CH 10: The Moon

~Lan Zhan~

It was 9 which was rest time in Gusu, he went to bed and closed his eyes he was hoping that everything that happened was just a dream, but he subconsciously heard a voice. "Good Night my dear Lan Zhan" He was supposed to feel annoyed but he doesn't know why but he feels happy and warm when he heard it, he then went to sleep. The next day he woke-up as usual, took a bath and got ready.

~Wei Ying~

He woke up in a dream, it was pretty weird to end up in that kind of dream, there were a lot of things unfamiliar to him but he can't seem to remember these things, he knew the piece of memory but not everything.

~Xuanwu Cave~

Lan Zhan, "Wei Ying!"

Lan Zhan caught him as he finally killed the Xuanwu Slaughter, he was holding a black sword and was half-conscious, Lan Zhan called him and was worried.

Wei Ying, "Lan Zhan, it's uncomfortable, it's noisy."

Lan Zhan, "You're burning"

Wei Ying, "Lan Zhan, I feel so sleepy, sing a song for me please."

Lan Zhan, "..."

Wei Ying, "Lan Zhan, pleasee"

Lan Zhan started to hum a song, Wei Ying was half awake but still enjoyed it. He's starting to lose consciousness.

Wei Ying, "Lan Zhan, what's the name of the song?"

Lan Zhan, "W..."

Wei Ying, 'What? I. I.'

He passed out but woke up in the streets. He then saw a little kid begging for food and money.

~Streets~

Wei Ying, "Gongzi, please give some food."

Person 1, "What a poor child, I heard his parents died when he was 5, he has been begging here for almost a year now."

Person 2, "*sigh* Doesn't he have family members? Aunt? Uncle? Grandma?"

Person 3, "Who knows? Maybe he was disowned."

A boy in white and blue with blue ribbon on his forehead was smiling brightly passed by and saw the child he felt pitiful. Right, that little boy was Lan Zhan when he was young.

Lan Zhan, "Ge, Don't you have a family?"

Wei Ying, "Hello, I am Wei Ying, my parents died in a night-hunt." He was not tearing up but instead hiding his sadness with a wide grin.

Lan Zhan, "Sorry, it must hard. Here this is for you." Lan Zhan gave him a butterfly made of paper.

Wei Ying, "Thank you" He was smiling more brightly.

Just then everything around him seems to shatter he was in Nevernight.

~Nevernight~

Lan Zhan, "Wei Ying, STOP!"

Wei Ying, "Keeps playing the flute."

Lan Zhan, "WEI YING"

Wei Ying noticed him but he can't be soft-hearted he then heard the sect leader asking him to hand out Yin Hufu...

It then suddenly turned black he was on the cliff, Lan Zhan caught his hand, trying to pull him with his remaining strength, he said the same words he knew, but when Jiang Cheng came and poked the rock beneath, his grip didn't loosen but instead tightened, he was already injured badly that his blood fell on Wei Ying's cheeks. When he fell tears fell on his eyes, as he shouted his name. Jiang Cheng left, but he was still staring there... He clenched his sword and was thinking something.

It once again shattered, he was in Yilling.

~Yilling~

Crowd, "It must be his first time being a father right? He can't even comfort his child."

Crowd, "Yeah, what a fine gentleman he is, where's his mom?"

Wei Ying staring at them, "Lan Zhan!"

Lan Zhan looked at him and a little curve appeared in his face.

Wei Ying, he looked at the crowd and said, "There's nothing to see, disperse disperse, do you have nothing to do?"

Wei Ying, "Lan Zhan if only you could see your expression." He laughed

Lan Zhan, "The child..."

Wei Ying, "MINE"

Lan Zhan froze, "Yours?" He said in a cold tone, Wei Ying wasn't amused, at Gusu Lan Zhan used to talk to him in this way, but this time, it was a bit different.

Wei Ying, "Aiiyyyaaahhhh, A'Yuan come here."

A'Yuan, "Xian'Ge"

Wei Ying, "You. Why did you call Hangguang-Jun dad? You're really naughty."

Lan Zhan, "..."

It shattered again and he woke up. 'What was that all? People say dreams are unknown desires, but what are those? Why did I mostly see Lan Zhan? I know I liked him, but what are those pieces of memory about? Are they hinting something? Forget it. He went back to sleep and slept peacefully until Jiang Cheng kicked him out of the bed.

