I am still at ep 5 of Part 1, and I am drawn toward Lin Hao Qing. I feel that he loves Ji Yunhee, but is trying…
You will see how everything he does (good and bad) is him trying protect Yun-hee. It makes you hate and love him but mostly your heart will break for him!
Because it was her last ditch effort to prevent him from being captured by the evil Shunde to become a slave. She knew there was water below and that even if he fell off the cliff he would survive.
It is the Love and Destiny ending with role reversal. Chang Yi seals her in with the evil Shunde and takes it…
I wish we had at least 30 minutes more for the ending as well but your version which may have been the vision of the director also is like you said, simple, hopeful and beautiful too!
Finally I watched with Part 2 subs. This was my 3rd time but the first 2 I only had the partial subs. I cried so much again. Ji-Yunhe will go down as maybe the most incredible, well written, BEAUTIFULLY acted strong, smart, loving, HEROIC female main character in a Cdrama ever. If you want to watch an incredibly well developed multi-dimensional strong female main character this is the show for you.
Lin Hao Qing also was just amazing as a beautifully devolved multilayered character and I cried at practically all his scenes in part 2 because he was just that good.
Bobcat Prince Li Shou and Butterfly bestie Lou Lou were everything.
I have very few criticisms for this show. I hope It now gets all the attention it deserves. It ranks in my top 4 Xianxia’s with Ancient Love Poetry, Eternal Love TMOPB & Ashes of Love, all of which had beautiful CGI, Excellent Worldbuilding, Amazing well developed Side Characters and epic romance.
It is the Love and Destiny ending with role reversal. Chang Yi seals her in with the evil Shunde and takes it…
From what I’ve read in the novel she DOES really come back and it’s the real ending where she transformed into a mermaid by being sealed with his merman Pearl for so long.
I like your interpretation for the show version much better though.
Finally I watched with Part 2 subs. This was my 3rd time but the first 2 I only had the partial subs. I cried so much again. Ji-Yunhe will go down as maybe the most incredible, well written, BEAUTIFULLY acted strong, smart, loving, HEROIC female main character in a Cdrama ever. If you want to watch an incredibly well developed multi-dimensional strong female main character this is the show for you.
Lin Hao Qing also was just amazing as a beautifully devolved multilayered character and I cried at practically all his scenes in part 2 because he was just that good.
Bobcat Prince Li Shou and Butterly bestie Lou Lou were everything.
I have few criticisms for this show. I hope. It now gets all the attention it deserves. It ranks in my top 4 Xianxia’s with Ancient Love Poetry, Eternal Love TMOPB & Ashes of Love, all of which had beautiful CGI, Excellent Worldbuilding, Amazing well developed Side Characters and epic romance.
He always loved her deeply and wished they could be lovers but because of their circumstances he understood the most they could be was family (brother/sister/master/disciple and he made peace with that.
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Lin Hao Qing also was just amazing as a beautifully devolved multilayered character and I cried at practically all his scenes in part 2 because he was just that good.
Bobcat Prince Li Shou and Butterfly bestie Lou Lou were everything.
I have very few criticisms for this show. I hope It now gets all the attention it deserves. It ranks in my top 4 Xianxia’s with Ancient Love Poetry, Eternal Love TMOPB & Ashes of Love, all of which had beautiful CGI, Excellent Worldbuilding, Amazing well developed Side Characters and epic romance.
I like your interpretation for the show version much better though.
Lin Hao Qing also was just amazing as a beautifully devolved multilayered character and I cried at practically all his scenes in part 2 because he was just that good.
Bobcat Prince Li Shou and Butterly bestie Lou Lou were everything.
I have few criticisms for this show. I hope. It now gets all the attention it deserves. It ranks in my top 4 Xianxia’s with Ancient Love Poetry, Eternal Love TMOPB & Ashes of Love, all of which had beautiful CGI, Excellent Worldbuilding, Amazing well developed Side Characters and epic romance.