MDZS Fanfic

Red Strings of Connections

Liu Qinghua is from a small village where Qinglong is being worshipped, he was a farmer's son, and living a mundane life, until their small village was used as a war zone. No one was left alive, except him, because the fourth lord of Xu Xuan Town had accidentally found him and got attracted by his beautiful face and slender body.

Fourth lord brought him home, cleaned him, fed him and delightfully feasting on him.

Such suffering, but Liu Qinghua couldn't escape, in fear that he might die outside.

Soon, he met the young master, the next town's head. Opposite to what he thinks, the young master ain't like the Fourth, he has no interest on him, and the young master is actually thinking him as his friend.

Liu Qinghua soon discovered about cultivation when a cultivator visits their town, this very same cultivator told him that he has the foundation to become one.

Yet, Liu Qinghua was locked at the basement of the manor and continuously, day and night were used by the Fourth, manipulating the younger teen that he only need the lord, and he shouldn't waste his time and energy for something foolish as cultivation.

The young teen despaired after learning the cultivator has already left their town. The young master pities the young teen, so when he found a female cultivator in oasis years later, he immediately brought her home so she could teach Liu Qinghua in cultivation.

During his training, Liu Qinghua swore loyalty to the young master, but it was just loyalty that he gave to the young master but also his heart; although this feeling didn't reciprocate, he continuously loving him.

Li Yang pursed his lips; he has no intention to tell anyone about this discovery and he also thinks that it is irrelevant to do so.

ARC 3 Chapter 52

Arises and Downfall

Wei Wuxian feels he has been in a long dream, that he only wakes up today, the Xu Xuan Town and everything that occurs with him and Lan Wangji there, being in a child's body, none of it happens for real.

When he opens his eyes, he was sleeping on someone's shoulder, sitting on someone's cross legs, hands were embracing him tenderly. The smell theat his nose has caught is so familiar that it often reminding of his first time with his beloved. The smell of sandalwood incense is strongly clinging on this person. Wei Wuxian tightens his embrace to person that holding. This person's tenderness and his smell; no way Wei Wuxian would mistake it.

This person is his lover, Lan Wangji.

"Good morning, Lan Zhan..." his voice is still sleepy, but it is no longer high pitch like into child, and it holds loves. Anyone could tell, even with just his voice, that he is smiling as those words going out from his lips.

They were under a tree, and just Wei Wuxian have felt, Lan Wangji is holding him in the same position before he fell asleep.

Seems like during his sleep, Wei Wuxian has reverted back to his original body age, and despite that, Lan Wangji didn't let him go, instead he holds him even tighter.

His lips found their way to Lan Wangji's cheek and touch it lovingly. The man that holding has finally confirmed that his lover is fully awake.

Lan Wangji let his embrace loosen for little much, enough for Wei Wuxian to leaned back and stares at him.

"Good morning, Wei Ying..."

Wei Wuxian grins, Lan Wangji has his rare small smile.

"Where are we? Ain't we in an inn?"

"The forest next to Xu Xuan Town."

Wei Wuxian turns his head to see their surroundings, they are not surrounded by trees, instead what's behind him is a vast desert; no town, no people—there are some cultivators, line up just near them.

"Who?"

"Cultivators." There is no need to explain any further, as Wei Wuxian could tell that they are the cultivators that get caught by Xu Xuan Town's problem.

"Lan Zhan! Lan Zhan! Lan Zhan!" Wei Wuxian turns back, "Where's everyone?"

"Inside."

"The forest?"

"Mn."

Wei Wuxian stands, realizing how Lan Wangji's warm has slowly fading to him, suddenly he felt lonely, felt lacking, felt cold. After seeing Lan Wangji already stood, without warning Wei Wuxian clings to Lan Wangji's arms; Lan Wangji may seem no reaction but inside he was surprised and wants to question this sudden closeness, yet he didn't voice it out, instead he enjoys having Wei Wuxian like this.

He has been deadly worried during the time Wei Wuxian is sick and then turns into child, making his mental and emotional worsen is the fact that Wei Wuxian's spiritual core have weaken during this state.

Thankfully, everything has come back to normal.

As they walk, Wei Wuxian pulls his mirror, glowing on its little light and with character for "Lake".

Lan Wangji did sees it, yet he didn't make a comment, he could tell that it will be the same with Evil Phoenix.

Going further within the forest, they arrived at the lake, the lake that said to be holding the most beautiful sight one could ever imagined—such exaggeration, all Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji could see is an ordinary lake with trees surrounding it, and grasses; there are no flowers, no mystical view, no fantasy creation.

Wei Wuxian's eyebrow quirk in question.

There's no such as beautiful view here.

Instead, the place is full of loneliness.

