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Stars of Chaos Ch 32
Gu Yun upon learning that the rebels have a staff musician:
顾昀心想：“我们西北正派军连个会唱歌的蛐蛐都没有，这帮养私兵的军中居然还有乐师，天理何在呢？”
Gu Yun thought in his heart: "Us official Troops in the Northeast, we don't even have a cricket that can sing; but these private mercenaries have a personal musician? Where is Heaven's Law / Logic in this?!?"
And Cao Niangzi, most of the time around Gu Yun:
自从他见了顾昀这个披头散发的打扮，在顾昀面前就有点说不出话来，阴差阳错地便宜了那个聋子。
Ever since he discovered what Gu Yun looked like with his hair down, Cao Niangzi wasn't able to really talk around Gu Yun anymore, which was unexpectedly advantageous for the deaf man.
Concept arts and sample insert illustrations by Marina Privalova (@Baoshan_Karo) for Sha Po Lang Russian Edition of the book shared by Istari Comics Publishing.
If you haven't seen the beautiful cover arts, here's the link.
Yes, the same artist behind MDZS insert illustrations for EN and RUS license.
Chang Geng x Gu Yun “Sha Po Lang/Stars of Chaos”
Illustration: Marina Privalova
杀破狼： I’m up to chapter 98 on my Stars of Chaos Reread! And I must proclaim,
Poor Chang Geng! He’s a full-blooded healthy young man (except for the curse) (and the stab wounds) (but he’s fine, really!) and all he wants is a little sugar from his sweetie! But mean mean Gu Yun keeps (nervously) poking him full of acupuncture needles (doctor’s orders, sadly) or sending him away unkissed (ok, so Chang Geng almost got them killed a couple times there) or making him put his hands away and Sleep! (Because he’s bleeding from multiple wounds. Whoops.)
The cruelty!!
On the flip side, Poor Gu Yun! Everyone thinks Gu Yun is a lecher and a libertine, but he’s the one who has to keep a straight face when Chang Geng sneaks in a dirty suggestion or licks him in public (ok, it was at night and it was raining and chaotic, but, still). And every time he’s left alone with little (not so little) Chang Geng, he gets attacked (romantically) and Chang Geng tries to (amorously) eat him!
Sigh 🥰
More Evidence for How My Favorites are Evil (Geniuses)(but not really evil)
from 杀破狼 Stars of Chaos, Ch 57:
Gu Yun laments not being more decisive about obliterating (murdering) all the evidence that he had previously mostly obliterated; or he should have just collected the evidence and used it to stage a hostile takeover. Sigh. Oh well.
Chang Geng reassures LiaoRan that he won’t attack the emperor (not because being nice is the right thing to do, but) because it’s not the right time.
I’m sure there are plenty of other modern western stories where the main characters are grey, but I just can’t think of any other story where the non-villain-coded main characters are all “darn, I should have murdered that other person” and “don’t worry — I won’t murder until the time is right.”
杀破狼 Stars of Chaos:
This book has more plot than I have Chinese reading comprehension, but I think I see it now.
Chapter 52 is where Chang Geng asserts his superior intellect and problem-solving skills (because his vision isn’t clouded by pesky things like emotions for people who aren’t Gu Yun); and Chapter 53 is where he/Priest lays out Chang Geng’s evil master plan to bring peace and prosperity to the nation so that maybe he can convince Gu Yun to take a vacation.
No details or anything; just “this is the problem and that is what must be done.”
From Sha Po Lang (Stars of Chaos) Ch 11,
More descriptions of How Gu Yun is an Absolute Rascal:
长庚用尽全力瞪着他，可任凭他目光如剑，顾昀偏偏刀枪不入……像从来都听不见沈先生叫他刷碗一样刀枪不入。
Chang Geng used all of energy to glare at him, but even if his glare was made of swords, Gu Yun was conveniently impervious to the stab of swords and spears……just like he had always been conveniently deaf to the yells of Shen Xiansheng to wash the dishes.
(My own terrible translation.) (The Chinese really conveys very well just how bad a rascal GunYun is. Like, evil smirking all the time.)
(Xiansheng = Mr., or Teacher, both of which work here)
I’m rereading 杀破狼 by Priest (Sha Po Lang) (“Stars of Chaos”). It took me forever to read it the first time, but I don’t really want to leave this universe, so….
I love how in the first 5 chapters, Priest perfectly conveys how Chang Geng is terribly in love with Shen Shiliu, completely against his own better judgement. Chang Geng is just entering adolescence and is having his usual nightmares, but now some of them are wet dreams, and he just doesn’t know what to do about all these feelings and Shiliu is not making it easy on him.
Shiliu is blind and deaf (or pretending to be) and lazy (not pretending there) and constantly trying to distract Chang Geng from his studies. He’s always calling Chang Geng over to play and waste time. He’s always throwing his arms around Chang Geng and giving him childish presents. He’s infuriating! And so, so handsome.
But Chang Geng is already building his life around Shen Shiliu. He has to become smart so that he can earn enough money to support Shiliu. He has to become strong so that he can protect poor blind, deaf Shiliu. He will be a good godson and take care of godfather, Yes.
Chang Geng is frustrated and confused out of his mind, and Shiliu keeps grabbing him as if one of them were a child!, but, even at this tender age, he knows who he wants to be with. Even if that person makes him mad in every sense of the word.
I also just read Sha Po Lang! Those weapons and flying ships and wings have been in my head for months now - it’s lovely to see what they look like (according to idledee, which is gospel enough for me).
ive been reading sha po lang!