#also xie lian's insistence on seeing hua cheng's true form! hm

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Volume 2, "Upon the Grand Avenue of Divine Might, a Fleeting Glimpse of Beauty", pg. 306

Since ancient times, the people of Xianle had believed that the spiritual qi of a person gathered upon the five facial features; the spirit of a person was on their face, and the best must be offered to the heavens. Thus, while performing the ceremony, the Martial Warrior must wear a golden mask to hide his face, because his face could only be appreciated by the gods, and mortals had no right to see it.

-side-eyes jun wu's insistence that xie lian wear his mask-

#tgcf #illuspeaks #tian guan ci fu #heaven officials blessing #just a little detail that stood out to me on a reread #also jun wu himself wearing a mask perpetually since wuyong #also xie lian's insistence on seeing hua cheng's true form! hm #jun wu