#wu chang jie

[the-danmei-multiverse-and-angst]

Danmei I've read & Love and My Ratings (mostly angst with happy endings)

MDZS/Mo Dao Zu Shin (Angst) /5🌟 TGCF/Heaven Officials Blessing (Angst) / 5🌟 Yuwu/Remnants of Filth (❤️‍🩹🥹 Angst) /5🌟 Sword Named No Way Out (Angst) /5🌟 Would You Like to Have A Drink /4🌟 Wu Chang Jie (Angst🥹) /5🌟 War Prisoner (Angst) /5🌟 Cold Sands (Angst/Bittersweet Ending/not a HE but not a bad ending) /5🌟 The Ugly Empress (Angst) /5🌟 Swallowing the Seas (Modern/Angst) /5🌟 Mo Du/Silent Reading (Modern/some decent Angst) /5🌟 Cherry Blossoms Upon a Wintry Sword ( Some Angst) /5🌟 Nan Chan (Angst) /5🌟 Misvil (Mistakenly Saving The Villain/Angst but with comedic tone...hard to explain but has TWs) /5🌟 Blind Concubine (Angst/No HE, Bittersweet? Haven't read in a long time) /5🌟 Spring Trees & Sunset Clouds (Angst) /5🌟 Huitian /5🌟 Ballad of Song & Wine (Qiang Jin Jiu)/ 5🌟 Peerless /Wushuang /5🌟 Can Ci Pin/ 5🌟 Kaleidoscope of Death/5🌟 Global University Entrance Exam/5🌟 Mist /5🌟 Copper Coins ( A little bit of Angst to me, but still a great story, HE)/ 5🌟 Governor's Illness /5🌟 Faraway Wanderers /5🌟 It's Not Easy Being a Master (Angst)/5🌟 Record of the Missing Sect Master (Angst) /5🌟 Stranger (KR novel) /4🌟 Thrive In Catastrophe /5🌟 The Legendary Master's Wife /4🌟 Rebirth of The Supreme Celestial Being /4🌟

I wrote a poem for Cold Sands danmei novel years ago, right after I finished the novel because I was so inspired by the story and it made my heart ache. Here is the poem:

Wings clipped by truth The fall swift and harsh Lies unveiled  Fate strung a web of deceit  A trap, snaring the victim This bird, tied down Voice cut-out -silenced Never to sing Never to cry out Never to sing its beautiful melodies once more Never to give sound to its pain The world itself, what a beautiful cage- A big and wide unknown, and sometimes deceitful place Freedom- is only a short illusory image  Unobtainable- A Mirage in the desert when one is dying from thirst Just out of reach, as though grasping at sand as it slips through your fingertips And as the dark begins to unravel Twist and unwind- Mighty is the weight thrust upon the heart, Subduing its pulse, the beating drum- a strangled ba-thump...ba-thump...ba-thump... An anchor drowning the soul, Just as as heavy as one that bears a crown upon their head,  No escape is possible now  As the strings of fate tighten, the birds wings are broken Fragmented and shattered Unable to never fly Never again to soar the skies

(End/ Extra below)

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Did you ever once hear the Greek tale of a boy, the boy who wanted to fly close to the sun?

His father created wings of made wax for his child and warned him, told him not to fly to high, to not fly to close to the sun.

However, the boy, Icarus, didn't listen to his father's words.

He flew, soaring higher, and higher, as close as he could get to the sun. His wings made of wax were melted away by the suns brilliance and Icarus fell to earth.

To his end.

And the Lotus flower, that blooms at the bottom of a lake, steeped in mud, struggles and craves, longing and yearning for the suns brilliance, but they can never touch the sun.

And a bird, born with wings to fly, can only fly so high, but never crossing that line, that boundary.

And sometimes love is just the same.

Not every story can have a happy ending, no matter the toil, the strife, the pain.

And some times, no my matter how much you love someone, you may forever be enemies, on opposing sides, love hidden deep in your heart, and all you can do, is to stare wistfully at the horizon, yearning until the end.

[veldyia]

[verdanteslounge]

Wu Chang Jie Thoughts...

I've finally finished reading this massive series!

