Lan Zhan's Untamed (Lan Zhan x Wei Wuxian)

Story of a girl

"What's your name?" Brother enquires when he meets the new entrant to Cloud Recess. Wei Ying, standing by my side was quietly contemplating the situation in front of him. He wasn't worried too much. It was as if he knew right from the start that Wu Meiming will be accepted in Lan Clan.

The kids were all present and so was my Uncle. We were currently in the Orchid Room where brother had a kind smile as always and Wu Meiming's poise was that of a warrior. Standing in the centre, she had a grace that was charming yet the vibe was of a dominant personality.

"ZewuJun" she bowed with respect "my name is Wu Meiming. I belonged to the Xuan Clan".

"Belonged?" Brother further enquiried.

"Yes belonged. I ran away from my clan when they were about to sell me to a brothel. I chose to live on the street and survive than be a slave for lifetime".

"Weren't you scared?" Brother probed and she smiled "ZewuJun, it is better to die honourably than to loose my life at someone's mercy. My parents taught me to be a warrior not a slave" I knew my brother was impressed.

"What happened to your parents?" This was asked by my uncle and Wei's imperceptible shift of his body did not go unnoticed by me.

"Elder Lan Qiren" Wu Meiming smiled politely "they were banished from the Clan because they stood to fight against the wrong and injustice that the Clan sought out. They believed to stand for truth and justice".

"Your Clan is quite small. What wrong did they committ?" Uncle questioned and her eyes sought Wei's for the first time. He gestured her to continue and she did "They were asked to kill people".

"Who asked them?" Brother probed and she was firm with her answer "Jin Guang Yao" the name resonated around the room and I could see Jingyi clasp Jin Ling's hand.

"My father always believed in standing for righteousness. My mother was a medical practitioner. Together they walked away from the Clan. I was with them, albeit young, but I had never seen them more happy. It was during one such time they came across The Yiling Patriarch. My father was fascinated with his teachings and was trying to find out a method of practicing cultivation without Qi deviation" she paused and looked around the room "rather my initial Wu is a tribute my father gave Wei Wuxian".

My eyes immediately found Wei's and I was surprised to see his was already on me trying to assess my reaction and at that very moment I realised there was much more to him that none of us even knew about.

"What happened to your parents?" Brother asked solemnly and her eyes glazed with sadness.

"After the death of The Yiling Patriarch, my parents did not give up on his practice. They knew there was some sort of mischief. My mother was powerful in her field of work and she was trying to find medicines to calm ones heart. My father preached the work of Wei Wuxian. It was during these trying times that their lives were made miserable by Yunmeng Sect Leader Jiang Cheng. He had ordered to capture people who practiced other form of cultivation. My parents were fugitives. One such night they caught my father and dragged him to Lotus Pier. My mother stayed back to protect me. I don't know what happened to him there but a kind man helped him escape and when my father returned, his skin was ripped out in lot of places. The kind man stayed with us for few days and then left when he knew it wasn't safe to stay in one place for a long time" she paused and took a deep breath "but few days later when I was not at home, I was playing with some village children, I came back to find them murdered. Just like that they were gone. I was wondering around when someone recognised me and took me back to our Clan. They refused to take me in first but then they did only to torture me. I had enough of all this when they tried to sell me to a brothel and I ran away for good" as she said her poured her heart out, I saw my brother's eyes. He was in awe of her. She had won his heart. She was a strong willed child.