#LN Xia Mingxing

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The way the horizontal post-evolutions are basically classical Chinese paintings, wow.

The heroine (us) is Sun Wukong.

Lu Chen (Evan) is King Yan. Qi Sili (Sariel) is Ao Guang. Xiao Yi (Osborn) is Erlang Shen. Zha Lisu (Charlie) is the Bull Demon King. Xia Mingxing (Jesse) is the Six-Eared Macaque.

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Tempted Heart PV

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How does one define hormones? It’s the roar of a speeding motorcycle, it’s the flickering of candlelight, it’s the whisper of wind passing trees and grass, it’s the spill of clear and bright gold speckles, and it’s the focus of stage lights.

There’s no need to exhaust the possibilities of a heart-throbbing moment, right now, everything is just right. With distinct flavors, they re-interpret what romance means.

[L&N] Upcoming collaboration with Marie Claire Magazine

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To thank the citizens for their contributions to the construction of Guang Qi City over the past three years, tonight, Guang Qi City is holding a large-scale awards ceremony, Guang Qi Star. Guang Qi's Peacekeeper Award, Guang Qi's Professional Dedication Award, Guang Qi's Outstanding Entrepeneur, Best Contributor... Who will these major awards fall to? Come to the awards ceremony to find out!

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【Feast of Power】

Let the scorching sun offer the supreme crown, the sky is nothing but molten gold; Let a crimson rainstorm decorate a gorgeous robe, the smoke of war is nothing but incense of the earth. The Ros River kisses every inch of flourishing land, and the Creator bows their head, offering up a fragrant fruit for all desires.

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We have now collected all of the men's Dreamland houses. I'm not sure how we're supposed to interpret these other than what they subconsciously prioritize in their "home" I guess?

In order it goes:

Sariel

Osborn

Evan

Charlie

Jesse

Their actual homes were revealed in the artbook here and are now used in-game as well.

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Hello! what are the LN men flower motifs? how do they correspond to them?

OSBORN = IRIS (鸢尾花)

The monsoon of early summer climbs onto the window sill, and the iris prepares to bloom.

in china, irises represent messengers of love and long-lasting longing. in europe, it symbolizes light and freedom. in egypt, it symbolizes strength and eloquence. blue irises in particular represent a pure and unadorned love.

EVAN = DATURA (曼陀罗花)

Someone like him should not possess the light.

daturas, also known as devil's trumpet, are a genus of highly poisonous plants that belong to the nightshade family. red ones in particular mean a bloody love... haha. i think it's appropriate for this man's intensity.

SARIEL = EPIPHYLLUM (昙花)

At the end of life, he thought on how he never truly appreciated the course of a Queen of the Night's bloom, and suddenly he felt intensely unreconciled.

queen of the night's have always represented the fleeting moment of eternal beauty because they bloom once a year and only for one night. this one is a bit more abstract and, at the beginning of the game, it fits Sariel because of how his degeneration was going to make him die within the year. now though, i think it fits the "fleeting" moment Sariel and the heroine have together because of their different lifespan. he will outlive her.

CHARLIE = CLEMATIS (铁线莲)

Please forgive me for I have sinned because of you.

clematis represent nobility, a beautiful heart, and change. in china, they're also seen to symbolize loyalty, tenacity, and steadfastness. it fits when we think of how Charlie continues to persist in saving people and the world when it's so dark.

JESSE = PERUVIAN LILY (六出花)

To him, there's nothing happier than reuniting with her again!

it has a very obvious meaning in relation to Jesse, the joy and expectation of meeting again! orange ones in particular though can also symbolize passion, an awakening, and uplifting feelings.

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【Light and Night: Season 3 Chapters 1-2 - Flowers For the Living】

The tip of the blade breaks free from its silver light, dividing the boundary between black and white. Footsteps of withered thorns slow and hug struggling flesh tightly. In this chaotic and desolate land, I offer a wan monument to an unwithering bouquet.

