In the ancient realm there was a soul who was known widely as Hanguang-Jun.
He was known to be aloof and away from worldly beings. Seldom people knew him for who he was or what his heart truly yearned in reality.
A man who loved dearly and in retu...
"Lan Zhan!" He tucks closer to my chest "where are you taking me?".
"To our room" I walk up the stairs and he balks "What? Why are you carrying me to our room?"
I look at the man in my arms and for some reason, I laugh inwardly 'My sweet Wei, don't worry, my thoughts are not nefarious. There will come a day, when I shall carry you this way and cross the threshold of Jingshi, if you shall permit me, but for now, I am just concern for your health'.
"There is someone waiting for us" I ignore my thoughts and merely reply to his concern. He sags into my arms and complies, when we reach the door, I simply kick it open and we hear a plea "Hanguang-Jun, Hanguang-Jun, I don't know anything, please let me go".
Ignoring the man, I place Wei on the comforting mat and walk towards the cabin. Brining out a bottle of Liquor from the cabinet, knowing it's not Emperor's Smile, yet Wei's most preferred drink, I pour him some. He grins and takes a sip, turning to the assailant, Wei assess him quietly.
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Nie HuaiSang.
Who would have ever gussed, the man who has always preferred to be away from politics, would be the one to plan the entire fiasco.
"Hanguang-Jun, please I am not at fault, trust me" he pleads and I choose to ignore his cries and quietly wait for Wei Ying to handle this situation. After all they were much closer to eachother during their adolescent days.
I remember back in Cloud Recess, Wei Ying and Nie HuaiSang were never apart. I don't know how and when the distance grew between the two, but they sure were always to be found where there was mischief.
"Sect Leader Nie, Hanguang-Jun found an evidence of your elegant piece of cloth in the mouth of fairy, Jin Ling's dog, don't deny that you weren't present there" Wei take another sip of his drink as I place the tattered piece.
So that spiritual dog's name is Fairy? Wonder who suggested that name?
Nie HuaiSang's face visibly ashens and he looks at me "Hanguang-Jun, please our sect have known eachother for a long time. Your brother and mine were sworn brothers too, please you and" he looks at Wei Ying, whose identity has not been disclosed yet, Nie HuaiSang is unaware as to who the man in front of him is "and him, your guest, please should not reveal what I am about to disclose".
"You have my word" I assure him.
Taking a deep breath he speaks "Yes the Xinglu Ridge is a man eating ridge, in some ways more than the other, but let me start by giving you a history of the Nie Sect" he looks at us with fear "as you know the Nie Sect was found by my ancestor who was a butcher and thus our cultivation is of those Sabers we cherish and have by our side. When my ancestors were alive, they always used the Sabers to protect themselves. The Sabers were used to bloodshed. They had their own spirits within them. Once my ancestors ceased to live their respective Sabers started causing mayhem. One such ancestors of ours thought it was best to resolve the problem by using an extreme solution" he pauses and wipes his head with his pocket cloth.
