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There are complaints about this? Lol 😂 funny how we always have something to pick at. The message in both the novel and drama is that ppl should have the freedom to do what they wanna do, which is what HY has been expressing.

I wouldn’t call it child like behaviour, it’s not like she needs to be taken care of. It’s more like she is cheeky and cheerful (sometimes it’s an act to cover up her true thoughts/motives)

If you ever want to check it out - someone had posted a link in the discussion threads above with English translations. I think ppl will enjoy the romance whether they read the book or not, and they emphasized that department much more in the drama (probably for viewers pleasure lol)

Very smart, I should really do the same hahaha. Tbh with how much I loved the book and knowing the major changes, I knew it wouldn’t be on par but watched it because I imagined ZY and CL’s faces while reading hahaahah and they have not disappointed me

Agreed, I am pleased with the actors (with their visuals before this aired and after with their acting and chemistry on screen). Watching it mainly for them.

Although I will say the other characters like Tao Tao, the bros at the army, and even Xu Jing Fi were well casted

If 40+ ep long dramas were still a thing, this series would have benefitted from that. Just to show more layers within the story and characters and their motives.

I feel like they emphasized the romance and love triangle more here which may appeal to many romance lovers but I think the beauty behind the book were the nuances of each character, their motives and in the unspoken. In the book, Chu Zhao had always had his own interests as priority. He was also given more of a role in some events here (perhaps for the sake of utilizing the actor more)

Totally agree with you all, I do wish that I read the novel after the drama. I feel like the way things were shown in the novel had much more impact. They had to compact so many events in a short period of time with 36 eps (average of 30min each). Although I am still enjoying the drama, the little details from the book unfortunately get lost in translation simply because of the limitations we had.

I will say having the knowledge about the novel helps give me context while I watch because I can only imagine how choppy or incomplete some things may feel if I didn’t have that while watching

She just wants to live authentically as herself, He Yan. To use her abilities to protect ppl and seek justice for herself. Of course in the drama - she always wants to help clear Xiao family’s name (which is not something she was involved with in the novel because Xiao Zhong Wu’s death had nothing to with her, this was a plot change where they created a misunderstanding/issue between the leads)

She is friendly and cheeky, how she acts is pretty aligned to how she is in the novel - to the point of being shameless at times (even more shameless/bold in the drama). In the novel, XJ describes her as the most contradicting person he knows - i.e. she appears confident but has deep insecurities, seems carefree but is deeply affected when losing loved ones. In a way she sometimes hides behind a smile. I think the drama did a good job showing her many sides - didn’t everyone notice her completely switch 180 from smiley to dangerous in front of enemies? I think the takeaway here is that even though she is a general and has been treated with cruelty, she still carries a heart of gold. Not all generals are cold and domineering - that would be too stereotypical. It’s quite obvious that some of her childish antics is an act. She has shown her brilliance and seriousness in several scenes

Basically your profile photo hahha

If the visuals (FL’s small stature and voice) bother you I’d recommend to stop watching. There have been many complaints about this, but this is actually how the character is described in the book. The time they went to school together was actually when they were younger (especially in the book anyway), and by the time they meet again ML does not recognize her by voice or stature (in the novel she is reborn in a different body that is even more delicate than her first).

Many gender bender stories are like this (even in Mulan), where it’s SO obvious for the viewers that the character is clearly female. In order to watch these type of stories we would have to overlook that. I am sure we would get complaints of FL not being feminine enough if she looked the opposite and was paired with the ML

Oh you’re right! But I think Cheng Lei has a very strong stare, one of the most piercing among the actors I’ve seen - especially in My Journey to You

I agree! Since I read the novel after learning about the casting for the lead roles, I envisioned ZY and CL while I read the story and am so happy with how it turned out on screen! Still baffled by the complaints about her stature and delicate features - they were described as such in the original anyway. If she had a more androgynous and disheveled look, there would still be complaints. You’re damned if you do, you’re damned if you don’t. But everyone is entitled to their opinions. I am personally happy with her. I love the way she switches from cheerful to dangerous in certain scenes. Her acting has improved and her action scenes are impressive - you can tell she worked hard on those.

Although I wish certain changes weren’t made like the whole Xiao Zhong Wu conflict (involving HY), I appreciate they at least gave us the main scenes (even if in a different order).

Her hard work paid off! And they did a good job filming it at all angles! I think the action scenes were the highlight of the series

Yeah I am not fond of them having a conflict over his dad’s death, quite unnecessary. Probably one of the few changes I didn’t like. Even though there was a misunderstanding in the novel (where XJ thinks HY has feelings for CZ), it is better than this lol. I want to see her fight to get her sword back from HRF (like in the novel), but they changed it to XJ’s father being the one who gave her that sword.

We were asking about the rebirth of the malicious empress of the military lineage (initial comment - same author as the one who wrote the book this drama was based on)

I wish Xiao Zhong Wu wasn’t the one who gave the QingLang sword to He Yan. The main reason is because I really liked the part in the novel where she asks to duel He Ru Fei (this happens not too long after after XJ finds out her identity and works with HY to help her seek her revenge against HRF). The price of losing the duel would be for HRF to give her the sword (which belonged to her when she was General Fei Hong in her first life). That was such a satisfying part - to beat HRF and retrieve her beloved sword

Quite, more than the novel haha

Yeah quite refreshing