#my fav quote from tgcf

[mystiquill]

one person… just one person was enough

[regrator-the-ninth]

Hello, it's MXTX Ask Game :

1.) From the 3 works by MXTX, who is your favorite (canon) couple? Why?

2.) From the 3 works by MXTX, do you have any non canon fav ships?

(FYI, I have at least 10 non canon ships from those 3 series, sorry)

3.) From the 3 works by MXTX, do you have any favorite quotes (from each series)?

4.) Who is your favorite love interest in MXTX three novels (luo binghe, lan wangji, mobei jun or hua cheng)? Why?

5.) Who is your favorite mc in MXTX three novels (shen qingqiu, wei wuxian, shang qinghua or xie lian)? Why?

Favorite canon couple

Hualian! Partly because they remind me of Xuexiao, but also because their dynamic is so beautiful on its own. They complement each other so well and are just such an obviously good match! Their interactions are super fun to watch and their mutual trust, love, and respect while being independent people with differing opinions and ways of doing things makes for a nuanced relationship that I love.

Non-canon favorite ships

Xuexiao, obviously. They're half of this blog at this point...

As for others, I also enjoy Xiyao and Beefleaf, and everyone in SVSSS can be shipped with everyone else basically (I don't have strong ships for SVSSS but I support all of the ones that exist).

Favorite quotes

I am not good at remembering quotes since memories are not stored as words in my brain but this one from TGCF left a strong impression:

“The one standing in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is ‘you’ and not the state of you.”

Favorite love interest

Definitely Hua Cheng! I think it's mostly because I find him the most relatable. I love his snarky little comments and the pranks he plays on everyone else, but I also love how incredibly obvious it is that he cares (and not just about Xie Lian). Luo Binghe is unhinged (and I love him for it) but a little too much sometimes, and Lan Wangji is so repressed in a way that just doesn't resonate as much with me.

Favorite MC

I think Wei Wuxian is the most relatable, but Shen Yuan is my favorite narrator. His knowledge of the modern day and his specific brand of denial/unreliability were so fun to read and he's just such a guy!

[nyerus]

Hi, Nyerus... Long time no see.... 😆😘 Sorry I just got log in to tumblr again. Because of you, I got into TGCF 3 years ago, thanks so much.... 💐

I know maybe this ask have been ask before, but can I ask your top 3 (or top 5) fav quotes from TGCF and why you love them? Thanks if you want to answer....

Welcome back! <3 It means the world to me that I helped you get into TGCF!

My top quotes from TGCF have gotta be (random order):

"Only having met you did I rediscover that it's such a simple thing to be happy." This quote absolutely killed me on the SPOT when I first read it. 😭 Xie Lian realizes how revealing it was for him to say this, but he was completely honest there. He spent centuries alone, in terrible conditions, always secretly hoping that maybe one day he would find someone who would cherish him for who he was, faults and all. He didn't have much happiness in his life, but was grateful for every kindness he encountered. Now with Hua Cheng, Xie Lian is finally able to laugh again, to feel safe, and be truly happy. Such simple, human things that he'd forgotten due to how lonely and difficult his life was.

"To watch with your own eyes your beloved be trampled and ridiculed, yet being unable to do anything. That's the worst suffering in the world." This was so iconic of Hua Cheng, and it comes before we learn the truth of what really happened to him and Xie Lian in the past. It perfectly describes why he is the way he is, and it sent chills down my spine! I think it's quite underrated, as well. Hua Cheng saw Xie Lian harmed and ridiculed so much in the past -- he will not stand for a single instance more!!! ;o;

"You saved me. I've always looked at you. In this world, there are countless people more 'successful' than you, but none of them could have saved me like you did. None of them could have done those things you did -- You have no idea how much courage you gave me, for me to become the me today." This quote is from Hua Cheng in the final amnesia extra. That whole extra was very entertaining and fun, but then it hits you with this and I started sobbing like a baby hahaha! Once again, it perfectly encapsulates why Hua Cheng is so in love with Xie Lian: not just because Xie Lian caught him, but because Xie Lian saved him in so many ways. He was the only person in Hua Cheng's life (after his birth mom died) that showed him true compassion and gentleness. Who believed him, and believed in him. This gave Hua Cheng courage. And then he saw Xie Lian stand against the impossible to try and help others, and continue to do the right thing even when it caused himself harm. Something no one else would do. Of course Hua Cheng fell hopelessly in love.

