Wei Ying really wanted to roll his eyes as he was the one who wanted to have the pleasure of showing Su She up bin front of his own sect .... Well, at least he is humiliated before others. He thought to himself with a hidden smile.

'What?' Lan FanLin and Lan GuangWen said at the same time.

Wei Ying almost laughed at the pale face of Su She.

'Well, Lan Su She here has informed us, in front of everyone at the docks that your sect should never train anyone so ... poor.

'Su She, you will apologise right now. You were only allowed to accompany us on the understanding you uphold the GusuLan Sect rules and morals.' Lan FanLin glared at Su She who paled even more.

'He must have miss ...'

'Sect Heir Jiang Cheng! If you refer to my son and heir, please use his title in this place.'

'Fine.' Su She almost ground his teeth. 'Sect Heir Jiang Cheng must have misunderstood what I was ....'

'No your words were quite clear, what is becoming of the GusuLan Sect that we need to train such poor People? And If they think this place is worth visiting .... Mores the shame. My memory is incredibly good, I never forget.' Wei Ying smiled at his aunt who looked like she was fighting a grin of her own. 'My aunt always tells me my memory is just a little too good some times.'

'Su She, the Jiang Sect and the GusuLan Sect have been closely knit for generations, now you will apologise right this instant ... on your knees.' Lan FanLin held no warmth in his eyes as he watched Su She lower himself to his knees.

'Sect Heir Jiang Cheng, I apologise for the words I spoke about your sect.'

'When we return to the Cloud Recesses, you will spend the next six months locked in self assessment ... as you write the rules and moral standings of the GusuLan Sect.'

'Yes Lan FanLin.' Su She rose to his feet without looking at anyone; the idea he had to lower himself to these people ate at his heart.

That evening after their guests left, Wei Ying sat with his Auntie Yu. 'Auntie, I promise I stayed totally polite to Lan Su She even after he disparaged the Jiang Sect in front of everyone on the docks and tried to ruin the moral of the juniors we visited. However, I'm sorry if I ....'

'You didn't do anything wrong Wei Ying .... That little .... How dare he say such things? We are, and always have been on great terms with GusuLan Sect. This boy will lower them in peoples eyes if they are not careful.'

'I know and I am sure Sect Leader XiChen and Master Lan will not allow his behaviour to slide without proper punishment. I just do not understand how he even got admitted to the sect of such good people. He holds resentment in his heart ... I kind to pity him but at the same time, he disrespected the Jiang Sect. I really do not like him and do not see making friends with him while we are training either.'

'You won't do anything to dishonour the Jiang Sect ... even if he warrants it.'

'Auntie, I give you my word, I will never do anything to bring dishonour to your sect. You and your family saved my life and I owe you everything I can do. I would even give up my life to save you all.' He started to walk away with those hanging in the air only to stop without looking back. 'I have heard of one other person who is on that line that splits good and evil. He wares a mask that shows his pain to all even though it is .... He pretends to be trying to hide his pain but the mask he wares is to make everyone see the pain instead. To gather their sympathy and manipulate their hearts. What would you do with a person like that?'

'Make him show his true face.'

'And if he was a difficult ... nut to crack.'

'Force his hand without breaking any rules.'

'Yes ... like I thought. We think alike on this Auntie Yu.' He walked away with his mind turning over.

Madam Yu sat there yet again watching Wei WuXian walk away with words that made her want to interrogate him. However, yet again, she sat there and let her mind turn over his words.

That day Wei Ying gathered all the equipment he needed to make a gift for a person he had not had any length of time with in this life time. In his room he painted a picture on the material, used all his skills to make the fan he had once made for Nie HuaiSang. It took him almost four days to make this fan with hidden deadliness. The top of each folding section held long sharp blades that were not visible even when the fan was open and being used. It took cultivation to activate them and a flick of the fan would send them out one at a time or all at once. He wrote a letter to Nie HuaiSang with a small but detailed booklet that explained how to use the fan.

