cheng yi:
i think the Buddhist guy, yan bailuo, isn't one of the hidden villains because he was previously Buddhist, which like he is on the gooder side. idk how to explain it, but like its like because hes buddhist and the 'requirements' to be a monk/buddhist, they have to be peaceful and like not cause bad harm or so.
I hope you are right. He definitely does seem like he has hidden motives, maybe not full blown evil.
Here are a few reasons behind my opinion:
1. He himself told us he had a disturbed mind when he tried becoming a monk
2. Despite knowing RSB does not and probably will never like him, he still hangs around.
3. He seems to like and dislike grandma at the same time.
4. When cousin Wen was still around, it always seemed like he was fuelling that fool’s anger with his innocent statements.
5. He somehow always knows when something wrong is happening or about to.
I do not think he hates or dislikes RSB but he definitely has a motive against her family. His very constant presence confirms that.
La Gata:
Episode 28 ending with the injured beggar trying to write something by holding the brush in his mouth. My guess is he's the real Yan Bai Luo. I always thought the one we know was an impostor, see my post above.
Very apt. I agree but I am also curious how the Xu lady got involved in all this. I guess at this point, I want her to be bad considering her quite random ownership claim to LJL. But we shall see.
Groovykid:
Very apt. I agree but I am also curious how the Xu lady got involved in all this. I guess at this point, I want her to be bad considering her quite random ownership claim to LJL. But we shall see.
Quite random ownership! You can say that again😂. And that's not to mention her father never said anything about wanting her to marry LJL, at least not during their conversation when they left in the boat.
Her involvement with the beggar/real YBL would be too much of a coincidence if it were accidental. She must have been carrying out her own investigation somehow.
Quite random ownership! You can say that again😂. And that's not to mention her father never said anything about wanting her to marry LJL, at least not during their conversation when they left in the boat.
Her involvement with the beggar/real YBL would be too much of a coincidence if it were accidental. She must have been carrying out her own investigation somehow.
I thought so too. I even had a fleeting thought that maybe her father really isn't dead, but then I dismissed that as excessive! But who knows? LJL did come back to life.
I thought so too. I even had a fleeting thought that maybe her father really isn't dead, but then I dismissed that as excessive! But who knows? LJL did come back to life.
He's not the only one. IMO, that believable excessiveness is one of many oh-so-engaging aspects of this series. It stretches our logics to the point where we are about to say 'oh, come on!', but then twists it to make it all believable again. So, my take on it is that it's perfectly possible that Grand Secretary Xu may still be alive. I suppose he could turn up when LJL is in real dire straits but, IMV, this would detract from the credibility the plot has so far.
Now, steward Cheng: "Since she's decided to go to you {LJL] I'll smooth the path for her. LJL, don't let what I'm burying come out again". What is the secret in that box? I reckon steward Cheng is not who he says either.
And LJL, what was the edict he received from the emperor we were not allowed to listen to? And now he's in a state of extreme distress, perhaps even imprisoned and tortured. No idea what this is about.
