I GOT TGCF BOOK 5 (ITS SO ROMANTIC!!!!!!!!)

[@кола-гоголь]

“ who do you think mined all the coal? “ I now relate to not knowing if I should laugh or cry.

[@i_see_tennie]

What where's that line from?

[@atriyakoller136]

@@i_see_tennie every danmei novel hahaha

[@i_see_tennie]

@@atriyakoller136 then what does it mean?? I am not a native English speaker sorry

[@MutantAndProud]

@@i_see_tennie which line do you mean? The one about coal, or the one about laughing or crying?

[@i_see_tennie]

@@MutantAndProud coal one

[@karanhdream]

"Do you think I would so easily allow you lot to touch my heart's dearest treasure" Hua Cheng going full yandere over Xie Lian for a minute. Xie Lian "San Lang's special someone must be so lovely and cool... I wish I was them..." *facepalm*

[@shaneyzamora2525]

I love Baby HC and XL. XL wants to protect him and spoil him so bad, telling him that its okay to be weak because he can count on him. HC would love the attention if he wasn't weak. I think this also shows that he wouldn't mind a son, especially if he looked like HC.

[@kuroitamashi7138]

I almost cried again on the "I will never leave you" part. oh, Hua Cheng really makes my heart ache and excited

[@PhoenixFyreRising]

Just remember that line in the future.

[@roastedsardines]

Just for a year… It was just for a year... Only a year… OH WHO AM I KIDDING IT STILL HURTS SM 😭😭😭

[@Levsa399]

“I am forever your most devoted believer.”

[@elephantnarwal]

Why is no one talking abt how Qi Rong's ghost flame curse passwords are dog Hua Cheng and Dog-f#cked Xie Lian? I was screaming when i read that and dying of laughter bc Xie Lian was like oh my cousin probably had a change of heart for me but not 2 minutes passed when Qi Rong was like DOG F#CKED XIE LIAN 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fujoshidianxia]

"My Lord! Why have you descended???" Xielian hides his ghost king boyfi "My Lord, I can explain!" I laughed so hard! 🤣

[@gritschick5832]

dang, Hua Cheng went full “if i can’t have you, no one can.” mode 😂

[@Yurinoyuki]

"I might not be able to decide if the road is easy, but whether I walk it is entirely up to me." is really one of the best quotes!

[@liuyunxiajiu]

Mount tonglu is my favorite part of the book, not only we have tiny huacheng, but also the interaction between xielian and huacheng. They literally already obsessed with each other, and can’t help themselves. Such as xielian kisses tiny huacheng’s forehead, hugs back huacheng to pretend normal, treasure the red string…others like fengxin and muqing will confuse like “what are you doing?!Are you crazy?” And xielian just like “Sanlang is a good boy, don’t separate us!noooo!”hahaha they are so cute I love them so much!

[@shripi193]

You playing with the dolls is so cute 😩😂

[@solarianvoid-pi9428]

10:06 “Sometimes it’s not up to you to decide if the road is easy to walk.” “I might not be able to decide if the road is easy; but whether I walk it is entirely up to me.” That’s such a heartwarming sentiment I love a good “So what if you actually were hard to love? What if you were arduous to be around? Still my choice.” Because that just means so much more than “noooo, loving you is easy”.

[@PhoenixFyreRising]

In the anime I loved when Hua Cheng said "You will not know anyone more sincere that I."

[@mikigirl18]

I actually stopped at just the part you did in the video, but I got to admit I love the fact that Xie Lian doesn't mind smashing Qi Rong's face in when he needs to. It makes for some of the funniest stuff to watch the Green Ghost get beaten up.

[@ananyasharma9966]

I remember reading this and becoz i knew how tortured xie lian was, i cried so much when he told he wanted to give him protection charm to keep him from leaving too.. it gave me goosebumps n reminded me of 100 swords and his parents' death... He literally had no one for 800 yrs except Hua Chang's spirit then the ghost king himself. Also hua chang says only few lines and i agree wid everything that leaves his mouth!.. Love... Ask abut it from the person who died for you thrice, made numerous statues for you, was wid you in yur saddest times like during 100 sword n the second banishment.

