At The Train Station
"Hong, what did you book?"
"I was able to book the last 3 second-class seats and I was able to book 1 first-class since there is nothing on third class section.
"Hmm... can w-" Yunlan is about to say something when he hears.
"Ah Lan..." Shen Wei calling his name.
"Yes, Xiao Wei?"
"Sleepy..." Shen Wei murmurs while cutely yarning making others instinctively want to grab him into their protective embrace.
"Shhh... I know love. Just a little longer..." Yunlan coaxes softly like trying to make a little child understand him.
"Hmm"
"Hong, the first-class seat, we will be taking it! Xiao Wei needs his peaceful sleep. You guys split the rest among yourselves. And.... what?" Yunlan is busy giving orders from left to right when he notices everyone is not looking at him at all but, behind him with wide surprised eyes.
When Zhao Yunlan slowly turns back to see what shocking others, he can't believe his eyes.
"Xiao Wei!? Don't lie down on the floor! The train is coming soon... please hang on." Yunlan gently coaxes while grabbing Shen Wei up to his feet.
"Sleepy...." That is all Shen Wei has to say to others.
"Yes, I know. Oh, look at that, the train is here!" Yunlan exclaims while steadying his life within his tight embrace.
"Okay, everyone. We will be going. Let's meet at Haixing's Train station." Yunlan lastly shouts while half dragging half asleep Shen Wei with him.
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Haixing Village
By the time they all arrive back it is already past midnight. Everyone is tired and sleepy except for Shen Wei who slept through his entire train ride.
"Ah Lan, do you think Da Ge will be home?" Shen Wei asks while walking toward their house
"Hmmm... I don't know, Xiao Wei. Maybe he is at Tengu's Village with our leader since no one is home." Yunlan replies contemplatively.
"But I miss them already... we have been gone for so long...." Shen Wei whines making Yunlan fondly shuffle his hair.
"We will meet them, tomorrow if not tonight. I doubt our leader will miss the chance to spoil you now that he can finally meet you in person." Zhao Yunlan snickers imaging doting GhostFace.
"Uncle Yezun seems like a fun person... but he could be crazy too..." Shen Wei honestly states making Yunlan nods in agreement.
"Wei Ge... Yunlan Ge... why is Sang Zan and Wang Zhan not showing themselves? Didn't they say that they could show their form after sunset?" Guo asks, worriedly making others remember too.
"Yeah... why are they not showing themselves?" Yunlan questions but his question gets answered shortly when two transparent forms, form into Sang and Wang. Wang still look paler than normal ghost paleness, but she is looking a lot better now.
"We are here, masters. We just didn't know if we could show ourselves yet or not." Wang answers softy.
"Tree spirit! We can finally talk face to face now!" Shen Wei exclaims making Wang give him a sweet smile which only brighten Shen Wei's already beautiful one.
"Yes, my lord. We finally meet again."
"Hey... Don't call me lord or master. Just call me Shen Wei or Shen or Wei... I want friends, not servants." Shen Wei pouts making others chuckle at childish Wei.
"Keep pouting like that, and someone will steal your lips soon." Zhu Hong teases while staring at Zhao Yunlan who seems to be hypnotized by him.
"Er... What?" Yunlan dumbly asks because he honestly didn't hear anything after Shen Wei pouting lips hypnotizing him.
*Chuckling sounds*
"See what I told you?" Zhu Hong said making Shen Wei embarrassed while Yunlan is still confused.
"What!?" Yunlan shouts in frustration while others just laugh more.
"How long are you kids going make us wait?!" Chu voice comes, startling everyone who is standing in front of the gate and Da Quing and Yezun are also there waiting for them.
"Uncle Chu!!! Da Ge! I miss you!!!" Shen Wei shouts the moment he sees them and rushes to give them a bear hug.
.... But let's be honest, our Wei is not a bear, more like a kitten trying to act like a bigger cat....
"Welcome home, Wei di." Da Quing greets him while tightly embracing him back and Chu gives him a fatherly head pat, that is a much as emotion he shows.
"Yeah... welcome home my beloved nephew but it seems like I'm not need..." Yezun said sadly because Shen Wei didn't greet him.
"Oh, come on, uncle Ye~~~ Of course I miss you too." Shen Wei cutely says making Yezun sadness fly out of the window within milliseconds.
"Oh, my sweet Wei~~~~~" Yezun cries while bear hugging his poor nephew who is getting squash... and totally ignoring glares he is getting from Chu for shoving him away to ahead to get to Shen Wei first.
"Leader... I think your love is a bit too much for him... you are squeezing his life out." Yunlan warns while freeing poor Shen Wei from his beloved uncle hug.
"Oh my, I'm sorry Shen Wei! I just got too excited..." Yezun apologetically said making Shen Wei chuckles.
"No, it's okay, Uncle Ye. I hope you don't mind me calling you Uncle Ye...?"
"Nope, not for my nephew. You can call me anything and I will gladly accept it!" Yezun proudly agrees, making Shen Wei smile brightly.
"Can we continue your reunion later? I'm starving and sleepy..." Lin Jing asks.
"Of course, I have already prepared a feast for everyone. Please come in." Da Quing says while leading everyone inside.
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"So, who are our new guests, Lan di?" Da Quing asks while placing plates for everyone.
