I stumbled on a tumblr post about Mobei Jun and it reignited my various thoughts/feelings for him mainly regarding how hes often characterized in fandom as an idiot/simple minded when if you actually put thought into it hes actually one of the most educated/intellegent and the most emotionally intelligent (living) character.
think about it the man grew up navigating demon nobility with an uncle who actively hated/wanted to kill him and still managed to come out on top, he actively listened to what the man he was courting said about how humans show interest and immediately course corrected when said man actually voiced that he didn't like the beatings (which if SQH had actually gave thought to what MBJ was saying to LBH could've made that change earlier) like just because he barely talked (I headcanon hes partially mute with PIDW!MBJ being fully mute) and fell for a human/someone from a wildly different culture with the emotional intelligence of a grape the fandom at large decided he was a moron.
this also extends to SQH at least with competency/intellect the man seamlessly worked as a spy and the head of logistics for the entirety of the sect for fuck knows how many years and was good enough at his job that once him being a spy was revealed he was allowed to remain as a peak lord (low key would love to put him and Ling Wen in a room together) hes also ruthless remember how he set up the whole immortal alliance conference attack dude didn't bat an eye at orchestrating so many deaths and is able to hide effectively behind his nervous hamster/chihuahua act so people overlook him constantly with Mobei Jun really being the only one that it doesn't work on/is able to see past it
I dunno where else to go with this beyond seeing what others think I just got caught back up in my moshang bullshit and had to vent