On the second day, Lan WangJi finally stopped having classes with them.

"Good for Lan-er-gongzi then." said Jin Zixuan while laughing at Wei Wuxian's reaction.

"Shut up, Peacock! Lan Zhan, why did you stop having classes with us?" Wei Wuxian asked with a whine.

"Isn't it that good? At least you will stop annoying him." said Jiang Cheng.

"How is that good?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"Ask yourself, you dumbass." said Jiang Cheng with an eye roll.

Wei WuXian’s seat changed three times. He originally sat beside Jiang Cheng, but Jiang Cheng paid attention to the lessons, and sat in the front row in order look good for the YunmengJiang Sect. This position was too conspicuous, allowing Wei WuXian no room to fool around, so he abandoned Jiang Cheng and sat behind Lan WangJi. When Lan QiRen was teaching in the front, Lan WangJi sat as straight as a wall made of iron. Behind him, Wei WuXian would either sleep like a log or draw scribbles as he pleased. Aside from Lan WangJi occasionally blocking the crumpled pieces of paper he threw toward other people, it was an excellent place to be at. However, soon afterward, Lan QiRen became aware of this trick, so he switched their seats. Ever since then, whenever Wei WuXian’s sitting posture became a bit tilted, he could feel a cold, sharp gaze staring at his back. Lan QiRen would also throw him a glowering look. It was extremely uncomfortable for him to be monitored by the old one and the young one all the time. Moreover, after the Pornography Case and the Rabbit Case, Lan QiRen was certain that Wei WuXian was a basin full of jet-black dye, and feared that his favorite pupil would be stained, which was why he hastened to tell Lan WangJi to stop going to lessons. And so, Wei WuXian sat back in his old spot, and half a month of peace followed.

"It won't last for long." said Jiang Cheng and Nie Huaisang.

The juniors laughed at them while Wei Wuxian pouted.

Unfortunately, the good things never lasted long for someone like Wei WuXian.

In the Cloud Recesses, there was a long wall. Every seven steps, there would be a hollowed out window with intricate designs. All of the designs were different—playing an instrument amid tall mountains, flying in the air on a sword, fighting monsters and beasts, and so on. Lan QiRen explained that the designs of every hollowed out window on this wall was about the life of each ancestor of the GusuLan Clan. The oldest and most famous four windows told the life of the founder of the Lan Sect, Lan An.

"I wonder what we are going to learn from here." said Wei Wuxian getting curious.

"Learn about the ancestors of your soon-to-be husband." said Nie Huaisang.

"Do you think it will get his interest?" asked Jiang Cheng with a scoff.

"Isn't that a little bit boring." said Wei Wuxian.

"See." said Jiang Cheng.

This founder was born in a temple. He grew up listening to the chanting of sutras, and thus became a famous monk at a very young age. At the age of twenty, he used the “Lan” from “qielan” as his last name and resumed the worldly life, becoming a musician. During his path of cultivation, he met the “fated person” he searched for in Gusu, became cultivation partners with her, and founded the Lan Sect. After his partner passed away, he returned to the temple and ended his life there. The four windows were “qielan”, “xiyue”, “daolu”, and “guiji”.

"You're founder is so romantic that he only loved one person." said Wei Wuxian.

"And that's where the quote 'Lans only loved once' came from." said a Sizhui.

"Really?" asked Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng.

"Mn." answered Sizhui while looking at his parents.

"It's true a-niang since a-die only loves you." said Jingyi.

Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng looked at one another.

During these past few days, the lessons seldomly involved a topic as interesting as this. Although Lan QiRen introduced it with boring timelines, Wei WuXian absorbed the knowledge for once. After class, he laughed, “So, the founder of the Lan Sect was a monk—no wonder! He ventured into the mortal world to meet one person, and, as she went, he went as well, leaving nothing behind on this Earth. But why would a person like him produce such unromantic descendants?”

"Really, Wuxian? I myself is a romantic person." said Lam Xichen.

"Yes, a-die is really romantic." Jingyi agreed.

"You can say that about Wangji-xiong, Wei-xiong." said Nie Huaisang with a laugh.

"You're right, Nie-xiong." said Wei Wuxian.

'Will be romantic for Wei Ying.' thought Lan Wangji.

Since nobody expected the Lan Sect, which was famous for being orthodox, to have such a founder, they started to chat among themselves. As they chatted, the center of the conversation tipped toward the direction of “cultivation partners”, and they started to discuss the cultivation partners of their dreams, evaluating the well-known girls in the different sects. At this point, someone asked, “ZiXuan-xiong, who do you think is the best girl?”

