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Focus on Chu Shuzhi: Regardless of what you do, I’ll support you unconditionally

Chu Shuzhi – the SID’s only field personnel and a huge Black-Cloaked Envoy fanboy. :)

This is his first scene.

Quite an impressive entrance.

I liked him from the start. The first things that caught my attention was his beauty and his fighting style, but most of all his unwavering and intense loyalty to Black-Cloaked Envoy, which is obvious straight away in the 1st episode. After the 1st episode I thought “I like that guy a lot.” After the 2nd episode I was already in love. Mainly because of this scene:

“I will not hesitate to sacrifice my life for the Honorable Envoy.”

And that was it for me. I have a loyalty kink and a thing for people kneeling to show respect and that scene cemented my love for Chu Shuzhi.

This is such a fascinating relationship and it’s not one-sided. Shen Wei uses Chu Shuzhi for a purpose, of course, but he also respects him. Which is confirmed when the first thing Shen Wei does, after realizing that SID knows he’s secret identity, is to apologize to Chu Shuzhi for not telling him earlier.

And coming back to that scene and to the quote from the title of this post.

“Regardless of what you do, I’ll support you unconditionally.”

Which for me begs the question – would he really? If Black-Cloaked Envoy would do something morally questionable or even evil would Chu Shuzhi still support him? Would he even consider something The Envoy does as anything else but just and right? After all when he argues with Zhao Yunlan in episode 32 he says: “Sometimes you need to be ruthless, or you’ll miss the big picture and regret it forever.”

In the 1st episode we are introduced the two of the three most important relationships Chu Shuzhi has in the drama – Guo Changcheng and Black-Cloaked Envoy. The third is Chu Nianzhi. It’s mainly that relationship that informs who Chu Shuzhi is in present time. It gets the spotlight in episodes 32 and 33 when we find out some facts about Chu Shuzhi’s life in Dixing.

But we don’t know much, or rather we don’t know anything at all, about his life in Haixing, after Black-Cloaked Envoy brought him here. I don’t think he had any acquaintances, casual or otherwise, in Haixing, besides the SID people.

“What are pleasantries?” he asks after the dinner with Guo Changcheng’s aunt and uncle. He clearly didn’t have any opportunities, or the need to socialize.

His relationship with Guo Changcheng is another highlight of the drama for me. And the way it changes from this

to this:

From awe laced with a healthy dose of fearful respect on one side, and annoyance and disdain on the other, to partnership where both sides complement each other and work beautifully together.

I made two post with recs for Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng fanworks here and here.

But I would also like to rec these two fics:

Discidium, Reparandam by galaxysoup

This fic has fantastic scenes between Chu Shuzhi and Shen Wei.

For a more concerted victory by china-shop

It’s a wonderful canon divergence AU, where after the last battle Chu Shuzhi travels back in time before the Reunion Festival, and he’s given the opportunity to fix things.

So – these are my thoughts. What is your opinion about Chu Shuzhi? Which of his relationships is the most interesting to you? Recs or links for fics, meta, picspams, fanart, fanvids are very much appreciated, too.

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Chu Shuzhi is SO my type: tall, stoic, competent, LOYAL. He immediately drew my attention when he first appeared on screen. I was kiiinda bummed when I realised he would only be a minor character in the show.

I haven't really delved much into shipping him with Guo Changcheng, but I did enjoy their developing friendship on the show. :)

Chu Shuzhi is exactly my type, too. I noticed him at once, too, like "ohhh, who is that guy, he's wonderful". :) I wouldn't mind if he had a bit more time devoted to him in the drama, but what he got was still pretty great to me. :)

Chu Shuzhi is my favourite character outside the main pairing. I love his attitide and his history , and of course he looks awesome too :-) Great assessment of him.

Thanks. It was a pleasure to write, so I'm happy other people like it. :)

I love his loyalty for Shen Wei so much. So. Much.

Also, wow, the drama ships Guo/Chu almost more than it ships weilan. And I don't particularly ship Guo/Chu myself, but their scenes really want to convert me XD

I love his loyalty for Shen Wei so much. So. Much.

Yes, it's so good -- such a cornerstone of his character. :-)

Chu Shuzhi! Like you, I absolutely loved his introduction and his relationship with Shen Wei. I wish the show had spent more time on it, even if what we got was wonderful.

