#I AM NOT GONNA SIMP FOR HUA CHENG.

[yaopi]

get a man who looks at you LIKE THIS.

[demonsheepprince]

Hello, I am very new to Tumblr and social media as a whole. I just want to rant about a SVSSS fanfic that has captured my mind it is so good.

There will be spoilers for it so before I get into what I like about it I'm gonna pitch a non spoiler version for anyone who actually happens to read this. Then I will get into what is so great about it.

***The author is demoniqt***, I am only gushing about the fic, the story is 100% not mine. I'm sorry for how cringe this is I sware I'm an adult I'm just an adult with no friends.

THE LINK: https://archiveofourown.org/works/36698833/chapters/91545391

OKAY, SO.

It's called "The Hidden Flower" or "Yin Hua". The story follows Shen Jiu who has recently awoken in his third life right back where he began. After being reincarnated in the modern world and experiencing what it truly felt like to be loved, Shen Jiu doesn't stand for child abuse anymore! Since he can't change his past life, he has to start in this one. Only... he never meant to start his own sect full of orphans! Nor does he know why he has what seems like a whole cast of unlikely suiters asking for even a chance at courtship!

But why was he reborn like this? What about Binghe? Can he stop really that beast's rise to power?

Meanwhile, two others ponder what happened to a certain Qing Jing peak lord...

SPOILERS START!!!!! (Will sound like nonsense without reading fic)

Okay so this fic has it all. Ying Ying killing her husband, Tsundere Liu Qingge, Cool orphans, and really, really sad parts, and Yue Qingyuan simping.

So I'm not actually done it but honestly, when I realized Shange Qinghua was the one who found the knife, I was struggling not to yell. It all comes together so well and that is just great. I thought this fic would just be a silly time with some cute shenanigans but boy was I not ready for the emotional journey. There is one part near the beginning where Shen Jiu wonders if he would have turned out better in his first life if he were shown kindness and- THE ANSWER IS YES!! Living though his second life and being showed love made him kind and empathetic. The whole thing has this whole theme of kindness breaking a cycle of trauma and it is amazing. I have so many screen shots of emotional and funny parts of this fic.

The ocs are so top teir. Cheng Yi and Qi are the best sisters and the Songstresses- I love them. The relationship between Shen Jiu and the previous Qing Jing peak lord is really sweet, as well as just the interaction in general between him and the Cang Qiang peak lords.

I made some very rough fan art. I'm not finished yet, but I wanted to include it because if Shen Jiu with a veil doesn't make you want to read it, I don't know what will.

[crowning-art]

TGCF SPOILERS!!!

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This part was so cute...

Maybe it was all in his mind, but Lang Ying used to slouch, coiled in fear and nervousness; now, his limbs seemed to be stretched out, finally assuming the appearance of a cheerful boy, and Xie Lian couldn’t help but feel heartened.

...until we realize it's Hua Cheng lol. I got so happy that Lang Ying is getting better but like also, I'm still sooo suspicious of him from my book two days T-T But also, it was kind of nice to see that Baby Hua Cheng in the past was all 'I'm gonna stand beside you and protect you!', and its like, now, regardless of his form, he can always do that. It's kinda nice

I am getting SOOO attached to Quan Yizhen, it's not even funny iqjbfibfiwbfi plz, I'm not over my earlier trauma don't do this to meee

but also, he's so cute thoo

My face as I read the Brocade Immortal origin story:

There weren’t any sleeves for the arms to go through, so he asked his beloved girl, “How come my arms can’t stretch out?”

That girl smiled cheerfully. “This is my first time sewing, so I’m not very skilled. But, if you don’t have any arms, then this won’t be a problem?”

Thus, this young man raised a weapon and chopped off his arms. Now, the robe fit.

However, it wasn’t enough, and he asked again, “How come my legs can’t stretch out?”

That girl replied, “If you don’t have any legs, then this won’t be a problem?”

Thus, this young man asked another to chop off his legs too.

Finally, he asked, “How come my head can’t peek out?”

The conclusion was easily imaginable.

