#prince Chaofeng

[hikydd]

The Void Gang in a pic👌🏻

[rapha-reads]

*screams* So Chaofeng and Tan finally re-met each other and he had to cobfess the truth to Kui, and then lied AGAIN to her about how he went to Assassin Hall to kill the second soul shard, because he's trying to get her to stay away from him for her safety, and meanwhile Tan has found and gotten TWO out of three soul shards of Youqin to fall in love with her, and YOU WANT ME TO BE FINE?

[vierran45]

Wu Dai really is the best bro there, since he gets Chaofeng out of his obsessive research to return Qingkui to him.

[thegreymoon]

The Legend of Heroes

I am starting yet another drama because just look at him!!

I know that there are other posters and a bajillion other characters here too. Do I care? No. I am watching this for one reason and one reason alone. This is going to be the year of Zhou Yiwei and I am going to love every moment he graces my screen!

Love, love, love!! 💚

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I haven't watched the original dramas nor read the books that this is based on, so I am going into this completely unspoiled and with no idea what to expect. Except that it is going to be good. I am fully counting on it to be good!

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Five minutes in and I have no idea what is going on and who these people are. There is a kid and seven masters? Well, six, because one of them is dead and buried two minutes in. And they have some kind of bet going? Anyway, rewatch. Paying better attention the second time around.

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OK, so important names are Guo Jing and Tolui. They are friends and the other kids are bullies. The leader of the bullies is Dushi.

Also, I am appreciating the Mongolian throat singing in the soundtrack!

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The seven masters, or as they call themselves, Freaks of Jiangnan 😅

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Okay, I have made a list of these people. Fear me!

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OK, evil twin killers: Mei Chaofeng (Iron Corpse) and Chen Xuanfeng (Copper Corpse). Chen Xuanfeng died and Mei Chaofeng went blind?

The Laughing Buddha master also died. His wife was apparently the woman in this group.

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So lovely 💚

The soundtrack is also amazing!

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Aww, baby is all grown up!

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The intro is beyond gorgeous, every scene looks like a painting.

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AND HERE HE IS, MY NEW FAVOURITE CHARACTER WHOM I HAVEN'T EVEN MET YET!

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I also want to know!

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Wait, is this Meng Ziyi??

This woman is perfectly beautiful and she's looking splendid!

Also, the six masters are very useless. All six of them are no match for her, plus they had to have another master come in to teach their disciple the basics so he could finally make some progress.

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Eh. I'm thinking this won't end well. For you.

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OK, taking note!

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Oh, she's masquerading as a boy. Unconvincingly.

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So, a rich brat.

I'm not much of a fan of her so far.

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Idiotic.

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Taking note of her too.

Also, I like her style, beating up annoying men who want to date her.

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Yes, you are a prince, but are you a martial artist?

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He IS a martial artist!! 😃😃 Girl, you now have no choice but to marry! This is what they call play stupid games, win stupid prizes 🤣🤣

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At least he's young and handsome (and a prince), so it could have been worse.

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Oof, now there will be trouble!

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Oh, he's evil? 👀

[add1ctedt0you]

"We need an isolated place and peace to circulate our qi together, for seven days"

The house where they go:

In this house in less than seven days, we have:

A prince and his court searching for a book:

Family drama:

Other family drama:

Four martial clowns fooled by a conwoman:

Grieving dad:

Uncle boy (without uncle's protection):

A marriage:

Martial buddies catching up:

Mei ChaoFeng:

[for-dramas-sake]

Minor characters appreciation post! First up: Chaofeng's badass mother.

Next, Husui and the little prince! Little babies being so polite to each other.

Beast prince has a hard time up in heaven. He's no match for these girls.

Ahh, poor dragonfly guy. He can't catch a break when Yetan is around.

Haichou is my favorite minor character. Love the sass and the quips and his 'we're-best-friends-but-I-mostly-save-his-ass' relationship with Chaofeng.

[sassybluee]

Oohhhhh number 13 in your WiP list please? Tell me about the fusion

(I'm @justarabidlittleyingzhao)

Oooh can I ever!

This one is a MDZS/CQL fic, and I'm not sure if I'll actually end up writing it. But while watching The Starry Love I thought it would make for a fun MDZS fic. And one thing I've never done is write a fic with two couples. Any side couples I have tend to be very background, not an integrated part of the story. I'd like to try incorporating them better and the plot of TSL def allows for that!

