Past for my abandoned justice react to their future

Part 4

Lan Sizhui watched his mentor be comforted by his father sadly. He had always considered Lan Wangji like a big brother since he was orphaned. It was hard to imagine the always strong man so broken yet he was seeing it with his own eyes. The viewing so far had been good he just hoped this gave Lan Wangji the strength to keep going.

          It was decided that their group of three would stay in Caiyi on the last day before the wedding to rest and gather information. No matter how excited Wei Wuxian was, he was not dumb enough to think the Lan elders wouldn't be upset. Their precious Sect leader had gotten married to someone his elders hadn't approved of, let alone met. His suspicions were proven right if town gossip was anything to go by. It seemed the Lan elders were furious at their Sect leader for marrying someone without their approval as Wei Wuxian had predicted. The issue had become so huge that even the people in Caiyi knew about it with the Lan clan's no-gossip rule. Apparently, the elders planned to stop the ceremony by any means necessary either forcing Wei Wuxian to get a divorce or by killing him. It was easy to see that the only thing that saved him from an assassination attempt was his prompt leave from Cloud Recesses.

            The air in the room became unbearable. Lan Wangji's and Quingheng-Jun's killing intent was almost as strong as the two gods present. It was Wen Rouhan's reminder that he and Baoshan would protect Wei Wuxian which managed to calm them down. Lan Wangji was still furious at the gall of the elders. He was the sect leader, not the other way around seems like he would have to clean house when he returned to the Lan Sect. His father nodded minutely letting him know that he had his backing.

               Wen Rouhan plotted with Baoshan as they got Wei Wuxian ready on the wedding day. Wei Wuxian tried to offer his opinion but was shot down since it was for his wedding. Wen Rouhan was taking to Wei Wuxian being his son quite adamantly, and as such expected his child to be worry-free on his wedding day. The Wen Sect leader had spared no expense when dressing up his new son for his wedding. Wei Wuxian looked ethereal in the red wedding robes with golden clouds, phoenixes, and lotuses. Baoshan used light makeup to accent his silver eyes and naturally red lips. She adorned his hair with the phoenix crown she had used for her own wedding centuries before. As a male, he did not need to use a veil so it was omitted from Wei Wuxian's plans even while he pouted. Wen Rouhan wanted to make a statement to those old farts (Lan Elders) that they were lucky to have Wei Wuxian as their sect leader's husband for that his beauty must be on display.

The Lans nodded vindictively but were sad the screen hadn't actually shown a picture of Wei Wuxian in his wedding gown yet. They were on the edge of their seats in anticipation especially Lan Wangji though he would deny it.

              When preparations were finished Wen Rouhan picked up Wei Wuxian by the waist and pulled him onto his sword. " I'll carry you. Don't you know it's bad luck for the bride to touch the ground?" Wei Wuxian grumbled the entire trip up to Cloud Recesses about being a husband, not a bride while Baoshan and Wen Rouhan laughed at him. At the gate, the elders had been waiting to get the drop on Wei Wuxian. They were struck speechless at the sight of the Chief Cultivator before bowing deeply to Wen Rouhan. It was Quingheng-Jun who had arrived there to defend and lead his son's husband to the ceremony who spoke. Bewildered he asked what everyone there wanted to know. " Chief cultivator to what do we owe the honor of such a sudden visit? May we know who are your companions?" Wei Wuxian pouted cutely in his red Wedding gown while looking at Quingheng-Jun with big puppy eyes. " I was only gone for a week and you have forgotten me, father-in-law?"