#and that he and wen ning would make a great team :D

[hulijingemperor2]

Zixuan: Foxy Foxy Foxy!! *hugs and kisses his dimple* I got the news.

Yao: yes!!

Zixuan: *gives him a bouquet of white peonies* congrats baby.

Yao: thank you Zishie. *smile* beautiful flowers by the way.

Zixuan: as always.

So. You and Qin Su are making back up?

Yao: yea. Yes!!

Zixuan: that's fab. You two would make a powerful team once again..

Rusong: I'm so so happy that you and A-niang are reuniting!

Yao: *pinches cheeks* yess Songsong, I'm also happy.

Jingyi: Rusong, we're blessed to have fabulous parents like them.

Rusong: exactly. *smiling*

Zixuan: awww.

Rusong and Jingyi: *hugs A-Yao*

Yao: Song'er, Yi'er, you're the most precious things!

Zixuan: *sniffles* Foxy. You and your family are adorable.

Now where's your event planners?

Yao; over there.

Xiying: do you need anything, Huangdis?

Zixuan: guys, wrap it up. Go take a vacation.

Xiying: but we have a lot of work to do.

Zixuan: us peacock spirits will organize A-Yao's wedding.

Xiying: mn, ok Huangdi.

Yao: awww, Zish you didn't have to.

Zixuan: I must return the favour, since you planned and organized my wedding with A-li.

Yao: so thoughtful.

Zixuan: A-Yao, I'll call my staff here. And in the mean time we should go shopping.

Yao: shopping?!

Zixuan: yes! You're so gorgeous and needs some beautiful accessories. So I think we should go shopping in Dongying.

Yao: great idea! We'll use the teleportation talismans then.

Zixuan: sounds like a plan!

*hugs*

Yao: *smiling*

Rusong: yes. You divas should go shop for A-Die's big day!

Jingyi: and maybe go for a spa day.

Zixuan: omg yes.

Yao: Zishie I need one.

Zixuan: I got you. Let's go!

~~~

Next day, a.k.a the wedding day!!

Team dimple and the staff gets A-Yao ready, whereas Qin Su was getting ready with the help of maids. The entire Jing Manor  was elegantly decorated with sheer red satin cloth and golden ribbons. Peonies and rose petals adorned the floor ceramic ornaments were filled with pearls and diamonds.

Fox spirits, Laoling Qin sect members and peacock spirits were also in attendance~ along with other guests of course.

Mo xuanyu: Yao gege, you look fab.

Xue yang: the threesome option is still open Jiggy. Just hit me up ok.

Yao: *laughing*

Xue yang: have you thought about it, Jiggy?

Yao: no yangyang. But I'll let you know. Haha.

Su she: you look beautiful, Huangdi. *blushing*

Yao: thank you.

Xue yang: where's Lan lips? Is he planning on sabotaging the wedding?

Yao: maybe he's with his brother.

Su she: ew.

Yao: you know Wangxian would come together.

Su she: are they surgically attached?! And they're unqualified to be in your presence.

Yao: remember Wen Qing was staying with us.

Hence I asked her to invite Wei gongzi as he's her bestie.

Mo xuanyu: is wen ning there?

Xue yang: can I experiment on him!

Yao: of course he is there. Chengmei, what did I tell you?

Xue yang: your guests aren't experiments. *pout* but Jiggy, you know how badass it would be if everyone become the walking dead! Ripping everything apart!!!!

Mo xuanyu: I agree! They'll also obey us as well, cuz it's yangyang's experiments.

Su she: then you will be the overlord of fierce corpses. Emperor of a Jianghu plagued by fierce corpses and fox spirits. That would indeed be awesome

Yao: oh gosh. Team dimple. *laughing*

Mo xuanyu: we want you to rule the world, Yao gege.

Yao: I already run the Jianghu, darlings.

Now come on. We're running late.

Xue yang: Jiggy, if you run late for your own wedding, you could marry us instead. We're always available.

Mo xuanyu: well marry us for a second time.

Su she: *blushing*

Yao: lol, team d.

~~~

The ceremony starts, and A-Yao and  Qin Su made their entrance while hand in hand.

Yao: you look really stunning.

Qin Su: *blushing* not too bad yourself.

