Who You Are Book 2

Chapter 12 - Xue Yang Must Die

The crisp rings of the silver bell sounded as though they were right beside Wei Wuxian, yet he was still immersed in A-Qing's emotions, unable to come back to his senses. His head spun as well.

Lan Jingyi waved a hand in front of him, "There is not reaction? What if he lost his marbles?!"

Jin Ling, "I said already that Empathy is very dangerous!"

Lan Jingyi, "Well it was because your head was up in the clouds and did not ring the bell in time."

Jin Ling's face froze, "I..."

Luckily, Wei Wuxian had finally came to. He stood up against the coffin. A-Qing, having already left his body, leaned on the coffin as well. The boys swarmed around him as though they were a litter of piglets and all talk at the same time, "He's up, he's up!"

"Whew, he hasn't lost his marbles."

"Hasn't he lost his marbles to begin with?"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

With loud chatters surrounding his ears, Wei Wuxian spoke up, "Don't be so loud. My head feels awful."

...

"Who ever said that I already lost my marbles, you better be careful near me in the future," Wei Wuxian warned.

"In my defense, I thought you were Mo Xuanyu then?" The junior said.

"Whether it's him or me, don't say such words!" Wei Wuxian said, "it's rude."

"Yes Wei Qianbei."

...

They quieted at once. Wei Wuxian looked down, reached into the coffin, and slightly opened Xiao XingChen's collars. As he had expected, at his neck, there was a thin yet fatal wound.

Wei Wuxian sighed in silence and turned to A-Qing, "Thanks for all the trouble."

The reason why A-Qing's ghost was blind but she wasn't as slow or careful as other blind people was that she only became truly blind the moment before she died. Before, she had always been such a fast, lively maiden.

In these years, she hid alone within the fog of Yi City, stealthily going against Xue Yang by scaring away the humans who had entered the city and warning them, directing them outside. Just how much courage and dedication did she have to be able to do this?

Beside the edge of the coffin, A-Qing put her palms together and saluted Wei Wuxian for a couple of times. Then, using her bamboo pole as a sword, she made the "kill, kill, kill" gestures that she had always played around with.

Wei Wuxian replied, "Don't worry." He turned to the disciples, "Stay here, all of you. The walking corpses in the city won't be able to come here. I'll be back soon."

Lan Jingyi couldn't help but asked, "Just what did you see during Empathy?"

Wei WuXian, "It's too long of a story. I'll tell you later."

Jin Ling, "Can't you sum it up? Don't leave us at a cliffhanger!"

Wei Wuxian, "In summary: Xue Yang must die."

Amid the dense fog that stretched as far as the eye could see, the knocks of A-Qing's pole led the way for him. The two moved rapidly and immediately returned to where the fight happened.

Lan Wangji and Xue Yang had already went outside. The sword glares of Bichen and Jiangzai clashed—the fight was at a critical moment. Bichen was calm and unhurried, gaining the upper hand, while Jiangzai lashed out as though it was a rabid dog, somehow managing to keep up.