Lan Qiren entered the orchid room as everyone took a seat, just like last time, Wei Wuxian sat beside him.

When his Uncle opened a scroll that literally landed on the floor and rolled all the way out of the room, the students groan.

"I will read the rules, keep it in your heads." Lan Qiren said as he started reading.

Lan Wangii was staring at his beloved from his peripheral vision the word pretty going on and on in his head before he saw Lan Qiren close the scroll.

Lan Oiren, "I'm reciting the rules one by one because no one reads them. After this, let's see who will break the rules."

Wei Wuxian 'Is he talking about me?'

Seeing Wei Wuxian's sitting position, Lan Qiren puts down his scroll. "Very well, Since someone is still not paying attention, let's try something else. Wei Ying!"

Wei Wuxian raised his hand "Here!"

"Who was the first one to prosper their family at the cost of their Clan?'

"Wen Mao from Wen Clan."

"What did the ancestors of Nie Clan do?"

"Butcher!"

"The heraldry of the Jin clan is a white peony. Which type of white peony?"

"Sparks Amidst Snow."

"Are imp, demons, ghosts, and monsters the same things?"

"No."

"How do spirits, demons, ghosts and monsters differ?"

"Spirits come from living plants and animals. Demons come from humans. Ghosts are from the dead. Monsters are from dead plants and animals."

Lan Qiren strokes his beard as he turns. away from Wei Wuxian. "As Head Disciple of Yunmeng Jiang, you should already be very familiar with these questions and know them by heart. There is nothing to be proud of in answering them correctly."

'Uncle, you are being unfair over here'

"There is an executioner who has parents, wife, and children. He has beheaded over 100 people. After his death, no one buried him. Resentment built up over time, his ghost haunts the streets and kill. What should we do?"

Wei Wuxian takes longer to answer this question. It seemed that he was trying to think of the answer "Well?"

Lan Qiren's eyes roam the room. Disciples either look away or are looking through their texts. "Don't open your books! Think of the answers by yourselves!"

When still no answer comes, Lan Qiren calls on Lan Wang to asnwer the question 'Of course he'll be asking me' he wanted to roll his eyes. Wei Wuxian pulls out a fresh sheet of parchment and starts drawing.

Lan Wangji eyes the drawing as he recites the answer. "First, liberate; second, suppress; third, eliminate. Talk to him first. Remind him of his family and calm him down. Grant his unfulfilled wish, clear his unfinished business in the world. Forcefully make him leave if that doesn't work. If he refuses to repent, destroy him. No errors should be allowed."

Proudly stroking his beard, Lan Qiren continues to lecture, "Not one word is wrong. No matter the person or the cultivation level, one needs to be as firm as him. If one becomes complacent and proud just because a few simple mountain beings were defeated in their home and they hold some empty reputations, disgrace will be brought upon themselves, sooner or later."

'Ah... so he wanted to use Lan Wangi to knock me down a notch. Well then, I can't be blamed for what is to come.' Wei Wuxian thought to himself as Lan Wangji was contemplating whether or not he should silence the boy.

"I have doubts. Find out his unfulfilled wish, resolve his unfinished business? But what do we do if his unfinished business is revenge?" Wei Wuxian questioned.

Lan Wangii replied "Use force when necessary. Destroy him if needed."

Wei Wuxian scoffed and Lan Wangji thought he looked sexy "What a waste! It's not that I don't know the answer, I was thinking of a fourth option."

"I've never heard of a fourth option." Lan Qiren strokes his goatee.

Holding up the doodle he was drawing while Lan Wangji recited his answer, Wei Wuxian explains, "The executioner died a violent death and is resentful. He's beheaded so many, why don't we dig up the graves of his victims and gather their spirits to fight with him?"

Lan Qiren throws a scroll at Wei Wuxian and shouts, "The core of exorcising demons and ghosts is to liberate! You want to use evil to fight evil? That's goes against nature and morality!"

The rest of the disciples watch on in horror as the situation escalates. Jiang Wanyin is getting more angry at Wei Wuxian's behavior, he's Making Yunmeng lose face! I'll teach that brat a lesson later he thought to himself.

Dodging the scroll, Wei Wuxian recites, "Spiritual energy is energy; resentful energy is energy as well. Spiritual energy can split mountains and fill oceans. It's available for human use. If so, then why can't we also use resentful energy?"

Throwing another text and face turning more red, Lan Qiren shouts again, "Let Me ask you, How do you make the resentful energies listen to you and doesn't harm others? What if you lose control?"

Wei Wuxian dodges the text again only this time it smacks right into Nie Huaisang's face.

Wei Wuxian sits down to ponder, "That's a good question."

Finally having had enough of the troublemaker, Lan Qiren raises his voice louder, "If you've got the answer, the cultivation world would never allow you to exist! Get Out! Wangji! You will watch over

his punishment!"

With a bow, Wei Wuxian saunters out of the classroom with a smile on his face.

"Uncle, you have broke the rules." Lan Wangji stated after Wei Wuxian left making his Uncle pause.

"Do not succumb to rage, do not assume, do not bully the younger, Wei-gongzi asked a question, it is the role of the teacher to correct and make the student understand." Lan Wangji told him off but he was careful of his tone.

Lan Qiren heard his nephew and internally sighed, he was right, he was still holding grudges for the dead woman, and then he took it out on a kid, his nephew really is much more of a sticker for rules than he is, 'Cangse please don't haunt me for this.'