If Black-Cloaked Envoy would do something morally questionable or even evil would Chu Shuzhi still support him? Would he even consider something The Envoy does as anything else but just and right? After all when he argues with Zhao Yunlan in episode 32 he says: “Sometimes you need to be ruthless, or you’ll miss the big picture and regret it forever.”
This is interesting! I do think that Chu Shuzhi is the most ruthless member of the SID, due to the whole scenario that is Dixing and radicalization in prison, and the Envoy did free him from torment, so the it's hard to come up with something Shen Wei might do that'd leave Chu Shuzhi less of a stan. Murder a bunch of Dixingian minions of Ye Zun's? Eh, their fault for standing against the Envoy. Show mercy on Ye Zun? It's the Envoy's precious little twin brother, of course he should be protected!

WRT his life in Haixing, I think that he's a grump with no social life, and the pre-canon attitudes of Zhao Yunlan et al towards Dixingians prevented him from really fully integrating into the team socially. And given that he's not human and was removed even from Dixing's society for so long, integrating into Haixing society is something he wouldn't even attempt.

It's the Envoy's precious little twin brother, of course he should be protected!
OH, BUT, Chu Shuzhi's thoughts on the fact that Ye Zun is Shen Wei's little twin brother would be so interesting!

IT WOULD. Ngl, I would live for anyone's thoughts on learning about Shen Wei and Ye Zun being twins. Chu Shuzhi's thoughts would be very interesting. Would he pity Shen Wei for the tragically evil didi, or try to effect reconciliation between them? (Can haz the fic?)

Ngl, I would live for anyone's thoughts on learning about Shen Wei and Ye Zun being twins
YEAH, I really waited for some sort of a conversation about it between Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan after the latter's shocked reaction in the past. And with Chu Shuzhi specifically because of his own brother--I think he might be the only SID member to really understand why Shen Wei would want to forgive Ye Zun.

Honestly, I'd love an Everyone Reacts: Envoy and Sky Pillar Prisoner Are Twins!!!!1! fic. (I don't think anyone but Zhao Yunlan learned it, even!) I think if Chu Shuzhi learned of it, he might go demand Ye Zun to tell why he hates his big brother, since the Envoy must be the best big brother in the world, and accidentally facilitate reconciliation like that. Or ask Shen Wei what happened. He'd be shocked and sad at Shen Wei's twin being the villain of the year.

Everyone else at the SID is an only child save Sang Zan, I think? So they wouldn't viscerally get the desire to reconcile and forgive.

Did Sang Zan have a brother? I can't remember, but Ge Lan had an older brother (who was killed by Sang Zan).

I think Sang Zan mentioned having a sister? He definitely had a sibling, though I can't recall what sort or whether there were two. Good catch on Wang Zheng also having a sibling.

Right! I just checked, and he had a brother and a sister, both dead:

"The Patriarch's son flogged my brother to death. My mother is sick. So I'm hunting birds to exchange for medicine for my mother. (…) Moreover, the Patriarch is not human at all. He wanted my sister and forced her to die. My brother went to ask for justice and was killed." (Episode 10, 28:47)

Thanks, I had completely forgotten about that!

Chu Shuzhi's thoughts on the fact that Ye Zun is Shen Wei's little twin brother would be so interesting!

Oh yes, I wish we got that in the drama, at least one short scene. And that first fic I recced - Discidium, Reparandam by galaxysoup touches on that idea. It has a great scene between Chu Shuzhi and Shen Wei where they talk about Ye Zun.

Well, I know what I'll be reading tonight then :)

it's hard to come up with something Shen Wei might do that'd leave Chu Shuzhi less of a stan. Murder a bunch of Dixingian minions of Ye Zun's? Eh, their fault for standing against the Envoy. Show mercy on Ye Zun? It's the Envoy's precious little twin brother, of course he should be protected!

Yes, exactly. I always come to the same conclusion, too. It's hard to think of something that would change Chu Shuzhi's loyalty to Black-Cloaked Envoy. But now the last two sentences in that quote really make me want to read fanfic when Chu Shuzhi has to interact in some significant way with Ye Zun for some reasons. I can't think of a fic that has that right now.

I can't think of one, either! If I were to plot one, I'd probably have Ye Zun try to manipulate Chu Shuzhi with Evidence That Shen Wei Is The Worst Big Brother ... leading to reconciliation?

