This is the scene I've always wanted to write since I've known the drama. I'm putting it in even though the other chapters leading up to this ending aren't all written. Some hints in this scene let you see what happens before. Have a good read. 

It had been six months since you left to travel the world. I had resigned myself. I had received a few letters telling me that you had passed through the territory of certain sects. You preferred not to be noticed too much, surprising from you!

At the summit last month, Jin Ling told me that you had visited him. You stayed with him for several days. Then you left without any real destination.

My uncle once said that you were like your mother. I couldn't ask you to stay with me. My life is made of duties and rules. For a freedom-loving soul like you, it was the equivalent of putting you in prison. You wouldn't have stood it! You would have ended up hating me.

It is enough for me to know that you are alive and that one day, perhaps, we will meet again.

I am standing on the porch of the Jingshi and watching the moon shine in the starry sky. Where are you? Are you too, watching the star of the night shining brightly? I imagine you lying in the grass under a tree, emptying a jar of alcohol! Do you ever think of me?

After a sigh, I go back to my room and go to bed and the dream begins. This dream where I see you playing our music at the edge of a cliff in Guzu.

I wake up with a start, it had been more than a year since I had done it. The last time was the night you came back to life...A crazy hope takes hold of my heart. With you I learned one thing: that everything is possible! I have to calm down. The sun rises. I get ready to fulfill my duties as a Patriarch.

The morning never ends. Brother comes to see me. He seems to be better! Since Jin Guangyao's death, he does not smile anymore. We talk about various topics, including the next sect meeting in 3 months. It will be held here in Yunshen Buzhi. We settle some details and he retires.

I stand up. I promised to give a lecture to the invited disciples. For two hours, we share our ideas on the best ways to fight the "monsters". All ideas are discussed, none is despised. Whether good or bad, all opinions are heard.

The class ends.

It is still early, I go through the clearing to see my rabbits. I sit with them for a moment. Then I get a sudden urge to go to the waterfall. I stand at the water's edge on a rock that serves as a promontory. I sit down with my legs crossed and I make Wangji appear. I start to play our music. I let myself be lulled by the sound of the qin and the trickle of water falling on the rocks near me. Then, a strange sensation takes hold of my whole being. The same as at Mount Dafan. I stand up. Wangji disappears. In the distance, somewhere, I can hear the sound of a flute.

Running is forbidden in Yunshen Buzhi, but I don't care. I run following this music carried by the wind. I arrive at the cliffs of SuZhou which overhang the valley. You are there like in my dream. You stand from behind in your black dress. Your hair and the red ribbon that holds it fly in the wind. I don't dare to go forward or to indicate my presence to you. What if all this was just a dream and I was about to wake up? No, I am not dreaming. You are here... but for how long? I don't care, you are here. I'll be satisfied with the time you want to give me, even if it's only an hour, a day or a week, because I don't dare hope for more. So I say your name.

"Wei Ying"

You stop playing. Slowly you lower Chenqing, then you turn around and your beautiful smile appears on your lips. I know I smile too. But I don't dare, like in my dream, to take you in my arms and kiss you. You come towards me and suddenly you hold me close.

"Lan Zhan, I missed you, going around the world without you is really no fun!

You pull away from me.

"Say, do you think we can go through Cayi before we go back?"

"The emperor's smile?"

"You know me better than anyone else, Lan Zhan," and you start to laugh.

We take the direction of Cayi, my heart sings. My love is near me.

We returned shortly after the curfew. But my jade medallion allows me to come and go regardless of the barrier. We took the direction of Jingshi.

Before leaving Cayi you wanted to have some food. You said that Yunshen Buzhi's food had no taste. I must admit that over the years I have come to think the same thing. Even though I didn't eat as spicy as you! I put the dishes on the table and served the tea. You came and sat down opposite me. I served us. We ate in silence. Strange... I usually find it hard to keep you quiet! It looks like you are preoccupied with something. When you're ready, you'll tell me about it. Maybe tomorrow...

You walk out onto the terrace with a jar of "Emperor's Smile" in your hand. It brings back memories. It was not so long ago. I sit down in front of Wangji and start playing.

You turn your head towards me and smile when you hear the melody I play. You lean against the door and let your head fall back, closing your eyes. Your lips part slightly. I don't know what's wrong with me. But the next thing I know I'm next to you and my lips are brushing against yours. You open your eyes and I step back. You don't say anything, but I read a question in your eyes. Then I put my lips on yours again and take you by the waist to press you against me. You don't push me away. Then I kiss you even more passionately. When I finally move away from you, we are as breathless as each other. The emperor's smile spread across the floor as he broke.

