2021年4月12日 · Xie Lian, in the majority of TGCF, is a beaten down and somewhat broken man with a stubborn grip on his ideal to protect the common people. Book 2 introduces us to the original version of Xie Lian- a 17 year old, naive, arrogant, spoiled prince who has an over-idealistic interpretation of the world and view of justice.

Xie Lian never wanted to control anybody, especially someone special like Hua Cheng, and he understands Hua Cheng's reasons. They don't have to fight or feel betrayed or anything of that sort. Even when Xie Lian performs the soul switching spell, he thinks about how Hua Cheng may have caught his limp body, as he flies to SQX.

so at the time, xie lian was in a lake because a fetus spirit was trying to get into him via his mouth. however, the fetus spirit couldn't go underwater, so xie lian would have a temporary escape, but he still had to breathe, and he thought he would go abovewater, breathe even if he had to swallow the ghost, and just swallow his sword afterwards to absorb the ghost.

2023年1月27日 · Xie Lian ascends for the first time, appoints Feng Xin and Mu Qing as his deputies. ^ 3 to 8 years after that*, at some point during the Xianle - Yong'an war Xie Lian is banished from Heaven for the first time. ^ a few months (?) after that Mu Qing leaves Xie Lian and becomes a Middle Court official serving an unnamed god.

2024年2月20日 · Xie Lian shows affection through hugs and it significant how (if I recall correctly) the only people he does hug throughout the story are his mother and Hua Cheng. In the past timeline, Hong-er is the only person he is shown hugging.

Xie lian is definitely not a "Mary Sue" character as some reviews mention because he has done both good deeds and bad deeds ( even though it was for his people still and also kinda like an anti hero during the lang quin qui family massacre incident ) and also most of …

2023年2月19日 · Xie Lian in turn would probably feel better if he also apologized for unknowingly making FX abandon the woman he loved. FX and Jian Lan was a ridiculous ending imo. JL instead of talking to FX tells XL how she feels, XL then doesn't talk to FX either iirc.

2022年11月18日 · Projection is what I was thinking about too! I was rereading the novel, and just realized that the details of how exactly he treats Xie Lian from the beginning of the recent ascension are really eye opening, as opposed to when we watch the donghua. It made me sad though, because Xie Lian always tries his best to keep the peace in most situations.

2021年12月19日 · Yeah, Xie Lian was in that coffin for supposedly like a hundred years. He basically went mad. But one day, he managed to bust himself out of it. Probably just punched his way through, once his body healed from being staked in the heart.

2022年3月10日 · Xie Lian was originally symbolized by flowers (in general) due to being known for his gentle heart. "Sword in one hand, flower in the other." Because he was also very beautiful, artisans began depicting him with increasing flower motifs to compliment, until he earned the moniker "the Flower-Crowned Martial God."