you guys just went to the night view in raffles city
XZ: the night view is very beautiful, itâs also my first time going there after it fixed. itâs my first time going up. do i sound like an outsider?then i even said that chongqing is really beautiful because i really havenât been there myself.
the feeling of cyberpunk
XZ: because chongqing does have a sci-fi feel due to its terrain.
have you ever thought of having the opportunity to shoot a news or science fiction story in chongqing?
XZ: of course it would be great and better if speak with chongqing dialect.
(imagine) what is your heroine like?
XZ: it depends on what the script looks like. itâs better to be a charming and cute villain
i was just about to say are you two different? waiting for the script to impress you, if one day you shoot on the set and you found two secrets of the world one is secret of martial arts, and the other one is complete collection of health care, which one would you keep?
XZ: martial art secret script. in fact, health care is related to the foundation of martial arts. itâs all about learning luck. if your martial arts skills are at the top then your health will be good too.
recently, how do you maintain your health?
XZ: take more rest when you have time.
then where do you have time to rest?
XZ. ahâŠ.
now if xiao zhan could travels back to the xiao zhan who did his first introduction video for the first time, how confident would you be of it?
XZ: i donât know, i donât know. when i went to shoot some audition clips at that moment i think the producer and the director what they value more is the type of person, what you pass on at the moment. does it match our play or character, so i donât think he can win with his skills.
do you think your first audition was for the director or the producer? and after filming he was sure it was you.
XZ: remember it was âthe wolfâ i went to perform two auditions. later, he said that he was sure itâs me, then i would have been pleasantly surprised.
but now you have gotten better. you performance state are more relaxed and then you have more confidence, do you think your state is more dynamic now and that with your current state you can impress others more?
XZ: iâm not sure about it. skills can be improved. but the feeling you convey at the moment itâs really precious so if you let me travel back now, on the contrary, i may pay too much attention to what i showed and lost some precious moments
do you prefer the audience to be captivated by the characterâs charm or your charm?
XZ: characterâs charm. because this is the uniqueness of the actor profession, continuously producing interesting stories, play some moving characters only then you journey will last for a long time.
if anyone says they will always have a certain role filter for xiao zhan, will you feel happy?
XZ: i will be happy. it shows that your role is very successful, you role is loved by everyone. it will also followed by pressure, because you have to create another character that surpasses that character.
anyway, we will also want to know if you understand shengyang consumption method?
XZ: very understandable. donât buy things that are not practical.
when he went to western restaurants, he paid for 168„, would you do the same?
XZ: i might just leave
and perhaps do you know that everyone is working hard to calculate. our shengyang has his salary only 4,000 before got promotion and spent only 20 yuan that month. how did he survive?
XZ: there is also a commission
so you have been working hard, we want to know when will you have a time to travel
XZ: letâs see it later and find the time.
if you go out and stay, will you shoot us some funny videos?
XZ: i think the desire to share is something that only comes when you really want to share at the moment, i just donât really like to do something very deliberate. i donât like others to describe what you share with the word business. i saw a beautiful scenery from my heart. i want to share it with everyone. i really want to share it, and then i will share it.
because your hair has grown longer, how do you adapt yourself to the length of your hair?
XZ: to be honest, iâm not used to it. but i gradually got used to it.
you will think itâs in the way, you have to tie it up like this.
XZ: right. i will use the hairband and then tie it up.
âAhhh please jiujiu, donât cry!â said a distraught Jin Ling.
âA-niangâŠ.a-dieâ sobbed the baby.
Jin Ling was now close to tears himself.
âYoung Master Jiang,â cooed Healer Zhang, âLook what I have here. If you stop crying, you can have some.â
She waved a sweet-cake in front of him.
He paused his crying, peeking at the Healer tentatively. At the same moment his stomach rumbled. He looked very much like he wanted the cake. But then he shook his head and said, âJiejie said A-Cheng mustn't take food fwom stwangers.â He sniffled miserably. âA-Cheng wants jiejie,â his eyes started watering again. This time Jin Lingâs eyes were watering too.
