ALL WELL THAT ENDS WELL (A WangXian Story)

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

"There IS a calm before the storm...

enjoy it while it lasts!"

-Anonymous-

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One fierce corpse went inside the Slaughtering Cave to announce to his family the exciting news.

"Qin-jie." the "general" exclaimed happily though it cannot be seen in his facial expression.

"Yes, A-Ning." the lady in crimson red replied.

"The time has come, Qin-jie." Wen Ning said.

Wen Qing gave a small smile while stroking his younger brother's hair. "Then, we must prepare. Though it is a joyous moment A-Ning, we also know what it signifies. We must heed with care."

"I know, Qing-jie. I will gather everyone for a meeting then." Wen Ning went outside to call everyone.

Wen Qing look up in the sky and sighed. Wei WuXian and Lan Zhan... you must be careful. I hope we will see each other again peacefully but I know chaos is just around...waiting...and it will come for sure if they found out you are alive and well... too well for their comfort. I cannot wait to meet your sons too.

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And so he keep it that way. Peace is still having a long way to go for Sect Leader Jiang Wanyin is not ready to succumb in a deafening silence that echoes wildly in the air of Lotus Pier.

The sect leader heaved a long sighed. They said that time heals all wounds and yet it has been 9 years and the pain has yet to settle in his wounded soul. Anger, self-hatred and guilt are the emotions that are brawling inside his aching heart. ZiDian sizzled its purple lightning and Jiang Cheng did his best to calm himself down. He looked up at the bright sky in order to seek comfort and answers as well. Closing his eyes, feeling the wind brushed his face, he inhaled deeply to calm himself within.

However, it is all for naught. Even the place where he stood did nothing to help in calming him down. The Lotus Pavilion is a place that beholds beauty, where the lake and its surroundings has been envelops with lotus flowers in all kinds. The calmness that the place evoke contradicts to the raging emotions that treaded in Jiang Cheng's being.

"A-Cheng." Comes a sweet and gentle voice.

Jiang Cheng turned around and bowed. "Jiejie! You are here. Where is that brat and that peacock of yours?" Jiang Cheng greeted his elder sister.

"A-Cheng." comes a reprimanding but a hint of smile in his jiejie's voice.

"Jin Ling and my husband is with mother and father. Come A-Cheng! I brought a lotus pork rib soup for us to share."

Jiang Cheng keep his head down as memories crashed in his mind.

"A-Cheng." Madam Jin YanLi cup Jiang Wanyin's face and caressed his cheek to settle the turmoil that plague in his brother's mind. "It has been 9 years A-Cheng. If ever A-Xian is here, he will not stop teasing you for being emotional." Jin YanLi achingly smile with an unshed tears in her eyes.

"Jiejie!" with difficulty to breathe Jiang Cheng replied. "But...I...."

"A-Cheng. Do not blame yourself for what happened. You...no, all of us have been a victim of the schemes unknowingly A-Cheng."

"And yet it has been 9 years and we have still no idea of who it was!" Jiang Cheng exclaimed angrily. Zidian sparks aggressively.

"Jiang WanYin. Calm yourself!" former sect leader Jiang Fengmian reprimanded Jiang Cheng.