Luo Qingyang (罗青羊, Luó Qīngyáng), also known by her nickname Mianmian (绵绵, Miánmián), is a female cultivator of the same generation as Wei Wuxian.
Appearance[]
Luo Qingyang is described as a pretty young woman with an exceptional figure. At the Qishan Wen Clan's indoctrination, she wears a layer of flowing chiffon over a coat of pale scarlet.[1]
Personality[]
Luo Qingyang possesses a strong sense of logic and justice, as she joined Lan Wangji in defending Wei Wuxian against the entire cultivation world. Though she does not believe Wei Wuxian's actions to be justified, she takes issue with the exaggeration that he slaughtered indiscriminately.[2] Despite her rationale, she is ridiculed and dismissed as an emotional woman by the members of her own clan. She immediately leaves her own clan for their mistreatment, displaying her sense of justice once more.[2]
As a teenager, Luo Qingyang is hot-tempered and quickly annoyed by teasing flirtation.[1]
History[]
Xuanwu of Slaughter[]
Luo Qingyang is the daughter of a slave from an unnamed clan.[2] When her clan complies with Qishan Wen Clan's demands to send cultivators to their training camp, she is harassed by the lecherous Wen Chao and suffers this in silence.[1] After overhearing her nickname, Wei Wuxian boldly refers to her as "Mianmian" and engages her in wordplay. She quickly grows annoyed by his shameless flirtation and insists her friends not reveal her name, though she does give him a small bag of medicinal herbs.[1]
Luo Qingyang is among the cultivators led into a cave on Mount Muxi to hunt the Xuanwu of Slaughter. When the creature fails to appear, Wen Chao suggests stringing someone up and bleeding them as bait. His mistress Wang Lingjiao has witnessed his harassment of Luo Qingyang and wishes to eliminate her "competition". Wang Lingjiao convinces the reluctant Wen Chao to sacrifice Luo Qingyang. Once Wen Chao gives the order, Lan Wangji and Jin Zixuan protect Luo Qingyang. When Su She attempts to intervene and turn her over, Lan Wangji strikes him away.[1]
After fighting breaks out, Luo Qingyang is captured by three servants of Qishan Wen Clan. Wang Lingjiao orders two servants to hold Luo Qingyang and the third to brand her face and ruin her beauty. Wei Wuxian leaps between Luo Qingyang and the iron at the last moment, taking the Branding Iron on his chest instead.[3]
Luo Qingyang escapes via the underwater passage, alongside Jiang Cheng and the other cultivators. Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are left trapped inside, though they manage to use the medicinal herbs she had given Wei Wuxian to heal their wounds.[4]
Yiling Patriarch Crisis[]
Luo Qingyang is among the 50 clans who attend a midnight meeting after Wei Wuxian kills the abusive guards of the Wen Remnants at Qiongqi Path. Though she does not defend his actions, she objects to the claim that he killed indiscriminately. She explains that his killing was limited to the abusive guards, and thus the word "indiscriminate" was unsuitable.[2]
Most cultivators present mock Luo Qingyang's reasoning, Her own clan belittles her as an emotional, cunning woman who only spoke up because of lingering feelings for Wei Wuxian after he saved her life. In response, she removes her clan robes and defects, prompting Lan Wangji to follow her.[2] She engages in a brief conversation with Lan Wangji, who bows in respect. Seeing their conversation, Nie Mingjue commends her bravery, even though he considers Wei Wuxian's actions completely unjustified.[2]
Night-Hunt at Guangling[]
13 years later, a little girl stumbles across the honeymooning Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian in a compromising position. When the girl's parents arrive and refer to her as "Mianmian," they realize that her mother is the woman they once knew as Mianmian.[5]
Luo Qingyang greets the two men, finally revealing her full name. She introduces them to her husband, a former merchant who gave up that life to join her on night hunts, though he is not a cultivator at all. Before parting, she explains that she had stopped by to help the common people with troublesome but otherwise unremarkable ghosts, much like Lan Wangji's habit of appearing "wherever the chaos is."[5]
Wei Wuxian suddenly realizes that the money bag Lan Wangji has been carrying is precisely the herb bag Luo Qingyang had once given him. Lan Wangji, therefore, must have stolen the bag after their rescue from the cave. Wei Wuxian proceeds to tease his husband for his past jealousy, until the embarrassed Lan Wangji shuts him up with a kiss.[5]
Abilities[]
Medicinal Herbs: When she attends the the Qishan Wen Clan's indoctrination, she prepares perfume satchels for herself and her clan members with herbs that repel insects and contain healing properties, which later helps heal the injured Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji.[6]
Independence: Luo Qingyang shows herself unwilling to join mob mentality, as she points out the exaggerations of Wei Wuxian's crimes and considers his point of view. When she is ridiculed by her clan for this nuanced perspective, Luo Qingyang recognizes their unreasonable nature and sexism, and departs the clan as a result. Although many predict she will return,[2] she survives as a successful rogue cultivator, happily married with a daughter.[5]
Swordsmanship: Luo Qingyang carries a sword upon encountering Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian, which she presumably uses for night-hunting.[5]
Animation Divergence[]
The animation escalates Wen Chao's harassment of Luo Qingyang into an attempted sexual assault. Wei Wuxian saves her from Wen Chao by distracting him with pornography.[7]
Web Series Divergence[]
In the Web Series, Luo Qingyang is a disciple of the Lanling Jin Clan who often accompanies Jin Zixuan. She is introduced among the retinue of Jin disciples who study in the Cloud Recesses.[8]
During the Sunshot Campaign, Luo Qingyang intervenes when Jin Zixuan accuses Jiang Yanli of taking another woman's credit for soup she had brewed, explaining the truth of the situation to him.[9]
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- The 青 character in Luo Qingyang's name, while usually translated as 'green' in modern Chinese, was usually translated as 'black' in classical Chinese. Thus, her name is likely meant as "black sheep".
- In Chinese, sheep wool is called mian-yang (绵羊), which is the source of her nickname.
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