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Wuxian felt like he's floating. He knew that the moment his brain kickstarted again that he would regret it so he tried his best to stay half-way in this dream world. He felt someone gently do something with his hair and his curiosity got the best of him. He slowly opened his eyes to see his daughter slowly run her fingers through his hair: 'What is she doing?'
That thought was forgotten when he realized that he was currently lying on the ground with someone's arm and leg on top of him. He closes his eyes and sighs loudly. Hweiru whispers to him: "Mama, are you awake?"
Wuxian grimaced when the hangover made his head throb: "Water."
She gets up and pours him a cup. He leans on his arm, because his soul-bond weighs a ton and Wuxian is kind of trapped under half of him. He takes a sip then spits it out: "Hweiru, that's not water!"
She looks innocently at him: "It was on the table."
Wuxian's loud voice got everyone's attention and a symphony of groans and moans can be heard around the room. The little girl looks around and whispers to Wuxian: "Why are we all sleeping here?"
Wuxian lies back down and rubs his head: "We had a late night meeting here and you sleep-walked to me again." He was too tired to go into details.
From the corner of his eye, he sees Nie shoot up, pat his hair to check that it's all there then pat his clothes to make sure that nothing is missing. He sighs in relief: "Safe!"
Something bounces off of his head and he rubs it: "OUCH!"
Cheng moans from the other side of the room: "Keep it down! My brain is throbbing!"
Nie gasps: "My fan.. Where is it?"
He pats the space around him frantically then moves around the messy room looking for it: "MY FAN!"
Cheng sat up and screamed: "STOP YELLING!"
Yuxio peeks her head from under the table and says in a tired voice: "Why are you all so loud?"
She took one look at Cheng and crawled all the way out from underneath the table: "Oh my God.."
Wuxian sighs while still covering his eyes to block the blinding light: "What now?"
Yuxio tried her best to smother her laughter: "Jiang Clan Leader, how did we all get drunk together but you're the only one who is still.. dashing?"
Cheng frowns at her: "Wah?"
She points at his clothes and he looks down to see what she's on about. He froze, mortified of what he was wearing: "WHO DID THIS?"
Wuxian snickers from his spot on the ground: "I knew you were a princess all along.."
Cheng hysterically starts trying to take off the dress he was wearing: "How.. how do you take this contraption off!"
Yuxio helps him take it off: "I don't remember how it happened. But unlike your stupid reaction yesterday, I will be a gentle-woman and tell you that you look pretty in a dress."
Cheng smacks her hands off: "If you tell anyone about this, I will have you maimed!"
Wuxian says in a flat voice: "Don't threaten my senior disciple."
Cheng yells back: "Stay out of it!"
Wuxian chuckles: "Whatever you say, your highness."
They hear someone gasp and turn to look at Zewu Jun, who was still surprisingly sitting at the table. He looks around in panic: "Where are we? What happened?"
A hand appears from behind him to rub his back: "Shh.. you just got drunk. Relax."
Zewu Jun turns to look at Healer Shi, she was lying on the ground behind him: "It worked on me? What did I do?"
Wuxian cuts her off when he sees the evil smile on her face: "Nothing!"
He glares at the people present, sending them a silent warning and says to the confused older man: "You passed out like a typical Lan Clan Member."
Zewu Jun rubs his head: "It's painful. Why do you enjoy doing this?" He looks around then asks: "Why is Jiang Cheng wearing a dress?"
Cheng takes out a knife and cuts if off in a fit of rage: "I DON'T KNOW!"
Wuxian pokes Wangji in the stomach: "Get up!"
Wangji groans and pulls Wuxian closer. Wuxian sighs loudly: "Get off of me! I'm mad at you!"
Wangji's panicked face, as he sat up and leaned over Wuxian, almost made the smaller man forgive him: "Why?"
Wuxian takes a deep breath and says in a serious voice: "When I say 'No', I mean it."
Wangji frowns for a few seconds then asks: "When?"
Wuxian groans and pushes him off to sit up. The fast movement was a mistake, especially when the world dimmed around him and he felt someone catch him before he cracked open his head on the hard flood..