(Shen Wei being a bad big brother to his twin might be what actually gets Chu Shuzhi to doubt. Though as it didn't happen, it'd be just a short and easily fixed misunderstanding.)

If I were to plot one, I'd probably have Ye Zun try to manipulate Chu Shuzhi with Evidence That Shen Wei Is The Worst Big Brother ... leading to reconciliation?

Heh.. that's a great idea. And it would probably lead to reconciliation, yes. Because Chu Shuzhi, even if he would have some doubts, would go straight to Shen Wei and ask, respectfully, for an explanation. He isn't afraid to ask Black-Cloaked Envoy some questions in that scene in episode 2.

Because Chu Shuzhi, even if he would have some doubts, would go straight to Shen Wei and ask, respectfully, for an explanation.
He would! Unless he dismissed Ye Zun out of hand. But I am interested in all reconciliation scenarios. What do you think he'd think about Ye Zun being Shen Wei's brother? A happy tear at being able to facilitate the Envoy reconciling with his brother? Weirded out at the Envoy's brother being the prisoner in the Sky Pillar?

He would understand the bond between twins for sure. And I think he would support the reconciliation, even if he had some initial doubts. Because isn't this something Chu Shuzhi would have wanted for himself - to be reunited with his brother?

Ooooh, that is a fantastic idea! Ye Zun tries to manipulate Chu Shuzhi into turning against Shen Wei, and that's how Shen Wei finds out the reason for Ye Zun's grudge! Because Lao-Chu may doubt, but he's not going to jump to conclusions, not when it's the Envoy.

Because Lao-Chu may doubt, but he's not going to jump to conclusions, not when it's the Envoy.
Yes! His trust in and loyalty to the Envoy is wonderful. He'd also be pretty chuffed at being the instrument of the Envoy and his little brother's reconciliation.

He really would! :D

This is officially the best fix-it idea :D

Murder a bunch of Dixingian minions of Ye Zun's? Eh, their fault for standing against the Envoy. Show mercy on Ye Zun? It's the Envoy's precious little twin brother, of course he should be protected!

Hee! :D

This is my only Lao-Chu icon right now ...

I have a loyalty kink and a thing for people kneeling to show respect and that scene cemented my love for Chu Shuzhi.

Oooh, yes, me too. I want more of that so badly. Why isn't there more fic that focuses on Lao-Chu and Shen Wei?

I liked him right away, too. He's attractive of course, and his grumpiness is great, and then the loyalty kink! (Also when he makes Xiao-Guo bow to the Envoy!)

This is such a fascinating relationship and it’s not one-sided. Shen Wei uses Chu Shuzhi for a purpose, of course, but he also respects him.

Yes! That's there in that scene, too, with Shen Wei all, "this is a friendship between gentlemen".

the first thing Shen Wei does, after realizing that SID knows he’s secret identity, is to apologize to Chu Shuzhi for not telling him earlier.

I don't think I've seen any fic about that - have you? I really want to know what went on in Lao-Chu's head at that moment!

Which for me begs the question – would he really? If Black-Cloaked Envoy would do something morally questionable or even evil would Chu Shuzhi still support him? Would he even consider something The Envoy does as anything else but just and right? After all when he argues with Zhao Yunlan in episode 32 he says: “Sometimes you need to be ruthless, or you’ll miss the big picture and regret it forever.”

Lao-Chu isn't afraid to ask the Envoy questions. I think he'd be willing to assume good reasons for as long as he could, but if the Envoy did something Chu Shuzhi actually considered evil or pointlessly cruel and couldn't give him a convincing reason, ultimately he wouldn't go along with it. He might even convince himself it's not the Envoy but an impostor. (And he would probably be right, because I can't see Shen Wei doing anything genuinely evil. *g*

I don’t think he had any acquaintances, casual or otherwise, in Haixing, besides the SID people.

I don't think he did either, and he wasn't even close to his colleagues before the start of the drama. (No wonder he was grumpy! *g*)

Discidium, Reparandam by galaxysoup
For a more concerted victory by china-shop

Yes! These are both excellent on the Lao-Chu front. (And Discidium, Rparandam is excellent with all the SID characters.) ♥

Also when he makes Xiao-Guo bow to the Envoy!

