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I know, right? He tried to kill her. My gosh.
I know, and I feel her. However, her king doesn't deserve her loyalty.

Seeing how easy some support roles in this drama dead, I'm afraid she'll be one of them. 😢

People like me? What do you mean? I'm Asian, and even in my country, lips lock will be cut or censored and cleavage or any too-much-exposed skin will be blurred from TV dramas, even some movies.

You may not know this, but in Asia those Asian dramas over the years with nude or sex scenes that you mention are cheap or low quality dramas. Our government calls it porn.

So, you call people open-minded and appreciate cinema etc when they only enjoy romance with kisses and sex scenes? FYI, I'm a clean romance book writer.

Even mature female actors have been the reason of many dramas get so much hate, though I watch and enjoy some of them. There's no win win in this war. The best solutions are watch the dramas you enjoy and spread no hate when you drop ones.

FYI, there are many 80s and 90s dramas so popular with zero kiss scene. Young people nowadays forget their own culture and ask for western culture to be in Asian historical dramas. How can you enjoy watching two strangers with no feeling passionately kiss each other on your screen?

General Huang will regret her decision. Yan Xun only uses her loyalty for their kingdom, the way he manipulates Xing Er for his selfish goal.

Episode 26:

I enjoy watching this drama, though I haven't watched PA. The flashbacks help me to understand some major scenes in the prequel. I'm glad I start this with no expectation.

Confusion in the first episodes happens while watching other dramas, too. We'll get the whole picture the more episodes we watch. Don't tell me you get clear messages of the major plot and characters since episode 1 in other dramas and series, except Rebirth.

The prequel can't make me stay watching through the first episode, but Rebirth successfully gets my attention through episode 25.

Do you mean King Xi Meng? He wants Zhuge Yue to be his shadow. Many people wants the king dead. So, he needs someone pretends to be him in case the enemies want to kill him.

Well, Zhuge Yue does whatever he wants, that mask king can't control him, even with that deadly poison. He even helps people and joins hand here and there during his mission as King Xi Meng's shadow.

Well, Zhuge Yue told her the half-truth in episode 15, and the other half, Xing Er's eavesdropped her friends' conversation in episode 24. 😁😆 I guess they'll find the cure in episode 26 or 27. I really hope so.

I read you said you watched PA? Zhuge Yue is still Zhuge Yue. He'll always there to help Xing Er. It's not easy to watch their push-and-pull relationship, but they still work together. At some point, they'll talk everything through and resolve the misunderstanding.

Don't worry. Some are good villains. You'll see some mind games in the drama. What I like is how unpredictable the story and characters are, including the leads.

Got it. I know that's what you mean, but I type it in search engine and they give different meaning. 😵‍💫🧐

Yes, they do. We need some bad guys causing havoc to make the drama interesting anyway.

You're welcome.

A high body count?

Hi, Friend! Well, then, welcome to another heavy drama. 😁 Yes, this drama has complicated plot and story because the leads fight to abolish slave systems in the kingdoms and create a better world. However, it's fast pace. We don't have enough time to hate some annoying characters because they kill them at unexpected time.

Hi, Friend! Well, I watch this for Li Yun Rui. And fall in love with Zhuge Yue. I'm struggling with its classic tragedy that they have in 80s-90s Chinese TV drama, because those kind of stories usually have a sad ending for the leads.

However, it's interesting because you can't even predict the leads' (Zhuge Yue and Xing Er) next move. You'll have hate and love relationship with them. I hate Zhuge Yue sometimes, but the next episode makes me love him for taking that decision I once despised. 😁

Oh. And the drama won't give you enough time to hate some annoying characters because they kill them like a flash.

Give Rebirth a try. If you don't like it, you can stop anytime. 😊😉

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LOL. 🤣🤣🤣 Queen Ling Yue stares at some characters with the same intensity, including Xing Er. Why don't they say she has a crush on her, too? 🙄🥴

I know! I can't believe what I've just read. 😱 And why does Zhuge Yue have to end up with a weak, indecisive woman who keeps threatening him with a knife as if she can beat him? 🙄

You know it's a novel adaptation. Every character has a fixed fate, even the one they'll be ended up with. If the drama changed it, they should mention it was an original script.

Xing Er is young. She has many things to learn, including her own feelings. Zhuge Yue knows that, and gives her space to grow. That's how a mature man with dignity act, not force her like Yan Xun, or beg like Li Ce.

Li Ce was just a friend for Xing Er. He begged for her love, but she rejected him, never gave him a slight of hope. Xing Er might take Zhuge Yue's sacrifice for granted, but she had her main goal: to abolish slave system in Biantang. And Zhuge Yue supported her decision.