he just feels like a clown now. As for being angrier and angrier, JC had a lot of feelings he needed to unpack. [4], After the Qishan Wen Clan demands that the Yunmeng Jiang Clan hand over at least one key member of their family to attend their training, Jiang Cheng quickly volunteers to go instead of Jiang Yanli. During the "Poisons" arc, Jiang Cheng is 17. Hes lost everything at the hands of his friends and had nothing left to protect. It would explain why each version differs . 185 cm Lan Zhang also said that he looked for clues in the Nightless City and found out that the zombies didn't actually backfire on him. [53], As a teenager, Jiang Cheng encounters Wen Qing at the Cloud Recesses and develops romantic feelings for her. What chapter did Wei Wuxian die? WE as the audience know WWX's thought, motivations and how he was set up/led into certain senerios. [39], Eventually, Wei Wuxian decides to risk his own life to allow the cultivators to escape. He is interrupted, however, by Jin Ling, who lies about seeing Wen Ning. Jiang Cheng: the backstory. He has a bad temper from his youth, and his father treats him distantly, holding him fewer than five times that he can remember. Her mother was a prostitute taken in as a concubine by a sect leader with too many concubines already, and her entire childhood was one fight for dominance after another, woman against woman in the worst sort of way. He returns to the living world in the body of Mo Xuanyu . Jiang Cheng walked up and started stabbing the rocks that were beneath Lan Zhan. Like Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji are the Twin Jades of Gusu, so they will be the Twin Prides of Yunmeng. As Wei Wuxian gains enough mental strength to begin stopping the corpses, Jiang Yanli pushes him suddenly out of the way; taking a sword to the throat, she dies to save Wei Wuxian. Status JC still helped WWX by faking the fight to let him defect. Some of it, like the Wen's attacking really wasn't anyone fault at all. They've both had to deal with losing literally everything with the added weight of their entire sects on their shoulders. Even if JC told "WWX i lost my golden core to protect you, you brat!" Jiang Wanyin did not like to think about the nature of the two men's relationship, but he could not deny that nowadays Lan Wangji was the closest person to his former brother. With his spiritual power sealed, Jiang Cheng holds forth Sandu and places himself in front of his nephew. After 16 years later, Mo Xuanyu from Mo residence sacrifices himself and bring Wei Wuxian back to get revenge for him. Now that's all the numbers of reasons I think Jiang Cheng wronged Wei Wuxian and others mainly because he was choosing to look the other way or because he was acting like a spoiled brat. IMO, i agree that Wei Ying committed suicide. As a skilled doctor, Wen Qing treats Jiang Cheng but requests that they leave quickly, lest she fall under suspicion. A subreddit dedicated to fans, by fans, of all versions and adaptations of Mo Dao Zu Shi! . Eventually, he releases his martial brother and breaks down in tears. our next life by Marinette Cheng. JC only calls dogs to scares him out but trust me, he would never kill him. A subreddit dedicated to fans, by fans, of all versions and adaptations of Mo Dao Zu Shi! So that last bastion of hope. Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. Point is, I think, he knew the other dudes he was torturing were not WWX, so he just used them as dummies for his little anger problems, and when he saw WWX resurrected and shameless ofc he just wanted to release his anger, that's why he patted him gently on the back with Zidian. he doesn't love him either. Im Vietnamese so I think the text Ive read is a lot closer to the original text compared to the English version due to language similarities. He also took Wei Wuxian under his care as his ward, raising him alongside his own children. [7], After the Xuanwu of Slaughter emerges, and the Wens flee, Jiang Cheng finds himself trapped in the cave alongside the others. Lan Wangji: In the Cloud Recesses flashback, Nie Huaisang says that he is the same age as Wei Wuxian and himself, which would be 15. Powerful as they are, death comes for everyone. After finding everything out its clear he wouldnt have wanted to fight anymore because he had nothing left to fight for and he only ever fought for others anyway, never himself, yet everyone he knew or would fight for turned against him. By the end of their excursion, Jiang Cheng promises Wei Wuxian he will chase dogs away for him. They know who he is. To kill Wei Wuxian because of anger, Wen Chao does the worst thing that he ever does to anyone. [11], When Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian return that night, they find the entire clan massacred, including Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan. It all started with a letter from Gusu, asking for the hand of the YunMeng Omega in marriage. A subreddit dedicated to fans, by fans, of all versions and adaptations of Mo Dao Zu Shi! When Jiang Cheng knew that the son in front of him was Wei Wuxian, he was not to mention how happy he was, but he did not show joy like that. Then he thinks WWX killed and did lots of wrong things. I'd have to argue that Jiang Wanyin know's it isn't Wei Wuxian's fault, even he knew the Wen's were going to come anyway, Cloud Recesses had been burned down, the war had been declared, "In his heart, Jiang Cheng knew clearly that back in the care of the Xuanwu of Slaughter at Dusk-Creek Mountain, even if Wei Wuxian hadn't saved Lan Wangji, the Wen Sect would have found some reason to come over sooner of later." But the way