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    After getting lost in Ghost City, Xie Lian bargains away years of servitude to the Gambler’s Den to help a man in need. He dons the robes of a worker and hides his face and life behind an enchanted mask, protecting himself from the city's denizens. Xie Lian finds an unexpected home in Ghost City before he ever sees the lord of it, the infamous Hua Cheng. When he finally does, something about himself seems to catch the attention of the Ghost King, slowly striking up an unusual friendship. Xie Lian must figure out how to navigate his burgeoning feelings, how to keep his identity to himself, and how to get over a ghost so clearly in love with someone else.

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    23 Apr 2026

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    ma cootie patooties

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    Xie Lian is popular with the common people. Whenever anything is brought to him for luck—whether it's a statue, a set of beads, or even a new baby—he gives it his blessing and seals it in with a little kiss.

    Hua Cheng is displeased. Where's his blessing? Where's his little kiss?

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    Artist collab! Look inside for two included illustrations by @baneberry16

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    22 Apr 2026

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    gimme a blessing plz dianxia im really tuff trust

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    In the center of it all is a man…

    A man who is scrambling around a small convection oven on the counter, trying to scrape out the blackened remains of what Hua Cheng assumes were once cookies. He appears to be in his early thirties and, despite his frantic movements and creased expression, the first word that comes to Hua Cheng’s mind is: soft.

    His hair, a beautiful, earthy chestnut brown color, is pulled back into a loose bun on the top of his head. A few strands hang free, framing his face. He wears cuffed jeans and a cream-colored turtle-neck sweater that swamps his frame and falls down to his thighs, giving him a cozy, shapeless figure.

    or: Hua Cheng is a famous muralist who is losing his passion for art when he meets Xie Lian, single father to five-year old Guzi. Xie Lian is in the midst of opening a flower shop and Hua Cheng, instantly captivated by this man with warm eyes and a soft nature, offers to help.

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    21 Apr 2026

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    fah

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    Physical affection is Han Yoojin's love language, and everyone will accept his touches. But it's not anyone else's, so he doesn't receive them in return. He's fine with that, really.

    Sung Hyunjae decides to make it his love language, too - but really only for Han Yoojin.

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    18 Apr 2026

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    k

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    “Oh,” he exhales. “You’re not in love with me anymore.”

    Hua Cheng seems to come to perfect stillness, somehow, improbably more so than he was before.

    “I never was.”

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    A year after Jun Wu is defeated, Xie Lian sees the light of three thousand lanterns in the sky, and his heart rejoices. Hua Cheng is back! Only instead of running into Xie Lian's arms, he breaks up with him. Xie Lian is devastated, but that is only the beginning...

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    17 Apr 2026

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    yah