四字成语
4 Word Idioms
Classical Chinese and Other Relevant Vocab
Plot Point Significance Explanation
Implied BL
100

狗急跳墙

A cornered dog will jump over the wall (desperate people may take extreme actions)

100

是否

(是不是)Whether or not / if

100

薛洋杀死了栎阳常氏

He was following a Chang Clan cultivator who promised him candy → The man got annoyed and crushed his finger with an ox cart → This trauma led Xue Yang to view the Chang clan’s lives as less than his finger, motivating his later revenge against the entire clan.

100

蓝氏家族的抹额是如何暗示 BL的?

蓝氏抹额只能被家人或恋人触碰。所以当魏婴触碰蓝湛的抹额时,就暗示他们之间有恋人关系。

200

举一反三

Learn it once and apply it three times

200

从未

(从来不) Never

200

魏无羡和蓝湛在毕业典礼上放飞灯笼

Despite Lan Zhan and Wei Wu Xian being two very different people, this moment demonstrates that they truly share the same goals → to fight evil and protect the weak.

200

“拜堂”这一情节是如何暗示 BL的?

在传统婚礼中,新人要在祖堂行三拜,称为“拜堂”。当魏婴和蓝湛一起在祖堂行三拜时,这一行为象征婚礼,暗示他们之间是恋人关系.

300

Those who share the same misfortunes sympathize with each other

同病相怜

300

海涵

(请原谅我)Please forgive me

300

晓星尘给薛洋糖果

Displays how Xiao Xingchen consistently treats Xue Yang with kindness. Xue Yang keeps the candy given to him, showing how he values the compassion he was denied as a child, even though Xiao Xingchen is unaware of the full extent of his past.

300

“忘羡”这一首歌是如何暗示 BL的?

This song, known only to Wei Ying (魏婴) and Lan Zhan (蓝湛), is a combination of characters from their respective names, which is essentially a “ship name,” implying their romantic status.

400

....下不为例 

只此一次, (Just this once,)

400

平静 → 平息 → 平庸

Quiet, to subdued, to mediocre → The progression of Wei Ying’s (魏婴) spiritual energy after giving up his golden core

400

Jiang Cheng’s (江澄) flashback to the day of the Jiang Clan Massacre

This flashbacks reveals how Jiang Cheng lost his golden core after sacrificing himself to protect Wei Ying → Wei Ying later giving up his golden core for Jiang Cheng becomes a full circle moment and shows all the unspoken truths between the two brothers

400

蓝湛看着晓星尘和宋岚一起走远了

When Lan Zhan (蓝湛) watches Xiao Xingchen (晓星尘) and Song Lan (宋岚) walking away together, despite his usually stoic expression, we can see a hint of jealousy as he too wants that life with Wei Ying (魏婴).