[@IAMASELENATOR92]

I remember prior to Xie Lian giving the belts to Feng Xin, he saw a servant who was beating up his master because the servant did not get paid. That definitely inspired Xie Lian to reward Feng Xin. - But also, Xie Lian was right. He even told Feng Xin one day, he might leave and he was right because right after Mu Qung left, so did Feng Xin. Xie Lian was living alone for so many years and (spoiler) even his own parents were gone.

[@trishizz1239]

Every time they have a conversation with each other it's just so endearing, it's like they're living in their own Comfort zone 😭I just love them 💖Also MERRY CHRISTMAS to you too kictor💚✨

[@Levsa399]

“RIP to Feng Xin, but I’m built different!” Perfection.

[@mikankitsune0440]

Chibi Hua Cheng is adorable.

[@brennaseah8552]

Just recently finished reading TGCF novel. XL and HC love reminds me of a song called Promise by Eva Huang and Raymond Lam, from the movie, The Sorcerer and the White Snake. Like at the start of the song: 等待​ ​ 缘​ ​ 份​ ​ 需​ ​ 要​ ​ 千百​ ​ 年 which means (Thousands of years waiting for fate) [HC 800 years of devotion to XL] 爱​ ​ 一​ ​ 个​ ​ 人​ ​ 就​ ​ 在​ ​ 一​ ​ 瞬间 (But just a moment to fall in love) And the chorus of the song, I really felt it is like describing HC and XL love. 为​ ​ 你​ ​ 而​ ​ 活​ ​ 是​ ​ 我​ ​ 的​ ​ 许​ ​ 诺 (Living for you is my promise) [The part when XL asked HC to live for him] 失去​ ​ 你​ ​ 还怕失​ ​ 去​ ​ 什麽 (Without you what am I afraid to lose) [This reminds me of HC ashes around XL neck and saying that if that safe location is gone then he as well] 只要 快乐 爱 就 没有 错 (So long as love is joy, it cannot be wrong)

[@MutantAndProud]

Geges bounce! Sweet Jesus I don't think I'm supposed to be thinking of sex jokes when it's plushies but here we are 😅🤣 But as for the book, thank you for reminding me of that moment. Hua Cheng is basically the king of Hanging In There When Things Get Tough™, and Xie Lian really needed that shift in perspective. Also, itty bitty Hua Hua is so cute 🥰 Speaking of which, have you read the fanfic "No Water Is Enough"? Hua Cheng goes through a de-aging process in that fic and it's fantastic. The whole thing is fantastic, really. One of my absolute favorites.

[@Kictor]

I HAVE READ THAT FIC!! It was soo good!

[@MutantAndProud]

@@Kictor WOOHOO! It's genuinely one of the best out there, FACT. It's also one of those fics that's so well done in pretty much every way, I forget it isn't canon. I swear, I sometimes think fondly of "y'know, that time near the end of book 5 where Hua Cheng had his devotion rewired towards Jun Wu, and Xie Lian had to gently coax it back, and Hua Cheng's love is SO POWERFUL that it kept breaking through the false memories Jun Wu slapped all over Hua Cheng's brain like Dollar Store stickers... no, wait, CRAP."

[@Lindsaygomes77340]

@@MutantAndProud I am sorry what? I've read the book, why don't I remember that 👀 Do you happen to know in when chapters this event happen? Because I need to go re-read it right away

[@youkaiyui]

@@Lindsaygomes77340 it’s a fic. A very good one.

