#jun zi meng spoilers

[eohachu]

mowen: i was gone for FIVE MINUTES

[xinyuehui]

Our relationship is now over. Run for your life.

[danhoemei]

[ID: Anonymous asked: Just wanted to know who your favorite “villains” (or antagonists) are in all of MXTX novels. Whether it’s a big bad/final boss like *censored* or more of a side character like Xue Yang. Whether you wanna do a ranking or just throw some names out in no particular order. /end ID]

Sorry anon for the screenshot, I wanted to avoid a major spoiler for one of the novels 😘 Even though this blog is not spoiler free I try to avoid at least the major or too direct ones.

That being said,

VERY MAJOR SPOILERS ALERT

for mdzs, tgcf and svsss.

Really don’t read if you don’t want to spoil yourself the whole novels.

Nie Huaisang

Goddaaaaaamn I was IMPRESSED by his level as the mastermind. He fooled me for over half a book, I started being suspicious just a few (10-odd?) chapters before the big reveal. I think cql has more obvious foreshadowing, from what I saw on some screenshots, but in the novel he was impeccable. Such a meticulously woven plan, executed perfectly and fooling everyone to the very end, even the most perceptive characters like wwx. Absolute fav from the antagonists (honestly weird to call him that but he pretty much is).

Meng Yao

I gave some thoughts on this character here. He deserved better ;-;

He Xuan

I liked him as ming yi, his grumpiness and done attitude, and very enjoyable dynamic with sqx (beefleaf 💚). Then the venerable of empty words arc absolutely destroyed me. It’s one of my fav arcs in tgcf actually. I experienced literal catharsis in the culmination scene with shi brothers, I was freaking gaping at the screen, then mumbling and tearing up, then key smashing to my friend who read the novel earlier. This whole arc was a wild ride, fascinating and with a lot of unexpected turns, constantly keeping me at my wits end and hungry for knowledge, while I gradually learnt about he xuan’s devastating story, shi wudu’s ruthless selfishness and sqx’s obliviousness. This whole story was really extreme and even though it was absolutely heart-wrenching, I was elated by the amount of emotions it dragged me through. I am regretful AF that he xuan couldn’t end it in a different way and am sad for beefleaf 💔 But still, I like him as a character and can’t really hold his choices against him. I dwell on wholesome AUs though xd

Shen Jiu

Also pretty much this (the same ask as linked for Meng Yao).

Jun Wu

Ngl, he was very annoying for me and I wished many times for him to leave xie lian tf alone xd But he grew on me at the end during his exchange with xie lian and mei nianqing, but especially as we learnt his background. So I ended up pretty much with mixed feelings towards him, annoyance for his present sorry self and softness for his past. I also like dwelling on what ifs and AUs here xd Not too much because, on an everyday basis, I don’t think about him at all, but whenever I see a fanart of junmei, I melt a bit xd

From the ‘smaller fries’:

Mobei Jun

Cold, emotionally stunted demon learning what care and love is thanks to his hamster’s influence 💙

Qi Rong

He was quite annoying and just a comic relief, but I grew to enjoy those comedic scenes with him, and especially his progressing father-son relationship with gu zi. There was development in this character, who was quite human and relatable in how he starved for recognition and attention, but still failed miserably and was always second (or worse). I agree with this post by @thisworldgodonlyknows​.

Sha Hualing

Wild, cheerful, chaotic lady ❤ I respect her and enjoyed her appearances (rather later in the book, first appearance was as an annoying, overconfident brat, but later we get to know her better and I love the friendship and banters between her, lbh, and mbj).

Tianlang Jun

Such a non-stereotypical demon for PIDW world, just wanted to indulge himself and experience the world, fell in love and wanted a happy life. Which got harshly destroyed ;-; I regret their tragic backstory, his and su xiyan, and wish they could have been happy together ;-; He was also very fun (a bit like pei ming), with his constantly shipping mind xD

[farmerlan]

MDZS; what’s in a name?

One of my favorite things about the Chinese language is how much meaning can be in a name. Broadly speaking, Chinese names are usually two or three characters, the first being the family name (e.g. Wei, Lan) and the latter being the given names (e.g. Ying, Zhan). Of course, back in the day, people also had courtesy names (e.g. Wu Xian, Wang Ji).

Even though it may only be one or two characters, the characters are often chosen for their symbolism. Authors often choose names to convey some key character trait or deeper fate of their character through their name. I wanted to write a little more about the actual meaning of their names. Not only what the characters themselves mean, but also how it ties into their character’s hopes and dreams.

