A Way to Heal

Part 42

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Wei WuXian couldn't be more glad, and quickly went out. He wandered about the Cloud Recesses for the morning, picking flowers and playing with grasses. After everyone finished the lesson, they finally found him on the roof of a tall wall. Wei WuXian was sitting on the gray tiles of the ledge, holding a piece of grass in his mouth. His right hand was under his cheek, and sat with one leg propped up and the other hanging down, swaying slightly.

The disciples down there pointed at him, "Wei Xiong! How admirable of you! He told you to get out, and you really went outside! Hahahaha..."

"After you went out, a long while passed before he finally understood what happened. His face was so purple!"

Wei WuXian chewed on the grass and shouted toward below him, "He asks, and I answer. If he tells me to get out, I will get out. What else does he want me to do?"

Nie HuaiSang spoke, "Why does it seem like old man Lan is especially strict towards you? He always directs his scoldings at you."

Jiang Cheng humphed, "It serves him right. What sort of answer is that? It's fine if he spouts these nonsense at home, but he dared to say these in front of Lan QiRen. He's seeking his own death!"

Wei WuXian spoke, "No matter how I answered it, he wouldn't like me, so I might as well just say what I wanted to say. Anyways, I didn't try to offend him. I was just answering properly."

"Can we actually do that? ", Jingyi whispered into SiZhui's ears, excited for a new adventure.

"Only if you also want to get kicked out by grand master Lan. Xian ge-ge was a guest disciple but we are not. You still remember the handstands for going on a night hunt with uncle Wen, don't you? ", Lan Jingyi jolted at the memory. It was the very first time Lan QiRen punished them seriously for accompanying ghost General on night hunts. Copying rules while doing Handstands was quite a task.

"I think I'll pass then", Jingyi breathed.

After thinking for a few moments, an expression of envy and yearning appeared on Nie HuaiSang's face, "To be honest, Wei-xiong's words were quite interesting. Spiritual energy can only be obtained through cultivation and taking great pains to form a golden core. It would take, I don't know how many years to do, especially for someone like me, whose talent seems as if it was gnawed by a dog when I was in my mother's womb. But, resentful energy is from the fierce ghosts. If they can easily be taken and used, it would be beyond wonderful."

Wei WuXian also laughed, "I know, right? No harm comes from using it."

Jiang Cheng warned, "That's enough. It's fine if you talk about it, but don't actually walk such a crooked path."

"I can't believe, the two who were excited about the idea are the same persons who followed that path in the future", Lan XiChen said to no one. "Who would have thought he might actually end up doing it?"

"Trust me XiChen ge, if I had a voice, I would have never abandon swordsmanship"

"But we still don't know what led you to that decision". It was more of a statement than a question. Wei WuXian didn't bother to answer that. If everything is getting displayed, then let them watch it, at the right time. He purposely ignored Jiang Cheng's burning glares on the back of his head.

"I... I didn't know about the stone castle at that time", Nie HuiSang said. "It was a secret passed down to a very few people in our Clan. I had no idea before Da-ge's health got worse"