#Yanqing’s happy family AU asks

[topaz-witch-tea]

i wonder how public change when yanqing was first brought to the xainzhou to now when hes 14 and started training as a cloud knight. do you have headcanons about it im really curious! (also keep doing what youre doing!! this au is amazing 💕💕!!!)

Hello!!! Apologies for getting to this ask so late, I finally figured out how to answers asks on Tumblr via mobile. During the week, my desk is occupied by work so I can’t really answer anything.

Thank you! I’m so glad you like the AU!❤️

This is actually a super interesting question and I am really glad you asked it.

When Yanqing was first brought to the Luofu, the response was split between the general public (regular people, business owners, new money), the nobility and Vidyadhara preceptors (high-ranking families of old and those who are very steeped in tradition). This distinction is important because depending on who they were, also affected how they viewed Jing Yuan’s, Dan Feng’s and Yingxing’s marriage in the first place. The general public viewed the marriage favorably, there’s a lot of admiration for the HCQ and Jing Yuan in particular. The nobility and Vidyadhara’s did not view the marriage favorably. The nobility did not favor Jing Yuan because despite his background being nobility he did not prioritize their interests, always preferring the peach and prosperity of everyone over the wealthy. Many Vidyadhara preceptors believed in their own superiority and highly disliked Dan Feng’s independence from them and his willingness to be with a Xianzhou Native and a mortal cursed by the Abundance.

In Family Dinner, it’s really obvious that the nobility did not like Yanqing when he first came to the Luofu. In a lot of cultures, noble families who don’t have heirs will adopt the son-in-law or the younger sons of another family so their family line can continue. That was what they had hoped would happened since it would allow their families to gain a lot of wealth and status. That obviously did not happen so there was some discontent there. A lot of families quickly bounced back, seeing an opportunity to instead set up an arranged marriage for Yanqing and their children. That also quickly got squashed. By the time Yanqing is 14, having already proven himself on the battlefield, the discontent has mellowed out to either respect or apathy. There is still a faction that still hates him since they see him as an extension of his parent’s.

The preceptors are just haters. I firmly believe that. A lot of their discontent and anger comes from their inability to control Dan Feng and just how powerful he is compared to his previous reincarnations and their sense of superiority over the Xianzhou Natives and Foxians. In the beginning, they saw Yanqing as less of a cherished child and more of a pet that caught Dan Feng’s eye and were expecting him to get tired of it in a couple years. That did not happen and as he got older, they saw the kid as an annoying reminder that Dan Feng’s loyalty is not to the Vidyadhara’s alone.

For the general public, Yanqing is very popular. When he was brought in, the media had a field day saying that Jing Yuan had a bastard child during his time away from home. After rumors were dealt with, the public saw him sort of as a little prince. He’s a cute, polite little kid and he charmed the public spectacularly. The fact that he was willing to join the Cloud Knights and his talent on the battlefield made him very popular on the Luofu, but there was talk of how his fathers could stand to send their young son onto the battlefield.

These are all the head canons I have at the moment for this. If you want more, please feel free to ask. I really enjoyed working this out!😄

[rphunter]

hello! (f25+, please be 23+ minimum)

looking to write yanqing from honkai star rail against jing yuan. i adore them both as familial OR romantic!! so please keep that in mind!! i'm open to canon / canon divergent or aus and i have a couple ideas in mind that i'd be happy to throw around! i very much enjoy talking ooc from anything relating to the rp, the game, or outside of that too!

i gear towards multi-para, third person responses and exclusively write on discord using dedicated servers! i typically just ask that we meet each other in the middle on substance and length of responses. i don't expect rapid fire responses or anything like that! just communication in and out of the rp itself!

i have very few triggers and i'm absolutely up for nsfw or nsfw topics. i'm also happy to write other characters if the plot calls for it and ask that you'd be open to it too if it helps progress things! if you're interested, please just like or respond to this post, and i'll reach out here via tumblr IMs :)

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[sappyspeare]

my latest fic idea, wherein jiang cheng leaves the jiang sect to become a rogue cultivator

ok so canon-compliant au where jc has enough of jfm’s shit, cuts his hair, and leaves the jiang sect 

i am currently in class and very tired but this is something i saw on twitter and it has not left my mind since so lemme break it down:

some time after the indoctrination at qishan but before the attack on lotus pier

y'all know that scene where jfm tells jc that he doesn't understand what the yunmengjiang motto means 

yeah that got my blood boiling because i am a #1 jc stan and fuck you jfm 

so maybe instead of taking it, jc just. snaps. goes off on jfm for being a shite dad for making him feel like he was never worthy, never enough, never good enough to be acknowledged by his father etc etc. and he just. walks out

cue silence. madam yu is especially surprised and tries to call him back but he ignores her point blank

he goes to his room, packs his things, leaves his bell on the bedside table

now as yall may know, back in the day cutting your hair was a no-no because of parents and stuff and how its a link to your parents etc etc

jc stands in front of the mirror, takes his hair down, unsheathes sandu, and just when wwx and jyl walk into the room, intent on comforting him, he cuts the hair at shoulder length

cue silence pt. 2

he hugs his sister, says sorry, tells wwx to not be an idiot and take care of jyl, and walks out

cue crying

he is no longer Jiang Cheng, heir of YunmengJiang Sect. he is just another face, another cultivator

madam yu, is, understandably distraught and angry and tries to convince him to stay on his way out

he apologizes, brushes her off, and with one last glare towards his father, he walks out of Lotus Pier. 

he travels for a few days before hearing that lotus pier has been attacked by the Wens

(jfm and jyl stay in lotus pier in this instead of leaving and yzy

of course, he rushes back home to see the place in flames, disciples dead and his family missing

