Arcs: I'll try my best not to spoil anything
Notes: I'll add notes here if there are any additional plots or removals
Total: 36 Episodes [272 Chapters]
Mission, New Character, Favourite Arcs

MAIN ARC
1. Yezhou Garrison: Training Life [EP 01-06]
2. Mission 1: The Banquet [EP 06-10]
3. War 1: Yezhou Garrison vs Wutuo [EP 10-12]
4. The Investigation & Preparation [EP 13-15]
5. Mission & War 2: Jiang City [EP 15-21]
6. The Truth [EP 22-24]
7. War 3: Rundu City [EP 25-26]
8. The Capital: He Yan vs He Rufei [EP 27-32]
9. The Capital: Aftermath [EP 33-35]
10. The Great War: Great Wei vs Wutuo  [EP 36]

NO.ARCSEPISODESCHAPTERSNOTES
1.Her New LifeEP 101 - 15In the drama, there's no new life or family. He Yan didn't reborn because her Master is the one who cured and helped her falsify her new identity.

There's also no love debt, and tragedy happened that forces her to enter Yezhou Garrison.

Entering Yezhou Garrison was her plan from the start, once she woke up from the coma.
2.General Fengyun,
Xiao Jue!
15 - 18
3.Love Debt & Tragedy19 - 29
4.Joining the Army,
Liangzhou Garrison
EP 2 - 329 - 34For this one, there are quite a lot of changes.

1. Horse scene
- Drama: Happened in garrison
- Novel: Happened in her hometown during her first meeting with Xiao Jue after her rebirth

2. He Yan's weak state in garrison
- Drama: Because she's still recovering from the major wound and poisoning
- Novel: Because she has been reborn into a new body, she needs to train her stamina and strength from the start

3. Her sword, Qinglang
- Novel: Taken by He Rufei
- Drama: Taken by Xiao Jue
5.Military Camp: Training
34 - 47
6.Military Camp:
Archery Competition
47 - 53
7.Sworn Brother,  Cheng Lisu
53 - 54
8.Military Camp:
Spear & Blade Duel
55 - 61
9.Military Camp:
Mounted Archery
62 - 65
10.Military Camp:
White Moon Mountain
EP 4 - 566 - 771. Her identity as a woman
- Drama: Discovered after a wolf attack on the mountain during the Qixi Festival
- Novel: Discovered during the 1st mission
11.Military Camp: Rest


EP 5
78 - 79

1. Lantern
- Drama: She released the lantern for Xiao Jue's father and her old self.
- Novel: She released the lantern for her unborn child.  He Yan only knew she was pregnant when that woman told her while drowning her in the pond to kill her.


“I’m sorry,” she murmured softly, full of sorrow. “We, mother and child, have no fate in this lifetime. If there’s a next life, I hope you’ll be born into a good family, a life filled with joy and free of worries. Please, never encounter me again.”

“I will…” She placed the water lantern into the river. “Seek revenge for you.”


2. Xiao Jing and Bai Rongwei (Xiao Jue's elder brother and his wife)
- Drama: There's no scene of them together
- Novel: There's a chapter about them missing Xiao Jue since he's not home during the Mid-autumn Festival.

3. Flag Capture Event
- Not that much difference from the novel
- But the novel's description of this event is more complex
- When they descend the mountain, He Yan's group will counter a formation called Bagua formation, and He Yan successfully breaks it
- The author also describes how their group fight
- But in the drama, we can only see the final duel between He Yan and Lei Hou.
- Other than that, everything else is the same
12.Military Camp:
Flag Capture Event
80 - 84
13.Military Camp:
Rewards Ceremony & Drunk...
EP 685 - 861. He Yan & friends
- Drama: He Yan drank with them and then went to Xiao Jue's tents
- Novel: They exchange stories together as to why they enter the military. So, we get to know their backstory.

