COSMIC SERENDIPITY

Chapter- 7 (ARROGANCE- PART TWO)

Yanli and ZiXuan were sitting together and discussing something, quiet seriously. To be honest, as much as that sight, warmed up Madam Yu and Madam Jin, it was disconcerting for both Jiang Cheng and Wei WuXian to see their Shijie with that peacock. But what found they do. That peacock, was also one of the reasons, Jin Ling was in the world. Sk theh couldn't just eliminate him dn huffed together and busied themselves, not wanting to punch that git and make their shijie sad.

ZiXuan nodded at Jin Ling called him over to himself and Yanli. Jin Ling was nervous and kind of scared, he didn't know what to do. SiZhui, who saw him, on the border hyperventilation, immediately kept his hand on his back, discreetly and rubbed soothing circles on his lower back. He did nit say, much but tried to convey his assurance through his eyes.

Once Jin Ling calmed himself down, he got up and went to his parents, who had most probably understood the exchange between the two boys, but wisely choose to keep quiet.

A-Li pulled him closer to her and kissed his forehead. Jin Ling literally preened under his mother’s touch. He was soaking it all up like a scorched earth soaks up the first drops of rain.

She whispered, only for the three of them to hear, 'So A-Ling, as far as we deduced, we aren't there in that future of yours. So... who do you stay with? At the Koi tower? Do you visit Lotus Pier? How are A-Cheng, A-die and A-niang?'

Jin Ling was uncomfortable at once and his realized it too. So, A-Li intervened, 'Its fine, A- Ling.'

'A-niang, I really do want to tell you. But I am sure, it will be shown in the visuals and also, I myself am not sure about all the events. So, I think it would be better if you look at it, sequentially. The history we read, was deeply modified, so I have only vague ideas. And also Jiujiu, never really went into depth of what had happened.' Jin Ling rushed to explain.

Jin ZiXuan placated him, 'Its fine A-Ling. We just wanted to know you. But if you say so, we would wait for the visuals to show us everything. But we would like to know you just generally. And I think, even you would like to know us, rather than those idolized versions you might have heard in your timeline.'

And though Jin Ling didn't have the heart to break it to his parents, but he really wanted to know the 'real' them. So when his father proposed such an exciting chance to him. He grabbed the chance greedily.

And thus the small family was left alone, to bond over. But soon the reunion was interuppted when the visual began. Everyone went back to their seats, and looked on as the Dafan Mountains came into view.

If it was darker, then one would need a torch to move freely about in the mountain’s forest. 

Wei WuXian walked for a while, but he didn’t meet many cultivators. He was quite surprised, is it possible that half of the clans who came were in Buddha’s Feet arguing and talking empty words, while the other half could only come back defeated, like the group of people who just passed by? 

Suddenly, cries for help came from in front of him. 

“Is anyone there?” 

“Help us!” 

Everyone became curious, hearing the shouts for help, while A-Ling curled a but into himself, for he knew, what had succeeded this moment. Soon, his family was going to witness his bartty side.

And to be honest, he knew he was wrong many a times and quiet a bit arrogant too. But that wasn't his fault alone. That's how he was brought up by his Jiujiu and xiao-shushu. But he was damn worried, as too how his parents would react, seeing his behaviour.

He was panicking and SiZhui had noticed it. So he bumped his knee with A-Ling and discreetly sqeezed his hand, under his very wide sleeves.

And though his two friends noticed, none opened their mouth, for they knew, it wasn't easy for A-Ling to relive his mistakes and that too in front of his new family.