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No one understanding those who thought Hua Cheng wasn't a virgin lmao guys I came from Twitter, if there's one thing I saw it was the fandom wanting to fight with those who said Hua Cheng was a virgin, finding it strange who thought he was 'cause Hua Cheng said he liked fun (soon he would be an alpha male who parties in bed RAW).

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Building a butch lesbian character in this style here

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I love how lesbian visibility week starts on my birthday (april 22), and I still had doubts that I'm a lesbian lol

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Several times MXTX chooses not to delve into certain things because they think it is too heavy, so they prefer to work with subtexts. For example, what happened to Wei Wuxian when he fell into Burial Mounds? No one knows, because MXTX chose not to tell it 'cause they thought it was too heavy, but they worked with subtext in this case.

Thinking here and... I'm one of who believes that Jun Wu has very similar attitudes to those of sexual abusers.

He has been obsessed with Xie Lian's virginity since his first ascension, so much so that he took him to the land of tenderness to be poisoned with an aphrodisiac;

He has a sword that tests people's virginity?? And of course he used it on Xie Lian;

The calm speech, the intimacy, the way he acts as if everything is normal and praising Xie Lian's growth too... Um, you know, it's very common for sexual abusers to act so naturally towards their victims, even if he is recognized, he will act as if he even has the right to be intimate;

Jun Wu always tries to keep everyone away from Xie Lian and make Xie Lian move away from people too, or humiliate him in some way. For example, trying to make Xie Lian move away from Hua Cheng, wanting to make him believe that Hua Cheng isn't a good person and isn't worthy of his trust, making Xie Lian feel guilty and like someone lesser than him and is being disobedient.

For some people this may not be important, I'm not going to get into the discussion of "fiction x reality", "romanticization" etc., I have no interest in discussing it here, I don't want to know about it, cause I already have my own opinions.

However, for me it's important, this language is too violent for me, and it reflects a lot on my own experiences, which is why I end up thinking about these things a lot. Anyway.

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Hua Cheng is not averse to touching Xie Lian, his problem with touching Xie Lian came from his belief that he did not deserve to be touched by Xie Lian, his god and his prince.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't want to touch or be touched, so much so that when he wants to, he touch a lot (😏). The cart scene where Hua Cheng moves away from Xie Lian's touch I believe was just for the shock/surprise, but he touched Xie Lian in the sedan chair scene at the bride's arch and every other time since.

As far as I remember, it was only this time in the cart scene that he removed the touch.

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That's all about it, I would have done the same in Hua Cheng's place.

Honestly cannot blame Hua Cheng in the slightest. If the world’s most beautiful, famous man broke the sacred rules of his society to save my life not once but twice, then later showed me the only kindness in my miserable life and again broke the rules of his godhood to thank me for my offering — I too would fall absolutely inutterably in love with him and follow him everywhere

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PEOPLE TOOK THE JOKE ABOUT PARADISE MANOR BEING A BROTHEL TOO SERIOUSLY LMFAAAOOOO

You know guys, the changes that are being made in TGCF are actually not really big, most of them are just making clearer the intentions that MXTX wanted to convey, in the first volume even the biggest changes were from the Fang Xin arc, and even so the the story is practically the same, it didn't affect the outcome or the characters' direction, the characters that were cut didn't make any difference or lack in the story (the ghost Lang Ying, prince An Le).

However, as the author's intentions are being made more explicit, many headcanons and interpretations out there are being denied, so a lot of people are getting angry at MXTX, and this since it was confirmed that Hua Cheng was a virgin for all those 800 years (until he lost his virginity to Xie Lian).

So, let's take it easy. MXTX always planned to review TGCF since at the time she wrote it she was already going through a huge wave of hate and she sees what people do with TGCF, all the dishonest/wrong interpretations taken for granted.

And it's sad that an author has to restrict her writing so much. One of the good things about MXTX's writing is that she leaves certain things between the lines, she likes to work with subtexts, to build contexts slowly before arriving at a result (and this has also been ignored by fans who take a single line as truth and ignore everything else that was built).

