Protecting and saving Wei, is of the utmost importance, it's only then I realise that the person in front of me is Xue Yang. Years ago, we had captured him, and years later, he was yet again captured by Xiao XingChen and was imprisoned by Jin Guang Yao. So how come, the man in front of me, who was supposed to be implicated, be standing here, wielding Shuanghua, Xiao XingChen's sword.

Well whatever it might be, I am sure when the time is right, Wei will fill me up.

"Hanguang-Jun" Xue Yang grins "seems the you're true to your name".

"Leave" I command and Wei Ying immediately understands my predicament. If he is here, I won't be able to use Bichen's power, afraid that he might be hurt in the process.

He leaves and Bichen's powers magnify. Xue Yang is powerful, but not more than me. Had it been the old me, I wouldn't have cared but right now, I have something very precious at stake.

"Hanguang-Jun" I suddenly hear Wei Ying call "I am not needed here. I'll leave you to manage this battle".

"Hm" is all I could muster when I hear Jingyi's voice amidst the fog "What! That's it?"

"What do you mean?" I can hear Wei Ying question and knowing Jingyi, it is going to be something ridiculous.

"Aren't you and Hanguang-Jun close? I mean you even share Jingshi. Shouldn't you guys be... I don't know, more concerned for eachother like 'I can't leave you, Hanguang-Jun' - 'no, you must leave' - 'if I leave, then we shall leave together' - 'you know that's impossible' - 'yes, so let's win this battle together' eh?".

If I wasn't fighting Xue Yang, either I would have appreciated Jingyi or would have punished him for having such thoughts.

"What? Where did you learn such things? Could you ever imagine, Hanguang-Jun, using such words? I trust him, implicitly. Why would we waste precious time on such meaningless words?" At that I smile. It's a good thing the fog is thick, my expressions are hidden as a veil.

But my happiness is not for long, a group of walking corpse attacks us suddenly. Bichen in one hand, I summon my most trusted Wangji. Together they battle a duel against the evil.

I hear Wei and the kids escape and my task of managing and defeating Xue Yang increases.

"Hanguang-Jun, once I defeat you, it would be easy to kill that man too!" He tries to provoke me "I once heard from someone that you were mourning for the Yiling Patriarch. To be frank I was shocked. The informer did tell me that your liking towards the Yiling Patriarch was more than platonic. Who would have gussed the pure and chaste Hanguang-Jun, having such nefarious thoughts?"

I stay quiet and channelize my thoughts to defeat the man in front of me.

"Hanguang-Jun" he laughs lightly "I once thought I too could feel for someone else, until one day, it was ripped away from me".

Just then I hear a bamboo pole tapping the ground, the same one from before.

"Hanguang-Jun!" I hear Wei Ying call my name "follow the pole, she will help you".

Paying attention to Wei Ying's instructions, I closely listen to the pole tapping the ground, I realise the tap follows wherever Xue Yang hides. Until now, he was quick to run and hide behind the fog, but with the taps, I could easily detect him.

"Blind girl, do you want to die?" His yells angrily and in that momentum he lights up a talisman and attacks the blind girl. She screams and in that very second, Bichen slashes his arm and I sieze Shuanghua.

"Give me that!" His rage knows no bounds, he makes a grave mistake of attacking me and at that very second, it was enough for Bichen, he forever silences Xue Yang.

The smell of the blood is raw and metallic and I feel Wei walking close to me when, a strange blue light flashes before us, in one quick motion, he takes Xue Yang's body with him and disappears.

"Grave digger again?" Wei Ying questions and I nod, but before he could feel too dejected, I hand him something precious and his eyes light up.

"The hands other hand?" He looks at me and I nod.

"So we're close to slowly piecing the body" he grins and places the other new found hand inside the spirit trapping pouch.

"How did you find him?"

"When I was fighting against the corpses, Xue Yang was hoping I wouldn't notice in the chaos, but I did" I look at Wei's smile and it tugs my heart.

"Thank you Hanguang-Jun, because of you, we're one step closer to our goal" the fog around us lessens considerably. I look at Wei Ying, he looks exhausted. The spiritual core of his looks replenished. Something happened when I was fighting with Xue Yang. I am about to ask him, when he turns and together we find Wen Ning on the ground, looking back at us blankly.

"Where is Song Lan?" Wei ponders "Hanguang-Jun, I think I know where he could be. Don't worry, if Song Lan were to harm us, Wen Ning would have not let him go" he assures me and I follow Wei to a house, where we find Song Lan bending over a coffin. When I look, it saddens me to see, it's Xiao XingChen.

"Here" Wei hands him two spirit trapping pouch "One is Brother Xiao XingChen and the other is A Qing. Their souls are almost gone but what ever I could gather, they're in here".

Song Lan safely tucks them into his cloak, I hand him the Shuanghua, bowing down he leaves us.

Maybe no words were required. I am unaware as to what transpired when I was fighting a battle, but the emotions in Wei Ying's eyes, tells me they weren't pleasent. The day he wishes to share the story with me, I'll be there to protect his heart, again.

Leaving Yi City behind was comparatively much more easier and now that I see all the juniors, they're all from various prominent sects, who are at present crying.

Over a girl named A Qing. Remembering Wei Ying informing Song Lan about A Qing's soul in the Soul Trapping Pouch, I quietly assume they could be the same.

"Senior Mo" a deciple from another sect cries, and I am feeling so dejected. Shouldn't we do something about it?"

"Yes senior Mo!" a disciple cries."A Qing was so beautiful, I am sad she's gone".

Why are they crying?

It surprises me the most is when Sizhui and Jingyi join them. Shaking my head, I inwardly sigh, kids!

Entering a village at the base of Yi City, Sizhui and Jingyi walk in front of a house and what seems to be a ritual they want to perform, they built a small fire and are burning... paper money?

"Why are you burning paper money?" Wei Ying enquires under frustration.

"So that she receives some money in after life" Jingyi comments.

"What rubbish, who would want money in the after life?" Wei questions and Jingyi shoos him away "How would you know, you've never been dead!"

At that my eyes seek Wei's who looks even sadder.

"Hanguang-Jun, stop them" he looks at me and keeping an impassive face I retort "Why should I?" Yes, you seem more popular with them, you can handle it.

He huffs and tries to stop their deeds when they tease him.

Stomping his foot he walks closer to me and questions "Hey, come to think of it, didn't you ever burn paper money for me?"

His question pierces my heart. Burn Paper money?

Wei Ying, I burnt my skin for you. I bear  scars that would be carried beyond this life time, my sweet Wei Ying. I burnt myself for you, for more than a decade. Isn't that enough?

I don't comment. I look away.

After having been scolded by the villager in front of whose house they were burning the paper money, we walk to the Inn where all the students were residing before they made the trip to Yi City.

"Hanguang-Jun, I'll wait for you in our room" Wei Ying walks ahead and I nod.

I am about to follow him when Jingyi looks at me with open admiration.

"Hanguang-Jun" he whispers.

"Hm?"

"Senior Mo is cute" he comments and I glare at him, he visibly pales and corrects his statement quickly "I mean you're both cute".

"What?" I continue to glare.

"I mean..." He looks away "you're more calm when he is around" saying that, Jingyi's runs away and I shake my head.

Kid.