#It's like JC and WWX getting mad at JZX for theoretically cheating on JYL

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Since people who hate JGY love thinking about all the things he could have done, why do they always ignore the fact that he didn't actually do them and the implications of that? Yes, he could have killed JL but he let him live for 15 years (and would likely continue that way if he hadn't died). Think of all the opportunities he had for it that he didn't take. If he wanted his son to be his heir so much that he tried killing his nephew (but he accidentally killed his son. BTW that kidnappers must have been very stupid) why didn't he have another child (even by remarrying if you keep enough of his canon personality for him to be disgusted by being in an incestuous relationship) and kill JL later? He had plenty of time to wait and all the different ways to kill him so it wouldn't be suspicious, people would just pity him for losing both his son and his nephew. I'm sure if people tried to look at his actions as they were and not the worst possible version of what could have been (and going yeah, he did that), they wouldn't hate him so much.

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Canon Jiang Cheng (a bullet point timeline)

This is every instance I could gather where JC is in the novel. I made this around 2 years ago, because I felt like I was being lied to by the fandom about JC's actions, so I decided to create a linear timeline so as to help myself. This contains every instance that JC appears, with the chapter numbers (ExR translation), and all the times he did things, whether good or bad.

It was mostly created to help me understand what I actually thought of JC's character, and how I interpreted him. You guys can check it out, and cross check with the actual novel, lol. Under a read more bc it's Long As Hell

Random Backstories

Chapter 16

How Suibian was named

Chapter 18 

JFM picked wwx off the streets, where wwx grew with his fear of dogs 

Jc laughed at him for this 

Chapter  29 

No one ever told wwx about his parents. JFM did not bother, Madame Yu did not talk to him unless she was whipping him, and telling him to stay away from JC 

Chapter 25

jfm found him in the streets, JC had dogs, JC was forced to send his dogs away, but once they got closer, jc would protect him from dogs 

Chapter 32

Wwx would shoot kites with JC. JC was always second to him 

Their kite was made by JFM and painted by jyl 

Chapter 35

Jc smashed a bowl and cursed when wwx cooked 

Chapter 47

JFM has said wwx's handwriting was careless yet poised 

Chapter 71

extension on how angry jc was about the dogs in his youth. He's jealous that jfm hugged wwx

He rejects when wwx calls him shidi. Interesting to note that WWX never calls him shidi, again

Cloud Recesses

Chapter 13 

JC talks to wwx, seemingly blaming him for the way he fought with lwj, however, he was completely fine with wwx breaking rules, and even demanded the emperor's smile that WWX broke the rules to get 

He was also very amused by wwx's antics, and told him, "good luck" when LWJ came towards him 

Chapter 14 

JC criticizes WWX for discussing the theoretical possibility of demonic cultivation 

He informs him that LQR has punished him 

He says that both LWJ and his uncle hate him now 

Nie huaisang does WWX's punishment, and wwx cheats for him, and is punished once more. JC informs him of that as well 

Lqr sends a letter to JFM, and JFM replies saying that wwx has always been like that, and to take care to discipline him. 

Chapter 15 

Wwx gives lwj porn. JC is mad about this because WWX has brought shame to the clan 

Chapter 16 

JC and WWX finagle their way into a nighthunt, and then they drink in caiyi town 

JC gets jealous of wwx talking to lwj 

Chapter 17 

JC gets mad at wwx flirting with lwj 

He laughs when he gets the loquat, guessing that wwx has been flirting again 

Chapter 18 

Sleepover in wwx and jc's room 

Wwx and jc often have fights 

Lwj comes in the morning to punish him, and wwx explains the situation to jc 

Wwx is punished, and jc carries him on his back out of his own volition 

Jc remembers that he encouraged wwx to break the rules, so does not pin the blame entirely on wwx when lxc asks him what is going on 

Jc has no idea what the severity of wwx's injuries are 

Jc tells wwx to stop focusing on lwj 

The jzx thing happens 

Wwx throws the punch, getting jyl's betrothal cancelled 

Jc tells wwx off for losing face for jyl, and then admits he would have done the same if wwx hadn't 

