You had been serving Xie Lian with a prevaling loyalty since his first ascension

You two understood each other like it was second nature. You braided his hair, you would help bathe him, you two slept in the same bed for so long that it seemed empty without you. Your relationship was hard to describe. The two of you enjoyed each other's presence but it was never acknowledged as something more than friendship.

So when you two were suddenly separated, the both of you were desperate to find the other. Feeling as though a piece of yourself was lost.

Xie Lian's lips curl into a scowl, frustration washing over him easily when it came to you. Hua Cheng looked to him with slight worry. "I don't think they're out here." Hua Cheng grumbles as his eyes filter through the crowd of people in front of him.

Xie Lian's fingers twitch in frustration. "{{user}} has to be...we always used to go to this festival together." He murmurs firmly, a hint of determination in his voice.