SPOILERS AHEAD1)The Big Madame Sheng is thoroughly humiliated by Old Madame for ignoring her repeated requests to a)stop helping Auntie Kang and b)allowing her to visit. She is commanded to kneel all day, in front of the servants. This is humiliating because she is the head of the house. 2)The Evil MIL considers what steps to take next since Auntie Kan has proven useless. Her servant explains that Ming Lan is a formidable opponent. So Evil MIL says at this point there are only two choices: a)utterly destroy the enemy or b)choose her own path (I think that may imply she herself dies). She explains that her husband loved her elder sister the most, even though she wasn't that great, but he still let her die to save the family. She states that no matter how great a person is, how virtuous and kind, in the end people will love who they love (i.e. he never loved me) and he was only so easy to manipulate because her sister died. She says that seeing how passionate Gu Ting Ye is reminds her of the old master and her sister. She decides to kill Ming Lan in order to cripple Gu because at this point she no longer cares necessarily about winning. 3)Evil MIL breaks down in tears, making her more empathetic, because it seems that the only thing she has ever had is her son, and so she essentially wants him to have the world (let us not forget that people who do bad things often rationalize their crimes)4)Meanwhile, Big Madame Sheng sobs in the arms of Hua'er and complains that in the end it is always her suffering. She can't help but go to her sister because her sister at least validates her. But Hua'er tells her that Auntie Kang is evil and that Old Madam is just thinking of her and the family--her sister never does anything for them and only hurts others. Plus, Ming Lan is a good person they don't Auntie Kang to receive help from Ming Lan5)The Wang family comes to visit, but Ming Lan leaves suddenly because her friend the wife of General Weibei is going through child birth. She gets there immediately, While she heads over there, her husband lectures her for sneaking in a daughter of his as a concubine secretly and her son even begs her to stop these games (this is important) but Auntie Kang is unrepentant and defends herself, saying she does it all for the family6)Ming Lan arrives and sees that the household is without anyone in control. She sends someone to go fetch back the general and the Duke and Duchess (the parents of the woman in labor//the duke is also a general). they then learn that the imperial physician is detained by consort Lancao and they are saying he has gone (seems awfully familiar)......7)Ming Lan supports this woman (can you believe we didn't have pain numbers until the 19th century for birthing?!). We learn that she is in premature labor after an altercation with the consort. It has turned the baby sideways. Now I am not a doctor, but that isn't at all right (they will probably need to use forceps or just yank it out, an incredibly painful thing to experience and dangerous). Ming Lan is does not buy the lies that the doctor is gone. So she takes matters into her own hands. She grabs a sword and prepares to do battle..8)Now what she is doing is extremely risky. She brings a bunch of servants with her to get the doctor. The consort and her brother appear to say they sent him home. She has the courtyard searched and holds a sword to the consorts throat. they find the doctor and bring him back. because she is followed by the brother in law of the consort, she cuts him and angrily tells him she saw this trick before and won't see a repeat9)Ming Lan is such a bad ass. She guards the door with her sword into the dark hours. The general is lectured by the duchess who accuses him of not properly protecting her daughter from sinister thoughts (the daughter is special because she is their only child and she had her late in life--hence they will do anything for her). The duchess is so grateful to Ming Lan she insists she call her auntie.10)The general is quiet, head bowed in the face of these angry women (it is a little funny because he fights battles) and in typical male fashion is useless when it comes to that critical time--he just paces back and forth helplessly while listening to the sound of his dying wife. The duke/general arrives and collapses, both believing she is about to die.....and then they hear a baby's cries----she survives..11)The Duke, with his wife by his side, calmly tells the General that he must get rid of his consort (but this is no easy thing, Lady Zhou's older sister died for the empress). So then he asks for an amicable separation and reminds him that his daughter did not have to marry him and they could easily have her remarried. he refuses to separate, so they take their daughter and leave......
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Spoilers Ahead1) Rulan swears Ming Lan to secrecy regarding her secret relationship with Master Wei 2)Ming Lan makes it clear to her the He family that she cannot accept the cousin as a concubine because it blurs the line of power in the house and would be a huge mess--ultimately Master He refuses but Ming Lan is not convinced== 3) Ming Lan expresses anger to her grandmother that she is frustrated that other people expect her to yield to someone just because she is pitiful, and since Ming Lan chooses to reject this relationship because it is clear she cannot rely on Master He who is too easily persuaded by others, she chooses to keep looking. 4)Elsewhere we learn that the Duke of Ying will be taking another wife, and there are little crowds of people trying to marry Gu 5)We learn that Gu intends to propose to Rulan, and when the parents find out, they are so shocked they fall out of their chairs (so the pieces are being laid, Gu Ting Ye plans to propose to Rulan because he must, it would be rude not to, but he will wind up getting Ming Lan) 6)Rulan refuses outright and even accuses her mother of using her for her own vanity 7)Ming Lan tries to convince her to marry him and sings his praises
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Big Madame seems to have given up on persuading her daughter, who is just as stubborn as her. Rulan explains she has no interest in marrying the count because 1)she has seen her older sister have problems in her marital house 2)it would be hard for anyone, and she even might feel bad for Ming Lan because as an illegitimate daughter she will be at the mercy of her relatives. ---Ming Lan continues to give gifts from the Marquis house to everyone. Mo'er is throwing a tantrum and rudely rejects them (this feels like a set up to me, Ming Lan KNOWS Mo'er wants to marry this guy). Worse, Ming Lan's servant triggers Mo'er where she is most vulnerable, by basically saying that no matter what Mo'er does she will never be like Ming Lan who has a great character and dignity (remember, Mo'er has this big inferiority complex)--Mo'er then runs to confront Ming Lan IRONICALLY she accuses Ming Lan of lacking virtue and being in danger of dragging the family down--Ming Lan is defensive and then Mo'er FREAKS OUT and gets into a fight and tries to CUT HER FACE--this is the scene Big Madame walks into.......Ming Lan indeed has a cut on her face--Concubine Lin comes in, and then Mo'er becomes the victim and even accuses Ming Lan of starting this fight and hitting her first!!Old Madame intervenes and Mo'er thinks she is off but she is about to be interrogated...Master Sheng is brought in to sit in on this interrogation....and so Mo'er changes her story AGAIN and now says she didn't realize what she was doing. Ming Lan says she believes that this is in retaliation for offending her at the Jiju match. She reports she threw mud at her at the Jiju match....but it was all to protect her reputation....and Mo'er confirms that Ming Lan did it on purpose (confirming it happened), so then Ming Lan says it was because she was about to attend a man gathering.....Ming Lan did it for the family! CONCLUSION: Ming Lan was smart in framing her argument because instead of defending herself she instead appeals to her father placing reputation above all else---Ming Lan wins this match
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Spoilers ahead1)Yuan Ruo receives permission from his parents to propose marriage to Ming Lan after he passes his exam 2)In his typical sarcastic form, Gu Ting Ye apologizes to his stepmother (who feigns a convincing show of concern) for returning not just well, but successful 3)Elder brother accuses him of returning simply to brag but Gu flips that around and accuses them of hiding to avoid being caught up in power struggle 4)Further, Gu Ting Ye announces that one day he will be the Marquis (revenge!) and scolds them soundly (how do they keep up this act of not apologizing to him? I just couldn't do it) THEN insists he will take the spear that he said he would come back for away before leaving.....after all, he has soldiers with him LOL 5)Gu Ting Ye stops by to visit Young Master Sheng and catch up an this is how we learn that he is now the most eligible bachelor in the city 6)This is where he learns that Sixth Miss is contemplating marrying the young son of the He family (what an easy life she will have if she marries him) and this is where he very vaguely alludes to a problem that the He master might have (but it is so vague I only notice after rewatching this episode) 7)Gu Ting Ye goes off to do some battle 8)Master He runs into a mysterious woman, a cousin, who begs him to let her be his concubine because she is all alone (He is so easily swayed b his natural care for others....) Ming Lan catches them and this is how we learn she refuses to tolerate a concubine like this because it would just be an unfair scenario with problems galore because it would insult his cousin to be only his concubine--she is giving him some time to think it over--8)she runs into Rulan who appears to have been secretly talking to a young man......
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Spoilers Ahead1)Our episode opens up with Mo'er and Liang Chu (the Count's Sixth Son) embracing one another in their love nest. She casually mentions the issue of marriage, and he tells her that he can't approach his mother right now. This triggers an argument as she insists that if the news gets out, she is ruined, and he will be scolded. She has given him everything, and if he won't marry her she should die (it's clearly an act).2)The door bursts open and her father comes in and all her father can do is scream (I think my father would do the same). Liang Chu is shocked and can only say 'Sheng' and her father tells her she has ruined the family--he runs out after issuing orders for her to be bound. Later, Concubine Lin comes to the main hall and pleads on the behalf of her daughter who just got 'caught up in the moment' (?? in this time a well bred girl does not get 'caught up in the moment' and have sex. the jiju tournament with Yuan Ruo is a better example of 'caught up in the moment' and look at what that did)3)After her tricks don't work (she fake faints) Concubine Lin continues to make excuses. Her father wants to kill Mo'er and cannot even look at Concubine Lin. Big Madame simply stares ahead and is silent. The arrival of her son is the last line these two have as Master Sheng says he will not kill them because his son still needs to study (this matter is still a secret at this point) but the real thing saving these two is the fact that no one outside the family knows.4)Big Madame is celebrating her victory when her eldest daugter Hu'er arrives in a panic because the entire city is gossiping about the Fourth Miss Sheng slipping in the temple and being caught by Liang Chu and that it is a huge scandal. Big Madame's joy quickly changes to horror--even though it isn't the truth, this is more than enough to ruin their family. 5)Elsewhere, Old Madame takes medicine and listens to her son who apologizes. She casually says she is fine, she just got so sick she coughed up blood. She points out the facts: Hu'er is in a panic, Rulan wants to kill herself one minute, the next she wants to commit murder. How can a son who is so careful get so schemed by his wife. He always forigves her, defends her, accepts her excuses of being 'muddled' but how can he not do something about her when these mistakes have piled up over the years. Mo'er she says should have been a good girl but she was raised Concubine Lin and so she values gain and greed and will do anything for it. How could he have forgotten that it was only last year he got locked up in the palace--what if this matter gets out?6)Concubine Lin has a BLOW OUT confrontation with Sheng, because she lets slip the fact that she knows about the city gossiping about Mo'er slipping and being caught--something she should not know. Master Sheng is in tears and horrified at how she can turn her daughter, for all intents and purposes, into a slut (this is the word usually used in dramas) for the sake of a title and riches--never mind that she will have a difficult life being concubine born--although Concubine Lin refutes this and says that though Hu'er has problems it's because she has 'no measures'. This leads to her essentially telling him that it was okay for her, why not her daughter (i.e. you and I had a similar story) and then the light bulb goes off in his head and he confronts her--did you manipulate me? do you not love me? was I a plot?--she doesn't know what to say, and says she will be whatever he wants her to be, so he slaps her--and she just laughs and tells him that he has no choice but to make sure Mo'er is married because if not the whole family will go down.7)Alone in her room with Hu'er, Big Madame is so upset but also sad. She learns from Hu'er--after seeing she is upset--that her mother in law took her son away, hired poor servants to watch him, and the kid was crawling and knocked a smoke pan over. He wasn't burned, but her daughter, who was visiting, saw this and intervened, and in doing so her hands are now covered in blistered :/ 8)For the sake of her children, Big Madame bows her head to visit Madame Wu. It is extremely humiliating because Madame Wu was never interested in Mo'er, and this Mo'er has basically broken every rule. Madame Wu poses a compromise: give me Ming Lan as the legitimate wife and Mo'er can be the concubine (NIGHTMARE)9)Old Madame is ENRAGED. She screams at Big Madame and and Master Sheng, insisting this is retribution. She carefully raised Ming Lan and now she has to be wasted because of Mo'er? The sixth son is worse than that loafer Gu she states, but unfortunately there is nothing that can be done. Ming Lan overhears this and says she doesn't need to marry--which is ignored by everyone, because even if she doesn't marry, what about Rulan and the rest of the family? 10)Mo'er has a confrontation with Hu'er who comes to deliver food--she learns that Madame Wu rejected Big Madame and that they are considering tossing her out into the streets--but Mo'er insists that Old Madame will go. This triggers Hu'er, asking her if she has no shame, and Mo'er defends herself, explaining that this is to ensure she has a stable future, but someone who has everything handed to her wouldn't understand11)Ultimately Old Madame goes, begs Madame Wu, and they agree to marriage. Mo'er is overjoyed. And runs to see her mother. The episode ends with her out loud stating that Rulan can now eat her words, Mo'er believes tht everyone must admire her since she will be the legitimate wife and does not listen to her sister-in-laws words that she is basically entering a wolve's den--so she stops and just wishes her well.