âIt seems like Jiang-zongzhu has not retained his memories,â concluded Healer Zhang, âSo itâs not just his body but his mind as well that has reverted.â
Jin Ling nodded in understanding. It would hurt but he couldnât lie to his jiujiu about this. Though he couldnât quite say the truth either. âJiejie isn't here,â he ended up saying. The others were watching quietly and felt their own hearts hurt for the both of them.
âNo. Want jiejie. Jiejie wonât leave A-Cheng,â he sniffled, big baby eyes staring accusingly at them as if to say âyouâre lyingâ.
No, they were not tearing up. They werenât!
âHey look whoâs here!â said Ouyang Zizhen, bursting into the room with Wei Wuxian following behind him. The infirmary was now very crowded.
They all turned to look at him, and he stopped short in his tracks upon seeing the somber looks on their faces. âOh no! What happened? Is Sect Leader Jiang okay?â
âWhereâs Jiang Cheng?â said Wei Wuxian, abnormally serious.
âHeâs right here,â said Jin Ling, lifting the baby slightly.
Wei Wuxianâs eyes widened. âA-Yuan.. Did you maybe... forget to mention something?â
âNo! He wasnât like this yesterday!â Sizhui defended.
âHuh, well how did this happen then?â
But before anyone could answer him the baby gave a short cry, his eyes lighting up at the sight of Wei Wuxian. He struggled in Jin Lingâs arms stretching out his own towards Wei Wuxian in the universal baby gesture for âpick me upâ.
âI thought he didnât remember anything?â said Lan Jingyi.
Healer Zhang looked just as confused as they did, âHe shouldnât⊠from what weâve heard so far.â
âBut he seems to recognise Senior Wei though.â
âI mean to be fair he might just think Senior Wei looks the least intimidating or something, cuz thatâs not usually how he looks when Senior Wei is around,â said Zizhen. To be frank, none of them had ever seen Sect Leader Jiang looking openly happy to see anyone.
Xiao Jiang Cheng seemed to get fed-up of waiting on Wei Wuxian to come get him though and with a burst of strength he pulled away from Jin Ling and tried to hop off the bed to go to him himself.
He seemed to be at an age where he could come off of the bed by himself but he wasnât wearing clothes in his size, he was merely wrapped in adult-himâs inner robe, which tripped him up and he would have face-planted if not for Jin Lingâs good reflexes.
Seeing as he was thwarted, his eyes began to water again. Raising his arms once more he looked pleadingly towards Wei Wuxian, âShufu!â
Wei Wuxian choked on his own spit. âShu⊠who???â
Seeing fat tears start to drip down Xiao Chengâs chubby cheeks he hurried over and picked him up. âAlright. Itâs okay. Youâre okay,â he soothed, as the baby snuggled into him.
His tears petered out and he looked up at Wei Wuxian hopefully. âWei-Shufu, wheweâs A-die an A-niang? Flower-gege (Lan Jingyi snickered in the background âFlower-gege heheâ âShut up idiotâ âBut it suits youâ) said jiejie is not hewe. Itâs not twue, wight shufu?â he frowned.
Oh. Oh no.
For some reason, Jiang Cheng was calling him uncle and seemed to be okay with his presence, unlike all the other people in the room. But...how was he supposed to answer that question. The guilt hit him acutely because if only this child remembered that it was thanks to saving him that his jiejie was no longer around, he would hate him once more.
But how could he tell this child that his parents and sister were dead?
He couldnât.
âA-Cheng, do you know why Wei-shufu is here? Itâs because your A-die, A-niang, and jiejie had to go on a trip. So Uncle Wei is here to keep A-Cheng company. And all of these friends are here too.â
âTwip? Witout A-Cheng?â And oh no how could a baby look so heartbroken? Heâd made a grave mistake.
