#六爻 spoilers

[pippuns]

tfw sect leader at 16

[biipbop]

"Silly boy," The ghosts laughed "It's time to grow up"

[nekoning]

i love 10 y/o cheng qian because his permanent mood is "this person is so annoying so i think they should die", prime example:

[incorrect-web-novels]

If you're not caught up on the whole Fuyao Sect lore, that's fine because frankly, I'm not either.

Yan Zhengming as Sect Leader

[mavis-fairy]

This was the scent wafting out of Da-shixiong’s sleeves whenever he applied medicine for him, the scent faintly lingering on the sheets whenever he lazed around in Shixiong’s room. Whenever this scent filled the air around him, he always felt drowsy, on the verge of falling asleep. ~ Liu Yao, pizZiCcato translation

[nyankocatnyan]

Ch 93 远处的韩渊孤独的坐在十方阵中，静静地抬了一下头，竟已经泪流满面。

[nekoning]

han muchun and cheng qian's father-son relationship is precious but i feel like his dynamic with yan zhengming isn't discussed often, considering how he was his first disciple and from some bits of dialogue you can tell that they've known each other for longer, that they trust each other and that there's a very endearing balance between yzm being coinceited by him and respecting him at the same time

i think one of the most important elements of han muchun's fatherly love for yzm is how clearly he is aware of his disciple's temper and spoiled attitude, but he has an enormous amount of patience for him and that shows how much affection he holds for him

it's very noticeable in some parts like when they go down the mountain and yzm insists on them getting on the carriage with him and shifu refuses, choosing to continue on horse instead:

and han muchun never scolds him angrily, he gets slightly annoyed and sighs at most, he tries to correct his behavior always in a gentle manner, even when yzm is mad to the point of pretty much throwing a tantrum (if it was another sect he would've probably gotten punished for it, even more considering he's the da-shixiong and "should act like it") han muchun tries to soothe his anger instead:

and this is a dynamic that probably took some time for them to develop, han muchun knows his disciple very well and how scary his anger can be (lol) it's literally the first thing he warns cq and hy about:

we don't know how many times he had to bear his young disciple's tantrums, but we can tell that he became accustomed to it to the point that he was unfazed by it, that he already knew HOW to handle it, the right words to say, the calmness he had to approach him with, something that probably took years and some mistakes here and there, but the fact that yan zhengming expresses his anger freely shows that he trusts shifu to not punish him unfairly, he knows that even if he acts a bit immature and selfish at times it won't mean he'll get a harsh reprimand from him, he knows he is safe with him!

this is the only way han muchun knows how to love, by being patient and spoiling his disciples a little, making candies for them, not being angry at their flaws and gently guiding them

and the thing is, yan zhengming doesn't take advantage of it or disrespects him because of that

when han yuan got lost, han muchun doesn't have to ask him twice for yzm to fulfill his da-shixiong role, he doesn't complain to him or try to get away from the responsibility and shifu knows that at crucial moments, if there's a dangerous situation he can trust him to do it, he knows he can let him be in charge of his shidi's safety, there's an incredible amount of mutual trust between them and that's the reason why he left the role of sect leader to him, even when yzm himself wasn't sure of his capabilities!

i love how they don't need to say it, han muchun doesn't need to say that he loves and trusts yzm because, you can tell, it's obvious, it's shown in how they treat each other, it's shown in their actions and in how hard yzm fought to keep their sect alive, it's all love

[nekoning]

i talked to my friends about this already but just...thinking about how han muchun became the paternal figure that his disciples needed the most, how cheng qian didn't get to experience a normal childhood and had to grow up too fast because of his family's circumstances and how han muchun treated him with kindness and affection he hadn't known before, even spoiled him a little bit and that slowly made him let go of anger and resentment

and about how han yuan tried so hard to impress him at the start, because he wanted to prove he deserved being part of the sect and he was probably afraid that the man who had been the first to care for him after living a vagabond life would regret it

and that despite not knowing the details of why yan zhengming ran away from home, we can be sure that han muchun offered him something that his parents couldn't, something that all their money and luxuries couldn't buy

and how even though li yun's backstory is a mystery, we don't need to know it to know that it was thanks to han muchun that he found his home too

he was also the only father shuikeng ever knew and that even with a different appearance, she would recognize him because he's safety and family to her

just...how much his kindness changed their lives

[nekoning]

ok shifu watching over them is sweet at first but if you think about it more it's funny because shifu watching yzm on his "lonely nights" with cq's imitation spirit:

[mavis-fairy]

Before this, he had always felt that his precious disciple acted too warmly, and was one to go with the flow a bit. It was only later on that he learned that whether one was a mortal or a cultivator, as long as they had enough things in their life that they could die nine times over for and not regret, the other details could be left alone. ~ Liu Yao, Chichi’s translation

[mavis-fairy]

MingQian plz don’t hate me

[mavis-fairy]

How strange. At the moment, Cheng Qian couldn’t even smell the blood all over the ground around him, but he was somehow able to catch that fragrance of orchids. ~ Liu Yao, pizZiCcato translation 

[nyankocatnyan]

Han Tan’s family