#Yunchang

[zhoudadudugongjin]

When saying the names Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, although the surnames are different, yet we have come together as brothers. From this day forward, we shall join forces for a common purpose: to save the troubled and to aid the endangered. We shall avenge the nation above, and pacify the citizenry below. We seek not to be born on the same day, in the same month and in the same year. We merely hope to die on the same day, in the same month and in the same year. May the Gods of Heaven and Earth attest to what is in our hearts. If we should ever do anything to betray our friendship, may heaven and the people of the earth both strike us dead.

[ediblegoldstars]

holy shit, you can use guan yu's weapon in lies of p?!?!?! keep that gay, gay man alive this way. and it's in hades, too! my heart singeth and danceth.

[drawinglin]

love at first sight ( ^u^ )╱

[aquietwhyme]

Lol, depicting the beard of Guan Yu with sliced trash bags is both genius and one of the biggest acts of shade ever~

A transformation trend

[sheltiechicago]

Ruyi Bridge in China Looks Straight out of Sci Fi

Overlooking the foggy Shenxianju Valley, the Ruyi Bridge in China has a fascinating, futuristic design that looks unlike anything else.

Built between 2017 and 2020, the bridge features curved walkways that arch and bend like a traditional Chinese Ruyi, a decorative object.

Designed by He Yunchang, the bridge also features a glass walkway that gives visitors a chance to take on their fear of heights, and look directly down on the valley below.

Images via MyBestWorld and Rex/Shutterstock. 

[jolikmc-thoughts]

So. At the beheadst of some random anon, I gave Mega Man X DiVE another try. According to them, Captain Taiwan and/or NebulaJoy toned down the "grindy" aspect of the game, somewhat, during the period of time in which I didn't play.

They were wrong.

The first place where I found myself just under the Recommended Power for a stage was in Air Force 4-6 (Normal). Fighting Vile and Goliath took a while, but it still felt reasonable.

The first place where the Recommended Power for a stage was more than double what I had would be Factory 3-1 (Hard). This is technically the eighth "world" in the game, due to how Hard Mode is mandatory. Anyway, it was still doable, but enemies were starting to get a tad bit tanky… Fighting Rangda Bangda in 3-6H took a solid five minutes, too. How fun.

The point where I finally gave up (again) was Floating Ruins 6-1 (Normal), which comes right after Factory (Hard). Regular enemies were taking seconds to destroy while armored enemies were taking about half a minute. And given that the game is 75% enemy arenas, well… yeah. They were also taking off half of my health with each hit. I did that crap once, I didn't feel like doing it again.

So, yeah. That punk anon didn't know what the hell he was talking about. I mean, yes, I'm sure the Story Mode is technically beatable within two weeks… if you either don't do anything but play the game non-stop, or you spend money on it. I used everything that the game handed to me, and I just simply hit a wall that I didn't feel like banging my head against. Again.

I really hope the Offline version of the game fixed this as much as people claim…

~ J

Edit: It did.

[grand-theft-carbohydrates]

I wore the new coat you gave me every day, until it wasnt new any more. When the collar wore out, i had it replaced. When the elbows tore, i had them patched. by the end of it, the bottom of the coat had been re-hemmed so many times, rolled up upon itself again and again, that it became as short as an undershirt. My Third Brother saw it once, and teased me mercilessly for being such an unfashionable miser. I just laughed along. I couldn't explain. I didn't want to. You were always better at words than I was.

Here at our barracks, we have a custom of passing on our old clothes to the junior officers. Over the course of several years, favorite coats would slowly make its way down the ranks, and if it was fortunate enough to avoid getting lost or destroyed at the end of its distinguished service, the men would split it among themselves to make scarves, turbans, and kerchiefs. (once those small pieces were too far gone, they would be turned into cleaning rags). The old, green battle-coat that my Elder Brother gave me now decorates the brows of my fellow men. It gives me the same warm feeling of contentment to see it on them, as i had once felt wearing it.

I never parted with the new coat you gave me. I wore it until it was no longer new, and kept wearing it long after. If the men noticed, they made no comment. I kept it on under the clothes my Liege Lord and Elder Brother gave me. It started out as the most beautiful thing I’ve ever owned, but strangely enough, I only grew fond of it after it became an unsightly mess of patchwork. More darn than silk. If you saw it now, you would have laughed, like you did last time. You might have tried to give me a replacement, and gone away looking so hurt and confused when i refused. You should know by now that i do not take gifts lightly.

