#YICHEN MY MAN

[dearmyloveleys]

I’ve watched so many xianxia/wuxia cdramas about heroes but none quite embody a hero as much as I find Zhuo Yichen to be. If Ep25’s conversation between him and Lilun about hatred and how you allow it to consume you hasn’t convinced you, Ep26 cements this. He is so truly selfless, a great martial artist, puts the good of people first, and most importantly he learns. He is not without flaws, but he accepts the faults in his worldview without resistance. Even when his greatest nightmare of turning into a demon comes true, he accepts it albeit with pain and grace. He never falls into self-pity and hatred to the point that it blinds him (unlike Lilun), even when the world he protects curses him and gives him more than enough reasons to. He forgives the demon who killed his family, because he learns.

His sacrifice in Ep26 means so much to his character — recognising that Zhuyan shouldn’t have needed to pay for things beyond his control, coming face to face with his heritage and dying for it so he can save everyone, willingly letting go of the sword he once only wielded for vengeance and asking for it to turn into a weapon of saving grace (to rescue Baijiu). And he does all these with nothing but an embracing acceptance and reasonable tears. Yichen never once calls himself a hero, but I find that he is one of the greatest to have graced the cdrama screen.

[usertoxicyaoi]

"They despised you, trampled on you and cursed you, just because you don't belong to the same race as them. How did it feel? Don't you hate them? Don't you feel aggrieved? You're not a sinner, but they still hate you."

FANGS OF FORTUNE (2024). EPISODE TWENTY FIVE.

[recapitulation]

[ID: gifs from episode 7 of the series "Fangs of Fortune." Zhao Yuanzhou says to Zhuo Yichen, "Everyone in Tiandu knows that Xiao Zhuo Daren is handsome and charming. You're like a sharp sword when dealing with evil demons," Zhuo Yichen straightens up, "upholding justice, sticking to principles, and having ambition." Zhuo Yichen smiles and then suppresses it. Zhao Yuanzhou asks, "Right?" Zhuo Yichen responds, "Indeed." /end ID]

[niyxxe]

this almost scared me into a cardiac arrest, what the hell.

[phantom248]

Adventures of Gong Yuanzhi in Fangs of Fortune world!

Part 1

Part 2

Gong Yuanzhi was normally so careful that it was hard for many to sneak up in him.

However, there was one person who always succeeded. Like today as he hissed in his ear and Yuanzhi jumped up like a startled cat, fur bristling.

"I see you must have come up with new poisons to test on chongwu camp."

He scowled. "And you must have a lot of free time agaon to creep up on others, old geezer."

The older man was clearly displeased at this insult. "Your eyes have deteriorated so much you can't even recogize a handsome young demon infront of you."

"More like an old fossil who refuses to keel over," Gong Yuanzhi muttered disdainfully, patting off the dust from his fluffy fur cloak.

Their 'friendship' had started out without both their consent. Gong Yuanzhi, had found a new hobby im recent years whenever he came to this world: testing all his poisons and medicines on chongwu camp. For once, no one here stopped him from doing so, let alone chastise him. The only condition that Wen diancang relayed to him from Zhuo Yichen was to never get caught. He had scoffed at that, he was not an amateur!

It was on one of his trips when he was testing a harmless poison that only gave diarrhoea to the victims until they dropped dead that he met a the old geezer on whom no poison worked. Although very murderously arrogant, the man was more offended on being called old geezer and did his best to prove that he was, indeed, not that old and was instead a demon who was possessing some stupid mortal. But Gong Yuanzhi refused to believe in it despite the Truth Eye and kept throwing all the poisons he had, calling him a fossil after he learned of his true age.

At some point, it had devolved to a childish competition. Gong Yuanzhi refused to believe that he couldn't come up with a poison that could down Li Lun, and Li Lun halted his murder attempts untill the brat admitted defeat and appologized for calling him an old geezer.

Both have them haven't succeeded yet.

"So?" Li Lun raised an eye brow at him. Gong Yuanzhi sniffed disdinfully.

"You will learn if you get down there and drink that soup for recruits."

