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jayktoralldaylong · 6 months

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Thinking again about Lang Qianqiu's and Xie Lian's relationship because it is under-discussed (especially with the new Donghua episodes).

Watching the Donghua after reading the book is like re-reading the book and then you see all these fresh new things that you overlooked before. Things that were misinterpreted because of circumstance but now hit with a whole new meaning!

First of all, how proud Xie Lian is of Lang Qianqiu when he's first introduced.

TGCF BOOK SPOILERS.

It's clear that Jun Wu introduced them just for the stake of stirring the pot with their past, but Xie Lian held no animosity or hate towards Lang Qianqiu, prince of the enemy kingdom. If anything, he was so very fond of the boy that reminded him of his younger self. They have a student/teacher relationship but I see them sometimes as child and parent because of how proud Xie Lian is and how far he goes sometimes to protect Lang Qianqiu. In the book he said a line that summarised could basically mean that he'd take all the blame, punishment and pain, he would endure any suffering if it meant that Lang Qianqiu could keep living innocently and pure, believing in good people and kindness. More than anything, Xie Lian wanted to protect that boy's heart.

Poor Lang Qianqiu who he'd raised to believe in kindness and peaceful coexistence, who had come in late for his birthday party which was the only reason he hadn't ended up dead. He'd just been a little late. He was excited, looking forward to seeing his father and mother. A young lad of seventeen. I bet Xie Lian was also looking forward to Qianqiu's birthday, might have even prepared a gift for him. Yet what happened? He discovered a terrible plot much too late, everyone had already been killed. Foolish people who lived in the present and believed that Xianle would rather die than dine with their enemy. The poor people didn't want that, the people dependent on Yong An's kindness and generosity would surely perish. Yong'An's mercy was the closest Xie Lian had come of saving the people of Xianle since his fall. For the people he'd failed to protect, he just wanted them to have a safe house with the kindest prince of all ruling over them.

Those selfish rebels wanted to start what would have been a terrible civil was that would have ended tragically for all the people of Xianle, they would have been stamped out like ants until they were no more. To make things worse, just as Xianle had chased away the last of the rebels, he discovered that the King was still alive. The dying King of Yong'An had just one request. He wanted the people of Xianle to pay. In that moment, what decision could the prince of a failed nation possibly do? The King wanted revenge, one couldn't fault him of that, but innocent people would suffer. The rebels were a small group, they'd taken decisions on their own. The King wouldn't care about that, people would die, children would die. To crown it all, just after Xie Lian had made a decision. Just after he'd sunk his sword into the King to silence his vengeance....who would walk in but the student he was proud of the most, seventeen year old Lang Qianqiu who'd finally made it to his birthday party.

The whole thing....was a mess.

That poor child. Imagine seeing the person you admire the most yanking their weapon from the lifeless body of your parent, and surrounding him are all of your relatives and nobles of the kingdom covered in blood. Of course such a thing is traumatising. Of course he buried Xie Lian in a hole. When a person feels that much pain, their only desire is to make the one who hurt them understand how much it hurt.

Of course Xie Lian took the blame. A a nameless and faceless Guoshi, they wouldn't be able to connect him with the people of Xianle. The people would be free of blame, and he would suffer alone. Lang Qianqiu would just have to do with his pain and his pain alone.

The way Xie Lian looks upset when Lang Qianqiu gets hurt. The way he'd rather lie over and over again, than let Lang Qianqiu believe that he was wrong for being kind.

Xie Lian remembers what it was like to be like Lang Qianqiu. He also knows how trauma twisted him into a monster that he's regretted for all of his years. He couldn't bear to imagine Lang Qianqiu going through the same. For as long as he can help it, he will mindlessly shield the boy from the ugliness of politics.....because Xie Lian loves him so much. (⁠T⁠T⁠)(⁠T⁠T⁠)(⁠T⁠T⁠)(⁠T⁠T⁠)(⁠T⁠T⁠)

That's basically his son. He's so proud of him.

I love what Xie Lian said to Lang Qianqiu, I'll love it round the world and back. I can't quote it but basically "You're not the one who did wrong, the people of Xianle are not wrong too, the wrong people are the evil doers. It is not your fault that wicked people took advantage of your kindness. You're not to blame....for being kind."

