The residence of the Lan Sect was located in a remote mountain outside the city of Gusu

Mist constantly enveloped the white walls and black roofs of the buildings, which stretched along the picturesque garden of the waterside pavilion, as if it was an ocean of clouds in the immortal realm.

"Wow, it's beautiful"

"So this is the Cloud Recesses"

"I want to study there!"

"Yeah, under the lesson of Yiling Laozu "

"Yeah, me too!"

At dawn, the first rays of the morning sun shone through the hazy billows of mist that drifted far and wide, perfectly complementing its name-the "Cloud Recesses

However, the ambience was suddenly shattered by a long wail, giving a few shudders down the backs of the disciples who were training or doing their morning readings.

Lan Qiren brows twitch by the wailing sound that disturbs the peace of Cloud Recesses

Wei WuXian was crying in front of the entrance, clinging onto his donkey. Lan JingYi spoke, "Stop crying! You said that you liked HanGuang-Jun yourself, so what are you wailing for, now that he has taken you back?"

A cultivator laughed "He brought this upon himself!"

When he was in his early youth, he had came to study at the Lan Sect for three months, along with the disciples of other clans, so he had experienced the Gusulan Sect's dull, boring atmosphere in person. In fact, he still shuddered at the thought of the three-thousand-or-so sect rules which
crammed onto the Wall of Discipline.

Cangse Sanren laughed loudly at this she had the same thoughts like her son when she study at Cloud Recesses back then

As he was tugged up the mountain, he passed by the rock wall again, and saw that a thousand more were carved on. Now, there were more than four thousand. Four thousand!

"I take it back! I don't want to study there anymore!"

Cangse Sanren gasped "RenRen how can you Lans live there full of thousand rules of yours?!"

Lan JingYi spoke. "There, there! Stop making a ruckus. Noise is prohibited in the Cloud Recesses.

Jin Ling scoffed "Heh! Coming from you?"

He was making loud noises exactly because he didn't want to enter the Cloud Recesses!

"Why are you still complaining?!" A woman cultivator exclaimed

Wei Wuxian scrunched his nose "Well... I thought Lan Zhan was gonna punish me"

The woman grinned "Yeah you're right he's going to punish you in other ways "

Lan Wangji slightly cough as his ears were starting to get red

Lan Wang Ji stood still in front of the entrance, turning a deaf ear to him, and watched the scene with an indifferent look. When Wei WuXian's voice had somewhat quieted, he spoke, "Let him cry. When he becomes tired, drag him inside."

Lan Qiren choke at his nephews words,
'My dear nephew, how shameless you become'

Qingheng-jun cheered " Go son! I'm routing for you!"

Wei WuXian spoke, "I'm attracted to men. so with so many beautiful young men in your sect, I'm afraid that I won't be able to control myself."

Lan Wangji narrowed his eyes at some of the junior Lans. When the Juniors feel like someone staring at them like they steal someone important to them

Lan SiZhui tried to reason with him, "Young Master Mo, it was for your sake that HanGuang-Jun brought you here. If you do not follow us, Sect Leader Jiang will not be willing to let the matter go. During these years, there were countless people whom he caught and took back to Lotus Pier, and none of those people were ever let out."

Jiang Yanli whisper " A-cheng?"

Jiang Cheng didn't answer her, he just lowered his head and clenched his fist

Lan JingYi spoke, "That is right. You have seen Sect Leader Jiang's methods, have you not? They are quite cruel..."

Xue Yang smirks at Jingyi "I thought gossiping is forbidden in your sect?"

"Hey!"

He paused here, remembering the rule that stated "talking behind other people's backs" was prohibited, and secretly glanced at Lan Wang Ji, Seeing that HanGuang-Jun didn't show any means to chastise him, he was bold enough as to mumble on, "It is all because of the unhealthy trend that the YiLing Patriarch started. There are so many people who copy him and cultivate that foolish method. With Sect Leader Jiang being so suspicious of everyone, is it even possible for him to catch all of them? Just look at you and your flute skills... Heh."

Jingyi bowed to the Jiang Sect Leader and Wei Wuxian " This disciple apologized for talking bad about his seniors. I will formally punish myself for insulting one's deeds"

"Wow, your so cool there Jingyi!" Zizhen exclaimed amazed at his friend

Jingyi brightened up "Really?"

"Good job Jingyi" Sizhui smiled

Wei WuXian felt like he really needed to defend himself, "Well, actually, you might not believe me, but usually play the flute quite well..."

Before he finished his defense, a few white clothed cultivators walked through the door.

The man standing in front was tall and slender. Hanging on his waist was a xiao made of white jade, aside from his sword.

