MDZS Fanfic

Red Strings of Connections

Chapter 01 Wei Ying

Thump, thump, thump, the sound coming from the toy drum that a dirty kid dressed in rug clothes never fails to make him smile despite sitting at a cold cemented floor on a corner alley somewhere in Yilling.

Wei Ying just to let you know he was not abandoned by will or intentional. His mother is a strong rogue cultivator, while his father is used to be a Sect Leader's right-hand.

The three of them were living happily as they're roaming the world, not settling in one place.

But during a certain Night-Hunting, his parents has been perished. At that time his parents knew how dangerous the task is, so they've decided to leave little Wei Ying on an inn.

But they no longer come back...

In truth his parents left a huge amount of money in the inn that should've cover his stay for at least two months. But just a week after hearing their doom, the inn owner kicked out Wei Ying without giving back his parents' money.

Six months have already passed.

His stomach growl in hunger, he stuffs his toy inside his lapel and stand up, ready to search for food. But how will he able to get food without money? It's either steal or search in garbage; thankfully he always chose the latter. Yet, it's not every day he could find food in trash at least in ease, worst case, most of the time his rivals would come in pack; and currently Wei Ying is running away from them.

All he could do is to wail in fear as he keeps bumping on adults along the way, yet no one care.

As a child only seven years old that always blindly sprinting away, Wei Ying tends find himself getting cornered and just like now, all he could do is brace himself to the incoming bites from the dogs.

He closes his eyes, has his body stiff, hold his breath and cover his ears to not hear the angry growl from them, although it never been effective.

The growls turn into wails and light footsteps that obviously from the dogs has started going further and further away from Wei Ying.

He opens his eyes when after some minutes nothing still happen to him, still with fear.

The young child blinks, relax his body, remove his hands on his ears and confusion is what written on his face, as he sees no dogs in front of him, but instead a single adult is standing not far away staring at him with wide eyes.

Call little Wei Ying a glutton but who won't eat to their fill if they haven't had a proper food for several months? Anyone would definitely eat likes there's no tomorrow.

The man who watches the young child eats shifted his attention to their spectators who are either amuse or disgust at how Wei Ying's eat, he frown and wave his hand signing them to stop watching, when it didn't work on some he give them a glare which much effective.

Going back to Wei Ying, the man stare at the amount of empty dishes towering on their table, but knowing those aren't enough yet he orders more. He doesn't care how much Wei Ying could consume cause all he cares is for Wei Ying have his fill.

But why? Why this man is so kind to Wei Ying?

It didn't take long for that question to be answer,

"A-Ying's name is Wei Ying! My A-niang is CangSe Sanren, and my A-die is Wei Changze!"

The man's eyes shone, 'That's why he looks just like CangSe Sanren!' his lips quiver, as tears are about to fall out but he sniff it back and breath at his mouth, he bit his bottom lip before turning back to the young child.

"Where are you staying right now?"

Wei Ying grinned, "In streets."

"In streets?" Of course, he'll live in streets, he has nothing—the man then doubted it, for sure they left money for Wei Ying and ensure his safety. "Before your parents went to Night-Hunt, didn't they make you stay at an inn?"

"They did! But later they made me leave."

"Why?"

"Hmmm... They need my room for their customers!"

"How long did you stay there?"

Wei Ying tilts his head, "A week...?"

"A week...?" Wei Ying nodded before drinking his water, 'There's no way they only left one week's worth... those bastards did they tricked Wei Ying?' he loosened his grip as he smile at the child. "Do you still remember which inn it is?"

Wei Ying quietly and hesitantly shook his head.

"Stay here for a while, I'll just talk to someone for a bit." After paying for their bills, mostly Wei Ying's, the man left.

Before Wei Ying could start thinking that he was left behind, the man came back with kind smile and sits across the kid.

"You want dessert? Their frozen dessert is delicious."

Wei Ying looks at the table full of empty dishes of what he consumed, he suddenly felt embarrassed that his face has turn in shade of red.

"Thank you for your kindness esteem sir, but you've already given me too much. I didn't even know how to give back your kindness!"

"Don't mind it, but if you really willing to give back, would you answer my questions with nothing but honesty?"

"Gladly!"

The man nodded, "How have you been?"

"Hmm?" Honestly, it's obvious to the man how Wei Ying has been, wearing old wore smelly clothes, living in the street, digging food in garbage, having chased by dogs, of course he's not fine. But the thing he wanted to know was Wei Ying's emotions, on what his intake in all of this. If he thinking he was aband—

Wei Ying smiles, "Good! I'm eating, and there's shelter when raining! Oh also—" taking out from his lapel is his precious toy drum and shows it to the man, "A kind and pretty Young Master gave this to A-Ying!"

"Aren't you lonely?" he direct, he felt that the kid is just trying to look at things in positive way which reminds the man of CangSe SanRen.

"A-niang told A-Ying that A-Ying should always smile, whatever—etto—hard—ships A-Ying would go through!" Wei Ying low down his head, staring at the table, hiding his expression from the man "A-niang and A-die both protected A-Ying and always loves A-Ying! That's why!" Wei Ying look up at the man again with smile but his eyes holding back the tears "A-Ying—"

Since the moment he heard the news of his parents, Wei Ying has been holding back his tears, even until now. Wei Ying clearly understands what it means to leave this world and never be back, yet he doesn't want to be consume by loneliness and sadness.

'CangSe SanRen, your son is so strong...' the man isn't amused actually, he was afraid that the strength that Wei Ying showing will destroy him in the near future.

"Wei Ying, would you like to live with me?"

"Eh? But A-Ying might become nuisance?"

From distance everyone in the restaurant hears a loud explosion, everyone gives their attention to it but the pair of child and man. The man's smile widens.

"You'll never be, and I'm sure my wife and everyone will be delighted to have you!"

"Really?"

"Of course!"

Wei Ying was hesitant, for the passed six months, everyone always kicks him out even though he was just sitting at the side of their house, not totally a bother, but for them he was a big nuisance.

The now clean, wearing new clean clothes and bandaged over the wounds Wei Ying eyes widen in awe, shining brightly as his sight laid on the grand castle in front of him. Standing next to him is the man who saved him, behind them are three more adults that Wei Ying earlier gets to know, and they were welcome by hundreds of people saluting on each side of road.

"Welcome back Sect Leader Zhu!"

It turns out that this man is a Sect Leader.

Sect Leader Zhu carries Wei Ying on his arms, "A-Ying starting today this is your home."

The three men behind them bows to Wei Ying and with smiles "Welcome to ZhuQue Sect Young Master Ying!"