Wei Wuxian has one Good Shidi Pt. 1
Jiang Cheng, "..., No matter who they are, with a surname of Wen they have committed a most heinous crime! And those who protect the Wen are at risk of being condemned by everyone! All the people loathe the Wen-dogs so badly that the worse they die the better. Whoever protects them is against the entire world. Nobody would speak for them, and nobody would speak for you either!" ---MDZS Ch. 73
Meanwhile in reality, a few days ago in Jinlintai:
Lan XiChen responded a moment later, "I have heard of Wen Qing's name a few of times. I do not remember her having participated in any of the Sunshot Campaign's crimes."
Nie MingJue, "But she's never stopped them either."
Lan XiChen, "Wen Qing was one of Wen RuoHan's most trusted people. How could she have stopped them?"
Lan Xichen spoke for Wen Qing, the so called Wen Dog whom no one willing to speak for.
Still, in the same occasion, Lan Wangji:
Lan WangJi sat with his back straight, speaking in a tone of absolute tranquility,
"I did not hear Wei Ying say this. I did not hear him express the slightest disrespect towards Sect Leader Jiang either."
Lan Wangji spoke for Wei Wuxian. Thwarting Jin Guangshan's deliberate slanders toward Wei Wuxian, embarrassing a Sect Leader in his own banquet, just to defend Wei Wuxian.
Of course don't forget one more person:
Suddenly, a careful voice interjected, "It's not killing indiscriminately, is it?"
...
The woman seemed as if she was scared. She was even more careful, "No... I don't mean anything more. There's no need to be so agitated, everyone. I just feel that the words 'killing indiscriminately' isn't really suitable."
...
The woman tried hard to protest, "The Sunshot Campaign is a battlefield. In the battlefield, would it mean that everyone is killing indiscriminately? Let's consider this as it stands. I really don't think it's right to say that he killed indiscriminately. After all, there is a reason. If the inspectors really abused the prisoners and killed Wen Ning, it wouldn't be called killing indiscriminately anymore, but rather revenge..."
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The woman said, "The other inspectors are scared that they'd be responsible for abusing the prisoners and killing people. Of course they'd insist that he fell off on his own..."
3 People Spoke for both Wen Dogs and Wei Wuxian.
2 of them even people with high status.
So much for "No one spoke for them. No one spoke for you" huh...
Jiang Cheng is really a very good Shidi🙂🙂🙂 A good Shidi who will tell his Shixiong that "Everyone else is against you".
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I'm now at the portion of CQL that overlaps with the volumes of the novel that I read last summer, and for all the nonsense brought by the combination of CQL's adaptation changes + reluctance to fully commit to them, I really and truly do prefer these iterations of the characters, especially WWX. I just watched the episode where JC catches him in Qinghe, and it had me chewing on the walls! The show's chronological storytelling let us see their relationship's intensity and tragic deterioration, and it delivers on making this confrontation EXTREMELY FRAUGHT for both of them. JC unleashes 16 years of unprocessed grief and anger as WWX tries his damnedest to avoid it, and the shadow of JYL's death looms over both of them. Even though the dialogue in the novel is nearly identical, the mutual urgency isn't there; JYL is never mentioned (beyond JC reminding WWX that he is the reason JL's parents are dead), and WWX himself has no emotional response whatsoever to any of it, save for an offhand mention that he was nostalgic for the Lotus Pier of his childhood. JC might as well be having an argument with an imaginary WWX in the shower. There's zero tension there. Information has to be revealed and withheld differently with the non-chronological story structure, of course, but there are ways to hint at a character being impacted by and reacting to past experiences without saying outright what those experiences are, and that is simply Not Happening sufficiently for me with anything involving WWX's platonic and familial relationships in the novel. And if you wanted more on the relationships between characters who aren't WWX? lol good luck!
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Yes yes, Jiang Cheng didn’t literally kill Wei Wuxian by landing the killing blow, but I find it very interesting that this conversation:
“Jiang Cheng, Clan Chief Jiang, brought people to encircle and besiege the Burial Mounds. He killed you, sir.”
“I have to clarify this. He didn’t kill me. I died because one of my techniques backfired.”
Wen Ning finally lifted his eyes and looked at him directly. “But, Clan Chief Jiang, he clearly—”
—Chapt. 43: Beauty I, fanyiyi
...is the first time Wen Ning is willing to meet Wei Wuxian’s eyes, directly.
