THE GAME

Chapter 12

Qishan Wen: Nightless city...

It was a windy night. Traces of yellow lightning lit up the sky like seizures but no thunder was heard. People outside knew very well it was one of those terrifying nights and took precautions. The smell of the earth lingered sweetly but the rustling of the leaves and the small drops that fell after clouds gathered made things clear; a storm was coming.

Inside the grand palace, was a man scheming and reflecting on his mistakes along the way. "Cangse Sanren...You could have prevented the bloodshed from coming if only you'd agreed to my proposal...Too bad you could not take your only child with you to the grave. Now I have another chance to achieve what many great men before me couldn't.", Wen Ruohan said his thoughts out loud.

The door to his throne room opened and he lifted his head. "Master...", a muscular alpha with a confident look knelt a few feet away. "What is it?", the Sect Leader played with his mustache.

"We found the next yin metal...Yue Yang is also done with the experiments. It was a success but he needs more test subjects to conclude.", Wen Zhuliu was fluent and brief. The man on the throne was pleased. "Good...Bring him to me and send for my eldest son. There's someone I need to claim."

His loyal servant nodded without question and excused himself. Left alone once again to his thoughts and his iron throne, Wen Ruohan rose to his feet and kept his hands behind him. "Soon...Soon I will have my golden goose...HAHAHAHA...", he let out a horrifying laugh.

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"Yish!", Wei Ying suddenly shuddered, feeling goosebumps. "What's wrong?", Jiang Cheng raised a brow at him. "Nothing just felt a terrible chill...Like someone bad had eyes on me", Wei Ying massaged his chest. Jiang Wanyin rolled his eyes, "Of course someone bad has eyes on you...Look behind you!".

Wei Ying turned and found someone looking elsewhere. "Lan Wangji?", Wei Ying had a whimsical look on his face. "Yes, that evil Jade...He's been staring at you the whole time. We should probably leave before he makes you pregnant with his hungry glares." the Angry Lotus gritted his teeth.

"Pfffft! He wishes! Hahaha...", Wei Ying laughed. Their first week had already gone by without stress. Gusu was indeed calm and peaceful but there were too many rules. They were subjected to waking up at exactly 5 a.m. and had to pay respects to the Sect Leader and his wife almost every day. That part was not annoying but having breakfast in white robes with the family was. The food was bland and mostly made of vegetables. To top that, they had to eat with Lan QiRen's frown starring at them all the time. Not only were they denied anything else, but they also had to finish everything on their plate out of reverence, 'It's against the rules to waste food'.

What surprised them the most in their stay was how friendly the Jades behaved towards them. When the Lotuses found out they would be sharing the Jades' mansion on the south wing, Wei Ying set up spiritual barriers and made several talismans to protect himself and his shidi. Their rooms were not far from one another.

Wei Ying, "Jiang Cheng, I think Wangji is remorseful...Maybe I should stop being hard on him."

Jiang Cheng gave his brother a knock on the head, "Idiot, can't you see it's a trick...They're only being nice so we lower our guard."

"Huh?... But we can't be hostile when they're being hospitable. Look, a whole Lan Wangji did not scold me when I decided to run around the house yesterday. That is a big deal. He didn't even complain when a guard sneaked in with last night's drinks. This same person fought me the first time I brought alcohol to class.", Wei Ying scratched his chin.

"Wei Wuxian...I couldn't care less if he bought you a little Pony!... I can't stand it when ZewuJun acts like an angel when he's definitely banging some hoe on the side", Jiang Cheng looked over at the Jades, playing chess not far from them.