TGCF - VII

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At‌ ‌the‌ ‌banquet,‌ ‌it‌ ‌was‌ ‌still‌ ‌only‌ ‌Ming‌ ‌Yi‌ ‌who‌ ‌was‌ ‌working‌ ‌hard‌ ‌at‌ ‌eating,‌ ‌all‌ ‌by‌ ‌his‌ lonesome.‌ ‌

Truthfully,‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌thought‌ ‌out‌ ‌of‌ ‌everyone‌ ‌present,‌ ‌only‌ ‌he‌ ‌took‌ ‌the‌ ‌'feast'‌ ‌literally‌ ‌and‌ ‌seriously,‌ ‌attending‌ ‌specifically‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌food‌ ‌part,‌ ‌as‌ ‌if‌ ‌having‌ ‌played‌ ‌the‌ ‌part‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌spy‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌Ghost‌ ‌City‌ ‌starved‌ ‌him‌ ‌and‌ ‌he‌ ‌was‌ ‌working‌ ‌to‌ ‌refill‌ ‌his‌ ‌stomach‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌brim‌ ‌tonight.‌
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If‌ ‌Lan‌ ‌Chang‌ ‌had‌ ‌said‌ ‌something‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌likes‌ ‌of‌ ‌"The‌ ‌one‌ ‌who‌ ‌killed‌ ‌me‌ ‌was‌ ‌you"‌ ‌it‌ ‌still‌ ‌wouldn't‌ ‌be‌ ‌as‌ ‌startlingly‌ ‌a‌ ‌bolt‌ ‌from‌ ‌the‌ ‌blue‌ ‌as‌ ‌this‌ ‌proclamation.‌ ‌

Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌was‌ ‌practically‌ ‌knocked‌ ‌out‌ ‌by‌ ‌her‌ ‌thunderbolt.‌ ‌"ME?!"‌ ‌ ‌

Upon‌ ‌the‌ ‌throne,‌ ‌even‌ ‌Jun‌ ‌Wu's‌ ‌hand‌ ‌that‌ ‌was‌ ‌supporting‌ ‌his‌ ‌temple‌ ‌seemed‌ ‌to‌ ‌have‌ ‌slipped.‌ ‌

The‌ ‌heavenly‌ ‌officials‌ ‌were‌ ‌all‌ ‌shocked‌ ‌into‌ ‌silence,‌ ‌then‌ ‌immediately‌ ‌turned‌ ‌towards‌ ‌him,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Jun‌ ‌Wu's‌ ‌hand‌ ‌righted‌ ‌itself,‌ ‌continuing‌ ‌to‌ ‌appear‌ ‌sombre‌ ‌with‌ ‌his‌ ‌hand‌ ‌on‌ ‌his‌ ‌head.‌

The‌ ‌officials‌ ‌then‌ ‌looked‌ ‌to‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌in‌ ‌unison.‌ ‌ ‌
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"Dear‌ ‌fucking‌ ‌god,‌ ‌may‌ ‌all‌ ‌the‌ ‌gods‌ ‌and‌ ‌buddhas‌ ‌grant‌ ‌their‌ ‌blessings,‌ ‌that‌ ‌better‌ ‌absolutely‌ ‌be‌ ‌Crimson‌ ‌Rain‌ ‌Sought‌ ‌Flower,‌ ‌otherwise‌ ‌he's‌ ‌gonna‌ ‌go‌ ‌mad!"‌ ‌ ‌
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The‌ ‌two‌ ‌worked‌ ‌together‌ ‌seamlessly,‌ ‌and‌ ‌those‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌side‌ ‌only‌ ‌saw‌ ‌three‌ ‌shadows‌ ‌appearing‌ ‌here‌ ‌and‌ ‌there‌ ‌like‌ ‌lightning,‌ ‌so‌ ‌fast‌ ‌it‌ ‌was‌ ‌unimaginable‌ ‌and‌ ‌made‌ ‌one‌ ‌suffocate.‌
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Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌was‌ ‌still‌ ‌hugging‌ ‌that‌ ‌ringing‌ ‌head‌ ‌of‌ ‌his,‌ ‌sitting‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌ground,‌ ‌tears‌ ‌and‌ ‌blood‌ ‌flowing‌ ‌uncontrollably‌ ‌down‌ ‌his‌ ‌face.‌

Jun‌ ‌Wu‌ ‌crouched‌ ‌down‌ ‌next‌ ‌to‌ ‌him,‌ ‌stared‌ ‌at‌ ‌his‌ ‌face‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌while,‌
then‌ ‌suddenly‌ ‌raised‌ ‌his‌ ‌hands‌ ‌and‌ ‌petted‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian's‌ ‌head‌ ‌before‌ ‌gently‌ ‌helping‌ ‌him‌ ‌wipe‌ ‌away‌ ‌the‌ ‌blood‌ ‌on‌ ‌his‌ ‌face.‌ ‌

