And the rest of the Wen corpses a proper burial. Wen Ning was still loathed and hated but his reputation was some-what healed; Wen Ning started a new generation of the Qishan Wen clan writing of the good people in his sect - Such as Wen Qing his sister. Even though Lan SiZhui is still in the Gusu Lan Sect he helps out Wen Ning now and then.