Hua Cheng was carrying the bundle of firewood on his shoulders. Since the place on his A-Diē's shoulder was taken by the "bad firewood" Wei Ying had no choice but to walk back to thier home.
Xie Lian was holding Wei Ying's hand as he skipped between them. The three of them were walking back to their home greeting the passing villagers and talking among themselves.
As soon as Puqi Shrine came into view Hua Cheng and Xie Lian could see that Feng Xin and Mu Qing were standing in front of their door. As usual they were arguing and their voices were so loud that they could hear it from where they were walking.
"It was you who said that Dianxia came back!!!"
"I was telling the truth. People saw him here today morning! "
"Well!! he is not here. I am having a head ache now. Why are you so useless, you don't even know where he is!?"
"If you are so capable why don't you go find him? "
"Yes I am going. I will go search the Ghost City. "
"You stupid!!! Don't waste your time."
"Who are you calling stupid?"
"Xue Yu Tan Hua was not seen in Ghost City for the last two days."
"You went searching there?"
"Otherwise how would I know!!!"
"So both of them went somewhere together? "
"Why are you asking me? "
"You are the one who said it first!"
"Oh just shut up!"
"Why can't they fucking say something before leaving?"
"I will ask Ling Wen once again. "
Xie Lian covered Wei Ying's both ears with his hands so he would not have to suffer the loud yelling. Hua Cheng glared at the uninvited guests while Xie Lian chuckled and called.
"Feng Xin. Mu Qing."
Xie Lian called as the three of them walked through the gates of Puqi Shrine. Hua Cheng threw the wood on the ground and held his son's hand. Wei Ying saw the two angry people standing in front of his home. His A-Diē and A-niang were holding his hands ' I don't have to be afraid. '
"Taizi Dianxia"
Feng Xin and Mu Qing greeted together as both of them bowed down. They proceed to straighten and glare at each other for saying the same greeting at the same time. Xie Lian smiled wryly and waved his free hand at them.
"Alright stop it, the two of you. And tell me why you are here? "
"Dianxia must be joking."
Mu Qing rolled his eyes and eyed Hua Cheng from top to bottom then looked at the child too. He pointed his fingers at the supreme Ghost King who had a smug smile and shouted.
"You are asking us why we are here when you went missing for two days with HIM!? "
"Who is this child? "
Feng Xin asked pointing at Wei Ying with narrowed eyes. Wei Ying was still smiling brightly at the two angry people who seems to friends with his A-niang. Before Xie Lian or Hua Cheng could respond Wei Ying released his hold on his parents hands. He did a polite bow and said with his usual smile.
"Grumpy uncles.
It is not very nice of you to point fingers."
Hua Cheng laughed and patted his son's head proudly while Xie Lian hid his smile behind his sleeves when they saw expression on both Heaven Officials. Both Feng Xin and Mu Qing was a at a loss of words.
"You.... "
Mu Qing started, pointing his fingers at Wei Ying then suddenly retracted his hand and shut his mouth tight as he saw the 'don't you dare' expresion not only from the Ghost King but also from Xie Lian too.
"A-Ying How about we welcome your Grumpy uncles inside? "
Xie Lian asked Wei Ying with an amused smile. Wei Ying put on a serious face at his A-niang's question and tapped his chin with his tiny fingers. He looked at the uncles standing before him and then slowly gave one small nod.
Hua Cheng picked Wei Ying up and placed him on his shoulder as Wei Ying just giggled. Hua Cheng said solemnly.
"Since A-Ying wants them to come inside then I will reluctantly agree to it. "
Xie Lian opened the door and all of the walked in. He turned to confused pair and said with his polite smile.
"I know you want to know where we went. But really that doesn't matter anymore. What matters is... "
Xie Lian trailed off as his husband came stood by his side holding Wei Ying.
"What? "
Feng Xin and Mu Qing asked with a even more confused face. They looked ta Xie Lian and then at the Supreme Ghost king who was holding a smiling child.
Xie Lian sighed. He looked at Wei Ying and his husband, both of them were smiling at him. Xie Lian said.
"This is our son. Wei Ying."
For the second time today both Feng Xin and Mu Qing was rendered speechless. They took in the information in silence. They blinked their eyes few times but they could still see their Dianxia standing beside his Ghost King husband, who is now holding a cute smiling child.
'When?'
'How'
'What son?'
'They left to get a son? '
'From where?'
'Grumpy uncles? '
'Me? Uncle? Us!!! '
'Shit. We are his uncle? '
"Hello Grumpy uncles."
Wei Ying said still sitting on his A-Diē's shoulder. He smiled brightly at them while Xie Lian patted his head. Feng Xin and Mu Qing looked at the smiling child and blinked.
'Beautiful smile.'
'What the hell! Did they kidnap a child.'
'Where did they find such a cute child?'
'What's with the smile?'
"A-Ying don't call them grumpy uncles"
Although Xie Lian said that to his son, he himself was smiling at his two confused friends whose mouth were wide open in shock. Feng Xin was first to recover, he stood a little more straighter and coughed.
"Hello. My name is Feng Xin. Martial God of South East. "
Wei Ying's mouth went an 'o' shape as he watched Grumpy uncle no.1 bow to him. He liked them both because they were carrying a Saber and a Bow and they looked pretty like his A-Diē and A-niang. Grumpy uncle no.2 huffed at Grumpy uncle no.1 then he also did a bow.
"Mu Qing, Martial God of South West"
"Both of you are Gods like Ā-niáng? "
Wei Ying asked clapping his hands. He looked at Xie Lian and then at Grumpy uncles. Feng Xin and Mu Qing exchanged a look and asked.
" Ā-niáng? "
" Ā-niáng? "
"That's me. "
Xie Lian said pointing to himself while blushing beet red. Hua Cheng chuckled at his husband's blushing face. He placed Wei Ying on the ground who instantly went to the Grumpy uncles to talk about thier Bow and Saber.
Hua Cheng and Xie Lian were making a pot of tea while Feng and Mu Qing were talking with Wei Ying. Xie Lian and Hua Cheng heard the loud laughter of Feng Xin so they turned to look only to see a shocked Mu Qing and a laughing Heavenly official and a smirking five year old.
"San Lang I think A-Ying made fun of Mu Qing "
"Gege don't worry. Let them be."
Feng Xin and Mu Qing was so captivated by Wei Ying that they willingly stayed to have lunch and dinner much to Hua Cheng's immense horror. At the end of the day it was really difficult to convince them to leave, who were enjoying too much by being the Grumpy uncles of Wei Ying.