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It is looking more and more like she'll choose the emperor (especially after Ep.28) because her stance in the beginning was built around an unjust murder and an inattentive husband who didn't want a child with her solely because he didn't want her clan to get power over him. I don't know whether recent episodes have quelled her distaste, hurt and resolve against Emperor but she has softened, and in Ep. 28 has pledged to stay by his side - I don't know whether she actually will stay by his side or 'work' for him and country as a free woman outside palace walls (with or without doc). Emperor has a daughter with another concubine, and there is her sister too, so she may just tell him to make her happy. But my guess right now is she'll be queen once again. All concubines will be dead or in prison anyway. Future vacancies created!

Despite all the harem politics which made me weary in the beginning, I'm watching this drama only because of Fang Jin, FL, who picks good / crazy projects, and I'm also invested in seeing the comeuppance of the mastermind (concubine Meng) revealed in Ep. 28. I feel the ultimate mastermind should be FL's sister (who I feel has always resented her elder sister's charm and ascent), but not many episodes left for that kind of twist! I don't know how an Emperor can bed two sisters though (he never stopped bedding anyone in any case, but Empress / FL is his cousin, as revealed in Ep.1, so he had 2 sister-cousins as wives!)

Maybe FL will leave the emperor in the end for the sake of a new life outside palace walls (working for the future of the country as an independent woman) as well as for the sake of her sister (if she's not the ultimate mastermind) and the other concubine who already has a daughter with the Emperor, but I doubt it. I think she'll stay with him esp. after scenes of Ep. 28. But it's interesting that the mystery of who she'll end up with - if anyone - is still there!

Did SML r**e FL or stop midway during high school assault? Why did FL forgive him or continue to work alongside him?

Edit: okay I think he 'tried' to assault her, roughly pushing her to the ground etc. & stopped seconds later after she yelled 'stop'. As a newbie, she cannot keep getting out of projects or casting agents will stop calling her, but it IS awkward to work with someone with whom you have had that kind of history.

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Ep. 9: ML was so right & acted really well in that confrontation scene with FL. Spot on, just laid it all out for the dumb FL & her side-guy. True to his character & role, both as a top tier mafia enforcer & as a jilted bf. FL is unwatchable & beyond ridiculous at this point, no ambition, no goal, no voice, no guts, no plan & no brains or heart. As an 'informant' for SIX years, she has had zero success in collecting info, made no new leads or connections in either the mafia group or police!!! Just sleeping with this guy, having a comfortable rich life & doing nothing else for 6 years! Some mole! Her only 'police contact/ handler' was just beaten up to be killed in front of her, but she goes back to the house, is checked out by a doctor for her frazzled nerves, takes a sedative & goes to sleep - instead of making a plan!!!! That is how weak & ineffective this 'mole' is. She should've known a lot of people will get killed because of her, but she is having a beauty sleep with no repercussions or conscience! She is a disaster both as an undercover agent & as a woman. So I cannot stand her or her nonsensical whimpering.

HOWEVER, the way ML killed off his own crew & that Private Investigator (all of whom were just doing their job & had done NOTHING WRONG ), they were not even a threat or disloyal to the mafia group but now knew FL's identity as a mole with a cop friend & just to protect this bimbo, ML killed all of them. So he is beyond redemption - it makes sense when you are killing gang rivals who are trying to kill you, uncle or are a threat to operation but killing guys for just doing their job because you want to protect a side-chick is against even mafia code if not basic morals (I know he'll die in the end, but a part of me wanted him to survive all of this, but now I want him dead). I couldn't care less about the FL (even though she'll survive for sure). I am dumping this drama. Nothing to see anymore.

Does anyone know the name / link of the song that appears after the makeout scene (where he defrauds her & takes the key)?

I feel sorry for both ML & SML and other crew members - they have all been adopted from orphanages & groomed & controlled by the mafia boss to be cruel, violent chess pieces that can be removed by him at a moment's notice. Their lives are worthless & meaningless. They are trapped to do boss's bidding. I hate the boss's 'dogs' and 'wolves' analogy which is a crude way to say the boys are nothing more than animals. While I don't see anyone having a HE in this drama, I hope everyone gangs up to kill the mafia boss!!!! (I think SML will kill him & then he'll be killed by ML, who will die of injuries in the arms of the FL).

