#character: xing yun

[movielosophy]

the legend of shen li | partners in crime

[earthaquila]

selfie time 🤳

+ bonus process if you fancy 😊:

[thedrown]

DCAU Style Casuals!

And as promised here's the hero trio in their alter ego clothes! 

Honestly kinda meh on this Tonya looks like JLU I think but Mao came out more Static Shock or Zeta lookin then Juno I feel like kinda fits the style but also doesn't at all for some reason bleh

[selfaware-bungou-stray-dogs]

For the BSD x SAGAU event:

How about Fem! Reader with the characters, Teruko, Fyodor, Lovecraft, landing on Liyue? Then they also came across people who wanted to hunt down Reader (Zhongli, Ningguang, Beidou) and who wanted to help Reader (Yaoyayo, Baizhu, Qiqi, Xiangling, Xinyan, Chongyun, Xingqiu, Yun Jin, Gaming, Xiao).

You can choose one or two of the genshin characters who will help/hunt down the four, or even all of them. I wish you the very best and congrats on getting 1K+ followers! 🎉🌹

Thank you 😊

If you were not alone

Part VI

BSD Characters: Self-Aware! Teruko Okura, Self-Aware! Fyodor Dostoevsky, Self-Aware! Howard Philips Lovecraft

Genshin Impact characters: Liyue Characters

Reader: Fem! Adult! Reader

Warning: English is my second language

🐙 Your "adventure" has started at the top of one of the cliffs in Guyun Stone Forest. It took some time for you to get down. The cliff were slippery (either because of the sea or, perhaps, it was raining right before you got here), so, you tried to be careful. At the end, when you almost fall down, Lovecraft partly transformed (with his hands and legs are now replaced with tentacles) and simply crawl down, holding you, Teruko and Fyodor. You only hopped, that no one saw you. Transformed Lovecraft (even partly) was a strange, if not a frightening sight (for strangers).

And you jinxed it. Sailors from the Crux saw Lovecraft. And were thinking, that Osial got from his prison.

Crux left for the Harbor to get help.

While you and your friends trying to understand, what happened and how you got here.

🐾 Despite the fact, that you were knowledgeable about Teyvat, the situation didn't become clear. But, at least, you have a project of a plan. Go to Sumeru and ask Nahida for help. Maybe, she could give you some information on how to get home.

That's when a first stone spear fall from above.

If it wasn't for Lovecraft's strength, the spear would crush you.

Geo Archon's voice shake the ground.

"Osial! How dare you to show yourself! I will make you pay for daring to enter Her Holiness' land!"

Suddenly, everything became silent. Up above, you saw them. Zhongli... no, Rex Lapis and Adepti. For some reason... Xiao looked hesitant.

And golden draconic eyes stared right at you.

Next spear was directed at you.

"IMPOSTER! DIRTY SINNER! PAY FOR HEARSAY WITH YOUR LIFE!"

And hell broke loose.

Morax, Adepti, Mililith and Crux crew attacked.

👧👩🧓🐙🐁Teruko, with her ability and sword, and fully transformed Lovecraft were keeping mililith away, while Fyodor was staying near you, ready to use his ability, if someone get too close.

When Lovecraft saw the opportunity, he grabbed you three with his tentacles, and plunge into the sea, swimming away.

On his way, he sunk Crux ship.

Beidou's curses were heard for long time and far away from the Stone Forest.

🐾 You returned to land somewhere in Bishui Plain. All of you were wet, hungry and exhausted. You found an abandoned hilichurl camp and decided to stay here for the night. After some grilled fish for dinner, you fall asleep in one of the huts. Teruko was the first one to stay on watch. Then you. Then Fyodor. And, finally, Lovecraft.

You woke up because someone was pocking your cheek and because of some tasty smell.

When you open your eyes, you came face to face with Gouba, who was pocking your cheek, and Lovecraft, who was keeping an eye on "panda".

Lovecraft tilted his head.

"We have guests. And breakfast."

🐾 Xiangling and Gouba were gathering ingredients for some big feast, while Xinyan, Chongyun and Xingqiu were helping them. That's when they found "your" camp.

And decided to help you.

When Lovecraft and Gouba, with you in tow, left the hut, you saw, that Fyodor and Teruko were already up and sitting near campfire, with Liyue Team. And then, Chongyun saw you. Exorcist particularly jumped.

"You! Your energy... It's pure... I knew, I knew, she was fake! I told you many times about it!" Last part, Chongyun hissed through his teeth, looking at Xingqiu. He raised his hands in defense.

"I knew, but.. We can't do much against her."

You glance at Lovecraft, then at Teruko and Fyodor. While Fyodor does look like he understands more, than the rest of you, he still looked confused.

🐾You got your answers during breakfast. Apparently, you looked like Creator Goodness, that rules Teyvat. And, apparently, because of that, most people will hate you and try to capture you. And, maybe, because Ningguang already placed a bounty on your head.

And Creator's political power is enormous, so, people would be afraid to help you.

The situation was bad... Awful...

Suddenly, Xinyan almost shouted.

"Doctor Baizhu and Qiqi! You can hide in Bubu's Pharmacy! They managed to keep it closed from sudden checks from Mililith, because they would bother patients!"

Teruko raised an eyebrow.

"And how we will get here? It's in the harbor, right? We would be attacked."

Xiangling smiles.

"With two little helpers."

🐁 Yaoyao was a great tour guide. And, what was most important, she knew, where to find Qiqi, when she was picking up herbs.

Yaoyao also was very talkative. And, because she overheard, how Fyodor was mumbling in Russian, she couldn't leave him alone. She asked him to say names of everything around her in "strange new language". Fyodor answered her questions. Soon Teruko joined the "educational program." Chongyun, who was staying near you, "masking your energy" with his yang energy. Lovecraft was last in line.

