43. Ninth in the Ranks

Hearing this, Lan Wangji lowered his eyes slightly uncomfortably.

Wei Wuxian knew that Lan Wangji must still have the shadow of last time, and he couldn't figure out what he had done when he was drunk, and he had to fan the flames. But he couldn't reveal the intention too obviously, so he pretended not to mention it, raised his head and drank the glass of wine, and sighed: "My heart is very depressed. ”

Lan Wangji raised his eyes again and asked rhetorically, "You are depressed." ”

Whether it was a question or a rhetorical question, his tone sounded flat. Wei Wuxian said, "Why can't I be depressed. I'm sorry for you. The aftermath of Yicheng is not a small trouble. Such a big city, if it really wants to be cleaned up, it must consume a lot of money in all aspects. Shuzhong is not your jurisdiction in the first place. I don't want your Gusu Lan clan to bear it alone, click a little bit of this group of juniors downstairs, see how many families they have, and ask them to contribute. “

Lan Wangji said: "You can consider it." ”

Wei Wuxian said: "It can be, but consideration can only be consideration." You know, these families like to have prey rushing to get on the top, and they will push around when they have the responsibility, how can they be so easy to let go and help together. As for you, I also know that even if others refuse to help, you will carry this burden. So, you're up for it. Also, look at Jin Ling. Look at him. ”

Lan Wangji said: "How about Jin Ling." ”

Wei Wuxian tapped the table with the knuckle of his index finger and said, "Your family Jingyi said that his eldest lady has a temper, and he is really right. is brutal and willful, offends people when he opens his mouth, and stabs the honeycomb when he shoots. If it weren't for you and me to protect him these times, he would not only have suffered a big loss, but his bones and scum would have been swallowed up. ”

Although, when he mentioned this, he meant to coax Lan Wangji, but this was also what he said in his heart. As he spoke, Wei Wuxian couldn't help but say, "Every time he goes out to hunt at night, he is alone. His uncle didn't count. There is no peer of the same age around him. We used to ......"

As if remembering something unpleasant, Lan Wangji's eyebrows raised slightly, and he sat more upright.

Seeing this, Wei Wuxian changed his words and said, "Okay, it's me, I used to be." I wasn't like that before. ”

Lan Wangji said lightly: "That's you." Not everyone is like you. ”

Wei Wuxian said: "But children like to be lively and like a lot of people." If he hadn't happened to meet the same thing as your family and him this time, he would have been led into Yicheng by someone recklessly. Hanguang-kun, "

He put down his wine glass, leaned forward, stared at Lan Wangji's face, and said, "You say, could this kid Jin Ling be particularly unsociable?" Don't have any friends in the family? The Jiang family doesn't mention it, but doesn't the Jin family have juniors of the same generation and age as him? ”

Jin Guang Shanming's son is only Jin Zixuan from the lady of the main room. Although he loves to mess with flowers, cheats everywhere, and has many illegitimate children, most of them ignore it. Especially after the woman got tired of it, she completely forgot about it. Among these illegitimate children, only Jin Guangyao is particularly outstanding. Although his humble background is unspeakable, his single-handedly exploits in the Sun-Shooting Campaign alone are enough to be admired. In addition, he is sleek and clever, and is good at greeting, which opens up various joints and allows him to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors. Wei Wuxian said: "Could it be that Jin Guangyao doesn't have a son and daughter who is about the same age, so he can play with him?" ”

Lan Wangji said: "Jin Guangyao once had a son who died at the age of six. ”

Wei Wuxian said, "Nothing after that?" So in that case, now the most orthodox bloodline in the next generation of the Lanling Jin clan is only Jin Ling? ”

Receiving an affirmative answer, Wei Wuxian fell silent, thinking, "I have neither parents nor friends of similar age to grow up with. Although he seems to like Jin Guangyao a lot, his uncle is an uncle after all, not a father. In addition, Jiang Cheng is not a person who can teach children at all...... It's a mess. ”

After a pause, he said, "Forget it." Let's not mention it yet. ”

Lan Wangji looked at him, was silent for a long time, and suddenly rolled up his sleeves and reached out and poured himself a glass of wine.

