WangXian: Infinite Love

Chapter 6

(Ancient China)

Burial Mounds

Wei Wuxian sat up with a gasp, his entire body was in pain and he was bleeding but it didn't matter. He had to get to Lan Zhan first, he can worry about other things later. He managed to tie his long, silk hair into a half ponytail with his red ribbon before exiting his cave. Wei Wuxian sucked in some air as excruciating pain hit his dantian the moment he stood up. He realized that the explosion reopened the wound that was caused by the golden core transfer surgery he underwent in his past life. He did not give up though, he was starving and in extreme pain however, none of those things mattered. Lan Zhan comes first, the rest will follow. He had made the mistake of putting others above himself and his soulmate in his past life and that drove him to his death. This time, he is going to put Lan Wangji first above all else.

The man could not stand up straight hence, he had to walk with his body bent at the waist to ease some of his pain. He did not have his sword anymore so he could not use it to fly to Gusu and his flute was lost when he jumped of the cliff during the siege against him. He is not even strong enough to use a teleportation talisman so he was left with the option of having to walk to his destination. Luckily, he managed to find a mask and a stray donkey on the way, he quickly put on the mask and coaxed the donkey to take him to Gusu.

'It's good that no one passed by or else if anyone recognized me, they would kill me before I even get to Gusu. But how will I sneak in? I am not strong enough to fight if I happen to be caught by the guards at Cloud Recesses. Lan Zhan, how will I get to you once I arrive at your Sect?' He thought as he rode his donkey.

It took him all day to get to the gates of Cloud Recesses, it would have been faster if he had his sword though. By the time he arrived, it was already past curfew and no one could be seen in sight. Wei Wuxian was dizzy, the pain had worsened due to his body being jostled around, he touched the barrier and smiled when he noticed that it was now stronger. He can still break it however, with his current strength it will cause a great harm to his body. He can not risk it, the only thing he can do now is call Lan Zhan outside to come get him. With a heavy sigh, Wei Wuxian took out a yellow paperman from his robes and used his blood to draw some incarnations on it.

'Lan Zhan, you better not have tried to kill yourself or else all my hard work will be in vain.' With those last words, Wei Wuxian sat down near the gates but made sure he was hidden from sight before infusing his soul to the paperman.

The paperman turned red and jumped off his arm, its tiny body floating gentle into the breeze without being noticed. Silently and smoothly it entered The Jingshi (Lan Wangji's quarters), he could hear the sound of the Zither as he got closer. The door was closed so the paperman had to go around and enter through the window, it hurried in as soon as it saw Lan Wangji sitting in front of his study table playing his Zither.

Since Wei Wuxian used his last bit of energy to infuse his soul into the paperman, his energy was running low quickly and he needed to get to Lan Wangji soon. Meanwhile, Lan Wangji was lost in his thoughts as he played the song he had written for his soulmate long ago for what he assumed will be the last time. He had made up his mind to join his Wei Ying in the afterlife, he had waited long enough and he couldn't anymore. His uncle pushing him to get married was the last straw, Lan Wangji would rather die than marry anyone who isn't his soulmate.

Just as the song came to an end, he heard some soft shuffling in the room before a little red paperman flew towards him. The second Jade's widen in utter disbelief at the sight of it. There was only one person who was known for using such tricks and that man is supposed to be dead. Lan Wangji had not seen this talisman in the past sixteen years, at first he thought he was imagining things again but when he pinched himself and the paperman was still there staring at him curiously. Tears ran down the man's eyes and he released a shuddered breath. The paperman moved to try wipe his tears only to collapse on the table in exhaustion, alarmed, Lan Wangji carefully picked it up in his hand.

"Wei Ying, is that really you?"

"L-Lan Z-Zhan, I'm waiting for you at the gates. I used the last of my energy on this talisman so make it fast and come get me." Wei Wuxian's pained voice came from the little paper man.

Lan Wangji was on his feet in a flash, he tucked the paperman in his robes safely before grabbing his sword and rush outside. He did not care about the rules he was breaking at that time. His Wei Ying is waiting for him and by the sound of his voice and the state of the paperman, the man was not doing well at all. Hanguang Jun did not try to walk there, he hoped on his sword and flew towards the gates at rapid speed, his heart beating wildly the closer he got to the gates. He nearly stopped breathing when he got there and saw no one, he thought he had imagined things once again but he felt a tug inside his robes. He quickly removed the paper man and placed it gently on his palm.

"Show me." He pleaded.

The paperman pointed at a bush nearby and Lan Wangji quickly rushed over. Sure enough his Wei Ying's motionless body sat there with bruises all over and a hand clutching his dantian. "Wei Ying." Lan Zhan whispered in a broken tone as he caressed the man's cheek gently.

The paperman tugged on his robes again getting him out of his stupor. Lan Wangji caressed it lovingly before he transferred Wei Wuxian's soul back to his body and kept the now useless paperman in his robes. Wei Wuxian vomited blood the second his soul was returned to him.

"Wei Ying!" The Jade panicked and caught him when the latter was about to faint.

Wei Wuxian let out a painful smile as he snuggled into the man's chest.

"S-sorry, I- I am late."

Lan Zhan shook his head, "Wei Ying came back. Wangji does not care if he is late or early." He whispered and kissed the man's forehead. "Will never let Wei Ying leave Wangji again."

"H-hungry." Wei Wuxian mumbled before losing consciousness.

It broke Lan Wangji to see the man in such a fragile state. After all, Wei Wuxian was his equal in terms of cultivation. The man was known as one of the strongest cultivators since they were teenagers and even after he gave up his sword and turned to Demonic cultivation, he was still strong. So seeing him in such a condition was unnerving for Lan Wangji but at least he is back. With that last comforting thought, Lan Wangji scooped the man carefully in his arms and hopped on his sword once more, this time with his soulmate cradled in his arms. Upon reaching the Jingshi, Lan Wangji carefully put his soulmate on the bed, grabbed some water and a towel before cleaning his face. He noticed that Wei Wuxian's lips were chapped so he quickly grabbed some water, raised his head a little and helped the man drink.