When you found Qiqi, with some help from Yaoyao, she took you to Dr. Baizhu.

For some reason, Qiqi stayed close to Lovecraft.

🐾 You were lucky again, because Baizhu let you four stay, until madness calmed down.

For two weeks, everything was fine. You and Fyodor helped in Pharmacy, Lovecraft and Teruko helped with picking up herbs.

You managed to meet Yun Jin and Gaming. Both of them believed, that you didn't do anything wrong. They even offered to help you, if they could.

And then, a scared Xingqiu appeared in Bubu Pharmacy.

Ningguang and Rex Lapis were ready to look through every house in Liyue to find "dirty imposter".

And if people resist? Well, they will face the wrath of rock.

And, currently, they doubled the number of mililith soldiers on streets.

Fyodor remained calm.

"I have a plan. Can you call for Yun Jin and Gaming?"

🐾 You four were leaving Liyue. But you still can hear sounds of music, coming from the harbor.

Opera and Wushou dance. The destruction.

That got the attention of mortals.

But not Geo Archon's.

🐾 His draconic claws were squeezing your arm. His spear were aimed directly at your chest.

Teruko, Fyodor and Lovecraft were helpless.

They can't attack him, he will kill you.

They can't kill him. You have told them about Havria.

Morax bared his fangs.

A finch flew closer to you and Morax.

Animo swirls.

Morax pained roar.

And Xiao, whose spear was plunges deep in Morax's shoulder.

"Run, Your Grace!" Xiao grind his teeth, trying to keep his hold on a spear.

Lovecraft grabbed you.

You four start running away.

Up in the sky, you noticed familiar cranes. They ignored you. Flying to where Xiao and Morax were.

Tonight, Adepti were fighting Geo Archon.

_____

🐾 When you finally returned to the real world, and discover the portal, you asked BSD Cast to rescue some people.

They helped you four, despite, how dangerous it was. And you must help them in return.

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Tag list: @withered-blossoms , @myluckymoon @cocodrilofeliz @c4xcocoa @vvyeislazzy @whisperingwinters

[theheartlessspirit]

!!IMPORTANT BEFORE READING!!

This story can be triggering for some people. It’s a 15+ story.

It might contain:

Abuse, gaslighting, trauma, violence, swearing, death, family drama, oc x canon (even tho it’s not the focus of the comic).

I also need this to be very clear. Heartless spirit is a story based on the animated show Lego monkie kid. However, it will contain elements based of my head canons and personal experience. If you are not a fan of story too much relatable or too close to personal feelings and/or head canon this story is not for you.

Main Story

Chapter 0: Introduction

Chapter 1: Old Acquaintance(being posted)

Chapter 2: in production

Chapter 3: to be announced

Chapter 4: to be announced

Chapter 5: to be announced

Chapter 6: to be announced

Chapter 7: to be announced

Characters (will be updated while the comic is produced)

-Lei Family-

- Wei - Shixian - Blood Dragon -

-Monkie Kid Gang-

- MK - Mei - Tang - Pigsy - Sandy - Monkey King -

-Demon Bull Family-

- Redson - Demon Bull King - Princess Iron Fan -

-unaffiliated-

- Macaque - Huoyan - Xing Yun - Fang Hai - Fen Jing - Yu Zhang -

-Credit-

Nashii: writing|paneling|lineart|shading

Solei: co-writing|coloring

Dawncil: co-writing|backgrounds

[dangermousie]

I decided to read some of the novel (only up to where the drama is) and this is basically when she just got to the mortal realm and:

In the dawning light, she spied that man lying in front of the pond, pulling off bits of steamed bread to feed the fishes. He was so engrossed with the pondful of fish that he didn’t mind that his sleeves were trailing in the water.

That is so in character OMG.

Also ahahaha:

“Eh? You want more?” Xing Yun laughed. “There’s no more. I only made so many today.”

Saying so, he rose to re-enter the house. Shen Li paused, then hastily followed him inside. How conceited of you to think you could overcome me with a single steamed bun! At the very least, you need two!

[welcometoteyvat]

can i ask why you don't like xingyun? /gen not a shipper myself but i'm just curious since a lot of chongyun lovers love that ship, i've never seen anyone NOT like it

rant warning by the way, I accidentally got more and more annoyed writing this 😬

im gonna be honest the number one reason is because i see it everywhere

the first effect of this is that content depicting xingqiu and chongyun in a nonromantic manner get tagged as xing/yun, which is annoying to me. you can draw 2 characters together in a nonromantic manner and you don't have to tag the ship guys. it's real it's called being friends. the second effect is that there's never any content with chongyun and Other Characters. people are so hung up on him and xingqiu that chongyun almost never exists without xingqiu. like you might notice i have a tag for chongyun and hu tao (mostly platonic) stuff except that there are only 7-8 posts tagged with that, because although the "exorcist and girl who can see ghosts" dynamic would be so cool, nobody seems to think abt that bc almost everything with chongyun includes xingqiu. this also goes for chongyun and xiangling (who canonically makes him his cooling popsicles) and like random other characters whom he Could interact with and be friends with (ayaka and him is a crack friendship i talked about once, and ofc chongyun and xiao). i hate it. xingqiu got his mr worldwide arc with venti and albedo please depict chongyun alone with other friends (it literally doesn't even have to be romantic). of course, this might just be a separate problem that I'm conflating with the ship, but it annoys me. i'm not focusing on xingqiu's side because although fan content for like idk him and yun jin? him and hu tao? albedo? is also super rare, at least that stuff exists in canon.