Wwx mentions that if jc had been the one fighting, maybe jfm would not have come 

Jc feels hurt about this 

He tells wwx to go back to yunmeng, bc he does not like that lwj keeps following him around (interesting, bc this is the reason WWX left, while fanon holds that he left because he was kicked out)

Yunmeng Before Qishan Wen Competition

Chapter 51 

JC is established as a mama's boy 

Jiang cheng and wwx are having an archery competition with the kites. Wwx wins 

Madame Yu's maids get mad 

Madame Yu criticizes JC for fooling around, then blames wwx for his bad influence 

Wwx defends himself. Jc tells him not to provoke her 

Qishan wen competition is revealed 

Everyone agrees that qsw is shameless 

Jyl gives food to wwx, and Madame Yu gets mad 

Jc tells Madame Yu that he'll go and not to be mad. Madame Yu then tells jyl to stop acting like a maid 

She gets mad that wwx has any choice in the matter, and that jfm won't force him to go 

Madame Yu gets mad at jc for defending wwx 

Jc tells wwx not to stir up trouble at the competition multiple times 

Jc holds wwx down when wc comes, warning him not to get into trouble 

Jc warns wwx abt wen zhuliu 

Jyl had given them snacks 

They see lwj, and jc tells him not to pay attention to him

QishanWen/Xuanwu arc

Chapter 45 

Qsw competition 

JC tells wwx that LWJ hates him, and is once again jealous of how wwx pays attention to lwj. He gets mad because he told wwx not to mess with lwj  

Chapter 52 

Jiang cheng rolls his eyes when wwx flirts with mianmian 

Wwx asks to carry lwj, lwj refuses, jc gets mad that he pays so much attention to lwj 

He tells wwx that lwj hates him again 

They go into the xuanwu cave. Wang Liangjiao threatens mianmian, jc holds wwx down. Lwj and jzx defend mianmian 

Wwx gets free of jc and argues with wen chao 

Xuanwu awakens 

 Chapter 53 

Jc calls wen chao an idiot 

Jc fights wen zhuliu 

Wen clan retreats entirely 

Wwx jokes about jc eating his flesh, jc finds it annoying 

Jc carries him and tells him to to shut up 

Wwx tells jc to let him go 

Lwj finds the escape route 

Jc leads everyone to safety, except lwj and wwx who get stuck 

 Chapter 54 

Wwx feels insecure and asks if he's as annoying as jc says he is 

According to wwx, jc will take some time to get back 

 Chapter 55 

They have to wait for jc to rescue them, and wwx gets impatient 

Post Xuanwu Lotus Pier/ takeover of lotus pier 

Chapter 56 

Wwx is rescued 

Jyl makes soup 

Jc is angry that wwx fought 

Jfm congratulates wwx for killing the xuanwu 

Jc gets angry, and says that wwx deserved to die there 

Jfm tells him that that isn't appropriate 

Madame yu gets mad, and says that jc will never be able to beat wwx in jfm's mind 

Madame Yu blames wwx for what happened, says that wen chao would not have hurt lan wangji and jin zixuan 

Jc becomes sad, and plays victim about how no one gives him the credit he deserves 

Wwx promises him that they'll be together forever 

Jc is more similar to madame yu and they both do not have the jiang sect outlook to life

JC says that he doesn’t need to follow the Jiang Sect values to be a leader, citing Lan Yi as an example of a sect leader who did not 

Jc asks if wwx actually likes mianmian, and that she isn't worthy of him bc she's a servant's daughter 

Wwx says that then they would match well, since he is a servant's son 

 Chapter 57 

Lan wangji goes back to his sect without help, and JC is pleased about that 

JC and WWX agree that the wens are gross 

Wwx is bored with playing kites 

The wens have taken their swords 

The youngest shidi is missing, and jc is worried 

Wang lingjiao arrives 

Jc is contemptuous of her 

Wlj gives insane justifications for taking the youngest shidi away 

Jc is angry 

Wlj tells Madame Yu to punish wwx, and Madame Yu does 

Jc is annoyed 

Wwx tells jc not to worry 

Wlj tells Madame Yu that a whipping isn't enough and that she must cut off wwx's hand. Wwx is okay with this, but JC gets very distressed 