Yao: delicate as a flower. But sharp as a thorn.

Qin su: always.

Yao: are you ready to reunite again.

Qin Su: yes.

I promise to be by your side.

Yao: I promise to protect you. And keep you happy.

Meng shi: *standing and smiling, with all her nine fox tails out*

Madam Qin: *standing next to Meng shi. Also with hot fox tail showing.

Yao: I'm glad Madam Qin and Qin Cangye are here to give you their blessings.

Qin Su: mn.

Taihou looks really really beautiful.

Yao: as always.

Qin Su: truly a goddess of Hulijings.

A-niang pays her respects to her once in a while.

Yao: how lovely.

Xichen: doesn't my A-Yao look amazing!

Lan zhan: he's not Wei ying.

Mo xuanyu: because he's Yao gege, and he's absolutely celestial!!!

Su she: uncultured Lan.

Xue yang: what if I make out with Jiggy in the middle of the court.

Wei wuxian: dang. Lianfang zun is all dripped out.

Zixuan: I know right!

Wen Qing: he's looking his best.

Wen ning: I'm so happy for her. And Yao Huangdi will take good care of her.

Wen Qing: mhm.

Huaisang: I don't have the energy to be evil anymore. I'm too busy being Zixuan's servant, then his royal gremlins, I mean his children prank me everyday, and I'm the wife of a moody Jiang cheng.

Jiang cheng: uh, I heard that.

Huaisang: then don't tell anyone. Sexy cheng.

Jiang cheng: you're really shady. But I like it.

Huaisang: good.

Wen qing and A-Yao: *performing the three bows*

Meng Shi: Yao'er, my little baby, congrats. *kisses him on his forehead*

And Qin gui fei, welcome to the family again!

Madam Qin: A-Su, A-Yao. May you two have a happy married life!

Officiator: congrats Huangdi and Huanghou. Your wedding is completed.

Salutations to Huangdi!!

Everyone: *clapping*

Qin Su: *blushing more*

Yao: *stretches out his hand*

Qin su: *puts her hands in his*

Sisi: awwww look how she's blushing! Yao'er, I think she loves your dimples the most.

Meng Shi: no no, my daughter-in-law loves Yao'er's eyes and lips.

Yao: hmm, but I wonder what she really loves.

Qin Su: I rather not say.

And stop making me blush.

Meng Shi: oh my.

Sisi: Huanghou jiejie, I think you made Yao'er a little too handsome.

Team dimple gets drunk, Qin gui fei becomes speechless and the rest are in a chokehold.

Meng Shi: should I go apologize to the Jianghu?

Sisi: not at all, jiejie! They must accept the fact that your son is hot.

And he has such a beautiful wife.

Yao along with Qin Su: *laughing*

Meng Shi: would Songsong be getting younger siblings, Yao'er? Qin gui fei?

Qin Su: *flustered* well....I....don't....know....

Yao: A-Su.....has...to...decide....

Qin Su: no, you decide...

Yao: I don't rush things.

Qin Su: neither do I.....

Madam Qin: oh goodness

Meng Shi: aww *laughing* you two are too precious.

Rusong: *hugs* A-Die, A-niang!

Yao: aww Song'er. *pinches cheeks*

Qin Su: baby!!

Both: *caressing Rusong's face*

Meng Shi: give him some love.

He's the future of the Hulijing nations after all.

Jingyi: *smile* guys!

Qin Su: *pinches cheeks* Yi'er.

Yao: we love you too, baby. *hugs*

Meng Shi: perfect family.

Qin Su: baby Song'er, you and your brother look adorable.

Rusong: thanks, A-niang.

Qin Su: aww. A-niang loves both of you.

Yao: how adorable.

