TGCF react to future and past

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Lang qianqui turned around "i'm sorry lord wind master but this is the last time" and jumped into fight. Wacking ghosts around.

"hua chengzu you won't kill us right? Hahaha we have so much to do in our lives" Qingxuan asked but quickly shut up when Hua cheng glared at him.

Qingxuan sighed "ugh i'm never going on a mission with you again" and after ofc he had to join the brawl as well. With their help Xie lian was able to reach the kid, he knelt wanting to help the boy up. "are you alright?"

Upon hearing his voice boy shuddered and peeked through his fingers. Now that Xie lian saw his he noticed the bandages had been drenched in blood. He took his arm "come on let's get up, everything's fine now" to his surprise boy screamed and shoved him away before running away.

"ungrateful kid" banyue grumbled wanting to beat him up for pushing Xie lian away.
"its ok he must be scared" Xie lian smiled

Since this boy has been infected by human face disease he must have connections from xianle. Xie lian's mind shivered at the mere sight of him, he couldn't help but be a little dazed. From the force of push his hat fell on the ground. He picked it up and got up immediately.

"wind master, your highness please take care of yourself we will meet here in three days" he was just about to give chase but some ghosts grabbed on to him. Rouye slid out and sent ghosts flying in all directions.

"woah is that your spiritual weapon? I thought you didn't had spiritual powers to control one?" pei ming asked
"yes it is. Yes I don't have that much spiritual powers to control one but some are exceptions" Xie lian replied as Rouye nuzzled in his wrist.

He squeezed through the crowd with immense difficulty, shouting all the while, “Excuse me! Excuse me!”

Because the boy had spent most of his life hiding and dodging in the
Mortal Realm, escaping was practically second nature to him. His head could be seen in one second, then there was a shadow the next, and after that, there
was nothing more; he was getting farther and farther away. Xie Lian didn't know if it was his imagination, but he felt that the crowds on the street were
getting thicker by the minute. With humans and ghosts alike pressed against each other, it made it really difficult for him to jostle through. Xie Lian’s mind was in disarray, so he knocked over a number of stalls, and he cried
“I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” as he continued to run.

Ghosts weren't to be crossed carelessly however "catch him" Xie lian suddenly felt chill behind his back as if hand had grabbed him, he quickly knocked it away "who is it?"

The hand was tentacle that has suddenly came out of nowhere, and now so many ghosts were surrounding him when he looked back, the boy was nowhere to be found.

"everyone I'm so sorry I didn't mean any harm. Let me find someone first then we can discuss reparations afterwards?"

The crowd of ghosts were relentless "you wish?"

Now the boy was completely gone out of sight, Xie lian was still little dazed. Not quite sure what he was feeling, was it disappointment for not being able to catch that boy? Or was it relief that the nightmare has passed once more?

Many looked worriedly at Xie lian who was being comforted by hua cheng, his expressions were quiet unreadable. 'what actually happened that made him this way?' He Xuan couldn't help but be a little curious or worried? Tho he would never admit it out loud.

Suddenly there was commotion in ghost crowd someone yelled "settle down let him go" the newcomer said and ghosts parted a way for him. Xie lian came back to his mind and saw a black-clad man walking towards him, wearing a mask. There was muttering in crowd
"why wanning moon officer is here?"
"I don't know either"

Black-clad man or rather wanning moon officer bowed before saying "our honoured guest, hua chengzu has invited you to paradise manor"

"huh? Me?" Xie lian pointed at himself.

"yes shall we?" he said gesturing him to follow.

"paradise monor? Did I heard that right?"
"that's chengzu sanctuary, he never has guests there"
"wait isn't this the guy who won against chengzu? I mean the one who chengzu taught?" countless eyes were on him, Xie lian readjusted his hat before following close behind.

"you shouldn't just go anywhere, be more careful your highness" feng xin said
"but San lang won't hurt me" Xie lian smiled.
'he's a literal ghost king' mu qing thought but didn't said anything.

The crowd had once more parted as they walked away. An incense time later both had already left the crowded streets of ghost city and now walking in more remote area. As he was walking he took in the form of black-clad officer and saw something he was way more familiar with.

A cursed shackle?

All eyes were on Yin Yu now "who are you?" Ling wen asked
"heavenly official working for hua cheng?"

"I-
" he doesn't needs to give out his identity...you all banished him so stop asking questions" hua cheng said

"shixiong?" Yizhen said looking at him.
"I don't know you" YinYu said.

As Xie lian was trying to see properly the said man stopped "we're here"

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