This file is mostly my outline, which is sadly incomplete, but here's a look at the "cast list" with the MDZS chars and what role they would be fill in The Starry Love story

Lan Wangji - Qingkui Lan Xichen- Yetan Qingheng-Jun - Emperor Tun Mama Lan - added char cuz she’s alive in my heart Lan Qiren - one of the servant roles idk, but he’s obvi the emperor’s brother and not also a servant Wei Wuxian - Chaofeng Wen Ning - Haichao Wen Qing - Suishe A-Yuan - taking the role of Chaofeng’s mom (but NOT wwx’s parent, just someone he can't afford to lose) Jiang Fengmian - Void King Yu Ziyuan - Void Empress Jiang Cheng - Diyun Jiang Yanli - Wu Dai Jinzhu/Yinzhu - Jia Louluo (Saintess) Nie Mingjue - Shaodian Youqin Nie Huaisang - Ziwu/Qingheng (two roles combined into 1 person) Mianmian - Manman JGY - Di Lanjue JZX - Beast King/another beast realm prince

Still not 100% sure on some of the "cast" but it's the last thing I wrote down!

I think if I do end up writing this fic, I will probably not follow the TSL plot beat for beat. I'd probably go on vibes and my memory of the plot, and change things based on what makes the most sense for the MDZS chars in the situation that they're in.

Thank you for the ask!!

[annagrzinskys]

chaofeng looks the most like their dad of the 3 princes. also even tho he's lying to her i LOVE the way qingkui is interacting with him

[gravitasmalfunction]

Three Two Void Princes

Now Chaofeng has a whole brain cell to himself!

Three Void Princes

but only two brain cells total

[rapha-reads]

Episode 15: "we'll live a happy peaceful life!"

Episode 19: *big breakup* *turning your back on her* *knowing the other so well you know exactly how to lure and trap him*

Things are going great for Chaofeng and Kui...

Meanwhile, Youqin: *100% whipped for his wife even when he's just a soul shard/doesn't remember her/they're not even married* *falls in love with her over and over again so fast you get whiplash*

And all the while Tan-Tan is just being a badass adorable cunning devious kind rebel spirit.

[for-dramas-sake]

The Starry Love 19,20 thoughts

Yetan calls herself "one in a million wife" and Greed (2nd soul shard) calls her "not worth a 2nd look". It's always a comedic moment when a women praises her own beauty and the men go, "I've seen better." (But then later when the man praises her for her beauty, the audience says, "Now you know.")

So cute! Yetan goes full fangirl mode over Greed and he hates it!

I really do think that Greed doesn't actually kill anybody. It's all a show and he just collects the cash, but I have no proof, yet.

And the plan is to lure the Void gang to the Prince's palace to keep away from Yetan and Greed? Did no one think of the consequences of this trap?

It is all fake! (The arm! ha) Greed just uses killing to make money. Greed is the complete opposite of Youqin: a liar, a fake, greedy, and a wimp. Chen Xingxu does a fantastic job of playing both.

Looks like Qingkui is finally coming around to recognizing Chaofeng's true character. I'm sad for her because the rose-colored glasses are coming off and he's not the prince she imagined.

So Chaofeng, Haichou and Sushui got caught and Chaofeng immediately knew it was Qingkui who betrayed them, because of...reasons. She did poison them and join the Soul Shard gang, but she was planning on returning because she is a good-hearted person. The old-fashioned defense: I never meant to harm anyone. Haichou then goes full "Traitor!" and Chaofeng falls into a pit of despair (figuratively). These weren't the consequences I was thinking of, but here they are regardless.

OoOoh! Running from killer hornets and these two keeping giving each other side-eye glances. Not just once but several times! Way to turn this situation around and make it romantic.

Gotta hand it to Yetan for not only hurting bad guys but getting money out of it too. And Greed just watches with a gaping jaw at her awesomeness. The girl loves to be the bad guy against bad guys.

Greed and Yetan's interactions are pure gold! (pun intended)

It makes so much sense for Greed to marry "Money". LOL!

Is anyone else unsurprised by how much effort Greed goes to make money? Not anymore. The due has dollar signs for pupils.

Finally, he's not just thinking about money. There's even angst! Greed misses Yetan! When she comes back, their interaction was adorable and they're going...(gasps with realization) shopping?!

Greed is going to pay willing for something?! (gasps and chokes) It's the bone flute! The parallels and the character growth all in one scene! I need a spoon to gobble this episode up!

