Wen Ning - Blog Posts
Wen Ning: *sends a voice message to WWX*
Wei Wuxian: (texting) I’m a little busy, is it urgent?
Wen Ning: (texting) No, don’t worry, just listen later.
[later]
Wei Wuxian: *presses play*
Wen Ning’s voice message: THERE’S A FIRE—
Mdzs Fandom: JC suffered so much, he lost his entire family and sister and even his clan, surely his taking out his anger and resentment at others is totally misunderstood and reasonable, I relate to him so much 🥹
WN (who lost not only his sister and entire family and clan but also his literal life, and was held captive and experimented on for thirteen years as a trophy, watches his relatives die a second time, is treated with prejudice and disdain and fear by most of the cultivation world, yet despite all this still manages to retain a bone-deep kindness and humility, as well as a sense of righteousness as fierce as himself): Am I a joke to you?
This is what I meant when I said characters who are constantly declaring what they went through are put up on a pedestal for their non existent resilience. It's so easy to forget that other characters went through much of the same pain and handled their circumstances better, like WN who went through literal hell himself, because he barely mentions and even downplays his suffering.
birthday comic for wen ning 🏹
it’s still april 11th in my time zone. this counts
Wen ning and wei wuxians bond is so so very special to me.
Where the yilling laozou may be the ghost general won't be far
If I missed someone my bad. And this is not who is the better friend to wwx, just who do you feel has the best friendship with him
EDIT: I've done some thinking and the "best" can just be whoever has the best vibes with him/most iconic or just whoever you like the most, should've made that clear sooner mb you guys 😅
because I'm bored and I'm mixing up canon and fanon tn
There will never be a time where this post is not funny
100.) Happy 100th post, everybody!
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I made this for a friend and correcting details, I thought it would be nice to share it since I liked it. Out of the ordinary
Do you also love Patriarch Yiling?
Reference:
How do you feel Wen Ning's arc was handled? Was him leaving Wei Wuxian at the end too sudden?
I loved Wen Ning’s arc! I actually think his arc is among the best written. It’s about learning to be alive, with a motif of relying on connections to people but also realizing self-worth (he parallels Wei WuXian in this!)
If I can recommend this meta by @thisworldgodonlyknows about Wei WuXian and Wen Ning’s relationship, I think it explains Wen Ning’s arc well.
I think Wen Ning came to his own the moment he was spurred by his love and loyalty for Wei WuXian to defy Wei WuXian and tell Jiang Cheng and Lan WangJi the truth about Jiang Cheng’s core. He’d promised Wei WuXian he wouldn’t, but he realized that not telling Jiang Cheng was only harming Wei WuXian by allowing him to sink deeper into his martyr complex tendencies. Which, keep in mind, is something Wen Ning understands well, considering that he and Wen Qing tried in vain to sacrifice themselves to save Wei WuXian, which only resulted in Wen Qing’s death, Wen Ning winding up as a puppet of the Jin sect used for further villainy for thirteen years, and Wei WuXian still got killed. Oh, and the rest of his sect got killed. Which isn’t to say Wen Ning was wrong to sacrifice himself for Wei WuXian but is to say there is definitely a narrative question about whether his lack of self-worth played a role in him sacrificing himself (just like it did for Wei WuXian sacrificing his reputation). Side note: I’d say MDZS condemns society for forcing them into this position, not either of the characters.) But the reason Wen Ning breaks apart from Wei WuXian is because he’s realized the limits of protecting people and tells Jiang Cheng the truth.
The reason Wen Ning winds up as a puppet is because he’s had no belief in himself or belief in his strength, so he winds up as a super-strong zombie. But he would never have committed a murder of an innocent on his own–he did not as a Wen, even going so far as to save Jiang Cheng and Wei WuXian at great risk to his own life–but when he gives up his agency, this happens. Him turning himself in to the Jin Sect could only ever have resulted in tragedy because he was giving agency not to Wei WuXian, who truly cared about him and who was not nearly as corrupt as society was (and the Jin Sect at that point is representative of power in society).
