LANLING JIN, KOI TOWERS
On the surface, Lanling looked like a normal city of vampires who are following the rules that were set by the Supreme Queen centuries ago, but nobody knows about the deep dark secret of the city that they have hidden from the whole society and that is doing prohibited and dangerous experiments on humans. Nobody knows what the purpose of these experiments is and what is the outcome that they are trying to achieve but all Xue Yang knows is that if they succeed in whatever experiment that they are doing right now, it will not be good news at all.
To be honest, nobody would ever find out about this if Jiang Yanli didn't ask Xue Yang to investigate and the things that Xue Yang found out for the past few days of spying on Su She, it was rather quite unsettling. Almost every single day, Xue Yang would always see the guards carrying dead bodies out of the secret chamber. The corpse of the human had a sign of turning into a vampire but at the same time, it's not. Xue Yang has no idea what they are planning to do but whatever it is, it's dangerous.
"I should drop Jie a text on my findings." Xue Yang thought as he took out his phone from his pocket.
As he was in the middle of texting, he saw that the guards had carried out a new batch of corpses again. He quickly sent the text to Jiang Yanli and followed them. As he followed them, a stench of dead bodies hit his nostril and it smelled awful.
"Hmm. This must be where they buried the bodies." Xue Yang thought as he hid behind one of the bushes.
"Stupid Su She. Who does he think he is to command us what to do? If it wasn't for the Jin's to take him in, he would be nothing but a sewer rat." One of the guards said to his friend as they dumped the bodies inside a pit hole.
"Didn't you hear? Su She got kicked out of the Lan Clan because Zewu-Jun found out that he was secretly doing illegal experiments on the humans, that's why the Jin's were interested in him and brought him in." The other guard said as he dumped the last body into the pit hole.
"No wonder he thinks so highly of himself. Tch. We better go back before that asshole goes berserk again." The guard said as he and his friend dumped the last body into the pit.
After making sure that they are completely gone, Xue Yang quietly comes out from the bushes. He quickly investigated the pit while covering his nose to inspect the corpse. As he inspects the corpse, he feels that something is strange with the corpse. The corpse had a sign of changing into a vampire but at the same time, it is not. Xue Yang doesn't know how to explain what is unusual, but something is wrong. He took out his phone to take a photo of the corpse and send it to Jiang Yanli. After sending the pictures to Jiang Yanli, he quickly went back to the Koi Pond and spied on them again.
YUNMENG, JIANG HEADQUARTERS
"Xichen, I think we might have a problem. Xue Yang just sent me some pictures and it doesn't look good." Jiang Yanli said as she handed her phone to him to show him the photos.
"Why does the corpse look like this? What are they trying to achieve?" Xichen said as he looked through the pictures of the corpse.
"I don't know. But whatever they are trying to achieve is going to end the peace for sure." Jiang Yanli said in a worried voice.
"No matter what they are trying to do, we need to find out what their plan is and stop them from achieving it." Lan Xichen said after a moment of thought.
Jiang Yanli and Lan Xichen didn't know what else to say as the situation right now is a bit tense and they don't know what are the big plans that the Jin's are planning so they remained silent. But the silence was soon interrupted when Wei Wuxian suddenly opened the door with a bang.
"Jie Jie, we are done cleaning. Can we get our lotus soup now?" Wei Wuxian said as he mustered the cutest pout while giving the puppy dog eyes to Jiang Yanli.
"Hahaha okay my Xian Xian. There is a pot of Lotus soup in the kitchen. You and A-Cheng can take some." Jiang Yanli giggled as she patted his head.
"THANKS, JIE JIE! A-CHENG! SOUP IS IN THE KITCHEN!" Wei Wuxian said as he sprinted to the kitchen as he shouted at Jiang Cheng as well.
"HEY! WEI WUXIAN! YOU BETTER NOT TAKE EVERYTHING FROM THAT POT OR ELSE I AM GONNA BREAK YOUR LEGS!" Jiang Cheng shouted back at Wei Wuxian.
Jiang Yanli quietly giggled at her brother's cute banter while shaking her head as they were busy shouting at each other in the kitchen. As Lan Xichen saw the three sibling's interaction, he was kind of jealous. They looked so close even though they are not entirely related. He also wishes that he had this kind of interaction with his brother. It is not that he and his brother aren't close, it's just that they never had a chance to get this kind of interaction while growing up. As they were part of the royal family, both Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji had to go through many etiquette classes therefore they have never done anything fun in their life. After their parents died, Lan Xichen had more responsibility on his shoulders. Even though his brother didn't say anything but support him despite of everything, but Lan Xichen knows that his little brother feels lonely most of the time because he wasn't there for him especially after the death of their parents and because of that Lan Xichen has a sense of guilt towards his little brother.
"JIE JIE, A-CHENG IS MEAN TO ME!" Wei Wuxian shouted from the kitchen.
"DON'T LISTEN TO HIM JIE JIE! HE IS LYING! HEY! WEI WUXIAN STOP TAKING ALL THE SOUP!" Jiang Cheng shouted at him.
"Excuse me Xichen. I need to go and make sure my brothers don't kill each other. I will go prepare some refreshments for you as well." Jiang Yanli said as she started walking out of the door.
"Go ahead A-Li. I will see you in the kitchen." Lan Xichen said as he smiled at her.
Xichen silently smiles when he hears the cute banter between the three siblings.
"Zewu-jun." A voice suddenly said.
Lan Xichen looked at where the voice came from, and he saw his Lan Wangji peeping through the door with an adorable face.
"Wangji, you can just call me Ge. You don't need to be so formal. After all, we are brothers. Anyways, how are you feeling?" Lan Xichen said with a smile as he signaled him to come into the room.
Lan Wangji slowly walked in and sat down.
"Mn. Feeling better." Lan Wangji said as he nervously played with his fingers.
Lan Wangji feels extremely awkward as he doesn't remember a single thing and the only person he ever spent most of the time with was Wei Wuxian.
To Lan Wangji, Wei Wuxian is like a ray of sunshine. No matter what happens, Wei Wuxian will give a bright smile. He possesses such an energetic and mischievous personality without caring about the rules. He also enjoys teasing others, especially his brother, Jiang Cheng. However, Lan Wangji also notices that beneath his carefree attitude, Wei Wuxian cares deeply for those he loves.
"Wangji?" Lan Xichen called out as he snapped his fingers to get Lan Wangji's attention.
Lan Wangji snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Lan Xichen. He wanted to say something but before he could Jiang Yanli entered the room.
"Xichen, refreshments are ready. Ah Wangji, you are here too. Come and join us!" Jiang Yanli said with a smile.
"Ok Yanli, we will come in a minute." Lan Xichen replied with a smile and Lan Wangji silently nodded his head in acknowledgement.