#lan clan rules

[bookanimeart]

Someone introduces the Lan clan to sign language and it becomes really popular so they can "talk" while they eat now without breaking the rule. Lan Qiren is skeptical because sometimes it makes them laugh, with food in their mouths, but his people seem generally to be happy.

#lan clan #the untamed #sign language #mo dao zu shi #mdzs #lan qiren #lan clan rules #gusu lan

[cql-screenshots]

#writing #wei wuxian #lan wangji #setting #cloud recesses #lan clan rules #episode 3

[jayktoralldaylong]

Lan Qiren: The law clearly says do not fall in love with a psycho serial killer!

Lan Xichen: Actually, the law kind of says don't BE a murdering psycho serial killer.

Lan Qiren: The law also says do not associate with evil!

Lan Wangji: .......

Lan Xichen: .......

Lan Wangji, with a pout: Evil's kind of cute.

Lan Qiren: Public whippings for all of ye!

#lan clan #lan clan rules #lan brothers #twin jades of gusu #lan xichen #lan wangji #lan zhan #lan huan #mdzs incorrect quotes #incorrect mdzs #incorrect mo dao zu shi quotes #mo dao zu shi

[cloud-recesses-updates]

Apparently pink sticky notes are not suitable for talismans "It's not professional" bla bla bla

#i think it slays #slays demons lol #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #the untamed #cql #mxtx #lan clan #gusu lan #rules #pink

[withthewindinherfootsteps]

One thing I love about Lan Wangji is that how the way he’s viewed by others changes with the progression of his arc. 

When we meet him in the Cloud Recesses, he’s already well known in the cultivation world. He’s known for being one of the Twin Jades of Lan – for being a model disciple, for being perfectly skilled in everything you’d expect a young master to be proficient in, for perfectly encapsulating all the Lan Sect’s principles, including their immovable adherence to the rules. And that’s immensely impressive. But the thing is, he’s not really defined by himself – it’s not his own identity he’s carving out, but the identity of a perfect disciple of a clan. That’s even echoed in his title as one of the Lan’s Twin Jades. He’s known, first and foremost, for being a son of the Lan Clan’s Sect Leader.

But as he starts to develop, as he starts to grow, what he’s known for changes, and people begin to know him for who, not what, he is. He’s not famous, first and foremost, for being Lan Wangji, one of the Twin Jades – but for being Hanguang-Jun, the ‘light bearer’, the person who goes where the chaos is, and for a title and reputation he’s carved out of his own merits. Instead of being known for perfectly embodying rules and principles, he becomes known for being righteous*, fair, and for caring about the common people; for prioritising their safety over his own reputation in a way that no other important member of a clan did. And I think it’s important to note that although doing this doesn’t break any rules, it does stand in contrast to the actions of most cultivators (and is even look down upon by some people, like Jiang Cheng, though I’m not sure how much of that is due to their personal history). Instead of being famous for embodying the values of the cultivation world, he becomes known for what he does that sets him apart from it.

People begin to define him by his actions and by everything he does that shows who he is as a person; not as somebody defined by embodying the status and clan he was born into. His reputation given to him as a Twin Jade has been carved into a reputation he’s made for himself, as himself.

And I think that’s beautiful.

#mdzs meta #lan wangji #for the record i do think this change was partly inspired by wwx #but not in the way most people think #wwx didn't inspire lwj to be a good person #lwj was ALWAYS a good person (which is part of the reason wwx took an interest in him in the first place) #but what he did do was help break lwj's perceptions on what being a good person MEANT #and made him realise that being a good person wasn't synonymous with following the rules or embodying clan principles #as wwx broke rules all the time #but was still undoubtedly righteous #which is where i think a lot of lwj's conflicting feelings about him came from at first #because to him back then it was hard to reconcile the two #anyway #my meta #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #grandmaster of demonic cultivation #gdc #魔道祖师 #a bit more emotional than i usually am in my metas #but he's a *well written character ok*

[twistedappletree]

