[Mo Dao Zu Shi Fanfiction] I Raise A Ying in Yiling

Wei Chaoyan was busy for a while. The food was cooked and the medicine was brewed. After placing the food and medicine on the table in the main hall and setting out the bowls and chopsticks, Wei Chaoyan went to the study to call Wei Ying and the others to eat.

Wei Chaoyan watched with a smile as they walked out of the study, one holding one of their hands, and boasted to the viewers in the live stream, "Hehe, aren't my little brothers cute?"

The smug, boastful face of Wei Chaoyan made netizens' fists itch and their tongues ache; they were filled with envy and jealousy. Just as Wei Chaoyan was gloating over her boast to the netizens, a line of words flashing with blood appeared in the live stream: "Hehe, did you forget something, Yan, Yan, sister!" Wei Chaoyan's smiling face froze. As expected, this line of words must have been posted by her little cousin, Wei Feng. Wei Chaoyan deliberately ignored this angry comment and went straight to greet Wei Ying and his two companions who were walking towards her. With a smile, she walked into the main hall with them and sat down to eat.

Before picking up her chopsticks and bowl, Wei Chaoyan routinely placed the warmed medicine in front of Wei Ying. Wei Ying's handsome brows furrowed, but he still reached out, took the bowl, closed his eyes, and gulped down the medicine in one go. Then, he quickly put down the bowl, grabbed his chopsticks, shoveled a mouthful of rice into his mouth, and swallowed hard to suppress the bitterness rising from his stomach.

Wei Chaoyan watched Wei Ying drink his medicine with amusement, while quickly picking up a piece of sweet food with her chopsticks to lighten his palate. She then instructed Qi Ye, who was watching nearby, to drink more soup and eat more meat, not just vegetables, as it wasn't good for his health. She also wiped Qingyan's face, which was covered in rice from his spoon, and then casually picked up a few pieces of food for herself.

While they were eating, Wei Chaoyan seemed to remember something and said to Wei Ying, "A-Ying, after you finish lunch, go out with your older sister for a bit."

Upon hearing this, Wei Ying lifted his head from the bowl, his mouth, which was stuffed full, moved and made indistinct sounds. Wei Chaoyan smiled and said, "You've been home for a few days now. You should visit Doctor Wen and the others who have been taking care of you in town. Let them know how you're doing so they won't keep worrying about you."

Upon hearing this, Wei Ying paused, realizing that he had been so busy these past few days that he had forgotten to inform Grandpa Wen and the others. They must be terribly worried about his sudden disappearance.

Thinking of Wei Ying made her a little anxious. She jumped up from her seat, wishing she could rush out to find Doctor Wen and the others right now. But Qi Ye, who was beside her, quickly grabbed Wei Ying, who was about to run away.

"Don't worry." Wei Chaoyan also stood up and walked to Wei Ying's side, placing her hand on his shoulder to gently comfort him. "The day you came back, I had Aunt Yan inform Doctor Wen and the others. Don't worry, in their eyes you were just picked up by relatives, not suddenly disappeared for no reason."

Hearing Wei Chaoyan's words, Wei Ying finally felt relieved. Only after relaxing did he realize that his current appearance was somewhat peculiar: one hand was holding a rice bowl with half a bowl of rice left, the other hand was holding chopsticks still covered in rice grains, and there were a few green leaves stuck to the corner of his mouth.

Wei Ying chuckled a little sheepishly, scratched the back of his head with the chopsticks in his hand, and sat back down to continue eating quickly. After all, his older sister had just said that she would take him out to see Doctor Wen and the others after he finished eating.

For a moment, the only sound at the dinner table was the continuous chewing of food by the four people. Those who were watching the live stream suddenly remembered everything they had seen from Wei Chaoyan's perspective. Their hearts were filled with mixed feelings, and they didn't know what to say.

At this moment, a message appeared on the screen of the live broadcast room, posted by an unknown netizen: "Since Wei Wuxian had many people like Doctor Wen secretly helping him since he was a homeless person, why was he still so miserable and pitiful when he met Jiang Fengmian at the age of nine?"

This message hit the nail on the head, startling everyone who saw it and sparking all sorts of thoughts.

"Could it be that they gave up helping Wei Wuxian after a while?" one netizen commented.

"Impossible! If they risked being targeted by bullies to help Wei Ying when he was so young, they wouldn't give up on helping him when he got older and the bullies' attention to him weakened!" Other netizens immediately retorted.

"Surely they all ran into trouble in just five years?" a netizen asked incredulously.

The netizens remained silent, as this was the most likely scenario. It was only because they had all encountered misfortunes, were no longer able to care for him, or had passed away and could no longer offer assistance. In the original story, Wei Ying had grown up considerably and could take care of himself. With their secret support, he would not have been forced to wear thin, tattered clothes and rummage through garbage dumps in the dead of winter to find food.

At this moment, another anonymous netizen tentatively posted a guess: "Is it possible that Jiang Fengmian, the sect leader, discovered Wei Ying a long time ago, and then, well, he did something in secret, that's what made Wei Ying so miserable and pathetic later? Haha, that's just my unreliable idea, please forgive me."

This is not impossible, after all, the description of Jiang Fengmian encountering young Wei Ying on the streets of Yiling in the original work feels a bit strange upon closer examination. The original work describes it as follows: "Wei Wuxian was taken back by Jiang Fengmian when he was nine years old... but he had a smiling face."

The rest of the story is impeccable, but the part where you immediately recognize Wei Ying kneeling on the ground picking up fruit peels is a bit eerie.

Children grow quickly, and after such a long time, their appearance would certainly differ from their childhood self. Not to mention Wei Ying's disheveled and haggard appearance after years of wandering; moreover, the first thing Jiang Fengmian saw about Wei Ying on the street was Wei Ying kneeling on the ground, head down, picking up fruit peels. Therefore, it's clear that Jiang Fengmian had already found and confirmed that this homeless child was indeed Wei Ying beforehand, which is why he was so certain.

As for how long beforehand Jiang Fengmian knew and what he did in the process, no one knows; only he himself in the original novel knows. Now, with the butterfly effect brought about by Wei Chaoyan and the live stream, all these questions will remain unanswered.