okay but WHO WAS GONNA TELL ME that luO YUNXI!!!! is cast as ChU WanNINg? I BEG YOUR FINEST PARDON?
someone’s gonna need to wipe me off the floor if Immortality ever airs because i am not ready
so you’re telling me that this
is the man gonna be playing THE pathetic wet cat, the “no one could ever possibly love me”
the stoic, the graceful yuheng elder
the desperately repressed
The White Cat, Chu Wanning????
i’m done. deceased. wake me up when it’s out
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Saw someone say that Jin Ling "always runs to Jiang Cheng when he cries," so here's all the moments when Jin Ling cries in the novel:
Right now, Jin Ling, who cried so loudly in front of the crowd, could almost make him see what Jiang YanLi looked like as she bawled her eyes out in such extreme despair. Among the boys at Jin Ling’s age, some had married already, and the older ones had already become fathers. To them, crying was quite the humiliating act. To cry before such a large crowd—just how frustrated did he feel?
For a while, Wei WuXian didn’t even know what to do. He looked at Lan WangJi as if he was asking for help, but it was even less likely for Lan WangJi to know what to do. At this point, a voice came from across the river, “A-Ling!”
Around half-a-dozen larger boats surrounded the fishing boat that they were on. Every one of those boats was filled with cultivators, with one sect leader standing at the foremost. The YunmengJiang Sect’s boat was at the right side of the fishing boat. It was the nearest, with no more than thirty metres between the two. The one who called was Jiang Cheng, who stood near the edge. Still teary-eyed, as soon as Jin Ling saw his uncle, he immediately wiped his face, sniffing. He looked here and there and finally made up his mind to fly over, landing at Jiang Cheng’s side.
Jiang Cheng grabbed him, “What happened to you? Who did this to you?!”
Jin Ling rubbed his eyes roughly, refusing to speak up.
—Chapt. 84: Loyalty, exr
Jin Ling had always thought crying was a sign of weakness, treating such an act with contempt. Yet, apart from a flood of tears, there was no other way to release the pain and anger in his heart.
...
When Jin Ling heard that Wei WuXian and Lan WangJi were gone, he rushed outside, almost tripping on the threshold of the Guanyin Temple. But no matter how anxious, he was no longer able to find their figures. Fairy giddly ran circles around him, wagging his tongue.
Jiang Cheng stood below a tall, straight tree within the Guanyin Temple. He glanced at him and spoke coldly, “Wipe your face.”
Jin Ling rubbed his eyes roughly, wiping his face before running back, “Where are they?”
—Chapt. 110, exr
Bonus for "Who would Jin Ling run to if he felt like he was in danger:"
From the dark forest behind him slowly walked out a group of cultivators from different sects, wearing uniforms of different colors. The group grew larger and larger. In estimation, there were almost two thousand, a large black blanket that surrounded the cave. These cultivators, including Jiang Cheng, all bathed in blood, their faces tired. All of the boys rushed outside the cave, shouting, “Dad!” “Mom!” “Brother!” They were embraced into the crowd.
Jin Ling looked left and right, as though he still hadn’t decided yet. Jiang Cheng’s voice was harsh, “Jin Ling, why are you so slow? What are you taking your time for? Do you want to die?!”
During the main quests, this appears p often. It literally means "Jin's Journey":
But the kanji for "Jin" -- 仁 -- also means "benevolence," emphasizing a respect for humanity. So 仁之道, while it means "Jin's Journey," can also be read as "the path/way of benevolence."
He isn't following the bushido, or 武士道,the way of the warrior/samurai, but rather 仁之道, the way of benevolence, a path that diverts sharply from the "honor" that samurai follow.
one of my fav things about the untamed is the seemingly unlimited number of disciples like. there’s the final battle against the wens. dozens of disciples die, literally only the main characters survive. there’s talk of total loss and destruction, everyone is gone. cut to next scene: every sect is shown to have nearly as many disciples as they were depicted as starting with. rinse and repeat after every battle.
Jin Ling: You ask me about jiujiu, you make sure I'm still talking with him, and it just seems like you care about his well being in general.
Wei Wuxian: What's confusing about that?
Jin Ling: I mean! If you care, why don't you go back? Talk to him yourself?
Wei Wuxian: ah, A-Ling. It's complicated.
Jin Ling: How complicated could it be???
Wei Wuxian: I care about Jiang Cheng. I have, and I will.
Jin Ling: I gathered that—
Wei Wuxian: I do not, however, care to serve him.
Jin Ling: ????
Wei Wuxian: My father served his father until he left with my mother. When I was brought in, Jiang-shushu raised me to serve Jiang Cheng the same way. We were close, but that was for a purpose. Jiang-shushu raised me to be like my father, and Madam Yu never let me forget my place. I was always raised to be Jiang Cheng's subordinate, and that's how we always were. My purpose was to be Jiang Cheng's second-in-command.
Jin Ling: ...
Wei Wuxian: But I don't want that purpose. I live here and now. I have Lan Zhan. I have Sizhui. I have Wen Ning. I have you. Jiang Cheng doesn't know how to interact with me without all of that baggage from the past, and I'm leaving the past behind me.
Jin Ling: but...
Wei Wuxian: No buts. I have my life, and I'm happy with it. If Jiang Cheng ever wants to be a part of it, he'll have to learn how to treat me like a cultivator; not a servant or someone he has rights to. I'm not someone he can lean on like that anymore.
Jin Ling: ...but you care about him.
Wei Wuxian: correct. But just because I care doesn't mean he has rights to me. I can care about myself and him at the same time.
Jin Ling: ...that is complicated.
Wei Wuxian: correct. Now, enough about Jiang Cheng for now. Tell me how you're doing.
i mean you’re right about one thing, literally no one asked for this
but also imagine being this close to recognizing how trapped by his circumstances jgy was, recognizing that the key to changing his life would be changing his childhood, understanding that he didn’t receive love and support from anyone around him, and coming to this conclusion about his character. amazing.
Hello everyone, if you go to the Morimae Hot Spring and decide to reflect on Ryuzo's death, Jin thinks something along the lines of, "Ryuzo, if you only you were here. You'd brag about how many Mongol heads you took, and crack your stupid jokes..."
I'm interpreting this as bisexually as possible. You can't stop me.