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basically. the author herself didn't make it clear. maybe we'll know in next episode

today we're getting more bloopers. it looks like the kids are playing and it's difficult to get them to behave 😂

it's their right, so they should stick to that instead of coming here a spit some silly opinion (always assuming the user is talking in good faith and they're not trying to stir up some troubles.)

this road is also the icon for next episode i think? Kuma said it has a literal and a symbolic meaning. the literal one is that mountain windng roads you have to signal your presence by honking, the other meaning is the one you caught

i follow the Missing Piece production team (it's the same as Bittersweet Love) it's going to air in decemeber, and in november they'll air the other Guan Yue's drama

Ash is coming up after August 14th after that, if something doesn't airdrop we have to wait for september

i think it's open to interpretations.

me too i need to know his past

she's a bit old style, the kind of mom that think boys can't live on their own like adults ahahah

speaking of, i saw there's a new content for subscribers, is it the novel?

and guess what? more bloopers today too. they're adorable btw

it's working. we're manifesting so much that they're back on the mountains, the whole crew, i don't know what they're doing, maybe a special episode? a variety? anyway they're there

yes but it would end too quickly. a decade in jail on the other end would not

she sets the bar always higher and higher

i look forward your analysis you know. so yes it's a winwin

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btw i heard Zelia is working on 2 more dramas. i hope she casts the same actors so we can see them again. i decided i'm going to watch even a documentary on mountain goats if she's the director 😂

i think it's left open to different interpretations, but thi is what the director's assistant has to say about this matter

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First of all, I hope this post can be a place for everyone to let their emotions out.

As for Episode 13, there are still a few things I’d like to say.

Regarding Qing Tian’s departure, during filming Xiao Hu was actually on set with us the whole time. Back then, it still felt like Qing Tian was by our side, so the grief never hit us that deeply. Only now, with the episode finally airing, have we gone through this farewell for a second time alongside all of you, and only now do we truly understand how painful it is.

If you ever miss Qing Tian in the future, go watch Xiao Hu. Thanks to him, that bright young boy will always remain alive in our hearts.

As someone who was deeply involved in both the creation and filming of this series, I’d like to share a few thoughts.

From a storytelling perspective, Episode 13 is probably my favorite.

Its central theme is incredibly clear: Qing Tian’s departure serves as the conclusion to everything that came before it. The pacing, editing, soundtrack, and the iconic falling leaves sequence all come together beautifully. With delicate, gentle, and restrained direction, the director quietly prepared Qing Tian’s path toward heaven, letting him walk forward with a smile, one step at a time.

If Qing Jie’s tragedy was a sudden and devastating blow, then Qing Tian’s departure is a lesson every one of us has to learn:

Let go of our obsession with perfect endings, and learn to accept the impermanence of life.

Qing Tian had been trapped in the past for far too long. When Chen Ning turned into a plant, more than half of his soul had already been taken away. Whatever strength he had left, he gave entirely to his mother, his grandmother, Qing Lang, Wen Mei, and Yu Xiang… while completely forgetting to show the same kindness to himself.

It may seem as though Tea Mountain healed him, but in truth, it wasn’t the mountain itself. It was that pure place that finally allowed him to let go of his worldly attachments, quiet his heart, and clearly see what he truly longed for.

Tea Mountain remains Tea Mountain. The Great Snow Mountain remains the Great Snow Mountain.

Neither changes because of anyone’s regrets or obsessions.

Life comes from nature, and ultimately returns to nature. Respecting life, respecting heaven and earth, should be instinctive to us. Yet we often become lost in the uncertainty of this world, exhausting ourselves while searching for a perfect, definitive answer to ease our fears.

But that perfect answer is ultimately just an illusion.

Humanity has always searched for the truth of life. Perhaps we’ll never fully understand it, but we’ll never stop searching.

We are as insignificant as ants before nature. The same is true for the village, for Yu Xiang, and even for Qing Lang, who is slowly learning to accept this reality.

Heaven and earth will never bend to human wishes.

The gentle salvation you long for may instead become life’s most difficult lesson.

Only by changing ourselves from within can we truly be reborn.

Seen from another perspective, Qing Tian was actually fortunate.

After enduring so much suffering, he still retained the ability to love. He learned to adjust himself, to face himself honestly, and to remain true to his heart.

The final moment of his life was also the brightest moment of his entire existence.

The mountains and rivers remain unchanged.

Tea Mountain has never changed either.

And Tea Mountain will always love that young man.

To all of us, he will forever be Tea Mountain’s little prince.

Those worn canvas shoes left behind are proof that he has finally returned to where he truly belongs.

Life itself is a journey. There are reunions and farewells, joy and regret. He experienced them all, and his life was complete.

By now, my heart feels empty.

But emptiness is also a state of being.

A truly great story shouldn’t only leave us feeling “full.” Like the stillness that follows a storm, it is in silence that we begin to understand that life and death, good and evil, light and darkness, cause and effect are the deepest laws of existence.

Love, hatred, attachment, joy, and sorrow are all fleeting emotions.

Finally, I’d like to leave everyone with a quote by Rabindranath Tagore:

“The world has kissed my soul with its pain, asking for its return in songs.”

I hope that, even after understanding the truth of impermanence, all of us can continue to live sincerely and freely. 🫂

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credit for this report go to Lady_Kexing

some people's level of self entitlement is not surprising, but certainly disappointing

the most beautiful and terrible part of the episode is when Wenshu, at the peak of his grief lights Tian's ashes with the fireworks and gives him the freedom to reach the stars. the ultimate gesture of love.

your analysis is always so interesting and make me see details i would have missed otherwise. thank you