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Prince (Yi?) and his entire family is killed, and Princess Pianing is next on the chopping block but she pretends to be mad, causing her to be thrown into the streets so others can watch her humiliating spectacle. Ming'er slips outside disguised as a male servant. She tells Qungyun, the servant helping her, that if she survives she will never forget this favor.Elsewhere, The emperor is panicked, and decides to name Prince Zhou his heir, after all he is nearby. He makes a message, and has a military seal, and needs someone to deliver it. A 13year old maidservant volunteers, even though the chances of her succeeding are extremely low, because she wants to repay the emperor for not reporting a mistake of hers in the past. The empress has to basically beg before a servant comes forward to volunteer. Meanwhile the palace gates to the emperor's main palace are destroyed, servants are cut down and soldiers arrive. The Empress tries to stop them but they burst into the Emperor's chambers. Elsewhere Ming'er manages to sneak out by crawling through tall grass; this is how she runs into the palace maid. She learns of the message and together they sneak out. he general is able to learn of the truth after intimidating a male servant and men are sent after the maid. Ming'er learns that the destination is to get to Prince Zhou and over to Yuzhou. The maid has not left the palace and does not know where to go, and Ming'er realizes she is not as helpful because she is always riding in a carriage and doesn't pay attention that much to where it goes. The girls are nearly killed but unfortunately the maid suffers a fatal cut to the neck. She hands the decree to Ming'er to continue on alone. Ming'er is clearly not sure what to do but chooses to jump onto a cart and make a run for it on the cart (she steals it). Because she goes so fast, and destroys cars on the way, meaning there are little barriers slowing the men down behind her, she is able to make it out of the city and into the woods. But her luck can only get her so far and they eventually overtake her. Fortunately for her, Gu is nearby as he is escorting the Prince. She panics and tries to use a stick to protect herself and screams for help (her fear is real) and the soldiers think it is a funny and laugh at her pitiful fight, but she scratches a soldier's face out and runs into the woods. There is a sword at her neck....and then he dies....All the men are killed and it takes a moment for Ming'er to realize that the person killing everyone is someone who is on her size and someone she knows.She wants him to take her to Prince Zhou, and Gu points on the hill, 'he's up there'. (she breaks down into tears when she realizes its him). After delivering the seal, Prince Zhou is terrified and doesn't want it--for obvious reasons--but ultimately he is convinced to go into the city. Gu promises Ming'er he will light one fire work if they fail and two if they succeed....so stay put.This is also the first time that he clearly makes a statement that strongly implies (to the audience) that he will marry her although it is said to her in an ambiguous way--he tells her that he knows who her husband will be--(I also think it is extremely telling that he delays immediately going to the palace and actually tends to her injury AND leads his sidekick behind to guard her).They are able to take advantage of the confusion by posing as re-enforcements for Prince Yan (Prince Zhou disguises as a minister) and they bust in, killing left and right.The emperor is refusing to sign the conferment decree to Prince Yan. He tells him he has Zhao on the way and Prince Yan plans to write a fake decree--the enemy soldiers bust in and Prince Yan tries to use the emperor as a hostage however Prince Yan is immediately killed by Gu's arrow. The enemy soldiers are cut down very quickly and the emperor is happy with the results. At the end of it all Gu gets an apology from the emperor for failing him over a joke and he swears to always serve the Zhou family. Gu shoots off two fireworks. We also learn Gu allows the maid to take credit for everything in order to protect the reputation of Ming'er.
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In this episode Gu is able to convince the Prince Zhou to return to the capital because it will be safer. Although extremely careful and cautious, the prince ultimately agrees after he is attacked twice by assassins sent by Prince Yan. The first plot is only foiled only after Gu realizes that the 'new people' he saw arrive are completely unknown to them. He barely makes it in time to save Prince Zhou but reveals his skill in battle is unmatched as he fends off at least a dozen men. In spite of this, Prince Zhou refuses to go to the capital and challenge Prince Yan who is now killing off any potential rival to the throne, regardless if they are interested or not. The second attack is a much more skilled assassin and this is what convinces him to go to the capital. Elsewhere, Ming'er chooses to visit her father in the imperial palace. He and her brother and several other officials are in the process of working on something important. She brings them lunch, but the mood changes when a servant interrupts them to take her home and announces that it may be a good idea because oddly, no one is guarding the gates. He then steps out and back in, scared, because people are being killed (they don't show the violence).Princess Pianing, along with other female officials, are visiting Imperial Consort Rong. A servant bursts in to report the violence, and the Consort is calm. Pianing compliments her and then we learn that the Consort is colluding with the rebels. She is holding military wives hostage in order to gain control over the army, and she expresses her rage over the wrongful death of her sister. She chooses to take her revenge on the Princess and drags her out. She takes her to Prince (Huan?) who is being held hostage along with most of his family, including Young Lord's wife. She makes it clear that this is about revenge.Then we go back to Ming'er. We learn there is no escape, no where to hide. While everyone is on the brink of panic, she asks the servant about the dog holes he mentions. This sparks an idea--he says that a person could escape outside but only someone her size could fit in. Her father insists she escape disguised as the servant because at least one person survives, and her brother basically says that all that will happen to them is death but implies she will be raped (a fate worse than death) if she stays.
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*I can't believe it is almost over!*
1.We open to Li Jing coughing up blood as his evil father cuts him with the halberd. Li Jing is in no state to fight, and his father is preparing to kill him. He dramatically points his finger at his son and former soldiers and accuses them of betrayal. Li Jing tries to crawl away and must witness his soldiers dies. He collapses...and dies. His father absorbs Li Jing's power. This can't be good.
2.DH catches FJ , now unconscious from trying to look in the bell(he calls her Jiu'er, an extremely personal name that he used when he was mortal and she was his consort). She passes out. He sends Si Ming to summon both BQ and Mo Yuan. His game plan seems to be to seal the ghost lord again. Little does he know that BQ is raging drunk at this moment.
--I know that the world is about to end...but I can only think about FJ and I hope they don't kill her off!--
3. FJ is coughing up blood and talking about how if they die no one could tear them apart. DH says that as long as he is alive nothing will hurt her (...except for him)(I find this scene backwards but you would have to read pillow book to understand). He tells her to go home, she won't listen. He yells at her and says that if he insists on being with her it will drown the world in war. DH is willing to use his body to pin him down but FJ won't let him, insisting that if he dies she will kill herself. This is enough to make him hesitate.
4.Evil ghost emperor shows up, shoots power, FJ takes a hit for DH (OMG she can't die!!) DH panics and it looks like she is dead or about to die. He makes another shield. All the soldiers make a shield to protect DH while the old earth diety runs into battle. BQ shows up, very sober, and ready to fight. Then YH shows up, imprisons BQ with a random unnamed artifact that we have to see (something that only happens in dramas), and goes to fight the evil guy even though he has hardly any cultivation left (having given most of it to moyuan).
---Si Ming checks on DH but if you pay attention to the shots, DH does not care at ALL about what is going on. Even when BQ asks for his help, he can only concentrate on FJ. ANYONE WHO THINKS HE DOES NOT LOVE HER SHOULD BE CONVERTED BY NOW AS THIS CONTRADICTS HIS 'MY PURPOSE IS TO PROTECT THE UNIVERSE IMAGE ENTIRELY' Ahem. Back to my narration--
5.epic battle ensues--the ghost tribe rebels show up to support the emperor (all ten of them). old man earth deity fights a few before 4th brother shows up and starts kicking ass--even weak YH can block his halberd but i have no idea how he can defeat him.
Funny how it takes dramatic events like this, when life and death is on the line, to put things into perspective for people. Also, this is the most epic battle ever. I think the ghost emperor is going into a demon state; his eyes are red now--
6.Ye Hua is supposed to be more powerful than his twin; maybe he can do what Moyuan could not?
7.It's interesting--ghost emperor can use lightning, a power I thought was exclusive to the celestial tribe--Ye Hua destroys his halberd and hits him with it before both crash to the earth. Ghost lord blames his old injuries from 70000 years ago but admits defeat. BQ embraces ye hua. DH clings to FJ. And then bell opens again??? Apparently ghost lord has connected his life to the bell; when he dies the bell will release crimson fire and destroy everyone. And with that, he dies.
8. In a very familiar scene, Ye Hua is prepared to sacrifice himself. He flies towards the bell, and destroys it. BQ catches his body (this scene looks really familiar). YH tells her not to cry, that his injury isn't serious, before kissing her. He coughs up blood. (This is extremely sad) (so much blood). She asks that he tell her if he is going to die soon. YH tells her to stay with Moyuan, who will take care of her, and that he is a better man. It's kind of sad that YH has to be dying in her arms to prove his love for her. He begs her not to forget him all the while BQ is begging him not to die. She promises to take a potion again if he dies and forget him. He tells her that's a good idea (omg this is so sad also he needs to forgive himself).
9. After a prolonged death sequence (it was a bit long...but very sad) YH appears to die however his body has not disappeared. BQ is sobbing over him.
10.Si Ming is spreading the word to celestial emperor about what has happened. Somewhere a bell tolls. It summons a lot of powerful people, all who seem to know this means bad news. Moyuan knows what has happened because he created the bell. He tells them (grimly) that it is all over.
11. BQ has sealed herself in a protective barrier with YH and is trying to revive him. She seems to be in a daze. FJ, who understands the most how she feels, tries to talk to her, saying that she still has family, and begins to sob and pound on the barrier but not even FJ can get through to her.
12.Mo Yuan arrives and DH explains succinctly that his disciple is overly emotional and cannot be spoken to (really? was he not just clinging to FJ a moment ago and ignoring this entire battle>). Moyuan is able to get through to her.
13. She expects Mo Yuan to have a way to save him but his only advice is to get him a coffin. BQ says she can wait forever for him, but MoYuan says he has breathed his last breath. She argues that she did it once before, she can do it again. Mo Yuan then suggests that she allow him to rest comfortably while waiting. So she decides to take him home.
14. FJ chases after her aunt. How unfortunate. Both fox queens so unlucky in love!
15. We open to a lot of elderly deities bowing outside of the fox den. They are here for YH. Migu explains that BQ is still the queen and the rules of their tribe are to be respected--no one can come in if the queen refuses entry.
16.BQ is doing the same thing as she did for MY--she is feeding him her blood. She doesn't care about anyone, not even her son (she doesn't want to see him because she is busy) i think she has sort of snapped a bit (I don't blame her).
17.Now Si Jin is being blamed for failing to guard the bell (she acted cowardly but no offence I don't think they should have expected much from her). She did indeed refuse to engage in battle. She begs for forgiveness. She is given the worse sentence: she is banished from the celestial heavens and for all of time will never be allowed to enter the celestial realm.
18. The emperor begs DH to lower himself to get his son's body together with his sons. DH is about to say something but instead changes his mind. I think he feels guilt bc he was more concerned about FJ then the battle. YH's mother also decides to go.
20. The most high ranking deities (minus the king) are all going to Quian Quian.
21.FJ is preparing a medicine that phoenix requested. The shield is broken and the celestial princes are there. FJ stares at DH, and DH sort of looks at her without actually seeing her (or maybe he is looking past her? I think he is trying really hard to ignore her because she triggers too many feels in him) but she doesn't do anything outrageous. It is obvious she is fixated on him. I am concerned that DH will ignore her more than ever before because he feels guilt for failing to protect anyone and also, he is kind of viciously cold like that.
(I should be thinking about YH I know, I care about him too...)
