a visual guide to all of hua cheng’s adaptations :D / follow for more hua cheng appreciation posts / transcribed notes + versions without my deisgn below the cut if you want this as a reference!
donghua
(by haoliners animation league) (i found multiple necklace designs in the manhua so i picked the most recent one - the S2 trailer)
very dark gray, straight hair
pointier nose
human ears
slightly paler than xie lian
parallelogram shaped eyepatch
thick braid
tall collar
broad shoulders
low neckline (cleavage)
tunic more form fitting
butterfly + geometric design (on belt and vambraces)
two belts
short red thread
e’ming has large red + white hilt
criss-cross chains (on boots)
white sole (on shoes)
book covers
(by 曰出的小大陽 / tai3_3)
same skin tone as Xie Lian
dark brown hair
trapezoid shaped eyepatch
very long hair + thinner hair
human ears
long nose, thinner face
red liner under the eyes
brain behind shoulder
big necklace charm
simple, loose fitting tunic
wavy + intricate design (on belt and vambraces)
long vambraces
minimal e'ming
endless red thread
lower boots
manhua
(by starember)
wavier, ink black hair
heavy eyeliner / shadow
mismatched earrings
very gray / pale skin
shield shaped eyepatch
arched eyebrow + piercing
lip glos
no hair strands in front of shoulders
beefy / dorito shaped
many outfits + hairstyles
extra straps on belt
pointy vambraces
floral design (on belt and vambraces)
very cool toned red
more detail overall
dark colored pants
e'ming is LONG
my design
(by @lazycranberrydoodles ) (subject to change)
blue / purple toned hair + skin
wolf cut type hairstyle
red & black eyeliner
trapezoid shaped eyepatch
pointy ears
black choker
lipgloss
many earrings (one is a fic reference :))
skinnier (died @ 17)
warmer toned red
big ol sleeves
floral + butterfly design (on belt and vambraces)
extra chain on belt for style
rings
simple e'ming
high boots w/ heel
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Vampire/Witch
Vampire HC’s loyal servant, YY, alerts him of a new presence that has settled in an abandoned cottage in his territory - on limits of the nearby village - HC wants to scream.
It occurs on the evening YY shows up to HC’s main office with a slightly burnt pie in his hands.
“What is that- oh god, why are you bringing it closer?” HC asks, sitting up in his desk chair.
“Our new neighbor, a witch, just visited. Said it was for you,” YY answers blandly. He tries to hand it over to the older vampire, who jerks away in disgust.
While HC can consume human food, he gains nothing from it. No nutrition, no enjoyable flavors, no satisfaction of being full. Alas, HC gets his much-needed-blood through offerings from the villages in his territory. He also imports exquisite animals for meat and blood for indulgent times.
HC glares at the atrocious baked thing YY holds in his clammy hands, hoping it combusts into flames.
“Dispose of it immediately,” HC orders.
“But sir-”
“That witch is definitely up to no good. They never are,” HC seethes, rising from his chair to look out his office window. There’s just enough visibility that the small cottage comes into view. “A home-baked pie? Out of the pureness of one’s good heart? Ha! As if. They’re probably trying to poison me.”
Instead of stomping over to the pitiful building he definitely did not recall selling off, the ancient vampire merely exhales an irritated grumble. He’s had enough of witches - and every other creature - to last numerous lifetimes. They can never mind their own business, inevitably becoming nuisances by asking for more favors from HC than he ever wants to deal with.
Well then. It looks like HC has a new goal for the week: Do everything in his power to get this trespassing witch to LEAVE.
***
The first thing HC tries is intimidation.
He pops out of the shadows in his most terrifying form, claws extended and fangs bared.
Yet, the witch never shows any signs of fear. He greets HC with a small wave, then rushes into another room stating he has several potions he must keep an eye on while brewing.
Unacceptable, HC sulks.
He hovers behind the witch, swaddled in his crimson robe, repeating, “Leave this area at once. You do not belong.”
The witch hums absent-mindedly, like he’s only paying half attention to HC’s words.
“I won’t. I bought the property and everything,” he calmly says. He then goes on to explain every reason why he has the right to live in the cottage, including the official ownership transfer.
HC flounders for a rebuttal.
“But- you are on MY territory,” he growls.
“According to the State Bureau of Ancient Estates, your ownership of this territory expired six years ago,” the witch cuts in.
HC rears back, crumbling on the inside. WHAT?
