THE UNTAMED HEART

Chapter 79: Juniors

It was three years after the death of Nie Xing.

Jiang Ziyi and Lan Yuchen

Yunmeng was full of life yet Jiang Ziyi was upset. Her feet took her to the dock where she sat three years ago on her coronation day. She sat again, her feet were dangling, gently touching the water. A hand touched on her shoulder, it was Lan Yuchen she smiled and said:

"A-Yu, here is where my senior uncle found me that day."

Lan Yuchen sat next to her, he smiled:

"A-Zi, how do you feel?"

Jiang Ziyi:

"I am upset."

Lan Yuchen:

"Because of A-Xing?"

Jiang Ziyi put her head on his shoulder and said:

"I now know why our seniors wanted to retire from the sects. Compared to them, we are lucky."

Lan Yuchen smiled and said:

"A-Zi, everybody has their struggles."

Jiang Ziyi:

"A-Yu, one day, if we lose each other, can we meet in another life?"

Lan Yuchen smiled:

"Who knows? Maybe."

Lan Zhuqing and Jiang Song

Lan Zhuqing was training the disciples, both males and females. She was instructing:

"Hold it firmer!"

"Too many blows, reduce your blows!"

"Nice grip!"

Jiang Song was also training some juniors already, he took the kids who weren't able to cultivate yet and he was teaching them moves to get away and have fast footwork. He was instructing:

"Move faster!"

"Careful, be aware of the terrain!"

"Get away!"

The disciples bowed and took a break, Lan Zhuqing approached him from behind and said:

"A-Song, what are you doing?"

Jiang Song giggled:

"Teaching them some moves."

Lan Zhuqing:

"Ah, so they get away during the battle?"

Jiang Song:

"Well, I am thankful that we night-hunted as a group, we trained each other. I know Gusu Lan Sect is strict but why not dodge an attack if you can't defend?"

Lan Zhuqing giggled and hit his shoulder teasingly:

"You are at it again! A-Song, I have a confession."

Jiang Song allowed Lan Zhuqing to drag him to the Cold Spring, she then spoke:

"A-Song, promise me."

Jiang Song:

"Anything."

Lan Zhuqing took of her forehead ribbon and tied it on each others' wrists and asked:

"Do you, son of Jiang Cheng and Wen Qing, nephew of Wei Wuxian and Jiang Yanli, soulmate of Lan Zhuqing, Jiang Song, promise to bind our souls?"

Jiang Song:

"I do."

Just as Jiang Song promised it started snowing, Lan Zhuqing smiled, she was looking at the man she loved in the eyes.

Lan Jingyi and Ouyang Zizhen

It was snowing in Baling, Ouyang Zizhen excitedly spoke:

"Jingyi, it is snowing."

Lan Jingyi stepped outside and looked at the snow, he said:

"Zizhen, I never thought that I would end up at such a place."

Ouyang Zizhen held Lan Jingyi's hand and said:

"Aiyo Jingyi, where else would we be? I can't leave the sect."

Lan Jingyi giggled and said:

"Zizhen, do you think that we will see bloodshed again?"

Ouyang Zizhen:

"I hope not, but if we do, please let's not see as much as our seniors did."

Lan Jingyi nodded and said:

"The battle at Gusu, I... I still can't believe that they survived more than one battle like that."

Ouyang Zizhen:

"They lost a lot. My dad was just building this sect. He mentioned to me that he was securing the smaller fronts as they fought more and more. It must have been chaos, thankfully it is over now."

Lan Jingyi hugged Ouyang Zizhen and picked him up, lifted him as if he was weightless, he then said:

"I will protect you Zizhen."

Ouyang Zizhen caressed Lan Jingyi's cheek and said:

"I will protect you Jingyi, even in our next lives."

Both of them smiled.

Lan Sizhui and Jin Ling

The sun was rising, Lan Sizhui woke up and prepared the bath for the morning. He took off his pyjamas and got into the tub, he was looking outside the window, he suddenly felt two hands rubbing his head, it was Jing Ling. Lan Sizhui spoke:

"A-Rulan, you are awake."

Jin Ling:

"A-Yuan, you are awake early, is it your head again?"

Lan Sizhui:

"Yes. Ever since that day, the day we rolled down to the underground city and I got the blow, from time to time I get a nagging headache."

Jin Ling poured a few drops of lavender oil into the bath water and then he started massaging Lan Sizhui's head and said:

"I spoke with aunt Qing. She told me that the blow you got was very hard, she also told me that you would have died if your body wasn't strong."

Lan Sizhui:

"A-Rulan, at that moment, I really couldn't stand imagining you getting hurt."

Jin Ling:

"I know and I will take care of you A-Yuan, next time you get a headache please wake me up, don't try to handle it yourself."

Lan Sizhui:

"I will. A-Rulan, do you think that we will be able to meet again? I mean, all of us?"

Jin Ling smiled:

"A-Yuan, you are being too honest again, like in that undergraound city."

Lan Sizhui smiled and closed his eyes. Jin Ling massaged Lan Sizhui's head and helped him out of the tub, he then put Lan Sizhui on his back, Lan Sizhui didn't resist to it yet he asked:

"What are you doing?"

Jin Ling:

"Rest, I will take care of you."

Lan Sizhui smiled as Jin Ling gently laid him on the bed. Jin Ling closed his eyes and thought "thank you aunt Qing, if it weren't for you that day, my soulmate would have died."

Jin Ling gently kissed Lan Sizhui's forehead, he grabbed his hand, held it tightly and said:

"I, son of Jin Zixuan and Jiang Yanli, nephew of Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian, soulmate of Lan Sizhui promise that no matter how many lifetimes it takes I will find my soulmate again and again."

A tear streamed down Jin Ling's face and landed on Lan Sizhui's hand.