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Both Yan Li and Yue Ning are drinking and due to being partially drunk, get very frank. Both of them see being married as a restriction on their personal freedoms. Rough translations:

Yue Ning: If I was a man I'd already be out there on the battlefield killing enemies, 不比在内宅 (inner chamber's of a rich man's household) 逍遥自在 啊! - (Yue Ning is complaining about being stuck in the inner chambers being vastly inferior to the freedom of being male and being able to go to war)

Yan Li: 肯与我仪亲的 (Of those willing to marry me) 都是贪图爵位的功利之徒 (he refers to all those pursuing him for marriage as title-seeking favour-seeking opportunists inferior to himself). He then praises himself.

Yue Ning in her partially-intoxicated state touches his chin with her fingers and acknowledges his good looks being rare among men and not being easy for him. She then tells him he is afraid of being used and constricted in marriage wiles, while she is afraid of being confined to the inner chambers- "So we might as well get married!" Isn't this perfect? As long as you don't interfere with my heroics, I definitely won't interfere with your dalliances!

Yan Li agrees, the two feel as if their woes are solved, and what could be better than finding a buddy understanding you and curing your biggest issues for you and with you? Their interactions are funny as heck and so adorable, especially when they seal an agreement with a toast.

Yan Li: 一言为定! (That's settled then. Using this idiom means Yan Li is honouring this as a promise)

Yue Ning: 骑马难追! (What is said cannot be retracted. She's not literally referring to galloping horses being hard to catch.)

For Episode 15, three females had to feature in a very interesting sequence of scenes about possibly losing their lives. How was it shot? Li Landi, Chen Yujie and Wang Junbi had a literal blast shooting that, ropes and water and wind notwithstanding from this BTS:

https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAAqSFPgyr7WPC2WbenMxOsB1yXCVV5qrlI1nmMnGrC1DQKjLR6JHgSltMA9k3eq0Iw?modal_id=7528618668872224040

I just shared a new clip from the official douyin channel of this series, about how Yan Li and Yue Ning come to an understanding. It's a major spoiler for them. Not in any of the IQiyi episodes yet.

For those looking to understand how Yan Li (2ML) and Yue Ning (2FL) will come to an understanding and protect their personal freedoms because they are rather similar in deviousness (not yet shown in any episode), here's a hilarious new clip on Douyin from the official channel:

https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAAqSFPgyr7WPC2WbenMxOsB1yXCVV5qrlI1nmMnGrC1DQKjLR6JHgSltMA9k3eq0Iw?from_tab_name=main&modal_id=7528622998908128527

Also, being Comment #4444 is quite a jackpot XD

I believes IQiyi knows bad subs can be hilarious and contributes to international non-Mandarin speaking fans crushing on characters and the plot. It's fun, contributes to fandom wars, and helps stir up more attention. That's good for IQiyi.

The horse analogy at this point is Yan Li using it as an example for Yan Chi to understand to what extents Yan Li is willing to humble himself to help his future sister-in-law. One could say Yan Li was starting to hint at something otherwise in his final reply on this to Yan Chi. But it is because Yan Li is using the right words and context (including how he addresses Shen Wan as older brother's wife, how he will regard her, and how he would humble himself for her), which is why Yan Chi stops being angry.

I believe the transformation will be refreshing. This series is showcasing how male nobility also scheme and plot in politics involving family, instead of focusing on the usual politics by the females. Yan Li clearly uses his appearance to mask what he wants to get done on a serious note, so the playboy appearance is real but also comes in handy for political reasons of being underestimated.

IQiyi is decent for translation when it comes to the parts of investigating cases and autopsies but for general dialogue, quite atrocious at times. Either leaving things out and/or completely transforming the original context of the scene. There are times when the villain is truly more disgusting than the translations, the scene is funnier than the subs (wordplay is impossible to translate accurately because it is Mandarin wordplay), but I would say despite IQiyi's flaws... For this drama series, doesn't detract as badly as before.

No idea. I uploaded the latest IQiyi poster from IQiyi because that is what they chose for an English name.

I posted a much-more accurate translation because IQiyi is known for not having decent translations, for the Ep 16 section between Yan Li and Yan Chi:

https://kisskh.at/752181-chao-xue-lu#comment-22709638

It's not a horse riding joke. Iqiyi's translation was completely off.

I gave someone the full context here:

https://kisskh.at/752181-chao-xue-lu#comment-22709638

Can't wait for Yue Ning and Yan Li, which is going to be awesome in its own way.

This is going to be a hilarious hot couple.

YL: Aiyah Brother, you don't be angry. You know my mouth runs faster than my brain (This line is an acceptable but not quite accurate translation). From now, I will treat 七嫂 (sister-in-law ie my older brother's wife) like a bodhisattva. She can use me as a steed.

YC: Get lost. You would not be suitable [even if] she takes a steed.

YL: That's fair. With you around, she doesn't need me as a steed.

YC laughs and tries to kick YL. Nothing dirty in the original Mandarin exchange. The translation is just somewhat totally lacking at times.