One morning, several years after the day we last parted, the coat tore in my hands as i was putting it on. The fabric had become so thin. I folded it up, and kept it safe in my chest until evening. When the stars came out, I brought it out and laid it over the campfire, where the flames ate it up and the winds scattered the ashes far and wide.

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Oh boy, it is officially 1 AM and I am having many, many thoughts and feelings tonight about cao cao and guan yu. Notes under the cut.

So the story is inspired by something my mom told me once about clothes recycling in 70s China. She would get hand-me-down clothes from her big sister, once those were worn out, they would go to her little brother, after that, it would be used to patch other clothes, and once those wore out they would be used for rags. Quite a lifecycle. For much of human history, producing textiles was a expensive and time-consuming process, and it made me think about what people do with their old clothes doing the Han Dynasty. In the novel it’s mentioned several times that people would get rewarded old clothes from their superiors, so there is some precedence to this.

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Cao cao: oh, woe is me, the most miserable man in existence! My love is totally unrequited. Yunchang cares naught for me!

Guan yu: ^

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I use the translation “coat“ for 袍， there isn’t really a one to one English word, (although it’s often called a “heavy robe”). I’ve decided to go with “coat” to keep it more localized, and because I think “heavy robe” is clunky. Idk how to really explain it, the word robe denotes this very specific style of dress from outsiders perspective, in a way that doesn’t come naturally if you are a native speaker talking about your normal clothes. Vibes vs accuracy, FIGHT!

[zhoudadudugongjin]

*Guan Yu's Sugar Baby Mode Activated*

cao cao: if only i could receive head from guan yunchang, even once, i would gladly lose my life

the devious monkey’s paw:

[fff777]

watched the wayv 5th anniversary stream

It's pajama themed!!!!!! :3

Ten called Kun gege and Kun was like this is definitely a thing I am not used to wtf

When Winwin introduced himself in English he was like "I'm uh-Winwin" and Xiaojun and Hendery in Mandarin were like "you're a Winwin???"

Ten: 你可以叫我欽欽哥哥 WayV: *o*

Kun voluntold Sicheng to introduce the stream :3

Ten wanted them all to introduce their pajamas first :P

Yangyang introducing his pants and housecoat pattern combo

Ten had a nature wildlife theme lmao

Sicheng said that Dejun's was a ocean theme and Hendery and Dejun were like "no this is a hospital patient theme" lol. Ten said that his pajamas reminded them of Dream Launch.

Sicheng said that his pajamas were Dalmation vibes and the guys were like ehhhh that's not quite it

Ten: You are my star Sicheng: ...So romantic

Dejun asked Sicheng for help on taking off his eyemask (probably so as not to disturb his hair).

Apparently Hendery's not the kind of guy to wear pajamas. Like I think he doesn't wear much when he goes to sleep based on what the guys are saying.

Kun's housecoat is very dadlike lol.

He's showing off the bear

Ten saying that Kun looks like an esteemed guest at a hotel and Sicheng saying that he looks like rich president (like of a company)

Discussing what they did in 2023

Sicheng: *Sneezes* Sicheng: Bless me (I think that's what he said lol)

They said it would be game time but they're just reading comments first

Ten said he cut his hair for the rookie mentality lol

Kun reading the comments: 劉揚揚好嫩 Yangyang: Hah

Commenting on Yangyang's haircut and Hendery chopping the mullet

This stream has no subs as of right now so I can't understand the Korean parts unfortunately

They noted that the stream was happening around dinner time/bedtime

Aw cute collage journal

Sicheng calculating the number of days in 5 years XD

He said he calculated it with astrology lmao

Hendery was like uhhh do we have to read our own entries? And Sicheng was like yeah we love seeing other people embarrassed (so you have to)

Hendery's entry was about going to the amusement park together and buying animal hats together

Yangyang explained that it was during Kick Back promos and it was on a day when they had free time

Hendery telling us to guess what this picture is of. Apparently it was the merry-go-round.

Kun finally found pictures of them on that day.

