Love between Fairy and Devil / Cang Lan Jue by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang translation (part translation of chapter 1)
I started this translation idly because I haven't gotten over this story, and I already have 11 translation notes that I haven't filled (translators will know, this is where the real work is...), I need to think of a better way to format... (and I skipped the prologue because ch1 dialogue just cracked me up).
Khi cậu có thể bay, xin đừng từ bỏ việc bay; khi cậu có thể ước mơ, xin đừng từ bỏ ước mơ. Thế gian này không có hồi kết, chỉ cần trong tim còn thứ để đeo đuổi. Sự bỏ lỡ thường đẹp nhất khi chúng ta chưa hiểu chuyện. Đợi khi vật đổi sao dời, hoài niệm mới trở nên chân thật. Thứ thật sự thay đổi vận mệnh chúng ta không phải là cơ hội, mà là tâm thái, chúng ta phải tu luyện, lắng đọng, bảo vệ tâm nguyện ban đầu của mình theo tháng năm, không phải để chống chọi với mưa gió nhân gian, mà để tìm kiếm sự bình yên sâu trong tâm hồn.
Link Click Musical update 154 Official song lyrics 🎶✨
(part 1, M1-M12)
Huge thanks for @chocolatexiaoshi for providing the text 💖💖💖
M1时空旅行
作曲:Metablue赛博蓝
作词:陈璐
陆 光
每一张旧照片街接两个世界
每一次击掌后你将回到从前
程小时
拍摄的瞬间是穿越的结点
替代他人灵魂化身故事主角
陆 光
我只能预测十二个小时
发生的事件
你必须遵循别人轨迹
别擅自改变
一张照片只能使用一遍
这次回到矛盾爆发的起点
用你视角搜寻十年后秘方为何不见
程小时
就算看不见希望的踪影
真相总是千丝万缕
没理由就此放弃
就让我继续走完她们的结局
或许出现奇迹
陆 光
希望再渺茫奇迹是微光
他的坚持带来转机
找到关键的证据
你我的能力完成时空之旅
信任才是前提
无论过去
不问将来
彼此守护共同进退
M2轨迹
作曲:Metablue赛博蓝
作词:陈璐
陆 光
命运的轨迹
它不偏不倚
你认为的无心之举
都追随它的脚印
人生的轨迹
落下每一步棋
将会出现回应
程小时
脱口而出的言语
陆 光
掀起真相浪花分歧生根发芽
程小时
友情破碎的结局
陆 光
你埋下伏笔等分裂降临
程小时
因果循环的定律
陆 光
而我预知未来却无法洞悉
合
命运策划的轨迹
陆光代理人的枷锁
是在回忆中去相遇
亲身经历一段感情
然后冷静抽身离去
这轨迹困住我
我知道剧情早注定
这轨迹困住我
可是我还想保护……
M3你可算了吧 (You can forget about it aka 'sofa song')
作曲:Metablue赛博蓝
作词:陈璐
乔 苓
你霸占我家十五年不走
今天算笔账别找理由
一日三餐房租水电煤气费
你开车也是我加油
为你打理相馆我全年无休
受欺负靠我出头
还钱走人
既往不咎
否则与你誓死不休
友情算了吧
你我也算了吧
凭什么我要倒贴一切来当你的管家
友情算了吧
你我也算了吧
要不是我爸同意
你怎会留在这里
oh收拾行李搬家出去