22. DH personally insists that the body be returned. BQ flat out refuses. She explains that he has a promise with her, and he cannot leave. His mother blames her, asking what kind of sins YH committed to have to die twice for her. She also explains that she was compensated for Su Jin and cannot understand why she has made her son suffer so. Now BQ learns that YH jumped in after her when she jumped (I feel so bad for her!) . His mother says that he has not had a single peaceful day since meeting her. In her defense...she's suffered as well.
--this begs the question, was it really necessary that moyuan create this friggin bell???)
1.We open to Li Jing coughing up blood as his evil father cuts him with the halberd. Li Jing is in no state to fight, and his father is preparing to kill him. He dramatically points his finger at his son and former soldiers and accuses them of betrayal. Li Jing tries to crawl away and must witness his soldiers dies. He collapses...and dies. His father absorbs Li Jing's power. This can't be good.
2.DH catches FJ , now unconscious from trying to look in the bell(he calls her Jiu'er, an extremely personal name that he used when he was mortal and she was his consort). She passes out. He sends Si Ming to summon both BQ and Mo Yuan. His game plan seems to be to seal the ghost lord again. Little does he know that BQ is raging drunk at this moment.
--I know that the world is about to end...but I can only think about FJ and I hope they don't kill her off!--
3. FJ is coughing up blood and talking about how if they die no one could tear them apart. DH says that as long as he is alive nothing will hurt her (...except for him)(I find this scene backwards but you would have to read pillow book to understand). He tells her to go home, she won't listen. He yells at her and says that if he insists on being with her it will drown the world in war. DH is willing to use his body to pin him down but FJ won't let him, insisting that if he dies she will kill herself. This is enough to make him hesitate.
4.Evil ghost emperor shows up, shoots power, FJ takes a hit for DH (OMG she can't die!!) DH panics and it looks like she is dead or about to die. He makes another shield. All the soldiers make a shield to protect DH while the old earth diety runs into battle. BQ shows up, very sober, and ready to fight. Then YH shows up, imprisons BQ with a random unnamed artifact that we have to see (something that only happens in dramas), and goes to fight the evil guy even though he has hardly any cultivation left (having given most of it to moyuan).
---Si Ming checks on DH but if you pay attention to the shots, DH does not care at ALL about what is going on. Even when BQ asks for his help, he can only concentrate on FJ. ANYONE WHO THINKS HE DOES NOT LOVE HER SHOULD BE CONVERTED BY NOW AS THIS CONTRADICTS HIS 'MY PURPOSE IS TO PROTECT THE UNIVERSE IMAGE ENTIRELY' Ahem. Back to my narration--
5.epic battle ensues--the ghost tribe rebels show up to support the emperor (all ten of them). old man earth deity fights a few before 4th brother shows up and starts kicking ass--even weak YH can block his halberd but i have no idea how he can defeat him.
Funny how it takes dramatic events like this, when life and death is on the line, to put things into perspective for people. Also, this is the most epic battle ever. I think the ghost emperor is going into a demon state; his eyes are red now--
6.Ye Hua is supposed to be more powerful than his twin; maybe he can do what Moyuan could not?
7.It's interesting--ghost emperor can use lightning, a power I thought was exclusive to the celestial tribe--Ye Hua destroys his halberd and hits him with it before both crash to the earth. Ghost lord blames his old injuries from 70000 years ago but admits defeat. BQ embraces ye hua. DH clings to FJ. And then bell opens again??? Apparently ghost lord has connected his life to the bell; when he dies the bell will release crimson fire and destroy everyone. And with that, he dies.
8. In a very familiar scene, Ye Hua is prepared to sacrifice himself. He flies towards the bell, and destroys it. BQ catches his body (this scene looks really familiar). YH tells her not to cry, that his injury isn't serious, before kissing her. He coughs up blood. (This is extremely sad) (so much blood). She asks that he tell her if he is going to die soon. YH tells her to stay with Moyuan, who will take care of her, and that he is a better man. It's kind of sad that YH has to be dying in her arms to prove his love for her. He begs her not to forget him all the while BQ is begging him not to die. She promises to take a potion again if he dies and forget him. He tells her that's a good idea (omg this is so sad also he needs to forgive himself).
9. After a prolonged death sequence (it was a bit long...but very sad) YH appears to die however his body has not disappeared. BQ is sobbing over him.
10.Si Ming is spreading the word to celestial emperor about what has happened. Somewhere a bell tolls. It summons a lot of powerful people, all who seem to know this means bad news. Moyuan knows what has happened because he created the bell. He tells them (grimly) that it is all over.
11. BQ has sealed herself in a protective barrier with YH and is trying to revive him. She seems to be in a daze. FJ, who understands the most how she feels, tries to talk to her, saying that she still has family, and begins to sob and pound on the barrier but not even FJ can get through to her.
12.Mo Yuan arrives and DH explains succinctly that his disciple is overly emotional and cannot be spoken to (really? was he not just clinging to FJ a moment ago and ignoring this entire battle>). Moyuan is able to get through to her.
13. She expects Mo Yuan to have a way to save him but his only advice is to get him a coffin. BQ says she can wait forever for him, but MoYuan says he has breathed his last breath. She argues that she did it once before, she can do it again. Mo Yuan then suggests that she allow him to rest comfortably while waiting. So she decides to take him home.
14. FJ chases after her aunt. How unfortunate. Both fox queens so unlucky in love!
15. We open to a lot of elderly deities bowing outside of the fox den. They are here for YH. Migu explains that BQ is still the queen and the rules of their tribe are to be respected--no one can come in if the queen refuses entry.
16.BQ is doing the same thing as she did for MY--she is feeding him her blood. She doesn't care about anyone, not even her son (she doesn't want to see him because she is busy) i think she has sort of snapped a bit (I don't blame her).
17.Now Si Jin is being blamed for failing to guard the bell (she acted cowardly but no offence I don't think they should have expected much from her). She did indeed refuse to engage in battle. She begs for forgiveness. She is given the worse sentence: she is banished from the celestial heavens and for all of time will never be allowed to enter the celestial realm.
18. The emperor begs DH to lower himself to get his son's body together with his sons. DH is about to say something but instead changes his mind. I think he feels guilt bc he was more concerned about FJ then the battle. YH's mother also decides to go.
20. The most high ranking deities (minus the king) are all going to Quian Quian.
21.FJ is preparing a medicine that phoenix requested. The shield is broken and the celestial princes are there. FJ stares at DH, and DH sort of looks at her without actually seeing her (or maybe he is looking past her? I think he is trying really hard to ignore her because she triggers too many feels in him) but she doesn't do anything outrageous. It is obvious she is fixated on him. I am concerned that DH will ignore her more than ever before because he feels guilt for failing to protect anyone and also, he is kind of viciously cold like that.
(I should be thinking about YH I know, I care about him too...)
22. DH personally insists that the body be returned. BQ flat out refuses. She explains that he has a promise with her, and he cannot leave. His mother blames her, asking what kind of sins YH committed to have to die twice for her. She also explains that she was compensated for Su Jin and cannot understand why she has made her son suffer so. Now BQ learns that YH jumped in after her when she jumped (I feel so bad for her!) . His mother says that he has not had a single peaceful day since meeting her. In her defense...she's suffered as well.
--this begs the question, was it really necessary that moyuan create this friggin bell???)
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**Spoilers Ahead**
Prologue
--Dramatic Music--
THIS is a story of the five kingdoms.
Of beautiful people....
Of awful things happening to those beautiful people....in the five kingdoms....
And those beautiful people ultimately triumphing over evil....while looking beautiful....in the five kingdoms....
Tianquan Kingdom-Leader of the Taiyuan Kingdom, the Xuanji Kingdom, and the Tiansha Kingdom. TRAGEDY STRIKES: 1000 years ago, Di Fei Tian ordered the massacred of the five kingdoms
Sacred Land of Qioncang-The Elder, Chang Qing Zi used the Spiritual Elixir to turn the war around. UNFORTUNATELY this was unable to completely obliterate Di Fei Tian...JUST ONE DROP of his blood coagulated into the aptly named QUINTUPLE-COLORED PEBBLE. [I assume that you get five by throwing the Sacred Land into this equation].
AND NOW DI FEI TIAN IS BEGINNING TO STIR...AND THE ONE TO AWAKEN HIM WILL BE A YOUNG BEAUTIFUL GIRL....Yang Mi I MEAN FU YAO.
On that same note, a man whose beautiful hair is all we can see, is charged with finding this beautiful young woman....as he is the successor to the Spiritual Elixir of Bad-Assness that smites evil, [I KNOW NONE OF US THINKING THAT MAYBE THIS GUY WILL TURN OUT TO BE OUR MALE LEAD, BECAUSE THAT WOULD JUST BE TOO INTERESTING AND VERY SIMILAR TO JOURNEY OF FLOWER].
-Main Story: Setting: Xuanyuan Sect [a pugilist sect]
Female Lead: Fu Yao, A beautiful slave girl who possesses an aptitude for martial arts; unfortunately, being a slave girl means this is forbidden to her. Her close friendship with the chief's son has perhaps given her a taste for things 'above her station' and a glimpse to the possibilities her future might hold for her--as such it is not surprising that she clashes with this rigid hierarchical system that only allows a select few to prosper instead of the masses who do all of the hard work and are undervalued [think of any service industry job you worked and multiply that by 100 since here, they can actually kill you if they want]
Fu Yao immediately illustrates several respectable characteristics: she knows how to argue and defend herself and manipulate the rules to her advantage; case in point, Senior Pei wishes to see her punished for training in the Secret Chamber of the Five Elements [love the name] since she is a slave and is not allowed to do this. But Fu Yao shows her litigation skills and defends herself very confidently: you need proof! Pei accuses her of being STUBBORN, perhaps because she refuses to resign herself to her natural role, and Fu Yao shows she is PLAYFUL and something of a prankster as she leaps to her escape, effectively humiliating Senior Pei.
Supporting Character: Senior Pei is seen as someone quick to resolve situations with violence (her weapon of choice, a whip, a weapon that in video games almost always sucks and has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity see the Flame's Daughter. incidentally, whips are considered a stealthy weapon on the plus side and an underhanded weapon on the negative side. how do i know this? i checked on the internets, and the internet never lies). If you guessed that Senior Pei will emerge as an obsessive sociopath intent on making a male character hers and filled with loathing towards our female lead, you guessed right. In many ways she is like the female version of the male lead from the King's Woman, only a lot less likable as he was far more cunning and manipulative.
A-Lie: Senior Pei's much abused personal maid servant.
Essentially, the Xuanyuan Sect hopes to regain its former glory of dominating the 5 kingdoms. Now Fu Yao dreams of one day getting rid of the 'black [slave] robe' and being accepted into the community of pugilists. This way she be her seniors equal, after all, she appears to hold him in high regard and may be in love with him. Her only complaint is that he always defends the bad actions of Senior Pei and she doesn't seem bothered by his reminder that she shouldn't be breaking the rules.
Anyways, a sacrificial ritual is about to start and it is sort of like a Harry Potter Goblet of Fire Tournament where you enter your name, in blood, and anyone in the sect [minus slaves of course] can enter.
Outside the city, the Emperor of the Five Kingdoms, who looks like he is about to die, instructs his son and heir apparent to initiate a plan to counter his powerful prime minister, Qi Zhen. He plans on using the military to eradicate him. Alas, Qi Zhen has eyes and ears everywhere and is listening in on this conversation. He plans to counter himself and makes it clear: his goal is to be the emperor.
MEANWHILE, back in the Xuuanyuan sect Jing discusses the situation with his father. This is important for later readers: the chief tells his son that they are a NEUTRAL SECT and are NOT TO BE INVOLVED in politics. He tells his son that eventually Qi Zhen will topple the family and change things around, and when that happens they should be prepared so Jing must win the tournament to showcase his talents as a respectable warrior [sensing some contradiction here].
Essentially, he tells his son not to get involved.
Back at the capital, Qi Zhen has EVERY MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY KILLED EXCEPT THE EMPEROR.
Oh, he also spares one member of the royal family [the male lead]....