2. Cheng Lisu
- Drama: Drink with He Yan's group
- Novel: Drink with instructors

3. Fei Nu
- Drama: Fei Nu wasn't in the tent
- Novel: Fei Nu was there, witnessing He Yan's drunken behaviour

4. Sword
- Drama: He Yan did a sword dance and broke the zither completely
- Novel: He Yan drunkenly asks for a duel to prove she's the best. She ended up throwing an alcohol jug. Xiao Jue then slashed the jug using his sword and caused the zither's strings to snap.

5. Eavesdrop
- Drama: Lei Hou was the one who stood outside Xiao Jue's tent.
- Novel: Instructor Shen was the one who accidentally listened to their drunken moments because he wanted to share a roasted duck with Xiao Jue. And from that, the instructor thought He Yan and Xiao Jue were a gay couple... Hahaha... 
14.Mission 1: The BanquetEP 6 -10
87 - 103First Mission

1. Ding Yi
- Drama: He Yan saw and recognised him at the garrison.
- Novel: He Yan saw him during the Sun Family's banquet.

2. Tavern
- Drama: He Yan was sneakily going out, Fei Nu went to investigate the Sun Family and Xiao Jue, the one who would watch He Yan.
- Novel: He Yan asked permission from Xiao Jue. It was at night. Fei Nu secretly followed her but ultimately lost her trail. He reported back to Xiao Jue.

3. Wanhua Pavilion
- Drama: He Yan entered the pavilion because she was following Ding Yi and wanted to prevent Xiao Jue from following her.
- Novel: He Yan entered the pavilion accidentally while searching for a tavern.

4. Chu Zhao (Chu Zilan)
- Drama: He Yan first met him during her journey to join the army at the Yezhou Garrison.
- Novel: He encountered He Yan on her way back from a gambling house. After her rebirth, He Yan wanted to find some money to buy some clothes for her brother. Chu Zhao wasn't present during this arc.

5. Ying Xiang
- Drama: She knows martial arts and served as Chu Zhao's maid and bodyguard.
- Novel: She didn't know martial arts.

6. Ding Yi
Drama: He Yan saw Ding Yi and followed him to the pavilion. She also witnessed Ding Yi hiring some dancers.
-Novel: He Yan met Ding Yi during the banquet.

7. Sword dance performance
- Drama: He Yan did a sword dance performance that caused Chu Zhao to realise she's a woman.
- Novel: This scene doesn't exist in the novel.

7. Song Tao Tao
- Drama: Tao Tao didn't see He Yan in the pavilion. It was He Yan's initiative to save her.
- Novel: He Yan saved her when Tao Tao secretly threw a small note, 'Save me', to He Yan.

8. Imperial Inspector
- Drama: Chu Zhao
- Novel: Yuan Baozhen

9. Assassination
- Drama: Sun Xiangfu & Ding Yi's plan.
- Novel: Yuan Baozhen & Ding Yi's plan.

10. Testing
- Drama: Ding Yi came alone to see if He Yan was truly gone blind.
- Novel: Yuan Baozhen & Ding Yi came together.

11. Poisonous Ball
- Drama: He Yan fell into the pond with Xiao Jue.
- Novel: He Yan made an excuse to go to the restroom and make herself fall into the pit toilet.

12. Encounter each other
- Drama: He Yan & Xiao Jue encountered each other after they eavesdropped on the roof.
- Novel: They didn't meet, and only He Yan listened on the roof. But, she did accidentally encounter Xiao Jue took a bath like in the drama.

13. Ding Yi's death
- Drama: He Yan was the one who lured Ding Yi away.
- Novel: Ding Yi was the one who lured He Yan out of her room.

14. Her identity as woman
- Drama: Confront He Yan about her identity. Xiao Jue already knew since EP 4.
- Novel: He just knew and immediately confronted her about it in her room after He Yan sneakily went back after killing Ding Yi.

15. The reason
- Drama: He Yan told a fabricated reason that her Master prepared.
- Novel: He Yan told the truth that she joined the army after she killed a man who lusted over her beauty.

