Some people who underestimated Tian Jiarui as an actor are likely those who did not watch him in MJTY or FOF. He stole attention in MJTY for the excellent portrayal of the youngest Gong family member and was shining in FoF even more as one of the leading characters. As one of the main cast in Veil of Shadows, TJR has tons of chances to show off his awesome acting performance. Not only that he had to play several characters but slayed those roles flawlessly. Whether it was the innocent adorable warm and kind red fox, to the desperate broken hearted dragon deity, screaming his frustration out of his lungs or quiet sadness from his lover's betrayal. Exquisite! Tian Jiarui has done a great job in this drama and deserves more love and recognition 💕
Timeline based on what was shown in the episode and the consequences of time travel!
So the latest episode introduces the core time travel concept.
It’s still unclear at the moment because we don’t know the original starting point.
We know that Ji Shi (the thing that came out of Ji Ling) is what offers Lu Wu Yi the ability to time travel, or at least we think that’s what happened.
Lu Wu Yi is trying to prevent Ji Ling from dying. That’s where we are right now.
The Loop (Current Understanding)
The loop seems to go like this:
Lu Wu Yi witnesses Ji Ling’s death Ji Shi appears and offers her the power to go back in time She goes back to try to change the past Ji Shi’s Origin (Key Clue)
The ending line of the flashback, when Ji Shi merges with Ji Ling, is a strong clue.
I believe this points to Ji Shi’s original timeline.
Something must have happened that caused Ji Ling to become Ji Shi. This might be what Chi Wen hinted at when he said Ji Ling was unique, neither human nor demon, the loneliest kind of existence.
Evidence of a Separate Timeline
There seems to be a different timeline where Ji Ling becomes Ji Shi.
In Episode 22 at 41:54, if you pause, you can see Ji Ling protecting Mu Long. That moment suggests the flashback is from the Hanba arc in a different timeline.
Something clearly went wrong there.
People seem to be blaming both Ji Ling and Mu Long, and we don’t see any of the other characters, which could mean they died in that timeline.
The Paradox
An interesting thing is that if this is what created Ji Shi, him giving Lu Wu Yi power to change fate would ultimately be the reason Ji Shi never existed, as the timeline where Ji Ling gets blamed for everything would never happen.
But now Ji Ling, with Ji Shi's memories, is trying to prevent that… thus the loop will continue if LWY can prevent Ji Ling from dying by sacrificing herself, which would, in turn, create Ji Shi again.
I laughed when Han Ba called out Shiguang's plain outfits. He's right though. ZSX is always good looking to me but I really hope we get to see Shiguang in a flashier outfit and with his hair down after this arc.
If you watch today’s episode, they’re clearly stuck in a loop, meaning they’ve relived these events many times. So it’s very possible that Wu Wang Yan dream of being killed by Ji Jing is real or in one of those loops. Ji Ling has been helping Lu Wu Yi hide her identity all along. At this point, honestly, anything could happen.
Do we understand how difficult it is to kill jiuying now. 🙃🙃🙃
First it was only a spirit fragments but the way wuyi became the strongest one among all of them. 😞😞 No wonder it took everyone in shilin sect, old, new and whoever else just to defeat wuyi when she is jiuying.
He stole attention in MJTY for the excellent portrayal of the youngest Gong family member and was shining in FoF even more as one of the leading characters.
As one of the main cast in Veil of Shadows, TJR has tons of chances to show off his awesome acting performance. Not only that he had to play several characters but slayed those roles flawlessly. Whether it was the innocent adorable warm and kind red fox, to the desperate broken hearted dragon deity, screaming his frustration out of his lungs or quiet sadness from his lover's betrayal. Exquisite!
Tian Jiarui has done a great job in this drama and deserves more love and recognition 💕
It’s still unclear at the moment because we don’t know the original starting point.
We know that Ji Shi (the thing that came out of Ji Ling) is what offers Lu Wu Yi the ability to time travel, or at least we think that’s what happened.
Lu Wu Yi is trying to prevent Ji Ling from dying. That’s where we are right now.
The Loop (Current Understanding)
The loop seems to go like this:
Lu Wu Yi witnesses Ji Ling’s death
Ji Shi appears and offers her the power to go back in time
She goes back to try to change the past
Ji Shi’s Origin (Key Clue)
The ending line of the flashback, when Ji Shi merges with Ji Ling, is a strong clue.
I believe this points to Ji Shi’s original timeline.
Something must have happened that caused Ji Ling to become Ji Shi. This might be what Chi Wen hinted at when he said Ji Ling was unique, neither human nor demon, the loneliest kind of existence.
Evidence of a Separate Timeline
There seems to be a different timeline where Ji Ling becomes Ji Shi.
In Episode 22 at 41:54, if you pause, you can see Ji Ling protecting Mu Long. That moment suggests the flashback is from the Hanba arc in a different timeline.
Something clearly went wrong there.
People seem to be blaming both Ji Ling and Mu Long, and we don’t see any of the other characters, which could mean they died in that timeline.
The Paradox
An interesting thing is that if this is what created Ji Shi, him giving Lu Wu Yi power to change fate would ultimately be the reason Ji Shi never existed, as the timeline where Ji Ling gets blamed for everything would never happen.
But now Ji Ling, with Ji Shi's memories, is trying to prevent that… thus the loop will continue if LWY can prevent Ji Ling from dying by sacrificing herself, which would, in turn, create Ji Shi again.
First it was only a spirit fragments but the way wuyi became the strongest one among all of them. 😞😞 No wonder it took everyone in shilin sect, old, new and whoever else just to defeat wuyi when she is jiuying.