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Fic snippet - Longer Than the Wheel Spins

The sequel to Farther Than the Hawk Flies, ft. dragonji and duckxian entering into an arranged marriage (and liking it very much).

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The days passed quickly, and Lan Wangji soon found himself growing at ease with his life as Hen Wei - his matrimonial title - along with the manifold expectations that came with it.

In the mornings, he rose early to prepare breakfast for his buck. Or at the very least, he attempted to, as Wei Wuxian was no more easy to pry himself away from than he'd been their first morn as hart and hind[*].

On the rare occasions he managed to free himself from his husband's grasp, he would commence waking Wei Wuxian, and assisting him to bathe and dress. This was done with varying levels of success, and often involved a touch more fondling than was strictly necessary on either of their parts. However, as they both emerged clean from the tub each day, Lan Wangji saw no reason to protest.

After sharing the morning meal, Wei Wuxian would go to attend his lordly duties, leaving Lan Wangji to entertain himself with whatever crossed his fancy. Typically, he gravitated towards mending or embroidery; though he disliked both immensely, he'd found much of his husband's clothing rather worse for wear.

One day, when the clouds hung heavy with rain, and he'd been particularly desperate for something to occupy his time, Lan Wangji had even embroidered the ends of his husbands' hair ribbons with various scenes of animals at play. It was only as he was halfway done with the last strip of silk that he realised perhaps Wei Wuxian preferred plain adornments.

For the rest of the afternoon, he fretted his care would be considered overstepping.

But when his husband let down his hair that night, and spied the results of Lan Wangji's handiwork, he took one ribbon in hand gently, and a soft smile lit his face.

"Such fine stitching." Wei Wuxian tied the ribbon at the end of his braid, looking inordinately pleased. "Does it suit me?"

Lan Wangji hadn't known how to respond, but Wei Wuxian didn't press for an answer anyway.

"My little dove's been hard at work," he murmured, stalking forward to place his hands upon Lan Wangji's waist. "Let this husband reward you."

Their kisses had been exceptionally tender that night, the buck murmuring sweet nothings in Lan Wangji's ear as he worked his fingers inside him. It was the most soul-shaking, intimate experience of the doe's life to date, and so he thought he could be forgiven for the tears that sprung to his eyes as he reached his release, his fists buried deep in his husband's plumage.

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[*] husbands, basically

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I’m sorry sweetie, but you must endure-

Additionally:

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© 狐狸大王a

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Sirendipity/lwjsbedtime fic masterpost:

Quick links 『 Art tumblr - AO3 - Squidgeworld 』

*Please see the bottom of this post for an important notice.*

This fic list was originally created for my benefit, but I've posted enough fics on tumblr (and elsewhere) that it might help others too. Some fics are in the process of being edited before posting. There are a lot.

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Tumblr fics (mostly 1000-3000 words in length):

Wangxian:

In all of my Wangxian fics, WWX and LWJ are either single or Only For Each Other™️. I know some people prefer to see them have a dating history, while others prefer to stick closer to canon. I personally prefer the canon interpretation. I mention this only because I'm sick of writing 'Wangxian only' next to any fic where another pairing seems possible.

Related to this, I will always warn for sexual violence. If there's no warning, it didn't happen. 🤷

Where relevant, I've marked whether a fic has Bottomxian/Bottomji. Because of tumblr's rules this is mostly only implied, however. There are more Bottomji fics than Bottomxian, but many also leave their dynamics unmentioned completely.

『 Modern 』

- includes scifi -

Incel WWX - modern AU

Babyji gets a guitar - modern AU

Teen Wangxian accidentally swap glasses - modern AU, high school AU

Virgin Wangxian's accidental marriage - modern AU, crack Bottomxian

Modern Wangxian watch CQL - feelings realisation, modern AU

Influencer LWJ x commissioned artist WWX - modern AU, high school AU

Language Barrier Wangxian - Modern AU Bottomxian (lightly implied)

YLLZ in a Bottle (idol!Alphaxian x student!Omegaji) - Babyji, University Arrival, Perfumery, Uncle's Date, Dorm Life, Born to Bother You, Not Your Uncle's Date, Scent-Block It Out, Concert Bottomji

