Yu Wu

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The traitorous general Gu Mang was returning to his homeland. Everyone wanted to see him dead, and it was said that the one who hated him most was his former best friend—the cold and ascetic Young Master Mo.

The rumours said: Young Master Mo prepared three hundred and sixty-five methods of torture to interrogate him with, just waiting to try them out on Gu Mang. They were so varied it was more than enough to toy with him for a year without repetition.

Except these rumours were very quickly forbidden by Young Master Mo. The reason given was that they described him as a lunatic, and were severely inconsistent with reality.

So what was the truth?

The truth was even more unspeakable—

Mo Xi’s identity: the most abstinent commander of the empire.

His relationship with the traitor Gu Mang: they’d slept together before.

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Remnants of Filth
Stains of Filth
Vết nhơ
Yuwu
Yú Wū
Залишки бруду
สิ้นแสงอนธการ
余污
여오
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06/01/20 seal and friends c34
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03/21/20 seal and friends c31
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02/18/20 seal and friends c29
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Sonica
Sonica
August 9, 2021
Status: --
{This novel in front of 2ha............ Sorry meatbun no comparison.

About author.......

I'm disappointed as read this after 2ha... Apart from some common way of writing.. I was shocked that it's was meatbun's work

... more>> .... those praising the novel may be bcoz they wanna promote meatbun work which is fine..

Story outline.....

The MC Gu mang was utterly idiotic to fall for the kings word n suffer so much...

That hypocrite KING of Chonghua... I would rather die then to live under such a foolish king rulership.... The king was absolute disgust in making decision....

every king has burden of responsibilities n suffer during ruling a kingdom... But still which foolish king choose a life of traitor for his most trusted, dedicated, strongest and honest person n make him fall into such a disgust n terrifying situation....... this king was not more then a hell for people of chounghua.... nothing but a suiting the title filthy

... Even after destroying Gu mang entire life what did the king get at the end.... Zero... Nothing...

Such a bast**rd king... <<less
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JaniePup
JaniePup rated it
November 27, 2023
Status: Completed
What can I say? I'm not a fan of this show-don't-tell format in books. We must have made a trip to the past a minimum of 6 times, and that's on top of just constantly talking about the past. Overall it was frustrating. And then always with the surprises. Like ... more>>
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It was just one plot twist after another. I won't provide any links, but look up "When the hero is just as smart as the villain" by CalebCity on youtube and you'll get a good sense of what this book is. I thought of that video immediately.

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It feels like everything had to be complicated and "unexpected" (quotes because I think Meatbun is underestimating the reader's intelligence).

HE? I guess? That last chapter at the end was so... blah. Personally
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I hate BE's but after almost 200 chapters of this chaotic mess, I would still endorse both dying at the end! Maybe I would feel more sympathy for them living if there was an extra chapter IN THE MAIN STORY with them hanging out. But we don't get that here.

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This book was never gonna be 5 stars for me with all the flashbacks, but it went down to 3 after I got towards the very end and suddenly, after yet ANOTHER reveal, they dared to suggest
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the use of that stone to make like 190 CHAPTERS all for naught. I know it ended up being the case that it couldn't change anything, but in the remaining chapters, it failed to impress me enough to improve my rating of it again.

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SO! Sorry for all the spoiler warnings. Anyway, it's a good book. I know it's a good book because I never gave up on it even when it frustrated me. I looked forward to reading it everyday, so that counts for a lot in my mind. Despite its flaws, I still enjoyed it. So while I can't bring myself to give it a higher rating, it's worth checking out. Yes it is HE. Yes you are guaranteed to bawl your eyes out at some points, as is Meatbun's style. Just don't go into this thinking it's gonna make it up there with some of the classics like TGCF or 2ha (Another of Meatbun's works, if you somehow didn't already know). <<less
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saphire8626
saphire8626 rated it
March 27, 2022
Status: Completed
As with 2ha, I wanted to like this but like 2ha, I had similar issues with it. I really liked the first half, but the second half left me frustrated.

So this novel is pretty similar to 2ha structurally: angst and relationship development in the first half, plot and mystery-unraveling in the second. I really liked the personalities of the two main leads, and the angst was really good. Mo Xi's years of devotion and loyalty, constantly putting his heart out there despite being betrayed and hurt was just so sad.... more>> And there's just something so personal and sweet about finding a home in one another. The fluff and lighthearted parts were also so cute! I loved wolfboy!Gu Mang's escapades in Mo Xi's house 😂

However, the pace was quite slow at first, where you don't really learn much. This becomes a problem in the last 20-30 chapters, where all the plot twists are suddenly dumped onto you. The first fifty chapters felt to me like no progress was being made, other than lots and lots of angst. The author also uses a lot of flashbacks in the first half, but it left me feeling quite disconnected from the story.

