Everyday means everyday: Untamed fanfiction

Chapter 23: Suibian and Blade Spirits

"Wen Ning is back! Lian Qing and Liu Yue came too! And Lady Luo and Jin Hong. Zizhen calls.

"Finally!" Jin Ling complains. With effort, Lian Qing and Liu Yue try to break through the barrier array but it still didn't budge.

"Let's weaken it from the inside as well," Sizhui says. The four of them nod and aim their spiritual energy at a spot on the barrier. The three female cultivators soon caught on to what they were doing and aimed their own spiritual energy at the same spot from the outside. After a while, it began to weaken and eventually collapse.

"Are you four alright? What happened?" Lady Luo demands, her eyes scanning their robes that were covered in ash and the burnt ground around them.

"We confronted...the son," Sizhui wasn't sure how to say it. "His name is Jin Fu. He kept us trapped here."

"Wen Ning, why did you leave?" Jin Ling says loudly. "There were so many of them!" Wen Ning looks away.

"I had to go get help. I knew you four would be able to handle yourself. And...I got a message from Master Wei. I knew they wouldn't use such simple means to kill you, Clan Leader Jin."

"What do you mean by 'simple'? Jin Ling crosses his arms.

"He means, Jin Fu and his father wouldn't make it so the mess would be difficult to hide," Sizhui explains.

"He could have killed us," Jin Ling says shortly. "Nobody was around just now. If he had used more than one fire talismans, Zizhen wouldn't have been able to put it out. It makes no sense that their only goal is to get rid of me. They had plenty of chances to do it."

"Indeed it does seem strange. They only sent assassins with arrows in the beginning, but now everything is so complicated. And what Jin Fu said...don't you feel like this is really a plan to take over the cultivation world? As well as exact revenge upon the Jin Clan,"Zizhen says thoughtfully.

"If you were killed, the others would only come after you. Then again Jin Fu was hardly aiming to kill at that moment we were fighting him. His beasts barely attacked us. They were stalling us." Sizhui pales at Zizhen's words.

"They're trying to frame Wei WuXian again....they'll make it seem as if he was the one who killed his own nephew, especially if the sword gets out of control. It'll be evident if there is blood on Suibian's blade," Jingyi says grimly.

"We need to get to Lotus Pier immediately." Jin Ling says urgently.

"We will need to be careful," Jin Hong warns them. "There may be beasts waiting for us in the forest. Keep an eye out."

"Is everyone...coming with us?" Sizhui looks at them. Lady Luo nods.

"My husband and my daughter already know. They are staying at my husband's mother's house until the danger is over. It's been awhile since I've fought alongside clan members...I'd be honored to fight alongside you, Clan Leader Jin."

"And us," Lian Qing adds in. "If the world is in danger, we will not stand by."

"Thank you," Zizhen smiles at her and she smiles back.

"Let's go," Jin Ling says.

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"We're under attack!" Wei WuXian's head shoots up at the panicked shout. He and Lan Wangji immediately come out from their rooms. Bichen had already been drawn from his sheath and Wei WuXian could only grip his sword tightly. He was hesitant to use ChenQing with Suibian within its proximity.

"How did the beasts get in?" Wei WuXian hisses. "We saw them fly!"

"The other man," Lan Wangji frowns, then he charges forward to help the Jiang disciples fend the beasts off. Although Wei WuXian's non-spiritual was not as powerful, it was enough to fight off several of the low leveled cultivation beasts. He jumps to one side as a large, more powerful one lunges at him. He slashes at it with his sword, but it's thick skin prevents the blade from doing much damage. A wave of blue energy blasts toward the beast, throwing it away from Wei WuXian. Lan Wangji had summoned his guqin and was attacking the beasts swiftly with the notes he played. The small beasts were blasted to the floor but the larger more powerful ones stood their grounds, their eyes glowing red. They shoot out dark smoke from their mouths.