Jin Ling glared at Wei Wuxian. âThey left A-Cheng here because A-Cheng is going to be Sect Leader one day. Do you remember what a Sect Leader does?â he said hastily, trying to fix his colossal screw up.
âThe Sect Weader has to pwotect the Sect,â said A-Cheng, as if he had memorised that fact.
âThatâs right. And who is the Sect Leaderâ
âA-die!â
âMhm. But when A-die and A-niang are not here, who will protect the sect?â
âA-Cheng?â he said questioningly.
âThatâs right! A-die trusts A-Cheng to watch over the sect when he is not here. And A-niang trusted Uncle Wei to watch over A-Cheng.â Well, that was entirely the truth and way too bittersweet. He pushed down the feeling to focus on the child in front of him, âSo will A-Cheng allow Uncle Wei and these friends to help him?â He set his little face determinedly and nodded seriously. An expression that was so Jiang Cheng that he couldnât help but pinch his little cheeks in response, making the child squirm and pout at him.
His movements made the big robe that was wrapped around him loosen slightly and halfway fall off. Wei Wuxian fixed it but decided they would need a plan of action, especially as the childâs stomach rumbled once more and he blushed, hiding his face in his Uncle Weiâs chest.
âAlright, so hereâs what weâre going to do,â he said decisively.
âA-Ling, if I know anything about Jiang Cheng, itâs that heâs really a big sap, and I assume he still has some of your baby clothes lying around here somewhere. See if you can find any. If you canât, use that nice Lanling gold of yours to go to the tailorâs and order some. We donât know how long he will be like this and we canât keep wrapping him in these *he indicated to the huge robe* things. He needs proper clothes.â Normally Jin Ling would protest being given an order by Wei Wuxian, but this was for jiujiu and he didnât want anyone else poking through his uncleâs things anyway, so he left right away to find some of his old baby robes.
âHave you all had breakfast yet?
âNo Senior Wei.â
âOkay, right, next order of business is breakfast. This little one is hungry. By now the kitchens must be busy. Lotus Pier has breakfast ready by 6:00am so we donât have to wait very long. Though I donât know if A-Cheng can wait, maybe we need to find something for him until then.â
âI offered him a green bean cake,â said Healer Zhang, âBut his jiejie rightfully taught him not to eat from strangers. Maybe he will eat it from his Uncle Wei though, to tide him over until breakfast is served.â
âHmm A-Cheng, do you want the cake?â
He nodded shyly.
(âThis is so weird,â said Lan Jingyi. âYeah⊠I never thought Sandu Shengshou would have been such a cute child,â said Ouyang Zizhen gleefully. Heâd been aching to pinch those cheeks since Senior Wei did it and drew his attention to them. So. Cute. Zizhen was gonna die.)
Healer Zhang held out the cake to him and he took it, bowing halfway from Wei Wuxianâs arms and saying a quiet Thank You.
Zizhen was having cuteness overload. âHeâs so polite.â *sniffs*
âNow while the Young Master eats that cake, Iâd like to do a checkup,â said Healer Zhang seriously.
âYes, I was about to suggest it myself. A-Cheng, will you let Healer Zhang do her job? I promise it will be okay, Healer Zhang is a doctor and you can trust her.â
A-Cheng looked sceptical but he nodded and Wei Wuxian handed him off to her. âUncle Wei is right here, A-Cheng, donât worry.â
He turned back to the juniors while Healer Zhang did her inspection, âA-Yuan, your message said that he was only unconscious. How did he become this way instead?â
âWe donât know Senior Wei, Jingyi and I were woken up by a babyâs cry. When we came to check on Sect Leader Jiang, we found out the baby was him! Senior Wen and Jin Ling spent the night with him so maybe they will know. We didnât get a chance to ask before you came because Sect Leader Jiang was very upset. He only really stopped crying when he saw you.â
âWen Ning?â
âYes Master Wei?â
âAiya stop it with that Master Wei I told you.â Wen Ning blushed, as much as a fierce corpse could blush, heâd gotten better at not calling him master but it was a habit and those were hard to break. âWhat happened last night?â
âNothing much at all, but this morning just before 5am Sect Leader Jin woke up and said Sect Leader Jiang felt hot like he had a fever, and he asked me to get Healer Zhang. When I came back with Healer Zhang, we just walked in and there was a huge flash of light and where Sect Leader Jiang was, there was a baby.â
âHuh. I havenât heard of anything like it. Weâll have to do some research but if itâs related to the night hunt you went on maybe.. Hmm.. A-Yuan after breakfast, if youâre up for it you can play Inquiry and see what the spirit has to say. If we donât solve this soon I might have to ask Lan Zhan to do it because they canât lie to him.â
âHow come Hanguang-Jun didnât come with you, Senior Wei?â questioned Lan Jingyi.
