#heaven officials blessing season 2

[biboomerangboi]

Yeah I’d give up 800 years of chastity for him too.

[doordaash]

tgcf s2e6 spoilers ‼️

the powerful & terrifying supreme Hua Cheng and his deadly scimitar.

[wuxianxkexing]

Somehow I missed the fact that the opening theme song for season 2 of Heaven Official's Blessing had already been released and I was super confused because I've already heard this song? Do I have the power of foresight? Were only the visuals of the opening released so fans were just all adding that particular song (that I thought probably came from somewhere else) to it for some reason? Nope, it's legit and I (probably) don't have the power of foresight.

Spoilers beyond! If you haven't read books 2 or 3.

It probably wasn't intentional that the new opening is so much more complex than the original (because they probably have a bigger budget this time around) but I think its cool in way. The first season was relatively simple and well an introduction to the Heavenly realm so I think the visuals actually really suited that ancient, heavenly vibe. Like you don't need to know anything at all to be able to gather the fact that this show is about the Heaven's/Gods just from the opening alone.

The new opening visuals are more gritty and visually complex showcasing that both heaven, ghost city, and our main character Xie Lian aren't as simple as one might think. The new opening gives off the vibe that this is a tragedy. There's none of that Heavenly vibe that we got from the first opening. I remember the first time I read the whole Fangxin thing I didn't want to believe it because no way did my blorbo do that your honor but he did. 😭 And we found out Xie Lian actually is way more human than we were originally lead to believe. He isn't perfect and innocent like you'd expect of a Heavenly Official, and of him specifically because up until that point he really did seem like a perfectly nice guy who was wise beyond his apparent years. Then we find out that wisdom was hard learned and he wasn't born with it. He was selfish in his own way, putting the lives of his people that he no longer ruled over the lives of his admiring pupil's family. Would he have felt just as compelled to commit the same actions to save a group of people he wasn't affiliated with? I don't think so, not at that time. I'm not saying whether or not his actions were right or wrong because I don't know either. Either way one of the groups was going to end up dead.

However even 700 years later he doesn't necessarily know the right thing to do because instead of telling the truth he lied and said that he did it out of revenge. He wanted to protect his pupil's innocence while not stopping to consider whether or not he is still actually that innocent. After all Xie Lian changed throughout the centuries, why wouldn't/couldn't LQQ? Why treat LQQ like a baby that needed to be protected instead of showing him respect by telling him the truth? Whereas the massacre itself isn't a clear black or white thing I think that choosing to lie about the motivations behind it is. LQQ is 700 years old and a God, he might not like the truth but he should have the right to it. Plus the people of Xianle are all long gone by then so Xie Lian wouldn't be endangering any of them by telling the truth. Xie Lian lied because he didn't respect LQQ as a man capable of being reasoned with and capable of seeing the complexity in the world without going into a world view shattering crisis, and well that usually isn't a good thing to do. If he was protecting someone from possible retaliation it would be one thing but they were the only 2 left. And even the narrative doesn't like that Xie Lian lied because LQQ still found out the truth and was still angry and hurt. Xie Lian lied for nothing. So he should've just been respectful and told the truth from the beginning instead of lying and adding another layer of confusion to it. LQQ would still be hurt and angry but at least he wouldn't be confused on top of it. By lying Xie Lian shattered the last bit of respect and possible good will that LQQ might've still had for him. And his lie honestly made him look like a terrible person. Even after learning the truth how is LQQ supposed to know that Xie Lian actually regrets it. Xie Lian lied to him once before, what's to stop him from lying again? Xie Lian's voice saying those terrible things will always be in the back of head, making him wonder why he would ever say such terrible things if he didn't mean it? It's like Xie Lian thought he was rubbing a balm on the wound but instead he accidentally rubbed salt into it.

However it also shows that even after 800 years of life that Xie Lian is still human and imperfect. The human condition is inescapable no matter how long you live. You will still mess up and do the wrong thing sometimes, even if you try to justify it as being for a good reason. And I guess that is what this entire season is going to be about. Showcasing how Xie Lian, despite being a God, is still painfully human. How sometimes there is just no "winning" because someone will be hurt regardless.

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[emotionaldisaster909]

ALSO NOTICE THAT

Hua Cheng smiled when qr said that Xie Lian has him on a leash

AND THIS IS THE FACE HE MADE

AFTER QR SAID THAT XIE LIAN WAS LICKING HIS BOOTS

THAT’S

A L L YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT HIM

[lovecraftiancicada]

The two types of tgcf fans:

[hualian]

TGCF Donghua weibo update ➜ season 2 to be released in October 2023 🦋

[munchy-k]

XIE LIAN BIG NATURALS

(this post was made by the big tiddy xie lian gang)

[midonart]

Beefleaf <3

[fukurodowlni]

tgcf as shitposts vol. 5

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🩸🫦

[juicedpeachy]

Minor TGCF details that I think about constantly

Xie Lian was an incredibly sassy teenager

Shi Qingxuan was raised as a girl

Xie Lian is turned on by Hua Cheng’s protectiveness

On Mt. Tonglu, E-Ming gets bigger when Xie Lian compliments him (HC canon praise kink)

Quan Yizhen beats up any of his believers that insult Yin Yu

In what was basically a game of truth or dare, Shi Qingxuan tells Hua Cheng and Xie Lian to remove one another’s outer layer of clothing. He Xuan cringes at this

Hua Cheng randomly puts on a fashion show for Xie Lian in the middle of a conflict

Jun Wu has a virginity detecting sword???

Ruoye and E-Ming hang out together while a disinterested Fang Xin sulks in the corner

Feng Xin spends most of his time in the mortal realm

Xie Lian only pretended to not know who Nan Feng and Fu Yao really were (also fu yao is shorter than nan feng)

Xie Lian is always sure that he doesn’t leave his bamboo hat behind anywhere!

Mei Nianqing is fine with Xie Lian being into men but doesn’t like that he’s with a ghost king

Mei Nianqing is the only person aside from Xie Lian that Hua Cheng actually shows respect

Xie Lian asked for his second cursed shackle because of Wu Ming

Qi Rong is impressed that Hua Cheng can eat Xie Lian’s cooking

When Hua Cheng is pretending to be Lang Ying, he runs away when Xie Lian tells him to bathe with him

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[doordaash]

tgcf s2e6 spoilers ‼️

WHEN MU QING GAVE XIE LIAN THE MEDICINE😭MEDIC MU QING MEDIC MU QING MEDIC MU QING MEDIC MU QING

[tgcfsketches]

When season 3 has Cornetto ads

[emotionaldisaster909]

tiny hualian attack!!!

and a tiny hua cheng heart attack

[tiniblu]

the girls are ready for party city!