16. Fei Nu
- Drama: Fei Nu still didn't know that He Yan is a woman.
- Novel: Fei Nu knew her identity on the same day as Xiao Jue.

17. Sun's Family Case
- Drama: The case was linked to the tax evasion case.
- Novel: There's no tax evasion or military funding case.
15.Military Camp:
Back to the Camp
EP 11 - 13103 - 106
1. Hot Springs
Drama: With her gangs.
Novel: With the instructors. They successfully pulled He Yan into the hot springs. Then Xiao Jue pulled her out before wrapping her with his cloak.

2. Single Room
Drama: He Yan requested it as compensation for ruining her 'reputation'.
Novel: Cheng Lisu exchange his room with He Yan because he doesn't want to be close to Taotao. Xiao Jue disagrees, but Cheng Lisu doesn't care. He Yan also threatened him a bit.

Xiao Jue sneered, “What right do you have?”

“Just because… I’m only a red mole away from being the woman you deeply love.” He Yan looked at him with a smile.



16.Military Camp:
The Qiang & Wutou People
107 - 1131. Fighting with the Spy
Drama: In the garrison area.
Nove: On the White Moon Mountain.

2. The Victim
Drama: Instructor Ma.
Novel: Wang Xiaohan, new recruit.

3. Qiang-Wutuo Army
Drama: They enter using the front gate.
Novel: The Qiang Army spies kill all the soldiers who are on the night shift and pile up all the corpses at the centre of the training ground in the morning.

4. Cheng Lisu & Song Taotao
Drama: They were held hostage in the middle of the battle between He Yan & General Rida Muzi.
Novel: They were held hostage from the beginning so that instructors would accept the sparring challenge.

5. He Yan's Waist Injury
Drama: Gotten it from the duel with General Rida Muzi.
Novel: Gotten it from the fight with Ding Yi during the banquet arc. The wound reopened throughout the 3 rounds sparring challenge.

6. The Sparring Challenge
Drama: Suggested by He Yan, a duel between her and General Rida Muzi.
Novel: Suggested by General Rida Muzi, three rounds.

Drama: He Yan (Whip) vs General Rida Muzi (Curve Blade)
Novel:
- 1st Round: Wei Huan (Blade) vs Wala (Stone Axe)
Wei Huan almost lost, but He Yan came at the right time and kicked the axe that nearly landed on his head.
- Re-match: He Yan (Whip) vs Wala (Stone Axe)
Wala lost. He Yan broke his neck.
- 2nd Round: He Yan (Whip) vs Ba Zhu (Curve Blade)
Ba Zhu lost. His throat was pierced by He Yan using an iron caltrop. He Yan's old injury on her waist has worsened, and Ba Zhu got a chance to pierce a blade on top of He Yan's old injury.
- 3rd Round: He Yan (Whip) vs General Rida Muzi (Curve Blade)
General Rida nearly got killed when he suddenly asked his subordinate to throw Taotao into the battle platform. To save her, He Yan released General Rida. He then took the chance to kill He Yan. But the attack was intercepted by Xiao Jue.

7. General Rida Muzi's Death
Drama: Killed by He Yan using her whip.
Novel: He committed suicide after witnessing his army's defeat by the Nine Banner Battalion.

8.  He Yan's Request to Enter the Nine Banners Battalion
Drama: Approved.
Novel: Rejected. Again. 🤣

9. Dungeon
Drama: He Yan entered with Xiao Jue & Fei Nu.
Novel: Xiao Jue entered with Shen Han, and He Yan listened to the interrogation with Lin Shuanghe from outside.

10. Lei Hou's Background
Drama:
- Que City's survivor
- The longevity lock belonged to his little brother
Novel:
- Recommended by Instructor Du Mao
- The embroidered sachet and longevity lock belonged to his wife and son.


Chai Anxi
Novel: Chapter 122 - 123
17.The Physician, Lin Shuang HeEP 12113 - 115Character has been merged with Cheng Lisu

Even though this character has been merged with Cheng Lisu but they share the same timeline and scene regarding knowing He Yan's identity as a woman.

