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No... for now the schedule is no eps on the weekend, and maaaybe 2 eps everyday from Mon-Thurs... however maybe depending on if the heat is falling during the weekend, tencent could suddenly change their minds... they really should give us at least 1 ep a day like back in S1... sigh..

I would say that TH took pains to make sure that we cannot doubt how much Xiaoyao loves TSJ.
Its easy for to be side-lined as a support character, and while TH could have been like : you got her, you win, just accept she loves you...

But no, TH would continue to write more scenarios so that Jing would eventually know just how deeply XY loves him as well... and we are here for it!

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Cangxuan had some 'grand' reason about how the Haoling King had been responsible for the death of their uncle... who used to be his friend... It was all some bad unfinished business from the last generation.

To me I felt it was just a reason he told himself to justify his actions.
Perhaps its an ambition of his, he just wanted to unite the entire Dahuang under one rule... right now I am not sure if he did it so that Xiaoyao would have no place to run from him although its starting to look really likely.

I wonder why the fans seem to not comment about Xiangliu's heartache in the recent episode when he floored Xiaoyao with intense pain in the heart.
As we have all established, when one has heartache, the other will feel it through their connection.
XL has felt XY's heartache over TSJ over the years, but XY never felt anything from him, since he was the one in control of their connection.

And the story also established, heartache cannot be faked. Its not like they can take a hammer to the heart.

For Xiaoyao to have felt that searing pain, which the drama also showed XL barely managing to pretend everything was fine as he walked away, meant what XY felt was XL's heartache? They can't get the pain out of thin air right?
Which means their bugs have now turned into heartbreak bugs and he was the one suppressing it from his end, so XY was unaffected and unaware.

Seeing how painful it was for XY, heartbreak bugs can definitely kill a normal couple. If not for XL's high spirit power, both of them might actually be dying from the pain.

In that case, did the 'lovers bug' prove now that XY is not in love with XL?

So far I think the leaked script has proven to be 90% accurate ... even though some scenes had been completely changed...
One such scene was the recent yaojing scene where the two had a lovebirds moment looking into the distance instead of walking hand in hand down a snowy path...
both of which are fine choices so I have no issues with the change in the drama.

The song selected in the script was supposed to be Meet and Miss 相见相思 but they probably felt Heal 愈 was even more appropriate since now the two of them are both being healed by each other in their reunion and lovesickness is in the past.

This also made me think about how Xiaoyao loves Jing because he is 'good' not because he is 'there'.
She always takes Jing's words to heart and she would try to work on herself positively. One such example was back at the confession scene in the Dragonbone prison, where Jing told her that 'Love cannot be measured by interests.' When she met Xiangliu when her date got hijacked, she actually paraphrased that to him, when he asked why would she want to be good to Ah Nian. She said for the sake of her other family she was willing to take the first step to try to improve their relationship.

Another moment was better described in the novel but not seen in the drama since it was exposition, was when Xiaoliu was actually so angry at Cangxuan and Ah Nian that she was planning to kill them when they got to the clinic. She told Shiqi that she had killed before but he did not seem revulsed by that information. When he agreed to help her, her mood actually lifted and she 'didn't feel much like killing after all.'

Everyone is damaged in LYF but not everyone eventually finds that special someone.
I love it when a relationship can heal both parties. 😊

That's great you have alot of episodes to keep you entertained... I have caught up to Ep32 and I think its safe to say its still good heee

Yeah I wonder why tencent gave a break but its true we have nearly reached the halfway mark of LYF S2...

Here's what might be an unpopular question but do you think Cangxuan could have become King of Xiyan without Xiaoyao's help?

Personally I don't think so... he seemed way too behind in the Dahuang game of thrones, desperately lacking in foundation and connections compared to his uncles.
Even though his grandfather seemed to have intention to pass the throne to him, he first had to show Grandpa he had what it would take to keep the throne and not get overthrown in a month.

Not only did Xiaoyao protect him physically from assassination attempts when Xiangliu tried to kill him, through Xiaoyao, he got Tushan Jing's financial and networking support for his 'campaign'.

So yeah I think CX probably might not have managed to be King of Xiyan without her help...
But who knows, if Xiaoyao never went back into his life, maybe he would have another way to go about it...

Random lines from twitter that I find really beautiful and made me think of poor slandered Tushan Jing whom some bitter fans have taken to call a 'stalker'.

