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Lan Xichen was running, He can’t stop, his home has been invaded by Wens, He should be with his brother and uncle for defending their home, but he couldn’t, His Uncle give him a responsibility, never had the burden of sect leader heir (No his father will be all right).

He is still running his spiritual energies are too low for flying, he can feel exhaustion catching up to him. He can’t stop, he don’t know how long he can keep up or where he is now. He is hungry and thirsty , he can feel black spots around the corner, just before his body gave up he saw figures and a familiar voice calling his name and the world becomes dark.

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Character Profile

                Hadrian James Potter

Parents: James Charles Potter and Lillian Marie Evans
Godparents: Sirius Orion Black and Alicia Rosalie Long bottom
Familiar: Hedwig and Thanatos
 Lordships: Potter, Black, Peverell,

Steward of house of Rowle and house of Lefay
Titles: Master of Death, Boy Who Lived, Man Who Conquer, Youngest Immortal
Relatives: Theodore Remus Lupin (Godson, later blood adopted son), Delphinine Riddle (Cousin, Later blood adopted daughter), Wei Wuxian (Half brother(?))
Nature: Protective towards who are under his wings.
Can literally blow you into pieces and has razor sharp tongue.
Clever and totally badass, takes no one’s shit.

                         Lan Xichen

Milk name:  Lan Huan
Parents: Qinheng-Jun and Wen Linxi

Weapon:Liebing and Shuoyue 

Lordships:  leadership of Gusu Lan, Consort : of lord Potter-Peverall-Black
Titles: Zewu-Jun, First Jade of Lan
Relatives: Lan Wangji, Lan Qiren, Wen Popo, Dafan Wens
Nature: Protective of his brother and those he considers his family and a literal sweetheart.

                        Wei Wuxian

Milk Name: Wei Ying
Parents: Wei Changze and Cangse Sanren

Weapon: Suiban, Chenqing

Lordships: Leader of Yilling WeiSanren
Titles: Yilling Patriarch, Twin Prides of Yunmeng (Former)
Relatives: Harry Potter (Half brother(?)), Delphinine Riddle (Niece), Theodore Remus Lupin (Nephew), Baoshen Sanren (Grandmother), Xiao Xingchen (Martial Uncle)
Nature: Loyal, Caring of others.
This version knows how to standing up for ‘ Himself’.

                         Lan Wangji

Milk Name: Lan Zhan
Parents: Qinheng-Jun and Wen Linxi
Titles: Hanguanjun, Second Jade of Lan, Wei Furen

Weapons: Wangji and Bichen
Relatives: Lan Xichen , Lan Qiren, Wen Popo, Dafan Wens
Nature: Cold towards everyone but his close family and Wei Ying, A-yuan and the rabbits.
Will freeze anyone with his glare who dares to badmouth or harm his family (Chosen or Blood) 

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When Lan Xichen open his eyes he was very surprised to be awake at the fluffiest and softest bed ever, not even Lahlinng Jins have this type of mattress.

Now that his mind is cleared, he takes notice of his surroundings, the décor was cosy and there were red draping on the walls that looks like they were made from cloth?

‘Oh! You are awake’ he turned towards the sound and he sees the most beautiful and handsome man with exotic features (if he has paper and ink now he would have write poetry about him) and had the most greenest shades like jade of eyes, who was standing in front of him looking quite worried.

That beautiful man comes near him and put his hand on his forehead, he can feel his face burning (too close, is that what Wangji feels when he is near Wuxian, he can feel his mood down quickly at that thought).

‘You don’t have fever but you should rest for now, your body was quiet exhausted when we have found you’ he said.

‘What is the name of Gonzi?’ he found himself asking.

‘Ah! I haven’t introduced myself have I? My name is Hadrian James Potter Black, but you can call me Rian’ that man said chuckling, even his laughter is melodic if his name is quite strange (get a grip on yourself Xichen, he scolded himself, he will punish himself later for his lack of attention)

‘And I am Lan Huan courtesy Lan Xichen of Gusu Lan’ he introduces himself.

‘I know that already, A-Xian has told me quite about yourself and your clan’

‘A -Xian?’ he can’t help but asked.

‘You may better know him as Wei Wuxian’

‘Wei Wuxian is here?’ he couldn’t hide the surprise from his tone of voice. Everyone had listens to rumours of the defection of the head disciple of Jiangs and their mistreatment of him and their loss of lands to the outlander Lord relative of his (his Shufu had a near Qi deviation while cursing so hard that would’ve his ancestor spitting blood in their graves, his little Didi was also looking so worried)

‘Yes my cousin is here for months living with me’ Li an – gonzi answered but his voice was solemnly.

‘So you are that Lord who saves Wei Wuxian’ he exclaimed

‘It seems you had heard about me from rumours despite having a rule of not listening to rumours’ Li an–gonzi teased while chuckling.

Lan Xichen’s ears were so red, that seems to be permanent from the time he met this infuriatingly man, whether from embarrassment or shame he doesn’t know.

‘You should rest now no one will hurt you here’ he promised

He shouldn’t feel disappointment he really shouldn’t but he can feel his eyes dropped and the bed is really nice and comfortable.

he can feel his body going lax on the approving hum of Li an–gonzi (he should really think about his body’s reaction) and the world goes dark again.

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2 Years Ago

Harry is very weary. He is so tired of fawning over him because he kills someone. Some days he just wants to bury under blankets and never wake up but, every time it comes 
up, the thoughts of leaving Teddy fending alone after, makes his heart drop to his stomach. Kingsley has tries butto offer a position in Auror department to both him and Ron, Ron has taken that offer quickly but, he opted to complete his education and pursue mastery.

Hermoine was delighted of his decision, he achieved mastery in Runes,Charms,Transfiguration,Defence against Dark Arts, Arthimacy and surprisingly Potions and also curse breaking that Bill has taught him.

Who knows without a looming Snape he will enjoys potions that much.

His magic after the war was restless like something is missing but he can't figure it out.Somehow his magic appeared more wild and free after his temporary death, like an itch that was too annoying to deal  but something he can't understand

He tries to become Auror but he can't listen to their fawning too much and quit just after 6 months of joining, Ron was surprisingly understanding.

However, the most aggravating fact of all was that everyone seemed to believe that Harry Potter's life was not his own anymore – or rather, his opinion never mattered before, so why would it change now?

As an heir to Old Pureblood Family, it was his duty to find a worthy witch (preferably a Pureblood, some would say) and not waste any time in marrying to continue his family's line. 
Whenever he stepped a foot in Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade, he had to constantly answer questions from everyone passing, asking with different levels of subtlety and fervour about his personal life.

He hated it.

Thus, Harry Potter was more than disenchanted with the Wizarding World's population.

For an impulsive second he had pondered leaving Magical Britain behind and move into the Muggle World. That idea was promptly dismissed though. What he couldn't really stand anymore were the people and not the World itself. he still loved Magic as much, or perhaps, even more than when he first discovered it and it wouldn't be fair to Teddy to not know his lineage so here he was wallowing in his misery 

But what he could really do though?

Wherever he went, the witches and wizards recognized him and the mounting pressure to find a suitable woman to marry was turning him insane. And his hermit behaviour was not much healthy either, he admitted to himself. he missed having a goal to work towards for – hell, he almost missed those yearly adventures at Hogwarts, dangerous and trying as they had been helping someone in need, as he discovered that his'saving people thing' was still alive and kicking; helping someone who really needed

No one had stated it directly (not that it was actually necessary, mind), but they all seemed of the same opinion that while he was good enough to save their ungrateful hides – or rather, it was his upmost duty to do so – it didn't matter, he clearly wasn't intelligent enough, cultured enough, to meddle in political affairs and have a say in the future of the Wizarding World.

It was Andromeda who thought that hiding is not a solution and suggested he claim his lordship so that he could protect Teddy when his furry situation came to light so but not without learning goblin ethics and itimadation factor, with reluctant but determined mind he goes to gringotts.

The landing outside Gringotts is elegant(yeah sarcasm here), far too elegant for young Harry. Fortunately, it’s 3 in the morning, and no one is around to see it.

With his hood pulled up, he walks up the stairs, reading the warning on the wall:
Riding out on a dragon, now that is Harry’s sort of fun. Of course, at the time, it was anything but fun. How things change.

How he’s changed.

Paying off the goblins after that show hadn’t been fun. They are as greedy as described. Emptying almost all of the Black vault for the damage caused and the "emotional distress" it caused the goblin nation.

Harry huffs. Emotional distress, my ass. Goblins don't feel distress. Greedy bastards not that he let them he tell them truth under vertiserum and had to give up Gryffindor's sword but atleast he still have money , precious artifact's and he did reclaim the lost money by selling artifact's from room of requirement and dead basillisk so it's not a loss not to mention after the stunt that griphook had played he only have to pay small fee for breaking into vaults not empty the whole black vaults not to mention the money he got after defeating those purebloods.

Still, he likes them more than people sometimes.

Entering the grand white marble building masquerading as a bank, he walked up to the nearest door flanked by a goblin guard clothed in a scarlet and gold uniform.

Harry nodded his head at the guard and received a surprised, stiff nod in return. The guard opened the door for Harry and froze as Harry passed by him.

Harry had always disliked how wizarding world views who do not own a wand as a mere speck of dirt in their shoes,in past he would have bow if only to spite the so called purebloods.

Harry walked confidently up to one of the counters. He had let his grip on his magic loosen a bit, and the effects he had on the goblins were immediately noticeable.

"Greetings, Master Goblin, I’m in need of a blood inheritance test and a meeting with the head accountants of the Black and Potter accounts," Harry demanded, but of course politely. He didn't want to upset the goblins during their first interaction. However, goblins preferred to keep the interactions short and to the point.

The goblin (was his name Ragnok? Harry couldn’t really remember) seemed frozen in place, holding a quill as if he was about to write something down. Harry raised an eyebrow at him, and he seemed to snap out of it. "Greetings, young master. Of course, follow me, and we will proceed."

The goblin (Ragnok?) jumped down from the counter and walked towards the far west wall. Harry was quick on his heels.

Harry, in the meantime, considered his options. If his guess was correct, and thanks to the tournament, he had been emancipated, he could take up his lordships. The only downside to that was that the ministry would be informed that a new lord had joined the Wizengamot. Hopefully, Harry remembered correctly that Dumbledore had already been kicked off as the Chief Warlock; otherwise, he was the first to be informed. Seeing as Harry would join as the new Black and Potter lord, Dumbledore was sure to know it could only be Harry taking up those lordships.

Thankfully Dumbledore is enjoying his vacation on azkaban and his loyal old cooties do not hold enough influence to make his life harder, thank Merlin for small mercies 

Before Harry had enough time to decide how to proceed, they had arrived.

Ragnok (Harry was pretty sure that’s his name) sat down behind the large desk in the room, and Harry, following his lead, sat down on the chair opposite from him.

Looking over Harry's appearance and trying to get a more accurate estimation of the young man's power, Ragnok could feel the danger emanating from him. Trying to hide his fear, Ragnok got started. "So, young master of death, are you familiar with how a blood inheritance test is conducted?"

Master of Death? Wasn't it was a mere legend?

But again he was fate's favourite chew toy wasn't he.

It explains the anomaly in his core.

Harry was a naturally observant person( his years with Dursleys see it to that) but after years of trauma, war, and later on in life, training, he could see the fear Ragnok was trying to conceal. He couldn't help but feels a dark satisfaction and smirk; fear was always funny to observe.

Also, should he be surprised that the goblin already knew of his title? No. It's to be expected when he released his power near magical creatures; they could sense it.

Ragnok stiffened as he saw the smirk form. "Yes, I am well aware of what it entails. Shall we proceed?" Harry asked and moved his hand forward over the table.

Ragnok swallowed and reached for Harry's wrist. Holding it loosely, he slid a ritual dagger across the wrist. Blood started dripping down onto the enchanted parchment lying on the desk.

A pool of blood had formed, and Ragnok let go of Harry's hand and leaned back, happy to not be touching the master of death anymore.

Harry swiftly closed the cut. He held his non-bleeding hand over the wrist and let some of his magic free with the intent to heal. No words, no wand, no movements.

Ragnok had never seen such magic before, such wonderful, free, wild magic. He wanted to touch the magic, feel it. He felt himself leaning forward once again, but before he could reach out, Harry had drawn back his magic into him, keeping it locked away.

Embarrassment coursed through Ragnok. How could he have lost control of himself so easily? Harry, having seen all this, let an amused smile reach his face.

Words had formed on the parchment, and Harry looked pointedly at it until Ragnok seemed to come back to the world of the living. Grabbing the parchment quickly, Ragnok began to read over the information and soon felt his jaw drop. This was Harry Potter, the Harry Potter who was also the master of death. The wizarding world wouldn't know what hit them.

Hadrian Jameson Potter

Age : 16

Parents: James Charlus Potter (deceased)

Lillian Marie Potter nee Evans (deceased)

Status: Halfbood

Godparents: Sirius Orion Black (deceased)

Allicia Longbottom (unfit)

Relatives (alive): Andromeda Tonks nee Black (PaternalAunt)

Narcissa Malfoy nee Black (Paternal Aunt)

Theodore Remus Lupin (cousin)

Delphine Riddle (cousin)

魏无羡 (cousin)

Draco Malfoy (cousin)

Lordships: Potter, Black, Peverall,

Steward of house of Le Fay and Rowle

Titles: Master of Death

Properties: Peverall manor, Potter manor,摇 财产,Le Fay Orchard,grimlaud place,Kuro palace, astre cottage etc

Vaults by conquest: Greyback,Lestrange ,Slytherin,Yaxley,Crouch,Carrows,Dolohv vaults.

So he also have vaults by. conquest with this amount of wealth he must be probably the most richest man in the world.

Ragnok then informed of wills of his grandparents and parents and journals .

After claiming his lordships and sorting all business with the Goblins he can finally reads the wills of his parents and grandparents but before that he has some tasked to do.

The first thing he do was to unlock his family ancestral home and he was surprised to find the enthusiastic eleves ready to bond with him. He also meet his ancestor's potrait and chat with them.

Next he locate his cousin who wasn't at some shady place as he thought she was but a decent manor.

 He was surprised when he found Delphi, (how voldemort could even reproduce when his main part was not there he would never know.) She was an adorable toddler. It wasn't difficult when he is head of her husband's house after that Euphemia Rowle was too enthusiastic to handle give her, how could anyone discard Delphi is beyond him but it was all better for him.

After feeding her and and singing her to sleep he finally takes out his letter his grandmother had wrote.It reads

Dear descendent,

If you are reading this I have already come to pass. My name is Dorea Potter nee Black and my elder brother Marius was missing since we were attacked by some dark wizards in night when we were visiting Russia for vacation. We were caught off guard so we didn’t have any port keys for escape. My elder brother was tasked to defend me and our cousin Auctrus to unite with our rest of family because grandfather Sirius has an emergency port keys , while our mother was gone to help our father to make help for escape.

It was dark so we didn’t know where we were going and we my were hiding in small acove of trees but suddenly we saw a butterfly patronous which was send by our grandmother who told us to follow it.

We were following it and were so close when spells  started hurling at us brother my foolish brother opted to leave behind for distraction where my cousin grabbed me and run and that was the last I’ve seen of him.

Unfortunately,our father did not survive while mother was injured severely, before dying she handed me this tasked to 
find my brother, if alive: to bring him and if dead: to bury his body with honours.

I and My cousin searched desperately for years but we were losing hope all together, my cousin always had this guilt of being weak when the time to fight has come not to mention the burden of being next lord of our house on his shoulder.

My parents death had only started the chain of tragedies in our house, our grandmother too died of grief after seeing our youngest mauled body,my uncle and his wife lost their lives to Grindelwald followers,my other cousins had already succumbed to death due to black madness and many of our branches had left our house and settle in other countries leaving no contact, it had caused Aucty to married at just tender age of 16 and had to be young lord of our house despite Pollux being older, needless to say Pollux is not very happy.

I was very angry and sad when the love of life crashed to me, my Charles was true gentleman, loving, quirky and fun. 

He still approaches me despite my reputation of Ice Queen of Slytherin. It was because of him we have found the lead of my brother being alive, he had suggested looking into family travesty and we found his name being changed into weird ancient text. a language which was no longer in use, but Charles had studied many ancient languages as he has taken runes in third year while I have taken alchemy.

