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June 20 - July 5, 2023
“We should probably find shelter for the time being.” Fu Yao countered, “If there’s evil in this storm trying to stop us from advancing, then we must continue!” Before Xie Lian could say anything, San Lang burst out laughing. Fu Yao’s head shot up, and he coldly demanded, “What are you laughing at?” San Lang folded his arms and chuckled. “Does being contradictory give you the satisfaction of feeling unique and independent?”
Such softheartedness has no place in war and will only drag down his fellow soldiers. His enemies will also think him foolish. No one will thank him in the end.”
Right after he said this, San Lang finally looked up. The red swelling on the back of Xie Lian’s hand had gone down, and San Lang’s lips were stained with blood. His eyes were extremely cold, and he moved his glare to the unconscious snake on the ground. There was a loud BOOM! and the snake abruptly exploded into a purplish-red pool of blood and flesh.
Ever since Xie Lian was stung by the scorpion-snake, San Lang had behaved like this. A couple of days ago it was all “gege this, gege that,” but now he hardly called him gege anymore. Other than sucking poison and applying herbs, San Lang seemed to be avoiding bodily contact with him as much as possible, and this thoroughly puzzled Xie Lian. Xie Lian couldn’t grasp what he was thinking, and it was making him feel unsettled.
“You can’t possibly keep holding me like this!” “I could,” San Lang replied. Xie Lian was only joking, but San Lang’s reply had no trace of humor.
Xie Lian crossed his own arms while being held in San Lang’s and replied, “Forming a friendship should depend on how well two people hit it off and how well their personalities match, not their identities. If I like you, you could be a beggar and I’d still like you. If I dislike you, you could be the emperor and I’d still dislike you. Shouldn’t it be like that?
“All right, then. What do you want to eat, Hua Cheng?” Behind him, there was silence. Then chuckling. “I still prefer the name ‘San Lang.’”
But then he thought, “Hua Xie” was a fake name he took from the first word of the title “Flower-Crowned Martial God,” so “Hua Cheng” may very well be a fake name too. That they both coincidentally picked the same word, “flower,” for a surname was rather interesting.
“You know, Your Highness, we’ve only known each other for a few days. Is it all right for you to say so much to me?” “Well,” Xie Lian huffed, “what’s the problem? Whatever. Those who have known each other for decades can become strangers in a day. We met by chance, and we may part by chance. If we like each other, then we shall continue to meet; if we don’t, then we shall part. At the end of the day, there’s no banquet in the world that doesn’t come to an end, so let’s take it easy, and I’ll say what I want to say.”