"..."‌ ‌

This‌ ‌gesture‌ ‌was‌ ‌warm‌ ‌and‌ ‌affectionately‌ ‌kind,‌ ‌like‌ ‌a‌ ‌father‌ ‌crouching‌ ‌next‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌child‌ ‌who‌ ‌had‌ ‌just‌ ‌been‌ ‌beaten‌ ‌black‌ ‌and‌ ‌blue‌ ‌by‌ ‌himself,‌ ‌comforting‌ ‌him.‌ ‌

This‌ ‌picture‌ ‌was‌ ‌raising‌ ‌hairs‌ ‌on‌ ‌both‌ ‌Feng‌ ‌Xin‌ ‌and‌ ‌Mu‌ ‌Qing's‌ ‌backs,‌ ‌"Has‌ ‌he...‌ ‌has‌ ‌he...‌ ‌really‌ ‌gone‌ ‌mad?"‌ ‌ ‌
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A‌ ‌step,‌ ‌another‌ ‌step,‌ ‌each‌ ‌step‌ ‌faster‌ ‌than‌ ‌the‌ ‌next,‌ ‌then‌ ‌finally,‌ ‌they‌ ‌started‌ ‌running.‌ ‌

He‌ ‌ran‌ ‌forward‌ ‌whilst‌ ‌tears‌ ‌fell‌ ‌behind‌ ‌and‌ ‌stayed‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌same‌ ‌spot.‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌voiced‌ ‌in‌ ‌his‌ ‌heart,‌ ‌he‌ ‌believed.‌ ‌

He‌ ‌believed‌ ‌that‌ ‌this‌ ‌man‌ ‌would‌ ‌die‌ ‌for‌ ‌him‌ ‌again‌ ‌and‌ ‌again,‌ ‌and‌ ‌would‌ ‌be‌ ‌reborn‌ ‌for‌ ‌him‌ ‌over‌ ‌and‌ ‌over.‌ ‌

Even‌ ‌if‌ ‌he‌ ‌fell‌ ‌into‌ ‌the‌ ‌depths‌ ‌of‌ ‌hell,‌ ‌he‌ ‌would‌ ‌break‌ ‌through‌ ‌the‌ ‌abyss‌ ‌for‌ ‌his‌ ‌'belief'.‌ ‌

Last‌ ‌time,‌ ‌they‌ ‌spent‌ ‌eight‌ ‌hundred‌ ‌years‌ ‌running‌ ‌towards‌ ‌each‌ ‌other.‌ ‌

This‌ ‌time,‌ ‌it‌ ‌only‌ ‌took‌ ‌an‌ ‌instant‌ ‌to‌ ‌fall‌ ‌into‌ ‌each‌ ‌other's‌ ‌embrace.‌ ‌
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He‌ ‌yelled‌ ‌with‌ ‌all‌ ‌he's‌ ‌got,‌ ‌"GO‌ ‌AHEAD!‌ ‌HIT‌ ‌ME!‌ ‌EVEN‌ ‌IF‌ ‌
YOU‌ ‌BEAT‌ ‌ME‌ ‌TO‌ ‌DEATH‌ ‌I‌ ‌WON'T‌ ‌CURSE‌ ‌THAT‌ ‌AGAIN!"‌ ‌ ‌

Next‌ ‌to‌ ‌them,‌ ‌Hua‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌said‌ ‌with‌ ‌an‌ ‌icy‌ ‌voice,‌ ‌"Good."‌ ‌ ‌

Qi‌ ‌Rong‌ ‌turned‌ ‌back‌ ‌to‌ ‌look,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Hua‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌was‌ ‌smiling‌ ‌at‌ ‌him‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌smile‌ ‌that‌ ‌couldn't‌ ‌be‌ ‌more‌ ‌fake‌ ‌but‌ ‌it‌ ‌disappeared‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌blink‌ ‌of‌ ‌an‌ ‌eye.‌ ‌

The‌ ‌next‌ ‌second,‌ ‌his‌ ‌head‌ ‌was‌ ‌rammed‌ ‌three‌ ‌feet‌ ‌into‌ ‌the‌ ‌ground.‌ ‌

"..."‌ ‌
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"I‌ ‌think‌ ‌that‌ ‌trash‌ ‌wants‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌even‌ ‌more‌ ‌garbage‌ ‌than‌ ‌he‌ ‌already‌ ‌is."‌ ‌ ‌

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