My Charles was even a better husband we travelled around the world for decades in search of my lost brother, I was powerful and was proud of being one of the most powerful witches of our time but it feels good to treat like something precious, He did not underestimate me and always treat me as a equal.

How many people can say that their other half will do th e same had they were in my situation.

Alas our search came to halt when our little one comes to us. Our James, we have lost hope of ever becoming a parent after trying for one couple of years perhaps it was because of my selfish desire to find my long lost brother that resulted in my late but risky pregnancy.

We had to come back to Potter Ancestral house for the schooling of our son. We have narrowed our list to  a certain region of China, but there are over 200 wizarding communities there not to mention it was guarded heavily by ancient wards.

My husband decided to heir detectives for the search while live here for the schooling.

We had live happily and saw our son fall in love with another powerful witch, she will be good for our son and we can finally leave for search knowing that James is in good hands while we have our list narrowed to 60 communities now. We also found that my brother has a son that will be a few years older than our James. But maybe fate have different plans on the day before we were leaving my husband had taken the curse that was meant for me by a wizard of the same group that had attacks us.

I can feel the void after passing of my husband and knows that I will not be alive for much longer that is a curse of Blacks. I had best 160 years of my life with my husband and have no regrets except that I cannot meet my brother.

I know that my James will keep the search, but I can’t help but worry,there is new dark lord in rising who is targeting muggleborns and anyone who keeps any contact with them.

My relation with my maiden house was wobbly  when Orion had married that wrenched Walburga (I still don’t know what my cousin was thinking while approving their union but again after death of Sister-in-law He is slowly distancing himself from the matters of house) but that bridge was burned when I gave shelter to Sirius and stop Walburga from disowning him.

I worries that my James is too naïve and had a war break out, our family will be targeted because he is too impulsive and reckless, both of us had spoiled and sheltered James too much which leaves him vulnerable to the manipulation of Dumbledore after going to Hogwarts, again this happens due to my selfishness, James means well but he is too prejudice towards certain branch of magic, something I cannot correct him on.

So if you are reading this please claimed your Lordship of house of Blacks and if there is already a lord, please ask them to grant to see the travesty.

Regards Dorea Potter nee Black

After reading this letter Hadrian founds that his parents narrows down the list more and had marked a place called Jianghu in China where Cho’s family rule. He also found from journals his mom had written, that they were (his family and Sirius and Remus) going to shift into that place in few months had Pettigrew did not betrays them. His office was thrashed after reading this.

He could’ve grown up with a cousin, he could have a family but all was naught because of that rat. If Pettigrew was not already under the six feet in the ground he would be now. He started preparing for to leave. His friends were upset but understanding, they had always know that his greatest desire was family. It was surprisingly Ron who had supported him first. He was the one who asked him to get touched with Cho who was a very enthusiastic to teach her culture, who would ve thought she was a princess.

He learns old mandarin from Cho and her asian friends, now that he was not pinning over her he could acknowledge the fact that she was one of his closest friend.He also trains in Kung Fu and other martial arts as the place they were leaving was dangerous, he founds that he enjoys sword fighting as it was very relaxing.He keeps learning politics from the potraits in both Potter and Black house.

By learning mandarin and other ancient Chinese dialects he has finally figured out his cousin’s name.

Wei Wuxian

According to Cho who had hire a spy, his Cousin is head disciple of Jiangs but they do not treat him well and beats him with a first class weapon (He almost destroys the room they were seating in rage), they abuse him verbally and physically punish him (whipped him) when he do better than the heir (Oh the situation is too close to 
home for comfort).

Cho and her family reassure him that they will take the matters to their hand.
He is disappointed that he cannot destroy them but he will take his revenge slowly and painfully after all no one mess with Blacks and get away without consequences (Walburga, Dursleys and Dumbledore can attest to that fact.)

He will slowly cripple them until they have nothing and will break them that they will remember the fact that No One 
Mess with His Family.

The darkest part of his mind Purred Yes he will destroy them now that he have support of their Emperor, he will see it to that.

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18 Months Ago

Hadrian is almost ready for his departure. He is proud to say that he has master the art of swordsmanship along with ethics and traditions, a perfect image of gentleman.

His sword is unique and unbreakable as usual as the weapons forged by Goblins are and can come to him on his whim, he can also controls certain elements that depends on his emotions. He also had two Daggers that he found in the Slytherin’s Chamber in Hogwarts. Who knows that Salazar was a man with a sarcastic humor, Salazar very horrified to know what his descendents has done  all this years. The misconception that Salazar was against muggleborns could not be more wrong.

He was against cultist and muggles who used wizards and witches for dark rituals and they were called “blood traitors”, as those turns against their own kinsmen and many of that happens to be muggleborns who were not taught about their culture and Purebloods were whom that were educated in their culture and thus hunted that cultist.

There was no fight between him and Godric but just a prank gone wrong when Godric tries to smuggle a dragon into the school and Salazar happens to be unfortunate one who was in the line of fire of that Dragon with Helga and Rowena, after that subduing that dragon Salazar had cursed him to the next moon.

When it was published in the Daily Weekly, It almost caused riots by the So-called Pureblood but that was crushed by the combine force of Hermione and Kingsley.

With Salazar he learns Parselmagic and healing as Salazar was their resident healer in ancient times. He enjoys their lesson and he can accept that he now sees Salazar akin to a Grandfather. A very indulgent grandfather  who gifts Basilisk eggs to his grandson and great grandchildren as a gifts just for whims. (he had a heart attack for first when he sees how many eggs were there in stasis)

His relationship with Delphi was different, much like her father, she is a quiet baby.
She is very observant and a quick learner. She can toddle her way in their manor and his very clingy not that he minds. Her first almost tantrum was when he introduce Teddy to her. Her magic was reacts to her mood and change Teddy’s skin color to green when he said that Teddy and his Grandmother will be living with them from now on. Thankfully Teddy was a happy child and his Metamorphous save his hide (literally). After that incident Delphi had taken a role of big sister and Teddy followed her like a duckling despite him being older, much to the amusement of Andromeda.( when asked she says laughing that her and Bellatrix were like that too in their childhood before their parents fuck them up

Andromeda thoughts on Delphi were complicated. She is obliviously fond of her (much to his relief) but when Delphi shows certain traits like parseltoungue (he didn’t know that he should be surprised or not) or when she smirks when planning pranks on them with Teddy, she look at her like she has seen a ghost but thankfully didn’t react anymore than that. He had found that Andy is a strict teacher more than McGonagall and wasn’t that something. She teaches him ethics saying that he has to set example for his children and politics so that no one will take advantage of him.

She is fair when he do something stupid she punishes him not physically but gave him to writes lines of biggest books of traditions but when he performs well she praises him (sometimes he thinks is that what it would be like raise with Dora, if Andy had adopts him, but he doesn’t dwell on that)

She is also his personal therapist, she had forced on him until he says yes, and he will never tell her that he feels much lighter after their weekly session. She gives him a more clarified view of his situation with his muggle relatives and Dumbledore, Sirius,Fred,Tonks and Remus.

Saying that it wasn’t his fault that Sirius dies as he was overconfident of his abilities and thus becomes careless.

Yes, he was reckless in going after Voldemort in the department of Mysteries but so many adults have failed him so he shouldn’t be hard on himself of taking that decision when he was still traumatized from losing Cedric, trials of his relatives and what with the shit with Umbitch, on the other hand his decision opens the scheme of Dumbledore and have so many Witches and Wizards from his manipulations.

And Fred was just at wrong place at wrong time.

On the case of Remus, well Remus was a fully grown adult and could be held accountable for his reckless decision of leaving his days old son and his wife recently recovered from childbirth knowing that he may be leaving his son fatherless when going to battlefield and It was not his fault that his daughter stupidly chase her husband to their death.

Talking about Dursleys was hard. Their actions had left many scars. While after saving Dudley was his goodwill but he shouldn’t held be accountable for the aftermath.

It was their decision to raise him instead of dropping him on the orphanage so they could’ve the money that government provides for orphan along with his bank accounts his parents had set but still provide him bare
minimum.

Should situation be reversed he knows that his mother would’ve raise Dudley as her own and that her Aunt is just so cruel and petty. So he shouldn’t feel guilt when Dudley was taken under custody of his distant uncle who was in Navy and now he without his influence of his parents and Aunt will become a better man.

He also got refunded money from accounts of Dursleys and Dumbledore that was stolen from him.

That he should be proud of the man he had become, that he is already a better person for taking care of his enemy’s child and loved her when he could’ve just dropped her at orphanage. That his parents would be so proud of him.

It is why death of Andy has hit him the hardest.

He knows that she will be not going to live long with them but her sudden death leaves him depressed but he pulls him from that for the sake of his children. Yes, they are now his fully blooded children, he had blood
adopted them after filling all paper works.

Now they had his daughter has his eyes and nose and his son has his messy hairs and his ability to talk with snakes and they both have their magical powers increase.
Now that he has nothing to anchor him here and his children fit to be for travel and after promising his friends to write and answer their letters, he can finally finished the task that his late grandmother had started.
He is coming now, Jianghu better be warned.

Next chapter is Hadrian’s meeting with babypatriarch.

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 Wei Wuxian wasn ’t prepare for this, he absolutely isn’t.

He was doing his duty while preparing his Shidi’s for the upcoming conference. While trying to hide from Madam Yu it was much easier since she isn’t here, She isn’t happy from Uncle Jiang to once again deny Jiang Cheng the position for head disciple especially because this conference will be held by Qishan Wens and is a good opportunity for gaining fame but since Uncle Jiang denies her once again so she has gone for night hunt with Madam Jin. He honestly thinks that Uncle Jiang should concede to Madam Yu.

while he enjoys teaching his cute Shidi’s and Shimei’s he find that he didn’t enjoys the other duties that came with his title. He knows that it isn’t head disciple to run tasks as an errand boy of main family and that he should be given some salary, that he should be retired after sunset, that he should be given respect for his position that he earned not scorn like he has seen other head disciples of other sects but every time this thought crosses his mind he put it back in the deepest parts of his mind.

Uncle Jiang had saves him from streets, fed him, clothed him, allows him to cultivates, he shouldn’t be ungrateful by asking for more. (But a part of his mind says that he didn’t stop the rumors, the abuse from his wife, that it was his duty to honor his brotherhood with his father, he ignores it).

So, he was seeing his junior’s training when he had meet him. He features was unlike he had seen, with eyes of finest jade and porcelain skin and hairs like the tendrils of shadow billowing behind him from air he looks fragile but his mind whispers danger, strangely he doesn’t feel guarded like when he met strangers, he was about to talk to him when a gust of wind came and next moments the stranger was disappeared like he was never there to begin with.

That night he dreams of familiar jade eyes and a soothing melody that comforts him even if he did not r ecognized it.

For dew days he feels like someone was watching but when he tries to find him he doesn’t sees anyone and strange things keep happening around him. When he tries to do his everyday duties he feels exhausted after it but for few days he was feeling refreshed, he notice that his food has been much lighter than his usual platelet (No one knows but him that he didn’t like spicy food that much and he always vomit the soup his Shije makes because his stomach will burns after eating it) his stomach feels much better from the time he joins Jiangs.

He sleeps much better too, he always have nightmare from the time of streets, of Madam Yu whipping him but he now sleeps soundly and early and always wakes up early.

His wounds on the back are healing too and his core feels much powerful now that it isn’t working continuously to heal his back.

Sometime when Jiang Cheng tries to insult him he goes into some kind of trance and always goes some where after it then forget about it. Since his core isn’t overworking he founds he is winning the spars much quickly and when he tells it about to his Shije she looks like she is grimacing before shoving her soup to him and telling that Jiang Cheng should be given time and that he brag about it in a nicely putted words (he is shocked that his Shije thinks that he is bragging when he has never feels lighter than before, he is a little hurt) but it becomes a regular incident so much that his Shije stops giving him her soup.

The dinner becomes much awkward what’s with Jiang Cheng glaring a hole in his hand, Shije not talking and Uncle Jiang nagging about his progress.

Everyday Jiang Cheng challenged him to a spar and he loses every time with time of his defeat reducing with every spar and Shije looking more and more disappointed with him, his Uncle however looks calculative towards him whenever he thinks that he is not looking (he didn’t like it).

He is dreading the return of sects Madam because she will accuse him of doing better than her son, the sect heir when he just but a son of a servant (he knows that it isn’t truth, his father had parted from sect and dies as a free man, no matter what Madam Yu likes to believe).

But luck was never in his side, Madam Yu had returned on the very exact second when Uncle Jiang wasn ’t there, where he had defeated Jiang Cheng along with four of his seniors and as expected she was not in a good mood.

She has drag him to Ancestral hall while spewing poisonous word with Jiang Cheng (looking much satisfy) and Shije (did he have right to call her that even more, she didn’t look like a worried sister whose brother is about to be punished when he didn’t do anything for it deserve)

And her two maids make him kneel and Madam Yu was about to whip him when the rooms becomes colder and Zidian retracted to his ring much to the shock of room’s occupants, there he was standing while excluding a murderous aura his jade like eyes glowing with silent rage, one second he was at door but in a blink he appears in front of him protecting him from Madam Yu.

It took some time for madam Yu to snap out her stupor and she scowls at the stranger that is front of her.

“Who allowed you here to enter a scared place of a great sect and how dare you to meddle with sect affairs” she sneered.

The stranger spoke calmly, too calmly as if the Violet Spider herself is about to attack him “I came bearing a letter from the emperor to give this to Sect Leader and Sect madam together” while showing a scroll that has a royal seal.

Knowing that the person standing her is very important who is obviously dressed well and is very of high rank in the court, her demeanor changes instantly.

“Give me this letter as I am the Madam of this sect while my son will show you to your quarters clearing expecting to make allies” but the stranger didn’t even budge, shaking his head he said

“But I came to give this letter to Madam Jiang with Sect leader Jiang in presence”

Madam Yu’s fragile temper flares again but her outburst i s clearly more contained as not to offend the stranger, she said with gritted teeth

“I am Madam Yu, madam of Jiang sect”, pressing on the word Jiang and continues “I hold the highest authority in this sect after my husband are you undermining my authority”

Mockingly the stranger replies, “Undermining your authority” He scoffed “ As You have said that you are madam Yu not madam Jiang, and I have came to deliver his letter to Madam Jiang not Yu, if I had to deliver this to Madam Yu I would have gone to Meishan to meet Yu Meishi and also sect leader presence is required for this” that had sent Madam Yu spluttering with her face changing colors rapidly.

Wei Wuxian mentally applauded him for silencing her with her own words but of course Jiang Cheng had to butt in, didn’t he knows that he is risking the very existence of Yunmeng Jiang, the man has of course is a higher rank officer in the court, while sects has governance of their area but they still had to answer their emperor . He mentally shakes his head now is not time for thinking about it, his Shidi didn’t have a rational mind too much like his mother.

“How dare to talk to my mother like that, do you know who she is? She is the lady of this sect and who even you are huh, some commoner that is acting like someone important, apologize now!”

The stranger merely lazily stares his Shidi and answered,

“I hardly had a need to undermine her authority when she already is doing that job fantastically enough, and for the question who I am, I hardly need to explains my existence to someone who is so significant, but even the dirt beneath my sol is worth thousand time than a overgrown tantrum throwing brat and I am not apologizing her for speaking truth”

Jiang Cheng looks like he has more to say but when he opened his mouth nothing seems to comes out, Is it Lan silencing spell but it didn’t look like it.

Jiang Cheng seems to struggle against it and as always Jiang Yanli is there to diffuse the situation.

“Gonzi I am sure that my brother means nothing of it, his mood is a little bit sour from losing the spar against A-Xian” she says hastily side eyeing him as to safe the hide of Jiang Cheng and take the blame as always.

But it seems that the stranger didn’t like her excuse because he fixes her with a glare that could put Lan Zhan’s to shame. (If it happened a few days ago, he would have defended her, but now he can’t seems to care not when she had thrown him to wolves that quickly).