Nie HuaiSang,

I hope this gift finds you in good health and looking forwards to attending training at Cloud Recesses. I am not able to tell you who I am just yet but please trust me that I am a friend.

I understand your dislike of using a sword and how you have stood fast in your beliefs even before a much loved brother who wants you to pick one up. However, there are dangers in this world and I want to give you something that you can protect yourself and your brother with, yes, even your brother needs protection from a certain danger. I have made this fan specifically for you. The booklet will instruct you how to use it and no one will ever know it is a weapon. Please, for your sake, do not show anyone else what this fan truly is and hide the letter and booklet from all eyes. Not even your attendants are to know the truth.

I understand that not all are suited to the sword and I know that your true talent lies with inelegance. You must use your gift of seeing the truth of people so you can keep those you love safe.

I look forwards to seeing you during my training at the Cloud Recesses and how you have progressed with your fan training.

P.S. Do not, under any circumstances tell your aid Jin GuangYao about this fan or its hidden secrets. This is for your safety as he may tell someone and then your secret will be out with no way to stop it and the dangers will grow.

He hurried from his room with the wrapped gift that only looked like a normal package. 'Xue Yang, you have a weeks holiday right?'

'Yeeeees.....'

'I want to ask you a very big favour. I want to send something to a friend I have not actually met and not have them know I am the one who sent it .... Do you think you can take it to him and only hand it over to him without others around?'

'A friend you haven't even met?'

'Hard to explain but I need you to trust me that this is not something .... wrong.'

'This is not just some joke right?'

'No. I need this in Nie HuaiSang's hand when no one can see the exchange. If he asks who sent it .... Tell him you don't know. I'm sorry to ask you to lie like this but ... if you can manage placing it in his room without anyone seeing you at all .... Do not put yourself in danger even a little, he is the brother to the Nie Sect Leader, promise me.'

'I promise.'

'Good.' He didn't even try to hide his relief.

'Tell you what. You pay for my inn stays and food and you have a deal ... though I'm kind of sad you are not sending it to some beauty somewhere.'

'Take Wen Ning if he is game enough to go, if he insists, use makeup to cover the lines for him. I understand he is afraid of what others out there might think of him.'

'Okay.'

Xue Yang sent Wen Ning to him saying he had left but Wen Ning had other things he had to do for Madame Yu so he went by himself.

'Wei WuXian ... are you sure what ever that is ...'

'It's the fan I made him years ago ... from now .... I will never get that right. I make the assassin fan for Nie HuaiSang as I am sure he will still not pick up a sword.'

'That is very kind of you ... he will not even know who is helping him.'

'That's fine with me Wen Ning, if he knew it was me, he would begin to investigate and we both know his intelligence is above average ... there would be a good chance he would work it out before I'm ready to tell anyone ... if I ever do.'

'Surely you will tell HanGuang-Jun?'

'....... I'm so close to just racing over there and throwing myself into his arms ..... It's very lonely without him Wen Ning .... I don't want him to think the only reason I am with him this time is because we were together last time.'

'He will never even think that of you.'

'You are very sweet Wen Ning .... Don't worry; it's just that old fear that is twisting around in my insides.'

'What will you do about Su She?'

'Stay as far away from that worm as I can get, his is already on his path and nothing I do will ever make him step off of it.'

'And .... Jin GuangYao?'

'He had better hope to not trigger my anger. If he tries to hurt anyone I care about ... or anyone for that matter, I will take him down ..... I didn't tell you but I sent someone to check the whore house and ....'

'Yes? Did you find his mother?'

'I was too late Wen Ning, the place had already been burnt down and now the temple is being built on the same spot. I will allow him to bury his mother on the grounds and place his mothers' face of the deity statue. I never cared about those things. She was a good woman who was killed by her own son for his greed .... However .... After it is finished being built, I will have her removed and placed in a proper burial grounds ....'

'Are you thinking of placing that trap?'

'No. I might just place a nice .... Polite surprise there just in case we end up there again. However, we know how to get her out without triggering his trap, go in from the side.' He smiled softly as he remembered.