love at first sight... // zhuiling

Chapter 9

"Hua Lang is obviously not his real name." Wei Wuxian said, "His appearance is probably also fake."

"That could be false." Xie Lian said. "You guys said the same thing about Hua Cheng a few years ago, but now we also know that his appearance and name were all real."

"*Your highness makes a good point." one cultivator commented.

"So what? When he challenged 10 heavenly cultivators in a row to a duel, nobody would ever forget that face." Jingyi said.

"Huh? He challenged 10 heavenly cultivators to a duel?" Jin Ling asked.

"Ah, it was the day when Hua Lang rose to level **wrath." Ling Wen explained. "He asked to duel 11 heavenly cultivators. If he lost, he would scatter his remains and cease to exist forever. However, if he won, the cultivator would have to stripped of their powers and sent back to the mortal world."

"So, 10 idiots decided to accept the duel." Jingyi explained. "As a result, the martial gods lost the sword duel, and the literature gods couldn't debate better than him. It was a complete disaster for heaven. Then, Hua Lang asked for the heavenly officials to fulfill their promise, but all of the heavenly officials thought that a mere wrath like Hua Lang wouldn't care to go against heaven. Therefore, they played dumb and didn't do anything."

"Then, it happened." Ling Wen said.

"What happened?" Jin Ling asked.

"Then, Hua Lang burned down all of the cultivator's temples in the mortal realm. Since temples and worshippers are the source of a heavenly cultivator's mana, all of them lost their power. One day after their temples were burned, Hua Lang returned to heaven and killed all of the 10 cultivators, before jumping back down to the mortal realm." Ling Wen explained.

"This maniac." one cultivator commented.

"A sly fox." another added.

"Hey! Don't forget about those butterflies!" another said.

"Yes! They have given some of the worst nightmares to some cultivators." another agreed.

Huh... I thought those butterflies were kind of cute. Jin Ling thought.

"Wait, Hua Lang challenged 11 cultivators, and only 10 accepted. Who was the last one?" Jin Ling asked.

"Eh... that..." Ling Wen replied, a little uncomfortable.

Jin Ling then saw Jingyi suddenly go quiet, and just look away awkwardly. Jin Ling suddenly knew everything. Jingyi was one of the cultivators challenged, but he never accepted.

"Sect Leader Jin, was the person you met really Hua Lang?" a cultivator asked. "What other qualities did he have?"

"Well, my vision was blurry because of the Waving of Qiankun, but I did make out light blue and white robes." Jin Ling told everyone. "I also heard something thin and light whiz by me. My guess was that it was probably a silk band of some sort."

"You really did meet him!" the cultivator said, in shock. "What did he do to you?"

*Your highness (太子殿下) is the formal name for Xie Lian

**wrath: second best tier in ghosts