#taiyi zhenren

[mythologyfolklore]

Nézhā: You gave me up, you let me down, you turned around, and deserted me. Lĭ Jìng: But did I make you cry? Nézhā: *cries on the spot* Lĭ Jìng: ...Shit. *Bonus* Tàiyĭ Zhēnrén, Èrláng Shén, Sūn Wùkōng and basically everyone, who loves Nézhā: *kick the door in and charge at Lĭ Jìng with battle cries*

[lotus-duckies]

is this what dying is like

[angstandhappiness]

LMAO MURDER BABY

I would love to have some vanilla Nezha please

[steamedlotusroot]

fsyy headcanon that the reason nezha’s lotus form is 16 feet tall is because when taiyi zhenren was building a new body for him, little ghost nezha asked for some very awesome readjustments :>

[lotus-protector-official]

How do you feel about your shifu, Taiyi Zhenren? Did you ever see him again after he sent you off to join the Zhou army?

"I still meet with him daily to hone my technique and to discuss my daily duties. I respect him immensely, especially for dealing with my temper while I freshly returned from the war."

[chonggen]

This is the last time I use this art style. (I don't use this style very often, so I will use my usual one in the future.)

And I gave Tao the new ability - Poisoned Body: this can only kill the males (except her brother of course), and can’t affect the females. So Tao found a funny way to use this ability, to test Nezha is a boy or a girl (Nezha’s body was made by Master Taiyi/ Taiyi Zhenren with the lotus, and lotus is hermaphroditic).

Tao’s references

[ringlorn]

"Hey hey hey now whoa whoa whOA—" Of course, Nezha starts getting antsy when Sun doesn't stop.

"I told you not to get sappy—what the heck, fuzzbutt!"

He almost pushes the other guy away, but it's the first time in a long time that his best friend and then some reached out for him. Besides, they were in the middle of the woods. There was nobody else here to see, if he thought about it.

But the lotus prince freezes when Sun praises him of all things, then throws an apology and a thank you all in one. There are too many feelings associated with each word: surprise, gratitude, melancholy. He's still flustered on top of all that and—well, to hell with it all, he'll just stop thinking.

"Yeah, I get what you mean," he finishes lamely and sinks into the hug, chin resting on the other's shoulder.

Sniff sniff.

Nezha blinks in confusion a second later. "...what in Taiyi Zhenren's name did you do to yourself, Sun? You smell like a fruit orchard."

It's not unpleasant but...it was new.

He expected Nezha to move or something. There was no telling what Sun could do. Even he knew he was unpredictable. There weren't many people out there who'd trust him fully after all. Nezha and Tang Sanzang San Zhang were different. Monkey King was another story as well.

"I would never," he says, yet his arms outstretched to pull the taller male into a secure and thankful embrace. There's so much gratitude (or at least as much as Sun can showcase) in this hug.

Sun lets the hug hold and only deepens it and sighs "You...did great." If he could give Nezha back all of his time, he would in a heartbeat. "I'm sorry and thank you."

[digitalagepulao]

Prodigal son terror

Li Jing in a fury grabbed his halberd, leapt on his horse and galloped out of the headquarters. He was astonished to see Nezha with his Wind-Fire Wheels and Fire-Tipped Spear. He swore loudly, "You damned beast! You caused us endless suffering before your death, and now that you've been reborn, you're troubling us again!"

"Li Jing! I've returned my flesh and bones to you, and there's no longer any relation between us. Why did you smash my golden idol with your whip and burn down my temple? Today I must take my revenge!"

since I'm on a Nezha streak, might as well do my design for him on the Expedition AU! given that i've chosen to give characters a closer likeness to their region, it's only fitting i do the same with import deities like Guanyin, Subodhi and Nezha.

he's a complicated figure to place in the timeline because he gained popularity as a deity much after, only really arriving in China by the time the Journey would have been set. FSYY was written closer to when JTTW was written down, and he was retroactively inserted on the Zhou Dynasty period.

so deciding what to even do with him is dicey. but then i said fuck it, mythological rules apply here, he was around for the events of FSYY, and it and JTTW are set in the same universe. and for the sake of having some fun, i decided to get funky with his concept.

