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eyesofanapothecarian · 1 month

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Shouxue and JiuJiu remind me of Xiaolan and MaoMao.

Or rather JiuJiu herself reminds me definitely of Xiaolan.

#xiaolan #maomao #the apothecary diaries #kusuriya no hitorigoto #raven of the inner palace #liu shouxue #jiujiu

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xinhua-jun · 7 months

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Do you think Jiang Cheng loves Jin Ling so much because aside from raising him as his own child and being his only living family, he is also the only thing he has left from his siblings?

He is half A-Li, and A-Ying gave him his name.

#Jin Rulan: a study in love and grief #he’s the embodiment of all three of them #in more ways than one #if I suffer so do you #a-ling #jiujiu #jiang cheng #jiang yanli #wei ying #yunmeng siblings #mdzs #📌

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ni--goki · 1 year

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JiuJiuAdventures Pt. 9 (Feat. A-Ling, JiuJiuParenting)

♦ Ko-fi ♦ Artstation ♦ DeviantArt ♦ Facebook ♦ Instagram ♦ Twitter ♦

#魔道祖师 #mxtx #jiang cheng #the untamed #cql #mo dao zu shi #jin ling #mdzs #mo dao zu shi fanart #jiang wany #jiujiu #jin rulan #modern au #fanart #art #illustration #valentine's day #2023 goals

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theanimeview · 7 months

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[Trope Interest] Twin Bodyguards and Their Hunter Sister in Supernatural Works

Source: Promotional/Cover Art for Kyousougiga, Jiu Jiu, and Trese

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting

For some time, I’ve been fascinated by the trope of twin bodyguards who can shapeshift from humans to dog forms and their accompanying female “hunter” character. I find it interesting that this trope appears with enough frequency to be noticeable, yet it lacks a specific name, unlike “Single-Mind Twins” or “Tag Team Twins.” There are several examples of this trope. To name a few examples, Kyousougiga (Japanese) features the character Koto being followed around by her “brothers,” A and Un; Jiu Jiu (Japanese) has Takamichi followed by her shape-shifting, half-demon wolf-dog familiars, Snow and Night; and Trese (Filipino) has Alexandra with her adopted brothers, Crispin and Basilio.

Upon further review, I think that the trope of twin sidekicks/bodyguards and female hunters in supernatural comics and animation likely draws from various sources of inspiration and cultural mythology. One possible influence is the traditional Japanese folklore of “Inugami,” or “dog spirit.” Inugami were said to be the spirits of dogs that were killed by humans and were often summoned and used for various purposes, including protection, curses, and revenge. In some stories, Inugami could take on human form and even possess humans and other animals. Interestingly, these spirits could become attached to bloodlines, following a family through their descendants.

Another possible influence is the Japanese mythology of Komainu, lion-dogs that guard the entrances of Shinto temples/shrines, or the Shisa, which serve a similar purpose. Both of these seem to have derived from the Chinese (or Imperial) guardian lions, which symbolize protection (one physical and one metaphysical). Either way, around the world and over time, dog spirits have often been portrayed as both guardians and harbingers.

While I’ve come to understand, at least in part, the dog-twins potential origins, I still struggle to understand or find a related myth to a singular female hunter-type character. There is Artemis, the famous greek/roman myth character who is goddess of the hunt, but her image and story rarely overlap with the hunter characters seen in works that have this two+one combination. Moreover, the close emotional bond that the three tend to share in the stories–often portrayed with familial-nature (adopted siblings with no romantic interests)–seems to be a significant factor in the continued use of this trope. Continuing in our prior examples, Koto is searching for the black rabbit/her mother; Takamichi is hunting demons, and Alexandra is after monsters.

The twin sidekicks are always depicted as “protectors” or “guardians” to a female lead, often with her occupying an adopted sister role rather than existing as a love interest. They are portrayed as loyal, fierce, and powerful, with the ability to transform into large, intimidating dog-like creatures to defend their master. Overall, the dog servants are depicted as essential members of the hunting team and play a significant role in the story.

