MDZS Fanfic

Red Strings of Connections

Chapter 12 Crawl Out from Hellhole

A hell in earth.

Giving nothing but suffering and pain.

The young boy thought when his father took him to bring in his sect he would have a better life, where no one will beat him for the sake of stress relief, or accuse him of something he never done, and would be able to pursue cultivation properly.

But for three years staying in Jinlintai the young boy only suffer in hands of his co-disciples and worst from his own father.

The young boy felt all dirty, that no matter how much he scrubs his body the filthy memories and lingering touches never gets clean.

Every time, every single time he would plead to the sect leader to stop while moving inside him fiercely, Jin Guangshan never once hear his plead, never once spare him.

The young boy only suffers in the place that everyone claimed to be a paradise.

A paradise that is actually a hell.

No one tries to hear his voice, never once did Jin Guangshan stop touching him.

Finally after three years of suffering in Jinlintai, the young boy have decided to escape, but rumors travels much faster than a twelve year old child, that upon reaching his hometown, his relatives already hear something from Jinlintai and starts accusing him of being a failure, and becoming a cut-sleeve, to the point they accused him of seducing Jin Guangshan, that he was actually got kick out instead.

He hides in the forest nearby, afraid to meet anyone, afraid of his horrible memories, afraid of everything.

He was starving but he has nothing to eat unless he goes night hunt but that totally impossible as he never even once holds a weapon much more hunting. He starts eating grasses and dirt but of course this is not good for the health, that soon causes him pains all over his body, more specifically through his stomach.

He soon collapsed, thinking it is much better to die than live in such a world where he is alone, he welcomes it, and he died right after hearing feats of panics voices near him.

He opened his eyes and found himself sleeping on a soft bed, and bright ceiling meeting him, he is inside of an extravagant room, which brought another terrible memory. He began shouting, tossing around, asking for help.

To his shock someone calls him out of his nightmare. A girl with beauty mark under her left eye, wearing black robe with red edges, holding his hands, and brushing it trying to sooth his pain.

He feels her kindness through her touch that he cries while staring at the kind lady, his mouth was opening and closing as if he wants to tell something, but no words are coming out.

The lady brushes her hand on his cheek gently hoping it would calm him down, reassuring him that he was safe.

Due to exhaustion the young boy fell asleep again.

He wakes up once again, on the same room, but the girl has no longer next to him, although sooner than he expected he found her sitting not far away from him, back facing him, and it's like there's another person which she is talking with.

The lad that talking with the lady found the young boy awake and lightly tap the table using his hand. Automatically the lady turns her attention to the one in bed and smiles as she stands up and walk towards him, then sit on the edge of his bed.

She asks if he wants to eat first before anything else, right on timing the food came in.

With help from her the young boy sits up at the same time his stomach growl in hunger which makes him blush, the lady smiles and invites him to eat with them.

He is hesitating, but his stomach wins in the end. The Young Master who wearing the same sect uniform as the lady, gave him a bowl of rice and chopsticks, then soup.

"Eat up, don't mind us, we order more if it's not enough." The Young Master said.

"Thank you..." the young boy timidly thanked.

At first, he eats slowly, still hesitating, and feeling anxious. Until both the young master and young lady puts meat and veggie on his bowl and when he looks, they were smiling at him. When he finally comfortable to eat, the other two started as well.

When they are finish, the lady asks the young boy if he wants more but he lies about being full, but his stomach betrays him asking for more. The lady stands up and left the room, on the other hand the young boy tries to convince the young master on his lies.

"You wouldn't be able to answer our question clearly if you are this hungry. Don't worry we're the ones that paying."

"But..."

"Thank us by filling your hunger and by answering our questions later."

Before the young boy could answer the young lady came back.

"They will deliver it as soon as possible." she informs them, sitting back down. "So, while we were waiting, Young Master may you be so kind to answer some few questions?"

The young boy in question nodded.

"Alright, but first my name is Tiao Reishun."

"I am Wei Ying."

The young boy bows his head, recognizing the two as his kind saviors. Still, hesitation and anxiety aren't really going away.

"I... I am... Mo Yu..."

"Are you a disciple in Jinlintai?"

"... used to."

"Used to?"

"I—I escaped..."

"Why?"

Mo Yu couldn't answer, he doesn't know if it's alright to just tell them everything.

"No one should know about our relationship A-Yu, or else..."

Mo Yu unconsciously grips his legs and bites his bottom lip; and this didn't slip through the other kids' eyes. They peak at each other deciding on something as they nod.

"If you don't want to answer that it's fine. It just that we're curious as of why you escaped on such a sect and if it's related of you being in a forest all wounded and starve. They didn't catch you and punish you aren't they?"

