The first thing Tiāntáng woke up to in the morning was Yuèlìang's back turned towards him. He seemed to be in meditation posture on a rock and Chenyu was laughing brightly on the side. She seemed to have meat in the hands. There was also a fire in the corner. Yuèlìang wasn't paying attention to her at first but what she said chocked both him and Tiāntáng."I loved the kiss we had last night."she was blushing as she said that and Tiāntáng jumped out of bed,outraged."A good morning to you too."Yuèlìang smiled to him and he didn't have the energy to fight him."Where did you get the meat?"Tiāntáng curiously asked after he sat and ate some meat."Yeah,and where is that weird general dude that was in the corner?"Chenyu asked as she continued to happily munch on the meat."General Zhei Wa?"Tiāntáng turned to Chenyu then to Yuèlìang. Yuèlìang didn't say a thing and Tiāntáng gulped hard and stared at the meat suspiciously"Was General Zhei Wa involved in the acquisition of this meat?"Tiāntáng's eyes widened more the moment Yuèlìang nodded."I promised to let him go if he helped me hunt and he did. I don't know where he got the meat and I don't care but I am glad he did."Yuèlìang's face seemed to brighten when he smiled and Chenyu stared hard at him. She kept praising him and all Tiāntáng could do was stare at the two who seemed to have hit it off. He was jealous,yes but he had to hide it. He kept on bitterly smiling and adding on to Chenyu's compliments. Yuèlìang could feel that something was wrong he tried his best to avert the situation but to his dismay,he failed miserably. Things kept getting worse until they heard a noise. Suddenly,the room got dark and everyone blacked out. When they awoke,the first thing they saw were the moles. Another tribe of the demon realm."Ewww....Oh God they are so ugly."Yuèlìang could not hide his disgust and disturbance quite as well as Tiāntáng could so he immediately voiced his opinion. Feeling braver, Tiāntáng decided to add on.
Some of them hid their faces in shame and tried to run. Some decided to go make masks. They could not bare the embarrassment. Their king walked in with an air of regality,yes,he was still ugly but royalty is royalty. Yuèlìang cute literally almost puked as he hid his face. He pushed his face closer to Tiāntáng, trying to hide from the hideousness."And what do you think you are doing?" Tiāntáng turned to Yuèlìang. He had hit a tickle spot although Tiāntáng held his laughter back.
"That is the ugliest one I have seen so far."Yuèlìang almost cried and Tiāntáng agreed. They had no idea where Chenyu was at the moment so they decided not to do anything. They had to save themselves first."How dare you call my handsome face ugly?!"The mole king argued but Yuèlìang refused to look at him."Tiāntáng, quick,for your own sake,look at me."He tugged on Tiāntáng's clothes and kept hysterically shouting.
"Why should I do that?!"Tiāntáng was in a daze,he was even getting nausea.
"What is the opposite of hideous?"Yuèlìang asked....they were still in a frenzy. "Beautiful?"Tiāntáng raised his eyebrows. Yuèlìang just nodded."But Chenyu isn't here for me to see."Tiāntáng's face turned a cherry red that even Yuèlìang could see. Yuèlìang inwardly smiled,glad that Tiāntáng was happy."For real though,no wonder these things are scared of the light...I would be scared of the light if I looked like that too."Yuèlìang spoke in a shaky voice,as though he was crying or was blocking his tears from pouring.
Tiāntáng who had been lost in deep thoughts finally awoke."You said they are scared of light?"
Yuèlìang made a vomiting gesture."Wouldn't you be scared of the light if you looked like the uglier version of the devil's spawn?"
Tiāntáng stared at that best friend of his but held back his laughter before reasoning,
"If we manage to to get a source of light that is enough to screw them away then we can manage to escape."
"Just give them mirrors,it's okay."
They looked at each other and Tiāntáng couldn't help but sigh. He looked down and breathed in carefully...........after sometime,someone that looked just like Chenyu appeared,she seemed to be practicing and meditating.
Yuèlìang stood not so far from her, holding a broom and other things,he was the servant,they were in the demon realm, specifically in the dark palace itself. Yuèlìang kept being ordered around. Tiāntáng had got what he wanted,Chenyu...the light from her self in the imagination shine so bright that by now,the moles had scattered in different directions.
However,the imagination kept going... Tiāntáng was still in a trance and Yuèlìang was getting worried for Tiāntáng. That was until he heard his own voice,he looked up"Hunny, please, don't be like this,Chenyu is just a friend,plus she is the demon...."As he spoke,the current Tiāntáng awoke and stared at Yuèlìang. They were still tied up. No matter how many times they tried to untie themselves,it all went in vain as they would occasionally hold hands or scratch each other. Yuèlìang was losing it."I saw something in a movie,we just need a very sharp rock."Yuèlìang kept fidgeting to find a sharp rock.
Tiāntáng:..............
"Well? Help me!!!"
"What is a movie?""Oh that?,I will show you some day."Yuèlìang knew he had made a small mistake but it would not be a big deal,right? He just continued. Tiāntáng said they could count to three but Yuèlìang refused.
