"Or what if he'd been adopted by a kitten while in the pillar? (I know, I know, you've sort of written that. *g* But I mean a not-Yashou kitten. Something he could care about without all the baggage and fraughtness.)"
Omggg, THIS CONCEPT. :D Kitten can't be hypnotized or mind-controlled, Ye Zun: grrr, kitten: meep?? :D (And also I'm super curious about the story you're talking about. :D)
"Is there a meaningful distinction between those? Unlike the gods who walk around being people and peeing on people, the Heavens are kind of an abstract force here."
Yeah, the glossary says that too: "In Chinese culture, the Heavens is a generic yet supreme power, universal and formless, that enforces order upon all matter, often manifesting as forces of nature. It’s not a place or a god, but even presides over gods."
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Omggg, THIS CONCEPT. :D Kitten can't be hypnotized or mind-controlled, Ye Zun: grrr, kitten: meep?? :D (And also I'm super curious about the story you're talking about. :D)
"Is there a meaningful distinction between those? Unlike the gods who walk around being people
and peeing on people, the Heavens are kind of an abstract force here."Yeah, the glossary says that too: "In Chinese culture, the Heavens is a generic yet supreme power, universal and formless, that enforces order upon all matter, often manifesting as forces of nature. It’s not a place or a god, but even presides over gods."