I love that little scene, that was such a nice touch – him teaching the newbie proper behavior in front of Chu Shuzhi’s idol. :)

He might even convince himself it's not the Envoy but an impostor. (And he would probably be right, because I can't see Shen Wei doing anything genuinely evil. *g*

Heh, yes, that was rather theoretical deliberation on my part. I can’t believe that Shen Wei would ever do anything genuinely evil. More like maybe Ye Zun would try to pretend to be Shen Wei and try to use Chu Shuzhi’s loyalty. But I don’t think Chu Shuzhi would fall for this either.

Yes! That's there in that scene, too, with Shen Wei all, "this is a friendship between gentlemen".

I always read that as Shen Wei genuinely going, "Actually, it would be really nice (and more useful to me) if we could be friends, and you spoke candidly," and Chu Shuzhi taking it as a gracious pleasantry rather than at face value, because how could someone as exalted as the Envoy want to be friends with him?

YEah, completely agreed. At least Lao-Chu isn't afraid to ask questions ...

Excellent post! I hope your rec pages also contain your own great fics.

Chu Shuzhi is a fascinating character. As you point out, I feel as if more than anyone else in the SID, his loyalties and emotions are tied directly to individual people more than ideals or abstractions--he would die for the Black-Cloaked Envoy, his personal emotional life is, until Xiao Guo comes along, mostly constructed around missing his brother, and then there's Xiao Guo and the gradual blossoming of their relationship. (From awe laced with a healthy dose of fearful respect on one side, and annoyance and disdain on the other, to partnership where both sides complement each other and work beautifully together.--perfect description.) Unlike many of their colleagues, he isn't that worried about the bigger picture of the future of Haixing or Dixing, Lin Jing's ideals of science, Zhu Hong's concerns for her race as a whole, Xiao Guo's ideas of what's right as a human being--Chu Shuzhi's focus is on the individual people he cares for.

Lao Chu's fans really have their choice of great moments, from his Envoy fanboying to his showing off in the boxing ring to his (homoerotic no matter how you look at it...) threats in Dixing to Xiao Guo to his complete, shattered breakdown when he thinks Xiao Guo is dead. For a side character, he gets to run the gamut of emotions and action. Me, I like his little pleased grin to himself the first time Xiao Guo starts to show some promise in training--God forbid he should actually praise him to his face, but he's getting fond of this hapless kid in spite of himself.

I also like the few moments when we see that he and Zhao Yunlan are actually close in their own way, not friends but sharing mutual respect--Zhao Yunlan helping him stand up after the ordeal in the cold room, Chu Shuzhi's wide relieved grin when Zhao Yunlan gets his sight back, even Zhao Yunlan's ravaged face during Chu Shuzhi's breakdown. Again, the careful creation of this whole net of relationships, even the ones like this that aren't primary connections for either of the people involved, is done so well.

Excellent post! I hope your rec pages also contain your own great fics.

Thanks. And aww, I’m blushing here, just so you know. :)

I feel as if more than anyone else in the SID, his loyalties and emotions are tied directly to individual people more than ideals or abstractions. […]Chu Shuzhi's focus is on the individual people he cares for.

Oh absolutely. I agree.

I like his little pleased grin to himself the first time Xiao Guo starts to show some promise in training--God forbid he should actually praise him to his face, but he's getting fond of this hapless kid in spite of himself.

I love that scene, too. The way he smiles and then makes that face like “What am I doing? Why do I think he’s cute?” :D

And I enjoyed his relationship with Zhao Yunlan, too. That he sometimes insults Zhao Yunlan to his face (like when he calls Zhao Yunlan “smug bastard” to Yehuo), but he’s loyal to him and to the SID and even has, I think, a grudging respect for Zhao Yunlan’s way of doing things.

I feel as if more than anyone else in the SID, his loyalties and emotions are tied directly to individual people more than ideals or abstractions

Yes! That's a great observation. :D

Completely agreed about Lao-Chu and Zhao Yunlan, too.

I also like the few moments when we see that he and Zhao Yunlan are actually close in their own way, not friends but sharing mutual respect

Yes, and that's something that develops, rather than being there at the very beginning. Zhao Yunlan even says, "Old Chu is an ambitious person, he doesn't always want to talk to me. He's only been respectful towards one person -- the Black-Cloaked Envoy." (Ep 6, 37:32)

(I'm not sure about "ambitious" -- has anyone looked at the translation of that line? I just tried with Google Translate and it didn't mention ambition at all.)