Jiang Cheng, "WEI WUXIAN!"

Wei Ying, "Owwwww, Jiang Cheng, be softer okay? You won't get a wife in the future."

Jiang Cheng, "Do you want to go to Gusu or not? We're leaving today."

Wei Ying, " Alright, alright" He was so excited to meet Lan Zhan but he was also wondering if he remembers the same thing.

-3 weeks later-

Jiang Yanli, "A'Xian we're here."

Wei Wuxian, "..."

Jiang Cheng, "If you don't hurry up, I'll leave you here with the dogs."

Wei Ying, "DOGS! Shijie"

Jiang Yanli, "A'Cheng don't kid him."

Jiang Cheng, "Let's find a place to stay first."

Wei Wuxian, "Emperor's Smile"

Jiang Cheng, "hmph all you do is play around, don't embarrass our sect later."

Jiang Yanli, "Alright, enough you two, A'Cheng, A'Xian let's stay there first."

Inn keeper, "Sorry xiao jie and xiao gongzi, our inn is already full."

Wei Wuxian, "There isn't even a lot of person here. How can you say it's poor?"

Inn keeper, "Gongzi, it's just like this, someone booked the whole inn so..."

Jiang Cheng, "A'jie let's just go find another place, if not let's just go in the Gusu Sect."

They all nodded.

~Gusu Entrance~

Guards, "Your invitation"

Jiang Cheng, "We are from Jiang Sect, I am Jiang Wanyin, and this is my jiejie, Jiang Yanli, my senior Wei Wuxian."

Guards, "Sorry, no pass no entry"

Jiang Cheng, "We accidentally lost our pass."

Just then a heavenly person arrived, He was wearing white and blue robes, his forehead ribbon with clouds, his right waist with a jade.

Guards, "Lan'er gonzi"

Lan Wangji, "What's going on?"

Guards, "They lost their pass, they're form Jiang Sect."

Wei Wuxian, "Hangguang-Jun, we accidentally lost our pass, please let us in." He was trying to get his attention to know if he really lost his memory or just was going along with it.

Lan Zhan looked at him, "You..." Everything then went clear.

White fog was surrounding them, they then floated up leaving everyone behind. Everything and everyone shattered or disappeared, they then woke up. They just fell into an illusion, they were at the inn. Wei Ying and Lan Zhan went out of their rooms at the same time, their room is beside other so when they got out they looked into each other, though didn't say anything they understood.

Lan Zhan, "..."

Wei Ying, "I suppose we were having illusions."

Lan Zhan, "Mnn"

Wei Ying, "Eh, Lan Zhan, why did the illusion broke when we saw each other? Why did you seem like you don't remember me?"

Lan Zhan, "I truly don't remember anything."

Wei Ying understood he was still treated with cold shoulder just like how he treats others. They walked down to order dishes, they were starving. Lan Zhan ordered his food, Wei Ying ordered spicy food and alcohol. They ate and then got back to their rooms. Before closing it Lan Zhan told him that they'd call out for the children later to ask how they are. Wei Ying just nod but was hurt inside.

~Wei Ying~

On his bed staring at the ceiling, 'Lan Zhan, you really care for your son right?' He chuckled 'What did I miss out in those years? It has been 16 years, and Sizhui is 19 or 20, You got him before I was dead in Nevernight. All those words, you never meant it. You just said it so you can lock me in Gusu, right?' Tears fell on the pillow, he was hoping for a NO, but nobody answered him. He was really curious why this all is happening to him, crying silently while seeing the moon outside the window, it shown on his face but it was very dim to him.

~Lan Zhan~

In the table, his sword by his side and gazing at the moon outside, 'Wei Ying, all these years longing for you, but got nothing, do you even know how I feel? Every time, you are just like yourself as always, smiling brighter than the moon and the sun, but WHY? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME? Didn't you say you're longing for my care? my love? So what now? You're really the biggest liar in this world, what love? they are just imaginations and dreams' He shouted in the deepest of his heart. Mom leave, Dad is also gone, You are also gone. Just what else do I have other then Brother and myself? Tears falling from his eyes onto the teacup in front of him

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Two people watching at the same moon only a wall apart, both feeling crying for the other, but the issue wasn't cleared. Tears falling in their cheeks, wishing for the other to wipe away the tears. Longing for each other, so near but apart. For 16 years Lan Zhan suffered, but Wei Ying, he can't ever let him go.