Amy

I think it's CDNZ's spirit too.

In xianxia dramas, it's always the heaven realm people who are sus lol

Yes, they only mentioned CDNZ sealing the soldiers, but they never explained in detail how they managed to get DFQC in the Hao Tian tower cuz that's two different things.

Ikr, it has its cliche moments but it's executed so well that it never fails to be entertaining.

That makes sense. It's just the fact that his costume and hair was the same, so it got me thinking. Like what if it was a scene from the past instead of the future, sth like that. But I think what you said makes sense.

https://youtu.be/fc3nNHp_Aw4

This MV has the full song

I think it's because Yun Zhong emperor wants to establish relations with Xilan since Xilan tribe is originally neutral and does not side with anyone. He wants Xiyun to work for the heavenly realm. OR I have one darker theory. Maybe Yun Zhong is tied to Tai Sui, and he wants to use the marriage to capture Xiyun so he can offer her to Tai Sui and free him. Either Yun Zhong is Tai Sui's split self, his subordinate, or a greedy emperor who wants to borrow Tai Sui's power for his own gain but ends up not being able to control him after releasing him.

I doubt it was a coincidence, neither can it be explained purely by fate. We know what her life mission is and what she is meant to do, they are destined to meet, but there must be some sort of mechanism or logic that can explain what exactly caused her to get sucked in and activate the spell. I think this will get explained in the later episodes.

Or, another theory: That scene of DFQC with white hair and black clothing is him absorbing Tai Sui's energy. Originally it is Xilan goddess's role to defeat Tai Sui, but DFQC tries to do it for her. Everyone else has to team up to put him under control. Xilan goddess is the only one who can purify him. Meanwhile, it is revealed that heavenly emperor is the ultimate bad guy in the series and has been behind everything all along. Xilan goddess and CH fake getting married to expose his true colors. My mind is running wild with these theories.

I have a theory. What if Xilan goddess had something to do with DFQC being sealed in the Hao Tian tower? In one of the trailers/MVs, we see DFQC with white hair and black clothes (exactly like when he was in Hao Tian tower) being engrossed in a white semi-sphere and attacked by heaven soldiers. In the next scene, we see Xilan goddess pushing against a green barrier. We know that green is the color of her powers. So what if Xilan goddess took part in sealing DFQC into the tower in the first place? She lost most of her powers in the process and got reborn as a weak flower, losing her memory. That could explain why the next time she gets near the tower, she is sucked in and unknowingly plants the Xilan spell on DFQC. She was the one who sealed him, and also the one destined to redeem him with love. And even if that fails, there is still the Xilan spell in place to restrict his actions, so the plan is fail proof. When the turtle spirit was examining XLH's true form, he said "oh, so it's an old friend" meaning they probably knew each other from the past too. There are also some hints in the intro theme song and intro animation that we have not seen yet in the drama, such as one of the panels showing XLH flying up towards the sky while holding a primordial orb. I just think there's more to XLH's past not limited to her having lived up on Xishan when she was young. She just doesn't remember, for some reason.

I actually interpret that kiss before she finishes talking to be a leap of faith from him. He doesn't want her to finish her sentence, because there is still a small chance she will not say she loves him, so instead of waiting for her to say it, he takes the initiative to seal the deal with a kiss. Instead of using words, the actions prove their love, you're very right.

About the poem on CDNZ's fate book, I saw something in there that may explain why CDNZ successfully passed her tribulation despite not being killed by Xiao Run on wedding night. It's not just because of what Rong Hao said about her getting killed by who she loves every lifetime. I mean he's right, but the poem is also right. The poem said CDNZ is supposed to be killed by "Xiao lang" (蕭郎), and they thought it was Xiao Run (蕭潤), but what if it was actually 簫郎 as in the man who plays a flute? CDNZ heard the sound of the flute, said it was what she has been waiting for all along and then thought it was DFQC playing it, so she fell in love with him. To her, DFQC is Xiao lang, the man with the flute. She is destined to be killed by him.

Wait... I can't vote for the kiss itself???

Were we watching the same show?🧐

Thinking about it, it's such a good place to put it. Not only will the soul be safe as long as XLH is safe, XLH's powers may also be able to purify it like you said. Even if it doesn't, Rong Hao can always kill two birds with one stone by killing XLH so that CDNZ can be resurrected the moment XLH dies.

I'm guessing it got stored in XLH's Bone Orchid bracelet, cuz we saw some black smoke go into her sleeve after she dissipated the dark spirit energy.

I understand your point. Personally, I actually find it weird that they assumed XR's tribulation was related to CDNZ's in the first place. There was a loophole in their thinking, cuz nothing about XR killing CDNZ has something necessarily to do with XR's own tribulation. Maybe by seeing CH alive, they realized they had made the wrong assumption. But you still have a point, cuz if they do realize they made a wrong assumption, they should be subsequently curious about what happened to CDNZ.

But because she doesn't think that she is "his valuable person", she is still convinced he is dead. Seems like she doesn't really think highly of herself in terms of her place in CH's heart. Hopefully when she learns the truth, she will feel warmer.

Because technically XWQ and CH's tribulations are not related to each other. If that's the case, then one of them succeeding does not mean the other succeeds too. In CH's fate book, he is supposed to die saving a person he cares about, which turned out to be Qu Shui/Dan Yin. But for XWQ, they only know she needs to be killed on wedding day by someone. So in their eyes, CH succeeded in his tribulation, but XWQ failed. Only Rong Hao knows the truth, because Rong Hao is more familiar with her tribulations from all those years of observation. I think the whole thing goes down to them not having seen CH's fate book, hence not knowing what tribulation he was supposed to go through or even how he was supposed to die. They only know about XWQ's tribulation.

I noticed DFQC did not say the line "this is the third time you have poisoned my drink" during the wedding night, and from what I remember, it's just the second time she poisoned him, so I'm guessing that line is reserved for the future.