Meng Shi: yes! Both are our gems.

~~~~

After wedding soiree!!

Zixuan: Yaoyao. *hugs* congrats darling.

Yao: thank you!

And you outdone yourself with the decorations.

Zixuan: you should leave things to big bro more often.

Yao: I guess I should. You handled it well.

Jinling: best wishes xiao shushu.

Yao: thank you, A-ling!

Ruxuan, Ruhua and Ruming: *hands him and Qin Su lowers* uncle Foxy and Qin!!!

Yao: awww babies! Thank you so so much.

Qin Su: Xuan gege, they're beautiful!

Yanli: Qin Su, you should come over some time for soup.

Qin Su: aw I would love that. Please come when I have garden parties.

Yanli: of course! And we'll discuss about how to handle diva husbands.

Qin su: lol. We definitely need to know how to handle this diva team.

Yanli: yup. They live in glamor and sophistication as they're rich, handsome emperors.

I'll give you a 101.

Zixuan: should we be worried.

Yao: we'll conceal our ways.

Zixuan: good idea.

Wei wuxian: look at you, lianfang zun!

You look hot.

Lan zhan: *jealous*

Wei wuxian: his waist is also snatched. But sometimes I can't see his waistline clearly because hensheng is in the way.

Su she: you dare stalk my Huangdi. You creature.

Wei wuxian: what are you cranky about?!

Su she: you're the bother-in-law of the magnificent Lianfang zun. Have some respect.

Wei wuxian: *rolls eyes*

Su she: but I'm impressed that you have some sort of taste. It seemed rather questionable.

Wen qing: you stalk him?

Wei wuxian: no. I'm just observant. But Lianfang zun is really attractive.

Huaisang: *talking to Jiang cheng*

Ruhua: A-Die's maid! What are you doing here?! And you're dating the grape uncle that Ling gege keeps talking about!

Huaisang: little goblin. I mean darling, how do you know my business?

Ruhua: because I'm a princess.

Duh!!

Jiang cheng: this child is 100% like that peacock.

Ruhua: how dare you call him a peacock. I'll have you executed.

Jiang cheng: oh really? Spell executed.

Ruhua: *walks off* A-Die!!!! The grape is being mean to me!

Ruxuan: *tying Huaisang's shoelaces together*

*gave Ruming a thumbs up and snuck away*

Ruming: *snatches Huaisang's fan and runs away*

Huaisang: hey!!! My fan!! Give it back! *trips.

Ouch!

Children trio: *laughing*

Huaisang: *cries* you evil spawns!! You broke my hip!!!

Yao and Jiang cheng: *tries to contain their laughter*

Su she: how dare you abuse Huangdi's floor.

Xue yang: how did the floor taste?

Mo xuanyu: you look nice Huaisang. Stay like this ok.

Yao: let me help you, Huaisang.

*signals his attendants*

Huaisang: how are my shoelaces tied together?! Zixuan!!!

Zixuan: who are you calling Zixuan?

Huaisang: anything you want to say?!!!!

Zixuan: *sigh* sorrows, sorrows. Prayers.

Huaisang: agghhh. Anything else?!!!

Zixuan: sorrows.

Mingjue: if you did training, you wouldn't have ended up like this, Huaisang.

Huaisang: but dage!

Mingjue: *rolls eyes*

Huaisang: you should have some workmans compensation, Zixuan Huangdi.

Zixuan: w..work...what?

Look huaisang. You don't deserve workman's constipation.

Yao: *correcting* compensation.

Zixuan; yea that. 

You always want to squeeze the money out of me!! Huh?

Do I look like a bank?

Yao: are you ok now, Huaisang?

Huaisang: yea San ge. Thanks for asking.

Yanli: Qing jiejie, let's toast together.

Wen qing: sure.

Wuxian: Yao huangdi.

Yao: wei Gongzi. Hey.

Wuxian:  did you try it on him??

Yao: yes and I regret it.

Wuxian: all Lans are beasts. And this only makes things worst lol.

Yao: but it was kinda hot, ngl

Wuxian: for the experience.

Yao: yup. For the experience.

Wuxian: that thing made me shove a sword in an unmentionable area.

Yao: oh my goodness!

Lan zhan: *bows* greetings taihou.

Meng Shi: nice to meet you.

Lan zhan: mn, nice to meet you too.

Meng Shi: where's your roof climber?

The one who broke into my temple.

Lan zhan: he's talking to your son.

Meng Shi: *correcting* Yao huangdi. Yes. My son.

Lan zhan: mn.  *walks away*

Meng Shi: I don't like him.

Sisi: could have said it to his face.

Meng Shi: maybe on another occasion.

Xichen is so charming.

Sisi: absolutely is.

Meng Shi: where are the Qins?

Let's go talk to them.

~~~

On the other side......

