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    On Xie Lian’s hundredth birthday, a silver butterfly finds him: it is followed, shortly, by a fanged and feral ghost.

    Xie Lian is leery, at first, and draws his sword to keep the ghost at bay as it circles him. It’s really only logical! The ghost is a beast of a thing—tall and whipcord thin, with matted hair and blood-caked boots and tattered robes. This close to Mount Tonglu, Xie Lian can only expect that it’s in the middle of the centennial ghost slaughter; as such, it will naturally be more aggressive.

    Only, the ghost doesn’t attack him.

    Xie Lian and Hua Cheng meet several centuries early, and Xie Lian must learn to live with the wild ghost who's taken a keen interest in him.

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    27 Nov 2024

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    When it comes to something like this, there are a few important steps:

    First, Xie Lian makes sure that his husband is busy. Something like that makes it sound so terrible, but it’s not—it’s really not! It’s just that Hua Cheng can be overprotective, and if he saw this he would react poorly. Xie Lian would rather spare him that.

    Second, Xie Lian puts Ruoye away. The poor thing never wants to go. He has to tie it somewhere safe and placate it with gentle touches and soothing words. Even so, it still lashes its ends and strains after him until he leaves the room. It will cling too tightly when he returns.

    Third, Xie Lian goes somewhere quiet and familiar. It can be the armory, or their private baths, or even the shrine near Puqi Village. It is never their bedroom. It is never their cottage.

    Fourth, Xie Lian draws his sword.

    Fifthly, finally, Xie Lian takes a deep breath, closes his eyes, and carves his own skin open.

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    23 Nov 2024

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    “Have you heard? His Highness Xie Lian, savior of the heavens, is running a food stand in Puqi Village!”

    Xie Lian puts up a stand to sell buns.
    The three realms have opinions about the sign.

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    21 Nov 2024

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    “We wanted to know,” says Mimiko, “who between the two of you is the better fighter?”

    (Or: Satoru tries to prove he's better at close combat, but Suguru has other plans.)

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    02 Oct 2024

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    Mei Nianqing is still proud of his former pupil—and why SHOULDN’T he be? Despite 800 years and, ahem, a little rebellious phase, Xie Lian still had all the qualities of the perfect student: diligent, intelligent, celibate—yes, CELIBATE! Surely he was still celibate, even after running off with that no-good ghost king, right? After all, he's Xie Lian! He wouldn’t break his principles, especially not over someone like that.

    But, over the course of a prolonged stay at paradise manor, the evidence starts building up...and to his horror, Guoshi is beginning to suspect that...his star pupil, his pure snow-white lotus...His Highness the Crown Prince...

    ...IS SECRETLY TEACHING HUA CHENG CALLIGRAPHY!!!

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    04 Mar 2024