After shaking his head in disappointment and disbelief, Wei Wuxian spotted his three siblings and a familiar figure with them. They seem to be searching for something; it's probably the mythical herb.

"Any luck?" all heads are on him in instant.

"Ying-gege!" Li Yang jumps from where he is standing, and rush towards his beloved big brother, giving hug and get a hug in return. "You're awake and back!"

"Am I. Thank you for your effort." O Zhangyao and Cong Zhuliu stand in front of them. "I'm sorry that I—"

"Oh, don't be Ying-er. We're so glad that you are better now."

Cong Zhuliu nodded. "Although, it be nice if we enjoy that view for more longer, or atleast until everyone already sees it."

"Uhmm... nope. Thank you for solving my case."

The three sibling snickers, Li Yang grins, and O Zhangyao hides his smile behind his fist while Lan Wangji closes his eyes and have small smile that only the three able to see.

Wei Wuxian sight landed to the familiar cultivator standing not far from them. Li Yang let go, knowing Wei Wuxian would like to give greeting to his new friend.

Both cultivators give their greeting.

"It's really you Xiao-shixiong."

"It's been a while Wei-shidi."

"You... didn't—"

"There's no need to fret shidi. Our shizun didn't kick me out, nor I left the mountain. Shizun simply asked me to check the Xu Xuan Town."

"That's good to hear."

"Unfortunately, I fell to their scheme. I seem to be lack of experience when it comes to outside world."

"Your sounded like you want to..."

"Only if Shizun would be nice enough to allow me."

Wei Wuxian paused first and said, "Doubt it. When I was there, it's like she no longer wants me to leave."

"Obviously, you are her favorite."

"Oh Shixiong, everyone knows that it is you."

"Shidi, you are Shizun's favorite grandson."

"Shixiong, shixiong, I'm her grandson and you are her favorite disciple."

The rest watches in silent how the two's conversation changing from formal to casual talk, which could only mean how much they knew each other.

"So Daozhang is from Sacred Mountain?" Lan Wangji finally intervened the long pointing of who is their Shizun's favorite. In truth, and the three siblings could tell that he is getting jealous already.

"Yes."

"How was your face off with "her"?"

"Ying-er knows about Immortal Snake..."

"I am. She has been calling, since I gotten sick."

"Well, she's dead now. After devouring Lord Xu Xuan, her lover, we though that she's trying to escape from us, but she's actually just chose a place to settle down while taking her last breath." O Zhangyao answered.

"So, her desire is only to become one with her lover—wait so Lord Xu Xuan is actually alive?"

"A living corpse."

"Ain't it more like, she wanted a revenge for betraying her love?"

"Her real intention is actually uncomprehensible. If it is she desire for eternal love from someone that never really love her, or a revenge for taking advantage of her, no one knows." O Zhangyao shrugged.

"Whatever she wishes, it is already been fulfilled, we don't have to dwell ourselves further than should be." Cong Zhuliu spoke.

Everyone agrees silently.

"So, by her death, the town have vanished?"

"Nope," Li Yang answered, "the one that maintained the town is Liu Qinghua, the head housekeeper of Lord Xu Xuan; upon his death, the town has slowly dispersed until what remained is this forest—which is actually an oasis."

Xiao Xingchen points at Wei Wuxian's lapel, there's small blue light emitting from it, Wei Wuxian takes it out, it is the mirror given by Baoshan Sanren. Wei Wuxian faces the mirror, the character for "lake" is still on it, but the light is having changes into blue light, different from the last time that it is red. Wei Wuxian didn't think of it before, thinking it was normal that it changes into white to red light, but now he witness it again, he sure now how this mirror works.

It is responding to the vessels of Yin Iron.

When he is in the place where the vessel is sealed, it will give clue, and when it changes into color then...

His eyes narrow, "Everyone be ready." It's a warning.

Lan Wangji narrows.

Sounds of breaking glasses begun to ring through their ears.

The ground trembles, it is the same.

It is the same signs, like to Evil Phoenix.

They all could feel the demonic energy that getting thicker and thicker that soon it become clearer to their naked eyes.

No sooner, the string of demonic energy leads them to its source, the lake that supposedly abundant with spiritual energy is no clear and clean, it was dirty and full of nothing but demonic energy.

They frown.

crack

cracK

craCK

The cracking noise continues, and just like the demonic energy that getting thicker, the noise has gotten louder.

crACK

cRACK

Bubbles begun bubbling at the water, until...

CRACK!

The loudest noise finishes the waiting, and the ground trembles even stronger as the bubbles in the water multiplied until it no longer could count.

The cultivators' surroundings darken as time passes.

