Soft - Part One is the sixty-third chapter of Mo Dao Zu Shi.
Synopsis []
In the present day, Wei Wuxian awakens begging Lan Wangji to take him back to his clan. Realizing that his arms are locked around Lan Wangji, he hurriedly releases him.
Lan Wangji explains that Wei Wuxian has been unconscious for four days. Both his stab wound and his Curse Mark have been healed.
Lan Wangji passes him Suibian, though Wei Wuxian hesitates before pulling it from its sheath. He asks if it truly sealed itself, and Lan Wangji affirms it.
Wei Wuxian asks where he is, and Lan Wangji says that they are in the Cloud Recesses. Wei Wuxian worries that Lan Xichen will find out, but just then, Lan Xichen enters, announcing that he already knows.
Lan Xichen informs him that Nie Huaisang is keeping Nie Mingjue's body for now. He asks his brother for an explanation.
Lan Wangji insists that Jin Guangyao truly kept Nie Mingjue's head, and that Jin Guangyao is not to be trusted. Lan Xichen, however, replies that while Lan Wangji trusts Wei Wuxian, he trusts Jin Guangyao.
However, he reassures Wei Wuxian that he has allowed him to be healed and hidden in his own residence, the Hanshi, and will not allow any harm to come to him until they investigate further.
Wei Wuxian speculates that Nie Mingjue's qi deviation occurred because of the Purification Tone: in particular, an obscure, difficult song called Cleansing.
Wei Wuxian then plays the song, and both Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji note that he has played a portion wrong. Wei Wuxian, however, insists that he played it exactly as Jin Guangyao did.
The two melodies blend together seamlessly. Alarmed, Lan Xichen leads his brother and Wei Wuxian out of a small cottage in a secluded portion of the Cloud Recesses. Although it is past nine in the evening, he leads them to the Library Pavilion's Room of Forbidden Books.
They examine the shelves of strange song collections. When Wei Wuxian's eyes grow weary, Lan Xichen notes that Lan Wangji takes over Wei Wuxian's section of material.
Suddenly, Lan Wangji says that he has found something. Looking at the book, Wei Wuxian realizes that two pages of music are not connected to each other.[1]
Characters []
in order of appearance:
- Wei Wuxian
- Lan Wangji
- Jin Ling (mentioned)
- Jiang Cheng (mentioned)
- Jiang Yanli (mentioned)
- Jiang Fengmian (mentioned)
- Yu Ziyuan (mentioned)
- Jin Guangyao (mentioned)
- Lan Xichen
- Nie Huaisang (mentioned)
- Nie Mingjue (mentioned)
Events []
- Death of Nie Mingjue (mentioned)
Locations[]
- Cloud Recesses
- Golden Carp Tower (mentioned)
Cultivation Abilities[]
- Curse Mark (mentioned)
- Purification Tone
- Collection of Spirit Turmoil
Cultivation Tools[]
References[]
- ↑ Novel, Chapter 63