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Also, answering your first question, yes, Gu Wanniang is obsessed with the ML, but it does not compare with the guy who is basically crazy obsessed with the FL.

Gu Wanniang is a very clever person. She knew ML is so in love with FL, so going against FL wouldn't benefit. Instead, she acts like she supports ML and FL's love. So, Gu Wanniang never had the courage to bully the FL. As for putting Gu Wanniang in her place, I don't know if it was done intentionally by FL, but there was one instance where it did seem like FL put the Gu girl in her place. But it doesn't matter if it was intentional or not, because FL isn't someone who cares about petty backyard schemes.

Yup

The General, I agree that he loves his daughter unconditionally. The Prime Minister, I'm afraid, is only good to his daughter because she is intelligent.

They changed it to Chinese Paladin 6, since the title Chinese Paladin is a very famous IP in China.

He cried because he lost his brothers. As for Cui Lin's injuries on her hand, I guess it was cut. This drama was originally filmed for 50 episodes, so 10 episodes worth of material was cut.

I see WOL had a jump in ratings on Douban. It jumped from 6.5 to 6.8.
Considering that most of Xu Kai dramas (even the good ones) get downvoted by the haters, I think that is a very good score.

I also agree.
Those people, when the episodes were airing, posted here on MDL saying that Li Ni's brothers took action because of FL's father's memorandum to crown Li Ni as the crown prince. It was laughable.

Yes, it is. A very satisfying happy ending.

The were even those who blamed FL for this, saying that her pushing Li Ni to be the crown prince caused this tragedy.

I vote for Republican-era drama. They have both starred in successful Republican-era dramas before and were wonderful in them.

Interesting "melon", hope they cooperate more: https://twitter.com/AudreneLiew/status/1737092382884311124

XK and JT certainly have a good rapport, and their chemistry, on and off screen, is just too good.

Oh, I think I forgot to mention something after my binge rewatch of the drama; I haven't fast-forwarded a single second (well, except for the opening and the end credits) of the drama even though I was watching it for the second time. That is an indication that this is a very good drama.
In a world where we watch most c-dramas by fast-forwarding quite a lot of scenes, even during our first time watching, it is refreshing to come across a drama like WOL.

Totally agree with regards to the SML. If only they did not have that OST especially dedicated for the SML in the drama, it would've been absolute perfection.

He seemed to have addressed Li Ni as "Shiqi Ge", which means Seventeenth Eldest Brother. Is it on YouTube? Maybe they just simplified it to just "Brother".

I am scrolling in twitter as I am swooning at these two.

Here's them seated and interacting with each other:

https://twitter.com/ilwooyuri_/status/1736385668740522012

https://twitter.com/aummy_c/status/1736421219845693717

https://twitter.com/ReyfromAmestris/status/1736414666606129266

Not sure when Spotify will have WOL's OSTs up; I just found this on YouTube, which has all OSTs and BGMs, including the Loalan Pass OST and the Sword Dance song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taniCra8HrM
In the description, click on #8 for Laolan Pass Ost, and #9 for the Sword Dance song.

Alright, agree to disagree.

Viki is indeed very good. It seems they are going back and making edits.

First 20 or so episodes had very good subs.
Mr. Seventeen is, in it's own way, correct translation to Shiqi Lang. Shiqi means 17. Lang means Young Master. The most accurate translation should be Seventeenth Young Master, which was what Viki had it subbed as for the first 20 or so episodes. Someone below mentioned that Viki subbers are going back and making edits to subs for all WOL episodes.

It's the Viki subtitles.
WeTV had them as Lords.

This is based on my knowledge on reading quite a few chinese novels taking place in ancient china:

The Chinese character 王 (wáng) can be translated as both "prince" and "king", and its specific meaning depends on the context in which it is used. In the historical and political context of ancient China, the title "wang" was used to denote both princes and kings.

The sons of the emperor were often given the title 王 (wáng) when they were ennobled. In this context, it is equivalent to "prince". These princes were members of the imperial family and held a rank below the emperor.

In the feudal system of ancient China, there were vassal states or subordinate countries within a dynasty. The rulers of these states were also called 王 (wáng), and in this case, it is translated as "king". These kings were local rulers who acknowledged the authority of the emperor but governed their own territories.

Additionally, there were instances where the emperor's sons, upon being ennobled as wangs, were given control over a specific region or prefecture. In these situations, they functioned more like kings, governing their own territories with a degree of autonomy.

So, depending on the specific historical and political context, 王 (wáng) can refer to either a prince within the imperial family or a king governing a vassal state or a designated region.

In WOL's case, Wang should be referred as Prince in the subtitles, because the emperor's sons, who are ennobled as Wangs, are living in the capital.