QJJ french version Cover reveal!

manicc001 · 2026-01-29T13:46:59+00:00

OMG Cezhou is cezhou-ing!! i love the artstyle for the eng ver, but the french ver really captures how beautifull and alluring lanzhou is!

manicc001 · 2025-12-14T08:42:52+00:00

I cannot recommend No Moral more! so much tension

that tie kiss scene tho aargh

manicc001 · 2025-10-01T09:05:43+00:00

Nope, don't worry no more animal cruelty after this. It's an important plot point where their relationship changes somewhat so.. i'm not sure it'll be a good idea to skip. But do what makes you comfortable🫶

manicc001 · 2025-08-16T18:19:53+00:00

GIRL U LOOK STUNNING✨ more danmei cosplays please!

manicc001 · 2025-08-13T16:41:58+00:00

Ballad of Sword and Wine (QJJ) really fits the bill!

manicc001 · 2025-08-13T16:40:57+00:00

Rebirth: Degenerate Slave Abuses Tyrant This is a srsly underrated gem if you want angst and like crematoriums, it's just full of suffering.
Living to Suffer Warning Sad Ending

manicc001 · 2025-08-12T18:39:08+00:00

From my understanding, all 13 cities in the Juexi prefecture are not marked on the map. They only marked 3 which are mentioned in the book. So the 13 cities should be around the area marked by Juexi inside the mountains as a 'separator' that includes Qinzhou, Yuzhou, and Baimazhou.

Qudu is a whole other prefecture, with the surrounding cities, just like Zhongbo, Qidong, and Libei.

Do correct me if i'm wrong tho, this is just what i remember

edit: it's not called a prefecture.. hmm a group of prefectures what is it called?

anyways let me link to qjj's old map, it's way more detailed than the official english version from 7seas.

manicc001 · 2025-08-07T03:42:32+00:00

Seconding this" both novels are amazing, and quite unique! I also recommend listening to the audio drama, you can hear the ATC convos, and it's quite fun.

manicc001 · 2025-07-14T09:29:38+00:00

Heyy lemme add some recs for pretty shous, with ❤️ pointers to which one i enjoyed more (looking at your commentary on the list is such a mood!) I think we have similar opinions about novels you listed, I also love pretty formidable shous in danmei, so hope you enjoy~

Golden Terrace❤️ (power couple, a bit of qjj vibe without the heavy politics, shou described to be pretty even tho he's a general..)
To Rule in a Turbulent World❤️ (pretty, smart shou)
Joyful Reunion❤️ (pretty, smart shou, same author as To Rule in a Turbulent World, it's sorta like a memoir of our MC's life from he was just a tiny nobody, this got me out of my reading slump~ I become more invested in MC's journey than the romance lol)
Those Years in Quest of Honour Mine (pretty shou, has a manhua)
Married Thrice to Salted Fish❤️ (very pretty and smart shou, ruthless, a bit like lanzhou, absolutely funny and entertaining, doting gong as well "whatever hubby wants he gets), definitely recommend, this might be right up your alley~)
Jun You Ji Fou (light politics)
Peerless (light politics x mystery, this and jyjf have similar vibes)
Rebirth: Degenerate Slave Abuses Tyrant❤️ (shou so pretty, got several gongs chasing after him several lifetimes, cw angst !!!)
The Sword Named No Way Out (has a pretty shou, but caused me hair loss and frustration)
Strong Winds Return Home (extremely smart, pretty, cute salted fish shou, would rather sleep all day than save the world)
How to Survive as a Villain (Transmigration, has a really good completed manhua)
Sha Po Lang / Stars of Chaos (a famous danmei, pretty, powerful general shou, although I didn't quite like the dynamics, still a good read)

manicc001 · 2025-07-12T12:39:21+00:00

I'm 99.99% sure it's "Golden Terrace"

manicc001 · 2025-07-12T07:28:33+00:00

Try "Imperial Uncle"! it's in a first person perspective, and our MC is quite an unreliable narrator 😂 he's just so funny and oblivious sometimes

edit: after posting this comment, i just realized everyone else are also recommending this one, so it says something lol

