10000year-old-child

[10000year-old-child]

Don't you just love seeing that one particularly evil Villain's redemption arc by either a second chance / Time travel / Reincarnation/ rebirth or whatever it's called when they get enlightened to become the best possible version of themselves?

Yeah, me too. Because if this Freak of nature deserves a second chance after everything they've done, then so do you.

If this insane, creepy, sadistic, murderous Monster can do it_ (fix their mess, choose a different path, figure it out, reflect, find happiness, build a home, let go..)

I assure you so can you.

[10000year-old-child]

Some people wish to live in hogwarts, some wish to escape to Narnia or Wakanda or Camelot...

Meanwhile, I just want to live in Cang Qiong mountain sect.

Think about it, if not for the drama between Luo Binghe and his Shizun, Luo Binghe and his father, Luo Binghe and his future Harem, Luo Binghe and the Palace Master, Luo binghe and_

Cang Qiong is actually a pretty decent place, you get to cultivate on a mountain away from people while everyone underneath the mountain would automatically show you respect, everyone's a pretty much introverted or somewhere on the spectrum and they leave you mostly alone to do whatever you want to do as long as you show up to these two events that happen every 4 years or so, and if you're in secluded meditation you don't even have to show up.

Your boss Yue Qingyuan is kind and a very decent human being if we ignore his blatant favoritism, and that he would most likely burn the sect for that one person... but that's okay honestly, you would too for Shen Jiu_

And you get free food, an allowance probably, top quality Healthcare, your own weapon of choice, a resident body guard / mercenary / hunter / (LQG is whatever you want him to be if you play your cards right)

All things considered, Cang Qiong is a very decent comfort home no matter as a peak lord or a disciple.

[10000year-old-child]

Do you ever think about how Shen Yuan was completely valid for his reaction to PIDW?

If you've ever wondered how Shen Yuan and Shang Qinghua might've experienced PIDW (whether writing, reading, living it.. etc) just watch Supernatural.

I was watching some Supernatural episodes and I just realized this is our real life PIDW, we have like 15 seasons?? (Literally nobody else I know have even watched or finished the series except for me. My family & friends thinks I'm delusional for watching this very long trainwreck)

Plot? Is so long and rich that I genuinely discover new things every time I decide to rewatch ANY of the seasons... Everytime I discover I forgot some pretty major events. but sometimes it's also lowkey bad writing and we have BIG plot holes that nobody addresses even after the show ends.

World building? Magnificent. If not for the new cool creatures (new wives) added left and right never to be mentioned again.

The main wives_ ahem, creatures..(Castiel, ALL the angels, Lucifer, Gabriel, "the prophet"... you see what I mean..?) were really cool and powerful at first until they got lost somewhere in the plot.

As for Characters? Don't get me wrong I love my boys, but you have to admit Sam and Dean were ridiculously overpowered. They killed every single being under the sun (HOW did the universe in Supernatural not collapse??? You cannot convince me all that messing around did NOT cause some catastrophic power imbalance in creation Itself!!) including themselves like an unreasonable amount of times and just came back to life completely fine after and kept walking.

Honestly OG Luo Binghe could only dream of reaching that level of plot armor. No wonder my guy Shen Yuan was pissed.

[10000year-old-child]

The fanfics of Shen Jiu and Shen Yuan as siblings strongly reminds me of Shi Wudu and Shi Qingxuan from TGCF. Imagine if the reason Shen Jiu was reborn as a slave was because of his previous actions/ death as Shi Wudu and is given the worst of luck (misfortune follows him). Which is why Shen Yuan was taken from him to be raised in a softer, more comfortable world because he obviously suffered hardships at the end of his life as Shi Qingxuan.

Also if He Xuan was reborn as Luo Binghe. you know, the protagonist. who is also a heavenly demon (former ghost king, anyone?). Who has all the fortune in the world protecting him and forcing him to progress forward no matter what.

Shen Yuan becomes obsessed with Luo Binghe. he cheers him on and becomes his no. 1 fan. enjoying his progress and journey. He feels strangely connected to the character. (He wants to see him progress because the guilt of stealing his fate still lingers). Meanwhile, Luo Binghe the cold, vengeful heavenly demon who is put on the scholarly peak feels empty inside 24/7 develops an obsession with Shen Yuan almost instantly after his transmigration. An obsession that changes his entire cruel demeanor and he doesn't know why either but Shen Yuan (Shen Qingqiu) is otherworldly and perfect and he must make sure all his needs and wants are met. (He also wants to see him happy because he feels like he ruined the last good thing remaining in his previous life. He is Lowkey guilty about it)

Shen Jiu (Shi Wudu) was once offered the chance to redeem them both, bury old wounds and start over with Luo Binghe as his student. But he could never shake the uncomfortable feeling he gets from the little beast. After their last disastrous life where he dies as Shen Qingqiu in the water prison he is offered the option to return but this time give his previous younger brother the chance to try instead. While Shen Jiu would be taken some other world to start over (obviously he suffered enough) maybe he'd take his brother's place in the modern world or some other new place. He feels bitter about it but he eventually accepts it.

In a way they were all given EXACTLY what they wanted. Shi Wudu was given another chance, and obviously his brother was the safest he could possibly be as Shen Yuan, He Xuan got to be a one in a billion kind of talent with unlimited fortune, luck, strength and fate protecting him and got to have a chance at being a renewed Scholar in a cultivation sect not to mention his 3000+ wives (all the women he could protect). Shen Yuan got a break from his brother and well everyone and everything for a half lifetime, until he got to be with Luo Binghe again. Somehow it all worked out!