Nezha had the likeness of his family when he was alive, as described in FSYY, but once he was reborn with a lotus body he gained Indian traits instead. this is to be a nod to his status as an import deity and his origin as Nalakubara, and as the centuries roll by he may present himself to mortals closer to the locals' appearance wise.

as for his looks, i drew inspiration from multiple sources. read more for my rambles <3

his armor is closer to reconstructions of Zhou dynasty-period armor, skipping over extra parts simply because his lotus body is so indestructible, there's no need for a full set;

there are two red Chinese knots with jade beads dangling from the armor ties. they are said to ward off evil spirits, which felt like a good fit for a guy known to banish demons. i picked a six-petal flower pattern, which represents reunion, unity and a bright future;

i included lotus petals and leaves on his outfit as they are common in Beijing Opera outfits for him, and his makeup is a call to it as well;

The pink from the cheeks and eyeshadow seeps into his ear shell, as to convey the way sometimes, you get so angry even your ears blush;

Another thing i referenced from Opera is the two red ribbons on his sidelocks, though I changed them to two bulbs of lotus roots;

Four petals drawn close to his urna as both to make it look like a lotus but also form five petals, which is an auspicious number;

His hair crown is a fancy princely [knot] with a lotus motif and a pearl in the center, as he was the Pearl Spirit before becoming Nezha;

I was going to go with elf-like ears but I thought I could do better, so I went for stretched earlobes instead. you can't see it that well but hopefully the very large golden earrings imply it well enough xvx;

His cheek dimples are common sight on religious images of him and it was a cute touch imo;

Younger Nezha wears a golden robe because of his title as General of the Central Altar in Daoist belief, and the center direction is connected to yellow or gold, and yellow robes are usually meant for emperors and their sons, which is a minor nod to his self-assureness and boldness;

The Cosmic Ring has spiralling grooves on it both to catch blades on it for defense but also as a callback to Opera props;

On his waist is the embroidered ball weapon he was attributed with in earlier myths, he was also meant to have the leopard skin bag Taiyi Zhenren gave him, bjt it was going to be obscured by the text so i omitted it;

A few depictions of him gave him a halo of fire, which was real cool so i added it as well.

[jedineedlove]

LMK VS Legend: Li Jing, Nezha, & Family

Finally thought I would do this with the debut of Li Jing and Nezha's more frequent appearances. These two needed their page.Li JIng I could not find much so I made it a family page.

Legend:

Li Jing is renowned throughout the Shang dynasty as a high-ranking commander officer of the Old Pond Pass. Throughout his past, Li Jing studied under Mount Kunlun and soon became a master of exceedingly fast underground travel. His wife is Lady Yin, and he has three sons.

His Wife:

Lady Yin: She played a prominent role in the nurture of Nezha. According to legend, she is said to be the incarnation of the second daughter of the Jade Emperor. Her full name is Yin Wuming in the Fengshen Yanyi, and it is called Lady Yin in the Ming dynasty religious book The Collection of Gods in Three Religions

His Sons:

Jinzha: A disciple of the superiorman Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun. Originally, Jinzha was one of the Five Great Wisdom Kings in Tibetan Buddhism, also known as Kuṇḍali or sometimes as the Ganlu Mingwang (甘露王), who was responsible for longevity, healing, purification, and exorcism. However, due to potential influences from folk literature, the name "軍吒" (Junzha or Junzhalili) was changed to "金吒" (Jinzha) to align with the character "木吒" (Muzha). In folk temple festivals, Jinzha is often referred to as the "Great Crown Prince of Tuotuo Tianwang" and is worshipped in temples along the southern coastal regions.

Muzha: He is a disciple of the Bodhisattvas Samantabhadra and Guanyin. Muzha is worshipped as a deity in Chinese folk religion, known as Muzha Tianzun.

Nezha: He is a protection deity in Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Chinese folk religion. His official Taoist name is "Marshal of the Central Altar" (中壇元帥). He was then given the title "Third Lotus Prince" (蓮花三太子) after he became a deity.

Story:

Nezha's mother, Lady Yin, gave birth to a ball of flesh after gestating for three years and six months. Li Jing thought his wife had given birth to a demon and attacked the ball with his sword.

Li Jing and Nezha's relationship began as rocky because Nezha is disobedient and short-tempered. Nezha would cause untold chaos and trouble in the future, such as that with the Eastern Sea Dragon King Ao Guang. Nezha kills the Dragon King's son and gains his wrath.

