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’Til our compass stands still by edenwolfie
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
23 Jul 2023
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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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- Part 1 of Compass + Extras
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A paper shield and a wooden sword by edenwolfie
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
29 Jan 2024
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Extra 1 for ’Til our compass stands still
A pair of familiar faces come searching for Xie Lian in the Gambler’s Den, bringing with them some unexpected news and receiving more than they anticipated in turn.
Probably intelligible without reading the original fic, but it sure will make a lot more sense with it.
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- Part 2 of Compass + Extras
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18 May 2026
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For five hundred years, the ghost king Hua Cheng has searched for the man he loves - and has found nothing
But when an unexpected tip tells him of a mysterious masked man in Yong'an, Hua Cheng finds that Xie Lian is indeed there - stabbed in the heart and entombed for twenty-six years, hovering between life and death. Even an immortal has his limits, and Hua Cheng dedicates himself to nursing his beloved back to health.
But the return of Xie Lian into Hua Cheng's life isn't as joyous as he had hoped. Xie Lian begins to suspect that there's more to this mysterious, charming man than he lets on, and Hua Cheng fears that the truth about him will drive away the only person he's ever loved.
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- Part 1 of Five Hundred Years Of Searching
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Touch of the dead by fullmetalpotterhead
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
08 Jul 2022
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Xie Lian is having a pretty okay second banishment. He’s been hiding in the woods for who knows how long because something in him broke and now he kills any living creature he touches but he’s fine, it’s fine!
Or at least it will be once Hua Cheng, who’s been searching for centuries, finally gets to give his god everything he dreamed of offering. Good thing ghosts aren’t living creatures!- Language:
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Bookmarked by appletiger
11 May 2026
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“How does the Daozhang plan to give me his cultivation?” The voice from behind the curtain sounds stronger now, as though its owner is finally getting it under control.
“By allowing Lord Chengzhu to break my cultivation vows.”
“How would I do that?”
Xie Lian takes a breath, the heat growing in his face, up to his ears and down his neck, but somehow he manages to get the words out.
“By breaking my vow of abstinence.”
OR Xie Lian has searched for centuries for Wuming's ashes in order to give him a proper burial and eventually ends up in Ghost City where he offers himself to the Lord of the Gambler's Den in return for the information
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- Part 1 of 500 Years Early and Never Part Again
Bookmarked by appletiger
10 May 2026