Sana

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Ooh look at the cast!

I was annoyed too at first, but you'll know later that he had a reason for not wanting the thing to escelate.

The bullying, I feel you. Can't be helped. Annoyingly, recently every kdrama seems to have to start with long depictions of bullying. The drama will move on after first episode.

Don't tell me. I'm actually glad you're such an open book.

Yall don't even put in effort nowadays. At least add some shows to your account so it isn't too obvious.

She looks stunning indeed

If the story didn't grip you by ep 7, then I guess it's not for you. But if it's about the romance and leads relationship, I'd say hold on until the end of ep 10.

That OST though (因果) was ethereal. Can't think of a more beautiful song I've heard this year.

Technically there is a second couple. It's just that they had too brief of a chance.

Makes sense. But why say the northern emperor was pushed because of XWY? Wasn't he just waiting for EK to get rid of Ye army, to then get rid of EK?

The young emperor would send his military force to deal with Eagle king anyway. With or without XWY. Eagle king never really trusted XWY, so I doubt the location was his choice. If anything, the location was to the advantage of Northern emperor's troops. It was never shown or mentioned to benefit the Ye army in any way. Beifu army lying in ambush didn't need his infiltration either. They didn't need their general as a spy to know a big army is headed somewhere.

The rest is just accomplished by the previous plan of the Xiao family being alive, together with the fireball JY made. It didn't need any infiltration.

What did the infiltration accomplish?

It was a powerful death and a beautifully shot scene.
Yet I believe LLJ was wrong. In fact her mindset was toxic throughout the story, albeit a result of her traumas.
An emperor isn't weak if he has friends or loved ones. Alienation is dangerous. Power has a way of corrupting its owner in the long run, if there are no bonds powerful enough to keep him grounded. Besides, not many can be an actual friend to a ruler.

Yes him 😄 It's like declaration of revenge or something. XWY really made sure the guy lost everything. I do miss that side of him.

The last person whose hair was knocked lose by XWY's sword didn't end up pretty

At this point Li Mao sounds more obsessed with Wuyi than Jiayu. Like even getting Jiayu back is less because of love and more because of rivalry. Kind of interesting how ambitious he is despite his current lack of excellence.

What you feel about the story is relatable. But I feel like this is mostly because of the length. It's not that the story is childish (the dialogues and complex themes and characters' backstories show that). It's that a lot of things feel rushed. If moments had time to breathe and fully establish (for instance, Li Mao's love slowly getting poisoned and turned to hatred, or XWY's development from ruthless-even-to-himself to cherishing life and relationships), the story could flourish as quite mature imo. But I feel like the runtime was too short for all that (I'm curious as to why).
About trying to avoid romance, you're right. Unfortunate, but it's probably for the better, all things considered.

I'm beginning to feel sorry for the eagle king. But then again, after treating occupied civians and war prisoners like THAT, karma has a way of reaching you. Still, he's an interesting character. I hope he doesn't get some cliche ending.

Lmao exactly

About time. Best of luck to her🍀