trip to past

chapter 7

## Previously

"It's that Nie Xiāng and Lan Jingyi are actually twins. You are siblings, and I wanted your parents to tell you this, but now due to changes, you won't exist," said Qing in one breath.

"What the hell!" screamed Lan Jingyi, not caring about the rules.

"He is my brother? How is..." Nie Xiāng was at a loss for words.

"It's actually that when that talisman activated, it didn't only work on A-niang but also on..."

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## Now

"Uncle Huaisang," said Qing nervously.

"WHAT??" Everyone literally screamed, including the Lans.

"Why would you abandon me? How could you do that?" screamed Jingyi at Huaisang while crying.

"I-I don't know," said Huaisang, this time genuinely confused.

"He never thought anyone would like him, and as you know, he isn't good at cultivation, so he wanted you to live with them. He also didn't want you to live with him because he thought you'd become like him," Qing spoke for Huaisang.

"Why? What's wrong with him?" asked Jingyi in a broken voice.

"He thinks he's a weak cultivator and not good at anything," said Qing sadly, looking at Jingyi's broken expression and Xiāng's unreadable expression.

"Huaisang, you are great and very smart. You shouldn't think so low of yourself," said Jin Guangyao with a smile.

"That's true, Brother Nie," Wei Ying agreed with him.

"And you really are the smartest person I know," said Jin Ling.

"Huh, he is smart? I know you are trying to be nice, but this is a white lie," said Nie Mingjue.

"Da-ge, why do you always..." Huaisang whined.

"He is the smartest person. You haven't seen the future yet, so you don't know," said Sizhui.

"Why didn't you tell us before?" screamed Nie Xiāng.

"I wanted your parents to tell you. I am sorry," said Qing, looking down.

"It's not her fault, A-Xiāng. She just wanted things to resolve on their own," said Jingyi with a broken yet angry tone.

Huaisang hugged his future son, trying to comfort him.

"I am sorry. I won't leave you again, I promise," said Huaisang as he also hugged his daughter.

"Who is the father?" asked Sect Leader Nie.

"Sect Leader Jiang and Sect Leader Lan," said Qing.

"What? How? When? Why?" asked Jin Ling, shocked.

"Senior Wei was the one who created that talisman. What did you even expect?" said Zizhen.

Lan Qiren just qi deviated, and Sizhui quickly struck his needle in Lan Qiren's neck to stop it from causing any damage to his health.

"Huaisang, what did you ever do?" asked Nie Mingjue, trying to recover from his shock.

"Nothing. I don't know. Nothing," said Huaisang nervously.

"So...so w-we are a-a trio?" asked a shocked Lan Xichen.

"We can say that," said Qing.

"Lan Xichen, what is this? Why are you... Are you two bound to ruin the Lan Clan's name?" shouted Lan Qiren, now recovered.