#fenglianqing

[huaenrose]

I like to think about The Xianle Trio from the perspective of numbers for Taoism, because 1 (empty) generates 2 (opposite poles), which generates 3 (balance between opposites), which generates all 10 thousand things (equivalent to infinity), just as Mu Qing follows Feng Xin through the void, and Feng Xin disagrees with him as opposite poles, which means Xie Lian continues to mediate both to balance and, despite the regrets of the past, they want to stay like this, together, from the present to the future, infinitely.

[huaenrose]

in the desert xie lian asks ruoye to hold on to something steady and safe and it brings first san lang and then nan feng and fu yao. it's all because of the storm, and because it recognizes the power of a ghost king and two gods even in disguise. but that part hits different now that I know that ruoye was created from the suicide of xie lian's parents who, despite not being able to bear living anymore, didn't really want to leave their son alone in the world. they wanted him to fall desperately in love, they wanted him to get back on good terms with his two best friends, they wanted him to have someone to hold on to when he crossed a desert and a storm was comming, to feel safe and steady. and all of that sort of comes true.

[huaenrose]

after losing his memories of hua cheng, the one who kept him flowers, xie lian resorted to feng xin and mu qing, those who kept him in the sword, because the martial god of the wreath was eternalized not only with the flower in one hand, but with the sword in the other.