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His martial arts and academic resume is important in judging if he can represent his clan at the competition. Don't you see how he made such a young boy represent a clan at the competition. Of course he had to judge if he was mature enough for such a huge responsibility and the FL didn't do anything for it. It was his own plan

He is from QIAO clan....the same people responsible for what happened to his family. Its not just lady luo. Besides, he came uninvited. He can't let his guard down immediately. He treated him VERY NICELY...Honestly, i couldn't have given my brother's weapon to the enemy clan so easily as him, there was no misunderstanding. He was taking his time to judge IF HE CAN MAKE HIM REPRESENT IN THE COMPETITION and if he was what luo was claiming to be. Even the FL agreed that he cares for him. Jeez

Lol...let the deer live ya'll

No...he won't betray anyone. I think i understand his character pretty well now. He's just mysterious...not bad

Well, he kind of did (by telling her brother to f off) but then she revealed that she has millitary power and it became difficult to just shun her.

The whole MOLE DISFIGUREMENT story sent chills down my spine. Lady Youlu is truly evil. She has been that since the very beginning. Jeez! Vicious woman

No, the marriage was set up to resolve tension by the grandfather. Who ended up getting married is a separate matter.

Well, her brother is contributing significantly even though he is young and her grandfather set it up...with intention ti resolve the tension between the two clans.

Do you haven't seen reset?

To me, its hometown cha cha cha

Yeah...I am happy with the pace so far

The best way would have been to show a flashback ...of how she has been unfair to him and how she has manipulated the father. The 5 minute flashback would have solved the problem.

Ikr...They are all over each other in short dramas and it looks cheap...more like $0ft p0rn.

He probably gave that advice because that's what he thought he would've done...he's literally keepimg himself in ML's position. He's projecting and he shouldn't do it

I think that suits the "novel" and I would love to read it (can you tell me the title and where I can find it) but for TV, its not ideal and honestly, i enjoy the subtlety of asian dramas.The actors also get uncomfortable with extra exposure to such scenes.

Hmm...They could have added a few more the in the first 10 episodes....but I don't think he planned it. It was simoly because of RAGE...the advisor was also shocked. I guess the whole point was to show what anger can do to people in an instant

There's not much to his story except the fact that he has been very slowly plotting to get more power and hasn't succeeded.Before this incident, he wasn't a major character because of his limited power and household struggles. The FL moved on after rejecting himand there's nothing much he could do about it.
However, after taking the power like that, he has come into the light again. Everything he plots from now will have a real impact.

I mean, as much as I love physical connection, their relationship is wayyy too beautiful to fast forward or criticise

That's why I didn't mind giving the spoiler...no one will know what I am talking about unless they watch it. That's her only scene

In the recent episode, Liu yan will kill the mistress/concubine/wife of his the ruler... (his step mom).