Wen ning: uh...Xuan huangdi?

Jintang: do you want to assassinate my Huangdi?

Wen ning: no.

Zicheng: we're Huangdi's bodyguards.

Zixuan: *confronts them* guys chill. Why are you acting like team dimple?

Zicheng: we're just safeguarding you, Huangdi.

Zixuan: from Wen Ning?

Don't I pay you enough, that you have to do unnecessary work.

Jintang: I'm just afraid that he punches a hole in your chest.

Zixuan: what?!

Jintang, I told you on countless occasions to not listen to Huaisang.

*smile* guys, I'm alright. Please, you're dismissed.

Both: yes Huangdi.

Zixuan: sorry about that, Wen ning. Let's toast.

Wen ning: mn. That's what I wanted to do, toast with you.

Zixuan: aw. Sure.

#the huli jing emperor #foxyao #meng yao #dimpledlianfang #hulijing emperor 2 #jin guangyao #jin zixuan #part 2 #su she #the untamed

[betweentheheavesofstorm]

the untamed + ice hockey

yes I have given this AU too much thought

we love crossover hyperfixations! also this got...longer than intended, so I put most of it under the cut.

the twin jades are both defensemen. they are very good defensemen. they are incredibly frustrating to play against both because you simply will not get the puck past them, but also because they’re going to be freakily calm the whole time about it

jiang cheng is a centre; yu ziyuan is a coach so he’s been under a Lot of pressure from day 1. wei wuxian is usually a winger on his line and to everyone’s frustration but his own usually outplays jiang cheng

BUT they show up to lan qiren’s training camp and he takes one look at wei wuxian and says ‘nope you’re playing defense’

wei wuxian is very unhappy about this

he’s a forward! he wants to score goals! 

sure d-men get the chance to but it’s not the same

and lan qiren is putting him on the second line with lan wangji? why’s he splitting up the twin jades? what is going on 

jin guangyao is what’s going on

he originally trained as a figure skater but has ended up on a hockey team and he’s extremely fast and very clever on the ice

lan qiren watches jin guangyao and lan xichen in a warmup drill and then sees that over on the other side of the ice lan wangji is suffering through wei wuxian’s over-enthusiastic introduction in silence. hm, lan qiren thinks. there is something to be done here. 

the twin jades are incredible together; but if he can two pairings with impeccable chemistry then the team is gonna be unstoppable

lan xichen and jin guangyao are delighted to be together! this is gonna be great

lan wangji and wei wuxian? both gutted. lwj is convinced that he must have done something to incur lan qiren’s wrath because why else would be he stuck with an insufferable forward who thinks that playing defense is for “losers and virgins, and therefore I don’t qualify on either count”

wei wuxian, meanwhile, is on the verge of pretending that he can’t actually skate backwards

initially when they start playing together it’s awkward. wwx keeps forgetting he's meant to be prioritising his own zone and wants to camp out by the other team’s net. the real problem is that he doesn’t think he’s meant to play defense permanently - he also thinks this is a punishment, intended to Teach Him A Valuable Lesson, and therefore instinctively baulks at it

when the season actually starts and lan qiren makes zero changes to the lineup, wwx realises in a panic that this is actually what’s happening now. he’s playing defense. fuck, he needs to get good at defense.

by this point lan wangji has zero interest in warming to his partner; he misses playing with his brother and is intensely jealous of how easily lan xichen and jin guangyao are getting along

however, wei wuxian has set himself the challenge of being a good defensemen and it’s getting harder to hate him when it’s clear that he’s putting the work in and even harder to hate him when they actually start playing well together 

The dynamic is a little bit like Dex + Nursey - lwj anticipates that wwx is about to do something stupid and is ready to fix it; wwx knows he can do something stupid because lwj will be there if it goes tits up

lan wangji is slowly realising, to his surprise, that wei wuxian is a great teammate when he gives a shit 

lan qiren still finds wei wuxian immensely annoying but is pleased that his experiment is paying off

what about everyone else?

