SandGirl_Nicky

Two episodes in… so far, it’s made little sense to me 😅
Why would the kid accept her so quickly? The army seems a mess? So many questions… and there’s way too much exposition. /sigh

I knew something felt off! In the novel, he has many fighting scenes and reading your comment it all makes sense! It’s like Legend of Fei all over again 😒😒

I think Grand Tutor Li was surprised because if the court had dug deeper into why the Rebel Prince Sui said the tally was fake, then it might have been found that it was him (GT Li) who worked with the old emperor and the Sui prince to cause the catastrophe from 17 years ago. Unfortunately there was no evidence except for WY’s own words.

The tally was irrefutable evidence that publicly condemned WY. It’s one thing to have disputes at home, another to do it in front of the court. Given that QM was preparing to take over the throne, it was important for him that XZ and WY not work together under any circumstance. That kind of worked but it also backfired…

It was meant to help her impeach Wei Yan, and drive a wedge between uncle and nephew, since the puppet emperor was under WY’s control. I think you might have misread QM’a intentions.

Historically Tiger Tallies expressed the power of command of the Main General in a particular war expedition. A tally is made of two halves; a tally can be used to mobilise troops, which are not part of the main army.

The two halves must match (and usually have a seal) to prove it’s genuine, otherwise it’s considered the faking of a military command, deceiving the emperor, likely raising a rebellion etc etc. it’s something that gets you and all the people in your clan killed up to 9 generations.

Chang Yu needed both halves to prove it was genuine. Both Sui brothers had one.

It’s implied because it wouldn’t have passed the censorship committee. In the novel it’s much more obvious. QM had always been obsessed with finding out who she was. The mystery attracted him almost as much as she did.

The lack of screen time impacted his role, there was so much more to him than the little bit we got, and while it’s understandable, I felt sorry.

One thing I really wish they had included was his talk with Chang Yu after the battle of Lucheng. He told her the truth in person and it’s such an impactful scene. Oh well…

I haven’t even finished the novel, but I knew that the ML had loads of fighting/war scenes, and I genuinely feel disappointed that despite the actor’s efforts to embody somebody who’s a brilliant and ruthless general, we saw so little of it in action.

It felt disproportionate, even more so when it was the ML who helped the FL kill the rebellious Prince (mainly because she didn’t have as much experience as either the Prince or the ML). And she was severely hurt afterwards, which was important for her character growth. Next time she fought, she was better prepared and needed no extra help.

War is not a chess or go game, it’s not something you get better at overnight. It’s devastating, cruel, and requires mental fortitude to move the various parts of an army around. Having her become so good within the matter of 2 battles, and one of them she joined only at the end, is honestly insulting. In the novel, the FL was given time and opportunities to grow, in the drama what we see is “accept it because we say so”.

I loved the drama, with exception of the war episodes (and don’t get me started on what happened with General He’s character). This could have been perfect from start to finish, like another LLTG or even Story of Minglan, alas…

Agreed

Immortals can live for up to a few thousand years depending on their cultivation. Gods are those who live hundreds of thousands of years if not more, depending on the lore. In the ALP world (connected to this one), primordial Gods are truly eternal, but they might also be called to sacrifice their cultivation for the good of the world.

Utter mess from start to finish. Pretty much no stakes at play, no lasting consequences, and very questionable lessons given.

The FL is beyond arrogant and really hard to root for her. The ML lacked depth… /sigh

I want to read the Pursuit of Jade novel too, but I’m also worried I’ll like the drama less for it. Only Fated Hearts managed to be better than the novel, most others failed… sigh

He’s no less obsessed with her post-marriage, and she actually has a billion hobbies she enjoys, whereas he sees her as his light and is rather too dependent on her. That’s actually an interesting part of his character development, because in time he finally learns to be a bit less dependent and manages to find a hobby outside being the Li Sect Lord.

Her moving Yunke’s ashes near her aunt’s was also done when her son was already 7-ish yo. She didn’t even know how to ask MQY about it, fearing hurting his feelings, but he agreed to it because the thought was tormenting her at night and he’d do anything to make his Zhao Zhao less worried. Incredible character development on both sides.

What is this nonsense that he married into her (the Cai) family?! Can they stop with these rubbish ending changes?

He’s the master of the Li sect, she’s the mistress. She married into his family, their son had the Mu surname (and Li sect Young Master) too.

She even got asked to be the head of a sect and she absolutely refused saying her husband would follow her anywhere and they wouldn’t want the whole Li sect coming over.

The characters’ personality and the plot are nothing like in the novel. Why have they ruined a great novel with such a script? 😒

Did they really have to use an FL that has zero presence? She’s completely overshadowed by the ML and side-characters 🫠

I’m really enjoying this drama so far

I can’t believe that Mu QingYan just shamelessly came out of her rooms in front of her parents and Lord Qi 🤣🤣🤣

Agreed!