MDZS Fanfic
Red Strings of Connections
Chapter 28 Wish

In haze of mess up mind, Wei Wuxian didn't notice anything nor even remember who dragged him and Lan Wangji to infirmary.

Wei Wuxian's internal panic is showing by how unrest he is, walking back and forth in circle, troubled written all over his face, his hands are trembling and sweating.

No one blame him.

Waiting at the porch of infirmary chamber are Wei Wuxian and his siblings, Lan Xichen, Nie Huaisang and Jin Zixuan, while Madam Lan, Qingheng-jun: courtesy name Lan Wangyue and Lan Qiren are inside with their doctor.

What about Qin Su? Despite showing worry for the Second Young Master, she's now no where to be found, like she never existed right in the first place.

None of the siblings have stop their brother from tiring himself in overthinking and worrying, instead they are talking with Lan Xichen about something. Lan Xichen's eyes widen in shock, and then went quiet for a while—like he is thinking of the thing O Zhangyao have just told him—after a short while, Lan Xichen nodded to them with eyebrows knitted together. Li Yang and Cong Zhuliu jumps down from the porch and claps their hands on Lan Xichen and bows, then left in hurry.

Seeing this Jin Zixuan was about to step up with intention to ask but was stop by Nie Huaisang who whisper to him: Leave it to them. Which only confused the Youngest Sect Leader. At Nie Huaisang point of view, those whispers and sudden movement of the members of Zhuque Sect indicates their intention of solving the case—that they might have a lead and now trying to see it through. He knew these personalities and behavior of Zhuque Sect's youngsters, as this is one of the parts that resemble to his Shizun.

Either you know something, or know nothing, one must know the truth.

Tiao Reinshun once quoted to him, when they once visited the temple of Crimson Rain Sought Flower and Flower Crowned Prince; and this are being carried into their hearts.

Nie Huaisang always thinks that they are amazing for having this drive within them, and now with the case of sudden fall of Lan Wangji there's no way they aren't going to find things out; they even already might have clue of the culprit's identity.

Poison: is what the doctor has concluded, and it isn't an ordinary poison, the poison is unknown in origin, so the doctor doesn't know how to cure it nor it's symptoms. They aren't even known how it gotten inside of their Second Young Master.

Wei Wuxian grips on the door frame as his breathe hitches, not being able to push back or push out what is inside his chest as the doctor finally said: "Second Young Master might won't wake up ever again."

Everyone could see despair on Lan Wangji's family members; it is understandable, despite his cold demeanor, Lan Wangji is still warm towards his loved ones. Jin Zixuan and Nie Huaisang wants to help but what can they do? Should they call their own sect's doctor? But if the doctor of Lan Clan couldn't be able to find the source, then how their doctor could?

They doubt it.

O Zhangyao doesn't like what he is seeing, he doesn't like seeing the Lan Clan's main family members suffering, their Wangji-xiong in pain, and more than so their brother, Wei Wuxian. So, without hesitation and doubt on his choice, O Zhangyao claps his hands and made himself known to them. The attention he got are only from Lan Qiren and Lan Xichen, Nie Huaisang, Jin Zixuan and Wei Wuxian. Upon hearing his suggestion, the doctor immediately turn him down, saying: "If I cannot do it, how come the young master's doctor could? OR are you saying—"

The doctor was cut off by Lan Qiren, "I know who this doctor is, and I must say that he might really could help. Beside with our situation with Wangji, we must welcome all helping hand, even we don't know if they could really help."

With this, the doctor has shut up, while Lan Xichen asked O Zhangyao to call for their doctor.

Even it is small chance of saving Lan Wangji, as long as it is there's a chance they would take it, and they only could hope for the best result.

During their wait, Wei Wuxian was allowed to stay at infirmary to look after Lan Wangji, and to make sure of his safety, as no one knows of when the poison get inside his body, nor even the culprit's identity. Seeing Lan Wangji on such a condition Wei Wuxian couldn't bring himself to move away from him, to take his eyes off of him, so in the end, Wei Wuxian choose to leave everything to his siblings' hands and let himself be selfish and stay at by Lan Wangji's side. At first Madam Lan and Qingheng-Jun is with him, but after an hour, his brother O Zhangyao calls for the couple and seems to be that his siblings has successfully found the culprit and source... either that or their uncle, Myo Juan came—but that idea has been drop after half an hour, since if it is the case then Madam Lan and Qingheng-Jun should have already bring the said doctor.

Wei Wuxian quietly went to Lan Wangji's side and gently holds his hand, put his forehead on it, closing his eyes; wishing, hoping that he would wake up.

"Lan Zhan please wake up... I promise, once you wake up, I'll tell you all about it... I won't hide anything to you anymore, even the smallest stupid thing I've done I will tell you. So please wake up, show me your smile, show me your beautiful eyes, I want to see my reflection on it again. Please... Lan Zhan, don't leave me..." Wei Wuxian pursed his lips, and quietly murmured "I haven't told you how much I love you." He cried quietly, but still audible, he just couldn't stay silent as his feelings of fear and sadness overwhelms him.

Another hour passed and finally—much to Wei Wuxian's relief his uncle has come.

It didn't take much time before Myo Juan able to figure it out what is the source of poison and how it entered Lan Wangji's body.

That also the time when Lan Xichen enters the chamber with disappointment written all over his face, along with him are Li Yang, Nie Huaisang and O Zhangyao, just behind them is Cong Zhuliu and Jin Zixuan who are holding down a familiar disciple of Lan Clan.

