Focus on Mi Lu: No-one can leave my forest labyrinth

[extrapenguin]

Mi Lu is the illusion weaver we see in episodes 36-37. She is one of Ye Zun's loyal subordinates, and her name is very punny: she is 米露, and 迷路 means "to lose the way" or "labyrinth". She's a true believer in Ye Zun's cause and, like Zhu Jiu and Ye Zun, racist against Yashou. Her only objection to Ye Zun's plans is their reliance on Ya Qing. As a direct consequence of her attitudes, she ends up driving a wedge between herself and Ya Qing (by trying to escalate the intra-Yashou conflict and telling Ya Qing that the Dixingian goons Ye Zun gave her won't obey her, a Yashou), thus quickening the break between Ya Qing and Ye Zun.


Kneeling to her boss.


Brushing aside a gun and Ya Qing's qualms.


Using her labyrinth powers.

1. What role do you think she played in Ye Zun's movement? Do you think she was doing work in Dixing similar to what Zhu Jiu did in Haixing?

2. Do you think Ye Zun approached her (for her mindfuck power similar to the Nightmare Master's), or she approached Ye Zun?

3. How long do you think she's been on the surface?

4. What do you think her power is? Creating postentially-illusory trees, or creating illusions identical to features of the landscape? How specific is her labyrinth power?

To the best of my knowledge, there are no Mi Lu fanworks. (Prove me wrong?)

So - come and talk about Mi Lu! Share links to meta, picspams, and related fanworks, new or old! Self-recs whole-heartedly encouraged. Basically, this is the place for anything you want to say or link to about Mi Lu.

Important: If you're commenting with meta/discussion/thoughts, please say whether you're coming from a novel perspective, a drama perspective, or a blend of the two, so we don't end up talking past each other. Thanks!