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priest novels + short stories
in chronological order (by first publishing date on jjwxc)
compiled this for myself but figured it might be of some use to others too
Titles: in pinyin for untranslated stories; whichever title I remember them by for the rest.
Duologies: prequel, sequel. Novels set in the same universe but with different MCs; reading both usually not required, but strongly recommended.
Categories: BG = het, BL = slash, no CP = gen.
Chapter counts without extras.
Tags from jjwxc, might be translated incorrectly, hmu if you catch smth.
MCs: if separated by comma = copied directly from jjwxc, second character most likely ML but not for certain;
if separated by slash = couple, ML / MC (+ ship name if i know it).
TLs: in progress, complete. Full translations given priority if available.
2007
Guang Ze Jiu Shi: Jin Yang Pian (广泽旧事·锦阳篇) - prequel to Guang Ze Jiu Shi: Shang Hua Pian
BL, novel; fictional history, drama
locked by the author on jjwxc
2008
Meng Ji (梦祭)
BG, short story (1 chapter); historical setting, fantasy; jianghu debts, supernatural
MC: Feng Mo
2009
Yueguang Canlan Chouxiaoya (月光灿烂丑小鸭)
BG, short story (5 chapters); modern setting, romance; youthful love, childhood friends to lovers
Guang Ze Jiu Shi: Shang Hua Pian (广泽旧事·上华篇) - sequel to Guang Ze Jiu Shi: Jin Yang Pian
BL, novel; fictional history, drama
locked by the author on jjwxc
Yiqian Nian Yihou (一千年以后)
BG, short story (7 chapters); modern setting, romance; supernatural, urban romance, youthful love
A Returning Journey (逆旅来归, Nilu Laigui) - prequel to Huai Dao
BL, novel (87 chapters); modern setting, romance; do-over, privileged character, supernatural, tyranical revenge
MC: An Jie; support: Mo Cong
TL (in progress): 1-36 by veraluc tl
Yi Shu Rensheng (一树人生)
BL, novel (43 chapters); modern setting, romance; childhood friends to lovers, bickering couple
MCs: Xie Yi, Wang Shumin
2010
The Way of the Evil (坏道, Huai Dao) - sequel to A Returning Journey
BL, novel (94 chapters); modern setting, drama; horror, bickering couple, privileged character, competition
MCs: Shen Yexi / Jiang Hu
TL (complete): 1-94, extra by woc translations
Qi Ye (七爷, Lord Seventh) - prequel to Tian Ya Ke
BL, novel (76 chapters); fictional history, romance; power couple, court drama, reincarnation, do-over
MCs: Wu Xi / Jing Beiyuan (XiYuan)
TL (complete): 1-76, extras 1-3 by chichi
Liuguang Shiwu Nian (流光十五年)
BG, novel (66 chapters); modern setting, romance; privileged character
MCs: Liu Rong, Hu Die, Chang Luyun, Liang Xue
Tian Ya Ke (天涯客, Faraway Wanderers) - sequel to Qi Ye
BL, novel (77 chapters); fictional history, romance; power couple, jianghu debts, outsider protagonist, competition
MCs: Wen Kexing / Zhou Zishu (WenZhou)
TL (complete): 1-30 by sprklingwatertranslations; 31-67 by wenbuxing; 68-77, extras 1-4 by chichi; extras 1-5 by kexingzishu; + alt TLs in progress: 1-67 by xuxunette; 1-26 by lianzi
2011
The Ultimate Blue Seal (终极蓝印, Zhongji Lanyin) - prequel to Itinerant Doctor
BL, novel (103 chapters); modern setting, drama; fantasy elements, urban romance, kept apart by fate
MCs: Hu Bugui / Su Qing
TL (complete): 1-103, extras 1-3 by e.danglars
Jin Se (锦瑟)
BL, novel (79 chapters); fictional history, xianxia; jianghu debts, love war
MCs: Shi Wuyuan, Bai Li
TL (complete): prologue-10 by wangxianbot; 8-79, extras 1-2 by halfdeadhulijing
Itinerant Doctor (游医, You Yi) - sequel to The Ultimate Blue Seal
BL, novel (60 chapters); future setting, romance; fantasy elements, bickering couple, knights&swords
MCs: Huang Jinchen / Kou Tong (HuangKou)
TL (complete): 1-60, extras 1-3 by e.danglars
Ziben Jianke (资本剑客)
BG, novel (63 chapters); modern setting, romance; urban romance, bickering couple, privileged character, powerful families