Kun pointing to the animal hats

Yangyang said that on that day, they'd agreed to dress more low key. And Hendery said that it was because all of them had dyed hair. But then they all wore animal hats which kind of defeated the purpose.

Hendery was looking to see who wrote the next entry and it was not signed by anyone but he knew it was Dejun's :3 Probably recognized the handwriting.

Dejun's was about visiting Rain Day filming. He'd taken 1.5hrs to get there and bought drinks. But because it was raining the people on set were going to get changed. So Dejun saw them for one minute. And then he went home, another 1.5hr journey XD

Sicheng's entry was about a time he had stubble and he thought he looked good and wanted to take a bubble for fans but the members said that if he did, he'd lose fans and scare people so he didn't X'D All the members denied this or claimed they forgot that such a thing happened lol.

Sicheng's picture of his facial hair that Ten said looked a lot like Sicheng XD

Yangyang explained that it was just stubble, it wasn't full-fledged facial hair. And then Hendery asked the fans to weigh in on whether they want to see Sicheng with facial hair.

Ok so it's a promise, Sicheng will have facial hair like Guan Yu/Guan Yunchang for the next comeback XD Guan Yu aka Guan Yunchang is a historical figure often depicted with a very long beard.

Kun wrote a really long entry

Apparently WayVs went to an escape room and Kun asked the fans to weigh in on who was the most courageous/cowardly in escape rooms

According to Kun, Hendery was the bravest, and Ten was the most cowardly XD

Apparently Ten just go through the escape room with his eyes closed XD

Ten also talked about escape rooms. He said that if he was scared in the escape room, then he would make animal sounds to scare away the scary things lol. But apparently the NPCs would just get confused lol.

Kun demonstrating a scared Ten

Ten would get mad in the escape room when he had to do certain things XD Sicheng's example was that if the NPC said that person #1 had to do something and Ten was person #1, he'd be like "why do I have to do it?!" and argue with the NPC lol

Yangyang talked about Christmas hotpot with the members :3 They also did Secret Santa but they had to buy impractical things. They can't share them with us though ToT

They have to write an entry for memories with the fans. They're all going to do it in different languages and Kun has to write it down.

Yangyang hoping that there'll be lots of opportunities to meet fans and that fans will come and see them.

Kun struggling to keep up with summarizing and writing while the other guys are talking

Ten voluntold to keep the journal lol

Sicheng wearing Dejun's eye mask

Polaroid decorating time

Aw Yangyang did Ten's photo with a kitty theme

Ten did Yangyang's photo

Lol Dejun decorated Hendery's. He also used the kitty sticker.

LMAO Sicheng has experience with polaroid decorating and he just slapped as many stickers as he could onto it lmfao.

Hendery calling out Sicheng for speaking with such little enthusiasm as he explained his work X'D and they made him do a take 2 XD

Hendery used stickers and washi tape for Kun's photo, and explained that the face was Weishennies doing a kissy face to Kun :P

Kun explained that he went with a simple approach to Winwin's photo :P

Game time!

Ten arguing with Kun about moving the game piece X'D

Lol choose the phrase that Ten has not spoken before X'D

Hendery trying to game the tissue blowing game

Ten's trick did NOT work lol

Ok is it just me or are they NOT moving the game pieces properly???? like 1 space should be the next space over lol

Yangyang told Sicheng to be the person that they have to blow the balloon over because he's the tallest and then he lay down like this X'D

Balloon: *Lets out air* WayV: OMG Winwin!!!!!! dId YoU fArT?????

Dejun succeed by flinging the balloon a bit as he let go X'D

Ten was unsuccessful X'D

Question: Which one is not Sicheng's hobby?

Question: Which has Yangyang and mom not said to each other?

Hendery said that Yangyang's mom definitely did not say he was ugly because she always says good things about Yangyang to Hendery

Lol Hendery was wrong lmao

Confusion over whether they should be standing up or not lol

Lol the guys really have no 默契

Interesting how when they're talking about dancing, they revert to Korean. I wonder if it's because their dance trainers speak to them in Korean.

