Sizhui "Lan Yuan" Lan

About

Age: 16
Birthday: January 12

Lan Sizhui is a disciple of the Gusu Lan Sect. As a junior disciple, Lan Sizhui is both well-mannered and organized. He acts as the leader of the junior disciples in the Gusu Lan Clan during their investigations in Mo Village and treats everyone with respect and kindness regardless of status, including Wei Wuxian when he pretended to be the lunatic Mo Xuanyu. He has a kindhearted nature, expressing guilt that the Demonic Left Arm had killed four people in Mo Village and injured many in the Cloud Recesses. Observant and intuitive, Lan Sizhui also informs Lan Wangji that "Mo Xuanyu" appears not to be a lunatic. He also suggests that the arm has been aiming for their Clan, which Wei Wuxian later surmises to be close to the truth, as someone has indeed thrown the arm into the village to target them. Lan Sizhui sees beyond the black-and-white morality of the cultivation world, as he suggests that Wei Wuxian might not have been as evil as society claimed before knowing of the latter's identity. Despite his general maturity, Lan Sizhui is not above occasionally losing his temper and joining in fights, such as while he and a hundred other juniors are held captive in the Demon-Slaughtering Cave, or telling a lie to lessen embarrassment, such as his lie to Young Master Qin about Wei Wuxian's sleeping habits. In addition, he is hesitant to admit to fear due to his anxiety that Lan Wangji would disapprove of him.


Originally named Wen Yuan (温苑), Lan Sizhui is the last remaining blood descendant of the now-extinct Qishan Wen Sect. Wen Yuan is a clingy child who tends to grab the leg of whomever was closest, including Lan Wangji and Jiang Cheng. Taken in by Wei Wuxian along with remnants of the Wen clan to the Burial Mounds, he lost his home for a second time in the first siege of the Burial Mounds. Discovered by an injured Lan Wangji who came searching for Wei Wuxian's remains in the aftermath, the then-three-year-old boy fell into a high fever and lost all memories of his past. He was then re-named as Lan Yuan (蓝愿) and later presumably given the courtesy name Sizhui in the same year that Wei Wuxian returned to the living world. Lan Sizhui is the leader of juniors who attempt to join Wei Wuxian's self-sacrifice during the Second Siege of the Burial Mounds, showcasing his bravery and loyalty. Lan Sizhui also shows a playful side, teasing Wei Wuxian for his bankruptcy and for teaching him how to hide naughty books as a child.

(Source: Mo Dao Zu Shi Wiki)