Caution: These meanings are not OFFICIALLY translated, authors very rarely provide explicit explanations for how/why they name their characters the way they did, but it can often be deduced by the reader based on what happens in the story + knowledge of Chinese. So, these are only my thoughts and feel free to disagree. Also these are based on the novel. ALSO SPOILERS.

Wei Ying 羡婴: The character used for Ying ( 婴 ) here typically refers to an infant. This represents his parents’ hopes that he maintains a childlike outlook – to not be bogged down by the worries of the world, and live carefree without becoming too calculating or hard-hearted.

Wei Wu Xian 魏无羡: Wu Xian ( 无羡 ) comes up in certain poems and typically represents ‘to harbor no envy’. WWX’s given name represents his nature to always maintain his true self, to walk his own path and to not be envious of others despite all the difficulties he encounters.

Lan Zhan 蓝湛: The character used for Zhan ( 湛 ) is often used to describe something untainted, pure, crystal and at the same time, deep…yeah I know – sounds like the Er Ge Ge we all love and know.

Lan Wang Ji 蓝忘机: The second word, Ji ( 机 ), is actually part of the word ‘机心’, which means to harbor deception and trickery. And Wang means to forget. Wang Ji actually stems from a Taoist saying that means to abstain from ulterior motives and keep your heart free of too many devious thoughts, to remain ‘pure’ from this world’s machinations.

Lan Si Zhui 蓝思追: This was the only name (IIRC) that was explained by MXTX in the original text, and it was given by LWJ. It means, “思君不可追，念君何时回”. In phonetics: Si Jun Bu Ke Zhui, Nian Jun He Shi Hui

The first part of the phrase literally means “Thinking of a lover I can’t pursue” (bc he’s dead and also because LWJ is under house arrest) and the second part of the phrase means, “Awaiting someday when he might return”. LITERALLY GOOSEBUMPS SOMEONE HELP THIS MAN

Lan Huan 蓝涣:  Huan ( 涣 ) means to disappear, to separate – likely a hint as to his fate of eventual self-isolation and also the departure of his two closest sworn brothers.

Lan Xi Chen 蓝曦臣: 晨曦(Chen Xi) means dawn, light. It’s a different character for Chen used in his name but the phonetic sound is the same. Instead, his name is flipped to Xi Chen, and the character used for Chen here is more or less used in several different ways to all essentially refer to a subject (a court minister, a vassal, a lord – idk can someone else come up with a better translation for this) so in a way, he serves the light/he brings hope.

Jin Guang Yao 金光瑶: GY was born Meng Yao and presumably given his name as JGY while under his father, JGS. Jin Guang is a derivative of his father’s name, it’s common to share the first character of your given name with another family member.

However, this goes against the naming convention of heirs born in his same generation. All his half-sibs follow the naming convention of ‘Jin Zi ___’ (e.g. Jin Zi Xuan, Jin Zi Xun) because his father never considered him as a real son or wanted to recognize him as a son in any way. Naming him in this way makes him (and his associated background as the child of a ho and an outsider) stand out starkly whenever he introduces himself to others. People will know exactly who he is and what his place in the family is. It’s really not a very nice thing to do to your son. :( As for Yao as a character, it essentially means beautiful, precious – he retained the given birth name from his mother so it’s not surprising she would name him this based on all the hopes she had for him.

Anyway, happy to dig more into other characters or do a Part 2 if there’s any interest, but that’s what I have for now!

[eohachu]

this is not meant to 'prove' anything and I'm probably making this up but i had a vague recollection of 盟 being used in shl for the 五湖盟 five lakes alliance and voilà i was right. which immediately made me think that 君子盟 might as well be title of the drama and uhh.

the name of the polycule. 🫡

[eohachu]

this is a mowen stan account now btw

[eohachu]

they lived together in a small house in the middle of a lake and enjoyed the flowers

[eohachu]

I'm fine

[eohachu]

full offense but xu dong is the best character on this show

[eohachu]

episode 5 should be titled Lan Jue and the Audacity of this Bitch

[eohachu]

i want more of mowen. i need more of mowen. i feel like we were robbed of hair down mowen

[eohachu]

HE DID NOT JUST SAY THAT FBFJHFJDJJDS

[eohachu]

god the HANDS do you want to kill me

[eohachu]

god this show is a complete gay poly escapist fantasy and I'm here for it 😭😭 if i can't live with my confidant in a small house in the middle of a small island what is the point

[eohachu]

the whole cat thing is so fuckign scary I'm about to piss myself

[eohachu]

oh thats one SERIOUS divorce they're going thru omfg