Jfm is dead. Yzy, jyl, and wwx are missing

Jc is torn between the need to murder wc and wzl and find his family

He decides to find his family

Wwx has been caught and un-golden-cored and is now missing 

Yzy is not in the best shape

she gives him zidian 

jc uses his connections with lxc and nhs to get lwj over here immediately because ‘i have to find my brother and you're basically a bottom magnet’

Meanwhile yzy and jyl, with the help of the lan and nie sect, take back lotus pier

Yzy dies, big sad

Jyl is made the clan leader of yunmengjiang

Sunshot campaign happens 

Oh btw wwx was tossed into burial mounds and is now: demonic cultivator

Wen chao, wlz, wlj are all dead <3

Sunshot campaign 

jc is using different forms of fighting that he’s learned over the months with cultivators from other sects and is formidable as ever

Everything ends up the same, the only difference being that jiang yanli strikes up a marriage deal with lan xichen for lan wangji and wei wuxian

Jiang cheng is like ‘ok my job here is done goodbye’ and he leaves once again

He meets wen qing and the wen remnants 

Goes to the phoenix mountain hunt, and with the combined alliance of the lan sect and jiang sect + a certain demonic cultivator, the jiangs take the wens to the jiang sect

Wen ning is still a corpse dude but wwx fixes that so he’s undead but still like. Walking n stuff

Yada yada wangxian wedding yada yada yanqing yada yada sperm donor jzx yada yada jin ling exists but he’s the jiang sect heir

post sunshot camapign, once the dust has settled

Jc keeps travelling and learning

He meets sl who is looking for xxc

They find him practically dead with a-qing next to him, alive, but just barely (listen idgaf abt canon ok)

Sl goes off to find xy, who killed xxc

Xxc, with his dying breath, tells jc where to find baoshan sanren and begs him to take care of a-qing

He dies :((

Jc tells lwj the address and long story short wwx gets his core back, making him x2 stronger as a demonic cultivator

Oof jin sect does not like that

Bloop fuck the jin sect, all my homies hate the jin sect

Madam jin kicks her husband out onto the streets (’thats what you get for cheating on me so much you rat bastard’)

Jiggy is also dead. There's a certain smell of lotus flowers and even a petal next to him. No one says anything because reasons

Nmj and lxc grieve their murder twink together because thats romance baby

jzx becomes the sect leader, makes mianmian head disciple and everyone’s happy

Jyl asks jc to come back to the jiang sect and be head disciple or an advisor, but he doesn’t take it

he’s welcome to cloud recesses because lqr is a bitch and would’ve liked jc over wwx and also because jc loves a-yuan and wants to see his brother often fuck you lwj

and jc is wandering the world, hunting demons, teaching his daughter about cultivation (demonic and otherwise because in this why would he hate it) and he occasionally goes home to yunmeng to see his sister and his nephew and jyl dotes on a-qing and at the end of the day he has no responsibilities and nothing to fear, and even though his father called him a coward and told him he wouldn't survive a minute alone, he knew that he had proved him wrong and attempted the impossible, and succeeded.

[topaz-witch-tea]

Hi im actually like obsessed with your au…anyways can you drop headcanons about Baiheng and Jingliu’s relationship to Yanqing?

Thank you so much!!! I really enjoy writing it and I hope to write more for it in the future!

I can absolutely drop head canons about Baiheng and Jingliu. I have a headcanons for them separately in the works, so I’ll drop headcanons for them as a group here.

**Baiheng and Jingliu are referred to as auntie by Yanqing

1. Baiheng takes very easily to babysitting. She loves children and she especially loves Yanqing. They’re just so cute and full of life. When Yanqing was young, Baiheng rarely ever put him down, instead opting to carry him wherever she went. Jingliu is the opposite, it’s not that she’s bad at it, but rather, she’s rarely ever interacted with babies that they kind of freak her out. They have big heads that need to be supported or else they’ll choke or they accidentallly scratch themselves so you have to put little mits on them. To Jingliu, they are creatures with no sense of self-preservation and very soft, fragile bodies. During rare instances where she’d be left alone with Yanqing, she’d always be quite anxious out of fear of accidentally harming her nephew.

2. They are the couple that goes to parent-teacher conferences and come in when Yanqing gets in trouble. A lot of time Jing Yuan, Dan Feng, and Yingxing get too busy so they will go in their place. Yanqing has always been a polite child, no matter how energetic he is, so parent-teacher conferences are a breeze. Getting called in when Yanqing is in trouble is a totally separate affair. Kids have big emotions and sometimes they don’t express them properly, it happens. Yanqing usually get taken home and given a light scolding on regulating emotions and the proper way to express them by Baiheng, Jingliu is more concerned with “Did you win?” And “Did they hit you first?” But if there is so much of a hint of bullying, Jingliu is ready to fight. Parent, child, it doesn’t matter who- she will fight them and she will win. Baiheng is more in the habit of making veiled threats to the staff. Children are young and dumb, it is the responsibility of the adults around them to ensure everyone is taken care of. Besides, they did not shell out a ton of money for a fancy, private school so the staff could turn a blind eye to their nephew getting bullied.

3. When Yanqing gets mad at his parents, he goes off to his aunties’ house. This first started when Yanqing was 7 and his fathers couldn’t play with him and had turned him away from their office. Yanqing, with all the rebellious and courage of a 7 year old, decided he was going to sneak out and see his aunties instead. After all, they wouldn’t turn him away. So he snuck out the back gate that the gardeners used with Mimi in tow as a bodyguard. He knew the route by heart and walked for 15 minutes until he got to their manor. He was absolutely taken in and treated to delicious food and game with Baiheng while Jingliu called Jing Yuan asking why his kid just showed up at her door with no adult supervision besides a lion. Yanqing sees no difference between either locations, both places are his home, it’s just his aunt lives a bit away from him and his dads. His fathers, however, were not pleased that their child had wandered off alone and added an additional lock on the back gate. This lasted for 3 months before Yanqing realized that if he climbed a peach tree and angled his jump correctly, he can make it to the other side of the wall and open the gate for Mimi.

