#Liu Yao spoilers

[pippuns]

meme through the pain (ノД`)・゜・。

[biipbop]

"Silly boy," The ghosts laughed "It's time to grow up"

[cuntycryptidisms]

li yun the man that you are, the dedication he has to mocking yzm is fantastic

[nekoning]

i love 10 y/o cheng qian because his permanent mood is "this person is so annoying so i think they should die", prime example:

[gaywarcriminals]

I know it would contradict the themes of the novel for Han Yuan to be completely let off the hook, but it is so deeply tragic to me that the punishment he’s given is, essentially, to never be able to return home.

[saturn-s-moon]

'Cause oh I stole from my father all I thought I could sell/ Tossed his copper and I watched as it fell/ But there was no water in the wishing well

-Wishing Well, The Oh Hellos

[fogemorfem]

The instant she passes out from blood loss, he's there. And he's holding her, and crying, and kissing the wounds all better. I AM NOT OKAY 😭 How I wish she had faked it, I wish she got to see this, how he's fighting so hard to seem like a monster in front of her, to keep her away, but he's really right there under the surface, the real person, the one she connects with, the one who cares.

[ajaxbell]

Lost You Forever 2 animated short, possibly to be serialized? From Tan Jianci's Weibo. Spoilery through LYF 2 ep 6.

[nekoning]

YES this so much, he's so used to cheng qian talking back to him and also i personally believe that part of the reason why he likes that about him is because yan zhengming being the spoiled rich kid that he is, he's used to getting what he wants and people just doing whatever he says, his servants were a little afraid of him and would never dare question or refuse his orders

cheng qian on the other hand is very stubborn and has his own pride, he doesn't care if he comes off as rude and mean, he won't really listen to him unless they both want the same thing lol

yzm likes that, maybe because it makes him feel like he's being seen as an equal and he can drop the dignified da-shixiong mask...or maybe he does have a bit of an humiliation kink, both? niangniang's mind is a mystery

The main reason Cheng Qian was always Yan Zhengming's favorite is because he's even bitcher than our daxishiong and Yan Zhengming saw through Cheng Qian's fake cool facade. Something something about a narcisist with humliation kink.

Proof (when Cheng Qians returns after 100 years and he acts a bit helpless and tactful with his daxishiong and Yan Zhengming is stunned by his nice and subdued behavior.): "Along the way, he never protested no matter what, remaining so respectful that Yan Zhengming couldn’t rest easy, because it felt so unreal. After finally hearing that familiar tone of voice, it felt like a large rock in his heart had been dropped, and things finally felt real. Yan Zhengming asked himself bitterly: Does this mean you can’t stand him being nice to you, lowly bastard?"

LOL i love two married old couple

[pippuns]

tfw sect leader at 16

[biipbop]

"Right now, as he floated amongst the clouds and watched the caves and yards fade into distance, Cheng Qian's boggled heart suddenly emptied.... He realized that the hatred he'd considered as profound to him, was by all means unfounded."

Liu Yao Chpt 21

Shout out to the ppl liking my liu yao stuff lately. Its thanks to y'all that I realized I didnt post this one on here.

[minsarasarahair]

Liu Yao's ascension after death concept reminds me of Catholic's ascension to heaven after death. The story ended with MingQian visiting RuChun souls but they are too late and the souls are gone. YZM asked if their souls is gone gone but CQ told him lets just say they ascended together bc it sounds more better in that way.

[nekoning]

han muchun and cheng qian's father-son relationship is precious but i feel like his dynamic with yan zhengming isn't discussed often, considering how he was his first disciple and from some bits of dialogue you can tell that they've known each other for longer, that they trust each other and that there's a very endearing balance between yzm being coinceited by him and respecting him at the same time

i think one of the most important elements of han muchun's fatherly love for yzm is how clearly he is aware of his disciple's temper and spoiled attitude, but he has an enormous amount of patience for him and that shows how much affection he holds for him

it's very noticeable in some parts like when they go down the mountain and yzm insists on them getting on the carriage with him and shifu refuses, choosing to continue on horse instead:

and han muchun never scolds him angrily, he gets slightly annoyed and sighs at most, he tries to correct his behavior always in a gentle manner, even when yzm is mad to the point of pretty much throwing a tantrum (if it was another sect he would've probably gotten punished for it, even more considering he's the da-shixiong and "should act like it") han muchun tries to soothe his anger instead:

and this is a dynamic that probably took some time for them to develop, han muchun knows his disciple very well and how scary his anger can be (lol) it's literally the first thing he warns cq and hy about:

we don't know how many times he had to bear his young disciple's tantrums, but we can tell that he became accustomed to it to the point that he was unfazed by it, that he already knew HOW to handle it, the right words to say, the calmness he had to approach him with, something that probably took years and some mistakes here and there, but the fact that yan zhengming expresses his anger freely shows that he trusts shifu to not punish him unfairly, he knows that even if he acts a bit immature and selfish at times it won't mean he'll get a harsh reprimand from him, he knows he is safe with him!

this is the only way han muchun knows how to love, by being patient and spoiling his disciples a little, making candies for them, not being angry at their flaws and gently guiding them

and the thing is, yan zhengming doesn't take advantage of it or disrespects him because of that

when han yuan got lost, han muchun doesn't have to ask him twice for yzm to fulfill his da-shixiong role, he doesn't complain to him or try to get away from the responsibility and shifu knows that at crucial moments, if there's a dangerous situation he can trust him to do it, he knows he can let him be in charge of his shidi's safety, there's an incredible amount of mutual trust between them and that's the reason why he left the role of sect leader to him, even when yzm himself wasn't sure of his capabilities!

i love how they don't need to say it, han muchun doesn't need to say that he loves and trusts yzm because, you can tell, it's obvious, it's shown in how they treat each other, it's shown in their actions and in how hard yzm fought to keep their sect alive, it's all love

[gaywarcriminals]

YEAH. Shuikeng is the little sister that’s so much younger she’s more like the eldest’s own child than her sibling. The way he treats Li Yun is so different from how he treats Shuikeng even once they’re all over 100 years old. Li Yun is his annoying little brother, but with Shuikeng, Yan Zhengming acts like a mom who has nothing but harsh words for her kid, but shows her love in her actions.

Yan Zhengming is an eldest daughter

[unfotp]

Yan Zhengming is such a good character. he does his best to be a big brother. he raised a half bird demon girl into being the literal opposite of her destiny of bringing chaos to the world. the worst thing she does is make bad fashion statements. he lived for a hundred years with the guilt of the deaths of two(2) of his shidis. the same juniors his master had entrusted him with.

his only companion was li yun but because of the aforementioned big brother instinct combined with his master's given responsibilities he chose to bully the poor frog man instead.

he has hundreds of paintings of his tong qian just lying around somewhere, half of which he burned in grief. when he gets to finally interact with his dead-come-to-life junior he punches him

he's the only sword cultivator in the tri state area and probably the strongest cultivator of his generation and when he finally gets to go home and take rest he decides to never fucking get up again

hes such a guy honestly

[qoomakuma]

this reply on reddit explains it really well 🥹