Stargate AU - modern AU, scifi, wraith LWJ, reincarnation

Voltron universe AU (Galra WWX x Altean LWJ) - Accidental Baby Clone Acquisition

Costume designer WWX x LARPer LWJ - modern AU

Nudist WWX moves in next door to LWJ - modern AU

Modern Arranged Marriage Wangxian but WWX gets disowned so the engagement contract is void - modern AU, arranged marriage, hurt/comfort

Teen LWJ's secret hobby - modern AU, high school AU

Valentine's '23 ft. Yan Yan - high school AU

『 Historical 』

Rival matchmakers wangxian - omegaverse, referenced mature themes Bottomji

Disgraced Art god WWX - temp mcd, God AU Bottomxian

Painting spirit WWX - temp mcd, God AU Bottomxian

LXC/WWX arranged marriage gone wrong - omegaverse, outsider POV, wangxian only Switch (lightly implied)

Sleeping Beauty LWJ - fairytale AU

Bride stealing fox WWX - Part One

General WWX x LWJ arranged marriage - Part One

Feral omega LWJ x confused YLLZ - omegaverse, mature themes - Part One Bottomji

Emperorji x concubinexian flirting - Royalty AU

Foxxian wants to eat LWJ's egg, unwittingly becomes father - CR AU, Dragonji, Foxxian Bottomji

LWJ, but he thinks consummation is hugging - omegaverse, warprize LWJ, YLLZ WWX - Part One, Part Two Bottomji

LWJ's mother lives - canon divergence

Teen Wangxian at Lotus Pier - canon divergence, crack

MXY summons WWX to sleep with his crush - canon divergence, crack

Disney's Mulan AU - dragonji as Mushu, WWX as Mulan - Part One, Part Two, Part Three

JC vs LWJ: arranged marriage to bitter rivals - royal AU, omegaverse if you squint, wangxian only - Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four Bottomji

'Warprize' LWJ given to the YLLZ - AU, omegaverse Bottomji

Omega LWJ takes over his sect, refuses a marriage proposal, and receives an enraged WWX on his doorstep - AU, omegaverse, omega lwj, alpha wwx - Part One, Part Two Bottomji

Padmaavat insp. AU - historical, royalty, omegaverse - concept art, bath scene art, Part One, Part Two, Deleted Scene, (AO3 long fic link below) Bottomji

Omega LWJ adopts cursed Bunxian - CR AU, omegaverse Bottomji

Cut plotline from Imperial Gold - SS spies on Wangxian, omegaverse, concubine LWJ, prince WWX, beta SS Bottomji

Mermay '23 preview - Merji, General WWX Bottomji

Concubine LWJ likes to keep his mouth occupied - omegaverse, emperor WWX, concubine LWJ Bottomji

Face blind LWJ - Canon divergence

Teenji wears makeup to catch WWX's attention - Canon divergence

Forced Bonding Wangxian - Enemy Soldier Alphaxian, War Prize Omegaji - Part One, Part Two, Part Three Bottomji

Heat Drunk Omegaji - YLLZ Alphaxian, Drunk Omegaji, (failed) arranged marriage (JZX/LWJ) - Part One(going on AO3), Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five Bottomji

Wen Concubine LWJ/Palace Guard WWX (The Prince Wreathed in Spider Lilies) - royalty AU, Emperor WRH, war, star-crossed lovers, kidnapping, TMCD, pining, secret identity - The Guard and the Concubine: Part One Bottomji

Waterbenders Wangxian - CR AU, ATLA AU, teen romance, no war

Wrong Carriage, Right Groom AU ft. Generalxian and Princeji - royalty AU, war AU, accidental marriage, arranged marriage - Part One Bottomji

Ancient Cultivator LWJ x rabbit spirit WWX - AU and/or canon divergence

Omega concubine LWJ x YLLZ - omegaverse, mature Bottomji

Scent Drunk Omega LWJ - AU, omegaverse Bottomji

General:

Vigilante LXC - post canon

LWJ brands his chest - mid canon, MCD, animal death

Frankenstein WWX

Madam Lan raises Bunji

Thoughts:

