No, certainly not platonic. Best friends can have feelings for each other. It's just that sometimes they dare not cross the line. So, we can only guess what might have been.
XY, don't fall for that Xiyan propaganda. CX wanted XL to work for him, but didn't even tell him that his other…
I think XL's only options were surrender or die. And knowing CX, he'd probably spare his army from death had XL accepted the offer. They could have been part of this new great united kingdom CX had established. Damn his adoptive father for sending him on a suicide mission but then himself escaping! And wow, General Ru Shuo just shone in the final chapters :)
1. Why did Jing not trying to get him and XiaoYao out from that formation which killed XY? Is it because the formation…
Had something to do with magic. If I remember correctly, the fire was created to destroy any evidence. If Jing hadn't held her like that, I think she would've definitely turned to ashes. Then there'll be no one for CX and XL to save.
I don't view these moments as cruel for two main reasons. (1) The novel makes it clear that, despite all his efforts…
I agree. Everybody has a choice not to walk the path that is laid out before him/her. CX chooses to pursue his ambition to become emperor. XL chooses to remain as general XL. TSJ chooses to give up being clan leader. XY chooses to be an ordinary citizen.
If this was a High School series: XY: The awkward tomboy girl turned popular CX: The childhood friend that had…
Just adding my thoughts ... CX could also be the class president who's popular with both girls and guys. I think TSJ is more of the class nerd who gets bullied a lot. XL is that delinquent classmate who acts all tough but is really a softie inside.
And wow, General Ru Shuo just shone in the final chapters :)
When XY asks Jing if he knows the reason why CX wants him dead, Jing replies, "If I didn't know then, I know now."
CX could also be the class president who's popular with both girls and guys.
I think TSJ is more of the class nerd who gets bullied a lot.
XL is that delinquent classmate who acts all tough but is really a softie inside.