#almost everyone has the same bangs. jiang cheng and Wen Qing? same bangs.

[s2pdoktopus]

As per requested!

Xuanli Daughter

And Jiang Cheng and Miao Meihua (OC) kid

(I actually already made twins for them but they can have one more baby)

And ChengQing child

Hope you like them!

[antebunny]

April 23:

A fic outline for a follow-up to archer. Modern cultivators Olympics-ish sports AU.

(Qinghe) First tournament after Jiang Cheng, Wei Ying partners with Wen Ning. They are an excellent duo, but Wen Ning gets injured not enough that he’s actually eliminated, and he encourages Wei Ying to continue, but Wei Ying takes them out. Before that Wei Ying gets them across a ravine that’s structured for two people to cross together. Still, he manages to do his impressive act of the year when he subdues the saber spirits with something close to demonic cultivation but not quite. He gets a warning from the judges for the almost demonic cultivation use.

Also Lan Wangji shows up at the end and we’re able to see Wei Ying’s perspective on him, which is that he has no opinion on the guy, other than as a vague opponent. He’s been the top player of their set, since Wei Ying has never fought him. But Wei Ying dislikes him slightly for last year, because it’s kind of cheap to gang up on one team, and he doesn’t realize that Lan Zhan wasn’t a part of that.

(Qishan) Second tournament, Wei Ying partners with Luo Qingyang because Jin Zixuan is taking a break due to family issues. They get pretty far but then Wei Ying pushes them farther (into the cave? With the finalists?) she has a close call (hot iron to face) and gets eliminated, taking Wei Ying with her. Lan Wangji doesn’t manage to defeat the Xuanwu on his own.

They’re on a…reality TV show? Whatever celebrities do? Whatever kpop idols do? With the top cultivators, and Wei Ying is added even though he hasn’t even made it to the second round, because he’s everyone’s favorite underdog. They bring dogs, and Wei Ying has a panic attack. A video of him banging on the door so hard it dents and Jiang Cheng cuddling with puppies goes viral on the internet. The video of the great Wei Wuxian having a panic attack and literally climbing the walls (and denting them uwu) to escape a small puppy gets more views then renown grump cuddling small puppy. Neither Wei Ying nor Jiang Cheng are happy with that.

(Yiling) Third tournament, he’s partnered with Wen Qing. They’re an unstoppable duo, at some point they get separated and Wei Ying does his cool stunt of the year when he ends up in the famously cultivator-eliminating Burial Mounds, the mountain in the center of the map. Somehow he survives, but only by another sketchy thing that gets him another warning, and he’s eliminated for semi-breaking the rules. Wen Qing leaves because she’s lost faith in the cultivator community.

(Yunmeng) Wei Wuxian is partnered with Nie Huaisang this time, because famed cryptid being partnered with the famed wild genius seems like a good idea. Fiasco with Jin Guangyao, the elimination thing stops working. Though first Jin Guangyao gets Lan Xichen out of the tournament. But Lan Wangji is stuck behind, because the elimination thing has stopped working. Jin Guangyao tries to kill Nie Mingjue, it doesn’t work. Wei Ying teams with Lan Wangji (“SOMETIMES IT’S TOUGH BEING THE BEST” No but actually: the pressure of everyone expecting you to top what you’ve already done every year. Of everyone expecting you to be perfect. Of everyone expecting the mad genius, that each year he has to do something crazier and wilder than what he’s already done, just to stay the same) and it’s epic, cue the BRIDGE of bonding and FRIENDSHIP (and pre-slash). Also it’s a literal bridge, because the setting is Yunmeng and it’s very cool because I love Lotus Pier’s vibe and also rivers so yeah, actual bridge.

Everyone is like “yeah do the demonic cultivation get us out of here” and he does. He gets resolution with Jiang Cheng (starts a fashion company? Runs cultivation company?) and goes on a date with Lan Zhan.

Also it turns out that they had the highest number of viewers ever when people thought they actually might die, because the teleportation talismans stopped working, which sort of makes sense, but also isn’t good for the psyche, so they all decide to take a break and go to college.

[kaolinite91]

About Jiang Cheng

Okay I think this rambling gonna be long...

I started watching Untamed because I love seeing hanfu and I just finished playing Mulan VN which was also sets on ancient china.

What fascinating me was, that since the first time I've taken a great note on Jiang Cheng (the first scene when he throws WWX from the cliff). I was like.."wow, his costume looks so good, love the purple colors and details. Also his face is somehow look quite similar to my good-looking friend..hahaha". Maybe this sense of familiarity made me started to taken interest on him.

Then, the flashback on 2nd episode starting...his hair was loosen up a bit with a bang hanging on his right side of his face and I was like~ okay, I've decide. He is indeed my bias for this series..hahah (this is also how I usually choose a bias from boybands).

When I was still on 4th episodes, I was not sure how his character actually is, but I already like him so much. And then we showed on how he needs to make sure everything perfect while wwx just being free and loose and being loved by their sister, Yinli.

As I saw how his parents talks to him, I can definitely understand why he becoming that kind of character..a big Tsundere, always angry, feel great jealousy & inferiority to Wwx. However he is very filial too...which he never want to openly admit it, because he is a very Tsundere person, yet unfortunately this characteristic leading to his downfall too...

Actually if only he did what his mother ask him to do before the lotus pier massacre.. which was to make sure to stop the annoying Wen woman (I forgot her name) to light up the signal...they probably has much better chance to win. But he failed because he was too distracted and wanted to help his mother (although I think everyone there won't blame him too..).