Just finished reading this massive series, and WOAH I have a lot of thoughts. Imagine you are in a Disneyland Ride. You're in the dark, you go in, fasten your seatbelt-- expecting to have a roller coaster ride. The ride begins to move forward, no ups or downs yet--then, it drops down. And down. And down. When you expect it to finally climb upwards, it drops you down again and again and you begin to wonder if you went to the wrong building and sat through a ride that only drops. Makes you wonder when you'll finally stop taking all that beating. This is that story. I have high respect for the author who is able to evoke that sort of feeling while reading the story. Countless times I've gritted my teeth in anger and want to step into the world and grab Xie Bi An so he can have the peaceful life he wants. I cannot stress enough how good this author is in making you feel just as beaten and battered as the main character. The first half definitely had the most impression on me in the story. The mystery, the hopelessness, the despair-- everything in it had been done well IMO. I agree with other people's assessment that if I was to rate the first half of the story, it'll probably be 4.5 or 5/5. The second half still kept me interested in what was going on, but it's not as interesting as the first half. I'll be more specific down below. If you don't want any spoilers, I suggest you stop reading here. !!SPOILERS AHEAD!!

First Half I loved the palace politics in the flashback. Everything was laid out nicely, and I love the contrast between how the Eldest Prince (ZZH) and the Ninth Prince (ZZX) were treated. The fact that they adored each other despite how different they were treated made the dynamic interesting to me. I didn't really mind ZZX acted like a spoiled brat. He was powerful, doted on, and he was used to getting his ways. I liked how the present was weaved into the past with mysteries around XZN and LBY. How we got to know about the past because of the crimes committed in the present. I couldn't stop reading. Second Half I consider the second half of this story after XBA remembers all of ZZH's memories. It wasn't completely boring, but it was sort of bland? I was expecting to have an idea about what XBA would do to make sure past tragedies wouldn't happen again, but the story just kept throwing him around. Basically I was expecting all the suffering to end, but it just continued LOL. Everyone was out to get XBA and he wasn't even powerful enough to defend himself. I'm not too disappointed in the second half since it's understandable all these characters moved for their own gain. XBA who didn't have any selfish desires would of course find it more difficult to fight against enemies who didn't care about killing people or breaking some rules that can lead them to the deepest layers of hell after death. Main Character I wish we saw a little more of XBA's urgency. I was invested in the whole Celestial being and Imperial destiny and how it breeds calamity, but we never really understood why XBA needed to go through all that BS. I also wished we had a plot point where XBA realizes how to fulfill that destiny and willingly take on power if it means maintaining the peace of the world. Because that's what he lacked on his previous life. He didn't have much urgency. For most of the story, it just felt like XBA was a billiard ball that world liked to toss around, and he's on the defensive. I definitely liked his change at the end but DAMN I wished we had more glimpses of that internal conflict and the moment he finally realized for himself that he needed to take on power to suppress others from causing harm. The Main CP Lastly, let's talk about the controversial. I hated FWS for tormenting XBA both in the past and present. I also hated how prideful ZZH was and refused to coax his brother in the past. But the way they acted based on how their characters were introduced was reasonable to me. It was incredibly frustrating, sure, but it didn't feel like it was put there purely for angst. The characters stayed consisted throughout the story, and their stubbornness really encapsulates how stubborn people could be imo lmao. The change in how they interacted changed a lot throughout the story and I find that interesting. We start off with a hateful FWS flirting with XBA, then ZZX's first love for ZZH, then ZZX's obsessive and hateful love for ZZH, then FWA and XBA's ignorance is a bliss love, then FWA coaxing XBA and acknowledging he was wrong for the things he's done in the past. One thing I noticed tho, I think the author has trouble writing fluffy smut cause the scenes were either kinda fluffy but still kinda noncon, or we just don't see it at all. But the hard noncon scenes always gave me a punch in the gut. !!SPOILERS END!!

Overall, I think this story has its own merits, and it definitely delivers as a dogblood novel. It definitely made me feel pain I haven't experienced before. It made me feel angry in a way I haven't been angry before (and not at the writer, but at the characters and their situation).

But would I reread this? No. Would I be reading other stories from this author? Nope, and it's not because I have beef with their writing, I just can't handle that much suffering anymore XD. If you like to suffer, I definitely recommend this novel.