"I don't have a good feeling about this." said Nie Huaisang.

The twin prides glared at Jin Zixuan.

"I'm sorry a-die but I think I can't defend you." said Jin Ling.

Jin Zixuan was so confused but knowing himself, he knows that he will nothing good.

As Wei WuXian and Jiang Cheng heard this, they both looked toward a boy in the front rows of the classroom.

The boy had proud, handsome features, with a vermilion mark on his forehead. His collar, cuffs, and sash belt all had the white peony named Sparks Amidst Snow sewn on. This was the young master sent to study in Gusu by the LanlingJin Sect—Jin ZiXuan.

"Just look at how arrogant he is." said Wei Wuxian.

"Like a peacock." said Jiang Cheng.

"Good luck, Jin-xiong." said Nie Huaisang.

Another person spoke, “It’s best for you to not ask ZiXuan-xiong about this. He’s already got a fiancee, so his answer would definitely be his fiancee.”

Hearing the word “fiancee”, Jin ZiXuan’s lips seemed to twitch, showing a slight expression of displeasure. The disciple who asked was quite oblivious, continuing with a cheerful face, “Really? Which sect is she from? She must be extremely talented!”

Jin ZiXuan raised a brow, “Forget it.”

"What do you mean by that?" asked Wei Wuxian.

Jin Zixuan gulped nervously.

"You're dead." said Jiang Cheng coldly.

Wei WuXian suddenly spoke, “What do you mean by ‘forget it’?”

Everyone in the room looked at him with surprise. Usually, Wei WuXian was always grinning. He had never really been angered, even when he was scolded or punished. Yet, at the moment, there was an obvious streak of hostility on his face. Jiang Cheng didn’t criticize Wei WuXian, either, for making trouble out of nothing, as he usually did. He simply sat beside him with a dark face.

"This is the first time I saw them having an expression like that." said Nie Huaisang.

"Note to self, never mess with the Yunmeng prides." said a random cultivator.

Jin ZiXuan spoke in an arrogant tone, “Is the phrase ‘forget it’ too difficult to understand?”

Wei WuXian smiled sardonically, “The phrase isn’t hard to understand. Instead, it’s hard to understand how on Earth you are unsatisfied with my shijie.”

"Uh-oh this is getting bad." said MianMian.

"I pray for your soul, a-die." said Jin Ling.

"I will help burning paper joss." said Jingyi and Zizhen.

"While we Jiangs are going to prepare the funeral." said a Jiang disciple.

Everyone whispered to one another. They only understood, after the exchange of words, that they had accidentally stirred up a hornets’ nest—Jin ZiXuan’s fiancee just happened to be Jiang YanLi of the YunmengJiang Sect.

Jiang YanLi was the oldest child of Jiang FengMian and Jiang Cheng’s older sister. Her personality was mild, with nothing too notable; her voice was smooth, with nothing too memorable. Her appearance was only above average, and her talents weren’t astonishing either. Amid the girls from the other prominent clans, it was only natural that she seemed a bit average. On the other hand, her fiance, Jin ZiXuan, was the exact opposite. He was the only official son of Jin GuangShan, with outstanding looks and exceptional talents. According to common sense, with Jiang YanLi’s conditions, it was true that they weren’t well-matched with each other. She wasn’t even qualified enough to compete with the other girls. The only reason why Jiang YanLi was able to enter an engagement with Jin ZiXuan was because her mother was from the MeishanYu Sect, and the MeishanYu Sect was quite friendly with the sect of which Jin ZiXuan’s mother was from. The two madams grew up together, and they had a close relationship.

"A-jie/shijie is the best!" exclaimed Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian.

"Who says something like that? Do they want to die?" asked Jiang Cheng.

"Wanyin, calm down." said Lan Xichen, holding the man who is ready to pounce on Jin Zixuan.

The ways of the Jin Sect were proud, and Jin ZiXuan inherited every single drop of this. With his high standards, he had been unsatisfied with this engagement since a long time ago. He was not only unsatisfied with the candidate, but even more so with her mother taking the liberty to decide for him, making him grow more and more rebellious at heart. Today, he took the opportunity to break out. Jin ZiXuan asked in reply, “Why don’t you ask me how on Earth can I be satisfied with her?”

"Damn you!" exclaimed Wei Wuxian who instantly stood up and ready to punch Jin Zixuan when Lan Wangji held him back.