MW, Senior Pei comes on strong to Jing and makes it clear she likes him and he tries to politely reject her but somehow she doesn't seem to hear him. Jing treats her with little interest but later he shows extreme are towards Fu Yao, telling her to act like a girl, to take care of herself, and becoming cross with her for not taking better care for herself. Now normally this can be construed as concern for a loved one but because of the overall tone of the show--that of a warrior woman--it comes off as more paternalistic. This is a poignant conversation because she asks him to treat the other slaves with as much care as he treats her and to liberate them....and he hides behind the rules and dismisses it. A behavior which I imagine will be consistent of Jing in the future: someone who does not take many risks and whose selfishness can sometimes be mistaken for kindness or compassion.
So....back to the capital. We learn that this young beauty was spared because he can manipulate water, something only the royal family members can do. And is necessary for something.....
Prologue
--Dramatic Music--
THIS is a story of the five kingdoms.
Of beautiful people....
Of awful things happening to those beautiful people....in the five kingdoms....
And those beautiful people ultimately triumphing over evil....while looking beautiful....in the five kingdoms....
Tianquan Kingdom-Leader of the Taiyuan Kingdom, the Xuanji Kingdom, and the Tiansha Kingdom. TRAGEDY STRIKES: 1000 years ago, Di Fei Tian ordered the massacred of the five kingdoms
Sacred Land of Qioncang-The Elder, Chang Qing Zi used the Spiritual Elixir to turn the war around. UNFORTUNATELY this was unable to completely obliterate Di Fei Tian...JUST ONE DROP of his blood coagulated into the aptly named QUINTUPLE-COLORED PEBBLE. [I assume that you get five by throwing the Sacred Land into this equation].
AND NOW DI FEI TIAN IS BEGINNING TO STIR...AND THE ONE TO AWAKEN HIM WILL BE A YOUNG BEAUTIFUL GIRL....Yang Mi I MEAN FU YAO.
On that same note, a man whose beautiful hair is all we can see, is charged with finding this beautiful young woman....as he is the successor to the Spiritual Elixir of Bad-Assness that smites evil, [I KNOW NONE OF US THINKING THAT MAYBE THIS GUY WILL TURN OUT TO BE OUR MALE LEAD, BECAUSE THAT WOULD JUST BE TOO INTERESTING AND VERY SIMILAR TO JOURNEY OF FLOWER].
-Main Story: Setting: Xuanyuan Sect [a pugilist sect]
Female Lead: Fu Yao, A beautiful slave girl who possesses an aptitude for martial arts; unfortunately, being a slave girl means this is forbidden to her. Her close friendship with the chief's son has perhaps given her a taste for things 'above her station' and a glimpse to the possibilities her future might hold for her--as such it is not surprising that she clashes with this rigid hierarchical system that only allows a select few to prosper instead of the masses who do all of the hard work and are undervalued [think of any service industry job you worked and multiply that by 100 since here, they can actually kill you if they want]
Fu Yao immediately illustrates several respectable characteristics: she knows how to argue and defend herself and manipulate the rules to her advantage; case in point, Senior Pei wishes to see her punished for training in the Secret Chamber of the Five Elements [love the name] since she is a slave and is not allowed to do this. But Fu Yao shows her litigation skills and defends herself very confidently: you need proof! Pei accuses her of being STUBBORN, perhaps because she refuses to resign herself to her natural role, and Fu Yao shows she is PLAYFUL and something of a prankster as she leaps to her escape, effectively humiliating Senior Pei.
Supporting Character: Senior Pei is seen as someone quick to resolve situations with violence (her weapon of choice, a whip, a weapon that in video games almost always sucks and has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity see the Flame's Daughter. incidentally, whips are considered a stealthy weapon on the plus side and an underhanded weapon on the negative side. how do i know this? i checked on the internets, and the internet never lies). If you guessed that Senior Pei will emerge as an obsessive sociopath intent on making a male character hers and filled with loathing towards our female lead, you guessed right. In many ways she is like the female version of the male lead from the King's Woman, only a lot less likable as he was far more cunning and manipulative.
A-Lie: Senior Pei's much abused personal maid servant.
Essentially, the Xuanyuan Sect hopes to regain its former glory of dominating the 5 kingdoms. Now Fu Yao dreams of one day getting rid of the 'black [slave] robe' and being accepted into the community of pugilists. This way she be her seniors equal, after all, she appears to hold him in high regard and may be in love with him. Her only complaint is that he always defends the bad actions of Senior Pei and she doesn't seem bothered by his reminder that she shouldn't be breaking the rules.
Anyways, a sacrificial ritual is about to start and it is sort of like a Harry Potter Goblet of Fire Tournament where you enter your name, in blood, and anyone in the sect [minus slaves of course] can enter.
Outside the city, the Emperor of the Five Kingdoms, who looks like he is about to die, instructs his son and heir apparent to initiate a plan to counter his powerful prime minister, Qi Zhen. He plans on using the military to eradicate him. Alas, Qi Zhen has eyes and ears everywhere and is listening in on this conversation. He plans to counter himself and makes it clear: his goal is to be the emperor.
MEANWHILE, back in the Xuuanyuan sect Jing discusses the situation with his father. This is important for later readers: the chief tells his son that they are a NEUTRAL SECT and are NOT TO BE INVOLVED in politics. He tells his son that eventually Qi Zhen will topple the family and change things around, and when that happens they should be prepared so Jing must win the tournament to showcase his talents as a respectable warrior [sensing some contradiction here].
Essentially, he tells his son not to get involved.
Back at the capital, Qi Zhen has EVERY MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY KILLED EXCEPT THE EMPEROR.
Oh, he also spares one member of the royal family [the male lead]....
MW, Senior Pei comes on strong to Jing and makes it clear she likes him and he tries to politely reject her but somehow she doesn't seem to hear him. Jing treats her with little interest but later he shows extreme are towards Fu Yao, telling her to act like a girl, to take care of herself, and becoming cross with her for not taking better care for herself. Now normally this can be construed as concern for a loved one but because of the overall tone of the show--that of a warrior woman--it comes off as more paternalistic. This is a poignant conversation because she asks him to treat the other slaves with as much care as he treats her and to liberate them....and he hides behind the rules and dismisses it. A behavior which I imagine will be consistent of Jing in the future: someone who does not take many risks and whose selfishness can sometimes be mistaken for kindness or compassion.
So....back to the capital. We learn that this young beauty was spared because he can manipulate water, something only the royal family members can do. And is necessary for something.....
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In this episode, I think we see the last of Ge'er's innocence die, as Ge'er dies, gets blown to bits basically, and Yu confirms yet again that he is unable to lead properly because of his obsession with her. Also, Ge'er is betrayed by her best friend.
1)A heavy handed letter is delivered to Ge'er informing her that Xun Yi will meet her. Everyone knows this is a trap. As a viewer, this is obviously a trap. After all, why would Xun Yi risk Ge'er's safety by sending her a letter and insisting that they meet? Yu also warns her that it is a trap.
2)Ge'er goes to see her, and is all smiles and happy to see Xun Yi--and Xun Yi greets her by stabbing her in the belly and telling her that she is Anye Jue's daughter. Ge'er falls in slow motion, shock all over her face, to a literal explosive death. Dozens of bombs go off. Because the enemy wants to be extra sure they got her. Yu is freaking out, he can't walk, and begins to crawl to her but alas, Yi Li appears and stomps on him and knocks him out....
And it starts to snow, meaning Yin Xue is near.
3)Sadly, Ge'er has been betrayed by just about everyone at the villa. Elsewhere, Anye Jue applauds her daughter, and she asks her to set Ji free. MW, Yu is in the dungeons of Dark River, and Anye Luo visits him, telling Yi li that no one else is to know he is here.
4)Feng....is in an alcoholic now, which is unfortunate. When he learns that Ge'er is dead, he threatens to kill Anye Luo (maybe the only person who can say that without consequences). Sadly, Anye Luo is an extremely miserable person who takes great pleasure in others misery, especially their romantic misery it seems. He walks Feng through her death and reminds him of how Feng essentially broke her heart, betrayed her, betrayed her father, killed her father (basically) and then worked with her enemy who engineered her death. But he reminds him he should be happy, since he has avenged his father and leads the villa (I would have been a little happier if they made Feng less redeemable, but perhaps after the King's Woman, they realized he would be just playing the same character in this one. It's sad, he plays the same character(s) emotional or evil, and to be typecast is unfortunate, but he plays this role very well)
5)Meanwhile, Second Madame chooses to address Thunderclap but Anye Luo sends Li instead. Alone in her room, we learn that she still wishes to spare Lei. So she's sentimental. She also tells Xun Yi that she looks like her father, however she won't tell her about her father. She finally tells her that she does not have Ji, that Thunderclap has him, and it is likely that he will die soon because Wu Xia, and presumably Li, will be working together to blow him into oblivion (it seems far too easy for them to construct these bombs). She tells Xun Yi that she will release her as long as she swears not to implicate her.
6)Feng abandons flame villa and Dark River. Evil housekeeper Li will temporarily fill in. To make himself seem less power hungry, he suggests Miss D could lead as Feng's wife however they do not want an outsider. Yi agrees, and he looks far from reluctant, in fact his facial acting is so exaggerated compared to the rest of the cast that it borders on comic. Yi wants Zhongli to submit to him however Zhongli essentially ignores this request and calls him shameless. He rejects his offer of being returned to his position as head of Azure Hall because nothing matters since Die Yi is dead. In a fit of anger Yi Li admits that his jealousy of Feng and Ge'er as the master's favorites essentially motivated him to seize power.
7)Next, Zhongli sends people to find Ge'er. Without a body to confirm if she is alive or dead (never mind that there would be no body because it was blown to bits)
he chooses to send people to confirm she is dead by finding her dead or alive. Elsewhere, Miss D is shocked to learn that Ge'er is dead. She chooses to flee and find Lei--and warn him that he is in danger--and orders her maid to tell anyone who sends for her that she is ill.
8)Unsurprisingly, Ge'er is not dead. She was rescued by Yin Xue, who, for reasons unknown, is young again. She is surprised to see Yin Xue--she recognizes him--however, her memory seems to be LOST. Not from the accident, but because Yin Xue has decided to suppress her memories. How he can do this, well, he survived death, so he can do basically anything.
9)MW, Lei refuses to leave when he is confronted by his enemies. Phoenix, who I believe should be leading her own clan because she is one of the smartest characters in the show, calls him every kind of fool. Miss D appears, and she tells him that they must leave because Dark River plans to wipe them out. She reminds them that Dark River waited 10 years to get their revenge, Lei needs to be patient (a quality he lacks in spades). He wouldn't listen to Phoenix, but he seems more open to Miss D. She promises him that she wait for him and they embrace.
10)Back in town, Yin Xue and Ge'er are living like a married couple in their own private house. Ge'er can remember some things, like how to use fire, but not her connection to flame villa or what that is. When Yin Xue falls ill to the frost, she panics, and he kisses her, and then they lay side by side...he seems to be dying.... We go back to Lei and Miss D, and Phoenix is helping Ji along who is blind as a result of an encounter with Anye Jue.
The only thing preventing this episode from getting a 9 was the cheesy explosion and random memory erasure which was clearly only done to get Ge'er out of the picture, give the other players some screen time, and inject some much needed romance back into the show because Lei and Miss D cannot carry the romance part by themselves since they are always being separated, and always saying the same lines which is basically 'I love you, Run away with me' and 'Not today, but someday we will be together, be patient'.
1)A heavy handed letter is delivered to Ge'er informing her that Xun Yi will meet her. Everyone knows this is a trap. As a viewer, this is obviously a trap. After all, why would Xun Yi risk Ge'er's safety by sending her a letter and insisting that they meet? Yu also warns her that it is a trap.
2)Ge'er goes to see her, and is all smiles and happy to see Xun Yi--and Xun Yi greets her by stabbing her in the belly and telling her that she is Anye Jue's daughter. Ge'er falls in slow motion, shock all over her face, to a literal explosive death. Dozens of bombs go off. Because the enemy wants to be extra sure they got her. Yu is freaking out, he can't walk, and begins to crawl to her but alas, Yi Li appears and stomps on him and knocks him out....
And it starts to snow, meaning Yin Xue is near.
