"Welcome to my home, Wangji," Baoshan said, "This is Celestial Mountain....well, my cottage on the mountain anyway."

"It is so much prettier than I thought it would be," He admitted, "It looks peaceful as well."

"It is, the village down the road there, I have taken in orphans, the sick and the wounded, brought them here to heal and they stayed to create their own little village. The people take in the children that I bring back and I help them cultivate if they desire it," Baoshan said.

Lan Zhan had heard stories of the Immortal Baoshan doing such beautiful deeds. She helped others gain their lives back and have a fresh start. Those who wished were able to leave if they wanted to.

"This is amazing," Lan Zhan said in awe, "I would live here if I could."

"Hmm, Maybe you can," Baoshan told him, "We can discuss those things later, I need to go check Wei Ying, he has been asleep since I seated his container and spiritual energy. He is free of physical pain, but he is emotionally hurting from what I can see."

"Do you need help with anything?" Lan Zhan offered.

"Just for you to love him just as much as he loves you," She told him, "He told me how much of his heart that you have taken, which is all of it. He just let you go because you have your own duties."

"I can do my duties with him beside me, and I told him that, he just told me he doesn't want to be a burden," Lan Zhan said, "He is never, has never, and will never, be a burden to me. He has my heart as well. I took the chief cultivator because it will help keep him safe. No one can hurt him if I am beside him and he is beside me. People fear to provoke me, that has always been known."

"Which is why I like you," Baoshan said, "You are committed, protective, loving, kind, and caring to Wei Ying, and that is what I like. It is what he loves about you. How he feels safe with you."

"I promise, we will talk things through and I will always protect him, love him, and care for him," Lan Zhan stated with such utter devotion that it convinced Baoshan, that Lan Zhan was the one for him. He was his true soulmate.

"Want to come with me to see him? He may be awake," Baoshan said, "I have to make him something to eat as well, are you hungry?"

"I will eat when Wei Ying does and I would like to see him," Lan Zhan said.

Baoshan smiled at him and led him inside her cottage. Lan Zhan slowly followed behind her as she entered Wei Ying's room. He was awake, and he seemed content with his current situation.

"How are you feeling?" Baoshan asked Wei Ying.

He had tears in his eyes but a smile on his face, "I forgot what it was like living without pain," he said, "I feel free from it, and that guilt I have is going away slowly."

"That's good, you deserve to be healthy, happy, and pain free. That guilt, you have nothing to be guilty over," Baoshan said, "Oh, I brought someone to see you."

"Who?" Wei Ying asked.

Baoshan turned her direction to Lan Zhan, he had tears in his eyes, happy to see his Wei Ying again, happy to see he is safe, happy that he is pain free...he was also sad that he lived in pain for so long and never told a soul. Lan Zhan wanted to do everything he could to make it up to him.

"Wei Ying," Lan Zhan said in a soft tone.

"Lan Zhan?" he asked, sitting up more in his bed, "You're here?"

"Yes, It is really me, and I am here," He told Wei Ying, walking to him slowly.

"I will leave you two to talk, I have to do a few things so I will be back a little later," Baoshan said, kissing Wei Ying's forehead and leaving the boys to talk.

After Baoshan left the room the two stared at each other for some time. They both had tears in their eyes. They both could read the 'I'm Sorry' look with their eyes. It was good to see each other again. Lan Zhan stood before him still staring into his eyes.

Wei Ying finally broke the silence, "Can I hug you?" He asked Lan Zhan.

Lan Zhan sat down on the bed beside him face opposite of him but looking at him, "you can," he told him.

Without a second thought, Wei Ying lunged forward and wrapped his arms around the man's neck, shoving his face into the crook of it. He let out a few loud sobs as he could not hold them in any longer. Lan Zhan did not mind, he even did what he could to comfort him. Wrapping his right arm around him, placing his hand into the small of Wei Ying's back. His other hand was up by the back of Wei Ying's neck. He was combing his fingers through the man's silk-like hair.

"It has been so lonely without you, Lan Zhan," Wei Ying said in a whisper.

"I can say the same to you, Wei Ying."

"How are you here though?" Wei Ying asked, finally able to pull away from the hug.

Lan Zhan took his hand and wiped the tears from Wei Ying's face, "I have a week off of my duties. Baoshan came to Cloud Recesses just to find me. She even reprimanded Shufu, for his wrongful mistreatment towards you," he explained.

"Really?"

Lan Zhan nodded, "I also came to see you, speak with you, tell you that my heart longs for you every single day....." Lan Zhan looked into Wei Ying's eyes and said the next three words with adoration, confidence, and Devotion, "I love you."

Wei Ying had new tears falling. This time, he finally knows Lan Zhan's true feelings and where he lies in his heart.

"I love you too, Lan Zhan, I may be dense as a board, but I have loved you for a long time," he admitted, "I didn't have time to really think of my feelings to you in my past life. When I came back, seeing you and spending time with you, I finally understood them. I flirted in the past with others but I never had a partner, never had feelings like this for someone, I never kissed anyone or been with anyone intimately."