This girl clearly has a lot of time on her hand, someone get her some help, but also...who doesn't like playing a little prank once in a while lmao

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S CANON THAT XIE LIAN HOSTS ANTI SCAM LECTURES NONWOFWNK, plz all i can think of now is him teaching people how to avoid the Nigerian prince scam or smt, this is like my fave thing ever now, he would THRIVE in the grandparent population of today

She knocked and inquired after every house, yet not a single household opened their door to her. Naturally. When Xie Lian wasn’t collecting scraps, he would host lectures at Puqi Shrine, educating all those aunties and grannies on hundreds of little tricks on how to identify evil. To run into such an obviously strange uninvited guest in the middle of the night, no villagers would pay it any mind. People of today weren’t as easy to deceive as in the olden days.

TGCF out here expanded my vocab. Today's new word of the day; Maquillage, meaning to wear cosmetics or make-up.

ok but the demons are so cool??? Loving the Brocade Immortal, but like the Half-Maquillage Woman??? It's meant to make you feel horrified but like it's crazy people like that exist, It's insane like the people who get so much Botox/plastic surgery done to keep themselves looking young to the point of looking unrecognizable and almost...inhuman.

Me too buddy, me too T-T

Xie Lian recalled that this was something the Wind Master had told him while he stripped back at the Paradise Manor that one time, and he couldn’t help but feel his heart squeeze.

I miss Shi Qingxuan soo much

Yin yu, oh boiiii I thought Yin Yu and QI Ying had smt cute going on thanks to fanart???? UHHH IS IT CUTE TO BE GIFTING MURDEROUS CLOTHES TO SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT??

I'm sure there's more to the story but like broo

YIN YU WORKING FOR HUA CHENG???????

Reason number 23 as to why I'm getting attached to Quan Yizhen

Quan Yizhen was squatting next to a large black barrel of dye with his head poked in, inspecting the dyes inside; the fluid had a funny colour and emitted a strange smell. Xie Lian was afraid that, at any second, he was going to dip his finger in and lick it to test.

This part

Lang Ying was nonchalantly swaying about next to Xie Lian. That ghost masked man replied,

“Chengzhu is very busy at the moment.”

YA TOO BUSY BEING A SIMP

He soooo pretttyyyy

Xie Lian, on the other hand, rolled open the scroll and was reading through it carefully while he let his hair loose. Steam warmed his face, giving it a rosy glow. His long hair and lashes were shimmering black and dripping wet. He felt that thin silver chain on his chest; at the end of the chain there hung the diamond ring. Xie Lian gripped that ring, closing his fingers tightly around it.

At the periphery of his vision, he saw that on the corner of the altar there was a tiny little flower. He picked up that flower and brought it before his eyes, feeling his mind cloud just like the lingering hot air surrounding him; he needed to spare a hand to wave away the haze.

I can't, this is so cute like baby boi has to take care of literal feral animals lol

“Stop, stop, stop. Qi Ying, let’s agree on this: first, don't put random things in your mouth, and second, don’t put on random clothes. These are both very dangerous actions.”

However, Quan Yizhen pointed behind him. “Then what about him?”

Xie Lian suddenly smelled something burning, and he followed the direction of where Quan Yizhen was pointing to look. He saw Lang Ying had found some stick from a random corner and lit it on fire. He was holding that flaming stick and setting the hem of a ghost robe ablaze, looking serenely stoic.

“...Don’t…play with fire, either???” Xie Lian exclaimed.

LMAO PLZZZ Xie Lian give Ling Wen a break, She can't keep up

Xie Lian lifted that white hemp robe, and said softly, “...This hemp robe was but a random one I pulled from the pile. What ‘replica based on the original’, or ‘careful with the details’; it’s all nonsense I made up just now. As you said, why would I waste my time making a replica?

You’ve been tricked. This one isn’t even the same colour as the robe Lang Ying wore yesterday. But I questioned you holding it in front of you, and never once did you think it strange?

HOLD UP okndwolfkn LING WEN MADE THE ROBE???? Wait, there's such a big possibility that Ling Wen could be hiding/lying at this point. LIke NO way she just GAVE it to Yin Yu to gift it to Quan Yizhen, right??? smt else is up. Was she trying to bring Quan Yizhen down??? What was her reaction to the play from before again??? Or the LANTERN EVENT?? I have to go back to read it but I don't think it's smt evil she's up to, but it is a set up for disaster is what it is.

[yaopi]

im not gonna simp for hua cheng im not gonna simp for hua cheng im nOT GONNA SIMP FOR HUA CHENG IM NOT GONNA SIMP FOR HUA CHENG I AM NOT GONNA SIMP FOR HUA CHEN—