CQL/The Untamed's Original script (Compilation of Deleted Scenes)
Note: Leaks from the original script are still coming out occasionally so this post might have to be updated again sometime in the future.
Wei Wuxian saves Wen Qing from being hit by Wang Lingjiao's iron brand.
Wang Lingjiao attempts to burn Mianmian with the iron brand. Wen Qing pushes Mianmian away and she almost gets hit by the iron brand. Wei Wuxian swoops in and saves Wen Qing.
Wei Wuxian fell backwards, also knocking Wen Qing down, the two of them rolling across the ground together [...] Wei Wuxian looked down at his chest, his clothes were scorched black and smoke was rising from his burnt flesh.
Wen Qing: (whispering) "Wei Wuxian!"
Wei Wuxian smiled at her as if he wasn't hurt.
Wei Wuxian: "Wen Qing, take care of yourself,"
Then he got up and returned to the ongoing battle. Wen Qing reached out, wanting to hold on to him, but his robes slipped from her fingers.
(‼️ In the novel, Wei Wuxian rescued Mianmian.)
When Wei Wuxian gets caught by Wen Chao and Wang Lingjiao after the golden core transfer, they bring Wen Qing in and threaten to kill her in front of him.
Wang Lingjiao: "That day in Xuanwu Cave, the hero rescued this beautiful maiden. Does Miss Wen keep you inside her heart? Shall I rip her heart out so you can see it for yourself?"
When Wei Wuxian unseals Wen Ning's consciousness there are some deleted lines of Wei Wuxian inquiring after Wen Qing's whereabouts.
Wei Wuxian: "So that is to say...you have no idea where to find Wen Qing, either?"
Not sure which episode this is from but it should be post-reincarnation and before episode 39.
Wei Wuxian dreamed that after he fell off the cliff he woke up in a stone cave with his body covered in bandages. Wen Qing is in the cave with him, crushing herbs and brewing medicine.
[...] He couldn't see the figures clearly, couldn't recognize who they were. They seemed to be calling his name but he couldn't hear them clearly. The sound of the wind whistling in his ears reminded him that he was falling. Wei Wuxian wore a smile on his face, unbothered by the prospect of imminent death. The edge of the cliff is getting farther and farther away from him....farther and farther away...
A loud noise, and then the world around him was plunged into darkness.
Characters: Wei Wuxian, Wen Qing (with her face concealed)
Wei Wuxian wakes up in a stone cave outfitted with basic facilities. Medicine was being boiled in a small pot, and sitting on a bamboo table near him was a woman who was crushing medicinal herbs. His vision is blurry but he thinks this woman is Wen Qing.
He tried to call out to her but realized that he couldn't make a sound. He stretched out his hand, wanting to touch the woman and tell her that he was awake, but he couldn't move his body. After several attempts he could only lift his hand, and it was then that he saw that his arm was covered in bandages. The woman finally realized he was awake and she quickly rushed to his side, overjoyed.
She rushed to Wei Wuxian, bent down to look at him, and called out his name. He still couldn't see her face properly. Wei Wuxian was very anxious. He struggled, wanted desperately to talk to her, wanted to wave his hands. He wanted to see if the woman in front of him really was Wen Qing, but the more he struggled, the more his vision blurred. The image before him slowly started to fade, leaving only her hazy voice calling his name over and over again.
Wen Qing voiceover: (voice getting louder and louder) "Wei Wuxian! Wei Wuxian! Wei Wuxian!
Then the world was plunged into darkness once again.
Wei Wuxian suddenly opened his eyes. His entire body was covered in cold sweat and he was panting lightly. For a moment, he was unable to tell whether the scene he saw was merely a dream, or if it was actually a memory.
Outside the window, dawn was just beginning to break, but Wei Wuxian could no longer fall asleep.
(‼️ These scenes seem to imply that after he fell off the cliff, Wen Qing took him away, brought him somewhere else, and then tried to save him. In the novel, he was ripped to shreds by fierce ghosts and didn't leave an intact corpse, but the way he died in CQL should have left a corpse. This is a 'plothole' that people have been bringing up often since the show first aired. These deleted scenes with Wen Qing could explain why nobody found Wei Wuxian's body, and also why Jiang Cheng managed to retrieve the flute from the bottom of the cliff, but not his corpse.)
Wei Wuxian walks around Tanzhou city market and mistakes a random woman in red for Wen Qing.
Location: Tanzhou City Gate
Characters: Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji, Wen Qing (illusion), Random woman in red
A woman in dressed in red stood under a lantern. She turned her head and smiled at Wei Wuxian. It was Wen Qing. Wei Wuxian stared at her in a daze. He slowly reached out a hand, wanting to call out to her, but hesitated.
Wei Wuxian: (in a soft voice) "...Wen Qing?"
But then reality struck him as the woman turned around. Although she had a lovely face, she was not Wen Qing.
Wei Wuxian: (Had a blank look on his face, then he laughed casually) "Sorry about that! I mistook you for somebody else,"
The woman covered her mouth, and walked away with a smile. Wei Wuxian sighed softly, then turned around and saw Lan Wangji standing under a dim lantern.
Wei Wuxian asks Lan Xichen about the scars on Lan Wangji's back. Lan Xichen tells him that back when Wen Qing surrendered herself for punishment to the Jin clan, Lan Wangji broke into Jinlintai to rescue her, and fought with cultivators from the LanlingJin and GusuLan in order to protect her.
