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then where is ji ling in the ending in this timeline? no one remembers him except wsg who's the only one aware of the time travel after it happened :(

yes, li jie's ending is the saddest... after talking with dieyao yuan wuhuo for the last time, he realized that he was born from og yuan wuhuo's obsession to protect his didi, but also became sure of himself, denying that he has been protecting ji ling all this time just because of his origins. like he told ywh, he might have originally found his way to ji ling because of that obsession, but he stayed by him because he got to know ji ling and see his kindness, compassion, and loneliness, and swore to protect him. it no longer had anything to do with either yuan wuhuo and their obsessions. that's why he said he knows who he is now. but the ending made him forget the one he devoted his life to and he lost his purpose...
but I headcanon that there is still a ji ling in this world, and that the voice in his heart will eventually bring li jie to find him

I agree that the journey is what matters over the result, which is why this ending actually ruins this idea. because memories are what make the journey. if you don't even remember the journey, it never happened... the only one that actually made the journey would be wsg who still remembers everything

if that was the case that'd be the most miserable, sad ending ever for ji ling, I can't accept it 😭

but li jie literally exists because of ji ling. and same with wu shiguang actually. at what point is ji ling removed from the equation cuz there's cause and effect and if the cause is removed, the whole timeline collapses, which is why I think the ending is so strange

why don't they remember ji ling? bc if there's no ji ling as long shen, then there'd be no li jie, no wu shiguang and no you chi at shilin. and where is the ji ling of this time? what part of the past was kept and what was rewritten? how far back was it when jiu ying put the piece of oracle stone in lwy, bc she hadn't met ji ling at that point. if ji ling went back so far in the past to kill jiu ying in the fox queen, did they still have to follow the steps of killing all the jy fragments and then chi wen? there's so many loose ends that aren't answered, the way they ended it with this time travel rewrite was such lazy writing ngl, the characters deserved better happy endings with all their hard work kept. or at least have the time travel be closer in time, like if the oracle stone was only put in lwy the last time they were called back during the full moon. then wwy and yc would still be revived and the butterfly effect of time travel wouldn't be as big of a plot hole

I'm still thinking about the ending and the consequences of the last time travel and something doesn't make sense, like what exactly was changed?

also we literally got a flashback from li jie where ji ling says he wanted to be remembered when he passed, and wanted to be mourned as ji ling. and he was before...

is it really the same ji ling? it seems more like an alternate universe since they didn't seem to recognize each other. and ji ling is acting like the past, innocent ji ling. ig it's up to interpretation

I watched this mostly for ruirui and yanan, since back when we'd get reuters of them almost every day and I was so excited to see them back on the screen together. I'm happy to say it did meet most of my expectations! I loved them so much in this drama
it's definitely not a perfect story but I really enjoyed it, and all the actors did great. the chemistry for all the ships and duos were amazing and I thought each love story was very touching. since I knew it'd be more focused on visuals and chemistry with this director, I didn't have too high expectations on the plot. it was fun watching as it was airing, having all these theories and getting surprised by crazy plot twists, tho some parts, especially the last stretch kinda read like fanfiction with all the time travel and stuff haha... overall, it was a beautiful drama

that ending really made me feel so empty inside... they all went through so much, sacrificed so much, just for all that to be erased.
and all of ji ling's sacrifices as the long shen were wiped from almost everyone's memories just like that. he was so loved by everyone and now he's just gone from their memories. this was his final sacrifice. it's technically a happy ending but it's somehow hard to accept. he gets his happy ending in another world, but I believe memories make a person, and he's not the exact same ji ling that I prayed to get a happy ending and that breaks my heart.
what breaks me even more is the fact that even li jie can't remember him. his existence was for ji ling and he truly loved him and now he feels lost and lacking meaning in life. I can only headcanon that he goes to look for that voice in his heart and finds the little fox ji ling that never became a fake deity in this world, and slowly regains his memories. in another world, lwy gets her happy ending with her ji ling, in this world I hope li jie also gets his happy ending with ji ling...

I finished 😭 ig it's technically a happy ending but it's so very bittersweet and not so happy to me... memories are important to me. and everyone except wsg forgot everything, it's so sad

really?? I'll have to finish watching tomorrow,,

ep 25 literally had me bawling my eyes out like ur telling me after all he went through, ji ling won't get a happy ending?? and lwy too?? that's really messed up T_______T

not much angst imo

they really tricked us with the dream sht smh.
and first they went into the star stone, now they're going into a painting... isn't there a different way to do a flashback scene lolol

finally chang huasen!! he's so cute in the beginning haha

finally ml yanan! so excited, they look like such a power couple in the reuters!

I think this is my favorite episode yet!! so much ruirui and yanan! the scene of retrieving the blade was so beautiful. I really love their story,, and my heart hurts for ji ling... he's really been through so much. the loneliness of having to stay in that cave for so many years and pretend to be a deity must have been unbearable. I think the fox doll maybe had a sliver of yuan xizai's remaining consciousness that comforted him during that time
and part of why yuan wuhuo stayed with ji ling all this time must be because of his guilt for imprisoning jl for not being able to save his brother even though he saved ywh...
also the osts!! I need yanan and ruirui's songs from this ep released asap!

yesss I'm excited for what'll happen next with li jie