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Wishing you were somehow here again by MaeHwaMei
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
26 Jul 2025
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He's tall, slender, donned in all dark, fitted clothes, with long hair held in a high ponytail, long strands brushing his back. The air leaves Xie Lian's lungs in a punch and he doesn't feel any filling them back.
The man stands composed and almost foreign in the middle of the heckling vendors and loud clients, a lonely, tense figure amidst the vibrant mixture of colors and shapes of Ghost City's main street. Xie Lian stares at him with tears already stinging in his eyes, Hua Cheng's body deathly still behind him.
It's a mere second before he starts running towards him.
or: after the meeting at the Gambler's Den Xie Lian sees a man with a white mask and black clothes standing in the main street of Ghost City and mistakes him for Wuming. (Of course everyone is very chill about it.)
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20 Sep 2025
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The silvery glint of a blade was all Xie Lian saw before the unmistakable cold bite of metal pressed against his throat. Not again, he thought, slowly turning towards the hilt and the pale hand holding it. As he moved, the blade shifted almost imperceptibly, easing its vice just a breath as if allowing him to turn without cutting through flesh.
The tinge of surprise he felt was quickly replaced by a rush of stupor when he lay eyes on the man who held the weapon tight in his grip. The Ghost King’s appearance truly was as formidable as they said.
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The opening of Mount Tong'lu leaves powerful ghosts incapacitated for months before and after the Arousal of Ghosts. The mount has opened and closed, Xie Lian has ascended, discovered Jun Wu's lies and defeated him but Hua Cheng has yet to meet his god again.
Now serving as the new Heavenly Emperor Xie Lian finds himself at the gates of Ghost City on a mission to defeat the weakened Calamity.
When confronted with the unexpected reasons behind the attack Hua Cheng's faith wavers for the first time in centuries and his undying devotion clashes with an undeniable, guilty sense of betrayal.
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20 Sep 2025
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In his 800 years of searching, sometimes Hua Cheng visits little towns, hoping for a clue or a glimpse of his beloved.
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20 Sep 2025
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A Soft Spot for Stoats by elixwilde
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
04 Sep 2025
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After a destructive third ascension, Xie Lian finds himself in debt with an easy and hopefully harmless way out. However, signing up to be a stoat has its ups and down, and trying to stay out of the private business of a handsome, unsuspecting ghost king can be surprisingly challenging.
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19 Sep 2025
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A Worthwhile Crime by elliannafaux
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 | Heaven Official's Blessing (Cartoon)
07 Sep 2025
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Xie Lian, content to wander aimlessly from town to town, gets redirected when a stranger asks for help locating her husband in Ghost City. However, the moment he arrives, he’s framed for a crime he didn’t commit and imprisoned under Hua Cheng’s rule. So without upsetting the apparently unpredictable city lord he has yet to meet, Xie Lian finds a way to get out his dilemma and still help the people he made a promise to. It’s just a little tough to do when said Ghost King seems very interested in him.
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19 Sep 2025