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I just realised! Didn't the black fox said she has some clones or something? What if the butterfly spirit/demon is one of her clones? She seems sus. Or if not, I wonder who are her clones...

Yess honestly, I realised Cheng Yi chooses really good scripts. All of his characters are NOT the one-dimensional kind. And the from the dramas he choose, plenty of life lessons and values can be learnt!

Haha I did not want an ice cold warrior which was why I was afraid the show may not do that well. Soooo glad that he is not!

Truth to be told, before Sword and Beloved aired, I thought Fugui was going to be stoic and emotionless. I'm so pleasantly surprised at his character. Despite not getting to see the outside world and having a terrible father, he's mature, smart, logical, not blindly obedient, stubborn (in a good way), kind, understanding, playful (with his cousin) and so much more...

I've just created a discussion on some important background information from Love in Pavilion, not sure if I did it right because it's my first time! Also not sure if it's 100% accurate because it's all from my memory. Please do have a look at it if you want to know some important stuff from LiP! 😊 Feel free to correct me too if I'm wrong!

I seriously love that Fugui wants Qing Tong to find her own pathway. Throughout the episodes so far, he has always wanted to give her a choice to make her OWN decisions. In the beginning, he even asked her if she herself wanted to become a human before using the pearl to turn her into human. This man is seriously too good...

Additionally, he even admired that she managed to escape with her brother from Madam Yin. If you pause at the right moment, he had a slight smile on his face upon hearing that...He acknowledges her own strength despite her being a small spider demon.

If you search up Qing Tong from Fox Spirit Matchmaker donghua, her character design has that scar across her nose. The drama is trying to follow as much as possible the character designs in the donghua.

Am I the only liking Feng Tingyun? We're actually seeing her internal struggles. She's not just a one-dimensional character. Yes, she did try to kill Qing Tong, but I believe it was because she blamed herself for trusting this spider demon (Qing Tong) and letting her infiltrate into the Wangquan Manor in the first place, leading to her senior (Fugui) getting poisoned. And yes, she is prejudiced towards demons. But, that is also because of how her family were killed by demons when she was young + her master's teachings too. Isn't this just like the real world? Only when you come into contact with and start to understand the other group then your prejudice will gradually fade away. Feng Tingyun's heart isn't bad, she is just misguided by her current experiences with demons and beliefs. You can tell from how Fugui also trusts her and the way she treats Qing Tong afterwards. In the end, she did give up her one-sided love for Fugui without blaming anyone. Her words telling Qing Tong that she will cause trouble to Fugui is also true from her perspective. Fugui is the Yiqi Alliance's "soldier". If he is caught with a demon, he's definitely going to get punished. Feng Tingyun is actually truly thinking for him while at the same time, she wants him to be happy.

Anyways I really like her character's complexity. To viewers, she may be the bad guy getting in the way of our CP, but she's actually a really rational character (for her circumstances). I'm looking forward to see if she'll manage to put away her prejudice for demons in future episodes!

Huh who are you talking about??

Ohh it didn't occur in my mind to do that. I can try doing that later if noone else does it!

I understand what you mean. I was slightly taken aback in the first few episodes but after that I gotten used to it. I think they're trying to give off a similar vibe to the donghua!

They have different names (Madam Yin vs. Du Niang Zi) in the drama but yes I believe they are the same person/character. In the donghua, they are indeed the same person!

Yes it was :( It was such a pity, I wish I could see it in the drama for a few more seconds at least...

Hahaha I was also not used to the dimness initially but I think that was how they filmed some of the scenes for this show! You'll get used to it soon because some of the scenes are really quite beautiful! Regarding Fugui's age, I think he is around 20 years old because there's ~20 years difference between LiP and this show.

LYT shows up in the next ep!

https://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:5226111240700041

^Wanted to share this cute behind-the-scenes video of CY and LYT during the horse riding scene!

My poor translation:
CY: I'll be blind riding (the horse) today.
CY (to LYT): You have to wear (the kneepad).
CY: I can ride at a moderate speed, but you still have to wear (the kneepad).
CY: Be careful.
CY: I'm afraid that she'll jolt off (the horse).
LYT (surprised): Jolt off? That fast?
CY: Riding a horse at high speed can jolt a person off.

*After the riding scene*
Staff: Handsome!
LYT: You can even blind ride a horse, you're really good. Not bad!

Yess ohmyy I keep gushing over this! He is so understanding but also not a pushover.

That's interesting. I have not seen anyone said that the spider don't look like Li Yitong. Everyone in China (at least on weibo) said that the spider looked so similar to her.

One pet peeve I have is misunderstandings. I'm so glad that I don't have to see that here (at least so far)!

I also adore their friendship and cousin bond. Both are extremely good and kind people.

Masked Group was such a pity. Loved their bond too 😭

Yess! A lot of people love LYT in China! She's definitely way more well known in China than internationally. Plenty of people are loving how adorable she is and praising her acting on weibo.