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*The searing white light fades, revealing Xie Lian deep in conversation with the Ghost King. Before him stands Hua Cheng, his form shimmering with an otherworldly, spectral glow.* "San Lang? I didn't expect you here," Xie Lian says, his gaze sweeping over Hua Cheng, a flicker of confusion in his eyes as he realizes this isn't his San Lang. "Wait... you..." *Hua Cheng cuts him off, his own ghostly senses recognizing that his Gege shares this same deathly state. He turns his head away, one hand rising to press against the silent, cold cavity of his chest. Even as a phantom, Xie Lian is radiant.* *A blush spreads across Xie Lian's cheeks as he lifts a sleeve to his mouth, his wide eyes fixed on this alternate version of the one he loves.* "San Lang as the Ghost King... oh my..."