
I read the novel. This is one of the best!

Translation: https://www.novelupdates.com/series/to-be-a-power-in-the-shadows/
I like it enough to try the raw so if your Japanese is somewhat passable, here's the link: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n0611em/

https://www.alphapolis.co.jp/manga/official/220000195
The latest chapter seems to be 12 so we're not that behind

Anyone got a list of who is who? I just can't put all of these Chinese names to the faces.

Hmm here’s what I got, I’m not sure if it’s gonna be helpful since I made these notes for my own reference. It’s easy to get confused because they have at least three names: Their given name, their common name (for other people to call them, and also a title.
Lan Zhan/Lan Wangji/Hanguang Jun - The main character (seme)
Wei Wuxian/Wei Ying - Main character (flute player)
The Jiangs: (Yunmeng Jiang sect)
Jiang Cheng - Wei Ying’s tsundere bro (purple guy)
Jiang Yanli - big sister
Jiang Fengmian - The one who adopted Wei Ying (Cheng and Yanli’s father)
Yu Ziyuan (strict wife of FengMian)
The Lans: (GusuLan sect/cloud recesses, the sect with too many rules)
Lan Huan/ Lan XiChen/Zewu Jun - Lan Zhan’s big brother
Lan SiZhui - Disciple (the more mature one, with side bangs)
Lan JingYi - The other disciple (less matured one)
Lan Quiren - the strict teacher with beard (uncle of Lan Zhan probably)
The Jins: (Lanling Jin sect, the golden clothed sect, wealthy)(I’m actually not so sure about the Jins so I’ll put what I know...)
Jin Zixuan - The arrogant guy Wei Ying punched in the face for insulting his elder sis
Jin Ling - Wei Ying’s nephew (and Jiang Cheng’s nephew too)
Mo XuanYu - The one who offered his body for Wei Ying to take over
The Wens: (QuishanWen Sect/The sun/Most powerful and also evil-but-not-all- sect)
Wen Ning - Ghost General/very sweet must protect!!!
Wen Ruohan - Bad wen leader
(I honestly forgot the other Wens sorry)
The Nies: (QingheNie Sect)
Nie Mingjue - Leader, Nie HuaiSang’s older brother
Nie Huaisang - The third guy who’s always with Wei Ying and Jiang Cheng back when they studied at Gusu. (Usually carries a fan)
That is it for now since a lot of other characters haven’t appeared yet. Hope it helps even a little.
In the latest raw, is he dead?
I think Sungho cut his wrist vertically. Vertical cut makes it incredibly harder to stiched up and heal compared to horizontal cut. However, I'm not sure whether he is dead or not.
P/S: In the end, i still haven't answered your questions =))))))))))
Where did you read the rams?
https://toonkor.ski/%EA%B0%90%EA%B8%88%EC%B0%BD%EA%B3%A0
It's better if you read it from the original website ( https://www.bomtoon.com/comic/ep_list/incarc_WH) as you can support the author by doing that.
gooosh. i bet we all already expexted him to suicide