[ it probably speaks to how tense feng xin had been that he can't even summon an indignant noise for now knowing far too much about dianxia's sex life. and it makes sense—for all that hua cheng and feng xin have historically gotten along like oil and water, hua cheng knows that if nothing else, feng xin cares deeply for xie lian.
it's for that reason that, without any of the usual mockery or even amusement in his voice, hua cheng says, ]
I would never let him come to harm. On that you have my word.
[ a pause, and then he adds, ] I'm counting on you, too. He is strong, but he'll need friends here.
[ perfect, good. that was really all feng xin had reached out for, and now that that's accomplished he can move on with his life and go back to pretending the ghost king does not exist within his social circle, however adjacently that may be.
goddammit. ]
...Will you, too, Crimson Rain? [ need friends here, that is. ]
[ ...the question takes hua cheng enough by surprise that he doesn't immediately have a teasing comeback for it. feng xin, asking whether hua cheng needs friends? surely he doesn't intend to count himself among their number. ]
I guess we all do. [ need friends. what a weird thing to admit to.
oh, and speaking of friends(?): ] Black Water is here. I'm not sure if dianxia told you. He wears the Earth Master's form and may not yet know that his plot has been revealed.
[ hopefully someone else has already caught feng xin up on the timeline situation, because if not, that's probably going to be a deeply confusing thing to hear. ]
[ it's as weird to hear confirmed as it is to have asked in the first place, but they've already come this far. feng xin tries not to make a habit of regretting his choices. ]
He did tell me. I'd met him once, after. I... [ hm. ] Dianxia seemed to think it'd be wiser to play along, for now.
Did he say that? Dianxia told me he scolded Black Water, and revealed that he knew the truth of his disguise.
[ and he'd foolishly done so alone, at that. hua cheng doesn't think that he xuan will be a danger to anyone (...mostly because he doesn't know shi qingxuan is here), but that doesn't mean he wants xie lian alone in a room with him. ]
It still may be worth playing along for now, though.
anyway, feng xin is furious??? after all that talk about exercising caution?! but of course xie lian himself wouldn't think to be careful with himself. goddammit! ]
I don't intend on making any problems with you ghosts, so long as you don't endanger anyone else. [ he grunts through a sigh, pinching at the bridge of his nose. to be fair... it seems the gods are the one starting things this time around. ... well. one god in particular. ] I won't go out of my way to expose Black Water. But he should learn very quickly there's no point to it.
[ about that..... hua cheng looks up, but xie lian just rolls over and seems to continue sleeping. whew. ]
I asked him not to be alone with Black Water again, but you know as well as I do that dianxia is strong-willed. [ and independent, and uncautious with his own safety... ] It's better not to court trouble, even if I would never let anything happen to him.
[ although feng xin might not agree with this assessment, hua cheng promises he's the most stable of the calamities... even he knows when not to stir shit. and in the matter of keeping xie lian from throwing his own safety to the wind, who better to have on his(?) side than feng xin? ]
anyway, feng xin doesn't know if he'd agree with any of that, but especially that last bit, because so far his current track record of stopping xie lian from being his silly, self-sacrificing self has been... goose egg. but certainly not for a lack of trying. ]
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it's for that reason that, without any of the usual mockery or even amusement in his voice, hua cheng says, ]
I would never let him come to harm. On that you have my word.
[ a pause, and then he adds, ] I'm counting on you, too. He is strong, but he'll need friends here.
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goddammit. ]
...Will you, too, Crimson Rain? [ need friends here, that is. ]
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I guess we all do. [ need friends. what a weird thing to admit to.
oh, and speaking of friends(?): ] Black Water is here. I'm not sure if dianxia told you. He wears the Earth Master's form and may not yet know that his plot has been revealed.
[ hopefully someone else has already caught feng xin up on the timeline situation, because if not, that's probably going to be a deeply confusing thing to hear. ]
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He did tell me. I'd met him once, after. I... [ hm. ] Dianxia seemed to think it'd be wiser to play along, for now.
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Did he say that? Dianxia told me he scolded Black Water, and revealed that he knew the truth of his disguise.
[ and he'd foolishly done so alone, at that. hua cheng doesn't think that he xuan will be a danger to anyone (...mostly because he doesn't know shi qingxuan is here), but that doesn't mean he wants xie lian alone in a room with him. ]
It still may be worth playing along for now, though.
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[ haha, yeah, so about keeping it down...
anyway, feng xin is furious??? after all that talk about exercising caution?! but of course xie lian himself wouldn't think to be careful with himself. goddammit! ]
I don't intend on making any problems with you ghosts, so long as you don't endanger anyone else. [ he grunts through a sigh, pinching at the bridge of his nose. to be fair... it seems the gods are the one starting things this time around. ... well. one god in particular. ] I won't go out of my way to expose Black Water. But he should learn very quickly there's no point to it.
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I asked him not to be alone with Black Water again, but you know as well as I do that dianxia is strong-willed. [ and independent, and uncautious with his own safety... ] It's better not to court trouble, even if I would never let anything happen to him.
[ although feng xin might not agree with this assessment, hua cheng promises he's the most stable of the calamities... even he knows when not to stir shit. and in the matter of keeping xie lian from throwing his own safety to the wind, who better to have on his(?) side than feng xin? ]
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anyway, feng xin doesn't know if he'd agree with any of that, but especially that last bit, because so far his current track record of stopping xie lian from being his silly, self-sacrificing self has been... goose egg. but certainly not for a lack of trying. ]
Alright. I leave the matter up to you.
[ AKA IT'S YOUR MESS TO MANAGE, HC :) ]
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[ FINE HE'LL MANAGE IT FX
and because he's said what he has to say, and assumes feng xin has also said what he has to say... hua cheng hangs up. time to go back to bed :> ]