Sold to the Yiling Patriarch ✔️(a Yizhan Omegaverse AU Fanfic)

Lesson 14: The Yiling Patriarch Protects His Own

In the study were Jiang Cheng, who had summoned them, and two older vampires Yibo didn't know.

"Gentlemen," Zhan said, moving to stand beside his desk. "What couldn't wait?"

They looked pointedly from him to Yibo.

"Nie Mingjue, Jin Guangshan, meet Lan Yibo."

Nie Mingjue spluttered and Jin Guangshan managed a short bow. 

"This isn't a matter for outsiders," Nie Mingjue said. "We came to speak with you in private."

"Maybe I should go?" Yibo asked.

Zhan shook his head, not looking at him. "He stays. Say what you've come to say."

"We know you've been making overtures to the wolves," Jin Guangshan said, "but this..." He waved a hand in Yibo's direction. "...isn't this taking things too far?"

Zhan laughed. "Nie Mingjue, you feel the same?"

Nie Mingjue nodded. "Even if we want peace, vampires and wolves..." He shuddered. "Don't have to mix."

"So, you're here to tell me how to negotiate with the wolves?" Yibo knew this cold, low tone. The Yiling Patriarch didn't like to be challenged.

Nie Mingjue had the good grace to look a bit embarrassed. "It's not like that, Wei Zhan," he said. "We just didn't want you to feel you had to go this far. We support you. And we don't need a peace treaty if it comes at such a cost."

"Then let me reassure you," Zhan said. "I'm not sleeping with him to further any peace treaty. I'm sleeping with him because I want him."

Jin Guangshan's features twisted in distaste. "You can't be serious, Zhan. This is beneath you."

The next thing Yibo knew, the window on the wall opposite Jin Guangshan had exploded outward and both he and Zhan had disappeared.

He, Nie Mingjue, and Jiang Cheng ran to the window. The other two hung back because the sun was still up, but Yibo leaned as far forward as he could.

Outside, on the wide front yard, Zhan stood tall, holding Jin Guangshan by the throat as his feet dangled and his skin began to smoke.

***

Zhan knew his fury was probably out of proportion. He wasn't entirely sure why, but he didn't care. He'd had it.

"Guangshan, you are a filthy man-whore, even by vampire standards. Yet you dare to come into my home and look down on me? To look down on my sister because she's not a born vampire? Let me tell you just how much you or your son matter to me - zero. I am going to roast you right here, and no one - literally, no one - is going to say anything."

"You... you..." His eyes were wide with shock. "How can you...?"

"Again, not your business," Zhan said. "The only thing you need to know about the Yiling Patriarch is that he won't stand by while his underlings insult him. Not behind my back and certainly not to my face. More importantly, you will also show respect to everyone from my household. These people are here by my choice, understand? If you insult them, you insult me."

"I..."

"You don't want to insult me, do you?"

Guangshan shook his head vigorously.

"Good. Since I want to help you be better, we are just going to stay out here for a bit. Until you are too injured to speak. Because I  don't want to hear from you until the wedding. Understand?"

"What wedding?" His voice was already sounding tearful as his skin bubbled and turned black.

"Yanli and Zixuan's wedding, of course."

His eyes went wide, and Zhan pushed his head back so his face was directly in the sun. He screamed aloud and then his tongue burst into flames.

"I'll take that as a yes," Zhan said.

***

Nie Mingjue and Jiang Cheng carried Jin Guangshan's shriveled, blackened body away. Yibo assumed they would just leave. He couldn't see them asking for help from a werewolf doctor. 

"Will he-"

"Don't ask about him," Zhan said. "I should have killed him a long time ago. I'll have to one day. But it will be less trouble when ZiXuan is ready to govern. So, I've held back, but he doesn't make it easy."

"I'm sorry to cause trouble for you."

Zhan smiled at him. "I think I'm overdue for your kind of trouble. You still want to go for that run?"

Yibo grinned and nodded. "If you've got time. I've missed it."

Zhan wrapped his arms around him and flashed them to the top of the mountain.