Mo Xi

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Yaoling Dongjun
曜灵东君 *Yàolíng Dōngjūn*

	+ Northern Frontier Army (commander, former)
* Wangshu Academy

**Mo Xi** (墨熄, *Mò Xī*) is the top general of Chonghua and the commander of the Northern Frontier Army.

Known for his title of **Xihe-jun** (羲和君, *Xīhé-jūn*), Mo Xi is the remaining living member of his family and is well known for his handsome looks and cold disposition. He returns to Chonghua two years after Gu Mang's return.

## Appearance

Mo Xi is considered to be extremely handsome and elegant, with dark eyes and thin, sensual lips. This is somewhat offset by his cold, rigid exterior which makes him look intimidating. His looks, alongside his background and prowess make him one of the most eligible bachelors in Chonghua.

## Personality

Mo Xi has a cold personality and is prone to bouts of anger. He is decisive and determined. Due to his father's teachings, his character is extremely noble, and had always been pure and restrained. For that reason, he is also very strict with his army and forbids them from seeking pleasure with women. His abstinence and disgust of frivolous relationships have reached an extent where he had a brothel shut down. After the death of his father and his uncle's treachery, he has also grown a hatred for betrayal and people who commit it. He gained an obsession with cleanliness and an aversion to relationships after seeing his mother have an affair with his uncle, shortly after his father passed away.

Despite these traits, Mo Xi is a kind person at heart, as seen when he left his money bag behind for poor slaves at the Cultivation Academy, despite the strict rules in place about the interactions between nobles and slaves. He sacrificed ten years of his life because of a Heavenly Vow, in order to save Gu Mang's slave army that had been left in the rut after his departure, as well as to protect a slave's right to cultivate. He is deeply loyal to the people he loves and cares about, living a life of abstinence after Gu Mang left, as well as his loyalty to Murong Mengze for saving his life when Gu Mang stabbed him in the heart.

Mo Xi wholeheartedly believed in "one person for a lifetime" when it came to love. He devoted himself to repaying Gu Mang for all he had done for him, and even built Xihe Manor for him after Gu Mang told him that he wanted a home. He remained loyal to Gu Mang even after his defection, and abstained from getting into new relationships as stated above. He never fell in love with anyone else and his feelings still lingered after Gu Mang's return.

## Background

Mo Xi was born into the noble Mo Family. He was the fourth in a line of generals of his family clan, which consisted of Mo Xi's maternal grandfather, paternal grandfather and his own father. As a result of such a prestigious bloodline, Mo Xi also naturally possessed an extremely terrifying spiritual talent, and on top of that, studied under the most ruthless of elders at the Cultivation Academy.

## Trivia

* Mo Xi has mysophobia.
* He is a fire-type cultivator.
* Though he is not good at cooking, he still willingly tries to cook meals for Gu Mang.
* He has a sensitive stomach and would often forget to eat or not eat at all when he's consumed by his work. When Mo Xi is in this state, he can only bare to eat Gu Mang's cooking.
* In the original draft, Mo Xi was a police officer in modern times who transmigrated into the current novel's story. He was born into a poor family, a stark contrast to his current character's upbringing.
* Chinese fans refer to Mo Xi and Gu Mang's shipname, 熄茫 (*Xīmáng*) as 西芒 (*Xīmáng*), which literally translates to "watermelon mango." This is because the characters for "watermelon" and "mango" are homonyms for Mo Xi and Gu Mang's given names respectively.
* Mo Xi's name comes from a Weibo spoof of Mo Ran's name (燃, *Rán*: to burn; to ignite, and 熄, *Xī*: to extinguish).
* Sun motifs are usually associated with him.
	+ His first title refers to Xihe (羲和, *Xīhé*), a solar goddess in Chinese mythology who is often used in literary reference to the sun. This is a contrast to Murong Lian's title, Wangshu (望舒, *Wàngshū*).
	+ The first part of his second title, Yaoling (曜灵, *Yàolíng*) can translate to "sun". Meanwhile, the second part refers to Dongjun (东君, *Dōngjūn*), the sun god in Chinese mythology.

## References

2. ↑ Novel, Chapter 47: Important Person
3. ↑ Novel, Prologue
4. ↑ Novel, Chapter 4: Mo Xi Puts on an Act
5. ↑ Novel, Chapter 63: Heart's Pain
6. ↑ Novel, Chapter 100: Xi-Mei Wronged
7. ↑ Novel, Extras, Chapter 197: Dream of Youth (1)
8. ↑ Novel, Chapter 102: Sharing A Room
9. ↑ Novel, Chapter 15: A Little Test
10. ↑ Novel, Chapter 53: I'll Feed You
11. ↑ Novel, Chapter 125: Severe Injury
12. ↑ Novel, Chapter 25: I Want a Home
13. ↑ Novel, Chapter 40: Peerless Beauty
14. ↑ Novel, Chapter 135: Peaceful Days
15. ↑ Novel, Chapter 73: Chuyi the Beauty
16. ↑ Novel, Chapter 1: Stain (Author's Notes)