Why do I get the feeling that Lan Sizhui just doesn’t give a heck who touches his forehead ribbon? He exudes such intense platonic love vibes: all his friends are his soulmates, his family are his soulmates, everyone he loves and cares about are his soulmates so like… who cares actually, touch the ribbon, he loves you all equally

#even with how much he respects the lan clan rules and traditions #i just think deep down he wouldn’t give a damn and probably loves all his friends enough to not care if they touched it lmao #i personally headcanon that he has some very carefree wen/wei traits despite being raised as a lan #and that they emerge even more as he gets older #it’s normal for him to be so obedient of the rules as a kid and the star child of sorts #but i just don’t see him being like that forever especially spending so much time with wwx and wn #anyway #just random thoughts not gonna tag #apple babble 🍎

[marythetokenaroace]

#mdzs #wei wuxian #mo dao zu shi #Mo dao zu shi meme #the untamed #cql #the untamed meme #cql meme #wei ying #lan qiren #lan clan #cloud recesses #3000 rules lan clan #mdzs meme #m

[not-lan-qiren]

I love rules

#mdzs #lan qiren #mo dao zu shi #the untamed #cql #lan clan #mxtx #rules

[bestillmyslashyheart]

Something that bothers me about the untamed is how politically unrealistic it is. In the later half of the show none of the sect leaders have married or had kids???? That's crap and not how any of that would work. I mean if JC doesn't procreate that leaves Jin Ling as the sole heir to both Jin and Jiang Clans and no way would anyone allow him to rule both

But given that that's how it is set up...I propose a solution that could technically work! Jin Ling obviously gets the Jin Clan. NHS will have to marry and procreate since he has 0 family members. Those are easy

The Jiang Clan is screwed because JC is an angry ace who really couldn't be bothered to deal with courting or marriage. His only sister had one child who is already leading another sect and so can't inherit the Jiang. BUT WAIT! JC has a brother! Who has a son! Both adopted but hey when you're desperate...

So JC would have to officially recognize WWX as his brother and officially recognize Sizhui as his son but those are formalities and then JC and the Jiang would finally have an heir! (Aside from the part where canon set this up as legit the only option I love the idea of Lan "perfect Lan" "actually a Wen" Sizhui inheriting the Jiang)

Except where does that leave the Lan sect?? Because the last members of the main family are gay af and won't have their own kids and now the adopted son of one of them (the only child between the two of them) is heir to another sect. Which leaves them with the option of either LWJ or LXC adopting a child to be the heir or the Lan clan accepting a branch family member/(distant) cousin to be the heir instead. Which, after the war and the attack on Cloud Recesses, leaves them with...Lan Jingyi.

So based on the fact that none of the heroes of the Sunshot Campaign had kids (and are all too gay to bother) the future of the cultivation world will rest in the hands of:

A Nie clan led by a child borne of and raised by NHS

A Jin clan led by a man raised by Jiang Cheng

A Jiang clan led by a member of the family that destroyed it/the perfect Lan/the son of the perfect embodiment of the Jiang motto

A Lan clan led by the un-Lanest Lan.

I wish them luck

#the untamed #ok so i dont remember if jingyi was a canon cousin or if thats a fanon thing but im going with it #and technically jin ling could have 2 kids and the second one be heir to jiang #but thats a looong time to wait for the jiang clan to have an heir #(can you tell i hate that no writer considered the political ramifications of this world they built?) #mdzs #jin ling #lan sizhui #lan jingyi #and zizhen gets a free pass for life bc his best friends rule the cultivation world

[heterophobiclanwangji]

today i am thinking about werewolf lan wangi

#actually it's werewolf lan clan in general & how that ties into their strong belief in personal restraint #+ maybe something about the vegetarianism and law against killing #rules upon rules built to prove that the lans are above animal drives #maybe some of qingheng jun's disgrace was allowing himself to be pulled toward madam lan on instinct and against reason #some new and juicy potential motives for madam lan killing that one elder #lan wangji feeling the same pull towards wei wuxian & feeling scared and resentful about what that might mean about him #older lan wangji deciding that wolfy instincts aren't inherently bad #and learning to live in the balance between learned reason and his inner wolf #also just...him (lan wangji gazing at the moon) #mdzs #the untamed #cql #lan wangji #gusu lan #My posts

[brehaaorgana]

More MDZS/CQL thoughts but: I find it hilarious the perception of young!Lan Zhan is that he's cold as jade, and like, inexpressive or whatever when actually the first thing he does upon meeting Wei Wuxian is - in the course of enforcing the rules of Cloud Recesses - IMMEDIATELY START A FIGHT WHICH IS AGAINST THE RULES.

