#Lotus Lying

[lotus-pear]

bro got dropped on the ground afterwards

[jianghushenanigans]

If you like Mysterious Lotus Casebook, why not try The Blood of Youth? We have...

Jaded protagonist who has lost all his martial arts and claims to just be a humble member of the jianghu, lying constantly about his prestigious background and the fact he's extremely famous:

(Here he is again but dressed like a woman this time for Plot Reasons):

His new sidekick: a puppy in the form of a teenager with floofy hair. Enjoyer of food, kicker of ass:

The leader of the demon sect who gets constantly nerfed by the narrative because if he was at full power all the time there wouldn't really be much of a plot:

The three of them eating together! Bonding! Bickering!:

Other key characters include:

Woman with chronic illness:

Women getting cool action shots:

This distinctive wig worn by the Purple Guy:

A man, I swear:

One actor who's in one of the tumblr famous cdramas that will make you go 'hey, isn't that that guy from the more tumblr famous cdrama!'

This actor playing a guy in love with an older woman:

These two actors playing Bros:

... hang on this is like half the supporting cast?? well anyway if you enjoying looking at actors and going 'hmmmm i swear i've seen them before' then This is the show for you:

This boat! I'm like 75% its the same boat but its difficult to tell with the lighting:

ANYWAY the acting is great the costumes are great the wigs are great I cried for two days straight please watch the blood of youth

[rinbylin]

我还道方兄与李兄乃是至交，没想到和阿飞兄也是如此默契。

DI FEISHENG and FANG DUOBING | 莲花楼 Mysterious Lotus Casebook

[travalerray]

Li Lianhua: Expert at bs

[qpjianghu]

I could not find the words that would reach him. Perhaps there are none. ~Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller [x]

[worstloki]

mysterious lotus casebook is so funny??? i'm only 3 episodes in

[murderedbyhomework]

Still obsessed with llh and the torture dungeon look

No wonder jlq was offering to take him as her wife as well (as a joking threat to shut him up but still) bc why would you not lmao

質疑角姐 理解角姐 成為角姐 超越角姐 (be skeptical of jiao jie understand jiao jie become jiao jie overtake jiao jie)

[beneaththebrim]

WIP Wednesday: more from the dihua stabmarriage fic

from dihua server event collab with @/sumeriasmith

this passage's draft heading is "The moment DFS determines that SGD will have to die"

(also connecting somewhat with this shippy analysis post from earlier in the week)

CW: implied past sexual assault (sgd/lxy), period-typical racism

In his entire time training, amassing strength, and founding and leading the Jinyuan Alliance, Di Feisheng had never been so close to the goal he’d set out to achieve since he’d escaped Di Fortress at the age of twelve as he was now. There could be no mistakes at this stage.

Complete this task, and he would finally be free.

The price: another dubious collusion. A man who’d undermined him and pitted him against Li Xiangyi, the very same man he’d regarded back then as petty and mediocre, ambitious beyond his ability. A despicable man, but Di Feisheng had worked with despicable men—and women—before. There was no trust between them but an understanding of their goals.

And Shan Gudao was in the dark regarding Di Feisheng’s.

The hood was off, and they’d sealed their agreement, albeit in words. There was no wine and no ink; Di Feisheng knew better than to drink from his “allies’ ” cups at this stage. Everything that could be touched, consumed, or breathed here was liable to have been poisoned. He girded his inner force like a coiled, hissing snake, ready to trade venom for venom.

He desperately wanted to take in a breath of fresh air. He was already craving a stint at the waterfalls, where he could steal a moment’s ease before having to see Li Xiangyi again, as an enemy again.

Di Feisheng was about to take his leave when Shan Gudao addressed his retreating form in a gleefully conspiratorial tone:

“So, how was he?”

Di Feisheng paused. He turned slightly back, clasping his hands behind him.

“You mean?”

“My shidi, of course. The little slut, did you get a taste of him?”

Di Feisheng felt like a bucket of ice water had been upended over him. His face remained cold; he didn’t even allow himself to swallow.

Shan Gudao smiled smugly at him.

“Surely he would have made a pass at you? Ahh, he’s been an inveterate cut-sleeve since he came down the mountain. I thought I could break him of the habit, how he looked at men, how he looked at me. It was downright embarrassing, not to mention after he started the sect. Oh, I had him violently. But that little slut…” He shook his head, still smiling. “He liked it. No matter how many times I punished him.”

It was everything Di Feisheng could do to keep the murderous intent from flashing through his eyes. He turned the rest of the way around, eyeing the other man stonily.

Shan Gudao continued, “I’m surprised he didn’t make a pass at you, Di-mengzhu. How curious.” A sniff. “Perhaps he took a vow of celibacy after losing his dear, beloved shixiong, haHaHAHAHA—”

His bellowing laughter echoed throughout the chamber.

Di Feisheng waited until the noise died down before replying dryly, “Were all Nanyin royalty so lustful, or is it just a trait of the two living descendants? Li Xiangyi is my rival, not the object of my affection. Perhaps it has escaped your notice, but my sole interest is martial arts.”

At that, he turned back around with a flick of his robes.

“In the future, do not speak to me of such inconsequential matters.”

The moment he exited the Wansheng Sect’s grounds, he flew straight for the Jinyuan Alliance’s private areas, where the sound of crashing water could scrape his mind clean.

[momosandlemonsoda]

WIP Wednesday

The day has come… have another snippet from the next chapter of Dance the Silence Down. Di Feisheng and Li Lianhua are having a date night and Li Lianhua is actually… honest?

This chapter has been kicking my ass, and real life is just an ongoing shit show, but I am working on it and someday I’ll actually finish and update it.

[korrasamibottles]

Inspired by this post and this one

[lotus-pear]

smoke break

[potahun]

My boy fang duobing when he said something to the effect of ‘yeah well im angry at him but doesnt mean i hate him’ is very much part of why all his and li lianhua’s pseudo breakups and reconciliations dont feel like too much drama

They’re like that. It’s his personality vs li lianhua’s way of being and the love languages that clash but the love is there and they are aware. Especially fang duobing. he knows he's in there for the long haul

[lynne-monstr]

having a lot of feelings about li lianhua realizing that the guy he looked up to as an older brother hated him actually, and now he's sitting in a pavillion discussing it over drinks with the guy's son who loves him so much.

[travalerray]

the kink got out of hand, sorry

then what ARE the words you want to say

I can't believe they really went with "antagonist gets amnesia, vaguely recognises the protagonist and decides that they are besties actually" trope

[mr3ee]

Like I’ve said

Those ain’t your fucking friends lotus

These combinations are so random😭

[qilingxiong]

di feisheng literally lost his memories but the two things he knows about himself in the aftermath with absolutely certainty are A. that he's killed people and yet B. he wants li lianhua to live. all that rage he felt toward li xiangyi got washed away but the feeling he has left for him is just showing that di feisheng wishing and trying to save him goes beyond any excuse of a rematch. what on earth.