Perseverance (Wangxian)

Chapter 30 - Focus

~*Mature Content in chapter*~

Are you ready to try this again?" Wangji asked.

"You won't judge me?" Wei Ying asked.

"Have I ever?" Lan Zhan asked.

"When you first met me?" He questioned.

"No," Lan Zhan answered, "now focus," he chuckled, "you're trying to meditate not trying to pick my brain."

"Can I do that later?" Wuxian asked.

Wangji sighed and nodded, "now, concentrate."

Wei Ying focused by taking a deep breath in and letting it out. He then took his middle finger and placed it between his eyebrows. He slid his finger down the bridge of her nose and stopped at the tip. He held his finger there for ten seconds before removing it. After removing his finger, he focused on nothing but the tingling feeling on his nose that his finger left behind. He found himself so focused he didn't even notice Wangji playing Cleansing in the background.

Wangji smiled as he noticed Wuxian relaxed and focused. He actually found a method that works for him. He sat still long enough to get through Cleansing. When Wangji stopped playing, he noticed that Wuxian was still deep in his meditation. It actually surprised him. The two were also in a public setting, which was the library, so distractions were to be more noticeable. Xichen had noticed his brother sitting there with a surprised look on his face when he was passing by after having a nice morning with his uncle. When he entered the library he noticed what it was that had his brother so surprised.

"How long?" Xichen asked in a whisper kneeling beside his brother.

"Almost forty-five minutes now," Wangji answered back in a whisper.

Xichen looked at his brother surprised, "really?" He asked quietly.

Wangji nodded and pointed to the door. The two stepped out for a moment as to not disturb Wuxian, "how did he do it?"

"He just slid his finger down the bridge of his nose and held it at the tip for ten seconds. After that he just focused on that point left from his finger. I don't even know if he heard me playing at all," Wangji explained.

"Fascinating," Xichen said looking back inside seeing Wuxian still deep in meditation, "if he didn't have his passage ways sealed, he could build his core up in no time."

"I'm sure he will have more chances," Wangji told him, "I'm proud of him."

"I am too," Xichen said, "I'm sure Shufu would be surprised."

"About what?" Lan Qiren asked seeing the boys outside the library.

"Look," Wangji pointed to Wuxian lost in meditation.

"Well, I'll be," Lan Qiren said, "how long has he been deep in meditation for?"

"About forty-five minutes now," Wangji answered, "and he is still deep in. He didn't even hear me stop playing Cleansing."

"To find a way to get him to sit still for that long is a miracle in itself," Lan Qiren stated. Wangji explained to him Wuxian's method, "it's simple enough to find something to focus on. I'm proud of him."

It was rare to hear Lan Qiren praise someone other than his nephews. To say that he was proud of Wuxian was a huge step for him. It showed that Lan Qiren had actually accepted him as his Nephew-In-Law to be. Wuxian had always felt out of place so to have him feel welcome and give him the praise he deserves is something completely new. Lan Qiren, Lan Xichen, And Lan Zhan have all done what they could to help the boy feel at home in Cloud Recesses. Wuxian was slowly accepting it, but he had his moments of doubt.