One of my favorite things in the show is Lao Chu's epic clameurysm when he thinks Guo Changcheng is dead. There's something about stoic badasses totally losing it that really pings me.

Oh, yes, that was a lot of delicious angst. I liked it a lot. :)

Which for me begs the question – would he really? If Black-Cloaked Envoy would do something morally questionable or even evil would Chu Shuzhi still support him? Would he even consider something The Envoy does as anything else but just and right?

I vote yes, yes, and no. :) I would argue that Shen Wei has made a lot of morally questionable choices over the years, and Chu Shuzhi has had, not just a front-row seat, but a significant personal interest in many of them (relating as they do to his people and his land, both of which he still seems very connected to despite his exile).

This is a wonderful and thoughtful character appreciation post - thanks for all of your pictures (the gifs are PRICELESS), recs, and insights! ♥♥ (And your own fic, which is outstanding! I love everything you do with Chu Shuzhi and Guo Changcheng!)

Yes, I tend to think that Chu Shuzhi would consider even Black-Cloaked Envoy's morally questionable choices as a right thing to do, just because it was The Envoy doing it. But also The Envoy would never do something like, I don't know, murdering children for fun. And Chu Shuzhi knows it. :)

I love everything you do with Chu Shuzhi and Guo Changcheng!

Thank you so much. You've just made my day. It's always nice to know that other people appreciate my love for both of them and for that pairing. ♥ ♥ ♥

Thanks for this post! I love it--and I love Chu Shuzhi. :D The title is perfect, I think about that line of his a lot. And I was rewatching episode 2 yesterday, and can't believe I had forgotten Shen Wei's response to Chu Shuzhi after CSZ says he won't hesitate to sacrifice his life: "This is a friendship between gentlemen. It has nothing to do with debts of gratitude." It's such a courteous and kind thing to say, it grants Chu Shuzhi respect. It's the same kind of courtesy and respect we see later when Shen Wei apologizes to Chu Shuzhi for not revealing his cover identity--he doesn't address him like an underling, but like a comrade.

I also like how the relationship between Chu Shuzhi and Guo Changcheng changes, especially once GCC has more depth and a spine, and CSZ has more open tenderness for him. And as

klia says, I loooove to see Chu Shuzhi fall apart under enormous pressure--it takes a lot to break him, but when he's broken, he's shattered. ♥

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It's the same kind of courtesy and respect we see later when Shen Wei apologizes to Chu Shuzhi for not revealing his cover identity--he doesn't address him like an underling, but like a comrade.

Exactly, I think so too. I don’t think Chu Shuzhi would ever dare to think about Black-Cloaked Envoy as a friend, but he also isn’t afraid to ask Black-Cloaked Envoy questions. So it isn’t just following orders without thinking.

And I have to admit, that as much as I love Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng pairing, that scene between Black-Cloaked Envoy and Chu Shuzhi in episode 2 is my favorite Chu Shuzhi scene.

Also your icon is adorable. 😊

:D Thanks!

sakana17 made it for me. ♥

This is such an awesome post, and oh, those gifs!! *applauds* I'm enjoying reading the comments, too, and eeee, thank you for the rec! ♥ ♥ ♥

My favourite Chu Shuzhi moments are:

1. When he attacks the Regent in the street outside the SID, and how incensed he is by Zhao Yunlan's stopping him, but he does what he's told because Zhao Yunlan is chief and that's what the Envoy would want. (And then he still supports Zhao Yunlan to Zhao Xinci!)

2. Making Guo Changcheng bow to the Black-Cloaked Envoy in episode 1. (Bowing by proxy! One of my favourite tropes.)

3. When Zhao Yunlan announces Shen Wei is their new consultant, and most of the team applauds enthusiastically, and Chu Shuzhi just drinks. Because he doesn't know!

4. When they're in the mountains in the Hanga Arc, and Chu Shuzhi's the only one who's done the reading.

5. Every time near the beginning of the show when he sits back and watches, because he's not really part of the team. He watches Guo Changcheng getting the Longevity Dial to save Butler Wu in episode 5, he watches everyone's reaction to the Regent's visit. He is sitting back and judging them all so hard, until over time, the changes in the team (less bigotry) and the attitude of the Envoy towards the SID and Chu Shuzhi's connection with Guo Changcheng all draw him in until he belongs. ♥ ♥ ♥

“Regardless of what you do, I’ll support you unconditionally.”

