MDZS Characters Watching the Future

28. Broken

On the second day, Lan WangJi finally stopped having classes with them.

"Good for Lan-er-gongzi then." said Jin Zixuan while laughing at Wei Wuxian's reaction.

"Shut up, Peacock! Lan Zhan, why did you stop having classes with us?" Wei Wuxian asked with a whine.

"Isn't it that good? At least you will stop annoying him." said Jiang Cheng.

"How is that good?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"Ask yourself, you dumbass." said Jiang Cheng with an eye roll.

Wei WuXian’s seat changed three times. He originally sat beside Jiang Cheng, but Jiang Cheng paid attention to the lessons, and sat in the front row in order look good for the YunmengJiang Sect. This position was too conspicuous, allowing Wei WuXian no room to fool around, so he abandoned Jiang Cheng and sat behind Lan WangJi. When Lan QiRen was teaching in the front, Lan WangJi sat as straight as a wall made of iron. Behind him, Wei WuXian would either sleep like a log or draw scribbles as he pleased. Aside from Lan WangJi occasionally blocking the crumpled pieces of paper he threw toward other people, it was an excellent place to be at. However, soon afterward, Lan QiRen became aware of this trick, so he switched their seats. Ever since then, whenever Wei WuXian’s sitting posture became a bit tilted, he could feel a cold, sharp gaze staring at his back. Lan QiRen would also throw him a glowering look. It was extremely uncomfortable for him to be monitored by the old one and the young one all the time. Moreover, after the Pornography Case and the Rabbit Case, Lan QiRen was certain that Wei WuXian was a basin full of jet-black dye, and feared that his favorite pupil would be stained, which was why he hastened to tell Lan WangJi to stop going to lessons. And so, Wei WuXian sat back in his old spot, and half a month of peace followed.

"It won't last for long." said Jiang Cheng and Nie Huaisang.

The juniors laughed at them while Wei Wuxian pouted.

Unfortunately, the good things never lasted long for someone like Wei WuXian.

In the Cloud Recesses, there was a long wall. Every seven steps, there would be a hollowed out window with intricate designs. All of the designs were different—playing an instrument amid tall mountains, flying in the air on a sword, fighting monsters and beasts, and so on. Lan QiRen explained that the designs of every hollowed out window on this wall was about the life of each ancestor of the GusuLan Clan. The oldest and most famous four windows told the life of the founder of the Lan Sect, Lan An.

"I wonder what we are going to learn from here." said Wei Wuxian getting curious.

"Learn about the ancestors of your soon-to-be husband." said Nie Huaisang.

"Do you think it will get his interest?" asked Jiang Cheng with a scoff.

"Isn't that a little bit boring." said Wei Wuxian.

"See." said Jiang Cheng.

This founder was born in a temple. He grew up listening to the chanting of sutras, and thus became a famous monk at a very young age. At the age of twenty, he used the “Lan” from “qielan” as his last name and resumed the worldly life, becoming a musician. During his path of cultivation, he met the “fated person” he searched for in Gusu, became cultivation partners with her, and founded the Lan Sect. After his partner passed away, he returned to the temple and ended his life there. The four windows were “qielan”, “xiyue”, “daolu”, and “guiji”.

"You're founder is so romantic that he only loved one person." said Wei Wuxian.

"And that's where the quote 'Lans only loved once' came from." said a Sizhui.