[@Wakanonto]

@@youkaiyui who’s the author of the fic? because I can’t find it

[@justcruisina1ong]

I loved this interaction between them too and HC's nugget of wisdom. It's really interesting absorbing TGCF as a person with a feet in both cultures. Tbh XL's char had been annoying for me for the most part because of how lawful good he is. Although he does have good intentions, many of his decision making processes smacked of a need to be loved, to continue to uphold this pleasing crown prince narrative because he's the only child and had been spoilt as a kid. Book 4, which outlines his struggles after the 1st banishment, was the best, imho, and also revealed this need for love side of him very clearly. XL is very Chinese. Everything is misguided guilt. When I read HC's reaction I just thought, "Finally. Some sense!" HC is chaotic neutral which is more western aligned in mentality. Though not necessary superior, the western mentality, in this application, is more logical. What happened with FX and JL were their problems. FX chose not to share it with XL, that in itself showed he viewed their r/ship as more of a master-servant than friendship. Since FX decided on this path he should bear the burden. On the other hand, XL took on this responsibility and guilt because he saw FX as a friend and he's able to because he has the upper hand in the master-servant dynamic. HC though just cut through all that-whether friends or master-servant, it's FX's choice to have done what he did. And in the end, yeah, it was a half-arsed choice that wasn't love. It wasn't so much that it wasn't enough that it wasn't love but that it was indecisive. When you choose to go on the path, you don't complain about how hard it is, you just walk that path because that's what you've decided. Chaotic neutral HC is just very matter-of-factly about it. He applied the Law of Free Will to it all. In a way that's very Asian mentality too coz that's Daoism. XL is Buddhism with all that guilt hahaha Anyhoo it shows how strong minded and determined HC is. Sorry for the ramble. Love this vid.

[@meganbentleyart]

I really love your view on this. And the way XL takes on other people's burdens, always feeling the need to "fix" things, you can tell even from a young age that he always felt the need to do that. I believe back then Mu Qing was really annoyed by it or offended? Which I find so interesting in terms of how well these characters views and personalities are so developed. XL constantly needing to be a buffer so people don't get hurt. But then the message being that not everyone wants to be saved, they want to fight their own battles. I'm just so amazed by this series. We could honestly go and on about it for ages :D

[@justcruisina1ong]

@@meganbentleyart Thanks ☺Agreed. We really could go on about it for ages. Possibly 800 yrs ages 😂

[@meganbentleyart]

@@justcruisina1ong 😆

[@Gaze21x]

I'll never forget a comment from someone about the scene where HC turns young again an the extra were XL forgets his memories where they said soomething like "oh sure, so the author just needed to get an excuse, to get some questionable, weird shota sexual tension in there" and I was like "have we ACTUALLY read the same scenes? This is NOT what thoes scenes are about and display." I absolutely love these book 5 scenes, because they just put weight on how, yes there's definitely sexual attraction between these two, but there's also this innocent just pure love and affection of "no matter what form you're in I'll always love you in all the different forms love can take". It's just beautiful!

[@snowfalltheicewing3223]

When I tell you I reread the whole fifth book because I was like "when tf does the cover happen?!"

[@twitchyrascal5025]

I just wanna say, the person who draws the art inside the book is super chill and has a twitch channel. Zelda drew the book images live on stream which was cool to look at. 😊😊😊

[@rainrhy]

the first time i introduced the plot of tgcf to my friend for the first time i got to the part where i was explaining about puqi shrine. and when i said it out loud she stopped me so abruptly and said and i quote:' hold the goddam phone. who in their right mind would name the shrine... p***y shrine? what is he god of fertility? god of the budussy?... he must be smeggsy tho. the god. LIKE ABSOLUTE GIGA CHAD ABS smeggsy. right?' i just stared in complete shock and continued '... he was a prince and hes gay. for a ghost king' and she said 'WELL HOT DAM SATANS IN THIS TOO??!!' i then left the conversation hanging and never spoke about it again.