“Are you implying that I am stupid, that your brother really didn’t mean his rant, is your brother is not a grown adult hmmYes Right then he should face consequences of his actions” Then he chuckled darkly

“And you are implying that his mood is soured after losing to his

Shixiong and blaming the said person when your brother is truly at fault her, How pathetic” then he looks towards him and his gaze softens, he walks cautionly towards him as not to frightened him(and he should be frightens,that stranger was obiviously powerful that he can tell but somehow he feels that he didn’t have to fear him) he kneels towards him and said with a gentlest tone unlike before

“Are you alright gonzi?”He nodded dumbly

“Would you show where my quarters are as it is clear that I have to stay here for sometime” just he is about to replies a screeching voice cuts him

“You can’t do that I still have to punish him, he is just a son of a servant” Madam Yu screamed

“Oh really! I think I have authority to investigate that why head disciple was about to punished with a first class spiritual weapon, would you like me to send a letter to Emperor I am sure he would be surely interested in this topic” he says while glaring” then he moves to help him stand up and he dumbfounded began to move to the direction of guest quarters.

But before he follows the strange look behind and said once again his voice dangerous, “I will meet you again at the dinner I hope that the sect Leader will arrive by then” and without waiting for an answer he follows him.

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Chapter Text

He has known about this but seeing it was different. It was like seeing a broken version of his but much much 
worse, his control all but snapped when that wrenched woman was about to whipped his cousin and his so-called siblings were there just standing with a smirk on their faces and not a single person stops her. (Thankfully he had leave his children their newly made mansion with his familiars otherwise the Jiangs would not have survived.) He had spy on his cousin desperately whishing that Cho's informant were extergrating but it seems they were not.

His cousin has pure heart and was very loyal. He knows this much, but this vile sect is ripping that offered heart and loyalty to shreds. He doesn‟t knowhow many times he had to stop himself from destroying this sect. He has seen that how they discard him like yesterday‟s trash, how they treat him a dog, how his cousin masks his hurt with his smiles ignoring their insensitive comments from his Shidis and Shimeis. But he will destroy them slowly and painfully in time. The only reason he is not kidnapping his cousin because his friends and the emperor suggest it doing diplomatically as possible as not to tarnish his cousin‟s image.

Now to think about it, his cousin is a black through and through, he is trying to subtly found information about him with his nonstop chattering a habit he knows when he is nervous, How cute… he thinks amusedly.His cousin is smart and resourceful with few guidance 
and counseling he will be unstoppable. He is moving more freely with a grace of panther. (He had nearly snap at results of medical scan which reveals malnutrition, insomnia, damaged muscles, nerve damage and digestive organs) he was slowly slipping potions in his food and replacing the poisonous concoction that they call food with mild and herbal spices. (Both of his children vomit the food after eating it, after that he was preparing their foods). His cousin no longer looks like an overwork (that he is) and underfed kid but rather looking like a gentlemen he is.

“Paint a picture it will last longer” his cousin with cheekiness (they will get along perfectly) replies, he realizes he was outright staring at his cousin.

“No I will rather wait before We goes into our room”, he teases and smirks when he heard spluttering behind him. 
(He is merely teasing not flirting, he isn‟t interested in incest thank you very much).

They reached his supposed quarters and his cousin was about to go when he petrifies him, he saw panic on his cousin's face, it will be a long talk. "Don't panic he said” nice way to start a conversation with his long lost cousin whom you've body bind, welldone harry a similar Hermione voice said in his mind and by looking at his cousin's deadpanned face spells

“Really?”

“Look I know you don‟t know me or trust me but what I am going to say will shock you, so please dont panic okay”

Now how to say to your long lost cousin that you are his cousin, he really should have prepare a speech for this.

“Here I am going to remove the spell on your mouth so please dont shout, nod one time for yes and two times for no” his cousin nodded one time, before he remove the spell he warded the room so no noise can get out of it in case his cousin decided to go back on his words.

And just as he expected his cousin do shout, perhaps there was a banshee on his cousin's side of family. He quickly put a hand on his mouth and glare him and mentally sighs when he saw his glare returned by his cousin. They really are cousins he mentally smirks at the thought, now he knew where to start conversation with  his bullheaded cousin.

“You really are my cousin, it was something that I too would have done” he repeated his thoughts but this time speaking it.

His cousin' s eyes widened at that statement, a vulnerable look pass for a second on his face. His eyes soften, his cousin is young still a child.

He then softly said “I am not lying his unspoken question, I am going to remove my hand again will you scream again, can I trust you not to?”

“Your paternal grandfather was brother of my grandmother and he explains all he knows his grandparent's quest and later his parent's, the war and how he came to know Jianghu's existence with his 
friends. By the time he finish he was feeling lighter than ever, his cousin had a look that he couldn't decipher, he  sighs, now the ball is in his cousin's court.

After few minutes of silence his cousin speak again
"What are you going to do now?"

“I want to take you out of this hellhole and introduce you to my children”

"You've children?" his cousin exclaims while not denying the hellhole part.

“They are adopted” on his inquiring look he explains that how he adopted their younger cousin because of their lack of guardian and now they are his blood children and yes there is a potion that can do that. He then asked him that did he want to get out of here and he says yes while asking how will he accomplish that, then he explains him his plans. They spent their time discussing their difference in cultures, lives and future.

It was just after sunset when they were disturb by a boisterous disciple informing that the sect leader invites him to join him and his family for dinner and for A-Ying to go in ancestral hall, for punishment was left unsaid but not unheard. He calmly motions A-Ying to follow him that leaves a spluttering disciple just before the disciple was about his mouth no doubt for arguing, he interrupts him.

“Are you trying to tell a emperor‟s man what to do” that shut him up, if his younger self saw him, he will be aghast 
for using contacts like that but life has taught him the importance of it.

They continues their way in tensed 
silence, he knows that A-Ying is trying to act tough but he will be dammed before someone tries to touch a hair of his cousin, he flashes an assuring smiles towards his cousin and just as expected A-Ying relaxes.

When they were just about to enter the room he quickly warded the room as a precaution and then he puts a somewhat comforting hand on his cousin's shoulder and softly said “leave the rest to me, you will leave this hellhole tonight” and he saw his cousin trying to put a brave smile, well time to face the music.

They enters and saw the Jiang family, they looked up to see him but their face changes on seeing A-Ying behind him, he quickly step in front of him as to protect him a gesture that did not goes unseen with the way a scowl appears in front of Yu Zizuan and the surprise of Jiang Fengmian, Good they should know not to mess with him or those under him.

He waited for them to introduce themselves as he is higher in hierarchy. He can tell from her expression that she was about to spout nonsense again but her husband put a his hand on her and she quieted down, interesting his informants have told him that she didnt listens to anyone much less her husband but her actions says otherwise.

Jiang Fengmian smiles genially his way that was quite creepy not alike to Dumbledore himself and then introduces himself and his family and in turn he is about to gave his introduction but stop when the wannabe Dumbledore spokes

“A-Ying you should go to ancestral hall” while making a face of a disappointed person trying to make his guilty

Hah! Not on his watch.

"And what punishment did Wuxian has made so he had to go in the ancestral hall" he questions

“It is private matter of sect…” he quickly interrupted the wannabe alike 

“I was with him all day, he did not do anything to be held accountable for a punishment” he countered

“His punishment is due from yesterday” the wannabe said nervously, as if he will fall for such a lousy excuse.

“Are you saying that you were that incompetent that you had let a punishment gone unsupervised or are you trying something, I am sure the emperor will be surely interested in this topic” he said while smirking his aura flares making the temperature cold, the only unaffected were him and A-Ying.

That fool spluttered and again put his façade, he really hated that face.

“Gonzi please sit down, A-Xian you too” he says placidly, this time he saw no reason to oppose so he sat together with A-Ying.

No one touched their food in the tense atmosphere and before that fool starts to talk non sense he raise his palm in atop gesture tells his reason for this visit,to leave this hellhole with his cousin. One doesn't need to be a genius in order to understand that things are about to get ugly.

“Sect leader My name is Lord Hadrian Jameson Potter But you may address me as Lian and I have come to deliver this letter from Emperor” he says stoically and then giving letter to the sect leader, He internally smirks when he saw a scowl appearing on that wretch on ignoring her.

The sect leader treads the letter and pales quickly by seeing her husband's rapidly paling face his wife snatches the letter from him and then smashed the letter on the desk

“What is this?" She screeched

“I didn't know you can't read but again insisting that you're sect madam of this sect when you said you're Madam Yu I dont know what I can expect” he said and saw A-Ying trying to stifle his giggles on the constantly changing face of the wretch.

“There is no way that son of a servant is your relative, I refuse to believe this blasphemy…..” all of them paused and starts shaking when the atmosphere darkened as he releases his pent up aura. He chuckles darkly

“Your opinion in this matter is not needed, you just have to do the demands in this letter or else your family would suffer for disrespecting the direct order from emperor”he said his no nonsense tone 

“I am sure there is a misunderstanding, we have never abuse right A-Xian” that wannabe said desperately while looking at A-Ying to save their hide, as if he will let that happened.

This conversation has gone too long for his liking and he want to see his children and introduce them to their new uncle quickly, time to use different tactic.

“Are you trying to saying that the emperor is lying and incompetent?” he goaded the wannabe {Hook}

“No… Yes..N..” that wannabe spluttered {Line}

“Then there is no need for delay, you just have to sign this papers and the punishment of your wife will be overseen by me” he said cheerfully at the defeated look on the sect leader while putting the said papers on the table, his wife paling when her husband stops his protest. 
{And Sink}

"What punishment" their annoying brat asked confuse. 

He had forgotten about the both brats. The brat was looking too much like Fudge on his fifth year when his crime was reveal trying to glare both him and A-Ying but backing off when he sends his aura at him and the girl continuously looking at A-Ying from the moment  they have enter while A-Ying is looking down with his eyes close. It's time to end this drama.

“Punishments for the very crimes that were stall much too longer but no more” he said calmly, just then he saw that wretched sneering and her maids surrounding them from back, so this is how she wants to play huh She then stands up and says while glaring at A-Ying

“You.. this all happens because of you, you should have died on the gutter that my husband has pick you from”
and she activated her Zidian trying to whip a-Ying while her maids were coming at him with their swords keyword 
Trying.

He merely wave his and petrifies them, he then take Zidian and send his magic until it was destroys, he will forever relish on the look on her face when she saw her precious weapon destroys. He then walks around them not unlike a predator toying with his prey.

“Here I was being merciful but now you will pay the full portion of my wrath”

Then he snaps his fingers at the maids, breaking their bones of all of their limbs and crashing them to the walls while destroying their swords because why not.

He then look at the direction of wretch and was disappointed to meet with the sight of her shaking, what  a coward….. he thought All bark but no bite

Then slowly moves towards her and then releases a dark  curse that he found on the Black library. She screams for  help as whippings marks started to appears on her body not even leaving her face.

“No need to scream because no one will come for you”

Her children were watching with fear in their eyes and for  a moment he feels that children should not saw torture  but, then he remembers then they watch A-Ying's torture  gleefully and all pity evaporates, this will be a lesson for  them that Karma always comes to bite back.

Her  husband was begging him and A-Ying to stop and all  while A-Ying was still keeping his eyes shut but there was a smile creeping on his face. She whimpers when the marks finally stops appearing.

She is truly looking ugly from outside now as she was  from inside, You reap what you sow he thought while  releasing her from body binding spell.

“What have you done to me?”she asked while trying to  crawl from him as if, it will save her from her karma.

“I have done nothing that you don‟t deserve” he answered truthfully

“All of this for a son of a..Ahhh” she screamed again , it seems he had too literally spell it to her

“You shouldn't be insulting anyone, this spells is invented for people like you who abuses their power with person who are weaker than them, these marks will hurt when you tries to insult anyone verbally or even on your thoughts and if you tries to punish anyone physically unjustly, you will feel 10 times their pain” he explains

He then turns towards the wannabe and told him to sign the papers, the wannabe signs them without any resistance "Cowards all of them"he thought furiously and again turns toward the wretch and said

“Before we go you would know tow to my cousin” he ordered and quickly shut he brats mouth when he saw they were about to argue, Ha! They remain silent while seeing their mother's torture but are trying to argue when they saw rightfully given apology to someone who they thought were beneath their station…it seems there is truly no hope for them.

That wretch looks like she is about to say something nasty but winced again and know toying to A-Ying and still not giving an apology but it isn't like they have need for their half hearted apologies.

He then look at the wannabe he too know tow to A-Ying while apologizing and still daring to subtly trying guilt trap A-Ying….They really don't understand do they he thought annoyingly while shooting another curse at the wannabe, the wannabe stills and his smashed on the table, her wife screams again like a banshee really where is she getting energy for that.

“Oh phish! I have just put a simple curse that will have him always speaking his true thoughts” it's time to get out of this hellhole to his children gesturing at A-Ying to follow him while putting signed papers in his expandable sleeves.

No one tries to stop them when they were exiting from the halls when it is better for them, he didn't know that he can stop himself from hexing them.

They quickly get into treasury where swords of his relatives were waiting outside of treasury he Accio them feeling relieved that there was no spells or curses on them not that was a problem for him and give them to A-Ying who tearfully took them and shove them in his sleeves.

When they reach the gates he look at A-Ying and saw his shoulder sagging with relief.

“Are ready to go home"

“Home”

“Yes, home” he said and apprating them to the mansion. 

His children were already asleep as expected. A-Ying was disappointed for not meeting his nephews tonight but he 
send him to his room for resting by calling a house elf who were answering all questions that A-Ying fires at him. He would have done well in Ravenclaw that was the last thought on his mind before sleeps claims him.

The next few months were spent training his cousin in occlumency, languages both his native and ancient ones, sect politics and telling stories about their ancestor. They also teach each other the other martial arts techniques and sword forms they knew and the rest of their time was devoted to the children.

His children had taken to their new Uncle with an enthusiasm that was only possible for kids and vice versa, they pull their uncle into their kids game and A-Ying repproating them very seriously…he later realizes that A-Ying never truly had a childhood like other children he thought darkly. The Jiangs are still paying the consequences of their actions, their reputation were already shredded and trades rapidly declining as no one wants to be on bad side of Emperor. He knows that his cousin was a genius but to see him grasping on the knowledge so quickly still surprise him.

He still cackle when he remembers the visit from Emperor and A- Ying's panicking face when the emperor pats his shoulder and made him call emperor Shushu, A-Ying's fa ce was looking like that he expects like any second he will be executed but as expected his curiosity gets best of him and they ended up discussing about the benefits of household talisman all day when he was reconnecting with his Asian friends, A-Ying even got his first paid project as the Jiangs never pays for his talisman, the darkening look on Shushu had almost had him pitying the Jiangs almost, but they will get what they deserve anyway.

A-Ying was so excited for his new project and they were about to start their martial arts routine when he sense someone outside their wards, he closes his eyes, there were two people one with extremely low Qi and other fatally injured. He started approaching the spot where he sensed them with A-ying following questionably but alert.

When they get there they saw a frail but a determined woman treating the injured man beside her,their clothes do not belong to any sect colors he had saw but their design is alarmingly similar that of Wens now he looks closer that man‟s breathing was erratic and looks like he was beaten to death. He heard his cousin's gasp and he uttered a single word that will change everything.

"Wen Qing?‟

The letter

To,

The sect leader and sect madam,

This letter is to informing them that your sect is charged with You’ve neglect the passing Wei Changze and Cangse Sanren to the authorities of Yiling and had abuse their child and cousin of my very dear friend, as a compensation You will give Yiling and the surrounding lands up to 3000 li and the guardianship to Hadrian, will give Wei Wuxian his parent’s sword and all of his invention that you had used as it was his right, and will be charged with 10000000 yuan. Your wife spiritual weapon will be seized and destroyed. You and your wife has bow down and apologize to Wei Wuxian.

Failing to do the above orders your sect will be abolished, you and your family will be exile out of country with just the clothes on your back and your heads shaved. Your descendents will be known as traitors and the lands in your sect will go to Wei Wuxian.

The Emperor

Chapter Text

Lan Wangji is angry. These months had been hard for him. First he couldn't find his Wei Ying in competition where he had specifically participates in it in order to see him. Second, he learns what Jiangs had done to his beloved, how dare they mistreats and harm him and demands a debt from a child. His Shufu almost suffers from Qi Deviation then.