There is no hand cutting, but jc helps wwx 

 Chapter 58 

Takeover of lotus pier 

Madame Yu gives jc zidian. She tells wwx that she hates him and brought this to lotus pier 

Madame Yu tells wwx to protect jc with his life 

Jfm comes back 

He tells wwx to look after jc 

Jc is upset 

They see wen ning 

 Chapter 59 

Wen chao and wang lingjiao have a romantic moment, and everyone is disgusted 

Wwx tells jc not to go back to lotus pier, and jc gets mad 

Jc pins wwx to the ground, asks him why he had to save lwj, and tells wwx to die 

Jc cries and is catatonic 

They decide to go to meishan yu 

Jc goes back to lotus pier 

Wwx meets with wen ning, who saves jc, and gets back the bodies of jfm and Madame Yu 

 Chapter 60 

Wn takes them to wq's office 

Jc has lost his core, and he's angry at being in wn's superwisory office 

He tries to choke wwx when he discovers this 

Jc wants to die so he can turn into a ferocious ghost. Wwx tells hims that that isn't possible because of all the soul calming done on him since birth 

Wwx says he knows baoshan sanren who can help jc get his core back 

Wwx says that this core would be for him, and not to reveal his identity 

They go to a remote mountain, and jc has the golden core transfer surgery 

Wwx gets captured and pushed into the burial mounds

WWX becomes demonic cultivator/sunshot campaign

Chapter 61 

Jc has been looking for wwx for three months. He meets with lwj 

 Chapter 62 

JC and wwx meet again when wwx tortures wen chao 

He is very happy to see wwx, and excited about demonic cultivation 

Wwx does not tell him he had been in the burial mounds 

LWJ asks wwx to come back to gusu, but JC says no, and says that wwx is of the jiang sect, and that lwj has no right over him 

Jc is happy abt wwx killing wc and other wens 

 Chapter 48 

During sunshot campaign 

Everyone celebrates wwx's actions in the sunshot campaign except lwj. Jiang Cheng is especially vocal about his support 

Chapter 69

jyl cooked soup, and the jzx misunderstanding happened 

Post Sunshot campaign

Chapter 49 

After the sunshot campaign 

WWX tells JC that NMJ is taller than him. JC asks him if he wants to die 

JZX asks JC about JYL, WWX gets mad at him, and tells JC that he doesn't want to see JZX's face 

JC is polite and says that JYL has been well 

WWX leaves, and JC says that he is always rude

Chapter 69 

Phoenix mountain 

Jc tells lwj not to pay attention to wwx who is flirting with lwj again 

He shouts at wwx for throwing flowers at lwj, and asks if he's a girl 

Wwx jokes about throwing flowers for jc, and jc tells him to get lost 

Jc and wwx make fun of jzx 

Wwx decides to blindfold himself, and jc tells him to take it easy, and to back down when it's enough 

Jzx flirts with jyl 

Jyl is not responsive and jzx gets mad at her 

Wwx tries to take her away, and JZXun stops him 

JZXun is offended wwx doesn't remember him 

JZXun calls wwx presumptuous and a servant's son. 

Chapter 70 

Wwx tries to defend himself, JYL tells him to be quiet and diplomatically defends him, calling him her brother 

Madame jin is embarrassed and JZX then confesses to JYL 

Sect leader yao tells JC that wwx is "quite a character" 

Everyone is angry and jealous abt wwx taking one third of the prey. Good to remember that Nie Mingjue did the same. 

They talk about staying away from the jiang sect and not going to night hunts with them 

They say that yunmengjiang grew in fame only because of WWX, and JC feels a darkening in his heart at that 

 Chapter 71 

Lwj asks wwx to go to gusu lan with him again, but this time, he is more diplomatic, and wwx is not actually offended. They get along well 

Jc tells wwx not to hang out with lwj anymore, and tells him to carry his sword with him 

He says that JGY is only good enough to greet the guests, nothing more 

Wwx asks jc if he wants jyl and jc together. WWX does not, but jc is happy about this match 

Wwx asks jyl for comfort. She gives it to him and spoils him 

Jyl makes soup, and jc and wwx bond. JC eats all the meat, and WWX doesn't get any 