"You f*cker! I'm going to kill you!" exclaimed Jiang Cheng but Lan Xichen immediately stops him.

The Jiangs' faces was so dark that the Jins feels shivers down their spines.

Zidian was sparkling.

Jiang Cheng instantly stood up.

Pushing him to the side, Wei WuXian walked in front of him and sneered, “You sure think that you’re pretty satisfying, don’t you? Where did you get the guts to be all choosy here?”

Because of this engagement, Jin ZiXuan had no positive impressions of the YunmengJiang Sect, and had frowned upon Wei WuXian’s behavior since some time ago. On top of that, he boasted himself to be unrivaled among the juniors, without ever having been looked down upon like this. All of the blood in his body rose to his head, and he blurted, “If she’s unsatisfied, then tell her to get rid of this engagement! In conclusion, I don’t care for your shijie. If you care for her, ask her father about it! Doesn’t he treat you better than treating his own child or something?”

Jiang Cheng frozed hearing that.

"You f*cking asshole!" exclaimed Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji let him go.

A hard punched landed on Jin Zixuan left cheek.

All the Jins and Jiang disciples stood up and faced one another ready to pounce at any moment.

Jiang Yanli was sad but she stood up to calm her brother who was ready to give another punch.

Hearing the last sentence, Jiang Cheng’s eyes stiffened. With uncontrollable anger, Wei WuXian rushed over and sent out a punch. Although Jin ZiXuan was prepared, he didn’t expect Wei WuXian to attack so quickly, before he even finished his sentence. Having suffered one punch, half of his face numbed. He immediately struck back without speaking a word.

This fight startled both of the two prominent sects. On the same day, Jiang FengMian and Jin GuangShan hastened to Gusu from Yunmeng and Lanling.

"Calm down, all of you." said Jiang Fengmian to his disciples.

"Of course you'll come." said Madam Yu with a scoff.

The Jiangs take back their seats but continued to glare at the Jins.

After the two sect leaders went to see the two who were punished to kneel, and received a severe scolding from Lan QiRen, they wiped some sweat from their foreheads and started to engage in small talk. Jiang FengMian soon brought up the idea of cancelling the engagement.

"What?" asked Jin Zixuan in disbelief.

"Why you look so shock? Isn't that a great for you? You can go and do whatever you want. You have nothing to do with shijie anymore." said Wei Wuxian.

"We will find you a good man to marry, a-jie." said Jiang Cheng.

"Better than that peacock." he added.

He told Jin GuangShan, “A-Li’s mother was the one who insisted on having this engagement, in the first place, and I didn’t agree. Looking at it now, as neither of them are keen, it’s best if we don’t force it.”

Jin GuangShan was shocked. He felt a bit hesitant, as it was never a good thing to end an engagement with another prominent sect, no matter how one looked at it. He responded, “What do the children know? They can play around however they want to. FengMian-xiong, you and I don’t need to pay them any attention.”

"What kind of father is he?" asked MianMian in disbelief.

"Marriage is a lifetime contract in which a two person will spend together." she added.

"Because he is a dumbass." said Jingyi.

Jiang FengMian, “Jin-xiong, although we can set the engagement for them, we can’t carry out the marriage in place of them. After all, they are the ones who will be spending the rest of their lives together.”

This engagement had never been the intention of Jin GuangShan. If he wanted to strengthen his sect’s power by a marriage with another sect, the YunmengJiang Sect was neither the only choice nor the best choice. It was only that he had never dared to go against Madame Jin. Anyhow, this was initially proposed by the Jiang Sect. Since the Jin Sect was the husband’s side, they didn’t have as many concerns as the wife’s side, so what was the point of worrying over it? Moreover, he knew that Jin ZiXuan had always been resentful toward Jiang YanLi’s status as his fiancee. After some consideration, Jin GuangShan conjured up the courage and agreed to this matter.

"Peacock, you're finally free." said Wei Wuxian in a mocking tone.

"But how did I get to have a son with her?" asked Jin Zixuan.

"No need to know. Stay away from a-jie." said Jiang Cheng.

"A-cheng, a-xian." said Jiang Yanli getting her brothers' attention.

"We are always here for you a-jie/shijie." said Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian at the same time and hug their sister.

At this time, Wei WuXian still didn’t know what this fight broke up, as he knelt on the stone path that Lan QiRen assigned him to. From a distance, Jiang Cheng approached with a sneer on his face, “Look at how well-behaved you are, kneeling so properly.”