âAh well you know Lan Zhan and I just got back from travelling. Since old man Lan has been doing all of the sect leader duties itâs Lan Zhanâs turn. He couldnât just leave again, it would be unfair. My core is strong enough now to make the trip from Gusu to Lotus Pier so I told him not to worry about me, Iâll be fine. I should probably shoot him a letter though, heâs probably going to worry until he hears from me.â
âI donât care if youâre writing to Hanguang-Jun, but Wei Wuxian, this news better not be spread outside of Lotus Pier, or else,â threatened Jin Ling, walking back in with a few robes bundled in his hands. It would be a prime opportunity for jiujiuâs detractors to try and kill him as a defenceless baby.
Wei Wuxian raised his hands in surrender, âI know, I know. I wonât even put what the problem is in the letter. Iâll just say heâs been cursed.â
âGood.â
Jin Ling dumped the robes on Wei Wuxianâs lap. âYou can dress him since he seems to like you the most.â He was not salty at all.
Wei Wuxian laughed sheepishly; it wasnât like he could help that! Not that he wasnât enjoying it of course, baby Jiang Cheng was adorable and looked even more fun to tease than big Jiang Cheng.
âRight,â said Healer Zhang, garnering their attention. Wei Wuxianâs levity fell away. âWhat have you determined?â
âSect Leader is a healthy toddler.â Said toddler was already reaching out for Wei Wuxian, who cooed and cuddled him close.
âHe seems about three at the moment. His memories of course, are of the three-year old him. He does not have a core at the moment so itâs likely that the curse actually transformed him to how he was exactly at that age, memories and all. There doesnât seem to be anything wrong with him, other than the obvious of course. The issue here is that we donât know if this is permanent or not. I canât say if this will wear off or if he will have to grow up once more.â
Jin Ling made a wounded noise. As cute as xiao jiujiu was, he wanted his normal jiujiu back.
âWeâll find a solution,â said Wei Wuxian resolutely. âYeah if anyone can find it it would be you Senior Wei!â said Zizhen supportively.
âDonât worry so much Young Mistress,â Jingyi poked at Jin Lingâs furrowed brow, âYour pretty face will get premature wrinkles.â Jin Ling turned red and batted away his hand, scowling just like his uncle.
âAlright, breakfast should be ready by now. Letâs go kiddos. Weâll need to eat to keep up our strength. We have lots of work to do,â said Wei Wuxian.
Healer Zhang cleared her throat, âArenât you forgetting something?â
âEh?â
The robe slipped further down the baby.
âAh hehe, oops. A-Cheng, be good and let Uncle Wei dress you.â
But the toddler took one look at Wei Wuxianâs disheveled robes (in his defense heâd come straight to the infirmary after flying to Lotus Pier okay, he didnât have time to freshen up!) and screwed up his cute little face.
âFlower-gege help A-Cheng,â he said decisively.
Jin Ling, of course, was impeccable despite being in yesterdayâs robes. Wei Wuxian pouted. âFigures heâd want the peacockâs son to dress him,â he mumbled.
Jin Ling was quietly delighted.
âXiao-jiujiu, you have good taste,â he said, promptly taking the baby away to have a bath and get dressed.