His sacrificing himself (but surviving because he’s already dead) for Jiang Cheng and Jin Ling completes his internal need to atone, and so after that, he can truly live (though he’s dead). He does that again not because someone ordered him to do so–no one did–but because it is his own choice. He finds the one member of his family still alive—Wen Yuan—And they got to honor their family and build a centotaph for his sister. He then in extra chapters helps the juniors night hunt. He is not alone, and he’s able to live freely making his own decisions for the first time in his existence, unfettered by any guilt.
Today's the exhibit, wish me luck (人 •͈ᴗ•͈)
Have a lil Wen Ning for now
The Founder of Diabolism
Who says my words don't matter?
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Since I'm a lunatic, I might as well have fun now.
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One who is unaccauntably solicitous must be hiding shady intentions. Say, what do you want from me?
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Once luck strikes,
It's unstoppable.
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Your dialect sounds nice, teach me how to swear in it.
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Do I look so handsome that he was scared away?
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If it were that easy someone would have done it already.
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Only you know what your intentions were.
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How dare you! Mind the master behind the dog you're trying to mess with. Who do you think you are! Trying to punish someone from my clan? Do you want to talk about hierarchy with me? Let me teach you what hierarchy is!
I am the superior!
You are the inferior!
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It's never too late for revenge.
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No news is a good news.
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Enough bullshit. Bring on whatever methods you have. Torture me to death if you dare! The more brutal the better! After l'm dead. I'll definitely turn into a vicious ghost! I'll make sure that you damned Wens will never be at peace.
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Whatever the price, I can afford it.
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Do you really think that you can save his pathetic life from me?
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Why is that your debt has to be repaid at the expense of others?
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It seems someone doesn't want me to rest in peace.
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Why are you defending him now?
I am unbiased. It's not fair to condemn a man without evidence. He practiced dark magic, but he had principles. He wouldn't do such thing.
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A sword is just a sword. What it does depends on the intenet of the owner. Good or Evil is often a personal choice.
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You're too busy being noble that you've forgotten what you said.
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In this lifetime, there are two sentimental sentences one must say. "Thank you" and "I'm sorry".
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When you are with them, you'll be considered good, outstanding and talented. But if your voice is different from theirs, you'd be a lunatic, ruthless and evil person.
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You think you can be righteous alone? No one has ever done so!
Then I'll be the first one!
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All is the right way as long as I uphold justice.
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Whatever, it's my own choice. I don't care what others say.
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Is it not bad to persist in my own choice.
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I died, it doesn't matter how I died.
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Mo Dao Su Shi’s anime is over. Such a rollercoaster of emotions.
Here’s some of my favourite characters and dynamics from MDZS, along with some extra TGCF doodles because I’m still waiting for the fucking book to be published /lh
what if
(TW: angst and serious stuff implied at the end 0: )
wwx was never brought into lotus pier and was instead brought in by wen ruohan and was forced to use his powers for evil. However because we all know how wwx is, he never really listens. So that leads him to be beat everyday, kind of like in canon..? He doesn’t mind it though, he’d rather himself get hurt than innocent civilians. He’s a strong guy, right? One day he finally snaps when he realizes this sect is actually very evil, so he steals old scrolls from the clan and teaches himself a new form of cultivation, demonic cultivation. Something that even wen dogs haven’t dared to touch since.. you know who. Not even wen ruohan would’ve needed to do this since he had wwx defending him. In the end he has his emo era, ends up with found family and is overly skittish of how they’ll treat him due to him being used as a weapon in the past.
