As Wei WuXian walked for sometime, he finally found a spot deep into Phoenix Mountain that was comfortable for resting.

It was a branch that was extremely thick, growing out of a tree trunk that was even thicker, blocking his path. Wei WuXian slapped the dry, wrinkled bark a couple of times. He felt that it was quite sturdy and easily hopped up.

The noise of the watching towers had long since been blocked from the mountain’s forests. Wei WuXian leaned against the tree. Under the black fabric, he closed his eyes. The sunlight poured onto his face through in between the leaves.

"You're really not there for hunt." said Jin Zixun.

"Because if I do, I might take all the prey from you." said Wei Wuxian.

"As if." said Jin Zixun.

Wei Wuxian just smirked at him.

He held up Chenqing and blew into it, fingers shifting. The clear sound of the flute rushed into the sky as though it was a bird, lingering as it echoed through the mountain.

As he played his flute, Wei WuXian dangled one of his legs down and swayed it softly. The tip of his boots brushed against the grass under the tree. He didn’t mind that it was dampened by the dew on the blades of the grass.

After the song finished, Wei WuXian crossed his arms and leaned against the tree in a more comfortable position. The flute was between his arms, while the flower was still at his chest, emitting a crisp, quiet fragrance.

"Of course, you'll use your dark ways." said Jin Zixun.

"Got a problem with that?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"Besides, that's my new way of cultivation." he added.

"That is unacceptable in a night hunt." said Jin Zixun.

"How is it unacceptable?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"Or maybe, you just can't accept that I hunt more than you just by playing a tone." he said.

Jin Zixun is glaring at him.

He didn’t know how long he had been sitting for. He had almost fallen asleep when he woke up with a start.

Somebody was approaching.

"Who might that be?" asked Nie Huaisang and Sizhui instantly look at his father.

"Someone might be planning to kill him." said Su She.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Cheng asked his son who is looking pale.

"Nothing." Jingyi answered as he look at Sizhui.

"Then, why are you looking pale?" asked Jiang Cheng.

"I just hope that Zu-shufu will survive it." said Jingyi.

"It might be worse than death that will happen to you, Wei Wuxian. These four are acting strange." said Jiang Cheng.

"What's more worse than death?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"Lets find out." said Nie Huaisang.

But the person had no killing intent. Thus, he remained slanted over the tree, too lazy to get up. He didn’t even have the energy to take off the ribbon over his eyes. He only tilted his head.

A few moments later, having received no answer, Wei WuXian couldn’t help from speaking up voluntarily, “You’re here for the hunt?”

The person didn’t answer.

Wei WuXian, “You won’t be able to get anything good from around me.”

"That's strange." said Jin Zixuan.

"Please don't show it." Sizhui mumbled.

"Any guess on who the person is?" asked Nie Huaisang.

"It might be a man." said Jiang Cheng.

"Why I have this tingling feelings that I will what will happen next?" asked Nie Huaisang.

"You're the only enjoying it." said Jiang Cheng.

Nie Huaisang glanced at the juniors and smiled meaningfully.

"I think I know what will happen next base on these four's reactions." he said.

The person was still silent, but walked a few steps closer.

Now, Wei WuXian’s spirits were lifting. Most cultivators were somewhat afraid when they saw him. They didn’t really dare approach him even when many people were around, much less being in the same place as him alone and even approaching. If not for how there was no killing intent on the person, Wei WuXian would definitely think that they had hidden intent. He straightened up his body a little and tilted his head, looking in their direction. Curling his lips, he smiled. Just as he was about to say something, he was suddenly pushed forcefully.

Wei WuXian’s back smashed against the tree. Just as his right hand was about to pull off the ribbon, his wrist was twisted back. The force was quite strong; he couldn’t even struggle out of it, but there was still no killing intent. Wei WuXian’s left sleeve shifted. As he was about to shake out the talismans, the person noticed his intent and caught him like before. They pressed both of his hands onto the tree, movements stiff. Wei WuXian raised his leg and was about to kick when he felt a warmth on his lips. He immediately froze.

"Oh damn!" Nie Huaisang exclaimed.