the second reason is because xingqiu's prankster attitude towards chongyun annoys me

yeah i love my little shit son but idk, it's just annoying when people make him feed chongyun spicy food, play pranks on him that cost chongyun Something (losing face, wasted time, frustration) idk. i guess i don't like that his condition isn't taken seriously. i don't think it's bad to have friends who pull your leg but at least not in a malicious way? like iirc he's implied to have triggered chongyun's yang energy overflows at least a couple times, and it's like . why. why is it played for jokes the kid literally passes out. "(He) needs more practice. Especially… with eating spicy food, haha." bro please do not !! don't trigger his condition just for kicks! xingqiu's other pranks also annoy me, given that i hate being tricked, so some of this might be projection or smth idk, but like idk you can give him good suggestions for where to demon hunt instead of making up shit and then going after him to make up for any costs. it's just annoying i think chongyun gets annoyed but then later forgives him, as friends are, but i cannot imagine them getting together like this. unless it's toxic idk . if they're friends i can give a pass to the pranks and stuff but in a romantic relationship i don't think i could see this kind of dynamic being a good one

[reinaka42]

Wang Chuan Feng Hua Lu (忘川风华录) Masterpost

Wang Chuan Feng Hua Lu (忘川风华录) is a Vocal synth (Vocaloid and SynthV) music project. It consists of songs themed around different figures throughout Chinese history. The project is a collaboration between different artists and creatives, with music and videos featuring prominent traditional Chinese elements. The project's title translates to "The Records of Magnificence of the Wangchuan" - In Chinese mythology, "Wangchuan" (or River of Forgetting) is a river in the Underworld that can rid one of their past life's memories, similar to the river Lethe.

A mobile game adaptation has also been developed by NetEast. Unfortunately, I haven't played it so I can't give much insight on it. However, I assume that its premise is similar to that of the idea behind the project as a whole: all these historical figures meeting each other in the Underworld after they died. Maybe.

You can find all the songs on Bilibili. The official Weibo can be found here. The game's website, which includes all characters appearing so far in the game, can be found here, and its Weibo can be found here.

(If you prefer YouTube, I've also put together a handy playlist. Please know that most of these videos are reposts though, so please watch the original Bilibili MVs if you can!)

This blog is where I will be posting everything I feel like I need to say about the songs in this project. A lot of it is lifted from my Twitter account but will be in much more detail. Note that I probably won't touch collab songs, or songs that don't focus solely on the project's own characters.

Disclaimer: I do not speak Chinese, nor am I an expert on Chinese history. Therefore, I cannot reliably translate the lyrics to these songs, nor my words should be taken as gospel. I am merely a nerd gushing about my hyperfixation.

Playlist

多情岸 【Duo Qing An】 ➼ B link

洛阳怀 【Luo Yang Huai】 ➼ B link

易水诀 【Yi Shui Jue】 ➼ B link

山河令 【Shan He Ling】 ➼ B link

簪花人间 【Zhan Hua Ren Jian】 ➼ B link

栖凰 【Qi Huang】 ➼ B link

心上秋 【Xin Shang Qiu】 ➼ B link

祖龙吟 【Zu Long Yin】 ➼ B link

如见青山 【Ru Jian Qing Shan】 ➼ B link

竹林间 【Zhu Lin Jian】 ➼ B link

天下局 【Tian Xia Ju】 ➼ B link

青鸟衔风 【Qing Niao Xian Feng】 ➼ B link

木兰行 【Mu Lan Xing】 ➼ B link

好字唯之 【Hao Zi Wei Zhi】 ➼ B link

不可道 【Bu Ke Dao】 ➼ B link

水叙湖风 【Shui Xu Hu Feng】 (collab) ➼ B link

是非 【Shi Fei】 ➼ B link

风起甘露 【Feng Qi Gan Lu】 (collab) ➼ B link

谓剑 【Wei Jian】 ➼ B link

万象霜天 【Wan Xiang Shuang Tian】 (New Year event song) ➼ B link

千秋梦 【Qian Qiu Meng】 ➼ B link

易安难安 【Yi An Nan An】 ➼ B link

惊鹊 【Jing Que】 ➼ B link

高歌破阵 【Gao Ge Po Zhen】 (collab) ➼ B link

不赴 【Bu Fu】 ➼ B link

西行 【Xi Xing】 ➼ B link

大航海家 【Da Hang Hai Jia】 ➼ B link

牡丹乱 【Mu Dan Luan】 (collab) ➼ B link

倾国 【Qing Guo】 (collab) ➼ B link

相虎 【Xiang Hu】 ➼ B link

补天裂 【Bu Tian Lie】 ➼ B link

此期盈期 【Ci Qi Ying Qi】 (1st anniversary song) ➼ B link

破云来 【Po Yun Lai】 ➼ B link

归钓吟 【Gui Diao Yin】 ➼ B link

始见千秋 【Shi Jian Qian Qiu】 ➼ B link

临川浮梦 【Lin Chuan Fu Meng】 ➼ B link

将军行 【Jiang Jun Xing】 ➼ B link

妄语人间 【Wang Yu Ren Jian】 ➼ B link

数风流 【Shu Feng Liu】 (2nd anniversary song) ➼ B link

问剑春秋 【Wen Jian Chun Qiu】 ➼ B link

起战令 【Qi Zhan Ling】 ➼ B link

人间应又雪 【Ren Jian Ying You Xue】 ➼ B link

旷古回响 【Kuang Gu Hui Xiang】 ➼ B link

墨隐侠声 【Mo Yin Xia Sheng】 ➼ B link

桃源故人 【Tao Yuan Gu Ren】 (3rd anniversary song) ➼ B link

*Note: The anniversary songs are probably for the game's anniversaries, as the project itself is more than 5 years old.

Albums

Vol 1: 溯洄 【Su Hui】 Includes character songs from Duo Qing An to Zhu Lin Jian. Features human vocals.