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You know guys, the changes that are being made in TGCF are actually not really big, most of them are just making clearer the intentions that MXTX wanted to convey, in the first volume even the biggest changes were from the Fang Xin arc, and even so the the story is practically the same, it didn't affect the outcome or the characters' direction, the characters that were cut didn't make any difference or lack in the story (the ghost Lang Ying, prince An Le).

However, as the author's intentions are being made more explicit, many headcanons and interpretations out there are being denied, so a lot of people are getting angry at MXTX, and this since it was confirmed that Hua Cheng was a virgin for all those 800 years (until he lost his virginity to Xie Lian).

So, let's take it easy. MXTX always planned to review TGCF since at the time she wrote it she was already going through a huge wave of hate and she sees what people do with TGCF, all the dishonest/wrong interpretations taken for granted.

And it's sad that an author has to restrict her writing so much. One of the good things about MXTX's writing is that she leaves certain things between the lines, she likes to work with subtexts, to build contexts slowly before arriving at a result (and this has also been ignored by fans who take a single line as truth and ignore everything else that was built).

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Chapter 58 of the revised uncensored version of TGCF

Hong-er acting like a kitten on Xie Lian's lap, asking him to hold him, showing her vulnerable side just to him :(

And Feng Xin >communicating<. I don't remember if this FX scene exists in the original version and I couldn't find too, so sorry if it's not new content

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Dilf Hua Cheng

Imagine that, someday Hua Cheng decides to adhere an older appearance to his original appearance, an imagination of what he would be like if he were in his 50s, and he does it suddenly, when it was still the middle of the night and Xie Lian was still sleeping.

At dawn, when Xie Lian wakes up, stretching like a cat, the first thing he does is hold his husband's hand, and that's when he realizes that something has changed.

Xie Lian knows that the person behind him was his husband, he knows that hand was his San Lang's, but it wasn't the same hand: it was an aged man's hand, the skin was harder, the veins were a little more jumps. Beautiful and slender, as always.

Then Xie Lian turns around and, unsurprisingly, finds his husband wearing an aged appearance never seen before, already awake. It was certainly unexpected, but Xie Lian felt the same delicious shiver that he always felt when seeing his husband, and he smiled and kissed him.

“Good morning, San Lang-gege.”

Hua Cheng cradled the back of his head, closed his hand in Xie Lian's hair and pulled him closer, and Xie Lian spread his legs so that Hua Cheng could snuggle between them, pulling him as close as possible.

“Good morning my A-Lian.”

Based on this fanart

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TGCF Revised Version Afterword by MXTX, 2022

Since I kept seeing snippets of this, I wanted to read the whole thing for myself. I"d already bought the book on JJWXC and did an MTL for this. It's so wonderful that she's back and sharing new things and that the revised is finally done! - Tawny --------------------------------------------- ■ Finally done!

Long time no see! It's another afterword starting with "finally." Without further ado, seasoned readers would know that I make substantial revisions. For instance, scenes like the Bai Feng Mountain Hunt and the ending recognition of Sizhui in the serial version of "Mo Dao Zu Shi" were not originally there.

The revisions in "Heaven Official's Blessing" are the most extensive of all my works. It was a huge project, as it is also the longest in terms of length, serialized over eight months. Due to poor health and other reasons, the revision process was interrupted for a long time before I picked it up again, and it sporadically took about five to six months over several years.

In the era of web novels, there are endless new entertainments, and honestly, not many people re-read a story. Plus, some problems in the serialized version are structural and can't be changed, but I still tried my best to address my regrets. After all, when I was serializing it, I was almost always in a feverish and sick state, barely pushing through. Additionally, I often enjoy comparing different versions of my favorite authors' works back and forth, finding pleasure in the process. So, for readers, discovering "Wow, this part has changed!" is like starting a new journey with Easter eggs in a second round.

■ The new revised version includes about 100,000 words of new content!