MCs: Yang Xuan, Li Boyong
fanwai (番外)
BL, discontinued (1 chapter); unknown setting, romance
crossover between Tian Ya Ke, The Ultimate Blue Seal, and Qi Ye
TL (complete): by noodesoup
The Final Protectors (最后的守卫, Zuihou De Shouwei)
BL, novel (88 chapters); modern setting, drama; ancient to present, power couple, magic, getting back together
MCs: Karlos, Aldo
TL (in progress): 1-25 by woc translations
2012
Dazhan Tuoyan Zheng (大战拖延症)
BG, novel (52 chapters); modern setting, romance; urban romance, soul change
MCs: Ye Zilu, Yan Ke
Bеstial Blade (兽丛之刀, Shou Cong Zhi Dao)
BL, novel (100 chapters); fictional history, romance; fated lovers
MCs: Hua Yi / Chang An
TL (in progress): 1-9 by flower, 10-66 by lizonka
Guardian (镇魂, Zhen Hun)
BL, novel (106 chapters); modern setting, romance; power couple, supernatural, fictional modern world
MCs: Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei
TL (complete): translations masterlist
2013
Dage (大哥, Big Brother) - prequel to Guomen
BL, novel (69 chapters); modern setting, romance; younger top, power couple, outsider protagonist, urban romance
MCs: Wei Qian, Wei Zhiyuan
TL (in progress): 1-44 by sparks translations
Da Yingxiong Shidai (大英雄时代)
BG, novel (98 chapters); future setting, romance; space setting, futuristic setting
MCs: Fu Luo, Yang Ning
2014
Gou (狗)
short story (8 chapters); dark tone; modern setting, suspense
Of Mountains and Rivers (山河表里, Shan He Biao Li)
BL, novel (77 chapters); modern setting, fantasy; fantasy elements, different world
MCs: Nanshan / Chu Huan (NanChu)
TL (in progress): 1-2 by isotls, 3-34 by phoenix walk
Liu Yao (六爻)
BL, novel (109 chapters); fictional history, romance; cultivation, epic
MCs: Yan Zhengming / Cheng Qian (MingQian)
TL (complete): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9-33 by nanming, 34-73 by pizzilations, 35-85 by rustycol, 85-109, extras 1-3 by chichi
Tuogui (脱轨)
BG, novel (67 chapters); modern setting, romance; fantasy elements, fictional modern world, inspirational, transmigration
MCs: Jiang Xiaoyuan, Qi Lian
2015
Sha Po Lang (杀破狼, Kill The Wolf | Stars of Chaos)
BL, novel (127 chapters); fictional history, romance; younger top, fantasy elements
MCs: Gu Yun, Chang Geng
TL (complete): by northwest flower
Guomen (过门, Through The Strait Gates) - sequel to Dage
BL, novel (69 chapters); modern setting, romance; urban romance, bickering couple
MCs: Xu Xilin, Dou Xun
TL (complete): 1-69, extras 1-3 by chai translations
You Fei (有匪, Bandits)
BG, novel (168 chapters); fictional history, wuxia; jianghu debts, outsider protagonist, privileged character
MCs: Zhou Fei, Xie Yun
TL (complete! 🎉 sans extras): by enormousheep
+ Assassinate (刺杀, Cisha)
short story, not on jjwxc
TL (complete): by northwest flower
2016
Mo Du (默读, Silent Reading)
BL, novel (180 chapters); modern setting, romance; mystery/suspense, urban romance
MCs: Luo Wenzhou / Fei Du (ZhouDu)
TL (complete): 1-180, extras 1-6 by e.danglars
2017
Can Ci Pin (残次品, The Defectives)
BL, novel (197 chapters); future setting, romance; outsider protagonist, epic, space setting, futuristic setting
MCs: Lin, Lu Bixing
TL (complete): 1-90 by gpstranslations, 49-197, extras 1-10 by beans
2018
No Pollution, No Public Harm (无污染、无公害, Wu Wuran Wu Gonghai)
BG, novel (115 chapters); modern setting, romance; fantasy elements, urban romance, jianghu debts, outsider protagonist
MCs: Gan Qing, Yu Lanchuan
TL (complete): 1-115, extras 1-2 by chai translations
Liehuo Jiao Chou (烈火浇愁, Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire)
BL, novel (137 chapters); modern setting, fantasy; power couple, fantasy elements, ancient to present, urban fantasy
MCs: Sheng Lingyuan, Xuan Ji
