COSMIC SERENDIPITY

Chapter- 14 (REFINEMENT- PART THREE)

It was a sunny morning after a long time. It was the winter season so, it wasn't easy to get much sun during these months when everything was covered in snow.

Wei Ying and Lan Zhan had just come back from the night hunt they had gone to. There wasn't much to do in that anyway. It was a low level beast which had been exaggerated by the townspeople. But then, the juniors were not here too. So Lan WangJi and Wei WuXian took it upon themselves to solve the case.

Even though there wasn't much to do on the night hunt, they got something much better out of this. They met Song Lan on the way, who was on his way to GusuLan to meet them only.

Actually he had heard about Wei WuXian's memory orb and Time- bubble project. And he wanted his past self and Xiao XingChen to have a chance too.

When Wei WuXian and Lan WangJi heard about his request, they accepted readily. But then Wei WuXian decided to add Xue Yang and A-Qing. And that, led to a conflict.

Song Lan- What!!!????? You want to send that criminal.... tha-that... crazy bastard who killed so many innocents just for the fun of it. You... you... you... want him to know about his future? That heinous creature has no rights to live. (Even though he wasnt showing much expression as he was a corpse, yet his demeanour was enough to give his immense fury away). Had I gotten a chance, I would have killed him in his childhood itself.

'Then, it would be alright, if one of the gentry killed me when I was a 4-5 year old orphan fighting with dogs for scrap of food on the streets of YiLing? I mean, look at me. I have done such heinous acts after I pursued Demonic Cultivation and killed so many. So, I must have been an evil since the beginning only. Wouldn't it be alright to kill me as a kid?' Wei WuXian asked in retrospect.

But, Song Lan argued back, 'Wei-gongzi, you took up Demonic Cultivation because you had no other choice. I know all about your sacrifice as I could guess from what XingChen did for me. But this bastard is another case. He killed for the fun and thrill of it. Not because he had no other choice.'

Wei WuXian- Okay, you are correct. He had a twisted mentality and he was completely an a*sh*le. But tell me, what would happen to a kid who was merely an orphan and wanted to have sweets? He just did the work asked of him to do in exchange of them. But instead he not only got beaten up but his finger was also crushed for no reason at all. And the perpetrator took immense pleasure in it too. Tell me what would happen to the innocence of the kid, who had to face all this and no one came to his rescue even though everyone witnessed it as clear as the day. Who took pity on him? No one. (He had started a raging a bit, thinking about the scenario when Xue Yang described it to A-Qing. Lan WangJi held his hand and drew soothing circles on the back of his palm to calm his raging emotions).

You know Song-xiong, due to the elders mistake, Jin GuangYao got a chance. Even the Wens got a chance. So why not Xue Yang? He might be already on roads as an orphan. He is still innocent in that timeline. So why can't he get the chance? You might think, that I am understanding of him, because he was a fellow Demonic Cultivator, but the truth is, I resonate with him being an orphan and suffering the harshness of streets and the cruelty of this world, that you gentry people would never understand. I can understand the driving force which fueled his killing intent. But, I also understand the driving force which gave birth to even the slightest bit of affection or something close to it in his heart. And that was my shishu's kindness. Right now by sending the kid to the time bubble, I am not telling him about his future. He wouldn't even understand anything of it. Rather I am exposing him to some very kind souls who will accept him and give the affection he deserved since his childhood.

Song Lan stayed quiet for several moments before he spoke out, 'Wei-xiong, to be honest I don't understand his feelings. You are correct, I have no understanding of what it is like to be on the streets suffering everyday as a kid. So I will do the only thing I can and trust your judgement. But at least give me some security that my XingChen won't be suffering at his hands yet again. I can't see him going away from me once again. I can't inflict the same pain on his unmarred soul that still has a chance to live happily in the other timeline.'