"No... they won't waste their energy on someone like me."

For the whole conversation Mo Yu never look at the two, failing to see that they are actually staring straight at him, watching his every movement and expression.

"Then what are you doing there?"

"I was chased out."

"By whom?"

Another question he scared to answer, fearing that this two won't believe him, that no one in this world would.

Wei Ying and Tiao Reishun didn't push it anymore.

"What about those bug bites on your tights and neck?"

"Bro Ying!"

"What?"

"They're just mosquito bites!"

"You think so?"

"I think so!"

"Hmm... then Young Master Mo how long have you been in that forest?"

"I don't know, maybe for a week or so... I didn't able to keep track the days, I just simply hiding there."

Mo Yu hears nothing but some shifting of robes. He hated himself, they were so kind that they took him out the forest, fed him, let him sleep on the bed, and yet he is so afraid to the point that he is disappointing them.

On the other hand, Wei Ying and Tiao Reishun smiles, understanding his situation. Perhaps big people are involved that's why he was tight lipped, and if it's the case then asking how he get all of those wounds wouldn't be answer as well, so they dropped it, and right on timing again the second batch of food came.

"Young Master Mo do you have any place to go?"

"I... don't have..."

"If it is the case then would you like to stay at our sect?"

This shock and confuse Mo Yu, they barely know him—heck! They didn't know anything about him, just being him on the run and get chase out, his name, he cannot even answer their questions, plus they will definitely hate him once they heard that he labeled as cut-sleeve, which is the very reason why the Mo chased him out while throwing rocks on him.

"Don't think too much on it Young Master Mo, we're about to go home and there's no way we could leave you here."

'Ahh~ they are kind of people that is nice to all.'

But Mo Yu doesn't want to bother them anymore than this,

'Ahhh... it'll be nice if I could do something for them before we parted...' yes, Mo Yu has clearly no intention to come with them.

"I—" Mo Yu heaved a breath deeply, as he decided to lie, "I harassed a disciple in Jinlintai caused I am into guys..."

"You mean..."

"I am a cut-sleeve!" with terrible smile.

With this lie they will leave him, or might hate him, either way they will definitely leave him.

Wei Ying blinks in confusion, while Tiao Reishun is focusing her eyes completely at him, with her eyebrow raise in question. Wei Ying peaks at Tiao Reishun, and smile, reading what she's have in mind.

"Ne..." she begun; Mo Yu turns to her trying his best not to drop his terrible smile. "Why are you lying?"

Mo Yu eyes widen and drop the smile that he using to make himself terrible in their eyes.

"Wh—"

"What there's needed to lie about being a cut-sleeve? Or harassing someone?"

Mo Yu couldn't answer, how? How they know that he is lying?

"I don't know why you must lie but it would never work on us~"

"Lies are stinky smelly~" Tiao Reishun sing-sang said, she's now all lax and smiley.

"It's fine for us that you won't tell anything, but at least don't lie. My offer still stands, you can stay at our sect for a couple of days, months, or even a year until you have a place to settle in to. "

"You are really so kind." He paused, "But easily deciding to let a complete stranger in your sect, are you not worried that your Sect Leader would be mad?"

"Oh my~ but we are no longer strangers. Aren't we already sharing a table?"

"You don't have to worry~ we were going to be scolded later anyway there's no hurt in adding more salt in the wound!"

"And our Sect Leader would definitely understand. Moreover, we would feel bad if we left you. You're going back in that forest after this aren't you!"

"But that's..." that's taking advantage of their kindness.

The door of their room was bust open by someone, which makes Wei Ying grins and Tiao Reishun sigh.

They been caught.

"Found you brats!" Ko Shun'U present his glory on the three kids, with proud smirk.

"Uncle Shun!" the pair of brats of Zhuque sect recognized his glory languidly and have faux grins, plus faux twinkle in their eyes, obviously not happy getting caught but they're not mad just unhappy, but then thinking about his appearance is actually a heaven bless, so the fake grins turn real.

The two well-known pranksters of Zhuque Sect stand up and dash towards the adult, locking his arms each with theirs and drags him further in the room, Tiao Reishun kicks the sliding door close then they settle him down before they sit down themselves.

This reaction tells Ko Shun'U that there's something they want, and seeing there's another kid in the room who couldn't even look at him makes it all obvious.

Soon the chaos duo, is what everyone in their sect calls Wei Ying and Tiao Reishun, filled the adult in.

"Hah?! You asked him to stay in our sect?!"

Mo Yu knew this will the older's reaction. Of course! It's a normal reaction, after all who is in their right mind will bring a stranger in their own sect?

"Again?!"

