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are the people who keep saying for days now, they can't put with this drama anymore, are you still watching it, or just still commenting

based on Douban, Fangs of Fortune 5.1, WDBTD 5.5, Moonlight Mystique 5.8, Moonlit Reunion 6.6, SOKP 6.8
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Mei Zhuyu is an amazing man, so calm after all that. He is the epitome of Tao.

it seems the sect was good not evil under Mei Zhuyu's master, such a wonderful master too

Didn't you leave the drama after ep 29?

How can you know that the writers are inexperienced? They may be alias names. no one knows who they are. a Douban user said she couldn't find any info when the screen write names were revealed prior to filming

I haven't finished watching ep29 but when I saw negative comments, it left doubts as I was watching, it did affect me, but suddenly a moment of clarity struck, it's actually really good story, I'm still not done, but at that moment , I realized how good the story is, it's all the characters comes together to make the whole story compelling

Why does Mei Zhuyu not speak a single word yet in the underground demon world. He's the one risking everything to break in, he's the one with revenge.

OH, I get it. never mind. keep watching. it all makes sense now why he was so quiet let others talk, he listens and watch and understood and figured things out better than anyone else including Cat Lord, even though Mei Zhuyu has only found out now.

hmm ep 29 mentions 3 realms

it feels intentional, the camera pans to the Wu Zi Shu right after Wu Zhen tells them “You think all demons are evil"

Mei Zhuyu is a man of few words. I'm watching since he entered the underworld, he's not spoke an word yet. It's a shame, if Wu Zhen knew about his vendatta, could she have shown him the truth, but she cannot allow any human into the demon underground.

I doubt the great fire was caused by the demons

When he drew his sword to her neck, she moved further in, dared him to strike her, so he threw down the sword, I guess he's not able to kill her. It seemed he gave up on breaking the barrier further but then it broke.

It’s a witty and entertaining review

at that point, he was suspicious, she entered the array, and nothing happened.

during his years there, he didn't really socialize with them all that much. he was always with his master. he was like an outcast there. the members didn't really accept him. it's the indoctrination of not falling in love, not having desires that's what occupied him, not the sect itself. he sacrificed those teachings for wu zhen. he discovered she was worth it. They have hidden identifies not freely open to telling anyone. Cat Lord is obvious, she cannot tell. Mei Zhuyu intentionally missed questions on the exam to become a low-level rank at bureau. He was hiding his identity (why he broke his leg) as he navigates the bureau to look for clues to demon underworld, he was actually in Chang'an for that purpose. I think Mei Zhuyu wanted to tell Wu Zhen his past someday but the sect leader made him vow to not tell anyone. Mei Zhuyu does not break rules. That's why Mei Zhuyu said to Wu Zhen, "I didn't mean to hide my identify from you."
In their marriage, they had an understanding of how it would work between them. She was free to do as she wish, live her life as before marriage.

you mean he left his sect to marry her? that was an easy decision, he didn't give up anything. he didn't like the sect. he said he didn't find joy in living before he met wu zhen. what he sacrificed was the doctrines he believed in, he decided to go against the teachings and suffered the punishment, but he still went by the rules to marry her. but leaving the sect, no sacrifice there, he didn't' like them. as a Taoist, he still practicing one, just not with the sect anymore. He recalled his master told him that the reason he has no sect name is that he knew one day he would leave. Nope, Mei Zhuyu gave up nothing to marry Wu zhen but gained everything, he discovered desire for living.

but there must be some signifcance to exchange betwen them right before the barrier, "wu zhen, don't help evil,", "wu zhen, I'll explain when i get back." chinese dramas don't waste lines unless it has some meaning to the plot.

I trust your view. OK then he knew. He was staring at the cat, not into the dark.
I just thought that if he didn't know at that point, it explain why he chose barrier so easily.
Earlier that day, he said to her, "Wu Zhen, don't help evil." so I thought that meant something to the plot, because Chinese dramas, the lines usually carry some meaning to what is unfolding.
It sure sounded like he didn't know the way the conversation went. He just figured she's helping demons. When he said, "I didn't mean to keep it from you," he meant that he made a vow to not tell anyone he was involved with Changxi in the past. I just feel like the conversation is off, like one knows more than the other, it's lopsided. that's why I feel he really doesn't know she's a demon yet, until she took out her weapon. They didn't give Mei Zhuyu enough lines? A quiet man is hard to read his mind. But men tend to be less wordy than women.

Wu Zhen’s ultimatum—“If you enter the demon underworld, there’s no chance for us; do you choose the sect or me?”—is the same as her choosing demons over Mei Zhuyu. As a half-demon, half-human Cat Lord, she’s stuck ruling the underworld, worried about chaos if she leaves (and someone worse takes over). She only knows he’s with the demon-slaying Changxi Palace, not about his vendetta (demons killing his parents at age 6), so she asks him not to enter to save their relationship. But her duty means she’s already chosen the demon world over him, mirroring his potential choice of the sect over her. It’s a tragic clash of loyalties, made sadder by her not knowing his personal pain.

Wu Zhen's ultimatum ("If you enter the demon underworld, there's no chance for us; do you choose them [the sect] or me?") is effectively a rejection of Mei Zhuyu, and this, alongside his personal vendetta and his past indoctrination from the Changxi Palace sect (even though he’s no longer with them), explains why he might reject her plea and proceed to break the barrier.

I'm still conflicted. Did Mei Zhuyu see the cat transform into Wu Zhen? I rewatched it, sometimes I think yes, and sometimes I think no. No would put it into different perspective.

I know Mei Zhuyu is a "man of few words" as described in the novel too, but at the barrier, the number of words he said versus hers is a big difference, not that I counted it. There was no communication between them despite everything that was said. That's why I really don't believe he knew she was a demon yet, that would explain a lot of things to me why the conversation went the way it did. I have to go with he didn't know because that's the only thing that makes sense.