Thread by @doufudanshi

og chinese mdzs readthrough!! #豆腐魔道

#豆腐魔道 #ch1 it is still shocking how clear the worldbuilding is in the first few chapters of mxtx's novels vs how bad some adaptations are at it (except audio drama which is perfect). im looking at u cql / tgcf donghua

#豆腐魔道 #AN rip mxtx's author's note. ppl wildin out here literally dming randos to send them links to mdzs and she's like guys. Guys. pl s stop i am begging. this is the 3rd (!) time ive had to say this

unhinged stans are unfort a universal phenomenon that transcends borders

#豆腐魔道 #ch2 cw self harm // huh.. so wwx actually has numerous cuts on both wrists from mxy's sacrificial offering curse (deletes another cql fact from my brain)

#豆腐魔道 #ch2 also lol if wwx doesn't fulfill the wish in the allotted time his wounds will worsen until his body is ripped to shreds. fun!

#豆腐魔道 #ch2 ok im awake again. (slaps roof of chapter) this baby can fit so much class conflict in it

#豆腐魔道 #ch2 every person of low birth who stays within the confines of the system and tries to game it ultimately loses

see mxy's mom vs mm, both daughters of slaves, both looked down upon with the same contempt, but with vastly different fates bc of their values & choices

#豆腐魔道 #ch3 I like how walking corpses are p common and just kinda a fact of life. like they're scary and damn does it suck when you got an infestation but the worst they can really do is stink up the place

#豆腐魔道 #ch3 also I like a-ding. she's feisty. a-tong saying she shouldn't go outside without him to protect her and her just being like "you? protect me? 😒🤣" iconic.

#豆腐魔道 #ch3 NOT A-TONG LETTING OUT AHIGHER PITCHED SCREAM THAN A-DING AFHDKDJSHDK

#豆腐魔道 #ch3 ok so I rewatched the beginning of cql right after wwx returns for comparison. while in cql wwx's immediate reaction is thinking about himself / what mxy has "done to him" (tl in alt text), what I appreciate in mdzs is how wwx's thoughts are centered on mxy (qrt)

https://twitter.com/mdzsquote/status/1629616088299233280

#豆腐魔道 #ch3 virtually all dialogue/description highlights how poorly mxy was being treated. wwx hardly able to move from hunger, his chopsticks not matching when he eavesdrops on a-ding scolding a-tong for only delivering 1 meal a day, no water in the locked room…