Then, raise a glass and drink it slowly.

The last time he drank, Wei Wuxian didn't look at his expression carefully, but this time he paid special attention.

Lan Wangji closed his eyes when he drank, frowned slightly, drank a glass, and pursed his lips imperceptibly, only then did he open his eyes. In the eye waves, a shallow layer of water will appear.

Wei Wuxian cupped his cheeks at the table, and began to count silently in his heart.

When he counted to the eighth tone, Lan Wangji put down his wine glass, held his forehead, and slowly fell asleep.

A strange rush of excitement welled up in Wei Wuxian's heart.

Sure enough, I slept first and then got drunk!

He drank the rest of the wine from the jug in one gulp, got up and walked up and down the private room with his hands in his hands, rubbing his hands together and eagerly trying it.

Suddenly, he walked up to Lan Wangji, leaned over and lowered his head, and whispered in his ear, "Lan Zhan?" ”

No, it shouldn't. Wei Wuxian said again: "Brother Forget the machine? ”

Lan Wangji supported his forehead with his right hand, and his breathing was very steady and gentle.

The face and the hand on the forehead were white and flawless, like beautiful jade.

The faint sandalwood smell emanating from his body was originally cold and a little bleak. However, at this moment, the sandalwood is dipped into the alcohol, and the cold fragrance is full of warmth, as if mixed with a wisp of drunken sweetness, which is a little intoxicating.

Wei Wuxian got closer, the aroma lingering between his breaths, and involuntarily leaned down a little lower, closer to him.

He thought vaguely, "Strange...... Why does it seem a little hot? ”

Suddenly, a faint voice came: "Childe." ”

Wei Wuxian's face had already touched Lan Wangji's close range, and when he heard the sound, the soles of his feet slipped and he almost pounced.

He immediately blocked Lan Wangji behind him and turned to face the wooden window where the voice came from.

The wooden window was carefully knocked, and a small voice floated in through the crack in the window: "Childe." ”

Wei Wuxian realized that his heart was beating a little fast, and he said a strange word in his heart, and he calmed down, walked over, and suddenly put up the window.

Wen Ning hooked the eaves and was hanging upside down from the window, ready to knock again. Wei Wuxian slammed open the window, hitting him in the head, and he let out a soft "ah" cry, holding the window sash with both hands, and took a look at Wei Wuxian.

A cold night breeze blew through the window. Wen Ning opened his eyes, and his eyes were no longer dead white, but there were a pair of quiet black pupils.

The two of them were like this, one was standing, the other was hanging upside down, and they looked at each other for a long time.

Wei Wuxian said, "Come down." ”

Wen Ning didn't hook the eaves for a while, and fell down, falling heavily on the ground downstairs.

Wei Wuxian wiped a handful of cold sweat from his forehead.

He said to himself: "This place is too right! ”

Luckily, I picked this one. In order to be quiet, this wooden window opens not to the pedestrian street, but to a small forest. Wei Wuxian picked up the pole to support the wooden window, leaned out of the window, and looked down. Wen Ning's body sank to death, smashed the ground out of a humanoid pit, and lay in the pit, but his eyes were still staring at him.

Wei Wuxian lowered his voice and shouted at him, "I let you come down, not let you go down." 'Come', you know? ”

Wen Ning looked at him with his neck up, got up from the pit, patted the dirt on his body, and said busily, "Oh." I'm coming. ”

After saying that, he hugged the pillar again, ready to climb up along it. Wei Wuxian said, "Stop! You're right there, I'll go look for you. ”

He returned to Lan Wangji's side and leaned in his ear and said, "Lan Zhan, Lan Zhan, you must sleep for a while." I'll be right back. Okay? ”

After finishing speaking, his hands were a little itchy, and he couldn't help but tease Lan Wangji's eyelashes with his fingertips.

Lan Wangji was teased by him, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, his eyebrows twisted slightly, and he was slightly restless. Wei Wuxian retracted his claws, jumped out of the window, and landed on the ground after a few ups and downs on the branches and leaves at the corner of the eaves.

As soon as he jumped down and turned around, Wen Ning knelt down in front of him.

