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In the first series, Jang Uk fell in love with Mu Deok, because she was the first person who has helped him, even though he knew her intentions towards him. He hoped she would love him too. And I thought he knew it. In the second series, he fell in love with Bu Yeon, because she made him forget about Naksu. That's understandable, but I didn't like the point that he wasn't fully aware of S1's Naksu's feelings towards him? For me, S2 could have been better if it wasn't shot so fast.

I have the same. Thankfully, there are only two episodes (arguably the best of the entire drawn-out series) left and it will be over. Nothing new in this series. I knew from the beginning that Naksu would regain her memory at the end of the series, because if it happened earlier, there would be much less episodes, because the creators had no good ideas to continue it.

Maybe they survived because that's their destiny? Naksu survived to become the master of Jang Uk, Bu Yeon survived because of Naksu, her goal is to perform the rain ritual and more importantly send the ice stone back to where it came from; already in the first series she wanted to do it, unfortunately she was interrupted by Jin Mu, Jang Uk was destined to defeat Jin Mu.

What happened was the fault of Jang Uk's father, who started using alchemy of souls unnecessarily. If he hadn't mastered this technique, he couldn't have helped Lady Jin, Jang Uk wouldn't have been the dead king's son, Naksu's family wouldn't have perished, and many other people. It was thanks to him that Jin Mu could put his evil plan into practice, and he made it possible for him thanks alchemy of souls.

And there is also the fact that in the first series, Mu Deok was just a poor girl whose death would not affect many people, because she had no family. Here the issue is different because now it's Jin Bu Yeon. If Jang Uk saves Naksu, he will declare war on the Jin clan, to which Bu Yeon belongs.

I agree that Jang Uk shouldn't have been born through the alchemy of souls, but his birth didn't involve the death of another soul. The birth of Bu Yeon is also contradictory. It is possible that JBY herself does not know about it. Can JBY give her body over to Naksu? Or would they just use a different body whose soul would suddenly leave like Master Lee did? Then two people would survive?

Jang Uk cannot make any decision on this matter. Naksu used a forbidden practice - alchemy of souls, so Jang Uk can't get involved. If he did, he might as well join Jin Mu, because killing Bu Yeon would make him just like him.

I agree. The first part was intriguing, had a fast-moving and engaging plot, I just couldn't wait for the next episodes, plus it was hilarious. This second part doesn't have it at all, even their kisses don't interest me, I just skip them. I'm just watching to see how this series ends :(

I'm not sure why, but most of their kisses I don't watch at all, I just skipped them, the longest one too :/

As for me, not only the royal family is broken, but almost all the mage in Daeho, each of them would like to have an ice stone.

It's just a theory. But what if it was? Maybe this skeleton is a man and not a woman?

If I were CP, I would think about it too, because he was born with the star of the king and he can take his place if he will want to. In addition, Jin Mu was for him like his master and personal advisor, so who was he supposed to listen to? However, the advantage of CP is that he can observe and draw conclusions, it is an ideal, wise ruler that Daeho needs to survive.

Any ideas who killed and who was the Cho family mage might have been, who also had an ice stone? Naksu saw his body. What if it was the first priestess to be killed by the Jin clan; to take over the rain rite, it would indicate Jin Mu's smile. He probably knows something about it and so does his sister.

Yes of course. They planned it a long time ago.

Something tells me that the real Jin Bu Yeon will become queen and marry Go Won; who has already joined forces with Jang Uk in a joint fight against Jin Mu. I'm not sure about Jang Uk's fate. It is possible that he will train new mages for the rest of his days. And in his next incarnation he will meet the soul of Naksu again.

Unfortunately, she has to do it, or both of them would be petrified. This is the cost of alchemy of souls.

Both are still in the same body, only Lady Jin doesn't know it.

Naksu lives not in her body. To prevent petrification, Master Lee erased her memory and Mu Deok's body turned into Naksu. She can no longer live in Mu Deok's body because she has been recognized as a soul shifter. Master Lee did this specifically so that Naksu's soul would not disappear. Apparently, Bu Yeon needs her, because she wouldn't survive without her. Bu Yeon is needed, she needs to send back the ice ston. And she is the only one who can stop Jang Uk from destroy the world.

I don't think Bu Yeon is a bad person. If it wasn't for her, Naksu would have been caught at the very beginning of the first series and probably killed, and even if she had survived, she would have had to use alchemy of souls until the end of her days, because only Bu Yeon's body protected her from being petrified. Bu Yeon allowed her to live so that the destiny of both would be fulfilled - the alchemy of the souls must be forgotten and the ice stone must disappear, otherwise the history will continue to repeat itself and there will always be some Jin Mu. Naksu will probably spend her last moments with Jang Uk on the top of the tree.

Yes, love is crazy. Seo Yul still regrets that he didn't bring Naksu with him, then the tragedy that happened at the end of the first series wouldn't have happened. He has a very sensitive nature and feels responsible for what happened as he has never lied about anything other than Naksu's identity.