"You two..." Xie Lian let out a fond sigh. "there's no need to care about my reputation. Let the officials speak all they want. It won't affect me."

And isn't that obvious? The heavens kept talking about his fall from grace for years, mocking him and using him as an example of what not to do as a god yet did his highness fight or show any sign of bother? He didn't. He just continued on his life as if nothing was bothering him and that was what still amazes the people in the room. 

"Still," Qing Xuan didn't back down. "they only know how to speak without thinking of their skills. If you really wanted, you could easily end them."

Hua Cheng nodded in agreement, the two already forming a solid bond of being his highness' bodyguards. They didn't need to say it or even talk about it, their actions speaking for themselves. 

However,‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌want‌ ‌to‌ ‌go‌ ‌this‌ ‌route,‌ ‌"Alright,‌ ‌stop‌ ‌acting.‌ ‌He‌ ‌only‌ ‌came‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌heavens‌ ‌to‌ ‌save‌ ‌me.‌ ‌San‌ ‌Lang‌ ‌had‌ ‌good‌ ‌intentions,‌ ‌so‌ ‌why‌ ‌hide‌ ‌it?"‌ ‌

"Forgive me for my impudence but your highness, you should learn to accept other people's kindness!" Yin Yu exclaimed.

"I...but I do?" Xie Lian said, remembering how he accepted the little miss's idea of doing his makeup for him in the past. 

(May her soul rest in peace.)

The people in the room just stared at him like he was stupid.

"No‌ ‌more‌ ‌acting."‌ ‌Shi‌ ‌Qingxuan‌ ‌replied,‌ ‌"I‌ ‌already‌ ‌sent‌ ‌those‌ ‌two‌ ‌exchanges‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌communication‌ ‌array.‌ ‌You‌ ‌don't‌ ‌understand;‌ ‌no‌ ‌matter‌ ‌how‌ ‌good‌ ‌the‌ ‌intention,‌ ‌after‌ ‌being‌ ‌passed‌ ‌around,‌ ‌words‌ ‌will‌ ‌always‌ ‌end‌ ‌up‌ ‌becoming‌ ‌negative,‌ ‌so‌ ‌they‌ ‌might‌ ‌as‌ ‌well‌ ‌be‌ ‌negative‌ ‌from‌ ‌the‌ ‌start."‌ ‌

"You‌ ‌get‌ ‌it."‌ ‌Hua‌ ‌Cheng‌ ‌commented.‌ ‌

"Of‌ ‌course!‌ ‌Otherwise‌ ‌how‌ ‌could‌ ‌I,‌ ‌the‌ ‌Lord‌ ‌Wind‌ ‌Master,‌ ‌be‌ ‌so‌ ‌popular‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌heavens?"‌ ‌Shi‌ ‌Qingxuan‌ ‌preened,‌

Qing Xuan looked proud of herself as He Xuan hid a fond sigh. 

"What a useful skill." Pei Ming whistled. "Maybe I should do it, too."

"You can't do it." Ling Wen immediate shot down his idea. 

"How harsh." Pei Ming said but obviously didn't look offended.

 "General‌ ‌Nan‌ ‌Yang,‌ ‌lower‌ ‌your‌ ‌bow."‌ ‌

However‌ ‌Feng‌ ‌Xin‌ ‌still‌ ‌had‌ ‌the‌ ‌bow‌ ‌pulled‌ ‌at‌ ‌almost‌ ‌full‌ ‌strength,‌ ‌holding‌ ‌his‌ ‌breath‌ ‌and‌ ‌not‌ ‌saying‌ ‌a‌ ‌word.‌ ‌Shi‌ ‌Qingxuan‌ ‌smacked‌ ‌him,‌ ‌"Put‌ ‌it‌ ‌down,‌ ‌can't‌ ‌you‌ ‌see‌ ‌they're‌ ‌close?‌ ‌Nothing‌ ‌bad's‌ ‌gonna‌ ‌happen."‌ ‌

"He's fucking blind." Mu Qing said.

"You have it worse." Feng Xin immediately attacked as the two glared at each other.

Feng‌ ‌Xin‌ ‌said‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌low‌ ‌voice,‌ ‌"Your‌ ‌Highness,‌ ‌the‌ ‌one‌ ‌next‌ ‌to‌ ‌you‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌'Supreme'..."‌ ‌

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