The Song of Inquiry | The Untamed 陈情令

Chapter 22: I Found You

WEI WUXIAN SILENTLY FOLLOWED THE GUSULAN DISCIPLES wandering around the place. He stop in his tracks and gazed on a flag in front of him. Reaching out the flag and examine the flag's purpose...another memory came upon him.

He recognize the flag as one of the things he invented as the "Yiling Patriarch" in the past, he can't recall other stuff but he knew to himself that it takes time due to his long term disappearance.

The night sky gets darker where he gazed and notice no stars shining above anymore. He assume that it was the aura of wondering evil spirits in the area. Thus, creating somewhat an eerie vibe in the environment.

As he turn around, one of the GusuLan Sect disciples are already behind him while the other junior cultivators stood beside their fellow juniors. He startled and instantly embrace the flag beside him, the young boy smiled and spoke,

"Mr....I assume you're Mo Xuanyu?" he asked, Wei Wuxian shook his head and let go the flag beside him. Brushing off the dust in his robes, he smiled and began his crazy-like pretense, "Uh...yes...tell me why you are putting these flags everywhere?"

"Oh, you don't know? This guy is pointless..." replied the other disciple beside the concerned junior. Wei Wuxian silently hissed in annoyance but resist and remain calm to avoid suspicion, he chuckled in his response.

"Well that's what they always call me hehehe..." the boy who asked him shook his head in confusion while the fellow worried junior beside him introduce himself,

"My name is Lan Sizhui..." he smiled and bow at him before he added, "Forgive his nagging, his name is Lan Jingyi..."

Wei Wuxian smiled, "Nah, its okay...I think you're the most sensitive one in here..."

Lan Jingyi hiss and exclaim, "You!"

Lan Sizhui let out a deep sigh and grabbed Lan Jingyi's wrist to prevent him for coming closer to Senior Mo, "Jingyi...remember why we're here..." He hiss in annoyance and look away.

Lan Sizhui smiled, "Mr. Xuanyu...the flags that are surrounding the Mo Mansion is for safety to exorcise the evil spirits roaming around the area...I think you need to stay in your room and don't get out until sunrise."

Wei Wuxian's eyes widen and thought Mo Mansion eh? Based on Mo Xuanyu's request, it seems the situation make sense, the people living in these are literally an evil egomaniacs.

He want to know more, so he knelled down in front of them and weep, "I don't want to go! I want to stay hmmph!!" he exclaim while Lan Jingyi gritted his teeth, he can't take the tantrum of this man anymore. Lan Sizhui let out a small chuckle and kneel down beside him,

"Mr. Xuanyu...please stand up...you can stay a little longer...but please go inside quickly...I don't want you to get hurt..." Wei Wuxian stared at him and smile.

"O-okay..." he replied as Lan Sizhui help him stood,

"Well then, two of you..." Lan Sizhui said while the two disciples obediently came in front of him, "Please bring Mr. Xuanyu to his room...so we can start the exorcism..."

"Understood." Two fellow disciples replied ans they grabbed Wei Wuxian's both wrist to escort him in his room. Lan Sizhui silently watch from afar while Lan Jingyi stood beside him.

"Hmmm that lunatic is very childish..." Lan Jingyi comment, "Well...I find it weird...he looks familiar to me..." Lan Jingyi raise an eyebrow in confusion.

"Well...it's been 16 years since The Yiling Patriarch died...and also it's 6 years since Young Miss Ashley returned in her time...we can do this without her..." Lan Sizhui nod and proceed to their mission.

Midnight came and the skies darker, After Wei Wuxian's tantrum pretense fooled the young disciples, he secretly sneak out across the borders of the Mo Mansion and silently watch two man who he recognized as Mo Xuanyu's abusive cousin and its brother stalking the disciples of GusuLan Sect stood in their positions.

He smirk and thought of a wicked idea to start his vessel's request, he gently caress his right wrist where a trace of cut from his dagger which he got during the summoning ritual. The cut is still fresh, luckily, it's not bleeding continuously.

Hmm this cuts will never be disappear if I actually killed his whole abusive family... he thought and sneak towards them to start his plan.

"Arrghhhh!!!" exclaimed of a man who's whole face and body grew pale, dark veins starting to roam both of his cheeks until downward his neck. GusuLan Sect disciples fought the now possessed evil spirit of Mo Xuanyu's abusive cousin while Wei Wuxian watch from afar where he enjoy his almost success revenge.

He watched as the possessed man no longer in his self and start to attack someone in his sight, Wei Wuxian stood to avoid suspicion and suddenly grabbed by the Mo Clan guards. Wei Wuxian pretend to struggle while he is thrown in front of a woman who recognized as Mo Xuanyu's aunt in front of him.

"You!!" she exclaimed and pinch Wei Wuxian's earlobe, he screamed in agony while Lan Sizhui and the other GusuLan Sect disciples approach her to stop.

"Miss...it's not his fault..." he was about to let the woman's grasp go but she intervene,

"This young man! A lunatic! He does this to my son! Oh my poor son!" she continuously weep as they finally let go of her grasp, Wei Wuxian calmly brush his already reddish earlobe.

"Hey...I didn't do anything to your son...even he beats me every day..." he hiss and Mo Xuanyu's cousin's father replied, "You! There is a rumor he is using dark sorceries!"

Lan Sizhui, "Mr....there is no time to blame him, you have no evidence in that rumor...please let this poor young man be..."

Wei Wuxian's neck began to ache while he shook his head in confusion, letting himself enjoy his pretense. Mrs. Mo gritted her teeth in anger, she can't believe her son would possess such evil spirit...out of disbelief, she fainted.

People around the room were shock by Mrs. Mo's sudden fall. Lan Sizhui help the unconscious woman sat beside the chair near them.

Other disciples from GusuLan Sect are already took care of the aggressive possessed body of Mrs. Mo's son. Lan Sizhui pace towards the unconscious evil man and create a shield out of his blood, to prevent them from waking up again and to seal the whole room.

Wei Wuxian sat down beside the corner and continuously enjoying the show, a moment of silence passed and they waited until Lan Jingyi walk towards the evil man, his feet never pass towards the seal for it will broke when it smudge.

Lan Jingyi slowly reach the possessed man's left hand and recognized the black veins slowly creeping down its fingertips.

Wei Wuxian watched Lan Jingyi's movements before he spoke, "He often beats me with his right hand...I think when he's possessed, he used his left hand...I wonder if he wanted to try it on me since he beats me so much..."

Lan Sizhui became dumbfounded in the situation and his interest peak when Wei Wuxian give a little fact about the man. Lan Jingyi grew impatient in Wei Wuxian's arrogance, "And you're happy about it? You are indeed crazy..."

He let out a chuckling response to Lan Jingyi's annoying reply, little did they know...Mrs. Mo's body lift itself and attacked the maids beside her.

A cacophony of screams endure the whole area as the group of disciples prevent the evil spirit's attack by creating a diversion while Wei Wuxian hid in the corner and pleasingly watch the scene.

Lan Sizhui couldn't take the attack much longer and feel hopeless, he stood beside Jingyi and exclaimed, "Jingyi! Send the signal to HanGuang-Jun! We can't fight them off!!"

Lan Jingyi on the other hand, forcing his attack to the evil spirit heard Lan Sizhui's pleas and replied, "Will he come quickly?!"

HanGuang-Jun?? Wei Wuxian wheeze in disbelief, fragment memories of long forgotten past came upon him.