âWell,â he said, overcoming his disappointment, âWe should probably find whoeverâs in charge while Jiang Cheng is away and brief them on the situation.â There was a twinge of hurt when he realised he didnât know who that was. He and Lan Zhan had travelled for a while, only stopping for brief periods in Cloud Recesses as things were still a bit uncomfortable for him. The rule against interacting with him was still carved into the stone after all. It was easier to just...not remain there, and since Lan Zhan was known for going where the chaos was, it wasnât unusual that he himself wasnât often there. But with Lan Xichenâs seclusion, Master Lan had been running the sect once more. Since at the moment Lan Zhan was the heir, it really should have fallen to him if the Sect Leader was indisposed. As much as Master Lan was upset at his nephewâs choice of partner, he still gave him the freedom to wander about. Master Lan had fallen ill recently, nothing major but still, Lan Zhan had realised how much leeway his uncle was allowing him by taking on all the duties himself and had asked if Wei Ying would go back with him. They hadnât expected that Wei Ying would be leaving on another trip on his own this time, to face the demons of his past (or in Lan Wangjiâs eyes, demon). Lan Zhan couldnât come with him no matter how much heâd wanted to. It would have been supremely unfair to Master Lan now that heâd accepted the responsibility of acting sect leader, to just up and leave again. But being here on his own really reminded him that this was no longer the Lotus Pier that he knew. Once upon a time he would have been the one who would be in charge if the Sect Leader was indisposed. He would have been Jiang Chengâs right hand man. But heâs also the one who stuffed it all up so he had no right to feel bitter. It was his idea to defect. Jiang Cheng hadnât wanted him to. Heâd been doing his best to put the past in the past like heâd told Jiang Cheng to do, but he wouldnât be able to escape it, would he? Jiang Cheng was now quite literally in the pastâŠ.and Wei Wuxian would never be able to abandon him again. He didnât want to. Heâd find a way to restore Jiang Cheng, and failing that, heâd take care of him as much as possible.
âIndeed. Iâll get our Second-in-Command to speak to you. You should follow me, Sect Leader Jin will know where to find us for breakfast.â Healer Zhangâs voice brought him back to reality.
He nodded and they all followed, the juniors behind him like a row of ducklings.
Healer Zhang arranged for them to meet with the Second-in-Command, who introduced himself as Pan An. âHehe rhymes with Lan An,â Jingyi joked quietly behind them. Wen Ning wanted to excuse himself since he didnât need to eat and Pan An was staring at him rather intensely, but they insisted he was needed for the discussion and so he sat down reluctantly.
Luckily, breakfast was set out in a private room so that they could discuss matters freely and keep the mini sect leader with them. âI have already briefed the disciples on the importance of staying silent about Sect Leaderâs indisposition,â said Pan An, âHowever, now Healer Zhang has said there is another problem?â
The aforementioned problem finally arrived and he was looking cute enough to eat in his mini Yunmeng Jiang robes, walking in on his own now, holding Jin Lingâs hand. Both uncle and nephew had taken a bath and Jin Ling had thoroughly enjoyed seeing xiao-jiujiu playing and laughing in the tub like he had no cares in the world. It was bittersweet because as much as he liked it he wished his jiujiu would be able to smile like that as an adult. It hurt his heart to think that this innocent little boy would have to go through so much pain in the future.
âAh yes, hereâs our problem now,â said Wei Wuxian, smiling at the toddler.
Pan Anâs eyes widened. âI..is that who I think it is?â
âYup,â said Lan Jingyi cheekily, âThereâs the fearsome Sandu Shengshou in the flesh.â
âJingyi..â reprimanded Sizhui.
âWhat,â he grinned, âItâs true. Children can be terrifying.â He shuddered thinking about the babyâs ear-piercing cries. A crying child was almost as scary as a ghost.
Wide-eyed, A-Cheng looked at the stranger and hid slightly behind his Flower-gegeâs leg.