[dutifullyfoggyfun]

Alguém tem PDF ou epub da novel Wu Chang jie??

[bellaroles]

Xu Zhi Nan!!!!

I knew it!

[dangermousie]

Just for @aysekira tell me this isn’t Bian from WCJ?!

ETA and here is Wushe:

I mean, they already played unbrothers with a fraught relationship and one a sunshine and other fucked up on already 😝

Since I am still waiting for subs for ep 2 of Grand Prince (where are you, my precious!), have some gorgeous disrobing Yoon Si Yoon bandaging his wounds, being grim, smiling a little smile at a beautiful drawing (I melted), and then cutting a curtain with his sword to catch an intruder who is actually a beautiful young woman.

MMMMMMM!!!

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: The Rise of Ning (2024)

Gifs of Intro of cdrama "The Rise of Ning"

【锦绣安宁】第1集 | 张晚意、任敏主演 | The Rise of Ning EP1 | Starring: Zhang Wanyi, Renmin | ENG SUB

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n9IGi7CmhE

[thedramagarden]

Prince Of Tennis (2019) | Chinese Drama

[binging-asian-dramas]

Time Flies and You Are Here. 7

Story: 8

Acting: 9

Chemistry: 10

Comparable to: ? a lot of historical cdrama’s that have backstabbing relatives

It’s a repeat rinse cycle with both main leads and what I mean by that is they fight a lot…..a lot lot, make up, then fight all over again without learning anything. If that’s not your thing then you’ll definitely hate this drama. I really enjoyed the chemistry between the two and the overall storyline it can get a bit overdramatic at times. It’s by no means perfect, but it’s an enjoyable watch if you fast forward with remote. It’s one of those it’s so bad, but why can’t I stop watching drama.

[arytha]

i think the only novel i had to stop because i really hated how the. i guess abuse kept happening was w.u cha.ng j.ie (censored to hide from tags hopefully). it was really bad on the reoffending angle. like to the point where even i was nauseated by it and that takes a bit

[frereamour]

Isa frereamour's non-definitive gay incest book list

Here it is: a mix of stuff I've read and intend to read. Quality varies greatly. I'm omitting all examples of erotica because that doesn't interest me, even though many of these novels have sexual content. "But why isn't Game of Thrones, Flowers in the Attic etc here?" because I hate you and straight incest means nothing to me. The family relationship takes precedent over consanguinity. Random order.

BrotherBrother

The Carnivorous Lamb, Agustín Gomez Arcos - A classic, really romantic exploration of the relationship between the two brothers against the backdrop of Francoist Spain. You've read this, and probably reread it.

My Loose Thread, Dennis Cooper - Really intense and disquieting, typical of the author, although the relationship between the brothers is more central here than in other works where it's more peripheral. Recommend all oeuvre.

Not Forever, But For Now, Chuck Palahniuk- Some really interesting meditations on youth and growing out of being 'prey', but lost me in the end. We/us pronouns type brothers.

Querelle, Jean Genet - Thief, murderer, prostitute, brotherfucker. We all know and love Querelle. Movie good as well.

Gemini, Michel Tournier - Twincest, more we/us brothers. I have to be honest I stopped reading this because I started playing a video game, and by page 63 there still wasn't much in terms of incest. I want to finish it though. Jean Genet liked it.

The Power of the Dog, Thomas Savage - I asked my wife for recommendations and she mentioned the movie, which is based on this book. When I asked 'but wasn't it about the kid', she said 'no, it's about the brother, trust me'. I have watched neither movie nor read the book but I believe my baby.

Twins, Bari Wood - The book behind Dead Ringers. Twincest again. You also know this.

A God Against the Gods, Allen Drury - Details the power struggles of pharaoh Akhenaten to establish a monotheist religion in Egypt, the cult of the Solar Disc Aten, and his relationship with brother, lover and heir Smenkhara. Has a sequel.

The Winter Prince, Elizabeth Wein - This book keeps being recommended, one day I'll read it. The interest here are brothers Medraut and Lleu but there are other incestuous relationships (possibly mother-son? I don't care)

Brothers Bishop, by Bart Yates - To be honest this book is not very good but it does have an explicit relationship between the two brothers. Thanks Anon for the rec.