TL (in progress): prologue-77 by vermilionbird
2021
Taisui (太岁)
no CP, novel (247 chapters); fictional history, fantasy; fantasy elements, magic, fictional science, ancient fantasy
MC: Xi Ping
TL (complete! 🎉): 1-247, extras 1-7 by e.danglars
2022
Qiaotou Lou Shang (桥头楼上)
no CP, novel (32 chapters); modern setting, suspense; mystery
MC: Tang Guo
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Gemfourth my beloved 💜🖤💜🖤
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Story of Kunning Palace Ep. 20: To be free like the birds
What I love about good prison scenes is that they often reveal which of our characters are truly free.
For Yan Lin, Jiang Xuening, and Xie Wei, Episode 20 poses the following question: to what extent are we prisoners of the fate we've created for ourselves?
Yan Lin
Ironically, Yan Lin is an actual prisoner but he’s probably the freest of all our characters. He's finally free from his unrequited love of Xuening, free from the politicking of the palace, and, as @tomorrowsdrama beautifully observes, free from the burden of revenge. However he meets Xie Wei next, it won't be as the ruthless man from the story's original timeline who was hellbent on destroying those who had betrayed him.
Despite Xuening's worries, Yan Lin's exile grants him the opportunity to grow into the impressive man he always had the potential to be. @dangermousie used the word irrepressible to describe him and it's such a perfect word that encapsulates Yan Lin's boundless love and spirit. As Yan Lin and his father are taken away to Huangzhou because of their crimes, he shouts to Xie Wei the poem that inspired his courtesy name:
There will come a day when the roc finally goes up against the wind, flying up to the highest sky. I, Yan Hui, will return safely."
He will return as a great general, one who upholds peace in the world.
Jiang Xuening
I think it's a lovely touch how both Yan Lin and Xuening are symbolically represented by birds flying through the sky. Episode 1 kicked off with a bird of prey soaring above Xuening's poor childhood home and descending upon the palace. Young Xuening had always dreamed of escaping her difficult life but found herself in a different type of prison once she entered the palace. Empress Xuening narrates:
"If I knew this would happen, I would not have wasted my life chasing after fame and power. I should have traveled far and wide, to see the vast land and waters, to be free like the birds."
So when Xuening fails to escape the prison after visiting Yan Lin and she encounters an undercover Zhang Zhe, she's also granted a rare freedom: to figure out what she truly wants from life.
In previous episodes, Xuening mused about what it would be like to forsake palace life and be with Zhang Zhe, but at this point, her feelings for him are largely based on their interactions during the original timeline, not the current one. When she suddenly finds herself joining him to infiltrate the rebels, it is both a chance to explore the world beyond the constraints of the palace while also getting closer to him.
As viewers, many of us have been wondering when Xuening will realize her feelings for Xie Wei and abandon her pursuit of Zhang Zhe. And I think that shift will happen soon. Look at how dark, almost sinister, it looked when the doors of the prison were opened and they began their journey to the rebel hideout. Together, Xuening and Zhang Zhe are embarking on a dangerous adventure that will most likely illuminate just how ill-matched they are.
Xie Wei
Up until this point, everything has gone according to plan for Xie Wei. Like he fine-tunes his qin, he has fine-tuned his revenge plot against the Xue Family to perfection. Ruthless and methodical, he is the puppet master of everyone's fate.
