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One can only hope that it was the latter, with the planned 60 eps. Just based on the novel and where we left off in ep 39, I just feel that so much time is needed to get through those action packed scenes. But let’s hope for the best 😭 considering the author was the scriptwriter right? Censorship better not have destroyed this masterpiece - it always upsets me when good storylines get butchered in the latter 10-15 eps because they are scrambling to wrap it up. But can you imagine if it ended at the first assassination attempt? Gosh that would’ve been quite the cliffhanger! Haha actually, would have packed a punch and caused a frenzy!

I love CX (maybe it’s his angsty love hahaha, tortured soul that gets me). so glad ZWY was casted. I know everyone will cry about XL but I honestly was crying for CX in the novel - despite his own doings. Is his other drama coming out after? I heard about it and figured they’d have to release LYF soon since the actors have so many dramas lined up to air.

Haha yeah I do still enjoy ranting and fangirling in the forums. Just didn’t know about the yz and dw fan war. Thanks for sharing!

Sorry I’m quite anxious about how the story will be impacted lol I was hoping it would change but guess it is official

NOOOOO that is not enough to cover the latter half of the story 😭 they are allowed 40, why reduce if it is needed

Wow I’m glad I didn’t linger for too long in the other forum, I was exhausted with seeing the standard shipping wars and kind of dipped. It’s ok when it’s playful but that’s intense. Didn’t know real life ppl were getting dragged so much.

There were so many fans of Jing and XL (understandable) but any love for CX here???

I went from Jing > XL > CX. TBH I love them all, they are just as flawed as XY - all with their own struggles and heartbreak. All bound to a life they don’t desire, but doing what they can with what they were given. That’s what makes it fascinating yet tragic.

CX has a special place in my heart, mainly feel for him because if he and XY weren’t royals and/or had a different childhood, there wouldn’t be any of the following events. They would probably be somewhere happily together and bickering like when they were kids.

Ppl are not happy about him attempting to kill Jing but I remember he did tell Jing in the beginning that if J ever breaks XY’s heart, he would kill him. And he did looool (ofc on top of jealousy).

This is my first drama with ZWY and he did AMAZING. Honestly the acting range and chemistry with YZ was admirable. Didn’t care for him in the first few eps but he totally won me over later. Glad they casted him

What’s everyone’s thought on XY’s feeling toward CX? I believe it surpassed that of a family love especially from what she said in the novel when they were “dying” from the poison - that he was always the one she missed and thought of when she was tortured (and this was before Jing was in her life). Ofc she didn’t consider him after they reunited and started this journey to power together since he would not be able to fulfill what she looked for in a partner. But he always had a place in her heart

Same! If they followed closely to the novel up til now, why can’t they do the same for S2? Way too much to cover in only 21 eps

I am so anxious about that right now, there is way too much to cover

Lowkey my fave part of the novel was his possessiveness of XY lmao so toxic of me. But honestly his unrequited love for her made me 😭

Omg it was so funny when she peaked at his true form, they cannot cut that out! I’ll have to recover my anger on any deleted scenes by reading the novel again haha

Omg that was the most exciting scene! And how CX was so devastated thinking XY had died from the assassination attempt (there were a couple when XY was running away with Left Ear too). CX’s confession scene when XY finds out from XinYue on his love for her, and the poison scene, and where XY wanted to escape from CX and went to the jade mountain, etc. also her scene with her mom! That will be very heartbreaking

Ugh this is giving me quite the anxiety ahhhhh

Yesss obsessive and possessive CX haha

I am rewatching S1 and you can clearly see they voiced over the original script where the main leads (when they were kids) said they would marry each other and also the part about her mother being the disciple, CX clearly says “daughter” lol. Not like we haven't had dramas in the past where cousins are engaged.

Yeah unfortunately leaked scripts tend to be true but that totally changes the whole thing, but the author wrote the script right?

Tbh I have a soft spot for CX so was really looking forward to ALL their scenes i.e. when he thought she died in the sea and lost his mind, his love confession, the poison scene under the tree, when he makes her wear the hairpin, etc

Omg that totally changes the main plot in season 2, and pretty much his character! Don’t tell me it’s because of censorship, not like they haven’t had lead characters in the grey area before.

I also thought it was weird that they made XY’s mother a disciple instead of the daughter of Xiyan Empress - to avoid the taboo of the main leads being cousins (which wasn’t a taboo back in the day).

What big change did you hear about CX? Honestly looking forward to his scenes the most - I have a soft spot for him and am probably one of the few who love him and XY (tbh love all the guys with her but his character tugs the heartstrings)

Why does it feel like they changed some of the scenes in the storyline?

- Jing getting bitten by some object (don’t recall that in the novel)
- XY wearing her dress and CX telling her Jing is dead. In the novel he hears that she put on the dress to marry Jing so didn’t have the heart to see it
- XY holding a knife to CX, those lines sound different. Hope they won’t take out the most intense scene where she poisons him and herself

There is still so much to cover and so many important scenes! I’m really worried how it’ll play out since they cut the eps to 21 eps 😭