JGY's hat

Bi WWX's joke

LWJ's reading habits

WCZ VS. his son's shamelessness

CR era disciples trapped in a dream of Wangxian's deepest desires

Wangxian but they follow the plot of Galavant

LWJ's many arranged marriages (all Wangxian endgame...Wangxian onlygame tbh) - Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four Bottomji

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Meant for tumblr but posted elsewhere:

Ice-cream man LWJ x penniless customer WWX - explicit Bottomxian

Imperial Gold - Concubine LWJ, prince WWX, omegaverse, mistaken identity x2, mature themes, explicit - concept art, cut plotline, Bottomji

Eat Bread(working title, I swear) - LWJ/JYL arranged marriage ft. dowry servant WWX, omegaverse, explicit, wangxian only Bottomxian

Human WWX x Fishji - modern AU, mer AU, shapeshifting - concept art, snippet, Bottomji

Bingqiu:

SQQ claims he cultivated his baby - canon divergence, maybe omegaverse?? Bottomqiu

Company grunt SY stalked by boss - modern AU, mistaken identity

Qijiu:

Empress/Assassin SJ - imperial AU, omegaverse, minor bingyuan Bottomjiu

JiuYuan:

SY unknowingly transmigrates into LBH - canon divergence

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Was feeling down, so I went through my marked for later fics with Lan Xichen in it to feel better

He brought me great comfort, but wangxian part was fun, too

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Lan Xichen in a collar, slightly suggestive implied (but nothing sus is happening, so I won’t hide it under a cut, but warn you here!)

Inspired by this fic!

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Mo Dao Zu Shi: Why JingYi is the only one with hair that short

Maybe JingYi used to have long hair like a proper Lan. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.

(I noticed that JingYi has long hair in the manhua and I couldn’t resist the temptation to draw him with long hair.)

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The Burning Of Cloud Recesses

I just realized that the fandom overestimates how much damage was done to the Cloud Recesses.

It’s easy to see why since it’s set up to be a big deal in the narrative and part of the reason Lan Wangji is in such distress during the Indoctrination Camp arc.

However! However, the Banquet extra reveals something; Lan Wangji still has all his essays and works from growing up in the Cloud Recesses. He has the essay where he had one mistake due to being distracted by Wei Wuxian and all the copying he did afterwards to make up for that mistake. The Jingshi did not burn. Neither did the Gentian House. Both of which are noted to be further away from the centre of Cloud Recesses. I should also note that Lan Qiren is mentioned as well to live not far from the Jingshi. And the Hanshi is also not that far away too. And so we can assume those places did not burn down either.

On top of it people think that a lot more was lost in the Library Pavilion that what was likely lost. Lan Wangji protested against that and got his leg broken. Lan Wangji is a powerful cultivator even back then at age 17. He damn well fought and fought hard to protect the Library Pavilion before he finally was taken out and had his leg broken. That would have bought Lan Xichen precious time to shove as many books as possible into qiankun pouches, especially if he had some other disciples helping him and he likely did! He likely got the entire Forbidden Room cleared out OR the protections on that place kept it safe from the fire. Certainly books were lost but I would believe they managed to regain the majority somehow via getting the books from what the Wen Sect had or donations from other Sects after the Sunshot Campaign.

Further more, we know Qingheng-Jun actually left seclusion to fight off the Wens. Which must have beaten back a lot of the Wen Sect disciples as well even though he was gravely injured too.

The Cloud Recesses were burned but they were not destroyed completely.

So what was destroyed?

I would say the inner most parts, the ones used by the greater whole of the Lan Sect. The dorm, particularly for guest disciples. The Lanshi, where classes were held. Meeting halls where the Lan Sect disciples would gather. The dining hall. Probably the kitchens. And, of course, the Library Pavilion.

Private homes, the Hanshi, the Jingshi, and the Gentian House did not burn down. So for all that was lost, it was mainly the public locations. The Library Pavilion was the biggest loss but even so we are given suggestions that more was saved than lost. Or even they regained a lot between the burning and the present when Wei Wuxian returns.