"Something like saving the world, it really doesn't matter how you do it. But, although brave, it's foolish. [...] Although foolish, it's brave." I love this quote because despite how much he admires and respects Xie Lian, he isn't afraid to give his honest opinion on things as heavy as Xie Lian's very ideals. He doesn't agree with Xie Lian's morality, and doesn't think the common people are worth saving in the same way as Xie Lian does. I feel like sometimes, people get the wrong idea that Hua Cheng is a doormat who just goes along with Xie Lian's ideas -- but that can't be further from the truth. Hua Cheng is quite vocal and straightforward about his own goals/morality/etc. He knows it's different than Xie Lian's, but that's just who he is -- a terrifying Ghost King who will do things his own way. (And Xie Lian really really likes that about him, and wouldn't want him to change!)

"What matters is you, and not the state of you." First said by Xie Lian, and then repeated by Hua Cheng when Xie Lian needed to hear it the most! It's THE iconic, quintessential Hualian quote. So of course it's a fave!

Thank you anon for sending in this ask! I had fun with it!

[bi-turtle-enthusiast]

Danmei ask, from all 3 of MXTX works,

a). Who is your fav protagonist? Why?

b.) Who is your fav male lead (love interest)? Why?

c.) Who is your fav canon couple? Why?

d.) Which is your fav story from those 3 works? Why?

e.) Are they a certain quotes from those 3 works, that are your fav?

sure!

a. Xie Lian. I love everything about this man. He's silly, but also serious, but also kind, but also human. He's guyfail and he's girlboss. He's so funny. He's so resilient, and gives me hope.

b. Ok so it's kind of a tie between Hua Cheng and Lan Wangji because I like and dislike them both in equal capacities. The Untamed made me like Lan Wangji a lot more, and upon rereading MDZS I realized I had misinterpreted him a lot. Rereading TGCF made me realize that,, Hua Cheng really is kind of insane and Feng Xin and Mu Qing had a point. So yeah I have my gripes with both. But also, their unflinching love is so powerful. I love how they love so deeply and unabashedly. I love how they're both neurodivergent to an extreme /pos.

c. Hualian. They make me insane

d. TGCF! MDZS is a close second but it's just too sad despite WWX's attempts at lightening the mood by being himself. I'm kind of insane about every single character in TGCF and I find myself going back to it the most.

e. Ough this is hard. I think right now it's

"Don't you understand? If you insist on protecting them, it means I can't protect you!" -Jiang Cheng

I'm insane about Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian's relationship and I love how this quote beautifully showcases Jiang Cheng's struggle of caring so deeply for his loved ones but being in an impossible situation where society's demands of him prevent him from protecting and caring for them the way he wants to.

[leaf-boi]

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[aunnokokyuu]

‘i am forever your most devoted believer’ this ‘i pray to never rest in peace’ that ‘what matters is you not the state of you’ yes yes we’ve all heard it before they’re in everyone’s bios they’re on the character wiki pages they’ve had their time. but i never hear anyone talking about my fav quote so now everyone SHUT UP about those other quotes and pay your due diligence to, arguably, THE greatest quote in tgcf: ‘only after having met you did i rediscover that it's such a simple thing to be happy’. like. my heart still stops. can we please talk about this line??? xie lian was a prince, he was a god, he was supposed to have everything. but it only caused him suffering. but now as a scrap-collecting god of misfortune, he finally discovers how easy it was to be happy. how happiness didn’t lie in his status or power but in one single person, who brought him happiness more easily than any riches or glory had ever done. like god. 800 years of suffering and torment and he finally realizes that happiness comes easy. being happy takes no effort at all when he is with hua cheng. oh god im eating my fist someone please stop me from crying

[baiwu-jinji]

Do you mind if I ask somethings? a) In which moment or part that got you to fall in love with TGCF and SVSSS?

b) Can I ask your favorite quotes from both the novels?

c) And which non-canon pairs are your favorite in both novels?

