Without going into too much details, 2nd ml got his heart broken alright, but he wasn’t pitiful, and he was resolute that his life shall go on. He just lingered whenever she needed a shoulder.
I wanna say there is a 2nd “2nd ml”, but he was harmless and didn’t fit your exclusion description.
I am curious.. i heard the novel ending not so great. Can spoil me what is the actual ending?I heard the 1st ML…
I think there might have been a misquote or lost in translation. QK attempted suicide but was saved way before the ending. Hope this is music to your ears.
Look, I don't like what Hu Sui's about to do, and I realise she's scheming but I get it, don't agree with her…
And therefore, she ain’t happy, no one can be happy, including those who cared for and protected her. Who wouldn’t die to have a friend like her…
But I get it. Blame it on the screen writers. It’s sort of weird to see how her character manifested in the show, while in the book she was just this weak thing who dreamt to marry rich, being carried around in a pot by Qing Heng.
Last tidbit from the book before the finale airs. I just want to say…HE or BE, nothing the show could produce…
YT once jokingly asked YQ which one was more important, the four realms or her? YQ was silent. CF couldn’t help but give his unwanted advise, that he should be tactical when been prompted with such suicidal questions. YT noted to herself that the answer must had been the four realms.
When YT stabbed YQ, she told him that she did love him. But if she didn’t have him, she simply just wouldn’t be as happy. That was all. She betrayed him. For her, the lives of the sisters were above everything in the world. Just like that, she walked away without turning back, leaving him behind, bleeding severely, calling for her name.
The last time they met alone in person was at the stone house. YT wandered there without thinking. Although she had chosen her path and there was no turning back, she missed him, dearly. And there he was, through the window she could see him, walking toward the house. She rushed out the door and hugged him. YQ was equally stunned, he couldn’t help but to return the embrace. Little words were exchanged. On that cold winter night, they consummated their relationship in the stone house. Snow had fallen, wind blew bitterly. All that sorrow and despair were forgotten in the midst of passion, temporarily. The next morning, YQ got dressed quietly. YT sat up on the bed. Smiling, she asked if they could run away and grew old together. He was visibly shaken by the idea. For him, this meant a life of happiness. For him, this also meant a broken seal of Guixu, death befallen on four realms. “The four realms cannot be sacrificed for Li Guang Ye Tan.” The flicker of light in her eyes died with his words. She said quietly: “True.” They left the stone house separately, neither turned their head back once. Their footsteps in the snow led away from the house, diverging in the distance.
The last time YT saw YQ was in her dream. She was back at the stone house. He handed her a piece of meteor that evidenced the blood oath by the emperors of the four realms - the sisters were free to live. She became aware that her sister had drugged her, likely at his beckoning, and this was a dream. Angrily she asked why he would give it to her. “One night of company, it should be paid.” His words pierced her heart, a memory she cherished so dearly was been turning into something so disgusting. “It’s a good deal then.” She walked out of the house, tears in her eyes, never turning back.
CF asked YQ why he didn’t tell YT about his plan. He murmured…”If she knew, I would look forward for her to come see me, but I am afraid she would come. I am afraid she would cry, but I am also afraid she wouldn’t care. I am afraid she would find her happiness elsewhere, but I am more afraid she would be alone forever…” YQ asked CF to bury him at the stone house after his demise. “I wish to be…where I am closest to her.”
YQ saw her in his vision as his life was fading away. Still in that purple dress, she reached out to him, smiling. “Shao Dian You Qin, let’s leave together. Let’s forget about Guixu and the four realms…We can retreat to the forest where no one can find us, and grow old together. Shall we?” He reached out, took her hand, and left with her. His life had come to an end.
“Four realms cannot be sacrificed for Li Guang Ye Tan. But…Shao Dian You Qin can.”
Last tidbit from the book before the finale airs. I just want to say…HE or BE, nothing the show could produce to outdo the sea of sorrow left by the book. So much had been changed from the book. For all you faithful watchers, I am hopeful it is a HE.
Light hearted book tidbits…from a simpler time when all was well and happy - the forbidden fruit kiss.
Di Lan Jue took a good beating from his dad. He managed to run away, sneaked into Heaven Realm, and found YT. His back was still bleeding. YT undressed him to apply medicine.
