Unrestrained | Weiying.

Part 3 Flashback

Third Person's POV

In that year, aside from the YunmengJiang Sect, there were also the young masters from other clans, sent to study here from parents who heard of the reputation.

The young masters were all around fifteen or sixteen. Because the sects all knew the others, although they weren't close, they had seen others' faces before.

It was widely known that, although Wei Wuxian's surname was not Jiang, he was the leading disciple of the sect leader of the YunmengJiang Sect—Jiang FengMian, and also the son of his friend who had passed away. In fact, the sect leader regarded him as his own child.

This, along with how youths were not as concerned with status and ancestry as elders, they were soon friends. Only a few sentences passed, and everyone started to call others older brothers or younger brothers.

Somebody asked, "The Lotus Pier of the Jiang Clan is much more fun than here, right?"

Wei Wuxian laughed, "Fun or not fun depends on how fun you make it to be. There's definitely less rules than here, and no need to wake up so early."

The GusuLan Sect wakes as five in the morning and rests at nine in the evening, not allowing any delay.

Somebody else asked, "When do you guys wake up? What do you do during the day?"

Jiang Cheng humphed, "Him? He wakes at nine in the morning and sleeps at one during the night. When he wakes up, he doesn't practice his sword or meditate; he goes boating, swims around, picks lotus seedpods, and hunts for pheasants."

Wei Wuxian replied, "No matter how much pheasants I hunt, I'm still number one."

One youth spoke, "Next year, I'm going to Yunmeng to study! Nobody can hold me back!"

A bucket of cold water was thrown on him (not literally thrown water), "Nobody would hold you back. But your older brother would just break your legs."

The youth drooped at once. This was the second young master of the QingheNie Sect—Nie Huaisang.

His brother, Nie Mingjue, was extremely resolute when carrying out orders, quite renowned in the cultivation world. Although the brothers were not born from the same mother, their relationship was quite solid.

Nie Mingjue had always taught his younger brother with extreme harshness, particularly caring for his studies. This was why, even though Nie Huaisang respected his older brother, he was the most scared of Nie Mingjue mentioning his schoolwork.

Wei Wuxian spoke, "To be honest, Gusu is quite fun as well."

Nie Huaisang spoke, "Wei-xiong (xiong-older brother), listen to a sincere advice of mine. The Cloud Recesses is nothing like Lotus Pier. On this trip to Gusu, remember that there's one person whom you shouldn't provoke."

Wei Wuxian asked, "Who? Lan Qiren?"

Nie Huaisang replied, "Not that old man. Who you need to be careful of is his proudest disciple Lan Zhan."

Wei Wuxian spoke, "Lan Zhan from the Two Jades of Lan? Lan Wangji?"

The respectable title of the Two Jades of Lan were given to the two sons of the GusuLan Sect's current sect leader—Lan Huan and Lan Zhan.