Chapter 71 (1/2)
Chapter 71: Departure—Part Three
Two
After the QishanWen Sect collapsed, the city that used to be theof all cities evaporated into thin air in just one night, falling into ruins A large number of cultivators searched for new locations of activity, diverging into , Gusu, and Qinghe received the greatest influx of cultivators On the streets, people hurried to and fro All of the disciples carried swords by their waists, talking loftily about the fate of the current world All of theh spirits
Suddenly, the people on the streets lowered their voices slightly In unison, they looked to the end of the street
Fro a forehead ribbon slowly approached, carrying with him a sword and a zither
The race, but frost and snow seeure Before he had even drawn nearer, the cultivators quieted on their own,his eyes in respect The more well-known ones bravened up and went forth to salute hihtly, returning the salutations without fault, and didn't cease in his steps The other cultivators didn't dare bother hi to back off
Suddenly, however, froirl dressed in vibrant colors In a hurry, she brushed shoulders with hi toward his body
Niht the object He looked down to find the bud of a flower as white as snow
The bud was delicate and fresh, having gathered soJi ure approached from in front of him With a wave of her hand, a s for his chest, but ended up on his shoulder Lan wangJi caught it as well When he turned to look, the wo aithout even a hint of eirl, ore her hair in double-buns Hopping over, in her ars dotted with red buds She fled as soon as she threw theJi had already gathered a bundle of colorful flowers, though he still stood expressionlessly in the nized HanGuang-Jun didn't dare laugh even if they wanted to They pretended to be serious, but their eyes kept on lingering The ordinary people who didn't recognize him, however, had already started to point at hiJi pondered with downcast eyes, he suddenly felt soh onto his head He raised his hand A pink medicinal peony, at the peak of its bloom, had landed flawlessly on the side of his head
Fro voice, ”Lan Zhan—ah, no, HanGuang-Jun—what a coincidence!”
Lan wangJi looked up to see an airy pavilion lined with layers and layers of gauze curtains A black-robed man lay on his side over a red lacquer divan One hand of his slender body dangled down, holding a fine liquor jar made of black clay Half of the jar's crimson tassel wrapped around his arm, while the other half swayed back and forth in the air
Seeing Wei WuXian's face, the disciples atching the scene all grew so Patriarch and HanGuang-Jun didn't have a good relationshi+p When they fought together during the Sunshot Caue nobody knehat could happen this time As of the moment, they didn't even bother to put on a polite pretense any at the two as hard as they could
Lan wangJi didn't leave with a cold face, contrary to their conjectures He only said, ”It is you”
Wei WuXian, ”It'shas to be ? If you're not busy, coirls encircled hi at those down below, ”Yeah, Young Master, coirls were the ones who tossed flowers at him earlier on There was no need to say as the person that told theJi turned around and proceeded to leave Seeing that there was no reaction, Wei WuXian wasn't surprised at all With a click of his tongue, he rolled down the divan and drank a mouthful of the liquor in his jar Yet, a few hter than heavy, calJi walked up the stairs and parted the curtains as he entered The bejeweled strings clinked crisply, almost melodically
He placed the bundle of flowers that had hit him onto the small table, ”Your flowers”
Wei WuXian slanted his body until he could reach the table, ”You're welcoive theJi, ”Why?”
Wei WuXian, ”Why not? I just wanted to see how you'd react to such a thing”
Lan wangJi, ”Ridiculous”
Wei WuXian, ”Ridiculous is exactly what I aet you up here… Hey, hey, hey, don't go You're already here You won't have a few sips?”
Lan wangJi, ”Liquor is prohibited”
Wei WuXian, ”I know that liquor is prohibited in your sect, but it's not like it's the Cloud Recesses here It's fine if you have soirls immediately took out a new cup After they poured it full, they pushed it toward the bundle of flowers Lan wangJi still didn't see to sit down, but he didn't see to leave either
Wei WuXian, ”You finally ca for once, and you won't even try the delicious liquor here? But, though the liquor is delicious, it'll never even compare to the Emperor's Smile at Gusu where you live It really is the best of all liquor In the future, if I have the chance to go to Gusu again, I'll definitely save half or a dozen and drink the with you? The seats are right there, and you're still standing Go sit, won't you?”
