The Untamed: Inexorable Fate of Us

Chapter 7: Bloom of a Heart

     Wei Wuxian and Wen Ning sneak around the Mo Mansion. Wei Wuxian had already taken away the 'fairy relic' from Mo Xingyi but she still has the lure flag. She may not know that it will only put her in danger. 

     Wen Ning had never gotten a glance of Nuan yet. Besides sticking by Wei Wuxian's side, he hopes to see his little niece and see what kind of girl she has grown to be.

    They walks around from building to building so Wei Wuxian can keep up his image of a crazy man. They run into A-Ding who lets out a shriek at the creeping men.

A-Ding: Who are you? Why are you sneaking around the mansion?

    Wei Wuxian looks to Wen Ning but Wen Ning only blinks back at him. Wei Wuxian sighs. It seems he must bust out his crazy man act. He walks drunkingly over to A-Ding and makes weird sound.

A-Ding spots Wen Ning: Oh! Zi'an! Take your sick master away. (runs from Wei Wuxian) Quickly.

    Wen Ning nods and quickly takes Wei Wuxian and turn the corner, out of A-Ding's sight. They listen for a little bit and peered over to see if she was still there. When she had vanished, they let out a breath of relief.

Wei Wuxian: Ah~ who would have thought the scariest thing would be a servant girl.

Wen Ning lets out a small chuckle: That was great acting, Wei Gonzi.

Wei Wuxian smirks: Of course. Oh, look. Mo Xingyi's room is empty. We have to find that lure flag and take it away before anything harms her. Wen Ning, do you have a sense of where it could be?

Wen Ning closes his eye and take in the sense: I can feel it... but it's not coming from Mo Guniang's room. It's...(points down the hall) this way.

Wei Wuxian: Mo Ziyuan's room? He must have stolen it from Xingyi. Let's go find it.

   They run off to Mo Ziyuan's room but find that it is filled with servants. They'll have to come at another time. Probably in the night.

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   After the various training, A-Nuan left Xingyi with the other clan disciples because she had to go help cook for dinner. However, when she got there, the servants kicked her out. They won't let her in the kitchen unless she gave the fan over to Madam Mo. Clearly, it was a tactic for the fan to fall into Madam Mo's hands. A-Nuan left, it meant less work for her anyways.

   Now, she didn't want to go back to the training grounds. She went into the library. She never got the chance to read the books there.

   A-Nuan looks at the books on the shelf and picked out a few. She sat down and began reading when she hears a fluttering coming from the front of the library. Nuan closes her book of the Yiling Laozu's bibliography. Someone is in the library with her.

Nie Huaisang: Ah~ after so many years and so many rumors, I thought everyone would know of the Yiling Laozu.

   Nuan stands up. She had never seen this man before. She can tell from his high-quality fabric that he is from on of the most prestigious clans. He holds a fan with a paintbrush tied to his waistband. Nuan bows to him and notice the Qinghe Nie clan emblem he has tied to his tassel. 

Nuan: It's said that the Nie Zongzu of Qinghe Nie clan is very young and always carries a fan. The One Question, Three I-Don't-Knows. Is this Nie Zongzu?

Nie Huaisang could tell the girl is questioning who he could be: Little girl, if you want to know who the Yiling Laozu is then who better to tell you than me? Forget the book.

Nuan: Mister-

Nie Huaisang: Mister? No, I am not that old, am I? I am Nie Zongzu. I was great friends with the Yiling Laozu. I'll tell you everything but you can never repeat my words to another soul. (sits across her) Tell me, what do you already know?