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16 hours ago, Anabea said:
Above all i hate that coward prince, the capture of ZC is not well plot and written i think, it was too easy for a well trained general like him who had an unbeattable war record. Goshhhh.... I need the HE at the modern world ASAP
Yeah, this is the one plot point that was really kind of iffy...it's also kind of unsatisfying that he died as a prisoner after barely putting up any resistance. At least let him go out in a blaze of glory on the battlefield, right?
Overall, though, the drama was excellent and I am thoroughly looking forward to the next season.
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On 8/1/2021 at 12:41 PM, leo2020 said:
Emmm, I've watched the trailer, and at times CGI looks really cheap...
sometimes a drama can have trash CGI but still be a really good drama...Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms comes to mind
Personally I am excited for this drama because of Cheng Yi and Yang Zi, they are both amazing actors and they are great in xianxia dramas
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lmao Houchi is really out there zapping each and every one of her evil half-siblings. Jingjian, you better stay on her good side...
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when Houchi makes her entrance in episode 18...just wow
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3 hours ago, J13 said:
Where is everyone watching this??
I’m watching it on Tencent-
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It’s finally out! Anyone else watch up to episode 8?
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Super excited for this drama! I hope the rumors are true and it comes out soon!
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1 hour ago, Super_Dede said:
P.S any guesses on who the murder of Shiyi mother? I have a feeling someone in the Xu family is a spy for the Ou family. And the Ou family killed Shiyi mother cause she witness something between the pirates and the Ou family. If Shiyi finds out oh she is going to take the Ou family down.
This makes a lot of sense. My theory is that whoever killed her, they did it because she witnessed some funny business and they had to silence her. The theory that the Old Madam of the Luo family did it to make Shiyi feel guilty and psychologically manipulate her doesn't make sense to me because it would have been much easier for her to control Shiyi with Shiyi's birth mother alive and under her control. I think her strategy of using Shiyi's guilt against her was just Madam Luo adapting to the circumstances.
Just going off my gut, I feel like Concubine Qin is the most likely to be involved in funny business. It seems like she has a grudge against Lingyi over her miscarriage and she has no children or family backing, so she doesn't have much to lose.
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6 hours ago, minglanfan2 said:
Liangfeng the cupid villain.I don't mind her shenigans as long as she brings the leads closer.I loved her miniscule enlightening moment where she wonders if her antics is bringing her nemesis closer to dearest husband? You are spot on lady! Was even more delighted to see her not dwell on the smart thought further. She needs to keep listening to her maids and favoring own clan's friends and relatives.
The funniest thing is, that in the beginning Lianfeng was much better poised to gain Lingyi's affection than Shiyi was. Lingyi was clearly sympathetic to her being forced to marry him due to an underhanded scheme, and was annoyed with Shiyi for what he thought was her role in the scheme. If Lianfeng had continued to play the martyr and put her efforts into intensifying Lingyi's suspicions toward Shiyi, she probably would have had a much better result. Instead, she totally blew all the goodwill Lingyi initially had towards her, and made Shiyi look like the martyr. She really messed that one up
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16 hours ago, lovecarnation said:
I did not know about the dynasties in China and whether the qin dynasty or tang dynasty was first in ancient times, but I found many Japanese writings that resembled mandarin writing with different readings of course.
yes, I was also very frustrated when I saw the makeup of the queen, I really couldn't think of how they made her face with short eyebrows almost nothing like that and not only that the lips were also very bad with a lipstick polish just in middle, really Looks like a Japanese model ... lolThe Queen's makeup is more accurate to the makeup trends of the Tang dynasty, which is when the series is supposed to take place. They actually toned the look down a little bit, since a heavy application of blush is also part of the look (along with the underlined lips, re-shaped eyebrows, and design on the forehead). If you google "makeup trends in the Tang dynasty" you can get an idea of what I am talking about with the blush. It makes sense that they don't make all the female characters wear it, since it's not really appealing to modern audiences, but I think it's nice that they decided to give a nod to historical accuracy.
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1 hour ago, marinated_lemon said:
What LCY did to Danchi tribe was horrible, but he did asked XF about it BEFORE he did what he did (that night when they slept under the tree?). He told her a story about a mother who was killed, and asked her if lying to friend in order to avenge his mother is forgivable....and silly XF said of course. This answer solidify his resolution to wipe out Danchi Tribe and conquer all western state, to earn him enough merit to climb and avenge his mother.
I still wonder why XF even stated that if she becomes that friend, she would have forgave that action (of lying...or actually, betraying. LCY didnt really specify the weigh of the lie though)
Anyway, her asnwer that night seems to become LCY permit to do anything to avenge his mother, and the start of this tragedy.
They resume airing and posted several eps today, I think. But sub comes one for each day.
