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Every eyes were fixed on three people.

Cangse Sanren, Wei Wuxian and Xue Yang!

Of all the ways Wei Wuxian had wished to see his mother and the little brother, this was not one of them. He never wished to see his mother kneeling nor bowing her head down. How could she? She was a disciple of the immortal Boashan Sanren. How could she now her head to some disgusting shits. And his little brother... A-yang had always valued pride more than anything else. And now he kneeling and bowing his head for the sake of his mother and brother..... Wei Wuxian could no longer see it. None of them deserve this. They were innocent.

"Gusu Lan had always been righteous in their actions. Who knows how they are going to handle this?"
"Of course the murderer will be killed. What else do you expect them to do?"
"Yes yes. Aiyyah.. Who would have thought such a thing would happen? Weren't they best friends after all?"
"Best friends...? I'd say that they were enemies. At least that is how that murderer must have felt. If not this wouldn't have happened."
Whisperings filled the hall. Wei Wuxian could no longer take it. He was about to argue when the Lan's for now sect leader spoke,
"Quite." No sooner had he finished, the hall became silent.
Lan Qiren acted as the sect leader for now as Qinheng Jun had isolated himself and both Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji were not in a state to handle things.
"Today, in front of the whole cultivatinal world, Gusu Lan announces that Cangse Sanren, the murderer of the late Madam Lan, will be executed within an hour time."
"No......" Everyone turned towards the source of the voice. As expected it was from none other than the two sons of the murderer. Well, who else would defend them now.
"Silence! Lan Qiren barked. When has ever the two sons of Cangse Sanren listened to him? This too was not an exception.
"Master Lan, my mother didn't kill the Madam Lan. She wouldn't do it. She has no reason to do it." Xue Yang emphasised.
"Do you have any evidence to prove it?" Lan Qiren asked.
"I...." Xue Yang was out of words. It is true. He didn't have any evidence. All he had was..., belief. Belief that his mother wouldn't do such a thing. He turned towards his brother.
Wei Wuxian couldn't process what was happening. He was in a trance. His mother... Surely they are not going to.....
"Master Lan," he spoke once, "I know that we don't have any evidence to prove our mother's innocence. But give us some time, we will surely find it."
"Time...? Do u think Gusu Lan will execute someone without proper evidence?"

"Yes, they wouldn't do such a thing"
"The sun has to rise from West for such a thing to happen"
"Yeah.."
"They should be glad that only their mother is going to be executed. If it were in any other sect, the whole family would be executed."
Why does people like talking so much? And why do they have to talk now?
Xue Yang looked around. There were a lot of people. But he will remember each one of them.

Wei Wuxian did not know. All he could do was...
Lan Zhan.
Where is he? He looked around and spotted Lan Wangji beside Lan Xichen.
Lan Wangji wasn't looking at him. He was glaring daggers at his mother. "Oh no!" Wei Wuxian thought. But still he tried his best.
"L..Lan Zhan...." He called out.

Lan Wangji had always loved his mother. There were only three people who understood him exactly. His mother, his brother and... Wei Ying. And now... his mother was..... He didn't believe it at first. His mom had always liked pranking others along with Cangse Sanren. But when he saw it for himself....

Lan Wangji was in the library, when his brother came running.
"Running is not...." He stopped halfway when he saw his brother's face.
Tears were flowing down his cheeks. His hair was disheveled. He was panting hard which meant that he had run all the way.
Lan Wangji frowned. He went up to his brother.
"Xiongzhang"
"W..Wangji, something h.. happened to our m...mother."
Lan Wangji looked blank. What was he supposed to say? They must be pranking him. So he said,
"Xiongzhang, sit down first."
Lan Xichen understood. He knew his little brother too well.
"Wangji, I..it isn't a j..joke. W..we have to hurry. Come."
With that, he dragged his little brother to the back forest. With each step they took, Lan Wangji understood that it was no longer a simple matter. His breathing got heavy. Surely his brother didn't mean what he said, right..?

White robes could be seen everywhere. But he didn't care for those. All he could care was... the name that they were all speaking about. 'Madam Lan'
When Lan Wangji got more near to the crowd, he could finally make out their words little by little. Each word sank deep within him. His legs refused to go any further. But he couldn't help. He was dragged by his brother.
The more he got near, the more tears welled up in his eyes. He didn't know when but by the time he was in front of his mother, his eyes were red with tears and his cheeks were wet.
The scene in front of him..... He could never forget. His mother.... His mother was covered in.... Blood. BLOOD! Her eyes were fluttered open. And a sword had pierced through her chest! And that sword... Was he dreaming? No. This could not happen! Never!!!
His knees gave out. He could no longer stand. Not with the scene in front of him. He was shaking. His mother.... His mother was...DEAD!!!
The one who called him, 'A-zhan', the one who braided his hair even after he grew up, the one who bought him tanghulu despite his protests just because he said it was tasty when he was small, the one who fed him when he was uncomfortable in the slightest, the one who always pranked him along with Wei Ying, the one who always defended him against his uncle, the one who always....
"No........" He screamed his lungs out. He didn't care if he was the second jade of Lan. He didn't care if he would be punished for shouting. He didn't care.....
He sobbed. Harder and harder with every breath he took.
His mother promised him that she would always take care of him, love him, protect him and.... to hold him until his last breath! How could she break her promise? How could she go back on her words? How could she leave him? How???
"Ah....." He screamed once more. By now he couldn't make out what was happening in his surroundings. He couldn't make out anything...
He would kill whoever laid their hands on his mother. No one will be spared. No one will be able to...

"L..Lan Zhan..."
Lan Wangji came back to reality. How could he not when his Wei Ying had called him. No. Not his Wei Ying. No longer his. He will no longer have any connections with that son of a... murderer.
"Lan Zhan..."
He turned towards him, face blank,
"Young Master Wei." He acknowledged.
All the heads snapped towards him. Did they hear right?

"L..Lan Zhan," Wei Wuxian managed out, despite the tears that were threatening to fall with the way his Lan Zhan addressed him,
"You very well know that my mother wouldn't do such a thing. She wouldn't kill her best friend no matter what. She'd rather kill herself. Lan Zhan, out of everything my mother can be, this is not one. You gotta believe us, Lan Zhan."
He could no longer control his tears. It hurt to know that his Lan Zhan didn't believe him. Didn't trust him!
"Belief cannot outweigh the evidence." Lan Wangji stated.
And before Wei Wuxian could speak, Lan Wangji said,

"Young Master Wei, today, in this ancestral hall, with the presence of all the sect leaders, I formally announce that I, Lan Wangji, dissolve the engagement with Wei Wuxian and I that no longer have any affairs with the Wei family."

"Young Master Wei, can I have the Gusu Lan's ribbon back?"

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