#tgcf in a nutshell

[lilbabybopa]

This is how I envisioned hua cheng throughout the book. This is who he is to me

[vultureboi]

Hua Cheng as San Lang: don’t worry about me gege *jumps*

Xie Lian: HUBBY NOOOOO!

Banyue: *revives and pushes soldiers off*

Hua Cheng at the bottom of the pit: ah, finally killed all those rats. Now I just need to- HOLY FUCK ITS RAINING GIANT MEN!!!

[white-flower-blooming]

TGCF In A Nutshell

- Me and my big mouth-

Xie Lian(happy): aaah what a lovely day. Time to get some scraps

*Noticing a bunch of soldiers at the end of the streets recruiting*

[XL : I wonder who will be the next unlucky fellow they'll drag this time]

Soldier spotting Xie Lian: HEY! YOU THERE! COME HERE AND SERVE THE ARMY!

Xie Lian: Crap

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[lazycranberrydoodles]

hua cheng's patience: infinite

hua cheng's impulse control: zero

[cattoru]

fengqing every time they hear someone say “let gege cook”:

[dillytaunt]

Hello there!

I saw the thread about topics within the book and one I had to ask about is what is this spicy take on the black water arc? Like now, I'm super curious and have to follow up on this!🤣😅

Veering sideways about the one on if Jun Wu did it or not. Xie Lian's parents being either killed or manipulated by Jun Wu to do so would track with him. Have you determined which stuff was probably him and which wasn't? It's honestly really terrifying to think how long he was terrorizing and ruining their lives until things unraveled with Xie Lian's third ascension.

And the three clowns one - what's that referring to?

TIA!🌸

Some of this is going to be tough to answer without going into full dissertation mode but I’m going to try to keep it brief and platform appropriate. I’ll save Blackwater for last haha you're tryna get me blacklisted

The thing that sold me on Xie Lians parents was the fact that they used his white silk band to do it, which is hugely symbolic and basically screams “It’s your fault.” First read through, I thought they did it because they were feeling as if they were a burden to Xie Lian. Since then though? No. That silk band was used by Xie Lian every single day, and he had to search for it. His parents were not so cruel. Then there's the amount of trauma that band would have had to endure to become sentient. A quiet acceptance of death by suicide doesn't fit the bill. 

I actually want to keep on that to further compound my thoughts, but I'm wont, because the point is; in finding out what Jun Wu may or may not have done, looking at out-of-character actions and what doesn't add up is best. Like Xie Lians sleeve getting caught on a cloud during his descent. The Spirits at Mt. Taicang that attacked Honghong'er. Mu Qing just so happened to show up at the blessed mountain when Xie Lian finally thought he was catching a break. Who killed Ming Yi? The friggen drought.

And yes, the clowns. MQ/FX. This ties into the prior: Why are they so unbearably acidic towards Xie Lian? Some past grievances, yes. But they are hostile, they think he's an idiot, and they're never there when Xie Lian needs them yet fight over who's the worse friend- not who is the better friend. It's not a bitter past, its more like their flames were stoked beyond reason. Then, time and time again, they deny any association with him in public, leaving him hanging. Are they just afraid of rumors? Mu Qing, maybe. But the noble and just beacon of righteousness, Feng Xin? Would watch his friend and former liege be humiliated and not say anything? 

And could I, in all confidence, after reading multiple mxtx works say "It's just because that one event upset them,” and leave it at that? 

And no, I have not verified all. Some have backup, some are speculation. It’s something I’d like to work on the next time I return to tgcf though. 

The Blackwater arc.. woof. Ok, bracing myself for incoming projectiles. 

In a nutshell, it's that Shi Wudu stole Shi Qingxuans fate of wealth and that's how he gained the title God of Wealth, contrary to popular belief. I could go full blown dissertation.. and actually I might, but first I'll just start with where I started:

Shi Qinxuan had a fate of wealth that was verified to not have been touched by Blackwater, nor consumed by the Reverend of Empty Words. So why was he a destitute beggar at the end? Not poor, not struggling, but a crippled, starving beggar. 0 wealth. None. Not a single coin.

The wealth he has as god was showered on him by Shi Wudu and most Shi Qingxuans temples were shared. I actually dont recall it saying he had his own temples at all (doesn’t mean it didn’t happen)

Then I asked myself "Why was 'wealth' used so many times in this tangled arc? Qingxuans fate, Wudu's domain, He Xuans windfall.." 

"Who benefitted the most?"

