Chapter 30

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I'm back!! Thank you for your messages, everyone, you're all so sweet! Sorry I didn't reply, I didn't touch Wattpad until just now, hehe~ Anyways, good news is that I won't disappear for a couple of months because I'm finally in my vacation! Oh! And I'm planning on going back to the other chapters and revising it so if you notice something different, it's because of that ^^ Don't worry, you'll know it since I'll add a 'revised' part in the title :) Anyway, on to the show~

"Play." was what greeted Lynn when she entered the room.

"Excuse me?" Lynn glared at Pei Ming who spoke.

"You depraved me of the red ghost's answer for far too long," he glared back.

"...Okay..." Lynn agreed, knowing the pain of cliffhangers and turned the screen back on.

Ch.97:‌ ‌To‌ ‌Compose‌ ‌in‌ ‌Nuit‌ ‌Blanche;‌ ‌Fragrance‌ ‌Added‌ ‌by‌ ‌Red‌ ‌Sleeves

Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌actually‌ ‌already‌ ‌kind‌ ‌of‌ ‌knew‌ ‌the‌ ‌answer‌ ‌to‌ ‌this‌ ‌question.‌ ‌However,‌ ‌Hua‌ ‌Cheng's‌ ‌reaction‌ ‌was‌ ‌largely‌ ‌different‌ ‌than‌ ‌what‌ ‌he‌ ‌expected.‌ ‌

After‌ ‌a‌ ‌moment‌ ‌of‌ ‌silence,‌ ‌Hua‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌suddenly‌ ‌blurted,‌ ‌"I'm‌ ‌sorry."‌ ‌

"Bwahahaha!" Pei Ming laughed out loud. "You look so embarrassed for being busted!"

"General, you shouldn't laugh at him," Xie Lian defended. "I'm sure he did it out of pure reasons."

"Indeed," Pei Ming laughed. 

'If you consider love and lust as pure then yes.' he thought before pausing. 'Does he lust after his highness though?'

He paled, 'Crap, he really did do it with pure intentions!' 

"What?"‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌was‌ ‌confused.‌ ‌

At‌ ‌first‌ ‌he‌ ‌had‌ ‌thought‌ ‌if‌ ‌'Qiandeng‌ ‌Temple'‌ ‌wasn't‌ ‌some‌ ‌kind‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌joke,‌ ‌then‌ ‌the‌ ‌one‌ ‌who‌ ‌would‌ ‌have‌ ‌the‌ ‌most‌ ‌connection‌ ‌to‌ ‌it‌ ‌could‌ ‌only‌ ‌be‌ ‌Hua‌ ‌Cheng.‌ ‌

'I feel touched yet saddened,' Hua Cheng thought. 'I'm glad I'm the first one that came to his highness' mind but sad that he had so little friends...'

But‌ ‌no‌ ‌matter‌ ‌how‌ ‌off‌ ‌he‌ ‌might‌ ‌be‌ ‌with‌ ‌his‌ ‌guess,‌ ‌there‌ ‌was‌ ‌no‌ ‌reason‌ ‌for‌ ‌Hua‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌to‌ ‌apologize.‌ ‌

"Exactly, so why are you apologizing, San Lang?" Xie Lian asked. 

"I did it without your permission so I'm apologizing," he confessed. "I'm sorry."

"It's fine," Xie Lian smiled at him. "I appreciate it."

Hua Cheng hid a blush by patting Xie Lian's head with a little force, causing him to bend his head down.

Some, like Qing Xuan and Pei Ming, grinned at him.

Hua‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌respond,‌ ‌and‌ ‌only‌ ‌gestured‌ ‌for‌ ‌him‌ ‌to‌ ‌keep‌ ‌walking‌ ‌onwards‌ ‌with‌ ‌him,‌ ‌and‌ ‌so‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌followed‌ ‌his‌ ‌lead.‌ ‌The‌ ‌two‌ ‌walked‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌while,‌ ‌and‌ ‌after‌ ‌making‌ ‌a‌ ‌turn,‌ ‌the‌ ‌sight‌ ‌before‌ ‌him‌ ‌opened‌ ‌to‌ ‌a‌ ‌broad‌ ‌horizon;‌ ‌a‌ ‌bedazzling,‌ ‌transcendent‌ ‌temple‌ ‌quietly‌ ‌appeared‌ ‌before‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian's‌ ‌eyes.‌ ‌

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