[@rellaleonissefeliciano6782]

There was a series of crossover art that involved the three main cps of the author’s three books. I’m not sure if it was a fan art or something but it involved the Wei Wuxian being lifted by Lan Wangji and Lou Binghe being lifted by Shen Yuan, so basically the gongs competing in more and more ridiculous ways of lifting (tho i think it was We Wuxian egging Lan Wangji on their side). And then there was Hua Cheng looking so smug and proud of Xie Lian carrying him in princess hold along with his other versions😅😂 it was so adorable and the picture on the first pages reminded me of that and i love it so so much huhuhu. Also, the gongs seem to be all younger than their shou but Hua Cheng somehow acting like a baby in that crossover art unlike Lan Wangji and Shen Yuan was so endearing. Bet the other two wanted to do that too lol

[@lcell9028]

This is also one of my favorite quotes as well. It gives me strenth when life gets tough. Oh love hualian! I am so moved by these two. It's hard to reread tgcf as my eyes often get teared up. Mxtx is so romantic! I never thought i like romance until MXTX. Thank you so much for this video. Appreciate the rereading. I haven't read it in English yet. Happy to know the translation is ok. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. Wishing you all a very happy and healthy 2023.

[@pixiewings504]

I was hooked on TGCF from the beginning. I’m asking for the set for Christmas

[@Lilyz_andRozes]

HELP YOU PLAYING WITH THE DOLLS IN THE BEGINING IS SO FUNNY FOR NO REASON

[@Lilyz_andRozes]

But jokes aside I bought the book the day it came out and omg I was jumping off of walls it is so amazing! If you thought book 4 was the Hualian book you were wrong because book 5 is just amazing haha!

[@Seiaeka]

The puppetmaster scene left me eternally screaming with that art.

[@i_see_tennie]

Aah the mount tonglu arc where every ghost and other heaven officials gather to have a party is funny before getting hit by the truck of angst in the next book 😆😆😆🙂❤

[@keynes039]

aww i loved your little skit at the start it was so cuute!! merry christmas kictor!!

[@Kitty-et4he]

The little skit at the start was so cute 😭

[@scarletfokx1449]

Omg I have just decided that I want a Kictor audiobook! Kictor please read the chapters of HOB for us!

[@persephone__h]

@kictor Yes!!!!!! I was thinking about it!!!!!!!! It would be sooooooo nice 🖤

[@katiemartin487]

Yay!! That's so cool. And just in time for Christmas too. I got myself the STARember art book a couple of days ago and it is amazing, I watched your reaction to it and it is hilarious. You playing with the dolls is so cute I can't stop laughing! 🤣🤣 Merry Christmas, Kictor!! ❤️

[@kunoichi21]

I got books 1-4 for Christmas. I bought book 5 for myself around noon on the 19th and finished it earlier this evening. I'm going to die waiting until May for the next one, but now I'm planning to get a tattoo of that line. I love them so much. HC is opening up more physically, XL is opening up more emotionally, I have a feeling we're in for it with book 6.

[@GHOSTYChoco]

I WAS CRYING WHEN HUA CHENG WAS GOING TRANSPARENT, I GENUINELY THOUGHT HE WAS NEVER GOING TO COME BACK. I’M SO HAPPY THE TWO ARE STILL TOGETHER AT THE END 😭 Also, I’ve been holding off on a lot of your videos on TGCF plus others, but now that I know everything that happens I’m so excited to see every video!!

[@Bailiku]

I GOT IT!!! so happy you enjoyed it too!💕

[@IAMASELENATOR92]

The art of Hua Cheng as a child at 4:02 is SO CUTE

[@jellystars800]

your videos make me so happy !!

[@megmarie9293]

volume 5 was so good I can't wait for volume 6! I was lucky enough that my bookstore had it the day it came out! 5 months till book 6!. I also have been planning to get a tgcf tattoo, I love them so much.