Vol 2: 踏浪 【Ta Lang】 Includes character songs from Tian Xia Ju to Jing Que.

Vol 3: 数风流 【Shu Feng Liu】 Includes character songs from Bu Fu to Wang Yu Ren Jian, an unreleased song titled 燕双归 【Yan Shuang Gui】, and the two anniversary songs.

Visual character guide:

PRE-QIN | QIN | WESTERN CHU | HAN | THREE KINGDOMS | JIN | NORTH & SOUTHERN DYNASTIES | TANG | FIVE DYNASTIES & TEN KINGDOMS | SONG | YUAN | MING | QING | DREAM

[aptericia]

Hope everyone has been having a good ace week!

I do not have time to draw them all lol, but here is a list of characters I hc as on the asexual spectrum :D

Kyouichi Saionji, Miki Kaoru, Nanami Kiryuu, and Souji Mikage from Revolutionary Girl Utena

Ike, Dheginsea, Sanaki, and Shez from Fire Emblem

Shou Yun-Xiao, Xing Hai, Xie Yingluo, Wan Jun-Po, and Lou Zhen-Jie from Thunderbolt Fantasy

All 16 travelers from the Octopath Traveler games

Every single character from the Ace Attorney games (no I have not met every single character, but everyone I’ve seen so far is. And c’mon, it’s literally called ace attorney)

Karen Aijo, Hikari Kagura, Junna Hoshimi, and Futaba Isurugi from Revue Starlight

Kurumi and Majima from Lycoris Recoil

Riko from Made in Abyss, Ahiru from Princess Tutu (which I haven’t watched), Yi Ye-Shu from Pili, Nimona from Nimona, and Lift from the Stormlight Archive

[joylinda-hawks]

It's good wine. WOH, episode 30, part 3. When ZZS says that only they are left, the prince says that he visited this flower garden hundreds of times in his dreams at night. The prince says that Bei Yuan played the zither and Jiu Xiao played the flute. Yun Xing was swinging his sword and Qing Luan was composing new melodies. Saying this, the prince pours wine into cups. The prince adds that when he turned around, ZZS was always standing next to him. ZZS remains silent all the time. The prince admits that ZZS is right when he says that he no longer has all his friends. Only the prince and ZZS remained. He explains that the relationships of people like them are based on various grievances and favors. The prince explains that he does not want to rely on the past. He asks ZZS to come back to him and help. They are supposed to forget about their injuries and start all over again. Finally, the prince asks what ZZS thinks about it. ZZS smiles and walks to his table. He picks up the glass of wine and tastes it. He decides that it is good wine and pays tribute to his deceased friends by pouring wine on the table. The prince claims that wine becomes more noble over time, and people become closer to each other over time. The prince tells ZZS that he once thought that it would be better if ZZS were dead. He explains that whoever wants to rule must follow his chosen path himself. Saying this, the prince sits down at the table. The colors we see here clearly show us the nature of the characters. The prince's chamber is decorated in gold and dark red. Prince Jin wears robes of the same color. Here, we associate this color with spilled blood and violence. ZZS wears robes in various shades of blue, gray and black. Blue is associated with clear water, gray with solid water, and black with darkness. ZZS has a crystal clear character, steadfast principles and a dark side of the soul that hides the desire to settle accounts. The prince shows great pride in his gold, his red robes hide the blood staining his body. ZZS remains silent, allowing the prince to speak to confirm his suspicions. The prince still wants to manipulate ZZS, recalls the past and asks ZZS to stay with him. He doesn't know that his speech means nothing to ZZS - his younger cousin came here to face the past. ZZH perfectly reflected the feelings and state of mind of ZZS. His economic game is brilliant. It shows us the power of ZZS, which nothing and no one can break.

[the-archlich]

Dynasty Warriors: Who Is Xu Sheng

Although it wouldn't be correct to call Xu Sheng an obscure figure, he's certainly not one of Wu's most famous commanders. There are, however, a few interesting things to be said about him.

Xu Sheng doesn’t have an especially big footprint in 3K fiction. Like a lot of 3K figures he’s been an NPC in Dynasty Warriors for a long, long time and an officer in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. His stats in the latter are generally above average, so that’s nice for him.

He was never your first choice for something but it never hurt to have him along for the ride and he’s one of the better “late game” officers. He doesn’t really have a presence outside of these games, so there’s not much to talk about in this section.

All things considered, then, I was pretty surprised when they added him as a playable character in DW9. As is usually the case with Xu Sheng he wouldn’t have been my first choice but it’s not a decision I could really complain about, either. The most active part of his career overlaps nicely with the portion of Wu’s history DW cares about and he was certainly an accomplished individual, so it’s a solid choice.

I don’t really think I have anything to say about Xu Sheng in DW9, though. He gets the moments you’d expect if you have any familiarity with him, but outside of that he’s mostly a background figure. I can’t identify any particular personality traits he has or character motivations. I’d like to see him as a more dynamic figure but with what we got, I don’t have a lot to talk about.

Someone with more passion for Xu Shu wrote in anonymously and gave me their opinion. I’ll share it here because I don’t have any opinions of my own to give about his DW9 characterization.

Xu Sheng's DW9 Characterization: He doesn’t have much of a massive presence aside from the Guangling Fake Wall thing. But from some of his lines in 9 Vanilla and Empires, he feels more like a reverse Wang Yi. He developed PTSD from losing Xu Province, but instead of going all vengeance mode, he tries to be a better person and defend Wu as an atonement for losing his homeland. He does have moments of lapsed judgement like him doubting on Zhou Tai because pirate bad but made up in ZT's ending.

