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Yeah we dont let a lot with Dragon Girl in media but she is in the book if you ever have read Journey to the West.

Sadly she doesn't any speaking lines so she is easily overlooked. Same in media, she is more a background character than a side character.

I think I’ve only ever seen a depiction of her when she gets actual lines in the 1999 series where she and Muzha interact with Red Boy when Gaunyin comes to recruit him. Also in Fei Ren Zai Non Human! I haven’t read all or watch that series yet but I know she is depicted quite often there as well with Gaunyin and Muzha and Red Boy (now Shancai). Also possible in the Nezha tv series from the early 2000s? Haven’t seen that one, but I do know there is a Dragon Girl that he befriends in the series!

Director: Chen Juli 

Screenwriter: Zhu Xuan / Bai Xiaolong / Guo Jiaming / Niu Mao Mao 

Starring: Geng Yeting / Wa Er / Duan Xingyu / Lou Ming / Fang Jiayi / Heizi / Juanzi

Country/Region of Production: Mainland China 

Language: Mandarin Chinese 

Date: 2021-09-01 (Network in Mainland China)

Type: Reimagining

Summary:

It tells the story of Red Boy, who has been accepted by Guanyin as the Boy of Good Fortune, and follows his teacher's order to go to the Tianji Trial Association to practice. He wanted to be a hero, but he was rejected by everyone because of his identity as an immortal and a demon. Facing the misunderstanding of the people and the coming catastrophe of the Three Realms, Red Boy resolutely abandons his prejudices at the critical moment, puts down his competitive spirit, and bravely faces the evil together with Nezha, Xiao Longnu and others, and finally defeats the devil and wins the recognition of the world’s story.

Source: http://chinesemov.com/2021/Red-Boy.html

Link: https://youtu.be/xKhtEfqN928

Great question! The funny thing about Yaoguai is that on some level they really aren't tied down to the idea of gender or sex considering that their humanoid body is a production of their cultivation. In most cases from I have seen it does follow that animals usually transform into their given sex like Bull = Man (where Cow would be Lady) being an obvious example but there are cases where that is not always the case. I do not think that Yaoguai were intersex when they were in their animal form (any animal can be a Yaoguai it doesn't depend on their sex), but they are able to change than they have their cultivation (I can't tell you what animals think about gender, I don't think animals think about that stuff honestly). Also, I'm not sure if there are any intersex mythos figures but I have been told Lan Caihe one of the 8 Immortals is someone who is "genderless" and could be regarded as such?

A prime example that I didn't even know people were talking about is in Xiyouji when the Jade Rabbit was transformed into a woman. I was under the impression that most Jade Rabbit content was that they were a girl as that was how I was instructed to the character but it was only a few years ago that I saw that people referenced to the Jade Hare as a boy. In this case it wasn't just that the Jade Rabbit transformed into a girl but that the cultivated humanoid body that they created on earth was always a girl regardless their animal body.

But there have been other cases of Chinese mythos having character change their physical forms. Such as Guanyin's original myth being from an Indian Prince and slowly transforming into a more feminine form. And Longnu went from a young girl into a young man instead when they were cultivating through Buddhist scriptures.

But yes White Snake is considered in modern media a kind of trans-experience as it does have similar struggles of having to "pass" in a society in order to live peacefully. White Snake not only does this physically but in the story as well as she tries to come off as completely human for the sake of her husband and herself so they can continue their marriage. It is a beautiful allegorical representation that I think can be interpreted as such because of how dangerous or scary it is to be vulnerable in a society that is built on principles that reject who you are. There is a great summary of these kinds of portrayals done by AntidotefortheAwkward here!

But technically speaking considering that a lot of terminology I see when it comes to cultivation (at least in literature) do show how the body is simply an illusion and how to become enlightened (or cultivated at least) is about how to overcome the body and focus on one's mind. In those terms, for Yaoguai the humanoid body they create for themselves is simply just another illusion that they have created in order to reach a more human-like experience. Their humanoid body isn't what they were born with but something that they have crafted through thousands of years of study and training. So it would be well within their reach for them to choose any and every aspect of their body as long as they continue to cultivate. The longer they train, the more control they have over how they are perceived. That is why you could see in modern media, that the more powerful a Yaoguai is, the more they look like a human, while weaker Yaoguai look more like their animal forms. And that is because the more you cultivate the more in control of the illusion of the body you have.

