Red Strings of Connections

Chapter 41: The Ghost King's Only Friend

Chengzu, Hua Cheng remembers his annoying companion ghost during "his" time in his city. He remembers the times that "Wei Wuxian" would climb up at his balcony carrying two cups and a bottle of finest alcohol in Ghost City. His companion ghost always appears in front of him with grin and lax posture.

At first Hua Cheng finds him irritating, "Wei Wuxian" is always so friendly, lax, and a flirt, but never taken any ghost prostitute in bed.

Eventually, time have past, "Wei Wuxian" would always "bother" Hua Cheng and would always ask about his beloved god. "Wei Wuxian" would also accompany him every time Hua Cheng would send three thousand lanterns for Xie Lian.

Eventually Hua Cheng finds his presence comfortable, enough to let the ghost companion "bother" him.

Hua Cheng tap his black nails on the table, as his back leaned at the chair's back rest, relaxing his muscle and mind. It's been a long time since the ghost companion visits him, and he knew that "Wei Wuxian" would never visit his domain again. Of course, it's only normal, after all him, his beloved and Baoshan Sanren scheme to give him a second chance to live his life. So right now, "Wei Wuxian" is alive and kicking many asses of both humans and monsters, living his life that he deserved.

Hua Cheng remembers when his ghost companion told him every regret he has even after dying and thinks "he" deserved to die on such a brutal way. That if "he" didn't exist then the people he cares will live so much better, but he exist so thus their life lives has been ruined.

"His" shijie died and her husband because of him, that they both deserve to live their lives next to their newborn son; if he didn't exist then their lives would not end in such a tragic way.

Hua Cheng saw how much "Wei Wuxian" blames himself for everyone's ruined lives. "If he just doesn't exist at all." It's been very long time since he last heard such a cruel words. He almost not remember who told him that but he clearly knew that he heard it during his childhood life span as Honghong-er.

He remembers how much he despised those strings of words. That he begun wishes he could have just died right away, together with the thought of killing all those people that abused and beaten him. But thanks to one kindness from his God, he lives, and died then lives again as someone strong, strong enough to protects his one and only beloved noble.

But unlike him, "Wei Wuxian" has devoted himself to multiple people he called "family", which he chose to protect but couldn't bring himself to rely on, thus failure has become inevitable for him.

Other than his regrets, "Wei Wuxian" always initiate their topic by asking about Xie Lian and ends it about Hua Cheng and how glorious he is by defeating 33 idiotic Heaven Officials, or how the heaven heavily relied to him.

Despite someone who loves running his mouth nonstop, "Wei Wuxian" never once slips some important information; like how he has his golden core dug up only to give to his shidi, yet this shidi couldn't be able to see through "Wei Wuxian's" weakening state, him lacking strength, that he used to have. This shidi who never once sees "Wei Wuxian" face pales in suffering upon the disturbance of resentful spirits.

Hua Cheng stands up, turns his heels, and left. There are people who really suffered either because it's caused by other people or by their own choices.

Sleeping atop of the table is a small bone, it was quiet, unmoving by anything until a cup slam down next to it, almost hitting it. "Be careful with your bone, do you want to be eradicated?" Hua Cheng coldly reminds his drinking companion upon witnessing "him" completely neglecting the bone.

Just what is this small bone for? Not all living human know, but to be able to kill completely a ghost is to have their bone be destroyed. So, a ghost must take care for it, as it is important for their existence even as a ghost.

But to Hua Cheng's drinking companion, he doesn't care for this small thing, that he even forgotten where he left it, or not even look for it whenever it was lost. Out of everyone in Ghost City only Hua Cheng's drinking companion has no care for it, and to exposed the truth, this is the tenth time that Hua Cheng found "his" bone ash and brings it to "him", with reminder that "he must be careful with it."

But it wouldn't take ten times if Crimson Rain Sought Flower's drinking companion actually has care for it. "If you have enough to live as a ghost, you could just destroy it yourself." despite the harsh wording, Hua Cheng is calm and not mad at all, although no one could tell if he actually cares for this drinking companion of his. He crossed his arms over his chest and lean on the chair, cross his long legs, and with close eye, he looks so lax and uncaring.

His drinking companion grins widely towards him, "Even with so many nasty rumors about you, Ghost City Lord is actually a nice guy, nice enough that he cares for someone else's ash bone." Hua Cheng lone eye opens, staring at the guy who gulped another cup of alcohol. "No wonder, Flower Crown Prince is so in love with you."

"You and your mouth. It is really surprising that you didn't become resentful spirit even after everything that happened to you, even after that brutal suicide."

"I may not look like it, but I'm actually a nice guy."

Hua Cheng heaved a sigh, he couldn't help but to agree to him, after all if "he's" not nice then "he" won't gave his golden core to his shidi, nor protect those remnants. If he is not a nice fella, those cultivators that usurp against him would die in brutal way instead.

"He's" so pitiful, and for sure "he" knew about this, but "he" never shows it on his face. "He" just always wears smiles and upbeat personality.

Hua Cheng research about "his" life when he was alive, and he really cannot understand how come "he" stays sane after of all that. When it was him, he just wants to kill everyone and then himself, if weren't for the words from his God, he won't even try to keep living until his life was taken.

Hua Cheng only live for only one person, even it is meant to become a ghost. But Wei Wuxian is different, he suffered through the hands of his supposedly cultivating companions, lost everything even his life protecting many people, and then become ghost which no one remembers. So pitiful. He didn't deserve all of those things, they didn't deserve such suffering, but at least Hua Cheng able to get his happy ending with his beloved Highness.

Gracefully walking on Paradise Manor's courtyard is Crimson Rain Sought Flower, hands clap behind., in every step he make, on every movement of his body the bells on his legs would make beautiful noises, letting anyone nearby to know his presence.

"We can set up things for him so he could have his "Happy Ending"."

Hua Cheng lone eye narrows as those words floated on his head.