I thought the novel was going to be about s*avery at first, then it turned out to be about court politics and the ruthlessness of power, then it turned out to be about spies and the hardships they go through... and the whole novel just went like that, constantly changing focus. The last 20-30 chapters were especially frustrating to read, because after about 170 chapters of the characters seeming a certain way with clues that they're sus, they'll be revealed to be on the other side, then revealed again to have another agenda, and then revealed to have hidden something else. Like one reviewer said, it no longer felt believable, but seemed almost comedic. I also felt that the two main characters became kind of poorly written by the end.

Also didn't really like the Chinese imperialism and the othering of enemy states and nations. And s*avery in this novel was more of a plot device than anything else, which is uncomfortable to read at points. Overall, I liked the two main characters, but didn't really like the rest of the novel. <<less
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Applesmylife
Applesmylife rated it
February 1, 2022
Status: c196
I started off absolutely adoring Yuwu, the premise was amazing, the characters very appealing, and very intriguing plot ahead. Plus its Meatbun, so, of course, it would have fantastic writing, well constructed plot, and lots of knives!

However, I don't know if this was because of reading in MTL, but I felt like the story started going downhill after chapter 140 or so? Like there were so many reveals and plot twists and events that I could barely keep track at one point. Like it was all well planned, but not... more>> so greatly executed? And at one point the knives became too much and felt aimless. It didn't have the same heart-wrenching quality that the initial knives did. The plot is excellent and as per Meatbun style- extremely well planned with like 10 shocking twists. But it did feel a bit rushed and jam-packed.

This may be because I finished the story in MTL though- a lot of nuance may have been lost.

Overall, Yuwu was great, and definitely a wonderful read! I couldn't stop reading this once I started! Gu Mang is my beloved, I love him so much. Mo Xi is well-written character, and you really feel his pain and angst.

Murong Lian....I still didn't like him that much even at the end, but my hate for him significantly decreased so that's something.

Thank you to Meatbun and the translators! <<less
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hoatzin
hoatzin rated it
November 7, 2021
Status: 80
As a fairly seasoned reader, I was expecting knives and tragedy given both Meatbun as a writer, as well as all of the general warnings from other readers. Yet, this novel fully surpassed all of my expectations. It is misery to the highest level. It is constant. It is unending. And unlike the author's prior work, we do not really get anything to let off the pressure. The plot is just too dense to allow readers to breathe, and I did not even make it past the halfway point.

The main... more>> pair could be interesting, if someone would get them into a normal, non-world-ending, non-trauma-inducing situation for five minutes. The point of view was a change of pace though, at least in comparison to other novels. The MC's position being out of the loop felt vaguely compelling, and his genuine hurt made for this being a way more interesting read than it would have been from the ML's point of view, which granted, is also more common for this type of story.

Every bit of this book so far is a slog and I have skimmed to the end to know that finishing it fully will not satisfy. Honestly, I am a little sad about that. Meatbun is a solid writer from a stylistic standpoint, and is doing interesting things with the main characters' points of view. Yet, for all of the cool story beats (tattoo-origins), there were a whole lot of things that negated any actual interest in reading (Unending trauma). If you stop looking forward to a book, you stop reading it.

So I did. <<less
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nurcerise
nurcerise rated it
April 7, 2021
Status: --
It took me a really long time to finish 2ha (like almost a year), and now, I even had the guts to read Yu Wu.

Yu Wu is really beautiful... but painful. Unlike 2ha that's fluff at this part and next, the tearjerkers, Yu Wu is consistently painful. Have they not suffered enough? 😭

I like this very much. There's so much angst but I still like it. As expected of Meatbun though, he/she doesn't disappoint.
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Psyche86
Psyche86 rated it
March 10, 2021
Status: Completed
Speechless 😭😭😭... It soo painful my Gosh!!! more painful than 2HA 😢 but its a happy ending (no worries). When you read this novel be sure that you have a box of tissues beside you coz this novel will definitely makes you cry, promise!

This is one of the best novel I've read so far. Must read.
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karoshiSama
karoshiSama rated it
January 25, 2021
Status: c120
The story is really good. Every character have something to do with the ML and MC. The plot is like a puzzle : each memory are a piece and more you read, the more you see the whole picture. Finally, the emperor is special, the emperor's cousin's seems a good villain, the great master crafter and his nephews belong to a strange family...

