Yibo got the soup with minimum price. " Hope he will like it. " He thought.

Yibo heard a lot about his Shijie and about his brother from Wei Wuxain. He always talks about the food his Shijie makes. His favourite lotus pork rib soup.
This soup may not tastes the same, still anything better than nothing. Yibo never tasted this before. So he was curious too.

Yibo went inside, Wei Wuxain was not there. He put the food on the table.

In his room, when he only took off his shirt, at that moment he heard something outside. Wei Wuxain is here.

"You are late."

"Oh, are you waiting for me? Heh heh.." "Oh, what is this?" He pointed towards the Packet Yibo brought.

Yibo did not say anything but smiled.

Sniffing the air Wei Wuxain went towards it.

Yibo said, "It flavours may not same, but I found only this, so..."

Making him shocked, Wei Wuxain hugged Yibo.
"What are you doing?" Yibo said.

"You are so thoughtful, thank you," Wei Wuxain said and grinned.

Yibo washed up, then two of them started eating together. Wei Wuxain enjoyed its fullest. If he could, he would probably cry a little.

Then suddenly he spoke, "I always wanted to bring Lan Wangji to Lotus pier, doing all the things I used to do. That person does not know what is it mean by 'having fun'. I also wanted to eat this with him. Somehow my wish was fulfilled ironically. " He released his softest smile.

They finished eating. Yibo was checking his phone repeatedly. Xiao Zhan did not ping him.
Xiao Zhan actually forgot to send him the drawing because of Lan Wangji's arrival.

The day after the next day is Sunday.

Xiao Zhan once called Yibo to confirm their arrival. Yibo did not ask for the picture. "I'll see that when I will go there." - he thought.

It is Sunday. Yibo and Wei Wuxian on their way to Yilling. There has a bus service to Yilling from here.
Wei Wuxian used to go everywhere by walking. They did not have good transportation at that time. But he did not like that too much. That's why he asks Win Ning to carry him on his carriage.

This time, he was really curious to see the new types of vehicles. So they took a bus. But Wei Wuxian later found it wasn't a good idea at all.

There was a bus waiting in the depo. They took sits by the window. Wei Wuxian on the window side and Yibo was beside him. As no one can see Wei Wuxian, they will think there was an empty sit. So Yibo prepared some excuses in his mind for taking two seats.
Good for them, the bus was not crowded. Wei Wuxian has no idea of this kind of vehicles. He didn't feel comfortable to sit like this. So he did not sit properly and put his arms behind his head.
When the bus took the start, the whole bus felt a jolt. Wei Wuxian directly hit his head on the front seat. It's a huge DHAM sound and his forehead raised a potato.
And Yibo. He laughed out loud. Then he realized that they were not the only person here, so he stopped making sound but couldn't stop laughing.

Wei Wuxian was really displeased with his first ride. He was rubbing his forehead where it hurts. But something more yet to come. The bus started moving and pull its speed. Wei Wuxian can't even imagine a big iron body can move like this. In this SPEED!!!!! He grabbed Yibo hard and asked if the bus falling from the cliff. Yibo still can't stop laughing seeing panic-stricken Wei Wuxian.

Within fifteen minutes, the bus dropped them at Yilling. Wei Wuxian totally collapsed. His head hurts, back hurts, legs hurt, stomach hurts. He even vomits.
"What is this feeling? Am I in hell? Why was I always threw to Yilling with lots of suffering? First that Wen Chao, now this bus. Ahhh!"

Yibo was trying his hardest not to smile. But it's impossible. Yibo jokingly said, "Want me to carry you?"
Wei Wuxian stretched his hands.
Yibo turned and started walking like "get lost". Wei Wuxian cried " Don't leave me, I'm coming too... Wait."

Xiao Zhan will receive them from the bridge. So they started walking towards the bridge. Someone told them the way. The place is nearly deserted, but total hilly. At some point, Yibo saw Xiao Zhan. They waved hands to each other. Xiao Zhan joined Yibo and asked about their journey. Once again, Yibo remembered what happened to Wei Wuxian. But he did not say anything, after all, he was Xiao Zhan's past self.
He turned his face back to introduce Wei Wuxian to Xiao Zhan. But.....  Nobody was there.

