#tgcf volume 5

[loomka]

"Thank goodness... the red string didn't break. I really found you!"

reference my tipping jar!

[freyadragonlord]

So I've been reading TGCF...

[jadeinretrogrde]

Ling Wen on her way outta heaven

[rapha-reads]

1/3 of the way through TGCF volume 5, we're exploring Mount Tonglu, a few remarks.

There's something about Xie Lan's cooking. I don't know what, but it's definitely not that he's a bad cook. There's intent behind his dishes potions. In any case, he always knows more than he lets on, even being the narrative voice, he doesn't narrate exactly what he thinks or knows. So his cooking definitely serves a purpose.

E'ming. That scimitar. That's not just a sentient weapon, isn't it? Either it's an actual person. Or, my favourite theory, it's a part of Hua Cheng, some part of himself that he cut out and that's why he's so harsh with it, and that's why it likes Xie Lian so much.

... So odds on Hua Cheng being the lost Eminent Crown Prince of that very ancient Kingdom of Wuyong whose story was the inspiration for young Xie Lian, who in turn saved that same lost prince who in turn got inspired by his savior to become the best of the best...?

Listen, Hua Cheng knows a lot. He knows everything. He's an encyclopedia. That's weird. And these two are just so entangled in each other, who knows if it didn't start before it even started. I understand myself.

No, wait! The Eminent Crown Prince of Wuyong is White-something Calamity, the entity that destroyed Xianle, and that appeared to Xie Lian wearing his own face! That would make so much more narrative sense, given the second mural discovered depicting the Crown Prince dreaming of his kingdom engulfed in flames, the same way Xie Lian saw his own kingdom destroyed (metaphorically, and then literally when they burned his temples). Would explain why White-fella, after turning into a ghost, was so full of resentment and especially hated Xie Lian.

Don't tell if I'm wrong or right, I'll end up discovering what's up as I keep reading.

And I haven't figured out exactly what's up with Jun Wu, but he's weird too. Something fishy there.

Oh, and now there's those two ghosts in black and white who killed thousands of ghosts. This mountain is crowded as hell.

[ilovereadingandstuff]

I'M HALFWAY NOVEL 5 AND THE KINGDOM OF WUYONG IS CRAZY!!

OMG Xie Lian having an existencial crisis due to his overthinking when conecting the dots between Xianle's state preceptor, the Crown Prince of Wuyong and himself...

I know this whole story is building up itself to something more complex BUT IT'S AMAZING EVEN FROM THE BEGGINING!!

...and I'm closer and closer to novel 6 and finally getting to the story about White-no-face, Jun Wu and Xie Lian's emo phase, haha.

Hope that what it's coming affect me as much or even more as black water arc did.

MXTX, I love your work.

[crimson-rain-flower-countdown]

AHHHHH YALL LOOK HOW PRETTY IT ISSS 😍😍

[nightcrow712]

The cover for volume 5!!

[poisonivy-seastars]

Novel-wise I finished the beefleaf arc...but in the most non spoiler way possible can someone please tell me if He Xuan comes up again?? I’m really curious 👀👀