These 100k words are mainly concentrated in the latter half of Volume 1 and Volume 3, but there are plenty scattered throughout the text. For example, I fulfilled a promise to A-Hua, giving him several new outfits. Seeing A-Hua dressed beautifully in a new hairstyle to meet his gege made me happy.

In terms of the intensity of revisions, personally, I feel it goes like this:

Volume 1 and Volume 2 > Volume 3 > Volume 5 > Volume 4.

Additionally, the new version cuts some redundant words and plots that weren't very meaningful. However, I tried to keep all the original interactions between Hua Lian as complete as possible. If some minor interactions are missing, they weren't deleted but moved around.

■ One day, I suddenly dug out something.

An antique from 2017, a folder called "Heaven Official's Blessing Setting Collection."

Curiously, I opened it and read with interest.

● Comparing the original setting outline and the main text, the highest fidelity is in the main storyline between Hua Cheng and Xie Lian.

A-Hua, restored at a ratio of 1:100.

Hua's character setting is the most detailed, and virtually every point made it into the main text, including details like "ghosts don't like the sun, so Hua Cheng sometimes drapes a red cloth over his head"...

Points not used, listed a few:

As a child:

· After being saved from falling off a city wall, he foolishly followed a parade over and over again, grabbing people to ask, "Who is that? Who is that person?" People told him, "That's the royal son, the future Celestial God, the most outstanding Crown Prince of Xianle Nation ever!"

(This point couldn't be used because in the text A-Hua was held in the Crown Prince's arms after being saved)

· At home, he was often punished to stand or kneel, not given food, and wore old clothes, accused of stealing money. Whenever he argued with his family, he would stubbornly sleep in the Prince's temple overnight.

· Went to Mount Tai Cang to volunteer sweeping red leaves at Huangji Observatory, just to sneak peeks at his future wife happily swinging.

After becoming the ghost king:

· One of his hobbies is buying and building houses everywhere.

· Very protective of his leather boots, would (badly) polish them until they shone.

· To other devout followers of Xie Lian, he said: "You have good taste."

· Secretly prepared many betrothal gifts for his beloved god, wanting to marry him!

The character setting of Xie Lian as a teacher in the serialized version compared to the initial draft, the serialized text subtly differs. The initial draft was more... exquisite and elegant, very serious. The serialized text is more... humorous. I think perhaps because some plot points were tragic, Xie Lian thought he should be happier to make the readers more relaxed, so he drove me to adjust his mental state! But due to the spiritual oppression at that time, the character's depth was not enough, while in the new revised version, I hope he can show a more self-content state on the same core basis.

Excerpts from the unused original setting:

· Super easy-going. Easy-going means: if given fifty bucks, he would happily dress in drag and dance. Accepts haggling. Thirty bucks works. Twenty bucks too!

· The observatory is small, the house is broken, wants to grow flowers. Leaks during rain, so he uses a bucket to catch rainwater.

· Because he can't afford a caretaker, he cleans himself, and also feeds chickens. Chickens eat flowers. Keeps a cat.

· Completely engrossed in discussing serious matters, he unknowingly finished all the broken sweet dumplings!

● Water, Earth, Wind original setting:

The highest fidelity is the main line between Hua Cheng and Xie Lian, followed by the Water, Earth, Wind subplot.

The main conflict hasn't changed. Just... how could the original setting of Water, Earth, Wind be so dark and terrifying!

The character morals in the main text improved a lot, otherwise, the original Black Water would be sheer scheming + murderous! The ending for the Wind Master would have been more tragic.

The Plain Speech True Immortal [TL note- maybe this is the Venerable of Empty Words - 白话真仙] suddenly became an improvised character. It seemed like an ancient fable-like monster, making the main text more interesting than the original setting.

Overall, the formal version is a bit better written than the original draft.

● The unfortunate life of Lang Ying:

Lang Ying? Is there such a character? I don't remember!

Ah? It seems there was such a person, but I don't remember any of his plotlines.

