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Xie Lian went off the path of abstinence I
This scene is set right after the end, when Xie Lian is on his way to Mount Taicang and sees Hua Cheng standing there, lighting 3,000 lanterns just after his return.
Pulling back from Hua Cheng's embrace, Xie Lian looked up at him with teary eyes. After only one year of waiting and yearning, all the loneliness that had built up during that time poured out in the form of tears. Hua Cheng cupped Xie Lian's face, wiping them away with his thumb.
"Did you miss me, Your Highness?" Hua Cheng said with a soft smile.
"How could I not?" Xie Lian whimpered back.
Although the one year was nothing compared to the 800 years that Hua Cheng waited for him, that one year still felt like an eternity of longing, especially now that they had finally confessed.
Wiping away the last few tears with his own sleeve, Xie Lian took Hua Cheng's hand and walked further towards the cottage. The man in red happily followed as he was led towards the entrance, into the place. The cottage was small and simple, similar to the Puqi shrine. With a straw mat on the ground serving as the bed, a wooden table for two, and Xie Lian holding onto his hands, Hua Cheng had never felt more at home. He let go of the smaller one's hands, wrapping his arms around his waist instead. "What do you want to do now?" Hua Cheng asked, putting his chin on Xie Lian's left shoulder. Xie Lian, after getting back from collecting some scraps, was a bit dirty from all the digging around and wanted to take a bath. Thus, Xie Lian replied, "I'll go wash up first." "Want me to help?" Hua Cheng said. Xie Lian could practically hear the mischievous smile in that sentence and felt his cheeks warming up a bit. He was immediately reminded of the time when he was stuck in the Palace of Xianle, and how Shi Qingxuan had used the soul-shifting spell to get in touch with him. He and Hua Cheng had both seen him bathing at that time, and Hua Cheng kept nagging Xie Lian to wear some clothes. Now that there was no bystander, it had become the opposite. He definitely wouldn't mind seeing Xie Lian naked again, but only for his eyes. "He has already seen me naked so many times already," Xie Lian thought, and so, to Hua Cheng's surprise, he agreed.
The ghost king suddenly lifted Xie Lian in bridal style and moved to the bathroom. Xie Lian had probably never seen him so excited before, except for that time when they confessed and shared a kiss in the Cave of Ten Thousand Gods. He could see his left eye glinting with passion as he put Xie Lian down again. "Can I also help with taking your clothes off?" He asked with a smirk, but Xie Lian saw a flash of hesitation on his face. Thinking back on the Cave of Ten Thousand Gods, he remembered when Hua Cheng took his outer robes off to treat his wounds, and how he had reacted. Xie Lian actually didn't mind at all now, so he reassured him. "Still as sly as always, are we?" Xie Lian said with a smile. Hearing this, Hua Cheng pulled an innocent face and moved his gaze away. "I wouldn't dare, Your Highness," and Xie Lian chuckled. "Yes, you may, San Lang. You don't have to ask for permission next time." Hearing his own words, Xie Lian felt a bit embarrassed, knowing he would get teased for that. "Next time, huh?" Hua Cheng replied, this time without any hesitation. As he moved closer, his hand reached out to Xie Lian's clothes, gently taking his outer robe off first. While taking off the inner robe, Hua Cheng raised one hand to cup Xie Lian's face, moving it to the back of his neck, and leaned in for a kiss. Xie Lian gladly accepted it, and their lips didn't separate for even a moment while Hua Cheng kept undressing him.
After Xie Lian's upper body was bare, he was unsure of what to do. In their previous encounters, Hua Cheng was usually the one who initiated the kiss and the one who took the lead. That was still the case; however, now they had more time than ever, Xie Lian thought that it was time he did something too. Thus, he wrapped his arms around the taller one's neck, pulling him closer. Feeling Hua Cheng smile against his lips, Xie Lian relaxed a little and opened his mouth. Hua Cheng eagerly accepted his invitation, and their gentle kiss soon became a heated tongue fight. The ghost king dominated the crown prince and sucked his tongue into his mouth. Xie Lian let out a small sound at this, but quickly suppressed it as he felt his cheeks get hotter. Then, Hua Cheng's lips left his, and started to kiss his chin, down to the neck, where he bit down softly. Xie Lian let out another soft moan as he started sucking, and quickly covered his mouth. After being a pure and innocent virgin for 800 years, he had never imagined he would be making these sounds someday, but here he was. He wanted to die of shame here and now. Hua Cheng saw this action and let go of his neck to put his hand away from his mouth. "Don't be ashamed gege, San Lang would love to hear more." Hearing Hua Cheng's obscene words, Xie Lian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but still heeded San Lang's request. Hua Cheng continued sucking and biting the crown prince's neck, leaving red marks all over the place where the cursed shackle used to be. Hearing his soft whimpers, Hua Cheng got only more excited. Moving down to Xie Lian's chest, he could hear a low gasp coming from above as he sucked a nipple in his mouth. Fiddling with his other one between his fingers, he played with them until they got as red as the pedals on his neck. Moving lower with his hands, Hua Cheng got on his knees and gently pulled at Xie Lian's trousers, giving him time to reject the movement if he wanted to. But that moment never came, and his pants soon got undone, along with his undergarments. Seeing the ghost king gazing at his own cock, Xie Lian couldn't help but look away with an embarrassed expression.
But his head soon snapped back as he felt a warm and wet sensation around his member. "S-San Lang, what are you-!" His sentence was cut off with a suck from Hua Cheng and a moan from himself. Seeing his cock disappear in the other's mouth, he couldn't help letting another sound leave his throat. As he got lost in the sensations, his hand unknowingly went to Hua Cheng's head, holding softly onto his hair, not daring to pull any harder. Hua Cheng, however, didn't mind at all. He sucked and swallowed, taking Xie Lian even deeper down his throat. The crown prince, who had never once experienced these feelings, was on the point of bursting. With every bob of Hua Cheng's head, he would be washed over with a wave of pleasure. But then, just after a few sucks and strokes, he could feel something building up and shouted, "Wait, San Lang, something is-" but before he could finish his warning, a white fluid came out of his dick, flowing down Hua Cheng's mouth, who then swallowed it all. Xie Lian, who was still out of it after his first orgasm, slowly came by again after his member popped out of Hua Cheng's mouth. When his mind finally cleared, he immediately grabbed the ghost king's face with a worried expression. "Why did he swallow it!?" He thought. "Are you okay, San Lang? Why did you swallow it? You don't even know what that substance could do to you!" Hua Cheng put his hands over Xie Lian's and replied with a grin, "Gege doesn't need to worry. It was delicious." Xie Lian sighed and rubbed his forehead. "You know that's not what I meant..." The ghost king chuckled. "It isn't harmful gege, I read it in a book somewhere." Hearing this, Xie Lian calmed down for a bit. "At least he did his homework..." He imagined Hua Cheng reading a book with a serious face on erotica, and couldn't help but laugh a little. "Good. Now, are you still going to help me take a bath, or do you want to continue this somewhere else?" With that, Hua Cheng immediately got on his feet again and scooped Xie Lian up.