The Untamed : Another story

Come with us ...

Wei Wuxian's PoV

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Lan Xichen's funeral was very sober. He would not have liked too much ceremony. We left in advance. Wen Qing and Ni Bi were waiting for us at Yunshen Buzhi, and the clans were not to discover their presence until it was time for us to leave.

With MingJue's help, we proceeded with the various rituals. After dressing Xichen in the traditional clothes of the Lan clan, we proceeded to bury him.

Lan Zhan and I had carved a burial tablet for him. I entrusted it to MingJue to place in the Memorial Pavilion that had been erected for the Lan Clan members and their followers.

Lan Zhan and I would have liked to place it there ourselves, but we had to leave soon and could not wait the 49 ritual days.

On the morning of our departure, ZiXuan arrived. For him too, his father's funeral ceremony had been held, but unlike Lan Xichen's, his had been held with pomp and circumstance.

He had come to greet us, but above all he had come to say goodbye to his "son".

During our short stay in Jinlintai, I had managed to convince Jin Ling to get to know his "father" better. Of course, he was not his real father, but I thought that they were very similar... only better!

I looked at what had once been the Jingshi of this world. All that remained were burned beams. The stone garden had long since been overgrown with grass. The pebbles of its paths scattered ...

Yunshen Buzhi was only a shadow of his former self and the Lan clan had died out!

At least not totally ... there was still a descendant of Lan An in this world, my little Ni Bi ...

I wondered about the validity of my decision to take her with us, but it was obvious to me that she had no one left here and I didn't want to imagine what the reaction of the clan leaders would be when they discovered her existence! No, it was better for her to accompany us, even if she seemed to be afraid of Lan Zhan!

Knowing my soul mate, I didn't doubt for a moment that he would eventually win her trust and heart.

Ni Bi was not the only problem we had!

I had seen the way Jiang Cheng looked at Wen Qing! He had missed his chance once, I hoped with all my heart that he wouldn't make the same mistake twice!

That's why I had entrusted him with their installation in YunShen Buzhi after meeting them in Yiling!

Wen Qing couldn't stay here anymore either... when it was revealed that she wasn't dead as everyone thought, she might be persecuted, even if she hadn't committed any crime!

Together with Jiang Cheng and Wen Ning, I hoped that they would be able to convince her to join us! Not to mention that when we took Ni Bi away, she would be alone...

I returned to what had been the heart of the Lan cradle, the orchid room. The walls had withstood the fire well. For the funeral, MingJue had reinforced them and added a roof.

Lan Zhan was waiting for me at the entrance with SiZhui. The head of the Nie clan and his right-hand man were with them.

I looked at Meng Yao. He was still standing next to MingJue. I wondered whether or not he would keep the promise he had made to his soul mate. Would he come with us?

If he did, his life might be a little complicated in our world because of his double's negative "notoriety"!

Now ... I too had a dismal and sulphurous reputation! And it was probably going to be even worse when we came back with this little girl who looked so much like me!