ASmith

Good as a standalone, they give flashbacks on the rare occasion anything from the other series is relevant :) (I've not watched them either :D)

Rumu is worrying me though like x1000
The slo mo dinner
The sappy smiles
The 'i'll protect you'

Like I just wish he had even half as many death flags on him as he does, for real, but that dinner has officially ended my hope for him having any kind of happy ending ;-;

The highlight of Ep25 for me:

Fugui: *genuinely, gently puzzled*
"I had no idea sacrificing your life could be so bad for your health."

Also ROLLLL ONNN EPP27 THAT PREVIEW IS EVERYTHING!!!!

Seconding this *points too*

Ep24:
Qingcheng, forgetting what you've said and not doing what you promised? Suuuuuuch a good idea. Look at those juicy incentives she's offering! (at least to us viewers)

50 mins to goooooo

don’t say 10 😭 It’s only been 6 so far, it’s going to be so sad if it’s 10 😭

(Still I’m loving how they’re each developing separately so there is that to console me.)

Mysterious Lotus Casebook
The Journey of Legend
Draw The Line

^I think just these three, though I’ve not watched the last one as there’s nowhere I’ve found with watchable subs 😭

that's the kind of music that makes even spreading toast epic

^this. And he could have made a living doing anything in the Western Regions, but what he chose to do was make lanterns, since that's what they did together, painting the patterns they learned together back then ;-; They warm each other's lives and illuminate the darkness in each other's lives like the sun, and each of them is longing for the other ;-;

It's not really an incest arc. They would need to be related for that, but they're not even hatched from the same batch of spider eggs, I don't think.

But he is a total creep, and I want him dead too.

On the plus side, though I miss our Fugui, I like that they're taking the time to flesh out the side characters so that I can care about them too, and see why these guys care about each other. Their bonds feel earned, and if anything happens to any of them I will cry ;-;

Doubt it’s his fans, the editing here is fine (it’s not got any vibes of being an unfinished project) so the search is from someone who’s not watched it, hence likely haters.

Some hater bought a hot search, and since there's nothing really in this show to attack (aside from the annoyingness of some villains) they decided to attack the screen time, since it happens to be lower these last two eps to allow for some side character development + development of the plot and female lead that don't happen to involve his character? That's what I'd conclude, anyway, from what you've described. There's no way this one's half finished with the level of GCI and HD-ness in the scenes in it.

Well.... I mean he's in 22 and 23 so maybe it's wrong?

I rewatched the trailer, I think he's the guy leaping at blond Fugui with the brolly of power in the desert, till we get that scene that rotter won't die ;-;

Lol, he's bad, right? I usually only see them in this level in Filipino dramas, lol.

Right? There are about a gazillion death flags on them both ;-;

I gotta say, Fugui said it for me with these two eps:
"I'd prefer not to be involved with this mess."
After which he very sensibly went off to not be involved in that courting attempt and go read in the library, which I fully approve of and love for him, except that it deprived me of his screentime ;-;

Loving Qingtong in black, she's gorgeous.

Hope clinger-bro dies soon or gets turned back to a spider. he is the worssssst. Up there with Rumu's dad who's also the worst, and shoulda died eons back. Honestly if he wasn't going to be murdered he shoulda just been properly monitored and/or left in the courtyard sweeping leaves. (But why didn't dragon lady murder him? She was gonna kill Fugui for a spiritual tendon, she has no issues with casual murder, so why /not/ kill the guy who tortured her mom to death and tricked her when she knows he's a total liar?? He even asked her to nicely, she coulda said "sure.")

Future predictions:
- Qingtong finds Fugui. (I need them to be together. Srry Rumu and Fox prince, but she is charming.)
- The umbrella that absorbs hate will be found. It will work by depriving those who draw their hate power of their hate power, while imbuing hate power into the user, which would normally instantly corrupt them but not self-purifying Fugui, so Fugui can use it as a rechargeable battery against hate-fueled enemies and then not only use the power (going amazing and blond) but purify himself after with his blood, thus guaranteeing he can follow his Way and have cool blond hair without being evil. (I do not want evil Fugui ;-;)
-Fugui will get some more screentime, I'll be satisfied with point 3, be nice to me writers, pls.

[why is Quan Jing Ting still alive]

The real questions. Cuz people keep blocking Fugui, the only one who actually remembers to finish off his enemies here.