"Clingy, just a little. Clingy, like moss sticking to rock, like the moon chases the sun across the sky, like the breeze kisses the leaves of trees every day.
Clingy, because you must chase and hold onto the things you love when you find them."

Since, Xiaoyao, the apple of Tushan Jing's eye absolutely loves him being clingy, I think they are a great pairing.
You must chase and hold onto the things you love when you find them - its only wrong when this action bothers the target isn't it? Done by the right person, this clingy is called being romantic hehehehe

I am really enjoying this series! While its pretty slowburn and not as dramatic as The Double, this series actually is really grounded in reality, with proper investigation procedures taking actual time, and the way they handle the complexities of every relationship is sooo good...

I only wonder why it didn't seem to be able to 'explode' in popularity because the acting is actually good overall... maybe its the chemistry of the leads not what the C netizens prefer... what a shame because it is already heading into the last arc and the story is still as exciting and didn't fizzle out.

Thanks for sharing your warm story too!
I think even though everyone has grown up with our own sets of worries the bond will still be there... and you and your brother sounds very close... at least he still remembered what you said 17 years ago! lol

My brother is next door and he doesn't even remember what I said yesterday probably. I wonder if he even listened to me when I was talking XD

Ah no, Cangxuan's mother is from the Ruomu clan.
That is why Xiaoyao is royalty in Xiyan as her mother is the princess of Xiyan.
The drama did make things confusing when they had her call her own mother 'Master' in Ep1... like...why?? LOL

Jing knew but it was already done and I think he didn't tell Xiaoyao since it would only hurt her. She was already very saddened that her brother was going to war with someone she loved all her life as a father.

I think its all a matter of timing.

Xiaoyao had gotten deeper than she intended to with Tushan Jing, and for me the point where XL even had a chance to end up with her, was unfortunately before she was brought back to Haoling.
If Xiangliu was near enough when she summoned him for help and he managed to get Wen Xiaoliu back to his army camp, she would not have reunited with her family and maybe they would have just carried on in their own way... although being with Xiangliu in his camp might still spell doom for her eventually, unless he was willing to drop his responsibilities and leave with her.

After that point, XL only had another chance when Xiaoyao was heartbroken and feeling lost over Tushan Jing.
If both men offered her a future at the same time, I think she would still choose Jing because she treated him more like a love interest from the beginning, compared to how she treated Fangfeng Bei, more like a friend.

I think this is the 'reliance' we have for our family members. Most times, we expect unconditional support from family, because they are our 'flesh and blood'. So I guess your brother felt reluctant that you being so far away, he won't be able to count on you and you can't count on him either... from what you have shared, I am glad that your sibling love is still quite wonderful 😊

For Cangxuan and Xiaoyao, they are even more so, because they are the 'only ones left'. Being orphans, their reliance on each other was even more pronounced as you have said. They had their grandpa, but up until a certain point, they didn't know what he was really thinking.

No they are just cousins.
Cangxuan's father is the elder brother of Xiaoyao's mother.
They only called each other as siblings to sound closer.

I think if we trace back far enough, alot of folklore seems to have originated from China.

Japan also have their own mythologies.. some of which are more related to 'nature'... like I remember they have this strange demon called Kappa with a bowl of water on the heads hahahah

Actually Xiangliu existed with the same name from the original Classics...
I was surprised his name was not changed... but he was a general under Gong Gong ( Hong Jiang ) 共工 changed to 洪江 in the drama.
The interesting thing was they added 'water' 氵to the name because Gong gong was a water demon/deity that the deity Cangxuan was fighting.

Tushan Jing doesn't exist in the Classics... neither did Xiaoyao.
All these extra love stories are from Tong hua if I am not mistaken.

Honestly alot should have happened in S2 but they really chopped all the important parts away... it really feels like such a pity...
This drama should have been 80 episodes long and might have needed 9 months to film... but maybe they really could not make it happen with their budget back then...Still considering everything, its one of the best Cdramas I have watched in a long time...

Honestly alot should have happened in S2 but they really chopped all the important parts away... it really feels like such a pity...
This drama should have been 80 episodes long and might have needed 9 months to film... but maybe they really could not make it happen with their budget back then...Still considering everything, its one of the best Cdramas I have watched in a long time...