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Qingheng-Jun (青蘅君, Qīnghéng-jūn) is a former leader of the Gusu Lan Clan, Lan Qiren's older brother, the father of Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji, and the father-in-law of Wei Wuxian.

Appearance[]

His appearance is not described.

Personality[]

Qingheng-Jun seems to have had a romantic personality, as he apparently fell in love with Madam Lan at first sight.[1]

He appears to have been plagued by guilt, as he withdrew from society for most of his life due to his inability to forgive himself for protecting the woman he loved at the expense of achieving justice for his murdered teacher.[1]

History[]

Marriage[]

As a young man, Qingheng-Jun achieved renown as a famous cultivator. One day, while he returning from a night-hunt, he saw a woman outside of the city of Gusu and fell passionately in love with her. However, she did not reciprocate his feelings.

Sometime later, the woman killed a teacher of Qingheng-Jun's, for an unknown reason. Despite his personal sorrows, Qingheng-jun secretly brought her back to the Cloud Recesses and married her to protect her. When they were discovered, Qingheng-Jun told everyone that Madame Lan would be his one and only wife, and that whoever wanted to harm her would have to pass through him first.[1]

However, unable to overcome the guilt and hatred in his heart, he imprisoned his wife in a small house surrounded by gentians in Cloud Recesses. He likewise imprisoned himself next to her house, forcing himself not to share a bedroom with her – although the births of Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji suggest they did not always adhere to their imprisonment.[1]

Although the elders of the Gusu Lan Clan were enraged, they could not do anything except guard the secret, hinting to the outside world that Madam Lan had an unspeakable disease and could not see others.[1]

Secluded Meditation[]

Although Qingheng-Jun maintained his official title as leader of the Gusu Lan Clan, he spent his days in secluded meditation while his younger brother Lan Qiren essentially ran the clan himself.[1]

Lan Qiren likewise took guardianship of Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji, and, having watched his brother drive himself into self-destruction over love, taught them strictly in an effort to prevent them from following Qingheng-Jun's footsteps.[1]

Death[]

Qingheng-Jun is heavily injured when Wen Xu burns down the Cloud Recesses.[2] He succumbs to his injuries before Lan Wangji can return from his indoctrination by the Qishan Wen Clan.[3]

Abilities and Weapons[]

  • Swordsmanship: As a member of the Gusu Lan Clan, Qingheng-Jun was presumably familiar with his clan's unique sword style.[4]

Relationships[]

Madam Lan[]

Qingheng-Jun fell in love with his wife at first sight and married her to keep her safe. Whether she eventually reciprocated his feelings is, however, unknown. Wei Wuxian speculates that Qingheng-Jun both loved her and resented her for murdering his teacher and imprisoned her as a result.[1]

Lan Xichen[]

Qingheng-Jun did not raise his sons due to his secluded meditation. In adulthood, Lan Xichen asks Wei Wuxian if his father's actions were righteous, implying that he may question them himself.[1]

Lan Wangji[]

Although Qingheng-Jun spent relatively little time with his youngest son due to his secluded meditation, Lan Wangji weeps in distress when he confesses his father's impending death to Wei Wuxian while the two are trapped in the cave of the Xuanwu of Slaughter.[2]

Lan Qiren[]

After his brother imprisoned himself in secluded meditation, Lan Qiren nearly single-handedly led the Gusu Lan Clan. He also raised his brother's two sons and taught them strictly in the hopes of preventing them from repeating his brother's mistakes.[1]

References[]

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