Chapter 87 (1/2)
Chapter 87
Chapter 87: Loyalty—Part Nine
Translated by K of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
As Wei WuXian spoke, he grabbed two branches and started to clireat ease, he leaped up until he reached an area near the topWei WuXian finally stopped, “Hm, it should be about here”
He buried his face inside a cluster of thick leaves and only looked down after a long whileHis voice was high, tinged with laughter, “Back then, it felt so scarily high, but looking at it now, it really wasn’t that high”
The instant he wrapped his arms around the tree, Wei WuXian’s eyes had warht was already blurred
Lan wangJi was standing right beneath the tree, looking at him with his chin raisedHe was clothed in white as wellHe didn’t hold a lantern, buthihtHe looked up at the top of the tree with a dedicated expressionHe seemed to have walked a few steps closer, almost as if to stretch his arms out
All of a sudden, an abnored into Wei WuXian’s mind
He wanted to fall down again, just like back then
A voice inside of him said, If he catches me, I’ll…
At this point where he thought ‘I’ll’, Wei WuXian let goSeeing that he fell out of the tree without any warning, Lan wangJi’s eyes immediately widenedHe shot forward just in tiht by Wei WuXian
Lan wangJi’s figure was slenderHe see ardedNot only was his ar, his lower body was steady tooBut, after all, it was a grown ht Wei WuXian, he staggered slightly, walking a step backwardImmediately, however, he steadied hio of Wei WuXian, he realized that Wei WuXian’s ar hihtest
He couldn’t see Wei WuXian’s faceWei WuXian couldn’t see his face either, but he didn’t need toWhen he closed his eyes, all he breathed in was the cold sandalwood on Lan wangJi’s body
His voice was hoarse, “Thank you”
He wasn’t scared of fallingAll these years, he’d fallen round still hurt, after allIf someone was be there to catch him, it’d be more than wonderful
Hearing Wei WuXian thank hiJi’s body seemed to freeze for a secondThe hand that was about to be laid on Wei WuXian’s back paused before it returned
After a Ji responded, “You are welcome”
With a long ti with his back straight as ever, he spoke as though nothing happened, “Let’s go back!”
Lan wangJi, “No ?”
Wei WuXian, “Yes,to see if alk farther outIt’d be the wilderness there, and we’ve seen enough of that in the past few daysLet’s go back to Lotus PierI’ll take you to see the last place”
The two returned to the dock and entered the gates of Lotus Pier once againThey walked across the training fieldAs they passed by an ornate little building, Wei WuXian stopped and took a few Ji asked, “What is wrong?”
Wei WuXian shook his head, “NothingThe place I lived in used to be hereNow it’s goneIt really was torn downAll of these are new”
They passed by the layers of buildings and arrived at a quiet place in the depths of Lotus Pier, in front of a black eight-cornered palaceAs if scared that he’d startle soently pushed the doors open and walked insideBefore the palace neatly lay rows and rows of tablets
They passed by the layers of buildings and arrived at a quiet place in the depths of Lotus Pier, in front of a black eight-cornered palaceAs if scared that he’d startle soently pushed the doors open and walked insideBefore the palace neatly lay rows and rows of tablets
It was the Yun Sect’s ancestral hall
He found a hassock and kneeled downTaking three of the incense sticks in the container, he ignited theht and stuck them into the bronze tripod in front of the tabletsHe prostrated three tiJi, “I used to come here a lot”
Lan wangJi had on an expression of understanding, “Kneeling as punishment?”
Wei WuXian htMadam Yu punished me almost every day”
Lan wangJi nodded, “I have heard of a few things”
Wei WuXian, “It’s so fa, even you Gusu people kno could it be ‘a few things’? But, to be honest, in all these years, I’ve never seen a second woo to the ancestral hall and kneel no matter how small the matter wasHahaha…”
But, apart fro to harm him
He suddenly remembered that this was the ancestral hall and that Madaht in front of hiized, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry”
To htless words, he lit up three more sticks of incenseJust as he raised theot darker beside hiJi had also kneeled down beside him
Now that they were in the ancestral hall, for the sake of courtesy, of course he had to show his respect as wellLan wangJi also took three sticks of incense and, sweeping his sleeve to the side, and ignited the one of the red candlesHis raveWei WuXian tilted his head to look at hiJi glanced at him and reminded, “The ashes”
The three sticks of incense that Wei WuXian held had been burning for quite a whileA bit of ashes had already accu offHowever, he still refused to insert theether”
The three sticks of incense that Wei WuXian held had been burning for quite a whileA bit of ashes had already accu offHowever, he still refused to insert theether”
Lan wangJi didn’t objectAnd so, each with three sticks of incense, the two of theMian and Yu ZiYuan’s naether
OnceTwiceThe movements were exactly the sameWei WuXian, “That’s it” He finally placed the incense into the tripod
In the endWei WuXian glanced at Lan wangJi, who’s kneeling as properly as ever beside hiether and uttered in his heart, ‘Uncle Jiang, MadaainBut I really did want to bring him here and show him to youLet the two prostrates we just did count as prostrating to the Heavens and the Earth, and to the Father and the MotherPlease help me reserve the person beside me for nowI’ll owe you the last prostrate for now, and find some chance to make up for it in the future…’
In traditional Chinese es, one has to prostrate three times: once to the Heavens and the Earth, once to the Father and the Mother, and once to the Husband and the Wife (each other)
At this point, a cold laugh suddenly came from behind the two
Wei WuXian was in thethe sound, he tre Cheng standing in theoutside of the ancestral hall, his arms folded
His voice was chilling, “Wei WuXian, you really don’t take yourself as an outsider, do you? You come and leave whenever you wantYou take with you whomever you wantDo you perhaps still remember whose sect this is? Who’s the owner?”
Doing this, Wei WuXian wanted to keep it away fro in the first placeNow that he discovered them, he knew they’d definitely be faced with soue, “I didn’t take HanGuang-Jun to the other, reet Uncle Jiang and Madam Yu with a few sticks of incenseWe’re finished already and we’ll be leaving now”
Jiang Cheng, “If you’re leaving, please go as far as possibleDon’t let ain”
Wei WuXian felt his broitchHe saw Lan wangJi’s right hand press onto his sword and stopped him at once
Lan wangJi turned to Jiang Cheng, “Watch your words”
Wei WuXian felt his broitchHe saw Lan wangJi’s right hand press onto his sword and stopped him at once
Lan wangJi turned to Jiang Cheng, “Watch your words”