POV of Lan Xichen

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I could hardly realize what had just happened! Wei Wuxian had just grabbed his son by the arm and disappeared with him, leaving us bewildered!

Jiang Cheng looked exasperated. He turned to us and greeted us in turn.

"Nie clan leader, Lan Xichen, please excuse my brother. When it comes to Lan Wangji's life, he gets out of control!". MingJue greeted him in return.

"Clan Chief Jiang, I must say that before we saw you, we might have had some doubts about what your brother told us. But it seems that he didn't lie to us! You are indeed alive and well! And I guess your clan is too!"

"Yes, we rebuilt it after the fall of the Wen clan.

"I guess the rest must be too.

"My brother has his faults, but he almost never lies!

"Almost?

"Unless it is necessary, but in that case he prefers to lie... by omission!".

He was right, he had revealed certain information only to me and not to others.

"He is not the only one!" said Jin Guang Shan.

"You asked me if my brother was dangerous. I told you he was, and I stand by that. He is just as dangerous as Han GuangJun.

"Han GuangJun?" I asked. Jiang Cheng turned to me with a strange smile.

"That's the title of your brother, ... Lan Wangji. Our chief patriarch."

Chief Patriarch? The Lord Lightbearer? So Wangji was an important figure in their world!

"I suspect that he didn't tell you everything. Our history is long and complicated!

"So you did defeat the Wen? How did you do it?" asked MingJue.

"To tell you the truth, we didn't have much to do with it! It was Wei Wuxian who did it! He was the only one who could counter Wen Ruohan's Iron Yin!

"Do you think he would agree to help us defeat him?" Jiang Cheng had a small mocking laugh!

"Nie MingJue, I think Wen Ruohan won't be a problem for you for much longer. Judging from my brother's concern, I wouldn't like to be in the position of the head of the Wen Clan when they meet!" Then turning to me.

"Lan Xichen, can you tell me how Han Guangjun is doing?

"When your brother found him, his spiritual flow had been sealed. He was tortured, probably by Xue Yang. We still don't know what Wen Ruohan wanted from him. I removed the seal and the healing process began. Most of his wounds are healed or in progress. Only three of them worry the doctor. One in particular in the back. It is in the same place as an old wound."

"I see!" Jiang Cheng seemed to be thinking .

"Clan Chief Nie, I would like permission to ask two more of my companions to join us .

"So there are several of you?".

"Clan Chief Nie, do I need to remind you that the one who was kidnapped is our Chief Patriarch? Do you really think I would have come only with my nephew?

"You're right, if I were you I would have done the same thing!".

I took a quick look at Jin Guang Shan. He was red. He must have felt humiliated. He had thought he had an advantage, but now he realized that he did not.

"Nie-Gongzi and the rest of the clan leaders, I want your word that you will not attempt to kill our doctor!

"Why are you asking us to do this?

"Our doctor's name is .... Wen Ning... he is a member of the Wen clan.

"I thought the Wen Clan had been wiped out! You lied to us," said Jin Guang Shan.

I thought I should intervene.

"Jiang Cheng, a few days ago in a conversation, your brother told us that Wen Ning and his sister Wen Qing had been executed...

"That's right Lan Xichen, that's also why I want your word. Wen Ning was also called the Ghost General when he was in Yiling. He is a ferocious corpse to whom my brother has returned his consciousness.

A fierce corpse with a conscience! How could this be?

When Jiang Cheng revealed Wen Ning's nature in the great hall, many people recoiled. Everyone remembered the monstrosities committed by the undead.

MingJue seemed to hesitate. I saw that Jin Guang Shan was about to say something. I was ahead of him.

"Jiang- Gongzi, is this ferocious corpse a doctor?".

"... and our family bodyguard for this mission. The second person accompanying him is my other nephew, Jin Ling.

I had to make Jin Guang Shan understand that the decision was not his to make! I turned to MingJue.

"Brother, we are in your house. Here in the Impure Domain, you alone have the power of decision and you alone can give or not give this authorization. If you accept it, you commit yourself in the name of all and if one of us violates this promise, it will bring dishonor on his clan!

There was silence in the room. Everyone studied the meaning of the words I had just spoken and waited for the decision of the head of the Nie clan.

The door of the great hall was heard. I saw Lan SiZhui enter. He nodded to us.

"Uncle, we urgently need A-Ning!

"I thought so, I'm negotiating for her and your cousin.

"Uncle Jiang, Father is not the only one who is hurt, Die is hurt too!

I saw Jiang Cheng turn pale.

"Chief of the Nie Clan, what is your answer?".

"I give you my permission and just like Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian, you two, Doctor Wen and your nephew are now under my protection. To attempt to kill any of you is to attempt to kill me. And anyone who dares to break this rule will pay with his life.

I sighed quietly. MingJue understood me. Fortunately, he trusted me blindly. I was glad that I had gone to him in the morning to tell him the story of the 5th piece of Yin Iron!

I saw Jiang Cheng take a kind of whistle. Strangely, no sound came out when he blew it.

"I'm going to give orders at the entrance...".

"Clan Chief, there's no need, the walls of the Impure Domain can't stop Wen Ning from entering."

The door suddenly opened. Two people stepped through. They were about the same size. One was dressed entirely in black and the other was younger, wearing a gray cloak over a robe in the colors of the Jin clan. They stopped at the level of Jiang Cheng and Lan SiZhui. Then they bowed to us. It was only when they stood up that I could see, like everyone else present, the black veins characteristic of ferocious corpses, marbling the skin of the man dressed in black.

Next to Jin GuangShan, Jin ZiXuan kept his eyes on the younger of the two, who was carrying Suihua, his own sword.

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