#zhijie

[priceofreedom]

Zhijie Requested by anon!

[rydiathesummoner]

Zhijie: Describing his trauma of watching thousands of people dying horrifically, trying to keep the dead eyes at bay and move on with his life one day at a time.

The background music: HAPPIEST FIDDLE ON THE PLANET PLAYING BOUNCY HAPPY TUNES 🎵 DOOO, DOO, DOO DOOOOOO DOO 🎵

[dearmyloveleys]

cdrama directors: so how do we let the audience know that these two guys are supposed to get together without actually getting together, and not alert the censor cops

cdrama scriptwriters: zhi ji

[stgroversfire]

mmm i bet part of the reason lan xichen was so hostile towards wei wuxian at guanyin temple was because he felt some of that hostility towards himself for having pushed wangji and wei wuxian together so much during CR study arc

like obviously from his perspective wwx was being a massive piece of shit on purpose, but there's no way lan xichen doesnt feel guilty as hell. he just wanted his brother to have one friend and instead wangji ended up scarred for life and traumatized smile smile

[wangxian-the-zhijis]

So I rewatched the confrontation scene between Wei Ying, Jiang Cheng, and Lan Zhan in the Jiang Ancestral Hall.

In the novel, Jiang Cheng mocked the fact that what Wei Ying and Lan Zhan have for each other is romantic and not just that of friends. And people kept saying that this scene in the novel has more impact etc etc… because Jiang Cheng really insulted them that they’re in love. I’m not going to invalidate that… but I’m just going to explain why this scene in the drama has a great impact too.

In the drama, Jiang Cheng insulted their great friendship. I haven’t seen people point this out… but what Jiang Cheng really said didn’t mean the usual “friendship.” He could have said “友誼” or “交情” which means the type of friendship we’re all aware of.

But Jiang Cheng didn’t say any of those! He said “知己 (zhiji)” or “confidant” or “soulmate”— the very word that both Wei Ying and Lan Zhan say lovingly to each other (in the drama).

Jiang Cheng said: “为什么要道歉？为侮辱了你们这段伟大的知己之情吗？”

为什么 - why ; 要 - will (I) ; 道歉 - apologize ; 为 - for ; 侮辱 - insulting ; 了 - indicates past tense ; 你们 - your (plural) ; 这段 - this ; 伟大 - great ; 的 - of ; 知己 - confidant/intimate friend/soulmate ; 之情 - feeling/emotion; 吗 - indicating a question.

If we translate Jiang Cheng’s words directly, it would say, “Why will I apologize? For having insulted this great soulmate thing of yours?”

Note that 知己 isn’t commonly used in spoken language. It’s mostly seen in written texts only. But Wei Ying and Lan Zhan made 知己 their endearment for each other. Jiang Cheng used that very special and emotional word and tarnished it with his acrid mouth. He wasn’t just insulting their love but he insulted what they are to each other— the very nature of their relationship. (He wasn’t insinuating that they might be in love. He was outright attacking them for what they are.) He even emphasized the insult by adding 偉大 or ‘great’ sarcastically.

That’s why Wei Ying immediately lashed out. Because how dare Jiang Cheng ruin that special word he has with Lan Zhan?!

[smittenskitten]

Fang Xiaobao, Bicha poison can't be detoxicated. Who said that? I have sent people to look for the Styx flower. There must be a way to save you.

[rose-tinted-vision]

Written for MLC Week day 3: cultivation/alternate universe/soulmates

Fandom: Mysterious Lotus Casebook (莲花楼)

Relationship(s): Di Feisheng & Li Lianhua | Li Xiangyi & Fang Duobing

Summary:

Their neili had woven so seamlessly into each other that it was near indistinguishable where one of them ended and the other began.

[extraordinarilyextreme]

When Hei Xiazi met Xie Yuchen… I think the logic is very simple. The answer that resides in their hearts is the same; for many things, they have the same answer. Hei Xiazi might use his long life and many experiences to achieve his final conclusion, whereas Xie Yuchen uses his own intelligence and reasoning to reach a final conclusion. This answer [that they come up with] is in a different direction; it’s not the same as what Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling, or Pangzi, might come up with. This answer is one in which only the two of them know; in fact, this answer is one in which only they can understand. The roads of the past cannot be chosen; Xie Yuchen has no way of [going back and] choosing the path that Wu Xie has taken. He has already walked onto the path that he must continue on. The answer on this path is the same as the path that Hei Yanjing originally chose [to walk on]—the final conclusion is shared. So that’s the reason why these two have a resonance within the whole story.

from NPSS's 20200817 Livestream (HeiHua Clip here)

old translation: any mistakes are my own.

[nyx-the-reader]

You and I, we are made of the same stardust, our souls forged in the same fire.

We carry the same scars, the same hurts,

Your spirit burns with the same passion as mine does,

We are on the same team or maybe we are on the different sides of the battlefield,

Maybe we are standing together on the world stage or maybe you and i are holding our swords to each other's necks,

We may worship the same Gods or maybe our faiths and beliefs are opposing,

But we still wish to explore the same stars, fulfil our dreams side by side or we just wish to spend the eternity wandering together.

You and I, we can understand each other without words, we can read each other's hearts,

Our actions are so transparent to each other that we fight like we are dancing, so elegant and so in tune with each other,

You, who completes me and you, who destroy me,

You are definitely my soulmate, the other half of my heart.

-Nyx

[thedreamerstoryteller]

Twenty seventh of the twelfth month.

It's today.

The moon that year was not as bright as today.

The moon that year was just like today.

[rayan12sworld]

💙The Righteous Path of the Light Bearing Lord (And the Not-So-Demonic Path of his Zhiji, the Yiling Laozu)

By:lowlightt

Summary:

Honestly, all Wei Ying wanted to do over his winter break was enjoy himself and relax, catch up on some dramas and maybe read a novel or two. Who would have ever guessed that reading a trashy webnovel would completely and irreversibly alter the trajectory of his entire life? Wei Ying isn’t cut out for the role of scum villain, okay?! Is it seriously too late to get a refund? And why is Lan Wangji always looking at him, anyway???

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Wei Ying is isekai’ed into the role of the scum villain, the Yiling Laozu. And Wei Ying totally has a plan to not only save his own skin, but to salvage the tragedy that is the novel ‘The Righteous Path of the Light Bearing Lord.’ What could possibly go wrong?

Chapter:1/?

Words:4,402

Status:ongoing

[hualianisms]

fanghua & wangxian parallels: 2/?

"人生得一知己，足矣。 In one's lifetime, to have one zhiji, that is enough."

being each other's one and only 知己 of their lives

[contagious-addiction]

Maybe I’m just exhausted but… there are parallels I can make between arcane the show and MDZS, I can feel it in my bones

[luckymoonly]

Ooooh Feng Xin's rut has just started, and my house smells like alpha pheromones.😌💜

[xinyuehui]

A home, with the two of us, in the middle of the river, away from the bustling capital.

[wangxian-the-zhijis]

LXC, LWJ’s brother who has been with him his whole life: “Wangji” “my baodi”

WWX who met LWJ today: “Lan-er-gongzi” “Wangji-xiong” “Ji-xiong” “Lan Zhan” “LANZHANLANZHANLANZHAN” “Hanguang-jun” “Lan Wangji” “Lan-er-gege~” “my zhiji 🥰”