#heres my humble list of stuff ive picked out during my rewatch so far

[rose-tinted-vision]

so I'm rewatching ajtl (because I'm a sucker for the "squad of murder bffs who are also talented in their own field" troupe) and I NEED a liudaotang squad prequel please

because apparently

Qian Zhao says he has known Ning Yuanzhou for 20 years

NYZ is apparently 30, so they met as kids?

NYZ rescued a five year old Yuan Lu from a warehouse fire in the Hungry Ghost Realm

YL also mentioned that the Princess (Yang Ying) asked about NYZ, so the both of them were already acquainted before the Quest™

Ning Yuanzhou was just a scout from the Hell Realm before he became Head of the Six realms. (Sun Lang and Qian Zhao are commanders in their respective realms, YSS and YL were commanders too).

NYZ was in prison with YSS??? prison buddies prequel???

Can't remember if Yu Shisan and Sun Lang mentioned anything about how they got to know NYZ

#me trying to piece together their backstory like the #ive connected the dots meme #heres my humble list of stuff ive picked out during my rewatch so far #i just really really want to know how yss and nyz met bc their personalities seem so different on the surface #and yet (i may be biased here) they seem to have the deepest understanding of each other out of the 5 of them #yss makes sure to check up on nyz sort of like the #“but if you're protecting us then who's protecting you” thing #and nyz for his part sees through yss and all his flamboyance #thats another essay for another day #just know that i would die for these five dumb stabby men #a journey to love #一念关山 #ning yuanzhou #yu shisan #qian zhao #sun lang #yuan lu