Who You Are

Chapter 55 - Rescuing The Wens

Wen Qing had been sitting on pins and needles within the alley. Hearing him, she rushed out at once. Her body was still fairly weak. Head spinning, she felt her ankle twist before Wei Wuxian propped her up with one hand.

He suggested, "Do you want me to take you somewhere to rest? It's fine if I go alone. I'll definitely bring back Wen Ning."

Wen Qing immediately clung to him, "No! No! I'll go, I have to go!"

After Wen Ning went missing, she ran from Qishan to Yunmeng with almost no rest on her way. She hadn't closed her eyes in days. When she saw Wei Wuxian, she urged him and begged him as if she was mad. Right now, with pale lips and blank eyes, she was worn to a shadow. Seeing how she seemed like she couldn't hold out any longer, with there being no time for her to eat slowly, he bought a few steamed buns from a vendor for her to eat on the go. Wen Qing knew too that she was almost at her limit and that she had to eat. With tangled hair and red eyes, she bit into the bun.

As he knelt there, the smell of the meat bun made him feel nauseous so suddenly, 'why am I feeling sick right now? I know my body is a broken mess...but why does a smell make me sick!' He sighed and let it go for now.

He promised again, "It's fine. I'll definitely bring back Wen Ning."

Wen Qing sobbed as she ate, "I knew I shouldn't have left... But I had no choice. They forced me to go to another city. When I came back, Wen Ning and the entire group was gone! I knew I shouldn't have left him alone!"

Wei Wuxian, "He'll be alright."

Wen Qing was breaking down, "He won't! A-Ning's been a skittish one ever since he was young. He's both cautious and timid. He doesn't even dare hire the more quick-tempered people to be his subordinates—they're all a bunch of mice like him! He has no idea of what to do when in an emergency when I'm not there with him!"

When Wei Wuxian, with Jiang Cheng on his back, said goodbye to Wen Qing, this was what she said, 'No matter what the result of this campaign turns out to be, from now on, we owe each other no more. It's all settled.'

Wei Wuxian could still see in his mind's eye her proud expression. Yet, last night, she refused to let go of his hand, almost kneeling in front of him as she begged, 'Wei Wuxian! Wei Wuxian! Young Master Wei! please help me! I really can't find anyone else to help me. You really have to help me find A-Ning! I have no other choice other than you!'

When the two reached Qiongqi Path, it was already nighttime. Against the dark veil, cold strands of rain quivered in the air. One step after another, Wen Qing followed Wei Wuxian closely, trembling as though she was cold not from the outside but from the inside. Wei Wuxian had to help her a little every once in a while. Before the valley was a row of shacks built temporarily for the prisoners of war to spend their nights. Leading Wen Qing, Wei Wuxian saw an old, bent-over figure from afar. Cloaked in rain, the figure walked slowly, carrying a large flag. When it walked nearer, it became clear that the person carrying the flag was a wobbly old woman. The old woman walked to and fro across the road. The old woman found the flag to be quite difficult to carry. She had to rest after walking for just a few steps, putting down the flag.

Seeing this, Wen Qing yelled with red eyes, "Granny! It's me!"

The old woman probably couldn't see or hear well. She couldn't tell by sight or by hearing who the person was. All she knew was that someone approached and shouted something at her. She hastily took up the flag again, her face full of fear, as though she was scared that she'd be found out and scolded.