Then questions like "What was Shi Wudu's overprotectiveness really about? Mostly optics, right?" 

Because... what if someone found out..? His overprotectiveness really only flares up once the spiritual power is gone.. you could say it's all about safety but.. 

And so I read through carefully to either confirm or deny the hypothesis and regardless of how much no one wants to hear about it I'm firmly in the camp that this isn't a head-canon but possibly an intention. The timelines of Shi Qingxuan and He Xuan dont back the idea that the fate swap only happened at the last moment before ascension. Shi Wudu moved them to a home less than an hour away from He Xuans hometown before he even ascended. The power of the RoEW was not insurmountable. And just because Shi Qinxuan wasn’t “fated” to ascend doesn’t mean he couldn’t have, but Shi Wudu sure wasn’t going to wait to find out. 

Maybe it was greed, maybe it was a necessity in order to preform the fate ritual idk. But Shi Qinxuans fate is gonezo and neither the RoEW nor Blackwater laid claim to it. 

[flowersdiceandlove]

Cassandra by Florence + the Machine is such a TGCF song.

I’m sorry but:

I used to see the future and now I see nothing They cut out my eyes and sent me home packing To pace around the kitchen for scraps of inspiration Crying like Cassandra, I Used to tell the future, but they cut out my tongue

Jun Wu had visions of the future right? He saw the fall of Wuyong? Not to mention Mei Nianqing's whole fortune telling thing.

And left me doing laundry to think in what I've done

Xie Lian is my first thought, but how many characters does this apply to, really? It could totally be taken as a metaphor for being banished which can be applied to multiple characters.

It wasn't me, it was the song I used to move into the future, bring it all back Let it bleed through my fingers, a treasure in my hands

Again, Jun Wu and Mei Nianqing.

Now I creep out when there's no one about 'Cause they put crosses on the doors to try and keep me out

Xie Lian, Jun Wu, probably even works for Hua Cheng too.

The garden's overgrown And I run in the middle of the road (ooh)

This feels very Xie Lian first banishment to me.

Well, can you see me? I cannot see you Everything I thought I knew has fallen out of view In this blindness I'm condemned to Well, can you hear me? I cannot hear you Every song I thought I knew, I've been deafened to And there's no one left to sing to

BANISHED GOD WHO EVERYONE IS TURNING THEIR BACK ON!!! This is like the perfect descriptor of that! They are losing everything and needing to find a whole new way to look at things. They have lost their godly voice and powers. They are crashing back down into the mortal realm in a muddy, disgraced heap.

All the gods have been domesticated And Heaven is now overrated And the churches, they all closed their doors But you can take your complaints straight to the Lord

...Do I even need to say anything to this one? This is literally TGCF. Exactly this.

I try to still look with wonder on the world As the roses bloom And the riot van's still plainly in view

Definitely Xie Lian. It goes with the last few lines and is Xie Lian in a nutshell.

(chorus repeats)

Take me back Oh, drunken gods of slaughter You know I've always been your Favorite daughter

Jun Wu and Xie Lian.

Well, can you see me? I cannot see you Everything I thought I knew is falling out of view

And if I run fast enough, could I break apart As empires crumble and cathedrals flatten in my heart?

Jun Wu, Xie Lian, Hua Cheng, and idk how many others.

Like seriously, how many characters can this song be applied to? It is so TGCF.

[mai-han]

Intro Post!

I'd like to reintroduce myself!

My name is Maihan. I'm a Vietnamese voice actor from Los Angeles who moonlights as an independent Vtuber [now in 3D!] named Hanchu.

You can find me all over the place here:

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About voice acting:

You can hear me in games like Arknights, Solo Leveling: ARISE, Fae Farm, Diablo IV, Genshin Impact, Honor of Kings, Fae Farm, and more! I also do Live-Action dubbing and Anime! Some of my credits are listed on my IMDB page, but unfortunately it doesn't list everything!

About Vtubing & Streaming:

I'm a vermilion bird (called Chu Tước in Vietnamese) Vtuber, now in 3D! I play a variety of games including lots of action and adventure games, RPGs, JRPGs, and all the Final Fantasies (especially FFXIV).

Some of my favorite games include God of War 4, Dragon Age, Yakuza, Kingdom Hearts, Risk of Rain 2, SSX, Hotel Dusk, Baten Kaitos, and a somewhat obscure Final Fantasy called Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers for the Wii (Not to be confused with Crystal Chronicles).

Vtubing/Stream credits can be found here!