Li Lun conveyed a much more disdainful expression. "Eat mortal food? Why don't you just hit me-"

"Wish granted" Gong Yuanzhi whistled inncoently as his hidden weapon hit its mark as the old geezer was going on a monologue, giving him a chance to escape. He did so, cackling all the while as he knew for a fact that if nothing else, the powder Wen Xiao Jie Jie gave him would still keep the demon down for a few minutes. He ignored all the curses the old fossil let out behind him.

He knew when he told the others about this, they will be very proud of him. Except Zhuo Yichen, that spoil sport. Gong Yuanzhi had one gege in his life and he didn't needed another, poor copy😒

Gong Yuanzhi whenever he scores a hit against Li Lun everytime or sees chongwu hedgehogs vulnerable to his stray poisoning habits:

Part 4

Edit:

[fiftysevenacademics]

How slutty is his ponytail?

Rating men's ponytails in wuxia/xianxia I've seen. Part 1. Part 2.

Zhang Chulan (I Am Nobody) 0/10

This is the most ridiculous, unslutty ponytail ever invented. It's almost as if a hairdresser enjoyed humiliating him. But this is how his grandpa did it when he was little, and maybe he keeps it that way to remind him of his yeye. If Zhang Chulan ever wants to lose his virginity, he's got to lose that ponytail first.

Gong Ziyu (My Journey to You) 1/10

Given that the first scene we see him in, he's chilling with a woman in a brothel, this guy really should have a sluttier ponytail than he does. His anemic, prissy little spout tells us he really does watch porn for the plot.

Zhou Zishu (Word of Honor) 1/10

This man cannot stop abusing himself, whether it's pounding poisoned nails into his body or deliberately choosing to wear this hairstyle, even when he's got the sluttiest man in the jianghu in his bed. If I were Wen Kexing, I'd hold him down and take a pair of shears to this mop and make him start from scratch.

Jiang Xiaoyu (Handsome Siblings) 2/10

This childish, bouncy, and unique little side pony is practically a character in its own right but not a very slutty one. It does suit his overly confident character, though, and could be sluttier if he would lose that god-awful fringe.

Gong Shangjue (My Journey to You) 3/10

Gege's no-frills ponytail and sturdy, angular guan want us to know that he is a dangerous man capable of violence and cruelty. Hot? Yes. Slutty? No. (Didi Gong Yuanzhi doesn't wear a true ponytail, so he's not rated.)

Murong Jinghe (Kill Me Love Me) 3/10

Like Gong Shangjue but with a more dramatic guan with a bigger hairpin to show that he's got a big dick and probably likes to fuck nasty. (I didn't finish watching this show, so maybe this isn't his best ponytail look.)

Lan Wangji (The Untamed) 4/10

Hanguang Jun's ponytail is as repressed by that ornate guan as his libido is by the Lan Clan's 3,000 rules. His ponytail screams "I am not a slut!" so loudly that it's a case of "methinks the lady doth protest too much."

Zhuo Yichen (Fangs of Fortune) 5/10

Zhuo Yichen is like a xianxia Mona Lisa. His ponytail is the equivalent of her suggestive little smile. Even when he's being brutally choked and his face stepped on, it still looks neat and tidy, like a painting.

Jin Xiaobao and Zongzhen Huaien (Meet You at the Blossom) 6/10

Canoncially slutty, Jin Xiaobao flaunts and tosses his hair and his golden guan and ribbon are an important part of the plot. His hair always looks like he just rolled out of someone's bed because he probably did. Huaien wears his ponytail in a more menacing manner and is kind of a dick about Xiaobao's hair ornament gift but in the end they agree that gays should have slutty hair.

[dangermousie]

I've made a few posts lately ranting about how I like grey secondaries in cdramas over good mains/I miss when mains were allowed to be darker so I just want to add a corollary:

GOODNESS IN FICTION CAN BE GREAT.

It does not automatically mean boring.

Fan Xian in Joy of Life is an avalanche of goodness - he's terrifyingly compassionate, ruthlessly idealistic. He is as capable, as smart, as unhinged as the Emperor but with an unshakable moral center. And yet he's a live wire to watch, by far the most interesting character in a narrative full of compelling characters. (Side note - you know he will always make the moral choice but deliciously never know what form of action that will express in.)

Or look at 17 in Lost You Forever - so good it's downright unworldly, refusing to feel hatred or seek revenge is his form of revolt, the bedrock of his character, his refusal to give in.