光光你让一下,别溅你一脸血。
程小时
我是时光相馆的看门狗
在食物链下层游走
一个算盘打得精的老友
免费打工完成委托
房租就当丢根骨头
另一个冷漠无情新的朋友
时光代理人靠配合
只是霸凌我的噱头
你们算了吧
友情都算了吧
把我逼急了土狗也变狼狗
你们算了吧
友情都算了吧
我疯起来对自己下狠手
Oh算了吧友情都算了吧
干脆我原地上吊立刻动手
房子变凶宅死也不走
陆 光
以毒攻毒的小把戏
朋友间足够了解才能算计
时常上演决裂的闹剧
有反派才能齐心
朋友吵闹该如何解题
用狠话引起在意就是谜底
朋友的账单该要如何算清
付出总无法定义
算了吧
陪两个傻瓜玩游戏
程小时
那就算了吧
宽容是我人格魅力
乔 苓
只能算了吧
我发脾气就当你偿还利息
苓/时
不如算了吧
别再算来算去
陆 光
最佳损友是最坚固的关系
苓/时
不如算了吧
程小时
互相嫌弃但别人无可代替
苓/光
不如算了吧
乔 苓
账本翻到底
时光相馆没我不行
合
不如算了吧
M4友情的信仰 (Friendship's Faith)
作曲:Metablue赛博蓝
作词:陈璐
程小时
初次见面不太顺眼
白头发精神小伙
难道崇拜我灌篮动作
陆 光
球场上成群结队
落单只有他和我
勉强切磋
程小时
看我反手跳投上篮
陆 光
看我后撤转身抢断
程小时
你作弊
陆 光
别着急
刚才是练习
时/光
篮球的灵魂是配合
我防守你突破
比分是结果而信任是收获
让信仰带着光
信任交给朋友
绝不放弃每次伙伴的期待
陆 光
此刻回忆照进现实
他将梦想放你肩上
角色互换该如何抉择
程小时
你伸手拉我走出孤立无援
借你的光替我照亮了方向
绝境中传递信任携手进退
别放弃朋友期待成为信仰
是你忘了还是我抛弃承诺
就让我上场去守护他梦想
陆光
初遇浮现 友情点燃
约定回响 你我信仰
从未遗忘 陪你共同进退
光/时
篮球的灵魂是配合
我防守你突破
比分是结果而信任是收获
让信仰带着光
信任交给朋友
绝不放弃每次伙伴的期待
M5回到过去 (aka 'sad cxs solo')
作曲:Metablue赛博蓝
作词:陈璐
程小时
恐惧自责袭卷交错
无助彷徨吞噬着我
曾以为并不会失去你
现在我该如何去哪里
当丢失你讯息中断联络频率才看透改写赛局覆盖原本轨迹
你提醒过我误解了怨你冷漠全都怪我害你坠落时空漩涡
程小时
看不清听不见抓不住找不到你身影猜不透道不破想不明画不出你痕迹
哪个时空有你行踪
会不会你彻底被抹去消失不见
只要能挽救我一定不顾一切
难道非要回拨指针
回到过去时间暂停重来
可无数个过去拼凑所有未来
除非回到最初就算你我没相遇
让时间重来过
我必须要回去拯救你
啊~
只要能挽救我一定不顾一切
M6词不达意 (Words can't convey the love)
作曲:贾义秉
作词:陈璐
程小时
能不能够借几分钟给我
就让这首音乐替我表达
原谅我情绪太复杂
如果词不达意的话
请自行归纳
其实重点也就四个字吧
首尾两个就是我和你呀
中间两字加起来一共十八个笔画
粤语叫作钟意啊
陆光
哪那么多废话?
程小时
这句话埋在我心底已经数个春夏
就像是永不结疤的伤疤
此刻我心扉对你敞开
不必感到负担
拒绝好过遗憾
陆 光
说重点
我喜
程小时
喜喜
陆 光
喜欢
程小时
洗衣做饭
其实我
陆光
喜
程小时
喜喜
陆 光
喜欢
程小时
你今天的穿衣打扮
喜喜喜喜欢
四个字我怎么连起来却说不出口
时/光
词不达意忐忑不定心跳的频率
程小时
我该如何向你表明少年的心意
陆 光
闭上眼睛用心聆听
时/光
所有的惋惜都化作勇气
程小时
大声告诉你 我——
陆 光
我喜欢你这四个字这么难说吗?
M7 俗话说 (As the saying goes)
作曲:贾义秉
作词:陈璐
陈潇妈
老子从来和你讲道理你懒求得听
那些为你好的话你娃当你妈念经
你要不是老子亲生的哪个吃饱了才管你
喊你平时多读一点书硬是搞得像要命
不晓得你脑壳头装的是啥子
早晓得生儿子老子单身一辈子
攒劲学习考个第一是为你个人努力
篮球摄影没得出息将来你只能种地
程小时
hold on,hold on,这么玩是吧
battle我可没怕过谁
望子成龙是种包装掌控欲是爱的假象
听话才获得褒奖无视孩子心中理想
陈潇妈
出人头地才算理想,不务正业那叫妄想
成绩是唯一方向
再打篮球我打你两巴掌
程小时
别再白费口舌谁的人生谁负责
成功不用钱来衡量我的未来不是你的战场
陈潇妈
别再油嘴滑舌 你的人生我负责
我吃的盐比你吃的米都多!陈潇你给我听好!