Which for me begs the question – would he really? If Black-Cloaked Envoy would do something morally questionable or even evil would Chu Shuzhi still support him? Would he even consider something The Envoy does as anything else but just and right?

This makes me wonder what Chu Shuzhi's reaction would have been if he'd found out about Shen Wei's contingency turn-himself-into-a-bomb plan sooner. Would he support the Envoy to sacrifice himself? Would he be able to keep the secret from Zhao Yunlan? I feel like that would be the toughest test -- he'd want so much to take the Envoy's place or to find another way.

“What are pleasantries?” he asks after the dinner with Guo Changcheng’s aunt and uncle. He clearly didn’t have any opportunities, or the need to socialize.

Or, at least, not with the kind of people who make smalltalk. *g* I am so interested in where he lives, whether he has even minimal interaction with other people (a landlord? a neighbour) and who those people might be. Presumably not other Dixingren, or he'd have to dob them in to the Envoy, but maybe other ex-cons?

*still doesn't have a CSZ icon, must get on that*

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I’m glad you enjoyed my post. 😊

Making Guo Changcheng bow to the Black-Cloaked Envoy in episode 1. (Bowing by proxy! One of my favourite tropes.)

I love that scene. It says so much about Chu Shuzhi, that he wants to teach a newbie proper respect for his idol.

He is sitting back and judging them all so hard, until over time, the changes in the team (less bigotry) and the attitude of the Envoy towards the SID and Chu Shuzhi's connection with Guo Changcheng all draw him in until he belongs.

This is so well said. And yes, I agree.

This makes me wonder what Chu Shuzhi's reaction would have been if he'd found out about Shen Wei's contingency turn-himself-into-a-bomb plan sooner. Would he support the Envoy to sacrifice himself? Would he be able to keep the secret from Zhao Yunlan? I feel like that would be the toughest test -- he'd want so much to take the Envoy's place or to find another way.

Ohh, this a great question. I think that he would keep a secret from Zhao Yunlan if Shen Wei told him that this was the only way and forbade Chu Shuzhi to tell anyone. Chu Shuzhi can argue with Zhao Yunlan and he can ignore Zhao Yunlan’s orders, but I don’t think he would ignore Shen Wei’s. But this is really a fascinating question to ponder.

I am so interested in where he lives, whether he has even minimal interaction with other people (a landlord? a neighbour) and who those people might be.

And now I’m trying to imagine who his neighbors might be, too. Maybe one of them is an older woman. Her only son grew up and left home. So she tries to befriend Chu Shuzhi, or even mother him. She isn’t discouraged by his grumpy and surly demeanor. She calls him Xiao Chu and tries to set him up on a date with her younger single female coworker. And then one day she sees him with a young man with a sweet smile, and she sees Xiao Chu’s eyes when he looks at that young man, and she thinks “ohhh, so that’s why he didn’t want to go on that date.”

I love outsider POV fics and I would totally read a fic like that. Maybe I will write it one day. 😊

Maybe one of them is an older woman. Her only son grew up and left home. So she tries to befriend Chu Shuzhi, or even mother him. She isn’t discouraged by his grumpy and surly demeanor. She calls him Xiao Chu and tries to set him up on a date with her younger single female coworker. And then one day she sees him with a young man with a sweet smile, and she sees Xiao Chu’s eyes when he looks at that young man, and she thinks “ohhh, so that’s why he didn’t want to go on that date.”

*heart-eyes* :-D

Just back to add another fic: Discretion -- Chu Shuzhi & Zhu Hong gen, undercover as a couple. :-)

I liked him from the start. The first things that caught my attention was his beauty and his fighting style, but most of all his unwavering and intense loyalty to Black-Cloaked Envoy, which is obvious straight away in the 1st episode. After the 1st episode I thought “I like that guy a lot.” After the 2nd episode I was already in love. Mainly because of this scene:

And that was it for me. I have a loyalty kink and a thing for people kneeling to show respect and that scene cemented my love for Chu Shuzhi.

SAME. I loved that moment so much. My loyalty kink is well-nourished by CSZ. I love their relationship.

Their relationship is so, so good for someone with a loyalty kink. It was such a delightful surprise for me when I watched Guardian for the 1st time.

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