Emerging on the lake is a dark blue enormous, bigger than the Immortal Snake, with scales that glistening in darkness, sharp claws, black hair on its back, from head to tail and finally loud raging roar.

It's a dragon.

That's look like the dragon in the Xu Xuan Manor's flag.

It's all signs of awakening of the vessels!

"The man-eating beast that is modelled after the beast god Qinglong." Xiao Xingchen recognized.

"It is the same with Evil Phoenix in Snow Mountain?"

"Yes. It was summoned using the wrong way, that's why it is nothing but fake one. The people who summoned it cannot control its hunger, thus they sealed it here in oasis that have strong spiritual energy which is contrasting its demonic energy."

"Senior Qing was sent here to guard this man-eating beast."

"Is there possibility that the caused of her change in that form was because of the influence of that Evil Dragon?"

"Possibly."

"Like with the Evil Phoenix." Everyone peaks at Lan Wangji, "Lady Qing was chosen to become its guardian."

"Ahh... like, instead of making its own guardian from parts of its body, this Evil Dragon chosen Lady Qing."

Lan Wangji nodded to Wei Wuxian.

There's no more need to further talk about it.

It is now obvious to them, that it might be man-eating and seems mindless, but these vessels are actually having brains and could use it.

It is unfortunate, that this time, the guardian is a cultivator fell into depravity of sadness and suffering.

The twin blades flew each on O Zhangyao's sides; the greatsword wounded the grassy ground because of its weight; Li Yang placed his fingers on his music instrument; Xiao Xingchen, who already gain back his strength unsheathed his spiritual sword; and Bichen and Suibian's sharp blades glints, as if anticipating the taste of the Evil Dragon.

Everyone is ready for some fight.

"That fake Qinglong took advantage of her rage to his betrayal, to manipulate her of turning to its guardian, by fulfilling her wish to destroy the Xu Xuan Town. But then Qing Shi real wish is to be with Xu Xuan thus his revival as Living Corpse. Liu Qinghua on the other hand used his knowledge from who know where he gained, to revived himself. After learning his lord have revived as well, he reraised the town and keeping safe his lord from your disciple."

"Will Crimson Rain Sought Flower could tell why Liu Qinghua stays as Xu Xuan's housekeeper and keeps protecting him? Even though, he could have just leave for his own sake."

"He is... into him?"

Baoshan Sanren smile.

With swift, elegant move Lan Wangji takes out his thin strings, and while the Evil Dragon's attention is into the others, with spiritual energy he made the strings encircle the neck of it. He pulls it and tightening the hold.

The dragon roars.

Hearing its pain and despite it continues struggle, everyone begun throwing their best attacks, weakening on each one.

Everyone halts and watches the Evil Dragon takes its final roar and fell down.

They all heaved sighs of relief.

Not thinking to rest after such fierce battle, Wei Wuxian pull out from his sleeves the flute that he named Chenqing and begun the purification music.

"Are you fine?" it's only normal for Xiao Xingchen to be worried to Li Yang, as someone who uses demonic cultivation Xiao Xingchen fears that the purification music could hurt the child.

Li Yang grins, seeing it doesn't hurt him at all.

"It is more like; it is good for me." Li Yang reassured the fellow cultivator, Xiao Xingchen smiles, he really could that nothing needs to be worried about

They watch as the snow-like particles going up to the sky, as the body of Evil Dragon is slowly perishing.

---

He felt like he's going crazy, the worst part is he cannot do anything as his body restrained by some forced.

He came to this lost city four days ago.

He thought he made an incredible discovery that would make himself famous once the words are spread, but it didn't end like that.

Right now, he was suffering from slow lost memories and unable to move on his own will. It may sound childish, but he badly wants to throw tantrums, his beloved spiritual fan is nowhere near him, and even it did, "that man" won't let him hold it.

Worst, there's a voice that keeps calling him.

When will you back?

Aren't you visiting me?

Come back...

Come...

Please come...

Come to me...

Uneasiness, anxiety, fear and many more negative emotions are building up inside him, that he never experience before.

This is a nightmare...

He was barely alive, he barely remembers why he is here, barely know himself... he was giving up... his tired... his eyes are the only thing that still has freedom, and its barely opens.

Before his eyes close for eternity, it still able catch a red robe, with silver butterflies, and it closed.

---

Baoshan Sanren's eyes narrows, judging either the person laying on the bed or the sanity of the red robe city owner. "Who?"

"Ko Shun'U."

"Why did you save him from Xu Xuan Town, Hua Chengzu?" her eyebrow quirk.

"He'll be necessary at building Zhuque Sect."

Baoshan Sanren, once again stares at the cultivator whom hugging a metallic fan, unconscious.

A sigh escape from her mouth.