Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan CI Fu (Novel) Vol. 1

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Seven Seas Licenses REMNANTS OF FILTH: YUWU and CASE FILE COMPENDIUM: BING AN BEN Chinese Danmei Novels by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

The romance could almost be described as kind of creepy. Like the ML obsesses over the MC for 800 years, isolating himself from the world and not taking any side of the story besides MC’s is supposed to be romantic, but it really isn’t. The ML carves thousands of statues of the MC, which is sweet in a way, but also really, really creepy. To quote someone from NovelUpdates who put it 100x better than I could:

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Our English editions will include all the material given to us by the licensors, which in most cases will include all short stories previously seen in print and digital editions, unless exclusive to that publisher. We will make our best efforts to include everything! Special mention: The way Hua Cheng called Xie Lian 'gege' drove me insane! (Gege is a Chinese word, which is a very flirtatious way of saying older brother *squealsss*) ❤ They don't feel like equal lovers, HC obviously worships XL to an unbelievably amazing degree while XL only knew he existed from only a while ago (Is this obsession? Stalker-ish? I know his stalker-ish tendencies are usually played for laughs, but realistically?) HC very very very rarely calls XL by his given name but with GeGe or CrownPrince, dude has a name you know. I know you feel lower than XL, but seriously man, the guy's your life partner. HC would destroy the world if XL said to. He'd probably try to talk to XL first, confirm things, but if at the end XL really does want it, HC would do it. He lives for XL, he has no other reason to do something aside for XL. No reason to say NO for himself. They're not equals in which one wanna do something bad, the other would stop him because they have their own convictions. You can't tell me one only lives for one person's sake, will do anything for that guy, and has no attachments in the world aside from that guy, is a healthy person. It may seem romantic, but when you actually think about it, it becomes uncomfortable.” I think another great thing in this story that’s rare, is the fact that the main couple is actually equal - not told to us that they’re equal, rather it is, say it with me... shown to us that they’re equal. While Hua Cheng will 100% protect Xie Lian and do everything in his power to save him from every possible danger, he will never try to control him. Perfect. Boyfriend.

But I am absolutely comfortable with the end of TGCF. Whether Xie Lian and Hua Cheng live in the Puji Shrine or in the Paradise Manor doesn’t even matter because they’re where they should be. Ghost City, in particular, is such a strangely wholesome place and I absolutely love the idea of Xie Lian living there for the rest of his infinite days. The ghosts of Ghost City adore Hua Cheng, and that sentiment is automatically redirected to Xie Lian the second they learn about his relationship to Hua Cheng. I feel content at the idea of Xie Lian living in a weird place that is full of wonders, but also always being surrounded by people who love him. Because Ghost City loves Xie Lian way more than the Heavenly Capital ever will. For context, I’ve already read and reviewed MDZS, and I’m currently more than halfway through SVSSS. So I think it’s fair to say that I can ascertain that TGCF is MXTX’s best novel. By far.

I adore and treasure this novel so much. To the point that I brought the taiwanese and vietnamese versions of this novel. To the point that I binged watched its donghua and its manhua, never getting tired of watching the same scenes over and over again. To be honest, I WANT TO REREAD THIS AGAIN. I want someone to hit me on the head just so I would have an amnesia and experience reading this beautiful novel for the first time once again. The writing wasn’t great. It was very choppy and as I said previously, very monotonous and monster-of-the-day. Yes there were great scenes which got to me, but most of it was really boring and descriptions and dialogue dragged on and on with no end, and with the bland MC, it wasn’t even interesting such as the dialogue in MDZS was. Side arcs were introduced with no warning and ended with no warning, leaving the reader wondering “Why was that even there in the first place if it was just going to be forgotten about?” There are two set prices for our books—the US and CAN—however it is up to the discretion of retailers how to price the books, and some fluctuations may occur for a variety of reasons including sales or the exchange rate of your local currency. Sidenote: I like that the people opposing Hualian aren't doing it because of homophobia. They’re more like, "Xie Lian, that's a Ghost King. A GHOST KING." And I also very much like that it doesn’t stop Xie Lian and Hua Cheng at all. THE END OF AN EPIC TALE–AND WHAT COMES AFTER Foes, allies, and one reassembled fierce corpse converge on the Guanyin Temple for a climactic showdown. With decades-long schemes finally unveiled, and dark secrets unearthed, the events of this rain-battered night will decide not just the fate of the entire cultivation world–but also that of a love story two lifetimes in the making. Also included are eight short stories that focus on the future and the past. From magical incense burners to tense banquets, to lotus-pod hunting and nighttime expeditions with the juniors, these stories span from dawn to dusk and so much more!

The people only had enough time to glimpse a bird-like, white figure flit through the empty sky before the Crown Prince landed safely with the young child. His golden mask fell off, revealing the young and handsome face previously hidden behind it. The logic is so flawed here. The reason that HC started loving XL is literally because Xie Lian saved him once as a child and therefore he will devote his entire life to XL, not caring about literally anything else. The reason that XL started loving HC is even more so. The thing is someone like say Shi Qingxuan has done every bit as much for XL as HC has, but we don’t see XL fall in love with SQX, do we? HC literally listens to him talk and XL falls in love with him, and although it does make sense due to XL being lonely for 800 years, how low the bar is set really bothers me. The Crown Prince thought to himself, he was going to answer the questions wrong anyway, so why wait for the ghost to finish asking? Thus, he pulled out his weapon and began to fight. This battle lasted until the sky became twilight and the land was covered in darkness. The Crown Prince was highly skilled in martial arts, while the ghost became even more daunting and dreadful. One man and one ghost fought on that bridge until the positions of the sun and moon had practically switched, before finally, the ghost was defeated. Though Emperor Jun had accumulated spiritual Godly power for thousands of years, even he did not dare to lightly say those words out loud. When he heard the Crown Prince, his mood could be easily imagined. However, Emperor Jun couldn’t do anything about him and could only helplessly say, “You cannot save everybody.”

The common people were delighted, but the Taoist ministers from the Imperial Household had some headaches. The novel revolves around Xie Lian, the current prince of the Xian Le kingdom. There wasn't a single person who knew him and didn't love him. Due to this and other factors, he was able to reach the Heavens while being a youngster. However, this didn't last forever, and he was banished to the mortal realm again in little time. I already told you,” the boy carrying him said gruffly. “If it can breathe, then it’s a living human.” There was gratefulness, there was shame, there was heartache, there was wild joy, but above all else, there was incurable love. Eight thousand temples burned for seven days and seven nights—burning until they completely disappeared.