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"Magic All The Way" Chapter 3 ( Part 3 ) POSTED!!

Chapter 3
Magic All The Way....

                                                                     Chonging, 2019.

In the same spot where Wei Ying had vanished, someone arrived searching for him, but missing him by seconds.

Lan Zhan let out a howl of frustration. "Wei!!!" he yelled, uncaring of whether anyone heard or not.

He'd had a flash of Wei Ying going to the same spot; he knew Wei had gone there. Then where was he?

He reached for his cell, dialled his number again and again, only to be greeted by an annoying female voice that kept telling him that the number was not reachable.

Shit!!!

Lan Zhan closed his eyes and tried to track Wei again. It was no use, he couldn't find him , which made Lan Zhan more terrified than he'd been in a year. No, Wei would have gone home. Praying silently, he dialled Zu's number. "Hi, Zu, is Wei at home?", he asked, fighting to sound casual.

"No dude, he had some work in the library, he must be still at college," said Zu, sounding perfectly calm. "Why, was there something- " But Lan Zhan had cut the call.

Running across to his car, he dashed at breakneck speed to the college. The gates were closed.

He'd vaulted over them easily, moving like a blur towards the library. However, one glance told him there was nobody there, the lights were off and he couldn't find any scent of a human. A lingering smell of perfume told him Wei Ying had been there, but that also made it equally certain that he wasn't there any longer.

He banged the wall of the library in anger and frustration.

"What are you doing here, boy?" came a soft voice.

Lan Zhan spun around, and the librarian , Miss Ning, came into view. She was carrying a sheaf of papers under her arm. "Did you want something from the library? It's closed, dear. Come tomorrow, I'm sure the assignment can't be that important."

Lan Zhan stared at her, seeing a faint ray of hope. "Miss Ning, have you seen Wei Ying ?" he enquired.

"Oh,  so you were hunting for Wei Ying in the library?" said the librarian,with a small smile. "My dear boy, he's not in the city. He left for France, I believe."

Lan Zhan stared at her in shock. "France..." escaped his lips.

"Yes, dear, I heard him talking to someone called Nicolas. Apparently some shoot for a calendar in some other country, I am sorry, dear, but I know nothing more. I merely heard him talking on the phone. Anyway, it seemed as though it was something of an emergency. Didn't he tell you?"

Lan Zhan said nothing.

" He was rather...close to you, wasn't he?" asked Miss Ning.  "Before...he lost his memory..."

Lan Zhan turned away, intending to go, when  he heard the soft voice again. "How did you get in, Lan Zhan?" asked Miss Ning.

He had been expecting this. "I climbed the gates," he muttered, trying to look embarrassed.

"Oh, of course," she said, smiling slyly. "Going to apologise to him, were you?"

"What?" said Lan Zhan in shock.

"Well, you haven't exactly been giving him the royal treatment, have you," returned Miss Ning.

Lan Zhan opened his mouth to protest.

"I know I haven't been here for very long, but you do hear the occasional rumour from students...Anyway, you ought to get going, it's nearly nine o'clock at night..Wei Ying will be back soon, I hope'."

                                                                                                               

In a daze, Lan Zhan walked back to his house. His mobile rang. For a brief  moment, he felt elation, thinking it was Wei Ying, but it was short-lived as he saw Zu's name.

"Dude, have you seen Wei?" asked Zu , now sounding rather panicky.

"No Zu, I didn't find him, Miss Ning  told me he'd gone out of the city... Didn't he tell you guys?"

Lan Zhan was having serious doubts. "No way!" said Zu in shock. "Honestly?"

" Apparently so," said Lan Zhan, fighting not to yell  at her. "Listen- I'll call you later. Goodnight."

There was something fishy, Lan Zhan was sure of it. His every instinct told him that Wei Ying hadn't gone to Paris, but then why would the librarian lie?

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In the forests of Chonging, not so far from where Lan Zhan had been searching for Wei Ying, a figure cloaked in black opened a sleeve and dropped the blood from a cut wrist onto the ground, among many other things on the grounds.

Spells were chanted for over an hour, and just as Lan Zhan entered the Wang Mansion, his brother was returned back to the face of the earth.

The very same brother he had killed a year ago. The man who had been  known as Lan Xichen had returned...not that Lan Zhan had any idea of it.

To be Continued .......

Dated : 1.10.23

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