Wei Ying, Lan Wangji, and Lan Xichen had just arrived at Baoshan's Mountian. They were all settled in and were spending some time outside her house for some fresh air. The mountain was peaceful and beautiful. Since they were spending time together outside, Wei Ying was able to start asking questions.

"Wai Po?" Wei Ying asked

"Yes, A'Ying?" Baoshan replied.

"Is there a reason why you want to come and train us now?" Wei Ying questioned.

"As I told you before, I am able to see things before they happen. A war is coming and all I want to do is help you and your friends here train and prepare for it," Baoshan answered.

"A war?" Wei Ying asked, "What is it over?"

"The Wen Sect Leader, Wen Ruohan, wants to gain more power. He is already chief cultivator but he feels it's not enough," Baoshan explained, "he is using an item that has long been lost but has been found again. He only has one piece of it but there are four others out there. I am going to help train you, Xichen, and Wangji to counter this item and fight this power."

"What kind of item?" Wei Ying asked.

"It's called the Yin Iron," Baoshan told him, "Yin Iron is a rare metal, forged by nature, in places with a lot of pure and powerful energy. Which later became tainted with resentment energy through misuse. It is a highly active metal, always in a high vibrational state with it's surroundings. It is intelligent, even though it doesn't own a spirit by itself."

"So Wen Ruohan wants to use it for what?" Wei Ying asked.

"As it is tainted by resentment, it can create fierce corpses or puppets," Baoshan said.

For some reason, Wei Ying was hit was a sense of Deja vu. It was like he heard this all before but he couldn't place it on where it was, "there was once in class that I wanted to ask a question but I knew it was not proper to ask," Wei Ying said.

"What is that?" Baoshan asked.

"Though Wen Ruohan uses it badly, can't it be used in a more positive or practical way?" Wei Ying asked, "spiritual energy is an energy and so is resentful energy, but it's just tainted energy. It's here so why can't we use it?"

"It's unorthodox and unpredictable," Baoshan said, "the energy has a way to corrupt the body and damage it. It starts with your spiritual energy first before it gets to your head. It can drive a person mad."

"Has there never been a person that has not happened to?" Wei Ying asked.

Lan Wangji was beginning to see the Wei Ying from the past timeline. Asking questions that no one would dare ask. Baoshan was the best person to ask as she was kind and would never judge for asking such questions, "there may have been a time in an alternate timeline where it was possible," she said.

"Alternative timeline?" Wei Ying asked.

Baoshan sighed, "A'Ying, just know that power is dangerous, even if it can be controlled, it can still be used against you. Anyone who saw you use it would see you as an outcast and shame you. No one knows of Wen Ruohan's work yet. The training you will go through will help you counter that power he holds."

Wei Ying just sighed and nodded. He gave up is questioning. He felt he wouldn't get anywhere with it anymore, "whatever," he said. He then got up and went inside to his room. He doesn't know what he was upset over. He just felt hurt for some reason. His mind was playing games with him. It was like he was trying to remember something from a past he once lived but he couldn't figure it out.

"Wei Ying?" Wangji asked as he entered the room.

Wei Ying sighed, "what?"

"You don't have to be upset you know," Wangji said, "she is just trying to help you understand."

"I am also trying to understand!" Wei Ying said loudly, "it's like my brain is telling me I once used that power and I was fine! It's like I am trying to remember a past that never existed."

Wangji was starting to worry, "why didn't you say something? You were having an issue recently?"

"What could I say?" Wei Ying asked.

"Anything, as long as you spoke up about what's wrong," Wangji replied, "you know I will always be there to listen if you need me."

"I know that," Wei Ying said, "but you know there is always going to be a what if. You cannot guarantee that there isn't something out there that could try to tear us apart."

"It will not be of my choice to ever leave you. I am making a promise to you that I will do whatever I can to be by your side," Wangji said.

"Lan Zhan," Wei Ying whispered.

Wangji smiled and pulled Wei Ying into a hug, "I am not going anywhere."

Wei Ying smiled and felt his cheeks warm up. He and Wangji had just began to court each other so being this sweet was new, "do you believe that there is really a war coming?"

Wangji looked into Wei Ying's eyes, "I do," he answered, "it will be dangerous but you and I will do what we can to protect ourselves and our family."

"Where is Xichen-Ge?" Wei Ying asked.

"With Baoshan," Wangji replied, "I came to find you because you seemed upset."

"I am fine," Wei Ying assured him.

"You may be fine now, but you were not earlier," Wangji told him.

"I don't want to talk about it if you are trying to get me to talk," Wei Ying said.

"You don't have to," Wangji said, "I am just trying to see if you are okay. Just as I've always done."

Wei Ying moved out of Wangji's arms and sat down beneath a big tree, "I'm okay."

"Alright," Wangji said and sat down beside him.