When Nezha was seven years old, he became sick of the summer heat, and decided to take a bath in the nearby Jiuwan Stream, using his Red Armillary Sash (混天绫) as a towel. It sent tremors through the water, shaking the East Sea Dragon King, Ao Guang's undersea palace.

A Yaksha, Li Gen, was sent to investigate the disturbance. Nezha insulted him, causing him to attack Nezha and being killed by his Universal Ring (乾坤圈). The Dragon King's soldiers reported Li Gen's death to him, and Ao Bing, his third son, volunteered to deal with Nezha. Nezha slew him in combat, then pulled out his tendons to make a belt for Li Jing.

When Ao Guang learned of his son's death, he transformed into a human scholar and went to Li Jing's residence to protest. Nezha admitted to killing Ao Bing and returned his tendons to Ao Guang, who told Li Jing he would file a complaint to the Jade Emperor.

Facing his parents' wrath, Nezha went to Taiyi Zhenren for help. He drew an invisibility talisman on Nezha and told him to ambush Ao Guang under the Heavenly Gate.

Nezha beat the Dragon King forcing him to turn into a small snake and returned to Chentang Pass with him.

Upon arrival, Ao Guang transformed back into his human form, proclaiming he would gather the other Dragon Kings of the Four Seas and report the Li family to the Jade Emperor.

Lady Yin then sent Nezha into the back garden. He climbed up the barbican, where he came across the Universal Bow (乾坤弓) and Sky Shaking Arrows (震天箭) of the Yellow Emperor, sitting on a weapon rack. Eager for some archery practice, he lifted the bow and shot an arrow into the air, which flew all the way to White Bone Cave and killed the Verdant Cloud Boy (碧云童子), an acolyte of Lady Shiji (石矶娘娘). Because Li Jing had carved his name onto the arrow, Shiji went to Chentang Pass, seized him, and took him back to her abode.

Li Jing explained to her that no one had been strong enough to lift the Yellow Emperor's bow since it was placed in Chentang Pass, and she allowed him to return to the pass to find the real culprit. When he learned that Nezha was responsible, he took his son back to the White Bone Cave to answer to Shiji. Nezha attacked her other acolyte and tried to fight Shiji, but had both of his weapons taken away, forcing him to flee to his master's abode. Taiyi Zhenren killed Shiji with the flames of the Nine Dragon Divine Bell Cover (九龙神火罩), reducing her to her true form: a rock.

Nezha was then informed that the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, with the permission of the Jade Emperor, had come for his parents. Due to Nezha causing trouble in the Eastern Sea Dragon's Kingdom, Li Jing was required to give his life to Ao Guang if he did not sacrifice Nezha. But Nezha sacrificed himself, handing over his flesh to his parents.

Nezha then appeared in his mother's dream. In the dream, he asked her to build a temple for him, so that his soul would have a place to rest. His mother then secretly built a temple for Nezha, and this temple later flourished. This temple became well-known and grew vastly because Nezha granted miracle cures to the sick and the crippled.

Following the bitter luck attained with his third son, Li Jing burned the sacrificial temple, Lady Yin would be scolded by Li Jing profusely following this point.

However, due to the temple burning, this made Nezha wish to kill his father.

After Nezha was reincarnated, his body remade by his master Taiyi Zhenren, his father saw him and said, "You vermin! When you were my child, you caused untold calamities. Why do you reincarnate and disturb the peace?" Thus, a major conflict between Li Jing and Nezha began to unfold.

After battling Nezha, Li Jing soon realized that his mortal body did not match 1 to 100 compared to that of Nezha's. Thus, he ran as fast as he could underground in a state of incredible fear for his life.

Luckily, Li Jing happened to run into his second son, Muzha. Following Muzha's defeat by Nezha's hands, Li Jing tried to commit suicide. Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun ( a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun and one of the Three Great Immortals, holding the fifth position among the Twelve Golden Immortals.) saved Li Jing's life and containing Nezha. Nezha was then forced to submit to his father after being restrained by another superiorman by the name of Randeng Daoren (renowned as the Superiorman of Mount Condor, Intuition Cave.)

[In popular culture, Nezha's killing of Li Gen and Ao Bing is often seen as a result of Ao Guang demanding young boys and girls from Chentang Pass as sacrifices. When the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas threatened to flood Chentang Pass in retaliation, Nezha committed suicide to save his family and the people. That plot is only found in the 1979 Shanghai Animation Film Studio movie, Nezha Conquers the Dragon King, and not in the Fengshen Yanyi novel or Qing dynasty opera adaptations.]