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look everyone gives wwx shit for dressing like he did in his previous life when he comes back in mxy's body but I mean in cql canon there are literally people cosplaying as wwx in the streets before he even died and in book canon jc spent 13 entire years dragging demonic cultivators back to lotus pier to accuse them of being his brother and I think it's perfectly reasonable to assume the majority of them were cosplaying as the yiling patriarch.
hell even the flute probably wasn't that suspicious. if you're gonna try and copy the yiling patriarch's methods then you gotta have a flute, right? weird that he decided to make one in the middle of a crisis, but everyone seems to know that mxy isn't exactly known for rational decision making and also there's a soul eating statue charging at them so they can worry about that later.
suspicious as hell though to summon wen ning with a flute. which is incredibly funny since wwx had no idea that was an option and was just as surprised as everyone else when wen ning popped out of the ground.
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Regarding the MDZS donghua:
So I was rewatching random episodes, as one does, when I got Lan family feelings.
(First, I should say that I’ve long held the interpretation (headcanon?) that in the Lan Sect if the Sect Leader is indisposed then the “heir apparent” takes over until a proper heir is born and old enough to lead. For this reason as long as QHJ is in seclusion, LQR leads. And depending on adaptation LXC is either an adult or coming into adulthood when the Wen attack, meaning that if QHJ is dead afterwards then LXC is the Sect Leader. And if he’s on the run [indisposed] then his “heir apparent” is LWJ! I’m saying I think that one of the reasons Wangji sprinted back to his people after the false Xuanwu cave rescue is because he was worried about his family foremost and concerned he might technically be in charge secondly.)
So anyway, I’m watching the donghua, it’s episode 12, Lotus Pier just got wrecked, Wangji is vining in his Ancestral Shrine, and this Lan Elder approaches Wangji. According to the Tencent youtube channel’s subtitles the conversation goes—
Lan Elder: Wangji
LWJ (bowing in greeting): Great Uncle (Shufu).
Lan Elder: I heard that you’ve sent disciples to Yunmeng and Meishan to look for the Jiang Clan leader’s daughter and son, and his senior disciple.
LWJ: Yes.
Lan Elder: Wangji, this time Wen Clan of Qishan used a heavy hand and destroyed Jiang Clan of Yunmeng in one night. They even hunted down the three young people at that night. With every effort to kill them all. Do you know why?
LWJ: I understand.
Lan Elder: Then why did you have to help Jiang Clan and get yourself in trouble? Wen Clan of Qishan made such a big deal to deter us just to show it’s the unchallengeable leader of the clans. Who obeys will live and who objects will die. Now the rest of the clans avoid confronting them. Our Lan Clan has been hit hard. It’s better to bide our time and focus on building up strength.
LWJ: Great Uncle, the clans are closely related, the others will be in danger if one of them falls. At times like this, we should contend with the Wen Clan together.
Lan Elder: To contend with? Wen Clan of Qishan is so powerful and strong. How’s it possible to get rid of them easily? The one taking this lead will be the target of Wen Ruohan later. The Cloud Recesses is the legacy that our ancestors have built with hundreds of years of efforts. We shall not ruin it.
LWJ: When a nest falls, all the eggs break. And someone must take the lead.
[Lan Qiren enters the scene]
Lan Elder: Just listen to you, why are you so stubborn? notices LQR Qiren, your timing is perfect. Come on, talk some sense into Wangji.
LQR (bowing in greeting): Uncle, I think what Wangji said was totally right.
Lan Elder: What?
LQR: When a nest falls, all the eggs break. Facing such a crunch, all the clans should join their hands to pull through this. Tomorrow, I’ll hit the road to Qinghe.
Lan Elder: Unbelievable!
And then the Elder leaves! And Lan Qiren encourages Wangji, reminding him that the Elder is only worried about the clan, and then asks Wangji for any updates on Xichen. Wangji hasn’t heard anything and he’s like “no news means good news. He’s smart. He’ll survive this.” and then he asks for updates on the Jiang kids!
And like. Imagine Lan Qiren who knows what it’s like to have your older brother suddenly not there, leaving you in a position of authority you weren’t really trained for, supporting Lan Wangji as he tries to lead his family into the beginning of uncertain times with war on the horizon. Where’s the fic about those uncle-nephew conversations?
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