Who You Are Book 2

Chapter 87 - Confrontation

Wei Wuxian called, "Nie-xiong."

Nie Huaisang, "Huh?"

Wei Wuxian, "Back then, how did Su She stab you?"

Nie Huaisang, "He was carrying Brother... carrying Sect Leader Jin when he was running away. I blocked his way, so..."

Wei Wuxian, "Really? With where you stood, I don't recall you blocking their path of escape."

Nie Huaisang, "I couldn't have run into him purposely trying to be stabbed, could I?"

Wei Wuxian smiled, "I never said that."

Nie Huaisang, "Then what are you trying to say, Wei-xiong?"

Wei Wuxian, "It's just that I suddenly connected a few things together."

Nie Huaisang, "What things?"

Wei Wuxian, "Jin Guangyao said someone gave him a letter that threatened to tell the world what he did. Let's first assume he wasn't lying and was speaking the truth. Then, this certain person was doing the unnecessary." He continued, "If you wanted to expose a person's sins, instead of exposing them directly, why would you go out of your way to notify them that you had evidence of their crimes?"

Nie Huaisang, "Didn't Brother... Didn't Sect Leader Jin say that the person wanted him to apologize by turning himself in?"

Wei Wuxian, "Wake up. It's more than obvious that Jin Guangyao wouldn't choose to turn himself in. What was the point of doing it then? There seemed to be no point. But would someone who could uncover those old secrets of Jin Guangyao's really play a useless move? Such an unnecessary act had to have a goal, whether to induce or instigate something."

Lan Xichen was startled, "Induce? Induce what?"

Lan Wangji's voice was low, "Jin Guangyao's killing intent."

...

"I've always admired A'Xian's talent for being smart when he is needed to be smart," Yanli stated, "you just basically exposed Nie Huaisang right then and there."

"I've been told that I'm good at interrogating others," Wei Wuxian said.

Wei Wuxian was resting lazily against Lan Wangji's chest. Wei Wuxian wasn't up for talking much so he just spoke when he felt like it or if he needed to. He couldn't ignore his Shijie or her compliments.

"Wei Wuxian happens to be the dumbest but smartest person I know," Jin Zixuan stated.

Wei Wuxian blinked, "I don't know if I should be offended or not."

"I didn't mean it as an insult. I guess you're more oblivious then dumb. You are quite smart...when you want to be," Jin Zixuan protested.

"Oh," Wei Wuxian said curling more into Wangji's arms.

"I'm here, I don't know how much closer you can get to me...unless you're inside me," Lan Wangji assured him.

"That can be arranged later," Wei Wuxian teased.

Wangji chuckled as he placed a kiss on Wuxian's forehead, "I'm sure we can."

...

If it were the usual Zewu Jun, he couldn't have failed to fathom this. But right now, it was likely he had no more space in his mind to think.

Wei Wuxian, "That's right. It was precisely this letter that induced Jin Guangyao's killing intent to an unprecedented level. Didn't it say he should wait for his death in seven days? Then he would be the first to strike. He'd topple all of the main forces of the cultivation world at Burial Mound within the seven days to say who'd be the first to die."