Wangxian Prompt/Self-fill Dump

I will Protect you... Pt 2

Lan Zhan was not sure how to react to his brother's strange behaviour. However, he was given a small hint at something. Sighing he washed up, got dressed and ready for the day. He joined his brother for breakfast, which Lan Xichen was thankfully put together and seemed to have valmed down from the hysteria the vision induced. If he had been in his brother's place, Lan Zhan is certain he would have been just as manic and hysterical. He had been bruised from how tight his brother had hugged him. But something was not right. His eyes looked older...

Lan Zhan has these thoughs running circles in his mind all day long as he does his duties for the day and then heads out to patrol the mountain to make sure no one was lost or wandering where they should not be. It is around mid afternoon when he makes his way back and sees a group of Cultivators in white robes with the royal purples and blues of the Yunmeng Sect. They were looking worried as they seemd to be seraching for something.

"Damn it, I told you not to lose it!" One man snaps, his tone is loud and hostile, while the other gives a soft laugh, apologizing even as he keeps searching.

"It was in my qiankun pouch and I had not moved it or pulled it out... So where-- oh no...." He niticed the whole in the pouch and they all paled vecause that means they might have lost some of their suppiles along the way as well.

"Damn you, Wuxian!!"

"A'Cheng!" A woman snaps and he is cowed at the firm tone. "A'Xian, perhaps you csn go back along the bath we took and see of you can find it and check at the in we stayed in last night just in case if fell there. We will walk up as much as we can and wait to see if one of the Lan Disciples will pass by and explain what happened. I Will sew up your pouch as soon as we get inside. It must have gotten snagged somehow..."

"Ok--" they all turned as he approached and they opened a path for him. He stopped before the three leaders of the group and they all bowed to him. "Ah, forgive us, Gongzi, but we seemed to have lost our invite. Could you please help us?" The one with the brigjt smile asks, bowing again, the motion is quick and a bit rude, but he remembers his brother's words and he did not like how the loud mouth had yelled needlessly at the smiling one.

"No invite; no entery..." He says firmly and the group deflates, but he then turms to the smiling one. "Will help you find the lost invite. Must have it for safety reasons." He explains and the boy brightens up again.

"Oh, you think we might be bandits or something... That's understandable. But at least let Shijie inside so she can send a note to Uncle? I do not know how long my pouch has had this whole in it and we might have lost more than just the Jade token..." He explains, hopeful. He also wanted his sister somewhere safe and cool. The day was a bit warm and they were not sure how the heat of the day or the thin air of the mountain would affect her.

He looled over the frail woman and considers it for just a moment and then nods. He allows the women to go up and through. His Unclr must have been alerted to their presence as he was waiting at the top of the stairs. Maiden Jiang explains their situation and requests ro pen a letter to her father in case the Jade toke. Was mistakenly forgotten at home or fell on the barge that brought them to Caiyi town. His Uncle looks sour faced but allows it dince they were asking so politely. Nodding he heads back dow. And the smiling boy, the loudmouth and at least one other Jiang Disciple join him and they begin heading down the path tiward the town...

Lan Huan blinks as he walks up to the gates and sees Lady Jiang sending off one of their ravens with a letter, but her group is missing. He looks around and sees only a few fenale Jiang Cultivators sitting on a bench not to far from her and smiles softly when he does not see Wangji. He sees his uncle however and his face sours greatly. His obstinate uncle and his hypocrisy. Forcing his smile into its polite mask he approaches and asks what has happened and as he had recalled the Jade token is missing. He bever learned where it had vanished to last time, but she she confirms his brother was helping to find it he preened.

They waited until almoat supper when the group of Jiang Cultivators make it to the top, his brother holding onto the jade to make sure it is not lost.

"Wangji?"

"Stolen... Brought the thief." He murmurs and steps askde to show a known thief in the area. The man is sweating and lookign nervous as he is held by two of the biggest Jiang Disciples. "Recovered it safely."

"Good... Jiang-Gongzi." He greets the the younger version of the bastard in a sacchrine tone but then softens as he sees the vision of a young and happy Wei Ying. A Wei Ying who had not been tortured, who still had his golden core and looked to be calmer than he had been last time. Perhaps it was because he had warned his brother and he met them before Wri Ying began attempting to break through the wards. "Who are you, Gongzi?"

"This one is Wei Ying, Wei Wuxian, Head Disciple of Yunmeng Jiang. Greetings to First Jade!" He chirps and his cute little laugh is as sweet and adorable as he recalls.

"Please you must be tired. We can formally welcome the students when the others arrive in the next two days. Wangji, could you please escort them to their temporary homes here?"

"Mmm." He nods and turns to start walking. The Jiangs bow in thanks, Wei Ying giving a cheeky little smile and wave before he jogs to keep up with his sister, whom he hands his pouch as the thief is left before him and Uncle. Lan Huan smiles a smile that is anything but friendly.

"So you thought to steal a Jade Token and break i to the Cloud Recesses?" Is his omnious question...

Lan Zhan stops in front of the last room where Jiang Wanyin and Wei Wuxian would be staying. The Jiang Heir nods once curtlyband enters as his adoptive brother lingers to bow properly.

"Thank you so mich for your help, Lan-er-gege. If you had not come when you did. I might have tried to break open the wards to let the others in at least..." He admits and Lan Zhan stiffen in out rage but then blinks and considers what such a feat would mean about the young man's strength and intelligence.

"Do not break the wards... Will return the Jade when qiankun pouch is fixed... It is late. Eat and sleep. Bedtime is 9pm awaken by 5am..." He states and Wei Ying gasps but then laughs brightly.

"I guess becuase Lan-er-gege helped me, I will listen this one time! Goodnight and thank you again..." He thrn heads inside and slides the doors shut.

Lan Zhan is not sure how he feels. He walks back ina bitnof a daze and startles when his brother touches his warm ears.

"Wangji?"

"... Think.... Made a friend?"

"Oh, wonderful! Was it Wei-Gongzi? He seems like a bright and brilliant young man! Maybe he will surprise us with solutions that others might not consider?"

"Mm... Must meditate..."

"Alright, a'Zhan... Good night." He waves him off as they part ways. Lan Huan however does not go back to the Gandhi, he heads for the path leading behind the dorms and goes to check on Wei Ying, not trusting Jiang Wanyin; never again. However, he pauses as he looks at the library and gets a brilliant idea. He will order a few of the others to start making copies of the books and hiding the originals in the Blood Seal chests and hinding those in the back of the Mountain. He will also pay his father a visit. But for now he needed to discreetly ward Wei Ying's rooms and keep his beloved little Xiao Ying safe...