The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin - Another fav!! All the incest happens before the book starts, but it's a big part of the background of one of the characters. The characters in question are actually not men, but the book uses he/him pronouns for them and refers to them as brothers. Thanks for the rec Anon, I've been meaning to read this for ages, completely unrelated to incest content

On the Black Hill, Bruce Chatwin - About two twins who run a farm together for 80 years. This book doesn't have anything explicit about their relationship but it's a similar dynamic to The Power of the Dog so I thought it might fit. Thanks for the rec Anon!

Salvation Army by Abdellah Taïa - Moroccan coming-of-age autobiography where the author remembers being in love with his older brother. Thanks for the rec Anon!

chinese webnovels:

Brother, 人体骨架 - Really lovely exploration of a relationship between an older brother who is the caretaker for his disabled younger brother (the nature of his condition is kept vague, a severe form of autism, perhaps)

Flying Gulls Never Land, 回南雀 - Younger brother goes to prison for murder and now that he's out there's only one thing on his mind. Really fun read.

Wu Chang Jie, 水千丞 - One of my favourite xianxia novels due to how balls to the wall crazy the protagonist younger brother is. Plot is somehow secondary to him making his older brother fall in love with him again after a lifetime of uhm let's call it torture to keep things classy. Best translation by Corgi unfortunately not available.

Can't be left behind, 尤萨阿里塔 - This isn't usually my style, and the writing isn't that great, but, when I started reading this I couldn't put it down, which must mean something. Younger brother runs away to live with older brother after parents divorce. Other incest novel by same author being translated in the same website, don't care for it, but check it out.

DadSon

Nocturnes for the King of Naples, Edmund White - Epistolary style novel in which the narrator addresses an older lover who, it becomes apparent, is an idealized version of his father, with none of his predatory nature, but all the wealth.

Nuestra Parte de Noche, Mariana Enríquez - There sure is a lot of child sexual abuse happening around this father and son, sure wonder what that could all mean, considering their own turbulent relationship. Guess we'll never know.

Pages from Cold Point and other Stories, Paul Bowles - Only the title short story is incestuous as far as I know, and it was pretty bad. Father deals with homophobic population complaining about his son sleeping with all the men by sleeping with him himself.

The Familia Grande, Camille Kouchner - Speaking of bad. Account of how the author's brother was raped by their stepfather and how this affected her. However, really fun example of women in male dominated fields if we consider it from the "how can I make this about me" angle. The brother didn't even want her to publish the book!

Fire from Heaven, Mary Renault - First book in the Persian Boy trilogy, detailing Alexander the Great's life from childhood to young adulthood. Much has been written about his relationship with mother Olympias but uhm, that takes second stage to what he and his father were doing to each other. Father anxious to ensure his son will be sexually dominant when having sex with other men, while struggling with the conflicting desire to dominate him sexually. Tale as old as time.

The Spanish Gardener, A. J. Cronin - Intensely jealous and controlling father suspects son's and gardener's relationship isn't just friendly.

Lost Souls, Poppy Z. Brite - All kinds of fun things can happen when your dad is a vampire. I actually really like two other characters in this, fun book all around.

The Chosen, Ricardo Pinto - Fantasy trilogy that keeps showing up when I look for both gay and incest. I haven't started reading it yet, but the dad is introduced with 'his father's beautiful face' so I'm making an educated guess about the nature of the incest in this book, but not ruling out that the protagonist might end up with a cousin, in which case we all kill ourselves or something.

Warchild, Karin Lowachee - Scifi trilogy that deals with children/teens at once recruited to be prostitutes or child soldiers, and the similarities between the two. Each book has a different protagonist, but they're all connected. Recommend the three books, love this series.

Dream Boy, Jim Grimsley - Teen boy victim of father's abuse, finds comfort in relationship with classmate, but homophobia threatens his happiness.

Try, Dennis Cooper - Heavily features adoptive father(s)/son sexual abuse. Thank you, Neil for the rec.

Arturo's Island, Elsa Morante - The main character is a young boy who's painfully in love with his father and is extremely angry when his dad brings home a new bride. Thanks Anon for the rec.

