Wei wuxian smiled in relief as Wen Ning recognised him. "Wait just a bit, I'll get these chains off you."
Wei wuxian looked around, moving his head from side to side searching for a way to remove them. He didn't have his sword so he had to look for another method.
"I can rip them off." Wen Ning said, noticing his actions but Wei wuxian shook his head. "No. He mustn't find out that your gone."
Ah Wei wuxian went towards a corner of the room to find old rusted keys. He took it and unlocked the chains from Wen Ning. He removed his quakin pouch from within his robes and took out a deceased Jin disciple. He had found the corpse during one of his night hunts and decided to take it as he assumed he would have to do something like this. Besides, he was just another piece of trash so Wei wuxian felt no remorse using his body as a substitute. He placed the chains on the body and moved it to a position how Wen Ning had been in. Ruffing up his appearance to look similar as well.
"Come on, let's go before they notice." Wei wuxian said as he put everything back in its place and guided Wen Ning out the mirror. Wen Ning was still out of it due to struggling and fighting against the needles that were trying to control him for so many years.
Just as he was about to sneak behind corridors, Wei wuxian felt a sharp pain all over his body, causing him to stumble.
Damnit, its already begun?
Wen Ning noticed this and grabbed him --causing Wei wuxian to yelp in shock, and leaped out the window, successfully leaving the place with no one noticing.
It had just been 20 minutes since he entered Jinlin-tai. The fire extinguished itself, leaving the jins with more questions. Jin Guangyao walked into the burned barn and saw slight traces of talisman paper. He was even more confused since he now confirmed that this was indeed a distraction, but he could not sense any spiritual energy in the area. He turned around and immediately ordered his subordinates to search for anything that went missing.
All while Wei wuxian and Wen Ning left the place as they spoke to eachother. Wei wuxian learnt all about what the Jins had done to Wen Ning, causing his anger towards them to increase.
Everywhere within Jinlin-tai was checked thoroughly. There were no deaths so something must have been stolen but there were no signs of theft. The only place remaining was Jin Guangyao's room. Dismissing his men, the sect leader went into his room and looked around with a tense expression.
There were no signs once again.
"A-yao, was anything taken?" Qin su asked as she stood outside his room along with her handmaids with a worried expression on her face. Her husband came out the door and smiled at her gently.
"It seems like I was mistaken. Everything is safe." He said. Qin su relaxed and let out a smile of her own and nodded. "That's good." She placed her hand on Jin Guangyao's forearm. "It's best to not be over paranoid. Why don't you relax for the day? I can take care of some the your work for you."
"Would you?" He asked with a tired but smiling face. Qin su chuckled. "Of course I will. Who else if not me?" She smiled one last time and left with her maid.
As soon and she left, Jin Guangyao closed the door and dropped his smile. He immediately went inside the passage past the gold mirror and looked around cautiously. There was a chance the intruder was still inside.
He walked slowly and looked around.
Everything's in the same place.
Jin Guangyao looked towards Nie mingjue's head and lifted the cloth. He dropped it back down on seeing the head in the same position. He then walked towards the pile of papers and came to a shop. His eyes sharpened and he glared it.
The reports position is slightly off....
The reports that contained information about Lan wangji and Jin Zixuan was slightly moved towards the left. The unmoved dust under the paper was proof of that.
Jin Guangyao moved towards a shelf and looked at the ground to see the dust shifted once again. He pushed the shelf aside and opened the old wooden door to see the body of the Ghost General still inside. He didn't pay much mind to the changes Wen Ning had since he knew that the undead corpse moved from time to time, still protesting against Xue Yang's needles.
Tch. If that brat was still alive then i could have made him continue this project.
He closed the door and left the room. But now he knew a few things.
Someone had caused the strange flames to distract and reduce security there. They did not have any intention of stealing anything seeing how everything was still there, but rather came to find dirt on him.
It could be anyone since Jin Guangyao --despite his calm and gentle demeanor, had many enemies. The main problem was that this intruder now knows about his tightly kept secrets. A few of them at least. The investigation on Jin Zixuan and Lan Wangji, Nie mingjue's head, and most scandalous of all, Ghost General who was said to be burnt around 13 years ago.
He stood in his room and clenched his fist. He let out a breath and lifted his arm, gathering some spritual energy.
"Minshan, Mo Xuanyu is not longer a priority, follow Lan Wangji and report everyone he meets. Especially if he has come in contact with anyone from the Jin clan." He spoke. Just as he was about to send it off, there was a knock in the door that caused him to jolt in surprise.
"Sect leader Jin? I have brought you some calming tea on order of Madam Jin." The servant boy said. Jin Guangyao stared at the door for a few seconds and then moved to open the door. Out stood a younger boy who was a head shorter that himself. The boy who held a tray with cups and a pot of tea bowed in respect.
"A-su sent you?" He questioned and stared at the boy intently. The boy rose from his bow and nodded, confirming his words. Jin Guangyao felt suspicious since he did not sense the boys presence until he knocked.
"Sect leader Jin?" The boy called out as he frowned. Jin Guangyao shook his head and took the tea from him as he smiled and dismissed the boy. He was probably tired. The boy did not have any spiritual energy. There was no way an ordinary boy like him would silence his footsteps and spy on him.
The boy walked away like normal before smirking. He immediately went towards the kitchen.
"Master! I have arrived! Shall I bring some refreshments to the workers?" He loudly asked the kitchen head. The old woman looked worried and nodded, giving him permission.
"Yeah you go do that A-san. Those disciples were tasked with restoring the burnt areas so their probably tired."
"Of course!" The boy bounced and left in his way, causing the old woman to smile fondly as she was reminded of her own son when he was that age.
If only that brat came to visit me more often. She thought and shook her head, going back to her work.
The boy, A-san, walked out Jinlin-tai and towards the areas that were burnt. But just as he reached an area without any surveillance, he ducked down and immediately blew a small soundless whistle. Another figure appeared infront of him. It was hard to know whether the person was a man or a woman. The boy spoke in hushed tones to the other and stood up, going back to his chores. The figure vanished without trace.
At the same time, Wei Wuxian who was at the outskirts of Lanling with the help of Wen Ning's speed, placed his arm on the ground and closed his eyes. He spread out resentment all around him and once again tried to find the direction towards the next body part. Then he opened his eyes and stood up to face Wen Ning.
"Well, it seems like we have a destination now!"
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FanfictionWei wuxian finds some interesting information about himself and the delusional life he had been living. He ended his life by commanding his army to attack their master, but now that he's back into the world of the living, he going about things a bit...