The first song from ADWAD OST is indeed very good! Thank you :D
I will continue listening, after I finish Ep 16.

I added another timestamp detail to Song 24 in the OST when Bai Feng barged in and interrupted the actual kiss in Ep 15, and I have a stomachache from laughing.

I could timestamp that OST easily if I exert some effort, but I might OD the edit button XD

I have not heard the OST for ADWAD. I thought I might be able to get into that series, but it didn't take me. I am looking forward to 古乐风华录 where Li Yitong is the FL and it involves twelve music spirits and music such as the guzheng (I play the guzheng). To have such an upcoming drama really fascinates me.

I don't know if you watched Serenade of Joy in 2020, but the main song is heart-breaking and unforgettable (link below):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh524QWVzkE

Episode 15 is iconic. Landy Li has this way of gelling very naturally with her MLs and bringing out the best in their acting. Where I usually don't like Ao Ruipeng, this series has me reckoning his acting is the most natural of the dramas I have seen him in. Episode 15 has me totally embracing his acting and Yan Chi as a character. Totally rooting for Yan Chi and Shen Wan to kiss, but cracked up laughing when Bai Feng interrupted everything by accident.

Cheng Hong Xin has an apt penchant and timing for comedy, and it is almost hard to believe he was Su Muyu of Dark River in Dashing Youth. When he interrupted a second time, I was literally doubled over.

That kiss between Yan Chi and Shen Wan had me thinking it would actually be wonderful if Landy Li and Ao Ruipeng in RL had such chemistry. It wasn't the kind of OTT passionate kiss. it was an innocent kiss deep in love, lost in the moment, about to possible become- Thanks, Bai Feng. If I want a stomachache from cracking up, I know which episode to watch.

The ML and FL have healthy communication, by the end of this episode. No barbs, tropes, etc. And for once, the subtitles for an IQiyi series is doable for the cases but for other aspects... Geez.

And the music for Ep 15 at 42:59 is hilarious (Bai Feng interrupts the actual kiss). I added the timestamp for that in the entire OST song list description, which I shared in a different link:

https://kisskh.at/752181-chao-xue-lu#comment-22698968

This drama really likes to use Huang Xiaoyun's song "Don't Sigh" for the iconic tragic couple scenes (I edited to add the timestamps of when for Eps 11 and 15 above). Possibly the best OST for a Mandarin drama series that I have heard this year. But the year is far from over XD

You're welcome. Yesterday there was an interesting video on bilibili being shared by multiple users (a certain ML confessing something to the FL, and contains scenes not yet shown). It's not even in IQiyi previews for 15 and 16 (I've watched up to episode 14), so I wonder where the original source is from. If you choose to see the link, it would be considered a spoiler.

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1MjgczoEVP/

The entire OST with BGM for《朝雪录》 can be found on bilibili, thanks to bilibili user xiaoxiao365 (C-and-Ped the link and list): https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1fmGJzNEEz/

[ The same user known as xiaoxiao also shared this on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDb2b6umrZ8 ]

1#00:01 周深 - 若以尘埃 (主题曲)
1#04:32 黄霄雲 - 别叹 (插曲) = This is in Episode 11, starting around 10:00. And in Ep 15, 16:45. For very iconic scenes.
1#08:41 希林娜依·高 - 是你在心底 (铭忆曲)
1#12:33 李兰迪 - 风雨 (秦莞主题曲)
1#14:42 敖瑞鹏 - 此爱 (燕迟主题曲)
——【配乐：衣睿】——
1#18:03 朝雪录 (配乐)
1#20:20 白雪皑皑 (配乐)
1#23:26 无头新娘 (配乐)
1#25:36 旧案重提 (配乐)
1#27:38 别装了就是你 (配乐)
1#28:57 发现线索 (配乐)
1#30:44 躲在暗处的她 (配乐)
1#32:18 彻夜查案 (配乐)
1#34:39 我不怕 (配乐)
1#36:01 凶手就在我们当中 (配乐)
1#38:03 情与法 (配乐)
1#39:29 还怎么狡辩 (配乐)
1#41:21 真相只有一个 (配乐)
1#42:57 又一个受害者 (配乐)
1#44:44 总要有一点甜 (配乐)
1#45:21 口是心非的家伙 (配乐)
1#46:14 千里追凶 (配乐)
1#47:38 是送给我的吗 (配乐)
1#49:03 小聪明 (配乐) - In Ep 15, at 42:59
——【伴奏Ins.】——
1#49:55 周深 - 若以尘埃 (伴奏)
1#54:26 黄霄雲 - 别叹 (伴奏)
1#58:36 希林娜依·高 - 是你在心底 (伴奏)
1#01:02:28 李兰迪 - 风雨 (伴奏)
1#01:04:37 敖瑞鹏 - 此爱 (伴奏)

LL's path is not yet finished. I'm very impressed with the writing for this script, in terms of tackling character development. As to other aspects of the script, that needs work.