Xie Xingchen in currently airing TBL is another great example - he is basically xianxia boyscout and I adore him and his honor and his dry sense of humor. I am excited to see the unhinged demon daddy version but I do not think XXC himself is in any way inferior.

Or think of Xing Zhi in Shen Li - the duty-driven, duty-bound god, willingly restricting himself for millennia.

Or Zhuo Yichen from Fangs of Fortune - a man so good it changes the universe, doesn't it? He is capable of changing his views, but his moral center remains unshaken - not loss, not becoming a demon, not outcast status, nothing shakes his moral certainty. And I love him so.

Think of Xiu or even more Si Yilin from Eternal Brotherhood - SYL especially is just so dedicated to doing the right thing, to being a good person. And I watch him and Xiu in their dark world, rooting for them.

Etc etc etc.

You CAN make a deeply moral, deeply good ML interesting and someone I can root for. It helps when there are real stakes and/or a dark dark world - because then there is a lot of tension watching a deeply moral person navigating a deeply amoral world, the push and pull and the pressure (or with stakes, there is so much danger to them) but even that is not per se necessary - this is a modern but I loved eg ZXC's character in Go Ahead and it was a slice of life.

But I do think it requires better writing and acting to make me invested than if it's just a grey character because then the interest comes from uncertainty of the set up itself and it's just easier.

So basically my wish? If cdramas won't let us have many grey MLs, at least pls write the deeply good ones better.

[highlynerdy]

One of my very favorite things (in a long list) about Fangs of Fortune is the relationship between Bai Jiu and Zhou Yichen.

Like. Everyone in this story has oodles and piles of trauma that informs how they interact with the world. Our Demon Hunter boy especially. Losing his brother and father is definitely going to change his outlook on life and other people.

He is very standoffish and curt to almost everyone. So it's especially moving to see him be so kind and gentle with Bai Jiu.

Zhou Yichen assures him that it isn't his fault after the fight with the solider zombies. And that he is valuable and needed. And more than that, wanted.

The tenderness of him wiping Bai Jiu's tears away is so touching. Especially from him, someone who has long thought of himself as an oddity and an outsider. It's just that simple act to make Bai Jiu stop blaming himself.

Like. Our little doctor is always looking for Zhou Ge. And takes him over everyone as his safety and support. Over the bad ass demon or the assassin. Or even the goddess.

And it's very telling that Zhou Yichen doesn't lose his patience like he often does with others. Even when Bai Jiu is grabbing him or pulling his hair or shrieking obnoxiously loudly (oh how I love them using Lin Ziye's puberty voice for comedic effect).

When ZYC asks why Bai Jiu is always holding onto his bells. And he finds out it's because Bai Jiu finds comfort and security in knowing he's nearby??? My gods, my heart! It's just. They're all so broken. And even still, they muster up the courage and the care for the smallest and most innocent member of their group.

Gentle affection and tiny smiles. For a broken and scared kid from a broken and cynical man. So. Damn. Good.

[kseniyagreen]

A few thoughts on the ending, the meaning of Yichen's final choice and my favorite terrifying scene.

I have already written that I have a strong allergy to the theme of self-sacrifice. I am deeply convinced that the world is made better by the desire to live and fight for a better life for yourself and your loved ones - not by the desire to lie on the altar of the "greater good".

So the whole theme of ZYZ as a designated sacrifice caused me great concern.

But it seems that FoF managed to surprise me here too.

And first of all, I want to thank the drama for one of the most terrifying and yet one of my favorite scenes. The scene when ZYZ walks down the corridor to his death.

He walks from one loved one to another. He literally has a few moments when he can be alone - not keep his face, not look collected and calm.

And then we see the true face of self-sacrifice. And it is terrifying, as it is.

In dramas, self-sacrifice is usually shown as a beautiful and harmonious act. A noble hero with a light heart and a gentle smile goes into eternity for the sake of world harmony.

But in reality, giving up your life - if you are not already a walking dead man - is an act that turns the soul inside out.

Like in the scene of YL's death - dying is scary and lonely.

Moving in this direction with your feet is a twisted and horrifying act of violence against yourself. And we see this violence against yourself in how ZYZ hits himself on the face to bring him to his senses. Because there is no way he can come to Yichen in this state.

