Special Chapters

SC13 - Test of Huiyi

"Jin Ling!" Jiang Cheng didn't hold back himself and yelled his nephew's name. Lan Jingyi whom he was following almost recited the rule of no shouting in Cloud Rececess, if only he wasn't afraid of him.

Jin Ling who just got out from the quarter raised his brows. "Uncle?"

Lan Jingyi was wondering if he made a mistake. He clearly remembered that the quarter he brought Jin Ling was on the right quarter yet they all saw the yellow robe boy coming out on a different quarter.

Jiang Cheng scowled. His hands were itching to smack his nephew upon seeing him. He walked towards him while stroking zidian. "What did you do to get yourself hurt? How careless you are!"

"Uh..." Jin Ling laughed awkwardly.

"You brat! What kind of sect leader are you to run away every time you–"

"Uncle?" Another familiar voice was heard.

Jiang Cheng froze. He couldn't mistake that voice. He turned his head slowly as his eyes grew wide upon seeing another Jin Ling in the next quarter.

"Uh oh."

"Hey! Who are you?!" The other Jin Ling on the next quarter pointed to the other Jin Ling who look exactly like him.

Future Jin Ling, "Oops!"

"You!"

The ring on Jiang Cheng's right index finger fizzled and flickered. Without any further thought, the zidian turned into a whip and strike it directly at what he thought is an imposter nephew of his. Jin Ling of the future tried to dodge it, then a white figure passed him and caught the zidian with his bare hands. Lan Sizhui of the future was standing in front of his husband.

"Huh? H-How–"

Jiang Cheng's eyes widened in surprise. Well, not only him but the disciples who were there and the people who just arrived namely Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji.

When the sect leader of YunmengJiang arrived, a Lan disciple delivered the news of his arrival to Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji and because they are aware that he came for the young Jin sect leader, they immediately went there knowing that the guests from the future are staying nearby. The possibility of seeing them is not far off and the reaction he just had is what they are expecting. Anyhow, the next scene was something they least expected.

"Sizhui, how did you..." Wei Wuxian wanted to quench his curiosity and even Lan Wangji started to have doubts.

The powerful magical tool held by the sect leader of the Yunmeng Jiang Clan feared by other cultivators was now held by a Lan disciple of the GusuLan Sect. Its strong hit seemed to had no effect on the hand that caught it.

Lan Sizhui let go of the whip. The tool turned to its original form as a silver ring then he saluted as he spoke mannerly, "Sect Leader Jiang, I do not wish to cause any commotion."

Past Jingyi was still stunned by what he just witnessed but he was more stunned as he saw another him coming out from the quarter. "Ahhh! There's another me!" He shrieked. "W-Who are you?!"

Future Lan Jingyi was about to offer an explanation when the appearance of Lan Qiren gave them more headaches.

"What's going on here?"

Now, they were left with no choice but to explain all over again while making sure that Lan Qiren will not spit blood from anything they would have to share.

"So that was it." Lan Qiren drank his tea and calmly gave a nod to the Sizhui from the future.

Jiang Cheng, "Can you please explain to me how you can grip zidian as if it recognizes its master?"

Future Jin Ling looked around and notice the absence of Sizhui's past self. He sighed and made up a lie. "Sizhui will soon be adopted as Uncle Wei's son. He officially became my adopted cousin and you recognize him as your nephew too so zidian recognizes him as his master too. Maybe, it was like that. Even though we came from the future, the zidian may have still recognized him as your relative. Well, that's just my assumptions."

"Is that so?" Jiang Cheng stroked his zidian again, emitting a bit of purple lightning.

Wei Wuxian turned his head to Jingyi who was peacefully drinking his tea. "Is it true, Jingyi?"

Jingyi looked at Sizhui and laughed awkwardly. "Senior Wei, why are you asking me? Shouldn't you ask, Sizhui?"

"I do not want to say this but Sizhui seems to learn how to lie." Wei Wuxian said with an obvious disappointment in his voice yet he had that playful smile.

Lan Wangji sighed. Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes.

Pfft! Jingyi felt a pinch on his waist. He turned to Wen Yang who was giving him a behave-yourself look. He cleared his throat and spoke, "Senior Wei, Sizhui is still the same stickler of rules and he got worse especially since he has children to discipline. He needs to be a model."

Wei Wuxian mischievously smiled. "So if I ask him something, he will most likely answer me the truth?"

Lan Sizhui remained serious. "I either answer or keep my silence. Our priority is to locate our children. Until then, I am willing to answer any of your questions."

Wei Wuxian nodded. "I'll mark your words then."

Lan Sizhui paused for a moment. When Lan Wangji dismissed them, Sizhui asked Jin Ling to follow Jingyi and Wen Yang. He then turned to his parent-to-be in this timeline.

"I know you have so many questions in mind, Senior Wei and HanguangJun. Please do not worry, I have done a few to disappoint and hurt you two, but I will never forget all the teaching you carved in me. I'm still the same Sizhui you both raised and nurtured."

Lan Wangji, "Something is bothering you."

Sizhui sighed. His adopted father knows him too well. "I just feel nostalgic. Looking back, there were many things from this timeline that are no longer the same in my timeline."

Wei Wuxian, "Like?"

Lan Sizhui, "Like the old me. I mean I'm happy and contented for who I am now and for what I have now. I...I actually did not regret anything. Every decision I made, I feel so satisfied with it."

"That is good to hear, Sizhui. I know you will never fail us. We hope for nothing but your happiness. If you are happy now then we are happy to hear it."

"I am." SiZhui let out a heavy sighed then his lips curved upward. This is something he was thankful for. "I am."