Of course, the influences behind Kyousougiga, Jiu Jiu, and Trese may have come from other supernatural comics and anime that have used similar tropes in the past. They may also have combined these cultural sources with their own stories to create a unique take. Regardless, it is an interesting trope to examine, and I continue to wonder about its specific origins.

If you have any ideas about the specific source(s) for this trope, I hope you will share them with me in a comment or message as I really do not know and am very interested to learn about this idea. Thank you for reading!

#anaylsis #hunter #jiu jiu #jiujiu #kyousougiga #mythology #theory #trese #twin #twins

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kuroruh · 1 year

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Hug your jiujiu <3

#ruhscribbles #my art #mo dao su zhi #jin ling #jiang cheng #hug #jiujiu #now and then #procreate

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cum-villain · 2 months

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sensei your reblogs are making me want to pick up orv again.... must resist

do it. read orv. let it take over jiujiu. ╰(*°▽°*)╯

#oh look an ask #jiujiu #on god its the best book ive ever read. its incredibly deep and also hilarious at times. theres a reason the svsss-orv pipeline is real

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herapersona · 10 months

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My Jiujiu Wikes His Boss

"My jiujiu wikes his boss," Jin Ling helpfully told Jingyi's dad while they were eating soft ice cream at the cafe in the company building where his Jiujiu worked.

"Oh really?" Lan XiChen asked with a smile. He had known Jin Ling for more than a year but he had never seen the boy's uncle. "Is the boss handsome?"

"Vewy handsome! He has wong, shiny haiw, pwetty face, and majestic nose!"

"Jin Ling!" Jiang Wanyin came to the cafe, sweat beading all over his face. "Why did you leave the kindergarten without supervision?"

"Jiujiu!" JL put his ice cream down and opened his arms for his uncle to pick him up.

JWY wrapped his arms tightly around the boy as he took him into his arms. "Gods, you worried me."

LXC raised a brow at his secretary. JWY was JL's uncle? Now, this just got fun.

JC noticed his boss and he immediately bowed despite still holding his nephew. "I'm so sorry, sir. I hope he didn't bother you."

LXC shook his head, his smile quite naughty. "Oh, he didn't. But JL sure provided me with very INTERESTING news."

JC blinked a couple of times. Holy shit. What did JL say to his boss??? He wracked up his brains for anything. Anything at all until it tunneled in around one information that JL definitely found /interesting/ to share to anyone. 'Oh, my gods... Please no'

JC cleared his throat and hid his panic. "O-oh, i-is that so, sir?" He chuckled and looked down at JL's cute and chubby face. The face that he'll bite later until he's all satisfied.

"Yes... Very interesting indeed." LXC got up and walked closer to the duo before gently patting JL's head and planting a kiss there, his face an inch away from JC's. "JL, don't leave the kindergarten without supervision again, okay?"

The boy nodded and looked up at the handsome man--LJY's daddy. "Daddy of JY, you'we handsome too. Maybe my jiujiu wiww wike you too."

'Oh, please, dear gods above. Just take me.' JC prayed. LXC smirked at JL and patted his head once more. "Well... Do you think I'm pretty enough for your Jiujiu to like me?"

JL put his head on Jiujiu's shoulder and hummed as he stared at JY's dad. "Yes. I think so. But maybe Jiujiu's boss is still pwettiew than you."

"I doubt it," LXC replied before patting JC's stiff shoulder. "You can go home early today, Wanyin. Make sure you take care of JC. See you tomorrow."

'Maybe see you never, boss. I'll never show my face around here anymore. I'll file a re--'

"Don't resign. I won't allow it."

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The next morning was an eventful time. JL was throwing a tantrum, saying he didn't want to school, JWY being forced to wait for LJY by the school gates so JL would walk in, and of course, LJY being accompanied by his father.