This is most people's feeling towards the character of Lang Ying. It's not a delusion because he barely had any significant plot. In fact, any valuable scenes could have been replaced equivalently, so in the new revised version, I deleted this character.

But, in the 2017 setting collection, I suddenly found that I had actually opened a separate document for Lang Ying, and his role was defined as a "growing-type BOSS!"

I was silent.

And immediately opened the document, curious about my initial setting. A "growing-type BOSS," how did he become someone whose deletion went unnoticed...? (I even don't know how to address him!)

Who knows, perhaps out of excitement, I accidentally pressed the wrong shortcut, and somehow it became irreversible, leaving only an empty document for me to stare in disbelief. The once "growing-type BOSS" has now forever become a mystery!

This is the unfortunate life of the deleted Lang Ying.

· There was another document in the setting collection called "Swordsmith." I opened the document and read it with interest.

I was shocked. Because I completely forgot I had conceived this story. Why didn't I write it?!

Darn.

I know why I didn't write it. This story... it had no ending!

——————— Thus, the magical glimpse into the "Heaven Official's Blessing Setting Collection" concludes!

■ I like men with stories!

Maybe because I watched an outstanding work as a child. It was a memoir, the protagonist in the biography was gentle and affable, and the protagonist in the memories was cold and ruthless. The story was scattered with the poignant fragrance of white plum blossoms amidst bloody and stormy circumstances.

This almost perfect work deeply influenced my aesthetics, leading me to be most interested in the memory parts of characters in various works. Although many viewers prefer the present scenes, often asking when the memories will end, I actually find these intense and painful memories to be the most fascinating!

A story is the history of a character, as well as the key to their personality. A person with a story stands before me like a puzzle. The way to solve this puzzle is to understand their story. Because the biography makes one curious to know more about a character they like, loving them more now because of their past. When serializing "Heaven Official," my greatest pain initially was telling myself, "This time I don't want to write a memory slaughter," deliberately trying to avoid a structure similar to previous works, yet I still hadn't found a better way to express it, resulting in my deep dissatisfaction with the later part of Volume 1. I was also hesitant to fully commit to the memory scenes in Volume 2, and with the heavy mental burden, this part was very painful to write. When revising, looking at Volume 2 was almost unbearable, because I'm the type of person who, as a child, would immediately switch channels when a TV show's protagonist was about to be wrongfully accused or embarrassed. I couldn't help but knock on a friend's door and ask:

Me: Was the author suffering some kind of mental trauma at the time? This negative energy is too horrifying, the protagonist is so pitiful, I really admire anyone who could read through Volume 2 completely.

Friend: Do you even have the right to say that?

But the memory slaughter in Volume 4 was much freer, written in one breath, so the revisions for this volume were also the least.

So, will you still write large segments of memory slaughter?

Um, well, we'll see, haha, hehe...

■ Closing Remarks:

Lastly, I'll address the question some asked me, "Will the new revised 'Heaven Official's Blessing' be more torturous?"

Me: You're talking nonsense. 'Heaven Official's Blessing' is a sweet pampering story, thank you!

Acknowledgments:

Shi Nai'an wrote in the preface to "Water Margin": "On snowy nights, about five or six people listen to my storytelling; on rainy days, about seven or eight; on bright and sunny days, about ten. I read, everyone listens, and we are all happy, with no other thoughts." When I read this as a young person, I was delighted. What divine days! Writing first to entertain oneself, then to entertain others. Self-expression and self-acceptance are certainly primary, but the affection of others is also a significant positive feedback. Thus, first, I thank the steadfast readers who have accompanied me all this time. I've thought about just walking away amidst the noisy disputes; abandoning the account amidst the tumultuous world! It seems not bad. But looking back, I can't bear to leave some truly sincere readers.