FL's role is badly written & there's been no progress in her acting ability yet (she looks as expressionless and clueless as ever - maybe to carry the 'doe-eyed innocent not-from-this-world girl' trope?; the wig is a major distraction), her motivations and thoughts are not clear (other than the random 'i want to get revenge from this gang & be an informant for police' trope). Especially that near-kiss with SML who she hadn't seen in 6 years (WT-?!) Six years she's been in this mafia kingdom, & has no emotional reaction or opinion to anything or anyone. She has not spelt out any goal for her future either, not even to that godfather, while ML & SML, even mafia boss are vocal about their future plans! She apparently had no job & has just started working as boss of the night club ML bought back for her (that her parents lost due to bad investments & loan sharks)!!! What has she been doing for 6 years?! Bad informant too, because mafia group has grown bigger & the guy she's with, ML, has gotten stronger!

But series is watchable, hence am watching.

ML is part of a mafia group that is trying to go 'legit' (whiten their money by opening legitimate businesses & political connections). ML's 2 scenes enforcing mafia code were both extremely violent (1 where some other guy was selling drugs in ML's gang's 'backyard' & ML cut off his hand! & the other was killing a guy who was about to expose FL's lie). He's not virtuous & I doubt he'll have a good end (unless he is playing some special scheme to bring down his own uncle.) Currently, I think he'll just protect FL till the end & help her get justice, then he'll die in a mass shootout & she'll cry over him.

Well-shot. ML can act and looks deadly like a normal gangster would. FL's role is badly written, her wig & styling is terrible, her expressions monotonous. She has been with the ML (& in the mafia group) for 6 years but hasn't made any progress nor found any concrete info despite being an LEA 'informant'. ML has been given more room to shine as the protective love-sick-puppy gangster. Story is geared towards a tragedy (with all the BGM hinting towards a star-crossed fatal attraction). Concept is good & lethal & stakes are high. I think ML is also an undercover agent or will help FL later on get her revenge. I just don't think it'll end well for the ML.

The OST is good. The drama is extremely bad. The 'avenging' guy has a hen-pecked loser mindset from start to finish. His conniving conspiring ex-wife gets everything in the end (she who only married him to be around his tycoon 'half-siblings' & move up the ladder through them and who in Ep. 1 ruins him, his sis-in-law, as she lay in coma btw, and parades being pregnant with a half-sibling CEO.) He ends up without any real person in his life or purpose, stuck in his mother's past, ex-wife's kid, and volunteer work for his old orphanage.

It's on kisskh as well as myasian

Ep. 1-4: This is a huge surprise, slick and well-done with a thrilling and suspenseful story with a heart and a lot of mystery, and modern in the way it plays out. Eagerly awaiting next episodes! I hope it gets subbed regularly. Japanese dramas usually don't get subbed as soon as K or C-dramas!

Ep. 33: Of course, the greedy parents of FL lapped up the gold & treasures (& thoughtful gifts) ML brought to be on their good side - forgetting he is from the demon side & forgetting that both had tried to kill ML in an ambush, and then agreed to his crippling in front of everyone even though he had done nothing wrong, AND that their daughter got the beating of a lifetime over saving this guy. Just like the greedy parents were ecstatic when Song's father had provided them with keys to shops & lands as proposal for their daughter. Just like the greedy parents were very okay with their daughter having a rich fiancé, son of a sect leader, who brought gifts whenever he showed up. Usually such grifting is done by villains. Using a 'daughter' for advancement, money & social status! So much for the morals of Luoyong Valley!!!

Of course, FL said no to ML's proposal yet again, despite accepting the gifts, and her parents giving him a room in the house (which they did because of his gifts). She could've said no I don't trust you or you just came to get info on my aunt + Master + Jade to get MIB out of hiding (which was his goal apart from proposal anyways - even I had guessed he had 2 things planned for this trip) or let's not announce it yet or thank you but I need time, but no, she said expressionlessly, 'no, because you are from a prominent family' - well, lady, you and your parents go for prominent families and 'Cinderella' moments. And she does this to a person she says she loves for the nth time......(but no harm in accepting his gifts while giving him the cold shoulder).

I'm done with this lame duck drama. Maybe it's a fantasy of some female viewers to see rich powerful handsome men brought to their knees by talentless, loud, confused village belles who have no goals in life other than to snare the most eligible bachelor & emasculate him while 'peacefully' enjoying the privilege & freedom that his wealth brings. 'The Double', 'Blossoms in Adversity' & many others balanced conspiracy with slow burn aesthetically pleasing romance. This drama is a pill. See you all in the comment section of some other drama soon!