JTTW:

In Journey to the West, Nezha was a general under his father, "Pagoda-wielding Heavenly King" Li Jing. He fought the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, when the latter rebelled against the Jade Emperor.

They later became friends. Nezha made some appearances in the novel to help the four protagonists defeat powerful demons including his adoptive sister, Lady Earth Flow.

His origin story is different from the other legends. After he caused havoc in the Eastern Ocean, the Heavenly King had been so worried about the disastrous consequences that he decided to kill Nezha. Thus Nezha returned his flesh and blood to his mother and bones to his father. Then Nezha's soul went to the Buddha, who resurrected him. After, he used his vast powers to subdue 96 caves of demons through dharma. After this Nezha wanted to kill his father because he had to remove every piece of flesh and every stain of blood to return his bones to his father. The heavenly king had no choice but to seek help from the Buddha. The Buddha gave him an intricately made golden pagoda, in each story of which were Buddhas radiant with splendor. The Buddha told Nezha to regard these Buddhas as his father, thus ending the hatred between the father and the son and Li Jing earned the title of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King.

In the JTTW Li Jing and Nezha gain another family member Lady Earth Flow.

Lady Earth Flow (地涌夫人) is a yaoguai who is actually a Golden-Nosed Albino Rat Spirit (金鼻白毛老鼠精) who obtained her powers after practising Taoist arts for 300 years and secretly consuming sacred candles at Vulture Peak. After she was captured by Li Jing and Nezha, she was supposed to be executed but the Buddha told them to spare her life. She was so grateful that she acknowledged Li Jing as her godfather and Nezha as her godbrother. Later, she moved to the Bottomless Pit (無底洞) at Flaming Air Mountain (焰空山) and armed herself with a pair of swords. When the protagonists pass by Black Pines Forest (黑松林), she disguises herself as a damsel in distress to attract Tang Sanzang's attention. Tang Sanzang takes pity on her and lets her accompany them to a nearby temple, but Sun Wukong sees through her guise. She eats six monks in the temple and captures Tang Sanzang when Sun Wukong and the others are distracted. Sun Wukong finds out her true identity later and brings Li Jing and Nezha to subdue her and take her back

[According to The Journey to the West, Nezha was born with the word Ne written on the palm of his left hand and zha on his right, hence his name.]

[In Journey to the West, Muzha became a disciple of Guanyin in the heavenly court, with the legal name Hui An. When he was ordered to conquer the sand demon, and later Sun Wukong lost to the Red Boy, Hui An borrowed 36 Tian Gang swords from his father Li Jing to help the Guanyin Bodhisattva conquer the Red Boy, making him a good boy under the Guanyin.]

LMK:

Ji Ling:

After the Brotherhood, Li Jing was assigned the responsibility of overseeing the Celestial Realm with the Jade Emperor gone. The universe was teetering on the brink of destruction due to the damage caused to the Pillar of Heaven by the Jade Emperor's demise.

Li Jing harbored concerns that Monkey King's actions could exacerbate the impending destruction of the universe.Monkey King challenged Li Jing, asserting that he couldn't be stopped, not even by the Celestial Pagoda. While Li Jing acknowledged the truth in Monkey King's claim, he swiftly subdued him by placing a circlet on his head. Ne Zha tried to intervene on their behalf, but Li Jing swiftly silenced him, putting an end to any further discussion.

After breaking out of prison, MK, Monkey King, and Macaque returned Megapolis where Li Jing caught up to them. Li Jing swiftly closed in on Monkey King, tightening the circlet around his head. Macaque intervened by teleporting both MK and Monkey King to safety inside the Team Power Truck. As they made their escape, Macaque was eventually overpowered by Li Jing, who imprisoned him in the Celestial Pagoda.

In Harbinger; Li Jing and Ne Zha met up with the Monkie Kids and Monkey King, where Li Jing believed that the Pillar of Heaven was now irreparable, leading them all to confront the reality of the universe's impending destruction as the Great Cycle approached its end. As Li Jing looked at Ne Zha, he felt a mix of pride and regret for not having more time to share with him.