This was sitting in my inbox for a while and I had been working on it slowly after work. I really hope you like it and please feel free to send more. I genuinely enjoy answering them.

[topaz-witch-tea]

Ok now I need to know after reading Yanqing’s first word, what was everyone’s reaction when he started calling them Ba, Baba, A-die and auntie? And Mimi of course

Yingxing- When Yingxing got called Baba, it was when Yanqing wanted didn't want him to go to work. Yingxing had put on his coat and getting his phone when Yanqing reached out his arms and said "Baba" with teary eyes. Yingxing was silent, unsure how to process what happened. "Baba!" Yanqing said again. Yingxing did not say anything in response, instead picked up Yanqing and clung to him. He was also an hour late to work and there was a rumor amongst the household staff that he had cried.

Dan Feng- He absolutely cried when Yanqing called him "Ba!" They were strolling through the garden at the Alchemy Commission. Yanqing loved the water and the cool air despite the fact his father was more concerned with keeping him warm. Yanqing had patted his father's face and horns and shouted out "Ba!" Dan Feng went on to brag to everyone at the Commission about his son's accomplishments.

Jingliu and Baiheng- While Jingliu did not care much for what Yanqing called her, knowing it would be "Master" once Yanqing was older enough to pick up a sword, Baiheng cared a lot. "Say Auntie! A-un-ti!" Baiheng put a lot of work in after the "Cat" incident. That work did pay off a month latter when Yanqing, with his big eyes and chubby cheeks, "Ah-Ti" to Jingliu when asking to be picked up. Jingliu, of course, did not say or show any emotions but Baiheng could tell she was happy. Baiheng, on the other hand, was ecstatic that her plan finally worked and sent the video to the group chat.

Jing Yuan- Jing Yuan was called "cat" for the longest time. This was likely due to his hair looking like Mimi's fur. However, one day when Yanqing was on his father's lap while the general was looking at reports, he wanted to show his father the white lion plushie. It had came with no warning, just "A-Die!" Jing Yuan had paused and looked down, his eyes resembling an owl. All it took was another "A-Die!", a wave of the plushie, and a gummy smile to get Jing Yuan to abandon his work for the day.

Mimi- Mimi was called "Cat" for the longest time but she didn't care. She didn't need to be called over by Yanqing, she came over when she wanted to which was all the time. It wasn't until Yanqing was over a year old that he finally started calling Mimi by her name after hearing people say it for so long. Mimi continued to not care and still did as she pleased.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ASK!!!! :)

[topaz-witch-tea]

Hi!! I absolutely love the yanqing happy family au. It's like a fresh breath after all the against in the game. T_T

I was thinking tho, did little yanqing ever give his parents the silent treatment?

Aww thank you!

All the time, but it was especially a big deal if they went away on a mission or something and didn’t kiss him before they left. Usually, on a regular expedition, Jing Yuan and the other’s would be leaving in the morning and they would kiss Yanqing on the forehead or the cheeks and tell them they love him before they leave. However, some require them to leave late at night or early in the morning so they leave without waking him up, making him feel like they left him behind. Yanqing takes this very personally and won’t talk to them when they come back, regardless of the situation or reason. However, this really only lasts for a day before Yanqing to clinging to them because he misses them.

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“Yanqing.” Dan Feng pouted as his baby turned away from him, choosing to stuff his face into Mimi’s fur. “I missed you a lot. I didn’t mean to leave without telling you. It was midnight. Ba missed you a lot.”

The High Elder held out his arms for a hug, but Yanqing shuffled away and curled tighter around Mimi. Outside, storm clouds started to gather and the merchants in the market started to pack up their wares, knowing full well what was about to happen.

“Just give him time, you know he’ll come around.” Jing Yuan laughed, placing a fresh pot of tea down for him and his husbands.

“Besides, it’s your fault for choosing that time. You could have left earlier.” Yingxing arrived with a plate of fresh fruit and some small cakes.

Dan Heng’s flicked sharply, aiming for the Furnace master’s ankles. “If I left earlier I wouldn’t have been able to spend time with him. I wanted to put him to bed before I go and if I told him I was leaving, there was no way he would go to sleep.”

“Then suffer,” Yingxing laughed.

Dan Feng made one last move to pick up Yanqing but the child was having none of it. Instead, he stood up and toddled over to Jing Yuan, arms held up. “Up! Up please!”

The skies started to pour.

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Thank you for the ask! 🥰

[topaz-witch-tea]

Has any women tried to seduce Jing Yuan or even Yinxing?

Yanqing properly got so many bad vibes from them that he doesn’t want them near his dads.

Jing Yuan? Yes.

We are talking about the most powerful man aboard the Luofu. There will always be women after him, whether it is for their own purposes or on behalf of those who hired them. They aren’t very successful since this man loves his husbands and is also all about respecting people’s space and boundaries. He’s very charismatic so it’s easy for him to get around all of it.

Yanqing does not like them. He knows they are there for a purpose and as a Cloud Knight, he must figure out what their objective is. Though he is still a young kid so his understanding of romance, seduction, and the overall game of it is not very developed. At some point, he just leaves his dad to handle it.

Yingxing? Not usually.

Yingxing does not possess the same charisma that Jing Yuan does. Instead he is very open with his distaste and sarcasm, which pushes people away from him. So when a woman does come to try and seduce him, he is so weirded out that his brain sort of shuts down. Instead of providing teasing comebacks in the way Jing Yuan does, he gives full-on, straightforward answers that somehow turn the atmosphere incredibly awkward.

For Yanqing, it actually hurts to watch. He knows his dad is sometimes awkward but the situation brings about such a level of second-hand embarrassment that instead of being worries, he has to excuse himself. He knows that lady won’t succeed because who can honestly succeed in that situation.