YQ showed up unannounced. The scent of blood in the air alerted him right away. YT tossed Di Lan Jue out of the window before YQ entered, and quickly put on Di Lan Jue’s clothes, pretending it was her own. The moment YQ abruptly pushed open the bed chamber door, he sensed the shape of a “male” making his way to the door, seemingly attempting to escape. Instinctively YQ struck. As soon as he did, he saw it was actually YT running toward him. It was too late, YQ had no choice but to use his own body to absorb the force of his own attack to protect her. His injury wasn’t light, and he had to recover at her place so not to alert anyone (he was due to fix Guixu and he didn’t want to make it someone else’ burden).
The empress came to invite YT to harvest the forbidden fruit. Hearing his mother’s voice outside, YQ quickly took off his blood stained clothes and hid it. The empress felt something was amiss, and she suspected YT was hiding someone in her bedroom. She went straight in and flipped open the blanket. There he was, her own son, in YT’s bed, looking completely disheveled. YQ started to say something, but decided silence was gold. The empress wanted an explanation but got none. It certainly didn’t help the matter when YT offered: “it is exactly what it looks like.”
Later, YT managed to eat a bunch of the fruit she was tasked to count and bury under strict orders, before she learned what they actually were. It was evident when she returned to YQ, who immediately was under the spell of a sweet scent. He pulled her close gently, and kissed her, passionately, French style. By the time Man Man run into them, YQ already pressed YT onto the bed, still going at it with the kiss. YT stopped struggling once she figured out YQ had lost it. After a long while, YQ managed to pull himself together. With the last bit of strength he could control, he turned YT into a walnut.
YT spent the night as a walnut. Sometimes YQ would hold her in his hand and caress it (the walnut). Sometimes he would let go of her, allowing her roll around on the bed. The next morning, YQ woke up. YT rolled off his hand into the corner of the bed, turning her back toward him in anger. Unfortunately for her, her front and back looked the same - just a walnut. She reflected to herself that she was rolling all over the bedsheet all night, just not in the way it sounded like.
YQ got dressed slowly in silence, awkwardness assured.
Also what happens at the end? I know it's supposed to be a BE but what does YT end up doing?Sorry for inundating…
“The four realms cannot be sacrificed for Li Guang Ye Tan. But…Shao Dian You Qin can.” He found a way to fulfill his duty as the protector of the four realms but also stayed true to his love for Ye Tan, which ultimately saw him sacrificing his life. Like how it was referenced in the earlier episodes, he did everything to made sure Ye Tan hate him instead of grieving for him. She only found out later by accident and was heart broken. He was buried by Chao Feng at the stone house, where he felt he was closest to her.
There was supposedly an epilogue released in Feb with 80k words and promised a HE. So stay tuned.
Are YQ and YT as epic in the book vs the series, in your personal opinion?
It was epic alright, but not quite the same dynamic, even their personalities were a bit different compared to the show. The book story was more complex and no one was perfect, especially YT. It wasn’t as righteous as how it unfolded in the show.
Reading lots of love for the dads on this forum…sharing tidbits from the book on this for anyone who is interested.
In the book, CF was 2800 years old and YQ was 2700. YQ didn’t cultivate in isolation for thousands of years, nor did he have social anxiety like in the show. No shards either. The three “shards” were 1700 years old and came into existence during another incident YQ experienced.
The two princes were sent to fix Guixu together, representing each realm. CF came back safe and sound, but YQ was mortally wounded, and passed away soon after. However, It wasn’t because of luck or skills.
CF’s mom was the key. The void consort, CF’s mom, was Heaven born. YQ’s dad was very much in love with her. They were to elope but he forfeited on his promise and married someone for political alliance. CF’s mom went to Void, but before she did, she took something from him, the most powerful item in the four realms that could even protect whoever entered Guixu.
Void king fell for her beauty. She was been assassinated by the Void queen as a result, and the Void clan wouldn’t accept her due to her Heaven born heritage. To survive and to solidify her position in Void, she did what she could and had a son with the Void king - CF - out of wedlock. When CF stepped up to go to Guixu, she finally took out that precious thing she stole to save her son’s life.
