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Word of Honor ❖ Wen Kexing + outfits

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i love (1) one unhinged murder boy

word of honor 山河令: episode 04

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Word of Honor: Watch It Already

Yeah it’s time to do a rec post for real.  Because seriously, y’all, join me.

NOTE: All gifs in this post were made by @jingyans​, who very graciously allowed me to use them.  Please do not repost and go see her blog for all the gorgeousness!

What is it?

Word of Honor/ Shan He Ling/ 山河令 is a Chinese drama series with 36 episodes currently in the process of airing.  It is based on a danmei/BL webnovel by Priest called 天涯客/ Tian Ye Ke/ Faraway Wanderers.  (Which I have not yet read, so everything in this post will be based solely on the show as aired up to ep 11.)

It’s set in Fantasy Ancient China, much like previous popular series The Untamed and is part of the same general genre. 

What’s it about?

Okay.  So Zhou Zishu was the leader of the Window of Heaven/Tian Chuang, an organization of spies and assassins who worked for a prince.

He saw basically everyone he cared about/his entire sect killed for the organization, and he decides he wants out, but there’s no leaving alive.  He essentially manages to find a loophole by using a cruel fantasy method to basically slow poison himself, guaranteeing his death in three years.  But he’s free. 

Cut to six months later, when he’s living his best life being completely drunk in a gutter, disguised with a fake tan, terrible beard and general squalor.  He draws the attention of a mysterious gentleman, our love interest Wen Kexing.

Wen Kexing completely fixates on Zhou Zishu (or Zhou Xu, as he introduces himself), declaring him incredibly beautiful, despite his rough state, and starts a bit of light stalking.

These two have a lot of humorous bantering around, before eventually stumbling into the plot in the form of a young teen boy who is the only surviving member of his brutally murdered clan.  They are tasked with taking him to someone trustworthy and thus the two equally mysterious warriors now have an adopted son together. 

That’s the basic set-up, and the show is pretty much evenly split between really adorable flirting, wacky hijinks, and operatic political drama plot.  All of these typically involve fight scene choreography.  Though, to be fair, I’ve seen less than a third of the show at this point, though I have something of a feel for what is coming from people watching it without English subs.

So…about that romance?

Look, there’s no beating around the bush here, I really can’t imagine being into this show if you’re not into the idea of a prominent romance between two male characters.  The novel, being danmei, is blatantly a queer romance, but this is China, which means censorship. 

**And I’m only saying this because this is tumblr, and no one cares what we think here, but, look, it’s a freaking miracle this show passed censorship because it is NOT subtle at all in its gayness.  The plot…really doesn’t make sense without a romantic aspect, and it’s really hard to miss.  It’s so blatant, that it’s hard to watch without remarking on it, which means a lot of people are afraid of the show being pulled or edited by the government before it’s done airing.  There’s precedence for that happening.  Seemingly even the makers are concerned, hence them releasing 9 episodes a week, up from the original 4.  So please, if you do watch it, don’t go yelling in the comments or on twitter or wherever about how it’s showing up the Chinese government’s censorship or whatever because that’s putting people’s careers in real danger, not to mention harming the show.**

ANYWAY.  The romance involves a HUGE amount of flirting, mostly initially from WKX to ZZS, but fairly soon they start throwing around the word “zhiji” aka “soulmate” to describe what they mean to each other.  If this seems very blatantly romantic, it IS, but it can also describe a platonic connection, which is how they manage to get away with this.  Still, it’s swoon-worthy honestly.  The mood for me is a very good period romance, because I’m wildly flailing about their sleeves touching or hands brushing over here, so if that’s your jam, please join us.

I’m going to get into slightly more spoilers under a cut, because I think it’s very fun to watch the show without knowing ANYTHING about it, but if you need further convincing/specifics please follow me.

继续阅读

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A live action has been announced for Mo Du by Priest!

With the title of Light the Darkness, it will start filming in February 2021 (cast to be announced) and it will be co-produced by the same studio that adapted The Untamed!!!

SO, NOW HERE IS WHY YOU SHOULD READ MO DU:

The plot

Mo Du is a crime novel with a contemporary setting and it follows the structure of "solve cases" scenario. So we have various cases as sub-plots ( which take their name from Western Classics, according to the main focus of each case: for example, Humbert Humbert (Lolita) is the title chose for the case involving pedophilia) and each of them gives hints about the main plot.