Felt like he was talking to himself for real. (⁠T⁠T⁠)

#Xie Lian and Lang Qianqiu #xie lian #lang qianqiu #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #Xie Lian's boy

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popsigills · 7 months

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got the template from @oshikasa

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bonesblubs · 4 months

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Fang Xin Guoshi

#art tag #tgcf #xie lian #lang qianqiu #drew this for patrons months ago and thought it’d be appropriate since season 2 just came out #themb #they make me….

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lazycranberrydoodles · 1 year

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they are so in love and disgusting and also sarcastic bitches. follow for more / prev comic / next comic

#i have BEEN the grossly affectionate couple in the friend group btw. maybe one more reason i love them #right off the bat after meeting they are holding hands and hugging and touching each others shoulders #xie lian even rubs hua cheng’s back to calm him down during the lang qianqiu/ qi rong scene #also #the fandom knows that xl is an essentially kind person but i’ve been paying attention to his dynamic w/ fxmq #they give each other so much shit lmao 😭#when xl is with people he knows well and trusts he is truly so judgemental and sarcastic.#it is so funny.#can you imagine being confronted by the most powerful people in the three realms and they destroy your self esteem with dry fucking wit #feeling so insane about them currently #tgcf #art #hualian #heaven official's blessing #tian guan ci fu #hua cheng #xie lian #feng xin #digital art #my art #mxtx #comic

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kimbapchan · 4 months

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[Reversed AU] The Four Great Calamities/supremes. Special thanks you to t_aera on AO3 For the names/titles of each ghost king/supreme!

#tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #mxtx reversed au #xie lian #shi qingxuan #wind master tgcf #lang qianqiu #mei nianqing #hualian #TGCFReversedAU

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hkrieg · 28 days

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Everyone's favorite (or least favorite) martial god...

#tgcf #tgcf spoilers #don't @ me about hua cheng I KNOW HIS IDOLIZATION ISNT LIKE THE SANITIZED/CHERRYPICKED IDOLIZATION FROM OTHERS OK ITS A JOKE ITS A JOOOOKE #he is a king who is realistic about the good and bad his god is capable of #all right here come all the character tags #xie lian #hua cheng #banyue #feng xin #mu qing #white no face #qi rong #jun wu #lang ying #lang qianqiu #bai wuxiang #tgcf fanart #things by me

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star-mail · 1 year

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color wheel trend but its tgcf

sillies :]

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i-bez-togo-toshno · 1 month

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I'm sorry

Template by @oshikasa

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shijiujun · 7 months

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THE HALF EATEN STEAM BUN AS A TOKEN OF LOVE

+ bonus:

#tian guan ci fu #tgcf #heaven official's blessing #hualian #hua cheng #xie lian #shi qingxuan #lang qianqiu #tgcf donghua #tgcf s2

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friedwizardwhispers · 5 months

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I think this entire thing is very funny from Qi Rong's perspective.

You are just chilling in your cave, preparing for a dinner of humans and maybe sowing a tiny bit of discord between the gods and suddenly Hua Cheng, one of the scariest motherfucker on the planet (who you hate) is here with your cousin (who you also hate) and Lang Qianqiu (who you also also hate) asking about something that happened centuries ago and destroying your entire house and your body in the process.

He is really not having a good day.

#tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #hob #qi rong #xie lian #hua cheng #lang qianqiu

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tea-cat-arts · 3 months

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Today, I bring more Dad Lian doodles cuz I got inspired by some of the responses to this post. Tomorrow, who knows

#heaven official's blessing #tgcf #xie lian #ban yue #lang qianqiu #guest appearances from Pei Ming and Mu Qing #tgcf fanart

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toaster-fire-art · 2 months

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Hi! I got supper busy! and by busy I mean injured.

I'm fine but hey happy trans visiblity day!

totally unrelated but I have just been laying around distracting myself so now I have decided to once again draw a cast line up. All the martial gods for now, since I got to tweaking up the QYZ and YY one I'd already done and redoing my awfully huge poster thing I started like 4 years ago now. Doing it this way is more fulfilling to me, maybe one day I'll return to it but not now.

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shadowgale96 · 21 days

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The second half of season 2

#The idea was living in my head #hualian #hua cheng #xie lian #tgcf #ti guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #lang qianqiu #fangxin guoshi #fangxin #my post

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shiruba-tsuki · 5 months

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My cousin. You hit me. You actually hit me! Oh my, our noble and virtuous Prince, who pities heaven and people and won't even step on an ant... He actually dared to give me a hard time and scold me!