we could also go another route where wen ruohan is overly nice to wwx. Always doting on him, making sure he’s fed properly, keeping him away from dogs, etc.. so this leads wc to be very jealous. So wc tries to mess up daily things in wwx’s life, bullies him, locks him away etc. One day he goes too far and throws him into the burial mounds while off on a night hunt and runs home to their “father” crying about how wwx is dead, wwx betrayed them, wwx ran off with that Lan Wangji.. this enrages wen ruohan so much it makes him let his anger out on wwx’s closest friend, wen ning. He kills him and dumps him off in the burial mounds, muttering about how “unfair this was” and how he had to “go to such drastic measures.” After sensing he wasn’t really alone in this place, wwx locates the spiritual energy he felt and found it was wn. He of course runs to the city after this and studies different types of magic, but nothing seems to work. That’s when he remembers those old scrolls he used to sneak, the forbidden technique. He has to save his best friend, he has to. So one day he teaches himself demonic cultivation in order to resurrect his lifelong friend, however.. he isn’t the same. He’s cold, not personality wise. Personality wise he’s very.. distant. That’s okay, at least he’s alive.
But word comes out that wwx taught himself demonic cultivation after being seen with the fierce corpse, so the righteous clans wanna come teach him a lesson. Meanwhile three people, two known to follow rules, don’t think this should be done. Those three being Lan Wangji, Jiang Cheng and Nie Huaisang. They go against their sect’s wishes and get wwx out of there. They take him to lotus pier and that’s where he meets genuine love and care. It’s a different type of love coming from Madam Yu and Uncle Jiang, a type of love that’s given by parents. Not what was given to him by.. never mind.
And why was jc so willing to help? He was happy.
I might write more later :3
Not to mention Jin Ling then trying to turn all of his hatred onto Wen Ning afterwards. He's a kid who's been reminded of his parents' deaths with every breath he takes, only having stories about them and being fed Jiang Cheng's unhinged hatred for all the love that was lost. If Wei Wuxian turned out to not be the monster he thought he was, then he...he has to hate someone else!
But then Wen Ning turns out to be even MORE gentle than Wei Wuxian, filled with guilt for what happened, flinging himself in front of Lan Sizhui and saying "I won't fight back, get your anger out on me if it'll put you at ease!"
That scene had me crying too yo. Everyone rallies behind Lan Sizhui and calls Jin Ling out for being too aggressive - no one takes his side, no one understands how much he's been affected by his life. Jiang Cheng's solution is to tell him to get angry, but now that's just turned all of his peers against him and calling him violent and unreasonable. So he just breaks down sobbing saying "Yes, I'm a horrible person!" even though NONE of what happened is his fault and he has a right to be angry and trying to find an outlet for his emotion. He just doesn't know HOW. No one ever taught him, everyone ridicules him for crying and distances themselves from his anger. People treat him delicately yet say he needs to toughen up.
I think the worst part is that Wei Wuxian's first scathing (accidental) comment, "Your mother never taught you any manners" is kinda really true. He never had a mother to teach him to express himself, to support him and be vulnerable with him. We joke about how many uncles Jin Ling has but I mean how many AUNTS does he have? How many mother figures does he have? Qin Su is basically traumatized by the death of Jin Rusong so is maybe not the motherly type. Nie Huisang, Lan Xichen, Jiang Cheng - unmarried, unmarried, unmarried.
Wei Wuxian is really the first one to A: tell Jin Ling to get over himself and doesn't treat him like some untouchable young master who no one has the right to lord over, B: openly admits when he's sorry and apologizes and teaches Jin Ling the concept of emotional vulnerability, C: stands by Jin Ling's side to teach him to be himself rather than scolding or threatening or guilting him to fit in better. The fact that Wei Wuxian is NOT a woman may even be better because Jin Ling is seeing that men don't have to fit into the unyielding mold of tough guys but can still have fun without being a pushover.
Jin Ling is such a tragedy because there really is no one left to blame. It's not that easy. Wei Wuxian and Wen Ning are responsible, but they're not maniacal villains laughing at the top of a mountain without a care in the world for the consequences. They cared, they had family who were lost, they suffered before and don't want anyone to suffer again - they hate themselves just as much for their part in what happened.
Even Jin Guangyao is such a complicated case for Jin Ling. It's the uncle who was always nice to him, who gave him his spirit dog, who was always putting on a smile. In comparison to Jiang Cheng, Jin Guangyao was a lifeline. And then Jin Guangyao turns out to be a villain who doesn't bat an eye at killing and threatening...but who also didn't WANT these bad things to be "necessary." He too was wronged by the world and lashed out at its unfairness.