The bridge is besides that so-called lotus pond. They searched all over the area, but Wei Wuxian was not seen. At last, it was only two of them.

They leaned on the railing and looking at the beautiful view. The lotus pond, big hills, and trees.

"He was with me, but how he just vanished?" Yibo said.

"When he vanished? I didn't see him when I first saw you from the far." Xiao Zhan said.

"Is it?" Yibo asked. "He was walking behind me. We were talking to each other. When I noticed you, I didn't look back. Probably, he vanished at that moment."

"But why did he vanish seeing me?" Xiao Zhan asked.

"I don't think he vanished seeing you, at least it's not his own will. Cause he has no cause to hide from you."

"Then did he go somewhere?"

"We searched all over this place." Yibo said.

"It's his old place, probably he went somewhere farther." Xiao Zhan said.

So waited a while for his return. But he did not come back.

"Is he lost his path?"

"How can just he leave us. We came here for him and....." Yibo actually blaming not Wei Wuxian but the reason behind his vanishing. It's probably the same case as the first time.

Xiao Zhan said, " If their meeting is the destiny, then they will meet. For now, let's go back to my cottage. You are tired, be my guest."

They went to the cottage. Yilling surrounded by mountains and trees. The place is calm and quiet. Not many dwellings. A Forest starts beside Xiao Zhan's cottage too.

It was a neat and clean spacious wooden cottage. They entered. Xiao Zhan asked him to sit, gave him water to drink.

There is a small veranda. And two rooms side by side. Yibo was sitting in a room, which is Xiao Zhan's. A bedding on a side, a suitcase, and other stuff besides it. A small cabinet on the other side. And a great portion of the room occupied by his drawing instruments. Yibo was watching the room. Xiao Zhan went to the other room, to call Lan Wangji.

Hearing a sound from the doorway, Yibo turned his head. Xiao Zhan standing with a confused face.
"He is not here."
"Lan Wangji?"
"Yes."
"Wow. Both of them vanished. And how much we tried to reunite them." Yibo thought and put the glass on the table with a shrug.

Xiao Zhan scratched his head, said,
"He was actually here the whole day. I told him that you and Wei Wuxain will come today. It wasn't in his control, staying here, he told me. But still, he was here the whole time. I know how much he is eager to meet him."

Yibo looked at him. He didn't know why Xiao Zhan acted like he was guilty. Where Yibo also lost Wei Wuxain.

Xiao Zhan spoke again. "This can't be helped, we....."

Growl

The sound from Yibo's stomach stopped him. Yibo felt really shy.

"Ah, we should eat first. Wait there, I'm preparing the table." Xiao Zhan said and left.

Xiao Zhan decorated the table with all the foods he made in the morning.

Yibo pointed his finger to a canvas. It was covered with a white cloth. "What was that picture?"

"First thing first. We can talk after eating..tadaaa~ food is served. Here the chopstick."

Yibo looked at the table, his mouth was watering. These are indeed looking delicious.

"You made all these?"

"This one, this one this one and this one.." Xiao Zhan smiled. "Eat and tell me how you find my cooking is. Lan Wangji did not make any remark, so I am not sure how others find my food are." He made a pout.

"You cooked for him too??" Yibo said taking a mouthful. His eyes widened.
"Umm, it's good."

Xiao Zhan smiled brightly, "It's good to hear.
Oh yes, about him, (Lan Wangji)" Xiao Zhan continued, "when he came last night I found that, he wasn't eating anything these days actually."

"What?? Why??" Yibo asked.

"He was living alone in a cave. Even if they were at the same time. He doesn't know where Wei Wuxian lives. And Where he will get food in that place? There weren't even many fruits trees too. So I made something for him, and asked him to stay the next room."

"There is no market or hotel to stay in and get food?" Yibo asked.

"That's so far from there. And He passes his time searching Wei Wuxian from here and there in the mountains. The cave is suitable for that." Wei Wuxian said, "That's my guess from his words. He barely says anything."

"Wei Wuxain told me, if he met Lan Wangji then both of them can figure out something about this. They have 'high-class thinking power'..."

"You mean IQ?"

"I'm just narrating his lines."

