#If it was as a way to free Dan Feng since the whole loss of identity of being the High Elder

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Hcq Lore-ish Rant

WARNING: DISCUSSION OF LEAKS

I've been reading Jingliu's character stories and oh... OH... dear God am I in pain

First off, I'm not entirely sure who Jingliu's line of "I should kill you first... but you will have your own torment to bear for all of eternity." It could very well be directed at Yingxing like the structure of the paragraph seems to want to imply, HOWEVER countpoint

Yingxing falling into the mud almost gives the image that he is unconscious to me in some way, additionally, there is no actual dialogue/response that he gives to Jingliu which could support the idea that him falling into the mud is meant to describe him unconscious or unresponsive in some way. Which in that case, it could be seen that Jingliu's line was actually directed at Dan Feng who she right after saying that then points her sword at him. After all, her saying that line to someone unconscious (if we interpret the line as him falling unconscious etc etc. as I explained) wouldn't make the most sense to me?

If it was directed at Dan Feng there are two things, both of her lines would connect which I could see, she's saying that she really should kill Dan Feng first, that if his death could return everything to how it was she would do it, but since it won't he will have his own torment to bear for eternity. Additionally, we don't know? The actual exact timing of things yet, who's to say Yingxing had yet been turned into Blade at this point which would make the whole eternity , it's kind of unclear and all.

However, that interpretation could be wrong and it could in fact be directed at Yingxing, I dunno yet, we'll see.

Also goddamn the way The Preceptors absolutely set Dan Feng up is fucking cruel 😭 that man was set up!! And now for eternity his name is smeared and even his current incarnation hates him because of them and what he's been taught to the point of refusing to acknowledge how Dan Feng is an inseparable part of himself.

Also ALSO MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE CHARACTER STORIES, THE TRAGIC YURI OF JINGLIU AND BAIHENG IM IN SO MUCH PAIN! The way she speaks about her so personally, the way she can still even remember small details of happy memories they shared together, likely the happiest memories Jingliu experienced in her life, though parts of it may all be fuzzy. Like that's so... that hurts so much, Baiheng was taken too soon, Hyv was cruel to kill a character as kind as she 😭

And I saw Jingliu's animations and just the fact that her ultimate starts with her on the bow of a starskiff like truly hurts me deeply inside. AND THE FOX ON HER CASE TO REPRESENT BAIHENG WITH THE MOON BEING HERSELF

I hope we get more Baiheng lore, I'm so invested in her especially??? After learning from Jingliu's character stories that she was apparently a Nameless?? I hope we are able to hear about her time at some point even if it's just through like written archives or something. I just love Baiheng so much, she was such a clearly kind character evident from her travelogues and from what we have of Jingliu's character stories and voicelines

Sbe makes me so sad

#Also WOW Yingxing and Dan Feng's motives in their plans are still such a mystery to me #But the fact that they were trying to create a new high elder??? #Like were they literally creating a child together or #Because if so then #Goddamn #If it was as a way to free Dan Feng since the whole loss of identity of being the High Elder #Then I'm gonna cry #THINKING ABOUT THE HIGH CLOUD QUINTET HELPING DAN FENG LEARN TO BE MORE SELFISH #AND HELPING CULTIVATE THAT “HUMAN HEART” #AND YX GOING TO THE POINT OF HELPING DF WITH THAT PLAN TO FREE HIM #God that hurts so bad #Especially if the way things are supposed to go is that #Dan Feng by carrying out that plan with Yingxing may have sentenced his lover to death without knowing #Like how crushing is that #Imagining YX helping DF try to free himself and in the end that attempt to seek freedom and be a bit more selfish like he deserves results #In him losing the man he loves most? #DAN FENG GOT SO SET UP #I need Dan Heng to clear his name... like pls free Dan Feng from that smear campaign #Also also #Still don't think the beloved was Baiheng like #I doubt it's baiheng bc even if their plan is meant to be bringing her back or making her into Vidyadhara looking at the bail theory #The actual description of killing the beloved and turning them into a monstrosity gives the impression that #The actions of doing such are simultaneous or at least occur in short succession if they aren't concurrent #And at least my understanding is that Baiheng's death did not in fact happen so suddenly as when their plan occurred? #Of course I may be wrong #There could be info I'm not seeing and there's obviously info we still don't have yet #Anyways another reason she's not the beloved is bc that mentioned beloved is Dan Feng's and we all know she's literally Jingliu's wifey #Jingliu will not STAND for her wife being considered Dan Feng's beloved /j #Anywahs #I'm so tired