俗话说听人劝少走弯路
能够避免风吹和雨打
听妈的话
程小时
俗话说每条路条条大路通罗马
命运自有章法
别让他绑架
陈潇妈
俗话说要享福先吞下学习的苦
未来才能享福
苦尽甘来
程小时
俗话说任他说
每个人的幸福都有自己走的路
我要走不一样的路
没得到命运眷顾亲情上缺乏感触
陈词滥调的俗话原来也会如此丰富
好庆幸这次任务是命运给的礼物
体会了斗嘴也算感受过妈妈给的温度
M8使命的枷锁
作曲:贾义秉
作词:陈璐
程小时
危险 潜藏暗处的危险
时间 迫在眉睫的时间
结点 我必须赶在死神降临之前帮助他们脱险陆 光 危险 只是历史在重演
时间 都已完结的从前
结点 死亡是你预知未来也无法去撼动的结点
陆 光
放手吧 别忘记你我背负的使命
接受吧 别留恋全都是过去宿命
程小时
放手 怎能甘心就放手
接受 绝不向命运低头
过去 明明他们就在这里让我感同身受怎么会是过去
陆 光
死亡 无法跨越的距离
命运 不容你还手抗拒
轨迹 如果他们活着就会有别人代替死去
程小时
谁该死去 都是无辜的生命
谁该侥幸 你凭什么去安排结局
陆 光
无奈的使命 共情后却要抽离
穿越的能力 到底是惩罚还是奖励
时/光
代理人的枷锁是在回忆中去相遇
亲身经历一段感情 然后冷静抽身离去
程小时
这枷锁绑住我
我知道不能再挣脱
这枷锁绑住我
可是我还想保护她
至少能保护她一个
M9给妈妈的信
作曲:余婧
作词:陈璐
程小时
我记得你饭菜的味道
我知道你也不想唠叨
那些你数落的话还在耳边
怎么温情的画面转眼不见
看你皱眉想起她的眼尾
若有机会也想和她斗嘴
明明这些年早已学会习惯
藏起她背影别让思念试探
想要写封信怪她
怎么说话不算话
我一直听话相馆又没搬家
再不出现忘记你啦
我记得你唱过的童谣
不重要童年不算难熬
只是偶尔也羡慕别的伙伴
不过有那么几回掉过眼泪
想要写封信问她
地址是梦境对吗
如果你听见梦里等你回话
不说话就当你答应啦
我在等你
小时妈
月亮别睡小宝贝他怕黑
拍怕你的背别流泪
星星别睡替我看看宝贝
妈妈抱抱你别皱眉
妈妈在梦里别怕黑
M10分裂时光
作曲:Metablue 赛博蓝
作词:陈璐
陆 光
看着你的我 失魂落魄 无可又奈何
可笑的我委屈难说 谎言已被戳破
一句散伙切割你我过往全部褪色
聚散别离 苦果也是结果
假如重来过 任你犯错 改写别人生活
袖手旁观 等你闯祸 此刻你会如何
怪我该提醒却隐瞒忽略了
妄想操纵委托
情绪教唆信任被挑拨
门外灯光暗了 进退别无选择
失望携手苦涩也怂恿着我
门内时间定格背叛在煽风点火
时光拉扯 倔强的你 自负的我
这规则困住你我 越坚守越是坠落
注定的宿命结果 不是你我能够逆转的
跨越着两个时空 命运这无情铁笼
过去与现在纠葛无法逃脱
黑夜与白昼交手就像你我
门外灯光暗了 门内时间定格
沉默携手夜色从眼前擦过
规则的守护者 插手博弈也是我
时光拉扯 倔强的你 自负的我
无论过去 不问将来 输了
M11尼克和马修 (Nick and Matthew) eng transl here
作曲:余婧
作词:陈璐
乔 苓
七岁那年遇见一个倒霉朋友
我的笑料都来自他出丑
没穿过耐克 自己画个倒钩
羡慕同学有爸妈开车接送
他吹牛家里游艇正在维修
这个蠢货幻想有两个朋友
一个叫尼克另一个叫马修
还以为是他国外的笔友
所谓的朋友全都是他虚构
说尼克是狮子马修是条狗
用秘密威胁他做我朋友
却提了个要求
家长会
我爸装他大舅
尼克马修其实是孤独的魔咒
若有人陪伴谁会如此荒谬
所有的情绪靠幻想找个出口
喜怒哀愁和故事书去交流
自我欺骗才能排解烦忧
这个倒霉蛋我认识十五年之久
你是除了我以外他唯一的朋友
看过了彼此的伤口应该更宽容
别被情绪左右一起向前走
如果我是尼克你来做马修
他渴望的两个朋友 你和我送他拥有尼克和马修他童年的缺口
填补了他的梦你我别放手
尼克和马修吹过最离谱的牛
能不能和我一起将他心愿保留
M12底牌 (Trump card? aka 'Rock paper scissors song')
作曲:Metablue赛博蓝/余婧
作词:陈璐
程小时
石头剪刀出布就拉倒 你的底牌就这一招
陆 光
摆烂自闭冷战绝交 你底牌也很无聊
程小时
论阴阳怪气你第二没人第一
陆 光
翻旧帐你第一oh 别谦虚
程小时
既然没诚意就和好暂停
毒舌古板装酷傲娇顶着扑克脸看谁都像没还你钱
陆 光
幼稚抠门冲动愚蠢相馆没倒闭是奇迹
程小时
失败就怪我成功的全都归你
下次穿越你自己搞定
陆 光
说到底这才是你的底气 合二为一是前提
时/光
揭开底牌
契约绑定不可分离
彼此能力要共赢
陆 光
我预知未来
程小时
我穿越回去
时/光
若命运洗牌新的能力
新的伙伴到来
或许不如你
这样想来你勉强可以
程小时