Do you know where I can find the new unsubbed episodes? I can't find anything past episode 20.
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8 hours ago, Miky88 said:
Does anyone know why there aren't new episodes,is there some festivity this week or something?and not the ones posted on YT...
I'm also trying to figure that out...does anyone know when they are going to resume airing the show?
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Does anyone who read the novel have any idea exactly how much memory loss Li Chengyin suffers from? Like, does he remember his involvement in the war against Dan Chi, does he remember who killed his mother, etc.
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8 hours ago, ohLIME said:
Sure! My Chinese is grade school level so I might miss some of the nuances, but here’s the gist of it.
The epilogue is told from the perspective of General Pei Zhao’s son (the dude with the stern eyebrows who’s basically Li Cheng Yin’s right hand man). He grows up with the crown prince, Li Cheng Yin’s only son. It’s implied that Li Cheng Yin doesn’t care much for procreating or spending time with his concubines after Xiao Feng’s death. He’s a fantastic emperor, and the kingdom is in a period of great prosperity, but he’s very cold— even to his only son.
One of the random concubines eventually gives birth to a daughter (the concubine dies in child birth so there’s not much about her), and Princess Chao Yang becomes the center of Li Cheng Yin’s world and his only source of real happiness. And then, she dies. The epilogue doesn’t really describe how, though it might have just been poor health. The important thing is what this death does to Li Cheng Yin. His hair goes white overnight and his health deteriorates rapidly. Eventually, an aging Pei Zhao visits Li Cheng Yin, and their conversation sheds light on how Li Cheng Yin’s been coping with the loss of Xiao Feng. He’s lied to himself the whole time, willing himself to believe that she ran away back to Western Liang. Rather than believe she died, he insists, “She fooled all of us— she just left, that’s all.” In this alternate version of reality, Li Cheng Yin also convinced himself that Princess Chao Yang was his and Xiao Feng’s daughter, which is why he doted on her so much. The saddest part is that the princess didn’t even look all that similar to Xiao Feng; Li Cheng Yin’s longing was so strong that he willed himself to see things that way.
So in the end, he never forgets Xiao Feng, and never stops suffering from losing her. He sees his kingdom flourish, but lost all hope for real companionship and happiness when he lost Xiao Feng. It’s the ending he deserves, but it’s also just.. so tragic.
Wow...I didn't think it was possible for them to make the story more tragic, but they managed it...T_T
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On 2/23/2019 at 4:18 PM, ohLIME said:
It's so interesting how they're changing the story so we see what happens in the time before Li Cheng Yin and Xiao Feng get married. The two big things are probably:
- Li Cheng Yin has to do a bunch more scheming to topple the crown prince and get that title for himself
- Li Cheng Yin and Xiao Feng fall in love before they get married (but she learns about the massacre of her tribe and his role in it before the wedding, so they still start the marriage in a bad place)
I think Xiao Feng might experience more trauma in the drama than she does in the novel.. she goes from falling in love with Li Cheng Ying --> realizing he led (or at least fought) in the battles that resulted in the death of her family and tribes --> remembering that he was Gu Xiao Wu and betrayed her, and that she was the reason why he was able to carry out those terrible plans successfully. There's an extra layer of trauma when she goes from thinking, "I can't love him because his people killed my people," to "oooooh shoot he lied to me and used me and together we caused the death of everyone I've ever loved."
I looked up the epilogue of the novel (it's only available in Chinese and hasn't been translated yet) because I was mad at Lin Cheng Yin and wanted to read about his suffering. But in general it just made me sadder about the whole story. SMH.
omg there's an epilogue?? do you think you could give a short summary of it?
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when JM told XF she wished she could go back to the time when everyone lived happily together...I couldn't stop crying
also @dramacraze9006 thanks so much for the translations! much appreciated
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1 hour ago, BaiZiHua said:
Does anyone know what XF is saying in that last gif? Seems like he isn't even mad at the bride-switching...?
Also YIKES at that gif of RY...I'm starting to feel like they are going overboard with his evilness. I really don't know how the changes to his character are going to fit with his ending in the novel...
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35 minutes ago, viktormani said:
But the only ones who can use the ability that was used was his mother and himself, how could he have known that his mother would give all of her powers and knowledge to SH?
He knows he didn't commit the murder, and he knows his mother didn't do it, so the only remaining possibility is that a third person learned how use the Glass Fire. He doesn't need to know the details of how it happened to know that a third person must have learned how to use the Glass Fire. "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
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Wow, XF really is a birdbrain. He knows someone killed JM's dad and stepmom, and he knows that he didn't do it...so who on earth does he think did it? He keeps saying it's impossible for SH to use the Glass Fire, but he knows SOMEONE other than himself and his mother must have used the Glass Fire to kill JM's parents. Even if he doesn't want to believe JM, he has to admit that someone close to his mother is the likeliest suspect, both in terms of ability and motive. And c'mon, isn't he at least curious to find out who framed him? I really want to smack some sense into that pretty little head of his right now...
