Entropy (WANGXIAN FanFic)

Flames and Flowers

During the Next few days, Wei Ying was fairly silent. He still had the vision planted in his head. Wangji, of course, notices the change in his partner's behavior since that night too. He knows that Wei Ying was shaken by it. How much did Wangji want to take these dreams and visions and destroy them. He hated seeing Wei Ying so distraught. They had arrived to a decent sized town called Tanzhou and found an inn to stay for the night. After Wei Ying fell asleep, Wangji sent a butterfly message to both his brother telling him how he was doing, his immortality, and the vision Wei Ying had, and the other message to Baoshan to tell her of Wei Ying's vision and changes in his behavior. After sending the message, It was a good while before he managed to fall asleep due to his worry for Wei Ying.

The following morning, Wei Ying seemed to perk up a little bit but Lan Zhan didn't let that stop him from worrying. Because Wei Ying was in a better mood, as they walked around the town, Wei Ying bounced around from stall to stall just to see what was being sold, and even went as far as asking others if there had been anything strange happening in town or nearby. Nothing of the sort seemed out of the ordinary for most of the towns folk they asked. As they reached the town's center, a crowd was forming around a large bulletin. Unable to see what the fuss was Wei Ying asked the first person near by what the fuss was about.

"There is an invitation from the Lady Florist. She has invited cultivators to her mansion for a verse party. If any cultivator who is elegant enough and brilliant in poetry attends, The Lady Florist will greet and treat him in person," The stranger had said and went back to his business.

Wei Ying turned to Lan Zhan, "I remember my grandmother had me do some studying about her. She had me read a book, The Florist Lady and the Flower Phantom. In a garden in Tanzhou, lives a lady florist who often recites poems by the moonlight. If someone's poems can mover her, they will be granted a flower. The flower lasts for three years and its aroma will remain forever," He explained. 

(((Took the information from The Untamed Series, Episode 8 if you are wondering where I found it. I wanted to post that I got the bit for the Lady Florist from that episode)))

"So, have you met her as well?" Wangji asked.

"No, by Baoshan has. She of course met many cultivators of course," He said and then ring started glowing a brighter red then before, "I think that is where the next piece is."

"I wonder if we should just neutralize the piece and out it in my Qiankun pouch for the time being, or are you okay with the ring taking in the resentment?" Wangji asked him.

"I think I will be okay," Wei Ying assured, "It will only be for a little while any way."

Wangji nodded but told him the option is there if Wei Ying wanted to use that option. The two then made their way to the location of the Lady Florist. There were already cultivators present and sitting, waiting to present their works of poetry. In the meantime, Wei Ying and Lan Zhan just went about their business quietly and looked for the next piece. They of course found it in a lone courtyard floating above a flower that was in flames. Wei Ying used the ring and consumed the energy from the Yin piece. Wangji then took it and put it in his Qiankun pouch.

"How are you feeling?" Wangji asked after the left and got back to the inn.

"I am okay, but I wonder if I should try meditating again for a bit," Wei Ying said. 

"Let me play while you meditate, It might keep your mind more at ease."

Wei Ying nodded and sat down on a mat beside Wangji as he took out his guqin. Wei Ying went into meditation and Wangji played a song called Tranquility. I was something that he has played a few times for Wei Ying when he was meditating and it seemed to work the last few times he played it. Wei Ying managed half an hour of meditation before he felt better and woke from it.