Wishes of the Thousand Yearnings

HOPE

Suibian looked at him and smiled brightly when he heard those words. He never expected to hear those words from him. As if a weight had been lifted from his shoulders...

Once again... He promised himself...

He vowed to himself that he would never do it again.

That he will guard his master during his lifetime.

[*****]

Wei Ying left for the Wen siblings after meeting with Suibian.

"So your sword got a physical body?"

"Keep in mind, A-Qing, real body..." he mused, "my sword is talented."

"What are you glad about?"

"He wanted me to wield him again... But... A mortal now... I'm not the same person... I no longer have the power of a cultivator or the power to overturn and make the world tremble under my feet..." he smiled and stared at the vodka in front of him.

"But you are lucky to have such a loyal sword... No one would bother to wait for you for so long," Wen Ning interjected.

Yes, indeed. Suibian is a devoted sword. When he sealed himself after his first death, he refused to make a contract with anyone. And now that he's seen his spirit's body... The same devoted sword...

Wei Ying pondered, 'When did he deserve such a person?' Whether it's his family or his tools... He doesn't deserve any of them... Nonetheless, he is content... Because this is what he didn't realize at the time... He still has someone and something that will support him..'

"By the way... How's life with Lan Wangji? Still no progress? You should pack some lube and condoms just in case..." Wen Qing said smugly.

"Haha... That's impossible... He'd already fallen for someone else... He said he's waiting for h—."

"How sure are you that you're not the one he's looking for?" retorted Wen Qing.

Her question caught him off guard. Even if he has previously stated that he is second to those who can read Lan Wangji. There are times when he really can't read him at all.

Wen Qing raised an eyebrow and demanded an answer from him, thinking, 'so oblivious.'

The sudden silence between them proved it. Wei Ying hoped he is the one Lan Zhan is looking for.

"Well... Nevermind... Like I care about your relationship..." she said, "you used to be a worse flirt and womanizer... But now you're silent when it comes to Lan Wangji..."

"But no matter how much a person forgets everything... His heart will remember..." she said as she sat in front of him with the medical kit and a sip of vodka.

"It might be too cheesy and too arghhh... Forget the term... The mind may forget, but the heart that has completely loved someone will never forget... Even if you try to prevent it..."

He will remember and seek you out at some point... Worse... Wait another thirteen years or millennia for you..."

Wei Ying shook his head.

"You're wrong, Wen Qing," he said, wiping away a tear, "he'll kill himself just to be with me..."

It's not a lie. He was aware of the trauma his Lan Zhan had experienced during his first death and when he learned of his demise.

That's why he broke the law, and the heavens abandoned him and punished him for tampering with life.

He had lived thousands of lives in order to atone...

He needed to be liberated and correct everything...

He had no choice but to change their fate...

He who had defied all odds...

He used the heretic path to improve his temperament.

In exchange for his body, he created the Stygian Tiger Seal and animated Wen Ning.

He struck a bargain with the heavens but received its wrath in exchange for his life.

He had always wanted to save and assist the weak, meek, and powerless.

But in his previous life, he bartered with the underworld and the heavens.

He selected that person's life... His life is part of the deal.

Regardless of the outcome or cause.

The bitterly illusory promise that will never come true.

Even after reincarnation after reincarnation, they missed each other.

He hoped and hoped...

That one time...

He is permitted to accompany that person...

To stand by Lan Zhan's side...

...to be continued...