Thirdly, Wens have attack in revenge for their humiliating defeat in competition, pathetic. But, they were caught off guard and outnumbered.He had to burn their library pavilion to saves his sect 
mates. The very library pavilion where he spends his happy times with Wei Ying.
As if that is not enough they had also attack their resident pavilion, he knows that there is a traitor in their mist, 
when he will find them he will make sure that they will suffer before dying.

His Xiongxang is on run with their precious texts and he did not even know if he is alive or not, his Shufu was 
injured severely and his father will not survive he knows that.

All bloodbath for what their pride. His leg was broken by Wen Xu and he had him walk to their camp on it. He is tired but his angry if he will get a chance he will be head Wen Xu but he is nearly this close to stab Wen Chao, he is a different league all together.

That miscreant had force them to give their swords, then had them work nonstop for days giving small breaks here and there and now they have to find something without knowing what it is in the middle of this forest.

They have been walking for days and are starving and thirsty. He had noticed that the Jiangs disciples were looking better than the most, he finds it suspicious.

Suddenly, they stop in front of what it look like a cave.

Wen Chao then had them go down, a nameless cultivator tries to protest but have his core melted by Wen Zhului and was pushed down in the hole.
Reluctantly and fearful they all slides into cave by ropes that Wen Cultivators had bind.  Within a few minutes, everyone came down the cliff. There were a lot of limestone and rock formations spanning a lot of area inside the cave. There was also an ancient pool. If at all there is a beast, it must be within the water body, he thinks 

Then, Wen Chao ordered everyone to create ruckus to draw out the monster. Soon, there was a cacophony of calls and roars from the cultivators. It was deafening. But there was no beast. 

Apparently, Wen Chao wanted to injure someone, draw their blood as a living bait for the monster and as Wang Lingjiao had suggested some Jin cultivator, a girl called Luo Qingyang. Now, him and Jin Zixuan were standing in front of that stupid servant girl in order to protect her. As a retaliation, Wen Chao had ordered his soldiers to kill both him and Jin Zixuan. 

Soon there was a commotion when an outer disciple forcefully tries to grab maiden Luo but fell and starts bleeding that wakes the ancient beast.

Wen Chao was grabbed by Wen Zhuilui and was flown by him out of the cave knowing that they cannot defeat the beast and soon other Wen cultivators followed them,the Jiangs tries to follow them soon but was pushed by the Wens cultivator .

Jiang Wayin was screaming how he will tell this about to his mother, he then realised that Jiangs have joined the Wens, others prisoners tried to follow them too but they quickly realises that the Wens have cut the ropes. They were panicking, they had no sword and were starved and some of them were already got eaten by the beast, he was thinking when they heard a loud crack.

It was then he saw him first time laded in black red and gold, A tall man with slender built but his muscles can be seen from his outer robes with the exotic and had the most greenest eyes almost Jade like, greener than that of Nie Huisang. Long hairs bound with a head piece made with what it look like from crystal landed elegantly. (an outlander, a very dangerous outlander his mind whispered).

He commands softly but authoratively for to back them against the walls of cave.

He then says something in a language unheard of him and releases a snake that grow bigger and bigger until it reaches about 40 ft, which then strike at the turtle with lightening speed and kills Xuanwu without any efforts in a few seconds. Then that snake returns to his master after shrinking and coiled loosely around his neck.

 A dead silence came over the cave, no one moves,then that man said:

“Is everyone alright” he asked but no one answered

That man sighed and introduces himself as Lian-gonzi ,chief advisor and commander of Yiling WeiSanren sect.Yiling is it where his Wei Ying is as if reading his mind Jade eyes focused on him and freezes him in his place,

He slowly walk to him and said quietly that his brother is there with Wei Ying and if he like he would come with him to Yiling.

Just as he was about to answer an annoying voice disrupt him and said owner of that voice is no other then Jiang Wayin.

“You how dare you to come here and show off, is it note Enough that you've humiliates us and what's with the lie of Yiling Sect there is no sect in the whole Jianghu” he spates, but Lian-Gonzi ignored him and signal Wangji to follow him and Wangji nodded and follows.

Apparently it is an insult to him as Jiang Wayin started to hurled insult but a particular insult at Wei Ying had Lian-gonzi's patience break.

He didn't see him move before a resounding crack echoed in the cave, he turns and sees that Wayin is holding his nose and that Lian-gonzi stand in front of him his aura out making him look like a god that is about to pass a judgment on a lowly mortal.

He spoke softly, “You know I had spared you then thinking that you are just child who shouldn't be punish for things his parents had done, but it seems to be a 
mistake”

he then walks towards Wayin who looks like that he is desperately trying to blend with the cave walls behind him and grabbed Wayin by his color and said in 
a sickly sweet voice:
“You wants to know the truth right, So here's a truth ,Your parents are nothing but cowards who chose to give 
their lands and disciples to the Wens rather fight them like a Warrior and You! You are nothing but a brat who has nothing to his name and is blacklisted by every matchmaker for marriage”

“You will be never able to surprise my cousin because he is leagues ahead of everyone, You are nothing without him and just like your mother you will be crushed like an insects when the Karma will returned”

“ My cousin is and I are of powerful noble bloodlines that is more older them the formation of Jianghu , even more older when your runaway servants ancestors chose to start a sect, What surprise that you belongs to a line of a servant and a traitor hmm, Don't you know that the 
infamous Yu sect was start by a son of a traitor who impregnate a local whore hmm and what about Jiangs, Jiang Chi was a servant who washes dishes in the house of merchant before he steals money and runaway to start your sects”

“Even if my cousin was a son of a servant which he is not he is still much better than you and your entire family and you will be always beneath him” then he touch his chest and his hands glowed.

"What have you done‟ Wayin asked fearfully and he couldn't fault him , Lian-gonzi is a sight to behold what's with his aura flaring behind him and the snake hissing menacingly at Wayin.

“I had done exactly what I have done with your parents, if you tried to hurt and insult anyone from my sect you will feel pain in your back like Zidian itself has whipped on you for weeks, it will depend on the severity of your actions”

Then he drops him and swept his hands on his robe like touching Wayin had dirtied him.

He then commands all of the shocked cultivators to followed him to the entrance of cave where some cultivators in a similar outfits to Lian-gonzi were waiting for them, almost all cultivators came out were fed with rations that Yiling Sects cultivators were keeping and bowed to show them their gratitude and leave on their respective ways only Jiangs stays at the cave but Rian-gonzi said to leave them on their condition but he didn't remove the ropes.

“Lan Wangji I have already sent a message to your sect, after few days we will send you to Qinghe, is that alright 
with you?”

He nodded and Lian-gonzi whistles, he was about to ask when a beautiful white owl glided towards them and perched on Lian-gonzi's shoulder and nipped at his ears, he turns towards him and introduce the owl as Hedwig, such a strange name but he feels that the name fits her.

“Come on Lan Wangji, grabbed my hands, you will feel a little disoriented for a while” and without waiting for his 
respond he grab his arm and the world started to twist.

Another Fanart of Badass Hadrian made by yours truly 🙃☺️☺️

Chapter Text

Lan Zhan didn't know what to make of the man front of him. He is obiviously powerful physically and politically and he does love Wei Ying like a small brother and treats the other people with respect and politeness to rival Xiongxang.

He was relieved to saw his brother alive 
and healthy if a little lovesick. His brother spend most of his time by gushing Lian this and Lian that needless to say he was worried if Lian gonzi had put his brother into a love spell, and the most infuriating point is that Lian gonzi didn't seems to realize that his brother has become a love sick puppy for him.

But the most positive outcome about all of this was that he get to meet his Wei Ying and Popo.

He was surprised to find that his mother was from dafan Wens not a nameless rogue cultivator that the elders often grumbled.

On asking about what happens really, his Popo told them they tried to free their mother but Wen Ruohan didn't want a competition for his throne so refused any of their pleas and threatens them with the young children, their mother tries to keep in contact but was caught by their uncle where her cultivation was sealed as a punishment An Unjust Punishment.

Both he and his brother spend their day with Popo to ask about the adventures their mother got entangled into, they even had their mother's tablet in the new ancestral hall where they mourn in silence

Their morning and evening often spent with their Popo either telling them stories or rather teaching them healing arts which his brother aced, she often teased them with their crushes name , on the thought of Wei Ying his ears becomes red 

His beloved had grown more beautiful from the last time he had seen him,his grey eyes has darken a bit and his hair looks more silkier, cascading like a waterfalls on his back but his Wei Ying who is not talking like Wei Ying. He always had known that his beloved has a bright presence but confidence is also shown in his posture with the way he held himself, his beloved is laded in his darkest shade of black silk ever seen with red trimmings and had gold embroidery on the color and cuffs of sleeves, he also wear his hair down with small braiding on side held with an shiny guan with an obsidian stone in it, there is also change in his beloved's character.

His old Wei Ying talks loudly and nonstop and moves around him like butterflies that flew around a flower (He had misses those incessant chattering and most importantly his cheerful continuous presence during those months) but….. but… this Wei Ying didn't.

This Wei Ying spokes in a softer volume but with his usual cheerfulness and didn't spend much time with him, even he rarely talks with him. It feels like he is ignoring him, avoiding him and he doesn't knows what he should feels…..

Despite all of this he still falls in love with this new version, he felt his heart melt at the sight of his Wei Ying treating all children of his sect with tenderness while teaching and playing with them, he feels jealous and possessive when his Wei Ying compliments other ladies and men for their works, feels sadness when he cannot join him on his discussions on talisman and arrays, it's not like he can't join it's that he didn't guts to join him where his beloved's brilliance shine so brightly that leaves air out of his lungs.

He wants to kick his younger self for discarding the friendship that was given on a silver platter. He knows that he didn't deserve Wei Ying but he desires him the same.

His Wei Ying and Lian gonzi truly did a job on his new sect in such small time, the place where was resentful burial mounds had stood, now it was restored to its former glory of a spiritual hill.

He nearly Qi deviates when he saw Wei Ying controlling corpses who were building another structure for their ever-growing city. He only calms down when his beloved offers his wrist and he 
saw that there was no damage to his spiritual balance that resentment is curled protectively around his beloved's core. (he blushes when he thought about that incident now)

There is now enough soils for farming that the rest of the Wens refugees work on, there is also mining of gold, silvers, jade and other precious material that will put the Jins to shame, if Jin Guangshan was to found about this he will definitely try to put his grabby hands on this only to met put to death by Lian Gonzi's wards as he had seen others fail.

Their medical pavilion is very advanced filled with the most competent doctors like Wen Qing (he still doesnt knows that how she came to here) and he had heard from Wei Ying that every disciple here is required to learn healing arts before they are even allowed for night hunt from Wen Qing and Wen Popo along with cooking, sewing, gardening, ethics and other household activities (On his incredulous look Wei Ying had laugh and explains that it so that his disciples could be independent even if they leave the sect, his beloved was always so considerate of others, he had fallen much deeper that day).

Their cities are filled with ghost that only wishes to be watch over their descendents or to teach others or to put their skills to use. Their library was filled with such a rich ancient knowledge that will put Gusu library to shame and had him drooling on it. Their gardens and orchards are so beautiful filled with exotic creatures and plants and fruits that he had only listens in tales, there are big and small lakes with clear water which water is directly transported to the all households of Yiling WeiSanren sect, his beloved has developed a fully functioned water system for day to day life which was inspired by Lian-gonzi's native country, the baths here are the most satisfying and luxurious than anything in his life (and his brother spend most of his time soaking on bathtub) and not to mention the pot chamber.

More and more people are coming here by either hearing rumors or by recommendations of the merchants travelling here, it is 180° change of the Yiling he knew to the Yiling he saw, there are similar changes to the other surroundings land under Wei Ying's and Lian -gonzi's jurisdiction.

They have also had the most prestigious education system ever seen with quality books and stationary for everyone whether poor orphans or a rich merchant's kids, their disciples trains with the most distinguish weapons like fans, butterfly knives, daggers etc, they do had swords like every other sect but they are not dependable on it like other cultivators.

Their most of the disciples are rogue cultivators or refuges from already destroyed sects whom no sect will take in order to not risk the wrath on their said sect, He knows that there is a secret clan technique like other sect but he is not allowed in their even he by Wei Ying‟s word is a close friend (he is a little hurt by that fact).

They are richer than the Jintalai , they've first grade silk and cotton, and spices from faraway lands, cutlery of silver and gold and administrative homes that screams rich, even their outer disciples wears silk uniform that even heirs of other sects cannot wear, he is honestly proud and jealous by all of this development. Proud on his beloved's efforts and Jealous on the fact that he was not by his side for all of this.

But he knows that he and his brother cannot stay at this heaven forever, their home was burned and hopefully is reconstructing, his Shufu must be worried for them and soon there will be a war that he and his brother must fight as it was their filial duty to their sect but he wants be selfish one time, both Wei Ying and Lian gonzi didn't s how any signs that they will join this war despite of their territory being attack by Wens many times, so it might be last time he will see his beloved because war gives no guarantees.

He wanted to ask about that but didn't know how to brought this matter as talking was never his forte but his brother beat him to it on their last day of their stay at the family dinner that was taken privately for that evening as a farewell. both of Lian gonzi's children(Xiongxang was very fond of them maybe he should  ask Shifu for a marriage contract, they didn't even need to be pressured for heirs) was conversing each other when suddenly Xiongxang asked

“Lian gonzi and Wei gonzi we the Gusu sects thank you for your generosity, we owe you a life debt” Xiongxang says while bowing his head and he follows the gesture.

“Ahhh…. Zewu-Jun there was no need for thanks, I am sure anyone would have done the same thing if they were in my place” his beloved says with sincere modesty

“What A-Ying says is truth there is no debt between friends and you can call me A-Lian or A-li whatever you l ike” Lian gonzi says (he will keeps saying Lian gonzi because his brother is more jealous and possessive than him don't let the angel façade of his fool you) and he can feels the imaginary dark cloud on his brother's head on the word FRIEND, it seems both of them are hopelessly fall in love with the most oblivious person.

“Then you may and call me A-Huan” his brother is a machoist he knows now.

His brother put his smiles and asked about whether they were joining the sun shot campaign that was lead by Nie Mingjue.

There was a drop in temperature on the question and the Lian gonzi gives a smile that was feral (He internally groans when he made a mistake on looking at Xiongxang face,his brother is definitely turned on and he didn't want to read his dirty thoughts thank you very much)

“I am afraid that we won‟t be joining the campaign any soon, as they‟ve not invited us and even if we are given invitation” he added when he saw that Xiongxang was about to invite them on the campaign's behalf “We won't be going and that is final” he said while looking at Wei Ying whose shoulder sagged whether in defeat or relief was unknown to him, he is ashamed to say that he doesn't know about his beloved.

“But A-li why aren't you and Wei- gonzi arte joining when you are both are obviously powerful” Xiongxang protests and he too nodded indeed he knows that Wei ying has surpassed even him and that was without his Yin cultivation and he knows that Lian-gonzi is much p owerful than he seems.

“You know who are the most affected in a war A-Huan? They're farmers whose lands and crops war destroys, traders who are looted and many other innocent people who just wants peace but are not strong enough to fight for it. The Sun shot campaign as you said is nothing but a farce” at the look on their faces he added

“Many minor sects are already suppressed for years, many had their livelihood taken and many were left to dies at the hands of fate and it is only when the two great sects were attack when the actions are taken and even then the other two sects are not on your sides but rather they're acting like vultures that are waiting for scraps no offense to the vultures” he says jokingly as if hoping to lighten the atmosphere

“I do understand your point but I will still hope that you join at least one of their meetings as if not to fight but to give your insights on this matter as you are already familiar with it” Xiongxang said with a polite smile but only he can hear disappointment and defeat at his tone, he knows because he is feeling the same.

“Zewu-Jun maybe we will join in future” Wei Ying says with a side glance to Lian-gonzi

“But You must understands that It have been only few months that my sect has established and I cannot risk their lives for it as my disciples are already busy on recusing people and relocating them and I cannot put another burden on their shoulder nor I can leave them here as they all are dependent on me and Lian-ge ” he says looking quite apologetic as if it is not a valid concern of a young sect leader .

“I do understand Wei gonzi and I will not force you to join when you already have such burdens” and with that his brother redirect the conversations to lighter topic, that night he was awake past Hai shi, he wants to stays with Wei Ying here forever whether as a friend or more but he knows that his sect will not allow him or his brother who more or less wanted to do same.