"Morning, JL and JC," LXC greeted.

"Morning, boss," JWY made sure not to meet the man's eyes and let JL grab LJY's hand. "JL, be good, okay? No more escaping."

JL looked up at Jiujiu and nodded. "Okay, Jiujiu. JY is with me. I wiww be good."

LXC chuckled to himself. JY was anything but good after all. JWY and LXC watched the boys walk into the school building hand in hand.

"So... I guess you like your boss, huh?" LXC teased, making JWY screech and try to make a run for it but LXC was fast. He grabbed JWY's elbow and basically tossed his secretary into the car. "Sir..." JWY basically pressed himself against the door, wanting to escape this awkward situation.

"What will you do if your boss like you too?" LXC asked, his smile bright and mindless of the driver.

JWY gulped a couple of times. "Uhm... I'm... Sir... Uh..."

"What? Are you afraid of me?" The boss teased, loving how the usually irritated and serious secretary was now stuttering.

"N-No! Not... Not at all!"

"I can hear you lying, Jiang Wanyin."

"I'm not lying, Lan XiChen," JWY finally snapped. "You're being ridiculous."

LXC raised a brow. "Is that so?"

"Yes! Just because my tattletale of a nephew said something doesn't mean that you should believe it."

"Huh... And yet you called him a tattletale. Meaning there's truth in there."

"Oh, shut up." JWY huffed and crossed his arms over his chest, his cheeks burning from embarrassment. "You may be my boss but I won't allow you to play me."

"Oh, why would you think I'd play you?" LXC asked.

JWY's eyes were sharp on the older man. "Lan XiChen. #1 most eligible bachelor of the decade. Playboy. Changes partners like he changes his clothes. Sugar baby to half of the billionaires we know. Really? Really, SIR?"

LXC chuckled. "Excuse me? I am NOT anyone's sugar baby."

JWY turned to the older man and raised a brow, obviously calling him a liar with just one look.

"I am just someone who enjoys the best in life. It's not my fault people are willing to pay for my time."

"So... A sugar baby."

"Minus the sugar, of course. I only sleep with people I'm interested in." LXC smirked and looked JWY over slowly. "And I'm interested in you."

"So this is about sex?" JWY asked, slightly hurt by it.

"Not at all," LXC shook his head. LXC looked at JWY and smiled. "How about a trial time? You and I go on dates for a while and if we realize we're good together, we can start being in a serious relationship?"

JWY shook his head. "Look, boss, it's unethical for you to do this."

"Hmmm? How?"

"I'm your employee. I am not really in a position to say no to what you want. What if I realized I don't like you after all? What if I realized I don't want a relationship with you? I won't have the power to say that w/o the thought if getting fired."

LXC glanced at JWY and shrugged. "Then you can transfer under WangJi's wing. I'll have WWX as my secretary."

JWY narrowed his eyes at his boss. "You are aware that LWJ and WWX are dating."

"Yes." LXC smiled at JWY as if he'd just made a point. JWY rolled his eyes. "LWJ is in love with WWX. WWX has him wrapped around his fingers. You, on the other hand, just found out from my nephew that I may or may not like you. It's not the same."

"I think it's quite worse. LWJ is more in love with WWX than WWX is in love with him. LWJ can control him."

"It's LWJ we're talking about. Not you. You playboy."

"And I'm your boss but somehow, you still don't care enough to talk back to me." LXC chuckled. "Coz you're quite a himbo," JWY pointed out, sighing when the care finally slowed down.

"Keep driving," LXC ordered and the car sped up once more. "Himbo, huh?"

"Yes. A himbo."

"Then I guess himbos are your type."

JWY laughed at that. "Can't deny it. Himbos can be cute."

LXC leaned back and chuckled, rolling his eyes at JWY. It looked like he'd have to woo this pretty secretary. ---

Wasn't it such a good thing that JY and JL are such close friends? JL became LXC's spy on JWY.

