Xie Lian: I'm so sorry I violated your hospitality, you were nothing but kind and generous towards me but I ended up burning the-
Hua Cheng, on the verge of tears: My beloved, I HURT you! Struck you with my scimitar, injured your devine form, and you still have the grace to offer a smile and apologise to ME??
if all of xie lian's luck was sealed away so that his followers could get his share of it and hua cheng was his most (and most likely only) devoted believer in those 800 years and he's got really good luck....... do you. do you understand. do you understand what im trying to say here.
this idea came from an mxtx author’s note about despite his.. interesting cooking.. xie lian is good at pickling. the vegetables just sit untouched in the brine, coming out normal (since xl’s cooking is that way because he “overly-innovates”) he’s been pickling for centuries, and because it’s the best side dish to have with steamed buns!
to hua cheng, it’s as tasty as all of xie lian’s dishes.. but “surprised they aren’t dead yet” is putting it lightly for fxmq’s reaction
Very quick very self indulgent #junmei sketchy after work cuz lately I’ve been having a lot of feelings for them 🥲
I just wanted to see young Crown Prince of Wuyong getting comforted by MNQ after the fall of the Kingdom… I apologize it truly is self-indulgent but just had this picture in my mind and wanted to get it out… 🥲
Never would have happened because they were both like deeply deeply traumatised but I think the funniest thing that could have happened is if Wu Ming just panicked every time Xie Lian looked at him like proper girl with a crush, falling over bins, horny on main, word vomit I think it would have cured Xie Lian of his mental illness and given him like 8 new ones.