Just started reading Peerless (ftl), and I think that Zhangsun Bodhi and Qiao Xian are so cute when they're thinking about their commander, Cui Buqu, like kids worrying about their elder brother or their parent.
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My God, Cui Buqu and Feng Xiao are sooooo funny they're fluent in sarcasm and have similar tastes in humor. Particularly when Cui Buqu nonchalantly speaks nonsense and lies, lmao, he's a very interesting sickly guy.
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I had to read it slowly because I'm not good with this sort of political storyline or anything that includes scheming. But I enjoy the story very much, just like when I enjoy reading Thousand Autumns.
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Poor Pei Jingzhe, his salary will be reduced every time there's a snowstorm, rain, or even minor inconveniences coming to Feng Xiao, lmao.
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I can't stand both of them sometimes. I think I understand how Pei Jingzhe feels now when he sees Cui Buqu and Feng Xiao bickering.
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Ququ and Feng'er's methods of flirting are truly... unusual. They bicker while trying to out-flirt each other.
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I'd say wushuang is more lighthearted and humorous than qianqiu. But both are my favorite now so I cannot tell which one is more favorable compared to the other. I enjoy both.
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Goshhh, Cui Buqu is such an interesting character! Had to pause several times just to admire Ququ’s amazing scheming. Even when he lies in coma, his scheme keeps rolling.
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You’re so cute even when you’re so mean!
— Feng Xiao to Cui Buqu
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HAHAHA Feng Xiao trying to ignore Cui Buqu's safety but in the end, he feels uncomfortable and everywhere he goes it reminds him of his dear Ququ--this is too hilarious. Now, who falls for who?
Feng Xiao: There is only one Cui Buqu in this world. If he died, then where can I go to find someone so interesting again?
HAHAHA I wish I could jump into the story and laugh in front of Feng Xiao, to laugh at him, of course.
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Feng Xiao: Look at my face, what do you think? Magistrate Zhao: Naturally, you have the look of a dragon and the grace of a phoenix, like an otherworldly being! Feng Xiao: Would you fall for someone uglier than yourself? Magistrate Zhao: ……Good point. I cannot deny it.
This man really... I'm at a loss for words. [x]
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Y'ALL. IT'S. FINALLY. HERE. AND. I'M. SMILING. EAR. TO. EAR. [x]
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This peacock is dramatic af, as always. [x] In the subsequent chapter, he then wonders if there is 'something wrong.' No, no, no, Sir, it's not wrong, it's just starting to be more interesting from now on.
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That moment when Cui Buqu took Feng Xiao's name as his alias... [x]
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Cui Buqu took Feng Xiao to his mother's grave... [c.100] My heart aches for Ququ.
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Feng Xiao speak up for his soon-to-be lover [c.102]
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How would I be willing to part with you? Days without you would have been lonely!
— Feng Xiao to Cui Buqu
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This feeling again. The same heartbroken feeling I feel for Shen Qiao, I feel it again for Cui Buqu. [c.114]
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Feng Xiao pondering why he falls for Cui Buqu is my favorit paragraphs to read over and over. [c.118]
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It’s you.
♡ c.122
Alright, Cui Buqu, just admit it that you also have the same feeling for Feng Xiao.
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Pei Jingzhe: But what is so special about Cui Buqu?
Feng Xiao: That man surnamed Cui is not unusually handsome, has a sullen attitude, is stingy and revengeful, has a poisonous mouth, is calculative, oversteps bounds, and is far too ambitious who harbours malicious schemes in his heart all the time, running about daily trying to ravish credit. Without me at the Tiannian Mountain in Boling county, he would have died a few times. If one were to say that he is special, perhaps it’s his attitude that often enjoys seeking death?
c.130
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A jealous Feng Xiao is definitely my favorite kind of Feng Xiao, even when it comes to a foe like Xiao Lu who played a ‘special piece’ for Cui Buqu with a zither. Of course, he had to ‘emphasize’ what was truly his, his only lover, by playing an actually-not-so-discreet-confession song as well. [c.139]
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Oh, we love lovers who collaborate when facing such a complicated scheme by the enemy! This is one of my favorite chapters. [c.143]
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Let alone one Feng Xiao, imagine three Feng Xiaos appeared before Cui Buqu's eyes, that would definitely give him a headache. [c.146]
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Tsk tsk tsk, these babies, Pei Jingzhe and Qiao Xian, we can see throughout the story that Cui Buqu and Feng Xiao are truly like father figures for the both of them.
