Sect Clan Chronicles

14

Cheong Myeong groaned as Jin Geumryeong smirked staring at him up and down. "Isn't this interesting? You look like you belong to Southern Edge now." He gave a teasing chuckle. "I mean.....Gusu Lan Uniform sure is a bit similar to Southern Edge....although the Lan's have way better fabric quality, and the cloud embroidery of their uniform, so classy and nice." Yoon Jong said rather bluntly irking Jin Geumryeong. "ARE YOU SAYING THAT SOUTHERN EDGE UNIFORM ISN'T OF TOP QUALITY!?" Jin Geumryeong yelled, completely lost his cool. Yoon Jong shrugged, "You said it, not me." Jin Geumryeong was ready to jump on the head of the 3rd graders when Jin Ling stepped in.

"Seems like you guys are all ready." Jin Ling said wearing the same uniform as them. Just with a yellow belt. Everyone turned towards him and bowed. "We'll be assigning groups...each of us Seniors will be handling two or three disciples. Yes, 1 Southern Edge Disciple and 1 Mount Hua Disciple. As you can see the other three main seniors aren't present as of the moment, it's because they had a meeting to attend to. I'll be the one to tell which is which just until they come back." Jin Ling stated.

"We've actually planned who to take in...but there's been changes. Yoo Iseol and Seon Wooryang with me. Jo Gul and Yubaek with Lan Jingyi. Cheong Myeong, Baek Cheon and Lee Songbaek with Lan Sizhui. Yoon Jong and Jin Geumryeong with Ouyang Zizhen....etc"

Cheong Myeong seemed satisfied with the groupings although it irks him somehow. "Seems like you're sandwiched between them" Jo Gul nudged at Cheong Myeong while smirking and wiggling his eyebrows. He raised his hand and hit Jo Gul by the head making the other male yelp in pain.

"Seems like we're paired...I hope we get along well." Yoon Jong offered his hand to Jin Geumryeong, a peace treaty per say but the elder declined it making Yoon Jong sigh.

"Hello....I'm Yoo Iseol." She offered her hand towards Wooryang, the young male nodded and shook her hand in return, "Seon Wooryang."

"....Cheong Myeong." Lee Songbaek called out to Cheong Myeong with admiration in his eyes, he was about to stand next to him when Baek Cheon got in the way. They started doing a glaring session making Cheong Myeong sigh.

"This place sure is still scary....." Nie Huaisang muttered holding on to Jiang Cheng who groaned but still held him close. "Can you quit being scared? There's nothing to be scared about----AGH!? WHAT WAS THAT!?" He yelled out as a shadow of a rat that ran to a different direction.

Nie Huaisang huffed crossing his arms, "who's the one who's scared now?" He taunted, making Jiang Cheng glare at him. "Be glad that you're my friend....if not I would've broken your ankles." "What's with you and breaking ankles? You're starting to rub off on Jin Ling." The two bickered back and forth making Lan Xichen chuckle as he followed Lan Zhan and Wei Wuxian at the cultivation room in the Burial Mounds where Nie Mingjue's body is currently placed.

"I have done everything in advance....right now he's in a state where his soul needs more stabilization this the reason why I placed him inside an array of stabilization while surrounding his body with talismans to keep his soul stuck in his body. And since I need to take care of my body as well..... brother-in-law....." Wei Wuxian looked at Xichen asking for a favor. "If it's alright...will you be the one to continue this experiment of mine? You just need to perform regular spiritual maintenance and healing sessions using your Guqin."

Jiang Cheng and Nie Huaisang stopped bickering when they saw Nie Mingjue's body in a meditating position inside an array with talismans all over his body, the stitch on his neck had been healed although it did leave a scar.

Xichen looked at Wei Wuxian and nodded, "I will do as you say A-Ying....does that mean I have to stay here for a while?" Wei Wuxian nodded. "Just three days.....after that. He's back to normal, it's like he never died." Nie Huaisang stared at his brother falling into his knees crying.

"Thank you......Thank you so much Wei-xiong....." Nie Huaisang bawled his eyes out making Wei Wuxian sigh and smiled as he hugged his friend. "...thank you for bringing me back to life..." Wei Wuxian whispered in his ear making Nie Huaisang chuckle. The skeleton inside the closet, only they knew what it was.

Eventually, all except for Lan Xichen went out of the room to plant some potatoes in Wei Wuxian's garden in the Burial Mounds. Xichen sat down just near by the array as he watched his sworn brother meditate in silence.

"....I'm sorry......I was too blind to realize what Jin Guangyao did.....if I knew better....maybe...I could've at least saved you." Lan Xichen gripped his knuckles turning white, his mouth quivering as tears threatened to fall from his eyes.

".....no use blaming yourself...."

Lan Xichen's eyes shot wide as he heard Nie Mingjue talk. ".... Chifeng-zun?" He saw how Nie Mingjue's eyes fluttered open as his manly eyes scanned over Xichen.

"Still looks the same as ever.....it's like you didn't age at all." Lan Xichen chuckled softly, "Same goes with you.......but...how are you able to speak? I thought you're going to be like a meditating stone for 3 more days."

"Technically the Yiling Patriarch didn't say whether I can speak already or not...." Nie Mingjue huffed. "....Huan......don't ever blame yourself for what had happened to me....alright? Not you, not even A-Sang....." He added.

Lan Xichen nodded as tears finally cascaded from his eyes. Finally.......Nie Mingjue is alive.

"Seems like they're reunion is doing well...." Wei Wuxian exclaimed looking at his husband with a smile as they peek on Nie Mingjue and Lan Xichen talking.

"It's nice to see your brother ever so happy, right Lan Zhan?" Wei Wuxian asked his lover. "Mn." Lan Zhan hummed making Wei Wuxian smile even bigger a she clung to his husband.

"Awe~ such a nice brother you are Hanguang-jun~" Wei Wuxian cooed at his husband who slithered their arms around Wei Wuxian's waist closing the space between them. The two looked at each other's eyes before slowly leaning in.

"UGH! GET A ROOM YOU TWO!" Jiang Cheng yelled at the two who got startled. Jiang Cheng's pants was rolled up doe to him planting some lillies, beside him was Nie Huaisang who was covering his eyes.

Wei Wuxian grinned as he kissed Lan Zhan in front of the two.

"AGHHHHH MY EYES! IT BURNS!" Jiang Cheng yelped out closing his eyes while Nie Huaisang was panicking not knowing where to look anymore.

A/N: wasn't able to update cause I've been sick for the past....2-3 days? I'm still sick but I'm trying to push myself to update this. Gotta ask my guardian angel for a hall pass y'know? P.S it's my mom's bday today so I'm basically typing this at 11:07 PM.

Hope you're liking it so far.