“Gentle and weak?” Xiao Jue chuckled, seemingly amused by his words. He raised an eyebrow and said slowly, “Before I returned, she had just chopped off the heads of two Western Qiang people.”

Lin Shuanghe: “…”

“If I had come a bit later, she would have been working on her third.”

Lin Shuanghe: “…”



18.Military Camp: His Story
EP 13116 - 117History of Battle in Que City and Nine Banners Battalion

1. Telling the Story
Drama: Xiao Jue himself.
Novel: Lin Shuanghe.

2. Nine Banners Battalion
Drama: No explanation.
Novel: Excerpt from the novel,

“His Majesty wanted Xiao Jue to personally select three thousand troops from the Nanfu soldiers. This was his last act of kindness towards Huaijin. Huaijin stood in front of the Nanfu soldiers and asked them to choose whether they were willing to follow him to Mingshui.”

Before going, no one believed they could win this battle. It was a suicide mission, and everyone who stepped forward did so with a determination to die, following this young general.

“The first eight hundred who stepped forward later became the Nine Banners Battalion,” he laughed.


3. Xiao Jue's Frustration
Drama: Xiao Jue let it out by doing the sword routine until He Yan came and put up the cloak.
Novel: Xiao Jue just stood by the window, and He Yan later picked the lock to his room. Xiao Jue asked her to put the cloak on the bed. He Yan left after leaving a candy for him.

19.The 4th Young Master,
Chu Zilan, Chu Zhao
EP 14
118 - 120
20.Military Camp: Drunk again...
120 - 121
21.Military Camp: Planning
EP 15122 - 124
22."Do you know her name?"
"He Yan."
124 - 127
23.Mission 2: Jiang CityEP 15 - 21128 - 161Second Mission
24Cloud Pavilion, Jinling City
EP 21 - 22183 - 192
25.Military Camp:
The Matter of Heart
EP 22-24162 - 169
26.Mission 3: Rundu CityEP 25-26169 - 182Third Mission
27.Back to the CapitalEP 27192 - 199
28.The Palace & The Confession
199 - 202
29.Family Reunion
202 - 205
30.Yuhua Temple,
Visiting Liangzhou Garrison

205 - 207
31.Assassination, Qin Momo
208 - 213
32."He Yan."
214 - 219
33.Visiting Xianchang Academy
219 - 221
34.Sneaking into He Mansion
222 - 225
35.Lantern Market Date Night
225 - 229
36.Wutou Envoy, Family meeting
& Bridal Attire

229 - 231
37.Palace Banquet, Sword Duel
232 - 234
38."Young Master He, are you
Flying Phoenix General?"

234 - 236
39.Aftermath: He & Xu Family
237 - 241
40.Aftermath: Chu Zilan
241 - 245
41.Happy New Year, Wedding
& Marriage Life

246 - 251
42.News from the Palace
252 - 256
43.The War: Preparation
257 - 260
44.The War: Victory
261 - 266
45.The End
267
46.Extra 1: Seven Years Later
268 - 269
47.Extra 2: Moon's Secret
270(Xiao Jue POV for their shared moments from the first meeting until after marriage)
48.Extra 3: Longing (Yan Xiu)
271 - 272About another side couple
(Can you guess?)

Thank u soooo much for this!!!😍✨😍 😍✨😍
It's been a while since I have read the entire novel n I was beginning to forget some things
With this it's all refreshed again!!!!

Could you tell me who all the side couples are? And how their stories go?

Thanks a lot for creating this discussion!! I don't mind spoilers at all! 😍 😍 😍 Looking forward to your posts

 Shangguan Qian:

Thank u soooo much for this!!!😍✨😍 😍✨😍
It's been a while since I have read the entire novel n I was beginning to forget some things
With this it's all refreshed again!!!!