It just revealed that the reason on why he lost his golden core was because he tried to helps WWX who almost get caught during that raining scenes. And this actions later leads to many tragic destinies of Yunmeng bros.

He was being pushed to be a Jiang leader ASAP by Jin leader and the others just some short times after the Lotus Pier massacre. He was also bring pushed to decide his sister wedding asap. He needs to decides on a lot of difficult situation ALONE. He was still young, griefing and inexperienced yet other people in the real live don't care (Basically I hate Jin clan leader as much as I hate Wen clan leaders). He had high hopes that WWX will be what his parents wants him to be, a loyal subordinate that will helps him to overcome all troubles as a clan leader.

But nope..

WWX becoming Yilling Patriarch. Which not only means left him alone on all the stiff and tiring bureaucracy meeting between clan leaders. But also, in a way cornered him. Everytime wwx doing something, Jiang clan was being mentioned and blamed by the other clans. So as a young clan leader who tried to be responsible for LIVES of a lot of people..of course he had no other options other than sever the ties between both of them (and as you can see in EP 28, it was Wwx idea who said if you can't defend me, then leave me...ugh why this bros cannot listen to each other and do a normal talks).

I think you can always see in the drama (which I honestly think has a very good acting and details), on how JC always looks jealous to Lan Zhan. Which is very reasonable. I mean, although both JC and LZ are responsible figures, but the weight of their titles are different. LZ is NOT a clan leader. He is kinda fortunate because it means, if he wanted it, he could become a free person just like WWX. Well his clan maybe gonna brand him as a traitor, but his older brother still there as Lan clan leader. So in term of ancestral legacy, its nothing to lose.

While JC, is not so fortunate, he is the only one who can be a Jiang leader. If he chose Wwx, his clan is either being claimed by other clan...or destroyed. Because when you're not in the same side of the history..then you're the villain of the story and needed to be estinguished. And he knows what Jin clan capable of that's why he's got really torned between responsibility and personal interest.

In the end he repressed his personal interest and fillial loves and chose a cold path of leadership responsibility. Thus why, he always angry to wwx.. he got jealous on wwx free will. and also JC still trying to grasped on the 'unattainable future', from wwx's past promises which was to stays alongside him and becoming a loyal subordinate of Jiang clan.

When he visited Burial Mount to fight and banished wwx, you can saw clearly that his heart was actually shattered. It was really difficult for him to comprehend wwx wish and dream to live selflessly for sake of justice.. to the extreme extend to even abandoned his own family and becoming that one public enemy. As already mentioned above, JC really cornered by the 'old clan members' because of what Wwx did. So when he said that he can't forever defend wwx...and wwx said 'then leaves me'.. it was really difficult for him (thus the tears from both of them).

Even the girl he likes, Wen Qing, choose wwx..lol. On Ep 20, JC want to help Wen Qing but he won't be able to save all of her family. Or else the other clans will brand Jiang clan as a traitor, right? While Wwx can save them all (he can be selfless because...he has nothing to lose except his own live). Since she knows how selfless wwx from what he has done to JC, I think she trust wwx more..-> this leads another blow to JC.

JC didn't know about the Golden core at that time. He only knew that.. he tried to save Wwx, lost his golden core, somehow got his core back then met Wwx again 3 months later with very different attitudes..and he realized the sadness and loneliness in Wwx eyes. He knew something was wrong but somehow cannot get the answer. I think both Yanli and JC really worried on the new Wwx. But because both of brothers just to stubborn on each others..the truth just then being concealed and buried before even appeared? No wonder this lack of information made him (unconsciously) starting to hates himself and blamed wwx for every misery happened in his life... (Although we knows that he was still super worried about him, deep inside his tofu heart).

When he finally got bombed by the 'surprise about his golden core' truth (thanks Wen Ning..lol). He was actually got no reason to hates wwx anymore. Those defense mechanisms finally broken, thus why in Guanyin temple he can finally cries ....ask for forgiveness and forgives him.

Then in the end of episode 50, when JC said 'take cares' to wwx who already gone far away..the background ost is from Yinli theme song 'discontent'. I believe the tunes from parts where it says ' no goodbyes, no separations, no worries and no griefs...can you still hear the call of A-Xian..(this theme song is so sad but also calming). He smiles and finally, let wwx go...

So I think after this, if someday WWX somehow come to visit Lotus Pier, JC would still welcome him as an old friend and family (in his usual tsundere manners) and hopefully this two brothers can finally gives each other warm hugs. They deserved it okay...;A;

Do you think JC would ever told wwx about that 'one raining day'? I don't think so..but I kinda believe this action gives him a good karma...in a way. :)

Btw I think it is also very sad that he named his beautiful purple sword: Sandu. Because it was representing his live episodes and memories?

Ps: I really want to gives ultimate salutation to Wang ZhouCheng because I think he was doing a really good job in bringing JC as a character to real life. It still impressed me on how he could transformed from a young friendly boy to a stern, sassy uncle..hahaha. and also he said that everytime he rolled eyes to wwx, that was natural. And that means he indeed understood a sibling feeling very well (Is he has sibling?). Because that's what every siblings done when not agreeing their other siblings or family members..right? hahaha.

So in conclusion, Jiang Cheng in CQL was a big tsundere who torned between people he loves and responsibility. Needs to blamed others for defense mechanism just to finally let it go and started to move on.

And final thought from me...to be an anti mainstream like WWX is indeed very difficult. You will fight a lot of people when you want to change a system. And in the end you are either ends up as a public enemy or hero.