And ZYZ, the one who came into this story with the goal of dying, approaches this final point with a desperate desire to live. But the thing is that for him, living is not just existing, but living with those he loves. And that's not an option.

And so he gets up and goes to death, carefully pretending that he is at peace with this decision. Knowing that he will have to throw himself on this sword.

And then my interpretation of Yichen's decision - but I find it logical in the entire narrative of the story.

Yichen saves ZYZ from having to make this self-sacrificing last spurt - and thus saves ZYZ's desire to live.

Because in order to do it himself, ZYZ would have to make one more final step of violence against himself. And then it would not matter whether Yichen's trick would succeed or not - all that would remain of ZYZ would be a cold ghost of the past.

But Yichen took responsibility for this unbearable situation, for the fact that if his trick fails, he will carry this guilt and pain within himself forever.

And it is thanks to this that he was able to save ZYZ's living soul.

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

Opposite Personalty but Same Alignment* Characters Played by the Same Actor: How do they feel about each other?

Duke Su, The Double vs. Zheng Zhe, Story of Kunning Palace

Feeling: Permanent mutual hatred

Duke Su: He sees Zheng Zhe for the first time and he can't believe his eyes: there is a man who looks like him (magnificent) but he's squandering it by dressing like a beggar. Then he learns that ZZ does not scheme; does not enjoy plays, banquets, or anything really; and worse, has faith that hard work will pay off in a corrupt system. But it's the fact that they look alike that keeps Duke Su up at night. He even tries to send ZZ better clothes but they are given away because "maybe it's a bribe". Disgusting.

Zheng Zhe: Learns that there is someone who looks like him, but who is detatched, vain, and ostentatious. His approach to politics reminds ZZ too much of Xie Wei. He intensely dislikes this man. He's suspicious of him. It bothers him less though as a person who always leaves a party at 9pm.

Prince Xiao Lin, Till the End of the Moon vs. Su Yishui, Love of the Divine Tree

(this picture is the clam version of Xiao Lin but I think it's pretty)

Feeling: One-sided hatred (improved over time)

Xiao Lin: he's met a Demon Child before, he was nice about it. Princes should treat other princes with respect and decency. It's a bit weird that they look so similar but it's not a big thing.

Su Yishui: He thought he hated Su Yu the most (after himself), but here is a prince who is not only loved by his family but looks Iike him? And can use magic? And is nice??? Mu Quingge is definitely going to leave him for Xiao Lin. (Hatred/jealousy calms down a bit when he learns Xiao Lin is in love with someone else)

Zhuo Yichen, Fangs of Fortune vs. Gong Yuanzhi, My Journey to You

Feeling: Best Second Best Brothers Forever

They're both sad little orphans with brother obsessions. Zhuo Yichen has a proven ability to tolerate any personality as long as it's roughly on the side of good. Gong Yuanzhi would need some time to adjust to having two brothers that he would die for, but I'm convinced it would happen eventually. The doppelganger thing would be fine after ZYC checks to make sure GYZ isn't a shapeshifter.

Orchid, Love Between Fairy and Devil vs. Yun Weishan My Journey to You

Feeling: Enemies to sisters

This is kind of cheating because Yun Weishan starts as a villain, but Orchid is as competent at melting cold-hearted villains as Gong Ziyu. She'll be so excited for a friend (who cares that they look alike!) and YWS cannot resist a cute little sister. They are both so desperate to be loved.

Xie Wei Story of Kunning Palace vs. Chang Heng of Love Between Fairy and Devil

(I found a picture of Chang Heng looking pissed off in front of a qin so maybe these are actually the same personality and same character. Lol, no, joking)

Feeling: the fairy monarchy is corrupt and has betrayed the trust of the people, therefore it must be overthrown

Xie Wei learns that the king of fairies allowed one of his subjects to be thrown into eternal prison (Orchid) and he is pissed off, it reminds him too much of his childhood trauma. The innocent should not be sacrificed. He begins to plot against the corrupt. Chang Heng has been a loyal subject for a long time, he's the God of War, but Xie Wei makes some persuasive arguments about how Orchid saved his life and therefore he owes her eternal plotting and perhaps some murder... The look-alike thing only matters in that it allows them to confuse people and carry out complicated plans

*I am being generous with same alignment, but if the show generally has them on the side of good.

