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What if Wen Ruohan isn't bad, he's mostly bored and lonely and the cultivation equivalent of a billionaire. (Ok, you don't get to be a billionaire without doing a lot of bad shit [or benefitting from a spouse or ancestor's bad shit], but you can choose to be better.)

What if Lan Quiren and his B+ parenting makes Wen Ruohan choose to be better?

I love this fic: it's funny, it's romantic, it's excellent kid fic, and the larger cultivation world plot (we do get there, eventually) works, too. Fuck QHJ.



The Other Mountain (287015 words) by nirejseki
Chapters: 32/32
Fandom: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lan Qiren/Wen Ruohan
Characters: Lan Qiren, Wen Ruohan, Qingheng-jun, Madam Lan (Modao Zushi), Lan Huan | Lan Xichen, Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji, Wēn Ruòhán's wives, Cangse Sanren, Wei Changze, Sect Leader Nie (Modao Zushi), Jiang Cheng | Jiang Wanyin, Jiang Yanli, Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian, Nie Mingjue, Gusu Lan Elders (Modao Zushi), assorted other characters
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Arranged Marriage, Mentions of Suicide, Hurt/Comfort, Trauma, Domestic Violence, Torture, Sadism, Asexual Character, sex-positive asexual, Past Relationship(s), An Exercise in Gender Roles, Non-Egalitarian Views on Marriage, World Domination, Pedagogical Theory, Ethics, comedy of manners, Implied Harm to Children, Mental Health Issues, Undernegotiated Kink, Canon-Typical Violence, Close POV Narrator, Donghua Imagery
Summary:

Lan Qiren still couldn’t quite bring himself to believe it.

He was married.

He had a wife.

That wife was Wen Ruohan.

Date: 2024-04-09 04:07 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] amalthia
I had an absolute blast reading this story when I found it. I think this is one of this author's best fics. I cried and laughed out loud reading it.

2nd this rec

Date: 2024-04-09 20:26 (UTC)
From: [personal profile] eileenlufkin
The Other Mountain is way fun!

Date: 2024-04-10 00:23 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] the_future_modernes
this is utterly glorious and i stayed up till 2am reading. thank you for the rec!

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