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hello! im new and im curious when fans referred to the LI do they have specific emoji and if the game assigned any color for them? sorry if this has been asked before

there isn't as much emoji use on weibo as there is on twitter or in jp communities when talking about the men, but generally people seem to use the men's animals.

OSBORN = 🏎️ or 🐈‍⬛ and his color is blue

EVAN = 🐻 and his color is red

SARIEL = 🦊 and his color is teal, but more on the green side

CHARLIE = 🐥 and his color is purple

JESSE = 🐶 and his color is orange

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【3rd Anniversary PV】 【Journey to the West】

At night I listen to cranes cry, in the morning I drink dew; at midnight I go upstream and fret over crossing the river. I pass through the underworld, oh, drawing blue skies; I meet all ten categories of beings in the nine levels. The truth of the world is found in the heart in the end, resolve greed and anger to achieve enlightenment. Comprehend clever writing to dispel evil karma, this will serve as a bridge to the world's writings forever.

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【Heart-racing Situation | Love Makes Us One - New Companionship Feature】

When tenderness within reach dissolves all distance Every square inch is overlapped with passion Melting into a corner of love that belongs only to each other

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Is it actually true that Charlie is a foreigner who mixes Chinese and English together because correct me if I’m wrong ,there was one chat ,him and MC were exchanging English words

And so far how many languages does the MLs know I’m pretty sure Evan knows German

yes, Charlie being a foreigner is huge in the game because he'll bring up chinese culture he's not used to (his second battle pass date when you head to the north), he'll talk about chinese idioms he learned, and sometimes he mixes english and chinese in his sentences.

Evan knows czech, latin, english, and chinese.

Osborn knows english, some spanish, and chinese.

Jesse knows french, spanish, english, and chinese.

Sariel knows english, japanese, chinese, and maybe italian. he can also commune with plants, haha.

Charlie knows bird, english, chinese, italian, and if you consider him saying "thank you" in other languages as knowing them then he's spoken in french, spanish, arabic, and russian.

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Good morning! If you had to rank the most jealous LN boys who would be on top?

oh!! thank you for this ask because i wrote about this in february 2022 but now, after another year of relationship development, i'm going to change my answers.

first, i think at this point they all feel the same degree of jealousy, but the way they express their jealousy is different and that's mainly what i'm going to rank them on.

SARIEL

he's still at the top because he shows his jealousy immediately and it happens over so many things. he cannot hide his jealousy for the life of him and it's really funny to tease him about this.

JESSE

he openly shows his jealousy now and acts on it, like getting between you and others, or pouting directly at you and pointing out that he's jealous.

EVAN

uh, this man tried to kill charlie? hahaha. now that he has committed to fighting for his relationship with you, he can be pretty high-handed. he won't even let you turn away from him in your sleep and will pull you back into his arms.

OSBORN

he easily admits he's jealous of a bunch of things, but he actually never acts on these and it comes off more like teasing than demanding you to do something. the gap moe of this cool guy pouting because he's jealous is enough to redirect your attention back to him.

CHARLIE

his 2023 valentine's date has shown that he can also get possessive of you (i think he inherited his dad's yandere genes, oof) but because freedom of personal choice is so important to him, he will never do anything to restrain you.

a lot of fans agree that it is because he finally feels secure in the relationship that he can allow himself to show his possessiveness and jealousy (generally negative emotions that would turn off your partner).

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If mc had an ex who wanted to her back, how the guys deal with this ex would they straight fistfight this person or give them a warning to stay in their limit?

i grouped these two requests together since they're similar but, unfortunately, the scenarios i came up with for the men means they're already in a relationship. sorry, second anon!