3)Sadly, Ge'er has been betrayed by just about everyone at the villa. Elsewhere, Anye Jue applauds her daughter, and she asks her to set Ji free. MW, Yu is in the dungeons of Dark River, and Anye Luo visits him, telling Yi li that no one else is to know he is here.
4)Feng....is in an alcoholic now, which is unfortunate. When he learns that Ge'er is dead, he threatens to kill Anye Luo (maybe the only person who can say that without consequences). Sadly, Anye Luo is an extremely miserable person who takes great pleasure in others misery, especially their romantic misery it seems. He walks Feng through her death and reminds him of how Feng essentially broke her heart, betrayed her, betrayed her father, killed her father (basically) and then worked with her enemy who engineered her death. But he reminds him he should be happy, since he has avenged his father and leads the villa (I would have been a little happier if they made Feng less redeemable, but perhaps after the King's Woman, they realized he would be just playing the same character in this one. It's sad, he plays the same character(s) emotional or evil, and to be typecast is unfortunate, but he plays this role very well)
5)Meanwhile, Second Madame chooses to address Thunderclap but Anye Luo sends Li instead. Alone in her room, we learn that she still wishes to spare Lei. So she's sentimental. She also tells Xun Yi that she looks like her father, however she won't tell her about her father. She finally tells her that she does not have Ji, that Thunderclap has him, and it is likely that he will die soon because Wu Xia, and presumably Li, will be working together to blow him into oblivion (it seems far too easy for them to construct these bombs). She tells Xun Yi that she will release her as long as she swears not to implicate her.
6)Feng abandons flame villa and Dark River. Evil housekeeper Li will temporarily fill in. To make himself seem less power hungry, he suggests Miss D could lead as Feng's wife however they do not want an outsider. Yi agrees, and he looks far from reluctant, in fact his facial acting is so exaggerated compared to the rest of the cast that it borders on comic. Yi wants Zhongli to submit to him however Zhongli essentially ignores this request and calls him shameless. He rejects his offer of being returned to his position as head of Azure Hall because nothing matters since Die Yi is dead. In a fit of anger Yi Li admits that his jealousy of Feng and Ge'er as the master's favorites essentially motivated him to seize power.
7)Next, Zhongli sends people to find Ge'er. Without a body to confirm if she is alive or dead (never mind that there would be no body because it was blown to bits)
he chooses to send people to confirm she is dead by finding her dead or alive. Elsewhere, Miss D is shocked to learn that Ge'er is dead. She chooses to flee and find Lei--and warn him that he is in danger--and orders her maid to tell anyone who sends for her that she is ill.
8)Unsurprisingly, Ge'er is not dead. She was rescued by Yin Xue, who, for reasons unknown, is young again. She is surprised to see Yin Xue--she recognizes him--however, her memory seems to be LOST. Not from the accident, but because Yin Xue has decided to suppress her memories. How he can do this, well, he survived death, so he can do basically anything.
9)MW, Lei refuses to leave when he is confronted by his enemies. Phoenix, who I believe should be leading her own clan because she is one of the smartest characters in the show, calls him every kind of fool. Miss D appears, and she tells him that they must leave because Dark River plans to wipe them out. She reminds them that Dark River waited 10 years to get their revenge, Lei needs to be patient (a quality he lacks in spades). He wouldn't listen to Phoenix, but he seems more open to Miss D. She promises him that she wait for him and they embrace.
10)Back in town, Yin Xue and Ge'er are living like a married couple in their own private house. Ge'er can remember some things, like how to use fire, but not her connection to flame villa or what that is. When Yin Xue falls ill to the frost, she panics, and he kisses her, and then they lay side by side...he seems to be dying.... We go back to Lei and Miss D, and Phoenix is helping Ji along who is blind as a result of an encounter with Anye Jue.
The only thing preventing this episode from getting a 9 was the cheesy explosion and random memory erasure which was clearly only done to get Ge'er out of the picture, give the other players some screen time, and inject some much needed romance back into the show because Lei and Miss D cannot carry the romance part by themselves since they are always being separated, and always saying the same lines which is basically 'I love you, Run away with me' and 'Not today, but someday we will be together, be patient'.
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In this episode we learn more about Yin Xue's past from Grand Mentor/Elder/Yin Xue; fueled with rage and a desire for some revenge the mild mannered Zhongli chooses to begin undermining the current villa leaders by secretly taking back the Azhure Hall; Ge'er and company return to the bread stall and Anye Luo decides that Ge'er must die.....
1)We open to Elder who wishes to take Ge'er back to Misty Peak for her own safety. however she refuses and he admits he knew she would refuse (which begs the question why ask?). Ge'er chooses to return to Ping An, the heart of Top Blade City because her status as the Flame Villa's madame is such that no one can really afford to kill her in plain site at the moment without inviting heavy criticism or burning bridges with other branches.
2)Elder/Yin Xue suggests that they meet with Yu as he is their best ally. Because Elder is weak and Youqin (whose name I have given up on spelling correctly sorry) expended his inner force so it is risky however that leaves only Officer Hueng--and they need her as a body guard--so Youqin volunteers to go.
3)Ge'er engages Elder in conversation and begins to ask him questions about Yin Xue--recall he said that Yin Xue was his desciple (this isn't untrue Elder WAS his Master however he is assuming his identity since he resembles father time). She wants to know what he was like as a child, when did he begin training, why did he leave the mountain, why did he open a brothel, and did he have any family.
4)Elder flatly states that Yin Xue was a ruthless killer who took innumerable lives (this exact phrase will be repeated many times for the remaining episodes). She is shocked by this especially since he was his most gifted disciple (I don't know why this should shock her since Feng is a shining example of when disciples go rogue)
But Elder explains that he was so gifted that it led to arrogance and so he joined Dark River, and his age made him Anye Luo's senior. However, because of his crimes, Yin Xue was punished by the heavens and ultimately returned to Misty Mountain and begged to be taken back. His punishment? The love of his life died because of him (which begs the question, who is Ge'er?)
5)We learn that Elder won't reunited with Ge'er because even though Youqin used all his inner force to prolong his life (15 years) he is still going to die in a few months (hence the rapid aging)--he doesn't want to selfishly reunited with her only to die again.
6)MW, back at the villa Zhongli enters the Azure hall and apologizes to his men for essentially not taking a stand and asks them to follow him as their master. He wants them to betray the Deputy Hall Master OR they can betray Zhongli and have him executed. They agree to follow him. He then sends out messages to have their men protect Lei and misreport so that no one is able to discover Ge'er's or Lei's location.
7)At Ping An the townsfolk recognize her as bread seller girl; she introduces Elder as her husband's mentor. At the same time, Wu Xia listent's to Wu Hen's report on Ge'er's arrival. They can't kill her--too risky--so they decide to politely ask her to leave the city since she is travelling with a wanted criminal (Lei). Ge'er receives the message and promises not to linger after Wu Hen delivers this request.
8)Meanwhile, team evil meets with Anye Luo. He reports that he is displeased with Feng for avoiding him. He commands Li Yi to kill Ge'er, and Ge'er begs hims not to however Anye Luo explains that this is all Feng's fault for letting her escape in the first place (abusive and narcissistic---this guy is crazy). Feng tries to reasonw with him and insists that he will lock her up so that she won't escape. But the answer is still NO.
9)MW, as soon as team flame is escorted outside of the city, assassins descent to attack them. Fortunately, they are saved by Azure Hall soldiers, who have been tracking Lei, and continue on their way. Lei's goal is to meet up with phoenix at the beach, however she is running late. The reason for this is because she is out and about trying to gain allies from other sect members. Her reasoning wins.
10)Fast forward to Thunderclap headquarters and the branch leaders wish to rescue Lei. Niang refuses their request to rescue him. She reminds them that they forced him to leave, and once he returns, he will likely exact revenge (highly, HIGHLY unlikely). Unsurprisingly, this argument does not persuade them. They then tell her that the leader must be a blood relation (weak argument) and Niang reminds them of all the work she has done for them for the past ten years. Now the insults start flying, and they accuse her of being nothing but a lowly maid. In a fit of rage, Niang kills a sizable number before fleeing, promising them that they will regret this because she had intended on saving them (foreshadowing?)
11)The episode ends with Feng, who is interested in capturing Ge'er, appearing. However, the person disguised as her is Hueng, and Lei appears with his clan, kind of like robin hood and his merry men. He lets him go, but where could Ge'er be?
This episode received an 8.0 because (and this bothers me) Ge'er's character is growing and changing but sometimes they have her oddly 'dumbed down' maybe this is intentional and they want her to be still 'somewhat naive' or innocent but she is fairly intelligent and perceptive so I find some of her questions, for instance during her scene with elder, weirdly inconsistent. Maybe I am being overly critical.
1)We open to Elder who wishes to take Ge'er back to Misty Peak for her own safety. however she refuses and he admits he knew she would refuse (which begs the question why ask?). Ge'er chooses to return to Ping An, the heart of Top Blade City because her status as the Flame Villa's madame is such that no one can really afford to kill her in plain site at the moment without inviting heavy criticism or burning bridges with other branches.
2)Elder/Yin Xue suggests that they meet with Yu as he is their best ally. Because Elder is weak and Youqin (whose name I have given up on spelling correctly sorry) expended his inner force so it is risky however that leaves only Officer Hueng--and they need her as a body guard--so Youqin volunteers to go.
3)Ge'er engages Elder in conversation and begins to ask him questions about Yin Xue--recall he said that Yin Xue was his desciple (this isn't untrue Elder WAS his Master however he is assuming his identity since he resembles father time). She wants to know what he was like as a child, when did he begin training, why did he leave the mountain, why did he open a brothel, and did he have any family.
4)Elder flatly states that Yin Xue was a ruthless killer who took innumerable lives (this exact phrase will be repeated many times for the remaining episodes). She is shocked by this especially since he was his most gifted disciple (I don't know why this should shock her since Feng is a shining example of when disciples go rogue)
But Elder explains that he was so gifted that it led to arrogance and so he joined Dark River, and his age made him Anye Luo's senior. However, because of his crimes, Yin Xue was punished by the heavens and ultimately returned to Misty Mountain and begged to be taken back. His punishment? The love of his life died because of him (which begs the question, who is Ge'er?)
5)We learn that Elder won't reunited with Ge'er because even though Youqin used all his inner force to prolong his life (15 years) he is still going to die in a few months (hence the rapid aging)--he doesn't want to selfishly reunited with her only to die again.
6)MW, back at the villa Zhongli enters the Azure hall and apologizes to his men for essentially not taking a stand and asks them to follow him as their master. He wants them to betray the Deputy Hall Master OR they can betray Zhongli and have him executed. They agree to follow him. He then sends out messages to have their men protect Lei and misreport so that no one is able to discover Ge'er's or Lei's location.
7)At Ping An the townsfolk recognize her as bread seller girl; she introduces Elder as her husband's mentor. At the same time, Wu Xia listent's to Wu Hen's report on Ge'er's arrival. They can't kill her--too risky--so they decide to politely ask her to leave the city since she is travelling with a wanted criminal (Lei). Ge'er receives the message and promises not to linger after Wu Hen delivers this request.
8)Meanwhile, team evil meets with Anye Luo. He reports that he is displeased with Feng for avoiding him. He commands Li Yi to kill Ge'er, and Ge'er begs hims not to however Anye Luo explains that this is all Feng's fault for letting her escape in the first place (abusive and narcissistic---this guy is crazy). Feng tries to reasonw with him and insists that he will lock her up so that she won't escape. But the answer is still NO.
9)MW, as soon as team flame is escorted outside of the city, assassins descent to attack them. Fortunately, they are saved by Azure Hall soldiers, who have been tracking Lei, and continue on their way. Lei's goal is to meet up with phoenix at the beach, however she is running late. The reason for this is because she is out and about trying to gain allies from other sect members. Her reasoning wins.
