The Red Prince: Hua Ying

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Hua Cheng could see the spirits as well. He could also torture them if they lash out at his son, so he remained silent for now but would step in when needed. Wangji and Xie Lian stayed silent as well, though Wangji knelt down beside Hua Ying and had him sit up straight.

"A'Ying?" Jiang Fengmian asked, "why are you apologizing?"

"I broke my promise, and I failed," Hua Ying told him.

"You did no such thing," Jiang Fengmian said, "you gave up your cultivation for my son and in a way I wish that you had not done so. You owe me nothing, you have to take care of yourself. I am grateful for you at the same time, as you did help Jiang Cheng with what you could. If anything, he failed you."

"He failed?" Yu Ziyuan questioned, "Wei Wuxian seceded the sect when he got the chance and left your son to run this sect alone."

"Madam Yu, why is it that you hated me so much? Is it because you thought I was Jiang Fengmian's son with my mother? You are wrong, I was Wei Changze and Cangse Sanren's son. I do not live as Wei Wuxian anymore though as he died long ago," Hua Ying told them.

"If he died that how do you look like him?" Yu Ziyuan asked.

"I am his reincarnation, and I am half god and half ghost, as my new parents are here with me. My A'Die can see and here you, he can also torture spirits so, if I were you, Yu Ziyuan, I would be careful," Hua Ying explained.

"Be careful, you have no parents, they died and left you in our care. You ungrateful little br—"

Yu Ziyuan stopped talking, it looked like she was being strangled. She fell to her knees trying to grab whatever it seemed to be wrapped around her neck. It was nothing of course, Hua Cheng stepped it to shut her up. He knelt beside his son.

"Hello, I am Hua Cheng, one of the four calamities, the Crimson Rain Sought Flower. A supreme ghost king, if you will. After Wei Wuxian died, he was reborn again as my son with the heavenly martial crown Prince, Xie Lian. He birthed him and he is our son from our seed. You insulted him, and Wei Wuxian. He did so much for your family only for him to be treated like scum and thrown away like garbage."

"I never wanted to hurt him," Yanli said, "I never blamed him for what happened back then. I tried to tell him, but a cultivator snuck up behind him and was going to kill him. I shoved him aside and was killed. A'Xian died anyway. All because no one cared enough to listen to him."

Hua Cheng smiled at her, "is your husband near?" He asked.

"Of course, he is looking after Jin Ling," Yanli replied.

"Can you go get him?" Hua Cheng asked.

"Of course," she replied and left for a few minutes.

"What are you going to do?" Hua Ying asked.

"Something," he said and looked at Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan, "you two have a lot of sins to make up for. Yu Ziyuan even more so than her husband, but Jiang Fengmian didn't care too much for Wei Wuxian, or he wouldn't have let Wei Wuxian get abused in his own home."

"It's not easy when you have a wife who will not listen to you," Jiang Fengmian said, "all we did was argue and she refused to hear what I had to say."

"I know, now you two can go work them out," Hua Cheng said and shooed away their spirits.

Yanli returned with Jin Zixuan. Hua Cheng stood up and created a circular array around the two and activated it. The two spirits glowed a bright red before the light engulfed the ancestral hall. When the light disappeared, Yanli and Zixuan stood there as their human forms. No longer spirits, but alive and well.

"Shijie?" Hua Ying asked and looked at Hua Cheng, "what did you do?"

"Brought them back, they do not deserve to be dead and it was never Wei Wuxian's fault," Hua Cheng replied.

Yanli knelt down in front of Hua Ying, "Am I still able to call you A'Xian?"

"My courtesy name is Hua Wuxian, so yes," Hua Ying replied, "I'm so sorry."

"Do not apologize for anything," She told him, "it was not your fault."

Hua Ying hugged her, "I missed you."

"I missed my XianXian too," she replied, "you look as handsome as ever."

"Shijie," Hua Ying said pulling out of the hug, "these are my parents and Lan Zhan is my Fiancé."

"It's a pleasure to meet you all," she said and looked at Wangji, "thank you for loving him, and taking care of him."

"Of course, and I always will," Wangji said.

"Should we go surprise the other sect leaders?" Hua Cheng asked.

"They have to meet Jin Ling," Hua Ying said.

"Please?" Zixuan said and looked at Hua Ying, "I'm sorry about my behavior towards you back then. I know you were just looking out for your family."

Hua Ying shook his head, "you are fine. You are one of the more decent of the Jin's," he said.

"Let's go," Hua Cheng said.

They all then walked back to the main hall. Everyone froze at the sight of Jiang (Jin) Yanli and Jin Zixuan being alive, "what happened?"

"I brought them back," Hua Cheng said and turned to Jin Ling, "meet your parents, Jin Ling."

Jin Ling walked over to them and looked at them both, "A'Niang, A'Die?" He asked.

"Hello son," Jin Zixuan replied, "You look handsome."

Jin Ling hugged them both and happily cried. Yanli then looked at Jiang Cheng, "it's alright A'Cheng, I am home."

Jiang Cheng walked over to her, "A'Jie?"

When Jiang Cheng was close Yanli couldn't help but hit him on the chest, "you idiot! How could you blame and betray A'Xian? Why did you blame him for my death and our parents? Huh? Why are you so harsh on him? Are you going to continue? Especially after finding out what he did for you?"

"I'm sorry A'Jie, I was angry and I was grieving," Jiang Cheng said.

"That is still no excuse, you knew he was innocent and you killed him anyway!" Yanli yelled.

Jiang Cheng looked at Hua Ying, "I'm sorry," he said.

Hua Ying blinked a couple times as he was trying to take in the fact that Jiang Cheng apologized, "ugh, no need to apologize. I know how your temper is," Hua Ying said.

Jiang Cheng immediately pulled Hua Ying into a hug, "thank you, and I'm so sorry."

"It's alright," Hua Ying said, "what matters now is getting Jin Guangyao and Su MinShan. They are the real culprits."

"We will get them," Jiang Cheng said and looked at Wangji, "We will get your brother safe."

Wangji nodded. He couldn't help but worry for his brother. He knew that he would more than likely be okay, but Jin Guangyao was cunning, he could potentially do something if he was desperate enough. Wangji wanted to find them, and fast.