I can’t say for certain how common it is for Yaoguai to change their gender as we rarely even get to see their original animal forms but I will say that the few examples we do have do show that Yaoguai are able to change their humanoid bodies to what they want the world to perceive by how powerful they are to do so. All their bodies are constructions of their own cultivation and as such they are open to their personal preferences. We do see that most Yaoguai do enjoy the body type of being larger and more menacing for the sake of presenting their power, but there is also cases of Yaoguai coming off as more petite and feminine in order to better trick humans to their will. While not all cases Yaoguai create human forms for malicious purposes (such as White Snake and Green Snake) we do see that in most if not all examples, Yaoguai do have control of their human bodies to a great extent. I hope that kinda explains some things!

So pls if its not much of a hassle can you just pls tell who she is and what her role is in the story cause i have been trying to find stuff about her but end up fruitless

I’m surprised you haven’t found much information about her… She has a Wikipedia page so if you were looking in English, she would’ve come up.

But honestly, she isn’t really referenced in Xiyouji because she doesn’t really have a role in the story besides being an assistant. She’s Guanyin's other disciple besides Muzha but since Muzha is doing all the work, and has all the lines as the go-between got GuanYin and other characters Longvu is only really mentioned in passing standing next to GuanYin in certain scenes.

As you can see she IS mentioned but she doesn't SAY anything really.

As for history, she has a whole background of lore in Buddhist mythos as she has a long history. I talked a bit about her here and here when talking about Gaunyin and who she is a bit. So simply to say she’s not really a “character” within the story as she doesn’t have any dialogue or actions, but rather she has a lot of lore surrounding her that just isn’t referenced in Xiyouji as it’s not needed for the narrative. She is still mentioned within the novel just never interacted with! So it’s kind of like the novel references her more so!

Put it simply the most common lore I see about it is that she is the granddaughter of The Dragon King and the daughter of Ao Guang, the same dragon king of the East that Wukong took his staff and armor from and the same dragon king that has his son’s, Ao Bing, spine ruled out by Nezha in his legend. Needless to say, the east dragons have a lot of people messing with them. There are more legends of her that I haven't really gone into but she def has been around for a long time in Buddhist lore.

And Longvu works under Gaunyin and works with Muzha. And I don’t know if you are aware, but Muzha is the older brother of Nezha… so she is working with the sibling of the guy that ripped out her older brother’s spine.

Which I think is hilarious personally.

Also, that would make her Bailong's cousin too!

Small Heavens.

But yeah! We don’t get to see her lot in media. I think I’ve only ever seen a depiction of her when she gets actual lines in the 1999 series where she and Muzha interact with Red Boy when Gaunyin comes to recruit him. Also in Fei Ren Zai Non Human! I haven’t read all or watch that series yet but I know she is depicted quite often there as well with Gaunyin and Muzha and Red Boy (now Shancai). Also possible in the Nezha tv series from the early 2000s? Haven’t seen that one, but I do know there is a Dragon Girl that he befriends in the series!

If anytime knows more media she is in please chime in!!

So it’s no trouble at all!! She has more lore outside Xiyouji so I would suggest looking beyond that scope!

Here are some links to help you read about her! I hope this helps!

Picture: N/A Type: Costume Country/Region of Production: Mainland China Type: Retelling

Summary:

Five hundred years ago, Sun Wukong, the Bull Demon King, and the Jiao Demon King joined forces to cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace. After the failure of making trouble in the sky, the Bull Demon King and the Iron Fan Princess began to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests; the Jiao Demon King had no choice but to take refuge under the Dragon Prince and became a sea-turning general. Sun Wukong, on the other hand, was pinned down by the Buddha at the foot of Wuzhi Mountain. He could not get out at the bottom of the mountain for five hundred years. If he went out even a little bit, he would be electrocuted. Every once in a while, Monk Tang would go to the cave to chant sutras and educate Sun Wukong, hoping to guide Sun Wukong to do good. However, Sun Wukong was tortured quite a lot because of his rambling words. Until later, Tang Monk mentioned that Sun Wukong still needs to go through a love tribulation...