You had just stepped out of a restaurant together with your boyfriend after having a dinner date when you saw the last person you would have expected—or wanted—to see here, your ex. His eyes lit up the moment he saw you and, before you could react, he rushed up to you and unleashed a torrent of apologies, begged you to forgive him, and asked you to give him a second chance. He had a look of contrition on his haggard face and it was clear that, in this period of time after you broke up, he wasn't living well. If it were anyone else, you might have felt a smidgen of sympathy for them but... You recalled how it was his cheating that made you break up with him and how long it took for that wound to heal enough for you to give another relationship a chance. You recalled those sleepless nights you spent crying and doubting your self-worth, the tossing and turning as anxiety wormed its way through you when other men showed interest in you, and the constant uncertainty of whether or not you would be betrayed again. You curled your fingers into your hand to hide their trembling as you rejected your ex and tried to leave with your boyfriend. Maybe your ex saw that he really lost his second chance and had no way of recovering things that he decided to burn all his bridges, or maybe he wanted to drag you down into the same miserable state that he was in, because as you walked away you heard him yell this out. "Only reason I slept with another girl was because you never put out. You're just a boring old hag! Don't come crawling back to me when that man next to you realizes you're nothing special and dumps you. Then you'll regret what you said today!" You felt as if all the blood drained from your face and extremities, rushing back into your heart as it clenched around a barely healed wound that began to seep again, and your fingers and feet chilled into numbness. At the same time, the man next to you stilled.

OSBORN

It was the rapid descent of air pressure around Osborn that snapped you out of your numb state and you stumbled forward to catch the edge of Osborn's sleeve when you saw him take a threatening step forward.

The second Osborn felt your tug he paused again and then pulled his sleeve out of your hand gently so that he could grip your hand. He frowned at how cold your hand was before he squeezed the tips of your fingers and then curled his palm around them, enveloping them in his warmth. Only then did he turn his head back to your ex and, although you couldn't see the look in Osborn's eyes due to being half a step behind, you had a rough idea of how vicious they were because your ex flinched back before he forcibly straightened his spine as if he just realized what he did and wanted to look tough.

"Did she ask?"

Despite his aggressive posture and expression, Osborn's voice was casual, as if he were just having an everyday conversation.

"What?" Your ex said, not following.

"I said, did she ask for your reason? For that matter, don't speak for me either. I'm the lucky one to be accepted by her and have her in my life. I'm also glad she didn't give you a second chance because I don't take kindly to rivals. You can try to compete with me for her favor, but be warned that I'm neither patient nor tolerant."

You don't know how Osborn managed it, since his voice was still light, but those last words were delivered in a way which made you think that if Osborn was riding his motorcycle right now he would have ran your ex over a thousand times already.

Your ex seemed to smell the same gunpowder smoke of danger delivered in those words because he paled.

Osborn gave him a curt nod in farewell except, due to his taller stature, his lowered glance carried a disdainful look. After that, he wrapped an arm around your shoulders to turn you and propel you to walk with him in the direction of his motorcycle.

But then, as if he just remembered something, Osborn glanced over his shoulder again to your ex. "Oh, one last thing, if I ever hear you talk about her like that again then I hope you enjoy your liquid diet in the future."

EVAN

Something heavy landed on your shoulders and, immediately, you were enveloped in the lingering warmth on Evan's coat and the familiar smell of wormwood.

"That's impossible," Evan spoke slowly as he fixed his cuffs that had become disheveled when he removed his coat, making the expensive cufflinks catch the street lights and glimmer. "After all, I was the one who pursued her for a long time before she deigned to give me the honor of accepting my courtship."

It was only after he adjusted his cuffs that Evan glanced indifferently at your ex, freezing the words in the man's mouth, before he looked towards the road where Zhou Yan had already pulled up in a Bentley and came out to open the back door for the both of you.

"Now, if that's all you have to say, I'm afraid there's no need for further conversation. Shall we?" Evan directed his last words to you and offered his arm.