"Wait, back at Phoenix Mountain, you said you kissed a lot of people. Why lie?" Lan Zhan asked.

"I wanted to make you jealous....and I guess I kind of lied again, because back at the mountain that day, I was sitting in a tree blindfolded and a random person came and kissed me," He explained, "they were gone before I could see who it was. They seemed nervous and scared about it, and because I had no core, I didn't really have strength to resist them, so I kissed them back hoping they relaxed a little."

Lan Zhan froze in his seat, not blinking, not moving, and not breathing even. He just sat there staring at Wei Ying, as if he just saw the most horrific thing he has ever seen.

"Ugh, Lan Zhan? Are you okay?" Wei Ying asked, turning his body more toward Lan Zhan, "You are not breathing you know."

"I-" Lan Zhan could not get his words out.

"You, what?" Wei Ying asked.

Wei Ying put his hand to his chin and made a face like he was thinking. He then thought about that day.

'When I met up with Lan Zhan, it was after the kiss. It was a few minutes after it as well. Lan Zhan was so angry that the tree didn't stand a chance. Was it Lan Zhan who kissed me?' Wei Ying thought. Wei Ying turned his attention back to Lan Zhan. He looked to be in distress. His face read that he was facing inner-turmoil. Based on that look, he figured it out. It was Lan Zhan. He was happy to know it was him, he wasn't mad about it at all. He then realized that there was so much happening back then, Lan Zhan would have probably thought he would lose Wei Ying if he knew.

Wei Ying smiled at the person sitting in front of him. Once the smile was noticed by Lan Zhan, his tense shoulders loosened up a little, and he gained control of his breathing. Lan Zhan opened his mouth to speak, but before he could, Wei Ying grabbed him with his hands on either side of his face, and pulled him into a kiss. Their lips were linked. Wei Ying could feel Lan Zhan's shock through his lips, so he made sure to be gentle and reassured him that it was alright. He pulled away and dropped his hands to his lap.

He gave Lan Zhan a few minutes to process what happened, but he did not need minutes, hours, or seconds. Lan Zhan finally reacted and kissed Wei Ying again. This time, is was done together. Their lips danced together in harmony as they took a taste of each other's lips. The soft pillowy lips of Wei Ying and the gentle and strong lips of Lan Zhan, matched so well. A small glide of the tongue caressed Wei Ying's lower lip, asking for an entrance. Wei Ying welcomed him in and continued the dance of the kiss. Wei Ying's breathing started to shift as the kiss continued.

A moan escaped from his throat as a sign of enjoyment. The sudden moan brought Lan Zhan back to reality and gently ended the kiss with a small nibble on his lover's lower lip and sucked it as he pulled away. Their foreheads rested on one another as they held onto each other in their arms. Their breaths were quick and air was trying to gather back into their lungs. Wei Ying smiled as he stared into those beautiful golden eyes in front of him and bit his bottom lip in utter happiness and joy.

"It was...you...that day," Wei Ying said through his rough breaths.

"It was..." Lan Zhan said.

"I am glad," Wei Ying told him, "You don't have to be upset about it, or feel guilty. I would probably be upset if I found it to be someone else, but since it was you, I am overjoyed. I am happy that Hanguang Jun has my first kiss, and he will be the only one to ever experience these lips of mine."

Lan Zhan felt a sense of relief run through his body, "When you fully recover, we can talk about where we want to be. I told Shufu that if he doesn't learn to accept you, I will leave the clan to be with you. Once my brother is out of seclusion, he will take his duty back as Clan Leader, and I can pass the Chief Cultivator to someone else. Being with you is all that I want, Wei Ying," He explained.

"Even if he is able to at least tolerate me, I would be glad to go to Cloud Recesses with you, you know. After all, I miss the juniors quite a bit. I miss Sizhui, I miss Jingyi and that unfiltered mouth of his. Although Jin Ling is in Lanling, I miss him as well, and Ouyang Zizhen, he is such a sweet kid."

"They miss you too," Lan Zhan said, "Sizhui and Jingyi ask about you all the time. Jin Ling is a Clan Leader now, and he gets guidance from either me, or Jiang Wanyin if he needs it."

"Really, that is a lot of responsibility for a child his age," Wei Ying said, "But I am sure he is doing a fine job."

"He is," Lan Zhan said, "I did scold him once or twice though."

"Why?" Wei Ying asked.

"He said he misses teasing you with Fairy," Lan Zhan said, rolling his eyes.

"That darn brat," Wei Ying said with a chuckle, "He is just like Jiang Cheng, he needs more work."

Lan Zhan laughed, "I am sure Uncle Wei Ying will do that when he returns."

Wei Ying pulled Lan Zhan into another hug. He was happy to see the love of his life again. He knows there is a long road ahead for both of them, but he wants to try to feel better, physically and emotionally. He wants his life as a care free man, again.