"So... What does your Jiujiu like to drink?"

"Coffee. No chugaw..." JL replied happily while building his skyscraper with JY. ---

The next day, a cup of coffee, no sugar and no creamer, was waiting for JWY on his table with a sticker of a smiley white rabbit in the cup. ---

"What does your Jiujiu like to eat?" LXC asked JL one time while JL and JY were playing together.

"Wotut Toup." JL replied before grinning at JY's papa.

/Dear gods above, give me enough strength to control myself. I'm itching to bite this kid./

---

JWY frowned at the sealed lunch box on his table. His gears moved, making him know that it was from his boss. But what the heck is he supposed to do with these random gifts? Upon opening, his mouth watered. Lotus Soup. How the hell does the man know what he wants? But he won't complain. So he sat down and took his fill of the delicious food provided for him.

LXC watched JWY and gave himself a pat on the back. So far, so good. ---

"What flowers does Jiujiu want?" LXC asked JL, watching his son and JL build a building made of Legos.

JL paused and frowned. "Uhm... Hy... Hy... Hydwa... Hydwajeya...? Puwpwe and bwue widdwe fwowew."

"Purple and blue? Little?"

"Hydrangea, A-Die," Jingyi helped. JWY blinked at the flower pot he found on his desk. A beautiful little hydrangea. So good. "Boss," he popped his head inside the office.

"Hm?" LXC looked up at the gorgeous man.

"Do you like curry?" He asked.

LXC blinked and nodded. "Ah, yes."

"Does JingYi like it too?"

"Yes, he eats anything. As long as it's not too spicy."

JWY nodded. "Come for dinner then. I'll cook."

---

Lan XiChen made sure that JingYi looked good for their dinner with Jiang Wanyin and Jin Ling. Donned in identical casual white shirts and black jeans, LXC & LJY held hands as they walked towards the front door of the Jiang house. LJY was holding a bouquet of peonies for Jin Ling (a request he made for his Diedie to buy because JL loved the flowers) and LXC held a small pot of hydrangeas.

The CEO pressed the doorbell and had the chance to hear two pairs of feet scrambling to get to the door. "I GOT IT!" JL yelled but when the door opened, it was JWY who had it. "I TAID I GOT IT, JIUJIU!"

JWY chuckled and shook his head, "too bad, you're so slow." He smiled at his boss and LJY. "Well, hi, good evening."

"Good evening," LXC greeted, his eyes scanning the younger man shamelessly.

The purple button-up shirt was tucked into a pair of white shorts that stopped an inch above JWY's knees. His feet were bare too.

"Good evening, Mr. Jiang. Good evening, A-Ling!" LJY stole the spotlight easily. He gave A-Ling his bouquet and he waited for Mr. Jiang to let them in.

"Good evening, A-Yi!" JL greeted back as he took his flowers, his cheeks turning a bit red from pleasure. "Come, A-Yi, we can go pway!"

JWY patted A-Yi's head. "Good evening, A-Yi, welcome to our house."

The two boys ran into the house and went directly to A-Ling's play area which was caged with colorful plastic fences. In the play area was a small tent where they could lie down if they wanted. All of A-Ling's toys and books were there too.

The adults went to the kitchen. "Please have a seat, sir," JWY offered before wearing his duckling-yellow apron that screamed A-LING'S PRETTY JIUJIU in what looked like a child's scribble. "The curry is almost done."

"Might as well call me XiChen now, Wanyin," the CEO pointed out. "Okay, XiChen," JWY tried, thankful that he had his back turned to the older man because he was sure his face was red from the embarrassment.

"You look good, Wanyin."

"I know, XiChen."

"Date me, Wanyin."

"No, XiChen."

"Why not, Wanyin?"

"Because you're my boss, XiChen."

"I like you, Wanyin. And you like me too."

