
ALT Pag 1: HC, arms crossed to his chest, visibly pissed. HC:"Alright, let's get this over with. Are you the wrath ghost leading the group of demons who's been terrorising this mountain? Perhaps you're too ignorant to know it, but there's a saying in the ghost realm;" Second panel is a close up to hc face, being as menacing as he can. He doesn't know yet. HC: "Black controls the waters, Red controls the land. So, guess in whose territory you are right now?"

ALT Page 2 XL removes his demon mask, his face is not visible yet but he's laughing nervously. XL: 'ah, wait wait! It's not like that! The locals, you see, There's been a misunderstanding...Lord Crimson Rain, right? I've only learnt about you very recently... We didn't mean to cause any troubles, we were just looking for a place to settle down peacefully!" XL: "Please, there's no reason to turn to violence!" Hua Cheng is stunned as he finally sees XL's face. XL, turning serious and turning around: "However..."

ALT Pag 3 XL stands fully with a cracked scimitar in his hand, defending a bunch of weird, scared ghost/creatures. There's a lore here but I don't have time to explain(???). XL: "If you really want to hurt my companions, you'll have to go through me first."

ALT Pag 4 They stare at each other in silence. E-Ming eye is bulging in surprise lol. HC: ... XL thinking baloons: Can he tell I'm not actually a ghost? Would the ghost candy even fool a ghost king? HC: Ah, I see. In that case, all of you should just come live in Ghost City. I have plenty of space. XL, very surprised: w -what, really? HC: Actually I think gege specifically should just stay at my residence. You can have every room you want or as many as you want, you can have my room too I don't need it.

ALT Ao3 Screenshot: Fortunate Captives by: Boomchick. Summary: So yes, Xie Lian has been captured by a cannibal ghost whose lackeys are going to dip him in hot oil, but none of that is as interesting as the child in the next cell over, who seems so cavalier about being devoured. (Hua Cheng has no idea who he's about to meet while in disguise to wreck Qi Rong's lair, and therefore has no way of knowing he should be on his best behavior...)







