You wont feel bored and a special thanks for the quality of the translation !
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sarahtseng7
sarahtseng7 rated it
December 1, 2020
Status: c91
I love this story so much!!! You should just read it, this won't disappoint you. It's so sad, and the whole time I read this, I had my tissue box by my side the whole entire time. The MC and ML go through so many hardships and misunderstandings until they are finally able to unravel all of it and know each other better. It's too good! I wish there are more translations for meatbun's novels because only 2 so far is not enough for me.
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MeineMeow
MeineMeow rated it
October 25, 2020
Status: c108
As expected from meatbun, there’s a lot of knives. But it just so good, and the comedic part is superb.

And here I just want to beg the translator to take care of themselves, and please please let me see the 8000 words locked in chapter 106. I dont want to get stabbed by flying daggers only, I want to see the car scene too!!! Here i’m crying reading the original version of yu wu in jjwxc with locked chapters. @_@
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Natural_Sapphire
Natural_Sapphire rated it
September 5, 2020
Status: Completed
OMG, I love it. Reading this story till the end is like going a long travel. Many twist and turn.

At first, I didn't like this story that much because it felt like another version of GDC (the story is totally different, but the feeling? Aura? Seems to be similar). But, later I totally forgot about that and falls for the couple. They are just so out of world. Plus, the story is so interesting and well explained at the end.

Love it. Totally a five stars story for me. I even... more>> want to add the stars if possible. <<less
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Mie_suz
Mie_suz rated it
July 9, 2020
Status: Completed
Dont hesitate. Just read it. I usually don't MTL things.. But this might be the first one where I actually completed it. I m a sucker for proper depth plot lines.. Properly built characters.. That have their own distinction. I love both the MC and ml. Its a very well thought written novel by meatbun (the first novel I read from her) . I kept on trying to see how they would have overturn their fate and destiny. Gu Mang's (uke) cheerfulness is amazing, his positivity, and strength. Moxi's... more>> pure love is ❤️. I would love to see this in a live action. If the choosen actors are good.. It would be wonderful to see all the raw emotions portrayed by Gu Mang and Moxi. Also I would thank the translator for doing such a good job. The way she translated the story with her words..I was sold. I cant even imagine how much brain they must be putting to translate a book in such a way that u don't just feel u re reading some English paragraphs.. Instead can immerse yourself. How nice it would have been if I could have completed the novel in ur words rather than the MTL.. <<less
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J
J rated it
August 18, 2019
Status: c15
Ah. Meatbun does not disappoint. I loved Husky and White Cat and I'm loving this as well. Definitely one of my fave chinese bl authors.
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Aisha01
Aisha01 rated it
February 18, 2024
Status: Completed
Even in the extras, I can't seem to like the ML in this novel. I feel like he didn't deserve the MC at all. This novel has so much angst that in the latter half, I've just grown numb to it. I've been given too much angst but not even an ounce of satisfaction. The ML is so self-sacrificing that at some point I wished he would just die. I finished the main storyline which is meh. I tried the extras to see if I can like the ML a... more>> bit better but nahhh something about him just really ticked me off. Intentionally or unintentionally, he just bring disaster upon disaster on the MC. This is the type of ML which he can pretty much do everything he wants and the MC will still take him back. I tried but I can't really bring myself to like him.

-Dropped at extras <<less
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takame
takame rated it
May 29, 2023
Status: Completed
As expected of Meatbun, not everything you see in the surface is as it is. All the characters are very complicated. Villains turned out good guys, good guys turning out as villains. All the trickeries the readers never expected... the plot is amazingly done. My heart hurts a lot while reading but it hurts so good LOL.

Story tore my heart so many times, gave sweetness slapped with bitterness. The ending is so beautiful. After those endless suffering the golden rain showering over their ending is made me cry a little... more>> bit. <<less
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sindea
sindea rated it
May 6, 2023
Status: c164
Ok this is subjective.
Objectively, I think this coulda been a 4, maybe 5?

It was well written, and you can tell it was very well thought out. But for me personally, there were some things I couldn't quite get behind, which is why I gave it a subjective 3.

This book in many ways, kind of remind me of if you were reading MDZ but from Lan Zhan's perspective, with a much more unintentionally cruel Wei Wuxian. The protag is the Gong in this novel.

In MDZ its stays pretty 'innocent' for... more>> most of it, and you just pine for WW and LZ to get together. In this novel however, they're already in love, but the Gu Mang 'betrayed' Mo Xi so you just kind of winder throughout the novel why the Gu Mang betrayed Mo Xi. Its just so exhausting how much hurt Mo Xi goes through, you just want SOME kind of happiness for him, even if that means the love of Gu Mang, who may or may not have betrayed him.