My heart nearly exploded from the adorableness: It was all worth it. AWWWW!...and then Yetan thinks he regrets it.

I think we all know by now that Yetan has feelings for Youqin and this epic romance adventure she's on is to get him back and not just remove the Iridescent Eyes.

If you made this far AND you'd like to read my thoughts on the previous episodes, here are the links...

17,18 / 15,16 / 13,14 / 11, 12 / 9, 10 / 7, 8 / 5, 6 / 3, 4 / 1, 2

[for-dramas-sake]

The Starry Love ep 15, 16 thoughts

Awwww for several reasons! Wudai gave his confession so sincerely (adorable!) and Qingkui confessed for someone else (who has heart eyes!). And then poor Wudai. Underneath all that muscle and rough exterior, he has a soft heart. I feel kinda bad for the guy.

I know Yetan is having the time of her life for not only actually doing something bad like stealing (for a good reason), but also stealing from her wicked dad!

Yetan once again finds common ground with Youqin (though he's in Bowser form now): being disliked for who they are and what they do. I can't wait to see how she will connect with the other 2 shards.

Yetan is turning into such the housewife with Bowser! She decorates his house, gives him wine, clothes and a shave! And they're going shopping! I love it!

Chaofeng is being secretly secretive and Qingkui gets suspicious. She better get used to that.

Bowser is so cute and my heart broke when he was egged. Nooo!

YEEEEEEEESSSS! The sisters are reunited!! I've waited so long for this!

Qingkui saying how upright and kind Chaofeng would send Haichou into laughing fits.

What the heck? Drinking and acupuncture at the same time? Qingkui has the weirdest stalling techniques.

Qingkui is failing so hard at keeping the boys from looking for Bowser, but she also tries so hard, you know? And the boys are just going along with it, because it's Qingkui.

Qingkui is adorably getting drunk, and her boyfriend just watches with a smile…at her adorableness of course.

Bowser has set up his castle, er, cave to be a home for Yetan: furniture, utensils and even a little carved flower. The kiss scene!! And then he proposed!!

Not usually interested in a 3rd couple (because they are the most boring plotwise), but I'm kinda hyped about the Beast Prince and Ziwu's future. What could go wrong? I'm hoping a lot.

Bowser sets the sky ablaze with his love for Yetan. The heart firework!

(in a singing tone) I have a new favorite side character: Queen of the Beasties! She's so badass and her husband is so whipped for her.

Di Lanjue has been revealed as Milk Puppy! And now Ziwu is in Queenie's hands. What could happen next I wonder?

If you care to read more of my thoughts, here ya go:

13,14 / 11, 12 / 9, 10 / 7, 8 / 5, 6 / 3, 4 / 1, 2

[for-dramas-sake]

The Starry Love ep 7,8 thoughts

Bottomline: Don't mess with Chaofeng's mother!

Yetan continues to be a major pain the ass to Youqin. Who else loves it? BUT I think his patience has grown. *smile*

The beast prince is ADORABLE in beast form! His nickname is "Milk Puppy"! So cute!

I hope Yetan proves how hard she's been working! Girl needs some heavenly recognition!

Wife: Tell me how to pass the exam. Husband: That would be cheating! Wife: Duh

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO QINGKUI, I will go down to the Void myself! Protect that precious cupcake!

Now I ship Chaofeng and Qingkui. All it took was their silly smiling faces.

The dude is so uncomfortable with Yetan that he just yeeted her out of the school! Haha!

I think it's interesting how Chinese dramas tend not to like the macho, buff guys. They want the male lead to be slim and pretty not big and muscular. Whereas in the US...

Yetan has turned up on her Annoy-Husband Meter all the way to 100. He is so scared of her, she's his nightmare!

I love Chaofeng and his bodyguard/assistant Hai Chao have one of the best relationships in the show (for now)! So rare for a prince and his man to be so close and friendly!

Youqin's family: They're so in love Yetan bothering Youqin about his hair. Youqin literally telling his wife to get away from him very loudly: Let go of me! Youqin's family: So in love.

Anytime Yetan says: I can serve you, he has a mini panic attack.

[for-dramas-sake]

The Starry Love ep 9, 10 thoughts

Oh my gosh! The Beast Prince has had the most embarrassing time with the Heavenly princess. First, he's a puppy manhandled (or should I say puppy handled) by the ladies. Second, he's in a skirt?! Third, he peed. Now the last point is normal for any actual animal, but as an animorph prince this embarrassing. And she wiped his bottom and then a diaper?! LMAO

What a charmer! One second, Chaofeng is sweet, caring and looking out for Qingkui's health and reputation and the next, he's laying on his tragic backstory. He really knows how to sweep a girl off her feet.

