MDZS Characters Watching the Future

36. Secrets

The two doors sprang open, and the person who sat nervously inside instantly wailed, “HanGuang-Jun, I don’t know, I don’t know, I…”

After he realized in what posture the two of them came inside, he stared blankly at them, barely managing to finish the last sentence, “… I really don’t know.”

It really was the “Head Shaker”.

"Why is it me?" asked Nie Huaisang in confusion.

"Look at the expression of Huaisang, he looked shocked. Ha ha ha." laughed Jiang Cheng.

"Oh My God! I saw it in person?" squealed Nie Huaisang making his brother glare at him.

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.

"Nie Huaisang be shipping you two, secretly." said Jin Zixuan.

"I don't want to be a Sect Leader." mumbled Nie Huaisang.

"Oh but if I became one, I want to be sworn brother with Jiang-xiong and Wei-xiong." he said excitedly.

"And what? The three of you will cause trouble?" asked Nie Mingjue.

"What do you think?" asked Nie Huaisang.

"Jin-xiong can also join us." he added.

Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian looked at Jin Zixuan in disgust.

'No Way!' they both thought.

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 HuaiSang 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.”

"Why am I put on the spotlight?" asked Nie Huaisang, fearing that something might happen to him in any moment.

"Now, we will find out about that stone castle." said Wen Xu.

"I don't even know about that." said Nie Huaisang while looking at his brother.

Nie HuaiSang 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.