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Backstory, kitten and resolving a misunderstanding

Great backstory! They met years ago at university, except she was so drunk and her glasses broke so she couldn't remember how he looked... And he observed her all the time and befriended the stray kitty, who I bet is the same one in his house now! I loved that! 🤗🫣😏Minhwan and Sumin just get on my nerves, and it's very hard to tolerate the fact that Jiwon stays with him... But I guess she has to do that until Sumin steals him away, otherwise Sumin might lose interest and that wouldn't work well for her revenge. 😒These misunderstandings that happen just because of interpretations of situations and assumptions are some of the worst ones. Thankfully, they can easily be solved if people communicate with each other, which is what Jihyuk and Jiwon did, and it didn't last more than one episode.🤗🥰But what happened to Jihyuk? Is he sick? I am worried now. 🥺

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Growing closer, assassination attempts and wonderful second leads

Him making her yet another surprise with the lights, then saving her life and later even risking his own to find a cure for her. Their first hug, which was a very pleasant surprise shown through his memories. And her imagining him greeting her when he's been away for too long, proving to us she's missing him... All the wonderful signs of them growing closer. ☺️I just wonder why Noble Consort Rong wants her dead so much. And she mentioned that the 6th prince also might want Xihe's hand? Have we met him? I kind of can't recall us ever seeing him, or him ever being mentioned before. 🤔(edited: Ah, the 6th prince is prince ChangYu. The one who was eliminated first.) The 9th prince in that rain looked like a punished, loyal retriever waiting for his owner to finally let him in, which just never happened... 😔And I absolutely loved the Cui Jinbai and Bu Shulin scenes as always! 😂🥰

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One Stars

i feel blindsided by this ep - ironically watching the brother's bond made me finally notice the younger brother & even want to see how things develop with Wen Shu & given Qing Tian's "give me time" & the hand holding i was sure that, that meant he needed time to heal & get over his heartache so he could return Wen Shu feelings - something he was aware off just wasn't in the right state of mind to reciprocate... so even though i had this weird feeling since a few ep's back where the brother's talked & given Qing Tian's response, i had a feeling the sec his 1st love died in the hospital he would follow... after his encouraging words to Wen Shu i was reassured that they would have a future - & then he rushed up the mountain & disappeared. i am so freakin confused as to what happened... was that by choice or did something happen up there?!? idk if i will ever really find out - adds to this weird feeling of not knowing what's up or down. also now have a bad feeling that no one is gonna get a happy ending in this BL - idk why but that's how i feel after this ep ugh. *******************************************************************also shocked that Han Lu could turn that "sponsor" down without suffering any repercussions, as the reason he did go to that guys bed in the previous ep was cause he threatened his management company & Hao Yu. so why this time the threat didn't hold any weight?!? i didn't get that -

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this sh*t is just rage bait - especially when…

this sh*t is just rage bait - especially when it's not about the mains. sadly i was right about that gross new "investor" the sec he laid his eyes on Han Lu, he wanted him & finding out he was an actor just (ironically) made things easier for him as he has money. & he had to just use that to get into his company & Jialing unlike Lan is a money hungry h*re - sorry not sorry, she likes to act & think she is no different then Lan but she isn't. she should've realized the new investor was shady... but she didn't just allow him near Han Lu, but suddenly her daughter is always there - like WTF?!? what if he was a pedo??? seriously unserious woman, who give females a bad rep - given how incompetent she is. & have to say, until now i kinda liked Guo (Qing Lang's assistant) he was funny if nothing else, but he is annoying the f*ck out of me. he loves making everything about himself, without really helping in any way shape of form... but when he needs to milk money out of people - he knows how to, without blinking. otherwise he is useless. so his tears & throwing himself a pity party after what Han Lu went through was a slap in the face. ironic that Qi Hao Yu (who i haven't liked & suspected from the start) came in clutch - who would've thunk it. guess he really loves Han Lu & i am very happy that Han Lu got a safe place. BUT that gross "investor" hasn't had enough & of course he is back for more & Jialing doesn't have to balls to te3ll him to f*ck off & shove him money where the sun doesn't shine. so idk what will become of Han Lu, kinda heart breaking. **********************************************************************************the mains had a mini romantic moment & then Chang Yang had to go back to training camp, while his father is on his ass - knowing everything. given how things r going idk if we will get a happily ever after for anyone. ugh