"I will repent on my mistakes later." Lan Qiren said "As for the rest! Open your books! You'll have your first exam by next week!"

Lan Wangji had a bad feeling for what Jiang Wanyin was planning so he decided on following behind, he had to go find Wei Wuxian for rules to copy anyway.

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Wei Wuxian was near the pond playing with the fish.

Lan Wangji thought he looked ethereal.

"Wangji, what are you doing? Spying on others is prohibited." Lan Xichen said which made Lan Wangji flinch as he turned to meet his brother who seemed to be smiling more brightly than usual.

"Not spying, merely observing." Lan Wangji denied and his brother chuckled at that.

"If I had known you wanted to meet Wei-gongzi, I would have brought you to Yunmeng during discussion conferences." his brother smiled teasingly.

'That's the point! You'd probably do something! And that's worse!'

Lan Wangii glared "Wouldn't come, Loud." he said.

Lan Xichen then sighed "I was looking for, you last night, and guess what I found?" Lan Wangji stiffened and looked at his brother and he saw a hint of mischief in then 'Fuck this shit I'm out.'

Lan Xichen held his brother's shoulder, preventing him from moving away.

'Brother tell me you did not see that.' he mentally prayed and Lan Xichen huffed holding back his laughter.

"I didn't know my Didi was so smooth?" He teased the younger whose ears turn a bright shade of red "Brother." Lan Wangji muttered while avoiding eye contact.

"I never thought I'd hear you talk with that many words!" He exlaimed excitedly. "Worry Not Didi, Gege will help you!" Lan Xichen literally had flowers growing around him as he said that.

"I might have a few books you might want to read about two people alone in a ro-"

"Brother!"

Lan Wangji did not know his brother read those stuff! Nor did he want to know who told him about it but he can pin the blame to one person.

"Be careful where you plan on doing it because Uncle will probably get blood loss."

"Brother."

"Also use a lot of oil -"

"Xiongzhang!" Lan Wangji hissed, his ears already burning red "Wei Ying just met me!" He mumbled out.

"And? Not a problem! You're my younger brother! No one can resist you!" He smiled teasingly.

'Brother you don't understand, I am currently mentally 30 years old in a body of a 16 year old while Wei Ying will still turn 16 in a couple of months! I'm as old as our uncle! If not then a few years younger!? I have to wait for Wei Ying to be a little older.'

Lan Wangji sighed softly "Brother."

"Yes yes, don't worry. Big brother believes Wangji will steal Wei-gongzi's heart." Lan Xichen smiled. As Lan Wangji was going to say something they heard a voice from upfront and they saw Jiang Wanyin walking towards Wei Wuxian.

Last time it was both Nie Huaisang and Jiang Wanyin but now it was just Jiang Wanyin.

"Wei Wuxian!" Wei Wuxian flinched before smiling "Jiang Cheng! You scared the fish

away!" Jiang Wangin scowled "What was that for!?"

"What was what for?" Wei Wuxian asked confused "You idiot! You don't even know what you did wrong!?" Jiang Cheng punched the other's stomach more harder than playful which made the two Lans look at each other.

Wei Wuxian winced "Look, I was curious, I wanted an answer since none of our teachers would answer my questions, we came here to learn so I learn but if the teacher doesn't give me the answers I'm looking for then what do I do?" He asked the younger.

"Then did you have to lose face for Yunmeng!? Getting out when Lan Laoshi said to get out!?" He raged at the older but not too loud to break the rules.

"He told me to get out, so l'll get out! What's the point of being nice? If he thinks I'm a troublemaker then I'll be a troublemaker! It's not like their opinions of me will change overnight!" Wei Wuxian said.

"Besides, Yunmeng Jiang is told to be free! And that's exactly what I'm doing!"

"You? Doing exactly what Yunmeng is supposed to do? You should not make us lose face you idiot!" Jiang Cheng was about to continue slandering until Lan Wangji decided to step forward with his brother.

"Wei-gongzi, my brother has been looking for you."

Jiang Cheng stilled and went to wonder if they had heard what he said and did to his brother but internally sighed in relief when they didn't ask him anything nor did their face say anything.

Wei Wuxian's eyes immediately brightened when he saw Lan Wangji which made his ears turn pink.

"Oh! Lan-er-gongzi! What did you need me for?" He asked slyly.

Lan Wangii was prepared "I came to get you to the library for our date as well as for you to start on your punishment." Wei Wuxian sputtered.

Lan Xichen hid his smile behind his sleeves "My Brother was assigned by Uncle to escort and watch over you while you copy."

"It's called a library date."

"Wangji it doesn't count if one isn't going to enjoy it."

"Who says I'm not going to enjoy it?" Wei Wuxian mumbled as he crossed his arms.

"Well for one thing you have a lot of texts and rules to copy over and over." Wei Wuxian groaned.

"Follow me." Lan Wangji said as he grabbed Wei Wuxian's wrist and walked really fast but it wouldn't be considered running.

"Lan-er-gongzi! I can walk fine! No need to drag me!"

Lan Xichen watched as he silently cheered for his brother but then he heard something that the Jiang heir muttered "What a slut." Jiang Wanyin scoffed as he left the place.

Lan Xichen made a mental note to look closely onto the said Jiang heir.