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Heaven Official’s Blessing: Vol. 2

Hi hi hi, happy halloween! Since we share love for tgcf, I'll share a snippet from an angsty/hurt to eventual comfort(?) hualian/hua cheng-pov fic. I started it for all ships week but the idea got away from me so it's still unfinished 😅

The premise: Hua Cheng ends up in the past, back in Xianle era and, this time having his ghost king powers, he wants to ease Xie Lian's suffering whenever possible. In this snippet, he's watching the Shangyuan Heavenly Ceremonial Procession in his full 800+ year old glory, with full knowledge of what's about to happen.

He remembers it all even now, but doesn’t look toward the city wall to check if his past self is already there. It’s too far. What he does instead, is look at the tower his god will descend from any moment now.

There he is.

Xie Lian, dressed in heavy layers of the God-Pleasing Warrior’s robes, a well-crafted mask resting on his face, a sword at the ready, stands at the top of the tower, waiting, observing. The sun paints his silhouette in thick strokes of gold, favoured by the heavens yet still unnoticed by the mortals. He radiates divinity even now, mere seventeen years of age.

When he leaps, Hua Cheng’s heart seems to thrum in tune with the shouts of the crowd.

The god has descended. He fights the demon. The demon’s blade shoots out of its hand. The world is about to be saved.

A child falls, and Hua Cheng’s heart drops with it.

Time slows down.

For centuries, he’d believed this was the beginning of the Crowned Prince’s fall. A rescued child; a good deed rewarded with the curse of misfortune. For just a moment, his muscles tense up, intent to rush forward and reach his own self before he stains the pristine royal robes.

I wouldn’t have met His Highness if not for this.

He takes too long. The moment passes.

The child is caught.

Xianle is doomed.

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Thank you for joining in <3

Kissing his god has always been a sweet spring dream.

Speaking of iqiyi and Zhang Linghe, you know what else he has starred in?

Tian Guan Ci Fu's a little character named Hua Cheng 🥹🥹

Xie Lian: Okay

*The next day*