"What the f*ck?!" cursed Jiang Cheng.

The juniors immediately turned back against the screen.

Wei Wuxian is speechless while Lan Wangji is glaring at the screen.

The touch felt both strange and unfamiliar, moist and warm. In the beginning, Wei WuXian couldn’t even understand what was going on. His mind went entirely blank. When he finally realized, he was shocked.

This person, holding his wrists back, was pressing him onto the tree and kissing him.

"That's my.." Wei Wuxian mumbled.

"You got kissed." laughed Nie Huaisang.

The room turned dangerously cold.

"Lan Zhan." Wei Wuxian mumbled.

"That was bold." said Jin Zixuan.

"Who could it be?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"Who else other than Lan Wangji." said Jiang Cheng.

"What?!" Wei Wuxian exclaimed.

"I mean, who else other than has feelings for you? I didn't say that it was him." said Jiang Cheng.

"Or it could be." he mumbled as he look at Lan Xichen.

"That person's life is in danger. Look at Wangji-xiong. He looks like he can kill at any second." said Nie Huaisang.

He suddenly struggled, wanting to fight out of it and pull away the ribbon, but he failed. He wanted to move again, but he somehow stopped himself.

The person kissing him seemed to be shaking softly.

Wei WuXian couldn’t struggle anymore.

"You should struggle. You don't know that person and you'll just let him kiss you?" asked Jiang Cheng.

"I don't know." Wei Wuxian mumbled.

"This is great." said Nue Huaisang.

"I was assaulted, how is that great?" asked Wei Wuxian.

Nie Huaisang just smiled at him.

"You'll know." he said.

He thought to himself, It seems that even if the maiden is quite strong, her personality is both fearful and easily embarrassed? She’s already so nervous. Or else, she wouldn’t have chosen to sneak up to him at such a time. She probably mustered up all of the courage she could find inside of her. Besides, it seemed that her cultivation wasn’t low, meaning that her self-esteem was even higher. If he pulled off the ribbon and accidentally saw her, how ashamed would the maiden feel?

The two sets of thin lips turned from side to side, careful yet inseparable. Wei WuXian hadn’t even decided what to do when the soft lips suddenly became aggressive. Wei WuXian’s teeth weren’t clenched, allowing the other to intrude inside. He was suddenly powerless. He felt that it was a bit difficult to breathe, wanting to turn his head away, but the other person squeezed his face and turned it back. Between the swirls of the lips and the tongues, he felt dizzy as well, until the other finally bit down on his lower lip. After a moment of lingering, the lips finally left reluctantly, and he finally managed to recover.

"You became weak just from a kiss." laughed Nie Huaisang.

"I mean, that's an intense first kiss." he added.

"Strong maiden? It didn't seem to be a maiden for me." said Jiang Cheng.

"You four can turn back now." he added and the juniors look at the screen again.

"Who would steal my first kiss?" asked Wei Wuxian.

The juniors just smiled at him.

"You can stop glaring now, a-die." said Sizhui.

"It's not that bad." he added.

"Someone assaulted Wei Ying and I won't let it go." said Lan Wangji.

"It's for your own good." said Sizhui.

Jiang Cheng and Nie Huaisang gave Lan Wangji a look.

"He's jealous of his own self." Nie Huaisang whispered as he laugh.

"Poor Wei Wuxian, he looked traumatized." said Jiang Cheng.

"I hate you." Wei Wuxian pouted.

From the kiss, Wei WuXian’s entire body felt limp. Energy came into his arms only after he leaned against the tree for some more time.

Raising his hand, he ripped the ribbon away only to be stung by the glare of the sudden sunlight. He finally managed to open his eyes, but nothing was around him. Bushes, trees, grasses, vines—no second person.

"It must have been a hallucinations." said Wei Wuxian.

"Why would you hallucinate that someone is kissing you?" asked Jiang Cheng.

"It's too real to be a hallucination." said Nie Huaisang.

"But where is the person?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"That person must've left already." said Jin Zixuan.

"A-xian's first kiss was stolen by an unknown maiden." Jiang Yanli.