Wwx finds wq 

 Chapter 72 

Wwx calls out the lanlingjin sect 

Jgs tells him not to be so presumptuous just because JC isn't there 

Lwj tries to calm him down 

Wwx frees the wen prisoners 

Burial Mounds with Wen Remnants arc

Chapter 73 

Crisis in the cultivation world, everyone has a meeting 

JC offers to compensate the Jins 

He says that they owe wen ning and wen qing 

Nmj says wq never stopped the violence wrh wrought 

Jc does not disagree with him 

Jgs warns jc about wwx getting too big for his boots 

He tells him that wwx said he did not care about jc 

Lwj stands up for wwx, says that he never said that 

Jgy stands up for jgs, and jc believes jgs 

Mianmian defends wwx, and leaves her sect. Lwj talks to her, they part happily 

Jgs talks about how wwx has been plotting to go to burial mounds 

Jc says that wwx is just like that 

Jgs says he's like that because jfm spoiled him 

Jc then agrees to deal with wwx 

They meet at burial mounds 

Wwx doesn't intend to leave LP 

JC sees that the prisoners are the old, the weak, and the young 

Jc tries to get rid of wn's corpse. Wwx stops him. Jc tells wwx that he's too ambitious 

Jc is angry, but wwx says that if jc cannot protect him, then he will leave the ymj sect, and cut all ties 

Jiang cheng then says that wwx is unaffiliated with him and an enemy to the entire cultivation world 

 Chapter 74 

Wwx has not heard anything from the outside since he and jc fell out. He heards of jyl's marriage from lwj 

He makes excuses for jc 

 Chapter 75 

JC brings JYL to meet with WWX 

JYL is dressed up in her wedding clothes and brings soup for wwx 

Wwx names JL 

 Chapter 76 

Qiongqi path 

Wwx is invited to the baby shower, and buys jl a gift 

Jin zixuan dies 

 Chapter 77 

Wq and wn decide to sacrifice themselves, and wwx is angry 

Jyl is upset 

 Chapter 78 

Nightless city 

Wwx kills many cultivators, everyone is toasting to their bravery, jc says nothing 

Jyl gets injured, jc tells wwx to make the corpse go away 

Someone tries to shoot jyl, and she defends wwx and dies 

A random dude accuses wwx of causing the death of jfm and Madame Yu 

post wwx resurrection 

prologue 

siege of burial mounds, no one knows exactly how wwx died, but it was confirmed that JC was a major force and led the siege. This is a political fact 

 chapter 7 

We meet JC. He is cheating to make sure Jin Ling wins. LWJ destroys the nets he used to trap random cultivators 

Anger issues come out, when JC strokes his ring, he has the intent to kill. This is also obviously not from wwx POV, but from omniscient third person pov 

 chapter 8 

jiang cheng decides not to fight lwj because he isn't sure if he'd win. Also in omniscient third person POV

 Chapter 10 

WWX summons WN, JC thinks he is WWX 

With Zidian, any rational person would assume that he's wrong, but he doesn't 

He thinks about taking wwx back to torture him. It is clearly his thoughts that are shown as he talks about having done something like this before 

He and lsz discuss about WWX's importance. LWJ takes WWX back to CR 

Wwx calls JC competitive, but his strategy works exactly because he's right abt JC 

 Chapter 11 

Jingyi gossips about Jiang Cheng, and his torturous ways 

 Chapter 23 

Jiang Cheng and Jin ling are there. 

They both have an inability to be nice 

JC sees wwx, captures him, and the YMJ disciples pay off a shop owner, who looks extremely scared 

YMJ disciples all form a barricade around the shop 

Jin Ling finds the expression on JC's face scary 

 Chapter 24 

JC borrows JL's spiritual dog to help torture wwx 

He asks wwx if he has anything to say to him 

Wwx says he doesn't 

He says wwx "never learns" 

Wwx says that jc hasn't made any progress 

Jc sets the dog on wwx, and wwx calls out lwj's name. This makes jc mad 

Jc says some homophobic things abt LWJ

Wwx tells him to watch his language 

Jc tells wwx that he didn't watch his language with jin ling 

Jin Ling saves wwx, and wwx apologizes to him for saying that he didn't have a mother to raise him 