This fifteen year old kid has gone through so much, simultaneously pampered into a spoiled brat and utterly isolated from his peers, filled with vengeance for his entire life but also trying to love and be loved. He learned from Jiang Cheng to pretend to be above it all, and he learned from Jin Guangyao to be kind and forgive, but all of it was lies and unhealthy coping. Jiang Cheng essentially taught him to argue with anyone who disagrees with him or looks down on him to assert his dominance, and Jin Guangyao taught him to suppress his desire to speak his mind and never start fights because of etiquette and self-preservation - to the point that he rejects who he is and wants to be.
At this age, Jin Ling's already having to learn the lesson that everyone's going to be throwing opinions around, no one is perfect, you can't easily sort people into categories. In the end, he can take advice from others, but it's up to him to make the choice of who he wants to be. And he's learned that unrelenting resentment makes for an easy path to walk in life, but it's not actually how life works. The cultivation world can turn on someone they worshipped unconditionally. That included Wei Wuxian, that included Jin Guangyao, and even to an extent Jin Ling himself.
He has to take over the Jin Clan after all these scandals and atrocities, but he's become the kind of kid who will answer an insignificant man's plea for help, who is making friends who won't judge him and will stand by him even when he makes mistakes, and by the end of the story he's matured, yet also finally learned to be a kid. Nothing's perfect, none of the tragedies of the past can be reversed (and Jiang Cheng's still gonna get into fights whenever he accidentally runs into Wen Ning), but at least now Jin Ling can choose how he decides to live, who he hates and who he forgives.
while reading the books, i remember wei wuxian’s relationship with jin ling hitting me especially hard. i was crying when the whole stabbing thing happened. but i truly adore what becomes of them and do you know why? because jin ling does something the others could never, something miraculous really––he actually unlearns the prejudice he’s been taught to hold against wei wuxian. he meets wwx, full of disdain, slowly learning about who wwx really is and it has nothing to do with wwx’s outward appearance. and when the truth is revealed, the internal warring for jin ling is plainly portrayed and even if he does give in to a hate intermingled with grief that he has internalised towards this one entity (wei wuxian was never a person in his mind, just the ‘killer’ of his parents, a phantom, before the events of the book happened), you can tell his heart has already turned, that it will keep turning and that’s what happens. you have jin ling, an orphaned child, who hated someone whom his mother loved dearly, because that man caused his parents’ death but it is such a commendable thing that wei wuxian was able to create a space in jin ling’s heart and jin ling was able to accept it. it’s the way both jin ling & jiang cheng blame the death of their parents on wwx but only the former was able to see wei wuxian clearly and actually forge a bond of love with him.
it’s the fact that if ANYONE in this story can actually rightfully hold a grudge against wei wuxian, it’s jin ling, but instead this teenager decides that wei wuxian is much too good and that having him as an uncle is lovely, after all.
Ahhhh it's so pretty tho
mdzs jp audio drama x MEDICOS + MDZS characters (幻鏡🪞 ver)
Lan Xichen was confronted by the truth at the end of everything. He has to deal with the pain and guilt of that for forever especially the complicated feelings that would come from his relationship with jgy
Jin Ling’s progression was only normal. He’s now sect leader. Yeah he’s probably a little more traumatized than he was with how whole life being based on a bunch of lies but he still had people there for him. With some therapy (that he won’t get) he’d probably be okay later and be sect leader like he’s supposed to, just younger and more abrupt than he was supposed to.
Nie Huaisang will simply live the life was already living with a bunch habored chunk removed(replaced by a different kind of chunk). He’ll have the satisfaction of saying he did it, he avenged his brother but of course something will always be wrong. He will live the life he’s made for himself, he knew where he would end up let’s be real.
Wen Ning and Jiang Cheng however. That could be another longer post. It’s a toss up between both of them but it’s most likely Wen Ning because he’s literally a corpse.
But it’s definitely not Lan Xichen, I’m sorry