#also i know helian yi and prince jin from woh are meant to be the same person

[kdromo]

Just finished reading Qi Ye/Lord Seventh and it was such a good read. I've been interested in learning Jing Beiyuan's backstory since I watched Word of Honor, and I'm kicking myself for waiting so long.

Jing Beiyuan is the smartest and craftest person in the story, but he is honestly so hilarious. I understand he's tired and deserves rest, but he really takes his dedication to sleeping and being lazy to the next level. But I can't blame him. If I too could run amok and be a lazy pampered sloth, I would do it.

And Wu Xi🥺. He's so straightforward, honest and endearing, and his love story with Jing Beiyuan of childhood friends to lovers is so sweet. Before they became friends they were both unhappy and isolating themselves. But then they slowly take steps towards each other, and find their happiness and love in the other. Just top tier romance.

Wu Xi falls for Jing Beiyuan first which isn't surprising. But even though Jing Beiyuan takes longer to acknowledge his love for Wu Xi, I love how he makes the choice to love him. It's not fate or destiny, they both choose who they love. There's something beautiful in that.

And when comparing Jing Beiyuan's relationship with Wu Xi versus Helian Yi, Helian Yi might have been his fated love but Wu Xi was his chosen soulmate. Even though Helian Yi should have known Jing Beiyuan's true self, he never learned to trust him in either lifetime. Instead, in both lifetimes he became paranoid and longed for him to change.

Then you compare that to Wu Xi who chooses to trust and love Jing Beiyuan. Wu Xi might not always agree with his decisions and sometimes wants to correct Jing Beiyuan, but he never wants him to change or be different. Instead, Wu Xi chooses to stay by Jing Beiyuan's side and works to feel more worthy of him. Even offering directly to change for him.

But Jing Beiyuan also doesn't want Wu Xi to change. He loves Wu Xi's honest, steadfast and unwavering nature despite complaining about it. That's why it never works with Helian Yi, because Helian Yi and Jing Beiyuan never come to truly understand each other. While Jing Beiyuan and Wu Xi do. They both know and accept the man they love, and love them wholeheartedly.

And then we have my dear Zhou Zishu being a shady murder baby. It's a bit melancholic having him in the story, because I know he'll slowly lose everything before finding happiness again when he meets Wen Kexing. But it was nice to see how they all grew up together and were really good friends. Jing Beiyuan and ZZS are also a funny pair if you ignore the murder. They are very different but very similar. They also have the same future aspirations in life - being lazy trophy husbands who are well taken care of. Glad it worked out for both of them.

#qi ye #lord seventh #word of honor #am i reading a priest novel #if one of our love birds don't try and go off alone to die #also i know helian yi and prince jin from woh are meant to be the same person #but they really are not #prince jin is more like helian qi #and i love the side characters #priest really knows how to make interesting side characters #finally where is my live action #this story is made to be on tv #my ramblings thoughts #andy reads