Wei Ying kept panting, his breaths labored as he dropped the wooden sword he's using for practicing cultivation.
"Shijie...Where is gege?"
Jiang Yanli for the first time, doesn't know what to say to Wei Ying.
"I don't really know, A-Ying..." Yanli trailed, holding Wei Ying's trembling hands.
"B-but...it's been a long time...s-shijie...did he leave me too l-like A-niang and A-die did?"
Jiang Yanli sighs before hugging Wei Ying who started crying.
"Dummy, of course your gege wouldn't abandon you. Maybe he's out there learning the language or something." Jiang Cheng says too in attempt to comfort Wei Ying.
"He promised to come back, A-Ying. So don't be sad, hmm?"
Wei Ying just cried even harder.
It's been almost a month since Cale had left without saying goodbye. Wei Ying knows it's normal for the redhead to be away every now and then, but not for this long.
"I hate him..." Wei Ying muttered to himself, though he doesn't really mean it.
When he and Jiang Cheng had finished their training, Wei Ying slumped to his own bed after receiving series of scolding from Madam Yu, further adding to his depressed mood.
Jiang Cheng seeing this unusual behavior coming from the usual bubbly Wei Ying, couldn't help but make a reckless decision that will surely kill them.
The younger pulled Wei Ying by his arm, "Come on, let's look for gege."
It was the first time Jiang Cheng had called Cale gege.
"But...wouldn't Shijie get mad?"
"She will if she knows. Come on, we'll back before dusk."
It lifted Wei Ying spirits even for a little bit as he giggles.
"Aiya, my didi is such a delinquent."
Even though he said that, the two of them discreetly ran away from the Lotus Pier with precision, looking at each other's back with care to not let the other get caught.
"Loquats for sale!"
"Lotus seeds exclusively from Yunmeng's River!"
"Hello there dear customer!"
The bustling streets slightly overwhelmed Jiang Cheng, considering this is the first time he walked around without his older sister or his father.
"A-Cheng! Look! They have a funny mascot."
It was indeed funny, many children crying at the obnoxious-looking dragon mascot as their parents only laughed at their misery.
A dragon with black plating but have gold spots around it, the blue eyes seemingly glimmer under the sun.
The mascot then turned to look at their way, making Jiang Cheng visibly flinch as he hid behind Wei Ying.
Though it didn't made the situation better, Wei Ying just laughs heartily at Jiang Cheng.
"Let's go A-Cheng."
The two of them continued to walk through the busy streets, stopping every now and then to look at the merchants and stands displaying their most attractive things to sell.
"Hello there Auntie!" Wei Ying greets cheerfully, making the older woman swoon at such cuteness.
"Aiya, hello little customers. Do what I owe you the pleasure to visit this humble store of mine?"
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𝐷𝑒́𝑝𝑎𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡「LCF x MDZS」
FanfictionIn the alleyways of Yiling, there was an abandoned child who did his best to survive. Everyday, he scoured for food and fought dogs who hurted him. It hurts. Bites starting to bruise his already blemished skin as he curled into a ball and hoping to...