"Or is it really a maiden?" she asked.

"Shijie." Wei Wuxian pouted.

Wei WuXian was still somewhat confused. He sat on the branch for a while longer. When he jumped off, he felt weakness under his legs, almost light-headed.

He supported himself on the tree trunk at once, cursing at how useless he was in silence. He had been kissed so hard that his legs were giving out. Looking up, he glanced around the area, but there was no trace of another person. The previous scene seemed to be an absurd yet erotic daydream. Wei WuXian couldn’t help but think of the legends of those mountain creatures.

But he was certain that it wasn’t some mountain creature. It had to be a person.

"Of course, it is a person." said Nie Huaisang.

"A strong maiden to be exact." he added.

"Yeah, a strong maiden indeed." said Jiang Cheng.

The juniors gave the two of them a look.

"If you knew who it is then please tell me." said Wei Wuxian.

"It's better if you don't. Or else, someone might qi deviated." said Jiang Cheng.

"A-yuan, my sweet little radish, please tell your a-niang." said Wei Wuxian.

Sizhui could only smile at him.

"Why don't you tell me?" Wei Wuxian asked in a whine.

"Let's continue watching, maybe we'll get clues." said Nie Huaisang.

Recalling what it had felt like, formless tickles crawled up all the way to the tip of his heart. Wei WuXian touched his chest with his right hand, but found that the flower that had been there was gone.

He searched the ground for a while. It wasn’t there either. It couldn’t have disappeared out of thin air, could it?

Wei WuXian remained paused for a long while. He touched his lips unconsciously, finally managing to say a while later, “How could this be… This was my…”

"That person stole my kiss and even my flower." Wei Wuxian pouted.

"Are you mad?" asked Sizhui.

"Why?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"I just want to know, a-niang." said Sizhui.

"I'm not mad, I'm just curious of who could it be." said Wei Wuxian.

"Do I know that person?" he asked.

"Mn." said Sizhui.

He didn’t see anyone even after he looked around the area. Wei WuXian didn’t know whether to laugh or worry. He knew that the person was most likely hiding from him and wouldn’t appear again, so he could only give up on searching. He began to walk randomly around the forest. After a while, he heard a loud noise from in front of him. As Wei WuXian looked up, he saw a slender figure clothed in white. Whom could it be but Lan WangJi?

Lan Qiren eyes widened while Qingheng-jun chuckled.

"What are you doing, Lan Zhan?" asked Wei Wuxian.

Nie Huaisang and Jiang Cheng smirked.

Yet, although he clearly was Lan WangJi, what he did didn’t seem like what Lan WangJi would do at all. When Wei WuXian saw him, he thrust his fist into a tree, with such force that the tree snapped in half.

Wei WuXian found it strange, “Lan Zhan! What are you doing?”

The person spun around. It was Lan WangJi after all. However, right now, his eyes were bloodshot, his expression almost frightening. Wei WuXian was startled, “Wow, so scary.”

Lan WangJi’s voice was harsh, “Go!”

Wei WuXian, “I just came here and you want me to go. Do you really hate me that much?”

Lan WangJi, “Stay away from me!”

"Wangji!" Lan Qiren exclaimed as he coughed blood.

"What's wrong?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"Why is Lan Zhan acting like that?" he added.

"It's nothing." said Sizhui.

"How is it nothing?" asked Lan Qiren as he continue to cough.

"Calm down, Qiren." Wen Rouhan said in amusement.

"I didn't expect that." he added.

"Didn't expect what?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"Lans are so bold." said Wen Rouhan making Wei Wuxian more confuse.

Except for the couple of days spent in the cave of the Xuanwu, this was the first time that Wei WuXian had seen Lan WangJi lose his composure so badly. But back then, the situation was special, and it was still understandable. Right now, everything’s well, so why would he be like this?

Wei WuXian walked a step backward, ‘staying away’ from him. He continued to ask, “Hey, Lan Zhan, what’s wrong? Are you okay? If you’re not okay then say you’re not okay, yeah?”

Lan WangJi didn’t look him in the eye. He unsheathed Bichen. A few rays of blue light slashed across the trees around the area. They collapsed a moment later.

