"Nirvana in Fire"/"Lang Ya Bang" Group Read: Discussion Post for Chapters 54 - 57

[x_los]

Week 14 of the "Lang Ya Bang" book club, chapters 54 - 57. This discussion will draw to a close, and the next session will open, on August 8th.

I'll be doing a weekly post with thoughts on this community. Feel free to join in/discuss. If you'd like to join the Discord, contact superborb for an invite.

Chinese text: https://sj.uukanshu.com/book.aspx?id=17338
English translation: https://merelhyn.tumblr.com/post/641747965727358976/the-langya-list-epubpdf

SPOILER POLICY: I personally don't give a fuck or even like to give unearned credence to the concept, so since I'm writing the post, anything's fair game.

(If anyone is interested in dankodes running further poetry content during or after NiF, please let me know what you'd be keen to discuss. I'm happy to work with you on that. I'll probably ask this again once NiF draws to a close.)

Comments

Chapter 57

[x_los]

So this tutor got pushed out and then died mad after the Chiyan affair, which is another thing for Changsu to feel guilty about/think needs avenged.

It’s interesting and good that Changsu never thinks, 'the problem is the people who misled the Emperor!' They played their parts, and he deals with them accordingly. But he rightly suggests that the issue is how willing the Emperor was to listen to shit that played into his own fears or desires: that’s ultimately where blame lies, here.

‘His little girl’ Please, you’re not her dad, you're what, two years her senior?

Interesting and awkward that this whole conversation revolves around Nihuang and: her new boyfriend.