By chance, he met Dengwick Ha Yi who playfully escaped from the Buddha's hands. Only then did they realize that they had crossed paths five hundred years ago. When Sun Wukong was causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he once lamented the beauty of Ha Yi, who was still a candle at that time. Ha Yi is innocent, cute, and inexperienced in worldly affairs. She is full of freshness about everything and chatters every day, but Sun Wukong does not find it annoying. In order to escape from Wuzhishan as soon as possible, Sun Wukong told Ha Yi that he had fallen deeply in love with her. Ha Yi started to pick a few peaches for Sun Wukong to eat every day, and also liked to buy some novel gadgets from the market. The two began a sweet life. Sun Wukong has a secret crush on Ha Yi, but he doesn't realize it, thinking that he is just lying to Ha Yi. When they were playing around that day, Ha Yi said that she wanted to kiss Sun Wukong, but Sun Wukong subconsciously avoided it, and then told a lie to avoid it without noticing Ha Yi's loss.

Ha Yi went out and met the Dragon Girl. It turned out that the Dragon Prince and the Jiao Demon King had a grudge against Sun Wukong because of their previous entanglements. They had always wanted to get rid of Sun Wukong. After learning about the relationship between Sun Wukong and Ha Yi, they sent the Dragon Girl to explore the relationship between them. Dragon Girl told Ha Yi that if a man doesn't want to kiss you, it means he doesn't love you. Ha Yi was deceived by the Dragon Girl and went to the Dragon Palace.

After Sun Wukong realized that Ha Yi was missing, he began to lose his mind. He suddenly realized that he loved Ha Yi deeply and wanted to go out to find Ha Yi. His former friend, the Bull Demon King, came over for a drink and comforted Sun Wukong, saying that maybe Ha Yi had changed her mind and returned to the Buddha to work as a wick, so it was better to let Ha Yi be free. Sun Wukong realized his previous mistake and was ready to give up the idea of chasing Ha Yi.

But later, Dragon Girl took the things of Ha Yi's and told Sun Wukong that Ha Yi was in their hands. If they wanted Ha Yi to survive, they should come to the Dragon Palace. Sun Wukong withstood the lightning strike from Wuzhishan Mountain and almost died. Moved his former friends, the Bull Demon King and the Jiao Demon King. The Dragon King and Prince set up an ambush in the Dragon Palace, planning to kill Sun Wukong and then claim credit from heaven. The war between Sun Wukong's demon clan and the dragon clan was about to break out. At this moment, all the demon clan brothers began to kill each other. Sun Wukong was shocked, and the Jiao Demon King ran to the Dragon Prince to perform meritorious deeds. The Dragon Prince laughed, Sun Wukong said that the Jiao Demon King betrayed me today, and he could betray you tomorrow! At this moment, the Jiao Demon King struck a heavy blow at the Dragon Prince. It turns out that as early as the beginning, when the Jiao Demon King realized that Sun Wukong was no longer the same Sun Wukong, he had already changed his mind, and then they designed this game-within-a-game together. However, the Dragon King Prince still shot a cold arrow at Sun Wukong and then ran away. In order to save Sun Wukong, Ha Yi was killed by the Dragon Prince. Sun Wukong was temporarily occupied by hatred, began to absorb the electricity in his body, and began to become powerful and violent.

The Dragon Prince breaks off the Dragon Girl's horns to help himself escape. Before Dragon Girl died, she began to remember what she once told Ha Yi, if a man doesn't want to kiss you, then he doesn't love you. The dragon girl smiled bitterly and asked herself, if a man is willing to kiss you, does he definitely love you?

Sun Wukong finally killed the Dragon Prince, but Ha Yi could never come back. His friend Bull Demon King brought a bowl of Meng Po soup to forget everything...

After experiencing all this, Sun Wukong finally understood the Buddha's teachings: Only when you have experienced obsession can you let go of it; only when you have experienced love and hate can you get rid of love and hate. Sun Wukong voluntarily put on the golden fillet, took the golden staff made of the Dinghai Divine Needle, and began to learn scriptures from Tang Monk from the West. Only occasionally would he think of the afternoon when he pushed Ha Yi away. It turned out that the good times in the past had finally passed, and he had to shoulder his responsibilities. Sun Wukong took on the task of accompanying Tang Monk to obtain the Western Scriptures.

Source: https://movie.douban.com/subject/35033660/

so basically what i'm saying is i think nezha being in the womb for 3 years stunted his growth since prior to reincarnation, nezha was very squished and stupid in comparison to leizhenzi and longnü, who are supposed to be 7 and 8 respectively

you know, the same age as nezha

and then after reincarnation he was reborn to be in a better fitted body to match them