P.S. I'm guessing aunt was FL's real mother, because of what is shown in Ep.33. I also think Master was not trying to 'cure' aunt, he was trying to kill her slowly OR take her power away from her slowly. It's obvious ML is suspicious of Master with all the questions he was asking about him.

Two tribal mindset groups have been at war & each other's enemies forever. One group is comprised of the 6 sects (who like to think of themselves as the cultured & righteous people). The other is the demon-art practicing set of human beings (call them demon sect). FL is from the 6 sects. ML is from the demon sect. They are trained in martial arts. Twenty years ago some mysterious thing occurred between 6 sects and the demon king that resulted in FL's aunt killing ML's uncle to save her sects. The shadow of what happened at that time carries to this day in the lives of FL & ML & everyone else, including the survivors of that time period on both sides. FL & ML set out in search of the truth, have adventures, some cool fights, next to zero romance. ML is a long suffering, unhinged, crazy, manipulative & secretive lover boy with ambitions of ending the enmity & uniting all people, while FL is a practical, non-committal girl who believes there can never be peace between the 2 factions. They find out what happened all those years ago & who is creating unrest in present day.

Loved Legend of Zhang Hai.

Touché.

Oh really? Ouch.

One is the future lord of 6 sects, the other is current lord of demon world & she's just a village bumpkin who says one thing but does another. FL is not god that everyone has to adhere to her idea of life & love & work & play & behavior. ML has repeated his end goal for Jianghu & them as a couple countless times. They went through a lot together since Ep.1 & found many truths together. She has learnt nothing & has not grown mentally or emotionally. ML has. Song has. She hasn't. She was a chess piece in a life or death situation, where ML forced her in a situation so that she makes a decision on him, in which she had to take a stand - it was wrong, I said so too - but then she made the love confession & apparently broke up. After a year's separation, if she doesn't like his manipulative shady side, if she doesn't like the obsessive crazy guy, if she even regrets loving him, she should state it clearly to him & move on - if she can launch a sword at ML, she can equally tell him don't pursue me anymore. She doesn't do that. Why does everyone else have to change to suit her, while she stays the same?

No, she wasn't clear with Song. She knows he's still pursuing her, and she's gleefully living with him & eating lunch in Luoyong Valley with him while villagers are talking about Song as a suitor in front of her. Why? Because she doesn't want to take responsibility for her feelings or his or make a decision. She is literally a ferris wheel any one can go on a ride on or with. If this girl existed in real life, it wouldn't be slut shaming, it would be exactly what I've said above.

She also has the habit of insinuating herself in situations where she's likely to meet ML or Song or both. For a girl who wanted a peaceful life, she goes out of her way to seek danger & chaos. You cannot excuse her inconsistent behavior.

Ep. 32: FL's inconsistency is extremely irritating - she is forever talking in riddles 'I used to like you' 'I'll start over with you' and next moment when ML asks whether she meant it when she said she'll stay with him if he gives up the zewei method, she's quiet, and then still later, she's wistfully smiling at him, and then later, he's arrived with a proposal & of course she'll say no without any clear reason (she can say no, while giving him assurance that she still likes him, and waiting to resolve the MIB situation who may be watching them or wait a few years, - meet him halfway FGS - but no, she won't do that - she has to lead every guy around, talking in semantics). I swear I've never seen a drama in which a heroine kept 2 guys hanging around her like puppies till the last episode. She knows Song hasn't given up on his proposal, but she has to hang with him every second of a day because he is 'older brother' (Is she for real?). Just say BIG FAT NO to the ML & move on with your dumb life with dumb friends & dumb parents. At least the viewers will know where you stand. She plays on the weakness ML has for her & Song has for her to her advantage every single time - she just wants guys around as an ego boost. She wants to have her cake & eat it too, at the expense of others. She wants perfection in everything, everything has to be perfect for her. A very confused young woman. After 32 episodes, I don't think there's anything more to this FL.

This episode was a waste of time.

Also, I've noticed Master acts more affectionately towards FL as if he's a bf or a love interest than a father figure. He's creepy. His daughter never got his attention nor affection the way FL does.

Good god, Pingshu was never involved with Master, but Master was sure as hell infatuated / obsessed with her - just like every other guy in the sect. She was betrothed to FL's fiancé's dad & broke up that engagement when he wanted to get married to someone else.

I'm also tired of her story & her inclusion in every episode, along with dead oldies from decades ago at the expense of lead couple's romantic trajectory, even though Zhangyeng segment with Pingshu ought to be interesting.