When the World was saved; After some time, Li Jing saw Ne Zha leading the Celestial Warriors in the rebuilding of the Celestial Realm, and made him smile in approval.

Nezha:

Ne Zha is a heavenly deity from the Celestial Realm, serving as both a member of the Celestial Court and a guardian. A stern and responsible celestial. He is occasionally short-tempered, mostly in regards to the Monkey King, though is shown to be understanding and kind to MK. He is often seen being understandably exasperated and annoyed.

During the Monkey Kings attempt to reforge the Samadhi Fire to defeat Lady Bone Demon,Ne Zha tried to stop him too late due to Macaque's interference. Ne Zha discovered that Mei held one of the four fragments of the Samadhi Fire and teamed up with MK to prevent Monkey King from reaching Lady Bone Demon, but Monkey King was corrupted by her and defeated Ne Zha by encasing him in crystal. Ne Zha was eventually freed during the final battle with Lady Bone Demon and aided the Monkie Kids in destroying her.

Later, Red Son warned Ne Zha about the Brotherhood's plan to attack the Celestial Realm. Despite his best efforts, Ne Zha was overpowered and injured by the Brotherhood, seeking refuge on Flower Fruit Mountain with the Monkie Kids. After the final standoff with the Brotherhood, Ne Zha safeguarded the Power of the Jade Emperor in a seal and vowed to protect it.

During Season 5, he was a silent character till the end when he stopped his father from interfering with the Monkie Kids Crew.

Images :

Overley Sarcastic Productions.

https://www.viewofchina.com/nezha/

LMK Screen Shots

[aroacenezhaanddainsleif]

so i was rewatching the end of lmk s4 with some friends today, and i noticed that in 4x10 peng says smth to nezha like "let the demon child come out and play!" and like. if i knew more about nezha lore thatd probably be quite concerning to me as a lorehead. and you seem knowledgeable. so. any thoughts?

oh boy. (cracks knuckles) it's late and i should be sleeping but I'm also sad so Nezha interest go BRRRRR

i will say for any accurate/culturally referenced info, go check out @ruibaozha - i am simply summing up as much as i can and some stuff is missing/not elaborated on

let me break down the basic elements of the Nezha myths.

Nezha is born his mom and his military dad, Li Jing, and his older brothers Muzha (second) and Jinzha (first). but Nezha is like fucking. superpower baby for some reason? Apparently the heavens decided to bless Li Jing with a powerful son for his military prowess, and Nezha's mom, Lady Yin(?), was pregnant for 3+ years. Then Nezha popped out as a goddamn ball of flesh. His dad attacked him because hey! Flesh ball! But then Nezha's ball split open and he jumped out as an already formed young child (ages often unclear- ppl say he's 7, or 12, and in some cases he died after only 3 days(?) alive.) either way, Taiyi Zhenren swoops in to be Nezha's master, and everything is fine for some time.

at least til Nezha kills Ao Bing. this part of the myth is really what defines Nezha as a "demon child" or not. in Fengsheng Yanyi/Investiture of the Gods, ONE of the older/more well-known written versions of his story, Nezha washes his sash in the East Sea and causes the dragon palace to quake. Ao Guang understandably gets pissed and sends up his general to ask him to stop, who Nezha kills. then Ao Guang's 3rd son, Ao Bing, who Nezha also kills (and rips out his tendon to wear as a belt)! sometimes Nezha also kills a demon, apprentice of Lady Earth Flow, miles away on accident because he randomly fired a bow. yet in another cases, Nezha is the hero- a demon came up to eat children at the shore, and Nezha obviously killed the dude, then Ao Bing, same thing. but in other other versions, Nezha was friends with Bing and accidentally killed him while playing due to being ultra powerful...

and then Ao Guang threatens Nezha's town, because the kid killed his son. (sometimes Nezha goes and strangles Guang before he can talk to the Jade Emperor, so...) Guang demands an apology and/or Nezha's life or he'll flood the whole mountain pass. and Nezha decides to slit his own goddamn throat to apologize to his parents and "return his body to them". Aka: he commits suicide at like, seven(?)