So sorry if I ask quite a lot, feel free if you want to answer or not....Again, thanks a lot, ....💐

Hi! In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth asked Mr Darcy when he fell in love with her, and Darcy said “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation…I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.” And for me it’s kind of like that with tgcf and svsss…And I think one of the crucial reasons that I like them is because, while there’s a lot of anguish and misery in both stories, there’s also so much love. People might find Hua Cheng or Luo Binghe’s love obsessive, but Hua Cheng and Binghe were both (metaphorically) drowning in a sea of suffering, and in their isolation and desperation they found a piece of land in their lovers, which is the only land as far as their eyes can see; so of course that land would mean something quite different to them compared to what land means to people who walk on solid ground all day.

The ending song of svsss donghua 却春山 is one of my favourite songs, and there’s a line in it 剖白肝胆海水不及情深半 – “look within my heart, the sea is not half as deep as my affections for you” – it’s a beautiful line and I think that’s the depth of love that tgcf and svsss are trying to convey.

As for my fav quotes, there’re two quotes from tgcf I translated here and here, and I love them for their poetic and imaginative language. My favourite quote from svsss is probably this from chapter 80:

他从来只是个孩子。在世间踽踽独行，茫然奔走，摔跤无数次。想要的东西只有那么几样，却总也抓不到。

translation: He has only ever been a child; he walked alone in the world, ran around aimlessly, and fell countless times. There’s only so much that he wanted, but he could never grasp it.

As much as mxtx likes to torture Luo Binghe, there’s a deep empathy that shines through in this sentence which made me love it.

“Which non-canon pairs are my favourite” – sorry I really don’t know haha. I know those are danmei novels and pairings are kind of important, but I’m usually more interested in individual characters than pairings, so I usually don’t pay attention to any pairings unless the author explicitly point me to them.

[hualianisms]

Hi...how are you? If you don't mind me asking, what are your top 5 favorite moments from TGCF novel? And why? Sorry if you've answered this question before.....

hi thank you for the ask!! sorry it took me so long to get to this, i've been extremely busy but i hope you’ve been well. also no worries, i have not answered this before so thanks for asking <3 my fav moments in tgcf:

bk 4, ch 196 - man in abyss receives a bamboo hat in the rain. this will always be my fav scene in all 5 books bc it was just so powerful and moving. it's xie lian at his absolute worst point, receiving 1 small piece of kindness - from a stranger, no less - that saved him. that was when he learnt that just one person is enough, which is such a powerful message that rings so true even in real life and is something i don’t think i’ll forget for a long time.

bk 3, ch 120 - the talk that hualian had over the campfire. when xie lian said “To me, the one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is you, and not the state of you." “I…admire San Lang very much, so I want to understand your everything. So, I’m very envious that someone has already met that kind of you." to me, this showed the depth of xie lian's love for hua cheng, how he loves hua cheng so unconditionally that he wants to know all of hua cheng, even the very worst, ugliest parts. can you imagine a love like that? it really just. made me tear up and hit so hard

bk 5, ch 241 - hua cheng's entire love confession and speech to xie lian just before he disappeared bc it made me sob so much 

bk 5, ch 243 - the entire scene of hualian's reunion bc it was so beautifully written and perfect and touching 🤧 🤧 🤧

bk 3, ch 134 when xie lian said "Only after having met you did I rediscover that it’s such a simple thing to be happy" bc that quote just says it all.

sorry this got long! it was pretty hard to choose bc there are lots more moments i loved too, like hualian’s first kiss or xian le trio’s bk 5 reunion, but these are the ones that made the biggest impression on me! thanks again for the ask <3

[crittique]

got reminded of one of my fav quotes from TGCF novel and damn...it it isn’t BEE (big essek energy)

[meltesh28]

“殿下， 那你知道， 我为什么不肯离开这个世界吗 ？” 

”为什么？”

animated one of my fav quotes from the books ;;;;;; pls read tgcf

[huahua]

hi sorry to bother idk if you got my other ask (my wifi is rlly wonky 😔) so just asking again, i saw your tgcf quotes posts and i was wondering what you were using to read it (bc the font is different from the one on docs) and how you highlighted your fav phrases from the screenshot? tysm ❤️

I'm using iBooks. Some time ago someone compiled the book into an epub but it was taken down because it was posted without the translator permission. I kept my copy for personal use but I can't share the file sorry. 😔 If you have trouble reading from google docs have you tried using safari's reader? You can't highlight quotes there but you can change the font type and size. And the background color too.