旧帐算一遍
我只是在意不被认可
我们协作
不甘心我总是闯祸
陆 光
旧帐都翻篇
也怪我从前主导太多
放眼���来不计前嫌
时/光
揭开底牌
契约绑定不可分离
彼此信任是唯一
别回望过去
别在意将来
用你我能力无所畏惧
新的挑战到来
我终于明白
朋友才是最后的底牌
Okay there are 2 more songs, I'll add them in a reblog. If any brave soul wants the full script in one document, for translation convenience, let me know and I'll send it to you :*
"Chúng ta vĩnh viễn không thể khống chế được việc người khác sẽ nghĩ thế nào về mình, bạn chính là bạn, bạn không cần phải giải thích chính mình với người khác."
Có những khi : "Cố lên"; "Kiên trì thêm chút nữa" - Những câu nói kiểu như vậy khi bị nghe quá nhiều sẽ khiến bạn có chút "khó tiêu hóa" . Lẽ nào chúng tôi không nỗ lực ư? Lẽ nào chúng tôi không thật sự cố gắng ư? "Nếu làm không tốt chúng ta thử lại lần nữa", "Thất bại cũng là chuyện thường tình". Chỉ là tôi hy vọng, khi bạn đối mặt với sự thất bại của bản thân, bạn vẫn sẽ có dũng khí đứng lên tiếp tục kiên cường đối mặt. Không phải chúng ta không đủ nghị lực mà là do chúng ta không còn sự lựa chọn nào khác. Tôi hy vọng mỗi một cô gái đều có thể trở thành một cô gái dũng cảm, bởi vì có những người không phải sinh ra là đã dũng cảm, có những người khi đối mặt với một số chuyện sẽ rất sợ hãi, thậm chí họ còn hoài nghi chính mình, rất nhiều chuyện không làm tốt được. Cho nên tôi cảm thấy nếu như bạn đủ nghị lực đi làm một chuyện bạn thích, mà không bị quá trình diễn ra câu chuyện ấy đánh bại là một chuyện cực kì dũng cảm. Chị gái muốn nói với các bạn rằng, trong tương lai cuộc đời bạn nếu như có gặp phải thất bại, buồn rầu hoặc mất đi phương hướng cũng hãy luôn nhớ không được phép từ bỏ bản thân!
Vào những giai đoạn bối rối, hãy nhớ đặt cho bản thân một mục tiêu nhỏ.
Trong lúc bế tắc, mông lung, lo lắng
Bất cứ khi nào cậu gặp phải những cảm xúc như thế này, thì rất có thể rằng cậu đã đặt cho mình một mục tiêu quá cao rồi. Mục tiêu ấy vượt ra khỏi khả năng của cậu, dù cậu có cố gắng hết sức cũng không thể nhìn thấy được ranh giới của lý tưởng, và rồi cậu không biết phải làm gì.
