What are your top five favourite Xie Lian moments?
Oh noooo, did you ask me this fully prepared for the novella I’m gonna write about dianxia? 😭
I’ll try my hardest to keep it short and sweet because you’re a little too mean for making me pick only 5???? I cannot even recall a moment with Xie Lian that didn’t take my heart away, like... HAVE U SEEN HIS HIGHNESS???
Anyway let’s not prolong my rambling and here we go (not in order because I just cant im so sorry!!!)
Book 4 XL’s “fuck you!” to Bai Wuxiang
This was just an epic turning point for him, I can’t explain well but this is how we as readers, were made aware that Xie Lian is different and how fucking amazing he is as a person. This is where the meaning of “body in abyss, heart in paradise” is fully manifested. We see here that no matter the trauma XL underwent, his heart remains good and for me, it felt amazingly good reading this and I felt like I was able to say a big “Fuck you!” to Bai Wuxiang as well!!
There are too many moments but every time heavenly officials refer to Hua Cheng as “your Crimson Rain Sought Flower/ Hua Chengzu” when speaking to XL.
NBD but it’s just adorable how XL doesn’t even correct them when they do this. He be like “yeah i know he’s mine, and what about it???”
I don’t think I’ll ever forget this line by dianxia. I would probably forget the exact quotes from the book, but not this one
Xie Lian’s deep understanding of human nature is very much exemplified here. His 800 years of roaming in the mortal realm isnt just for show, he learned a lot about how people are to be able to know how we change, how we rise and how we fall, but it is still “us” in the end. Reading this line was just sooo comforting to me
His Highness’ humor is just as sexy as the person himself. There’s plenty of examples like when he was being a tease with San Lang and went “who’s the most handsome god or ghost? Who’s the most powerful etc” but I always laugh at this part, it’s just ✨COMEDIC GOLD✨
Lastly, this part:
TEARS. Every fucking time. JUST TEARS.
“Won’t you stay?”—imma try explaining this without bawling but yeah. I love this bittersweet moment because I feel like for the first time in a while, Xie Lian wanted something. For so long, he never wanted anything, nor desired something to be his. He was okay with people coming and going, riches, comfort, pain, it all comes and goes for him and in 800 years, he’s learned to accept that. And then, San Lang came. It warmed my heart incredibly knowing that our highness has found happiness (though he had to leave a while) but the realization hit my heart so so much. It healed and broke my heart at the same time.
Honorable Mention: because y’all know this has to be one of the top moments EVER
Thank you for this ask @professionaltrashsstuff !!! I cried a little bit because I feel like I missed a lot of moments but also I kinda miss them (like the feeling of wanting to forget the book so that I could feel everything like it’s new???) but I enjoyed this ask soooo much!! T_T ❤️