From here on, stuff differs: Li Jing is a shitty dad (like he REALLY really hates Nezha. calls him a curse and beats him), Nezha gets a temple and Jing burns it down, Nezha gets reborn in a lotus body by his master and/or Buddha, goes on a murder rampage against his dad and Muzha (beats up Muzha w/ a golden brick), is forced to submit to his dad through a Golden Pagoda, making Li Jing the Golden Pagoda Bearing Li Jing, sometimes Jinzha gets to flog his brother, and Nezha's basically a bitter fire god (child) put into the literal armies of heaven. he's also got his 6/8-armed and 3-headed war form in the myths...

now, this is a very long yet still EXTREMELY short explanation of the myth(s), and the "message" really boils down to what version you tell- the boy who started stuff by (unintentionally) murdering people, or the hero. but a lot of the main point of nezha's myth was originally about filial piety, and can be told as a story to remind kids that the parents are always superior, but in more modern myths and stories, Nezha has ended up shifting more into a symbol of rebellion. He's the protection deity of children: the outcasts and the demon children, the kids who question things and are loud and outspoken and aren't what people (especially their parents) want them to be. Nezha's story entirely depends on region, context and intent, which makes him a very versatile figure.

Now, put that into LMK?

I have a lot of hcs abt why LMK Nezha is the way he is, but my main one comes down to that "demon child" line. I like to think that Nezha was basically an uncontrolled force of war power and killed Ao Bing (regardless of the situation).

But then he got put into heaven and 1. realized how he acted and had to deal with crushing guilt and self-hatred and 2. got groomed into a (then) child soldier 👍

He was still a general, but learned to channel all that destructive power into being a protector and how to defend instead (ex: his shields, sealing power, etc). He takes his current job very seriously bc he sees it as his only reason to still be worth existing. he also dislikes Wukong bc he sees far too much of a younger him in Wukong; doomed for destructiveness and chaos. this is also why i put parallels to Nezha and MK because. yeah. (and imo, although i know Nezha paid it back w/ his suicide, I'm a bit surprised Mei wasn't taught to hate him, due to how much family matters to dragons...)

so aka, my hc of: "dude was literally always seen as a demon child/symbol of destruction, and therefore after being used as a literal war weapon and then being made to guard a map for ages (probably because he didn't want to harm anyone else), DUDE'S GOT ISSUES!"

[quitealotofsodapop]

Bueno ahora que salio el Wukong enfermero entonces mostrare mas dibujitos uwu

el enfermero Wu en su turno, estuve buscando imagenes de los uniformes de enfermeros chinos y me salio este, tambien mostraba varios reel de enfermeros en instagram sobre como ''Wu'' tiene que aguantar situaciones de lo mas bizarras XD

Y tambien del uniforme de guerrero de Nezha adulto... de como se ve bastante mas maduro que su uniforme normal y este es el culmine de como paso a Soldado a Guerrero!

Y uno de Bai He y Yuebei; Queria compartirlo con todos! espero que les gusten uwu

Translation via google:

"Well now that Wukong the nurse came out then I'll show more drawings uwu Nurse Wu on his shift, I was looking for images of Chinese nurse uniforms and this one came up, it also showed several reels of nurses on Instagram about how ''Wu'' has to endure the most bizarre situations XD And also the adult Nezha warrior uniform... how he looks much more mature than his normal uniform and this is the culmination of how he went from Soldier to Warrior! And one of Bai He and Yuebei; I wanted to share it with everyone! I hope you like it uwu"

I love your art no matter what. And I especially love Nurse Wu! Wukong persuing his dream of praticing medicine as a nurse. After so many things he's seen on the Journey and while acting as doctor for the monkeys back on FFM, very little disturbs him! XD He rocks the nurses' scrubs!

Macaque giving his husband a well-needed smooch after a long shift at work <3

AND OUR BEAUTIFUL GROWN-UP LOTUS PRINCE!!!

Nezha aka "Nez" finally maturing as he would have in life - and his body and armour reflecting that change. The demonic traits his father and the celestial realm as a whole suppressed are now on full display. His limbs are thick with the lotus roots that Taiyi Zhenren used to revive him, and his hair peppered with lotus flowers. Li Jing doesn't even recognise him at first - he's only ever seen Nezha's true form when he was a child. I also just noticed the lotus pads along his waist - thats such a cool detail!!

