Clouds of Calamity "Part 9"

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"Wei Xiong, what do you mean by rendering those Wen puppets incapable of sabotaging our plans? Won't it alert Wen Rouhan who'll know directly if we do anything to his puppets? Will it not destroy our very purpose of keeping them in our sect?" Nie Huaisang asked, curiously

"No." Wei Wuxian answered calmly, "Youling jie will cast a similar illusion that you experienced just now, in the minds of those puppets that will remain in our sect, so as to ensure that even by chance, those puppets won't be able to leak any important information to Wen Rouhan. Just like you all, those puppets won't even know that they're trapped in an illusion and therefore won't alert Wen Rouhan.

And so, taking advantage of the situation Lans should not only restore the damage as soon as possible but along with the Jiangs, Nies and Jins, should work hard to strengthen each other's sect and train every individual, be it young or old, man or woman to prepare for the attack, defend their home and protect themselves when the time comes.

We all need to work together and maintain constant transparent communication in order to win against Wen Rouhan.

Meanwhile, I've started working on some new barriers that will strengthen our protection wards all around the sects, thereby preventing uninvited guests and people with ill intentions from barging into our homes without permission. And in a few weeks' time, I'll also make talismans just like Lan Clan's forehead ribbon, to be worn as a part of our clothing that will help us shield our minds to some extent from the attack of Yin iron.

This was all to protect our sect and our people.

Now, to tackle the matters related to me, since I travelled all the way from the Dafan Mountains to here, invisibly and reached Cloud Recesses after Wen Xu left with his puppets, Wen Rouhan isn't aware of my presence here. They last saw me in the Dafan Mountains, exhausted, wounded and defeated, having lost Yin iron and also the people whom I wanted to save.

Since Wen Rouhan now only needs an immortal, a future me, to fulfil his dream of ruling over the whole cultivation world with the help of Yin iron, my presence alone will bring disaster and be a burden and risk to you all if the Wens decided to attack the sect and hurt the innocent in order to force me into helping them.

Also, I can't go back to Lotus Pier with Ayuan. Madam Yu dislikes me and I don't want my little boy to hear her harsh words and witness anything wrong happening to me in my own home.

Therefore, after this meeting, Youling jie will go to Lotus Pier disguised as me and appear in front of Madam Yu. If I guess correctly, Madam Yu would already be waiting for me after hearing the news about Yin iron and Dafan mountains, in order to punish me with Zidian and probably lock me up in my room or somewhere else for good.

Both these situations will prove beneficial to me as they will give me enough reason to escape Lotus Pier, forever.

So, Youling jie disguised as I, will receive Madam Yu's punishment and finally leave Lotus Pier in front of those puppets so that Wen Rouhan is aware that I've left the Yunmeng Jiang Sect. She'll remain in my disguise until she has left the area of Jiang Sect and then Youling jie will discreetly disappear, giving the impression that a defeated Wei Wuxian has left the cultivation world.

While Youling jie completes her task, I'll disguise myself as a commoner and will leave from here to a location unknown to all of you. Once there, Youling jie will come to me and cast an illusion barrier to conceal my presence.

I'll stay there, far away from everyone, away from Wen Rouhan's watchful eyes which always kept track of my life events, studies and progress and train myself to improve my cultivation level without his knowledge and also work on the barriers and protection talismans which will be delivered to you all by Youling jie."

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