WEN NING IS THE GOALIE

i have never been more certain of anything than I have of that. good coordination? check. impossible to hate? check. kinda weird? check. wen ning is perfect goalie material

i have no idea how ‘ghost general’ could become his hockey nickname but it absolutely does

moving on

i have not forgotten about bitch boy jiang cheng

he has,, A Lot to prove when he shows up at the training camp. and he is good! he’s not incredible, but he’s good and he cares more than just about anyone else on the ice

lan qiren tries him on nie mingjue’s wing on the top line but that doesn’t go very well. the pressure is a bit much for jc and he’s never suited being a winger anyway

he ends up being on the second line with jin zixuan. no one is quite sure how much of their rivalry they’re joking about and how much is serious but their constant competition in wanting to get more points than the other has only produced good results

yu ziyuan is initially frustrated that he’s on the second line but when she sees him play, she’s able to accept that he’s performing better than he has before

wen qing and luo qingyang are rivals on their respective women’s hockey teams. they’re also dating. 

jiang yanli and nie huaisang both played hockey as kids but lost interest in their teens, preferring to take management/organisational roles. 

this is a fairly random hc to tack onto the end of this but one time wwx catches nmj snorting protein powder. 

#i.. want to write this au now lmao #the untamed #mdzs #mdzs headcanons #ice hockey #wei wuxian #lan wangji #jiang cheng #lan xichen #jin guangyao #wen ning #wen qing #luo qingyang #nie mingjue

[wuxia-hero]

The Untamed (( after rant ))

WOW I’ve not done one of these in about a year (literally I think my last one was in 2017). This adaptation was everything I could have asked for and more :’)

The amount of dedication and effort the cql team has put into the project is magical. not only do we get the drama, but we get SUCH beautiful production stills, gorgeous soundtracks (one for almost each and everyone of the characters!!) and so much behind the scenes content. Even the tiktok videos!!!!

I just hope they know the fandom loves and appreciates them so much because they really brought the entire novel to life so well. Sure, it may not be 100% the Best Thing Ever to everyone, but to me it definitely is. they included so many cute scenes and even added in better ones when they had to remove scenes (because of censorship).

Honestly i truly appreciate the fact that they stayed true to the novel and gave us two beautifully written and casted male leads, following the story closely. Of course they changed some parts of the novel, but I didn’t feel like they were bad changes. The story being tighter and neater in a way? Like the scene afterwards where WY and LZ are hiding in a haystack in a farmhouse. I liked that they combined it with the scene where they meet Miao Miao. So many little details like Jingyi’s chicken wing scene and Sizhui putting it back in his mouth, how Sizhui spoke to Wen Ning etc. were given careful attention, and it really shows how well put together this entire adaptation is.

While I’m sad that for the last scene they didn’t have Si Zhui hug Wangxian together as was written in the novel, I thought they changed it really cutely! To have the fully grown SiZhui hug WWX’s leg like when he was younger actually made me tear up while I was watching. Felt like this many times throughout the show, where the scenes weren’t exactly as the novel (for obvious censorship reasons) but I thought that they changed it so well. It still evoked similar emotions and in fact some of them were even better. While they couldn’t give us the blindfold kiss scene (damn it) they replaced it with Wangxian acknowledging each other as their soul mate which made it alright again :’)

There were so, so many cute moments in the show that I’m so glad they managed to portray! And the chemistry between Xiao Zhan and Lan Wangji was amazing. To whoever did the casting, YOU ARE A SAINT!!!!! The show is so so so so well casted, all the actors and actresses were great in their roles, i don’t think i have any complaints. I could go on and on forever about how Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo are absolutely all I ever wished for in live action Wangxian. Seriously, for me, it was like they were made for the roles. The juniors and the other secondary casts were especially well casted too, I enjoyed watching them onscreen and their chemistry together felt so genuine.

I’m also super amazed at the casting of Jin Ling and Jin Guangyao. The two really looked like they could be related. 

