Xie Lian grabbed him and asked in astonishment, “San Lang?! What’s wrong with you?”

Hua Cheng was quite calm and said, "It's okay. I just went a little too far."

Xie Lian was stunned when he heard this: “…Why didn’t you tell me earlier? How can this be called okay?!”

Mana, that's the mana!

When Hua Cheng gave his magic power to Xie Lian, it always seemed as if it was inexhaustible. He smiled as if he had no burden at all. But that was his own magic power, not sand washed away by the waves. How could it be really inexhaustible?

This couldn't be blamed on Hua Cheng for not telling him earlier, it could only be blamed on him for not thinking of it earlier. Xie Lian felt regretful and anxious, and said, "I'll give it back to you."

He held Hua Cheng's face and kissed him. Feng Xin and Mu Qing wanted to come over, but when they saw this, they immediately stepped back several feet to distance themselves, leaving the two of them there to do it themselves.

The curse was removed, and he desperately sent all his magic power to Hua Cheng, hoping to help him recover as soon as possible. However, after kissing him for a long time, he let go and saw that the red sleeves of Hua Cheng's clothes and the silver wristbands were still transparent, even semi-transparent!

Xie Lian was stunned for a long time, feeling panic in his heart. He subconsciously held Hua Cheng's face and tried to kiss him, but Hua Cheng was quick to hold his face and kiss him. He smiled and said, "Although I am very happy that you are so proactive, you still don't have to give me your magic power. However, if you don't want to borrow your magic power and just want to kiss me, I don't mind at all. The more the better, you are most welcome."

“…”

Xie Lian held onto him tightly, almost collapsing: "What's going on?!"

Hua Cheng said: "Just take a short break, brother, don't be afraid."

Xie Lian hugged his head and said, “How could I not be scared? I’m going crazy!”

With Hua Cheng’s personality, if the problem wasn’t very serious, so serious that he couldn’t hide it anymore, why would he let Xie Lian see him like this?

How much mana did he have that was enough to explode both curse shackles? It was no exaggeration to say that it was as vast as the sea. How could he not be affected at all?

Finally, finally, all the messy things were settled. He talked it out with Feng Xinmuqing. The curse that had bound him for more than 800 years was also lifted. He finally confessed everything he had always wanted to confess to Hua Cheng but didn't dare to.

But when he turned around and ran over with a smile on his face, the flower city that greeted him turned into this state. How could he not be afraid? He was so scared that he was going crazy!

Feng Xin and Mu Qing sensed something was wrong and asked from a distance: "Your Highness? What's wrong?!" They ran a few steps towards this side, but for some reason they stopped halfway and felt it was not good to approach rashly. Xie Lian was completely oblivious to others at this moment. He grabbed Hua Cheng, his heart almost stopped beating, and he was terrified. He asked: "What should I do?"

Hua Cheng sighed slightly, stretched out his arms, hugged him again, and said: "Your Highness, I have been watching you."

This was the second time he said this, and his voice was softer than before. Xie Lian clutched the red shirt on his chest and said blankly, "I know, I know. But... what should I do now?"

Hua Cheng gently combed his messy hair with his slender fingers and said, "Your Highness, do you know why I refuse to leave this world?"

Xie Lian couldn’t understand why Hua Cheng was still so calm. He was so anxious that he was shaking. However, he was at a loss and asked stupidly, “Why?”

Hua Cheng whispered: "Because I have a loved one still in this world."

Hearing this, Xie Lian was slightly stunned.

He seemed to have heard this sentence somewhere.

Hua Cheng continued, "My sweetheart is a brave nobleman from a wealthy family. He saved my life, and I have looked up to him since I was very young. But I want to catch up with him and become a better and stronger person for him. Although, he may not remember me very well, and we haven't even said a few words. I want to protect him."

He stared at Xie Lian and said, "If your dream is to save the common people, then my dream is to save you alone."

“…”

Xie Lian relied on his memory and asked in a trembling voice, “…But…if that happens, you won’t be able to rest in peace…?”

Hua Cheng replied: "I wish to never rest."

Instantly, Xie Lian’s breathing stopped at this moment. He vaguely heard two voices asking and answering each other.

"If your loved one knew that you couldn't rest in peace because of him, he would probably feel troubled and guilty."

"Then I won't let him know why I'm leaving."

"You'll know it after seeing it many times."

"Then I hope he won't find out that I'm protecting him."

That will-o'-the-wisp. The weak will-o'-the-wisp that he bought with a few coins on Lantern Night. The will-o'-the-wisp that tried to pull him out of the mass grave on a cold winter night. The will-o'-the-wisp that stopped Bai Wuxiang from getting close to the danger. The will-o'-the-wisp that screamed for him when a hundred swords pierced his heart!

Hua Cheng said calmly: "Your Highness, I know everything about you.

"Your bravery, your despair; your kindness, your pain; your resentment, your hatred; your intelligence, your stupidity.

"If I could, I'd like you to treat me as a stepping stone, a bridge to be demolished before you cross the river, a corpse to be stepped on before you climb up, a sinner who deserves to be cut into pieces. But I know you won't."

As he spoke, the red maple color on his clothes faded.

Xie Lian held onto him with trembling hands, but he did not stop sending him magic power, nor was he able to stop Hua Cheng’s figure from gradually fading.

His eyes were blurred, and he stammered incoherently, "...Okay, don't say anymore. I understand...but, but please don't do this, Sanlang. I...I still borrowed a lot of magic power from you and haven't returned it. Also, I haven't finished what I said just now, and there's still a lot left. No one has listened to me for many years, you will stay, right? You really...don't do this. I can't stand it, Sanlang. I really can't stand it. Twice, twice already! I don't want it to happen a third time!!!"

