Lilium {Mo Dao Zu Shi}

Azalea [Chapter- 18]

Wei WuXian took a few deep breaths as he fisted his hands tightly. Lan WangJi held his wrist, "Wei Ying, we can go back if you do not want to do this now."
"Ah...Lan Zhan...it’s okay." Wei WuXian smiled, albeit a little forcefully, "It's just that...this part of burial mounds has some very awful memories for me."

He flinched slightly at the incoming darkness of the resentment. He didn’t ever come to this part of the burial mounds after getting out from this place because of the amount of painful memories he faced in here. From cannibalism to horrific illusions to painful memories.

"I had a bad time in this place, that's all." Wei WuXian whispered, "But this place matches the energy I felt back then. They must have extracted the energy from here."

Lan WangJi tried to not sigh sensing the enormous amount of resentment energy.

"Are you sure?" he asked for some clarity.

Wei WuXian cheekily smirked, "Are you doubting me, Lan Zhan?"
"Never." he immediately refused.

Wei WuXian felt his heart go wild at the reply. He immediately felt delirious with love, but right now, he had to keep it in his pants.

"I am so eating you tonight when we get back." he announced proudly to his lover, to which Lan WangJi said nothing, but his eyes turned into molten gold due to desire.

"But now, let's get this over with." Wei WuXian looked ahead at the swirling resentment, but now, he was no longer wary of it.

He could never feel fear with Lan WangJi by his side. 

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"It's still the same...yet so different..." Yu ZiYuan had finally returned to Lotus Pier in the guise of Jiang Cheng investigating the case with Zidian. Seeing the place that was once her home, she suddenly felt strangely reminiscent of her early years.

Then again, she didn’t live a good life even back then. She wasn’t a good person after all.

"I tried to keep the design just the way it is. Except for a few minor changes." Jiang Cheng smiled proudly, showing around the sect he had built from scratch.

"You truly have accomplished something impossible. A true Jiang indeed." Yu ZiYuan praised, her chest filling with warmth and pride.

The sect was burned to the ground with no survivors except for Wei WuXian and Jiang Cheng. The fact that he managed to build it up from that low point and even restore it to its former glory, was something no one else could have done.

"You really have grown up to be a wonderful sect leader." she praised.

Jiang Cheng flushed slightly, "Th-thank you."

He still wasn’t used to getting praises from his mother.

"Well then, when is the meeting?" Yu ZiYuan brought the topic of their actual business.

"Tomorrow. At 3 in the afternoon." Jiang Cheng informed curtly, his face turning serious.
"Wonderful." Yu ZiYuan smiled mysteriously, "I wonder if I will see my relatives."
"Are you looking forward to meeting them?" Jiang Cheng asked away, curious.

"Not really. I uh...I didn’t get along with them much." Yu ZiYuan masked away her actual thoughts.

Yu ZiYuan wasn’t really fond of her relatives, she didn’t have much closeness to them. But above all, she didn’t like her sister, who had always tried to take away everything that belonged to her, including her spiritual weapon.

Ironically, she was the one who actually became the Madam of the Meishan Yu sect. The reason was very simple. She was the elder child.

Meishan Yu sect had two daughters; ZiYuan and HeiYuan. Yu HeiYuan was the older sister, while Yu ZiYuan was the younger.