Nếu cậu không thể ăn hết một chiếc bánh ngọt lớn trong một lần, cậu có thể chia nó ra thành nhiều phần bánh nhỏ. Mục tiêu lớn vẫn còn ở đó, cậu không hề từ bỏ, chỉ là cậu đã đặt cho bản thân những mục tiêu nhỏ hơn, và rồi chinh phục từng cái một. Không đi lang lang hoài một chỗ, cũng không phải lầm đường lạc lối. Đừng luôn bảo với bản thân rằng lúc thất vọng sẽ chán chường thế nào và khi thành công sẽ tự hào ra sao. Đến cuối cùng, dù chưa hẳn đã ăn được chiếc bánh lớn nhưng trong lòng cậu đã đạt được thành tựu gì đó rồi.
A crack fic that started this new trope of "everyone can hear what I am thinking". It was very successful that the author was cyber-bullied and now it was updated irregularly.
《深海余烬》作者:远瞳 WIP
This is a post-apocalyptic fic but I think it had been written for so long that the author seemed to forget some original setting like the "rule-based horror" trope. I am reading it on and off.
This is a fic of the genre "援共文" (aiding the CPC). which generally involves someone went back in time to the founding of new China and helped developing the country on the side of the CPC party. It is a sensitive topic so they are usually found in smaller sites. Bigger sites like jjwxc actually banned fic sets from the period around maybe the First World War but definitely the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (Sino-Japan War) to about the sixties, and also the War to resist US aggression and aid Korea (Korea War).
《兼职爱豆指北》作者:观自在 Completed
This is also a post-apocalyptic fic and it is about a journey of a person becoming a god... or an elder god/evil god. The world-building is very solid and the discussion is very active. There are even PWP fanfic on AO3 inspired by an author's note.
A fic with an old-fashion "evil will be rewarded with evil" idea and the MC had killed so many people with the aid of the "system" (as in the computer/game system). The only thing with this author is that they tended to put the fic on long hiatus and then came back months later as a changed person and shifty completed the work. It is so good so far.
In lesson 2 level 6 of Super Chinese, I came across these two example sentences with "regardless of", "no matter":
不管多么困难,千万不能放弃。
bùguǎn duōme kùnnán, qiān wàn bùnéng fàngqì ("no matter how difficult, we really can't give up")
无论有什么问题,我们都一定要多交流。
wúlùn yǒu shé me wèntí, wǒmen dōu yīdìng yào duō jiāoliú ("whatever issues we have, we must communicate more")
The topic of the lesson was actually 千万, which can be used similarly to 一定, but what about 不管 and 无论? I researched it, and thought I might share my findings with you.
They can actually be used interchangeably in many situations, such as the two examples above.
However, we cannot use 无论 with "...不..." phrases; we must use 还是.
And there is the expression 无论如何 wúlùnrúhé ("in any case"), in which we can't use 不管.
Sources:
Go East Mandarin (short explanation in English)
Chinese Zero to Hero (video lesson in Chinese only + short quiz)
today, i wanna talk about this point that i've referenced a couple times across my yrzx fics:
For the fate of the world, Wang Ye relinquished his days of peace and tranquility. To save Zhuge Qing’s life, Wang Ye could sacrifice everything beneath the heavens. (from 岁月不待人 | the moon and the tides, you and i)
i'll start during Beijing arc, when ZCL asks why WY doesn't just give up Feng-hou Qimen to the ppl who want it.
in the manhua (ch. 185) & donghua (s3, ep. 3), WY's response is vague: "for various reasons, i can't give out [that power]."
(note that the dialogue differs slightly btwn these two adaptations, but the meaning is the same)
but in the live-action (s1, ep. 22), WY clearly explains that "it would throw the ways of this world into greater disorder. this calamitous fate must be shouldered by me alone."
these lines perfectly demonstrate one of WY's most defining traits: 心怀天下 / a heart that cradles everything beneath the heavens.
we see it first during the tournament arc, when WY admits to ZCL that he didn't need to get involved in this mess—but did so anyway because the fate of the world was implicated.
WY: Actually, whatever happens to you all has nothing to do with me. No matter how terrible the world ends up, I can still protect myself and my family and keep us unscathed. So, actually, I shouldn't have come here.
[...]
ZCL: What you mean is that if I continue my investigation, the future of this world may very likely develop in a bad direction. Daozhang, who this "bad future" impacts isn't limited to only me, right? The two of us are neither kin nor kith; you wouldn't have come to get caught up in these troubled waters because of me, right?