Thank you so much for sending me the ask!!!

Sorry to took so long to respond!!!🥰

[topaz-witch-tea]

How did Jing Yuan first meet Yanqing? I know you said in your Yanqing happy family AU that Jing Yuan found him on the battlefield, but how?

Did Jing Yuan hear Yanqing crying?

Were Dan Feng and Yingxing there too? Or were they on separate missions?

P.S. : I love your Yanqing Happy family AU!

Thank you so much for liking my work! ❤️❤️❤️

Jing Yuan found him in the rubbles of a town by the front lines. When the people were evacuating, a poor orphan was left behind and by the protection of the Hunt, was found by Jing Yuan. He was overseeing civilian evacuations when he heard the shrill cry amongst the debris of what was a hospital.

Hurrying over, he found a newborn still in the hospital cot. He had a breathing tube but it wasn't attached to anything and the IV meant for him was empty. The plastic hospital bracelet still on his wrist had the name YANQING in black letters, but there was no last name and no name of his parents. Perhaps they had seen he was a sickly child and realized it would be a burden to care for such a thing in the midst of a war.

Jing Yuan, who had seen his fair share of orphans over this hundreds of year of life, felt such a pull for the sickly, feeble child before him. Picking him up, he rushed the child over to the medical tent, hoping the army medics may somehow have the tools needed to save a feeble newborn instead of an injured soldier.

Dan Feng and Yingxing were both at the Luofu . Dan Feng overseeing the Vidyadharas and the injured from the previous skirmish while Yingxing and the Artisan Commission were in the middle of preparations for an upcoming expedition. As much as Jing Yuan wished his husbands were here, he could not rob the Luofu of their much needed skill.

A sickly infant would do no good for Jing Yuan's or his husband's career in the long run nor would it appear to the nobles that he has a suitable heir to succeed him, but Jing Yuan did not have the heart to abandon him. Besides, who else would be more equipped to take care of a sickly child. They had wealth, prestige, power, and the greatest healer aboard the Luofu. Yanqing would be granted a much kinder life than what he was born into.

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I hope you enjoyed it!!!!

[topaz-witch-tea]

So I just want to say I love your work so far but also random request, Yanqing’s first word. I can just imagine the bets going on for his first word and when he says it no one knows who he’s talking about like AUJSBUENJSNUBD

Aww! Thank you!

I love this request. I actually have a Psych degree so I read a bit on the science behind first words to prepare an answer for this ask.

Barring sounds babies make naturally (mama, dada, baba), Yanqing's first word is Cat.

For a group of well-educated and fairly competitive men, they could not settle for words that were "close enough". Babies made noise that sounded close enough to "mama" and parents took it as their baby recognizing their mom even if the baby said it to a potted plant.

Yanqing babbled but babbling did not denote "words" according to Yingxing. "Any baby can babble. I want a clear word." Jing Yuan did note that the request was "a bit excessive. Don't you think those standards are too high for such a baby?"

"Nonsense, Yanqing will obviously say Baba and know that it is me. I want a victory no one can dispute." Yingxing had bet his most recent creation.

Dan Feng was quite offended at the idea his son would say "Baba over Ba". Citing that it was an illogical thing to bet on before promising a rare set of Vidyadhara armor to the winner.

Jing Yuan had actually betted on "Mimi". "A-die is such a hard thing for babies to say on their first try. Mimi is much easier and Yanqing adores her very much." The item on the line was a rare manuscript from his family's archives.

JIngliu found the whole thing ridiculous but placed her support behind Dan Feng. "If a baby can say 'Baba', it is obvious it would be able to say Ba first." She put a fine bottle of wine that was made and bottled before the rise of Lan.

Baiheng, of course, threw her hat behind Yingxing. Besides being very close to each other, she cited "Yanqing like saying Baba a lot, even if he says it to the soda and the tree. He's bound to recognize that it means Yingxing one day." She had placed a prized starskiff on the line, a vintage, racing starskiff she had repaired.

In the hope of encouraging his first word, they had put in a lot of effort to read aloud to Yanqing. During one of these story times, there was a fluffy, white cat on the cover of the novel. "This is a cat, Yanqing. They're quite cute and are all over the Luofu." Jing Yuan said as he pointed at the animal.

A month after the wager was made, Yanqing shouted his first word in the middle of a family dinner. The family was gathered around the table and Yanqing was seated in his high chair munching on yogurt bites. Mimi moved to poke Yanqing's nose with her cold nose, causing him to pull his feet back and laugh.

"CAT!" Yanqing shouted out, reaching his hand out to pet Mimi's mane. The word was met with a shocked silence before the dinner table descended into chaos.

"What did you say Yanqing?" Jing Yuan picked his son out of the high chair. "Cat! Cat!" Yanqing kept reaching for Mimi, who had started eating the yogurt bites Yanqing left on the table.

Dan Feng's face was a mixture of ecstatic joy and slight disappointment. Yingxing was still frozen in shock before bursting into laughter when Yanqing pointed at Baiheng's ear and shouted "Cat!" Jingliu found the whole thing incredibly amusing and had the bottle of wine opened in celebration of Yanqing's first word.

This development led Yanqing to start calling anything fluffy, white, and/or pointed-eared "CAT!"

Jing Yuan? Cat.

Tingyun's little foxes? Cat.

Yukong, Tinyun, and Qingni? Cat.

Many, many things in Yanqing's little world were called "Cat" which may have been for the best considering what items were on the line.

[topaz-witch-tea]

hello! First of all, thank you for creating the Yanqing's Happy Family AU! I'm kind of obsessed with it, ngl, it's like, they're soooo cute!!!