Henry Henry, Allen Bratton - Reimagining of Shakespeare's Henriad, transposing the legend of Henry V's wayward youth into 21st-century Britain. Thanks for the rec, problematicvacationbrothers!

chinese webnovels:

Blossom by River Country, 孔恰 - Translation work ongoing, which is why I haven't read this, but makes me really wish I could read chinese because I have a feeling the prose in its original form would be great. Slave boy adopted by intransigent general who learns to love him.

Stars of Chaos (Sha Po Lang), priest - Orphan boy adopted by cold and distant general who spends a lot of time away, despite this the two grow closer over the years. There's also a war or something, and big machines.

Imperial Uncle, 大风刮过 - (uncle x nephew) I haven't read this, but I kept getting recommended, since it's the only uncle x nephew example I'm sticking it here, until a beautiful time comes when I have enough recs for an uncle x nephew section by itself.

SisterSister

Sharp Objects, Gillian Flynn - You've probably also read this. Also a good example of momdaughter but as I have nothing else for that category I'm leaving it here.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson - Another classic. There are people who know this is a book about incest, and there are people who are dumb as rocks.

Into the Forest, Jean Hegland - Two sisters together at the end of the world. Very slow at times, but I liked the claustrophobia. Didn't like the random guy who showed up to mess up the vibe.

The Blindness of the Heart, Julia Franck - This is a war novel across several generations, I'm putting it here from a specific rec, but my interest in reading it is very slim.

Bright Lines, Tanwi Nandini Islam - Another book from a rec, three girls across two continents who discover family secrets. Really scared that this is just cousincest but being very hopeful and crossing my fingers and leaving it here.

The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield - Gothic suspense novel. Several examples of incest, but the focus here is pair of twin girls + their sister whose identity is a mystery for much of the novel.

The Sinner, Petra Hammesfahr - Another rec by mia belissima moglie, she's going off what happened in the tv show, but I'm trusting that the show follows the book. A woman who would do everything for her sister.

Sisters, Daisy Johnson - This cover and synopsis are very suggestive, and yet I wonder. However goodreads shelves indicate I shouldn't. And yet I can't trust like that. Hopefully one of you can let me know for sure.

Cassandra at the Wedding, Dorothy Baker - One of my favs on this list! Cass is one of the best to every do it. She's gay, she's a twin, and she's pretty unashamedly in love with her sister. The book is about her sister's wedding which Cass, of course, tries to sabotage. Thanks for the rec Anon, I'm so hype for this one!

Honorable Mentions

Everything that is somehow adjacent, or in which gay incest isn't central but still shows up.

Nefando, Mónica Ojeda - Crazy good book that deals with themes of child sexual abuse and exploitation. Includes three siblings who have been abused by their father, the two girls and one boy are lovers as adults

Boys Alive, Pier Paolo Pasolini - Deals with the lives of destitute street boys in Rome, left to fend for themselves, many are rejected or abused by parents, all involved in petty theft and prostitution to some degree.

The Vampire Armand, Anne Rice - My favourite of the tvc books, and I think it's pretty easy to read Marius' relationship with Armand as well as the other boys as parental.

The Magician, Colm Tóibín - This is a loooong book and the incest is only nominal, which is why it's just an honorable mention. This is a novelization of the life of Thomas Mann, who wrote in his diaries that he was in love with his oldest son for a time. Thanks for the rec Anon

The Piano Teacher, Elfriede Jelinek - This book is absolutely wild in a lot of ways but one of the central themes is the protagonist trying to escape her domineering and possessive mother (who forces them to share a bed!). Thanks Anon for the rec!

Xenogenisis Trilogy, Octavia Butler - I hesitate to recommend this even though it's an amazing series. A lot of the incest is various brother/sister couples, but the two later books have a lot of characters who are a third gender (or not yet male or female) and there's a lot of general discussion of incest. Thanks for the rec Anon, I'll include it.