Welcome, welcome~
I'm so happy it helps you too, I'm a bit anxious to see which plot will be removed from the drama version... Huhu~
However, the number of episodes gives me some hope; maybe we could see the majority of the novel's scenes...

 inkedhalo:

Could you tell me who all the side couples are? And how their stories go?

see this comment

https://kisskh.at/754387-legend-of-the-female-general#comment-22826206

great work @HeavenHazel
however i think 12 and 16 should be considered missions and combat set pieces too

 inkedhalo:

Could you tell me who all the side couples are? And how their stories go?

There are four side couples...
I didn't put their ending, but if you want to know, I'll edit this post... ;)

1. Chu Zilan (Chu Zhao) x Ying Xiang
- Dynamic: Master x Servant
- Relationship: Unrequited Love
- Ending: Sad Ending...
- Note: If we're talking about unrequited love. Three characters felt this way: the lady who likes Xiao Jue, Chu Zhao, who likes He Yan and Ying Xiang. But Ying Xiang is the most pitiful and never tries to do anything to He Yan. She loves in silence and loyalty, and Chu Zhao takes it for granted.
- Note 2: Their relationship is crucial to the plot. So I think it will be explored in the drama too.

2. Yan He x Xiang Cheng Xiu
- Dynamic: General x Noble Lady (Eldest Daughter of the Prefect of the Imperial College)
- Relationship: Happily Married
- Ending: Sad Ending...
- Note: Yan He is a former classmate of He Yan and Xiao Jue. They'll reunite later in the stories. Yan He was already married when they reunited. He is known as a virtuous husband in the capital, never doing anything against his wife's words. Lady Xia is one of the popular noble ladies because of her gentle temperament.

3. Chiwu X Qingmei
- Dynamic: Xiao Jue's Left-hand Man x He Yan's Personal Maid Servant
- Relationship: Starting as colleagues/friends
- Ending: Happy Ending~
- Note: Their relationship started to blossom when Chiwu was assigned to be He Yan's guard under Xiao Jue's order after an assassination attempt on He Yan. Since then, Chiwu has been living at He Family's house. When He Yan married Xio Jue, Chiwu returned to be his right-hand man, and He Yan and Qingmei moved into Xiao Family's mansion.
- Note 2: I'm not sure their story will be adapted or not since I didn't see any cast for their role.

4. He Yunsheng x Song Tao Tao
- Dynamic: He Yan's younger brother x He Yan's friend
- Relationship: Starting as a crush
- Ending: Happy Ending~
- Note: Tao Tao is a bubbly, energetic kind of girl, while Yunsheng is a cold person to outsiders. When Tao Tao confessed to him, Yunsheng hadn't developed any feelings for her yet. But it was developed over time until he was the one who asked He Yan to propose a marriage to the Song Family.
- Note 2: I didn't see any cast for Yunsheng either. So maybe this arc will not be adapted.

 drmaddct:

Thanks a lot for creating this discussion!! I don't mind spoilers at all! 😍 😍 😍 Looking forward to your posts

Welcome, welcome and thank you for your support...
We've waited long enough, hope 6th August could come faster~

 _Kage_:

great work @HeavenHazel
however i think 12 and 16 should be considered missions and combat set pieces too

Oh, yes... The only reason I didn't put it as a mission because they're still in the camp. I tag the other three as missions because it happen outside the camp and they need to travel... Hahaha...
But, thank you for your suggestion... I'll put it as combat-focused in the note section.

I’m gonna miss Lin Shuang He so much, he was my fave besides the leads in the novel. Sad they didn’t include him in the drama and combined his character with Cheng Li Su’s

Chiwu,Qing Mei ,He yunsheng ,these characters won't be in the drama

and also they merged Shen Muxue into Taotao and Lin Shuanghe into Cheng Lisu and made them secondary CP

Mu Hong Jin x Liu Buwang (He Yan's master ),they also had a past which was sad.

https://x.com/Baoning_Miao/status/1733786176480481652


In this thread the user  included some memorable parts/quotes from the novel of some characters beside the main leads.

 HeavenHazel:
virtuous husband

hen pecked :P