So they lost ancient buildings,, they lost lives of disciples, but the majority of the Lan Sect was still intact. They gave in and burned the main buildings after putting up a fight to avoid worst reprisal when they lost said fight. They accepted them taking the disciples away, including the injured Lan Wangji, because Lan Xichen had already fled with the most precious books and tomes, as well as likely just grabbing anything anyone could find to run off with at the slightest chance it might be important.

The Cloud Recesses Burning is not like the Lotus Pier Burning. There is a good reason it is the latter that ultimately kicks off the Sunshot Campaign but not the former…

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I like to imagine sha hualing doesn't wear bras because small titty privilege and at one point while walking around the demon realm palace sqq finds a bra discarded somewhere and gets all flustered trying to get it back to shl without anyone noticing but then when he finally gets to her she just looks at it and is like "That's not mine. That's mobei's." and sqq's brain breaks a little bit

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I think it's stupid to apply modern medical ethics to the golden core transfer but if we're already doing that then I have to point that while, yes, organ donors have a right to privacy, under modern ethical standards Jiang Cheng did not fucking give informed consent to organ transfer. He was told Baoshan Sanren could restore his core– a thing that the person telling him this knows to be false. At no point is it mentioned this would involve placing someone else's golden core inside of Jiang cheng. For example: If I have a problem with my lungs and a doctor tells me they're going to do restorative surgery to fix it, and then without my knowing they perform a lung transplant instead, that is medical malpractice! Even if the lung transplant succesfully treated the problem i had. "Well you knew we were going to do SOMETHING" is not fucking informed consent.

"Oh but Jiang Cheng was suicidial which means he wasn't competent to give informed consent" Ah yes, under emergency circumstances a doctor is allowed to perform life-saving treatment even if the patient is unable to give informed consent. In those cases, a surrogate decision maker like a family member is also allowed to consent in the patient's place. So... there you have it. Wei wuxian is the surrogate decision maker and all is well!!

Except sorry! No! Regardless of whether you believe Jiang Cheng was allowed to make medical decisions in that moment (suicidal ideation and active suicide risk are two different things! You do not have your right to bodily autonomy taken away simply by being depressed, that's a downright dystopian worldview.) If a medical procedure is done without informed consent in case of an emergency, and the patient is later sound of mind again, they have to be informed of the procedure! And it has to be explained why medical profesionals thought it was essential! And this is for cases where a patient is unconscious or unable to receive information. In cases where the patient is lucid but mental health makes it so that their consent can legally be overridden, they are still to be informed of the procedure ahead of time!

All of that is leaving out that the person hiding the truth from Jiang Cheng in this case was fully aware that if Jiang Cheng had been fully sound of mind and informed of the details of the procedure, he would have refused it, and therefore intentionally obfuscated the reality of the treatment. Which is unethical no matter what. Surrogates are supposed to make their decisions based on their knowledge of the patient's values and preferences.

Again, all of this is silly because there is no board of ethics in the jianghu. Wen Qing isn't gonna be tried for medical malpractice. From a story perspective the element of violation is there specifically to highlight the harm inherent to sacrifice: that you hurt your loved ones by hurting yourself for their sake. It is to be viewed thematically alongside Yanli's death, Wen Qing and Wen Ning's sacrifice, and– even more blatantly– Jiang Cheng losing his core in the first place because he sacrificed himself for Wei Wuxian and never told him about this.

Medical ethics are completely inapplicable in that scenario, and yet it is clearly meant to contrast the golden core transfer. The two events are to be judged as a matched pair. So, if Jiang Cheng getting caught by wen soldiers can't be judged on medical ethics, but it is clearly meant to be analysed in the same way the golden core transfer is, then neither of them can be subject to these standards. I guess we'll simply have to judge them based on the thematic content of the story they're in. Drat.

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iris by goo goo dolls really is insane though. I'd give up forever to touch you? you're the closest to heaven I'll ever be? all I can breathe is your life? and I don't want the world to see me cause I don't think they'd understand? when everything's meant to be broken I just want you to know who I am? does anyone hear me.

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So, I heard you’ve been wondering what are the 3000 rules of Gusu Lan Sect?