'Wuxian opened his eyes, expecting a continuation of the fight he just started before he fainted. He didn't expect to wake up outside, surrounded by snow. The lack of coldness clued him in and he sat up quickly to look around and figure out what's going on. A man in the distance, covered in black robes was walking towards him. Wuxian watched him pass by and when he saw a glimpse of his featureless face, he jumped to follow. They ran into an old man on the way carrying chopped wood. Biming approached him and asked: "Sir, I need a place to rest and someone to help me. Where is the closest city?" The old man smiles and points to the north: "There is a small town a few hours of walk from here. You're lucky because they are well known for having a fortune teller that can guide your luck. I just visited him and he told me that my daughter will have a son soon! I'm so excited!" Biming asks: "How accurate is the fortune teller?" The man leans in and whispers: "Rumor has it, his parents were saints and the deities blessed them with this child when they couldn't conceive. Some of their blessings lingerd on him and now he senses the energy attached to people and sees glimpses of your future." Biming thanks the man and walks toward the direction of that city. Wuxian follows him, trying to figure out where they are. There are a lot of small towns with fortune tellers. He needs more information. Biming looks around then stops. He removes his hood and Wuxian flinches over the lack of features on his face. No matter how many times he sees it, it's always unsettling. The world around Wuxian bleeds its colors away, leaving everything in a dull gray hue. He has never seen such a lifeless existence even though he lived in Burial Mounds. When he looked back at Biming, he was not faceless anymore. He was actually not bad looking. The man continued his walk until they ran into people. Wuxian felt his heart hammer in his chest when Biming passed through a small family as they walked by laughing. He literally passed through them like he was a ghost. Wuxian follows him numbly, trying to figure out what is going on. Where did all the colors go? How is Biming walking through people and they're not even noticing his existence? The faceless man continues his walk all the way to the town gate. The last thing he saw was the Jin Clan flag and some contest banners. The last thing he heard was a whisper under Biming's breath: "I will save you all, just wait a little longer."'
He felt someone caress his cheek before sensation returned to his body. The first thought that came to him when he opened his eyes was: 'I didn't think I could miss colors this much..'
Wangji's concerned face loomed over him: "Wei Ying, you passed out and had a vision at the same time."
Wuxian sighs: "I'm still mad at you."
Hweiru rushed into the room carrying a cup in her hand: "I got real water!"
She gingerly hands it to Wangji and he helps Wuxian drink it: "Better?"
Wuxian glares at him: "Still mad."
Healer Shi takes his hand to check his pulse while rubbing her head with the other: "Couldn't you faint another day?"
Wuxian huffs tiredly: "Next time, I'll check with your schedule beforehand, submit a request and wait for an approval."
She sobers up after a few seconds and says in a serious voice: "When was the last time you ate?"
At her change of tone, Wangji panics: "Why? What's wrong?"
She places her hand on Wuxian's chest then his neck before asking: "Are you cold?"
Wuxian sighs: "I'm always cold. Why are you acting weird? I just had a vision, I didn't really pass out.."
Shi shares a look with Wangji and he gently helps Wuxian up. The moment he's upright, he faints back into Wangji's arms. The taller man looked worriedly at the healer: "What's wrong with him?"
Shi turns to Yuxio, who made her way closer when Wuxian fainted the first time: "Go get food. Something with a lot of fat and protein."
Yuxio scrambles to the kitchen and Hwieru follows her.
Wuxian groans and lethargically starts moving around: "Wah?"
Wangji shushes him: "You passed out again."
Wuxian blinks slowly at his soul-bond: "I did? Why?"
Healer Shi sits back while she watches him: "When was the last time you ate?"
Wangji answers: "Dinner at 7."
Healer Shi wipes her face: "Eat. If you still feel bad, I'll check you over again."
Wuxian sets his tired eyes at Wangji, who's still holding him: "I'm still mad at you."
Cheng screams from the other side of the room: "WE GET IT!"
Nie, crying in a corner, hiccups: "I can't find my fan.."
Zewu Jun, confused and still sitting at the table: "I'm never drinking again."
Healer Shi smirks at him: "If you knew what we knew, you'd swear off of all liquids for life.."
Zewu Jun frowns: "I don't understand.."
Shi: "Let's just say.. we now know how you know things you shouldn't know."
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