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Lan Sizhui (蓝思追, Lán Sīzhuī) is a junior disciple of the Gusu Lan Sect.

Born Wen Yuan (温苑, Wēn Yuàn), Lan Sizhui is the last remaining blood descendant of the now-extinct Qishan Wen Sect. As a child, Wen Yuan and the rest of the Qishan Wen Sect remnants were sheltered by Wei Wuxian at the Burial Mounds, until the First Siege resulted in his family's massacre and Wei Wuxian's death.

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 Lan Yuan (蓝愿, Lán Yuàn) and later presumably given the courtesy name Sizhui.

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Appearance

Lan Sizhui was described as possessing a fair and refined appearance, with a dignified manner. He wore a faint smile on his face. [1]

He wore the white robes and forehead ribbon of the Gusu Lan Sect. [1]

Personality

Wen Yuan was a clingy child who tended to grab the leg of whomever was closest, including Lan Wangji[2] and Jiang Cheng. [3]

As a junior disciple, Lan Sizhui was both well-mannered and organized. He acted as the leader of the junior disciples in the Gusu Lan Sect during their investigations in Mo Village, and treated everyone with respect and kindness regardless of status, even Wei Wuxian as he pretended to be the lunatic Mo Xuanyu. [1] Later, he expressed guilt that the Demonic Left Arm had killed four people in Mo Village and injured many in the Cloud Recesses, emphasizing his kind-hearted nature. [4]

Observant and intuitive, Lan Sizhui also informed Lan Wangji of the actions of the person he believed to be Mo Xuanyu, seeming to realize that his actions were not those of a lunatic. [5] He also suggested that the arm had been aiming for them,[4] which Wei Wuxian later surmised to be close to the truth, as someone had indeed thrown the arm into the village to target them. [6]

Moreover, Lan Sizhui saw beyond the black-and-white morality of the cultivation world, as he suggested that Wei Wuxian might not have been as evil as society claimed before knowing of the latter's identity. [7]

Lan Sizhui was the leader of juniors who attempted to join Wei Wuxian's self-sacrifice during the Second Siege of the Burial Mounds, showcasing his bravery and loyalty. [8]

Despite his general maturity, Lan Sizhui was not above occasionally losing his temper and joining in fights, such as while he and a hundred other juniors were held captive in the Demon-Slaughtering Cave,[9] or telling a lie to lessen embarrassment, such as his lie to Young Master Qin about Wei Wuxian's sleeping habits.[10] In addition, he was hesitant to admit to fear due to his anxiety that Lan Wangji would disapprove of him. [11]

Lan Sizhui also showed a playful side, teasing Wei Wuxian for his bankruptcy[9] and for teaching him how to hid naughty books as a child. [12]

Trivia

Wei Wuxian once buried a young Wen Yuan in the ground to make him grow taller. In the same vein, Lan Wangji once buried him in a pile of rabbits. [13]

Wen Yuan used to chew and drool on Chenqing to the point that Wei Wuxian could not play music on his infamous ghoul flute. [12]

Despite having been spent most of his life in Gusu, Lan Sizhui was prone to seasickness while on a boat. [14]

In the Audio Drama, the child Lan Yuan expressed a like of potatoes and a dislike of radishes. [15] In the Web Series, Lan Sizhui stated that he became fond of carrots as a child due to the fact that he often partook in the carrots fed to Lan Wangji's rabbits. [16]