Wei Wuxian said, "What are you doing?" ”

Wen Ning didn't say a word, hung his head, and said in a low voice: "Childe, I'm sorry." ”

Wei Wuxian said, "Do you have to talk to me like this?" Okay, too. ”

After speaking, he also knelt down in front of Wen Ning in front of him.

Wen Ning was startled, and hurriedly kowtowed to him. Wei Wuxian did the same, kowtowing to him. Wen Ning hurriedly jumped up, and Wei Wuxian stood up from the ground leisurely, patted the dust on his hem, and said, "Straighten your waist and speak like this, can't you?" ”

Wen Ning lowered his head and didn't dare to speak. Wei Wuxian said, "When did you regain your senses?" ”

Wen Ning said: "Just now." ”

Wei Wuxian said, "Do you remember what happened when the skull was nailed to your head?" ”

Wen Ning said: "Some remember...... Some don't remember. ”

Wei Wuxian said, "What do you remember?" ”

Wen Ning said intimately: "...... I remember hearing people say that the mass grave is gone. Person...... It's all gone. ”

Wei Wuxian said, "Didn't hear anything good? What else was heard? ”

After a moment of silence, Wen Ning said, "Jiang Cheng killed you." ”

Wei Wuxian said, "He didn't kill me. I died of repercussions. Cultivating the evil path is like walking on a single-plank bridge, and it is inevitable that it will suffer backlash. It's just a matter of sooner or later. It is impossible to walk a single wooden bridge for a lifetime. ”

Wen Ning finally raised his eyes to look directly at him and said, "But, if he hadn't deliberately picked it at that time......

At this time, in the lobby on the first floor, there was a loud sound of porcelain cracking.

Lan Sichai's voice sounded: "Didn't we talk about Xue Yang before?" Why is this all the rage? ”

Jin Ling said angrily: "Are you talking about Xue Yang, am I not right?!" What did Xue Yang do? He is a scumbag who is not as good as a beast, and Wei Ying is even more disgusting than him! What does it mean to be 'not able to generalize'? This kind of evil way left in the world is a scourge, that is, they should all be killed and killed! ”

Wen Ning moved, and Wei Wuxian waved his hand to signal him to be still.

Lan Jingyi said: "Why are you making such a big fire?" Si Chai didn't say that Wei Wuxian shouldn't be killed, he just said that not all people who cultivate evil demons are people like Xue Yang, do you need to drop things? ”

Jin Ling sneered: "Didn't he also say, 'The person who created this Dao may not have thought of using it to do evil'?" Who is the 'Creator of the Way'? You are suing me, who else but Wei Ying?! It's really incomprehensible, your Gusu Lan clan is also a Xianmen family, and many people in your family died at the hands of Wei Ying back then, right? Why are you Lan Yuan speaking so strangely? Listen to what you mean, is it possible that you still want to excuse Wei Ying? ”

Lan Yuan is Lan Sichai's name. He was still polite: "I'm not trying to excuse him. It's just a matter of not knowing the ins and outs, don't jump to conclusions. You must know that before coming to Yicheng, didn't many people assert that Chang Ping of the Chang clan of Liyang was killed by the head of Hyosungchen in revenge? But what are the facts? ”

Jin Ling said: "Whether Chang Ping was killed by Daoist Leader Xiao Xingchen or not, no one has seen it. Everyone is just guessing, asserting what? But Wei Ying was killed by Qi Qidao, and the blood was washed in the night, and in the two battles, how many monks died at his hands, and died under Wen Ning and Yin Tiger Fu! This is a fact that countless people have seen. Can't quibble, can't deny! And he instigated Wen Ning to kill my father and my mother, and I will never forget these! ”

If Wen Ning had blood on his face, it must have subsided at this moment.

But he didn't. He can only show a wooden face forever. Wen Ning said in a low voice: "...... Miss Jiang's son? ”

Wei Wuxian remained motionless.

