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[zichen]

"Our place." Zichen glances at Xue Yang hopefully, "I've walked this way before and I saw it...years ago. I thought it was a shame no one lived here." he looks over the building's structure, "The village is in the opposite direction we came. We don't need to go in that direction ever again."

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Xue Yang grins and leans up to kiss Song Lan's cheek. "What if it's haunted?" he teases, but really, he's happy that Song Lan already had a place in mind. That way they won't have to wander the jianghu looking for someplace to settle down.

And if it is haunted, well... they're both cultivators, so they can handle it.

[zichen]

"Are you scared of a few ghosts?" Zichen asks, straight-faced before giving Xue Yang a flirtatious smile, "Our first night in there might convince people it is haunted."

Pulling the cart up to the house, he picks up the cats and carries them inside.

"Make sure it's clean."

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"Yes!" Xue Yang exclaims, his eyes going wide as he pretends to actually be scared, "I need my big, strong, sexy husband to protect me..." His tone slips into a low and seductive one as a playful smirk forms on his lips.

As soon as the cart is topped, Xue Yang clings to his husband and follows him inside. It's dark and dusty, but he's not sensing any resentful energies.

[zichen]

"Liar." Zichen smiles, pleased, however, at his description. He wraps an arm around Xue Yang's waist and pulls him against him tightly.

"Your big, strong sexy husband, hm?" he pulls away with a smirk, carrying the cats under his arms. They mew curiously and sniff the air as he walks.

"It looks promising." he nudges a piece of furniture and nods, "It's well-built."

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"Yes~," Xue Yang purrs as he leans into Song Lan's solid frame, pouting a little when he pulls away.

He pets the cats and nods. "Mm, seems like it. I wonder why it was abandoned..." The place is very dusty, making it obvious no one has been here in a long while. With some cleaning, some lights and decoration, though... Xue Yang can imagine it being quite cozy.

[zichen]

Later, silly man. Later. Zichen sets the cats down so they can explore now that he knows the house is stable.

"Let's clean a few rooms so we have a comfortable place to rest tonight." he moves back to Xue Yang and kisses the side of his head, "Will this be a good home?"

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Xue Yang turns and slips his arms around Song Lan's neck and leans up to kiss him before responding. "Yes." Anywhere would be good with the love of his life, but this place is very inviting.

[zichen]

Zichen nibbles on Xue Yang's lips and hugs him tighter. His heart settles in his chest and he smiles.

"Work hard and I'll reward you tonight." he whispers into his husband's ear.

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Xue Yang shivers a little and presses into Song Lan's body. "Mmm... tease. How am I supposed to wait that long?" he says with a little laugh.

[zichen]

"With determination and self-control." Zichen teases and squeezes Xue Yang's hips, "I love you, A-Yang. You won't doubt it for a second now that we are here."

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Xue Yang lets out a mock-exasperated groan. "You know I don't have those things!" he jokes before turning just a little bit more serious. "I haven't doubted it since you first told me." He smiles and presses another kiss to Song Lan's lips.

[zichen]

"Actually, I know you have them." Zichen presses into the kiss warmly, "How many times did you wait for me to rescue you? Even when you were near freezing to death, you were patient." he flushes and drops his gaze, "I'm glad for that."

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Xue Yang's cheeks flush a faint pink. "Because I knew you'd come for me," he murmurs, a little bashful. His faith in Song Lan had not wavered for a second during those times of crisis. He puts a hand to Song Lan's chest, smiling at the feeling of his heart beating under his palm. "I love you too."

[zichen]

"Of course. I will always come for you." Zichen strokes his thumb over the color and warmth on Xue Yang's cheek, "When you say that, you're making this harder on me too." he chuckles and his heart skips a beat under Xue Yang's hand.

"Let's work quickly, hm?"

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Xue Yang giggles softly. "Good. Now we both suffer," he teases and leans into the touches.

He nods his agreement and reluctantly pull away so they can get started on cleaning this place up.

[zichen]

"It's a good suffering." Zichen feels his blood pumping and he grins, nuzzling Xue Yang before he goes outside again. He comes back with brooms and other cleaning supplies.

"I saw a shed and look. We're in luck."

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Xue Yang chuckles and moves into the bedroom to pull the mattress off the bed since the hay inside is bound to need to be changed.

When Song Lan returns he grins. "Perfect."

[zichen]

Zichen begins to clean the floors, scrubbing and sweeping. Any furniture is scrubbed too. The cats are playing with dust-bunnies and each other, meowing as they scamper around.

"How helpful!" he opens up the windows to air out the rooms too.

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Xue Yang cleans the kitchen area and changes out the hay in anything he finds that's stuffed with it. He finds some old food that is swiftly thrown away.

"We're gonna need to buy fresh hay," he says, "And food." Hopefully there's somewhere with a market place nearby.

[zichen]

"No problem. There's a town to the South." Zichen pokes his head in, "Would you mind staying here for a little while? I can pick up what we need."

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"Alright," Xue Yang agrees. "I'll finish cleaning up."

Which is what he does when Song Lan leaves. He cleans the windows and the rest of the rooms. He finds a nice big bathtub in the washroom and has the idea of preparing a bath for when Song Lan returns. They could both use one after all the walking and cleaning they'd done today.

[zichen]

Zichen smiles tenderly at Xue Yang and then slips out. He pulls the wagon himself and loads it with fresh hay and food. He even sneaks in a few sweets, hiding them in a good sized box. As he is moving to leave, he spies a sweet donkey wandering by himself. He looks around - and asks - but none of the store owners or townspeople want to deal with him.

So the donkey is brought back too. When they arrive, he calls out a happy note and promptly rolls in the yard in front of the house.

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Xue Yang finds a well in the backyard and thankfully, it hasn't dried up, and he soon has the tub filled. He uses a talisman to warm the water and sprinkles some nice-smelling herbs and oils into the water to make it even more relaxing.

He perks up when he hears Song Lan's voice and makes his way back outside. "A-Lan," he greets with a grin, only for his eyebrows to raise when he sees the donkey. "Did you buy a donkey too?"

[zichen]

The fuzzy donkey tilts his head when he sees Xue Yang and Zichen smiles. He rubs over his muzzle and frees him of the tack someone had put on him.

"No, I didn't buy him. He was wandering through the town and no one claimed him." he nods towards the barn, "It won't take me long to get him settled. There's food in the cart, love."

Zichen is somehow able to guide the donkey without needing a rope or tack. The creature follows him peacefully while listening to Zichen's voice.