I've had authors I liked disappear from the internet, and I always feel like a part of my youth has vanished, a feeling quite distressing, reminiscent of overly grand and harsh things like the tears of the era or the torrent of history. So, I want to accompany my readers as long as possible, hoping that the day of parting comes later. Perhaps I'm not good enough now, but I will strive to be better in the future. Or perhaps you've never truly understood what kind of person I am, or even completely misunderstood me, but as long as you genuinely like my stories, we can sit down and chat.

And, I must mention my friends, who can be described as having the courage of a hero. Long time no see, Teacher Changyang's illustrations are still as beautiful as those of a celestial being, I hope Teacher CAS can go to bed earlier and worry less, and Teacher Kuohao, who despite a heavy workload, still fully honored our agreement. The "Heaven Official's Blessing" radio drama is really fantastic! It reminded me of the original intention of writing this story, and I was very moved. If it weren't for the silent companionship and efforts of these old friends, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu might have stopped writing back in 2016, disappearing from the world of martial arts, and thus, "Heaven Official's Blessing" would not have been born. I look forward to retracing the paths we once walked together when gathering ideas. And many friends who reached out to help and encourage me, thank you for accompanying me through the snowy nights.

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Y'ALL LOOK AT THIS I GOT THE BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT IN THE WORLD I LOVE MY BOYFRIEND I'M GOING TO MARRY HIM

@hexuandy MWAH MWAH LOVE YOU, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY BUT YOU'RE THE ONE ALWAYS PARABÉNS 💞💕💘💘💖💓♥️🩷💟💌💋🫶

I don't know how to make a watermark, but I know how to put @ on the post, so that's what I did, I hope it didn't reach too many people before 😁

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When the moon god asked the sun god if he wanted to get married, the sun god laughed and sweetly said, "Oh, I don't know, can you give me a break?" To which the moon replied, "Hehe, don't worry about it, I was just joking."

The sun was desolate, he cried so much that it seemed like it lasted an entire night or even two, but it only lasted a minute before the sun said: "Ah, my beloved, why do you always seem so unreachable?!"

The moon, distressed and remorseful, replied: "But, my gege, you don't want to get married."

The sun: "Bullshit! I didn't say anything like that! I was just being charming! Your question was too sudden..."

The moon, embarrassed, asked, "So, if I asked you to marry me again, would you accept?"

The sun: "No." And before the moon could respond, devastated, the sun interrupted him and continued: "Because I'm the one who will ask you to marry me. But I want to be properly courted first! Please, my beloved, conquer me, love me, pray for me, as you always did. I can't get enough of you."

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It's like "how could I be racist? I find dark-skinned people sexy!" and then you only draw dark-skinned people when they are monsters or villains :D

Like here, if Hua Cheng has light skin then why make dark skin one of her monstrous features in an AU? (it's this art, on the right, that the op is talking about)

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Good boys go to heaven, but Xie Lian was not such an example of the kindness expected and demanded. Hua Cheng would never ascend to heaven, but he would never allow Xie Lian to step into hell.

Thus, Xie Lian, in his greatest act of rebellion for love, turned his back on heaven only to fall into a unique paradise built specifically for him. Hua Cheng brought the heavens to him, that's what bad boys do for their good boys after all.

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I don't know why so many people are sad about ⭐ember's official departure from the TGCF manhua, hasn't it been said and proven several times that they are racist? Wasn't their exit supposed to be a victory?

It's okay to like and use the arts, but let's be sensible, it wasn't good to have someone like ⭐ember on this project, and we still have to deal with all the racism from MXTX in TGCF.

We should demand changes and positions from these artists and companies. You know that racist anti-indigenous scene in Donghua where everyone noticed racism? That scene is faithful to the novel. If we condemn and position ourselves against this approach, why don't we do the same with the manhua and the novel?

All of us here are fans, we don't want the manhua to be cancelled, but closing our eyes like that isn't cool, you know?

The entire production of TGCF is racist, including the author, it's important to keep that in mind.

🔗 Anti-Indigenous racism

🔗 ⭐ember racism

🔗 Update: another post about racism and nazi drawing by ⭐ember