This disciple has plump ordinary ugly face, a look that could easily be forget, still for Wei Wuxian and his brothers he immediately recognized this ordinary looking disciple. It simple why, as it turns out that he is the disciple who offended Wei Wuxian way back at the ark gate, but Jiang Cheng might already forget this disciple's face, and if he is going to be asked to describe that disciple look, Jiang Cheng could only say: "He's ugly."

"Please, Sect Leader you have to believe me! I didn't do it! Why would I poison the Second Young Master?"

"That's a great question Su Minshan. Why would you do something like that."

"I've told you I never done it! This disciple respects the Elders, and the Young Masters from the bottom of his heart! All the teaching of our clan is engraved to this disciple's heart, and always obeying them without second thought. These disciples from another clan are just throwing stone at the river! Please believe this disciple Sect Leader Lan! I don't even know how come they chose me to slander."

"And what's makes you think that they are merely slandering you, Su Minshan?"

"This disciple doesn't know Madam! Ma—maybe because of what happened at the gate way back before our clan's course started! I don't know!"

"Gate? It is the time with Jiang Wanyin's invitation case?" Lan Xichen asks the one nearest to him O Zhangyao.

"Yes, you're right Young Master Lan. But it wasn't about Jiang Wanyin, but it is about our brother, Ying'didi."

"Su Minshan is lying." Li Yang inquires, making all the heads turns to him, "He said that: "All the teaching of our clan is engraved to this disciple's heart, and always obeying them without second thought." But when we couldn't show an invitation, without inquiring more he called Ying'Gege an idiot, and rants about how stupid disciples from other sects are. He didn't even believe that we don't need an invitation as we have Lan Clan's passed which would also act as our invitation. But Su Minshan didn't just not talk to us nicely he even insulted us. But let this disciple clear a thing, despite such a behavior Ying'Gege chose to let him off the hook, and hopes that Su Minshan would reflect on his own mistake, still we are not so low and petty to slander you; and if even we do, why would we hurt Zhan'Gege? Aren't more appropriate to hurt you rather than Zhan'Gege? Not that we actually thinking of your presence, in fact we already forgotten you."

Wei Wuxian stand up, "Yao'xiong, is there evidence that pointing Su Minshan?"

"Yes, Ying'didi."

O Zhangyao takes out a red leaf that is looks closely to maple leaf, but it is not.

This leaf is called Heixin a very rare plant that could only be found at a place with concentrated Yin Qi like Burial Mounds; it was blooming within corpses or anything that could be source of Yin Qi. It was easy to be found because of its color but it's hard to get it as it being surrounded by resentful spirit.

Su Minshan might bought it from some merchant that selling dark items.

For someone who claimed that all teaching of Lan clan is engraved on his heart and obeying them, Su Minshan continues to lie by pointing fingers towards the Zhuque Sect members, having to concrete motive for targeting Lan Wangji, this didn't even consider; and soon Su Minshan begun showing his true color.

"He always putting on airs. Always pretending calm and collected." Everyone from Lan Clan frown, while the Zhuque Sect members looks at each other asking each other if ever Su Minshan said was true, in response Wei Wuxian shrugged his shoulder, so are the others. Jin Zixuan raises his eyebrow, and Nie Huaisang cover half his face with fan. "Such a boy prodigy! I can't stand the way he acts like he's all that."

Although this wasn't the first time Wei Wuxian and his siblings have witnessed someone's hatred without reason, they couldn't help but feel perplexed.

""Arrogance is prohibited." Is one of the rules, and as far as I know, it is still included within one thousand and five hundred rules. Say, Su Minshan has Lan Zhan ever said he thought himself as someone amazing?" Although Wei Wuxian's tone is calm, everyone in the room could detect the menace that failed to hide. "Are you making assumptions simply because Lan Zhan has always worn cold stoic expression? If that's the case, then you're so wronged Lan Zhan terribly. You should be thankful that you didn't study at Zhuque Sect, wanna know why?" Su She didn't say anything but he already sweating a lot as just like everyone, he could feel Wei Wuxian's menace, unknowingly that what he feels is much stronger than to others could felt. "I and my siblings, specifically my shimei would've made you drop dead with fury. Our chairs are being carried by the other people, we often get praises for our talents, and there are also times that we flaunted it."

Jin Zixuan turns to Nie Huaisang as someone who studied under that said 'Shimei', Nie Huaisang surely could confirm the claim; and just like he hopes, Nie Huaisang nodded in affirmation.

Lan Xichen huff quietly and then sighs; he witnessed it several times.

The siblings from Zhuque Sect snickers.

While the Lan couple smiles, and Lan Qiren continues on stroking his goatee.

In the end Su Minshan was detained and soon will be punished for such action and way of thinking.

As for Lan Wangji's condition, everyone felt relief after hearing that the Zhuque Sect has already made an antidote agaisn't Heixin.

A week has been passed, thanking Lan Qiren for understanding his feelings, Wei Wuxian never left Lan Wangji's side and stay stick. Thinking that there are other people who would take this opportunity to hurt the unarmed young master.

Wei Wuxian is sleeping next to the bed, head on the edge and holding still Lan Wangji's hand; 'He' opens his eyes and see the beautiful moon that lighting his dimly room. His head turns and found what straining his hand.

Smile spread with gentleness.

Lan Wangji watches Wei Wuxian sleeping, loving the sight that he only could see.