Next day, both of them leave with their swords that Lian- gonzi miraculously found with rations, herbs, medicines and emergency talisman for a whole sect in their pouches with melancholy.

He didn't know when he will meet his beloved or will ever meet him again, with heavy heart he and his brother flew to the direction of Gusu. It was only halfway that he realizes he had never seen maiden Luo.

Our cute Zhan zhan

Chapter Text

Few months before Sect Conference 

Wei Wuxian is having a time of his life. He can’t believe that his life have so much in a just few months. He really has to thank his Lian-ge for giving him self confidence.

Lian-ge had introduced to his children next day or rather those gremlins have taken themselves to throw themselves on him to wake up with Lian –Ge grinning with his soft gaze while standing in the doorway. They were discussing about the possibilities of his future when Lian-Ge offers him to visit his home country to refresh his mind and to meet his remaining family.

Lian-Ge had also taken him to visit his native country which was so different and colder too. His manor was too big for four people until Ge introduced him to all kinds of creatures that the manor provides sanctuary for.

He had an army of elves, those adorable creatures had cry when he thanked them for breakfast (He had never eaten anything delicious like that) then introduced to the living portraits. His first thought was that were ghost who were imprisoned but as if reading his mind, Ge had explains that they’re a mere imitations of the person with a small amount of their Qi infused with their paintings. 

Both his grandmother and him were crying after seeing each other and sharing stories of her brother’s antics, 
they’ve spend their time talking till dinner with Lian-Ge and their ancestor leaving the room for giving them privacy by the time he had reached to his bed he was overwhelmed and the moment his head hits the pillow he was out as light.

The next day Lian-Ge had to leave the children in the watch of elves for their errands despite the said children’s protesting (His Ge must have a stone for his heart because how else could he ever refuse the looks on adorable children they were giving), they had to directly teleport to a weird naming alley because his pronunciations wasn ’t good for travelling with other means that was travelling with the help of green fire or whatever.

There was hustling and bustling of witches and wizards waving with their strange looking stick, he was confused but Lian-Ge explained him that they were wands a kind of spiritual weapon for conducting their Qi easily because wood is a better conductor than metals.

When asked that why Ge didn’t uses his, his Ge merely smirks and says that after achieving certain levels of power they can manipulate their Qi with just their will. He asked him will he get a one too but his cousin looks a little sad, telling him that it will send him to a Qi deviation because his Qi pathways are already formed and moving them or even directing the flow to a different direction will harm  him.

Their first stop was bank his Ge have spent hours drilling the working of bank which was run by Goblins (He was  so excited to meet them he had only heard about them from folklore of travelling merchants while running errands for the Jiangs).

There were two sneering Goblins standing as if trying to look intimidating like Madam Yu (He don’t think she will like the comparison) They enter and the interior could made the wealthy Jins to look like beggars.

Lian –Ge quickly moves towards a looking Goblin to demand for the another Goblins who was managing his Ge ’ s account when he met him, his Ge reveals another surprise that they were here for to open his an account for him on his surprising look Ge patiently explains that all family members of House Black has an account opened for them by their current  head and the funds will be transfers to the said accounts until the holder turns seventeen whether they are of a different branch or were bore a different name due to marriage if they’ ve black blood in them they will be given  their own account to do as it pleases them.

It had too much gold and silvers what could he even do it with! His  cousin was spoiling him what next silk clothes his cousin  was all too happy to drag him to a boutique for his  clothes to be ordered.

Lian-Ge also had him meet their another cousin who was name means Dragon but he reminds too much of peacock (Lian-Ge was howling with laughter when he had said that aloud with his cousin turning different  shades of red quickly)

He realizes that his cousin wasn’t too bad but just haughty and for a good reason, the way he bends his Qi and duels it with Lian-Ge was very mesmerizing to watch (And they were not even fighting for real). But meeting with his aunt was another story. She was cold and beautiful but her facial expression reminds him so much of Madam Yu that he was frozen and shaking with Lian- Ge swearing in the background, she too started to swear in another language he didn’t know after Lian-Ge has explains her and his cousin who was looking darker with every second. He must have lost in his thoughts because he saw his aunt standing in front of him.

He then quickly bows to apologize but his aunt stops him and pats his shoulder inviting him to join them for a tea. She distracted him from his thoughts asking him about his hobbies discussing different styles of paintings while visualizing everything with the help of her wand, his cousins listening in the background with chiming in between here and there (and she even asked him to join  her for painting)

Their next stop was the home of Ge’ s sworn brother home. His sworn brother has six older brother and a little sister and they live in a funny looking house (He knows that had old man Lan have seen this house he  would’ve spitted blood because of unorthodoxy of its)

There were too many red heads hugging his Ge and they turns towards him (He was feeling nervous) and suddenly they all were around him and starts conversing with him easily, as if he was always there, as if he was already a member of their house, they shows him their  house and gardens with a pitch and they even shows him their popular game called Kui de qi shi, and they were flying on brooms! And they were so fast so fast that his eyes were having difficulty on keeping a track on them  and how can his Ge can even see a coin size flying ball.

But he would be lying if he said that it wasn’t fun because it was very entertaining to see them playing with Lee Jordan commenting on every moves with cracking small jokes in between.

Then the call for dinner had their stomachs grumbling, he really enjoys their cuisine because it was neither bland like Lans nor too spicy like Yunmeng . It was a perfect balance for his taste palate, he had his suspicion regarding his sudden change of his diet on Lian-Ge but he could let go of it since it was only for his benefit. Their dinner was joyful with everyone talking their day and sharing stories of each other with him (He knows that they were giving him space by not asking about himself but still including him on conversation, for which he was grateful) It was a stark contrast to the lunch he had with his other cousin which was filled with soft but soothing and comfortable voices,to the absolute silence of Lans and the uncomfortable and awkward dinner atmosphere with Jiangs despite the noises of other  disciple and markets filtered from walls.

They had spent two weeks on the Britain with him learning as many things as possible (Which was a lot thanks to his natural genius) and his Ge tending to  Lord’ s business. His cousin Draco teaches him in ethics and hierarchy of other cultures of countries, so he can present himself to anyone of any status and not accidently shame himself or his companions, his aunt however taught him flower language, healing and how to use  poisons and to hide them and how they can be prepared  from the local plants, however his favourite lesson was  learning flower language it had surprised him that giving certain flowers can use them to insult the receiver, like if someone give him a bouquet of Lavender, Foxglove, Red Carnations ,the  bouquet is telling you he thinks very poorly of you to the point of disdain, he  should really sends a bunch of ….. old manLan and  Madam Yu. They will not even realize that they were  insulted.

She also gives him counseling.

At first he denies everything but slowly his resolves crumbles, like the biscuit that Winky made into the milk.

She had him realizes that IT WAS NOT his fault that there was dispute in the Jiang's household, it was the responsibility of uncle Jiang to provide for him, to take care him without expecting anything in return.

But despite of these lessons and his constantly closer relationship with his Aunt and Draco, his Ge still remains his favourite person especially after giving him the best birthday gift of his life. It seems that all the time his Ge spends away was to find the souls of his grandparents and parents and to made magical portraits  of them with their consent which was given to him as his  birthday gift which was celebrated in the manor with all of the weasleys and malfoys and of course his Ge and his adorable nieces and nephews.

Now he can talk to them whenever he wants, his grandparents were rogue cultivators just like his parents.

His grandmother was sister of previous jiang sect leader who saved his grandfather’s life when she was on a night hunt who then in turn saves her life from a Yao on a night hunt gone wrong due the misinformation provided by sect’ s madam, they falls in love and later married with the blessings of the sect’s leader but his grandmother do give birth to his father in Yunmeng because of her connection, his father do grow up in Yunmeng as his grandparents leave him there to go in night hunt and then his father becomes their head disciple but his  grandparents doesn’t live too long after that.

They were poisoned with corpses poison and soon fall after  continuously fighting the corpses.

As for his parents they did not remember their death, they only remembers that they had leave him in a inn (All of the family members gives stink eye and disappointed look at his parents and his grandmother cursed so hard that had leave his ears blistered for life, who knows that such a fragile, elegant and graceful looking lady had such a foul mouth) and goes to fight  with the rumored Yao.

They had left the country after a week from his birthday, his Ge reminded him that the emperor had given them a Yiling and their surrounding lands and that it was his to do as he please, after much thought and discussion they’ve decided that they will built an orphanage and some kind of school for all children but first they had to  put the wards around the area while they perfected their  existing skills for the time being.

It was one of the training sessions that they’ve stumbled towards the Wen siblings or rather they’ve stumble upon them.

They found that Wen Ruohan was enslaving their branch family and attack on her brother when her brother tries to defend their younger cousin. That’s why they’ ve come for shelter because there were rumors that  anyone will find shelter here, Wen Qing explains while  treating her brother with Ge’s helping.

While his first instinct was to put them under his wing and to offer them his protection but with lessons with his aunt had him paused to revaluate every risks and then  decide.

He now had a family that can be targeted if he makes a reckless decision and he cannot put them in any kind of danger. He looks towards his cousin for guidance but his cousin looks thoughtful and glances at him as to  say that ‘this decision is yours’ His Ge is giving him a responsibility, he then look at the Wen Siblings and decides that they can move here with their family members because the wards will keep out the unwanted visitors for the time being, he also have to design a new defense system and set new houses for  them, one look at his Ge said that it was a right decision.

Wen Qing tries to know tow to them but his Ge made her stand up and says that it was their pleasure for helping them and there is no need to kneel, asking her whether she likes chocolate milk then summoning  Winky for giving her a cup of it. He thinks he can get  used to it.

The next few weeks were spent trying to safely move the  Dafan Wens what’s with creating a natural disaster and  swapping bodies with corpses from funeral pallor and  creating houses for people.

He was writing the wards on the rocks when suddenly a  corpse sneaks from behind, he easily surpass him but  stumbles on a cave which have skeletons scattered  around.

He quickly gets up to find a way out , realising that he had accidently enters the burial mounds but there were too many corpses that were attacking him and then he slips and falls in the red water Blood he screams but no sound came only the dilated blood enters his lungs he  struggles to swim to the surface but there were hands grabbing him to drown and there were a lots of  screaming …….is this how he’ s going to die but he hasn ’t finish telling bed time stories to his niece and nephews  to the other orphans, he hasn ’t win the bet that was made between him and Draco and doesn’t thank Lian-Ge enough and doesn’t confess his love to Lan Zhan… but his body feels so numb and his eye lids are so heavy….

Before he blanks out he sees a glowing figure and felt a hand grabbing him and pulling towards the surface.

Chapter Text

Hadrian isn’t very sure how things could go this wrong.
He and Wen Ning were with the children in the sect garden, when he felt the tug in the bracelet he wore. He charmed the pair of bracelet so he and A-Ying can come to rescue if the other was in danger. He closed his eyes and felt his blood froze at the location of his cousin, what the hell is his cousin was doing on Burial Mounds.

He and Hermione are still researching the landscape to purify it again but the progress is painstakingly slow, so they’ve to place a three layered barrier around the whole mountain to stop the resentment sweeping in the city, the city’s air and the surrounding land is already clear but cultivators can still hunt the Yao and ghouls in the outer barrier, so imagine his surprise when he pinpointed his cousin in the core area.

He quickly ordered Wen Ning to fetch Wen Qing and send the children in the building and apparated towards his cousin’s location.On landing he quickly applies a bubble head charm and 
dove in the pooled and silently casting Accio to grab his foolish cousin and apparated back to the infirmary where 
Wen Qing had already setup the supplies for treatment.

She then asked him to put his cousin to bed and apply pressure on his stomach to make him throw out water. 
He done exactly as she had asked and tries to transfer his magic but get a backlash from doing it, on seeing it Wen 
Qing tries again but to no avail. It seems his cousin’s Qi had it to protect his body from foreign energy.

They’ve no other choice but to rely on traditional way to heal his foolish cousin, the two opposing energies are colliding in his body Wen Qing had said when he asked what was wrong with his cousin! She explains because his cousin had already practicing core formation exercises from a young age when his parents were alive and still continue to practice it unconsciously but absorbing
resentful filled air for years had his body accepting the resentment and he probably had use Yin energy sometime in the past, so it is very dangerous to eject resentment suddenly. But what Wen Qing doesn’t know that their very DNA also gave them edge in controlling the Yin Energy.

The Blacks have been dark natured from the very start, they have breeded with ghouls, sirens, vampires, shapeshifters etc. So the very blood flowing in their veins gave them control over practicing the black magic but itdoesn’t gave them immunity from going made by practicing it as black magic as it shouldn’t be possible for humans anyway, after all Black Madness has plagued them from many generation and maybe continue it in future.

But he knows that there was also a similar incident about 13 generations ago, when a black Witch was overflowed from resentment so dark that it started destroying her organs from inside but she was saved by a ritual, the very ritual he is preparing for.

If everything will be fine then his cousin will have a three pools of different energy, the first one his cousin had cultivate his entire life, the second one which is from the resentment and the third one will be a small shard from his own magic core, it will become a neutral core that will direct and stimulates the streams of different energy (A kind of basin where rivers of different properties mixes but the difference will be his magic will smoothen the transition.

 It will not make him a wizard but he will be passes as a squib, he had no problem because he is an immortal anyway (He had found it on a night hunting when a fierce corpse tries to bite a chunk on his shoulder but there was no damage in his shoulder, not even a scratch (he had then throw a bombarda at the corpse,After chatting with death because of course he is a bloody chosen one)

The only side effects are that on doing inheritance test, it will shows A-Ying as his half brother rather than his cousin and it will sharpen his black features.

He completed the complex circular rune and call upon the souls of their ancestors. The ritual must be done on midnight for the extra surge of power as everyone is asleep he will be not interrupted.

Invoco antecessorem meum
Ut dignum iudicare
Eum ab oneribus liberare
Vindictam petere ab iis qui eum laeseruntIustitiae peto
Libenter ei do core pervalida mei
et roga eum ut det ei benedictiones tuas et fortitudinem
Sit in futurum clara
Sit proprium futurum

He feels the surge of power in the room sweeping from him to A-Ying and then everything went still, he can hear 
the footsteps of the Wen siblings running towards their room. He slowly walks towards A-Ying and levitated to his bed and erases the rune just the moment the door burst open.

Wen Qing quickly checks his meridians scolding him for doing something stupid again which he laughed as always 
saying he only took calculated risks and then checks on A-Ying, her expression full of surprise as the energy levels were stable.

She then throws everyone out giving him a stink eye on which he reacts with a wink.

The next day A-Ying was in his usual self as if doesn’t gave everyone a heart attack with his stunt.

After everyone had a piece in scolding A-Ying, he explains the ritual he had cast and giving his cousin a exercising regime for controlling his newfound energy but as usual his cousin’s natural geniuses really came handy, he quickly get hanged of his profound powers to perform the most dangerous dark art Necromancy.

He nearly had a heart attack when on another night hunt where they were attack by fierce corpses of the Qishan 
Wen, his cousin play his Chenqing, a deep ebony dizi which he gifted him on AYing’s birthday and subdue the threat, later he gives him books on necromancy from the black library, better to be safe than sorry he thought.

His cousin learns it and practicing it for next few weeks holed in his room not even coming for breakfast until one day he presented a method for cleansing the Burial mounds.

He suggest the use of a complex array which will filter the Yin energy which will be guided by his Dizi and slowly the returns it to its natural state while the access energy will goes to the wards around their territory making them a sentiment wards, the rest of the souls and corpses will be manage, those whose last wishes are not harmful will remain and vicious ones will be subdued.

The plan was successful and for the first time in the centuries, the burial mounds looks as any mountain.

Underneath the upper ashy soil there was rich and fertile soil which was perfect for farming (The Wens will be happy for that) and upon further investigation they also   found gold, jewels and other precious metals that will be  a boon on their already growing economy.

The people had given him and his cousin a title

Yiling Patriarch for his cousin and

Yinzi Zhengyi for him

A-Ying then develops a safe method for Yin cultivation. He suggest his cousin to write a book on it which he wrote and publish happily, the book becomes famous and now they had many young cultivator joining them, they’re growing

He seems to forgetting something major, Nah it must be not important but he can swear he can hear Death  laughing, never mind.