Other Interests:

Drawing/Painting

Promare, Link Click, All Saint's Street

Danmei (especially TGCF)

BL/GL Manwha/Manga/Manhua

Sanrio things (especially My Melody)

Vkei & EDM (especially Madeon)

All kinds of foods from everywhere

That's me in a big nutshell. Thanks for reading and I hope we can be friends!

Here's a picture of my WoL as a peace offering:

[lovelyhualian]

fancy seeing you here!

seems like you found my treasure trove. let me then share some gems:

🦋TGCF

my fave hualian amv (this is genius)

a Japanese cover of 紅絕 (S1 ending song) by Kitkit Lu, which is to this day my favorite TGCF song of all time

a post-canon fanfic that reads like a delicious and hilarious extra: Land of the Callous by starvingwritist

TGCF In A Nutshell bc this will never not be funny

🐇MDZS

my favorite fanfic of all time (!!) which happens to be in the MDZS fandom (I bow to my ninja gods in apology), a post-canon fix-it xiyao fanfic which reads like a love letter to love really: Last of Our Kind by Shiome (I am actually getting the urge to reread it as I write these words)

enjoy <3

[misto713]

tgcf in a nutshell. this is it. this is the story. and it's amazing!

looks like a fool in love to me..

[thatblacat1254]

[3kidsinacoat]

For the like two people who are both tgcf and evillious chronicles fans

[vultureboi]

The TGCF books in a nutshell:

A street rat “ruins” a cool ceremony by almost dying and everyone blames him. But is saved by this awesome prince guy and the kid falls in love. Then proceeds to be a stalker for the next 800yrs.

But! Turns out, there’s already a stalker! Who has been stalking the prince character since his fucking birth. And is determined to make him exactly like him?? Like- an identical copy??? So he ruins his life time and time again.

Meanwhile this prince character is stuck living hell on earth while being immortal and being stabbed thousands of times over the course of 800yrs, was framed for so much shit, everyone left him at some point, his parents hung themselves and now their souls are in a silk band that is sentient and protects the prince.

Then the stalker number 1 reveals himself and is super gentlemanly to him and treats him like a fucking Princess. The sexual tension is suffocating.

They go on this huge goose chase and eventually find out that stalker number 2 is the cause of everything. So then everyone prepares for battle. And then the whole heavenly temple realm thing becomes a giant mecha with a flaming sword. And the prince and stalker number 1 are on a giant statue of the prince fighting with said heavenly realm mecha. So now it’s a mecha fight.

Then it all comes to a close and the prince and stalker number 1 become husband and wife(?) and live happily ever after.

[white-flower-blooming]

TGCF In A Nutshell

- Is he my groom or not? -

While Xie Lian and Hua Cheng were having a nice stroll under the forest of upside down corpse

Xie Lian: i wonder if he's really the ghost groom

Hua Cheng: i wonder if he finds me good looking

Meanwhile the dimwit duo....

Feng Xin(worried): do you think he'll be alright on his own??...I'm kind of scared

Mu Qing: what the heck!!! Are you his mother?! His Highness can take care of himself

Feng Xin: what if he get lost? Or get attacks by something dangerous and he ran out of spiritual power??? Or worst the ghost groom actually took him for his bride!

Mu Qing(starting to worry):......Shit. You're right. Let's go back and check on him.

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Feng Xin: Your Highness how was it with the ghost groom?

Xie Lian: Good. Very good. He tried to lift my veil but then exploded into butterflies. Quite a charming person.

Feng Xin and Mu Qing: . . . . .

(In the dimwit private communication array

FX: SEE ASSHOLE I TOLD YOU WE SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT HIM ALONE!!!

MQ: SHUT UP DUMBASS HE LOST A FEW BRAINCELLS BUT HE'S STILL IN ONE PIECE)

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[hualian]

Heyy if you don't mind me asking

I really wanted to know if feng xin and nan feng are the same person

And if fu yao and mu qing are the same person because IM REALLY CONFUSED RN

HI ANON 🦋🦋🦋

MAJOR tgcf spoilers ahead (I mean ,,,, anyone could have guessed but 😭) ,,,,, okay so ,,, YES they are the same people 😳 these fools really saw Xie Lian in need of help and went "oh well I guess we'll be ""generous"" and send our subordinates to help but it's actually us in disguise but he WON'T KNOW because we're so good at acting" then immediately proceeded to act the same 😭😭😭 friendship and the Xian Le trio in a nutshell XD

[fishfetti]

tgcf in a nutshell