I think KT wants Xu Sheng to be more like Wu's version of Guan Xing and Li Dian where they wanted smarterish warriors? Though he also is heavy on Japan's love for "gap moe '' where he has lines where he likes sweets and he cries when he feels an extreme emotion worthy of it like accomplishment or gratefulness or loss. Also they fucked up the Fake Wall story in that everyone in Wu was on board with the tactic instead of being Sheng's "fuck you did it anyway" thing.

Make of that what you will. For now we’ll move on to Xu Sheng in the Yanyi. Xu Sheng is first mentioned in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms as an officer who joins Sun Quan prior to Chibi.[1]

During the campaign, Zhou Yu sends him and Ding Feng to capture and kill Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang anticipated this and isready with a fast boat. When Xu Sheng’s ship draws near, Zhao Yun shoots the rope holding its sail, which allows Zhuge Liang’s to get away and intimidates Sun Quan’s officers into not following. Ding Feng shrugs it off saying,“Zhuge Liang is too clever for anyone; and Zhao Zilong is the bravest of the brave.” Later, Xu Sheng and Ding Feng serve as Zhou Yu’s guards during the fire attack.[2]

Xu Sheng next appears at the siege of Jiangling, acting as an assistant to the general Jiang Qin. Although bested in battle twice by Cao Ren, he plays a key role in eventually defeating his army in the field.[3] Later, he and Ding Feng are involved in an entirely fictitious attempt to capture Liu Bei at his wedding with Lady Sun but are shamed by the lady into letting the couple pass. They subsequently join up with Zhou Yu and pursue Liu Bei but are unsuccessful.[4]

Xu Sheng returns as a commander at Hefei. There, he plays a noteworthy role in extracting Sun Quan from danger.[5] He gets to have a significant moment of glory in the subsequent battle at Ruxu, where he leads a daring strike against Li Dian. Although initially successful he is soon surrounded and in danger of being killed. Fortunately, he is rescued by Zhou Tai and both emerge heavily wounded.[6]

Following this, Xu Sheng has a consistent presence in Sun Quan’s campaigns against Liu Bei. He plays a small role in Lü Meng’s operations against Guan Yu, where he is once again working with Ding Feng.[7] They serve as Lu Xun’s guards during the operations in Yidu. In one incident they are taunted by Wu Ban and want to fight him, but Lu Xun correctly predicts it is a trap and restrains them so they do not fall into an ambush.[8]

Xu Sheng’s biggest moment of glory comes in chapter 86, which is inspired by Cao Pi’s Guangling Expeditions. When word reaches Sun Quan that Cao Pi is invading in the east with a large army, Xu Sheng volunteers to meet them.[9] In an earlier chapter, he objects to Sun Quan accepting a title from Cao Pi, considering it a shameful humiliation.[10]

Xu Sheng immediately begins preparing to meet Cao Pi’s army but has some trouble with his subordinate Sun Shao. The latter objects to Xu Sheng’s decision to take a defensive position, to the point where Xu Sheng orders his execution. Sun Quan soon arrives and rescinds the order. Instead of apologizing for his disobedience, though, Sun Shao crosses the river to fight Cao Pi, completely disobeying all instructions. Xu Sheng is aware that Sun Quan has a fondness for Sun Shao, so he sends Ding Feng to rescue him.[11]

Once Cao Pi’s army arrives, Xu Sheng erects false walls in the night, manned by scarecrows. In the morning, Cao Pi thinks that Xu Sheng raised an entire fortress in one night and decides to retreat. During the retreat, he is ambushed first by Sun Shao and then by Ding Feng, as Xu Sheng planned. Cao Pi narrowly escapes but Zhang Liao is wounded by Ding Feng and dies shortly after.[12]

Xu Sheng gets one last bit of glory during the battle at Shi’ting, where Lu Xun has him lead the vanguard. He defeats Cao Xiu’s general Zhang Pu and almost captures Cao Xiu before being fended off by Jia Kui’s army.[13] His death is not mentioned in the novel, but that goes for most people.

On the whole, Xu Sheng is depicted as a relatively powerful warrior, though not quite on the same level as men like Zhao Yun or Cao Ren. His bravery is beyond criticism, though, and he’s also rather clever. Zhou Yu, Lü Meng, and Lu Xun all entrust him with vital tasks and he usually pulls them off. He is nearly always found with Ding Feng.

It’s that last part that strikes me as the strangest thing about the fictionalized Xu Sheng. I can find nothing to suggest that they shared any particular closeness. The two were not related, by blood or marriage, nor were they from the same homeland. While there are points where their careers overlapped, the same can be said for dozens of Sun Quan’s prominent officers. Linking the two of them together is kind of a random choice. It seems to come out of nowhere.

Honestly, though, I think that might be a good angle to lean into. Ding Feng doesn’t have too many other people in the Wu cast to really interact with so playing up a friendship between him and Xu Sheng might give them both a more emotional connection to the narrative.

The fictionalization of Xu Sheng’s life does hit most of the key points, though there are a few interesting bits that I think get lost in the background.