Meanwhile, the Heaven emperor hid the fact that this thing was stolen from everyone except a few, like his wife and YQ. So everyone assumed YQ would be safe. The empress was bitter that she was married to fulfill a role, but “never had a husband”, and was heart broken her son was sent to his death, paying the price for his father’s debt. YQ disregarded it all and had no regret to sacrifice for the greater goods.
When YQ jumped into Guixu, YT jumped in after him (it wasn’t for love. She had other motive, and was yanked back up by the emperor soon after). YQ looked back and saw her. He recalled YT once asked him if she was beautiful. That moment, he finally acknowledged to himself that words could not describe her beauty. When he came back from Guixu, with his dying breath, he loudly proclaimed he had lost the this powerful (yet stolen) thing in Guixu and asked his father for forgiveness, thus removing the emperor from taking any responsibility.
CF was fine. He stayed in Guixu longer to pretend he was having a hard time.
This is a tough question. If you are a YQ fan and choose 1, you die. If you are not YQ fan and choose 2, you surely…
Not to go into the full details, YT did prepare to die instead of sacrificing the three shards in the book. She hid herself away and wrote her last words and whole nine yard. Fiery knew her too well and found her.
I would argue YQ didn’t die for everyone. Technically he died for her, in the process he also fulfilled his duty as the protector of the four realms. That thing he took, it would keep the twin flowers alive, but it was 1 of 3 materials to forge the weapon to destroy Guixu for the sake of the four realms. He just chose to add himself back in as the ingredient instead. His life for hers and her sister’s…
I wanna say there is a 2nd “2nd ml”, but he was harmless and didn’t fit your exclusion description.
You are mighty specific…
Even La Mu can read but CF cannot…
But I get it. Blame it on the screen writers. It’s sort of weird to see how her character manifested in the show, while in the book she was just this weak thing who dreamt to marry rich, being carried around in a pot by Qing Heng.
When YT stabbed YQ, she told him that she did love him. But if she didn’t have him, she simply just wouldn’t be as happy. That was all. She betrayed him. For her, the lives of the sisters were above everything in the world. Just like that, she walked away without turning back, leaving him behind, bleeding severely, calling for her name.
The last time they met alone in person was at the stone house. YT wandered there without thinking. Although she had chosen her path and there was no turning back, she missed him, dearly. And there he was, through the window she could see him, walking toward the house. She rushed out the door and hugged him. YQ was equally stunned, he couldn’t help but to return the embrace. Little words were exchanged. On that cold winter night, they consummated their relationship in the stone house. Snow had fallen, wind blew bitterly. All that sorrow and despair were forgotten in the midst of passion, temporarily. The next morning, YQ got dressed quietly. YT sat up on the bed. Smiling, she asked if they could run away and grew old together. He was visibly shaken by the idea. For him, this meant a life of happiness. For him, this also meant a broken seal of Guixu, death befallen on four realms. “The four realms cannot be sacrificed for Li Guang Ye Tan.” The flicker of light in her eyes died with his words. She said quietly: “True.” They left the stone house separately, neither turned their head back once. Their footsteps in the snow led away from the house, diverging in the distance.
The last time YT saw YQ was in her dream. She was back at the stone house. He handed her a piece of meteor that evidenced the blood oath by the emperors of the four realms - the sisters were free to live. She became aware that her sister had drugged her, likely at his beckoning, and this was a dream. Angrily she asked why he would give it to her. “One night of company, it should be paid.” His words pierced her heart, a memory she cherished so dearly was been turning into something so disgusting. “It’s a good deal then.” She walked out of the house, tears in her eyes, never turning back.
CF asked YQ why he didn’t tell YT about his plan. He murmured…”If she knew, I would look forward for her to come see me, but I am afraid she would come. I am afraid she would cry, but I am also afraid she wouldn’t care. I am afraid she would find her happiness elsewhere, but I am more afraid she would be alone forever…” YQ asked CF to bury him at the stone house after his demise. “I wish to be…where I am closest to her.”
YQ saw her in his vision as his life was fading away. Still in that purple dress, she reached out to him, smiling. “Shao Dian You Qin, let’s leave together. Let’s forget about Guixu and the four realms…We can retreat to the forest where no one can find us, and grow old together. Shall we?” He reached out, took her hand, and left with her. His life had come to an end.
“Four realms cannot be sacrificed for Li Guang Ye Tan. But…Shao Dian You Qin can.”
