#are directly linked to wwx's recklessness and nonchalance

[ziwangye]

so i really don’t agree with the novel painting jc in a bad light in terms of helping the common folk of the yunmeng area,     apart from it just not vibing with my own hc of jc being a darling of yunmeng,    a doted on young master because they watched him grow and YunmengJiang is stated to be unlike the other great sects in their receptiveness of common folk as opposed to living distanced from them,    i also dislike it because it just wouldn’t make sense of someone who literally saved that area and worked restlessly to rebuild it.    it’s stated in the novel that the common folk didn’t really know why the sects were fighting,   only frightened that they were caught in the middle of it so obviously someone saving them from all that bloodshed and uncertainty must garner respect.    i do believe he would take up a lot of minor issues,   unlike what’s being said in that screenshot that he only deals with malign spirits bc duh why would he wait for someone to be killed in order to act ?      aside from that,    why would jiang  ‘ massive inferiority complex  ‘  cheng want to rebuild lotus pier and the yunmeng area to a fraction of its former glory and alienate the people they’re supposed to help  ??   like its mentioned in a few chapters previous to this how lotus pier is built bigger than it used to be but its less lively and its kind of insinuated to be jc’s fault but i don’t buy that he would allow things to be like that with how competitive and careful about his reputation he is.   

also why would disciples talk about him behind his back  ?    jiang cheng has a strong, abrasive personality that i will concede does become quite violent and slightly maddened in the aftermath of jyl and wwx’s death,   becoming obsessed with finding wwx’s spirit and taking down anyone ever fractionally associated with demonic cultivation,    but i doubt it would be to the extent where he wouldn’t have the loyalty of his own people.    i do conceded with some people finding it scary to approach him when he’s in his fouler moods,    almost always prompted by his fluke searches of wwx’s spirit taking hold of the body of others as described here.    but i really disagree that his infamy as a tempestuous character would outdo his good intentions and deeds with the people of yunmeng enough to dissuade him to seek him out for help because then why would he be there ?  why would he have rebuilt his sect if not to carry out its proper functions ?   and why would he disappoint his parents by not being able to do as such ?   in my honest opinion,    this increased demonizing of jiang cheng in the latter chapters of mdzs is anchored in attempts to victimize wwx further,   build sympathy with him because jc still treats him poorly in a ‘ wow look all that he’s done for you  ( golden core reveal ) and look how bad tempered you are.  ( telling wwx and lwj off for being in the ancestral hall,   emphasizing how lackluster lotus pier is under his leadership etc. )’ kind of way.