Bring him home

The power of the pout

It had been three days since Wei Ying had been brought back. The Lan clan was working double time on the wedding preparations and preparations to tell the cultivation world that Wei Wuxian, the notorious Yiling Patriarch, was back.

Baoshan Sanren helped Lan Xichen find a way to playback memories and project them to a large group of people could see. 

Lan Zhi had found an antidote to stop Wei Ying from fainting. 

Lan Xichen had the wedding going smoothly ( thanks so his pre-planning.) 

Lan Qiren was contemplating life choices and basking in his nephew's happiness. 

Lan Sizhui was spending every free minute he had with Wei Ying and Lan Zhan. 

Lan Zhan was helping Wei Ying track down Wen Ning. Wei Ying was starting to get memories that were not his own. Somehow he knew it was Wen Ning. That was not as easy as it seemed while he was developing a new core. 

    " Uncle," Lan Xichen said as he walked with his uncle. His uncle nods, allowing him to speak. "We have successfully found a way to project-specific moments in time. We do believe that it will be a bit draining on all of us involved, but it should be simple," his Lan Qiren nods again in acknowledgment. 

    " Have they got any leads on Wen Ning," Lan Qiren asks. Lan Xichen's brows furrow. 

    " No, Wei Wuxian's 'visions' are getting more precise. But they can not find a way to draw him here, Wei Ying will not play Chenqing," Lan Xichen says.

    " Why," Lan Qiren asks. He could not understand the boy's hesitance; after all, that was the only way the boy could cultivate. 

Stupid Wei Ying. 

Lan Qiren was partial to the fact that he had grown overwhelmingly fond of the over-exuberant Wei Wuxian. Though he did fear for the juniors when he started to watch them, who knew what tricks he might teach them. 

He needed to get a drink... 

Of tea. 

     " I think he fears it. But I do not know for sure," Xichen said, his brow still furrowed. 

Lan Qiren simply shakes his head.

    " Sect leader, first young master Lan," Baoshan Sanren said, bowing softly. 

    " Baoshan Sanren," Lan Xichen said, giving a bow of his own. " Are you coming from seeing Young master Wei," He asks, noting the direction she came from. 

A nod.

    " Any improvement," Lan Qiren asks, hoping the boy would just get better.

    " Some, his core is stronger. He will not use Chenqing," she said, answering Lan Xichen's next question.

They all part ways.

    " Haungan-Jun," Lan Sizhui says, grabbing onto Lan Wangji's leg.

    " Mn," Lan Zhan said 

    "Please," Sizhui said, his lip curled into a pout. Wei Ying watched entirely amused.

Lan Zhan closed his eyes, knowing Wei Ying must have thought Sizhui to pout.

    " No pouting," Lan Zhan said, face cold as ice. Sizhui then immediately retracted his arms from around Lan Zhan's thigh.

     "Haungan-Jun," A-Yaun tried again. But Wei Ying put his hand on his arm and whispered, 'I got this,' and smirked.

Lan Zhan turned around to face Wei Ying and said, " Wei Wuxian," said man, just smiles, then his lips downturn into a pout and has the expression of a kicked puppy.

    " Lan er Gege," Wei Ying said in a very childlike tone. Sizhui watches in amazement as his adoptive father's face goes as red as his other adoptive father's robes.

     " Fine," A-Yaun looks up at Wei Ying with adoration. Lan Zhan mentally roles his eyes.

Anger was prohibited, so he would not show any.

     " I will go get Jingyi now," Sizhui said, forgetting himself and setting off at a quick pace.

    " Running is prohibited, Lan Sizhui, do not forget," Lan Zhan called Wei Ying laughed at his fiancee.

He adored Lan Zhan, but Sizhui really wanted him to meet Lan Jingyi, so he had to pull out the old tricks.

    " Wei Ying," Lan Zhan said but was silenced by Wei Ying's pouty faced.

    " Don't punish me, Lan Zhan, I'll be good," Wei Ying said, holding his arms up defensively.

    " Lan Zhan loves Wei Ying," Lan Zhan said. A look of surprise flickered passed Wei Ying's face.

Then Wei Ying grabbed at his chest, "Ah, ah, tell me before you say something like that. My poor heart," he whined, hiding his face behind his fingers. 

Lan Zhan wraps his arms around Wei Ying's delicate waist.

    " Wei Ying beautiful," Wei Ying's face went red. Lan Zhan leaned down and kissed the tip of Wei Ying's nose. 

    " Ah, ah," Wei Ying says face burning as red as his robes.

Sizhui all but ran to find Jingyi. When he saw him, he grabbed the arm of his robes.

    " Lan Sizhui, what," Jingyi said in surprise.

     " Come, I want you to meet someone," Sizhui said excitement evident in his tone.

Jingyi fallowed without any further question, but slight hesitance as the two approached the jingshi. 

     " Sizhui, I have met Haungan-Jun," Jingyi said as his friend yanked him up the stairs. Sizhui just shakes his head at his friend.

Sizhui opened the door with speed. He took the room occupancies by surprise, and the two men jumped apart. 

To Jingyi's horror, one of them was Haungan-Jun. Sizhui, on the other hand, looked elated.

He loved that they both loved each other so much. It made him love them even more.

     " Jingyi, this is my other father, Wei Wuxian," Jingyi just stared. Wei Ying broke into his signature grin. The smile still made Sizhui sigh in content and made him feel safe.

    " Your not dead," Jingyi stated. Wei Ying nodded; the question was getting annoying.

    " Nice to meet you Jingyi, my little A-Yaun talks much about you," both Jingyi and Sizhui turned the same shade of red. Wei Ying took note of how they both stuttered. Maybe Lan Xichen had another wedding to begin planning. ( Maybe he already has) 

Lan Jingyi just stared until Lan Zhan said, " Staring is prohibited," that snapped him out of his trance. 

Jingyi bowed respectfully.

     " Nice to meet you," Jingyi said, finally getting over himself enough to talk.

     "You as well," Wei Ying said. Jingyi had also grown up hearing about the other side of the Yiling Patriarch. Lan Zhan couldn't handle the barbaric lies made up about his love.

The four talked for hours together.

It was like euphoria.

Authors note. 

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