A Way to Heal

Part 37

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"Sect leader Nie '', Wei Wuxian called him in a serious tone interrupting the show. That bright smile always decorated his face now replaced with dourness. Nie HuiSang instantly turned his attention to him. "We know what is going to happen next, don't we?", that was not actually a question but more of a sentence. "I know you said you will take your turn in the end, but do you want to tell them now ? I don't know what they are going to show next"

The silence from the sect leader seemed as if he was contemplating on the idea. A moment later he nodded "If I remember correctly, we talked about The man eating castle in Xinglu Ridge that time. I think it's better to watch it than tell myself". Turned around facing them all he continued, "and I'm ready to answer all your questions after that". Wei Wuxian nodded in agreement.

"Only that?", that was from Lan WangJi. The soft features on the sect leader's face turned sour. He gritted his teeth in annoyance but in a swift move turned back to the old self. "Han Guang-Jun, everything has its own pace".

"Before it starts, Can anyone tell me Why exactly the connection between the Xinglu Ridge and us?" Jiang Cheng enquired. "Jiang Cheng, remember we are on the way to find out who that arm belongs to and I hope you still remember who actually was behind all those things." Wei Wuxian asked, glancing at Lan Xichen through the corner of his eyes.

"Yes , I do ", Jiang WanYin said.

"Xichen ge and uncle QiRen already know about this because we reported to them in due time. But for you it might be new. As Nie Xiong already mentioned, the stone castle is their ancestor's hall. That is the same place we got our first clue and you know to whom that arm belonged to"

"Okay, I understood "

Acting as if he didn't see anything, Lan WangJi carried Wei WuXian inside and put him on the bamboo mat. Nie HuaiSang's seemed as if he couldn't bear to look at the scene, and immediately opened his fan, covering his face with it. Wei WuXian walked around the fan to examine him. Even after so many years, his past classmate didn't bear many changes. He looked the same as he did back then. Although he was born with an elegant, attractive face, his expression made him seem as if one could do anything to him. His stylish outfit showed a fine taste in clothing, which meant that he definitely put plenty of thought into it. Compared to the leader of a sect, he further resembled a wealthy idler. Even if he wore an imperial robe, he wouldn't seem like a prince; even if he held a saber, he wouldn't seem like a cultivator.

He denied it no matter what, so Lan WangJi put the piece of fabric that the spiritual dog had bitten off onto the table. Nie HuiSang felt for his sleeve that lacked a certain scrap, then replied miserably, "I just happened to pass by. I really don't know anything."

Wei WuXian, "If you don't know, I'll talk. As you listen to me, maybe you'll figure that you do know some things after all."

Nie HuiSang opened and closed his mouth a few times, unable to provide a response. Wei WuXian proceeded, "In the area of Qinghe's Xinglu Ridge, there have been rumors of the 'Man-Eating Ridge' and 'Man-Eating Castle', but there haven't been any actual victims, which is why it's mere hearsay. The hearsay would make it so that normal people avoid the Xinglu Ridge. Thus, its real function is to act as a defense line- the first one, in fact.

If there's a first, there must be a second. The second defense line is the walking corpses on the Xinglu Ridge. Even if someone who's not scared of the Man-Eating Castle rumors either purposely or accidentally went inside the ridge, after they see the walking dead, they will definitely flee. However, these walking corpses are small in number and weak in terms of power, so they won't cause any real harm.