Originally from Langye in Xu province, he fled to Wu when everything fell apart in the north. There, he became known for his personal valor. Sometime after 200, Sun Quan gave Xu Sheng independent command over a small force and tasked him with protecting Chaisang from Huang Zu. During this time, he distinguished himself by defeating Huang Zu’s son Huang She in a battle at Chaisang despite being badly outnumbered. He was promoted to a colonel and rounded out his early career by suppressing some mountain bandits in Lincheng. After this he became one of Sun Quan’s personal generals, with some supervisory duties.[14]

For the next several years, Xu Sheng was highly active in the campaigns conducted between the Huai and Jiang rivers. In 213 he helped defend Ruxu from Cao Cao and remained with the garrison there. Xu Sheng was badly wounded in the fighting at Hefei and even lost his favorite spear (though it was later returned to him by He Qi). In 217 he was at Ruxu again. A storm found him stranded on the enemy side of the river, and Xu Sheng boldly led a sortie from the ships to protect them until the wind died down and allowed him to return to friendly shores.[15] This last incident appears to be the source of his heroics against Li Dian during the same battle in the Yanyi.[16]

As in the novel he did fight in the defense against Liu Bei in Yidu. In that chapter, as noted earlier, he is taunted by Wu Ban and almost falls into an ambush, though Lu Xun restrains him.[17] This is actually very close to the truth. Wu Ban did attempt to draw Wu officers into an ambush during the fighting at Yiling but Lu Xun restrained his men. Xu Sheng is not specifically mentioned but the dissatisfaction was widespread and it’s a fair bet that he was one of those who wanted to be more aggressive. Time, of course, proved Lu Xun’s caution wise.[18] Xu Sheng did, however, earn appreciable merit in the decisive battle that forced Liu Bei’s retreat.[19]

After Cao Pi took the throne, he sent an envoy to make Sun Quan King of Wu. Xu Sheng was outraged at seeing Sun Quan be given this title as though he were a mere underling and made a great show of his displeasure. The Wei envoy noted that with men like Xu Sheng, Wu would not remain subservient for long.[20] This is a scene that is repeated almost exactly in the Romance.[21] True to this prediction, Sun Quan soon revolted against Cao Pi and the two went to war. During the subsequent Great River Campaign (222–223), Xu Sheng gave distinguished service defending Dongpu from Cao Xiu. During this campaign he was shipwrecked by a storm for the second time, making him a man with remarkably bad luck.[22]

Xu Sheng is most famous for his exploits during Cao Pi’s Guangling Expeditions (224–225), and for good reason. The Yanyigives an exaggerated account of this (as it is wont to do) but it’s easy to recognize the truthful foundation upon which the fictionalization is based.

Cao Pi’s attack from Guangling in 224 was unexpected, since it was very difficult to cross the river there, as subsequent events proved. Sun Quan’s defenses were thus weak in the area. Although he was able to quickly assemble a fleet to intercept Cao Pi, the land-based defenses were still soft. Xu Sheng came up with the plan to erect false walls to make the defenses look stronger and deter an assault. His plan did fool Cao Pi’s scouts. Finding the defenses stronger than anticipated, Cao Pi withdrew.[23]

The Yanyi also adds in the story of the disobedient Sun Shao and his ambushing Cao Pi in retreat. The novel depicts Sun Shao as valiant but impetuous and young. In reality, Sun Shao was almost 40 years old at the time of the Guangling expeditions and had been defending the region south of Guangling for almost 20 years.[24]

During Cao Pi’s return in 225, Sun Shao dispatched a raiding party against Cao Pi’s headquarters under one Gao Shou. They were able to capture some of Cao Pi’s imperial regalia, which was a great humiliation to the Wei army.[25] There is, however, no indication that he was acting against orders, had conflict with Xu Sheng, or that the raid resulted in the heavy casualties mentioned in the novel. There is also no mention of Ding Feng.

Xu Sheng passed away sometime between 224 and 228, slightly before his disappearance form the novel.[26]

On the whole it’s a solid career. He gave distinguished service in most of the key battles during his lifetime. He was a skilled fighter with impressive bravery, and he has no record of any untoward personal conduct. While perhaps not Wu’s most dynamic commander, there’s nothing in his history anyone could fault him for.

It is hard to get a sense of who Xu Sheng was from his biography, though. Aside from listing his battles and achievements there isn’t much known. There aren’t any little anecdotes from his personal life or comments on his personality. I guess I can’t fault DW9 too badly, then. Even if they were looking at the same things I am, there isn’t much to be found.

Still, there are a couple threads I’d be interested to see future incarnations of Xu Sheng pull on. The fact that he was so unlucky as to be shipwrecked twice seems like something a writer could lean into. And while his friendship with Ding Feng and function as a guard for important commanders are both fictional aspects of Xu Sheng’s life, that’s no problem for Dynasty Warriors and they would serve well to give him a firmer place in the overall Wu army. It’s some food for thought anyway.

In a lot of ways, you could say Xu Sheng is the perfect example of the typical military officer. He fought frequently and fought well, displaying both courage and cunning. While not dazzling like some of his contemporaries, it’s hard to find someone more reliable. Men such as him are the foundation of any successful state.

Endnotes

SGYY 38

SGYY 49

SGYY 51

SGYY 55–56

SGYY 67

SGYY 68

SGYY 75–76

SGYY 83–84

SGYY 86

SGYY 82

SGYY 86

SGYY 86

SGYY 96

SGZ 55.10

For more on these incidents, see https://classicalamateur.wordpress.com/2020/10/31/the-huai-jiang-campaigns/

As seen in SGYY 68

SGYY 84

SGZ 58.1

SGZ 55.10

SGZ 55.10

SGYY 82

See https://classicalamateur.wordpress.com/2020/07/17/riverine-warfare-in-the-three-kingdoms/ for an account of this portion of the campaign.

SGZ 55.10; see also https://classicalamateur.wordpress.com/2019/04/27/the-guangling-expeditions/

SGZ 51.9

Wu Lu, SGZ 47

SGZ 55.10

[movielosophy]

the legend of shen li | so jealous.

[thedrown]

DCAU Style Cast

Oh yeah I think I forgot to post the line up of all those DCAU doodles. Might do more in future since I thought up some new characters in this style so who knows

[yeonchi]

Warriors Orochi: The Recollective Redux Part 2.3: Shu Story B

The Orochi Story was the only story that had a full consecutive story. All other kingdoms (with the exception of Jin) have two separate stories based on the original stories in Warriors Orochi 1 and 2.

