MDZS Characters Watching the Future

39. Adopting Surname

In case the conversation wasn't going well, the owner of the shop even brought over two side dishes of peanuts and sunflower seeds. Wei WuXian nodded in acknowledgement, and continued while eating sunflower seeds, "Did anyone find out what exactly the something or someone was?"

"I bet no one tried to help that clan." said Jin Zixuan.

"Or it is too dangerous to help." said Nie Huaisang.

The waiter laughed, "Young Master, now you're just joking. How could we ordinary people who are just trying to get through life know anything about those who fly around in the skies? Logically, you guys should know more than me since you all cultivate. I've only heard some vague talk of of how they offended someone whom they shouldn't have! Anyways, after that, nobody was left in charge of the evil beings around Yueyang."

Wei WuXian pondered, "Somebody whom they shouldn't have offended?"

"Who would it be? Doing such thing is unacceptable." said MianMian.

"It might be someone who is powerful and feared by people." said Meng Yao.

The juniors raised their brows at him.

"That's right." The waiter ate two peanuts, "These sects or whatever indeed hold grudges against the others. I'm thinking that the Chang Clan must have been targeted by the other cultivators. Isn't killing people for the sake of treasures common or something? Those books all said so. Tales and legends as well. Although I don't know who exactly did it, it was apparently related to a very famous villain."

Wei WuXian smiled as he lifted the liquor bowl to his lips, glancing sideways at him, "Let me guess. You're gonna say that you don't know who the villain was?"

The waiter cracked up, "Guess again. I definitely know this one. He was called something along the lines of 'peculiar'... Right, 'patriarch'. The YiLing Patriarch!"

"What?" asked Wei Wuxian in disbelief.

"How is it me?" he asked again.

"Of course it will be him. He's the Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation after all." said Jin Guangshan.

"I refuse to believe that a-xian will do something like that." said Jiang Yanli.

"I will never." said Wei Wuxian.

Wei WuXian choked, letting out a series of bubbles into the liquor bowl with a splash, "What?"

Him again?!

The waiter confirmed, "Yep, that's right! His surname was Wei. He's called Wei WuQian, I think. People sound both hateful and scared when they mention him."

"..."

"Blaming me yet they doesn't know my name." said Wei Wuxian.

Jiang Cheng laughed hearing the name.

"That name means poor, right?" asked Nie Huaisang. (I based on the mdzs novel I have)

"I can't believe you focus on that thing but not on the fact that he said it was my doing." said Wei Wuxian with a pout.

Wei WuXian thought over it and determined two things-One: He had never been to Yueyang before, and two: Among all of the people he had killed, none of them died by lingchi. He felt that this was a bit absurd and looked over at Lan WangJi, as if he wanted an explanation. Lan WangJi had been waiting for this look since quite a while ago. He replied, "We are leaving."

"It's not me!" exclaimed Wei Wuxian.

"We don't know yet." said Jin Zixun.

Wei WuXian immediately understood. Lan WangJi had something to say to him and it couldn't be said in the liquor shop, under everyone's noses. He stood up, "Then let's leave. How much... Right, it's been paid already. I'm leaving the liquor here for now. I'll continue drinking after we finish." He added, half-jokingly, "Make sure it's still here when I get back."