Jiang Cheng drank from his own glass, and swallowed the wine in one fell swoop, while silently laughing within his heart.
If they knew an omega was in front of them, what sort of expression would they show?
(English Translation)
"You're right." Lan Xichen turned his head, Jiang Cheng couldn't see his expression for a while, "There is a limit to self-deception."
Jiang Cheng was speechless, leaning against the tree trunk beside him, his expression as cold and ethereal like the moonlight. Lan Xichen knew that despite this, he would listen to him. So with a bitter and wry smile, he continued, "My clan's inquiry technique is unmatched in the world, but I know very well that no matter how advanced my cultivation is, I cannot call on the spirit sealed there. You are right, I am deceiving myself. I know better than anyone tonight that those are just phantoms, but I still have a little hope...hope to see him again."
Lan Xichen lowered his head and was quiet for a bit without speaking. Jiang Cheng noticed his hands were clenched tightly into fists and trembling slightly. Lan Xichen was silent for a moment, and finally seemed to calm down, and with a sad hoarseness he continued again.
"I want to ask him, ask him why he used me to hurt Da'ge, ask him if the things he said were true, ask him if he planned everything that happened? Did he make a small gesture? I know his crimes continue to hurt even after his death. I know he is not alive, and what he did is unforgivable, but I still want to ask him face to face, and ask him why did he push me away in the end. "
Then he sighed heavily, "But I know I won't get any answers anymore."
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Jiang Cheng leaned his back further against the tree trunk and waited until Sect Leader Lan stopped, to say without any emotion, "What's the use of telling me this?"
Lan Xichen didn't seem surprised by Jiang Cheng's response, he just chuckled, "Sorry, I don't know why I thought Sect Leader Jiang would be able to understand."
Jiang Cheng glared at him annoyed for a moment before he released a ruthless sneer, "You have a lot of free time."
Lan Xichen turned to look at him in confusion, but Jiang Cheng's voice did not soften, and he cruelly and sharply said, "I said the Lans have a lot of free time."
He looked directly at Lan Xichen's confused expression, his eyes still holding impolite contempt and disdain. The great leader of the Gusu sect was only betrayed by his sworn brother and went into seclusion for several years. Thanks to the great achievements of his sect, their leader was allowed to be selfish. If this had happened in a common sect, they might not have been able to sustain themselves for long, and would have been crushed and eaten by those who are ruthless, like wolves and tigers in the cultivation world.
An unbearable memory suddenly flashed across his mind like lightning.
Back then, he helplessly watched as Wei Wuxian was bitten and devoured by the fierce corpses, and then he left the Burial Mounds in a daze. How could he have time to retreat and go into seclusion to think about all this? From that day on, the Jiang sect and Jin Ling depended on him. How many people wanted to take the opportunity to defeat him, how many people wanted to use some excuse to destroy him. No matter the wind, snow, rain, or intense coldness of his sword, he had to endure it alone. He hardly rested, he was so busy every day that he had no time to think about Wei Wuxian.
