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[midonart]

Beefleaf <3

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[ivoryrisuet]

He Xuan probably spent a lot of time just staring at Xie Lian's statue at the Tonglu Mountain because there weren't many things to do whhen he killed everyone.

So when Hua Cheng tried to describe his noble, gracious special someone Black Water threw chopsticks at him and said that he would recognise this fucking face faster than Shi Wudu's

#and he did lmao #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #hua cheng #black water submerging boats #he xuan #black water sinking ships #hualian

[fanqueen48]

Does anyone else wish we had more content of He Xuan in the original novel? He's literally one of the two ghost kings to ever emerge from mount Tonglu, and he did it in 12 years. He's definitely super strong, but we don't really get to see him fight any one on page. I also want to see how him and Hua Cheng met. It was probably so funny. I WANT HUA CHENG HU XUAN FRIENDSHIP. I also want to know how he met Shi Qingxuan. How did Wind Master decide they would be best friends. I NEED MORE BEEFLEAF BACKSTORY!

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[kruk-art]

#tgcf #heaven official's blessing #he xuan #black water #Four Great Calamities #Black Water Submerging Boats

[149panda149]

TGCF: My theory on the inspiration behind the 4 calamities

In some of the oldest Chinese myths and legends, there are 4 guardian gods of the four cardinal directions - the green dragon, white tiger, crimson bird, and black tortoise, and each have a colour, season and element associated with them. I'm not sure if anyone has made this connection before, but I'm writing it down if anyone is interested. There are spoilers about the calamities' identity.

First, the 青龙 （qing long, green dragon) --> Qi Rong, Night-touring Green lantern.

The qinglong's territory is the East, and its colour is qing, which means green, or turqoise. Its element is wood, and its season is spring. Closely associated with royalty and the imperial family.

Now, for the similarities with our favourite green goblin. "qing" is literally the colour in Qi Rong's title, and his colour scheme. Qi Rong has a habit of hanging corpses from trees, which may be his relation to the element "wood". He does not have any obvious coleration with the season "spring"- perhaps he was born in spring. He is royalty, part of the imperial family as cousin to the crown prince.

Second, the 白虎 （bai hu, white tiger)--> Bai Wuxiang, White Clothed Disaster upon the Earth.

The baihu's territory is the West, its colour is white, element is gold/metal, and its season is summer. It is the king of all beasts, associated with disease and war, often used as a guardian symbol by soldiers.

On the other hand, Jun Wu's title, alias and colour scheme are all white, and has plenty of weapons that may be his link to the element of "gold/metal". I don't think he has anything to do with summer, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. He is king of the gods, a god of war, and the one to spread the human face disease.

As east and west are considered a pair, the guardian spirits are meant to reflect each other. In Chinese poems and such, symmetry is important, and both Qi Rong and Jun Wu were princes, one becoming revered by the highest of gods, covered with masks and false identities, one becoming the object of disgust by the lowest of ghosts, using his real name and face. There is a certain poetic symmetry to it, don't you think?

To the second pair. The 朱雀 (zhu que, crimson bird)----> Hua Cheng, Crimson Rain Sought Flower

The zhuque rules over the south, its colour is red, element is fire, and its season is summer. It is the king of all birds, more powerful than even the phoenix, immortal and undying. As such, in many places it is also considered a symbol of life.

Now, to the most popular ghost king: Hua Cheng. The english translation of his title is "crimson", and his colour scheme is indubitably red and autumn-y shades. He also re-re-met Xie Lian in autumn ( I think - I mean, the leaves were all red in the donghua??), and has died again and again to return like the zhuque. He is the king of all ghosts, with a great determination to live(sorta? are ghosts alive??) for his love.

Lastly, my personal favourite, the 玄武 (xuan wu, black tortoise)---->He Xuan, Black Water Sinking Ships

The xuanwu, also called a tortoise, is actually the only spirit to be a combination of 2 animals, a snake and a tortoise. It rules over the north. Its colour is black( sometimes depicted as dark blue), element is water, and its season is winter. In earlier legends, he is considered a guide and guardian to the netherworld, of death and of long life.

Thus, to our poor indebted water ghost. He Xuan's name is "xuan", the same! goddamn! character! as the spirit! His title and colour scheme are all to do with the colour black, and he is a water ghost because he died because of the Water Master. He has been marked by death, yet survived and vowed revenge. This, and the fact that his house is called the Nether Water Manor, is probably his relation to the netherworld of the xuanwu.

To the pair of south and north. Both Hua Cheng and He Xuan have suffered and suffered again, yet Hua Cheng chooses to linger on due to hope and love, and He Xuan due to revenge and hatred. But hatred and love are two sides of the same coin. If Hua Cheng hadn't experienced the hatred from his childhood, he wouldn't have thrown himself from the city wall and met Xie Lian. If He Xuan hadn't loved his family, so much, he wouldn't have broken that hard after their deaths to lose himself to hatred and empty vengence.

