MDZS Fanfic - Arrange Marriage

SIDE STORY: STRAIGHTENING HIS PATH CHAPTER 3

The world rushes by in a blur and he know the pain is coming. It goes by fast, yet slow, almost suspended. Then impact followed, XuanYu felt the bone in his right knee got dislocated. Without looking, he knows that there's blood seeping from every part of his body. He daren't move or rather he couldn't move, he's skin is torn and dirty, reddened, weeping. He can't speak, he could only make a soft groan, so soft that only heaven could hear. He never thought that at the end of the forest where the light starts blinding him and hitting his skin is a cliff.... It's so high and rocks are everywhere at the bottom.

When XuanYu jump off the cliff, Jin GuangYao and the others were taken by a surprise and they couldn't move instantly to save him. Their eyes widened, their hearts throb and no words could explain their expression. They rushed to him and found him half dead already, XuanYu's eyes are half closed, he could barely hear their voices, his body is starting to go numb, and he's starting to feel nothing. He could see everyone's panicking, the three zun's are in front of him looking at him with sad expressions. Tears flows from Jin GuangYao's eyes, he's saying something, he's telling him something, the tears flows like river to his cheeks. There is regret and sadness in his eyes, XuanYu couldn't understand why.

"Why? Why are you crying? What is it for? For fooling everyone including your sworn brothers that's why you're pretending to be crying for me? Is it for me? Then why? Why do you look so sad? Is it pure pretending? Are you only acting? Tell me, why do you have to do all of that? I.... I want to support you throughout. I want to help you with all of your problems. I want to support you with all of your decisions. But as a family who love you the most like you're my whole world, I can't support you to take someone's life, to make others suffer and to kill a member of our family that I hold dear." XuanYu said silently. He wanted to say these words loud and clear and get an answer from him but he could only make a desperate groan. He reached out his hands towards Jin GaungYao, he wanted to know the reason why but at the same time he was scared. If He could kill their father then he won't hesitate to do the same to him. XuanYu only has these thoughts for the past days that's why he can't confront him, he can't talk to him, he can't ask him for an explanation, the reason why he did that.

After hearing the conversation, XuanYu was most certain that his brother could kill anyone included him for the sake of his own. His admiration fall into pieces, his hearts was broken and lost its color.

Jin GuangYao held his hand and put it on his cheek. The tears flowing to his cheeks are warm, it makes XuanYu feel that his tears are real, his heart aches, he don't know what to feel towards this person anymore. He feels sad for dying without talking to everyone for one last time, he regretted the times that he didn't use to change his way of living but.... Deep within him, he felt relieve. His family has no one to be worried about anymore, they don't need to defend him again, they don't need to be ashamed because of him. XuanYu always felt this way, his lack of cultivation power and the rumor of him being a cut-sleeve won't affect their family anymore.

Darkness took over, he can't see anything, he can't see them, there's no single line of light. When his eyes closed, the beats of his heart is slowly disappearing, thump...thum....thu... When the the heart stop it's beat, a drop of water falls to his cheek... it's so clear, it's reflecting everything... his pure heart, his bitter and sweet memories from when he was born until his last birthday that he celebrated with his brothers.

"XUANYU!" Jin GuangYao shouted in grief while hugging the body that has been painted in red. He roared, he swore, that whatever and whoever made his brother to commit such an act will pay. He shouted these words, everyone heard it, his despair and his sadness. But who knows? It might be an act to get the sympathy of the world, he might be just deceiving everyone into believing that he cares for his little brother. But no one could deny that XuanYu's body is now cold and lying on the ground ... He's dead, and no one could rewrite it.

"A-Yao"" Lan Xichen patted his shoulder in comfort. There's nothing else he could do but to share the same grief with him.

"Come on, stand up now! We need to go back and tell everyone about this." Nie Mingjue said. It might not be comforting but everything he said is true.

The sun is setting, they need to go back as soon as possible, Jin GaungYao stood up and picked XuangYu. Like XuanYu the night is silent, Jin GaungYao is also silently sitting on the corner of the carriage. Everyone doesn't speak a word nor make a sound, the sound that could only be heard at the moment are the sound of the horses, tress, and the singing crickets. The moon is full and bright and showers them with its light like it's guiding their way back home.

Lan Xichen wanted to sit beside Jin GuangYao but the best decision right now it to let him be alone. Nie Mingjue also stayed quiet and didn't do anything. It's frustrating, it's embarrassing, they were there, the three zuns were there but why no one could save him. Why they didn't be able to save him? What's their fame for? What's their strength for? What's their power for? They are the leaders of well known sects but why they couldn't save a single person?

Chapter end...

Note: Sorry if there are sentence that are grammatical wrong, i have no time to do a second check. Thank you for the support <3