Wei WuXian was gloating, “Of course, I kneel all the time. But Jin ZiXuan is a spoiled brat, so he’s definitely never knelt before. If I don’t make him kneel to the point that he cries for his parents, my last name won’t be Wei anymore.”

"If he didn't cried then I will make him." said Wei Wuxian in a dark tone.

"I offer you my help." said Jiang Cheng.

"Stop it you two." said Jiang Yanli.

The two men just nodded but still glaring at the man.

Jiang Cheng lowered his head, pausing for a few moments, and spoke in a soft voice, “Father came.”

Wei WuXian, “Shijie didn’t come, did she?”

Jiang Cheng, “Why would she come? To see how you lost face for her? If she did come, would she not come to your side and bring you medicine?”

Wei WuXian sighed, “… It’d be nice if shijie came. It’s fortunate that you didn’t hit him.”

"Next time, I will surely do it." said Jiang Cheng.

"I'll help you." said Jingyi receiving a glare from his mother.

"I can do it myself." said Jiang Cheng and Jin Zixuan unconsciously touched his face.

Jiang Cheng, “I was going to. If you didn’t push me, the other side of Jin ZiXuan’s face would also be ruined.”

"I want to see what he looks like then." said Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian.

Wei WuXian, “Nah. He looks uglier right now, with an asymmetrical face. I heard that he values his face a lot, like a peacock. I wonder what he’d think after he looked into a mirror! Hahahaha…” After rolling on the ground with laughter, Wei WuXian spoke again, “Actually, I should have let you hit him, and I should have watched on the side. This way, maybe Uncle Jiang wouldn’t have come. But there was no choice. I couldn’t help it!”

Jiang Cheng humphed lightly, “You wish.”

"Jiang Cheng." called Wei Wuxian but the man was looking down and he cursed himself mentally for saying such things.

"A-niang." called Jingyi but he didn't responded.

Although it was only Wei WuXian’s casual words, he held mixed feelings, because he knew that this wasn’t a lie. Jiang FengMian had never hurried to another sect in one day for anything related him, no matter if the issue was good or bad, large or small.

Never.

"Don't worry, a-niang you have me. I will always go to you when something happens together with a-die. Even small or large, right or wrong, good or bad I am always by your side. Remember that okay." said Lan Jingyi who sits in his mother's lap again.

"You don't need to say such thing." said Jiang Cheng.

"A-niang, always remember that I love you and will never abandon you." said Jingyi and cupped his mother's face.

"I will always be with you." he added and kissed his mother's cheeks and hugged him.

Lan Xichen was holding his hand tightly but gently.

Jiang Fengmian was looking down while listening to what his grandson was saying and Madam Yu was glaring at him.

As Wei WuXian saw his melancholy face, he thought that he was still annoyed at Jin ZiXuan’s words, “You should go. You don’t need to stay with me. If Lan WangJi comes again, you’d be caught by him. If you have time, go visit Jin ZiXuan and look at how idiotic he looks kneeling down.”

Jiang Cheng was somewhat surprised, “Lan WangJi? Why did he come? He still dared to come see you?”

"Wangji-xiong was worried about him." said Nie Huaisang to lighten up the mood.

"He just didn't show it." said MianMian.

Wei WuXian replied, “Yeah, I also thought that he should be praised for having the courage to come see me. He was probably told by his uncle to come check if I was kneeling properly.”

Jiang Cheng instinctively felt a foreboding sensation, “Were you kneeling properly?”

Wei WuXian, “I was kneeling properly. After he was some distance away, I found a stick and started to dig in the dirt. The pile beside your foot. There’s an ant hole there that I went through tons of trouble to find. When he turned his head, he saw that my shoulders were shaking, and he definitely thought that I was crying. He even came back to ask me. You really should have seen his expression as he saw the ant hole.”

"You really can't be serious even when you are punished." said Jiang Cheng while glaring at the man.

"I'm sorry." said Wei Wuxian.

Jiang Cheng just scoffed but a small smile is visible on his lips.

“…” Jiang Cheng spoke, “You should get lost and go back to Yunmeng as soon as possible! I don’t think that he wants to see you ever again.”

And so, on that night, Wei WuXian packed up his things and returned to Yunmeng with Jiang FengMian.

"A-niang stayed a little longer?" asked Jingyi.

"And maybe that's how he and brother-in-law got into a relationship." said Wei Wuxian with a tease.

"At least their relationship progressed." said MianMian and the screen finally turns black.