Who You Are

Chapter 35 - Heart Ache and A Break

They had watched Wei Ying guide his siblings into an inn as discreetly as possible, they had felt his heartache when he discovered Yanli's fever, and had felt him break a little when he tried to get through to an emotionally-paralyzed Jiang Cheng. After leaving to collect food, Wei Ying returned with a racing heart from almost being captured by Wen, ready to grab his siblings and flee again.

"Jiang Cheng!!!" Wei Ying yelled, searching their small rented room for him but he was nowhere, Wei Ying gasped, "Oh fuck fuck Jiang Cheng?!" He yelled, running down the stairs, his fear deepened when he heard that Jiang Cheng had left.

Fucking hell Jiang Cheng!

Wei Ying screamed in his head, his heart pounding painfully against his ribcage as Wei Ying made his way back to Lotus Pier. By the time he had, the stench of blood had thickened and his anxiety was running rampant through his veins sending cold shocks through him, his heart thumping so hard it hurt.

Wei Ying trembled, shaking madly as he crept around, hoping to run into Jiang Cheng somewhere. However, he did run into an old friend. Capturing the Wen by his throat, Wei Ying slammed into a wall and pinned the man to himself.

...

"I'm sorry I worried you, Wuxian," Jiang Cheng told him, "I distracted those Wens so you could get Shijie the medicine."

"What?" Wei Ying asked, "those Wens outside the inn...they chased after you to help me? That's why they caught you?"

Jiang Cheng nodded, "never expected you to give up your core for me afterwards," he said.

"I still don't regret it," Wei Ying said, "just show me that I didn't just give it to you for nothing."

Jiang Cheng nodded as a response.

...

"Where is Jiang Cheng?" He asked, seething, a mad look in his eyes but he only received pleas in return, his anger rose, "Where is Young-Master-Jiang?!" He whisper-yelled, applying more pressure.

"Yo-Young-Master..." The voice choked. "M-Master-Wei it-it's Wen N-Ning!"

Instantly, the look of fury and insanity drained from Wei Ying's features leaving them pale and tear-stricken. Hand still wrapped around Wen Ning's throat, he spun him around and gasped.

"W-Wen Ning?" He whispered, his hand falling.

A wave of endearment and brotherly affection hit the observers as they watched, "Master-Wei, I'll help you!" Wen Ning smiled best he could, however, they could see how concerned the young boy looked.

Wei Ying was skeptical for a moment until his eyes trailed down, catching something that pierced his heart. The talisman he had given Wen Ning after his possession, he still had it and so openly as well.

Wei Ying sighed softly, "Y-You'll really help?" He whimpered, clearly breaking Wen Ning's heart who hugged him making him flinch and stiffen, but relax.

"M-Mn!" Wen Ning nodded, hugging him tighter feeling the blood on the back of Wuxian's robes as his fingers fell into the deep wounds, Wen Ning gasped, "I-I'll bring C-Clan-Leader-Jiang and his wife and Young-Master-Jiang a-and then I'll take you to JieJie, you're wounded she can help you!"

Wei Ying gulped, feeling weak again when Wen Ning pulled back, guiding him to a boat he hid him before leaving, "Master-Wei!" Wen Ning stammered, "S-Stay here!" Wei Ying did as told, falling onto his ass, he curled into a ball and shivered profusely.

Wei Ying sobbed, hugging Jiang Cheng tightly and taking the containers feeling sick, "Jiang Cheng..." He whimpered, shaking him, "Jiang Cheng!" He wailed with his bruised throat.

The Jiang Cheng watching winced at the reminder. Wei Ying hiccuped, turning to Wen Ning who began to row, "W-Wen Ning... what happened to him?"

Wen Ning hesitated, rowing harder than before as he answered. "Master-Wei... I'm sorry..." He muttered.

Wei Ying frowned in confusion, "Wen Ning?" He whimpered, "He isn't waking up!"

Wen Ning closed his eyes tightly, pushing the paddles, "They crushed his golden core."

...

"Thank you for helping me A'Ning and Qing-Jie," Wei Ying said, "I don't know if I ever did thank you."

"You thanked us when you helped us," Wen Ning said to him.

...

"Wen Qing, I need your help?"

Wen Qing turn around to look at Wei Wuxian, "what can I do?"

"I want to see all of your medical book, even one that included ancient version. All the book you have on you."

"Wei Wuxian. You need a rest."

Wei Wuxian ignore Wen Qing order, "Please Wen Qing, I need your medical books."

Wen Qing give up, she went to get all the medical book she have in her house. Once she have it all, she went to give it to Wen Wuxian to look at it.

After many day of looking through medical book after book, scroll after scroll. Wei Wuxian finally found what he is looking for, something was written by Wen Qing theory. He went to look for Wen Qing, he found her in the room making medicine.

"Wen Qing, I need you to help me with something, that something only you can do."

...

"Can we stop for today?" Jingyi asked, "if you're going to show the golden core being changed, I want to ask if we can start tomorrow. There was so much already."

"Of course," Baoshan said.

That being said, everyone dispersed to their own rooms. In Wei Ying and Lan Zhan's room, the two were sitting down to eat.

"How are you doing?" Wei Ying asked Lan Zhan.

"I'm still trying to calm down," Lan Zhan said openly, "I know that you have had a hard time in the past with Lotus Pier...but seeing it...it hurts."

"I'm..I am sorry," Wei Ying said.

"Wei Ying, please don't apologize to me," Lan Zhan told him, "out of everyone here, you have nothing to be sorry for."

Wei Ying nodded but started to panic a little, "it..its-It's easier to-to say then do," Wei Ying stuttered.

Lan Zhan pulled Wei Ying to his lap, "please don't cry...it's okay," Lan Zhan said placing his forehead to Wei Ying's, "I am hurting for you and with you...I just wish I could take the pain away...I don't want you back in Lotus Pier."

"I have no plans to ever go back...maybe a five second visit but no plans...my plan is to stay by your side and love you, forever," Wei Ying told him and tossed the privacy talisman and lock talisman to set on the walls.

Lan Zhan smirked as Wei Ying kissed him. Mouth fully open ready to play. The robes were off as soon as they landed on the bed. It was a good distraction from all that was seen so far. Bringing back the past has been very hard but they still have each other to love and share hardships with