Anyway, do you have any HC of when Yanqing doing his first mission as a Cloud Knight? In my head I always thought of the dads as the kind of parent that would secretly follow (*cough*stalk*cough*) their kid on their very first errand to the market, and the thought of that happening here is hilarious lmao🥰🥰

Then again, I just love all HC of the dads being protective of Yanqing in general, like maybe from an assassination attempt? It'll make a good angst :D

Thank you!!! They are super cute!!!❤️

They are very protective of Yanqing and I do have an assassination attempt on that is in the works. Still at the brainstorming phase thought so it'll be a while before it is written.

I wasn't sure which kind of mission you wanted so I provided 2 different ones. I love them being protective but anxious dads. Feel free to send more asks!!!

Supervised Mission

Up until he was 13, Yanqing's missions were always supervised by Jing Yuan or Jingliu. While the Xianzhou Alliance at heart was always at war, they did not have it in them to send Yanqing out on his own regardless of his skill. For those who stay behind, they are a bundle of nerves that grow more frantic each day. The battlefield is unpredictable and their little bird is so young and little. They could not bear it if his wings were clipped too early.

Even during supervised missions, there were always constant calls and follow-ups. Jing Yuan was always strict about not missing personal relationships with work, especially since it could lead to talks of Yanqing only achieving his position through nepotism. However, he would give constant updates and was only on the lookout for Yanqing's well-being. While he would sit back so his son could learn, any opponent that targeted his son would be quickly killed by Lightning Lord.

Jingliu, on the other hand, does not coddle Yanqing on missions. Coddling would only harm him and it is best he learn about the battlefield in a controlled environment. it was also why she refused to let the others join any mission Yanqing was on with the exception of Jing Yuan. Jingliu blocks the others before a mission due to their constant questions. One would think Dan Feng is the worst, but it's actually Yingxing. Dan Feng texts constantly at the beginning but will stop after a couple of hours. Yingxing sends a text every hour on the dot. "You guys are annoying. He's fine, if he wasn't I would text you."- JIngliu

First Solo Mission

A full-fledged assault by the Denizens of Abundance on a planetary system was met with the combined might of all six ships. Due to the scale of the battle and the need for all available personnel to be on the frontline, Yanqing's first solo mission on the battlefield was as reinforcements against the Windguard mecha beasts. At the same time, other members of his family were sent to different battles as well, leaving them unable to reach him.

Dan Feng, who was stationed on a water-filled planet due to his powers, was absolutely ferocious in battle. He cut through enemies without mercy. To him, the more they died, the less they were threats to his child. He also was extremely angry at being so far away and had no qualms about using his power to the fullest extent to end the battle quickly. The sooner he returned, the sooner he could see his child and tend to injuries. He could not find it in him to look at updates for Yanqing's battalion but he assumed if no messenger came, then his son was okay. "I need all of you to quickly die so I can go home and see my family."- Dan Feng after drowning a third of the enemy forces

Yingxing, despite being the most composed when it came to Yanqing, was filled with worry. He double, tripled checked his son's weapons before he left. He provided as much information as he could on the working on mechabeasts in the hopes the situation would be resolved before Yanqing arrived on the battlefield. Due to the days of waiting and overseeing the production of weapons, he was incredibly short with everyone though many understood why. Yingxing refused to check on anyone's status, partially because he was sure they were fine but also because any distressing news could impact his work and delay supplies and weapons to the frontlines. "You can tell that idiot of a supplies officer if he keeps delaying supplies to the front lines I will kill him!" - Yingxing to one of his students

Baiheng had joined other foxian pilots in a vicious battle against the wingweavers. She was the closest to Yanqing in terms of location and would constantly man the communication lines for updates on his situation. It went to the point where she would fall asleep with her radio tuned into the communication line and each morning she would check the casualty list. "Casualty list. Search. Yanqing. Unit name. Comet Orbit Fleet. Nothing! oh, thank Lan!"- Baiheng

Jingliu is easily the calmest in the situation. Older and more experienced than anyone else, she is very aware of the path of the Hunt and what it demands. Also, as Yanqing's teacher, she knows he will be fine. If he is old enough to copy her attacks, he will have no problem against the enemy. However, after every battle, she also checks the casualty list. "Baiheng, fine. Dan Feng, fine. Yingxing, fine. Jing Yuan, fine. Yanqing, fine. Good, they're all fine."- Jingliu

Jing Yuan was incredibly anxious. He did not fight as his time was spent strategizing not only for his fleet but the entire alliance. He did not have time to watch over matters concerning Yanqing much to his chagrin but he had ordered Qingzu to notify him of any updates no matter how small. He also found himself unable to sleep due to worry and during rare quiet periods, he spent it watching videos of Yanqing as a baby or looking at photos of them as a family to quell his aching heart. "He was so small back then. Soon, you'll be home Yanqing."- Jing Yuan who was getting teary-eyed after looking at photos of Yanqing playing with Mimi.

Yanqing made quite a stir on the battlefield. Not only did he take the Windguard head-on and chop its head off, but he also managed to strategically destroy their fleet. With their main offensive weapon out of the picture, the remaining enemy was in disarray and open to a swift and decisive offensive. "This is exhilarating!"- Yanqing developing a penchant for for fighting and the battlefield.

Yanqing was the last to make it back to the Luofu due to him being stationed the furthest from his family. He was, however, greeted with great excitement. Jing Yuan, who was the first to greet him once they were away from the other Cloud Knights, pulled him into a hug and checked over the wounds he got. Yingxing was next, having rushed over from the Artisanship Commission. He also pulled his child into a hug before demanding to see all his weapons, hoping to assess the damages and repair them before he was sent out again. Dan Feng had come rushing from treating a nasty cut on Baiheng's leg and demanded to see Yanqing's wounds. He later spent the next hour redressing everything and criticizing the handiwork of an amateur medic, stating that Yanqing could have suffered from sepsis due to the wounds not being cleaned properly.

