Just then, as if Lan Wangji thought his smack didn’t properly convey his anger, he shoved Wen Ning several meters away.
他很不高兴地冲温宁道:“走开。”
“Go away,” he snapped at Wen Ning, upset.
Just then, as if Lan Wangji thought his smack didn’t properly convey his anger, he shoved Wen Ning several meters away.
他很不高兴地冲温宁道:“走开。”
“Go away,” he snapped at Wen Ning, upset.
Wei Wuxian’s heart went soft, and he leaned down beside his ear, whispering, “Lan-er-gege.”
Wei Wuxian’s heart went soft, and he leaned down beside his ear, whispering, “Lan-er-gege.”
“For you. All for you.”
“For you. All for you.”
“Wangji-xiong,” he said.
蓝忘机岿然不动。
Lan Wangji was unmoved.
魏无羡道:“忘机。”
“Wangji,” Wei Wuxian said.
听若未闻。
Still nothing.
魏无羡:“蓝忘机。”
“Lan Wangji.”
魏无羡:“蓝湛!”
“Lan Zhan!”
“Wangji-xiong,” he said.
蓝忘机岿然不动。
Lan Wangji was unmoved.
魏无羡道:“忘机。”
“Wangji,” Wei Wuxian said.
听若未闻。
Still nothing.
魏无羡:“蓝忘机。”
“Lan Wangji.”
魏无羡:“蓝湛!”
“Lan Zhan!”
A chicken wing fell out of Lan Jingyi’s mouth. It landed into his bowl, splattering sauce everywhere, getting all over the front of his robes.
A chicken wing fell out of Lan Jingyi’s mouth. It landed into his bowl, splattering sauce everywhere, getting all over the front of his robes.
“Who’s name did you just call out?” Jiang Cheng said suddenly, eyes narrowed.
“Who’s name did you just call out?” Jiang Cheng said suddenly, eyes narrowed.
“Wen Ning is a knife—a knife they are afraid of, a knife they are using as an excuse to attack you. Once we go, once you no longer have this knife, they won’t have any excuses anymore. This whole ordeal—it might just end.”
“Wen Ning is a knife—a knife they are afraid of, a knife they are using as an excuse to attack you. Once we go, once you no longer have this knife, they won’t have any excuses anymore. This whole ordeal—it might just end.”
“How odd,” Wei Wuxian said to himself. “How can such a stuffy person always bring me so much joy?”
“How odd,” Wei Wuxian said to himself. “How can such a stuffy person always bring me so much joy?”
“Was it painful?” Lan Wangji suddenly asked.
温宁:“什么?”
“What?” Wen Ning said.
蓝忘机道:“剖丹,痛苦吗。”
“The core excision. Was it painful?” Lan Wangji said.
温宁道:“如果我说不痛苦,蓝公子你也不会信吧。”
“Even if I said it wasn’t, you wouldn’t believe me, would you, Lan-gongzi,” Wen Ning said.
“Was it painful?” Lan Wangji suddenly asked.
温宁:“什么?”
“What?” Wen Ning said.
蓝忘机道:“剖丹,痛苦吗。”
“The core excision. Was it painful?” Lan Wangji said.
温宁道:“如果我说不痛苦,蓝公子你也不会信吧。”
“Even if I said it wasn’t, you wouldn’t believe me, would you, Lan-gongzi,” Wen Ning said.
“Brother, I… want to bring someone back to the Hidden Cloud Depths.”
蓝曦臣讶然道:“带人回云深不知处?”
“Bring someone back?” Lan Xichen asked, surprised.
“Brother, I… want to bring someone back to the Hidden Cloud Depths.”
蓝曦臣讶然道:“带人回云深不知处?”
“Bring someone back?” Lan Xichen asked, surprised.
“You’re not allowed to play it for him.”
魏无羡揶揄道:“你怎么这么霸道呀。”
“How come you’re being so bossy?” Wei Wuxian teased.
蓝忘机不高兴地重复道:“不许吹给他听!”
“You’re not allowed to play it for him!” Lan Wangji repeated, upset.
“You’re not allowed to play it for him.”
魏无羡揶揄道:“你怎么这么霸道呀。”
“How come you’re being so bossy?” Wei Wuxian teased.
蓝忘机不高兴地重复道:“不许吹给他听!”
“You’re not allowed to play it for him!” Lan Wangji repeated, upset.
Wen Ning kneeled down, both knees on the ground. He dug his fingers deep into the soil, brought up a fistful of black earth, and quietly said, “…Jiejie.”
Wen Ning kneeled down, both knees on the ground. He dug his fingers deep into the soil, brought up a fistful of black earth, and quietly said, “…Jiejie.”
Wei Wuxian stopped digging.
他退后几步,耳中嘈杂声如潮水般汹涌而放肆。
He took a few steps back. The cacophony in his ears crashed over him like a tidal wave, unforgiving.
他几乎能确定了。这整座石堡厚厚的墙壁里,全都填满了人的尸骨。
He was pretty much certain of it now. The thick walls of the fortress were filled with human remains.
Wei Wuxian stopped digging.
他退后几步,耳中嘈杂声如潮水般汹涌而放肆。
He took a few steps back. The cacophony in his ears crashed over him like a tidal wave, unforgiving.
他几乎能确定了。这整座石堡厚厚的墙壁里,全都填满了人的尸骨。
He was pretty much certain of it now. The thick walls of the fortress were filled with human remains.
“Lan Zhan, about what happened tonight—I’m sorry.”
沉默一阵,蓝忘机低声道:“你不必对我说这个词。”
There was a moment of silence. Then, Lan Wangji quietly said, “There is no need for you to say those words to me.”
“Lan Zhan, about what happened tonight—I’m sorry.”
沉默一阵,蓝忘机低声道:“你不必对我说这个词。”
There was a moment of silence. Then, Lan Wangji quietly said, “There is no need for you to say those words to me.”
Only in his rage could he bury the other emotions in his heart.
Only in his rage could he bury the other emotions in his heart.
“It hurts so bad… Hanguang-jun, you don’t have any manners when you’re drunk.”
蓝忘机眼也不抬,道:“自作自受。”
Without even looking up, Lan Wangji said, “You get what you deserve.”
“It hurts so bad… Hanguang-jun, you don’t have any manners when you’re drunk.”
蓝忘机眼也不抬,道:“自作自受。”
Without even looking up, Lan Wangji said, “You get what you deserve.”
“Let him cry. When he tires, drag him inside.”
“Let him cry. When he tires, drag him inside.”
“What type?” Wei Wuxian asked. “Well, I really like men like Hanguang-jun.”
“What type?” Wei Wuxian asked. “Well, I really like men like Hanguang-jun.”
“How can he disobey me?” Jin Guangyao said. “Just think about it, Wei-gongzi—his life is in my hands.”
“How can he disobey me?” Jin Guangyao said. “Just think about it, Wei-gongzi—his life is in my hands.”
No one is put on a pedestal forever—and legends are merely legends, nothing more.
No one is put on a pedestal forever—and legends are merely legends, nothing more.
“Wei Wuxian is dead. Justice has prevailed!”
“Wei Wuxian is dead. Justice has prevailed!”