Jin Ling said again: "My uncle grew up with him, my grandfather regarded him as his own, and my grandmother treated him well, but what about him? It caused Lotus Dock to become the nest of the Wen rabble, the Yunmeng Jiang clan was shattered, and they both fell, and now only my uncle is left! Ambitious, he doesn't know how to restrain and make waves, and finally dies without a corpse! What is not clear about the ins and outs of this, and what is still debatable? ”

He was aggressive, and Lan Si couldn't say a word. After a while, another teenager said, "Okay, why are you arguing about this?" Let's not mention it, shall we? The dishes are cold. ”

Another chimed in: "yes, stop arguing. Thinking about chasing means not paying attention to the words. Jin Gongzi sat down and ate together. ”

Jin Ling snorted. Lan Sichai spoke at this time, still without losing etiquette: "Okay." It's me who lost my word. Jin Gongzi, please take a seat. If you continue to argue, it will not be good to lure Hanguang-jun down. ”

When it comes to Hanguangjun, it really has a miraculous effect. Hearing this, Jin Ling suddenly stopped humming, and there was a sound of moving the table and bench, and it seemed that he had sat down. The lobby was noisy again, and the voices of the teenagers were drowned out in the staggered cups, plates, dishes and chopsticks.

Wei Wuxian and Wen stood quietly in the grove, their faces solemn.

Silently, Wen Ning knelt down silently again.

Wei Wuxian said, "It's none of your business. ”

Wen Ning was just about to speak, when he suddenly looked at Wei Wuxian's back, slightly stunned. Wei Wuxian was about to turn around to look, only to see a white suit pass over him, lift a kick, and kick Wen Ning's shoulder.

Wen Ning was kicked and pressed out of a humanoid pit.

Wei Wuxian hurriedly grabbed Lan Wangji, who was about to kick again, and said, "Hanguang-jun, Hanguang-jun!" Hanguang-kun, stop your anger! ”

It seems that the time for "sleeping" has passed, and the time for "drunk" has arrived, and Lan Wangji has found out. This situation is inexplicably familiar, and the history is strikingly similar.

This time, Lan Wangji looked more normal than last time, and his boots were not worn backwards, and even when he made such a rude action as kicking Wen Ning, his face became more and more stern and upright. After being held back by Wei Wuxian, he flicked his sleeves and nodded, standing proudly in place, not kicking his words.

Wei Wuxian took the time to say to Wen Ning, "How are you?" ”

Wen Ning got up and said, "I'm fine." ”

Wei Wuxian said: "Get up if you have nothing to do, what are you doing on your knees." ”

Wen Ning stood up, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Young Master Lan." ”

Lan Wangji frowned, covered his ears, turned his back to Wen Ning, and faced Wei Wuxian, blocking his view with his body.

Wen Ning: "......"

Wei Wuxian said, "You'd better not stand here, he ...... I don't really like to see you. ”

Wen Ning said: "...... Lan Gongzi, what's wrong? ”

Wei Wuxian said, "Not much. Just drunk. ”

Wen Ning said: "Then you can help him into the house." ”

Wei Wuxian said, "Be careful yourself. ”

Wen Ning nodded, couldn't help but glance at Lan Wangji again, and then retreated.

Wei Wuxian took away Lan Wangji's hands that were covering his ears and said, "Okay, let's go, I can't hear the sound and I can't see anyone." ”

Lan Wangji let go of his hand at this time, and his light-colored eyes stared at him stunned.

The evil ** was surging in Wei Wuxian's heart, and something seemed to be ignited in his body, and he smiled maliciously: "Lan Zhan, or what do I ask, what do you answer?" Do whatever I tell you to do? ”

Lan Wangji: "Hmm. ”

Wei Wuxian said, "Take off your forehead." ”

Lan Wangji put his hand behind his head, slowly untied the strap, and took off the white forehead embroidered with cloud patterns.

Wei Wuxian looked at this forehead carefully, and said, "It's not a big deal, I thought there was some secret hidden." Then why are you so angry when I took it off? ”

Suddenly, he felt a tightening of his wrist. I saw Lan Wangji tie his two hands with his forehead, and he was slowly tying knots.

Wei Wuxian said, "What are you doing here?" ”

He wanted to see what Lan Wangji was going to do, so he let him do it himself. Lan Wangji tied his hands tightly, first tied a slipknot, thought about it, as if he felt that it was inappropriate, untied it, and changed it to a dead knot. After thinking about it again, I felt that it was still inappropriate, so I hit another one.