Jin Ling pat his head and picked him up. âDonât be afraid, this is Pan An. Pan An is here to be your second-in-command while A-Dieâs gone. You know that Sect Leaders have second-in-commands right?â
Xiao jiujiu nodded.
âOf course he does. A-Chengâs a smart boy,â praised Wei Wuxian. The tot blushed and hid his face in Jin Lingâs robes. Jin Ling carried him over to the table and set him down in between himself and Wei Wuxian who began teasing the child immediately, squishing his cheeks to see his cute expressions of annoyance.
The juniors looked on in envy; the toddler had not warmed to them yet.
âWeâll debrief you after breakfast,â said Jin Ling, âXiao jiujiuâs hungry. The rundown is that heâs been cursed and is now a three year old with no memories beyond that time.â
âAnd Pan-qianbeiâŠâ Jin Ling looked at him sharply, âYoung Master Jiangâs family is currently on a trip. They have, of course, left him in charge because someone needs to protect the sect while theyâre gone. We are all here to assist him.â
âUnderstood Sect Leader Jin.â The man was quick to catch on, after all Jiang Cheng would not leave just anyone in charge of his sect. Pan An was also secretly proud of the young boy in front of him. He was handling this situation well and sounded every inch the Sect Leader. His jiujiu would be proud, though he would mask it with grumbling if he wasnât⊠three.
They all set about eating though Jin Ling and Wei Wuxian both fought to outdo the other when feeding mini Jiang Cheng. One would be spooning congee and the other breaking up buns to feed him...until--
âA-Cheng is big boy. A-Cheng eat like shufu and gege!â And what do you know, he really could eat by himself. That put a stop to their competition and they both pouted. Lan Jingyi didnât even make fun of Jin Ling for it because...he got it.
Pan An could cry. Who knew his tsundere sect leader was so precious as a child?
Wei Wuxian sighed in pleasure. Yunmengâs food was the best! It had been so long since he last ate at Lotus Pier.
âWei-shufu like spicy?â asked A-Cheng, upon seeing him reach for the chilli to add to his already spicy dish.
âMm. Wei-shufu likes spicy very much. A-Cheng is a good host. The food he serves his guests tastes the best! Wei-shufu has to visit more often.â
Mini Jiang Cheng nodded seriously at this. âWei-shufu must bwing A-Ying an Aunty âangse. Wei-shufu pwomised to bwing A-Ying to play with A-Cheng next time. But now is next time an no A-Ying. A-Cheng want to meet A-Ying.â
And all of a sudden, he felt as if heâd taken a hit from Zidian. Wei Wuxian was struck dumb. Because heâd simply been going along with Xiao Cheng, thinking that some part of the childâs subconscious memory must have remained. But that wasnât what it was, was it?
Because it was now obvious that Jiang Cheng thought...
PEI MING BOO HISS except actually okay heâs mostly funny i think but still boo hiss
âhey whoâs this guy whoâs really pissed at you?â âoh thats my sword. i broke it.â alright then!
i think i need to go back and reread the banyue pass arc bc im still confused as to whats going on with banyue and pei su
âBanyue dropped from the sky with two pots raised. Without a word, she plummeted with the mouths of the pots facing down, trapping and detaining the shocked Mingâguang and the roaring Ke Mo within.â - THATS MY GIRL
âIt must be known that, to heavenly officials, it certainly was more than natural for kingdoms of the mortal realm to fight and annihilate one another; the acts of these plays progressing on endlessly. But when it came their own turn, it was often hard to let things go. If one must stand in the same court as the one who annihilated their own kingdom, and that man cavorted in the heavens, exceedingly flashy, then it must be vexing.â - hmmmm!!