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Groups reunite with leaders and two of three step ritual performed

Wu and Zhang still disagree about whether or no Chsngsheng’s methods work. Wu is poisoned and has to stay behind while Zhang continues investigating. We get a quick view of Qi finding Xiao Yu and continuing search for others. Wu accidentally moves a vat lid and then thinks Runty is in another. He hears the dog’s cries and heads for it. His men and Huo are trying to locate him with their whistles. Zhang finds Qi and the Zhang clan. They go to the opera room that Qi believes was made in Qin Dynasty. He is shocked to learn Yin Changsheng made the room. They go back to the vat room but Woo isn’t there. Woo has found Huo and his clan but he is irrational and wants to get them all out. Back in the vat room Qi mentions an immortal that liked playing pranks. What was not clear is if this one was truly immortal or a mystic. Qi confirms that the vats are covered with suppression talismans and that evil things are inside. He also is pretty sure it’s a burial site and not a magical research area as Zhang and Wu initially thought. Qi gets out the tools of his trade and sees that the stage is connected to the way out. The Zhang clan follow Qi’s instructions on which character to give propers to and Xiao Yu blocks doors open as discovered. Two paths show and Zhang chooses opposite Qi’s choice🤣😂 They leave a mark for Wu. Wu’s group arrives and he isn’t happy Zhang already left. Whatever is inside him from the vat steers him away from one door so they take the other route. What isn’t clear is if this is the same passage Zhang chose because they did not acknowledge seeing the mark left behind for him. Huo asks about the button and whether or not his hand reached out to her. He cannot confirm or deny. Runty’s barking leads them to another sealed wall. Here Wu finds a yin yang lock that must be released together to open the wall. We see his two men and dog behind the wall with a dark creature in slime on the wall. Wu talks Huo into staying at the yang mechanism. They whistle instructions back and forth and at the last one his whistle command is changed. He tells them info is wrong and runs back. He sees everyone killed by a trap but is it real or illusion? He figures out that he must perform the three rites. So he lines his people up and lights the candles and burns the hair. The eyes on the mural open to look at him. He has kept the tnt with him to make sure the deal is kept. When he beats the mural in frustration he turns to find his people gone. He knows they are safe and hears whistle in background as episode ends. This was a suspenseful episode. The groups are divided but finding same end result with the murals. Eerie vibe continues and now to see if both groups find each other after this round.

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Solving the Raise son well puzzle and Yin Changsheng’s methods

The first wrong solution punishment releases a golden snitch sized tribble that acts like a Crite from Critters horror movies. This is one of the creatures shown on the underworld creature relief carving. It gravitates to pretty things which is why Wu gets chased the most.😂when Zhang captures it, it dissolves in his hand. The second solution attempt results in the son becoming a beggar and death of the mother. This time an eel like creature is released that shows itself like Alien popping out of people’s stomach area. This creature is insatiable and they pass it back and forth since only one can be possessed at a time. Sound effects and acting imply possession rather than showing it. Even now Wu makes wisecracks about Zhang’s turn. 😝😂Apparently once something eaten the creature doesn’t leave host. This satire of horror creatures segues to scene with Huo’s group. The finger tap signal is a code between Wu and Huo. She knows it isn’t them in spite of appearances and gets enough common sense in the bickering clans to be given the explosive which she gets to ceiling. They find another sealed off wall and Qi recommends staying put til more news. Back at the opera scene Wu figures out the punishments are the three Peng parasites and they are on the second one. They finally note eye contact transmits it. 🙄 The third parasite is through heart fire. Zhang understands how opera can move the heart and redistributes props from a viewers perspective. Zhang restrains Wu and covers his eyes while the mechanism is activated. The son is now top scholar with a happy mom and the mechanism reveals a new door. They both know that if all three parasites are conquered the next creature will be the great ghost. Here the scene shifts back to the two confined clans. Qi knows something is up with Huo and Wu. The sparrow with the map is found and they want to try one more time. Huo sees the ghost in the top corner, but agrees with the clans for Qi to do rite one more time. They all disappear except Qi who immediately faints.🤣 The scene goes back to Zhang and Wu who find themselves in a room with many vats. Further investigation reveals it to be an ancient prison where creatures and humans were experimented on in the vats surrounding them. The otherworld patriarch used the creatures to convince his disciples he was magical, but it backfired and the monsters escaped. Zhang believes they are bound to following a pattern and can be defeated. Wu is not as optimistic. While studying the relief they see differences from the mural and see that the mural is a map of the tower. The top person is Yin Changsheng who practiced magical arts. The other world patriarch tried to master them but was unsuccessful. Wu speculates that Changsheng took one of his pills and became neither human or ghost and could manipulate time. Wu believes Otherworld patriarch fled when ritual failed and left his disciples to deal with the monsters and built a huge wall to cover it all up. Zhang thinks more is going on than meets the eye. We see an ancient ritual starting when episode ends. There are interesting aside puzzles in this episode but I could have done with less of the ping pong Peng parasites. 😝