But what I've found so tragic about Xie Wei's character is that even with all the power he has amassed, he still lives within the confines of a prison he has created for himself. Like he had sacrificed himself to save the Crown Prince and those 300 other children when he was a boy, he is now sacrificing his goodness and true sense of self to execute his revenge. "I am not a good person", he warns Xuening over and over again--and he isn't, not really (despite some evidence to the contrary).
Which makes his willingness to reconsider his plans to save Xuening even more incredible. Look at the simmering panic on his face. He warned her never to tell others who she has in her heart, and yet here he is, allowing his carefully crafted plans--the one thing that defines him-- to unravel as he makes plans to leave the palace to go after her.
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you're right. a saint is useless. what this world needs is heartless men. those who abide by the rules can't move forward fast. then, screw the rules.
ZHANG LINGHE as XIE WEI
story of kunning palace, 宁安如梦.
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utterly obsessed that Story of Kunning Palace's opening montage for each episode that covers the people she seduced & wronged in her past life includes the princess who inadvertently falls in love with her.
montage is like, yes! the childhood best friend who I dumped for the crown prince (and oops his family got murdered), crown prince who I used as a stepping stone to empress, scary murder teacher who I banged once & bribed w my death, The One Good Man whose rep and life I destroyed, oh and that princess that had a huge crush on me.
like, I presumed when it first came up that this would be a comedy point. but no! in all seriousness, continues to be listed on the official ledger of her Crimes Against the Human Heart.
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caught up on SOKP and losing my mind over how phenomenal it is but: the silent wordless scene of the rain pouring down and jiang xuening exiting an inn at the same time that zhang zhe exits the second floor door of an inn across the street. she looks up; he looks down; they make eye contact. jiang xuening remembers a past life in which he would have rather let the rain fall on him than stand under the same shelter as her. when she stumbles a little in the present, he holds out his hand, as if he could help her. camera pan to xie wei a little further down the street, holding an umbrella and watching this unfold. masterful use of character dynamics expressed in a subtle manner. but also it really touches at my heart, for jiang xuening was once a wicked woman who becomes better because by the sheer conduct of a righteous man she chose to redeem herself. of course she loves him; he made her a better person just by existing. and xie wei, who has loved her all along but could not express it, is seething with rage. they are all three people who repress their love; zhang zhe for duty, jiang xuening for ambition, xie wei for safety. only jiang xuening has given up her ambition, and is only trying to save those who she loves. and what makes this scene even better is that the whole end of the first life was jiang xuening offering xie wei her life so that he would spare zhang zhe... and he agreed.
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zhang zhe drives me absolutely insane and feral because he's a workaholic introvert who believes in meritocracy in a world of bribery and personal favours, he grew up poor but rose to success, he is righteous in everything he does. he has boundaries and he sticks to them. he doesn't form cliques and he has a "boring" reputation. he's the last good man in the capital. no wonder jiang xuening is obsessed with him. there is something about the kind and stable and safe option that is so much more infinitely appealing and sexy to me than men with anger issues. something about not letting the dust of the world corrupt him and turn him cynical and amoral. it's easy to be bad and harder to be good! i always go wild for the heroic good man SML but zhang zhe is just a category unto himself. i'm joining his fanclub
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I'd mistakenly caused the First Princess, Shen Zhiyi, to fall in love with me.
Story of Kunning Palace (2023)
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poems in episode one of the story of kunning palace
in episode 1 of kunning palace, xuening grabs a book of poems in order to trick her maids into thinking she keeps a ledger. my knowledge of classical chinese isn't particularly high level, but it's good enough to at least identify which poems are on the page that she opens to, and i'm certain they were deliberately chosen because of their relevance to the characters and themes of the show 👀 so i thought i'd do a post about them :)
this page contains three poems by the tang dynasty poet wang changling (698–756): 芙蓉樓送辛漸 (farewell to xin jian at lotus tower); 閨怨 (boudoir lament); and 春宮曲 (spring palace song). detailed analyses under the cut:
1 - 芙蓉樓送辛漸 (farewell to xin jian at lotus tower):
my translation
poem summary: the poet's friend came to wu on a night when cold rain was pouring into the river, and departs again at dawn. the poet accompanies him on his journey as far as the chu mountains [but cannot carry on journeying with him because he must stay at his official post in wu]. as he bids goodbye, he asks his friend to tell his family back in luoyang that his heart is still pure and resolute.
