Peony for the Soon Departed - Part Three is the seventy-first chapter of Mo Dao Zu Shi.
Synopsis []
Two months after the night-hunt on Mount Baifeng, Lan Wangji arrives in Yunmeng. To his embarrassment, several women arrive to toss flowers to him, one after another.
As he continues on, Wei Wuxian tosses a peony towards Lan Wangji from the balcony, revealing himself as the instigator. Lan Wangji accepts his invitation to join him upstairs for a drink, but he merely returns the flowers given and advises him not to associate with the women, who are actually Ghosts.
Lan Wangji requests that Wei Wuxian return to Gusu with him, concerned that Wei Wuxian is losing control of his cultivation. Wei Wuxian angrily dismisses his concerns, and Lan Wangji apologizes.
Wei Wuxian thanks him for his concern before leaving for Lotus Pier. He informs Jiang Cheng of his interaction with Lan Wangji, and Jiang Cheng scolds him for teasing Lan Wangji and failing to polish his sword.
Wei Wuxian explains that he avoids carrying his sword to high-profile events because he wishes to avoid challenges from other cultivators. Jiang Cheng is puzzled, as Wei Wuxian used to love showing off his skills.
Wei Wuxian then complains that Jin Guangyao is much better than Jin Zixuan, to which Jiang Cheng responds that no matter his personality, due to his parentage, Jin Guangyao can at most be a servant who greets guests.
Wei Wuxian is aghast that Jiang Cheng is not opposed to a marriage between Jin Zixuan and Jiang Yanli. Jiang Cheng acknowledges points out that Jiang Yanli likes him, but Wei Wuxian cannot forgive Jin Zixuan for his actions against Jiang Yanli in Langya.
He finds Jiang Yanli in the ancestral hall, speaking with her mother and father. She teases him for his childish antics, and Wei Wuxian jokes that he is only three years old.
He then asks her why people 'like' other people. He wonders if romance is not like putting a rein around one's neck, and she replies that he must only be one year old.
Jiang Yanli tells him that she made a pot of soup for him, and Jiang Cheng enters to announce that he, the clan leader, has poured a bowl soup for him already. However, he has only left the lotus roots, and taken all the pork ribs for himself. Jiang Yanli promises to make another batch tomorrow, and Wei Wuxian recalls the time he first tasted the soup.
Upon Wei Wuxian's arrival at Lotus Pier, Jiang Cheng was forced to send his dogs away due to Wei Wuxian's cynophobia. Although he sulked, he was still willing to befriend Wei WUxian until Jiang Fengmian allowed Wei WUxian to sit on his arm that night.
Jiang Cheng had been held less than five times by his own father in his lifetime. He was shocked and distressed, and Yu Ziyuan stormed out of the room with a cold laugh.
Ultimately, Jiang Cheng locked Wei Wuxian out of his room at night and threatened to send dogs after him.
In terror, Wei Wuxian fled Lotus Pier and climbed a tree. After a while, Jiang Yanli found him and attempted to coax him down. Although Jiang Yanli tried to catch him when he fell, she missed and he injured his ankle. She thus began to carry him back to Lotus Pier by herself.
Along the way, they discovered Jiang Cheng, who had fallen into a pit and also injured his leg while searching for Wei Wuxian. He had been too afraid of his father to risk waking someone up to search with him. In the end, Jiang Yanli managed to carry both Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng back to Lotus Pier.
Jiang Cheng began to cry, worried about what Jiang Fengmian will do if he found out. Wei Wuxian promised not to tell him, and Jiang Cheng promised to chase dogs away for Wei Wuxian. When they returned, Jiang Yanli made lotus and pork rib soup for the three of them.
After reminiscing, Wei Wuxian heads out to take a look at the tree he once climbed. As he stops by a vendor stall, he is alarmed to recognize a grimy person huddled on the ground.[1]
Characters []
in order of appearance:
- Wei Wuxian
- Lan Wangji
- Jin Zixuan (mentioned)
- Jiang Cheng
- Jin Guangyao (mentioned)
- Jin Guangshan (mentioned)
- Jiang Yanli
- Jiang Fengmian (mentioned)
- Yu Ziyuan (mentioned)
- Wen Qing
Events []
- Sunshot Campaign (mentioned)
- Night-Hunt at Mount Baifeng (mentioned)
- Discussion Conferences (mentioned)
Locations[]
- Yunmeng
- Nightless City (mentioned)
- Lanling (mentioned)
- Gusu (mentioned)
- Qinghe (mentioned)
- Cloud Recesses (mentioned)
- Mount Baifeng (mentioned)
- Lotus Pier
- Langya (mentioned)
Creatures[]
Cultivation Abilities[]
- Demonic Cultivation (mentioned)
Cultivation Tools[]
References[]
- ↑ Novel, Chapter 71