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and leaving the king to stagger after them, still in a state of utter shock.

--END--

“I would love that.” The queen says and the three of them turn, the devastation still with his arm wrapped tight around Xie Lian’s waist.

They had for the entrance of the gamblers den, already chattering away,

my A-Lian is clearly so happy with you, I really can’t wait to get to know you better.”

Xie Lian smiles fondly back at her. “Yes, San Lang is wonderful, I can’t wait for you to get to know him. Come, we’ll show you our home and make tea and you can get to know him properly.”

There’s a warm laugh from beside him and all three heads turned to see the queen with her hand pressed her lips and her eyes sparkling with merriment. “I’m sorry you two are just too cute, A-Lian you look so happy a mother can’t help but smile and your Majesty,

Jun Wu is the one who sealed them away!? Jun Wu… “You really defeated Jun Wu!?”

Xie Lian glances at the ghost king. “San Lang and I defeated him together.”

“Your highness is too modest. All I did was remove the shackles he put on you. You did everything else.”

“San Lang…”

just in case he ever needed to. We defeated him two years ago and when his power was sealed that must have broken the seal he placed on you.”

“That’s…” The king stumbles over his words in a way he never does but… but… Jun Wu was White No Face!?

He is struck by the sudden realization that Xie Lian is actually far older than him now.

“Jun Wu was White No Face all along. The story is complicated but he had a particular fixation with me. He must have sealed both of you away in order to use you against me

spoken of today and while he is aware that Jun Wu no longer rules over the heavens, he has no idea why or why these two speak of him this way.

Xie Lian lets out a soft sigh and, when he turns back to them, for the first time the king can see the sentries in his son's eyes.

for some reason, the seal broke and we woke up.”

Xie Lian and the calamity exchange looks, their expressions turning grim.

“Jun Wu.” The calamity says and Xie Lian nods in agreement.

“Jun Wu!?” This is the second time the king has heard the former heavenly emperor

Taking a breath to gather himself he exchanges a look with the queen.

“We do not know.”

“We were sealed away,” the queen explains. “I don’t know how or why but, someone sealed us right after we became ghosts. We’ve been asleep this whole time and then two years ago,

but how is this possible? Even if you became ghosts, it has been too many centuries…”

And typical ghosts of their power would have faded away by now, the strength of their resentment not enough to bind them to the world for this long.

The king chokes. What, by all the gods, is he seeing.

After an unendurably a long moment of Xie Lian and the calamity just staring at each other the prince turns back to them, expression changing to one of confusion.

“Mother, father, I’m so glad you’re here

Xie Lian glances up at the calamity with fond exasperation.

“It’s true.” The calamity leans down and presses a kiss to Xie Lian’s forehead. Xie Lian blushes slightly and the two exchange adoring looks. The queen puts a hand to her lips and giggles, actually giggles.

“That’s…That’s… oh I am so proud! And your Majesty, I’m so glad that my son has a husband who seems to be as proud of him as I am.”

The calamity bows his head to the queen. “I am always proud of his highness and grateful to be allowed to stand at his side.”

“San Lang…”

The Queen, however, turns her beaming smile on the demon. “Really?”

The calamity inclines his head. “Really.”

“Oh A-Lian!” The queen claps her hands together again, smile only growing with her delight even as tears once again spring to the corners of her eyes.

when all the other gods were helpless to stand up to him. He is the most powerful being in the three realms and that the mortal world is not aware of that fact is only because he prefers it that way.”

The king opens his mouth, closes it, opens it, closes it again

The ghost King inclines his head. “Even so. I know gege doesn’t care how the common folk perceive him but your parents should know the truth.” Then he turns back to them and says. “His highness is the one who saved the heavens from Jun Wu’s tyranny

They clearly cannot run the heavens without you.”

“Still, it’s not an official title, and it’s not like it’s going to be like that forever. Ling Wen and I have been working on a system to spread the workload more evenly after we finished rebuilding.”

“Only because you chose not to be.” the calamity turns his own gaze on Xie Lian, his expression softening as well. “And even after you turned them down those divine fools are still bothering you constantly for your opinion on every decision.

as if they were a blow. He is staring at the king now, his single eye narrowed and the king stares back in utter disbelief.

“W-what…”

“San Lang…” Xie Lian turns to look up at the calamity, expression softening. “I’m not Heavenly Emperor. You know that.”

“His Highness is the closest thing the divine realm has to a Heavenly Emperor.”

The ghost King’s words cut through the king’s shouting like a knife. He doesn’t raise his voice but he doesn’t have to, there’s a sure strength to his tone which makes the words land just as hard

he does still have his voice after all. “Everything… cavorting around with a ghost king!? Xie Lian, the things people say about you! You were a prince, a god, and now to settle for being a demons plaything…”

somehow seemingly delighted that their son has been bewitched by a devastation of all beings.

“Oh, A-Lian, that’s wonderful, everything I could have hoped for for you, congratulations!”

“Everything you could have hoped!?” Suddenly the king finds that

eyeing their son thoughtfully. “A-Lian, do you love him?”

The king whips around to stare at his wife in horror but her eyes remained fixed on Xie Lian and as for Xie Lian, his expression softens again and he nods.

“I do.”

The queen claps her hands together,

It was simply what I wanted.”

The calamity’s hand tightens around Xie Lian’s waist at that and for a moment the king can only sputter, rendered utterly speechless.

The queen, however, does not seem to share that problem. She tilts her head to the side,

as red as the ghost king’s robes. “You’re saying you aren’t being threatened or coerced!? You just chose to...to...”

Xie Lian turns back toward him, expression hardening into lines of calm resolve. “I chose to marry San Lang. He did not threaten or pressure me in any way.

Xie Lian turns toward her, his cheeks turning slightly pink even as his entire expression turns fond. “I asked and he said yes.”

“You asked!?” The king’s voice only rises in volume, and if there was still blood in his veins he’s sure his face would be