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Cui Buqu: Feng Yuntian. Of what you asked me yesterday, I answer you now: I say, yes.
What Cui Buqu had asked Feng Xiao yesterday: Would you entrust your back to me? [x]
For a split second, it feels like he's answering a marriage proposal. Y'all I am actually screaming, crying, jumping around in excitement as I read those lines.
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My jaw dropped as I read that last line from this chapter [c.149]
And the next chapter put me in a good mood and had me smiling wide ear to ear [x]
Feng Xiao: Cui Buqu, since your mouth is so poisonous, and your looks are lackluster, if you continue like this, you really will be alone until the end of your days. Cui Buqu: There is no need for yours respectfully to worry about it. Feng Xiao: Then for mercy’s sake, I should sacrifice myself to remain by the tiger’s side, so the world of mortals can avoid a calamity.
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Feng Xiao: But what if I win? Cui Buqu: Speak. Feng Xiao: When you return to the capital, state it to the Empress that you wish to put off the engagement with Yuwen Xuanzhu. Cui Buqu: There is no engagement between us.
Boyyy, he's jealous! Can you see it? It's as clear as day. This orlean fairy, Feng Xiao, is not only peerless in beauty and martial arts, but feel jealous easily toward anyone who tries to get close or talk nicely to Cui Buqu. Tsk tsk tsk. Like I said earlier, a jealous Feng Xiao is my favorite kind of Feng Xiao. Because their ‘intimacy’ have progressed a lot up to this point, I am kinda impatient to see more hahahah.
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So... ahem, I'm kind slow on the uptake, so... Cui Buqu leaned in to kiss Feng Xiao first now? [c.160]
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Their love language is bickering.
Feng Xiao: Although one might say that there are no little amount of people in this world who admire my eminence and grace, if you hold such kindness, it’s only right for you to say them out loud.
Cui Buqu: Although one might say that I would never take a fancy on common mortals, that even if Second Commander Feng has fallen for me, I might not even bat an eye at you. However, with your manner of concealing your intentions in such a way, aren’t you disgracing your status and air as a top martial artist?
Feng Xiao: Who says I fell for you? How would I fall for an ailing invalid? Stop immersing in your fantasy. Could it be that you have fallen for me?
Cui Buqu: You think I would fall for a bald tailed peacock with a polished exterior who habours a disappointment on the inside?
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Yang Jun: Have you met any beauties on this trip of yours?
Feng Xiao: There is.
Yang Jun: With your standards, the one you’ve taken a fancy on is an unrivalled beauty, surely?
Feng Xiao: Who could compare to me?
Yang Jun: …. Even if their looks couldn’t compare to you, at the very least there’s something that attracted you? When are you going to introduce them to me?
Feng Xiao: Their virtue is… when they scold people.
Yang Jun: ???
Feng Xiao: They also like to scheme behind everyone’s back.
Yang Jun: ???
Feng Xiao: They’re cold and bad-tempered; and if you caused them even a minor loss, they will swear to god to return the debt to you tenfold.
Yang Jun: Are you sure you are speaking of the person you like, and not an enemy?
Feng Xiao: All my enemies are dead, but this person cannot die. I want them to live their life in perfect health, and to live as long as a hundred years.
Yang Jun: I understand it now. You don’t like someone who is submissive to you, you love those that oppose you at all times around the clock. This is what we call masochism.
Feng Xiao: …
I'm cackling HAHAHAHA