Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

“What are you so scared for! Aren’t you a ghost yourself!”

Fangxin didn’t move. E’ming, who tried so enthusiastically to offer itself up but ended up so blatantly rejected, weepingly hopped back to Hua Cheng’s side. Hua Cheng didn’t even spare it a look before he smacked it with a backhand slap.

“What are you crying about? Isn’t it because you’re useless? Trash!”

E’ming fell flat on the ground like a piece of unwanted scrap metal, like it dropped dead from that strike. Xie Lian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and immediately picked E’ming up in his arms and stroked it a few times.

“Nothing of the sort. Don’t listen to him, you’re not trash, you’re very useful!”

Very well. E’ming, listen closely: you are handsome and carefree, cute and kind, clever and intelligent, gentle and determined, number one in the world…”

Gege, no need to ask others, just ask me.”

Xie Lian was amazed. “San Lang, you know about heaven’s old past scandals too?”

The others were fleeing and dodging, running madly; seeing how the two were having a good time, they couldn’t stand it, and couldn’t help but call out.

“Hey! Isn’t that unfair?!”

“Hua Chengzhu, may I ask if you have any spare umbrellas??”

“Can I hide under that umbrella too??”

Hua Cheng smiled fakely. “No. And no.”

Xie Lian responded while already crazily slashing at the ground with Fangxin to drill a pit; sand and earth flying all over the place. Next to him, Hua Cheng was holding the umbrella over him, and not only was he not helping, he was even coaxing him.

“Gege, don’t dig anymore. Sit down and rest.”

Without fear, there is no courage.”

The black ox sped rapidly, and Xie Lian’s body was leaning back slightly from the force, almost like he was sitting in Hua Cheng’s embrace. He smiled as he listened.

“There sure isn’t anything San Lang doesn’t know; it’s like no tales or classics can trip you up.”

Hua Cheng smiled too. “Is there anything else gege wants to know? I’ll tell you everything, if it’s within my knowledge.”

“We shouldn’t have believed his nonsense, what a wrongful death!”

“Gege, gege? Your Highness!”

That last line was particularly clear, and it was Hua Cheng’s voice. Only then did Xie Lian snap out of it.

“Sorry!”

Hua Cheng looked serious. “Did you understand what they were saying again?”

Xie Lian nodded. Hua Cheng reached out and covered his ears.

Hua Cheng recited languidly, “To me, the one basking in infinite glory is you, the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is ‘you’, and not the state of you.”

He stared at Xie Lian and blinked meaningfully, cocking an eyebrow. “I feel the same way.”