MDZS Fanfic

Red Strings of Connections

Chapter 03 New Home [Part 01]

Two years. It's been two years since Wei Ying was found and was brought into ZhuQue Sect which has become his new home.

Wei Ying is undoubtedly happy and content, they are all nice to him and would tell tales about his mom and a little bit about his dad. Truth has been told to him that his parents' marriage is actually a big shock to all of them, that is according mostly by Tiao LiuJuan.

Today, XingXiu CaiPi has business at the foot of Dafan Mountain, so the Sect Leader along with Ko Shun'U, O Dokun, Tiao LiuJuan and Wei Ying came there together.

Since it's not a dangerous business, they allowed Wei Ying to come.

Sect Leader Zhu, "A--Ying, we will be out for a moment, promise me that you'll behave."

Wei Ying grins, "I'll try!"

For two years and having Tiao LiuJuan as his caretaker and a certain Madam's guidance, Wei Ying real nature has come out, expectedly. The quiet and serious sect turns upside down when Wei Ying starts coming up with many pranks to the Heads.

At first they will scolding him for pranking them but eventually they just enjoys it, that their day wouldn't be consider complete if they're not getting targeted by the Young Master.

Wei Ying is always, always, always, always, always, always get in trouble but in the end a bright smile could ease it all.

'I'll try' isn't a right answer and it should be either 'Yes' or 'I will', Wei Ying knew that, but knowing how similar the young master to his mother, none of the adults question him, moreover they are gladder that this is his response.

Wei Ying's grin gone when he received a gentle pat on his head.

The man's gentle smile and his big hand over the child's head reminds him of his father that he smiles and promise to himself that he will really try to behave, just this one time... for sure.

Wei Ying was left behind with Tiao LiuJuan on a restaurant.

It's quite a busy street; vendors shouting, calling for any potential customers, couriers running around either with carts or carrying the goods in their shoulders, busy madams talking any kind of gossips, and people looking for something or just anything.

Wei Ying watches this play out in front of him, and in his pure honest opinion it's very boring that he is itching for mischief but—but he did swear he will behave this time. So, he suck it up, which also resulted into pout.

Tiao LiuJuan suppress himself to laugh at how the young master doing his best.

In the midst of this boring landscape someone caught Wei Ying's attention; a young kid that maybe a year or two youngers than him that going around pleading, clinging on people but in the end got kicked.

These reminds him of his life in the street, so without any hesitation he left his uncle and run towards the other child. He helps him to stand and guided him where his uncle.

The kid is so timid and tend to stutter on his words which gives a little trouble to Tiao LiuJuan as he trying to listen on his problem.

"I'm A-Ning," the child gives his salutation, "I'm searching for a doctor."

"Why would you need a doctor?"

"My Granny is very sick, we don't have any doctor, but no one wants to come on our village."

Tiao LiuJuan, "Where is your house?"

A--Ning points the top of the Dafan Mountain, "Are you serious?" A-Ning nodded. "But the only ones that living at the Dafan Mountain top are the DafanWens." Tiao LiuJuan looks at the child, "What is your full name?"

"Wen Ning!"

"Let's help A-Ning's Granny!"

"Calm your horses down A-Ying! We can't do that."

"Why not?! A-Ning's Granny needs help!"

"I understand your intention A-Ying but the mountain is literally dangerous, which is why no one wants to come up there. There are monsters, evil spirits and ghosts."

"But if we won't help his granny will die!"

"But A-Ying, we don't have Juan right here, and it's not a short trip between Dafan and our sect! And didn't you promise that you will behave?"

"But I'm not misbehaving! This is not mischief! They need help! Please Uncle Liu!"

Tiao LiuJuan sighs, heck literally no one can say no to those big doe eyes, and true it's not misbehaving.

He only sighs before standing up. "Stay here, I'll talk with our Sect Leader." and left. 'Our fastest flyer is Shun which luckily, we have today. If ever CaiPi agree, Shun could either go back and bring Juan, or bring the ill to House of Zhen.'

On the meanwhile Wei Ying tries to comfort Wen Ning, reassuring him that they'll surely help him and his granny.

The adults came back and tries to reason why they cannot really help the DafanWens. That instead of asking random people, the head there should instead contact the main branch.

As a child with age of nine Wei Ying could only repeat his pleads, that if they won't help now, it'll might be already too late.

"We totally understand what you feel A-Ying, but we have to deal with stu—Wen Ruohan."

Wei Ying didn't stop, and surely really won't stop at all. His pleads getting louder and louder, and even his throat is getting dry and his voice getting hoarse he still continues.

