BOOK 6. The story carries on briefly from the end of the previous book. Shen Wei is doing what he loves best, teaching and hasn't met the new Zhao Yunlan. The mansion where the hologram lives is for sale but it never will be sold, the mysterious p...
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Shen Wei hurried to go back to the cave, it was too cold outside to leave Yunlan alone for very long, but they needed some more wood for the fire to keep the heat above freezing. Once the main entrance was sealed, the inside was unbelievably warm, the walls held the heat and Wei thought that it was the mountain itself that was helping Yunlan to be comfortable in his last few days. This was his mountain originally centuries ago but it never forgot him and now it was looking after another one of the descendants. Yunlan and Wei never regretted the decision to move here to spend the last of their time together. Yunlan was old and life's injuries had caught up with him as they do when someone ages. Wei could keep his pain at bay but couldn't prolong his life or stop the natural process, so every minute was precious and it was almost his time to go.
"Xaio Wei, do something for me and put my watch and whip on the shelf of rock over at the back of the cave, safe and sound for the next one to find it, the mountain will look after them until then."
Wei placed both items together where Yunlan had asked and he immediately returned to his side and held him while he released a small amount of healing power to stop any pain Yunlan might be feeling.
"Have you decided Xaio Wei, the choice has always been yours, I will be at peace knowing it's what you want."
"A-Lan, my love, I am staying. I will wait and meet you when you return. Coming here helped me to decide and I am content knowing that you will come back to me and I look forward to that day."
Yunlan smiled as he stared into Wei's eyes for the last time, looking at the love shown in his face and felt the excitement of starting anew, of learning about this man all over again, of loving him in their next adventure together.
Wei never cried as he watched Yunlan slip away, and he wondered what kind of life he would be leading before he next met him. He spoke to the mountain, asking it to take Yunlan's remains and look after him, and when he left the cave, he never looked back but walked forward to prepare himself to begin again. He remained on the mountain for a while just to enjoy the feeling of Yunlan's spirit being here and allowing himself time to grieve before he returned to the city to wait and watch.
Chapter One.
The weather had turned nasty and this inexperienced hiker only went as far as the plateau, at least he had the sense not to go any further, inform his contacts where he would be and wore warm clothing, along with having a full charge on his phone. Mount Kunlun didn't have many visitors after the seasons had changed and that's partly why he had chosen now to explore the area, the other reason was his father who had died recently. He had insisted to the point of making him promise to visit the mountain at least once after his death, so that's what he was doing now. He would probably never come back.