On the piers of Lotus There was a glass shattering scream from the Leader and his children as they dropped into the floor withering from pain as their Jiang’s features slowly fades into nothing, their already average cores melted into a smaller one and their  spiritual swords shatters.

Whispers of unworthy, wretch, guilty, murderer echoed in the whole building as they were ejected by an invisible force, the wards enforced themselves around the main  estate building not allowing anyone else.

The ancestor halls and the sect leader halls seal automatically until their real heir comes. The wards will bounce anyone not of Jiang blood.

Their ancestors had passed a judgment and they found Jiang  Fengmian and his spawns guilty, inadequate and unworthy of their legacy.

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Lan Xichen is not acting like a lovesick puppy despite what Wangji said he isn’t … He was just excited to see A-Lian, just that nothing else.

They’ve come to unclean realm after checking Gusu but for some reason they couldn’t find his uncle and the elders, on enquiring further, they found that his uncle and the elders have gone to seclusion in just time for the starting of what could be a declaration of war against the Wens.

He is really disappointed in them.
Both he and Wangji had kept in touch with A-Lian and A-Xian for months.

They’re trying their hardest to find allies but the minor clans who’re not attack decided to stay on sidelines and both Jiangs and Jins have been ignoring their letters well they’ve been until the news of attack on Yunmeng reach to them.

He knows that the Jiangs were collaborating with Wens, Wangji had said that much and probably Jins as well, so they were not much disappointed in their lack of participation, but it seems the attack on another great sect was all it took to make a call for an alliance 
conference.

The attack was a surprising one but if the Wens could attack their own allies then will they not attack on the neutral sect as well… or something was their reasoning behind their call.It will be the biggest alliance conference which will include 4 great sects (Would Jiang could be even called that) and almost all of the minor sects except Tiangshan He, which allied themselves with Yiling WeiSanren and probably will follow their decision.

So here he is standing on the walls of unclean realm to welcome the Yiling faction. He had send a personal letter and also the one they’ve given to every sect leader for joining the campaign but unfortunately A-Xian has stay behind for some reason that A-Lian hasn’t said in his letter, only A-Lian and some Yiling cultivators will be coming which led his brother to a foul mood.

He doesn’t have to wait for long as he can see the cultivators dressed in black and red flying towards them but it seem he wasn’t the only one almost all cultivators who are outside have their eyes on the Yiling cultivators and why not, they’re flying in a perfect A formation (They look like a phoenix what’s with the red and golden fares of the swords) and even from that height many can tell that their clothes are high quality just as their weapons (like fans, daggers etc all beautifully  crafted) and it was astounding as Yiling used to be the poorest of cities in the entire Jianghu.

They landed and bowed in sync, the leader (He hopes it was A-Lian) was wearing a Weimao and the rest were wearing a black mask with silver and golden intricate embroidery on them.

Then a soft familiar voice greets him and he smile from behind he can see his brother’s sulking form when he doesn’t see A-Xian. He should really start negotiating their marriage if only to stop his adorable brother from sulking.

He then led A-Lian and his group to their assign rooms and then tells them the time for conference.

It was only when they enter the room when A-Lian remove his veil, he looks lovely as always and his jade eyes sparkle with mischief, oh the look always take his breath away, how he longed to hold him in his arm and buried his nose in the fluffy hair but one look at their company will ensured that he’ll lose his arm before he could even try to move.

So it seems he will spend his time talking with A-Lian not that was a problem after all A-Lian was a very good speaker, one can say an enthusiastic one and even a good listener.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t stay with them as his duty has once again come between him and A-Lian, if only he could’ve stay with A-Lian in their heavenly mountain, he shakes his head.

He should be filial and besides A-Lian 
doesn’t like him like that but why does his blood boil at thought of someone who is not himself standing beside A-Lian, on holding hands with him, touching him, kis ...no he should not let his thoughts wander to that direction.

He then go to Dage who was acting very weird since his return, he fears that his Dage’s health has once again failed him but as always his Dage refused to talk 
about the topic, it will only lead to butting head with Dage and like his clan’s symbol, his Dage is just as stubborn as a bull.

The meeting was just like he usual conference (As usual with the Jiangs remaints or rather the Jin family glaring
daggers at the Yiling faction and the not so subtle stares and whispers pointing at the said sect) starts with the introduction of all participants well it was until sect leader Yao had opened his mouth, when he wants to goad or bettitle someone and as someone with a sharp tongue as A-Lian he expertly maneuver around the questions.

But the meeting had gone all wrong when his Dage insult his A-Lian for no reason other than just to provoke him in a fight which set the rooms to chaos with many leaders demanding that Yiling WeiSanren should be dissolved and with Jin Guangshan demanding that Yiling should be given to him as the Jiangs and Jins were one family afterall.

The audacity of that Jin whore to surrender all hardwork of A-Lian and A-Xian, his desire to never this strong and one look at Wangji and he can confirm that his Didi was thinking same.

He looks at Dage and was surprised to find a victorious  expression on his face. Why?

His Dage was relieved when they had arrived in unclean realm. He has spent talking all he learned of the newly established sect to his Dage.

He is truly disappointed with Dage with how he had behaves towards A-Lian and he made sure that his Dage knows that. He used to trust his Dage but his Dage has kept a secret from him, his childhood best friend even when he has shared the scores from his sect’s library, even when he had give him permission to the forbidden section of his sect’s library.

He didn’t know that Dage’s cultivation was slowly killing him. That he will become a danger to his people and will never knows peace in afterlife and despite knowing this he still scolds A-Sang for not doing his saber practice knowing that he will be sending his little brother to an early death and no chance of peaceful afterlife and it was only because of A-Lian that he even knows.

(A-Lian was surprised to find that the cultivation technique was a big secret mush like their music cultivation and he had only told him to give an existing example of the use of resentment energy in the Jianghu  and a great sect at that.)

And it didn’t stop at that the Jiangs were all but accusing them that they’ve cursed them, now he looks closely the Jiang family looks are indeed wrong, their infamous violet eyes were replaced with plain brown eyes and their tanned skins look much darker rather a burnt shade of tan, also their hair looks brittle,their usual lotus silken clothes were replaced those of poor ones the only one exempt from this unusual phenomena was Yu Zizuan who was spitting her infamous vitriol at A-Lian who looks bored  and a little surprise before a flicker of realization flashes  on his face which was masked quickly. (Only A-Lian will dare to look bored in front of violet spider he thought fondly)

He had no doubt that no one had seen the rapid  changing of his facial feature but he was an expert on  reading even minute change all thanks to his Didi.

When Yu Zizuan finished with her ranting only when A- Lian spoke

“Are you done?” his tone bored which sent Madam Yu  to a spluttering feat but when she tries to open her  mouth no sound came, does he knows a silencing spell.

He stands a walks towards the center not unlike a predator, his aura choking some unfortunate ones.

“I’ve done nothing that wasn’t in the letter from your Emperor” that’ll shut up the majority of the protestors.

“All of you squabble like children so it was not much surprise that you’ve yet to gather allies” with an apologetic look in his direction he continues and “And  yet you’ve audacity to make such demands ” He turns glared at Dage and said “And You! What a  hypocrite you are, you condemned us to use Ghost path  but you yourself continue on the path of demonic  cultivation” many gasps were echoed in the room

“Oh! Was it a secret, don’t try to deny it after all wasn’t  you’ve a reputation of the most rightful cultivator” then  he addressed the whole room

“Let me remind you that we don’t need you, not your money, not your cultivators and especially not your help, it is you that need our invention and cultivation” and he ordered his faction to pack and return to their sect, which was followed with a quick salute from the said cultivators but they were halted again by a statement  from a Jin Guangshan

“How arrogant of you to say such things, to insult your  seniors in such manner less words” he says

“Arrogant, how can I be the arrogant one when it is only my sect who have stop and even defeat the attacks from  Wen with no casualties and kills Wen Zhullui and Wen Chao?” still not turning around

What , Wen Chao and Wen Zhullui are dead, it explains A-Xian's absence.

He then pull heads of them out of his quankin pouch and throw them at the desks of Mingjue, a total silence but ever the opportunist Sect leader Jin grasp his bearings faster than anyone 

“But are you not trying to insult us, every leader of sects  are present except yours, then where is yours famed Wei Wuxian”

“Oh! A man whore such as your self do not need to trouble yourself with such trivialities (Cue spluttering and reddening face of Jin bastard) and to inform you my cousin is training his disciple because he prefers to deal with actual children rather than the grownup ones” and(Cue spluttering of whole room) then they left leaving chaos in their wake. 

He didn’t begrudge for leaving the damned place after  this even he wants to leave the sects to their fate but  before that he had some work to do, but first he had to  negotiate the marriage between A-Xian and Wangji, he  had no doubt there’ll be many who will pursue the hand  of Wei Wuxian for an alliance and to seduce a certain  green eyed imp, he could not bear the looks of lust  directed to his beloved.

He could barely stop himself  from spilling blood of those who made lecherous eyes  on his beloved.

Damned the whole Jianghu and damned the rules, he  has no one else besides Wangji, their uncle abandoning  them in this war and Mingjue clearly made his stand.

He’ll only stay long enough to train his closest cousin to  train him to become the next sect leader and then he’ll secede from Gusu.

Our Zhanzhan sulking 😁😁

Chapter Text

Wen Qing was annoyed, because both Xian-di and that Lan are looking at each other with cow eyes giving everyone around them too much dog food but she was most annoyed with the cultivation world. She couldn’t believe their audacity to demand their sect to fight. 

Their cultivators took care of resentment which was overflowing to the other villages due to war, helping commoners because almost all sects were fighting in this war.

The very presence of their sect cultivators brought comfort to people because they had a reputation of 
helping anyone with no high price.

They’ve a whole network of rogue cultivators that report them about the 
war, condition of the faraway lands etc.
She couldn’t believe that she got so lucky. She had come to Yiling out of sheer desperation.

She had listened to rumors of seceding of head disciple of Yunmeng Jiang. 
She knows Xian-Di from her studying days in Lan Sect.

He had a reputation of unruly but a genius disciple but also a righteous cultivator. Her uncle had tried to send an invitation to him but it got unanswered (Yunmeng Jiang leader must’ve done something to it).

So, trusting her instinct she had come with her injured brother (If only she got her hands on Wen Chao) and her decision was right, not only her brother got well (even his crippled cultivation) but also a place to call home.

At first, she was wary of man, Lian-ge (He insists to be called) he was obiviously dangerous despite not radiating  any amount of Qi but he is also very kind.

The moment they listened to her story they decided to help her and her family. The elders were the first ones to  vanish and slowly her whole branch shifted. How they’ve managed it was a mystery to her. (Lian-Ge had told her that he had created an illusion barrier that’ll fall when  he’ll create an artificial landslide).

Both Xian-Di and Lian-Ge had done so much for her family. Now, they had their lavish own farms and houses, she even had her own clinic where her Popo and cousins teaches healing arts to youngster and uncle four had his own inn and a bar, where he prepare his special wine  that is competing with emperor’s smile in popularity.

So, of course she was upset that the so called sects are demanding their help especially when they’ve outright  denied them two years ago.

There was a hidden letter from Jin Guangshan, an invitation where he offered gold (The amount is  ridiculously small) and girls to become allies, in blunt words to become his slaves.

Ha, as if they need their corrupted gold and whores that as most likely to kill them as soon as they got to their 
room.

There is also a threat to surrender her and her branch  family from the Nies and Jins together otherwise they’ll  be marked as traitors in cultivation world.
As if Lian-Ge and Xian-Di will let that happen, she starts  walking towards Lian-Ge’s office.

Everyone in their sect  knows that while Xian-Di is their sect leader and a good  one at that but it was Lian-Ge from whom any kind of paperwork passes.

She knocks and enters where she found Lian-Ge reading a book most likely another ancient one that he found in ruins on his travels. (His personal library could make even Lans seething with jealousy)She clears her thought and greeted her with his usual playful manner (Really it seems sometimes that both him and Xian-Di are brothers who grew with each other, not cousin who were apart by decades) but seeing a serious and nervous expression (Not that anyone can tell who aren’t her family) his expression grew worried.

She then gives him both letters and saw his expression grew darker and darker with reading each line.

She should pity them really should as everyone also knows that Lian-Ge had a mean streak a decade li long but she couldn’t found any pity for them, she shuddered to think  about what would’ve happened to her and her family if  she had not come to Xian-Di, if Lian-ge hadn’t come to their lives.

She asked him that what should be done next but he  gave her a dismissal wave to resume her work with Mianmian and congratulating her with their new relationship, she then saluted him and quickly walks out of his office while blushing faintly (Of course he would  know)

Hadrian watches his meimei exiting his office while blushing. Ah! ..... Young Love he thought and an image of a certain Lan pop in his mind. From the corner he  could see a shadowy figure and wave him to sit.

“You know you can also be happy, Master” death says in  a wise tone

“And leave A-Ying vulnerable to vultures?” he countered

“But don’t you want to be happy?” their voice asked

Of course he wants to but how can he be, to be with a- Huan will means to leave behind his new found family, it’ll mean to shackle himself with a so called righteous  sect.

Hah! As if they can be even called be Righteous ……. While he had no doubt that both twin jades are exactly what their reputation made to be, he also knows from his  research that their sect is not so.

The unfair expulsion of A-Ying could be the very example of that. He had no doubt should A-Ying’s lineage had come to light before, he would’ve to merely kneel as a punishment but because he was a son of servant and Cangse Sanren (On whom that Qiren held a childish grudge) he was expelled just for defending the honor of a lady while Jin Zixuan  got away with no punishment.

That’s why he had send a notice to Gusu with the  Emperor’s seal to announce that Qiren will no longer  teaching the future generation and he along with the  thirty elders who had unfairly caged a woman for  defending her virtue will be whipped 30 times in the  span of 3 days with discipline whip and layer the said whip will be destroyed.

( A-Ying and Xu-er had delivered the punishment when the sects were in the conference and the audacity of them to hide in the caves in the name of seclusion)

It was why he couldn’t dare to confess his love to A- Huan because it’ll be a choice between their love of their  life and the family they love with their values on line.

And he couldn’t be selfless enough to give up his family  for love and selfish enough to ask A-Huan to do same.

But enough about it, first he had deal with the Jin bastard, he had been slowly buying their lands and Uncle was sending his spy in the tower to observe that how much corruption was running their and with the reports from both Death and Luo Qingyan he could finally strike them and took both of them out in just one swipe.

He chuckles darkly at the thought.

“Death it seems we’ll be dominating the campaign”

“Oh! Master, may your enemy rue the day on which they’ve garner your wrath” they laughed eerily.

Yes, they’ll.

Chapter Text

1 year later,

They’ve finally done it they’ve won the war and finally he and Wei Ying can marry. The last three years were very 
hectic.

His brother had tries to negotiate the betrothal between him and Wei-Ying (He still can’t believe that Wei Ying returns his feelings) and with that he was send to Yiling by his brother for the time being for their courting as Wei Ying’s status was higher than his.

Their courting was everything he had wished for and so much more, it was filled with many fun activities, picnics
and adventures.

After many heated discussion between people Yiling sect and Gusu Lans, the date was finally decided, their wedding and bonding ceremony will be on the month of spring which was 2 months from now.

It was the perfect timing for the auspicious ceremony and despite protests from the secluded elders that they should until the passing mourning period but that argument was quickly shot down by Lian-Ge saying that the Yiling sect has no casualties (To the surprise of the cultivation world) and Wangji was Wei-Furen but in name.

The war itself was brutal but with the participation of Yiling WeiSanren cultivators and their corpse cum ghoul army the Wen stood no chance, less than in 6 months the Wens were defeated with Wen Ruohan beheaded by Wei Ying and Wen Xu killed by Lian-Ge and the rest of  their army was taken prisoners and was captured for their trial.

They were horrified to find the surplus amount of junior disciple forced to fight in frontlines many of their family was held captive, which were saved by Lian-ge and his regiment of cultivators and those disciples were reunited with their families (Much to the chagrin of Nie Mingjue and Jin Guangshan and his entourage, not as if they can do anything about that, Lian-Ge made sure of that) and were given a choice to join Yiling or to become rogue cultivators and wandering healers and to no one’s surprise everyone decided to join the safe haven which  was called Yiling.

