"When Hua Cheng wasn’t looking at him, his expression and the contours of his face were all cold. Beautiful in his nonchalance, Hua Cheng didn’t even realize he moved without hesitation, as if protecting Xie Lian was an innate ability.
Xie Lian blurted again, “San Lang!”
Hua Cheng tilted his head to look at him, and only then did he flash a smile. “What is it, Your Highness?”
Xie Lian felt, Hua Cheng probably didn’t notice himself smiling."
My favourite thing about the Xianle trio is just how sickeningly codependent close they are. Like, what do you mean you haven’t been friends in 800 years, your friend group fell out in the most painful and traumatic way it possibly could have, and you all have the absolute most reason to hate each other- but in The Cave Of 10,000 gods Mu Qing and Feng Xin were absolutely appalled at the disrespect to their prince. They were fiercely protective, refusing to let Xie Lian bear witness to what they thought was an incredibly perverted insult to his honour. They went toe-to-toe with one of the most terrifying ghosts who ever lived, all in defence of him, and did so without ever thinking twice. They dragged him through that cave system with desperately protective determination, caring for him fiercely despite being misinformed about the situation, and even though they had no obligation to. I’m biting people.
Mu Qing and Feng Xin never stopped caring about Xie Lian. He’s no longer their prince, he’s no longer their employer nor even their friend, but they would still put their lives in peril for him. Even when they thought he was a violent criminal (Lang Qianqiu ily but pls kys) they visited his palace to give him medicine for his arm (something about Mu Qing brushing off his injury and saying it isn’t that bad cause all martial gods get injured, then being the first in line to go heal him is so sickening and vile I love him) and make sure he’s alright, then physically fought over the implications from each other about the other having been a bad friend. All of the bullshit trauma, all of the heartache, all of the reason they could have to not give a shit about him, and they were throwing hands over who was a better friend. I hate them. (I love them.)
"hm? I wonder why the donghua team added in Feng Xin's immediate reaction to Lang Qianqiu breaking his right arm with his left?" bc its not in the book
not over the framing of these shots and the sad emotional music... this part in the novel felt casual and not that sad, but the donghua made this scene so sad and full of longing and romantic tension... the exes with lingering feelings energy is so strong 😭
and to think that the nan feng character song from the official donghua character album mentioned a "已断未熄的情 strings of affection that were already cut but not extinguished”.....
How awful do you have to be for Heaven to nickname you “the three tumors” when Feng Xin and Mu Qing are around constantly destroying the capital while everyone laughs about it??
Ling Wen, Shi Wudu, and Pei Ming. What did you do??