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"Zewu-jun, you called for me?" Sizhui knocked on his door before walking in. It was the next day, not long after 5am.
"Oh yes, take a seat." Lan Xichen gestured for him to sit across from him. Nervously he quietly sat down. He was working on a piece of paper. Reading and looking over documents. He had a small cup of water next to him.

'Did I do something wrong?' Sizhui thought. His hands became shaky, and so did his voice.
"Excuse me, but did I do something wrong?" Sizhui asked. He tried to control his fear.
"Oh no no," Lan Xichen reassured him. "It's about the quest Hanguan-Jun suggested," He said sweetly.

Sizhui relaxed a little, but couldn't help but ask, "Hanguan-Jun said that it was just a robbery of a book? Nothing about corpses or anything that could be important."
"You must understand that the boom can grant any wish a person has with no side affects," Lan Xichen took a drink from the cup.
"Yes..."
"And the book is now missing, in another persons hand?"
"Yes..."
"If it ended up within the hands of someone who hates our sect we would be in trouble," he said slowly. His eyes fixated on the documents.

"Yes, we would. Although I don't think this should involve our sect. Shouldn't the cops handle it?" Sizhui asked.
"No, they can't." He sighed, "It's a robbery for sure but they can only go so far. It's better to have one of you guys to solve it."
"So you're entrusting this to me?" He exaggerated the word 'me'.
"Yes, you are the head of you're team and already well experienced." He placed his pen down. "Everyone looks up to you. It would set a good example for others"

Sizhui tried to speak up but the words got stuck in his throat. He calmly rested his hands on his lap and looked down at them.
"I understand, can I bring some of my friends along?" He asked.
"Of course. It doesn't matter."
"Thank you. I'll excuse myself," with that Sizhui walked out and shut the door behind him.

"Ugh!! What's taking him so long?!" JingYi complained. They were waiting outside in the Yashi* roaming around the place. Jin Ling's eyes were still fixated on the diary he had last night.
       *Yashi: A room for visitors to wait.*
"Who knows," Jin ling said as he flipped a page. He was following JingYi around.
"He went to Zewu-Jun's today. I think he might be in trouble! Maybe someone over heard him talking smack on Lan Quiren?" He stopped to face Jin Ling but he bumped into him on accident. "And what book are you reading?"
He grabbed the book out of his hand and read the cover.

"A dairy hm? Got anything good in that?" JingYi teased. Jin Ling tried to take it from him but he dodged it. He quickly opened to a random page. "Oh I loved him! I loved him so much!"
"Gimme that!" Jin ling tried again, but he still missed. "Seriously it's not what you think!"
"Oh what's this? A boy?! Gasp!" JingYi said sarcastically. "I didn't know you were a cut sleeve*! That's really hypocritical*!"

       *Cut Sleeve and Hypocritical: Because of an old tale of a gay Emperor anyone (mostly boys) that would cut their sleeve short would be gay and called a cut sleeve. Hypocritical because Jin Ling made fun of a cut sleeve himself.*

"Hold on, what? That's not what it said yesterday." Jin Ling stopped going after him.
"Oh it's okay! I won't tell!" JingYi stopped and smirked. "My lips are sealed!"
"No! Actually give me that!" Jin Ling took the book out of JingYi's hands. "It didn't say that yesterday!"
"Stop lying there's no way a book would changed randomly overnight!" He looked over his shoulder.

Jin ling flipped through the pages. And found a random break in the book. He pointed to it.
"Here, I finished reading yesterday here. Did it switch owners?" Jin ling said. JingYi reached an arm around and flipped the pages back and forth.
"You're right! The handwriting is different." JingYi stared at Jin Ling. "Why in the world do you have a diary from different writers?"
"That's what I wanted to tell you! I didn't write in this! I was reading it!" Jin Ling protested.

"What are you guys doing?" They jumped and looked behind them. Sizhui was standing there, looking rather impatient. "Loud noises are forbidden in the Cloud recess."
"Oh! Nothing!" Jin Ling hid the book behind him and slipped it in a bag he was carrying.
"What's in the bag?"
"Nothing! It's just some random stuff I brought along!" Jin Ling smiled nervously. He tried to cover as much as he could and not seem suspicious.
Sizhui didn't buy it. He tried to walk closer to him but Jin ling backed away. He tried going around him but still failed to get a good look.

"Sizhui! Please don't bother him about it!" JingYi interrupted. "It's... a diary.."
"JingYi!" Jin Ling yelled offended.
"It's true. I'm sorry I read a little part in it but Sizhui can you leave it." JingYi looked down on the ground.

Sizhui sighed. "Fine, if it's that important, I'll forget about it." Jin Ling relaxed and slid the bag to his side. JingYi was also relieved too.
"Anyways, Zewu-Jun wanted us to investigate the heaven bound book."
"The book?" JingYi asked. "From yesterday? But it's just a robbery right?"
"That's what I thought, turns out it could be dangerous to the sect for some reason." Sizhui said.
"Or they just wanted to get us out more," JingYi said. "Anyways, I can't help you with it."
"Why?"
"Well, I meet someone..." JingYi started. He smirked a little and looked away from the couple.

"Seriously!" Jin ling shoved him. "Nothing else? Is she hot?" He teased him and JingYi started to blush.
"Woah! Don't get me started!" JingYi smiled ear to ear. "I think I'm pretty lucky!"
SiZhui sighed. "Do you really think the right time to talk about girls?" He looked disappointed with them.
"Yes!" They both said at the same time.
"Fine then," Sizhui said. "I guess only me and a-Ling are gonna go."
"Hey! When did I agree to go?" Jin ling snapped. JingYi walked up to him and whispered in his ear.
"Do it! It would take a while. Have fun~"
In an instant his face turned red as a tomato and he yelled right back at him. "Lan JingYi! Do you say that to your mother!" Jin Ling sat on the ground and huddled in a corner angrily.
'Aww, he acts like a puppy!' Sizhui thought, he tried to hide his laughter.

"Alright I'll stop," JingYi patted the little puppy on the ground. "But honestly I cannot go with you guys."
"It's fine. It shouldn't be much work anyways." Sizhui walked over and pulled Jin Ling up. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, thanks"
"I'm gonna go now! Don't wanna be late!" With that he ran off. Jin Ling and Sizhui stared blankly at his direction without saying a word.
"He's gonna be fine..." Jin Ling said. "Hopefully."

-TO BE CONTINUED-