Those who were guilty were sentenced to death and there were some evidence that the Jins have kept trade with the Wens, so now they’ve to pay a rather hefty fine which was very difficult as the Jins have become the poorest of the sects what’s with their cultivators gambling  and whoring, they were in a deep debt.

The most of the Jins were already on run with only the clothes on their back, their swords was never given to them and they were cut off from their money and the  rest are going to work their ass to pay the debt.

His Lian- ge was truly a devious being and he can already see  another wedding coming soon just after theirs.

His brother has taken the job of actively seducing Lian- ge (Much to amusement of the whole Yiling) when he was not training their cousin for the responsibilities of  their sect.

Not that he was getting much success as the members of  WeiSanren took the job of protecting their Lian-ge very seriously and every attempt of his brother was met with active sabotage.

It was a very cute sight when the littlest disciples in training trail behind their Shixiong to protect him or  when the junior disciples prank his Xionxang.

Thankfully for him, he had already gotten Lian-ge ’ s  blessing otherwise he too would be suffering.

The task of getting blessing was a very scary one, he was  threatened by the extended family of his beloved and the  word Death was not even involved, even their Emperor had threaten him to publically castrate him if he ever  dare to make his beloved cry.

But after everyone had their piece, they’ve welcomed him with an opened arms and warm hugs, the one from  Molly reminds him too much of his mother’ s.

After he had gotten over his fear he was amazed and  horrified with the way their extended family (His Family)  works and dressed but he still loves them and can ’t wait  to officially join the family.

Both his brother and Popo are bartering with Lin-ge and they're even going to adopt his little cousin A-Yuan  after their wedding, he had a family that doesn't frown when he doesn't follows three thousands rule or when he fails at something, they cherish him and his brother and life can't be more happy than now.

He can’t wait for spring.

On Meishan Yu, Yu Zizuan just wants this nightmare to be over. Everything was unfairly taken from her and her sworn sister. The Jintalai was so deep in the debt that her sworn sister had to come to Meishan for help, just as she  had comes with her family.

It was all fault of that brat. So what! If she whipped him, he deserve that, It was her right as the lady of sect to punish anyone she find unworthy (Forgetting the fact totally that she was the one who is unworthy) but no! His cousin who was too closed to the Emperor had to just  get involved and take everything from her.

She had begged BEGGED for shelter in her natal sect. Neither her mother nor her elder sisters were willing to  shelter them when they were thrown out of their home. (It was what saved her and her family’s life when the  Wen came to demolish their sect).

The disciples that they left were killed for protesting against the Wens. Ha! Serve them right for arguing their  better. They died but still got a bounty on her family’ s head (She is totally forgetting that her son was nearly  killed by the said superiors in the cave).

So, they’ ve no choice but to fight in the campaign and if it wasn’t enough, to rub salt in her wounds, almost everyone were  talking about the brat’s sect, of how much riches they’ ve gain, how beautiful cities they own or something and the brat’s cousin shows his damned face in the conference, she was hoping that everyone will support her but as always those cowards doesn’t dare to go against the order  of Emperor, against injustice that was put on her family.

Her son tries to recruit some disciples but got no success and her daughter still mooning over Zixuan got burned  when the brat had accidently throws her soup at her.

Her daughter’s look were average as her cultivation but she was still looks pretty but after whatever cursed her family her looks deteriorated to that of a commoner and the injury on her face was too ugly to look but at least  she’ll still married to the Jin brat.

But life can’t give her to catch her breath her son had lost his sword hand and qi deviated in the middle of battle when he tries to retrieve their stolen swords , she wanted to whip someone mainly that brat, she was useless in the battle because every times she tries to her body will feels the  pain of thousand Zidian whipping her continuously.

And as to spit in their face the war was put to end too quickly after the brat’s sect got involved, both her son and her tries to protest on their unorthodox methods but  the brat got full support of the public.

Despite fighting in war they got next to nothing. The meager sum they’ve gotten was quickly put into the  Meishan treasury.

Her husband now work as a servant but was satisfied  (Of course he was, he will still chose that brat over her son over her even when he totally ruins them) but Jin Guangshan and his nephew was killed when they’ve tried to put their  hands on a nameless cultivator, she still couldn’t believe  that her mother is allowing this blasphemy, she choose  death of two nobles over that nameless (Most likely a  servant’s daughter).

Both her and her sworn sister were treated as a disgrace and were put in the lowest rank of servants, where they  were taunted by other servants (Just wait she’ll gets her  revenge).

Their children were married but there was no  gold laded bride price or no hefty dowry, no big  celebration but a small and pathetic bows where her  servants allies were present, her own mother didn’t grace  them with her presence and to taunt them the next day she sees an invitation declaring the wedding of Yiling patriarch and Hanguang Jun addressed to Meishan  Yu when she was serving tea to her sister, she swiftly took  it and hide it her peasant robes to read it later.

She goes to finish her chores and even switch her last chore  with a nameless girl to fill pitch water from well.

When  she was finally alone she opens it and regrets her  decision immediately and tears that high quality paper  but the brat must’ ve enchantment on it and screams at  the world unfairness.

How can be the brat get an expensive wedding when her  son, a superior to the brat was blacklisted by every  matchmaker and her daughter had a pathetic wedding.

But her blood froze when she saw the venue, Lotus Pier, they’ve snatched her son’s birth right, how can be that  son of a servant can be the real heir of Yunmeng Jiangs, she laughed hysterically, she drops her bucket and was about to storm to her mother for answer but her leg  slipped and she fell into the well, she tries to grab onto  anything but grab nothing but air.

She had never learned swimming as she believed that  such activity was beneath her, too overconfident in her  capability that she will never drown.

The violet spider met her end in such a pathetic way and  her body floats for days until a maid came to fetch water and screams, she couldn’t turn into a water ghoul  because of the curse Hadrian had placed, her soul will be forever tormented.

Chapter Text

Lan Xichen was so happy for his brother. After all misunderstandings and difficulties his brother had faced he was finally allowed to be happy.

His A-Lian has spared no expenses to ensure that his brother’s wedding will be the most lavish wedding that the whole Jianghu has ever seen.

There were two wedding ceremonies 
The first one was taken place at the ancestral manor of A-Lian and only their close family was the only attendees, the Dafan Wens, Lans cousins whom he were close with (His Uncle had refused to join in this blasphemy) and him were teleported directly to the venue where they were enthusiastically greeted by bizarre creatures with large eyes (House elves, A-Lian had explained him later)
The ceremony itself was simple but beautiful, A-Lian and his sworn siblings had creates a beautiful winter wonderland to honor his brother’s background. The sheer amount of magic used to create this is mind boggling.

There were crystal rabbits that were bouncing here and there , a particular white rabbit even nuzzle him and a beautiful circular altar surrounded with sandalwood candles and a mix of gentian and red spider lily flowers with sage leaves braided into it. It was very different form the weddings he had attended and it was not just the place but also the couples outfit, Wuxian was wearing black robes with red and gold with a cape attached and or in case of Wangji a Lan cut deep blue robes almost black with silver and blue embroidery, on their left arm was there family crest engraved with both wearing flower crystal tiaras.

They both enter the altar holding their hands where A-Lian bound them in Gusu ribbon after both of them have exchanged their specially made daggers, all of it in which their family had surrounded them, after hand  fasting both were asked to kiss each other (Cue blushing  of several thin face people including him, thankfully A- Lian had already educated him on their culture) and  passes their rings to each guest for blessings with it the  wedding ceremony ended.

Then the couple served the teas to their elders and tge rabbits that were surrounding them since start and were  send for tarot card reading to read their future by  another friend of A-Lian, Luna, which shows that both of  them will have a very happy adventurous future and that  both of them will have many children.

After that there was reception where Wangji and A-Xian dances in many twirls and a very intimate manner, both gazing intensely and adoringly into each other eyes and a soft smile on their face with the ending of their dance other people too joins them in the stage and A-Lian had  dragged him for a dance.

He was ashamed that his dancing was as graceful as a newborn fawn, A-Lian was too close and his body was betraying him he will make a fool of them and in his brother’s wedding no less, as if understanding his turmoil, A-Lian lead them to a private  garden away from all noises and nosy people.

Both of  them were silent not knowing what to say, he look up to  see A-Lian but found his breath stuck in his throat, A- Lian was beautiful but here in moonlight he looks like a deity visiting their mortal lover. His jade like eyes was  gazing the flowers softly serenely, he wanted to captures  this scene forever in his mind.

His seducing tactics were all going to drain so much for the most desirable bachelor of whole Jianghu, even his  brother is taking enjoyment in his suffering.

He wanted to confess his love but every time his dark thoughts came to his mind, after all what can he offer A-Lian, he  couldn’t offer money as both his and his brother’ s  savings were paid for dowry (despite all protest that A- Xian and A-Lian have done) and after few months he will not be a sect leader (He knows that A-Lian will never tie himself to a sect who preaches righteousness but will abandon it when their own comfort was threaten and honestly he finds himself not suitable for this position)   but even if A-Lian says no he will not force him. It seems that he was too distracted by his thought because a warm soft hand brought him to present and A-Lian was gazing  deeply into his eyes (When did he gets this close) as if all answers of universe lies in the depth of his eyes not  unlike of the wedding couple and was slowly leaning  towards him ff… for a kki.. kiss giving him ample time  to pull away as if he will pull away when all he wants to  do this from the very moment his eyes landed on his A- Lian.

Petals like soft lips touches his, stilling waiting for  his next move and as if a dam has broken, he throws all  his restraints and tilt his head and kisses back deeply  wounding his hands on A-Lian’s neck feels natural as if  he was doing it all of his lifetime.

He had read yellow books before, that how fireworks  explodes (Didn’t then their lips will burned) when you  kiss someone you love but it was so different he can  tastes the sugary treats that A-Lian was so fond of (something that his brother and beloved bond over) and  when he feels a wet muscle prodding his tongue his mind  blank and he lets out a rather embarrassing noise.

He  jerks back and feels his face becoming hot (Face… hah  his all body is tingling with the fire that is sizzling in lower  body) but a sturdy hand wounds his back and pressed  closer and he opens his eyes (….When had he closed  them) and oh! .... oh! It seems all worry was for naught, he didn’t need to confess because A-Lian understands him just as always (Not even his brother can understands  him at this level) they never needed words because just  with a glance his A-Lian could understands him.

His gaze turned serious. A-lian knew, despite the many difficulties he had crossed, this moment was one that needed to be preserved. With a firm motion he finally closed the distance, placing his lips on A-lian with a strong but gentle pressure. His free hand came to the beautiful face, touching every feature of  as he tries pulled A-lia even closer into himself. For a moment, everything seemed to be going too fast for him, but he let himself lose his control with the heat of the moment, his breathing becoming increasingly heavy...

But the moment where he thought that he would be burned by this passion,A-lian pulls back not enough to break the embrace but enough to break the ki...kiss

Oh my Guayin I had my first kiss

His face was flushed but he was happy and it was showing in his face with the biggest grin he ever had.

A-Lian then embrace him still giving him time to pull  away because he was a true gentleman and then he starts  swaying them gently all while humming a tune all too  familiar……. It was the tune their mother use to hum when Wangji fall asleep on her lap and he used puts his  head on the corner of her lap silently demanding for pats  and affection that was snatched away from him too early, he had spent his entire life for living for other for  Wangji, for uncle, for his sect from the moment he was born.

He had no guardian to guide him, he was taken from his mother just after six months from his birth, his father a coward he was abandoned him not even coming to grant him his name birth or courtesy and his uncle too  bitter in his anger to even glance at him.

His memories  of his early life was filled with sneering elders, disappointed uncle and smacks of paddles for even  daring to paint his family with both his mother and father  standing side by side, he feels like puppet sometimes  whose purpose was to serve and entertain others.

He can only continues to smile because his mother had asked only thing from him when she gave him his courtesy name, how could’ve he denied her, only person in his  life who cares for his well being.

It had gone better after Wangji was borne. He can finally sees his mother if only monthly and their Uncle finally starts to see him as a human rather than a fiend from hell.

But that too was snatched when his mother was  poisoned after completing her job as a mare, his brother  hid behind the frozen façade of his and his uncle  becoming too strict. The burden of sect heir has never  felt as heavy then.

He was prepare to be married with a spoiled girl to form a beneficial alliance never mind he was a cut sleeve not that he dared to confess to his uncle he would’ve been kicked out before he can utter a word  leaving Wangji to bear this burden.

But then A-Lian came into his life looking like a vengeance full angel, saves him, provides his priceless  companionship, understands him, listen to him.

This  beautiful creature, who could have any men or women  or even a harem chose him a mere puppet and he cries  for the first time in his life.

They ended up spending whole night outside together,  talking or just hugging each other ….. perhaps he too can be happy.

They have too many secrets and perhaps have to talk about their lives but he knows that they’ll together win  any obstacle coming in their lives.

For the second ceremony, they decided to host the wedding in Jianghu. Wangji will have to arrive in a sedan from Gusu to Dafan as he is the “Bride”.

From there Popo will receive wangji. thankfully he is a man so he doesn’t have to wear a veil. He wears a beautiful Xiuhefu with dragon engraved. Both he and Popo had cried when they saw Wangji wearing it for first time. From there party will go to Yunmeng for the ceremony, when he had asked A-Lian that why he had chosen Yunmeng he had  simply shrug and said

“Yunmeng always has been a large part of A-Ying’s life it  is only fair that his wedding will be on his childhood  home” from which he can agree with after all, the first ceremony was with Pagan traditional but with Gusu  landscape, it is only fair to bring Yunmeng into their  second ceremony.

When they’ve arrived right at time for evening, the  former lotus pier now an orphanage and shelter for  children and elders had transformed totally, gone were  the creepers that once had becomes an obstacle for the  commoners, they were replaced by now plum and cherry  blossom trees, the fish stanched smell was gone too, now  the air smells of sweet and citrusy.

They were directed to the main foyer where the altar  was.

So, they had decided to go traditional for the wedding ceremony for the sect leaders will take place on lotus pier which was decorated with a mix of gentians and lotus flower with crystal sculptures of rabbits (Of course) here and there, the altar was afloat in the middle of lake that were surrounded with blooming lotuses for privacy of couple and their closest family will be on the  surrounding decks with their guest a little far from them.

A-Xian was looking rather handsome, what’s with a roguish grin on his face and wearing in the Xiuhefu with phoenix embroidery, it was a mix of robes that he had  seen on A-Lian on several occasion and Yunmeng cut, it  seems that A-Xian is announcing his claim on Yunmeng  not that he need what’s with A-Lian presenting his  inheritance test in the sect conference.

He can already see that this ceremony will be the talk of whole Jianghu for years as the Imperial family itself had  join them in the event with the boats of the close family  itself.

Unlike the first, this ceremony finishes rather soon. Both Wangji and A-Xian know tow three times in front of the tablets of their parents and hand fasted their hands, on that moments a fireworks started but it was no ordinary firework as one can expect from A-Lian who spoils his  family rotten.

The fireworks forms a dragon and a  phoenix circling each other like they were playing tag and  then it dissolved into two rabbits which descends to the  altar standing side by side with the couple, again bursts into the shapes of gentians and lotuses ascending to the sky.It's beauty was enhanced due to night sky.

Then the couples were sent to the nuptial chambers for  the consuming of their marriages not it was needed and  the guest were lead to the wedding feast where a mix of  both cuisines was seen, no one can find any complain  about it, the buffet itself was prepared by their best house  elves under the supervision of A-Lian.

The feast was rather mild as compare to Yunmeng but still tasty but the dessert was all European.

A large crowd of sect leaders was gather around A-Lian to offer their sons and daughter for him, oh not on his watch, he walks (not stomped) towards them and put his hands on A-Lian’s waist possessively and said with a  sickly sweet voice to “That stop sending proposal to his  fiancé and Fuck Off” and indeed they scampered off like  rats they were he was rather proud (Like a dragon who  protects his mate from disgusting villains) they he can  make them submit just by his glare but it seems that A- Lian finds it too amusing if the mischievous glean on his  eyes was indication.

But despite all of this, he can’t help but want to get  married to a-Lian quickly and on glancing him it seems he too can’t wait

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Character analysis

Meng Yao is stupid

I mean literally.