Chapter 25 

Wwx was hit by zidian, and his leg was numb. He didn't notice until lwj pointed it out. He says it was a good thing Jiang Cheng didn't kill him 

Chapter 32 

Kids playing cultivator talk about how JC led the siege that led to wwx’s death

Chapter 35 

Jl is afraid jc would really break his legs for letting wwx go 

Chapter 36 

Wwx tells JL not to imitate his uncle by participating in his shenanigans and criticizing him 

Chapter 38 

Wwx tells jl to take out ymj's clarity bell 

Chapter 43 

JL tells everyone abt how WWX betrayed the jiangs, and how jc is the only one left. He says that Madame Yu wasn't "that horrible to him" 

WN has heard of how JC led a siege and killed wwx 

Chapter 45 

Jiang Cheng never told anyone WWX was afraid of dogs, and if he had, no one would believe him 

Chapter 47 

Discussion at carp tower, jc asks lwj why he has taken a sudden interest in sect meetings despite not being interested before 

JL is too afraid to meet jc without jgy 

Jgy defends jl 

JL says his appetite has been bad, but jc gets mad and says that he looks very healthy 

Wwx says that jc can't teach kids 

Chapter 50 

Jc asks zewu jun what is happening after jgy kills his wife 

Jgy confirms that mxy is wwx 

Jgy explains why mxy wasn't caught by zidian 

Chapter 65 

Jgy says wwx betrayed ymj 

Chapter 66 

Wwx roasts jc's naming style 

Chapter 68 

Juniors are captured in burial mounds, and saved by the cultivators 

Jl is afraid of jc, but jc threatens him 

Jiang cheng is surrounded by the cultivators who hate wwx, and they ally with him 

Chapter 79 

Jc threatens jl because he's not injured for getting into trouble 

Everyone loses their powers 

Chapter 80 

Jc says that they're not stupid enough to not notice problems 

Chapter 81 

Jc gives zidian to jl when only juniors have powers 

Jc is mad at wn 

Jc threatens jl again 

Chapter 82 

Jc tells jl that if he goes with wwx, then not to call him uncle anymore 

Jc laughs when someone accuses wwx again 

Chapter 83 

Jc lets wwx come back to lotus pier, even though he's disgusted 

Chapter 84 

Jc is mad bc jl is crying 

He threatens ouyang zizhen 

He talks to the guards 

Chapter 85 

Jc lets the prostitutes talk 

Chapter 86 

Jc calls wwx mannerless for roaming around LP with LWJ 

Chapter 87 

LP Ancestral hall 

JC gets mad, more about wwx bringing lwj to the hall than about him 

He accuses lwj for the takeover of lotus pier 

Chapter 88 

JC fights with wwx 

Golden core reveal happens 

Chapter 89 

More core reveal 

Chapter 90 

Lwj is mad, wwx makes excuses for jc again 

Chapter 92 

Wwx and lwj talk to the locals, who are too afraid of jc to go to the jiang sect for help 

Chapter 99 

Jiang cheng is angry and confused 

Chapter 101 

JGY tells wwx that jc doesn't care about him. WWX takes this casually, but JC gets very upset.

JGY tells JC that he is so strong only because he has wwx's core 

Chapter 102 

Wwx is upset that JC knows 

JC is upset that WWX hid it for so long 

He mockingly tells wwx that he's so much better than him 

He asks if he doesn't deserve to hate wwx 

Jc asked wwx why he left 

Wwx apologizes for breaking his promise 

Jc feels terrible about himself 

Chapter 103 

JC apologizes 

Wwx says not to take it to heart, and to take it as repayment 

Jc then brings up everyone in his family 

Wwx tells him to forget it 

They both are mad, but there is no reconciliation 

Chapter 104 

Jgy takes a pragmatic outlook about blaming wwx 

Jc is very upset 

Jgy makes fun of him and tells him that nothing would have happened if he had protected wwx, and tells him he was the one who killed wwx 

Chapter 108 

Jc gives chengqing back to wwx 

Chapter 110 

Jc wants to tell wwx that he did protect him with the wens, but does not 

He also does not hit jl despite almost doing it