In the dungeons of Jinlintai, where Wen Qing is being held as prisoner, the Jin cultivators standing guard suddenly fall unconscious to the floor.
Lan Wangji enters the dungeon where Wen Qing is held captive. He asks her to leave with him and she refuses. Lan Wangji tells her that by sacrificing herself, she's only hurting Wei Wuxian. She asks him if she has any other choice.
Wen Qing: "Then tell me, Hanguang-jun, is there any other path I can take?"
Lan Wangji fell silent. Wen Qing turned away from him.
Lan Wangji: "Wei Ying also asked me this question,"
Tears finally started falling from Wen Qing's eyes.
Lan Wangji: "I now have an answer, I'll help you,"
Wen Qing turned to look at Lan Wangji. Her face was streaked with her tears and her expression was uncertain.
Lan Xichen voiceover: "Wangji fought and injured thirty cultivators from the LanlingJin and the GusuLan in order to rescue Miss Wen. This matter was kept secret, and the Jin clan did not wish to make it public. It could have been swept under the rug, but I didn't expect that later on..."
Lan Wangji stands in front of the Burial Mounds, surrounded by other cultivators and Su She (I think this is the scene where Lan Wangji says: "You are not qualified to talk to me" but the rest of the script is not visible in the photo)
(‼️In the novel, the one that Lan Wangji rescued was Wei Wuxian. Lan Wangji fought and injured 33 Lan elders in order to protect him, and because of that he was punished severely using a discipline whip, which left him with deep scars on his back. This is one of the most important WangXian scenes and is a major turning point in their relationship)
In Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng's argument leading up to the golden core reveal, Jiang Cheng says that he thinks Wen Qing is alive. He then accuses Wei Wuxian of hiding her from him. Wei Wuxian insists that he doesn't know where Wen Qing is either.
(Can you tell whose script this is? It's Xiao Zhan's 😂)
After the conversation with Nie Huaisang in Cloud Recesses, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji part ways. Lan Wangji leaves to become Chief Cultivator while Wei Wuxian goes on a journey to find Wen Qing. The story ends after Wen Qing and Wei Wuxian reunite.
After their confrontation with Nie Huaisang in Cloud Recesses, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji part ways.
They are finally going in different directions. They stood facing each other, the breeze rustling their robes.
Lan Wangji: "Have you decided where to go?"
Wei Wuxian looked up at the white clouds floating in the sky and shook his head.
Wei Wuxian: "I haven't. I think I'll go look for Wen Qing. Perhaps she's still alive,"
Wei Wuxian then turned and led Little Apple down the mountain path. With his back turned to him, Wei Wuxian raised his hand and waved.
Wei Wuxian: "Lan Zhan, goodbye,"
Wei Wuxian walked into the distant mountains, amongst the emerald-colored greenery. Lan Wangji watched Wei Wuxian's retreating figure before slowly turning around and walking in a different direction.
Lan Wangji suddenly stopped walking. He could hear the sound of the flute Chenqing from a distance, playing a very familiar Gusu tune.
Wei Wuxian voiceover: "Lan Zhan, the next time we meet each other, you better have a name for this song,"
Lan Wangji did not look back, but there was a smile on his face.
Lan Wangji: "Way ahead of you,"
Lan Wangji shook the hems of his robes, and continued walking forward.
Wei Wuxian played a tune on his flute as he rode on top of his donkey. Suddenly, a familiar voice called out to him from behind.
Wen Qing voiceover: "Wei Wuxian!"
Wei Wuxian was stunned. He slowly put Chenqing down and turned his head to look behind him.
EDIT (12/2023): On May 2018, when CQL had just started filming, Meng Ziyi said in a livestream that Wen Qing has an "open ending" in the drama. There is a theory in the international CQL fandom that the Wen Qing ending was only a "backup plan" and that the voice at the end was always supposed to be Lan Wangji, but Meng Ziyi's statement in that livestream suggests that the show REALLY was supposed to end with Wen Qing and Wei Wuxian reuniting.
It's stated in both of their CQL character descriptions that Wen Qing is alive, and that Wei Wuxian looks for her at the end.
'Wen Ruohan's niece, descended from the branch side of the Wen family, who is a highly respected medical practitioner. She is known as a peerless beauty of the realm and has a generous and proud personality, but she is very shy when it comes to her feelings. Afraid that other people will say that she likes Wei Wuxian, she took great pains to hide the admiration that she felt for him in her heart. After the fall of the Wen clan, she was rescued by Wei Wuxian and the two of them become a quarrelsome yet loving couple who relied on each other for support. Later on, Wen Qing rescued a heavily injured Wei Wuxian, then she disappeared without a trace.'
[...] After his return, he worked together with Lan Wangji to solve the mysteries of his past, and in the end, he went to find Wen Qing.
EDIT (2/2024): Received a few anons asking whether the Wangxian moments were all added later on when the het romance was removed, and no, I'm pretty sure they weren't. All the Wangxian scenes were part of the original script. This type of drama is called BLBG in Chinese fandom, and it's basically a type of drama where the main protagonist has tons of bromance fanservice with a male character but also has a romantic plotline with a female character whom he usually ends up with at the end.
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