You quietly took it and were guided to the car where he placed his hand at the top of the door to protect your head as you got inside before he slid in as well and allowed Zhou Yan to shut the door and return to the driver's seat where he began to drive without another word.

As you reflected on the events that just happened and how smoothly everything went a thought suddenly occurred to you. "Evan, when did you have Zhou Yan start waiting on you like that?"

Before Evan could respond, you heard Zhou Yan reply from the front of the car. "I took it upon myself to elevate the Young Master's status."

It took a moment to understand his words and then you couldn't stop the laughter that escaped your lips. To think that Zhou Yan and Evan would tacitly work together to crush your ex through a silent show of force via wealth, power, and status.

"Thank you, Zhou Yan." You looked towards the driver's seat and momentarily met Zhou Yan's eyes as he glanced at you through the rearview mirror.

"It was a trivial matter, Miss."

A squeeze on your hand had you turning your attention back to Evan and while there was no emotion on his face other than gentleness and the amusement at the corner of his eyes, somehow you could still understand that he was seeking praise too and so you leaned your head on his shoulder with a smile. "And thank you too, Evan, for defending me."

SARIEL

"It appears you aren't too hopeless if your tastes can improve so much in such a short time."

Sariel's dry words pierced the numbness that settled on you and the moment his words registered in your mind you spun towards him. "Hey! We're all allowed to make mistakes in our youth."

"Mm, and luckily you're a quick learner or else I wouldn't have accepted you as my student."

Your ex watched the two of you banter in disbelief. "Hey! Are you two ignoring me?!"

Sariel's eyes cut over and their gold shine as well as the contraction of his pupils into slits in the bright lights from the front of the restaurant and street lights hinted at just enough strangeness that your ex was given pause.

"You're still around? Seeing as how your lack of sense and judgment reveals your single operating brain cell, it would be a waste of our breath to talk to you."

Sariel grabbed your hand, interlocking your fingers and his together, and then pulled you away to walk towards his parked car. Although he didn't say anything else, the grip that was tighter than usual around your hand seemed to be a silent promise that he would never let go first.

CHARLIE

Charlie's low and startled exclamation caught your and your ex's attention.

You both looked over to see Charlie staring at your ex with an abnormal intensity before he suddenly strode over. This abrupt action caused your ex to take a step back in surprise and clench his hands into fists in preparation to defend himself. For a second, you also wondered if Charlie was going to start something but instead Charlie stopped a foot away and re-examined your ex up and down.

"You're displaying symptoms of being completely blind and yet, as far as I can see, there's nothing physically wrong with your eyes. This is a medical marvel. Sir, how many fingers am I holding up?"

You watched, speechless but also on the verge of laughter, as Charlie really did lift up three fingers in front of your ex's eyes and move them from side to side. "Charlie!"

"My apologies, fiancée, I'll be right there." Charlie glanced over his shoulder at you before he turned back to your ex and took out his business card to slide into the other man's chest pocket. "I highly recommend you get yourself examined at this hospital and, in fact, I'd love to be your attending doctor. Just ask for Dr. Zha at the counter. I'll make sure you leave the hospital with clear vision."

Charlie emphasized the last three words like a threat and, with a standard and blinding smile, returned to your side to take your hand to put on the crook of his arm before he led you away, leaving a flabbergasted and somewhat frightened ex behind.

JESSE

It only seemed to take a blink before Jesse was in front of your ex and throwing a punch to his face while his other hand gripped the man's collar.

"Say that again, I dare you," Jesse snarled.

You startled. "Jesse!"

When Jesse looked back, you couldn't help but inhale sharply at the sheer rage in his emerald eyes. In your memories, while he would naturally have his own bouts of negative emotions, the majority of the time he was that ray of sunshine who always seemed to be smiling around you. It was rare to see him this angry and rarer to see him angered to the point of acting on it.

"Don't. He's not worth it." You kept your voice level in order to coax Jesse to calm down.