The ending truly killed me :( Everything was going so well and seriously, would it have killed them to show us a final scene of Wangxian reuniting after they separated? T.T I was in literal tears going, “omg no please don’t end like this why would you make them leave each other aahhhhhhh”. So upsetting to me. But overall I enjoyed this show SO much!! And we can look forward to the side movies that are coming out soon yay! Honestly can’t get enough of this story. I loved all the characters and the way they adapted the novel. One of the rare times when I feel that the show actually lived up to the novel :D Also, I really hope that people don’t keep complaining about how Xiao Zhan and Yibo may not be in the movies because that is not the POINT of the movies anyway. It is meant to expand on the secondary characters. But yessss this has been a great journey for me as a reader and watcher :D 

#after rants #the untamed #drama review #chen qing ling #陈情令

[lotus-mirage]

episode 29 liveblog

hard to believe I’m over halfway done already

They’re probably not in the same tea house that LWJ was just in, but I find that thought to be unspeakably funny

:D

This is fantastic

He didn’t get invited to the wedding!? D:

Maybe they just haven’t told him yet

Yeah, it’d make sense that he couldn’t go, I guess, but... yeesh.

The scattered cuts to Yuan are really funny, mostly I keep almost forgetting he’s there.

Awwww

I can’t believe he made LWJ both pay for their meal and remember their stuff

Oh there’s crying - that’s not good

What’s going on here?

Oh no Wen Ning’s back to being vaguely berserk

So clearly something went wrong there - more of the weird ghost stuff that was going on with him?

Suddenly feeling a little bad for the actor who does Wen Ning. There’s so much of the same yelling in different locations, haha.

Oh good a team up. Where did LWJ store his guqin though?

Okay some of these effects are a little funky. Is... what speed is wwx supposed to be at here? Why are there afterimages???

Wait okay LWJ can just summon and dematerialize his guqin, cool

Well it looks like the magic everywhere is gone. Did it work?

It worked! :D

Well, presumably.

He’s a little out of it, but that’s totally understandable

Awwww

Well it’s kind of a weird name for a cave, and it’s a little clunky, but we already knew that wwx had some trouble naming things, haha

Wait, he named it the same thing as the old owner of the Yin iron??? Isn’t that just asking for trouble, seriously?

Why is there a glowing red pool with a giant statue head. What purpose does that serve. Like, even before the place was a ruin. What?

Okay. So. He stuck Wen Ning in the pool to heal with the amulet. It drew the resentful energy out of him, which made it resemble blood.

That is a lot of detail and I feel like this might be important.

Yikes, he really isn’t taking care of himself.

Did she just knock him out?

Nope, guess he just fainted. Again.

Well that’s a somber thought, not having any more guests.

Yeah, there kind of isn’t another path for wwx for take right now. :,(

Did Yuan follow them all the way down there!? Wow.

:,(

Okay, lantern metaphor aside, I really glad of wwx’s little community and how much they appreciate him

Awwww

Awwwwwww

It’s so cute

Whoops it’s melancholy again

There’s like 10 minutes left and I’m worried

Drunkly reminsicing about his crush

:,(

What’s LWJ doing? Why is everyone else avoiding him?

Okay this scene is really pretty but I still want to know what’s going on

What/who is he waiting for?

Oh, so it is a punishment, then.

That. Who was the other person whose back we saw??

Oh, he’s started teaching people?

Or maybe it’s a scam, okay.

Hahaha

the next guy even has a cape, hahaha

Why is he making Wen Ning cart him around? I mean, that is possibly the funniest way he could enter the scene, but like. Why.

I can’t believe this is the scene that follows that really pretty one with LWJ. Tonal whiplash, that.

What’s with the pile of food?

The juxtaposition of the ominous graveyard Burial Mounds as visuals and the upbeat, cheerful music is killing me

!! They’re making it work! :D

With the expected number of routine explosions, I guess. Lol.

Wen Qing is totally unimpressed

Why would you kick your produce.

That’s... not where I expected it to end at all

End notes:

This was a really cheerful episode! I had a great time with it.

That does make me worried a bit more about future episodes, but I’m thankful there was a bit of a breather.

WWX seems to be doing a lot better, emotionally wise? Aside from when he was drunk. But, like, on a day-to-day basis, he doesn’t seem to be as close to snapping.

Why is Wen Ning rushing around to help him at all times? I mean, I guess if he can’t cry he might not be able to feel fatigue as much, but ??? He seems like he has an even stronger need to be helpful than before, and even then it’s mostly towards WWX.

Was LWJ not supposed to have visited Yiling? Is that what the punishment was for? I mean, beautiful sequence even so.

I wonder if WWX is going to try to sneak into his sister’s wedding? It’s be understandable, but likely not end well.

#mdzs #the untamed #untamed liveblog #my thoughts