YQ showed up unannounced. The scent of blood in the air alerted him right away. YT tossed Di Lan Jue out of the window before YQ entered, and quickly put on Di Lan Jue’s clothes, pretending it was her own. The moment YQ abruptly pushed open the bed chamber door, he sensed the shape of a “male” making his way to the door, seemingly attempting to escape. Instinctively YQ struck. As soon as he did, he saw it was actually YT running toward him. It was too late, YQ had no choice but to use his own body to absorb the force of his own attack to protect her. His injury wasn’t light, and he had to recover at her place so not to alert anyone (he was due to fix Guixu and he didn’t want to make it someone else’ burden).
The empress came to invite YT to harvest the forbidden fruit. Hearing his mother’s voice outside, YQ quickly took off his blood stained clothes and hid it. The empress felt something was amiss, and she suspected YT was hiding someone in her bedroom. She went straight in and flipped open the blanket. There he was, her own son, in YT’s bed, looking completely disheveled. YQ started to say something, but decided silence was gold. The empress wanted an explanation but got none. It certainly didn’t help the matter when YT offered: “it is exactly what it looks like.”
Later, YT managed to eat a bunch of the fruit she was tasked to count and bury under strict orders, before she learned what they actually were. It was evident when she returned to YQ, who immediately was under the spell of a sweet scent. He pulled her close gently, and kissed her, passionately, French style. By the time Man Man run into them, YQ already pressed YT onto the bed, still going at it with the kiss. YT stopped struggling once she figured out YQ had lost it. After a long while, YQ managed to pull himself together. With the last bit of strength he could control, he turned YT into a walnut.
YT spent the night as a walnut. Sometimes YQ would hold her in his hand and caress it (the walnut). Sometimes he would let go of her, allowing her roll around on the bed. The next morning, YQ woke up. YT rolled off his hand into the corner of the bed, turning her back toward him in anger. Unfortunately for her, her front and back looked the same - just a walnut. She reflected to herself that she was rolling all over the bedsheet all night, just not in the way it sounded like.
YQ got dressed slowly in silence, awkwardness assured.
There was supposedly an epilogue released in Feb with 80k words and promised a HE. So stay tuned.
The two princes were sent to fix Guixu together, representing each realm. CF came back safe and sound, but YQ was mortally wounded, and passed away soon after. However, It wasn’t because of luck or skills.
CF’s mom was the key. The void consort, CF’s mom, was Heaven born. YQ’s dad was very much in love with her. They were to elope but he forfeited on his promise and married someone for political alliance. CF’s mom went to Void, but before she did, she took something from him, the most powerful item in the four realms that could even protect whoever entered Guixu.
Void king fell for her beauty. She was been assassinated by the Void queen as a result, and the Void clan wouldn’t accept her due to her Heaven born heritage. To survive and to solidify her position in Void, she did what she could and had a son with the Void king - CF - out of wedlock. When CF stepped up to go to Guixu, she finally took out that precious thing she stole to save her son’s life.
Meanwhile, the Heaven emperor hid the fact that this thing was stolen from everyone except a few, like his wife and YQ. So everyone assumed YQ would be safe. The empress was bitter that she was married to fulfill a role, but “never had a husband”, and was heart broken her son was sent to his death, paying the price for his father’s debt. YQ disregarded it all and had no regret to sacrifice for the greater goods.
When YQ jumped into Guixu, YT jumped in after him (it wasn’t for love. She had other motive, and was yanked back up by the emperor soon after). YQ looked back and saw her. He recalled YT once asked him if she was beautiful. That moment, he finally acknowledged to himself that words could not describe her beauty. When he came back from Guixu, with his dying breath, he loudly proclaimed he had lost the this powerful (yet stolen) thing in Guixu and asked his father for forgiveness, thus removing the emperor from taking any responsibility.
CF was fine. He stayed in Guixu longer to pretend he was having a hard time.
I would argue YQ didn’t die for everyone. Technically he died for her, in the process he also fulfilled his duty as the protector of the four realms. That thing he took, it would keep the twin flowers alive, but it was 1 of 3 materials to forge the weapon to destroy Guixu for the sake of the four realms. He just chose to add himself back in as the ingredient instead. His life for hers and her sister’s…