Initial Characters: Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Xingcai, Liu Shan, Guan Xing, Guan Yinping, Sun Shangxiang, Hanzō Hattori, Yoshimoto Imagawa, Tadakatsu Honda, Ina, Naotora Ii, Ieyasu Tokugawa, Munenori Yagyū, Nobuyuki Sanada, Naomasa Ii

Chapter 9: Battle of Shiting 石亭の戦い

Shu Army and Taigong Wang Army vs. Da Ji Army Allied characters: Liu Bei, Sun Shangxiang, Naotora Ii Third-party characters: Taigong Wang, Zuo Ci Enemy characters: Da Ji, Dong Zhuo

Unlocked characters: Taigong Wang, Zuo Ci

Following the death of Orochi, the remnants of Orochi’s army rose up to attack, bringing chaos back to the land. Liu Bei meets with Ieyasu Tokugawa and Yoshimoto Imagawa to form an alliance. Zhuge Liang reports that Da Ji has been hiding in Shiting since Orochi’s death. Liu Bei decides to attack her.

Naotora appears in the north of the battlefield at the start of this battle.

After defeating Da Ji, Taigong Wang and Zuo Ci will join Liu Bei.

Chapter 10: Battle of Saika 雑賀の戦い

Shu Army and Zhao Yun Army vs. Date Army Allied characters: Ieyasu Tokugawa, Hanzō Hattori Third-party characters: Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Zhang Bao, Fa Zheng Enemy characters: Masamune Date, Keiji Maeda, Sima Shi, Kojūrō Katakura, Yu Jin

Unlocked characters: Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Zhang Bao, Fa Zheng

Working on a plan of her own, Da Ji joins forces with Masamune Date, who was a part of Orochi’s army before his death. Ieyasu offers to speak with Masamune and sets off for the Saika territories.

Fa Zheng does not appear at the start of the battle, but he will appear later with Zhao Yun’s army in the southeastern garrison. Sima Shi appears in place of Sima Zhao in this battle.

In the aftermath, Ieyasu will speak to Masamune about joining him. He will decline and retreat. Taigong Wang deduces that Da Ji must be buying time by having the Shu forces fight Masamune. Zhao Yun states that Zhuge Liang thought the same thing, which was why he sent him to fight with Ieyasu and the others.

Chapter 11: Battle of Nagashino 長篠の戦い

Shu Army and Lu Xun Army vs. Lu Bu Army Allied characters: Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Tadakatsu Honda, Naomasa Ii Third-party characters: Lu Xun, Zhu Ran Enemy characters: Lu Bu, Diaochan, Chen Gong, Lu Lingqi

Unlocked characters: Lu Xun, Zhu Ran

Zhang Fei discovers Lu Bu heading towards Nagashino and reports this to Liu Bei. They set off to face him, with Guan Yu defending the main camp.

Naomasa Ii replaces Fa Zheng in this battle. Lu Lingqi will be in the central garrison, replacing the defence captain for the catapults; defeating her will stop the catapults.

Lu Xun and Zhu Ran will join the Shu forces in the aftermath of the battle. Lu Xun will inform Liu Bei that Wu is dealing with another threat – Kiyomori Taira.

Chapter 12: Battle of the Wuhang Mountains 五行山の戦い

Shu Army and Akechi Army vs. Sun Wukong Army Allied characters: Liu Shan, Xingcai, Ina, Nobuyuki Sanada, Fa Zheng Third-party characters: Mitsuhide Akechi, Gracia, Koshōshō Enemy characters: Sun Wukong, Dong Zhuo, Diamondback

Unlocked characters: Mitsuhide Akechi, Gracia, Koshōshō

Xingcai and Ina are leading a unit of reconnaissance troops along with Liu Shan, Nobuyuki Sanada and Fa Zheng. Their intention is to gather information on Kiyomori, but they encounter Mitsuhide Akechi and two other women trapped in a carriage.

Koshōshō is the other woman in the carriage alongside Gracia. Nobuyuki Sanada replaces Tadatomo Honda in this battle.

Chapter 13: Battle of Jiameng Gate 葭萌関の戦い

Shu Army and Zhang Liao Army vs. Taira Army Allied characters: Guan Yu, Li Yan, Wei Yan, Guan Xing, Guan Yinping Third-party characters: Zhang Liao, Li Dian, Yue Jin Enemy characters: Kiyomori Taira, Sun Wukong, Dong Zhuo

Unlocked characters: Zhang Liao, Li Dian, Yue Jin

Guan Yu spots Kiyomori’s camp and sets out with his army to attack him, hoping to test his strength.

Guan Xing and Guan Yinping replace Liu Pi and Lei Tong in this battle.

Zhang Liao pledges his aid to Guan Yu in the aftermath of this battle, joining the Shu Army alongside Li Dian and Yue Jin.

Chapter 14: Battle of Odani Castle 小谷城の戦い

Shu Army and Zhuge Liang Army vs. Da Ji Army Allied characters: Taigong Wang, Lu Xun, Zhu Ran, Draco Third-party characters: Zhuge Liang, Yueying, Guan Suo, Bao Sanniang Enemy characters: Da Ji, Himiko

Unlocked characters: Zhuge Liang, Yueying, Guan Suo, Bao Sanniang

Taigong Wang discovers that Da Ji is hiding in Odani Castle. He sets out with Lu Xun and Zhu Ran to chase her.

Bao Sanniang appears in place of Guan Xing when Zhuge Liang arrives with reinforcements.

In the aftermath, Da Ji and Himiko are being taken to Liu Bei, but their carriage is attacked by Kiyomori, who takes them and escapes. Zhuge Liang, Yueying and their allies join Taigong Wang and the Shu Army.