Aaaaaand that concludes this essay. Keep in mind that this is a theory, and probably even isn't true, but if anybody wants a more detailed description of the guardian spirits, or to know more about the similarities between the mythical creatures of ancient china and tgcf, I will be more than happy to make a part 2.

Thanks for reading!!

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[elfinfen]

He Xuan for muigiel 🌊

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[rakiah]

Goth boy 🖤

✨Print available on my shop!

#heaven official's blessing #tgcf #He Xuan #black water submerging boats #FINALLY #I finished the Gothboy #Only the GreenGremlin to go #and my Calamities Set will be completed

[winkk-koo]

"That was crazy, I've never actually experienced that sort of atmosphere at a game before, it was absolutely electric"

-Me after reading the black water arc

-Anyway here's a sketch of Shi QingXuan chained up because it happens to him a lot-

-Poor guy. Hope he's alright-

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[floslucismiaa]

🐟

#tgcf #tgcf fanart #heaven official's blessing #he xuan #black water submerging boats #my art #tian guan ci fu

[ddream150]

It took me by surprise

The hatred in his eyes

I've pushed this man as far as he could go

#fanart #tgcf #tgcf fanart #heaven official's blessing #tgcf he xuan #he xuan #tian guan ci fu #black water sinking ships #black water submerging boats #mxtx fanart #mxtx tgcf #mxtx #mxtx characters #Spotify

[mdzs-trash]

I swear MXTX was sleep deprived when she wrote the Mount Tong'lu arc

#tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing novel #hualian #mxtx #mount tong'lu arc #hua cheng #xie lian #black water sinking ships #black water submerging boats #crimson rain sought flower #tgcf meme #tgcf novel #heaven official's blessing meme

[kaiteell]

You are in my territory, and you still have to ask me what I am?

#tgcf #天官赐福 #he xuan #black water submerging boats #beefleaf #heaven official's blessing #digital art #art #my art

[ivoryrisuet]

Hey San Lang don't you know that it's impolite to gossip about people when they're around

#san lang #hua cheng #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #tgcf fanart #hualian #xie lian #he xuan #black water sinking ships #black water submerging boats #ivory risuet i guess

[rainydayrina]

I think I like shuangxuan more knowing they went through the BWA together. HX deserves revenge but SQX didn't deserve to be collateral damage. And HX basically killed him by turning him mortal. Maybe not immediately, it may take 60 years, but SQX will die.....UNLESS, yours truly adds a headcanon. Disclaimer: ignoring anything mxtx said about the ending _____________________

Imagine this: during the Puqi shrine party, HX raids the food then leaves BUT he's caught but a stunned little SQX.... "please, just answer me this.... was it all a lie? Was anything we shared real to you?" "Everything! Was real to me." HX replies. "He deserved to die but you.... you...." he clearly want to say something but it's caught on his tongue. But he would just slink away into the darkness.

But SQX would wake up to food every morning, even if it was something small. He would start to stay up all night in hopes of catching HX again. Clearly still devastated by the lost of his brother and slightly terrified of his friend's true identity, but all those little moments together kept him holding on for dear life to their memories together.He would leave little notes saying he missed HX dispite it all.And after a long time, there would be an awkward rekindling.

HX would use a healing potion on SQX to cure his wounds. And there is NO WAY that a canon mpreg pill exist but not a life elongater pill and HX would get his hands on one no matter how much debt it put him in, besides, SQX is worth it, the only flaw in his plan, is that he got attached to someone who didn't deserve to die.

I think he'd take care of SQX, romantically/ platoniclly, however you see them. I think HX would have a small home built on the island that is closest to his territory, SQX can't go back to the place that scarred him most but still wants to be near his person. I think HX would slowly just move in, subtly at first until he just lives there too.

I think they regret together. SQX still sometimes wakes up with nightmares that HX cannot help him with. And HX watches from a distant and waits for it to pass.

Two shrines in honor of their loved one, albeit on entirely opposite sides of the home. One for HX family and one for SWD. They accept each other's loss.

The BWA brought out the worst in all of them but the love and kinship before that was (canonically) real. And while healing is a long process, everyday is getting better.

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[vinzulu]

#a sad swamp ghost #he xuan #tgcf #heaven official's blessing #black water submerging boats

[incorrectly-quoting-mxtx]

Shi Qingxuan: You bring the razzle, and I’ll bring the dazzle! *throws confetti*

He Xuan: ...Do you always have confetti on you?

#source: the owl house #incorrect quotes #incorrect tgcf #tgcf #heaven official's blessing #shi qingxuan #wind master #he xuan #black water submerging boats #beefleaf