See that wall? It’s the Lan Sect’s Wall of Discipline that appeared for 2 seconds in MDZS Episode 2. Some very diligent soul on Weibo actually went to read the texts carved on that Wall. Probably with a magnifying glass. No joke. Like, seriously, no joke.

Here goes all the rules that she managed to read out - translated hopefully not horrendously by Tumblr user my-otp-list. 

“Do not kill within Cloud Recesses

Do not fight without permission

Do not commit acts of promiscuity

Do not go out at night

Do not make noise

Do not walk too fast

Do not laugh for no reason

Do not sit with a disgraceful pose

Do not eat more than 3 bowls (Translator’s note: LOL)

Be a filial child

Organise work properly

Diligence is the root

Morality is the priority

Harmony is the value

Learning comes first

Do not take your own words lightly

Do not act impulsively

Do not give up on learning

Make sure to act virtuously

Do not forget the grace of the forefathers

Be careful with your words

Be respectful and humble

Be loyal and filial

Be amicable and united

Be of one mind

Train your body and your mind

Stop the bad habits

Be strict with yourself

Be easy on others

Do not hold grudges

Love and respect yourself

Maintain your own discipline

If others win over you, do not envy

If other lose to you, do not look down

Do not be wasteful

Do not create damages

Love all beings

Honour good people

Steer away from bad men

Respect the filial ones

Destroy the five poisons*

Nurture aspirations

Uphold the value of justice

Shoulder the weight of morality

Embrace the entirety of the world

Perform acts of chivalry

Have courage and knowledge

Have courtesy and integrity

Have affection and gratefulness

Have wins and losses

Be fair, and they will follow you

Be trustworthy, and they will believe you

Be mighty, and they will die for you

Take the straight path

Reject the crooked road

Earn trust

Believe sincerely

Have a strong will and anything can be achieved

Win friendships with kindness

See friends as neighbours

Be just

Be generous

Be ethical

Be grateful

Be loyal

Appreciate the good people  

Wake up at 8am

Do not be picky about food

Have a proper posture

Do not be overly happy

Do not be overly sad

Do not be over-the-top

Do not use bad words to hurt others

Do not spread empty lines

Do not break promises

Do not form cliques

Do not speak ill of others

Do not live extravagantly

Do not build wealth by using others, for this wealth won’t last

Help the underprivileged

Do not argue with your family, for it doesn’t matter who wins

Speak meagerly, for too many words only bring harm”

So, does anyone here think they qualify to be a Gusu Lan Sect disciple? (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

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Bonus - An actual rule that was added by Lan Qiren after WWX and LWJ got together:

“Do not get near Wei Ying”

No, I’m not kidding.

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All ‘squinting and staring’ credit goes to Weibo user 啧昵称什么好烦_yooooo. 

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*The Five Poisons in ancient Chinese belief: Referring to the five poisonous animals that commonly appear in early summer, namely snake - scorpion - centipede - toad - spider.

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我做梦都想回去… Even in my dreams, I want to go back… The Untamed locations: Lotus Pier 莲花坞/Liánhuā Wù

It’s finally here! The third installment in my ongoing Chén Qíng Lìng drafting saga, Lotus Pier! As the residence of the Yúnmèng Jiāng Sect, Lotus Pier (莲花坞/Liánhuā Wù) is arguably one of the most important locations in the narrative of Mó Dào Zǔ Shī. Built among sprawling lotus ponds in the lazy shallows of a vast, meandering river, Lotus Pier shapes the halcyon days of the Jiāng siblings’ youth. It is a warm and lively place, its people welcoming and carefree. 

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The Untamed locations: The Hanshi 寒室 / Yashi 雅室 

My latest love-letter to Chen Qing Ling is the Elegant Room (雅室/Yashi). In the novel, the Yashi plays the role of a waiting/receiving room whilst the Cold Room (寒室 /Hanshi) acts as the personal residence of the Sect Leader. However, the Elegant Room in the webseries often plays the role of both. 

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The Untamed locations: The Jingshi  静室

A digital redraft of my original love-letter to Chen Qing Ling. The Quiet Room (静室/Jingshi) is Lan Wangji’s private residence in the Cloud Recesses. It is a secluded place dedicated to study and meditation, located somewhere in the Back Mountains of the Lan Sect’s domain. 

