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Wei Ying and Xichen came back a week and a half later of being at Gusu. Xichen could honestly say he was stressed out by what had occurred when they got to Gusu. He couldn't believe that Wei Ying managed to get his uncle to disagree with everything only for him to change his mind once again three days later.
"I think that went pretty well," Wei Ying said as they walked back to the burial mounds.
"Wei Wuxian you got him to decline you and helping the Wen Clan members only to talk to him alone and get him to agree again. What did you do?" Xichen asked completely shocked and annoyed.
"I just had to make sure he was ready to have to deal with me again considering how much he hated dealing with me before during those three months when I went to training there," Wei Ying said as they started to walk up the burial mounds.
"I get that but did you have to wait so long for him to agree again to us going back," Xichen said.
"Well I could have gotten him to agree sooner but it was a battle of wills at the moment and it needed to happen between us because it gave us a deeper understanding of one another," Wei Ying said as he came into view of the Wen Clan members and Jiang Cheng.
"What's going on?" Xichen asked.
"Jiang Cheng what are you doing here?" Wei Ying asked stepping ahead of Xichen and going toward his brother.
"I was here to look for you," Jiang Cheng said looking behind Wei Ying to see Xichen again. "What is wrong with you Lan brothers? Why are they here every time I come?" Jiang Cheng asked a bit annoyed.
"Well..." Wei Ying scratched the back of his head. "I'm..." Wei Ying didn't know where to start.
"Wei Ying is mine," Lan Zhan said behind Jiang Cheng as he held Yuan.
"What?" Jiang Cheng asked shocked.
"He's mine," Lan Zhan said again.
Wei Ying couldn't help the laugh that came out of his mouth and Xichen was doing his best not to laugh out along with Wei Ying. His brother is so possessive. Wei Ying couldn't hold it in anymore and the laugh was so filled with life that everyone was shocked which in turn made Xichen laugh along with him. It was filling the air their carefree laughter that it made everyone either uncomfortable or made them want to laugh with them but the dark aura around Jiang Cheng made everyone nervous.
"WEI WUXIAN!" Jiang Cheng screamed alerting everyone.
"Jiang Cheng don't be so angry... come talk to me. Everyone gets prepared," Wei Ying said as he dragged his brother in the cave only to get followed by the Lan brothers. "No, you two stay out here and help them. I have to talk to him," Wei Ying said as he pointed toward the other direction.
The moment the two were alone it immediately became awkward and Wei Ying wanted to laugh it off but he found that he couldn't.
"Where are you going?" Jiang Cheng asked.
"I'm taking the remaining Wen Clan members to an isolated location and then I'm going to marry into the Lan Clan," Wei Ying said honestly shocking Jiang Cheng.
"What?" Jiang Cheng asked shocked.
"You heard me and I mean every word I said," Wei Ying said.
"Why are you marrying into the Lan Clan? You can just come home," Jiang Cheng said.
"Well if I'm being honest, I'm marrying into the Lan Clan because I'm in love with Lan Zhan and because I want to be with him for the rest of my life. Also, because I could never go back home and we both know that. I create problems for you that can't be fixed by you telling me to pick up a sword again," Wei Ying said shocking Jiang Cheng.
"Just tell me why you won't just give the Tyger Seal to the Jin Clan?" Jiang Cheng asked shocked.
"Because if I give something, I made to the Jin Clan it will be like the Wen Clan all over again and that's not something I want to repeat," Wei Ying said.
"Are you really going to give up being in our clan to be in there's?" Jiang Cheng asked sadly.
"I'm not ever going to give up the Clan that raised me it's just not where I'm meant to be," Wei Ying said.
"What the hell does that even mean?" Jiang Cheng snapped.
"I feel guilty every day thinking about it... thinking I'm the reason for everything that has happened since we met. You, your mom, and others continuously blamed me for everything that happened to our clan. How can I go back? How can I feel okay when I feel like everything was my fault? How can I stay there when I feel like it was my fault, to begin with? That we were the remaining three," Wei Ying asked sadly tears were starting to form in his eyes.
Jiang Cheng was shocked by the words and they stung each time Wei Ying spoke.
"It's not that I don't feel like I was at fault but I wasn't completely. It wasn't my fault that the Wen Clan killed off our clan or that we were chosen by them. Gusu was hit too and no one was blamed like I was. The biggest difference is that they lost some people while we lost all. Should I feel guilty that the Wen bastard hated me because he was inadequate by his own skills? He was pathetic that's why he went for us. He wanted an excuse and that excuse was me being better than him. Your mom chose not to cut my arm off and I would have willingly given it up to save our clan she chose to fight. I don't want to be the blame anymore," Wei Ying said pain visible in his eyes the mask dropped and Jiang Cheng saw his brother for the first time.
"You really feel that way?" Jiang Cheng asked.
"Yes," Wei Ying said with resolution.
"Can you tell me one thing then?" Jiang Cheng asked.
"What is it?" Wei Ying asked.
"Why don't you use your sword anymore?" Jiang Cheng asked.
"I don't have my golden core anymore that's why I'm on the path of demonic cultivation. It was burned out before I was thrown in the burial mounds by that bastard," Wei Ying lied but he finally let it be known that he didn't have his core anymore.
"You... don't... no way why didn't you say anything to anyone?" Jiang Cheng asked.
"Because I just wanted someone to believe in me without me having to say what was really going on," Wei Ying said with a sad smile on his face.
Jiang Cheng felt guilty now he didn't know that Wei Ying was carrying such a burden in his heart and the pain that Wei Ying was feeling. He couldn't help but feel like he needed to help his long-time brother and friend that he didn't know was going through so many feelings.