Huacheng has disappeared from this world twice because of him!

Hua Cheng said, "It is my highest honor to die for you."

“…”

This sentence was like a fatal blow. Xie Lian could no longer hold back the tears in his eyes and they burst out.

As if grasping at the last straw, he said, "You said you wouldn't leave."

Hua Cheng said, "All good things must come to an end."

Xie Lian lowered his head deeply, his chest and throat ached so much that he could not speak.

Then, he heard Hua Cheng say above him: "But I will never leave you."

Hearing this, Xie Lian raised his head sharply.

Hua Cheng said to him, "I will come back. Your Highness, believe me."

Although his voice was firm, his pale face began to fade and become transparent. Xie Lian stretched out his hand, wanting to touch this face, but his fingertips penetrated it. He was stunned and looked up again.

Hua Cheng's eyes were gentle and ardent, and his only remaining eye was full of love. He stared at him silently and seemed to say something, but there was no sound. Xie Lian refused to give up, and stretched out his hands, hugged him, and wanted to hear clearly.

But before he could use any strength, the person he was hugging and who was hugging him disappeared.

In front of him, Huacheng instantly shattered into thousands of silver butterflies and transformed into a gorgeous star wind that could not be embraced or held.

Xie Lian held his arms in vain, maintaining the hugging posture, motionless. He didn’t know whether he didn’t react or couldn’t move, he knelt in the dreamlike butterfly formation, eyes wide open.

Feng Xin and Mu Qing below never expected such a scene to happen. Their faces turned pale and they rushed up and said, "Your Highness!"

Feng Xin was the first to rush over and said, "Why did this happen suddenly?! Wasn't he fine just now? Is it because of the curse?!"

Mu Qing limped and jumped twice, but couldn't jump up. He looked up and shouted to the silver butterflies: "Blood Rain Tanhua! You must be kidding. Come out quickly if you're not dead!"

Of course, those silver butterflies would not answer him. They flapped their wings and flew up to the sky. Feng Xin reached out to pull Xie Lian, but Xie Lian sat on the ground and couldn't get up. Feng Xin didn't know what to do, so he asked, "Is there anything we can do to help? Do you need magic power? Can you save him? What should we do???"

Mu Qing had already seen something and said, "Forget it, just shut up! - There's no need to do anything."

The sky was full of twinkling lights and the butterfly wings were shining, just like the first time they met after eight hundred years.

A silver butterfly flew by quietly, touching the back of his hand, cheek, forehead, etc., lingering on it, as if whispering goodbye. Xie Lian stupidly stretched out his hand and let it rest on it.

The silver butterfly seemed to be overjoyed, flapping its wings and indeed staying for him. But it couldn't stay for long, and soon it was blown away by the wind.

However, where it had stopped, on Xie Lian’s third finger, the red line was still bright.

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"Then what?"

"It's over."

"Is it over?"

"It's over."

Pei Ming finally couldn't help it: "No. How could it end here? Even an outsider like me can see that it's not over yet?"

Mu Qing put a thick stack of account books on the table and said coldly: "This is what I calculated. It ends here. I can calculate it again on the spot. General Pei, please listen carefully: deduct 8.88 million merits, add 6.66 million merits, add 17.2 million merits, and then deduct..."

Feng Xin said, "Okay, no need to calculate. The number is correct, but there must be a lot missing. Otherwise, it wouldn't add up at all!"

Mu Qing said: "Then it's not my problem. Anyway, I didn't make a mistake. Or you can find someone else to do the calculation. If I had known this, I wouldn't have interfered."

After the destruction of Xianjing, the scattered and disbanded priests finally reunited and set up a temporary heavenly court on the top of the uninhabited Taicang Mountain. Currently, the priests are discussing the renovation and reconstruction of the new Xianjing.

But, unfortunately, that fire not only burned down the magnificent golden palaces of the priests, leaving them with no choice but to gather on this desolate mountain and rest in makeshift sheds. It also caused all the documents to be burned and a large number of records to disappear. It has been several days since the fire began, and they still haven't figured out the details!

Pei Ming had one arm bandaged around his neck and touched his chin with the other hand. He said, "I don't know if it's my illusion, but Xuan Zhen's tone has become more and more sarcastic recently."

Feng Xin said, "Hasn't he always been so weird? Now he's just too lazy to put on a show."

Mu Qing rolled his eyes, and everyone pointed at him: "That's outrageous!"

Mu Qing turned and left. Quan Yizhen was wrapped in bandages, like a human-shaped dumpling, with only a head of messy curly hair showing. He said vaguely, "What should we do now? Who will decide?"

Everyone looked at each other, coughed, and quietly retreated. No one wanted to take on this thankless task. Seeing this, Pei Ming sighed and said, "Oh, if only Lingwen was still here. No matter what, she's impeccable at doing things. She has all these messed up things in her head, so she's not afraid of Lingwen Hall burning down. She'll definitely deliver the results within a day."

After struggling on this broken mountain for so long, everyone had already thought so in their hearts, but they didn't dare to say it. Seeing someone taking the lead, they all echoed: "Yes!"

"I will never criticize the Lingwen Palace for its inefficiency again!"

"I have stopped cursing..."

At this moment, someone outside reported: "Everyone, the Master of Rain is here!"

Hearing this, all the priests were delighted and took the initiative to go out to greet him. Only Pei Ming had a subtle expression. He seemed to hesitate for a moment and decided not to go out. At this time, another voice said, "Your Highness, you are here too!"