Baiheng and Jingliu had come over later after ensuring that each other was okay. Baiheng had ordered food and was hell-bent on feeding Yanqing, saying that he had gotten so skinny in the week he was away. Jingliu, having read the report, was more than proud of her student especially his actions him severing the Wingguard's head.

After that mission, it would be another 6 months before Yanqing was sent out again. Dan Feng refuses to let Yanqing out of his sight and Yingxing and Jing Yuan agree, saying he is too young to be doing back-to-back missions like that. It totally has nothing to do with the fact that the week he was away was the most stressful week of their lives and how Yingxing was losing so much hair from the stress.

I might have gone a bit overboard with answering this but I was just so into it!

Thank you for sending me this ask!!!

[topaz-witch-tea]

I know it's called Yanqing's Happy Family AU but I can only imagine all that crumbling down if the Abundance Yanqing Theory ends up being true. Poor boy going to feel that all his family love for him was all for nothing.

Trigger Warning: MENTION OF SUICIDE

Yanqing would be crushed!!!

He would definitely feel that he's ruined his family. They take him in and love him and in return, he is revealed to be a descendent of the Xianzhou's greatest enemy. I think if such a thing did happen in the AU, Yanqing would run away. He would either run away from the Alliance to live elsewhere like the Astral Express or the option is that he takes matters into his own hands and kills himself. To him, he is doing as a Cloud Knight. A Cloud Knight's job is to destroy all enemies of the Alliance and in his sense of duty, he would take himself out.

If news of this got out, it would destroy his family's reputation and would be a stain on their careers. He would see his existence as a horrible mistake and out of love and filial duty, seek to both hide the truth from everyone and ensure that it can't be used as blackmail against his family.

However, the Alliance's real worry is not Yanqing but the HCQ. There is no way they will allow the Alliance or the Ten Lords Commission to take Yanqing away nor would they allow Yanqing to kill himself. He is their precious child regardless of his origins and they love him dearly.

I think if that happens, the HCQ will take Yanqing and run away. I can totally see them joining the Express and traveling the world. They are free from the roles and expectations of the Xianzhou and are able to travel and explore the world freely with Yanqing by their side.

If we are talking about Yanqing and his family staying in the Xianxhou, I would write the solution as Lan interfering and putting a stop to Yanqing's execution. Even if Yanqing was made of the Abundance, he still follows the Path of the Hunt which is the Xianzhou Allaince's path. In Dan Heng's lore, Lan blessed Dan Heng's Path of the Hunt so I can see Lan interfering to help Yanqing.

This was a really interesting ask and I had a lot of fun answering it. Please feel free to send me more or message me.

[topaz-witch-tea]

hello hello hello hello

Hi I would like to know some happy birthday headcanons for Yanqing thank you :)

Hello!!!!

Always so happy to hear from you!!!!

I am answering this the day before my birthday so this is very fun for me!!!😁

Yanqing's birthday is the day Jing Yuan found him and brought him home. They don't know who is parents are nor are there any records of him so his birthday is the day he came into their lives.

Back when Yanqing was in school, before he joined the Cloud Knights, he would have a birthday party with friends on the closest weekend and celebrate only with his family on the day of his actual birthday.

A typical birthday for Yanqing involves him getting the day off from his duties spending the day in the market. Yingxing will sometimes join him and it's usually when he will buy whatever sword Yanqing wants. Meanwhile, Jingliu and Baiheng take the reins in planning and decorating. Back during the days of the HCQ, Baiheng planned birthday parties for everyone and now that war is not an issue, she really goes all out.

During the evening, Yanqing will celebrate dinner with his family, Bailu, Yukong, Qingni, Tingyun, and Fu Xuan. The kitchen staff go all out when it comes to preparing dinner and the flavor of the cake changes every year so it's a surprise for Yanqing as well. Bailu also looks forward to the surprise cake flavor and blocks her calendar out months in advance.

His favorite cakes so far is his 8th birthday cake which was a strawberry and lemon cake and his 13th birthday cake which was chocolate and coffee. He loves all his cakes and he always looks forward to the surprise flavors.

Gifts come last and are usually the most anticipated affair for the younger children. A lot of Yanqing's gifts are swords, sheaths, and other sword related items.

The people who don't give Yanqing swords are Fu Xuan, who usually gives Yanqing books and scrolls for his flute playing; Baiheng, who gets him the latest toys and gadgets (one year he got a cycrane that was able to fly downstairs, get him snacks, and bring them back up); and Tingyun, who gets him trashy wuxia romance novels so they can laugh about it together.

Grandpa Huaiyan usually can't attend but he does send his finest sword to Yanqing every year.

The kids will play together until they completely knock. Yukong will have to carry Qingni and Tingyun home while Bailu sleeps over. The adults can usually tell when it's time to go home since the living room will get mysteriously quiet and the kids are either sleeping on the floor or couch.

For the adults, it's a time for them to get together and drink as much as they want. Half the time they are complaining about work and the other half is them talking about how their children are, except for Fu Xuan, who is enjoying her single, childfree life. :)

For Yanqing's dads, they are always bittersweet about his birthdays. They love that he's growing up and they are always more than happy to celebrate him but him growing up means they can't keep arounds and protect him like they used to.

Thank you for sending me the ask and feel free to send in more!!!

[topaz-witch-tea]

hiii, it's me again, thanks for spoiling us with your HC & AU as always 💖 💗

Anyway, I was curious, do you have any HC of what if Happy Family!AU meets with semi-cannon verse of RenJingHeng (that's still trying to bond with Yanqing despite their ✨Issues✨)?

I imagine it would be double the chaos since now they have TWO reckless, self-sacrificial, and insecure teen to watch over. That, and I want the HCQ to react to a what-if versions of themselves lolz. This could either go very well, or they just straight up start criticizing e/o method of parenting, and I can't make up my mind of which is better.