In the novel Wei Wuxian is talking to Jiang Cheng and Nie Huaisang, and gets distracted reading the Lan wall of rules, and goes: "Wait, fighting without permission is prohibited?"

Because Lan Zhan immediately fights him.

Very cold and inexpressive of him. What would possibly make you think he's hot tempered?

#lan zhan in the canons: starts a probibited fight Immediately over rule breaking #cql/untamed: his brother is like oh nice fight with the new kid you should make friends. hes your equal! — #lan zhan cold shoulders his OWN BROTHER AND WALKS AWAY IN A SULK #untamed!lz: denies the jiangs access bc THE RULES and makes wwx shut up immediately but then tells his bro to let them in #im sorry lan zhan's temper is so so funny because his clan clearly set themselves up for this

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#wei wuxian #prop #episode 6 #nie huaisang #lan cultivator #writing #lan clan rules

[jayktoralldaylong]

People see the Lan clan all decked in white and of course the first thought is purity and holiness. Until you remember that white is the colour for mourning in China. 💀 It honestly explains a lot about that clan.

"Don't run. Don't walk too fast. Don't make noise. Don't show too much emotion."

Brah, who died? 💀

#lan clan rules #lan clan #gusu lan #twin jades of gusu #lan brothers #lan zhan #lan qiren #lan xichen

[cloud-recesses-updates]

We are sorry to inform you that Furbies are now banned from the Cloud Recesses due to Senior Wei bringing one to life and giving it consciousness.

#it has killed and it will kill again #Grandmaster of furbies #rules #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #the untamed #cql #gusu lan #lan clan #mxtx #we love rules #wei wuxian #furby #cloud recesses

[llycaons]

help I just remembered how wwx said “how dare you judge lan zhan just because he’s not very expressive! he doesn’t think he’s better than anyone!” to the face of the man who was once told by lwj “you are not qualified to speak to me’ peak comedy

#even better if the show had recognized the irony and leaned into it #like. I love lwj but he is ABSOLUTELY a judgemental person. I think he's usually RIGHT #like lwj doesn't participate in egotistical grandstanding but he does judge people for not doing the right thing #and he definitely thinks there are people below him. it's just. based on actions and not reputation or income lvl #or heredity the way other cultivators judge ppl #but um. that was an insane scene for that. #O feel bad for su she I really do. betrayed the lans by not agreeing to die in defense of them #*I #and then attached himself to another lowborn cultivator bc he didn't treat him like shit #and used what he knew to found his own sect #like that entire conflict feels very manufactured bc the narration wants you to be on the lan clan's side #and I'm not? I think su she should get cut a break actually #overall I think some aspects of the lan sect and lan characters are very strong #(the setting the concept of the rules and the headband lxc) #and some are quite weak (the su she conflict lsz and the idea that they're always the good guys) #lwj kind of falls in the middle due to some things I find unsatisfying about his writing but I'm biased so I like him #cql txp

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if anyone’s wondering how the prep for my job interview’s going im currently considering how the lans would feel about klafki’s critical constructivist pedagogy

#i have not cobsidered this in too mich depth. my current conclusion is: ambivalent #wangji i think wouldnt be entirely opposed he’s implemed some aspects of klafki’s ideas on bildung in how he approaches the lan rules w #shizui in that they can be questioned and discussed balancing the needs of the individual and the community/society #sizhui* #but the lan clan as a whole (my impression of them anyway) is that they lean wuite heavily towards formal bildung #quite* #but then again a lot of what the teach is bises in their everyday life so it’s like. hm #based* how did based becone bises i dunno #abyway id need to see the extent of the lan curriculum to say anything definitive #and also. their didactic methods ofc #lmao #txt