The art with Bai He and baby Yuebei is referencing an idea I had a while back where Yuebei's birth as the reincarnation of LBD severely affected Bai He. The older girl wanted nothing to do with Yuebei for the longest time. Then a villain tries manipulating Bai He to "get rid" of Yuebei in a ritual setting. Bai He ultimately refuses since Yuebei is still just a baby - a baby who reaches out to Bai He, crying "Jiejie!!" (her first ever word) to her big sister. Bai He scoops up Yuebei and runs to reunite with their parents - sobbing with the guilt of nearly doing something so terrible to her baby sister. Macaque and Wukong are overjoyed to find them again amongst the chaos.

[mythologyfolklore]

Someone: *kidnaps Nézhā*

#1 Lĭ Jìng: Oh good, you can keep him.

#2 Sūn Wùkōng: YOU MOTHERFUCKER!!! PICK UP THE FUCKING PHONE!!! YOU STUPID BITCH!!! WHERE THE FUCK IS MY SON?! WHERE IS HE?!? BITCH, I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME!!! PICK UP THE PHOOOOONE!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

#3 Èrláng Shén: *snarls* I will find you. And if you have done anything to my son, I will- *describes in graphic detail, what horrible things he will do to the kidnapper* -and then I will sell your organs on the black market.

#4 Tàiyĭ Zhēnrén: If you did anything to my student, you better start praying, that the cops will find you, before his dads and I do.

Bonus: Kidnapper, having the phone on speaker: O_O Nezha: I hate my sperm donor, but I love my dads and teacher so much. :)

[lotus-duckies]

when you have adhd but still have to go to school

[jttwconfessions]

Lmk Western fandom doesn't know how some things work when it comes to Chinese mythology (few know what cultivation is or how the whole thing about obtaining powers or Taoist magic works). The relationship of a mentor with their student is like a symbolic adoption or someone who must watch over you, not just teach you. The mentor must take care of their student, and support them (as we see with Taiyi sometimes being portrayed as a father figure to Nezha, Yuding Zhenren to Erlang, and SWK to Chenxiang). It feels almost like a family. The mentor takes responsibility, and even takes risks to help their student even though it may not be allowed by Heaven. There is NOT, to my knowledge, a story where a mentor and a student have had a relationship beyond the platonic. It's strictly platonic. It's one of the reasons I don't like plumsynoodles or peachynoodles. So also OCxCanon with that kind of dynamic is a little weird to me but it comes more from ignorance of the matter from the people in that case. I think Macaque and SWK would never consider having a romantic relationship with a student (And I say this for all jttw adaptations where SWK has a student, not just LMK) but this is just my opinion.

[theycallmeazalea]

Nezha headcanon’s #3 (Angst)

Nezha has nightmares often about his past, despite it being over more than a millennia ago it still haunts him till this day. So he takes a very large dose of melanin to be able to fall asleep, since mortal medicine doesn’t affect him all that much.

Whenever he hears thunderstorms roar from outside he gets flashbacks about that very day he sacrificed himself to save his family and people from the wrath of the dragon kings. He freezes and is unable to move as his heart races, his mind numb and only able to picture that day.

Nezha basically has PTSD, but with the help of his master, Taiyi Zhenren, Nezha is slowly healing.

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[mangshadow]

i would like to think some fun idea about Jinzha and Muzha getting home and the whole family situation in movie 2:

-) When Lady Yin and Li Jing called them and said their homeland is kinda messy, they didnt expect it to be the whole hurricane

-) They gonna find out that they have 2 younger brothers (nezha & ao bing) instead

-) Ao Bing probably gonna sticking with Muzha more because he is reminds him of his real brother (Ao Yi)

-) Nezha is gonna get jealous because Ao Bing is getting along well with his brothers

-) Ao Bing is gonna get jealous and sad because Nezha's brothers still there with him meanwhile his brothers are nowhere to be found

-) Lady Yin is reminding Ao Bing so much about Ying Long (Ao Bing's mother)

-) Ao Bing wants to go home as soon as possible because he miss his father

-) If there is possible to transfer his pearl power, Ao Bing likely wants to give it to Nezha since he now knows that it was Nezha's in the first place and he will prefer to be an ordinary dragon and achieve the Heavenly Official with his own power.

-) Taiyi Zhenren would feel emotional because for the first time he got a nice student

-) The dragons are definitely causing more hurricane to the Li residence and got the Heaven noticed

-) Its gonna be dragonover

-) Ao Bing probably going to sacrifice himself so the heaven will forgive the dragon

-) another "dont let the fate got you" words from Nezha