Haichou my favorite side character because he's all sass and I am myself am something of a sassy gal myself. I will make an appreciation post of just his highlights soon.

Youqin is too much! First, he gets Yetan a star to wish on (!!!!!) and then he takes it away when her wish is too "outrageous"? Haha!

Oh my gosh fan girl squeal Youqin gave Yetan the disaster star to show her she can change her so called "bad fate" and then gave her his jacket?! Then a romantic zip through a meteor shower? It's so cute!

whispers nobody move or breathe or even blink! Yetan and Youqin are having a quiet moment together! We. must. cherish. this.

Can we all take a moment to appreciate Chaofeng and Haichao's mutal understanding? All Chaofeng said, "Qingkui wants to meet my mom" and Haichou understood the assignment with no futher details!

Honestly, when Yetan said, "How could I love Shaodian Youqin?" and the thunder clapped I thought he was listening and was super upset! Too soon, too soon.

Yes, this thought is purely to shine the light on Youqin actively protecting Youqin and then he's franticly looking for her! Ahhh! Turtle is coming out his shell!

And just after he accepted his fear, Youqin has no the perfect cultivated body. What does that even mean? It's ep 10 and I still don't fully get it....so is he now a mutant turtle?

gasp Youqin is jealous of Yetan's "future husband"!

That was the most Youqin has spoken….and he talked to a chunk of glass. What a beautiful moment.

A love confession, a kiss and a return of affection in the Void prison. Lovely. Ahhh…wait. Can we trust Chaofeng? Is this real? I don't know!

Finally, these episodes gave me so much Youqin and Yetan my heart can't take it!! The Immortal Turtle is coming out of his shell and is now a mutant turtle! What will happen next?

[for-dramas-sake]

The Starry Love ep 27, 28 thoughts

Chaofeng is leaving to protect Qingkui and co. I hate to say I told you, but…

Yetan wants to become the consort that Youqin deserves BUT she already is the consort he wants. And what's better is: he knows she's bored and doesn't want her to waste her time with reading and being couped up in her hall all day.

Even I know that going back to the Void for Chaofeng is stupid. At least bring Haichou with you, Qingkui!

Wudai is back! Or I should say we're back to seeing Wudai! He may be the Void first prince, but he's honorable at least. And fun.

Qingkui marches into the Void LIKE A BOSS, straight up tells Chaofeng "you shouldn't have abandoned me" and tells the Void king everything is his fault. Oh my gosh. Our Disney princess has been replaced with a badass warrior! I love it!

The "have you ever" game could have been cute , but it takes a dark turn and instead of having a good time Youqin realizes that the woman he loves has had a terrible life in the mortal realm. And what's even sadder is she isn't revealing her dark past to make him sad, but to get these meaningless items. Just watch as he goes from shock to realization. And there is no nice way to say: Honey, that's enough of all the bad shit that's happened to you.

Chaofeng's tears move me. Everytime he's cried it's been for Qingkui. He cried when they broke up and he cried when she proposed. I initially put him down as a liar and a schemer (he still is), but he has a heart.

Our Void couple got married! Yay!! I love a secret wedding. I love a wedding that is done in desperation even more and the prison adds a certain layer of desperation that I like. It's a good aesthetic to their "love me and I'll die with you" vibe they have going.

Insert me into this drama as the Heavenly Paparazzo/ Gossip Queen: Did you hear what Qingheng said about his brother? He's 'inseparable from his consort'?! Ahh. Will we see little immortal babies running around before long?

Queen Beastie is here (I have missed her) and she's sending her boy to school! But the best part: she's doing it to get a daughter-in-law! She knows what her boy needs! An education in love! And it's so great that he's moved on from Yetan and is now actively pursuing Ziwu.

Youqin being antsy and anxious without Yetan around makes me giddy. He needs a project and torturing that poor general with all that homework is not enough for him. The boy spent 1500 years being busy training and suddenly needs something to do….and bothering his girlfriend seems to be the only answer.

Ladies, learn from Chaofeng's mama. She was stern with the rod but was gentle with the peace talks. And who walked away with a smile? Her.

So wholesome! Haichou running around the Cave of Haunted Souls yelling that his friend has been pardoned. He's so excited he can't hold it in.

