Summary:
<blockquote>As he rounds the corner to the front of Puji Shrine, he's taken aback to see Nan Feng standing outside the shrine's open door with his sword drawn. "Nan Feng?" he calls, and Nan Feng jumps.
"Oh!" he says, recognizing Xie Lian. "There you are! Your highness, you shouldn't enter — there's a demon inside!"
Xie Lian frowns at him. "I'm aware," he says. "He stayed the night."
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Xie Lian and Hua Cheng talk things out a little.</blockquote>
➤ a cute quiet small domestic scene in puqi shrine in the middle parts of book canon
➤ see hua cheng as a cat! hear hua cheng's theory about breathing being sexy! enjoy hua cheng and xie lian being completely smitten with each other! also lady windmaster is a real pal as always
➤ it's super adorable
➤ 6k words in length
