I do actually believe Yin Yu is probably paid pretty well by Hua Cheng but I also believe that whatever he gets paid to deal with Simplord Hua Cheng will never be enough.
this is actually the funniest scene in the novel to me for so many reasons i have so much i could say about it
bc fengqing were like 100% in the right given the info they had but the reader knows how harmless hua cheng is when it comes to xie lian . but like if it were anyone other than hua cheng in ANY other context the cave is so unbelievably scary, what do you MEAN you painstakingly carved thousands of statues, sir!!!
feng xin and mu qing's little freakout was simultaneously so warranted but so unnecessary i love them so much actually
Xie Lian in the cave: He's obsessed with me πππ₯°π₯Ήπ°π¨ββ€οΈβπβπ¨πππ
Fengqing in the cave: HE'S OBSESSED WITH YOU π¬π±π€’πΉππππͺπͺπͺ
My favourite thing about the Xianle trio is just how sickeningly codependent close they are. Like, what do you mean you havenβt been friends in 800 years, your friend group fell out in the most painful and traumatic way it possibly could have, and you all have the absolute most reason to hate each other- but in The Cave Of 10,000 gods Mu Qing and Feng Xin were absolutely appalled at the disrespect to their prince. They were fiercely protective, refusing to let Xie Lian bear witness to what they thought was an incredibly perverted insult to his honour. They went toe-to-toe with one of the most terrifying ghosts who ever lived, all in defence of him, and did so without ever thinking twice. They dragged him through that cave system with desperately protective determination, caring for him fiercely despite being misinformed about the situation, and even though they had no obligation to. Iβm biting people. Mu Qing and Feng Xin never stopped caring about Xie Lian. Heβs no longer their prince, heβs no longer their employer nor even their friend, but they would still put their lives in peril for him. Even when they thought he was a violent criminal (Lang Qianqiu ily but pls kys) they visited his palace to give him medicine for his arm (something about Mu Qing brushing off his injury and saying it isnβt that bad cause all martial gods get injured, then being the first in line to go heal him is so sickening and vile I love him) and make sure heβs alright, then physically fought over the implications from each other about the other having been a bad friend. All of the bullshit trauma, all of the heartache, all of the reason they could have to not give a shit about him, and they were throwing hands over who was a better friend. I hate them. (I love them.)
people who are already fear mongering that restoration might be bad are fake fans and can also be hurled into a volcano
throwback to the fuckass rvb game show slides i made my friends play last year