"He's acting weird." said Wei Wuxian.

"Did he do something before that that made him like that?" he asked.

"He really did." said Nie Huaisang.

"What do you thunk it is, Wei-xiong?" he asked.

"He has no idea." said Jiang Cheng.

Lan Wangji was looking at his son with questions but Sizhui just smiled.

He stood still for a while, clenching his sword. His grip was tight, exerting so much strength that his knuckles grew white. As though he had somewhat calmed down, he suddenly looked over again, his gaze pinning Wei WuXian.

Wei WuXian felt a strange, unexplainable sensation. His eyes had been covered by the ribbon for over two hours. The sunlight was still a bit too dazzling for him. After he took off the ribbon, his eyes keep on tearing up. His lips were somewhat swollen as well. Wei WuXian felt that what he looked like right now must be terrible. Being stared at so hard, he couldn’t help but touched his chin, “Lan Zhan?”

“…”

Lan WangJi, “Nothing.”

"Lan Zhan." Wei Wuxian mumbled.

"Oh didi." Lan Xichen chuckled.

"Your brother is so bold." Jiang Cheng whispered.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Lan Zhan?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"Like what?" asked Nie Huaisang with a grin.

Wei Wuxian frowned at him.

"It must've been fun if it shows who kissed him." said Jin Zixuan.

"Even if it didn't show, Lan Qiren is already coughing blood. Much worse if he saw it." said Jiang Cheng.

"Poor old man." said Nie Huaisang.

"What are you three talking about? Can you at least share it with me?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"You might can't take it." said Jiang Cheng.

With a clang, the sword was unsheathed. Lan WangJi turned around to walk away. Wei WuXian still found that something was wrong with him. After he thought about it, just in case, he followed him, lunging in attempt to feel his pulse. Lan WangJi dodged to the side and looked at him coldly.

Wei WuXian, “Don’t look at me like this. I just want to see what’s wrong with you. You really were too strange. You really haven’t been poisoned? Or has something happened to you during night-hunts?”

Lan WangJi, “No.”

"It's a different reason." Nie Huaisang chuckled.

"Please, I'm getting curious here." said Wei Wuxian.

"You'll know it." said Jin Zixuan.

"It is something related to you, a-xian." said Jiang Yanli.

"What could it be?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"Could be that..." he thrilled.

"He saw the one who kissed me?" he asked and the Jiang Cheng face-palmed himself.

"Do you think that person is still alive if Lan Wangji saw it?" he asked.

"Then what?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"It couldn't be that he's the one who kissed me." he said.

"That's impossible. He wouldn't do that." he added.

"Right?" he asked.

"I don't know." said Jiang Cheng.

"Think for yourself. Would he do that or not?" he asked.

Wei Wuxian is thinking deeply.

"How I hope he would got it correct this time." Jiang Cheng whispered.

"He wouldn't." said Wei Wuxian like he is so sure about it.

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath.

"Stop me, I might strangle him." he muttered.

"But Lan Zhan has so much self-restraint and he will never took advantage of me." said Wei Wuxian.

"Self-restraint, self-restraint. Lan Wangji can lose that f*cking self-restraint!" Jiang Cheng said angrily.

"Why are you so mad?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"We've been watching for a long time already. When did Lan Wangji didn't do something impossible? He did a lot of things that a lot of people didn't imagine that he could do. Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji kissing you isn't part of the list that Lan Wangji wouldn't do." said Jiang Cheng.

"What?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"What? Why would Lan Wangji be there after a few moments you were kissed acting so strange like he just broke his rule?" Jiang Cheng asked.

"Is that true?" asked Wei Wuxian.

And the juniors nod their heads slowly.

"I can't believe it." Wei Wuxian whispered as Lan Wangji hugged him.

Seeing that his expression was finally returning to normal and that he was most likely fine, Wei WuXian finally stopped worrying. Although he was curious about what had happened, it wouldn’t be good if he intervened in it too much, and thus he began to chat. Lan WangJi refused to talk in the beginning. Afterward, he finally replied a few short words.