As Lan Wang Ji saw them, he slightly bowed his head to show respect, and the person did the same. He looked at Wei WuXian and smiled, "Wang Ji never brings guests home. This is?"

"I must admit that Zewu-jun is indeed handsome "

"Right, he ranked first of the young masters of the cultivation world!"

As the person stood in front of Lan WangJI, it was as if they were mirror images. However, the color of Lan WangJi's eyes was extremely light, as if they were tinted crystals, while his eyes were of a gentler, darker shade.

Madam Lan and Qinghengjun smiles at the sight of their children

"He looks like a smiling Hanguangjun!"

"So that's how Hanguangjun looks if he smiles?"

This was Lan Huan, the leader of the Gusulan Sect-ZeWu-Jun, Lan XiChen.

Each place brought up the same kind of people. The Gusulan Sect had always been known for nurturing a lot of handsome men, especially the two jades of the clan's current generation.

Lan XiChen was gentle and benevolent, while Lan Wang Ji was overly aloof and stern, keeping everyone at an arm's length and being the opposite of amiable.

"Thank you Wuxian, I'm glad what you think of me " Lan Xichen thanks his brother in law

Wei Wuxian smiled "Ayah there's no need Xichen-ge!"

Meanwhile, Lan Wangji feeling a bit sulky by the thoughts of his husband about him

When Wei Wuxian sees his husband's little pout he kissed his husband's temple, though he looks impassive as always in the outside he really was pouting " Ayah Lan Zhan, you're always the best for me, so don't sulk now hmm?"

"Mn"

If he talked nonsense to Lan XiChen, he would most definitely be chased off the Cloud Recesses. However, when he just got ready to show his capabilities, Lan Wang Ji looked at him. Immediately, his lips were sealed close.

Some cultivators laughed

"He knows you too well!"

Lan Wang Ji turned around and continued his polite conversation with Lan XiChen, "Brother, are you going to visit LianFang Zun again?"

The room's atmosphere becomes darker at the mention of that name

Lan Xichen lowered his head, he was going to see Jin Guangyao's act again like the brothers he thought they were

Lan XiChen nodded, "To negotiate about the next Discussion Conference at Jinlin Tower."

LianFang-Zun was the current leader of the Lanling Jin Sect-Jin GuangYao, the only illegitimate son whom Jin GuangShan approved of.

'That snake! If I should have known that he was going to take it from me, I should have killed him sooner ' Jin Guangshan thought

If he wanted to talk to Lan XiCheng or Initiate a Discussion Conference, he could do so however he wanted to. Then again, no wonder the sect leaders of the Lan and Jin sects personally went along quite well -after all, they were sworn brothers.

"That bastard! He just used Zewu-jun for him to be powerful!!"

Jin Guangyao goes to the dark corner of the cave so he couldn't be seen by the other cultivators

Lan XiChen spoke, "Uncle has taken and examined what you brought back from Mo Village."

"Oh, did he mean the ghost hand?"

Lan XiChen had released his silence and spoke to Lan WangJi, "It is not often that you bring somebody home, being in such good spirits. You need to treat your guest with courtesy, unlike this."

"Wha-"

"How could he tell that Hanguangjun is in good spirits?!"

"Unbelievable!!"

"That's what you called a great talent!"

Good spirits? Wei WuXian carefully looked at Lan Wang Ji's face. How could he tell that he was in good
spirits?!

The cultivators laughed at this, even the Yiling Laozu can't solve this mystery behind it either

After watching Lan XiChen leave, Lan
Wang Ji spoke, "Drag him inside."

"I didn't know that Hanguangjun was so bold"

"Only to his wife"

Lan JingYi asked, "HanGuang Jun, where should we drag him to?"

Lan Wang Ji replied, "The jingshi."

A cultivator asked "What's the jingshi?"

"Hanguang-jun's private chamber"

"Oh"

"... The jingshi?!"

Wei WuXian didn't know what was going on. The rest stared among themselves, afraid to make any sound.

It was HanGuang-Jun's bedroom and
study, which he had never invited anyone inside...

Cangse Sanren wipes her fake tears " My poor A-ying, he will be getting to deflowered before his marriage!"

Wei Wuxian blush " A-niang, Lan Zhan did not, nothing happened!"

Cangse Sanren blink twice "Really?"

Wei Wuxian gasped at his mother " Why do you sound so disappointed?!"

"He's going to punish him now!"

"But in other ways of punishment"

"Are we going to see it?!"

'Oh please no' some thought

'Oh yes please ' the group of Wangxian fan group thought

Lan Wang Ji went to see his uncle to discuss serious matters, while Wei WuXian was pushed into the room.