[@IAMASELENATOR92]

I love that as English viewers we get more content but also wish that everyone had access to it

[@jeonmarceline1631]

The intro sooo cutee😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@_setare]

I order Volume 1 - 5 for my friend who's in love with Yuri on Ice for Christmas. The delivery just came today and he could not wait to read them! He just ordered quite a number of TGCF marches because he saw the cover for Volume 3 and 5

[@chenqing1012]

OMG CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I JUST GOT MY DELIVERY ON BOOK 1 TO 4 OF TGCF :D

[@Night.1]

Everyone else talking about HC and XL and me out here like: Quan Yizhen is adorable. Must protect.

[@IAMASELENATOR92]

Those San Lang and Xie Lian toys are so cute

[@kenamarie8754]

Oh my Goodness just loving the beginning 😅😅🤣😂, I can't wait to see the new book in my hands, you're right KICTOR the art is so beautiful I'm so happy they made the cover of XieLian going thru HuaChengs hair 🥰, loving you're reading to us always in details on the book 🫶. Merry Christmas KICTOR 🎄🎁🎁🧑‍🎄⛄❄️😇🙏🦋🌺

[@yqshvro]

this is by far my fav cover

[@noellfunk6320]

i KNEW it was this quote from the second you mentioned it 😭 it’s my favorite one in the book

[@tlovesmanhwa]

I recently discovered TGCF and your page soon after and I love your content! So fun and engaging! Are there still going to be 8 volumes in English? I’ve seen preorders for up to 7 on Amazon but not an 8th. I plan to collect them all 😍 I’ve read all chapters of the manhua and ordered the first volume of the novel and can’t wait to gradually add over time 🎉 I have been binging your TGCF videos at every spare moment as well 😅

[@artsloth254]

My friend got me book five for Christmas (ofc I knew what it was as soon as she gave it to me), but my family waits until Christmas Day to open gifts. So now I’m crying inside until the 25th. Also, EIGHT BOOKS?

[@Lanayrulian]

Listening to you read tgcf while drinking a cup of tea is the best way to start out my morning ✌🏼 Here's to the new novel release!

[@Sonnyaaasausage]

I just bought the 5th book online, and I have to wait around 3 weeks for it to deliver, this video makes me want to read it right now lol

[@mitsuki5710]

AWW THIS IS SO CUTE

[@Miss_StarryEyes]

Love when the hualian plushies show up! 😂

[@corinmiyuki4078]

So romantic 😭💘

[@Krymson_rain]

It was a good idea to wait till I was a little over half way done with the book... It was a mistake reading the comments! But now I can prepare my friends for when the turmoil hits

[@isabell746]

Good 4 u, that u were able to get it via Amazon. I was not as lucky somehow, even after pre-ordering all of mxtx books. It's already the 3rd book (HOB 4+5, SV 4), which was not delivered. Guess, I'll have to wait - who knows 4 how long - for the reprints 😭😭😭

[@salmonrushdie5749]

I love your videos so much 😫 Every time I dive into your channel it makes me forget about all unpleasant things in life... and thank you for the analysis, it's one of my favourite excerpts in this book!!!! ~~❤❤

[@bookwitchlair2817]

I preorder mine, won't come in until after Christmas though. But I'll be happy when it does.

[@QuintrellDemary]

I really need to get novels 4 and 5 seems like I’m missing a lot more kictor

[@scarletfokx1449]

XL: Who do you think mined all the coal? Me: omg

[@iamstupidc3045]

This......this is the best Xmas present ever!!

[@nikkaj.946]

Dear Kicktor, Merry Xmas from Czech Republic. Thanks for all your videos, they are fun to watch. I sincerely hope the new year 2023 will keep you as happy & merry as till today ... or more. As for the book, it's - as always - funtastic, but sometimes a little bit confusing, with every character having three names it's sometimes eFfing pandemonium for me. Who the hell ... eh sorry... Who the Tonglu talks to who, who talkes about whom. I need to have a bloody characters sheet by the book just to keep myself in the picture. :D But still it's worth the time. Keep the good job and I'll be happy tho see you in your next video.

