# it takes a village

#### [Link](https://www.glowfic.com/posts/4172 "we return to our previously scheduled babies")

#### Authors

MaggieoftheOwls, argona

#### Thread Description

we return to our previously scheduled babies

- **Status:** WIP
- **Warnings:** N/A

#### Prerequisites

- **[let the little children come to me](https://www.glowfic.com/posts/4150)** (Prequel) 
    - [\[Wiki\]](https://glowficwiki.noblejury.com/books/golden-core/page/let-the-little-children-come-to-me)
    - time-travelling xichen is king of the babies

#### Related Threads

- [**have you considered...murder?**](https://www.glowfic.com/posts/4150) (Prequel, not necessary to read) 
    - [\[Wiki\]](https://glowficwiki.noblejury.com/books/golden-core/page/have-you-consideredmurder)
    - **Warnings**
        - murder
        - assassination
        - implied/referenced sexual assault
    - cangse-sanren stabs a bitch 
        - The bitch is Jin Guangshan.
        - There are enough bitches running around at this point in the timeline that it's worth clarifying.

#### Character Appearances

- Lan Xichen (by MaggieoftheOwls)
- [Lan Zhan (still-asking)](https://glowficwiki.noblejury.com/books/argona/page/lan-zhan-%28still-asking%29)
- [Wei Ying (finally-feel-free)](https://glowficwiki.noblejury.com/books/maggieoftheowls/page/wei-ying-%28finally-feel-free%29)
- [Cangse-sanren (fear-my-clippers)](https://glowficwiki.noblejury.com/books/maggieoftheowls/page/cangse-sanren-%28fear-my-clippers%29)
- [Sun Lihua (grave-of-dreams)](https://glowficwiki.noblejury.com/books/argona/page/sun-lihua-%28grave-of-dreams%29)
- [Meng Shi (willow-blossoms-weep)](https://glowficwiki.noblejury.com/books/argona/page/meng-shi-%28willow-blossoms-weep%29)
- A-Yao
- Wei Changze

#### Plot