"You don't need to feel guilty just don't tell anyone where I'm going and we will always be able to see one another. If you ever need me you can always come to find me in Gusu... it's weird I never thought I would say that" Wei Ying said. "Oh, and don't tell anyone I don't have a golden core anymore it's not their business," Wei Ying said with a cheerful smile.
"I won't tell anyone," Jiang Cheng said angrily but he really wasn't he was actually quite sad.
"Thank you, Jiang Cheng," Wei Ying said with a smile that was covered with all the pain and sadness.
"You are welcome," Jiang Cheng said and walked out of the cave feeling a million different emotions.
Wei Ying was at a standstill and wasn't sure what he was feeling when the brothers walked into the cave by him.
"You okay?" Xichen asked.
"Yeah, I think he understands now. He knows about my core just not you know," Wei Ying said.
"You told him?" Xichen asked.
"He asked and I felt like I owed him why I don't pick up my sword anymore," Wei Ying said.
"Wei Wuxian we're ready to go," Wen Qing said with an excited smile as Yuan came in the cave and grabbed on his leg.
Wei Ying smiled as he picked up Yuan and they started to leave the mountain. The Lan brothers were behind the people as they went down the mountain while the Wen siblings were in the lead. Wei Ying was in the middle playing with Yuan.
"Wei Wuxian," Wen Qing called out to him sounding desperate.
Wei Ying and the Lan brothers were immediately on alert and went toward the front. Wei Ying gave Yuan to granny before he walked forward only to see the Jin Clan and Jiang Cheng standing face to face.
"Jiang Cheng what's going on?" Wei Ying asked as he pushed the Lan brothers back along with the Wen's so they stayed in the protection barrier he still had in play.
"We wanted to take care of the Wen remnants while we had the chance," Jin clan members said out loud.
"Over my dead body," Wei Ying said and the spike in his cultivation raised making everyone flinch and Lan Zhan wants to go out and help him but Xichen kept him back.
"Brother?" Lan Zhan looked toward his brother.
"We can't let it be known he is going to be with us," Xichen said. "Not yet at least not until we get everyone there and you two get married," Xichen said.
Wen Ning stepped out next to Wei Ying prepared to fight if anything.
"I warn you to step aside now. Jiang Cheng goes along now," Wei Ying pleaded and threatened at the same time.
He was threatening the Jin clan while warning his brother. Jiang Cheng looked back at Wei Ying and you could see something in his eyes that wasn't there in a while and he stepped in front of Wei Ying shocking everyone.
"Step aside, let my brother pass." Jiang Cheng said.
"I thought you exiled him," Jin Zixun snapped.
"That was before and this is now. Wei Wuxian will always be my brother and my family even if he's in a different clan," Jiang Cheng said making Wei Ying smile a bit of sadness leaving his heart.
"He doesn't even have a clan... unless you mean the last of the Wen Clan," Jin Zixun said and that seemed to get under Lan Zhan's skin which was beginning to get harder to hold him back for Xichen.
"He has it calm down Wangji," Xichen said.
"I don't need a clan to be better than you," Wei Ying said as he tried to get a glimpse of Xichen and Lan Zhan. "Wen Ning comes here," Wei Ying said softly so only the two next to him heard.
"Master Wei?" Wen Ning said.
"Go tell your sister to go out the back way and make sure that the brothers go with that I will catch up with you at a later moment. I will make sure the Jin Clan stays right here and give her these," Wei Ying said passing him talisman.
"Yes," Wen Ning nodded his head and walked back to his sister who was still watching and told her everything he said.
When everyone started moving back up the mountain toward the other way Wen Qing told the brothers the plan and they got a nod from Xichen and then a refusal from Lan Zhan.
"Daddy has to come if he doesn't, I stay too," Yuan was being stubborn now.
"Stop being stubborn both of you. Just listen to Wei Wuxian said," Xichen said as granny tried to coax Yuan.
Lan Zhan wanted to stay but he realized that if he did Yuan would want to stay with him then he would have to protect him too and that wasn't safe so he nodded to his brother and followed the crowd grabbing Yuan as they went.
"Wen Ning will be with Wei Wuxian so we don't have to worry. We just have to get far away from here so that no one sees us," Wen Qing said.
"It's a good thing we took off our dark robes and put on lighter ones," the third uncle said with a smile on his face.
"Yes, that was Wei Wuxian's plan. He said that if someone was to see you all he didn't want you to be attacked from wearing Wen colors," Xichen said.
"Daddy where is mommy?" Yuan asked.
"Soon," Lan Zhan said as he looked back as they left the burial mounds completely.
Sadly they were a day away and they didn't hear anything from Wei Ying so when they finally got to Gusu Lan Zhan wanted to leave immediately out of the gates to go back for him only to be prevented immediately.
"Take his gate key," Lan Qiren said as the disciples took Lan Zhan's key.
"Uncle?" Lan Zhan asked confused and petrified.
"Don't worry, I gave Wei Wuxian a way to contact me if something goes wrong when he was here and he told me to make sure I take your keys from you," Lan Qiren said as he grabbed Xichen's key also.
"Uncle, what's going on?" Xichen asked worriedly.
"We will solve it don't worry. First take the Wen Clan members to where they will be staying and then come to my study," Lan Qiren said.
"Wen Qing did he give you the Tyger seal?" Xichen whispered to her as they went to the back and got a nod from her.
"He said he wanted to make sure no one could get it from him," Wen Qing said.
'Where are you Wei Wuxian?' Xichen thought to himself as he looked at his brother.
Somewhere far away in a dark space was a dark cry.
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