WY: This, involves another concept. I call it the weight of fate. [...] And you, Zhang Chulan, you hold a high ratio of that weight. Your choice will change the fates of many, many people. (LA s1, ep. 14; see also manhua chs. 121-122 & donghua s2, ep. 12)
this is the extent of WY's selflessness. and as his conversation w ZCL continues, something else is revealed to us.
ZCL: The you who could have stayed out of this matter entirely chose instead to come here and persuade me. Did you also not choose the future that would have been best for you? (LA s1, ep. 14)
that 'something' is none other than WY's conduct: 明知山有虎,偏向虎山行 / knowing full well the mountains harbor tigers, yet insisting on traveling deep into the mountains anyway. or, in other words, the practice of forging on into promised danger.
which, coincidentally, is exactly how WY praised Zhuge Liang's character during his match against ZGQ.
可他却放弃了作为一个修者该坚守的一切。就算逆大势而行,也要投身到乱世当中,只为了去救那个明知已无可救药的天下。/ But he chose to give up everything that a cultivator should uphold and protect. Even if it meant opposing the momentum of the times, he threw himself utterly into chaos of the mortals—all to save a world he knew full well was beyond redemption.
为了那个天下情愿去和天理和大势对抗 / For that world, he was willing to hold off divine order and destiny itself.
明知不可为而为,这就是他那个级别的术士作为。/ To do something knowing full well of its impossible nature—this was the practice of a sorcerer of his caliber. (LA s1, ep. 13; see also manhua ch. 110 & donghua s2, ep. 10)
with such a heart of compassion (怜悯之心, HMH's words) and sense of responsibility, WY is unlike anyone else in his generation. instead, it can be argued that the character most similar to WY is in fact one of his seniors, lao-Tianshi.
they are, at least in the LA, the only two 麒麟 in the story after all (s1, eps. 8 & 20):
and just like lao-Tianshi, it's easy to think of WY as a saint (圣人) or a god—something "above" mortal humans. he's operating on a scale (格局) far greater than anyone else in our main cast; WY is always taking the whole world into consideration, even if that's the choice least favorable to him.
(LA s1, ep. 23)
and then Beijing arc happens. and by the end of it, WY has an epiphany:
“The me who has always avoided involvement with worldly affairs has no right to speak of leaving them behind.” (manhua ch. 196; see also LA s1, ep. 23 & donghua s3, ep. 7)
he's begun to have a reckoning with his own human-ness. he's starting to realize that he's fallible, that he's ordinary and secular, that he has attachments—and, importantly, that he wants attachments. that he desires companionship (just as humans are wont to do).
and it's with that moment of enlightenment that we dive into Biyou Village arc.
because, overall, WY has not actually changed that much. he still feels responsible for the peace and safety of the world; he still wants to figure out how ZCL and FBB are related to the Jiashen Calamity. he still remembers clearly what Hong-ye said: "you are the chosen one." (LA s1, ep. 4)
and even ZGQ himself remarks (manhua ch. 228; see also donghua s4, ep. 5):
yet when ZGQ's safety is at stake, WY doesn't hesitate for even a moment:
(donghua s4, ep. 5; see also manhua ch. 228)
that is not the conduct of someone who always thinks about the bigger scheme of things. that's the conduct of someone making a choice for himself, an arguably selfish choice, to save his friend and doom everyone else.
WY would sooner give up his Feng-hou Qimen and restart the Jiashen Calamity than see ZGQ in danger. that is how important ZGQ is to WY.
在王也的心中,诸葛青的命比天下苍生还重要。/ in Wang Ye's heart, Zhuge Qing's life is more important than everyone in beneath the heavens.
and that's because ZGQ is the first of his generation to approach him. to make an effort to befriend him. to look beyond the power he possesses and also see him.
(LA s1, ep. 15; see also manhua ch. 131 & donghua s2, ep. 14)
in other words, it was ZGQ who made WY's godlike love for the world human. WY is no longer an outside viewer looking down on the plane he feels beholden to; WY is a part of this secular world, and that is why he should want to protect it.
because the red dust realm is where ZGQ exists. here is where their bond exists.
(unrelated pic from manhua ch. 196; see also donghua s3, ep. 7)
tldr: Wang Ye places the world before himself, and Zhuge Qing before the world.
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all this to say, i really am excited for s2 of the live-action, even though the casting rumors have been disheartening. Biyou Village arc is a climactic chapter for YeQing, so i hope the adaptation does it justice.