"They didn't do it? I was looking forward to it though "

Some cultivators felt relieved ' they really don't want to see it, thank you very much '

With nothing to do, he started to think random thoughts, Lan Zhan happened to smell like this scent. His clothes were probably tinged with the fragrance when he was practicing his guqin or meditating here.

Wei Wuxian pouted "Now people now know your smell"

After these thoughts, he couldn't help but to shift closer to the incense stand at the corner. With this shift, he became aware that, beneath his foot, one piece of wood was significantly different from the other places. Wei WuXian bent down and started to knock here and there, due to curiosity.

Wei Wuxian awkwardly laughed "Uh Lan Zhan... you might get into trouble for this"

Finding a secretive space in Lan Wang Ji's room was already more than enough to surprise Wei WuXian. However, after he saw what was hidden inside, he was even more surprised.

Sure enough, Lan WangJi had changed-he even started to hide liquor!

They couldn't believe their eyes 'Hanguang-jun sneaks liquor?!'

Lan Qiren looks like he will Qi deviate any minute now "Wangji?!" He didn't know that his dear nephew became alcoholic now

Lan Wangji bowed to his uncle "Wangji apologize for disobeying the rules, Wangji will accept any punishment Uncle will give"

Lan Qiren just nodded, he already understands now why his nephew hides liquor when he saw how Wangji looked at his husband, also no Lan can handle a single sip of alcohol!

Lan Xichen sadly smile, since he knew why his little brother hides a liquor.

As Wei WuXian exclaimed upon the matter, he finished one jar already. He had a high tolerance for alcohol and loved to drink.

"Now that's a man who knows how to drink!" Wen Rouhan happily exclaimed

When he was just starting to get tipsy, a thought suddenly passed his mind. How hard was it to get the jade token?

Wei WuXian clapped his hands and finished the last gulp in the jar. After searching, he found that there were no places to throw it away, so he filled the empty jars with clear water and sealed the lids again, stuffing them back inside and closing the wooden board. With this done, he ventured out to find the jade token.

Wei Wuxian scrunched his nose "I think karma really love's me"

The disciple on duty for watching over the cold spring was quite a distance away. The female cultivators were in another quarter of the Cloud Recesses and didn't come here to use it. Nobody in the Lan Sect did an impudent thing such as coming to the cold spring to watch others bathe, anyway.

Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes "Only a shameless like you could"

And, coincidentally, there was a set of white clothes on top of the white rocks behind the crisscrossed eupatorium grasses, meaning that someone had already came.

"No! You can't go in there! Only Lan Wangji's body you could see!"

"My heart is breaking for this!"

The set of white clothes was folded extremely neatly, As Wei WuXian put his hand in and searched for the jade token of passage, he was almost reluctant to mess it up.

"Yeah that's right, just look on the clothes, not the one who is bathing there!"

The person in the spring was quite tall. His skin was fair and his hair was black, wet. and gathered to one side. The lines which outlined his waist and back were smooth, graceful yet holding strength. In simpler terms, he was a beauty.

The Wangxian fan group wailed

"No!!"

"How could you look into other body's beside your husband's?!!"

"Hanguangjun, aren't you going to be jealous?! That your wife saw another man's body?!"

Really, it was the things on the person's back that made him unable to avert his gaze.

There were dozens of intersecting scars.

Lan Qiren lowered his head and clenched his fist, he still regrets what he did to Wangji. He regrets for not believing his nephew from the start, he swayed by his anger towards Wei Wuxian without seeing the truth. And he still regrets for what he did to the boy

Usually, with only one or two strikes of the discipline whip, it would already be enough of a punishment for the bearer to remember it for their whole life, never to make the same mistake ever again. The amount of scars on this person's back accumulated thirty at the least.

The viewers gasped

"I didn't know that the Lans can punished someone like that"

Qinghengjun looks in worry " Qiren what is this disciple's crime to be punished like this, I can't believe that he still alive with that amount of punishment"

Qiren looks very regretful " Brother..."

At the moment, the person in the spring turned around. Beneath his collarbone and near his heart, there was a clear sear. Seeing the sear, Wei WuXian's shock instantly reached its highest peak.

Wen Rouhan frowned "Why would Lan-er-gongzi has the sear mark of my clan?"

The room filled with loud gasped of the cultivators, they couldn't believe that the person who had multiple crisscrossed at his back is the only one Hanguangjun! Really, what crime did he commit to be punished like that!

"Lan Wangji?!!"

"It's Ha-Hanguangjun?!"

Meanwhile Qinghengjun and Madam Lan can't believe that it's their youngest son

Madam Lan teared up " A-zhan?"

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