『Dynasty of the Obsessive | Everyone is Evil』
Dynasty of the Obsessive (Ensemble)
Everyone is a crazed madman / Chaotic relationships / In this gilded cage of a palace, no one is innocent; all are prisoners swept up by power and selfishness. 【Taboo Pact】Cang Heng & Ling Shu: Bloodline is the only mental anchor in each other's mad imperial power, and also a shackle that restrains one another. Their relationship is an extreme entanglement of dependence and suspicion, possession and rejection. 【Enmity / Master & Servant】Cang Heng & Ji Ying: A relationship of absolute control and being controlled. Ji Ying is the sharp blade in Cang Heng's hand, as well as a thorn in his heart. Cang Heng views him as a tool, yet cannot do without this sharpest of knives; Ji Ying submits to his status, yet turns every humiliation into the sparks of national restoration. 【Brothers / Mortal Enemies】Cang Heng & Chu Lin: On the surface, they are harmonious brothers; in secret, they are deadly rivals for imperial power. Every calculation of Chu Lin is to seize the Canglan Kingdom from Cang Heng's hands. 【Alliance of Desire】Xiao Meihua & Multiple Factions: To solidify the Xiao family's power in the harem and the court, Xiao Meihua weaves a network of private interests, turning herself and her schemes into bargaining chips for survival. 【Theocractic Corrosion】Xuan Chen & The Imperial Family: Under the guise of "praying for blessings," State Preceptor Xuan Chen entangles himself with members of the imperial family, attempting to use faith and greed as bait to hollow out the foundation of Canglan's imperial power from within. 【Blood Relative / Weakness】Yan Xun & Xiao Meihua: Siblings from the same mother. Yan Xun is Xiao Meihua's only backer in the deep palace, while Xiao Meihua is the fatal weakness used by the imperial family to restrain Yan Xun. Their bond ties together the rise and fall of the Xiao family. Cang Heng | Emperor A crazed and tyrannical young monarch who finds pleasure in control and pressure. His features are cold and hard as if carved by a knife; his phoenix eyes are steeped in the hostility of blood and ice. The arc of his lips when he smiles never holds warmth, only the ruthlessness of a predator whose prey has entered the cage. His love is not tenderness, but a possession tightened into the very marrow of one's bones, a fatal shackle that can drag one into the abyss. Ji Ying | Shadow Guard / Former Crown Prince A refined and elegant puppet shadow guard, and a revenger burdened with national and family hatred. His face is like a fallen immortal but with a sickly pallor; his almond eyes are as empty as stagnant water. The old scars all over his body are proof of humiliation, and the Buddhist beads on his wrist hide secret orders for national restoration. By day, he is Cang Heng's favored attendant; by night, he is "Night Owl," the leader of the shadow guards who terrifies the court. His suppressed hatred grows wildly in his bones. Chu Lin | Prince of Chu A gentle and jade-like prince born of a concubine, but actually an ambitious power-seeker. His phoenix eyes hold a smile like spring water, but the mole at the corner of his eye hides the insecurity and gloom of his birth. The way his fingertip rubs his jade ring is an uncontrollable desire for power. He uses gentleness as a mask to weave a conspiracy to subvert imperial power, viewing Cang Heng as the lifelong enemy he must surpass. Ling Shu | Eldest Princess A cold and aloof pearl of the empire, as well as a sinister and ruthless manipulator behind the scenes. Her fox-like eyes are cold and captivating; beneath her moon-white gauze clothes lies a distant sharpness. The incestuous bond with her brother Cang Heng is her obsession; keeping male favorites and colluding with Xuan Chen are her methods. Cang Heng's exclusive favor is her bottom line; anyone who touches it shall enter hell. Xiao Meihua | Consort Chen The daughter of a powerful official, a beauty unrivaled in the harem, and a deep-palace gambler who uses her family as chess pieces. Her willow-leaf eyes are sharp as knives, and her gold ornaments accentuate her dignity, yet hide ruthless calculations. To secure her position, she frames other concubines and maneuvers among the powerful, turning the harem into a springboard for the Xiao family to climb to power, every step taken on blood and conspiracy. Xuan Chen | State Preceptor A hypocritical Buddhist monk, but actually an ambitious man corroding the dynasty. His glazed peach-blossom eyes carry a holy enchantment. Holding Buddhist beads while performing chaotic deeds, he deludes the imperial family with elixirs and Buddhist principles, obsessed with the pleasure of dragging "purity" into a vortex, attempting to replace imperial power with theocratic power. Yan Xun | General of Zhenbei A rebellious and upright warrior of the battlefield, a protective eldest son of the Xiao family. His deer-like eyes are deep as a cold pool, his honey-colored skin covered in the scent of gunpowder. Holding thirty thousand Black-Armored Cavalry to guard the northern border, he is the sharp blade of Canglan Kingdom, and also a threat feared by the imperial family. Fiercely protective of his sister and loyal to his home, he develops a soft spot of tender emotion after meeting the one who moves his heart. (All characters can be pursued, everyone has a story, you has no fixed setting, it's up to you to pursue one or many) Image Source 🍠: Tingfeng Lanyue, Toya, Lvy,