"Lan Zhan?"

"Wei Ying, I love you" You lower your eyes then raise them again.

"I know, that's why I left. I needed to think, about you, about me, about us."

"Since when?"

"I always knew. But I guess I didn't understand what it meant to be soul mates and what that meant. It took me a long time to understand and accept the feelings I had for you. Now I see it more clearly. I know one thing, I can't live away from you. Your absence hurts me too much. I have not spent a night without thinking of you. Lan Zhan, I have come back to stay, that is, if you will have me, for I do not want us to be apart."

When I hear these words, I hug you as tightly as possible and kiss you. This time your lips meet mine. Your arms slip behind my back; I know there will be obstacles in our way, but we are used to them. If we stick together, we'll knock them down, just like we've knocked down those who stood in our way in the past. We slowly make our way to the bed as we continue to kiss. My lips travel down your neck as my hands undo the tie of your dress as it falls to the floor. Then I undress your shoulders and make follow the same way to your tunic. It is at this moment that we rocked both on the bed. My lips find yours after having strayed on your chest. I move away, just the time to undress me in my turn. Then I return to lie down beside you. Our fingers intertwine. I stand above you.

"Wei Ying, are you sure of yourself?

"And you?"

"I have been sure for 18 years!

"What a waste of time, let's not waste any more; but first I have to tell you something"

"What?"

"You know, in spite of all the stories about the Patriarch of Yiling, I want you to know that this is my first time and that before you, my lips have never been on any other lips. Tonight was my first kiss.

"Not the first, the second."

" What ???? I still know who I kissed! I have a bad memory but not that bad!"

"I have already kissed you. After Mount Dafan, you were unconscious." Your beautiful smile suddenly lights up your face,

"Lan Zhan, did you steal my first kiss by taking advantage of a moment of weakness?"

"Mnnn"

"That's the kind of thing I could have done!!!" You laugh as you say those words to me and then bring your mouth close to my ear.

"Say Gege... I think there's still a barrier between us"

What are you talking about, what barrier? With a mischievous look, I see you look down at your pants.

Not being a man to be told twice, the pants went to join your dress and tunic on the floor.

"Say Gege, do you know how to do it? I have read a lot about it, I can advise you!"

"useless....I've read too!"

"How! You dared to get this kind of reading! But what would you think..."

"You talk too much!"

"You're right, let's get down to business." Your mischievous look suddenly became more serious. Then as my lips roamed over your skin, they closed. Your body arched against mine and moans of pleasure echoed through the Jingshi. My hands went up your knees around my hips. Yours grabbed my shoulders...

"Lan Zhan, wait..." you say with a sigh.

"Mnn?"

"Remember that I am not as powerful as you are anymore..." your gaze is pleading. I had forgotten for a moment that you had given your golden core to Jiang Cheng and that Mo Xian Yu's golden core, which you inherited when you came back to life, was not up to the standard of the cultivator you once were.

"Mnn, be careful of Wei Ying" I move slightly away from you.

You purses your lips to hold back a cry, when my hand grabs your manhood. I know how to give you pleasure without hurting you. But I want more. My lips roam your body again and when they return to take hold of yours, I insert a finger inside you. I feel you contract around my hips. A second one. Your nails dig into the skin of my shoulders. I move them until you relax. When I feel you are ready, I enter you. You arch your back. A hoarse sound comes from your throat! You are finally mine. My love, I have been dreaming of this moment for so long. You start to moan to the rhythm of my movements. You cling to me like a drowning man to a tree trunk. I feel so good inside you! I don't know for how long I enjoyed your supple and burning body. What I remember is the feeling of not being able to do without it. And then I heard your pleading voice.

"Lan Zhan, I can't take it anymore, please remember what you promised me!

"Take care of Wei Ying!" Yes, I promised to take care of you. I step aside and look at you. A slight smile floats on your lips. You look exhausted. I caress your cheek. You rub against my hand. I place a kiss on your forehead.

"Tired?" You nod your head

"Sleeping."

You snuggle into my arms. Yours encircles my waist. You let out a sigh. Your face nestles into my neck and you fall asleep. You look happy. Oh Ancestral Gods, let this night not be a dream, it would be too cruel!

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