Both of them laughed.

"I was kinda worried about him. Who knows where he was now.." Yibo said.

Yibo seems really enjoying the foods.
"Incredible! You did so much for us alone!" Yibo said.

Xiao Zhan waved his hand. "Lan Wangji helped me."

Yibo forgot eating.

Seeing him Xiao Zhan said, "Umm... I only cook for myself at home. So I don't have the habit of larger arrangements. Today I was cooking for 4 persons so it was kinda hard, honestly. Lan Zhan was here from the last night, I told you. So he tried to help me. Haha it was fun. It seemed he never did household stuff before, but he tried his hardest. I was worried if his long sleeves were getting dirty, but he managed just fine."

They finished eating. Then they stood in front of the canvas.
"This was the picture of Lan Wangji, I drew back then." He removes the curtain.

Yibo stared at the picture. It indeed described the same person as he heard about. The picture was beautiful too.

"Do I really look like the same?" Yibo was not sure. But he likes it. He had some misconceptions about him, it has been long gone.

"You are not gonna say anything too?" Xiao Zhan bent his body and asked Yibo.

"Umm? Oh, yea! It's beautiful, your drawing... Really.
Who did not say anything?"

"Who else.. Lan Wangji." Xiao Zhan said.

Yibo smiled in reply.

"Oh, I do have the picture of Wei Wuxian." He recalled that they took a picture together. He opened it showed to Xiao Zhan, "Here, look. I've got this."

"I was looked like that?"

As he was examining Wei Wuxian's picture, Yibo cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, I think you look better now."

"Oh really? Hahahaha!" Xiao Zhan smiled sweetly.

Yibo brushed his cheeks as those were heating up. He never thought he'll praise a boy like this.

"You stay alone here?" Yibo asked when they were sitting at the veranda together.

"Yes. The landlord went to the town for a few days, who lived that side." Xiao Zhan said and a vague somewhere.

"The place feels scary. Forest just beside the house and too quiet." Yibo commented openly.

"You can say so. But I didn't undergo anything bad until now. This is just matters of a few days. I'm habituated to staying anywhere."

"It doesn't seem anyone will come back. I should get going. It's getting dark." Yibo said seeing no sign of Wei Wuxian or Lan Wangji.

"It's not time yet. There is no bus at this moment. I'm making tea for you. Wait." Xiao Zhan said.

"Of course it's evening." Yibo said and looked at his watch. "What? How come it's only 3 pm?"

Xiao Zhan smiled and said, "This is how things here. Actually, this place is surrounded by large mountains, so the sun hides fast."

Xiao Zhan served the tea.

But the current went off. It ruined the mood.

"Oho Load shedding! This place has one problem. Wait, I'll bring an oil lamp." Xiao Zhan said.

"I'll go too... I don't wanna stay alone." Yibo said.

"No don't move, you are not familiar with the place yet. And I'll be here in a moment." Xiao Zhan's voice heard from a bit far.

"Auch!"

"What happened?" Yibo shouted and took out his phone.

"Nothing, I hit something on the floor."

"Didn't you say you are familiar with the place?"

"I am, it just happened to be in my way."

Xiao Zhan back with a dim lamp. Which is helping the environment to become scarier.

Yibo came closer to Xiao Zhan and sip tea.
"Are you afraid?"

"Yes, I'm afraid of the dark." Yibo tried to see at Xiao Zhan's face, "you are not smiling, are you?"

"No! I did not. The environment indeed looks scary. And Wei Wuxian, the king of ghost is here, what will happen?"

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN??? He said ghost can't travel time like him. He said." Yibo protested.

"Are you sure?"

"Are you tried to scare me?"

"No, Just saying" as he ends his words,  a strange sound came from outside. 
Both of them shouted "ahhhhhhhhhh" and clutched onto each other.

The sound stopped.
What it will be?

Yibo looked at Xiao Zhan and Xiao Zhan looked at Yibo. Nobody has any idea what it will be. At that moment, the sound came again and the sound moved to the other side.

Yibo hurriedly switched on the mobile torch. Xiao Zhan said, "Oh I got it. It must be a rat. I have seen them before." And he started laughing for getting scared of a rat.