Jesse tightened his grip on the man's collar, making the muscles in his arm bunch up visibly even underneath his sleeve, before—after a tense breath—he released your ex with a shove. Your ex stumbled back and fell onto his bottom, coughing and swearing.

In rough, jerky movements, Jesse pulled out his wallet and took out bills to throw onto your ex. "For your medical bills. But if I ever see you near her again, I won't let you off as easily as this..."

When Jesse came back, you grabbed his hand and quickly pulled him away. It was only when you walked far enough away and you couldn't see your ex that you pulled up Jesse's hand to examine it, although it looked fine except for being a bit red. "Did you hurt yourself punching him?"

Jesse pouted, "Ow, now that you mention it, it hurts a lot and I think it needs a kiss to get better."

You laughed somewhat angrily and rapped your free hand on his forehead. "Serves you right for punching people indiscriminately."

Jesse flipped around his hand that was held to grab your hand tightly before he pulled you into his arms and lowered his head to rub it against the side of your temple. "I couldn't just let him say that about you."

"There were better ways to handle that situation. You can't just hit people. Remember, you're a public figure now!"

Jesse's words, when he spoke, seemed to come out in a sigh. "When it comes to you, I can't keep calm."

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【Bianshuo: Into the Uncharted】

White jade drums, celestial songs, strike a rhythm and dance through the night. Shoot the moon, shatter the jade flask, the solemn sun crow falls. Last night, I lay upon cut orchids and saw only sand and bones. My lord, why do you not come back? My lord, what do you wish for? The reedy sound of wandering souls dampens the night haze. Do not look back, treat it as the wind covering your ears in the desert.

SPECIAL THANKS to Li Chen, an associate professor at Tongji University and a scholar of folk art for supervising the plot of this event.

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If you mind me asking but when the writers describe Jesse as obsessive ,does it reach like yandere level?

And also how would you rank from least obsessive to most in LN male leads ?

nah, at its core, light and night is still a mainstream chinese otome game, meaning the men have to be good role models. but why i keep praising their writers is that they have a very good grasp on human nature and so all of the men display the same human traits in their own ways, leading them to overcome traumas, negative thinking, and destructive thoughts. this makes them really relatable for us players.

honestly, i'd like to stress this about otome games, which are visual novels at their core, that the goal isn't just to self-insert into the heroine, it's also to see yourself reflected in the men.

going back to your particular question though, would it surprise you if i said that all of the men have shown yandere-esque thoughts? heehee, the ranking would go:

Sariel

Osborn

Evan

Charlie

Jesse

Sariel's the least obsessive since his philosophy is all about letting things take their natural course. that being said though, this immortal fox does reveal that, at one point in time, he considered building a cabin in the woods and just rotting there with the jade pendant you gave him in the past. like, that's some obsessive thinking there. (he lost the pendant at one point and went on this crazy journey to get it back, pretty sure he got scammed by like 90% of the people that he asked.)

Osborn is a complicated case because, technically, he's less obsessive than Sariel. but i'm counting the other half of his soul, even if their experiencese sort of made them two different people. his other half locked up the heroine, was willing to replace Osborn as his shadow, and also offered to let himself get hurt if it will keep the heroine tied to him through guilt and heartache.

Evan showed how monstrously possessive he can be after he's determined to fight for something now. he would rather the heroine hate him and have them be entangled in a web of love-hate until the end than be strangers.

Charlie is another complicated case because, technically, he understands the longing for freedom more than anyone else and so he and the heroine get along well because of this (two sides of the same coin). however, he's got his dad's blood in him, that's for sure. he has an entire collection room of things related to the heroine and preserves like everything. he's also talked about letting himself get consumed by the heroine so he can be with her even through death. what can i say, vore is love because love is a consumption—

Jesse is still the most "yandere" out of all the men, in my opinion, because he stalked the heroine and everyone calls him out on his "obsession" towards her and how half the time his world is so small it only contains the heroine.