Gone

The way he was behaving the last two episodes, I genuinely believe he would stab her. If doesn't feel that far off but then I was like, I'm sure he hates Nan Heng more so I'm sure he would want to target him first. It's not that crazy that he doesn't care about her anymore.

I cried at the interactions between the emperor and Nan Heng AND his interactions with the Nan Rui despite it not being a sad scene. Like this is what I'm reduced too?

"Rise, and we'll talk." I just started crying that he asked him to get up. First time Nan Heng not having to be in a position of pleading, begging, and looking for mercy.

"Why did you never explain it all these years?" I was fuming at this question but I ended up crying more because of the answer.

"I did once. When I was little..." NH swallowing his words of anger of being misunderstood JUST TO GO DOWN TO HIS KNEES, back to putting himself at the mercy of the king because he felt like he was "out of line" for speaking out for himself. That him, feeling just a little TINY BIT, of indignate at his injustice, was like an act of challenge even though it was not. He just never had anyone actually listen to him. That scene had so much layers and spoke a lot of the dynamic between them.

Then the scene with Nan Rui where he literally starting to get carried away and almost treated Nan Heng as a brother... Asking permission to address him more "formally" aka "brother" and Nan Heng just smiled and giggled... It's over for me. I'm a mess. I was just crying the entire interaction just because Nan Rui wanted to talk to him and now I'm seeing finally brotherhood like...

I am sure that during the triple stab scene, Gui will somehow, either accidentally or purposely, stab Song Yimeng will cause Nan Heng to stab him. Or he will stab Nan Heng and her body will move on its own and stab him but I'm not sure if the third stab will happen or it will be different.

She is the female lead. Of course she will be relieved and love him. Point was that she shunned him then use her own actions to shun him again. Feels very hypocritical. What a waste of potential. They could have dramatised and made her more heroic but we get these very underwhelming scenes.

Yea, she definitely not going to change. She will remain like this until the final scene go through a big change probably. But like she needs to remember what she said and what she has done. It's hypocritical to be mad when she shunned him multiple times including, not that long ago either

Ep 29

Why... Why is she still mad? I was hoping when she found out he was fine and got out of prison that she would at least be relieved. Like girl... You been mistrustful of anything he said, you told him you will never forgive and that you don't want to see his face, you want to escape the city to not be near him and all. You closed all of these doors and somehow thought, he would tell you about his plans?

I feel like the show lost the plot with the FL. Like they don't know what they doing with her so they having her do this back and forth with Nan Heng just to keep things on the tension. She had so much potential to be one of my favourites but now, I see no potential.

Like I don't know him as a celebrity and never heard his songs outside of ost (which I don't check outside of dramas maybe I know more songs from him than I'm aware)

But I'm definitely looking out to him for his career. Irony, it's always the actor I don't find attractive who's acting skills impress me so much that I start being a ride and die fan.

I praised yesterday, and before that but LYN quickly becoming a favorite of mine!

He been hearing since childhood to adulthood that NH is a schemer and ruthless man who always escape punishment. The indoctrination started from young age but you are so right, even dumb NR had better insight and he is the most naive and uneducated. CGH is far gone, my grace only extends to him being deceived but not to him in general. Because there were so many instances where he was trying to fake evidence to win his case. I can't wait to see his conclusions when he realises he fell out of grace. He is becoming a corrupt officer and criminal. that he is genuinely the bad guy.

Yesterday, I was hating on CGH aggressively but today, I might have to actually give him grace. His actions make sense now more than ever. I was hating on him before because he was blaming NH while not putting enough effort to investigate. This time he is putting effort and unfortunately, he is hearing from multiple WRONG people that NH received it. Of course, he doesn't know they are all manipulators and I really do need to give him grace for this because it's not his fault. It sucks but I can't fault him for descending into madness. He is thinking he needs to act like the ruthless "NH"(the fake rumors damaged NH reputation to a level that can't be explained) so he gets his "justice."

However, I can't forgive him for torturing the Nightwalkers. NH is going to get so mad when he finds out.

I used to make comments about it but now I don't even bother. There is no point in convincing. I really like this show but I accept criticism and people's negative feedback because they add more perspectives and they make good points in certain aspects of the story. Sometimes it's subjective and sometimes, it's objective.

He answered, "I would." He went to heaven just to come crashing back to hell TEARS INDEED.

I'm cracking up at Shangguan because it's like from one slave owner to another IJBOL he's never getting peace. As someone lazy like him, I understand him the best which is why his misfortune is funny. Bro wanted to go back to jail.

When she made him play chase for 12 hours straight, I was like dammmmn, is this couple a flop? But then it panned in to the heart game. Omg... I laughed. That's corny but very cute. It's actually adorable that she tortured him for that long just to make a love confession.

I'm hoping NR was secretly hoping NH would take the fall when he begged so they trick NH and manipulate the situation further. I was thinking he was leading CGH a little too much into finding that "deliver the letter guy" and the reason why the the delivery guy lied to CGH was because he was being watched by NR. Otherwise, there is no good explanation on why he lied like that. He had to be watched by someone.

That's like every comment section in MDL. I've seen this exact same lines in Feud, in The Glory and in a lot of kdramas.

The cowardly, dumb and silly brother to be the one who talked so much sense too me by surprise, like I was flabbergasted. A redemption out of nowhere???

"Gui is my only brother." I was like omggggg that's so sweet.... And the most heartbreaking thing I've ever heard. Like you are saying this to your actual brother???? Nan Heng... I feel like I'm going to start sounding like a boy mom but leave him aloneeeee! Why is everyone torturing him like that? I'm liking the eighteen Prince but like you want him to take the fall of killing 20,000??? Not even your brotherhood is going to convince me. Nan Heng will be an idiot to take the fall for this. The best solution is actually to work with your brother instead of asking him to take the fall.

I'm NGL, a part of me, deep down, want the Eighteen Prince to start seeing Nan Heng as a brother. Did you guys see Nan Heng smiled when he said he believed him? Like he couldn't believe someone would take his word for it. He behaved like a victim of abuse. That people WEREN'T acting like he is a pathological liar.

Can't tell if the actor is good or he just good at pulling the poker face. It felt like he had the same two expressions in most the scene but I don't want to doubt his skills over a role that's purposely done like this.

He would murder innocent people, he would throw aside justice, he would not even bother to investigate because he is so desperate to weaponise any issues to weaken NH. I don't get why he still wants to marry SYM... Like what exactly does he like? He doesn't even feel in love with her. It feels like he just competing against NH to not want to give up.

Guihong... What a fuckass hypocrite. Excuse my language everyone but I'm forreal just watching him come to worser decisions EVERY episode, it's a record. Somehow, he thinks he is so morally superior on top of that. The scene where Yimeng was vilifying him, I agreed with his point. He made good points but the problem is, it's doesn't apply to him! The whole time he was talking, I was like, "IT'S NOT YOU!" You are not the person you think you are and it gets me every bloody time.

The dad pointed out a clear difference between Nan Heng and him and bro was basics saying something along the lines of, "If the situation wasn't like this, I would have never implicated Yimeng. I would prioritise her first." Except you DIDN'T! Your ass didn't. And unshockingly, this isn't even the first time he did it. There were many instances were he threw her to the side for his goals. You are not who you think you are!!!!!

The scene in which he begged her... It felt like watching a child who didn't want to lose the one thing he loves a lot. Liu YuNing really tags on my heart strings. Omg, what an exceptional actor. When he feels pain, I want to protect him. He is so pitiful, it's casting the magic on us. Like even if he done something wrong, I wanna always forgive him.