Meet Me Halfway

Arc 4 - Wishes

Wei WuXian stared longingly at the full moon. Noticing a movement near the roof, Wei WuXian turned to see a young man was standing by the watch tower. A minute passed by and Wei WuXian belatedly recognized the young man.

"Lan Zhan," whispered Wei WuXian inaudibly.

Your silhouette under the full moonlight always the best. The light sandalwood scent dancing out of reach, teasingly at my memories being with you.

You're just untouchable ...

One of the rules in Cloud Recesses, one cannot cross the gate after 9 at night, before 5 in the morning. One also cannot bring in or indulge in any liquor inside the Cloud Recesses. Fight amongst it's disciples and residences also not allowed. There are more than 3000 rules to be followed, and the most sacred but not flaunted was the Gusu Lan Sect's forehead ribbon.

All that were irrelevant to Wei WuXian. Rules are there to be broken, and high and low, that's what he's going to do. If you want to attract the most righteous person in Cloud Recesses, you'll have to break several significant rules for the impact. Depends on which side you are, this moment could be considered as lucky or unlucky, because Wei WuXian had found his target.

You better be ready . . . Lan Zhan.

Wei WuXian can't understand the reason for wanting to get this Lan Zhan's attention. He merely know it as something he must do to appease the nagging feeling he felt.

It might be because you always appeared in my dreams.
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The moon is so bright and it's finally calm after all the hectic in the day. There are many young cultivators from other Sects had came to start attending lessons in Cloud Recesses. This event happened annually, but this year will be the first for Lan WangJi to join.

He already mastered most of the lessons and learning advance topics. Nevertheless, after his brother's advice, he decided there'll be no harm in him to join and try to mingle with other cultivators. He could gain a few connections which might benefit the clan in future.

As he turns to check another place, he heard sound of jars clinking. Narrowing his eyes he quietly wait for the culprit to appear.

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"Greetings, Clan Leader Jiang and Madam Yu."

"Greetings to you too, Master Lan."

"How was your journey?"

"As usual, the weather was nice."

"Now, both of you are here ... Don't tell me you're missing your children already?" Lan QiRen asked teasingly. He takes a sip of his tea to subtlety disguised his staring. Jiang FengMian shaking his head, knowing his old friend's trick.

"I received a message from my daughter about the incident that happened to Wei WuXian. What do you think happened?" anxious to figure things out, he straight forward asked his fellow clan leader. Lan XiChen smiles softly.

"It seems to be lethargic. However ... I felt there's something else," the way Lan XiChen cautiously answered just increase both parents' anxieties.