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Yeah, I remember on Weibo fans saying that the first meeting was not the wolf but in Tianqi. Apparently people are trying to buy the script but no one has it for sale.

@ 29:10 the scene starts. Also I just realised the ending credits shows major locations or beasts they’ve met and there’s some that didn’t appear.

Just went to rewatch episode 25 and saw a scene cut from the beginning. During their romantic history montage,there’s a shot of Yezi when she meets Yu Xiuming for the first time, which was in Tianqi,

The FL is 32 in real life. There’s only like around ten years age difference. Plus the character the ML plays is set to be in his 40s/50s so the casting is correct on his end.

It’s really an insult to him with how little of his scenes they included.

YouTube has some but there aren’t as many. Here’s some Yi Wuyou and Yezi.
https://youtube.com/shorts/RlCBUSJalEc?feature=share

A’Rui is the only person who is kind to Bai Lu in Yebei. It make sense that she’s attached to A’Rui especially since A’Rui saved her from being burned at the stake when they were children. There’s also the element of if she saves A’Rui from death, she can love Yu Xiuming guilt free.
Yi Wuyou is hard to tell because most of his story has been cut. However, he was going to try to overthrow Yu Xiuming no matter what. Yezi was only one of his motivators. In the original story, he wasn’t even in love her but rather A’Rui.
The major theme of this drama is about obsession and letting go. Yezi’s journey was learning to live her own life rather than in the shadow of A’Rui. Yi Wuyou was letting go of revenge for his tribe/ Yezi for the sake of peace but he failed. Yu Xiuming was the obsession with invincibility /immortality but he gave it up.
Yezi at the start of the story is 19. The story happens over at least a year or more so she’s in her 20s when she marries Yu Xiuming. In real life the actress was 30 when the show was filmed, she just looks a little bit young.

Here’s one that hasn’t been posted yet:
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4849918621521006

I didn’t feel like it was very toxic. Yu Xiuming is pretty reasonable so he’s not hotheaded and Yi Wuyou seems way too gentle with Yezi for an extreme response… he’s actually a pushover for her. However, a lot has been cut. It’s possible the original version was more intense though just from attitude at the end.

All of the cut scenes are spread throughout the posts. I’d put them in a discussion thread but I’m afraid that posting that many links might catch me another ban. Is there a particular scene you’re looking for?

Most it has to do with the author of book the show is based on being cancelled last year for comments he made. That implicated the show. Lots of netizens were threatening to boycott/ asking for the show not to air as a result until the show said it cut ties with the author. After that the show basically went dead until the end of November this year.
All Cdramas have to undergo a censorship review before they can be broadcast. Sometimes in order get the permission, shows will cut scenes with content that won’t pass the review. In SJFY’s case it cut 11 episodes, bringing the show from 36 episodes to 25. Most fans theorise the cuts are due to the author and
that while the show touched on sensitive matters, the review was ruthless because of the author. Plus the reviews have been getting tougher. Shows that aired a couple of years ago might not make the review now.
Most Chinese fans accepted the cuts initially because usually shows in this situation get buried and never air. But then there were cuts that didn’t make sense.
Most of the anger at the show on Weibo is about the show being cut in a way that doesn’t accurately capture the actors skills, doesn’t make sense, and focuses way too much on the secondary couple.

The more I think about the cuts, the angrier I become. Yu Wuyou’s death was so emotional. But what did we get?
When he dies, he dies looking at Yezi. As in until the end, he loves her so much that he can’t bear to close his eyes/ take his eyes off her even when dying. Hands shaking, Yezi then closes his eyes when she realises he’s died. That’s why there’s a closeup of her hand on his face during the scene. Then Yezi cradles Yi Wuyou’s head and sobs. It’s such a powerful and good scene.

I think it depends on if it does well. Supposedly if the drama performs well enough they hold off on broadcasting another one soon after. Tho I heard rumors that DitSB might premiere in February.

I feel like he probably said something romantic or referenced their revenge pact. It seems like the editor was keen for there to be no sympathy for Yi Wuyou. It almost feels like they were worried about Yi Wuyou being like a second Runyu.

That seems to be the reason why some of the big name BL dramas haven’t attempted to do the same thing. Supposedly Immortality thought about it but the results wouldn’t leave much left.

They cut out all the married scenes. I’m so angry because they’re really cute. Below is a link to the BTS of a post wedding scene that appears in the opening but has been cut from the show.

https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4846548801028890

While this show has powers and is considered fantasy, I don’t think it’s actually xianxia which maybe why people are being thrown off. It’s closer to western fantasy and the focus seems to be more on wits and political intrigue than powers or brute strength.
Bai Lu was kinda the deciding factor in that by holding the wedding, they could lure out the assassins. That’s why she says to Yu Xiuming let’s get married fast.

The author said some things that got him cancelled and it affected the show. No one knows if what was cut was his plot lines but he definitely is a factor for why so much had to be cut.

Some Weibo fans are actually asking for this.

It’s also possible they cut that part out. A lot of the problems with the story seem to stem from the editing.