Mo Dao Zu Shi: Request Book

His Return (part 1)

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The day was just starting outside the city of Gusu, Lan Sect of Cloud Recesses, the mountain bluebirds were just starting their songs and the show white rabbits were hopping out of their burrows.

The morning mist that enveloped the Cloud Recesses was soft, like the immortal realm castles that float in the skies. Directly outside the entrance was the Wall of Discipline, inscribed with over 4000 rules.

The Bell rang every evening at nine, to remind the disciples to sleep between the hours of nine pm and five am.

Lan Zhan awakened just before the bell, sitting in Jingshi (Quiet Room). His room, studying some scrolls he had borrowed from the Library Pavilion. It was fall, causing the tree's leaves to flow into the library window when left open.

However, Lan Zhan found the comfort and silence of his room to be just what he needed to study.

That was until he heard that sound.

The sound of someone playing a single note, a faint sound.

But it wasn't the sound that distracted him, it was the song.

His song.

Their song.

With stealth that would have made his Uncle proud, Lan Zhan was out of his room in seconds and running to find the source of the sound with his heart in his throat.

It had been thirteen years since he heard that song. No one but he knew the song. Lan Zhan had stopped playing it that day but he still remembered every note by heart.

He came to a halt in front just around the corner, then walked carefully around it just to stop short. There stood a younger man than him but not by a lot, just enough that they wouldn't have crossed paths before now.

He wore all black robes, a messier ponytail then what he expected, and grey eyes that looked toward him with a curious look. His face was painted like a "hanged ghost" with red around the eyes making the grey look like silver gems.

The two of them stared at each other for a long moment in silence then the younger one tilted his head at just that right angle and smiled causing those eyes to light up.

Lan Zhan felt his iced heart shatter open and he breathed out a single name, "Wei Ying"

The boy's eyes grew wide as his mouth fell open slightly if Lan Zhan didn't know any better, he could swear that Wei Wuxian was blushing under all that makeup.

The boy turned to him and bowed respectfully "I'm sorry, but my name is Mo Xuanyu."

Lan Zhan felt his tawed heart freeze over slightly, had he been mistaken? Had he let his loneliness and his mourning get the better of him and he imagined the song?

Conflict must have shown within his eyes for Mo Xuanyu stepped forward frowning slightly, a hand reached out as if to comfort him but stopped mid-reach and retracted his hand.

Lan Zhan looked deep within Mo Xuanyu's eyes, searching for something; really anything that would give him a sign that this was in fact his love.

But there was nothing, just the silvery eyes of Mo Xuanyu staring up at him in all their innocence of youth and wonderment.

"...." Lan Zhan put his hands together in front of him and bowed his head causing the youth to do the same quickly if not a bit flustered at the sudden bow.

Lan Zhan should have known better than to get his hopes up so quickly, it had been thirteen years since he saw Wei Ying, there was no hope left.

He felt his heart ice over once again at the thought and his eyes become distant ambers once more, that held little warmth.

He silently walked passed Mo Xuanyu without sparing the youth another glance.

........

Unknown to Lan Zhan, Mo Xuanyu looked after him with a heartbroken look. Then walked back towards where he knew Uncle Lan Qiren would be.

Sorry for such a short part
~Promise the next part should be longer!

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