[incorrect-web-novels]

Webnovel Carrd Links [Part 1]

I usually use Novel Updates, but Carrds are great to support the author, find translations not on NU, find Content Warnings, and learn more about the story / other adaptations. If there's a novel not here, it can be helpful to search the name of the novel + "carrd" or "novel updates"

Library Carrds / Carrds with Multiple Novels

Completed Baihe Carrd (click the sunglasses)

Baihe Novels Carrd 

Baihe Support 

Novel Carrd Library (Danmei & Baihe)

Aelia’s Library (Modern & Historical Danmei)

Unlimited Flow Danmei Carrd 

Danmei Recommendations List

Underrated Danmei 

Modern Danmei 

Twitter Thread with Danmei Carrds 

Author Carrds

(These authors have more works - I just listed the most popular ones/the ones I knew)

Cang Wu Bin Bai - author of Golden Stage and Fight the Landlord, Fall in Love

Cyan Wings - author of Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know, High Energy QR Code, They All Say I’ve Met a Ghost, etc.

Feitian Yexiang - author of Dinghai Fusheng Records & To Rule in a Turbulent World

Huai Shang - author of the Sword Named No Way Out

Jiang Zi Bei - author of PUBG: Online Romance of the Century, I Can Do It, and I’ve Liked Your Boyfriend for a Long Time

Liu Bing Jie - author of The Wife is First, Peach, and The White Cat’s Divine Scratching Post

Man Man He Qi Duo - author of Those Years In Quest of Honour Mine 

Meatbun Doesn’t Eat Meat - author of The Husky and His White Cat Shizun

Meng Xi Shi - author of Estranged, Peerless, Thousand Autumns, The Fourteenth Year of Chenghua, etc.

Mo Chen Huan - author of The Earth is Online and the Villain Has Something to Say

Mu Su Li - author of Panguan and Copper Coins

MXTX / Mo Xiang Tong Xiu - author of MDZS, TGCF, and SVSSS

Please Don’t Laugh novels - author of FGEP, Ruzhui, and JQWS

Priest - author of Guardian, LHJC, Can Ci Pin, Mo Du, Gumen, Liu Yao, etc.

Shui Qian Cheng - author of Wu Chang Jie 

Tang Jiuqing / t97 - author of Qiang Jin Jiu & Nan Chan

Wu Zhe - author of Unbridled, Sa Ye, Antidote, etc. 

Zhichu - author of Fanservice Paradox

Danmei / BL

2ha / the Husky and His White Cat Shizun (1, 2)

Bat / Bianfu 

Can Ci Pin

Carven Jade / Zhuo Yu 

Cold Sands

Copper Coins 

Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know

Dinghai Fusheng Records

Di Wang Gong Lue / The Emperor’s Strategy 

Don’t You Like Me? 

Encountering a Snake 

Everyone Thinks That I Like Him

Fake Slackers

Fanservice Paradox 

Fight the Landlord, Fall in Love

Fox Demon Cultivation Manual / FDCM 

Global University Entrance Examination / QQGK / Global Examination 

Golden Stage 

Green Plum Island 

Guardian 

Guomen 

How to Survive as a Villain 

Jun You Ji Fou / How is the Gentleman Feeling? 

Lie Huo Jiao Chou / LHJC 

Little Mushroom 

Liu Yao (press the 3 circles) 

MDZS / the Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (1, 2, 3)

Mist (CW: glitch effect, flashing lights)

Mistakenly Saving the Villain / MISVIL

Mo Du / Silent Reading 

My Junior Still Hasn’t Killed Me

Nan Chan 

[Part 2]

[the-monkey-ruler]

Divine Hunter: Journey to the West (2016) 狠西游

Director: Zhang Gang / Zhou Jie / Liu Ya Screenwriter: Shi Yi / Wu Haiqiu Starring : Tong Xinzhu / Tut Harmon / Lan Ling / Lin Qiang Genre: Drama / Action / Animation Country/Region of Production: Mainland China Language: Mandarin Chinese Date: 2016-07-18 (Mainland China) Number of seasons: 2 Number of episodes: 40 Single episode length: 14 minutes Type: Reimanging

Summary:

