After parting ways with the other Lan Clan disciples in Tanzhou, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji traveled on their swords and arrived at the borders of Yiling just past noon. Lan Jingyi had taken the Lan Clan disciples back to the Cloud Recesses ahead of time, leaving only Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji, Wen Ning, and Lan Sizhui behind.
Wei Wuxian led the three of them to the tavern he and Lan Wangji had previously visited for lunch. After buying some sacrificial offerings, they headed toward the Burial Mounds.
The path up the mountain looked just as they remembered, and everything around them seemed unchanged. The air remained overcast and gloomy, filling both Wei Wuxian and Wen Ning with deep emotion. At the Burial Mounds, broken walls and ruins were everywhere. The homes they had once built were completely gone, though traces of the past could still occasionally be seen amidst the rubble. A small toy tiger doll lay crushed underneath, covered in a thick layer of dust. As Lan Sizhui looked at the familiar doll, a sudden flash seemed to cross his mind, and he murmured softly, "Xian-gege..."
Chapter 50