Hello!!! You're welcome, I enjoy writing these headcanons. 🥰

I do have HCs for this!!! I constantly compare the semi-cannon with the AU so I can differentiate their personalities and parenting styles.

I'll group them by character to make it easier.

Dan Feng- Dan Heng

They do not get along and Dan Feng started it. Dan Feng is very protective and doting to Yanqing.

He worries for Yanqing's wellbeing constantly and in his eyes, Dan Heng is neglectful and both Yanqing's should come home with him. Dan Heng's aloofness and his difficulties in connecting make Yanqing feel unsure of where he fits in RenJingHeng's new relationship.

To Dan Heng, Dan Feng's displays of affection contrast with his responsibility to the Vidyadhara, which leads Yanqing to make himself small so he doesn't stress out his father.

"How can you be okay with him going off like that? Getting possessed, sneaking off? He's practically skin and bones! Not to mention, you almost killed him. What kind of father are you?"

"You're one to talk to. Your son is so worried about disappointing you that he puts himself in harm's way constantly to prove himself!"

"Your's does the same!"

This ends with both of them crying and being very upset. Dan Feng has always struggled with emotions and can only communicate through words and acts of affection. Dan Heng is unsure how to communicate and care for Yanqing since he was never allowed to be a child and has no idea how to fit himself into the family dynamics.

Yingxing- Ren

They also do not get along and Ren is responsible for it.

Yingxing is very affectionate to Yanqing despite his strictness. Ren is not affectionate at all and approaches the relationship with a bit of teasing but also a constant state of "you are a child but are nothing like Silver Wolf, so I don't know how to communicate with you."

Yingxing sort of pities Ren since he sees Ren's marastruck fate as what could have happened to him if the Blessings of the Arbor went awry.

But this does not stop either of them from disliking each other. Unlike Dan Heng and Dan Feng, they do not engage with each other at all and instead actively ignore each other.

To Yingxing, Ren is confused and doesn't know how to interact with other people. However, his confusion creates more confusion for Yanqing, who believes that he is being pushed out of the family because of Canon! Jing Yuan is spending more time to incorporate Ren into his life.

To Ren though, Yingxing is a hypocrite. While Ren doesn't know how to interact with Yanqing, Yingxing is the same with his child. He doesn't understand why his child is sacrificial and reckless as if they weren't the traits he saw valued by his parents- their sacrificial and reckless actions in service to the Luofu.

AU! Jing Yuan - Canon! Jing Yuan

They get along pretty well since they are both very mellow people and their nature allows them to understand the other. Their time is spent comparing their respective sons. Hobbies? Favorite foods? Even habits as babies?

Some are similar like sword collecting but others are very different like AU! Yanqing prefers Vidyadhara seafood cuisine and spicy food over Canon! Yanqing prefers savory food from the Luofu and sweet treats like pudding and boba.

They also talk about their worries for their son. About how AU! Yanqing keeps throwing himself in danger to save his comrades even though his death would break his family's heart or how Canon! Yanqing keeps searching for stronger and stronger opponents in a relentless need to improve.

Jingliu

They don't talk at all. I don't see either of them seeing any merit in talking with each other. Instead, they communicate with their blades. To them, crossing blades with an opponent tells them what they need to know. The fight takes 30 minutes and by the end of it, both parties take their leave and stay silent for the rest of the day. If you asked the others, they could not tell you a single thing said during the fight. However, to the sword masters, they knew all they needed to know.

Baiheng

Well, she sort of dead in the canon so there isn't anything she can react to. She is, however, very sad that she passed and left Jing Yuan alone. even if her death was for a good cause.

AU! Yanqing- Canon! Yanqing

They talk about swords. That is honestly it. Their parents are fighting each other so they thought it would be best to avoid additional confrontation. They have also repressed a lot of their childhood insecurities so both of them are not exactly aware of the fact their behaviors are not the healthiest.

AU! Yanqing throws himself in the line of fire because he's seen his parents do it. He wants to protect the Luofu because his fathers spent so much time governing it and ensuring its peace and prosperity. But also, deep down, he wants to show that he is worthy of being their son.

Canon! Yanqing masters the sword not for glory, but to ease the general's burden. They do not call each other father and son even though both parties see each other that way. However, since things are never said, Yanqing believes Jing Yuan sees him as merely an apprentice rather than family. So now that Jing Yuan is bringing Dan Heng and Ren into his life, Yanqing is waiting for when he'll be served the eviction notice.

This was a really fun ask and I hope you enjoyed it!!! Please feel free to send more!

[topaz-witch-tea]

christmas headcanons? (is christmas even a thing on the

HELLO!

I am not dead, life has just taken me by surprise and what was supposed to be a quiet and chill month turned hectic really fast. I have time for writing now so I will be publishing stuff soon, it will take time as my computer has become extremely slow and a fic that would take me 4-6 hours to write now takes me 10+.

I don't know if Christmas itself is a thing but I would like to imagine there is something similar to it. :D

The XIanzhou does maintain friendly relations with foreign influences, like the IPC, so it could be assumed that people from other cultures have brought along their beliefs and holidays. Since the family doesn't have religious ties to the holiday, I can see them using it as a day to give gifts and spend with friends and family.

Baiheng and Jingliu will actually spend the night over at the manor since it makes planning and getting together a lot easier. The Luofu also has a lot of snow this time around. The artificial weather is made to respond to the environment (ex. lots of condensation in Scalegorge Waterscape leads to rain) and the wintertime tends to produce a lot of snow, which makes traveling difficult.

Yanqing is the first to make up. It is 6:00 AM and he is running to his parent's room, telling them to get up and open presents with him. His fathers, however, are very groggy and drags him down in the hopes he can sleep for one more hour. Dan Feng would usually spin some magic and lull the boy to sleep but it was still dark and no one, especially his child should be up at such an ungodly time.

