funkycucumber:
Hi I think I read somewhere among the comments that the almond allergy incident never happened in the novel and instead there's some avalanche incident instead? Can someone link me to the correct chapter in the novel/give me a summary of what happened? Thanks!
The almond allergy is not in the novel. That I can confirm. I'm not sure what do you mean about the avalanche incident, do you mean when LBY fell down the cliff after the masaccre of Ling family?
In the novel, CSS put together the identity of LBY by stories of his childhood. For example, his cousin was the apple of his aunt's eyes and she never allowed him to be put in harm's way, no matter minute. Therefore, his uncle was not allowed to hold him too high or toss him. LBY /Huo Wu Shang, on the other hand, was an active child and enjoyed being tossed high by his father, General Huo. That and the fact LBY looked much more like General Huo than his 'supposed' father. She heard contrary stories about LBY from different sources and then figured out that the young LBY and the current LBY were 2 different people.