The girls urged hiJi's light eyes exaaze landed on the coal-black, red-tasseled flute by Wei WuXian's waist His eyes looked down, as if he was thinking of the best wording Seeing this, Wei WuXian raised a brow,to say next
As he expected, Lan wangJi said, slowly, ”You should not acco”
The s around Wei WuXian iauze curtains swayed, at tiht The pavilion shi+fted between light and dark Now, their snohite cheeks seemed a bit too pale, so drained of blood that they alJi as well Out of the blue caesturing for them to move to the side He shook his head as he spoke, ”Lan Zhan, you really do beco It's not like you're in your seventies, so don't copy your uncle all the ti others”
Lan wangJi turned around and walked a step closer to hi, it is still best if you come back to Gusu with me”
”…” Wei WuXian, ”I really haven't heard this in a long tiiven up long ago”
Lan wangJi, ”Last ti the hunt on Phoenix Mountain, have you noticed certain signs?”
Wei WuXian, ”What signs?”
Lan wangJi, ”The loss of control”
Wei WuXian, ”You ht with Jin ZiXuan? I think you got soht with Jin ZiXuan whenever I see his you said afterwards”
Wei WuXian, ”What things? I say so otten about the things I said two h he could tell at once that he didn't take it seriously He took in deep breath, ”Wei Ying”
He continued stubbornly, ”The ghost path harms the body and the heart”
Wei WuXian seean to hurt, ”Lan Zhan, you… I've heard h of these words that you say, and you still feel that you haven't said theht now You say that it harms the heart, but I haven't becoJi, ”It is not too late yet In the future, even if you regret…”
Without waiting for hied He suddenly stood up, ”Lan Zhan!”
Behind hiirls Wei WuXian, ”Stop it”
Thus, the girls lowered their heads and retreated, but still they stared unwaveringly at Lan wangJi Wei WuXian turned to hiret it, I don't like it when people take guesses at how I' to be in the future, either”
After a while of silence, Lan wangJi replied, ”I am the one as out of line”
Wei WuXian, ”Not really But, indeed, looks like I shouldn't have invited you up here Today was because of Ji, ”It was not”
Wei WuXian sood, then”
He finished in one gulp the half cup of liquor that was left, ”But, no matter what, I should still thank you I'll take it as you're concerned for me”
Wei WuXian waved his hand, ”Then, I won't bother HanGuang-Jun any longer Let's ain if the chance co Cheng iping his sword He lifted his eyes, ”You're back?”
Wei WuXian, ”I', ”Your face looks terrible Don't tell me you ran into Jin ZiXuan?”
Wei WuXian, ”Worse than Jin ZiXuan Guess who”
Jiang Cheng, ”Give me a hint”
Wei WuXian, ”Wants to lockfrowned, ”Lan Zhan? Why is he at Yun?”
Wei WuXian, ”No idea He's in the streets, probably searching for soht this up in such a long ti, ”It's your fault for calling him over first”
Wei WuXian, ”How did you know that it was , ”Do you even have to ask? Which tie one as well Clearly every time you part with hiet hiht about it, ”I' to hiain Wei WuXian, ”Just how many ti Cheng, ”Three ti has it been since you last wiped it?”
Wei WuXian took a pear and bit into it, ”Tossed it into , ”From now on, carry your sword in important events like hunts or Discussion Conferences That's a ripe exah at”
Wei WuXian, ”It's not like you don't know I hate it the s The , the less I want to do it I' to do about it?”
Jiang Cheng glared at him Wei WuXian added, ”And I don't want to be pulled into a sword duel by people I don't even know Whenever ive me a few people to kill, nobody can botherIt's better that way”
Jiang Cheng, ”Didn't you use to love showing off your sword skills in front of others?”
Wei WuXian, ”I used to be a kid Can't be a kid forever, can't I?”
Jiang Cheng smirked, ”Don't carry your sword, then It doesn't matter But don't provoke Jin ZiXuan froShan's only son, after all The future leader of the LanlingJin Sect will be him If you beat him up, what should I, the sect leader, do? Beat him up with you? Or punish you?”
Wei WuXian, ”Isn't Jin GuangYao here now? Jin GuangYao see finished wiping his sword After he scrutinized it for a while, he finally put Sandu back into its sheath, ”So what, if he's better? No matter how much better he is, no uests That's all there is to his life He can't compare with Jin ZiXuan”
Wei WuXian found his tone to be even so, be honest with me—what do you mean? Last time you went all the way to take shi+jie over You can't actually want shi+jie to…?”
Jiang Cheng, ”It's not impossible”
Wei WuXian, ”It's not iya? You're telling , ”He's probably regretting it”