[nyerus]

aaahhh i love tgcf so muchh!! there are so many beautiful and poetic phrases in it and im sure it will be even more beautiful in chinese but i can't seem to find those 'quotes' in chinese ughh!! so can you share with me some of ur fav quotes? preferably in chinese but english is ok too!! haha (p.s. do you know where i can find raw tgcf w/o having to pay? or maybe even snips of it..? bc i think thr r some chinese words that eng words cant grasp the beauty of it) have a beautiful day!

Aaahhh me too Anon!!! TGCF has totally stolen my whole heart and I couldn’t be happier about it! This is a super hard ask because I have SO MANY favorite quotes! I’ll keep it short and give the first 5 that come to mind!

Unfortunately I don’t know Chinese well enough to search for the full quotes, though I have purchased the raws. I know only very basic stuff at best, BUT I did save the iconic quote in both languages:

1.) “To me, the one basking in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matter is ‘you’ and not the state of you.”

“对我来说，风光无限是你，跌落 尘埃的也是你。重点是’你’，而不是怎样'的你 。”

When Xie Lian said it during ch120 I cried. Then when Hua Cheng repeats it to him in ch179 it was really sweet. BUT when Hua Cheng says it in ch238, that’s when the waterworks really started!!! This single quote is like, the very embodiment of their relationship as a whole. I love Hualian........ ｡･ﾟﾟ*(>д<)*ﾟﾟ･｡

2.) “Only after having met you did I rediscover that it’s such a simple thing to be happy.”

I literally had to stop and put the book down because the weight of Xie Lian’s words here (ch134) hit me like a ton of bricks. For so long, he’s been alone and just gotten used to that. But he’s finally met Hua Cheng, who more than anything, makes him happy. Aaahh..... (ಥ﹏ಥ)

3.) “To watch with your own eyes your beloved be trampled and ridiculed, yet unable to do anything. That’s the worst suffering in the world.”

This one speaks for itself. My heart shattered for Hua Cheng when he said this!!! (Ch.108.)

4.) “It’s been so long since anyone listened to my talk, won’t you stay?”

Speaking of my heart shattering!!!! (੭ ˃̣̣̥ ω˂̣̣̥)੭ु⁾⁾ Lianlian!!! Baby!!! Everything he says in ch241 is heartbreaking but this is what destroyed me the most!

5.) “To die in battle for Your Highness is my greatest honor.”

This is also from ch241, but Hua Cheng first says it in ch 181--and that’s one of my fave chapters. Aahhh tiny ghost fire Fafa!! So dramatic and brave!!!

Bonus: "You’re willing to bear the pain, but your San Lang isn’t willing to let you.”

Honestly this quote made me love Mu Qing so much. He totally Understood(tm) how Hualian felt for each other, and scolded poor Xie Lian succinctly with this! The entire Ghost King Birthday extra was fantastic--maybe my fave one!

There are honestly so many good ones though so it’s hard to say. If I sat and really ruminated for a while, I’m sure I’d come up with like at least 10 more!

As for the second part of your ask--I’m not sure where to read it in CN for free! I know there are sites that host the raws, as I’ve heard people mention before, but I’m not sure of the names. I’m so sorry! ;o;

In case you’re interested though: I myself used this handy guide to purchase from JJWXC, the original publisher. I think it was like $6 for all of TGCF (though I bought many more points than I needed, since JJWXC allows paypal transactions of minimum $17. I just spent some of those extra points on other novels and stuff. :3)

Thank you for the ask Anon! (´• ω •`) ♡ I hope you have a beautiful day too!