**I can only do shows I've watched and characters that are really different. Maybe I'll add to this as I do more.

[nxrcissablacks]

thinking about a fangs of fortune modern day law firm au where:

zhao yuanzhou is That Law Firm partner - yes, the one who has been there since the beginning of time and no one knows how or when he joined the firm; he just is a fixture, and who:

disappears mysteriously from his office on occasion (bai jiu, in hysterics: “But I really need him to sign off on this document right now!!!!!!”)

closes cases with suspicious methods (zhao yuanzhou, blinking innocently: “Yes, I just had a little coffee with him and he agreed to settle for a million. Isn’t that nice?” wen xiao, wondering innately if coffee is code for something else: “…yes…”)

has a never-ending rotation of nice, ridiculously expensive suits. even zhuo yichen can’t beat him on this front, and the only one who comes remotely close is li lun (more on this later)

was rumoured to be work-rivals with zhuo yichen’s brother right up to his untimely death. the streets say that zhao yuanzhou deliberately played a card on the last case they worked on together that caused the company they were going after to send hired hitman after them both (the reality was really that even zhao yuanzhou did not expect something so extreme as becoming the target of murderous assassins, and that card was unfortunately a trump card that Needed to be used). zhao yuanzhou survived but zhuo yixuan did not.

has a complicated relationship with zhuo yichen as a result - constantly saves his ass even though zhuo yichen does not need saving thank you very much - takes the hits for him when things go wrong, and feels constantly as though he owes him (zhao yuanzhou, drunk: “hey bro you wanna stab me or something? Just offering.” zhuo yichen: “is that an innuendo? No. And stop calling me bro. The fuck.”)

zhuo yichen as his constantly exasperated counterpart:

worked diligently and was known as a stellar associate before getting promoted to partner on his brother’s unfortunate death - feels rather pressured to live up to his brother’s legacy and do him proud

claims to detest zhao yuanzhou and blames him for causing his brother’s death BUT the secretaries will not stop telling people about the time they saw “Mr Zhuo went into Mr Zhao’s office and draped a blanket over Mr Zhao’s sleeping form!!!!!” - zhuo yichen repeatedly denies this occurrence and zhao yuanzhou doesn’t suggest otherwise; the blanket in question is, however, neatly folded in a drawer in zhao yuanzhou’s office

deep down, he has already forgiven zhao yuanzhou - ever the studious lawyer, he went over the case files from that deal and realised he would have made the same call as zhao yuanzhou, and he guessed his brother would likely have done the same.

never declines a call from zhao yuanzhou to go out drinking even though he makes a lot of grouchy sounds because Someone has to put the man in a taxi home before his self destructive tendencies get the better of him and that Someone is unfortunately zhuo yichen (taxi driver: “you should wake your husband. We’re here.” zhuo yichen, flustered and trying to get zhao yuanzhou’s heavy ass head off his shoulder: “he’s Not my husband.”)

li lun as the barrister whom zhao yuanzhou insists on using on all his cases (zhao yuanzhou: “bc he’s the best, dude”) but who zhao yuanzhou refuses to email or communicate with on pain of death, so zhuo yichen has to send all the emails and have awkward little meetings going through cases with him:

ruthless af in court and tears everyone to shreds (including the judge on occasion)

encyclopaedic knowledge of law rivals zhao yuanzhou

collection of expensive suits ALSO rivals zhao yuanzhou (wen xiao, appreciatively, every time li lun walks into a meeting room in the firm: that man is a dick but he sure has Taste)

his superior taste includes, much to zhuo yichen’s horror: zhao yuanzhou (zhuo yichen, wishing he could dig his eyes out and run them under water: “wen xiao, zhao yuanzhou swanned past the meeting room we were in and i swear to God. li lun was undressing him with his eyes. and then he turned to me and said, i kid you not: seems like zhao yuanzhou’s been spending some time in the gym. i can see his chest muscles have gotten bigger since the last time we met.” wen xiao, having had the downlow from zhao yuanzhou about his complicated on and off situationship with li lun: “mm hm.” zhuo yichen, moaning with his head in hands: “and once he tried to show me a folder on his laptop but clicked on another by mistakes. and it was just filled with files labelled ZYZ1 ZYZ2 ZYZ3 and so on. They were IMAGE FILES, wen xiao!!! IMAGE FILES!!!! PNGS!!!! wen xiao, mentally making a note to blackmail zhao yuanzhou about the existence of those images: “yeah.”)

was the sole reason zhao yuanzhou didn’t get murdered along with zhuo yixuan in the while hired hitman saga (wen xiao: “but why did he have a gun.” zhao yuanzhou, shrugging: “the only time li lun’s into following the law is when he’s in court. other times, less so.”)