Behind Gusu Lan's forehead is a hanging streamer, which is extremely beautiful when moving, so it is also very long. Lan Wangji tied seven or eight dead knots in a row, stacked them into a string of ugly little bumps, and then stopped satisfied.

Wei Wuxian said, "Hey, do you still want this forehead?" ”

Lan Wangji's brows furrowed, holding the other end of his forehead, and he took Wei Wuxian's hand and raised it in front of him, as if admiring his great masterpiece. Wei Wuxian's hand was lifted by him, and he thought to himself, "I look like a prisoner...... No, why should I play with him like this? Isn't it supposed me to play with him? ”

Suddenly awakened, Wei Wuxian said, "Untie it for me." ”

Lan Wangji happily stretched out his hand, repeated the old trick, and reached for his collar and belt. Wei Wuxian said, "It's not to unravel this!" Untie this in your hand! Untie this thing you're tying me to! This wipe forehead! ”

If you are stripped naked by Lan Wangji's hands, the picture is really terrible to think about!

Lan Wangji listened to his request, his eyebrows furrowed again, and he didn't move for a long time. Wei Wuxian raised his hand to show him and coaxed, "Don't you listen to me, untie this for my brother." Shrewd. ”

Lan Wangji glanced at him and calmly looked away, as if he couldn't understand what he was saying, and needed to think about it for a while. Wei Wuxian shouted, "Oh, I see! You're going to be very energetic if you want to tie me up, and you won't understand if you untie it, right? ”

The Lan family's forehead wipes are the same as the materials used in their clothes, which seem to be light and elegant, but in fact they are extremely solid. Lan Wangji tied it up very tightly, and tied a long string of dead knots, Wei Wuxian couldn't break free when he twisted left and right, and said in his heart: "This is really lifting a stone to shoot yourself in the foot." Luckily, it was a forehead wipe and not some kind of rope or something, otherwise he would have tied me all over! ”

Lan Wangji looked into the distance, while dragging the belt of wiping his forehead in his hand, pulling and shaking, and having a good time in his hand. Wei Wuxian said again: "Can you untie it for me?" Hanguang-kun, how can you do such a thing? What are you holding me up for? What should I do if someone sees it? Well? ”

After hearing the last sentence, Lan Wangji pulled him towards the outside of the woods.

Wei Wuxian was dragged away by him, staggering and saying, "You, you, you wait a while." I mean it's not good for people to see it, not to say that you should show this to others! Feed! Are you pretending not to understand? You did it on purpose, right?! You only understand what you want to understand, don't you?! Blue Forget Machine! ”

Before he could finish speaking, Lan Wangji had dragged him out of the woods, went around the street, and re-entered the lobby from the first floor of the restaurant.

A group of juniors are still eating, drinking, and playing, although it was a little unpleasant just now, but the young people can always forget the unpleasantness immediately. They were having a good time, several juniors of the Lan family were secretly drinking, and some people were always staring at the stairs on the second floor to prevent the wind, beware of being discovered by Lan Wangji, who knew that Lan Wangji suddenly dragged Wei Wuxian and walked in from the gate, all of them were stunned.

With a bang, Lan Jingyi rushed to hide the wine jug on the table, knocking over a few dishes and bowls along the way, and there was no hiding effect at all. Lan Sichai stood up and said, "Han, Hanguang-kun, why did you come in from here again......"

Wei Wuxian smiled and said: "Haha, you Hanguang-jun are sitting hot, come out to blow the wind, and kill a surprise attack on a whim, no, I really caught you stealing wine and drinking." ”

He prayed in his heart, asking Lan Zhan to drag him upstairs directly, not to talk to anyone, and not to make superfluous movements. As long as he continues to remain silent and maintain a cold appearance, no one will notice that something is wrong with him.

As soon as he thought so, Lan Wangji pulled him and walked to the table of the group of juniors.

Lan Si chased: "Hanguang-kun, your forehead ......"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Wei Wuxian's hand.

Hanguangjun's forehead was tied to Wei Wuxian's wrist.

As if there weren't enough people noticing this, Lan Wangji took Wei Wuxian's hand up with the tape that wiped his forehead, and showed it to everyone.