After completing their quest to obtain Buddhist scriptures, Tang Seng and his four disciples returned to the Tang Dynasty with great expectations. However, they encountered a powerful enemy of unknown origin on the way, who attempted to steal the scriptures they had worked so hard to obtain. During the battle, Sun Wukong accidentally lost his son and nearly died. As a result, the whereabouts of the four disciples were unknown, leaving an unsolved suspense. Time flies, and Fu He, an ordinary high school student in the 21st century, accidentally fell from a high altitude. His soul was possessed by Sun Wukong's soul, forming two completely different souls coexisting in a useless body. At this time, Sun Wukong, whose life is threatened, must find a way to survive in this modern world. His magical powers and ancient wisdom will face severe tests in the new environment. Fu He's life will undergo earth-shaking changes because of this soul possession. Originally ordinary, he gradually emerged with the ability and knowledge of Wukong, facing various challenges in study, friendship and love. At the same time, Wukong is also looking for clues to the lost scriptures, hoping to restore his power and identity. The conflict and cooperation between the two souls make Fu He's life full of surprises and surprises. In the face of new enemies and unknown adventures, Fu He gradually grows into a brave and fearless hero. In the end, how will their destinies intertwine and become a new legend?

Source: https://movie.douban.com/subject/26838481/

Link: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Vt411Y7cL/?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click

[verdanteslounge]

Wu Chang Jie Thoughts and Impressions...

I am currently at Chapter 80 of this series, and so far, here are my thoughts:

Summary:

Wu Chang Jie is a story of two Imperial brothers from the past who used to have the closest bond turn against each other. As they reincarnate back on this world, one decides to forget everything and live life anew, while the other chooses to remember every entanglements, every evil the siblings have committed in the past.

When their paths cross-- one still with memories, the other forgotten-- mysteries from their past life resurfaces.

(warning: noncon, gaslighting, graphic r*pe)

(note: this story is not incest)

I will be talking mostly about the flashback since that is what the story focuses on so far.

Themes:

There are so many themes interwoven in this story that made me think I would have enjoyed this story even if it didn't have any romance.

The big ones I noticed were family, greed for power and morality. In the flashback with the Imperial Family, our main character, ZZH is easily considered as the black sheep. His morals did not align with the family's greed for power. His mother wanted him to take the throne and be a Crown Prince, while he just wanted to tend to his orchids, take care of his mother and younger brother and live a peaceful life.

The story showed how far certain characters would go for their greed for power. Some had wanted power purely for self-satisfaction, others craved it for self-defense, while others wanted it to protect their loved ones. Seeing different characters and their motivation for power, and how far they were willing to go for it was honestly interesting to me. How much were they willing to give up their morality to get what they wanted?

Our character who maintained a pure heart despite his circumstances kept being forced to challenge his morality. Should he step away or bare the burden of being born in this family? Should he always be transparent to others and never keep secrets? Should he grab power for himself so that he would be able to protect himself and his loved ones?

Characters:

Most of the characters have their own motivations whether it be good or bad. Life in the palace was cut-throat with everyone eyeing for power and schemed behind the scenes. Children started off innocent, befriending each other before growing up and growing apart due to Palace politics.

In the middle of it all was the Eldest Prince and the Ninth Prince. The Eldest Prince, ZZH suffered from the strictness of his parents. He was a pure soul thrown into a world full of scheming and filth, and he grew up being disillusioned by his parents and the place he grew up in.

The Ninth Prince represented what would be called the good end of stick in the Palace. He was favored by the Emperor, he was just as talented as his Eldest brother, if not more, and he was promised a great weapon to wield. He was living in the illusion of the Palace. No one dared oppose him. He had a simplistic mindset that everything would be solved so long as he was stronger than his opponent.

These two are our two main characters. It's interesting to see the contrast with how they grew up and their temperament as a result of that. The story plunged them in more and more difficult situations and I loved seeing how they find their way out.

Personal thoughts:

I was honestly skeptical when I started reading this series. I read a lot of bad reviews and hate about the male lead, calling him selfish and possessive, but I didn't really mind it. In the flashback, the male lead was still in his early teens, so it's understandable to me he would be selfish. Not to mention he grew up to be the son of the Emperor, talented and doted upon, it was to be expected he would be so spoiled. Even so, when he realized his brother was suffering, he was quick to care for him and find ways to make him feel better, in his own simplistic way. Was he a little off in the head? Yeah. But this character is also a representation of how life at the Imperial Palace can fk someone up despite being favored, and that's what makes him interesting.

