Who You Are

Chapter 117 - The Beginning of Yi City

After a while of speechlessness, Lan Wangji finally couldn't hold it any longer, "... What else did I really do, last night?"

It definitely wasn't that simple. Or else, what could've made Wei Wuxian laugh even until now???

Wei Wuxian quickly waved his hands, "No, no, no. You didn't do anything. I'm just being ridiculous, hahahahahaha... Okay. Ahem. Hanguang Jun, I'm going to talk serious business now."

Lan Wangji, "Speak."

Wei Wuxian pulled on a straight face, "The coffin-slamming noises of the Chang Clan's cemetery had been silent for ten years. Suddenly starting again, it definitely wasn't a coincidence. There must've been some other cause."

Lan Wangji, "What do you think the cause is?"

Wei Wuxian, "Good question. I think that the cause was the corpse being dug out."

Lan Wangji, "Mnn."

His expression was so attentive that it made Wei Wuxian recall how sincere he looked as he held both of his fingers last night, when he had been drunk.

Painfully holding back laughter, Wei Wuxian continued in all seriousness, "I think that the dismemberment of the corpse probably wasn't simply to seek revenge and vent hatred, but a malicious way of suppression. The person who cut up the corpse intentionally chose those places haunted by evil beings to place the body parts."

Lan Wangji, "Combatting poison with poison. They balance out and keep each other in check."

Wei Wuxian, "That's right. So, since the gravedigger dug out the torso yesterday, there wasn't anything to suppress the Chang Clan's resentful spirits anymore, so that coffin-slamming noises started again. It's the same as how the Qinghe Nie Sect's Saber Hall suppressed the saber spirits and wall-corpses. Perhaps, this technique was derived from the Nie Sect's Saber Hall in the first place. It looks like that this person is connected to both the Qinghe Nie Sect and the Gusu Lan Sect. I'm afraid they aren't some easy opponent."

Lan Wangji, "There are only few people like this."

Wei Wuxian, "Yep. The truth is slowly being unveiled. And, since the opponent started to move the corpse parts already, it means that he or they are already starting to become anxious. They'll definitely move again soon. Even if we don't go find them, they'll come and find us. As they search around, they'd leave behind more clues for sure. And, our dear friend's hand will also tell us which direction to go. But we'll probably need to move faster as well. Only the right hand and the head are left. After this, we must also arrive before they do."

...

"It is really hard for you to have a serious conversation," Lan Wangji said, "I also understand you didn't want to tell me what I did potentially for me not to feel embarrassed, but you should have told me anyway."

"I can hold a serious conversation," Wei Wuxian said in protest, "also, I wanted save you some face so I didn't tell you."

"You should have told him," Lan Xichen said honestly, "it would have been better to tell him. It would weigh heavily on his mind otherwise. He knows now but you should have told him then."

"I know," Wei Wuxian said putting his head down in shame, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay," Lan Wangji told him, "just be honest with me from now on. Tell me what happened even if it may embarrass or upset me."

"Okay, I promise," Wei Wuxian agreed.

"Thank you," Lan Wangji said.

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