Also featuring:

wen xiao and pei sijing as the two senior counsels (pei sijing, when asked why she declined partnership: “ew, why would anyone want a role in partnership, that’s for losers who actually like networking”) who think no one knows that they are in a relationship (yinglei: “they have couple mugs. and i know they are couple mugs because i saw wen-jiejie happily point at them in Soho Home and pei-jiejie immediately put them in her shopping basket.”)

yinglei and baijiu as the baby trainees who are there just to watch the office drama unfold and give each other unnecessary stress about deadlines (baijiu: “what do you mean this was due on the fifth. That’s yesterday’s date.” yinglei: “fuck.” baijiu: “fuck.”)

[romchat]

Fangs of Fortune (Ep. 25): Quick thoughts on the visuals

Pretty sure that last scene of Fangs of Fortune's Episode 25 made me feral and has not given me a moment of peace since I saw it (where's the fanfic, y'all???), but it did highlight for me something distinct about Director Guo Jingming's visual storytelling that isn't often discussed: his actor blocking.

Like in My Journey to You, Guo often uses how the actors are positioned in relation to the set and one another to reveal something about their characters, and he then shifts them like pieces on a chess board to signify changes in their mental state and/or relationships. This directing choice really gives his scenes a sense of movement and tension because the characters literally end up in different positions than where they started. We see the change on screen as much as we hear it in the script.

At the beginning of the scene, we see Li Lun looming over Zhuo Yichen, reveling in the latter's apparent defeat over being harassed for being a demon.

Even though Li Lun eventually kneels down, it is menacing and just as much a power move as when he was standing up.

But we instantly feel the switch in the flow of power within the conversation when the distance between the two actors gets smaller. It's like Li Lun is both compelled and repulsed by Yichen's defense of humans and his criticism of Li Lun's indiscriminate violence towards them.

So we know that Li Lun has lost control of the situation when he stands up again and leg kabedons Yichen, pinning him roughly against the wall. Unlike earlier in the conversation, he now has to resort to brute strength to repress Yichen, and we see that realization on Li Lun's anguished face.

SIDE NOTE: That little grunt and exhale of air from Yichen at that move? Sorry, my mind wandered. Moving on...

Up until this point, Yichen has been relatively calm, but when Li Lun goes too far by calling him a coward like Zhu Yan (big mistake to insult his man!), Yichen demonstrates his power and blasts him away from into the water.

Not only is Yichen now looming over Li Lun, they're literally not on the same level, the latter isolated and cast in darkness. His resentment and crimes have sunk him to such a level that Yichen can only see him as pitiful.

Li Lun's switch to Bai Jiu's form in the background as Yichen walks away reinforces this. As a child actor, Lester Lin is significantly smaller than Yan An, so the use of his body makes Li Lun look even weaker.

SIDE NOTE: What a devastating use of rack focus from Li Lun to Yichen, showing how his manipulation won't work on Yichen no matter how painful it must feel to see Xiao Jiu. The shallow depth of field weakens Li Lun's image (and therefore power) even further.

Finally, I love how this scene ends with Yichen walking past Li Lun who remains immobile in the water but eventually drags himself in the other direction. It's the perfect bookend to the start of the scene. Yichen moves beyond that barrier (Li Lun's body), looking forward into the future despite the challenges he will face, while Li Lun's stays behind, most likely choosing an even more self-destructive end to his tragic story.

God, I love this director even when his writing drives me up a wall.

[alipeeps]

Episode 34 - Extra

Yay, the truth about Zhu Yan and him sacrificing himself for the world (and also doing many foolish things, apparently) is widely known. That makes it all ok then I guess.... 😭😭😭

He carved a message into the love token too?

Zhuo Yichen's got white hair streaks?!!

He looks so much older somehow and it's not just the white streaks. It's a.. maturity. One forged through hardship and loss, I fear.