He has everything respect, money , family everything but still, he betray everyone for getting acknowledgement from a man who had thrown him from stairs in past.on his birthday at that.

Did is mother’s teaching matters nothing to him, her only wish from her son was to become a righteous cultivator but did 
killing elderly and child, creating rumors to ostracized an innocent cultivator, killing his own sworn brother and endangering another’s family, IS THIS RIGHTEOUSNESS?

His mother do believe that his father will take them to tower but after a harsh reality check, should he not become alarmed when Jin Guangshan comes in Unclean Realm.

I mean I get it that Nie Mingjue do not 
believe his words, A Jins words, but it was expected from him because to Nie Mingjue- All Wens are murderers and all Jins are opportunist lecherous snakes.

Also Jin Guangyao did not went to Nie Mingjue when cultivators were mocking him, in doghua we saw that Mingjue did defend Jin Guangyao from his own cultivators and did promote him but Jin Guangyao just ditch him at first opportunity.

After that it was natural to have a suspicion on him.

I get it he just wants his father’s acknowledgement but was he that much of a fool when he didn’t even named him a ‘Zi’ And honestly I find that ridiculous when he said he had done nothing to harm his Er-Ge,bro you almost destroys your precious Er-ge’s family, Nie Mingjue his best friend dead and Lan wangji would be dead too if not for A-Yuan’s presence, giving him a lifetime trauma of seeing his brother’s battered 
body.

And why did he let A-Sang see his Dage’s gruesome death by logic Nie Huisang had done nothing to Jin Guangyao, he even admired him, so why did he that.

So we can say that Jin Guanyao doesn’t care for anyone but himself, I think he push Lan Xichen because to get revenge fully knowing that Lan Xichen will be drowning in his guilt for his death.

I also think that he saved lan Xichen not out of goodness of heart but rather to use  this to his advantage, Lans were very respectable who had a reputation of being just and not judging on birth of an individual rather than an action of a person, so by saving Lan Xichen , it was his best chance to not only save himself from Wens but also a direct ticket for invitation to learn under a great sect , which happens as he did learn Nie cultivation.

I think he just wanted to join a great sect to show his worth to his father and what better way than to save a cultivator's life 

Jiang Wayin purposely sabotaging Wuxian

Another theory of mine was that Jiang Wayin had purposely kills or threatened people who used to know Wuxian before he became Yiling Patriarch.

All of us know that Wuxian was an extrovert. He spends most of the time with civilians of Yunmeng rather than in sect grounds, so where were they.

It was impossible for all civilians to die in massacre. Surely ,there must be some who managed to get out or they must have relatives who know tales of real Wuxian.

So I think after defection of Wuxian, Jiang Wating purposely hunt down those people in anger so they cannot refute his iron fist ruling and his rules.

Those "Demonic Cultivators" he tortured must be the people who knew what  real Wuxian was like.

Lan Xichen was a bit OOC

Yes, I have made Lan Xichen OOC because I like to think that without both Nie and Jin influence and Lan Xichen having an outlet in form of A-Lian, Lan Xichen was able to have a more cleared mind and also have his views change after witnessing the hypocrisy of sects. (Resentment filled sabers of Nies, corruption of Lan and abuse of Jiangs and Greediness of Jins) and with A-Lian acting as his personal physiatrist and councilor he will be more assured of himself and his wants

I tagged him realistic because unlike his canon version this Lan Xichen will know his wants and does not hesitate to get it, with his calm temperament and a more realistic view, which should have been shown in canon, because he did lead a war, how he was still naive is something to thought on later 🤔

Also he is a bit possessive and jealous if A-Lian gives attention to anyone other than him and his children, even Wangji, I mean we could’ve never known that righteous Lan Wangji could be that possessive before Wei Wuxian’s death and have that great stamina with creative kinks😏

So, Lan Xichen will be super possessive of his beloved after all Lan Wangji had to get it from someone.

He will happily lived with his beloved and their two adorable gremlins and their pet 
bodyguard … ahem! Basilisk Cuddling with a cute cat (Harry) ….. Hedwig ,Of course after he take permission from overprotective ,threatening and nosy family members,friends and disciples and ofcourse their own version of everyday.

Lan Qiren got he deserved

I will put it bluntly that I find Lan Qiren incompetent teacher. A teacher’s job is to teach without having his own views coloring in his teachings and what's with the respect given to one's teacher in that time was equal to the respect given to one's parents perhaps even more,So of course the other heirs will be quick to discard Wuxian because if well honoured Lan-Xishang treated Wuxian in this manner,so Wuxian must have done something.Right?

So, needless to say I find Qiren inadequate in teaching, not only he himself break his sect rules (Like not screaming loudly, not holding a grudge, Be righteous, be kind, protect weak etc) he berates Wei Wuxian for speaking his mind in the sect of scholars, calling it unorthodox, As if your clan’s foundation was not formed on unorthodoxy(LanAn was a MONK, he eloped with his wife to start a sect), not even warning him that why such a path was dangerous.

It seems pretty illogical to me as Chinese were one of the few cultures of the world who doesn’t berate and mocked their scholar for suggesting that earth revolves around the sun (What’s with Galileo was burnt alive for saying this)

At the start of novel, one can see similarities between Lan Qiren and Severus Snape. Both of them insult our heroes at just meeting them for the first time in years.

But it is their when their similarities ends.

While Snape was horridly bullied and humiliated by James and his gang with having a difficult life prior before coming Hogwarts and had to be harassed by his housemates for associating with what they considers a Mud blood, After Lily’ abandonment he truly have no choice but to turn towards Voldemort because Dumbledore will never provide protection to a Slytherin student and he will be forever be treated as an outcast in Britain and if Voldemort truly wins (That was most likely possibility at that time)he would  likely be killed. He even can’t  complain about attack on his life by Sirius  and Remus because James had saved his life  and the headmaster had not given them  punishment for it.

But Lan Qiren had no such difficulties, he  was prideful and refused to believe that an  Unruly woman as Cangse Sanren was, could be a righteous cultivator and she could be right.

He hold grudge towards her for saving his  hide and quiet literally I must say. Lan  Wangji was whipped because he injured 33  cultivators non-fatally, what did you think  would have happened if Cangse was not  there?

The Gusu elders were too trigger happy to grab any opportunity to replace the main line and they didn’t hesitate to punish Wangji (Some even demanding death) a direct heir to Lan Xichen who was a sect leader(And a young one at that) so severely, so what would’ve happen to Lan Qiren who was a spar heir.

I will tell you, either Lan Qiren would have been punished so badly that would’ve leave his cultivation crippled forever or he would’ve been executed (Most likely the option) because  his negligence have caused death of a Heir of a great sectwho was also betrothed of another minor sect. It would’ve cause a war or at least Gusu would have lost a major part of the trade with Yunmeng.

And what’s with the obsession Yu Zizuan have with wanting to be a madam of great sect, her clan would have demand Qinhengjun to become her groom as a compassion for her fiancé.

Not to mention where was him in the war, leaving his barely adult nephews to fight in front line instead of commanding their troops in frontlines. He doesn’t need to fight his mere presence would’ve been a big assurance, if he did that Jin Guangshan would not have that influence to become a chief cultivator.

Now it can be argued that he was in coma but did he remains in coma for 3 years,even he couldn't have been physically fine,his seniority and presence alone would hold respect of cultivators in war, as many feared him and were even taught by him and Su She would have been caught much earlier.

He was just fearing that the repressions of his action of mistreatment of Wei Wuxian ,will be now caught after seeing that Wei Wuxian’s relative(A-lian) have so much influence.

But Severus Snape did deserve an Oscar. I can never tell that if he was merely acting his part of spy or he truly holds grudge of a dead man towards Harry.

It’s not like he can act warmly towards Harry on whim with both Dumbledore and Death Eaters watching his movements continuously.

Jins got bankrupted

I actually wanted to make those arrogant peacocks suffer in the most humiliating manner and what a great way to make them suffer by taking their pride in their money.

I always find it a little weird that Jins were wealthy despite Jin Guangshan whoring himself and probably his allies too spending money on useless things, so yeah that was then this idea comes to me.

But I also know that Jin Guangshan was a strategist just not at the level of Nie Huisang or Jin Guangyao. He still make his sect remain neutral until it wasn’t cleared that whose side will win, if he was someone who truly cared for his people and knows it is better to not get involved in the petty squabble of sects, he would be a decent character but since he is not I will make his fate worse than it was of Wuxian in canon. He do make his whoring an open secret so noone can actually blackmail him, so there is that and no way Jin Guangyao inherited his backstabbing tendencies from his mother, who was a little bit naive 

Jin Guangshan was truly the definition of scum yet no one had truly problem with this fact, not even the Lans.

I think he got dirt on everyone like unjustly imprisonment of madam lan,Nie's personal burial mounds, assassination of Wei couple by Jiangs etc, he only licks the boots of Wen Ruohan because  Wen Ruohan was on verge of immortality and others feared him too much and if he tried to blackmail him , he would have been executed otherwise we would have seen him undermining Wens too and undermining he did, after death of Wen Ruohan.

Therefore,they’ll become the very people, who they were abusing before in the streets and Harry will make sure it will remains until every greedy Jin will perished in agony.

Wei Couple Murder

Now the most confusing fact of all time to me was, there was so little fuss about sudden death of the most powerful couple of whole jianghu. I mean why no one investigate, surely death of two cultivators on werge of immortality was a concern to be raise, Right?

A monster or monsters powerful enough to take best of their generation was surely a threat, isn't it logical? There must have a chance of  more monster, so it should have been invested, it's not like they knowingly goes to conquer the burial mounds .

So therefore this theory 

I think the great sect or atleast Yunmeng and Jins have a part on this.

1. Cangse Sanren had turned down cultivators from both minor and great sect for what they consider  a lesser man, son of a servant,some of which were heirs and future leaders, so that must have wounded their pride also a world where  women of common origins were consider akin to broodmare except if raised in a cultivation sect, it was a insult to them, considering Cangse was an orphan, who had no dowry to her name except secrets of her master to share which she was tight lipped, so it must be a huge blow to their ego.

2.Both Cangse and Changze were the most competent rogue cultivators who charged civilian less than that of sect, also they are free of politics of sects,That will become a big threat for sects, because what if their disciples starts leaving too.

3. Changze was a head disciple and right man of Jiang Fengmian, who knows all ins and outs of Yunmeng, there must be a possibility of them to join another and spills their secret leaving Yunmeng vulnerable, which can be logical since they were murdered when Wei Ying's mind was the most impresseble for his "Savior" 

4.The Lans must also know or atleast suspect it, considering that Lan Qiren didn't leave any chance to berate Wuxian and his sect elders do not step in his balant distreatment.

Above from all of this, you may understand why I thought all of this

Burial Mounds

Resentment was always attracted to Wei Wuxian(In Bailing lake and cold pond)even before he lost his core, so I would like to think that Wuxian will tamed Burial mounds, because he has a much better grasp on his mind shields, feelings and self esteem.

I also think that Harry would just use his patrounous to help to cleanse Burial mounds.

In canon only Wei Wuxian have successfully tamed the burial mounds that's why he was named as an grandmaster of demonic cultivation.

So a totally Badass Wuxian in this fic.

Early WangXian

Wangxian happens earlier. Why because Lan Wangji couldn’t stand if his Wuxian ignores him, so he proposed him early of course after seething in jealousy seeing how close Wuxian and A-Lian are, blurted out his confession (a little vertiserum in a tea will not hurt anyone 😉)and get ashamed to realize that they were just brothers, after Wuxian laughingly tells him.

He is also not streched between his sect and his beloved like it was seen in canon, because Lan Xichen will move heavens and hell to make Wangji happy, and this time he will be successful because he is not pressured by self-hypocritical people.

I mean in canon Lan Wangji tries to pursue Wuxian to come to Gusu with him after Wuxian's three months absence and the 13 years of leap had him mature and let him pick his priorities straight ,after seeing that he condemned his zhiji for the hypocrisy of sects.

I mean he was constantly at war with himself knowing that while using resentment, an unorthodox method,Wei Wuxian had never once hurt anyone except ego of some people and between the Gusu texts that tells that resentment poisons one's mind.

I think he was just confuse that why his Zhiji, his equal will walks on a single plank path, deliberately sabotaging his reputation, cultivation and the people he took under, drawing  ire of the whole cultivation world, when he could just take his sword and still defends the Dafan Wens.

Also concern because not once he had seen a glimpse of the carefree boy he had fall in love since his return from burial mounds, thinking that indeed it was use of resentment that was harming his zhiji.

But after Wuxian's death, going through  the pain of losing the only person who sees him Lan Zhan- An awkward boy he was, knowing that he as a heir of Gusu Lan could have done more to save his zhiji and the innocent Dafan Wens,he vowed that even if his zhiji will walk on a single plank path he will always walk beside him and never abandoned him.

And truly he never abandoned him, even after the miscommunication that happens after the bathtub scene, he still came for Wuxian even if his feelings will never reciprocated, so kudos for him. 

So, I spare them the pain. In this story he saw that while taming resentment could be difficult, it also can be use in productive ways, for helping both alive and dead,also seeing that Wuxian is perfectly healthy, he cannot deny the proof in front of him and after revelation of Nie's sabre and comparision of Gusu's own method of summoning the souls for inquiry for mortal affairs, how could he condemn his zhiji?

So yeah Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian get together adopts A-yuan, got adopted by Weasleys and Hadrian and will led their sect to prosperity.

But you know I do find weird that everyone accepts that Gusu Lan's enquiry disrupts the resting souls for just to solve mortal affairs ,which by the way was too often but condemn Wuxian to summon empty husks of people to win their war and to protect people.

I get it that Wuxian should let Wen Ning to rest after he achieved his revenge but condemning him for producing another path was really weird.

Jiangs will have their well deserved endings

Jiangs sympathizer, please just stop reading.

Thank You

The Jiangs do get their Karma. They’ve treated Wei Wuxian miserably, so now their life will be miserable too.

Jiang Cheng is forever crippled and Jiang Fengmian is an overworked servant who could not raise his voice even if it is to defend himself (Not that he ever had).

Yu Zizuan got drowned and she will have a hard time in afterlife because death is fond of Wuxian and has taken him under his wing. And needless to say her vacation with Dursleys would be so much fun.Death will ensure it.😈

Jiang Yanli would not have her fairytale love story ever again.

Her husband is a mere servant who still don’t like her, she has no lavish wedding of her dreams, with no celebration, could not slack anymore and can only mourn at her terrible fate.

I do find it very confusing that she was not teach self defence and was so meek to even defend her honor, I mean Asian women especially at a higher positions Like daughter, sister, wife of generals, emperors were trained enough to defend themselves(Hidden weapons, poisons etc and harem politics were a vicious thing on those days)and have honor to commit suicide if their side lost, to die with their dignity enact (Committing Johar, Jigai, and with influence of Confucianism in China etc), Luo Qingyan who was from minor sect was taught cultivation, Wen Qing despite her small cultivation could defend herself if need arise and not forgetting Qin Su, she did committed suicide with from assassin’s dagger rather to live in a world where  gossipers who will shred her dignity to pieces.

Not mention in canon the only immortals were both women, no man had ever achieved immortality, so there goes the argument of women being weaker than men, I know that it was a male dominated society but did it mean that she should knowingly made herself vulnerable,despite all resources of the world at her whims

I get it her body will forever weak what's with whatever ailments in her childhood, but could she atleast learn how to handle politics, poisons and dagger handling.

I mean how could she be this naive to think she or her future children will never have to face attempts on their lives, cause it was an open secret that koi tower was vipers nest.

While if she was weak enough to not attend nighthunt she should have been capable enough to defend herself, No?

From above examples, now what does it says about Jiang Yanli.

I think Jin Zixuan only got attracted when she defended her Shidi which was weird because she has never defended him before powerful people but defended him fully knowing that her brothers are powerful enough to protect her reputation. Her brother who was a sect leader and her shidi the Yilling patriarch.

I mean if Jin Zixuan insulted her many times and all she did was playing the part of white lotus, letting her brothers enraged on her behalf, it's no wonder she did not survive in koi tower much longer.

I wonder if Jiang Yanli would not have defended him will their betrothal would have never renewed. We could only think.

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