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The Gauche in the Machine ([personal profile] china_shop) wrote in [community profile] sid_guardian 2023-04-25 09:37 pm (UTC)

Anyway - the thing is, if he did steal it before, then he left it somewhere, went to Haixing, got himself killed, had his body taken back to Dixing, got himself brought back to lifesomehow, and then went and picked up the Dijun Register again, destroying it only moments before Shen Wei found him.

That works, though? If Ye Zun (or whoever) just wanted it out of the palace, Ding Dun could have hidden it and then later decided to destroy it before the Regent/Envoy/SID chief found it. The dying-and-being-brought-back is a confusing problem, regardless of everything else, but not something he'd have planned for.

I think the Regent disappearing the Register is too much like him taking a side. It helps Zhu Jiu and Ye Zun, and I think he's staying determinedly neutral, or is even anti-Ye Zun at this stage. YMMV, though!

Either way, I think we can all agree that Ding Dun is confusing as hell. *g*

Ha, yes!

Yeah, I think "not grovelling" is not one of his priorities at all! He grovels all the time, and he really doesn't have to. (Who was it who theorised that his power was that no one could kill him after he'd grovelled to them? *g*)

*tries not to think about humiliation kink* /o\ (It was [personal profile] teaotter who suggested that, here. :D)

he has no clue about Dixing politics. And the Regent is giving him a very false impression here too.

Yeah, that has to be part of it. He thinks the Envoy vastly outranks the Regent, not realising that doesn't hold in Dixing. And the Regent is deliberately giving that impression... to lower Zhao Yunlan's guard?

The original subs have it as "how useful the holy device is for them". Looking at the Chinese, I'm pretty sure it does mean "what effect the Hallows have on them".

Yeah, but there's no indication who the "them" is, so I thought it was Zhu Jiu and (presumably) Ye Zun from the previous line.

LOL, this is why I constantly check multiple different subs (original Engsub/Viki/Solo/original Chinese). *g*

I often do, but you have to know you're missing something to know to look for it, if you know what I mean.

So in Shen Wei's case, what's in the video (the use of powers) is also not being denied.

Good point! Well, then that raises even more questions (for me) about what Cong Bo thinks about Dixing powers...

I love this! ♥

Yay! :D

It means subordinate, and is a very deferential/submissive way of referring to yourself.

Ahh, thank you. *rolls eyes at the Regent*

He's a bit overwhelmed - but not necessarily in a bad way! Actually, it looks to me like he finds it not at all offputting - the opposite, rather. *g* (In other words, Shen Wei is HOT like this! :D)

Ha, you're probably right, but I find that so hard to relate to. ;-p (*does not find getting snapped at a turn-on*)

Yeah, that's such a great point about the contrast between how the Envoy usually interacts with the SID, and how he is here. ♥ ♥ ♥

Yay, so glad that works for you! :D :D

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