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8 minutes ago, vlvl1 said:
A little summary of some scenes of this preview.
Scene- XF attack JM.
XF - If you hurt SH then I will make u disappear(Kill you).
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Scene - JM goes to meet XF at the dead realm.
JM tried to apologies and explain to XF that SH knows the fire technic. XF does not believe JM. XF said she is the only one who saved him and was by his side. JM try to tell him SH is not the person you think.
(So sad, JM don’t cry)
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Last scene- XF and SH at the river.
XF ask SH to marry him while JM is listening.
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It was a nice touch to have the glass breaking to represent JM heart broken.
I really think that XF does know that JM revive him but he is so hurt and his pride can’t let go of the pain he went through. He wants to make JM suffer just as much as he did. Yet, I don’t blame him but man it’s really sad for JM.
I think in this eps we will get the scene where she crashes the snow leave after he give it back to him.
They both get my sympathy bez these poor and tragic immortals can’t explain their misunderstanding.
Thanks! Can you explain what the "neidan" that SH ordered JM to give her is? I'm still confused...
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Does anyone know if this drama has a release date yet? Looking forward to it...
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4 hours ago, turtle0217 said:
Some other stills/gifs from that scene:
Spoiler
It looks like he's in JM's medicine hut in the mortal realm, looking at her drawings of him.
Maybe a hallucination? I don't think JM is alive at this point.
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2 hours ago, jehnnny99 said:
You know, earlier on fans were complaining about excessive screen time for RY - it was explained that he is also a main character in the novel as well i.e. had almost as much interactions with JM as XF, and is a key figure for the progression of the story from the heaven arc to demon arc. Some back story doesn't hurt right? Esp for non-novel readers that would sympathise with him as they don't have the bias towards XF like novel readers do. Novel readers seem to absolutely DETEST the fact that RY has such a sad backstory - but the thing is that isn't forcing anyone to sympathise with him. People will choose to do so on their own - the backstory is there to make RY a more three-dimensional character rather than a lame 2D villain that just wants revenge because of something that happened in the past ( like how the novel described ).
Now, it's about the character changes/'development', primarily for XF. What I don't understand is that, what exactly is the 'character development' you want from him before he revives in the demon realm? The dialogue changes did not impact on any character development because pre-stabbing, the only development he needed was from not loving JM to being totally head over heels for her. The fact that he didn't ' shield'JM from his mother ( which he did, it's just that he chose to protect his mother as well ) or the fact that he's less domineering isn't really considered character development, that's just his current personality / how the drama is portraying him. There are differences, yes, but really it doesn't impact on the progression of the drama at all. It makes it smoother even, as we see a clear transition from righteous God of War to 'evil' Dark lord of the underworld as we move on to the demon realm arc. Now that is character development, because something needs to happen in order to trigger a character to change or 'develop'.
i actually prefer the drama XF - he's shown to be loyal to his mother whatever faults she has ( when he shields her from Water God ), which is wrong from an outsider's view but we all know about that kind of blind love towards our own mothers. He's even shown to be on friendly terms with the unfavoured illegitimate older brother, unlike in the novel. There is a kind of gentleness, kindness and innocence that wasn't expressed in the novel, making him the perfect match for JM and making the transition from celestial to demom even more impactful.
So really, there are different opinions even within novel readers. Dissatisfaction can be expressed but I think it's going too far to tell non-readers that the show is so bad and discouraging people from viewing it just because it doesn't strictly follow the novel. Thanks for reading another one of my rants
I think you're misunderstanding the reason novel readers are upset. The fact that RY has a sad backstory itself is not the issue, because his backstory is essentially the same in the novel. The difference is that the novel doesn't spend a lot of time telling his backstory (since it all happens before the start of the novel), while the drama spends an ENORMOUS amount of time on it. I personally like his backstory because I find three-dimensional villains more interesting to watch than one-dimensional villains (like the Heavenly Empress). But I think the amount of time spent on his backstory is excessive and came at the expense of the other main characters. Another reason people are upset is because they changed certain important scenes in order to give RY a bigger role, taking away certain lines/actions away from XF. It's one thing to spend time developing a character, but it's another thing entirely to develop a character by cannibalizing another important character's role in the story.
As an aside, XF protects his mother from the Water God's attack in the novel too, so that's not a difference between the novel and drama.
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Fox & Snake Immortal forever the best wingmans. I love them so much. 
[Mainland Chinese Drama 2021] Forever and Ever 一生一世
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I feel like he was also kind of socially awkward in the historical drama, it's just that he was also a badass general who everyone respected and feared so he could get away with it lol