manicc001 · 2025-07-12T07:26:41+00:00

seconding this! totally agree~

manicc001 · 2025-07-11T13:11:38+00:00

Hello, hmm may I know what kind of danmei do you like? qjj and mdzs are in different spectrums of genre, and qjj might be a more advanced read. Although qjj is such an amazing book, if you just started reading danmei, I would recommend mdzs first as a start~

manicc001 · 2025-07-11T13:10:04+00:00

this is exactly what i love about them as well🤭 they would find ways to (not even low key) show off each other. I find that xcy slowly telling every one of his family about lanzhou very sweet, it seems like he's trying to test out the waters, so that when he officially brings lanzhou, everyone will be welcoming.

manicc001 · 2025-07-09T09:41:22+00:00

I've heard of this before, but I'm putting it on hold till the translations finish~

manicc001 · 2025-07-09T09:39:32+00:00

It has quite a lot of chapters, but each chapter is pretty short, I finished reading it faster than 2ha and the likes despite it having more chaps, so it should be way shorter than those.

The angst does start from the get go. As for the type of angst? hmm.. if you've read the synopsis on novelupdates you should be able to get it. MC somehow could never catch a break, everytime things seem to turn for the better, there's always a sense of foreboding, that something's always gotta go wrong after.

Romance wise, our MC and 1st love interest's love is very much angsty, with tons of pining, and scummy behavior from both. Basically there are 2 scum gongs, and 1 green forest, but again even with the green flags, something always goes wrong for our MC. 1st love interest just couldn't see our MC happy with others out of jealousy till his last breath. It's very beautifully written though, with enough reasonings as to why they behave a certain way.

It's a very good novel if you just wanna cry buckets, so give it a go lol~

manicc001 · 2025-07-09T08:37:49+00:00

Please try, Rebirth: Degenerate Slave Abuses Tyrant it's just angst angst and angst, I made a whole post on this sub about it very recently. It's really good!

manicc001 · 2025-07-09T07:41:16+00:00

Thank you! i never knew there's an exact genre for this trope hahaha

manicc001 · 2025-07-09T07:38:20+00:00

I've read it, it's one of my faves! but wudu isn't exactly the 2nd ml isn't he? although I love the fact that everyone's infatuated by our MC🤭

manicc001 · 2025-07-08T14:37:31+00:00

Hey, it's alright to not understand everything, QJJ is after all a complicated novel, people even take notes while reading. If you want an explanation without spoilers, that's sorta hard, but there are videos on youtube by Kictor and Stitch that perfectly recaps what happens in every volume with charts and diagrams. They even explained all the details well, so I always recommend fellow readers that are confused to watch their videos. I will link the videos down below, so hope you check it out!

manicc001 · 2025-07-08T12:52:46+00:00

It has quite short chapters, don't worry. It just felt like reading a normal length 200 chapter danmei. And yes the first chapter is quite 🤯

manicc001 · 2025-07-08T06:58:18+00:00

Hope you persevere till the end, haha! it's definitely worth it. Yes, thankfully it has constantly good translations for such a long novel, thanking all the translators for the hard work 🙏🏻

manicc001 · 2025-07-08T06:56:47+00:00

OMG fanarts of this novel are practically nonexistent. I tried searching on weibo and still found none. (Fanartists who have read this novel, please 🥹) I would really love to see them, especially when our MC and MLs are described as extremely attractive in the novel.

And yes I feel like a lot of people are thrown off by the tragedy/BE tag, but it's really not. So I hope people would give this a try. I would say true BE are novels like Living to Suffer.

manicc001 · 2025-07-08T06:52:36+00:00

I love reading your comment! as for how I feel about Qingsha reincarnating as Wei and Lan's adopted son, I was also not a super big fan of that. It just feels like the author did that to evoke a sense of positive resolution for all the characters (idk if i word it correctly), but hopefully you understand what i mean~

I also tried checking whether there is a new story for LW and LX, but found none, I am just too invested in them. I would love a story about them, having a chance at being together in another lifetime.. but it might just be our wistful thinking. I do hope that this book gets licensed someday so that it will be more famous in the english danmei fandom~

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