TOO LATE {EDITED VERSION}

Chapter 12

Lan Wangji POV

I woke up at 5, i drank tea. My head hurts... Oh right, Wei Ying! I opened the door and saw my brother, "Morning Wangji" He greets me as I invited him for a cup of tea. 

"Brother, why are you here?" I ask him, he looks confused. "You really don't remember last night?" Something struck me, "W-what did I do?" Soon Wei Ying barged inside and bowed in respect, "You really don't remember?" I shook my head, and he laughs, "You were clinging onto me, saying or rather begging not to roast your rabbits! Lan Zhan, you really like, your rabbits!"

Begging him? Not to eat my rabbits? Lan Wangji what have you done?! 

"It's you who added liquor to my drink?" I ask him with a serious face, but he smiled, "It's not the first time Hangguang-Jun" He clears his throat and imitates my cold and strict voice, "Drinking is prohibited in Cloud Reccess" Brother and he laughed. 

If only I can see him laughing like this all day, that would be a dream come true. A real treasure I want to hold on to. 

Soon we all had breakfast and went back to the Nie's Blades. We have to confirm something. Wei Ying was feeling down... What's going on? He kept a smile on his face, what is he hiding?

Wei Wuxian POV 

"I am fine, I really am just tired. Don't tell others" I smile and reassured the junior in front of me, Jingyi. Fine? I wish I was... 

I bite my lips so blood would rush to them, it will hide the paleness. I just need to smile. "Sect leader Nie, I guess you have to work overnight today" Lan Zhan has already knocked down some bricks and created a path for us. 

As soon as we were inside I could hardly control anything, it hurts! My head hurts, my heart hurts... Everything hurts. Events of last night and all the cruel memories kept coming back to me, slowly and little by little my consciousness was fading away.

I felt warmth, Lan Zhan... 

Lan Wangji POV

"What's going on?!" I looked at the others who were also shocked, "I didn't do anything, he was pale ever since we entered the mountain."  Jingyi replies as I stared at him full of worry, "Why didn't you tell us?" 

Jingyi is feeling scared, I scared them too much but I was scared myself, I can't lose him again. At that moment, did I only realize that the fog was even thicker, it wasn't because it suddenly became strong, but it was because he was preventing us from it? 

He tired himself, my fault... Sect Leader Nie held his wrist and froze, "What's wrong with him?" I can hardly contain my emotions. "Ah no... He's fine, it's just I remember an old friend... He was also a demon cultivator. Mo gongzi is fine..." 

Friend... Wei Wuxian, Nie Huaisang... yeah they were close. "We'll go down the mountain." My order was clear and I don't need to repeat myself. "My brother will come soon, he'll help you" 

As soon as the forest came into sight, I saw my brother, and he saw me carrying him in my arms, "He passed out. I'll take him back first" He nods, "Let him rest well" 

It was a long walk to the inn they stayed in. Unexpectedly they were ambushed on the way. "Stay together!" I ordered. I can't lose Wei Ying and I can't lose him again. Nor could I lose Sizhui... 

I form a barrier to protect the three, "Take care of him for me" Even if it means my life, I will do it. The way the attacker fought was the same as Gusu, I suddenly feel tired, is it the fog? No, we were fine... Bad, the poison must be in our nerves already and it is what tires us out. 

"Wei... Ying" I injured the attacker with that thought as he launches his last attack and went away. My head hurts and I fell to the ground looking at his face, "My Wei" 

Lan Sizhui POV

"Master!" I saw him on the ground, as a Lan I broke the barrier, I saw a needle by his arm, hidden attack? "It's poisonous!" Jingyi said and I was still holding onto Mo gongzi, Master asked me to take care of him. "Jingyi, call Zewu-Jun here, quick"

I don't know what to do, but I first removed the mask Mo gongzi was wearing... This face... Isn't it the same face as the one in a painting? If it's true then he is... 

I didn't think further, I was worried for both of them, after confirming the identity of the other, as soon as I heard footsteps I placed the mask back, "Master is poisoned, Zewu-Jun, what do we do?" 

"Jingyi explained the situation to us, let's take them back first." We rode to the inn, then took care of them. Zewu-Jun has already blocked the meridian to his heart to avoid the poison from consuming him inwardly. At the same time, Wei Wuxian was recovering himself. 

I was sitting in the room, "He did it to protect you both" Zewu-Jun's soft voice reached my ears, "Us?" I can't help but ask why was I included, "It can't be true that I'm Hangguang-Jun's son right? hehe" I laughed awkwardly, and he nod his head, What? 

"Sizhui, be by their side all the time, they need someone to take care of" Saying that, Zewu-Jun left me confused, what? How could a man give birth? Unless I am Hangguang-Jun's sin... Impossible! My master is loyal and true to himself, he won't make a mistake like that. 

I was still beside my master when Mo gongzi, or shall I say, Wei gongzi went in. "What's his condition?" I replied and explained to him what happened, he seemed angry. I could almost hear him cursing my master like crazy. 

I moved two of my fingers and placed soul power on his forehead, accident or not, I touched his forehead ribbon. Jingyi exclaims, "That won't do, the forehead ribbon is!" I shut him up, "Shut up!" I used too much soul power that wounds are acting up. Blood spewed out of my mouth as I heard ZewuJun's voice... It was not clear...

This Mo Xuan Yu's body has no fewer wounds than mine. I focused on what was inside his head and why he was unwilling to wake up.