"I can't deny that, XiChen, but it's not so easy."

"What's stopping you, Wanyin?"

"You're my boss, XiChen, and--"

"Should I step down from my position, Wanyin?"

JWY turned to his boss and shook his head. "You're really stubborn, aren't you, XiChen?"

"You know that more than anyone, Wanyin."

The secretary nodded with a sigh. "If I date you, you promise not to ever change how you treat me?"

XiChen blinked a couple of times. "I can't ask you to eat lunch with me?"

"Of course, you can but no unnecessary touching. No inappropriate words. No telling the others about us," JWY listed, hoping that it would scare the older man off. But another part of him wished that LXC would still want him despite those.

"But after work, I can hold your hand, kiss you, hug you, drive you home, prepare meals for you, and all that?"

JWY's cheeks reddened but he continued his task. He measured rice on 4 plates and topped them with curry. "Yes, of course. Unless I tell you not to."

"Then I'm alright with anything you want, Wanyin. There's no reason to say no to me now, is there?"

JWY chuckled at that and shook his head. With a small movement, he leaned over the kitchen island and planted a short but sweet kiss over LXC's lips. "Yes, XiChen-ge. Take care of us."

//End

#mo dao zu shi #mdzs #mdzs fanfiction #jiujiu #jin ling #jin ling and his jiujiu #lan xichen #jiang wanyin #jiang cheng #aling #a-ling #xicheng

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bubblesthemonsterartist · 5 months

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Come, I Will Have Thee (Chapter 9)

When he said that he wasn’t going to make her sleep on the floor, he didn’t think she would make him sleep in the bed.

It’s not like this kang has a lot of room, even with her tucked up against the wall and him lying on the other side with one leg practically dangling off the ledge. Yes, accommodations were tight in Bridle House, and he was jammed between bodies like a jarred pickle in the slaves’ quarters before that, but-

Well, the scent of whatever incense Jiujiu burns before bed is lingering in the space between them. There's not enough space. He’ll never get back to sleep.

#bubbleswrites #後宮の烏 #Koukyuu no Karasu #Raven of the Inner Palace #Dan Hai #Jiujiu #DanJiu #i went and read all four volumes that are currently out in english #and this is the result #more words than the first six chapters combined just fyi #but we're still pwping it!

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eyesofanapothecarian · 1 month

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Any aet requests regarding RAVEN IN THE INNER PALACE???

#raven of the inner palace #liu shouxue #jiujiu #Xiang Qiang #Luan Xi #Emperor Xia Gaojun #Wei Qing

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akirahilar · 1 year

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Fic: Three parts fate and seven parts courage

Fic in Spanish in Ao3

Jiang Cheng went into seclusion. Not even Jin Ling's pleas prevented the fate that the Yunmeng Sect Leader chose for himself. In the midst of despair, the young man resorts to the legend of a pair of gods who are worshiped together. Will his prayers be heard?

Or how Jin Ling asks the immortal god of junk and the ghost king for strength for his jiujiu and help for him now that he must take control of a sect.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34742602 (With google translate can you read me) ;)

#canon jiang cheng #canon jc #canon jin ling #jin ling #jiang cheng #jin ling and his jiujiu #jiujiu #post canon #mdzs jiang cheng #mdzsespañol #spanish fanfic #fanfic ao3 #canon xie lian #xie lian #tgcf #crossover

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nocandnc · 1 year

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Am I the only one wishing Ei Sei and Jiujiu would interact more?

Cuz, you know. Ei Sei’s a bit gloomy and Jiujiu is literal sunshine so I’m sitting here like. Hey you guys should. Converse or something. I just think it’d be fun I dunno lol

#kokyu no karasu #raven of the inner palace #wei qing #ei sei #jiujiu #anime screencaps #ship? Is this a ship?#I have 0 hopes I just like it when the sunshine one interacts with the gloomy one lol #random babbling

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ni--goki · 9 months

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