COSMIC SERENDIPITY

Chapter- 32 (MALICE - PART FIVE)

Everyone was tensed for the next few moments without saying even a word. Well, they knew about the injury since the beginning, but to see it physically and finding it so dangerous wasn't what they had imagined. They had thought, since Wei WuXian was a demonic cultivator, him taking the curse upon himself, meant that he had a way of dispelling it immediately, not realizing that it was a curse mark that couldn't have been cured so easily, even for a demonic cultivator. Otherwise, how could HanGuang-Jun allow it to fester for so long when he had been swift and decisive in his ways since the beginning of Wei WuXian's ressurection.

Only then did Lan WangJi turn to the front again, gaze still slightly off to the side. Seeing this, Wei WuXian blinked his eyes, wanting to make fun of him for some reason. Just as he was about to tease Lan WangJi, a shattering sound suddenly came from by the desk.

Everyone who was waiting for them to bicker again or address Wei WuXian's injuries were diverted by the sound, too. Wei Ying and Lan Zhan had already had an inkling about what it could be. Their brains worked in overdrive, in the midst of which they shared a glance together before nodding and looking at the screen. No one else saw the exchange but a similar one had passed between the juniors who already knew the truth and between Lan QiRen and Wen Ruohan, the latter of whom was having a nagging feeling at the back of his head, that something very nefarious was going on in the background. He didn't know why. May be because of being a Wen Sect Leader all these years, making plans and strategies inconspicuously while looking out for potential enemies and traitors, his deeply rooted suspicious nature resurfaced as he was watching all the scenes. He knew for a fact that none of the scenes of the simulation were for time pass as every single scene until now had a reason for being there. So he couldn't just discard his doubts. Rather, he tried conveying his suspicions to Lan QiRen so that he could get another opinion on them.

Lan QiRen had definitely became biased and bigoted in the recent years, what with the added responsibilities of both the sect and his nephews while freshly heart-broken. He was thrusted into a role, he had never imagined to take on one day and was least ready to bear the responsibilities that came with it. Being lonely for so long, while also being repressed by the Lan Elders, he had lost so much of himself but at his core, he was still an intelligent person. His insight on various topics would often surprise even Ruohan during their youth and many a times during the Discussion Conferences. May be that's why he was attracted to him in the first place. That aside, right now, they were having a conversation through their mind link.

QiRen: A-Zhen, you are thinking too loudly.

Ruohan: So what? It's not like I want to hide anything from you. If possible, I would very much like you to know each and every thought that passes through my mind, and I would want to know the same. Wouldn't it make us closer than ever? (A gring plastered on his face)

QiRen: Uggghhh... stop that sappy nonsense, and don't try to distract me. I can feel waves upon waves of anxiety floating from you. So, what is it that dares trouble even The Great Wen-zongzhu?

So, let's be real. You should also not worry about him. He has his own version of you for doing that. If that's not the case, it's his fate, not something for you to worry about (with a certain bitterness in his voice). Rather, you should make sure how to keep yourself alive for me. Otherwise, I am going to follow you to the Netherworld and kill you all over again. You should think instead about how to improve yourself. Don't think I don't know what you were planning to do when you had just arrived. You wanted to poach Wei Ying off to be another tool for you, just like Wen Zhuliu. You better discard that idea immediately. Also, about them being in danger, I am also worried about them too. But it's not like we can do anything about that from here. It's already passed for them, and for our version of them, I don't think that's going to come to pass at all if we have anything to say about it.