Each case is extremely interesting and the way the author leads us to the last case is so engaging and smart.

The MCs

I am gonna be brief here: we have Fei Du, the son of a capitalist trying to uncover rich people schemes and Luo Wenzhou, a cop who says fuck the rules and risks it all to solve cases even if it means fighting against corrupted policemen, no matter their status.

What else is there to say!?

Let's say add a few things:

Luo Wenzhou

He is the father of a very spoiled cat;

He is hilarious (note the best quote of the novel: "These brazen heterosexuals. Truly, they are never satisfied");

Big heart;

He loves to remind people that he is ripped;

Open about his homosexuality with friends and family ( His mum is the Zhoudu biggest shipper).

Fei Du

He likes to flirt;

Shameless;

The epitome of "Wow you are so mature for your age! Thanks, it's the trauma";

He is so smart he is gonna make you feel stupid.

Amazing side characters:

All side characters are well developed and fleshed out, we know about their motivations through their backstory; you are gonna love Tao Ran, everyone does.

Cons

If you don't like crime novels, you might not like this, especially the second part,since it is greatly focused on the plot. There are a lot of characters and names recurring, so you want to pay attention.

The MCs relationship

I found Zhoudu a very interesting pair, since they are pretty different but the complement very well. It is a very even relationship, where both of them are pretty fleshed out as individuals and they are not limited just to their relationship.

TWs

Well it's a crime novel that doesn't shy away from showing the ugliest part of humanity, so TW for almost everything:

Child abuse, animal abuse, pedophilia, gore, self harm.

( I suggest you look it up before picking the novel if there are things that bother you specifically).

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Chapter two, part one is up!

You Fei (Bandits) by Priest chapter 1 is now up!

Updates on Mon and Thu (though if you send me proof you've bought the novel I can give you one more chapter every Thursday)~

Novel summary:

(JJWXC)

“There will come a day when you will cross the sombre and silent Xi Mo River, and leave the embrace of this old haven surrounded by mountains. You will arrive under the dark and shrouded endless sky of the night, and see for yourself how countless insurmountable mountains collapse, one after another; you will see how uncrossable seas evaporate into fields. You must remember: your fate rests upon the tip of your blade, and that blade must always move forward.”

“May you catch a glimpse of the light of the heavens, when faced with the unforgiving cold of sword and steel.”

(Published)

Twenty years ago, the 'Southern Blade', Li Zheng, was bestowed by imperial edict the title of 'bandit', and built the Forty-Eight Strongholds to take in all those who were lost and adrift.

Twenty years later, a youth by the self-proclaimed name of Xie Yun barged into the Forty-Eight Strongholds by night, carrying with him the Anping Command, and blew away the birchleaf from the mountain, causing storms to rise up once again.

As the successor to the 'Southern Blade', Zhou Fei was born and raised in the Forty-Eight Strongholds, but had never seen what this Jianghu really looked like, but after meeting Xie Yun, everything left its original path.

The winds and rains of the Jianghu were dark as the night. Those once innocent and carefree youths would be carried into a great tribulation and a secret that had been buried for twenty years was about to be unearthed...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uym3wSXn5Mkk6S9kNkUpcegXbVS7qG6u/view?usp=drivesdk

Note: since I'm using the physical version where the chapters are extremely long, I'll be splitting each chapter into two! Today is a double update.

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You Fei (Bandits) by Priest chapter 1 is now up!

Updates on Mon and Thu (though if you send me proof you've bought the novel I can give you one more chapter every Thursday)~

Novel summary:

(JJWXC)

“There will come a day when you will cross the sombre and silent Xi Mo River, and leave the embrace of this old haven surrounded by mountains. You will arrive under the dark and shrouded endless sky of the night, and see for yourself how countless insurmountable mountains collapse, one after another; you will see how uncrossable seas evaporate into fields. You must remember: your fate rests upon the tip of your blade, and that blade must always move forward.”

“May you catch a glimpse of the light of the heavens, when faced with the unforgiving cold of sword and steel.”

(Published)

Twenty years ago, the 'Southern Blade', Li Zheng, was bestowed by imperial edict the title of 'bandit', and built the Forty-Eight Strongholds to take in all those who were lost and adrift.

