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    Xie Lian remembered that there had been a time where rules felt like cliffs.

    A time when every misstep seemed to confirm that fate was waiting for him to fail again and again. He had learned to move carefully then, to weigh every action against consequence, to measure compassion against catastrophe.

    Fear had settled into his bones so thoroughly that even small choices had begun to feel dangerous.

    Hua Cheng dismantled that fear piece by piece.

    For years, his husband had encouraged every impulse, every reckless kindness, every softhearted detour that caught Xie Lian’s attention. If Xie Lian wanted to rebuild a ruined hut in the middle of the night, Hua Cheng brought lanterns and timber. If he wanted to cross a mountain to deliver a single lucky talisman, Hua Cheng walked beside him with amused devotion.

    Rules had always existed, of course but Hua Cheng simply regarded them as suggestions.

    or: Xie Lian ascends as a deity of motherhood and children- and dealing with heaven isn't so bad when you have a ghost king for a husband, and a god for a son.

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