Our Symphony

Ch 1 - Caiyi town / Despair

Disclaimer : Mo Dao Zu Shi belongs to Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. This fanfic only created for my own obsess ... No profit gain.
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What is this ?

Cold, wet ... It's water

What is that ?

Black wispy tendrils ... Water ghouls...

Yes, we were handling water ghouls at Biling Lake near the Caiyi town in Gusu.

Who are we, again?

Ahh ... The Twin Jade of Gusu Lan, Junior disciples of Gusu Lan, the Wen siblings, Jiang Cheng and myself.

Where am I ?

It's getting dark ...

No, wait ... There's something shiny ...

I think I need to reach it... whatever it is ...

Whatever ...

Whatever ...

It's familiar ...

Suibian ... It's a spirit sword ... Mine!

Once the sword 'Suibian', is in his grasp, he waves it around cutting those black tendrils that interweaved to contain him. He instinctively swam upwards, but his body felt heavy.

Why ... it is ... hard to breathe? ... cold too ... ?

Oh, I'm in the water ... Silly me

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"Wei WuXian!" hand outstretched, Jiang Cheng yelled out his adopted brother's name as the black tendrils of waterborne abyss pulled him into the lake.
The shout had alerted the Lan brothers and they rushed over, only to witness more black tendrils wrap around Wei WuXian as he was pulled into the lake. Jiang Cheng tried to dive closer to the lake's surface but the black tendrils attacked those who tried.
Lan WangJi took out his guqin, and attacked those black tendrils at once.

"Did anyone get to see where Young Master Wei is?" Asked Lan XiChen, standing on his sword, perfectly balanced.

"There he is!" Jiang Cheng pointed at the streak of red light under the lake's surface. Lan WangJi, who was already so close to the surface that Bichen was gliding above the lake's surface, squatted down to grab the swimming figure that was approaching to the surface.

Once he got hold of Wei WuXian's back collar, Lan WangJi steered Bichen to fly up, effectively pulling Wei WuXian out of the lake.

"Are you doing fine, Young Master Wei?"

"Young Master Lan...?", says Wei WuXian blinking his eyes as the sudden brightness pierces his eyes.

"Wei WuXian! What took you so long to escape?" scolded Jiang Cheng, masking his worry. Wei WuXian turned to look at Jiang Cheng warily. Without saying anything, he slowly stands and finally noticed 'Suibian' in his hand. He stared at the sword as if he no longer recognized it.

"Young Master Wei?" Lan XiChen approached to assess the matter.

"We're done here, right?" Wei WuXian asked in a clipped tone.

"Yes, there's nothing we can do at the moment." Answered Lan XiChen, wondering why the sudden distant behaviour from the most jovial and exuberant youngster.

"Then, please excuse me," Wei WuXian walked past Lan WangJi without a glance.

"Young Master Wei is acting weird ... " commented Lan XiChen looking at his younger brother. The visage as usual is placid but there's a flash of concerns in those autumn coloured eyes. "He might still in shock. He was nearly drown after all,"

"Hmm," agreed Lan WangJi.

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Their journey back to Cloud Recesses went without a hitch. Halfway up the hill, to the main gate of Cloud Recesses, Lan XiChen gasped softly, "Young Master Wei might have been waiting ... " he exclaims feeling guilty. He can't believe he had forgotten that Wei WuXian doesn't have the Gusu Lan jade medallion to pass the gate unaccompanied.

"I'll go first," offered Lan WangJi before he unsheathed Bichen to mount on.

Minutes later, he dismounts from his spiritual sword not too far from the main gate. He easily spots Wei WuXian amongst the luscious greenery surrounding the mountain. He decides to observe the young man for a while because it looks like he's in the middle of thinking something. It's totally unbecoming of him to be observing the other secretly.

"Stupid things happen ... Doesn't mean you have to act stupid, Wei Ying!" Lan WangJi's person of interest punches the tree he's standing under. Lan WangJi blinks and tilts his head slightly confused.

'He is scolding himself?'

"Alright, it is unthinkable but not impossible ... " the midnight blue outer robes and the red coloured hair ribbon flared dramatically as Wei WuXian stomps back and forth. "Why does it have to be me!?" declared the restless young man to his surroundings. "Why can't it be other Clan Leaders, like Uncle Jiang ... Nie MingJue ... Zewu-Jun or ... " he continues gradually becoming louder before he trailing into silence. Unexpectedly, Lan WangJi heard a broken sobbing.

"HanGuang-Jun ... Lan-er Gongzi... Lan WangJi ... Lan Zhan ..." Wei WuXian brokenly and desperately called out in between gasps of air. Lan WangJi watched his trembling figure as he tried to support himself by the tree. "Lan Zhan ... I need you ... " Wei WuXian breathlessly calls out before he falls on the dried leaves covered ground.

Lan WangJi stood there stunned. He never expected anyone to utter his name like Wei WuXian did. Each time his name escaped from Wei WuXian's lips, a tide of warm feeling flooded him.

So, when he heard Wei WuXian breathlessly call out that he needed him, it had awoken an instinct in him. It's the instinct that is reserved for a select few. That, he thought he had forgotten once his mother had passed away.

Looking down at the face with fresh tears stain, he knew deep in his heart that he won't be able to ignore the Young Master Wei anymore.

Hook and line and sinker...
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Published (19/1/2020)
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