We also dont get to know much about Gu Mang until much later, but there are many parts where he is quite cruel to Mo Xi in order to "protect" him. All of this, and its just.. Not very romantic and not enjoyable to read about.

The intrigue is alright, but there are SO many flashbacks, it did get a little frustrating ro read, and at some points I just started HEAVILY skimming to just get on with the plot. <<less
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Kim_annie_tae
Kim_annie_tae rated it
August 30, 2022
Status: c1
Absolute heartbreak!!!!! I don't know what to do anymore!!!! It was so tormenting that I wanted to pull meatbun's hair and make her pay for my mental trauma. Also for my therapy. Must read if you are into angst, pain and heartbreaks! 😭💔😭💔 -Annie
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CrossMyHeart
CrossMyHeart rated it
January 7, 2022
Status: Completed
Yuwu is definitely not for the faint of heart, but if you like angst, this is the story for you.

Yuwu's tags: amnesia, exes to lovers, getting back together, angst with a happy ending. These are literally of my favorite things and the perfect recipe for angst. And the cherry on top: it is so wonderfully written. (Also there's way more angst than I thought there would be and I have read a lot of stories with knives)

A summary of the story: We are thrown in media res to this... more>> story without a lot of context and have to piece together the story with the MC's unreliable narration. Mo Xi (MC, gong) is the righteous general of the country. He is known to be incredibly stoic, loyal and reserved but for some reason he is the general of the army that the traitor of the country left behind. We know at the beginning of the story that he hates Gu Mang (ML, shou) who betrayed the country and stabbed him. Now years later, Gu Mang is returned by the enemy country but doesn't have any memories. And he's a wolf. Literally. However, we quickly discover that the MC and ML used to be incredibly close, and were secretly lovers. This is basically a story where the MC uncovers the ML's past so that they can be together again but there is so much pain involved because the MC hates the ML for all that he's done and believes that he never had a place in the ML's heart.

If you've read any of Meatbun's other works (notably 2ha which although this is a shared universe to and has some easter eggs, can be read separately), then you know that you are in for a rollercoaster of emotions. Yuwu made me sob. Constantly.

If I could describe Yuwu, it's a ton of pain with moments of reprieve before you're back to more tears. It's HE but it takes a lot to get there.

Yuwu goes through many different themes— the most notable being class differences. There are a wonderful cast of side characters that add to the story as well, much like 2ha. I think Meatbun really shines in her side characters!

I would also like to say that on top of being the danmei novel that has made me cry the most, this is also the story that made my head spin the most. There were soooooo many plot twists. Half I saw coming, and the other half knocked me off of my seat. You really must read the story to the ending for the full experience because it is wild.

The plot and execution of this story are so wonderful. I also enjoyed the characters a lot. I would like to point out that some people don't like the MC because he's a bit overbearing and stoic and hateful, but I think it's necessary to say that people think that he's stoic. He's actually quite strong-willed and passionate, which is seen by the absolute hatred he feels towards the ML and the equal amount of love. He's just used to showing restraint and was only ever free when it came to being with his lover.

Of course, please be aware of the trigger warnings including r*pe, heavy manipulation and coercion, in*est, gore, vore, and more (none of which is between the CP but is definitely there). However, if you read the translation by congeebrains, they do an excellent job at providing warnings at the beginning of chapters. I really hope that if you can handle the trigger warnings and like angst you read this story. It's definitely one of my favorites and it carved a special place in my heart. The love between the CP is what kept me going with all the pain that is caused by external forces around them. <<less
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bangtan rose
bangtan rose
November 8, 2021
Status: --
I just started this novel cause I waited until there were a lot of chapters before I could start....I was going to wait until the translation was completed but alas, my patience is very little... so I just had to start it and kill myself in the process... the emotions this novel invokes in me are scattered...I cry, I laugh, I scoff, I get angry, u get mu*derous... it's a lot...

Thank you for the translation. The waiting is going to kill me, but what can I do💜💜
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Navya33
Navya33 rated it
July 18, 2021
Status: Completed
Amazing

If you are wondering wether to read or not - don't do it...

Did you enjoy 2ha? Prepare for another rollercoaster!

... more>> 1) lots of secrets and mysteries

2) well written charatcers that are developing

3) plot, plot and plot

There is lots of pain, you don't understand anything but everything has its reason. I love this novel, I will definetely read it more times. Maybe there are moments where action is a bit slower, but it's fine, this book
will make up for everything and let u hear amazing story of Mo Xi general and traitor Gu Mang. <<less
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