𝓙𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓸𝓰𝓲𝓷 𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓪𝓮 𝓼𝓪𝓲𝓻𝓸 𝓶𝓮𝓸𝓻𝓲 𝓽𝓮𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓲𝓵.

Rubi said her name as it rolled down her tongue at a good pace. She liked the name she came up with.

It defined who she was before. Her neon yellow eyes gleamed in a way knowing to her, but unknown to Wei WuXian, the lad sitting in front of her.

*From now on Rubi will be addressed as Tian Xing.*

"Lady Tian, where are you from?"
"...If I say I came from another world, would you believe me"

Wei WuXian burst into a fit of laughter, "You sure have good humour for someone who is still injured."

Tian Xing smirked.

Wei WuXian continued, still laughing a bit, "I think you know the answer to your question. But seriously though, where are you from?"

"Nowhere."
It was not a lie. She didn’t know her origins in this world or how she came to be in this body.

All she knew was that she landed here in the world of Mo dao zu shi after dying in her timeline.

Wei WuXian sulked, "Alright, alright. I won't press you if you don't want to tell. At least tell me how you came here."
"To be completely honest, I have no idea how I came here. I seem to have amnesia."
"So you don't remember where you came from either."
"Well, kind of...it's hard to explain. "

Wei WuXian looked like he was thinking something and then said, "Well I suppose it’s not my place to probe much."

The next few minutes was a normal and warm conversation as they got to know each other.

Tian Xing discovered among the conversation that she was actually a powerful cultivator.  But she felt something more was left to discover of her own body.

"Wei WuXian, you should go rest. It's late isn’t it?"
"Nahhhh it’s not that late."
"Sleeping late is bad for you. Go rest."

Wei WuXian pouted. At that moment a gentle and elegant lady walked in. Her eyes were big and bright, her features soft and delicate. Her hair styled by two buns created by braids of two thick locks of hair.

"A-Xian."
"ShiJie! You are here."

"Lady Jiang." Tian Xing bowed as much as she could in greetings.

"Ah you know me?"
"Yes."
"How exactly?"
"You are the daughter of the Sect Leader here. I am sure many people know about you. I am one of them."

Jiang YanLi chuckled a bit, "I suppose you are right. May I know how you are feeling? A-Xian said you were injured."

Tian Xing laughed softly, "I am fine now Lady Jiang. Thank you for your concern."
"No need uh..."
"Tian Xing "
"Ah Lady Tian."
"ShiJie, you should sleep. It's late."

Tian Xing gave him a look, "Says you."
Wei WuXian gave her a betrayed look. Then he said dramatically, "I don’t count."
"Yes you do young man."
"You sound like an old lady."

Tian Xing kept quiet and smiled.

"Have you two eaten dinner?"
"Yes we have. Thank you for asking Lady Tian."

Then a while after a stern voice came in, "A-Li!".

Wei WuXian instantly became alert and on guard. Jiang YanLi tensed as well.

Tian Xing already knew who it was. She despised this woman with all her might.

Yu ZiYuan.

A gorgeous woman with purple robes and sharp beautiful features came in, her face twisted into a scowl.

" You are still up."
"I am sorry mother. I was just checking on the guest."

Yu ZiYuan raised an eyebrow, "Yes I was informed so I came to check in."

Tian Xing was keeping her face neutral with an extreme effort. It was clear she was about to jab something at Wei WuXian. And she was proved right.

"Wei WuXian! You are still here as well. You have duties to handle in the morning. "
"Yes Madam Yu. I will go right away. I just came to check on her."
"Still as incompetent as always. Don't forget what you are in the Jiang Sect for.

Tian Xing lost her calm at that point, "He came to check on me. If he has duties that means he is the Head Disciple in here, correct me if I am wrong. Is that how you treat him all the time? He was the one who helped me." Tian Xing raised an eyebrow.

Yu ZiYuan was stunned for a bit as she realised she was ruining her image before an outsider, "Well he needs to be disciplined, you are correct, he is the Head Disciple of the Jiang Sect. But how did you know?"

Suddenly she turned to Wei WuXian, "Oh, so you told her? Flaunting your position here? Did yor forget your-"

"I knew it beforehand. " Tian Xing mumbled, her voice a bit different. It sounded like it was layered with a few more voices.

Tian Xing at this point discovered another truth.

She was not completely human.

She struggled to keep her outburst in check and felt some sort of power coarse her veins.

Bloodlust was visible in her neon eyes as her gaze met Yu ZiYuan amethyst ones.

"I knew it beforehand. Isn’t it known in YunMeng Jiang that he is the Head Disciple here? Of course it is. Did you not know that or did you just need an excuse to give him a jab?"

This time Tian Xing thoroughly felt it. It wasn’t spiritual energy, no.

It felt like something other than that. Something dark, sinister, grounding.

It was resentment energy. But it didn’t hurt her.

In fact, it was flowing very correctly through her veins.

She looked up to find Yu ZiYuan a bit speechless.

"I simple forgot about it. I will take my leave. I hope that you can rest well."

With that she left. Wei WuXian heaved a sigh of relief.

"Hey. Sorry you had to witness that. Madam Yu and I don’t really have the best relationship. "
"I can see that. Does she always treat you like this?"
"....." For some reason Wei WuXian couldn’t bring himself to lie to her and say 'no'. She seemed too observant to not notice it at this point.

Something triggered inside Tian Xing and she suddenly saw images, images of Wei WuXian getting punished, of Yu ZiYuan's constant jabbing and reminding him of his place in the Jiang household though her children thought otherwise.

The son of a servant.

But most importantly she saw the jealousy behind everything. Obviously Tian Xing already knew of all this as she read the novel, but seeing was a different feeling.

She could see through people's memories.

'Damn I am overpowered. I need to learn how to control my powers soon or this will go outta control.'

"Child, have you spoken to Sect Leader Jiang about talking with Madam Yu?"

Wei WuXian was stunned. He was so dumbfounded he couldn’t even speak. After a whole minute of staring at her he asked in a hushed whisper, "What?"

"The reason she is the way she is because she thinks her husband is still in love with your mother. And I think you know about it."

Wei WuXian was now getting anxious, "How did you know?"
"... Isn’t it known already? It's just an open secret at this point. "
"No not that. But how did you know it was because she still thinks that Uncle Jiang is in love with my mother?"
"..."
"Lady Tian."

Tian Xing put her hands on her temples, "It was not that hard to put two and two together, boy."

She looked at the night sky.
'I have to fix this mess.'