Sect Leader Zhu closes his eyes, trying so hard to resist Wei Ying's pleads, the other three adults peaks at him as they knew any more than this and he will—any minute—second—Sect Leader Zhu sighs in defeated.

Wei Ying didn't mean any harm, he just wanted to help. It just that the people he chose to help are—

Wen Sect, they are well-known prominent sect. They are brutal and crude—overall they are bad news, and now their little Wei Ying wants to help one of their branches.

Ko Shun'U, "This is actually a chance to put Wen Sect into debt. If we help the Dafan branch, Wen Ruohan might—you know agrees on whatever we want, at least for once."

O Dokun doubts it, "That might be a fleeting dream Shun, you know him." so are Tiao LiuJuan and XingXiu CaiPi.

Wen Ruohan might just mock them for helping one of his brances. But—If they don't help then Wei Ying will feel bad to himself, making him feel how helpless he is, and they don't want that to happen.

Again, Sect Leader Zhu sighs, and finally agreed on helping the DafanWens unconditionally.

"It's really hard to raise children." Tiao LiuJuan silently commented.

That decided Ko Shun'U quickly mounted his sword and flew.

"Where will Uncle Shun go?"

Sect Leader Zhu, "When there's illness?"

Wei Ying tilts his head, "There's a doctor? Ahhh!!! Uncle Juan!"

"Correct!"

This made Wei Ying happy greatly that he hugs Sect leader Zhu, thanking all the adults over and over. Wen Ning timidly thanks them as well.

Ko Shun'U with Myo Juan arrived after two hours, he gets a hug from Wei Ying first before they all left for Dafan Mountain.

As Wei Ying flying with Tiao LiuJuan, he stares down and saw lines of black smokes, he asks the adult through curiosity.

Tiao LiuJuan looks down but see nothing of sort.

Wen Ning who flying with O Dokun, "We're here!" and pointed the small village of sort.

A waste land, unlike at the foot of mountain, this small town is so quiet, unclean, almost empty. Indeed, a wasteland.

They unmount on their swords and sheaths them, while looking around. Dry uncultivated farms battered buildings and road, and hot air. Is this really part of the mountain?

Through Wen Ning's guidance they soon came at the poorest, most broken house, inside are twenty or so people standing with anxiety eating them.

Wen Ning, "I'm back Shijie! Granny! Everyone!"

"A--Ning! Where have you been?!" asks of another kid which obviously much older than Wen Ning.

"Down the mou----"

"Hah?! Are you nuts?! Didn't I tell you it's dangerous! What if some monsters caught you----"

Yes, the ZhuQue Sect members actually want to question it, how come a boy of his age has able to go down the mountain unharmed. As far as they saw on their flight, monsters, corpses are actually lurking all around the mountain and yet—

A man from Wen, "A-Ning, who are these esteemed Masters?"

The ZhuQue Sect members gives their greetings and introduced themselves, the poor looking Wens returns the greeting with much respect.

Myo Juan, "I'm a doctor! Where's the patient?" the doctor of ZhuQue Sect has already out of patient as who knows what kind of sickness the patient has and how much time they have before a single life would slip on his healing palms.

"Over here Master!" Wen Ning guided Myo Juan to a single bed where a granny was laying weakly, and almost out of breath.

Everyone watches how Myo Juan examine the granny and immediately proceed on making medicine.

On the meanwhile, some of the villagers offers the other members of ZhuQue Sect to sit and water, yeah just water, and XingXiu CaiPi could tell why, just by looks of their situation here; and to think that they are part of Wen Sect.

Wen Ning through O Dokun's request guides them around the village to see more, together with Tiao LiuJuan and Wei Ying they explore the place and completely dishearted.

O Dokun, "How long this village been like this?"

A Wen member, "For six years now."

"What happen? Aren't you going to tell your situation in the main branch?"

"We already did, but since they took A-Qing and A-Ning's parents to work for them, they are no longer consider us as part of Wen."

"It's been six years, but why this village—"

"No one knows how to farm, and we're actually illiterates..."

"It feels like you were abandoned..."

"Yes, we are."

"Just follow the prescription and she will be fine." Tiao LiuJuan, O Dokun and Wei Ying hears Myo Juan right after they come back.

"Thank you so much!" Wen Qing, Wen Ning's older sister gives her salute to the doctor, "I don't know how we can be able to repay you esteemed Masters!"

"Don't mind it. It was a request from our Young Master, we really can't say no to him."

"Uncle Juan!" Wei Ying launch himself on the big adult who smile at him. "Thank you!"

"Anything for A-Ying!" Myo Juan pinch boy's cheek, Wei Ying grins.

Really no one can refuse to an adorable young master of ZhuQue Sect, and thankfully Wei Ying always paying them with bright adorable smile.