#xie lian didn't know whether to laugh or cry

[slovo-ljubve]

Hear me out,,,, Xie Lian with ponytail *inaudible noises*

[tgcf-quotes]

ruoye was always aggrieved when it had to bind men, but it'd change face when asked to bind a woman. xie lian had to call for it a couple times before it reluctantly peeled itself from ling wen's wrists.

heaven official's blessing, pg 361

[crazydaymycrazyway]

Coming to Ghost city after a meeting in heaven

Xie Lian: Is something burning?

Hua Cheng, leaning on a pillar seductively: Yes, my passion for you

Some random ghost in the background: THE CITY IS BURNING!!!!!

Hua Cheng: *glares at the ghost*

The random ghost, in a lower voice: the city is burning

Hua Cheng, turning back: Now back to what we were saying-

[mespinozart]

Writing a fanfic with the proper use of the phrase "Xie Lian didn't know whether to laugh or cry"

I'm tired of seeing people using it indiscriminately. There has to be some sort of base.

[yeonslayjun]

I've been reading tgcf fics (mostly hualian) and in almost every single one of them Xie Lian goes " I didn't know whether to laugh or cry" ngl That is one of his iconic line but I KEEP SEEING THAT SHIT EVERYWHERE WHICH MAKE ME GO " I didn't know whether to laugh or cry " PLEASE

Oh and if there's Pei Ming in the fic I can expect Santa going - " HOHO~" I love these pls

and Hua Cheng is a loser and a manwhore wbk

[hakygtu9]

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[dreams-of-beloveds]

HELLO?? EXCUSE ME DONT HAVE ME BAWLING AT THE FUCKING DERMATOLOGY WAITING ROOM

at the end of the long horrible story was you

[whatsitcalledagainn]

Just read the coffin scene teehee and talk abt forced proximity good lawd

[amethystsoda]

I saw this meme and I had to make a Xie Lian edit for it

[moonbunnyb]

These pictures from my Xie Lian photoshoot remind me of the (SPOILER) waiting in the last chapter a lot and I cry :’)

MoonBunnyB as Xie Lian, pictures taken by Jara Photo

[mdzs-owns-my-ass-i-guess]

Most iconic Xie Lian moments according to me

Contains spoilers!!!

"Xie Lian didn't know whether to laugh or cry"

Keeping every memento of his worst time ever as a reminder of why being kind and forgiving is worth it

When he runs off after he gives Hua Cheng CPR that one time pretending he's looking for his hat

When he keeps roasting Xiao Ying's looks even as she's dying

When he was a prince and he was told his future looked dark and he said that can't be cause he only wears white

Eating food off the ground

Building his own temple, we love a girl boss

When he pet E'Ming like a little puppy after being explicitly told not to ever touch it under any circumstances

Putting Banyue in a pickle jar

When Wuming said he would follow Xie Lian to the death and Xie Lian went "youre already dead"

Breaking rocks on his chest for money

Being trampled to death as general Hua, doormat core

The whole Fangxin Guoshi arc, whew 🥵

Carrying around a big ass bag of scraps everywhere

When he became jealous of Hua Cheng's special someone not realizing the very obvious fact that he was Hua Cheng's special someone actually

Slapping tf out of Qi Rong for making fun of Hua Cheng being blind in one eye

Pretending he had no idea who Nan Feng and Fu Yao were

When Mu Qing and Feng Xin were freaking about how creepy the Ten Thousands Gods Cave was whilst he found it incredibly romantic

Being a bit too into pretending to be Hua Cheng's puppet on Mount Tonglu

Feeding into E'Ming's praise kink

When he disguised himself as a pregnant lady to be possessed by the evil fetus spirit and it worked

When he disguised himself as a woman so badly he looked hideous and needed help to not look like that

When he spent the entirety of the Xuan Ji capturing business in his wedding dress disguise, including meeting Pei Xiu like that

It hurts, it hurts, it hurts-

When his response to the sex pollen was to kill himself

"I do not worship god, i am god!"

Every single sweet and tender interaction with Hua Cheng's butterflies that everyone else is terrified of

When everyone ignored him in the communication array because he was cringe

Getting drunk on a tombstone with little ghost fire Hua Cueng after his life fell apart

Controversial but i think his calamity era was also iconic and very sexy

When Heaven's Eye said his lips are exuding evil energy and he turned bright red

And then later when Heaven's Eye said the evil energy is inside him and he immediately changed the subject

Recognizing literally everyone despite their disguises but keeping quiet about it not to embarrass them.

Calling Yin Yu boring and forgettable looking to his face

Defending Hua Cheng, evil ghost king, in front of the whole entire Heavenly Emperor

When he was working in the rice field with Hua Cheng and he kept staring

Being poor

Having ridiculously bad luck

Ascending three times

Big daddy issues even with his dad still alive

When his life had just fallen apart and he didnt know how much a lantern could cost because he had been ridiculously rich all his life

Holding up a massive temple from falling apart???

Kissing Hua Cheng for spiritual energy in front of literally everyone more than once

When he could hear rats talking???

Adopting children

Not iconic Xie Lian behaviors

His abhorrent cooking

Trying to kill himself???