âIâve spoken too many words in this lifetime. What are you referring to?â - okay to be fair thats a mood
okay its nice to get some pei ming backstory and its funny that he and xie lian are bonding but also still whenever pei ming interacts with a female character my hackles rise like a cat lol
âXie Lian watched as Banyue thought really hard before cheerfully pulling out a few long, wine-red scorpion-snakes, and putting them into the bubbling pot.â - THATS MY GIRL
âAlthough âsmellâ was something colourless and formless, the instant Banyue removed the pot cover, it was as if some mysterious physical object had twisted all the air around the mouth of that pot.
The group stared at the sight within the pot for a long time. Their pupils reflected an endless, bottomless darkness; like it could pull them into the abyss. No words could describe the sentiment expressed within their eyes. A moment later, Xie Lian patted Banyueâs shoulder and gave a thumbs-up.â - like father-figure like daughter-figure. amazing.
âHowever, what if one day mortals discovered something completely new that ran faster than horses? Then, when this new invention overtook horses, worshippers of this heavenly official who controlled horses would inevitably decrease. Such heavenly officials, flashing by like shooting stars, made up the majority of the heavens.â - obsessed with this, genuinely. life and change. worship and its purpose. my religious studies diploma on my wall is screaming at me rn. ALSO i am once again thinking about celebrities
â...â It was only then that Pei Ming seemed to notice, and started to contemplate this question. A moment later, he answered, âA habit. In a dark, creepy place like this, isnât it normal to hold women in your arms, to comfort them and calm their fears?â
âIâm sorry, but I wasnât scared,â Banyue said.â - BANYUE I LOVE YOU. I MISSED YOU SO MUCH. god this takes me back to every college party i ever went to
LING WEN BACKSTORY????? shoeseller chosen for godhood bc she wrote a political essay and got arrested...... and now sheâs face to face with the official who appointed her..... do go on.....
âLing Wen laughed out loud, seeming to be enraged, and her voice dropped. âVery well! You said I couldnât reach that high. Then, might I ask you: had the prominence of the Palace of Jing Wen at its peak ever reached even the knees of my Palace of Ling Wen??â - GET HIM!!!! BOO HISS JING WEN
âCompared to you, Iâm not that bad,â Ling Wen said. âYouâd personally order me to stay in the Palace of Jing Wen until midnight, then turn around and say I shamelessly hang around âtil late to harass you. Words murder without form; I was much nicer responding with blatant violence.â - ling wen im love you..... also this bit... feels Real
BLOOD RAIN BLOOD RAIN BLOOD RAIN!! FLOWER PETALS TRANSFORMATION!!! see hua cheng? look as how cool it can be when you leave the story for a little while!! bc then you get to return and make an entrance!!
âNot only can you bring forth bloody rain, you can also make flowers shower. I didnât know that. How fun!â - cute!! and in that moment we were all xie lian
âEveryone was stunned by his deed, and Ling Wen arduously gave him a thumbs-up.
âOlâ Pei, what a man!â
Pei Ming gritted his teeth. âWELCOME!â - aww three two tumors buddies!!
okay yin yu is here and xie lian did the equivalent of asking someone when the baby is due only to find out theyre not pregnant at all. then rong guang taunts yin yu and no one says anything. i do love the amount of awkward moments in this book tbh sometimes there are no words.
âAll around was sand and mud crushing at him, exceedingly suffocating. The sand and mud was also moving endlessly; the feeling was like he was swallowed into the stomach of a giant monster, and that monster had also eaten a bunch of other things besides him, tumbling everything in its stomach, trying to digestâ - ooooh creepy!!! the red string thing... is cute.... also xie lian being able to see hua chengâs butterfly vision by looking directly into his eye is kinda cool. and obviously homoerotic.
âAre lower-ranked heavenly officials below other people?â Quan Yizhen asked.
âNo,â Yin Yu replied.
Were they not?
It was obvious that he himself didnât believe in his own words, and Quan Yizhen also noticed.