[@TurtleRabbitKimSooya]

The intro is too cute I'm dying 😄😄

[@TheAzureSystem]

I got Heaven officials blessing book 5 for Hannukah last night.

[@mintyyxng]

I NEED BOOK 5 SO BADLY😭😭

[@LittleWiccan]

Everyone seems to be having mixed reactions to Amazon (mostly been seeing multiple ppl getting their (pre)orders cancelled); I got mine at Barnes & Noble, 🙌🏻

[@Eeveelien]

WE'RE GETTING 8 BOOKS?! Oh my God YES

[@chelemichele1524]

I'd say in this book Hua Cheng becomes more hands on with Xie Lain and more open with his feelings.... Xie Lain just isn't getting it

[@TheZig390]

I am ✨melting✨ hualian is to beautiful for me-

[@yukikio.]

ONE IMPORTANT QUESTION !! In the only end of book 5, does it say “the story continues in book six” or “the story CONCLUDES in book six?”

[@myralyra2404]

continues

[@k0wn_ghost]

What are the names of the stores you go to find tgcf merch? Also love the video

[@kathycheng5462]

I love HC is all forms, baby, teenager and mature one ❤

[@jasminehdz]

Idk how to word this correctly but Book 5 is chapters 73-91 on paper but there’s 252 chapters in the online novel so is book 5 technically chapter 130-160?

[@magne4063]

I just love them, they are so cute ..... i cant 😍😍😍

[@HopefulHinata]

Wait! 8 volumes… I only have 2 so far. I was hoping to get the other 3 soon. I read it once before but I’ll wait until all 8 voltage out to read it again. 🥰😭 I’m back to waiting and I thought the wait was over.

[@loveanime-_-4037]

0:00 I was wondering whwere did u get the couples plush toys😅

[@Filipinarin]

You can find them on Amazon! They can be expensive tho

[@ooriginalkawaipotato3840]

Now I’ll have to wait to go and buy it

[@MyBrainHurtsPNG]

the intro is amazing

[@th3._xiao]

I literally just bought book 5 at Barnes and Nobles 😭

[@Dreamer-sk6ii]

😂🤣 "Geges bounce,"

[@evazam3262]

Can you tell me where did you buy the dolls of Sang lang and Xie lian?

[@oddeyes9413]

*Adds to the cart.*

[@Rein213]

DONT WORRY SAN LANG GEGES BOUNCE I died lmao

[@IAMASELENATOR92]

"like you pranked me that one time" do you mean that scene where Hua washed up on the shore/sand and pretended to be d3ad to get a kiss? lol

[@Iamrileyspectacular]

Really late and off topic question, but where did you get your shirt Kictor? “Let’s summon demons” is a reacquiring joke between my friend, so it peaked my interest.

[@minh9025]

i love your vids sm!!

[@huacheng3000]

Yes yes yes yes 😄 love this

[@tinam.3416]

Not me, coming here two weeks late BECAUSE IT TOOK SO LONG FOR ME TO GET MY COPY AND I WANTED TO READ IT MYSELF FIRST

[@veikksandy6865]

Nice video.Thank you for sharing🧡

[@ilive1136]

Geges bounce!!!

[@Loviwonji.173]

“It’s ok San Lang gege’s bounce” 💀

[@boxxfish8543]

What page did you start reading at? Also I love your channel and all the videos you post!

[@simplestupiduwu4259]

“Who do you think mined all his coal”

[@A_Kareta_Tenshi-San]

I'm kind of late to the video since i fell asleep i still haven't finished book 1 i really need to finish book one because i really want to read book 2 and 3

[@begaydoartcraft]

I absolutely love the whoel story but when i was reading the part about baby hc i got this idea that when hc comes back big he would scoop xl as sm kind of payback for the time xl carried him and i was a liiiiitl disappointed

[@AuroraaZaph]

oohhHHhH i love that chapter and how -redacted- sneaks onto them kljfdbslldfgfdadhj

[@hana-------------------uwu-uwu]

your voice is so soothing >~