10)Fast forward to Thunderclap headquarters and the branch leaders wish to rescue Lei. Niang refuses their request to rescue him. She reminds them that they forced him to leave, and once he returns, he will likely exact revenge (highly, HIGHLY unlikely). Unsurprisingly, this argument does not persuade them. They then tell her that the leader must be a blood relation (weak argument) and Niang reminds them of all the work she has done for them for the past ten years. Now the insults start flying, and they accuse her of being nothing but a lowly maid. In a fit of rage, Niang kills a sizable number before fleeing, promising them that they will regret this because she had intended on saving them (foreshadowing?)
11)The episode ends with Feng, who is interested in capturing Ge'er, appearing. However, the person disguised as her is Hueng, and Lei appears with his clan, kind of like robin hood and his merry men. He lets him go, but where could Ge'er be?
This episode received an 8.0 because (and this bothers me) Ge'er's character is growing and changing but sometimes they have her oddly 'dumbed down' maybe this is intentional and they want her to be still 'somewhat naive' or innocent but she is fairly intelligent and perceptive so I find some of her questions, for instance during her scene with elder, weirdly inconsistent. Maybe I am being overly critical.
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In this episode, Ge'er explains her case in an effort to prove Lei's innocence. But even with good evidence, it still is not enough to clear his name. Ge'er decides to leave the villa, and personally escorts Lei out, but not after confronting Zhan Feng and making it clear what she really thinks of him.
1)Ge'er breaks down into giggles and applauds Yi Li for his well staged play. She then asks Murong to name her personal maids, which he does, She admits that she does not recognize this maid at all and believes she must clean her rooms. She urges Yi Li to think more of the details in the future when he decides to stage events, and then she summons Huang, whose status as a personal guard to Yu, gives her a lot of leverage, who verifies this information as true. She then turns to Yi Li who looks less confident and orders him to address her as Madame, not mistress, and asks him if he would like to change his story. He admits he must not have seen the person who attacked him very well, and she dismisses the maid from the Villa for her safety, and delivers her defense.
2)Ge'er throws a bomb onto the floor and everyone takes cover but it does not detonate. She explains to them that there is only one way to detonate a Quilin bomb. She invites them to the river for a demonstration, and shows them that it can only be detonated if someone were to pull the pin. Hence multiple people had to be involved, and Yi Li insists that this does not absolve Thunderclap, so she challenges him, why does the killer have to be from Thunderclap? She then says that whoever makes these bombs might be persuaded to (questioning the testimony of the witnesses they procured) and could easily mass produce these types of weapons for a profit. Unfortunately, what she does not know is that even with the formula, the final step requires a master maker to do something, hence they cannot be mass produced, and this is more than enough to make her seem like she is ignorant--and shakes the confidence in those around her. Yi Li wants Feng thrown in the dungeons while they investigate but Feng has him sent to Maple Court (his own quarters) for safety.
3)Xun Yi visits Miss D and delivers an invitation to see Ge'er. She tells her that she will personally escort Lei out of here, because no one would dare harm her. She will then rejoin Yu and figure out how to get some justice but right now she can't stay here. Miss D thanks her. Xun Yi packs her bags and Ge'er begs her to come with her, to rejoin Ji and disappear from the pugilist world. She says she can't because Ji believes that Feng is confused right now and will return to the villa so she will wait for him here.
4)Feng, MW, is getting hammered. He cuts him down and wants to know why he appeared, because now Ge'er has to save him. If he had not come, she would continue to just fake her illness and all would be fine. Lei says that she did this because of what he did (so he is basically throwing a tantrum). Ge'er arrives to get Lei, but first she visits with Feng. She joins him for a drink and tells him that she remembers a drinking contest when they were little. He states that he won. She tells him that he didn't, that she cheated so that he would win because Ji, if he loses, laughs it off, but Feng takes it personally because he is a perfectionist. She lists examples of when he was furious when he lost and worked hard to surpass his fellow disciples, and she tells him that the reason she always loved him was because he was like a hero and always did his best. However, she was wrong about him (Feng's face is just crumbling beneath her judgment) because he is not a hero, but instead an unscrupulous man who would do anything to win, regardless of the consequences. He must have wanted to be the Master very badly, and she thanks him for not killing her but tells him it is also a mistake not to. She wants to know why he picked Thunderclap--is it because he needed someone to frame for his crimes, or because with Lei did they would not have an heir (which means less competition/more power) or both? He passes out after asking if she poisoned him and she says she would never poison someone.
5)Miss D helps her move Li, and they leave together, while Wu Xia and Wu Hen discuss this latest problem. Wu Xia wants Lei dead yesterday, and when he learns that a carriage was seen leaving, unescorted, he goes after it. His sister is there, and she is able to send him away. She says goodbye to Lei and promises that next time, no matter what, she will leave with him. This is also where he learns Die Yi was killed, and the others learn that she was his sister.
6)Wu Xia, Wu Hen, and Li Yi wait fro Feng to awaken. They all tell him his wine was drugged. Later, Miss D asks Feng if he intentionally planned to release Lei or if it was an accident. He does not answer and tells her that her assistance in helping them escape means she will never be able to move freely because her brother will not allow it again. They then 'spend the night together' I guess so she can avoid Wu Xia, and so that everyone thinks that they are sleeping together.
7)Li confronts Murong and the uncles and basically says that Ge'er is the enemy for helping Lei escape. They insist she is only doing what she believes is right, but Li says she is helping the enemy, so she is the enemy. Feng refuses to allow her to be hurt and issues a decree that Lei kidnapped Ge'er and that she is to be brought back at once.
8)The team finds their way back to Elder Yin Xue and he gives his condolences. She learns about Youqin's predicament--having lost his powers--
1)Ge'er breaks down into giggles and applauds Yi Li for his well staged play. She then asks Murong to name her personal maids, which he does, She admits that she does not recognize this maid at all and believes she must clean her rooms. She urges Yi Li to think more of the details in the future when he decides to stage events, and then she summons Huang, whose status as a personal guard to Yu, gives her a lot of leverage, who verifies this information as true. She then turns to Yi Li who looks less confident and orders him to address her as Madame, not mistress, and asks him if he would like to change his story. He admits he must not have seen the person who attacked him very well, and she dismisses the maid from the Villa for her safety, and delivers her defense.
2)Ge'er throws a bomb onto the floor and everyone takes cover but it does not detonate. She explains to them that there is only one way to detonate a Quilin bomb. She invites them to the river for a demonstration, and shows them that it can only be detonated if someone were to pull the pin. Hence multiple people had to be involved, and Yi Li insists that this does not absolve Thunderclap, so she challenges him, why does the killer have to be from Thunderclap? She then says that whoever makes these bombs might be persuaded to (questioning the testimony of the witnesses they procured) and could easily mass produce these types of weapons for a profit. Unfortunately, what she does not know is that even with the formula, the final step requires a master maker to do something, hence they cannot be mass produced, and this is more than enough to make her seem like she is ignorant--and shakes the confidence in those around her. Yi Li wants Feng thrown in the dungeons while they investigate but Feng has him sent to Maple Court (his own quarters) for safety.
3)Xun Yi visits Miss D and delivers an invitation to see Ge'er. She tells her that she will personally escort Lei out of here, because no one would dare harm her. She will then rejoin Yu and figure out how to get some justice but right now she can't stay here. Miss D thanks her. Xun Yi packs her bags and Ge'er begs her to come with her, to rejoin Ji and disappear from the pugilist world. She says she can't because Ji believes that Feng is confused right now and will return to the villa so she will wait for him here.
4)Feng, MW, is getting hammered. He cuts him down and wants to know why he appeared, because now Ge'er has to save him. If he had not come, she would continue to just fake her illness and all would be fine. Lei says that she did this because of what he did (so he is basically throwing a tantrum). Ge'er arrives to get Lei, but first she visits with Feng. She joins him for a drink and tells him that she remembers a drinking contest when they were little. He states that he won. She tells him that he didn't, that she cheated so that he would win because Ji, if he loses, laughs it off, but Feng takes it personally because he is a perfectionist. She lists examples of when he was furious when he lost and worked hard to surpass his fellow disciples, and she tells him that the reason she always loved him was because he was like a hero and always did his best. However, she was wrong about him (Feng's face is just crumbling beneath her judgment) because he is not a hero, but instead an unscrupulous man who would do anything to win, regardless of the consequences. He must have wanted to be the Master very badly, and she thanks him for not killing her but tells him it is also a mistake not to. She wants to know why he picked Thunderclap--is it because he needed someone to frame for his crimes, or because with Lei did they would not have an heir (which means less competition/more power) or both? He passes out after asking if she poisoned him and she says she would never poison someone.
5)Miss D helps her move Li, and they leave together, while Wu Xia and Wu Hen discuss this latest problem. Wu Xia wants Lei dead yesterday, and when he learns that a carriage was seen leaving, unescorted, he goes after it. His sister is there, and she is able to send him away. She says goodbye to Lei and promises that next time, no matter what, she will leave with him. This is also where he learns Die Yi was killed, and the others learn that she was his sister.
6)Wu Xia, Wu Hen, and Li Yi wait fro Feng to awaken. They all tell him his wine was drugged. Later, Miss D asks Feng if he intentionally planned to release Lei or if it was an accident. He does not answer and tells her that her assistance in helping them escape means she will never be able to move freely because her brother will not allow it again. They then 'spend the night together' I guess so she can avoid Wu Xia, and so that everyone thinks that they are sleeping together.
7)Li confronts Murong and the uncles and basically says that Ge'er is the enemy for helping Lei escape. They insist she is only doing what she believes is right, but Li says she is helping the enemy, so she is the enemy. Feng refuses to allow her to be hurt and issues a decree that Lei kidnapped Ge'er and that she is to be brought back at once.
8)The team finds their way back to Elder Yin Xue and he gives his condolences. She learns about Youqin's predicament--having lost his powers--
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In this episode team flame takes a hit as one of its members is killed, team evil stages a great play to implicate Lei for Flame Lord's Death & tries to slander Ge'er's reputation; and Zhan Feng continues to illustrate that he is, if anything, a ruthless man who wants everything....but he can't have it all.
1)We open to Ge'er sitting and thinking of Yin Xue, because this time last year was when she had her dinner party in his villa and she got drunk and asked all those questions. But times have changed. Hueng Cong notifies her that Lei is in the area, so they begin to put their plan in action. Phase 1--the set up--begins with Die Yi and Xun Yi collecting the medicine from Feng and openly discussing a trip into the city so that Ge'er may eat her favorite won tons. Feng throws a curve ball by insisting that guards go with her. Thus, at the won ton store, Lei sits down at her table however she has her guards send him away. But it is the first contact and lets each other know, I presume, that they are not going to deceive the other.
2)Ge'er uses his illness as a cover to stay the night at the local inn. Lei breaks inside, and she tells him she does not have much time before Feng lightly arrives to make her go back. He tells her that he can prove his innocence, and he can do this by educating her on the proper use of the Quilin bomb. She and Feng slip out to the mountains.
3)Back at the villa, Evil Housekeeper Li learns that Ge'er is staying the night in town. He informs his soldiers to report that Lei will likely appear in town to meet with her. They are to blow the town up with bombs, which would, he hope, kill Ge'er and Lei. Meanwhile, Die Yi suddenly collapses on her way to collect the medicine that Feng has prepared (a servant sent her a message to collect it).
4)Back on the mountain, Lei digs up a couple of bombs he had buried and explains that the bomb can only be used if you pull the safety pin, however you must be far away from the bomb to do this, and it is a design flaw. Hence, when they are normally used, a long line is created and the user then removes the pin from a safe distance. Whoever used the bombs on her father would never have been inside to use them, they would have had to plant them in advance and multiple people would have had to been present to properly use the bombs and create an explosion that big. Her father would have noticed that many people lingering outside. Also, the floors of his rooms were coated in metal, which all but confirms that the bombs had to be planted on the floor. He believes that someone who knew how to use the bombs used them after he died to dispose of the body---and evidence of how he was killed. They then implicated his sect. Just as he is about to demonstrate how they work, after giving her a bomb for her own as evidence, explosions shake the mountain. They return to the town and find that there are collapsed buildings and fire. Hueng finds her, and she leaves to return after thanking Lei and telling him to escape.