Kun voluntold to light the cake I guess (they were speaking in Korean for much of this)

Wayv: 錕哥今天是什麽日子 Kun: 今天是我五歲的生日啊 *aegyo*

Bro like no one reacted to his joke X'D

Lol thinking about what their debut song was, but settling on a simple Happy Birthday

Wtf is this candle??? lol

Ohh it's a spinning cake. Kyungsoo had a spinning cake for his Expectation livestream, I wonder if this is the new cake trend.

Yangyang always coming in with the emotional messages :3 He was saying how it was their fifth anniversary, but they'd known each other for longer than that, and that he hopes they'll continue to grow old together :3

Kun arguing that he will NOT be fifty years old in twenty years X'D

ASMR sleepy times with mood lighting

Lol Yangyang doing his qipaoyin which I looked up is called vocal fry register XD

Dejun preemptively drying Sicheng's tears

Nuisance strikes again

Sicheng: 晚安, 我愛你 ;_; <3 <3 <3

They were not prepared for this ASMR because the background noise is so loud....

Hendery saying the end of his message in Cantonese T_T

NUISANCE JUN

Not paying attention during Kun's bit ^^;;

Extra not paying attention during Ten's bit OTL

A fan asked if Hendery's teeth still hurt lol. I think this was a reference to when he'd gotten his wisdom teeth out earlier.

Sleepy times :3

[zhoudadudugongjin]

Thought I'd try out chibi style...

老牛吃嫩草 "Cradle robber!" lit. "old cow eats young grass".

[anthronym]

Stills from the video documentation of One Meter Democracy (2011) by He Yunchang 

[adaru32]

Have ya tried Peak of Combat yet? Opinions? :O

Heya! So I have stated a few times in some older news update posts of mine that I'm not a cellphone game player, and never planned on getting the game. I was just gonna watch the story mode cutscenes and boss battles on Youtube. But from what I've been hearing about the game from a majority that played it, it ain't doing so good where they're claiming that it's just as bad, if not, worse than Devil May Cry 2. Then again, it's basically a gacha game. There have also been claims that they've had difficulties launching the game, even on they day of its release. If anything, I've only seen a fraction of players enjoying it due to the costumes, selection of characters to play as, and the character interactions in story mode. And from what a majority of beta players stated, they preferred the gameplay mechanics of the 1.0 version of it, one of its earliest versions when Yunchang games was still developing it, and when its story was gonna be canon with the other games before Nebula Joy took over and changed everything. Speaking of Nebula Joy, they're another reason I don't ever plan on getting this game. I was hoping to get it if there ever was gonna be a Steam release, but now I'm not so sure. With the state of it that it's in, I don't know if there will ever be a Steam release now. So about Nebula Joy...I have no plans to ever support them because there have been claims from fans and mod developers that ever since they took over, things went completely downhill from there where they'd do nothing but spam a bunch of ads out there, let alone ads using A.I voices and showing off cutscenes that don't even feature in the game at all.

And Nebula Joy has a reputation of being a schemey company that would scam not only the players, but influencers and mod developers as well.

In my last news update post, I shared a statement from one of the mod developers about their experience of working with them.

Even shared with them what a friend's friend went through when working with them.

And with these fans stating their concerns about them and the game, I'm just shocked that Capcom didn't bother dropping them. But on a good note, Capcom hasn't even been promoting them and that game onto their pages and channels. That at least says something right there. Now aside from the negative parts about it, I'm just glad that we've got some kind of new Devil May Cry game with features that any Devil May Cry fan would want in one (except for the gacha part of it, of course). And it's nice that Capcom got to be a part of its development, and how Casey Edwards got to make a song for it, but it's just too bad what it's become. I was hoping for it to be better...

[of-chitin-wrought-peering]

he yunchang poses with collar constructed of his removed rib

[timotey]

Why is nothing working?!

Prodigy Healer, episode 10

Gosh, this scene! When Xingchen used his powers to save everyone from the fire in the quarantine but his own internal organs started to shut down as a result and Yunchang couldn't figure out how to help him...

[romanceyourdemons]

guan “totally cool with a stranger cutting open his arm and scraping poison off the exposed bone” yunchang vs. cao “antivaxxer” mengde

[agoldenplum]

Statue in Qianxi Park in Taiwan. Of the god Guan yu. Guan Yu, is known by many different names, including Yunchang, Guang Gong, and Guandi