Who You Are Book 2

Chapter 24 - Exploring

His eyes searched throughout Glamor Hall, but didn't find the person he wanted. Raising a brow, he continued searching after he left Lan Wangji.

When he passed a small pavilion, someone suddenly appeared from within the rock garden on the side, "Hey!"

Wei Wuxian thought to himself, 'Ha! Found him.' He turned around and spoke in a feeble tone, "What do you mean 'hey'? How rude. Weren't we all lovey-dovey when we parted? We meet again and you're as heartless as ever. Now I'm sad."

Jin Ling felt goosebumps climb over his body, "Shut up right now! Who's all lovey-dovey with you?! Didn't I warn you already not to mess with our sect's people? Why have you come back?!"

Wei Wuxian, "Honestly, I've always been following Hanguang Jun properly. I'm this close to making him grab a rope and tie me to his body. Where have you seen me mess with your sect's people? Your uncle? He's the one messing with me, alright?"

...

"Me? Mess with you!?" Jiang Cheng asked.

"Mmm," Wuxian shrugged.

"Him following Wangji, he isn't wrong," Yanli said, "he is either following him or chasing him...and I'm surprised you two aren't tied together with a rope now."

"Don't give Lan Zhan any ideas," Wuxian told her.

"I'm telling you, Hanguang Jun is into some kinky bondage stuff," Wen Ruohan said, "it's totally something he'd like I'm sure. He looks like a dominating type of man as it is."

Wuxian sighed, "you don't know that half of it," he mumbled silently.

Wangji cleared his throat while giving Wuxian a slight glare. Wuxian chuckled as he know Wangji heard his comment.

...

Jin Ling was enraged, "Go away! My uncle's only suspicious of you! Don't talk nonsense. Don't think I don't know that you haven't given up and still want to..."

Suddenly, a few shouts came from around them. About half-a-dozen boys wearing the Lanling Jin Sect's uniform leaped out from the garden. Jin Ling stopped talking at once.

The boys slowly approached them. The one leading the group was a boy of around the same age but a wider physique than Jin Ling, "I thought I saw wrong. So it really is him."

Wei Wuxian pointed to himself, "Me?"

The boy, "Who other than you?! Mo Xuanyu, you still have the face to return?"

Jin Ling frowned, "Jin Chan, why did you come? It's none of your business here."

Wei Wuxian, 'I see. It's probably one of the kids from Jin Ling's generation. And, looking at the way of things, this was a group of children who weren't on good terms with Jin Ling.'

Jin Chan, "It's none of my business, but is it any of your business? Why do you care about me?"

As he spoke, three or four of the boys had already come over, as though they wanted to hold Wei Wuxian down. With a sideways step, Jin Ling put himself in front of Wei Wuxian, "Don't mess around!"

Jin Chan, "Mess around? What's wrong with teaching a lesson to an indecent disciple of our sect?"

Jin Ling snorted, "Wake up! He's been kicked out a long time ago! He isn't our sect's disciple no matter how you see it."

Jin Chan, "So what?"

The "so what" sounded so self-assured that Wei Wuxian was flabbergasted. Jin Ling replied, "So what? Have you forgotten who he came with today? You want to teach him a lesson? Why don't you ask Hanguang Jun first?"