key themes: loneliness and solitude; duty; having a pure heart and noble character
analysis: this one is a fairly famous poem about parting before setting off on a long journey. it's particularly notable for its final line, 一片冰心在玉壺, which roughly translates to "my heart is as pure as a piece of ice within a vessel of jade"... which could easily have been written as a summary of zhang zhe's character.
however! while there's a definite emphasis on having a pure and guiltless heart, when you combine with the previous line, the couplet as a whole also gives a sense that the speaker wishes to be remembered by those they love as someone pure and righteous ("tell my family back in luoyang that my heart is still pure etc"). this seems to be a theme of xuening's second life: wanting to correct her past wrongs and treat the people she cares for better, and to prove to zhang zhe that she can be a good person in future
in particular, this poem makes me think of xuening's last moments in her first life. the poet's final request before he bids farewell to his friend? for his companion to tell his family that he is still noble at heart. xuening's final request before she dies? for xie wei to take her life in exchange for that of zhang zhe, as her way of repenting for being dishonourable and ruining his life... 🤔🤔🤔
2 - 閨怨 (boudoir lament):
poem summary: the young wife in her boudoir knows nothing of sorrow, but as she completes her toilette and ascends the emerald tower, she suddenly sees the hue of poplars and willows on the roadside and regrets letting her husband leave home to pursue official position and power.
key themes: love and marriage; abandonment; ambition (and the effect that ambition has on love)
analysis: it's essentially about how the husband's ambition causes him to abandon his wife to grief and loneliness, which seems like a clear parallel with xuening's willingness to abandon her faithful lovers for the sake of her ambition; there's also the implication that political status is ultimately less meaningful than a loving marriage.
i think it's worth noting that the character 怨 (yuan) in the title is fairly hard to translate, as it implies a mixture of grief and anger/resentment, or even hatred. it's fairly common in boudoir poems about women left behind by their husbands, and in that context it's often translated as 'lament' or 'grief', but i think the ambivalence of the term is fairly important, particularly if you apply it to kunning palace and the mix of grief and anger that xuening inspires in her old lovers in her first life.
3 - 春宮曲 (spring palace song):
poem summary: the wind is mild, the flowers are in full bloom, the moon is full and bright. the emperor has fallen in love with one of his sister's singing serving women, and is showering her with imperial favour and bestowing brocade robes upon her to keep out the spring chill.
key themes: happiness, success, security. (however, with contextual knowledge, there's also the implication of future doom, and that nobody can stay on top of the world forever)
analysis: i didn't quite catch the full significance of this one until i googled it and realised it's a poem about a real historical figure: wei zifu, a song-and-dance girl serving the princess pingyang, who wins the favour of pingyang’s brother, emperor wu of the han dynasty, eventually becoming his second empress (the second-longest serving empress in chinese history!).
wei zifu's story is essentially about a young woman of humble origins who survives numerous palace intrigues and eventually manages to ascend to the position of empress, trusted by the emperor to the extent that she was allowed to rule in his absence. however, after maintaining her position for over three decades, she eventually fell afoul of a conspiracy against her and her son, and committed suicide rather than allowing herself to be deposed.
i mean… the way this links to jiang xuening's first life is so obvious i don't even feel the need to explain it.
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you may think SOKP is about a love triangle, but it is actually about a girlboss building her economic empire vs a violent-eyed scholar building his military/political capital and together they will be a power couple no one stop... except for one incorruptible righteous man in the justice ministry, with zero friends and zero power but a strange hold over both of them. two vicious murderous ruthless ambitious people and the man who is their very conscious personified.
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STORY OF KUNNING PALACE 宁安如梦 (2023)
BAI LU as JIANG XUENING
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Zhang Zhe: You can't behead me. You don't have the correct forms filled out in triplicate.
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