Wangxian Prompt/Self-fill Dump

Beloved Offering Pt 2

Wei Ying was walking through the Burial Mounds as he often does, humming a sweet and calming song as he did so. The ground under his feet seemed to hum with him, the yin energy of the place, almost dancing with it. Even if the feared forest was Yiling Wei Territory, many of the other sects stills dump their unwanted dead here, especially Qishan Wen. He knows it will take a very long time, perhaps a few centuries to actually calm and cleans all of the Burial Mounds, but he can at least get it calm to allow for some foot traffic and to act as a safety bunker for the civilians should they need it.

He was accompanied by a could of corpses he had made semi sentient. Which in all honesty was progress in his research and experiments. He was also testing out his Spirit Lure talismans, he wants to be able to make different types since his prototype only gathers all resentful spirits, regardless of the class and that can prove very dangerous and even fatal if something bigger and stronger than what you are use to fighting gets drawn in. And since the Burial Mounds is filled with all types of Resentful creatures and demons, he has plenty of test subjects. The more sentient ones he asks if he could test the talismans on, while the others he lures them to specific areas to get his daily chores done or to help guide a new soul on to rebirth or transition in smoothly into a new Resident of the Mound.

His family has been here for only a handful of generations, well in comparison with the Major Sects and even some of the Minor Sects, and yet they have been able to master a valid Cultivating form that most scorn simply because they do not understand or those who tried previously were fools and dove too deep, too quickly and became corrupted or were possessed and thus went mad. Wei Ying skips along his path when he hears distressed hissing. His thoughts on how much things have changed since he was much younger to now at 13, interrupted.

"Hmm?" He sends his two corpses to check for danger first, if it was something he could not handle, he would use his flare to get his seniors and father to come handle it. His mother, sadly was left paralyzed after that fateful night when he was a small child. She smiles still, but he can see how she longs to go on adventures again. No doubt if she realizes her only son was in danger, she would try to help even if she has to crawl the whole way. He really hopes it is something he can handle.

He blinks when one corpse comes back with what looks like snake bites on its arm.

"Aww, poor thing..." Wei Ying coos, carefully weaving some resentment trails to heal the wounds and to give the corpse a bit of a pick-me-up. Walking forward, he sees what looks like a landslide near one of the steep cliffs from which many a spurned maiden has thrown herself from. He tries to discourage suicides in the town, but he knows he cannot control the people. Their job is to protect the people from the monsters and dangers of the world, not to control the people. Shaking his head, he comes to where his other Corpse is grunting, trying to talk. It is oddly cute because he sounds like a cat coughing up a hair ball.

"Easy now, I have it from here. Look for danger. These rocks should not have fallen since there has been no storms lately." He orders the corpses as he walks forward to what looks like a snake trapped under some sharp and heavy rocks.

He is shocked by how utterly beautiful it is. White snakes were sacred in these parts and to see one trapped was shocking and concerning. White snakes represent the Jade Dragons which their beautiful white serpentine bodies their majestic mains and their glorious strength and power. One is considered extremely blessed to be offered up to the Gusu Lan Deities. The Clan taking the name Lan after their founder Lan An ascended to Heaven and supposedly married a Jade Dragon Princess. He loved that bedtime story from his mother. Ever since any white snakes he came across he helped and asked them to take small presents or letters to the dragons, hoping they would be pleased. Shaking his head, Wei Ying quickly pulls a sachet of herbs he has developed of pleasing scents for the snakes. It helps them calm down and relax a little. It does not fully sedate them, meaning they can still attack and strike if they are venomous kind. The constrictors on the other hand move a bit sluggish but can still crush you if you are not careful.

The snake hisses threateningly, showing off deadly fangs and sharp serrated teeth. It must be a transcended snake because normal snakes do not have teeth, minuses their fangs. He tosses the sachet close and sits down to wait. As he waits he hums a song he made up to clear this spot of Yin energy for now. This means his corpses will be kept at bay for at least an hour or two.

"Is that better Xiao Shé?" He wonders when the snake relaxes almost instantly at the pure air and the lack of resentment around it. He smiles when the snake noses at the sachet, a curious tongue flicking out and tiny puffs of air sounding from it. Finally it seems to accept that this was not a trap and slowly relaxes. "Xiao Shé, I can help you if you will allow it? You can rest in my home with Baba and Mama as well. We will then help you get home." He offers.

Wei Ying watches the snake, who is surprisingly more sentient than he first thought if the way it tilted its head in a clearly human gesture of considering it's options and it seems to be really weighing the pro vs cons. He sits patiently, getting distracted by a lowly imp running up to him.

"Little Master! Madam is summoning you for lunch! You are late!" The tiny imp shrieks ina high squeaky voice.

"Oh, I will be there shortly. Tell Mama, that I found another White snakes, but deep in the Mounds. It seems to be trapped and most likely injured. I will be there when I can get it free and bring it home for treatment."

"Eh?" The imp turns and since it is a tiny thing, the snake must be comically gargantuan to it because it shrieks in fright and flies off screaming 'run for your lives.' Wei Ying giggles and shakes his head.

"Silly Hao..." He says affectionately. He goes back to waiting as the snake seems to consider this new interaction and if it should trust this strange child. "Oh where are my manners! This one is Wei Ying, newly named Wei Wuxian. I am Sect Heir of the Yiling Wei Clan and Sect." He quickly gets into a proper kowtow and bows. "Forgive this rude one, Xiao Shé."

The snake bows back and gives a soft hiss and slowly he rises and is caught by the piercing golden eyes of the snake. He seems to forget everything in that moment but then comes back to himself. By then the snake seems to be trying to pull free so Wei Ying whistles sharply and the pitch is piercing, his two corpses come back and they shuffle forward.

"No, stop, they mean no harm!" He calls when the snake makes to to attack, but Wei Ying stops it. "Lift the rocks." He orders the corpse and they obey.

The rock is quite heavy even fore the inhuman strength of the undead, but still they manage to get it up enough that he rather large white snake is able to get free and then they drop it. Wei Ying carefully picks up the snake, after asking permission first. Grabbing his sachet back up and chuckling when the snake seems to snatch it from his hand clearly liking it. He will let it keep it, he can make more easily. Dismissing his corpse back to their usual shuffling around he heads for the path straight home. He runs along it, giggling as a demon soon joins him in an impromptu race, though both know the demand is clearly faster, he allows Wei Ying to win and peels off back into the forest once they reach the barrier that prevents the monster spilling out of the Mounds.

Wei Ying sees his mother in her wheelchair, an invention of his that he designed at about 4 so his mama could go outside. His baba humored him in having it made and when they realized it works, many more were made for the elderly to get around easier. Injured patients can go outside for fresh air and in general it gave them a means to get away, though the roads needed to be smooth and packed tight to get enough speed.

He hurries over to Cangse Sanren, his mother, who looks as beautiful as always. He jumps on his mother, letting her feel normal in this seemingly careless act. They both know he is holding most of his own weight and careful to not knock her over or injure her further.

"Mama! Look, this is Xiao Shé... I do not know their name yet, but they will be staying with use for a little while. Look at these nasty injuries" he cries out and she does see them they are indeed nasty. A few look infected too.

"Well come along, Little Ghost, let's get our guest settled and start treatment. We can house him in the Jade Altar room for now." She promises as Wei Ying nods, smiling happily.