A hint of heat and a swelling sensation on Wei WuXian’s lips kept on reminding him he had just lost the first kiss that he had been guarding for twenty years. He was kissed until his head was dizzy, but he didn’t even know whom the other person was and what she looked like. Just how could it be?

"It's not a maiden?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"Do you know a maiden who have a strength like Lan Wangji that even you couldn't struggle out of it?" asked Jiang Cheng.

"It's really is Lan Zhan?" Wei Wuxian asked and the juniors nodded again.

"That's why we were worried about Zu-shufu because he might qi deviate." said Sizhui.

"I'm surviving." Lan Qiren grumbled.

"I should get used to it." he added.

"Lan Zhan got my first kiss." Wei Wuxian beamed suddenly.

"We all know." said Jin Zixuan.

"Hmp. You should have told me more sooner." said Wei Wuxian.

"We were thinking that maybe this time you'll got it right." said Nie Huaisang.

"Don't think of Lan Wangji like a saint, he could be something you wouldn't expect." said Jiang Cheng.

"Thank you, ChengCheng. You really have a lot of patience for me." said Wei Wuxian.

"I lose all of it." said Jiang Cheng with a grumble.

Wei WuXian sighed slowly. He suddenly spoke up, “Lan Zhan, have you ever kissed someone?”

If Jiang Cheng were here, hearing him ask such a frivolous, ridiculous question, he’d throw his fist over for sure.

"Well, Jiang Cheng already got his first kiss." said Wei Wuxian.

Jiang Cheng blushed immediately.

"Well, Wangji could have kissed you openly so that you will know of hus feelings." said Lan Xichen.

"Mn." said Lan Wangji.

"You're so shameless." said Jiang Cheng.

"Only for Wei Ying." said Lan Wangji.

Lan WangJi stopped in his tracks as well. His voice was so cold that it sounded stiff, “Why are you asking this?”

Wei WuXian grinned, face full of understanding. He closed his eyes, “You haven’t, have you? I knew it. I was just asking. You don’t need to be so angry.”

Lan WangJi, “How do you know?”

Wei WuXian, “What do you think? With such a stiff face wherever you go, who’d dare kiss you? Of course, I wouldn’t expect you to initiate a kiss either. I think that you’ll have to keep your first kiss until the end of your life, hahahaha…”

"He just did." laughed Nie Huaisang.

"And it's an intense kiss that it even made you weak." he added.

Wei Wuxian blushed.

"My brothers are growing up." said Jiang Yanli.

"My nephews are all shameless." said Lan Qiren.

The said nephews just smiled at him (of course it is an invisible smile of Lan Wangji, he only smiled openly when it comes to Wei Wuxian).

He gloated alone. Lan WangJi’s face was still expressionless, but he seemed to have relaxed somewhat.

After he had laughed enough, Lan WangJi spoke up, “What about you?”

Wei WuXian raised a brow, “Me? Of course I’ve had lots of experience.”

Lan WangJi’s face, having relaxed a moment earlier, was immediately covered in a layer of snow and frost.

"What? Is that true?" asked Lan Wangji witj coldness in his voice.

Wei Wuxian laughed.

"Only you would believe that." said Jiang Cheng.

"It was his first kiss, Lan Wangji. Have yiu forgot?" he asked.

"Mayb, Wei Wuxian's forgetfulness was rubbed onto you." he said.

"ChengCheng is so mean." said Wei Wuxian.

Out of the blue, Wei WuXian became quiet, “Shush!”

Vigilant, he listened attentively for something before pulling Lan WangJi behind one of the bushes.

Lan WangJi didn’t know what he was doing. Just as he was about to ask, he saw that Wei WuXian stared in a certain direction. Following his gaze, he saw two figures, one white and the other purple, walk out from below the clouds.

"Now what?" asked Jiang Cheng.

"Why not just let Wei-xiong and Wangji-xiong have more alone time?" asked Nie Huaisang.

"I don't have a good feeling on this." said Jiang Cheng.

"Good luck, a-die." Jin Ling whispered.

"Good luck, indeed." said Jingyi.