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WangXian is the melody composed by Lan WangJi for Wei WuXian. It is how he recognized his soulmate after the latter’s death, even though Wei WuXian now occupies a different body. WangXian is also translated as Forgetting Envies, and is a portmanteau of their names.

But first, a little background on the connotations of the family names, all of which are common enough but will subconsciously shape how these characters are perceived in the minds of a reader who is a native speaker. If you know Chinese, you might even get the feeling that the author got pretty tongue-in-cheek about the naming of her characters.

The Jin clan is gaudy and loud about their wealth. The word Jin 金 is literally “gold”. The Lan clan has family emblems that are cloud-themed. The word Lan 藍 is literally “blue”. The Jiang clan has roots in a province with lots of ponds and rivers. The word Jiang 江 is literally “river” in reference to bodies of water in Southern China.

The surname Wei 魏 is familiar to history majors, as it’s one of the three nation-states in the Three Kingdoms Period. However, if you’re also a WeiLan shipper from the Guardian fandom, then you might have heard that Shen Wei’s name Wei 巍 means “Mountain god entrusts himself to Ghost”. (I might do another post on this sometime.)

In Wei Ying’s Wei 魏 there’s no mountain 山 involved; that’s the top part of the character in Shen Wei’s Wei 巍. The original meaning of the word 魏 is grand and majestic – the left half of that character means god or entrust, while the right half means ghost. Fitting surname for a grandmaster who deals with the deceased.

Now the fun part with the personal names.

Lan Zhan’s formal name Zhan 湛 means deep or clear, without impurities. It is often prefixed to the front of the word “blue” to describe the color of sunny cloudless skies, azure.

(As an aside, his elder brother Lan XiChen’s formal name is Huan 渙, and means an expansive spreading of water with connotations of dispersion. Both Zhan and Huan have the water word root on the left half of the character.)

Wei Ying’s formal name Ying 嬰 literally means babe. In ancient times it used to also refer to necklaces, but that didn’t stop people from naming their sons thus. Historically there are at least a handful of well-known figures with that name. The Taoist term YuanYing 元嬰 refers to a state of primordial transcendence, often considered an intermediate phase on the path toward deity.

The author really nailed it with their courtesy names.

WangJi 忘機 / 忘机

Wang 忘 means to forget. In English it may have negative connotations because it’s associated with a passive disease and loss of treasured memories. In Chinese the act of actively forgetting can also be a positive renunciation of worldly troubles, so the character is somewhat more romantic than an English speaker would assume.

Ji 機 / 机 is typically used in common speech to refer to machines, mechanical things, opportunities, worldly things that have many parts intricately connected with each other. In more metaphysical discussions, it implies the intertwined destinies and sophistication of the mundane.

I’ve seen a classy tea store selling leaf blends named WangJi, among a collection of other poetic references and reminders of the otherworldly. To forget the secular calculations and intricacies of the world is to live freely and without distractions; as an antonym of precision, it has heavy Taoist flavors because of its seclusive connotations.

WuXian 無羨 / 无羨

Wu 無 / 无 means none, nil, the lack of.

Xian 羨 means envy. WuXian is a perfect name for someone who embodies the untamed, envious of none. His outlook on life is never to bemoan his fate, come what may. He doesn’t know the meaning of jealousy. He is complete in and of himself.

WangXian as a portmanteau is so clever – even though the other portmanteau is brilliant as well: WuJi 無機 / 无机 is pronounced exactly the same as the Chinese term for “untamed” 無羈 / 无羁 (yes, those are the two characters you see inside the red stamp next to the show’s title logo).

When a native speaker hears the term WangXian 忘羨, they get the basic meaning of “forgetting envies”, but at the same time they’re inevitably reminded of this famous idiom:

只羨鴛鴦不羨仙 Zhi Xian YuanYang Bu Xian Xian Literally: Only envy the mandarin ducks, and not the deities. (Alternatively: A pair of love birds is more enviable than immortality.)

In a world of cultivators whose ultimate goal is to ascend into deity, lovers only envy the mandarin ducks, which are symbols of faithful monogamy and harmony, a tribute to growing old together, companions for life.