A duel...maple leaves and white blossoms

One shot, set after Book 5, almost Mid-Autumn festival in TGCF land.
Xie Lian's friends come to visit him at Puqi Shrine, Hua Cheng and Xie Lian have a playful duel for entertainment, ending in a wonderful competition (very brief, all PG, of course) and later *cough* exchange of spiritual energy away from prying eyes... how does this all come to be? Something like this...

PS: I read that MXTX said Mount Taicang was special for HuaLian *cough* so if Hua Cheng had to take Xie Lian away for fun, that's where it would be ☺

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