Oh what now?

Ugh found family feels... what's left of them... 😭

You heard that the Demon Hunting Bureau hired a lot of new people, Wen Xiao? Aren't you a part of it anymore then? Are you full-time Baize Goddess and no longer living at the Bureau?

She's in charge because... he's leaving?

Oh man, he's going off searching for Zhao Yuanzhou's soul...

Oh so Wen Xiao is still at the Demon Hunting Bureau.

Oh what now?

The way they are all honouring the ones they lost in the best way they can... 😭

Ah shit, Bai Jiu left him his bell...

Oh shit, in the flashback Bai Jiu calls him Xiao Zhuo Ge instead of Xiao Zhuo Daren. 😭😭😭

Ah jfc show, as if I needed to cry some more? Why are you doing this to meeeee?!

Zhu Yan's soul is in the blood mark on the first contract he signed with Wen Xiao?

Ahhh fuck he's wearing Bai Jiu's bell in his hair as he searches for Zhao Yuanzhou's soul...

So the paper containing the last bit of Zhao Yuanzhou's soul took it upon itself to float allll the way into the human world... and not to Wen Xiao... but to Zhuo Yichen. Okay then.

HOLY SHIT.

So basically... it's not over.

Just like Li Lun, if he hadn't sacrificed himself, Zhao Yuanzhou can cultivate for 100 years of so and regain a human form? And Wen Xiao is a goddess and Zhuo Yichen is a demon so they can lives 100s of years....

THE POLYCULE LIVES ON!!!

Ngl that has soothed my soul. And opened the way for a million post-canon fanfics where he cultivates back to human form and they all live happily ever after.

Honestly though, thank god for this extra. I will never ever be over the loss of Ying Lei and Bai Jiu, but at least Wen Xiao and Zhuo Yichen and Zhao Yuanzhou can be reunited in the future.

[chuitu]

OKAY. Finally...

The moment ya'll have not been waiting for...

Time to announce the 3 winners of my DTIYS!!!

and with the participation amount that isn't that much, the ones that didn't win will get a consolation prize of their character drawn as a goofy ass chibi... Yay?

FIRST PLACE.

@1shcakes

No this is not biased, I just like the way it looks very much, if you don't believe me then feel free to sue- anyways, the background is very scrumptious, i would eat it if it was on a cake.

SECOND PLRRRLLHHH-

@keykittygirl

All my past versions in one page? that's dedication right there, so cute, so yass ^^

Ui is not in the room with us? #JusticeforUi/JJJJ

THIRD UH IDK- 🙄

@doppel-doodles

Man ngl i miss this cringe cvnty fail of a persona version, cute and the background does not clash with the character??? 🤓 yknow what i suck at judging, you know what i really think of this piece?

*SLAMS TABLE*

Banger!! All these pieces below me, even if u didn't win, the fact you even cared to join my dtiys, ya'lls real for that, thank you for participating regardless!! @huanlong-yichen @lotus-ciacia & @lmkobsessedmoth

Anyways that concludes everything ig? yeah uh, for the winners and the mentioned other participants, im coming for ur doors lmaooamamamsow-

[phantom248]

Inspired by this.

"There is no bigger test than the Cloud Light sword. It hurts demons, and no one else besides those who have the Bing Yi clan blood can touch it. He must have Bing Yi clan blood."

The little lord frowned infront of him. "But there is so little we know of the sword. Maybe the sword didn't hurt him despite his demon blood because he is a child?"

"No, the legends are very clear. Demons cannot touch the sword without getting hurt. There has been no demon in history who has been able to touch this sword without getting hurt... unless we missed something in history."

Both of them sat there, mulling over the limited information they had to work with. Fan Ying darren peered over their little lord. The young boy, who had just become a man had barely started to live again after awakening the Cloud Light Sword. The child, despite all of their efforts, refused to eat, drink, sleep, or even move around unless he was trying to awaken his sword before.

To see him finally focusing on anything else besides the raw grief over his loss and his daughter was rare. The anything in question being a small child currently sleeping in his lap.

Fan Ying was sure that this opportunity was sent from heavens. That with this, their little lord will finally start healing from his heart shattering grief.