"Wang Zheng and Sang Zan. They both are underworld guardians who got trapped by heavenly beings for unknown reasons." Yunlan introduces while helping his gege prepare the dinner.
"Hmm.... How are they? Do they look like they can be trusted?" Da Quing inquires in hush tone.
"Yes, I believe we can, especially Wang Zheng. And if we get Wang on our side, Sang is automatically on our side."
"Why is that?" Da Quing wonders confusedly.
"Sang is head over in love with his mate which happen to be Wang. And Wang Zheng happens to be a royal friend and guardian of Ghost King which is our Wei. So, yeah, we can trust them." Yunlan explains.
"Good then. I was worried since you guys took longer than before." Da Quing confesses.
"It is because we had to find them, and only our little troublemaker can break the spell and every time he breaks one, all his energies depleted for a full week. So, we had to make him fully charge before we could break another one.
"Troublemaker?? Who, our Wei?" Da Quing asks, making Yunlan laugh.
"Hahahha, no, Da Ge. It's our little angel. You have no idea what he did during our train trip... Of course, I don't mind it, but now I call him troublemaker since it gets on his nerve, so it fun~~~" Yunlan explains making Da Quing sigh in defeat.
"Leaf doesn't really fall far from its tree, doesn't it?" Da Quing mumbles.
"Didi, go get everyone. I think they all should be finished showering and changed into more comfortable robes by now." Da Quing orders and Yunlan leaves his gege in the kitchen.
Shortly after, everyone joins the dining table, but it seems to be getting smaller and smaller to Da Quing because the number of people keeps increasing while the table is becoming crammed.
"I think it's about time I get a larger dining table, darling. What do you think?" Da Quing asks Yezun who is sitting beside him.
"Why? Doesn't this make everyone feel closer like a family?" Yezun asks.
"Yes, and no. Look at the table, everyone's plates are overriding another. At least we should extend to fit everyone comfortably?" Da Quing points out.
"Well, kitchen is your specialty love. You do what you want. If you think getting a larger dining table will fix your problem, then just get one." Yezun agrees while giving a quick peck at Da Quing's forehead.
"But I'm definitely feeling old now though...' Yezun pouts while looking at everyone who is eagerly eating their meals.
"Why?" Chu asks this time since he is drinking his tea and quietly observing the kids.
"Don't you feel it, too? Look at the number of kids being added to our family list. Doesn't that make you feel old?" Yezun asks while shrugging his shoulders.
"Aren't you technically already an old man?" Chu retorts making Yezun's eyebrow twist in irritation.
"Yeah, but not compare to already dead zombie!" Yezun fires back but Chu doesn't even care at all, making Da Quing sigh.
"I don't think any one of you are old but a little kid who loves to bicker." Da Quing claims with eyeroll making someone giggle grabbing everyone's attention in the table.
"Oh! So, you finally decided to show your fabulous self, now?" Yunlan teases making little angel huffs at his owner.
"You useless humans won' t understand my fa-bu-lous! self at all~~~" Little angel fires back making Yunlan gaps at the comeback.
"Hey! I'm supposed to be your owner! Not the other way around!" Yunlan whines making little angel just roll his eyes.
"Yeah, little O-me is stuck with a prick like you... Why can't master Wei be my master~~~~? Master Wei, please make be your familiar instead of that prick... pretty please...." Little angel whines while others laugh at master and familiar duos
"Yeah, you can dream but you are stuck with me forever, little troublemaker!" Yunlan teases back.
"Oh, look who is eager to have me~~~" Little angel responses back but everyone at the table can tell that there is no poison or bad intention between their argument. It's just how they communicate so they didn't bother to stop the verbal war but for our three adults, they are shocked to see how they communicate since this is their first time witnessing them.
"Lan Di, are you supposed to be treating your familiar like that? Don't you think his feelings can be hurt too?" Da Quing chides, not liking how his didi is treating his familiar.
"Da Ge~~~ Don't take our argument seriously. It's just how to bond. We might be arguing but we just tease each other like that. Right, little troublemaker?"
"Yes, my master's Gege. I hate to admit it, but master Yunlan is right. This is our normal conversation routine." Little Angel soothes worried Da Quing.
"Okay... if you guys say so. Anyway, everyone, please finish your meals and then go to bed. Wang and Sang, I need you to sleep over at Chu's place since our house is already pack." Da Quing informs apologetically.
"No, Da Quing. That's more than fine. We can stay anywhere. Please don't worry yourself." Wang sweetly said.
"No, you guys are now part of my family too. Family treats each other with love and care. I don't want anyone to be left unattended." Da Quing sincerely said.
"Since Da Quing is in lecture mood, I'm going sleep now. Come on Xiao Wei. Your permanent place is my room now. We need to discuss adding more rooms." Yunlan nonchalantly informs everyone before bidding goodnight.
Everyone slowly follows their suit after finishing their dinner to their own resting place. Totally not noticing someone is missing from their group.
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I'm terribly sorry for really late update!!!! 😣😣😣😣 I have been super busy with work that I don't get a chance to write at all during the weekdays. I tried writing during weekend, but I wasn't able to complete a chapter at all. Please enjoy this chapter~~~~~
Until next chapter!