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CANON

Heaven O(cial's Blessing

CHARACTER CHARACTER

Shi Qingxuan He Xuan

CANONICAL? Fanon

STATUS OF RELATION- Friends/It's Complicated

SHIP

FANON

TYPE (?)

Non-binary

ALSO KNOWN AS BFLF, Shuangxuan

TROPES • A Shared Su1ering

• Destructive Romance
• God Couple
• Inconvenient Attraction
• Star-Crossed Lovers

Bee#eaf is the non-binary ship between Shi

Qingxuan and He Xuan from the Heaven O(cial's
Blessing fandom.

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Canon

While this article refers to Shi Qingxuan with he/him

pronouns, the ship is marked as non-binary because
he often portrays himself as a woman and is implied
to be genderAuid.

He Xuan and Shi Qingxuan have very complex and

intertwined histories. Shi Qingxuan was born to a
wealthy family, and became close with his brother, Shi
Wudu. When a feast was held to celebrate his birth, a
Reverend of Empty Words (a type of parasitic
malicious ghost) latched onto the infant and cursed
him, causing him to fall ill. The family was able to
shake oH the Reverend by raising Shi Qingxuan as a
girl, but despite this, still began to decline and lose
money. After the brothers' parents died, they Aed and
relocated to a mountain where Shi Wudu could
practice cultivation. Eventually, the Reverend learned
of Shi Qingxuan's true identity, and the brothers lived
in fear of it until Shi Wudu's ascension.

He brought Shi Qingxuan with him as a middle court

oKcial, but because his cursed fate made him
destined never to ascend, Shi Wudu used his
heavenly powers to switch his brother's fate with a
mortal destined for ascension. Coincidentally, he
chose He Xuan, who had the same birthday and Mrst
name as Shi Qingxuan. He Xuan's luck and good
fortune was stripped from him, and all of his family
members died in a matter of a few years. After a long
battle, he eventually died and became a ghost. He
Xuan eventually emerged from Mount Tonglu to
become a powerful ghost king and one of the Four
Calamities. However, despite this title, Heaven didn't
see him as much of a threat, because he was
relatively passive and never went out of his way to
wreak havoc, except for those who had wronged him.
After learning of Shi Wudu's crimes, he devoured the
Reverend of Empty Words and sought revenge on the
brothers.

For his revenge plan, He Xuan disposed of and

disguised himself as Ming Yi, a god that had recently
ascended. He became close with Shi Qingxuan, often
accompanying him, and even using a female form by
his request. At one point, Shi Qingxuan calls Ming Yi
his best friend. He Xuan could be considered one of
the Mrst true friends that he had. While the ghost king
denies this, it is clear that they have become close.
He Xuan himself becomes very conAicted the longer
he portrays himself as Ming Yi, after seeing that Shi
Qingxuan had no knowledge of his brother's
wrongdoings and was generally a kind and
understanding person.

Eventually, He Xuan told Shi Qingxuan of Shi Wudu's

actions. Shi Qingxuan was horriMed, but couldn't bring
himself to abandon his brother. This deeply upset He
Xuan, and led him to force an ultimatum upon the
two. He wanted Shi Wudu either to switch his
brother's fate with a miserable man within The Black
Water Demon Lair, or allow Shi Qingxuan to kill him
with a rusty sword. Shi Qingxuan desperately wanted
to have his fate switched, saying that he had already
lived hundreds of good years. Shi Wudu, in turn, begs
his brother to kill him, saying that he wouldn't be able
to bear seeing him in such a state. Shi Qingxuan
cannot go through with it, so Shi Wudu begins to
strangle him, on the prospect of preferring he die
than suHer. He Xuan stops this, wanting to protect Shi
Qingxuan, and is goaded into decapitating Shi Wudu
with the sword.

Later, He Xuan's mixed feelings are put even more

broadly on display, when Shi Qingxuan calls him Ming
Yi in the heat of the moment. He Xuan is hurt by this,
because he wants his friend to see him as himself,
not as his fake identity. He feels that Shi Qingxuan
liked him more as Ming Yi, and this frustrated him
because, while he was so invested in the brothers'
lives, they did not know his true self.

In their Mnal canon interaction, He Xuan comes to Shi

Qingxuan disguised as Hua Cheng. He is aggressive
and snappy, but Shi Qingxuan still assumes the best,
and unaware of the disguise, states that he was just
missing Xie Lian. He Xuan had repaired Shi Qingxuan's
Wind Master Fan prior to this, and threw it at him
before leaving.

Shi Qingxuan eventually loses his spiritual powers,

falls from Heaven and becomes mortal again. They
were both present at the Puqi Shrine Feast at the end
of the book, but were not conMrmed to have
interacted.

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Fanon

BeeAeaf is a very popular ship among TGCF fans, and

is the 3rd most written ship for the fandom on AO3.
Generally, it's shipped alongside Hualian and
Fengqing. It is the most popular ship for both Shi
Qingxuan and He Xuan. The term 'BeeAeaf' was
coined from combining He Xuan's constant hunger,
especially for meat, and Shi Qingxuan's frequent leaf-
associated imagery (due to his title as Wind Master). It
is often portrayed on social media with the 'meat on
bone' emoji and the 'leaf Auttering in wind' emoji.

The main appeal of the ship comes from He Xuan and

Shi Qingxuan's angsty, conAicted, and tense dynamic.
Throughout the book, manhua, and donghua, even if
it isn't verbally addressed, it becomes very clear that
they care deeply about each other. Shi Qingxuan was
open about his care for He Xuan from the start,
calling Ming Yi his best friend. While He Xuan denied
this, he willingly humored and associated with Shi
Qingxuan, protected him from Shi Wudu's attempt at
strangulation, repaired the Wind Master Fan, and
overall had mixed feelings and guilt about his
revenge. These are clear signs that despite his anger,
he cares deeply for him. This raw emotion and
complexity draws a lot of fans to BeeAeaf.

Fandom

FAN FICTION

He Xuan/Shi Qingxuan tag on AO3

He Xuan & Shi Qingxuan tag on AO3
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BeeAeaf posts on Tumblr

BeeAeaf tag on Tumblr
TWITTER

BeeAeaf posts on Twitter

BeeAeaf hashtag on Twitter

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