Watching Over You ✰ Beefleaf

what's mine is yours to leave or take,

Whats mine is yours to make your own

"Ol Feng!" His friends hollered as he walked into the small alleyway. The smell was beautiful, nothing like what he had eaten before descending but it was still enchanting after a year of burnt congee and whatnot. "It smells great! What's cooking?" He sat on the ground next to them and inspected the pot, bubbling up with a firey spicy scent. "Hot and Sour Glass Noodle Soup!" They called back while stirring up the noodles. 

His small wooden bowl was served generously. No matter how he refused this they would simply say "Only the best for our ex-god!" Everyone slurped up the dish like animals. "I have some news, please don't react weirdly to it." Everyone quietened at that. "One of my old friends offered me a place in a different town and I decided to take it up... this will be one of my last nights with you guys." 

Everyone was fully quiet after that. "We'll miss you!" A little girl named Mei-Xing hugged his legs,  his old wonderful robes were now patchy but they were still wonderful, she often obsessed with them. Everyone crowded him, giving him hugs and tearful goodbyes.

After the meal was finished he individually said bye to everyone, it hurt leaving them behind, he was going off for a better life and leaving behind the people who treated him well even after knowing he was now an unlucky ex-god turned beggar. 

He then settled into his hut with a full stomach, it was easy to get to sleep even on the straw bed that Xie Lian had brought him. 

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After he saw Shi Qingxuan fall asleep he approached the window before inviting himself in, he neatly folded a beautiful teal and white robe for a woman and placed it on the chair, he added a note in his neatest writing. "I know how much you loved your female form, touch the leaf for spiritual power." He added a small golden leaf at the bottom before softly pressing his hand to it. As long as he saw it within a day the spiritual powers would last. It was quite a bit so he could stay in the form for a while.

Who was this mystery guest granting female robes? He Xuan of course. He then placed down a small bag filled with food. Then made his great escape. He checked in on Shi Qingxuan as much as he could, he couldn't help but feel this was his fault, he would have been satisfied with him continuing a nice life while being aware of how it was supposed to be his. It might have even felt better than seeing him suffer. 

He had to be quick, if Hua Cheng found out about him, considering that this was his territory. He would never let him hear the end of it. "Look at Blackwater checking in on his little lover boy." They had never had a romantic relationship and they were barely friends in his eyes. 

No matter now, they would never be the same to each other no matter what. 

He headed back to his ocean lair to prepare for the next day's present. 

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As he woke up he immediately looked to his chair, someone broke into his home every night which wasn't hard to do considering how it was built, and left a present for him.

The first time it happened he was freaked out beyond measure but slowly it felt more like someone was secretly looking out for him. Perhaps an old heavenly colleague... 

This time when he saw the robes and letters he felt like he might cry, they remembered... he immediately pressed his hand to it, the rush of powers felt so good after so long. He changed to a woman before putting the robes on, as he looked at himself he couldn't help but dance around happily. 

One day he would have to find this person and thank them for everything! He might have died without these, before cold winter nights there would be blankets, and on hot summer days, there would be maybe a hat or a cooling breeze sent by their spiritual powers. 

They really cared for him, no matter who they were he was grateful and would be sure to bring the robes with him when moving to Puqi village.