Beyond The Mud [MDZs]

Chapter 2

Nie Huaisang left Lan Xichen to deal with the guests while he managed to pull Wei Wuxian away from Juniors, unnoticed by his Husband.

"You want to make Nie Mingjue a fierce corpse??!" Wei Wuxian demanded in disbelief.

"That's not it." Nie Huaisang jumped in his defense.

"You know I'm cultivating a new core and I've reduced the demonic cultivation, right?"

Nie Huaisang looked down in guilt for what he was about to say,
"Wei-Xiong, all these people here..."
He didn't need to end his sentence because Wei Wuxian understood exactly what he meant.
"You're gonna steal their spiritual energy now?!"
"They won't even notice if I take a small portion."
"That's why you called EVERYONE!?"
Wei Wuxian sighed. He was not expecting this turn of events. He thought they finally could leave behind everything and move in peace. After the unveil of Nie Huaisang's mastery, he still wanted to believe in the innocence of the friend he made in his previous life.

"I just want my brother back."

Those words hit Wei Wuxian harder than they should have. The emotions he carried, reminded him of his lost brother when the Lotus Pier fall. 

I want my parents back.

It took him a whole minute to shook off that unpleasant memory and reply, "Chifeng-zun wouldn't want that. "

"I'm not saying to turn him into the fierce corpse...I just..."

Nie Huaisang was on verge of tears, he had been desperate. 
Before Wei Wuxian could reply he spoke again, raising three fingers in the sky.

"Wei-Xiong, I promise after this I won't harm a soul, this is the last time, I promise."

It was then Wei Wuxian realized how lonely he (NHS) had been. They all suffered one way or the other and none of them deserved it. The innocent was robbed off them and they were forced to sail in the storms.

"Listen Huaisang, I can not help you with this. Apart from being it too dangerous, I don't have enough spiritual power to draw out everyone's core  and it's too delicate to go unnoticed by others, should you be caught-"

He was abruptly cut by the desperate head,

"I am ready to take full responsibility! If others want me dead after this, I will gladly follow through but I have to do this."

The tears that had gathered at the corner of his eyes were falling now. Wei Wuxian could feel his (NHS) love for his brother and it made him miss Jiang Cheng terribly. If he were to die, he wouldn't want things to remain unresolved between them.

"I know of a way." he continued ,"Your manuscripts, it was written there , the Jiaohuan* method."

Wei Wuxian's eyes widened, it was his own theory and the stake was life itself. Nie Huaisang had been planning on bringing back his brother the same way Mo Xuyanu brought him but unlike him, Nie Husaing would get to see his brother 's soul before exchanging it with his own. He had a weak Golden core so he wanted to capture that extra time through spiritual powers gathered by others. He was not planning on hurting anyone, just silently stealing a percentage of their energies?

"Huaisang-"

He was cut again,
"Wei-Xiong, I know what I'm doing but please I beg you! I can't take it anymore!"

He clung to Wei Wuxian ;who had hard time processing everything.
But he knew how it felt , to reach ones limit. He knew it all too well to ignore the tiny frame not much smaller than his own, hysterically crying. With a deep sigh he replied,

"Huaisang, give me some time, I'll think of another way."

The moment these words left his (WWX) mouth , Nie Huaisang beamed. He hugged Wei Wuxian and smiled. It had been more than a decade since Wei Wuxian saw that smile. It made him almost doubt that he (NHS) was the master mind revealing Jin GuanYao's treachery. His innocence was not Lost.

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Taking advantage of the hustle and bustle the junior Square decided to run away on a night-hunt because the conference...well it was too boring for their taste without their Moma.
The big problem was to get Hanguang-Jun distracted so they could take Ghost General with them. Before they could distract him (LWJ) they were stopped by a firm figure.

"Jiujiu!" The youngest sect leader of Lanling was startled.

"Where do you think you're going A-Ling? " The purple thunder struck.

"We are going to greet Hanguang-Jun!" Zizhen quickly responded.

"I wasn't asking you" Jiang Cheng had his eyes locked on his nephew ;who nervously moved his gaze to Lan Shizui as though asking for help.

"Sect leader Jiang, we were looking for Wei qianbei and thought Hanguang-Jun might know where he is." the only (adult) child replied.

Jiang Cheng moved his eyes towards the direction of Lan Wangji. He (LWJ) was standing silently beside even more silent Ghost General. What an odd combination he thought. He was not the only one accustomed to seeing The Second Jade of Gusu with First Pride of Yunmeng.

How ironic? he was not even the first pride of Yunmeng. His eyes landed on ever so bright First Jade of Gusu. He truly looked as if he (LXC) could light a dark room just by being there.

"Zewu-Jun is a truly a piece of Art, isn't he?" Lan Jingyi traced Jiang Cheng's gaze who had been staring for a solid minute.

Jiang Cheng landed his eyes on him (LGY).
This idiot! He's far too daring like someone he used to get along with.
Maybe that's why he hate the Lans, they remind him of his lost brother.
Lan Xichen made his way to Lan Wangji who had been staring blankly into space.

"Wangji, why are you troubled ?"

The concerned Jade asked his little brother who appeared like a lonely Rabbit on the endless snow.

"Wei Ying."

That was all that it took for Lan Xichen to decipher his (LWJ) wooden face. No matter how many times they witnessed it, it always brought strange pleasure to the juniors. They even made a game out of it, reading Lan Wangji's face. Even Wei Wuxian participated but the greatest scores credited under their one and only Zewu-Jun, who most of the time is not even participating in the game.

"You have lost sight of  Wei Gongzi? "

He deciphered.
"Now that you mention it I haven't seen Brother Husaing for some time either."

This put everyone on edge.
If they happen to be together...

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