[tgcf-quotes]

quan yizhen watched with wide eyes as the bandaged boy next to him ate several of the abnormally glistening meatballs and gave such sincere feedback. after some thought he seemed to be persuaded and reached for his own meatball. xie lian maintained his smile. he smiled and watched quan yizhen swallow. he smiled as quan yizhen's face turned pale. he smiled as quan yizhen crumpled to the floor.

heaven official's blessing, pg 346

[crazydaymycrazyway]

So...just remembered that Pei Ming said Xie Lian's spiritual weapon was very handy and how he forged (is that the right word?) it? And I had to stop reading for a second. Because wouldn't you like to know, boy? You have parents? Hang them with a piece of silk. Make sure you see their dead bodies and you are all alone, nobody to listen to you and everybody in your area is happily celebrating. You have to feel like you'rethe most miserable person on earth. Then take that silk and hang yourself. Of course you have to be 100% sure you won't die cuz if you do, you'll be a ghost and the path to be a ghost king is kinda harder than God hood. Anyway, that is how our dear crown prince 'forged' it. Don't forget to skip any of these steps~~

And then I realized both Feng Xin and Mu Qing doesn't know any of this. What would their reaction be? I'm not so sure about Mu Qing (he'd be sad ofc) but Feng Xin would be so devastated. Ah. My poor God's

[skygemspeaks]

fic concept where xie lian, early into his second banishment, finds out that if he goes to offers prayers at one of mu qing or feng xin's temples, they will always inevitably show up to see him, each time in a different form and pretending not to know who he is

they think they're being SO slick, but xie lian always manages to clock them immediately, because they're not very good actors and because he knows them better than he knows himself. he doesn't say anything though because he's afraid to scare them off. they'll usually hang around to talk to him for a few hours, and it's just. it's nice. to not be alone for a little while. to know that they still care, even a little bit.

(he knows they don't care about him, not anymore, not after all he's done. he knows that their need to keep tabs on him is probably due to a lingering sense of loyalty to the crown prince they had once loved so dearly, the crown prince who had died long ago. he tries not to think about that)

after he ascends for the third time, he wonders if either of them will come talk to him, as themselves for once. they don't. he tries not to be too disappointed by it.

then, he's tasked to take care of the ghost groom on mount yujun, and then nan feng and fu yao show up as volunteers to aid him in his quest, and xie lian doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. he wonders if it's just going to be like this from now on. he decides not to say anything though because even this is better than nothing.

then they come with him to banyue pass, and when they return to puqi shrine afterwards, he invites them to stay for dinner.

they both decline, ready to make their escape, and xie lian can't help it. he starts crying.

they both immediately freeze in their tracks, horrified, before immediately rushing to him and starting to fuss over him, asking if he's okay, if he's gotten hurt.

(it's at this point that hua cheng decides to make a discreet exit for them to have this conversation in private)

"i-i'm sorry!" xie lian sobs, tripping over his words as he desperately wipe at his tears. "i just-i just thought it would be different after i ascended again!"

fu yao and nan feng are both baffled. "you thought what would be different?" asks fu yao hesitantly.

xie lian flails his arms between the three of them. "THIS!" he wails out loud. "but now you're LEAVING again and-and-and you won't even show me your real faces so i can apologize to you properly for everything i did wrong!"

nan feng and fu yao feng xin and mu qing turn to stare at each other in mounting horror as those words sink in.

"Your highness, you knew this whole time???" demands feng xin, his face beet red from embarrassment.

"why didn't you say anything?" mu qing hisses through his teeth, turning his head in an attempt to hide his mortification.

"because i thought if i did, you wouldn't come back!" xie lian replies, still sobbing

feng xin and mu qing both lock gazes, having a wordless argument as they try and figure what to do now that their covers have been blown.

in the end, feng xin is the one that gives in first, taking a deep breath as he gathers up his courage and lets his disguise drop. he steps forward, and pulls xie lian into a rough embrace.

"your highness, you have nothing to apologize for," he says. "we're the ones that did you wrong."

xie lian is still sobbing, but he's clinging onto feng xin like his life depends on it, and he's shaking his head in denial.

"you both stayed by my side longer than i deserved!" he insists. "if i had just listened to mu qing and swallowed my pride, things wouldn't have gotten as bad as they did!"

now mu qing steps up, and though his face is still flushed red, he looks determined as he joins the embrace.

"regardless of who was right or wrong, that didn't give me the right to treat you the way i did that day, your highness....i'm...s-sorry."

xie lian shakes his head again, ready to argue, but mu qing stubbornly speaks over him.

"the reason we came to you in disguise was because we were too ashamed to show our faces to you. we hope your highness will forgive us."

xie lian insists that there's nothing to forgive, and in the end, feng xin and mu qing both end up staying for dinner anyways, though they're saved from having to eat any of xie lian's cooking when hua cheng returns from his impromptu walk with some food that had been given to him by the neighbours for helping them with some tasks while he was out.

[zimtameise]

No. 10/24: Xie Lian

He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

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[kirstenly]

Xie Lian didn't know whether to laugh or cry.