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9th master intro, Hatoyama Report, and yin yang lock

This episode picks up where last left off with Wu knowing his crew still alive and looking for them. Zhang’s group still exploring and they find a reclamation medal and an entire Japanese stronghold. It is unclear how or why they are there, but that it’s definitely more current history than any other part of the tower has been. The scene heads back to Changsha where General Huo confronts 9th master, Jie Jiu, and believes he has the winning hand. He is using Jie Jiu’s student status to look like he’s conspiring with the Japanese. Huo leaves a document for Jie to sign extorting trade funds for his life. Huo arrogantly leaves believing himself the winner after leaving a parting shot at another spy recently killed and how interested the Japanese are with Changsha. Now that my eyes have stopped rolling with the Huo there, we are back in the tower with Zhang’s group. They are looking through the Japanese hideout and find plenty of food but a squad of Japanese that had committed suicide. They backtrack to an explorer who was given permission to have men accompany him. A small branch sectioned off with info about a copper meteorite. After documenting location, it seems lots of secrets revolve around an even more mysterious element they were interested in. What Qi points out is the explorer was meticulous with his information and would not have left it to be found. Zhang gives the report to a colleague trained to read Japanese. They find a photograph of the entire party and determine most of them not in the tower. Qi still argues about the why of group suicide. Zhang suggests they thought once in tower no escape was possible. Scene goes to Wu finding his partner with lock and his crew still alive. He proposes to Huo but she suggests handling business first. Something in the tower is calling her ancestry to mind and she sees a man with fan that Wu doesn’t. We also don’t know if Wu’s experience was illusion or real. There is a repeat scenario with yin yang lock and he tells Huo the correct configuration. He also places extra men in safe location. Huo is mediator between whistle calls. This time wrong answer is in a different place and Wu’s verbal answer changed as well, but Huo has it figured out and this time door opens with no casualties. The shadow creature does escape but Wu is far from caring. The two missing are back to normal and Runty is fine. Huo is aware something serious happened with Wu while they were separated. Scene shifts back to spy hideout and Zhang clan goring through a Japanese diary. The explorer started off with 54 men. After half month went by Zhan Qi Shan cut off their spy network outside and those inside losing hope in the tower maze. Eight men became like 401 unit with 800 m distance and Hatoyama gets photos to explain why they can’t catch up to the men. He finds a way to get his men provisions in a different spot and takes a crew deep inside via a well. The diary revealed that a telegraph message from outside is why this squad of soldiers committed suicide. What Zhang has to decide is if they will follow the explorer down the well. They get an SOS asking for help via telegram. Wu’s group wants to pursue the dark creature but he wants them out alive. Prior events did occur as Huo has memory from first lock failure. She is at a crossroads to decide if she want to pursue tower secrets or stay with Wu’s group. For me the frustrating part is that these two clans have been told working together and going forward best offense and defense, yet both leaders deliberately choose to work independently and make no attempt to coordinate efforts with the other group.😝 Wondering what Huo will decide.

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