Mo Yu whipped his head up in confusion and shock, what's the meaning of 'again'?

"And here I thought you are over with bringing people in! Beside the point," Ko Shun'U peeks at Mo Yu, "Isn't he a disciple in Jin Clan? He still wearing his sect's uniform. It'll be a problem if you let him stay."

Mo Yu couldn't agree more.

"If you leave me A-Yu, no one will accept you or even believe you. For forever, till your last breath."

Remembering this Mo Yu could only tightly close his eyes while his head hanging down, biting his bottom lip to prevent himself from crying.

"Unless..." Mo Yu stops thinking, "you go in the same process you've done with A-Qing and the rest."

"What did Bro Ying do before?"

"Hm? This is a surprise! You don't know?"

"I won't ask if I know, right?"

"Aye! You really Liu's daughter!" Tiao Reishun has one of her eyebrows raise.

"I thought you knew Sis Rei. I mean it is a talk before in the whole sect, even Lan Zhan knew about it."

"That's because I don't care before."

"Didn't Liu tell you?"

"I've told you I don't care at all. Now are you gonna tell me or not?!"

"Alright! Alright! A-Ying say it."

"Simply put, I talked with Uncle Ruo and ask for their custody to adopt them completely in our sect."

"Who are you?" Tiao Reishun and Mo Yu looks at each other, shock that they both questioning the same thing.

Tiao Reishun is actually asking if Wei Ying is a human, like she totally remember when the DafanWens came in their sect she's just eight by then, that makes Wei Ying only nine. 'Wow~' she knew her brother is something, but she doesn't know that he is beyond that. 'Fuck!'

"It is a good thing that Sect Leader Wen agreed easily."

"As far I remembered, Uncle Ruo asked many things back then, and every time I answered he would laugh."

"Sect Leader Wen actually can laugh? That's..." Tiao Reishun paused, finding a proper word to describe but, "scary!"

"I know right! Well anyways, things wouldn't be as easy as before. First of all, we—"

Mo Yu, "Sect Leader Jin would never allow it."

"Of course! Letting a disciple to be adopted into different sect would make them lost face."

"Or maybe it is connected of your run."

Mo Yu nodded.

"I'll try to talk with Peacock."

"Might be the best course. For now, Uncle Shun!"

"What?"

"If you disagree of him staying at our sect he'll definitely get back to the forest and eats grasses, dirts and worst poison herbs!"

"And we will be really disappointed in ourselves for failing to help him!"

"After all our sect's motto is: protect and help the weak!"

"Ahh ah! Okay! Okay! Let's go back on our sect tomorrow right away! But! You two will explain things with everyone got it?"

"Roger that!"

'What a strange people...' Mo Yu could only stare at them, questioning their sanity. Still Mo Yu is entirely grateful to their kindness and hopes that one day he could return it tenfold.

'Wait...' Mo Yu remembers that he hasn't agree on coming in their sect!

Three days after arrival in Zhuque sect, Mo Yu was called in Liu House, upon coming there Tiao Liujuan present him a Zhuque sect uniform, which is black robe with white edges, gray waistband with white strings and lastly black with red and yellow tassel with bird iron.

Mo Yu blinks, completely confuse.

"You are a guest disciple here, so of course you have to wear our uniform for guest disciple. Black robes with white sash are what guest disciples were wearing. While A-Ying and the other kids are with red ones. We heads have gold edges, while our Sect Leader has gold and red."

Mo Yu nodded in understanding.

Tiao Liujuan ushered him to change clothes behind the screens.

While wearing the uniform he still questioning how easy it is for them all to accept him in their sect despite that he wouldn't talk anything about his stay at Jinlintai, and how easy the others on getting along with him without those kinds of stares he received before.

"A-Yu," Tiao Liujuan talks to him beyond the screen, making him halted, "You probably asking how come we can easily accept you here, yes?"

"Yes..." Mo Yu replied in his low voice.

"It wasn't like its easy but looking at your circumstances when the chaos duo found you, there's no way we can just kick you out. We didn't know what kind of person you are, either you were a bad person or the victim, who could tell? But we were trusting Wei Ying's kindness, and Tiao Reishun's ability, so we don't have qualms in letting you here. A-Yu all you needed to do is prove to everyone that A-Ying and A-Shun decision in bringing you here is right."

Kindness, the Zhuque sect is indeed full of people with huge heart.

Soon Mo Yu noticed a mark of drop liquid in his robes, that's when he realizes that it is from him, that he was crying, he doesn't know why but his chest is tightening as he was being touched by how lovable the people here.

"Also, the Zhuque sect was built for those who wants home."

Home, will Mo Yu be able to call himself part of their home?