Wei Xianying 'A story untold' (Wangxian)

Clouds of Calamity "Part 8"

~Eight months Later~

"Xichen, what's the current status?! How's our preparation going so far?" Sect Leader Qingheng-Jun asked, feeling tensed and stressed out

Lan Xichen frowned. He placed a silencing barrier around Yashi before looking at his Uncle and his father's unnaturally hunched posture, as they unconsciously violated one of the Lan Clan's family rules Sit properly with a straight back and asked worriedly, "Is there something wrong, fath-Sect Leader Qingheng-Jun?!"

"No need for such formalities, Xichen. And yes, things aren't looking any good. We have received an invitation." Qingheng-Jun said, sighing deeply as he corrected his seating posture and cleared his throat not-so-subtly for his younger brother to do the same

"Invitation?! From whom and for what, father?!" Lan Xichen asked looking at Qingheng-Jun and grandmaster Lan Qiren

"Qishan Wen Indoctrination," Qingheng-Jun said gravely, "Wens have sent an invitation to all the major Sects of the cultivation world to send their disciples, especially their Senior male disciples and Sect heirs to attend their three-month indoctrination campaign starting from the next week.

However, what's troubling me isn't the Wen's indoctrination campaign but its timing and special emphasis on each of the major sect's sect heirs and senior male disciples along with their names mentioned in the invitation to ensure their presence in the campaign without fail.

Despite having an enormously large army of puppets and obtaining all four Yin iron pieces, the Wens have been silent for so many months and suddenly they're inviting all the major sects to attend the indoctrination campaign to teach their values and beliefs, huhh... they are making it rather obvious that teaching the disciples isn't their only objective."

"You mean...Wei gongzi's name is also in the invitation?" Lan Xichen looked at his father, Sect Leader Qingheng-Jun, alarmed

"Not only that but they've also added an important note in the invitation stating that if the sects fail to ensure the presence of mentioned cultivators, it will be seen as a disrespect to the great clan of Qishan Wen and will have to face the consequences," Grandmaster Lan said, stroking his goatee, thoughtfully

"And its timing... It can't be a coincidence that they are organising an indoctrination campaign just next day after Wei gongzi's sixteenth birthday which is on the twenty-first day in the month of June, the upcoming week," Qingheng-Jun said solemnly, "Seems as if they were only waiting for Wei gongzi to turn sixteen before playing their next move...

I hope not, that they will succeed in manipulating Wei gongzi to work for them after he achieves immortality, using Yin iron, but the chances of it happening in the absence of any elder during the indoctrination campaign is very high, Xichen. We need to be prepared for the worst."

"I won't let those Wens harm our Cloud Recesses again, father. Wangji and I have been training ourselves as well as all our disciples, young and old, males and females harder for the past few months only to be able to protect our home and our people in a time of need.

Everything is going as per our plan after that meeting with Wei gongzi and Youling, that day. Rest assured, Sect Leader Qingheng-Jun, we are prepared." Lan Xichen said bravely

"What about Wei gongzi? Is he still not coming back?! He does know that nobody has punished him for whatever happened back then and that he's only harming himself by suffering so much silently, doesn't he?!" Qingheng-Jun asked, expectantly

"I...don't know, father. I haven't seen him since that day. In fact, nobody has seen him since that day except for his son, Wangji and Healer Fu. They are the only ones who know everything about him." Lan Xichen answered awkwardly