Twenty years later, a youth by the self-proclaimed name of Xie Yun barged into the Forty-Eight Strongholds by night, carrying with him the Anping Command, blowing away the birchleaf from the mountain, causing storms to rise up once again.

As the successor to the 'Southern Blade', Zhou Fei was born and raised in the Forty-Eight Strongholds, but had never seen what this Jianghu really looked like, but after meeting Xie Yun, everything left its original path.

This Jianghu was embroiled in turmoil. Those once innocent and carefree youths would be carried into a great tribulation and a secret that had been buried for twenty years was about to be unearthed...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uym3wSXn5Mkk6S9kNkUpcegXbVS7qG6u/view?usp=drivesdk

Note: since I'm using the physical version where the chapters are extremely long, I'll be splitting each chapter into two! Today is a double update.

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I’ve seen some people (mostly @/sishengpeaks and @/stebeee tbh hehe) making their danmei recs, and I wanted to share these 4 that I’ve read/been reading this year as well?! I’m still new to reading the genre (at least outside of the most known wuxia/xianxia novels), but I’ve decided to share these ones that made my heart warmer (they made me laugh as well) and that I’m not sure if many people know about them 😊 I tried my best explaining plot points + my opinions on them!

1.  Di Wang Gong Lue (DWGL | The Emperor’s Strategy | 帝王攻略) by Yu Xiao Lanshan | 语笑阑珊

The King of the Southwest (Xi Nan), Duan Baiyue, has been helping the Emperor, Chu Yuan, since the latter ascended the throne. The rumors are that Chu Yuan is a weak governor and that this King is going to try to usurp the throne because it is what he wants the most. Spoiler: it isn’t.

Keep reading

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Di Wang Gong Lue audio drama S2 Ep 2: To See or Not To See

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Reading 帝王攻略 now and I never thought "I assassinated your brother for you" would be the peak romantic act of the century but it is

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Legend of Fei Book vs. Drama

Since I’ve discovered that a few people who read my reread blogs follow the drama but haven’t read the novel (there being no complete English translation), I thought I’d do a quick explanation of some differences.

First, thanks for putting up with my waffling about events further down the plot! I’m impressed anyone reads my reread blog to be honest :D

There will be spoilers for the drama up to the end of the Azure Dragon Master arc (that’s 青龍主 Qinglong zhu, I don’t know how they translate it in the various subtitles).

There will of course be spoilers for corresponding points in the novel.

Note: this is not a comprehensive list, because then we’d get into exhaustive detail. But what each person considers a ‘small detail’ varies; these are only what I consider moderate-to-large differences. I’m gonna try to be as unbiased as possible, though I personally prefer the novel, so that might come through a teensy bit ….

Read Part 2 here.

Keep reading

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Di Wang Gong Lue audio drama season 2 episode 1: Distant Messages and Letters of Love

Translated by me, edited and timed by Nez.

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Di Wang Gong Lue audio drama season 2 preview

Next episode update: 29th December 16:00 GMT+8

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Dinghai Fusheng Records by Feitian!!

I love how I was just literally walking past the novel section of the book store and saw them just.

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Life Going Wild With Plug-ins

Updates to begin every week from 20th September! More details on the Mangadex page: https://mangadex.org/title/54073/life-going-wild-with-plug-ins

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Di Wang Gong Lue || The Emperor's Strategy Manhua Chapter 13 & 14

https://mangadex.org/chapter/962925

https://mangadex.org/chapter/962928

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Dou Dou Translation Sect, translating BL manhua Our Sect Does Alchemy, Life Gone Wild With Plugins and soon Those Years In Quest Of Honor Mine, is looking for new members!

- Cleaners/Redrawers urgently needed

- More typesetters needed

- CN to ENG translators, as well as proofreaders or translation checkers not needed urgently but still welcome.

It's okay if you're inexperienced because most of the team is also inexperienced as we're still a baby group~

Join our discord server, or DM me on either discord or Twitter @qiufengzhuzhi or Tumblr for more details.

https://discord.gg/aZJHpzz

For context, these are the manhuas we are translating or planning to translate:

https://mangadex.org/title/48873/our-sect-does-alchemy

https://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/6200/list/

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bingge vs bingmei extra

what if bingge returned to pidw knowing that there was a version of him out there who had Both what he couldn’t gain and couldn’t keep :”)