The spear and sword decorative display outside a health clinic is a tad alarming. It's like having guns and drugs decorating a hospital. Oh, it's Wudai's decorating. Never mind. That makes sense.

Wudai and the snake lady?! Oh I ship it.

Those two lovebirds flirting across the classroom like they haven't already pledged their hearts to each other, and he's literally given his life for her twice. It's almost like they're a normal teenage couple.

First, the flirty dance fight which reminds me of episode 1 when they were dodging Chaofeng's sword whip. THEN they're both horny, but true to Youqin he wants to keep to the rules (though he secretly wants to kiss her) and true to Yetan, she wants him to kiss her passionately.

Uh oh. Manman found Yetan's stash of Heavenly Viagra. She knows what's up.

The star spell was just foreplay. The real show in the sky was Youqin and Yetan giving in to their celestial passions. And what a beautiful display it was.

So Hushui is from that bad, bad tribe that did bad, bad things from so long ago, but that tribe is not as bad as everyone thought. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I'd like to reference to both Love between Fairy and Devil and the Rise of Phoenixes.

If you want to know how I got this point, checkout more of my thoughts:

25,26 / 23, 24 / 21, 22 / 19, 20 / 17,18 / 15,16 / 13,14 / 11, 12 / 9, 10 / 7, 8 / 5, 6 / 3, 4 / 1, 2

[for-dramas-sake]

The Starry Love ep 23, 24 thoughts

Foxy and Yetan are both playing the long game. We know her goal is to get the 3 soul shards together, but we don't know his. It can't just be sex, can it? It is, isn't it?

Fortune Teller: True love is right next to you! So keep it in your pants. Foxy: Huh? Fortune Teller: or you'll die a horrible death. Foxy: Huh?!

What is Qingkui doing going to the enemy with this information? Ah… throwing them off the scent. Girl, don't even try.

Looks like Foxy's girlfriends are getting payback for his affairs! Poor guy, wait, no, he deserves it. A chastity belt! Hahaha!

Di Lanjue has started to care a bit about Ziwu! Have we started to see the beginnings of love for our Puppy Couple?

LOL! Foxy is horny but doomed.

I'm shaking my head. Foxy has had so many girlfriends and kept their stuff. It's only been a few years. Yetan has to work extra hard to keep his mind clean and his house free of love tokens.

Qingkui is too pure to think of a good lie to tell the Void Army. She just wings it and I cringe. Girl, you're not evil enough to get away with this lie!

I don't mean to quibble, but didn't Chaofeng lose his powers? How is he able to..? Oh, it's poison activate by his powers. I get it now.

No no no! Haichou is going to give his life for his friend! Nooo---oh. Yes. They just left. phew I was about to get upset there.

I get the feeling that Yetan has grown closer to Foxy then the other 2 shards. I think it may be due to her spending more time with him (presumably) than Greed and Bowser. They did things together and not just saved a town or made money.

uh-oh. An earring is missing. I had things were going too easy for Yetan. Aw, poor Yetan and poor Foxy. He feels betrayal and she doesn't know what to feel.

Everyone in the Immortal gang is excited because Youqin is coming back, everyone except Yetan that is. Her mind is whirling now that the end is near. She's going to have to tell the 3 shards the truth as well as face Youqin, who may or may not remember what happened.

Yetan can't do it! She really has fallen in love with all 3 soul shards and doesn't want to hurt any of their feelings yet the debt to finish her journey is heavy on her shoulders. Not only are her friends counting on her, but so is the Immortal Realm (though they don't know what's happening).

I can't choose which of the 3 shards is my favorite. I just know that Chen Xingxu is killing it with playing 4 different and not so different men! He's incredibly talented.

It's not Chaofeng's end, but I would like him to live as a mortal, get out of the running for Void Crown Prince. He and Qingkui could settle down in the Beast Realm, raise a family and Haichou could babysit their kids and complain about it the whole time.

Yes! Yetan realizes what her heart has been trying to tell her: she's in love with Youqin. She doesn't want him to come back and suffer, but live freely as he wants. But fate will have other plans.

Those clever Immortal siblings! They read my mind: get these 3 together and force Yetan to tell the truth. I'm getting impatient. I want my Immortal Turtle back!

More thoughts here!

21, 22 / 19, 20 / 17,18 / 15,16 / 13,14 / 11, 12 / 9, 10 / 7, 8 / 5, 6 / 3, 4 / 1, 2