"We have poured over all the records. This child is carrying the jade Zhuo family members carry, claiming to have receieved it from his mother. The only unaccounted member in Zhuo family in recent generations is your grandaunt, mayhaps his mother received it from her. We cannot recognise any other name despite his claim that he hails from one of the biggest sect in entire jianghu. He got here due to some artificat from your clan's treasures, which one, we are still not able to determine. And if all of that is not enough, he clearly resembles you a lot. If he was born alongside you, you would have been twins. At the very least, this does proves that he is indeed a member of Bing Yi blood despite showing visible traits of being a demon."

Xiao Zhuo darren showed no reaction, continuing to stroke the young boy's hair. The small bundle of furs stirred lightly, tightly curling into himself as if he was feeling cold. The little lord moved around a little, adjusting the fur cloak he had put on the young charge so it covered him entirely, hiding the small child's face in his chest.

"So you are saying that we have no way to return him to his family?"

Fan Ying only sighed. "Zhuo darren, you had seen how he was behaving when he arrived here. Despite not outwordly showing it, he was clearly frightened, claimiing that his older brother will not accept him as he is now. He also mentioned him being the cause of his gege's young brothers death, though I doubt that, servents always gossip needlessly and he heard it from them. He looks well taken care of which means that the Gong Sect he mentioned must be an influential, rich sect, but he was not behaving as a young master normaly does. He claims his parents died some time ago. It is likely that he was taken care of only as a responsibility due to his blood. Now that he has shown visible signs of being a demon, there is no guarantee he will be taken care of after this. You know how prejudiced people are with demon blood."

Zhuo Yichen involuntarily tightened his hold on the young child. Despite their young lord's vehemence at hating demons and inexperience at handling young children, the young boy had clearly demonstrated the opposite, refusing to hand over the child to anyone else ever since he arrived, taking care to coax him, wipe his tears, and feed him some delicious fruits.

"You said it yourself, he is carrying the same jade my grandaunt was supposedly carrying. Father often mentioned to brother how our grandfather was a bit... strict. She must have married a demon, which may have caused her name to be struck off from main family lineage, and her daughter married Yuanzhi's father. So, he is family. And he has no parents either..."

"Zhuo darren, you don't need to convince me," the older man smiled. "You only need to convince yourself. You are the lord of Bing Yi clan now. What you decide is what we will follow. If you chose to take in this child and take care of him, no one should have any objections."

Zhuo darren looked at him with such hope that he felt his heart breaking. The boy himself was young, too young to take care of a child. But he was alone too.

So why shouldn't two children, who were all alone in the world take care of each other?

"Right." The little lord cleared his throat. He stood up, lightly gathering the bundle in his arms but staggered a bit, still recovering from the year long starvation spell he had gone through. He carefully tucked in the child's face in the croak of his shoulder. "Make all the arrangements for tomorrow, for his clothes and his belongings. Also call for a doctor, a trustworthy one. We need to ensure he is healthy. After he is settled down, we will talk about including his name back on the family register."

Fan Ying also stood up. " Zhuo darren, a room is prepared for him, you can leave him there-"

"No need," the little lord had already started to walk away. "So much have changed for him in short amount of time. It's not feasible for him to wake up alone, or to an unfamiliar face. He will sleep with me."

The little lord vanished, his steps silent, a direct juxtaposition to a year ago when his mere presence will cause the sound of bells to ring in the air. Despite the melancholy though, Fan Ying was sure that the coming days will be an improvement.

For both his little lord and the small didi he had acquired just now.

Edit: Sequel

[sooniebby]

Crack headcanons— my OCs dick size/thick of slender..Yall better like this…

Yubin — 6, slender

Riki — 5, thick (he also has a knot attached to it)

Jun Jie — 5, thick

Eun Jae — 6, slender

Kimura — 5, slender

Nalin — 6, slender

Soojin — 7, thick (he’s also pretty tall, 6’2)

Levi — 6, thick

Vincent — 7, slender

Mikey — 6, thick

Keita — 6, slender

Xavier — 8, thick

Yuta — 8, thick

Yichen — …. 9.5… thick… (he’s a big man already he’s like 6’6, obvs he big down there too!)

Yichen biggest dick and tallest OC!! Let’s go for my baby girl!!

Now when it comes to boobs… Yichen, Vincent, and Xavier wins.

Ass? Yuta only—everyone else flat I’m sorry yall 😞