Wei WuXian was acting, it seems, the Whole cultivation world going to doom alongside him. JC is a very realistic and relatable personality, which means he's complicated and his emotions aren't all that straightforward. ._3oeM4kc-2-4z-A0RTQLg0I{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between} He uses his swimming skills to find a hole at the bottom of the pool that they can escape through and helps guide those who cannot swim out of the cave. I don't know what your specific background is, but I think Americans tend to be more expressive with both positive and negative emotions. Both leave the duel cursing each other. Remember that at the very end, he wanted to tell WWX about how he also made an unspoken sacrifice, how he hadn't run off to seek revenge, but had run out to distract the Wens from WWX. Episode #1.1. No "Do you need any help, or just some silent company?" [44], Jin Guangyao then feigns an attack against Wei Wuxian. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/TopicLinksContainer.3b33fc17a17cec1345d4_.css.map*/WWX broke the seal, couldn't control his undead army and they turned on him. I think I also saw it in some fan theories, but I believe it makes a lot of sense JC just basically being mad jealous that his brother would first go to some shit hole and Gusu than to Yunmeng To all of that, WWX doesn't seem to be sorry or wanting to apologise to him and JC is putting all the fault for Jiang sect struggles on WWX. ._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ{border-top:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-lineColor);margin-top:16px;padding-top:16px}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN{margin:0;padding:0}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN ._2btz68cXFBI3RWcfSNwbmJ{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:21px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;margin:8px 0}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN ._2btz68cXFBI3RWcfSNwbmJ.QgBK4ECuqpeR2umRjYcP2{opacity:.4}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN ._2btz68cXFBI3RWcfSNwbmJ label{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN ._2btz68cXFBI3RWcfSNwbmJ label svg{fill:currentColor;height:20px;margin-right:4px;width:20px;-ms-flex:0 0 auto;flex:0 0 auto}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._4OtOUaGIjjp2cNJMUxme_{-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._4OtOUaGIjjp2cNJMUxme_ svg{display:inline-block;height:12px;width:12px}._2b2iJtPCDQ6eKanYDf3Jho{-ms-flex:0 0 auto;flex:0 0 auto}._4OtOUaGIjjp2cNJMUxme_{padding:0 12px}._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:unset;line-height:16px;text-transform:unset;--textColor:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColor);--textColorHover:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColorShaded80);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:12px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--textColor);fill:var(--textColor);opacity:1}._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F._2UlgIO1LIFVpT30ItAtPfb{--textColor:var(--newRedditTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColor);--textColorHover:var(--newRedditTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColorShaded80)}._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F:active,._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F:hover{color:var(--textColorHover);fill:var(--textColorHover)}._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F:disabled,._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F[data-disabled],._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F[disabled]{opacity:.5;cursor:not-allowed}._3a4fkgD25f5G-b0Y8wVIBe{margin-right:8px} He takes Jiang Cheng to a mountain and instructs him to follow a path up the mountain, where he will meet Baoshan Sanren. Press J to jump to the feed. He begins to capture all cultivators whom he suspects are possessed by the soul of Wei Wuxian, taking them back to Lotus Pier for torture. Also, the lack of emotional development from wei yings perspective is so disappointing. I havent thought about that before and that kind of perspective is definitely consistent with his character! WWX thinks if LWJ continues to hold on, they will both fall so he uses that moment to rip his arm out of LWJ's grip. But its not fairy tale love and theyre going to be tense with each other. Wei Ying also explained in the anime last episode S3 that even Madame Yu was strict, she never do anything that would harm WWX, same like how JC do to WWX. I think by the end, they went forward in the right direction to mend their relationship. The caveat to that is, love is not enough to stay together or to get along. In the novel, he gets chased by Fairy while looking for Jin Ling to fix the curse, which is how he runs into not only . I mean, u could say that WWX wanted to die and the only thing that kept him up was LWJ grabbing his hand. 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[52], The audio drama adds a scene of Jiang Cheng's infamous inability to connect with women. He picked up Chenqing and refused to give it to JGY in exchange of Suibian because he knew that WWX would look for the dizi not the sword. Do I think JC devoid of the bs of the world, especially his mothers bs ever hated WWX? Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! But I can say, at the end, he didn't hate him as much as he did before. Jiang Cheng was born the second child of Yu Ziyuan and Jiang Fengmian. Previously:Qinghen. And finally, WWX dies in the Burial Mound siege. I was under the impression that Wei Wuxian never really blame Jiang Wanjin for anything he did to him specifically, but he was enraged when the other talk bad about the Wens he was protecting or Lan WangJi. Side notes : Idk why some of adaptation makes JC look like a bad person and WWX killer. Agree with dearclover . Did Jiang fengmian love Jiang Cheng? However, he happened upon Jiang Cheng violently whipping a demonic cultivator he had captured, and he was so scared that he fled. No Archive Warnings Apply; Ln Zhn | Ln Wngj/Wi Yng | Wi Wxin; Ln Yun | Ln Szhu & Wi Yng | Wi Wxin & Wn Nng | Wn Qingln & Wn This could be MXTX being very subtle and leaving readers room to interpret, or it could just not be what she wanted to focus on. One thing that did irk me was the scene when WWX was thinking about how he died and was getting really depressed. I'm more anxious. Since Wei Wuxian's parents died, he grew up in Jiangjia, so he got to know Jiang Cheng and Jiang Yanli. Sure they won't be like before. But I have noticed, neither in the donghua nor the novel was it ever confirmed that he died from the backfire of his army. [14], Jiang Cheng becomes the leader of the Yunmeng Jiang Clan and begins recruiting disciples to join his clan and their rebellion against the Qishan Wen Clan. Sorry for the long explanation, these two are really complicated. That sums everything up, pretty convincing. [16], After retaking many places in Yunmeng, Jiang Cheng joins with Lan Wangji to attack the supervisory office where Wen Chao is hiding. But i admit I would have preferred more of the extras to be about the side characters and not about WangXian being kinky xD. I think he probably hated WWX for a while, at the height of their enmity after JYL died. He runs out to distract them, and as a result, he is captured instead of Wei Wuxian. He was envious of WWX, and jealous of LWJ and the Wen remnants. You can love someone that you can't stay in the same room with, too. [23], After Jiang Cheng is told that Wen Ning, under Wei Wuxian's control, has killed Jin Zixuan, he attends the pledge conference at Nightless City to pledge his opposition to Wei Wuxian. He was certainly going to doom. And hes a clown I think one of the reasons he hates wwx that he always wanted to find someone to put all the blame and sadness on, JC can't hate WWX, even he himself said "shouldn't I hate you, can't I hate you?". Other cultivators were actively trying to provoke WWX, but in the end he kind of made his own decisions that brought about devastating results. Hahahaha. According to various people in the novel including Wei Wuxian, he died because his powers backfired, and he was ripped to pieces by his corpses as a result, but nobody ever says that it happened when he destroyed the Stygian Tiger Seal. Two days later, Lan Wangji returns, explaining that the talismans summon evil, rather than oppose it. Height Hence he decided to continue living. That was the assumption of the people, basically, a rumor so it is not something to be trusted. Unable to sleep their first night, Wei Wuxian slips away from the Cloud Recesses to purchase the renowned wine Emperor's Smile. ._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4{width:100%}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA{display:none}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA,._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:block}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:none} Nevertheless, he continues to trail his nephew on night hunts in case of any danger. He follows his Wei Wuxian to the ancestral hall of their clan and confronts Wei Wuxian about his role in the deaths of Jiang Fengmian, Yu Ziyuan, and Jiang Yanli, as well as his relationship with Lan Wangji. In the original novel : WWX actually commit suicide. 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Also known as the Yiling Patriarch (, Ylng Loz), he died in the first siege of the Burial Mounds . The three often play and catch fish. This then proceeded to be the only time they talked about their feelings lmao sure maybe they wont talk about the sacrifices theyve made for the other person, thats consistent with their characters, but really? There are definitely a lot of clues and hints throughout the novel of his mental state though. Season 1. Personal Information So I think he still loves WWX in the way that people love their siblings no matter what. so i mean, either way, the resentful spirits/energy from either his army or his amulet could have been the real cause of his death. Talking about this we still have some problems yet to be solved. But i do agree that the author not giving us closure about Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian relationship was kind of disappointing. [39], As more corpses approached, Jin Ling wished for Jiang Cheng to comfort him, but the closest Jiang Cheng came was giving his nephew Zidian, much like his mother had given it once to him. [19], Jiang Cheng's insecurities grow after the Sunshot Campaign, as people suggest that the Yunmeng Jiang Clan has only survived because of Wei Wuxian, rather than Jiang Cheng. so to me it seems very clear that wei wuxian committed suicide after having lost his yiling family, already feeling guilt from inadvertently getting his shidi killed on the battlefield and then finding out his best friend and sworn brother was leading the charge against him personally and ready to kill everyone at burial mounds, including him. Wei Ying states this repeatedly to.someone lol Soooo if he did indeed lose the will to live and took measures to ensure his death, or was just satisfied with being dead, how was he summoned back? According to Wen Chao, Jiang Cheng screamed and pled for his core, but his captors did not care.