Episode 24/Finale Discussion.

 ChineseDramaFan:

Yun Weishan is a master of disguise. She conceals her emotions adeptly. She holds a deep affection for Yun Que, but she once believed her to have met her end at the hands of Gong Men. Hence, in addition to her mission from Wu Feng, I suspect she's driven by a personal quest to unearth the truth behind Yun Que's demise and seek retribution. 

Yes which she did find out Wufeng killed her. But now that Yasi is dead, she will never know the full details.

 ChineseDramaFan:

Perhaps this is why she finds it imperative to leave Gong Men in search of the truth. Through Yue Gongzi, she learns that Yun Que was alive when she left. The chilling revelation of Yun Que's demise, her scalp shattered from a force so potent, suggests that perhaps Dian Zhu wields abilities capable of such devastation. While I don't recall any explicit mention of Dian Zhu's martial arts possessing such lethal force, Yun Weishan may possess knowledge on the matter.

Yes I agree YWS won't just forget about Yun Que, she wants revenge also but unless Dianzhu confesses Yasi is not alive to tell her what went down. Anyone in Wufeng including Yasi himself could have killed Yun Que, She definitely has unfinished business with Wufeng. 

The other foreshadowing is of course the show Elder Yue with Yun Que's bracelet and some flashbacks. It may hint YWS went back to Wufeng for the same reason Yun Que did - to protect her lover. But I thought it was a lame reason even for Yun Que to go back so I assume YWS is smarter than that and ignored it.

 PeachBlossomGoddess:

It may hint YWS went back to Wufeng for the same reason Yun Que did - to protect her lover.

Yes, she may also want to protect her lover and the Gong Men, so is determined to take out Wufeng once and for all. If she had given a sly smile away from her adversaries, viewers might have found greater assurance in the calculated nature of her scheme. It would have signified a well-thought-out plan rather than a hasty decision made under the knowledge that she is Gong Ziyu's vulnerable point. But then again, this would take away the mystery and limit the future direction of the plot if any. Furthermore, Yun Weishan is supposed to be a brilliant disguiser not showing her emotions, so the sly smile would have been out of character here.

Time and time again, my theories were debunked as the story unfolded. Yet, I find myself even more drawn to discussing the drama now than ever before. As you mentioned,  it's so addictive (❁´◡`❁). Thanks for starting this final episode discussion thread. 👍

 mparthur:

YWS simply made a mistake by visiting her twin sister.  Not to protect GZY.  Without YWS, GZY will be heartbroken but he doesn't need YWS to protect him because the Jiu Chen valley is the safest place.  And, he has the Infinite Heat.

At first, I too had my doubts about the move. However, when I take into account Yun Weishan's character and sharp intellect, I'm inclined to believe it's a well-thought-out strategy. She likely knows precisely where to locate the Wufeng assailants - within her own Yun residence. The search for her twin sister might just be a diversion. Beyond seeking retribution for Yun Que and possibly Zhuo Mei, she has a vested interest in safeguarding the Gong Men, most of all Gong Ziyu, a duty she's upheld throughout the story. Thus, I'm convinced that her aim is to shield him and rid Gong Men of the persistent harassment by Wufeng once and for all. After all, the only safe place for her is in Gong Men, and she won't be safe if Wufeng is still around, constantly sending out assassins and spies.

The more I think about it, the more I feel it's unlikely that she'd go back to Wufeng.

1. She promised Ziyu she'd be back in a couple of days. If she intended to go back to Wufeng, why not ask for freedom from Ziyu instead? She knew he'd be waiting for her and if she doesn't come back, he'd have people go look for her and fall into a trap.

2. All 4 Wangs and 2 Hanyas are missing at the same time, and news about the Fortnight Flies is not a poison is being spread, I'm sure Wufeng already picked up that their spies had turned on them. Judging from the fact that they knew to find Weishan's twin, they had already suspected her. Going back to Wufeng is basically seeking death and the worst possible plan. Dianzhu didn't even spare Zhuomei, let alone Weishan. I have a crazy theory about Weishan and Dianzhu but I'll share at the end of this post.

3. If Weishan is indeed Zhuomei's daughter, how is it possible that she knows about Zhuomei enough to learn her martial arts but doesn't know she has a twin. And if she knows about the twin, why involve her twin's identity in the mission in the first place? I don't think Weishan would've risked her twin sister's identity. Let's say she didn't know and only find out later, when she assumed the twin's identity, why not arrange for her twin sister to flee instead of sitting duck in Lixi Town? And Weishan was about 8 or 9 years old when she was recruited into Wufeng, don't think she'd have enough time to learn martial arts from Zhuomei. Hence, I believe she used Zhuomei's name to justify her Qingfeng skills to avoid suspicion but she didn't really inherit it from Zhuomei.

4. Weishan constantly talked about freedom in this entire drama, as if that was her main driving force. Even though she infiltrated the Gongs for a mission, while finding out about Yun Que on the side, she didn't actively try to investigate about Yun Que until it was revealed Elder Yue had her bracelet. And after knowing Wufeng was responsible for Yun Que's death, she didn't seem hell bent to avenge her. It was Ziyu who first suggested to lure Wufeng in and attack.

While figuring out Weishan's connection to Zhuomei, which doesn't seem to work under any timeline, I'm starting to think Weishan used her name as a cover up/excuse for her Qingfeng martial arts. So if she didn't learn the martial arts from Zhuomei, then chances are she, like Qian, must be Dianzhu's disciple. But to learn a martial arts that's originated from Feng family must mean Weishan's identity is higher up than Qian, so is it possible that she's actually Dianzhu's daughter? *gasps*

Edit: There was a scene in episode 1 where Han Yasi told Weishan that once she drinks a potion, she'd be a Chi, which implies she's been hiding her rank and identity from the get go. I'm thinking she might not agree with Wufeng's cruelty and intended to break free, which is why freedom was the first thing to entice her to agree joining the mission.

I think these are all interesting insights and ideas as to how a prequel or sequel can play out. GJM obviously left the door open for many different and interesting ways to continue telling the story if he so chooses.

I think this has done well enough in terms of viewership and buzz for them to consider it but realistically the cast is big and may be hard to resassemble.

The one thing that  I was disappointed on in the ending episodes was like the director forgot all about what we were told about how good the martial arts of some of the gong people were supposed to be.

Like the entire premise was of the attack was because GSJ was too powerful for the wangs so they wanted to attack when his internal force was weakened.  The four wangs could have just ganged up on GSJ when he was out and about in the outside world then.   one wang almost beat both GSJ and GYZ.

Same with the elder master hua when the young hua and xue tong zhi were bickering about leaving the back mountain  xue tong zhi mentioned how elder hua was supposed to be this all powerful martial artist but he got wrecked by the wang really quickly.