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It took a while for Wuxian to heal both Grandmaster Qiren and Yuxio. By the time he was done, he was ready to drop so Wangji gently guides him home and lays him down in bed.
Wuxian whispers to him before exhaustion takes over: "Is it done?"
Wangji hums his reply.
Wuxian: "All the spirits are out?"
Wangji caresses his soulmate's cheek and says: "All is well. Rest."
Wuxian finally closes his eyes, happy that for once they got a win.
Wangji stares at the sleeping man for a while. He senses the shift in the room and whispers: "Did you find him?"
Wen Ning steps out of the shadows and whispers back: "No. It's hard to track a man that can shift between dimensions. The Slayer is still out, I'm not sure if he will have better luck than me."
Wangji sighs at the mention of Jinhai.
He has mixed feelings about the man. Logically, he cannot accept a man that has murdered more people than anyone cares to admit but his soulmate seems strangely attached to him. Wuxian tried to explain it to him but failed miserably. He said that something his future-self said seems odd and keeping the man close is better than having him as an enemy.
Wangji didn't understand but he trusts Wuxian completely. If his soul-bond wishes to trust this unruly man, then Wangji will too. From the few glimpses he was able to steal during the fight today, Wangji wouldn't be surprised if Jinhai was as strong as he was.. The only advantage Wangji has over him is his first-class weapon: Bichen.
He smiles at Wuxian when he sighs contentedly while sleeping and inches closer to his hand. If anyone can convince a murderer to be a saint then it's this angel before him. He leans in and places a small kiss on Wuxian's lips before he leaves.
Wangji sat in the library, looking over a few requests from other clan members when Zewu Jun entered the room in haste: "Jiang Clan Leader is at the gate."
Wangji frowns: "Are we expecting him?"
Zewu Jun shakes his head.
Wangji stands up to follow his brother to the gate: "Why is he here?"
Zewu Jun shakes his head again.
They reach the gate to see Lan Ran standing next to a fuming Jiang Cheng and his followers. Cheng sees Wangji and huffs: "Why do we have to go through all these formalities every time I show up? Aren't we technically family by bonding?"
Wangji glares at him: "Why are you here?"
Cheng raises his eyebrow, clearly offended by Wangji's blunt questioning: "I'm here to see my brother."
Lan Ran smiles at Cheng and says: "Pardon our confusion, Jiang Clan Leader. We are a bit surprised by your visit. We were not expecting you or we would've done a better job at welcoming you."
Cheng tsks and stares at Wangji: "Where is Wei Ying?"
Zewu Jun intervenes before Wangji adds more oil to Jiang Cheng's fire: "He's resting."
Cheng: "The sun is still up. I thought you guys healed him already?"
Zewu Jun felt like a headache was starting to brew: "We had an unexpected visitor which caused him to use a lot of energy. He's fine."
Cheng rubs his neck: "Unexpected visitor?"
Wangji replies blankly: "The faceless man was here."
Cheng's Zidian sparkles: "WHAT?"
Lan Ran puts her hands up: "We fought him off. He's gone!"
Zewu Jun felt the situation starting to escalate so he stepped aside and motions with his hand: "Jiang Clan Leader, please join me for a cup of tea and I will explain what happened."
Cheng nods to the older man and grunts his disapproval as he passes Wangji.
Wangji barely spares him a side glare before he returns to his room to check on his mate.
Wangji would rather deal with anyone but Jiang Cheng.. Their animosity runs deep and if it weren't for his soulmate's sake, he would've barred the man from ever entering Cloud Recesses.
Wangji was surprised to see Yuxio sitting with Wuxian as he eats an extra loaded meal per Healer Shi's orders. Wuxian looks up and smiles at his mate before he sees the solemn look on his face. He swallows the big bite in his mouth before he asks: "What?"
Wangji sits down, clearly upset: "Your brother is here."
Yuxio sits up straight: "WHAT?"
Wuxian puts down his chopsticks, stuck between being happy and surprised: "Jiang Cheng is here?"
Wangji nods.
Yuxio jumps out of her seat and steals one last piece of meat before pointing at Wuxian: "If he asks about me, tell him I'm not here or something!" then flees before Wuxian could respond.
He shakes his head at his odd disciple's antics: "Weirdo.."
Wangji had a sour look on his face. Wuxian sighs loudly: "He's my brother, Lan Zhan. You can't always pick a fight with him."
Wangji stares blankly at him: "He showed up unannounced."
Wuxian rubs his forehead: "He's my brother.."
Wangji: "This is not his house. He needs to send a letter so we can properly receive him."
Wuxian reaches over the table and takes his mate's hand: "I will tell him to do that next time."
Wuxian plays with Wangji's fingers until the taller man gives in and grabs his hand to kiss it: "You will drive me crazy one day."
Wuxian chuckles at him: "I drive you crazy now."
Wangji smiles at him and places more kisses at the back of his hand.
Wuxian watches him for a while then asks: "Is everyone alright?"
Wangji: "Grandmaster Qiren is alright. Lan Jinhai left to follow the faceless man. Wen Ning went after him but couldn't stop him."
Wuxian nods: "He will be back.."
Wangji looks at him while intertwining their fingers: "How do you know that?"
Wuxian smiles at him: "He has a bunny to take care of now. He can't just leave."
Wangji smiles back. His soul-bond's actions seem random at times but he has a reason for everything.
Wuxian goes to the Orchid Room after Wangji made sure he finished his meal.
The moment he enters the room, Jiang Cheng stands and rushes to hug him: "They fixed you?"
Wuxian pats his brother's back while nodding.
Jiang Cheng leans back, holding him by the shoulder and looking at him up and down: "Why are you still skinny?"
Wuxian chuckles while pushing his brother back: "I missed you too brother."
After sitting down and drinking tea with Zewu Jun, Wuxian asks: "Not that I don't enjoy your unexpected visits, what brings you here?"
Jiang Cheng purses his lips: "I came to drag that ungrateful brat with me home."
Wuxian frowns: "Yuxio?"
Jiang Cheng slams his cup on the table at the mention of her name: "Who else would I travel this far for?"
Wuxian and Zewu Jun both ducked their heads to hide their smiles.
Jiang Cheng seethed, whispering: "She had the audacity of sending me a letter, telling me to wait. TELLING ME, her clan leader, TO WAIT!"
Wuxian puts his hands up: "I tried to convince her to go back. She doesn't listen to me."
Cheng's forehead vein pulses when he screams: "SHE LISTENS TO NO ONE!"
Zewu Jun puts a hand up to calm the seething man: "Jiang Clan Leader, maybe Lan Ran can help facilitate communication between you. She has become close friends with Yuxio during her stay here."
Jiang huffs: "That heathen doesn't understand words. She has no say in this! I'm her clan leader. She will obey or I will make her!"
Wuxian groans, predicting the epic fight between his stubborn disciple and his unreasonable brother: "You need to listen to her, Cheng. You can't go around bossing people like that."
Jiang Cheng glares at Wuxian: "Yes I can. Where is she?"
Zewu Jun closes his eyes and shakes his head. He inched a few paces back clearly taking himself out of this fight.
Wuxian sighs loudly: "I don't know.. Probably the training grounds?"
Jiang Cheng stands up and storms out. Wuxian shares one last worried look with Zewu Jun before following him.
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