A Third Jade {Mo Dao Zu Shi}

♬Chapter 13♬

A year has already gone by. Jiang Cheng and Lan Mei had graduated and finished their studies. On the docks of Gusu, Jiang Cheng was getting ready to leave on a boat. Su She was escorting Lan Mei to say farewell to her fiancé. Lan Mei was frowning, "It's been fun while it lasted"

Jiang Cheng also felt sad. He didn't want to leave Mei after being with her for a year. That's when an idea popped up, "Anhe, you should come with me to Lotus Pier! I'll show you around Yunmeng and you can formally meet my sister and my parents"

"Will Old Master Lan agree to that?" Su She nervously asked, "It'll be fine. He said that I should go to Yunmeng when I have an opportunity so I can explore around and get familiar with it" Lan Mei reassured Su She. "I see... In that case, I'll inform Master Lan about your departure. Please be careful" Su She bowed.

Lan Mei nodded and jumped in the boat. Jiang Cheng caught her and they both chuckled. The man in the boat started rowing away from the docks. Lan Mei waved at Su She, who nervously waved back at her before he walked away.

"I can't wait to see Yunmeng" Lan Mei happily said, "Once we get there, I'll give you a tour of the town" Jiang Cheng says as he sat down. Lan Mei sat next to him and Cheng laid his head on her lap. "I never had that much fun in the Cloud Recesses in a while" Lan Mei says while stroking Cheng's hair.

"With all those rules, I doubt you can have fun there" Jiang Cheng chuckled, "Haha, very funny. You're right though, I had to copy books to entertain myself and to pass time. Sometimes I ask Brother Xichen if I can go night hunting with him. As for Brother Wangji... we just practice on our instruments or take long walks in Gusu. We go night hunting together with Brother Xichen and we would end up arguing"

"Huh. You guys all act so polite to one another in public... I guess you and Lan Wangji are like me and Wei Wuxian" Jiang Cheng said.

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"Young masters, we've arrived"

Jiang Cheng got up and started stretching as he let out a big yawn. Lan Mei yawned and fix her robes. She stood up and awed once she saw Lotus Pier.

Lotus Pier is the residence of the Yunmeng Jiang Clan. Starting from the end of Lotus Pier, after just a while of paddling, one will see a large lotus lake, more than a hundred miles in length. The wide, verdant leaves and the smooth, pink blossoms brush shoulders against one another.

In Yunmeng lies a small city called Yunping City. While small, it is noted to be bustling with countless vendors and passersby. It's also perfect for someone as curious as Lan Mei to explore and discover what makes Yunping such a unique city.

Lan Mei was staring at the lotuses. Jiang Cheng carefully plucked up a small one from the water and gently stuck it in Lan Mei's hair.

As the boat was slowly making its way to the docks of Lotus Pier, Jiang Cheng caught a familiar looking boy hovering in front of them, "Stop right here" the man stopped the boat and Jiang Cheng examined the body on the water very carefully.

He then grabbed a bamboo stick and started poking it. Bubbles were forming telling him that the person is still alive.

"Boo!"

Jiang Cheng covered Lan Mei with his body to protect her from getting soaked. It was none other than Wei Ying.

"You are finally back. And you brought Lan Mei with you! I thought you didn't want to come back because of her and wanted stayed in Gusu" Wei Ying smiled. "Hmph! I would've loved to stay over there with her if I didn't want to come back" Jiang Cheng retorted.