5)Meanwhile, Die Yi awakens in the guest house. She is tied to a chair and Yi Li stands over her. He tries to coerce her into talking, but it seems he has a seperate ulterior motive, one I never saw coming. He admits that he has always wanted to 'try the girls' of Plum Court--and he becomes angry with her and wants to know why she likes a weak idiot like Zhongli--THE PLOT THICKENS--so it seems like Yi Li has a romantic inclination towards her? He tells her she should come to his side, and if she doesn't, he will kill her and plants a bomb on her--oh and he also confesses to killing the Flame Lord and Die Yi says he will die a horrible death--these words are usually prophetic--and then the guest house is blown up.
6)In a panic, Zhongli searches for Die Yi and encounters Li Yi and Feng (they just got into an argument, Feng is angry because of his actions but Li Yi accuses him of being blinded by the actions of Ge'er for love, and that she has betrayed them by meeting with Lei). He wants to know where Die Yi is and Li Yi states that a maids body was found in the guest house, and that she is dead (IMPORTANT: So Die Yi is dead, we have no proof that it was her. So my guess is she is alive, however or the purposes of plot, she is dead). Zhongli accuses him of lying, and then turns to Feng and demands why he had to kill a maid who was uninvolved. He leaves in tears.
7)Lei is cornered by Wu Xia and company. Ge'er returns home and they learn that Di Yi is dead, shocking her. Ge'er slaps Feng and wants to know why he killed a maid, and he blames Lei, however she accuses him of lying. The Uncles all support Yi Li, and so she schedules a formal hearing to address these lies. Yi Li goes the extra mile and invites all the important branch leaders, that is how confident he is. Xun Li meanwhile cautions her not to admit she met with Lei because it will damage her relationship with the branch leaders but she says she must do this for Die Yi.
8)Yi Ling pleads his case first, and he really got creative. He insists that he fought Lei at the Villa, after he planted the explosives that killed a maid, and believes he planted the explosives in town as well. Ge'er challenges his story, and asks him three times if he is certain the man he fought was Lei, and he is. Wu Xia then surprises her by bringing in an injured and tied up Lei, Lei says that if they kill him, the real murderer will be laughing in the shadows. Then Ge'er pleads her case, that Lei is innocent. She informs them all that she met with Lei so it was impossible for Li Yi to have fought him. Prepared, Li Yi brings in a terrified maid who after some coaxing testifies that she is Ge'er's personal maid and that the lady often confides in her; she was at home the entire night staring blankly out the window , sighing and repeating Lei's name because she is in love with him and is doing this all to protect him. Ge'er is unruffled and even smiles....
1)We open to Ge'er sitting and thinking of Yin Xue, because this time last year was when she had her dinner party in his villa and she got drunk and asked all those questions. But times have changed. Hueng Cong notifies her that Lei is in the area, so they begin to put their plan in action. Phase 1--the set up--begins with Die Yi and Xun Yi collecting the medicine from Feng and openly discussing a trip into the city so that Ge'er may eat her favorite won tons. Feng throws a curve ball by insisting that guards go with her. Thus, at the won ton store, Lei sits down at her table however she has her guards send him away. But it is the first contact and lets each other know, I presume, that they are not going to deceive the other.
2)Ge'er uses his illness as a cover to stay the night at the local inn. Lei breaks inside, and she tells him she does not have much time before Feng lightly arrives to make her go back. He tells her that he can prove his innocence, and he can do this by educating her on the proper use of the Quilin bomb. She and Feng slip out to the mountains.
3)Back at the villa, Evil Housekeeper Li learns that Ge'er is staying the night in town. He informs his soldiers to report that Lei will likely appear in town to meet with her. They are to blow the town up with bombs, which would, he hope, kill Ge'er and Lei. Meanwhile, Die Yi suddenly collapses on her way to collect the medicine that Feng has prepared (a servant sent her a message to collect it).
4)Back on the mountain, Lei digs up a couple of bombs he had buried and explains that the bomb can only be used if you pull the safety pin, however you must be far away from the bomb to do this, and it is a design flaw. Hence, when they are normally used, a long line is created and the user then removes the pin from a safe distance. Whoever used the bombs on her father would never have been inside to use them, they would have had to plant them in advance and multiple people would have had to been present to properly use the bombs and create an explosion that big. Her father would have noticed that many people lingering outside. Also, the floors of his rooms were coated in metal, which all but confirms that the bombs had to be planted on the floor. He believes that someone who knew how to use the bombs used them after he died to dispose of the body---and evidence of how he was killed. They then implicated his sect. Just as he is about to demonstrate how they work, after giving her a bomb for her own as evidence, explosions shake the mountain. They return to the town and find that there are collapsed buildings and fire. Hueng finds her, and she leaves to return after thanking Lei and telling him to escape.
5)Meanwhile, Die Yi awakens in the guest house. She is tied to a chair and Yi Li stands over her. He tries to coerce her into talking, but it seems he has a seperate ulterior motive, one I never saw coming. He admits that he has always wanted to 'try the girls' of Plum Court--and he becomes angry with her and wants to know why she likes a weak idiot like Zhongli--THE PLOT THICKENS--so it seems like Yi Li has a romantic inclination towards her? He tells her she should come to his side, and if she doesn't, he will kill her and plants a bomb on her--oh and he also confesses to killing the Flame Lord and Die Yi says he will die a horrible death--these words are usually prophetic--and then the guest house is blown up.
6)In a panic, Zhongli searches for Die Yi and encounters Li Yi and Feng (they just got into an argument, Feng is angry because of his actions but Li Yi accuses him of being blinded by the actions of Ge'er for love, and that she has betrayed them by meeting with Lei). He wants to know where Die Yi is and Li Yi states that a maids body was found in the guest house, and that she is dead (IMPORTANT: So Die Yi is dead, we have no proof that it was her. So my guess is she is alive, however or the purposes of plot, she is dead). Zhongli accuses him of lying, and then turns to Feng and demands why he had to kill a maid who was uninvolved. He leaves in tears.
7)Lei is cornered by Wu Xia and company. Ge'er returns home and they learn that Di Yi is dead, shocking her. Ge'er slaps Feng and wants to know why he killed a maid, and he blames Lei, however she accuses him of lying. The Uncles all support Yi Li, and so she schedules a formal hearing to address these lies. Yi Li goes the extra mile and invites all the important branch leaders, that is how confident he is. Xun Li meanwhile cautions her not to admit she met with Lei because it will damage her relationship with the branch leaders but she says she must do this for Die Yi.
8)Yi Ling pleads his case first, and he really got creative. He insists that he fought Lei at the Villa, after he planted the explosives that killed a maid, and believes he planted the explosives in town as well. Ge'er challenges his story, and asks him three times if he is certain the man he fought was Lei, and he is. Wu Xia then surprises her by bringing in an injured and tied up Lei, Lei says that if they kill him, the real murderer will be laughing in the shadows. Then Ge'er pleads her case, that Lei is innocent. She informs them all that she met with Lei so it was impossible for Li Yi to have fought him. Prepared, Li Yi brings in a terrified maid who after some coaxing testifies that she is Ge'er's personal maid and that the lady often confides in her; she was at home the entire night staring blankly out the window , sighing and repeating Lei's name because she is in love with him and is doing this all to protect him. Ge'er is unruffled and even smiles....
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In this episode, Yin Xue seems to be back in play, Ji persuades Lei to visit Ge'er, Ge'er continues to develop her counterattack, and we have something of a mind freak in a flashback of Anye Luo....
1)Ge'er continues to explore the Pear Quarters after Miss D leaves. The dead trees are beginning blossom....and she takes away a branch from Yin Xue's room. I guess to grow it? The blooming blossoms give her hope that there is still time to fix things.
2)Joaqin, MW, has hair as white as Dong Hua and is very weak. He meets the wife of the town leader he is in who offers to assist him if he needs help and then he panics, believing his mentor has left him. then Yin Xue saunters in typical fashion, and Joaqin says he will go buy rice, and Yin Xue tells him to get wine as well. While they eat, Yin Xue angrily lectures Joaqin for depleting all of his inner force to bring him back. Yin Xue now has a 1/3 of his power and complains that if they run into Anye Luo they will both die.
3)Back at the villa, Uncle Murong visits Ge'er. He tells her that Dark River Palace is stirring, and is now out in the open. She tells him all the mishaps of late are traced to them. Uncle Murong reveals that during the battle between the Villa and Dark River, flame villa won, so Dark River became the enemy of everyone and they were hunted down (this is to emphasize that good and evil may be determined more by strength and power and less by morality). She asks about Anye Luo, and he reports that Anye Luo was untamed and arrogant, wore clothes of bloodred and was basically a monster. She wonders if Anye Luo is behind her father's death, and Murong says he believes it might be possible. She asks if her father ever asked him to silently watch Feng, and it seems that yes, yes he did and knew all about the Thunderbreak Manor incident--he just kept giving him chances. Currently he reports the minor pugilist sects are watching the three great sects and hoping that they destroy one another. She reveals that she is looking for an opportunity to prove Lei's innocence.
4)After he leaves, she states that Murong visited because of the 9th festival. MW, Feng continues his super annoying behavior of bothering Ge'er with medicine. It is like watching a repeat of the King's Woman--he just does awful things and thinks that he can still have some sort of relationship with the FL. Back at the capital, the emperor lavishes praise on Yu and then Feng reports to Anye Luo: 33 sects support Flame Villa, 19 are with Thunderclap and 20 are hesitant, all of which is good news to him. He reveals that the blue sapphire earring he wears belonged to his mother, whom he says was the most wonderful woman alive. In a flashback, we see a woman who looks just like Ge'er embraced by a young Anye Luo; he says that she is the best big sister and hopes to marry her (they are not really related). MIND FREAK.
5)MW, Ji is able to visit Lei, who initially believes he has harmed Die Yi once he shows him the star sign. He gains his trust and Lei agrees to meet Ge'er, however phoenix is furious and says that he is walking to his death (I sort of agree). He tells her that this is his last opportunity to protect his name, and no, he is not going there to see Miss D because it would cause trouble for her. Anyways, the plan is that JI will create a fake fight to distract the eyes of those looking for him, and he will then have a chance to see Ge'er.
6)The episode ends with the noodle man--the same one who Yin Xue and Ge'er ate with way back when--reporting rumors that the flame lord was actually evil, framed the Dark River Palace, and now that they are out of hiding they are actually good. Bwahahaha.
1)Ge'er continues to explore the Pear Quarters after Miss D leaves. The dead trees are beginning blossom....and she takes away a branch from Yin Xue's room. I guess to grow it? The blooming blossoms give her hope that there is still time to fix things.
2)Joaqin, MW, has hair as white as Dong Hua and is very weak. He meets the wife of the town leader he is in who offers to assist him if he needs help and then he panics, believing his mentor has left him. then Yin Xue saunters in typical fashion, and Joaqin says he will go buy rice, and Yin Xue tells him to get wine as well. While they eat, Yin Xue angrily lectures Joaqin for depleting all of his inner force to bring him back. Yin Xue now has a 1/3 of his power and complains that if they run into Anye Luo they will both die.
3)Back at the villa, Uncle Murong visits Ge'er. He tells her that Dark River Palace is stirring, and is now out in the open. She tells him all the mishaps of late are traced to them. Uncle Murong reveals that during the battle between the Villa and Dark River, flame villa won, so Dark River became the enemy of everyone and they were hunted down (this is to emphasize that good and evil may be determined more by strength and power and less by morality). She asks about Anye Luo, and he reports that Anye Luo was untamed and arrogant, wore clothes of bloodred and was basically a monster. She wonders if Anye Luo is behind her father's death, and Murong says he believes it might be possible. She asks if her father ever asked him to silently watch Feng, and it seems that yes, yes he did and knew all about the Thunderbreak Manor incident--he just kept giving him chances. Currently he reports the minor pugilist sects are watching the three great sects and hoping that they destroy one another. She reveals that she is looking for an opportunity to prove Lei's innocence.
