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This was a reply to the main comment above ^
It's a what if situation and the poster was saying they wanted to see You Qin go berserk.
I'm not saying it's going happen just that if he were to go berserk, it would've only happened if he unknowingly killed Ye Tan.

I think if his dad succeeded in making him kill her, he would've gone berserk from grief, anger, and self-loathing.

I think it was the best punishment. Death doesn't change anything, it would only make him a martyr for those who believed his lies. Destroying his cultivation was the perfect punishment. Even if his lives, he's totally alone. His wife, kids, and armies have abandoned him. He has nothing now and to him, that may be worse than death.
He will live no differently than the way Ye Tan lived for the first 18 years of her life.

When Man Man first died, I wondered if her death was really necessary. Her death was heartbreaking but it didn't feel like a catalyst to anything.
After episode 38, it feels like it was necessary now. Man Man was Ye Tan's voice of reason; her light. I think having her present would've balanced out Husui. Man Man would've been there to comfort Ye Tan through losing Qing Kui and You Qin. And while Hu Sui didn't do any harm in those moments in the Void Realm, she doesn't know Ye Tan the way Man Man does. Man Man wouldn't have let Ye Tan wallow in misery and mourning.

At a point, when a character is so blinded by grief and hatred, they don't care about who becomes collateral damage.

Su Zhi's loyalty isn't to Ye Tan or Qing Heng, it's to Dong Qiu and her deceased family.
Ye Tan promised her vengeance, yet spared the enemy even after finding out he witnessed his own father mercilessly wipe out the Dong Qiu people. To Su Zhi, that could've been seen as a betrayal.
Technically speaking, the whole world was responsible. Every realm was present and either participated or stood and watched as her people were slaughtered.

I want to stress that I'm not defending her. It's just not as black and white as: she could just stop if she chose to.

That was probably a betrayal to Su Zhi..and I can't hate her for it.

Convincing everyone is idealistic..but not realistic. Even from today's episode, there's still so many who resent Ye Tan simply for being the twin flower. Deep seated fear is one of the scariest things in the world, both in drama land and reality.
Dong Qiu people are still thought of as evil..particularly because all those involved are gone. No matter how good the mass populace is, it doesn't take much to sway them in one way or another.
Does this justify Su Zhi's revenge? Definitely not. Killing innocents to avenge innocents results in nothing but wasted lives.

This is what every character in this drama have in common..aside from the HE and VT. Every character fought for family which is why they all went to the extremes to enact revenge. Su Zhi is no different. She fights to avenge her family and yeah, her schemes will hurt our beloved characters..but if Ye Tan was justified in seeking her vengeance..then so is Su Zhi.

The difference is that Ye Tan had 2 targets and accepted that she can't control how the world sees her. She no longer wants revenge on the world because she has wonderful friends, had a loving sister, and a husband who would take on the world for her. Su Zhi has none of that; nothing to keep her grounded.
Ye Tan held on for 20 years..but Su Zhi held on for 10,000 years...that's a lot of time to build resentment and hatred. I can't imagine what her life was like, reliving that day, every day for 10,000 years. All 4 realms were responsible for the death of her people. It makes sense that she would want to see it all destroyed.

At this point, it would be such a betrayal..but if Suzhi opens up Guixu to destroy the 4 realms...can't really blame her. Girl has been through absolute hell.

Super random, but I couldn't help but burst out laughing when You Qin returns and Amao and Fei Chi were essentially celebrating his loss against Ye Tan.
The loyalty in this drama from everyone (even the bad guys) just elevates the quality of characters!

The amount of support Ye Tan has in this drama is amazing! It's probably one of the things holding her together now that's she's lost her best friend, sister, and lover.

I have to compliment how beautifully choreographed their fight seen was. Though short, it was wonderful to watch.

Having Ye Tan see that even voidwalkers are mourning Qing Kui was heartbreaking. No matter where she went, Qing Kui was loved.

There are villains who do bad things..and villains who do despicable things. While the Void Emperor and Empress did bad things, Heaven Emperor did despicable things. Attacking your enemy's loved ones to hurt them was smart, but erasing your son's memories then having him unknowingly attack the woman he loves is such a despicable thing to do. It is an honor-less and shameless thing to do. It would already be bad if HE only wanted power, what's scary is that he genuinely thinks he's doing the right thing.

That makes me think of Pacific Rim when the male lead felt his brother die because they were neurally connected TT

Yeah...I have no self control so I'll be watching Friday's episode as soon as it releases on Friday 😂

But love isn't a requirement for sex. Especially since one of their duties would've been to produce heirs.

It's funny how he's played one of the most despicable characters in dramaland and one of the most lovable lol

She gets better after episode 3. She appears super whiny in 1 and 2.
Does she get stronger? Not until much later. Remember that she and Qing Kui are mortals who are dwelling with immortal beings. Either way, they won't be stronger magically or physically.
When they return from the mortal arc is when her character is the best.

Maybe the bridge doesn't care for love. Being fated together doesn't necessarily mean you have to love each other. Perhaps their coupling was a means to an end to birth You Qin or something..seeing as he was the first to complete the perfect celetial body and seal Guixu without dying.