A good while later, he said bluntly, âI donât like it here.â
Yin Yu said nothing.â - im having emotions. and then yin yu also saying he doesnt like it there either.... also idk how this scene is going to play out but as much as im enjoying quan yizhen being an icon i can also possibly see how yin yu could eventually get to the point of âi am tired of being nice. i do just want to go apeshitâ even if he really cares about qyz. it happens </3
âIndeed,â Hua Cheng said. âHalf a year later when Quan Yizhen actually ascends, he wonât find it so funny anymore.â
âCan we watch that part too?â Xie Lian asked.
âWe can. Hold on,â Hua Cheng replied.â - quan yizhen king of taking things literally. also why did this turn into hualian having a movie night
jian yu seems like the kind of asshole who would purposely give someone regular soda when they specifically asked for diet soda. god yin yu is really having a bad day i really feel for him in the whole situation with the brocade immortal
awww okay at least jian yu tried to take responsibility. im still mad at him tho that was objectively a terrible idea. god this whole situation sucked :(
âRocks and earth crushed at them from all around, forcing their bodies to press tightly against one another, their faces brushing, their ears warm. Although it wasnât the right time, a thought flashed through Xie Lianâs mind: ââTo die buried togetherâ doesnât feel so bad.â - okay... im kind of emotional.... gay people....
okay obviously these murals and the prince of wuyong have some connection (im guessing pretty direct) to xie lian and are important but everytime they start analyzing one i feel like im back in art history class fhadskfhskjdhf not that thats a bad thing!! i liked art history a lot tbh
âDonât worry, theyâre not human,â Hua Cheng said.
âItâs precisely because theyâre not human that we have to worry, alrightâŠ.â Xie Lian thought.â - goth ghost bf problems
xie lian: well, there is one person i trust more than anyone else, someone whoâs first in my mind
hua cheng, oblivious: oh :/
xie lian, also oblivious: what?
hua cheng: you shouldnt trust so easily its dangerous
xie lian: oh. haha. yeah. well. wanna,,, know who it is?
hua cheng: its :) fine :) it :) doesnt :) matter :) but of course you can tell me if you want to gege
xie lian, internally: well now ive made it weird
hua cheng, 5 minutes later: actually i need you to tell me. right now. its totally for your security
me: gay people smh
âAs they suspected, he had been captured by Qi Rong. Although no one was bound by ropes, there were balls of greasily green ghost fires hovering over every one of their heads.â - completely off track but anybody else remember the great green globs of greasy grimy gopher guts song
âCould there actually come a day when Qi Rong was embarrassed that someone might see the manner in which he ate?
Before Xuan Ji entered, she put Guzi down. Guzi, ta-ta-ta, ran in, rushing straight to Qi Rongâs side. But when he saw him, he pointed his finger.
He cried, âDad is eating bad things in secret again!â
âIâm not!â Qi Rong retaliated.â SCREAM IS QI RONG LEARNING THE POWER OF LOVE NOOOO also god that poor man whose body he has im starting to doubt if heâll ever be free jimmy novak flashbacks
everytime we get another ghost king power somewhere someone should be writing hua cheng the cyborg bf in a high tech futuristic au i think thats the only other potential setting that could truly capture this wild ride
âIn truth, throughout history, there was no man in the world who didnât love bragging. A breeze could blow the handkerchief of a brothel girl into a manâs hand, and he would turn around and say the most beautiful of renowned escorts had fallen in love with him; holding shoes and wiping benches for the emperorâs mistressâs uncleâs grandsonâs cousinâs mistress would for sure become him being an important administrator at the residence of royal relatives, raising his status. Thus, men who didnât brag were a rare species.â - SCREAM this is going in my favorite tgcf quotes folder god... mxtx come here let me shake your hand
read the story of rain master yushi huangâs ascension. why am i crying. also this bit im crying again me with my stuffed animals âThus, while Yushi Huang was cultivating at the Temple of Yulong, every time when she went to seek water and passed that door, she would rub the head of that ox. The door knocker soaked in her essence of life, and when the Rain Master ascended, the ox ascended with her.â
okay thats enough for now i have 7 more chapters to book 4!!! woo!!!