I have only been reading until Chapter 80 of this story, so my opinion might differ, but for now, I am loving everything about it. The themes, the characters, the way present is blended into the past, and the mystery.

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Author's notes from the Japanese edition

I got my hands on the Japanese special edition and there were some notes from the author if anyone is interested.

Take the translation with a grain of salt - I don't speak Japanese and English isn't my native language either.

:Was THAT scene even more cruel?! Actually, in the scene where Yan Wushi hands Shen Qiao over to Sang Jingxing, YW was planning to act even more cruel and say even more terrible things to SQ with purpose completely crush Shen Qiao's hopes/beliefs. However, Shen Qiao was in such a miserable state already, and I could no longer bear it. I thought that even if Shen Qiao was treated even more cruelly, he would not change his original intentions and stay true to himself, so I deleted the scene.

The biggest challenge in blending historical facts with fiction is write the main storyline and make it consistent without changing the flow of history, and adding fictional episodes. I really enjoy this kind of challenge, so when I finished writing Qian Qiu I felt an incredible sense of accomplishment.

As Mencius said, "Live in sorrow and die in ease (if people are troubled, they will try harder and live their lives more diligently, but if they are too comfortable, they will become lazy and idle, and eventually die)," it is in times of turmoil that heroes of adventure appear, and they truly reflect the human heart.

//In one of his writings, Mencius says “life springs from sorrow and calamity, death from ease and pleasure.” In other words, one prospers during calamities and hardship, and perishes when living at ease and in comfort. - 生于忧患，死于安乐 shēng yú yōu huàn, sǐ yú ān lè//

About the characters of Qian Qiu

All the characters in Qian Qiu are very important, and the story is incomplete without them. Characters such as Chen Gong and Sang Jingxing may not be well-liked by readers, but without them, the complex and colorful world of the story and the true nature of humanity would not be possible.

The relationship between Shen Qiao and Shiwu

Shen Qiao is handed over to Sang JingXing by Wu Shi, and as a result is seriously injured. He is saved from near death by Shiwu, who saves him because Shiwu was saved by him before. SQ had forgotten about it, but this episode implies that "good deeds bring good rewards, and bad deeds bring bad rewards." This salvation is also one of the reasons why Shen Qiao was able to rise to his feet again.

Both SQ's shizun and SQ fulfill their responsibilities as teachers. However, SQ's feelings towards his disciples and Qi Fengge´s feelings towards his disciples are slightly different. Qi Fengge raised his disciples not only like a teacher, but he was also a father to them. On the other hand, between SQ and Shiwu, there is no process of "raising" him, but instead there is a "feeling of - they saved each other's lives." Therefore, at the beginning, there is an aspect of mutual reliance between the two of them.

About the Northern and Southern Dynasties period in China

The Northern and Southern Dynasties period in China refers to the 150 years between the unification of northern China by the Northern Wei dynasty (after the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms) (439) and the reunification of China by Jie (589). The Northern Ming (North Xun, East, West, North Qing, and North Garden) dynasties, which were founded by nomadic peoples in the north, and the Southern Dynasties (Song, Qing, Shen, and Chen), which were founded by the aristocratic society of transport peoples, collapsed in three different periods, and there were wars between the North and the South. On the one hand, there were continuous rebellions such as the Liuji Rebellion and the Jouyang Rebellion, but on the other hand, it was a time when culture flourished, with systems that would be passed down to later generations due to interactions between performers and nomads. (From Koda Daisuke's "The Northern and Southern Dynasties: From the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms to the Unification of Jie" Chuko Shinsho)

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If this has already been translated somewhere, I apologize, I don't use that many social accounts or write me, I would like to read a better translation.

[bellaroles]

That is the most hilarious revelation chapter ever.

Qi Meng Sheng's spotlight has just been stolen by the Red King and Zong Zi Xiao.

Everyone's mouth was agape, except the one who already knew.

Also the estranged lovers are arguing in front of her.

Qi Meng Sheng: ... Am I a joke to you?? Hey look at me, we're fighting remember?!

Nice! 🤣