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Chapter 7 - Chapter 7. Not a Goodbye

Elysian dialects and their meanings...

Dingonato- [diy-ngo-nato]. in human language "dwarfs or lower level of Encanto"

He is now wide-awake eyes staring at the white ceiling. Apparently, Zuocheng and the caretakers rushed him to the nearest hospital as he was found again unconscious in the Balite tree. He had gone missing for 72 hours and Zuocheng that time had gone crazy.

It seems that the time frame from the human world is different from theirs. He can't believe that the place he had been into is the River of Anduin; the largest and longest river of Elysian. It feels like he had stayed there for like 3hrs, and when Lan Wangji says he needed to go home he protested but immediately agreed when he told him he's already gone in his world for like 3 days. 1 hour in Elysian is equivalent to 1 day on Earth, wow!

He was discharged the next day when all of his lab tests were clear. Zuocheng bombarded him a lot of questions but he answered none. When they get back to the Ancestral house, Zuocheng announces that the next day they will go back to the city. Zhan wanted to protest, but he knew he wouldn't win this time. His brother is concerned about him and he doesn't want him to get headaches anymore. When the two settled on their respective rooms; Wei Zhan almost forgot the Emperor's smile, he chuckled when he remembered that night.

Lan Wangji uses his magic and in a blink of an eye, they are already in the ground, in the Balite tree. The tree is huge, standing strong and shining; it is indeed not an ordinary tree, it has a massive pirtahan "door" to it. He didn't know till that night that it was a portal to their world. Lan Wangji sternly told him not to tell this secret to anyone. He nods. Even though Lan Wangji didn't tell him, he had no plans of telling it to anyone. The Encanto scolded him because according to a dingonato he heard Wei Zhan told Zuocheng and the caretakers regarding his experience when he first saw the yacht and river.

He told Lan Wangji, that it will never happen again. "Sorry, I was confused that day" and then freaked out and hugged Lan Wangji immediately when he saw real dwarfs and tree giant creatures hanging out near the portal. "Wangji! Monsterss!!!" He shouted hysterically and nuzzled his body roughly to Lan Wangji as if he wanted to get inside of Wangji's body to hide himself.

The creatures seeing him hugged the Prince of Gusu were shocked; mouths' agape. The fuel added to the fire when Wangji hugged him back to hide the human. But Zhan ever thought about that time was the fear creeping on his heart seeing the creatures, because who wouldn't?those tree giants looking like a scary monster holding a massive cigar. While the dwarfs-well some of them are cute. Lan Wangji politely asks the Encantos' to disappear for a while, and they obeyed.

All along, Lan Wangji knew he hid a bottle of Emperor's smile on his Hanfu because when he was about to go outside the portal, Lan Wangji told him that he'd hide the bottle in the Balite tree and come back for it the next day as he will use magic for him to pass out and he agreed. He hugged the impassive man again but abruptly and thanked him for not killing him and Zhan swore to god he saw the Encanto's lips curved- the tiniest bit. He teased the man for acting like a statue; for not hugging him back and his returned to being cold again.

He asks Lan Wangji if he could see him again, unexpectedly he nods and Zhan was happy. The next thing he knew he woke up in the hospital bed.

And here he is now, holding the Emperor's smile bottle. He contemplated, whether to drink a little or not. But he chose the former after a while.

Unknown to him, Lan Wangji was watching, exactly in front of him. Zhan wouldn't see him as he was invisible.

He froze, and automatically puts his hand on his temples as he felt the sudden pain on his head- as if it was brain freeze! The emperor's smile is so cold! He can detect that the alcohol is slowly entering his body as he can feel the coldness from within. His hands shook, and his body started trembling.

Right then, he saw Lan Wangji, Wei Zhan's eyes started gleaming; hurt and confused "what is happening?" his voice, breathless and low.

Lan Wangji suddenly hugged him like he is comforting the other man with his scent and warmth. He shed a tear for the first time in his life- and the reason? he doesn't know why. Zhan instinctively puts his chin on the other man's shoulder blade and inhales his scent like it's an antidote to his discomfort , "I'm sorry", Lan Wangji whispers. Zhan nuzzled his nose and mouth more on the other's neck. "I'm sorry", Wangji repeated and Zhan collapses.

Zuocheng was crying when he woke up. He looked worn out, eyes swollen from heavy crying.

"Wei Zhan!" He cries. "Let's go home already, or else I will lost my sanity here"

Confused by his brother's statement "Where are we? What happened to you A'cheng?" He extended his arms to wipe his brother's tears.

Apparently, they found him "again" at the Balite tree, unconscious

He was astounded by his brother and the caretakers' statement. He didn't remember going there!

"Why would I go there in the first place?" He said.

"Maybe this place is haunted after all" he whispered, Zhan let's go back to the city already okay?

Wei Zhan agreed.

King Quiren was fuming with anger when he learned that his sons Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji allowed an Uyamot Jamo to stepped in the sakzhanan and at a top of that, according to Ada Jin Aster of Lanling Kingdom, Lan Wangji completely ignored her and instead accommodated the human as per Lan Xichen's request. The leader of the Tree giant tribe had also reported to him that this filthy human even hugged Lan Wangji!. Had he known this stupidity, he had already punished this human to death!

The two Paran's arrived at the King's magnificent Sillid toon and bowed as a sign of respect.

"King Father", Lan Xichen says

The king looked at the two intently, "speak!"

Lan Xichen explained and Lan Wangji just listened to his brother.

Exasperated with his sons he says "What if that human will do harm to our passage?"

"He will not", Lan Wangji answered. "I already erased his memories forever. He will not remember us"

The King turned silent

"However", Lan Wangji added in a very low and calm tone "I wish to marry him" and added again in a stern tone "Only him!"

Lan Xichen although surprised by his brother's announcement, he will support him no matter what. The King was unable to respond; instead, a sudden change of Gusu's weather had happened. King Quiren uses his power to create a great thunder and storm and pours the heavy rain outside the Kingdom as he cries his heart out of despair!