Christmas time, actually starts at 8:00, when Yanqing wakes up again and his aunts and Yingxing are already downstairs preparing the food. Dan Feng is finishing up with last-minute gifts and Jing Yuan has finished responding to emails before sending the remaining staff home to their families.

For Yanqing, the best part of the holidays is the gifts. He has a pile of gifts under the tree ranging from clothes to swords to money. By the end of it, he is standing in a pool of wrapping paper and ribbon.

The others give a bit more practical gifts. Coffee that was imported from the IPC, sweet wine that was sent as tribute to the Lupfu, and rare books acquired during travels. They were adults with their own money so there wasn't any need to buy them anything.

The rest of the day is spent together in the living room. They have a large lunch and dinner together and Yanqing entertains himself with all the toys he has now acquired. However, he is warned to be careful when a flying sword almost spears an expensive tapestry. The adults mostly spend the day chatting and consuming an unhealthy amount of festive and alcoholic drinks.

Christmas in my home is very mellow and there are not a lot of festivities, so I based it on that. :D

I HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

Thank you for the ask!

[topaz-witch-tea]

Hii I like reading ur works which is really full of fluff🙆💜

Just curious on a scenario where yanqing get lost? Not sure if that would ever happen 🤣

HELLO!!! I am so glad you enjoy my work. I hope to publish more soon!

Yanqing is a runner. If you are not holding onto him, he will book it. It got so bad that they tried to put a leash on him. However, like an angry cat, he would flop on the floor and refuse to move until the leash was off. They then put a bell on his ankle so when he runs off, they can hear him.

Yanqing's attention was caught by the fluffy orange cat loitering around the dumpling stand. Without a moment's hesitation, Yanqing was off. His hand slipped through Dan Feng's grasp as he headed through the crowd and after the kitten. He dodged carts, customers, and even other Cloud Knights as he chased the cat into the alleyway. His Ba's calls were all but forgotten. The feline had jumped over the boxes, a grilled piece of fish in its mouth as it ran to the end of the alley.

When Yanqing reached the end, he found the orange cat surrounded by kittens. A couple were orange but others had splotches of gray and brown on them. The large orange cat, likely the mother to these kittens, placed herself in front of her children and hissed.

The hostile noise caused the boy to back up. "Oh, it's okay! Are you hungry? I can get you a lot of fish?" Yanqing spoke softly in hopes of placating the cat.

The cat, as if understanding what he was saying, stopped her hissing. "Yeah! I'll go get you a lot of fish!"

Yanqing quickly turned around, only to realize he didn't know his way back to the market. When he ran down the alleyway and countless corners, he did not remember to get his father to follow him. Now, he didn't know his way back."

"Meow?"

Yanqing could feel the fear building up. He didn't know how to get back. There are so many turns and all the corners look the same. How was he ever going to get back to his father?

"Yanqing!" A voice called on from above. Within seconds, the High Elder of the Vidyadhara descended from the clouds and landed gently next to his son.

"Ba!" The boy tightly hugged his father, burying his face into his father's clothes.

"How many times do I have to tell you to not run off? Do you know how long I was looking for you?" Dan Feng lightly scolded.

Yanqing didn't say anything but instead just hugged his father tighter.

Dan Feng sighed and looked at the cat. "This is the third cat this month you have followed. You have Mimi at home. I swear you are as bad as Jing Yuan."

I hope you enjoy this short thing! Thank you for the ask!

[topaz-witch-tea]

Help I just read Baiheng's Parenting and why am I getting so curious what happened to that one PTA meeting with that one mother she punched—

Imagine if the woman did try to report this to the General though—that'd be so funny XD

One day, I will write about Baiheng and the fights she had with the PTA parents.

To the old nobility, Yanqing is not of any important bloodline. Yes, he is adopted into the family but to old families who value blood relations above everything else, Yanqing is viewed as something akin to a usurper. The old nobility are not the richest nor do they hold the same immense political power they had before. During the Civil War, they lost a lot of status and Jing Yuan's ascension to the Seat of Divine Foresight did not make it easier on them. Their feelings towards Yanqing are a mixture of discrimination towards his birth and their delusions of a lost, but glorious past.

At the PTA meeting, a mother belonging to a noble family had the gall/stupidity to say around Baiheng "It's bad enough that child is held to the same rank as us but for him to go to the same school as well, the Alliance truly has fallen. Who knows what a loathsome child will do to our society? I say it's best to get rid of him."

Had she said it within the comforts of her home or the old noble factions, no one would've batted an eye. However, she was stupid enough to say it when Baiheng was in the room and her Foxian hearing is much better than humans or Vidyadhara.

Within seconds of her saying that, she was immediately on her floor, a painful bruise on her right cheek. No amount of screaming and threats could make Baiheng regret what she did and she absolutely did not regret it.

"Go on then, you can fight back if you want. Or you can even go and report what happened to the Cloud Knights, where you can repeat what you said about Yanqing to the General instead."

If the woman was stupid enough to actually go to the General to lodge a complaint, she would be thrown in jail for threatening harm to a member of the General's family.

Lady: General, please help me! Lady Baiheng attacked me out of nowhere. Look, she struck me so hard my face is bruised.

Jing Yuan: *already knows what happens but wants to see how long this can be dragged out* I am so sorry to hear that. How can the Seat of Divine Foresight help you?

Lady: Well, you can do something about Lady Baiheng. Throw her in jail or exile her! She hit me! I am a noble. I come from a distinguished family.

Jing Yuan: I see. Might I ask what led up to this?

Lady: I was just talking with the other parents. I have no idea what led to her assaulting me

Jing Yuan: What exactly were you talking about?

Lady: *quickly realizing that her comments might land her in the Shackling Prison* Uh...