MDZS Characters Watching the Future

89. Xuanwu of Slaughter

A moment later, Lan Qiren gained his consciousness again.

"Welcome back, shufu." said Wei Wuxian.

"He just woke up, Wei Wuxian. Don't make him lose consciousness again." said Jiang Cheng.

It seemed that he was finally back to normal, and he even thanked Wei WuXian two times. Wei WuXian was so delighted that he couldn’t help but want to move over again. He was the type of person who loved to be shoulder-to-shoulder with others, but the slight pain from the bite marks on his arm reminded him that Lan Zhan had just thrown a fit a moment ago, and maybe he’d be at it again just a moment later.

"Won't bite Wei Ying again." saie Lan Wangji.

"You better not." said Jiang Cheng with a glare.

He gained control over himself at once and stared at the black ceiling of the cave, speaking in a straight voice, “Now that Jiang Cheng and the others escaped, it’d take them one or two days to go down the mountain. After they get down, they’d definitely return to wherever they live instead of reporting to the Wen Sect. But since their swords were taken, I don’t know how long it’d take for them to find help. I’d say that we’ll probably have to stay here underground for quite a while. We’d need to search for ways to solve a few issues.”

"Do you really think they will come to save you? Knowing how dangerous it is." said Su She.

"Because my brother isn't like you." said Wei Wuxian.

"He will always rescue me." he added.

After a pause, he continued, “The good thing is that the monster stays in the pool and doesn’t chase after us. But the bad thing is also that it doesn’t come out. With it guarding the hole under the pool, we won’t be able to get out either.”

Lan WangJi, “It is perhaps not a monster. What does it look like, to you?”

Wei WuXian, “A tortoise!”

"Not just a simple tortoise." said Wei Wuxian.

"Does it seemed familiar?" asked Wen Rouhan.

"I already saw something looking like that in a textbook." said Lan Xichen.

"Why don't you just say what it is than asking them?" asked Lan Qiren.

"You choose to wake up and act grumpy. I was challenging them especially their intelligence." said Wen Rouhan.

Lan WangJi, “There is one divine creature that takes on such a form.”

Wei WuXian, “The divine beast Xuanwu?”

The Xuanwu, also called the Nether Xuanwu, was a combination of turtle and snake. It was a water deity that dwelled in the North Sea. Since the Nether was also in the North, the creature was known as the God of the Northern Sky.

"But, the divine beast Xuanwu doesn't really look like that." said Lan Xichen.

"Maybe, that creature is an imitation." said Wei Wuxian.

"Who would imitate a divine beast?" asked Jiang Cheng.

"I don't know either." said Wei Wuxian.

"I have never heard of this." said Jin Zixuan.

"Is that even possible?" he asked.

"Maybe." said Nie Huaisang.

Lan WangJi nodded. Wei WuXian flashed his teeth, “How can a divine beast look like this? It’s got a mouthful of fangs and eats human flesh. It seems a bit too different from the legends.”