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Hey fellow viewers and commenters, please put any potentials giveaway comments about the ending, including whether it'll be happy, sad, who Chu Qiao ends up with, what happens to whom etc. under "SPOILER." Especially if you are reading the book, please put any comments about differences between the book and the drama, what happens in the book, what you think will happen in the drama based on the book, etc. also under "SPOILER". If people want to read it, they can read it but for the rest of us we'd just like to watch the drama and not be spoiled. Thanks.

Please put any comments about the ending of the story, especially if you are reading the book, under "Spoiler." I don't need to know whether the ending is going to be sad or happy or anything.

I hear ya, I keep just wanting to rewatch the earlier episodes. But in the meantime, I think Fighter of Destiny is good. The plot and character development is good and is overall worth a watch. Aside from these two I have found the other Chinese dramas unnecessarily long and not engaging at all. Both Fighter of Destiny and Princess Agents came out this year. Both have good stories, good characters, good execution, and a return to wire work with less dependence on CGI. I'm hoping this is a good sign that Chinese dramas will have such higher quality going forward.

I agree! I was CQ to get all her memory and powers back and just kick all the boys' ass!

It looks quite epic. And Shawn Dou seems to play a lot of characters that get kicked in the face and stabbed...

I saw the trailers for episodes 25 and 26. It's so heartbreaking and brutal. After seeing those, I feel like Yan Xun can have all the revenge he wants. Yuwen Huai was always despicable, but he hit a new low for me as far as villains go. I hope Yan Xun is the one who chops off his head at the end.

Can't wait for episodes 23 and 24 now. Ep 21 was awesome for Yuwen Yue and Chu Qiao. I feel like he needed a strong dose of "your girl is super mad at you and you better break out of that cool face to get her back before she runs off forever with a handsome devil with a killer smile." When she breaks the silver bells and screams at him not to call her Xing'er anymore, the look on his face was so funny to me. He looked like, "oh shit, she's pissed at me, what do I do, shit's going down now!" I feel like I see that look on guys' faces all the time. LOL

Yeah right? It was such a funny moment. The look on his face was priceless. And I love the shopkeeper - he's so frank!

Xing'er was not a maid before all this. She was forced into slavery with her "siblings" when the Wei army attacked the Jing family. Hence, the whole fight/belief in her about slavery and why it's bad. So I don't think it's the grandfather based on the reference to the maid alone. I actually think it was the backstabbing dude with the mustache that burnt the message from Yan Xun's dad to the King. He's super suspicious. Also, I think the man Chu Qiao fought in the opening scene and killed might have been Yuwen Huai's dad. Just matching up names with what we know from the novel sources.

It depends on your taste. I couldn't digest Eternal Love at all. I love a badass strong female leads in my dramas, especially one with a mysterious background to be revealed. I hate female characters that pretend to be tough but they always need a guy to save her. So this show had me in the first few minutes of the first episode. And Zhao Liying does a great job as Chu Qiao/Xing'er. Yeah it does spend some time with the unnecessary maid bickering thing but unlike other drams where they draw out that nonsense forever, they snip it pretty quick and there is a point to it for developing the main character. Also, Yuwen Yue didn't kill her brother. Her brother was already poisoned and was dying, he just ended his suffering.

OMG, I hope they don't cut back the episodes! I'm already sad it's only 4 weekdays and not the full 5! Although, these 2 a day episodes are absolutely distracting!

Yeah, Yan Xun definitely has that smile that could melt anyone. I actually recognized the actor by his smile! Remembered he was the actor in Under the Hawthorn Tree!

I do find Yan Xun adorable esp when he smiles at her, and I like her with both Yan Xun and Yuwen Yue but she definitely has more chemistry with Yue. And there are clear signs that they both really care about each other, esp Yue. Based on the scenes in eps 21, I get the sense that Chu Qiao has already developed feelings for him too.

This drama is killing me, it's so awesome. They storytelling is fantastic! Not too many dull irrelevant plot points, it's all very focused. So far they've done a great job of keeping track in revealing Chu Qiao's identity in parts. I hope it continues and that we get to see this badass lady get her full power back so she can be even more badass! Next week is going to be brutal for Yan Xun but lots to look forward to for us.

Is it just me, or does Xing 'er's 8th Sister seem ready to back stab Xing 'er any second. She seems selfish and like she will sell Xing 'er out.

Yeah, I definitely appreciate that Chinese dramas are being shown on YouTube almost immediately after it airs and that people are subbing it for the fans within the day. I wish I could thank the subbers for their hard work!!

They already did. In the episode with the Snow Jade Dog - the doctor said she has incredible inner powers, the origins of which he cannot identify, and he said that this inner power was sealed because of an injury she received. Indeed, in episode 1 during the first 3 minutes when she falls in the water, she hits her head hard, you see blood coming out of her head, and then her tatoo disappears. Yeah, it's easy to miss bc it goes quick but I watched that scene a few times bc I was confused about it too and that's when I caught it.

Can someone please tell me if in the books she gets her powers back?? It's driving me nuts having to wait. Her identity and powers are clearly a big point in the story bc they keep revealing pieces of it. I hope it's not one of those dramas where they go thru this whole set up and then end up abandoning it. I get that Yuwen Yue is "teaching" her kung fu but based on episode 1 she seems to be stronger than Yuwen Yue - when she gets her memory and powers back at 100%. Based on the latest episodes 11 and 12, there's huge back story about her that we're missing! Will the drama address this?? Does the novel?? AGH! I'm curious!

Yeah me too! And it's even more annoying (not in a bad way) because the non-English version always has about 10 minutes more than the English version. So I end up watching/skimming thru the non-English version first to find out what's going on (bc these come out on YouTube by Noon) and then go back and watch the English subbed ones in the evening (both episodes tend to be subbed by like 11pm). I know - what the heck am I doing? I feel addicted. AND CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL IF SHE GETS ALL HER FIGHTING SKILLS BACK?

It's because in the original story - which is a novel - the main character is a secret agent in modern times that gets killed in action/assignment but she then time-travels back in history into the body of Chu Qiao. I didn't get the title either until I read the comments below about the original story. They took the time travel and agent element out of the drama apparently bc of China's ban on time travel stories.