4)After he leaves, she states that Murong visited because of the 9th festival. MW, Feng continues his super annoying behavior of bothering Ge'er with medicine. It is like watching a repeat of the King's Woman--he just does awful things and thinks that he can still have some sort of relationship with the FL. Back at the capital, the emperor lavishes praise on Yu and then Feng reports to Anye Luo: 33 sects support Flame Villa, 19 are with Thunderclap and 20 are hesitant, all of which is good news to him. He reveals that the blue sapphire earring he wears belonged to his mother, whom he says was the most wonderful woman alive. In a flashback, we see a woman who looks just like Ge'er embraced by a young Anye Luo; he says that she is the best big sister and hopes to marry her (they are not really related). MIND FREAK.
5)MW, Ji is able to visit Lei, who initially believes he has harmed Die Yi once he shows him the star sign. He gains his trust and Lei agrees to meet Ge'er, however phoenix is furious and says that he is walking to his death (I sort of agree). He tells her that this is his last opportunity to protect his name, and no, he is not going there to see Miss D because it would cause trouble for her. Anyways, the plan is that JI will create a fake fight to distract the eyes of those looking for him, and he will then have a chance to see Ge'er.
6)The episode ends with the noodle man--the same one who Yin Xue and Ge'er ate with way back when--reporting rumors that the flame lord was actually evil, framed the Dark River Palace, and now that they are out of hiding they are actually good. Bwahahaha.
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In this episode, Ji confronts Zhan Feng for his b.s. excuses and then goes on a mission to ensure Master Lei of Thunderclap can safely meet Ge'er; Yu fails to persuade Ge'er to leave Flame Villa in addition to finally asking her to marry him.
1. Word spreads fast as Feng learns that Yu has returned and this news does not please him but then very little, besides making bad medicine, does please him. MW, Yu continues his heartfelt reunion with Ge'er and urges her to get well. She reveals to him that she has been faking her illness in addition to bringing to light the cover-up being perpetuated by Feng and Evil Housekeeper Yi Li. In spite of her explanation, Yu, always rational, informs her that they can't say Lei isn't responsible however his motive is nonexistent; it would make far more sense for Lei to focus on the mess he was already in before her father died a.k.a. the great coup of second madame--he would be focusing on reclaiming his namesake and would not risk a death sentence move like going after her father, even if he wanted to.
2.Yu shifts the attention to Ge'er. He tells her that as long as she is the official leader of the Flame Villa, she holds the final say--and therefore the most power--in the affairs. This makes her a threat, and he urges her to leave with him. He tells her that after the war they can return together how she flat out refuses. She also insists that she is safe here (something that fills me with a great deal of doubt). Unable to convince her, Yu informs her that he must return today because he is only here to pay his respects and to linger would increase the probability of him making the capital upset. He leaves Hueng Cong behind and advises her that sometimes it is better to admit defeat and then counterattack later (isn't this basically what evil dark palace did?). She escorts him to see her father.
3)Elsewhere, Bi'er reports to Ji that the Villa moves to apprehend Lei. He also leaves to greet Yu. They meet up at the place where are father's urn is, and Feng and Yi Li are also there. (This is very deliberately filmed, with Yi between Feng, who still can't seem to look anyone in the eye, and Yi Li, who stares directly ahead and looks well evil, while Ge'er looks so weak in the middle). Yu gives his bows and Ji expresses surprise at Yu's arrival, perhaps to break the awful silence. He tells Ji that he leaves Ge'er to him while he is gone, and the meaning is not lost on the evil guys flanking Ge'er.
4)Miss D confronts Feng and calls him out for his false accusations of Lei. He gets in her face and tells her that she is an accomplice by keeping her silence, and that to reveal the truth would be to destroy her brothers so she better keep quiet. She is very angry, and I assume, utterly alone. Then, in an odd move, Feng visits the site of his master's death and burns paper to send him off, a move that again emphasizes his utter lack of accountability because anyone could do this he is doing this just to feel better for himself and could care less about everyone else.
5)Yu, Ji, and Ge'er then head out. Ji jokes with the other two that he always felt intimidated by Yu and Ge'er admits that this is the best they ever got along. He gives them some time alone, and Yu proposes to her. Ge'er is about to let him down gently when he interrupts her and tells her that her father wanted this (manipulative) and also tells her to give his answer when she returns.
6)Feng continues to pester Ge'er. Upon her return with Ji, he insists he is only there to speak to Ji because he was not at his residence. Ji storms off, Feng follows, and he tells Ji that he will be leading the hunt to find Lei. Ji calls him out and states that finding Lei would be easy, everyone knows where his haunts her. He accuses him of trying to to send him away in order to completely isolate Ge'er. He wants to know why it would be so bad for Ge'er to lead the villa, and Feng coldly says that the pugilist world is malicious and she could not handle it. Ji calls him out and says that's an excuse--when has Ge'er ever been bullied or let anyone bully her? All of her suffering has come directly from Feng and the branch masters at the villa who have treated her worse than a stranger. Feng insists he will protect her and asks Ji to trust him, which blows my mind that he could even ask at this point--
7)Meanwhile, branch masters volunteer to go since Ji does not want to. Feng insists that Ji will go even if he has to tie him to the horse. MW, Ge'er meets with Ji and tells him that he must go. He must do this because it would be in the name of avenging her father and only he can safely ensure that Lei will be safe, and that he can convince him to meet with ge'er in secret in order to work on clearing his name. Unsure of how to get him to meet Ji, Die Yi steps in and draws the symbol, which is given to Ji. MW Lei hangs out on his bed and reads his wanted poster. At this point he isn't even phased by the nonsense thrown his way, although Phoenix lectures him for being both dumb and naive....then back at the villa, Xun Yi and Ji say goodbye. Ji meets with Bi'er who, after gaining permission to journey with him, reveals that she is actually from the Azure Hall and is a secret, basically her job was to take over for Zhongli if he died. She also admits she has a plan to get Zhongli back in his job again....Feng sees Ji off and tells him not fight enemies if they overpower him (?)
8)Believing her medication/doctor to be ineffective, Feng brings in his own doctor to take care of Ge'er, who reports that she should be fine but seems to be suffering from depression. He prescribes new medicines. MW, Yi Li visits Feng to congratulate him for winning the people over through his make Ge'er great again campaign and making her medicine. Feng tells him if he made her ill he will end him, however he says he hasn't.
9)Meanwhile, Joaqin continues to heal Yin Xue (how we need him back....not just to help Ge'er but to bring back the romance). MW, Ge'er chooses to visit the Pear Villa and runs into Miss D there. They walk, and Ge'er admits she faked her illness. Miss D wants to know why she trusts her, and she admits that she believes she is a good person since she helped warn them about the frost curse. Miss D admits that she has been spoiled her whole life by her brothers and that Lei was the first person to challenge her. Finally Ge'er asks her if she is ready to tell her the truth about Thunderbreak Manor, and Miss D says that the Manor is gone, so who cares, and Ge'er says she swore to get them justice. No amount of pressure or guilting can persuade her, or Ge'er's belief that Miss D is not connected to what happened--she refuses and tells her she cannot tell because of her family.
1. Word spreads fast as Feng learns that Yu has returned and this news does not please him but then very little, besides making bad medicine, does please him. MW, Yu continues his heartfelt reunion with Ge'er and urges her to get well. She reveals to him that she has been faking her illness in addition to bringing to light the cover-up being perpetuated by Feng and Evil Housekeeper Yi Li. In spite of her explanation, Yu, always rational, informs her that they can't say Lei isn't responsible however his motive is nonexistent; it would make far more sense for Lei to focus on the mess he was already in before her father died a.k.a. the great coup of second madame--he would be focusing on reclaiming his namesake and would not risk a death sentence move like going after her father, even if he wanted to.
2.Yu shifts the attention to Ge'er. He tells her that as long as she is the official leader of the Flame Villa, she holds the final say--and therefore the most power--in the affairs. This makes her a threat, and he urges her to leave with him. He tells her that after the war they can return together how she flat out refuses. She also insists that she is safe here (something that fills me with a great deal of doubt). Unable to convince her, Yu informs her that he must return today because he is only here to pay his respects and to linger would increase the probability of him making the capital upset. He leaves Hueng Cong behind and advises her that sometimes it is better to admit defeat and then counterattack later (isn't this basically what evil dark palace did?). She escorts him to see her father.
3)Elsewhere, Bi'er reports to Ji that the Villa moves to apprehend Lei. He also leaves to greet Yu. They meet up at the place where are father's urn is, and Feng and Yi Li are also there. (This is very deliberately filmed, with Yi between Feng, who still can't seem to look anyone in the eye, and Yi Li, who stares directly ahead and looks well evil, while Ge'er looks so weak in the middle). Yu gives his bows and Ji expresses surprise at Yu's arrival, perhaps to break the awful silence. He tells Ji that he leaves Ge'er to him while he is gone, and the meaning is not lost on the evil guys flanking Ge'er.
4)Miss D confronts Feng and calls him out for his false accusations of Lei. He gets in her face and tells her that she is an accomplice by keeping her silence, and that to reveal the truth would be to destroy her brothers so she better keep quiet. She is very angry, and I assume, utterly alone. Then, in an odd move, Feng visits the site of his master's death and burns paper to send him off, a move that again emphasizes his utter lack of accountability because anyone could do this he is doing this just to feel better for himself and could care less about everyone else.
5)Yu, Ji, and Ge'er then head out. Ji jokes with the other two that he always felt intimidated by Yu and Ge'er admits that this is the best they ever got along. He gives them some time alone, and Yu proposes to her. Ge'er is about to let him down gently when he interrupts her and tells her that her father wanted this (manipulative) and also tells her to give his answer when she returns.
6)Feng continues to pester Ge'er. Upon her return with Ji, he insists he is only there to speak to Ji because he was not at his residence. Ji storms off, Feng follows, and he tells Ji that he will be leading the hunt to find Lei. Ji calls him out and states that finding Lei would be easy, everyone knows where his haunts her. He accuses him of trying to to send him away in order to completely isolate Ge'er. He wants to know why it would be so bad for Ge'er to lead the villa, and Feng coldly says that the pugilist world is malicious and she could not handle it. Ji calls him out and says that's an excuse--when has Ge'er ever been bullied or let anyone bully her? All of her suffering has come directly from Feng and the branch masters at the villa who have treated her worse than a stranger. Feng insists he will protect her and asks Ji to trust him, which blows my mind that he could even ask at this point--
7)Meanwhile, branch masters volunteer to go since Ji does not want to. Feng insists that Ji will go even if he has to tie him to the horse. MW, Ge'er meets with Ji and tells him that he must go. He must do this because it would be in the name of avenging her father and only he can safely ensure that Lei will be safe, and that he can convince him to meet with ge'er in secret in order to work on clearing his name. Unsure of how to get him to meet Ji, Die Yi steps in and draws the symbol, which is given to Ji. MW Lei hangs out on his bed and reads his wanted poster. At this point he isn't even phased by the nonsense thrown his way, although Phoenix lectures him for being both dumb and naive....then back at the villa, Xun Yi and Ji say goodbye. Ji meets with Bi'er who, after gaining permission to journey with him, reveals that she is actually from the Azure Hall and is a secret, basically her job was to take over for Zhongli if he died. She also admits she has a plan to get Zhongli back in his job again....Feng sees Ji off and tells him not fight enemies if they overpower him (?)
8)Believing her medication/doctor to be ineffective, Feng brings in his own doctor to take care of Ge'er, who reports that she should be fine but seems to be suffering from depression. He prescribes new medicines. MW, Yi Li visits Feng to congratulate him for winning the people over through his make Ge'er great again campaign and making her medicine. Feng tells him if he made her ill he will end him, however he says he hasn't.
9)Meanwhile, Joaqin continues to heal Yin Xue (how we need him back....not just to help Ge'er but to bring back the romance). MW, Ge'er chooses to visit the Pear Villa and runs into Miss D there. They walk, and Ge'er admits she faked her illness. Miss D wants to know why she trusts her, and she admits that she believes she is a good person since she helped warn them about the frost curse. Miss D admits that she has been spoiled her whole life by her brothers and that Lei was the first person to challenge her. Finally Ge'er asks her if she is ready to tell her the truth about Thunderbreak Manor, and Miss D says that the Manor is gone, so who cares, and Ge'er says she swore to get them justice. No amount of pressure or guilting can persuade her, or Ge'er's belief that Miss D is not connected to what happened--she refuses and tells her she cannot tell because of her family.
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