Who You Are

Chapter 100 - Tricked Ya

Having left the shop, Jin Ling and Wei Wuxian sprinted without making any noise. As they entered a forest, Wei Wuxian heard something strange coming from behind him.

Turning around, he was almost scared to death, "Why is it coming along as well?! Tell it to go away!"

Jin Ling whistled twice, and the dog rolled out its long tongue. Whimpering softly, its pointy ears twitched, and it ran away disheartenedly.

Jin Ling sneered in contempt, "Such a loser. Fairy never bites. It just looks scary. It's a spiritual dog trained to only bite evil beings. Did you really think that it's just a regular dog?"

Wei Wuxian, "Hold on. What did you call it?"

Jin Ling, "Fairy. Its name."

Wei Wuxian, "You named a dog something like this?!"

Jing Ling replied assuredly, "What's wrong with this name? When it was younger, it was called Little Fairy. Now that it grew up, I can't keep on calling it that."

Wei Wuxian refused, "No. No. No. The point isn't whether it's little or not! ... Who in the world taught you such a way of naming?!"

Without doubt, it must have been his uncle. In the past, Jiang Cheng also had a few puppies. The names he chose were things like 'Jasmine', 'Princess', 'Love', and so on, which sounded like the names of expensive girls in brothels.

...

A few people snickered at the names Jiang Cheng came up with.

"Still don't know what is wrong with those names," Jiang Cheng stated.

"They are not necessarily names a boy or man would name a pet," Wen Ruohan told him.

"What do you mean? A man can name their pet whatever they want just like a female. I don't see the problem," Jiang Cheng said.

"It isn't," Yanli said, "just ignore them. Don't let others get to you."

"Fine," he pouted.

...

Jin Ling continued, "True men don't care for such trifles. Why are you stressing over such details? Okay! Stop. Now that you offended my uncle, you're already half dead. Now, I'm letting you go. We're even."

Wei Wuxian asked, "Do you know why your uncle wants me?"

Jin Ling answered, "Yeah. He believes that you're Wei Wuxian."

Wei Wuxian thought, 'This time, it's not merely 'suspect' anymore. He's got the right person.' He asked again, "Then, what about you? Don't you suspect it as well?"

Jin Ling, "It's not the first time my uncle did such a thing. He has never let any of them go, even if it was possible that he caught the wrong ones. But, if Zidian couldn't draw out your spirit, I'm just gonna trust that you're not. Besides, he wasn't a cut-sleeve, but you even dared to harass..."

With a disgusted look, he stopped before mentioning who Wei Wuxian harassed and made a fanning gesture as if he was shooing away flies.

"Anyways, from now on, you have nothing to do with the LanlingJin Sect anymore! If you're gonna go at it again, don't find anyone from my sect! Or else, I won't let you off!"

Having finished speaking, Jin Ling spun around to leave. After walking a few steps, he turned to him again, "What are you doing still standing there? Go. Are you waiting for my uncle to come and get you? Let me tell you—don't think that I'll be grateful just because you saved me. Don't expect me to say anything cringe worthy either."

Wei Wuxian put his hands behind his back and walked over, "Young man, there are two cringe worthy phrases in one's life that must be said, no matter what."

Jin Ling asked, "Which two?"

Wei Wuxian replied, "'Thank you', and 'I'm sorry'."

...

Those two phrases went through Wen Qing's memory like a hurricane. They were two phrases that she hated. Those were the last two phrases she ever said to Wei Wuxian before turning herself in at Lanling.

...

Jin Ling taunted, "What can anybody do to me if I don't say them?"

Wei Wuxian, "Someday, you'll say those words in tears."

Jin Ling made a spitting noise, just as Wei Wuxian suddenly spoke to him, "I'm sorry."

Jin Ling paused, "What?"

Wei Wuxian, "I'm sorry for the words I said to you on Dafan Mountain."

It wasn't the first time that Jin Ling was told he had 'no mother to teach him', but it was the first time someone apologized to him in such a serious way. With an 'I'm sorry' shoved right into his face, he didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a bit uneasy.

He wildly waved his arms around, "It's nothing. You weren't the first person to say so, anyways. It's true that I had no mother to teach me. However, I won't be inferior to anyone because of this! In fact, I'm gonna open you eyes and make you see that I am a lot stronger than all of you!"

Wei Wuxian smiled. As he was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed, "Jiang Cheng? You!"

Jin Ling was already feeling guilty since he stole Zidian and let Wei Wuxian go. Hearing the name, he whirled around to look. Using the chance, Wei Wuxian hit Jin Ling's neck, forming a blade with his hand. He laid Jin Ling flat on the ground, rolled up the bottom of his trousers, and examined the Curse Mark on his leg. He tried a few methods, but none of them made it fade. After a moment, he sighed, knowing that it'd be difficult.

However, although there were some curse marks that he was unable to remove, he could transfer them to his own body.Jin Ling slowly woke up after a while. Putting his hand to his neck, some pain could still be felt.

He was so angry that he jumped up and unsheathed his sword at once, "How dare you hit me! My uncle hadn't even hit me before!"

Wei Wuxian exclaimed, "Really? Doesn't he say that he'll break your legs all the time?"

Jin Ling fumed, "He's only saying that! You damn cut-sleeve, what on Earth do you want? I..."

Wei Wuxian covered his face and shouted toward behind Jin Ling, "Ah! Hanguang Jun!"

Jin Ling was more scared of Lan Wangji than he was of his uncle. After all, his uncle was from his own clan, but Hanguang Jun was from someone else's. Frightened, he fled at once, shouting as he ran, "You damn cut-sleeve! Disgusting maniac! I'll remember you! This is not over yet!"

Behind him, Wei Wuxian laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe. After Jin Ling disappeared into the distance, his chest itched in a stuffy way, and finally managed to stop the laughter after a while of coughing.

...

Lan Wangji grinned at the screen, "you're scared of me?" He asked turning to Jin Ling.

"Ugh, no...maybe...alittle," Jin Ling tried to speak but just mumbled something.

"He fell for it twice," Wei Wuxian said, "he freaked more when I said it was you."

Lan Wangji laughed and gave him a peck on the lips, "that is my Wei Ying."

"It's me," Wei Wuxian said childishly and kissed him again.