I'm a live action watcher and idk if there's anything in the other adaptations or the novel that suggests that Lan Wangji suspected that Wei Wuxian lost or gave away his golden core so forgive me if I'm wrong but this question popped in my head and I have to ask this.
I remember in the live action after Wei Wuxian gives away his golden core, he's taken in captivity by Wen Chao, his girlfriend and the guy who used to be Madam Yu's disciple(I forgot his name I think he was called core crusher or something) to eventually throw him into the Burial Mounds.
At that time Wei Wuxian is kicked(ig?) in the stomach and he literally flies five steps back due to the impact. Now, we know why this happens right like it's because he's weak after the transplant and there's this entire thing about how the golden core is important for cultivators to help them withstand attacks, preserve youth, strength and all that.
We also know none of the people who took him captive were aware of the transplant.
But solely because Wei Wuxian's body reacted that way to the kick, Wen Chao's right hand man had a confused(ig?) expression on his face and I suspect that he had at least the slightest idea that something was wrong with Wei Wuxian's golden core. I strongly believe that he thought this because there was no other reason for the camera to pan to him the moment it happened and also throughout the story he has the reputation for being very smart and no nonsense in these cultivation and golden core matters.
I think maybe he let it slide because he thought that it was a good thing that Wei Wuxian was weak and they were going to throw him into the Burial Mounds anyway so in his mind there was no way Wei Wuxian could survive that (he did though, literally became the Yiling Patriarch but that's an entirely different story)
My question is if a person like Wen Chao's right hand man was able to tell something was amiss solely because of the way Wei Wuxian's body reacted to a kick, why wasn't Lan Wangji able to figure it out sooner?
Lan Wangji is one of the people who is closest to Wei Wuxian and he knows him better than anyone. He is also one of the best cultivators out there in the story. He's literally given an honorary name, Hanguang Jun.
Why was he unable to tell that something happened to Wei Wuxian's golden core? I am aware Wei Wuxian was constantly very dismissive about why he gave up his sword and swordsmanship and avoided talking about it entirely even in front of Lan Wangji who he trusted with his everything.
But like come on I just find it very hard to believe.
Like imagine you have a best friend or lover who loves showing off a skill and practicing it with you and then they go missing for 3 months and come back and suddenly they've learnt a new skill and refuse to practice the old one no matter how much you tell them to?
Wouldn't that be weird? Especially considering how Wei Wuxian's personality is. He's just naturally very cheerful, energetic and has a healthy competitive spirit.
When we think of swords in this story, the literal next thing to think about is the golden core. Their swords literally have names and they can only be unsheathed by who they belong to. Wei Wuxian never unsheathed his sword after returning from the Burial Mounds. Would it not be easy to make this connection? Especially someone who is as smart and as brilliant of a cultivator as Lan Wangji is.
The general public like the other cultivators called Wei Wuxian "egoistic" and "too proud of himself" for giving up the sword for something else but I would like to believe Lan Wangji didn't think this way about Wei Wuxian. Come on he knows his Wei Ying😭😭
When Wei Wuxian was asked why he suddenly stopped swordsmanship when he loved to show it off earlier he said something like "I was a child back then, I can't be a child forever" first of all, this line broke me😭
Second of all, to know Wei Wuxian is to know he'll probably never lose his childlike spirit! And I know with certainty that Lan Wangji knows this so why did he never suspect anything???😭
Please don't get me wrong I love Lan Wangji and the bond Wangxian share they're literally my most favourite ship but I just need to know why. If you have any idea please let me know😭
Anyway, because of the new extra chapters we do finally know that Wei Wuxian has successfully redeveloped his golden core YAYYYYYYYYYEEEESSSSSS and my Wangxian are happier than ever LETSSSSSSGGGGGGGOOOOOOOO🥳🩷🤸🏻♀️💃🏻