Chapter 15: Battle of Koshi Castle 古志城の戦い

Shu Army vs. Taira Army Allied characters: Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Mitsuhide Akechi, Li Dian, Naomasa Ii, Zhang Bao, Guan Suo Enemy characters: Kiyomori Taira, Da Ji, Sun Wukong, Diamondback

Inside Koshi Castle, Kiyomori is using Himiko’s body for a spell. Liu Bei sends Zhao Yun and his best men to raid the castle.

Li Dian replaces Kazumasa Ishikawa and Naomasa Ii replaces Mototada Torii in this battle.

After defeating Kiyomori, Zhao Yun will break into the inner part of the castle, but he is too late to stop the prayer ceremony as Orochi’s voice confronts him, signifying his resurrection and reappearance at the Wuzhang Plains.

Chapter 16: Battle of Wuzhang Plains 五丈原の戦い

Shu Army vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Liu Bei, Taigong Wang, Zuo Ci, Yoshimoto Imagawa, Guan Suo, Bao Sanniang, Yue Jin, Munenori Yagyū Enemy characters: Orochi X, Da Ji, Himiko, Sima Yi, Zhang Chunhua, Masamune Date, Kojūrō Katakura, Dodomeki

Some variations have been made for the Chapter 16 battles against Orochi X. In each faction’s version, they will fight four of Orochi’s main generals. In this version of the battle, those generals will be Da Ji, Himiko, Sima Yi and Masamune Date.

Bao Sanniang appears in place of Mototsuna Okabe while Yoshimoto Imagawa will appear in place of Hidemitsu Akechi. Zhang Chunhua will advance with Sima Yi and his phantom soldiers.

In the aftermath, Liu Bei thanks Taigong Wang for his help and vice versa. Taigong Wang farewells the Shu Army, returning to the mystic realm.

Shu’s story ends here. Next up will be Wei’s story!

[mandajiu]

New Life Begins 卿卿日常* like most Chinese dramas is known by a whole bunch of other names (see below).

I think it is very cute. I am relatively new to period dramas. I have been a fan of modern Asian dramas for well over 15 years now. My first drama was the Taiwanese ISWAK. However, even with the little experience I have with historical pieces this feels very high on tropes and oddly reminiscent of the Xing Fei's Lost Track of Time if the setup were an about face in terms of happiness with an up-tick of female camaraderie between the woman of the palace.

I am 6 episodes in and I might just stay for the whole thing, but I'm not getting any feeling of watching something that is extraordinarily different or groundbreaking to warrant all the hype about this drama. I am happy that it is receiving praise because with the recent revelation of BJT/SY dating somewhat seriously, people seem happy for them and are (gasp)not letting it stop them from enjoying New Life Begins. I gotta say this is a positive sign of the times changing for real couples in Chinese dramaland. Kudos for being rational netizens - keep it up!

Bai Jing Ting is quite handsome and Tian Xiwei is extremely adorable in this drama, almost to the point of trying too hard but cute enough I forgive her. The have a cute little puppy Baifu and a myriad of other sidekicks to help aid their love story along in this so far very frothy fare. I am really loving Chen Xiao Yun in this drama who plays the FL's childhood friend. She is always so arresting-looking. I have been ga-ga for her look since I tried really hard to watch Novoland: Pearl Eclipse. Their relationship was soooo problematic. (See Quippe Quest for more on that) My favorite character is similar to LLtG's Qiqi, Shangguan, who is a badass overall with a soft inner core.

It is not exactly the most body positive show. So far we have seen anachronisms such as the waist to paper measurement of an ideal body from modern times that just needs to go away. The drama is set in a fictional place divided into 9 regions which they introduce in the beginning - best to take notes if you are a stickler about these things -, so they can take many liberties with the plot and history. On the plus side, the women are being very gentle with each other overall except for the one wife who is not really happy with a new concubine.

What do you think? This is a drama I'm watching until my favorite C-entertainers 30 and 88's dramas come out: Nothing But You, Legend of Anle, and Prosecution Elite.

Dramas on Hold: Falling into You - Am I the only one who cannot handle how young the ML is playing his character? It's not his age or even his acting prowess; it's just that Wang Anyu is a very sober young man and playing this character that was so different he decided to go way too naive. Also, the chemistry between the second male lead and FL was really good. I'm having second lead syndrome. Someone convince me to continue because I've been in it for a while. The last episode I watched SPOILER

You have been warned! Spoilers ahead

the two had gone to ML's home and both parents are wise to the whole 'ship. Don't get me started on the "purity" thing with the FL - it was bad enough in Meng Hua Lu, but in a modern drama with the elder woman over 30??!? Come on people!

*AKA Qing Chuan Daily Life , Qing Chuan Ri Chang , Xin Chuan Ri Chang , 青川日常 , 清穿日常 , 新川日常

[cnovelartreblogs]

A Single Strike of Shimmering Frost (119 posts)

#a single strike of shimmering frost

Alternate Titles:

一剑霜寒

Yi Jian Shuang Han

A Single Strike of Shimmering Frost

A Sword of Frost

Author: 语笑阑珊 | Yi Xiao Lanshan

Official Artist: Hua Tengteng

Resources:

A Single Strike of Shimmering Frost official manhua on Bilibili (English translation)

A Sword of Frost on NovelUpdates

Characters:

auntie yu

eunich desheng

ji yanran

jiang lingfei

jin huan

jin manlin

lieutenant general wu

ling xing er

liu qianqian

mu chengxue

official zhang

old master xu

qi ran

the emperor

the princess dowager

xu qiuyi

yue mingwei

yue zhihua

yun yifeng

Ships:

yanfeng (ji yanran/yun yifeng)