He quietly zooms to the other room to call YY up through their mental connection.
“What is the meaning of this!?” HC exclaims after explaining his predicament. There’s a long moment of silence on YY’s end.
Then-
“Oops.”
HC wants to scream bloody murder. Again.
(YY: [shrugs] “Hey, sometimes, the immortal life gets to u”)
HC enters the room again, this time sitting on the couch layered with fluffy blankets and patterned pillows.
“I take it you’re coming to terms with everything?” the witch asks.
HC huffs. He refuses to answer.
“Well, my name is Xie Lian - your new neighbor. It’s nice to meet you!” XL says.
“I am leaving,” HC announces, standing up with crossed arms.
“Works for me,” XL says. “Next time you visit, please knock on the front door instead of hiding in my basement.”
***
The next tactic HC tries is manipulating the weather to mess up XL’s crops. Meaning thunderstorms for days straight, and switching to the driest weather right after, just the poorest conditions for plants.
In his bat form, HC spies on XL. He feels a spark of satisfaction as he watches the witch sigh in disappointment as his fields are all but flooded one day, then drying up the other.
However, the satisfaction only lasts a few more days until a new person shows up on XL’s doorstep, donning jade-green robes and a straw hat.
“The weather has been quite terrible this past week. I really had no choice but to call you,” XL speaks warmly. “Perhaps you could help address the cause of it?”
YSH narrows her eyes.
“I might have an idea.”
That night, HC receives quite the scolding when YSH barges into his manor with a disapproving frown.
“I didn’t give you that climate stone just for you to abuse its powers!” YSH reprimands, exploding in a gentle way only she could achieve. “And to abuse it for such a petty matter. I thought you were better than this!”
HC hangs his head low. Though he is almost two heads taller than her, YSH still seems to look down at him in disappointment.
“I’m sorry, you’re right, it won’t happen again,” HC mutters.
After that, YSH officially gifts the climate stone to YY. When she leaves, HC side-eyes his servant with a glint in his eyes.
“You little-”
“I cannot give it back to you even if I wanted to,” YY informs with a heavy sigh.
HC’s right eye twitches.
***
Determined not to give up just yet, HC’s third and final tactic includes spying on the witch and hoping to find some dirt that would allow him to threaten XL off his property.
“Sir, don’t you own this land that extends all the way to the east?” YY asks right before HC leaves to carry out his devious plans.
“Yeah well, NOW I do, since you decided it was time to renew the ownership rights,” HC says bitterly. YY blinks twice like a goldfish.
“That was my fault, I apologize. But my point was, is allowing a lone witch to occupy a small piece of your territory…so bad?”
HC has never wanted to throttle his servant so much until this very moment.
“It’s the principle of the matter! First, it’ll be a lone witch. Next, it’ll be a colony of witches, or goblins, or trolls- or worse - HUMANS,” HC rambles on.
“You used to be a-” YY starts, but then feels his throat constricting as he’s lifted up into the air by nothing but HC’s telekinetic tantrum. “Okeh- ok, s-sorry-”
Seconds later, YY’s body drops to the ground like a dead weight.
“That's what I thought. Now, your next assignment is to find as much information on this witch as possible,” HC orders. “And I will conduct some recon this week to see how I can make him leave, once and for all.”
***
XL knows HC is spying on him. How could he not?
The witch is currently undressing to prepare for a wash in the river. First, he neatly folds his white robes into a flat square. Next, he places his jewelry with special charms on top. Even with the numerous runes etched upon XL’s back, arms, chest, and neck, his honey-golden skin still catches the sunlight beautifully.
XL is no ordinary witch. He has lived his own fair share of centuries. He has plenty of secrets too. For example, Ruoye, his sentient cape that has been with him through disaster after disaster. Ruoye who likes to chase after bat HC and playfully wrap around the bat like trap, much to the vampire’s dismay.
Or the fact that XL has been blacklisted by his own people. He has been driven out more times than he can keep track of. Yet, this is the one thing he’s got going for him in a long, long time.
Besides, even if the vampire is intent on chasing him out, HC’s presence is somehow comforting. XL isn’t completely alone
XL currently washes his long hair, back turned to bat HC who helplessly thrashes in Ruoye’s hold.
(HC: “GAH- lemme go I’m trying to spy, damn it!!”)
A sly smile forms on the witch’s lips.
***
w/ @no-one-says-hi
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