Lan Qiren (蓝启仁, Lán Qǐrén) is an elder of the Gusu Lan Clan known for producing outstanding students, even out of the most hopeless cases.[1] He is the younger brother of Qingheng-Jun, Madam Lan's brother-in-law, the paternal uncle of Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji and the uncle-in-law of Wei Wuxian.
Appearance[]
Lan Qiren is a tall and thin man with good posture and a long, black goatee. He was described as good-looking, although his uptight manner gave him the image of an older man.[1]
Personality[]
Lan Qiren was a famously pedantic and strict teacher. It was rumored that no matter how unruly the child was, once a person sent their child to Lan Qiren, the child would be reformed into a model citizen.[1] As such, Lan Qiren was intolerant of any viewpoints that contradicted his adherence to rules and tradition, even to the point of suppressing Wei Wuxian's genuine curiosity about Demonic Cultivation.[2]
Lan Qiren loved both his nephews dearly, as he was their primary guardian due to his brother's seclusion. He raised them strictly in the hopes that they would not repeat Qingheng-Jun's errors, an act that implies some level of grief at his brother's fate.[3] He took great pride in their obedience to the rules and to him.[4][5]
Nevertheless, despite his love for his nephews, he continually displayed intolerance and ire at any perceived errors in morality or propriety. At the Guanyin Temple, despite the fact that their lives had been in danger, he even considered abandoning them both after witnessing Lan Wangji's love for Wei Wuxian and Lan Xichen's grief over the death of his best friend.[6]
Lan Qiren was also pragmatic enough to recognize that, at times, his personal pride and feelings were less important than the situation at hand. For instance, at the Second Siege of the Burial Mounds, he prioritized the lives of the cultivators under him over his personal animosity towards Wei Wuxian, ordering them to hide in the Demon-Quelling Cave.[4] Once he realized that a strange situation was afoot, he also allowed Wei Wuxian to speak, recognizing that the truth was more important than his personal anger.[7]
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