MareAzurre

There have been other leaked photos that hinted at LSS surviving like a pic of him hugging Chen Yue (princess) both in this army attire but were never included, however, in this final cut, he did not survive.

I agree with you about the main CP but I think the second CP was special and brought the best out of each other, until that point neither Cheng Lei nor Lu Yu Xia had a CP that supported them that way. This is what a good acting partnership is about. That pool scene was something else, no physical touch and people went crazy for them.

Stop in ep 34, when they managed to escape with the Emperor that was imprisoned is when very sad things happen, having said that the end of the series (the last seconds!) hints to a happy ending for the main CP but we never see it, it is implied. In all honesty I fast forwarded all the melodrama in the last 4 eps. I only watch the rewarding scenes. but please watch it with confidence until ep 34, the chemistry and sassiness of the main CP is fabulous.

Riyu faked to the empress to reach the enemy bosses, this is what happened

Exactly, they were in the original poster standing side by side, and also in the first interviews they were attending with the main CP. Maybe they did not want to repeat what happened with My Journey to You in which the secondary couple made up of Cheng Lei/Lu Yu Xiao became the most popular and opaque Esther Yu and Zhang Linghe, so much that they were the ones called by Harpers Bazaar for an special edition photoshoot. I doubt it this would have happened here as the main CP was so powerful super acting, bounds of chemistry, fab visuals.

During these series, there have been non-official previews in YouTube probably from people in set taking photos/filming and Yu Shi Shan and Chen Yue (princess) have other scenes in which they hugged back in base (not on the battlefield) with his army clothes. It is well known that directors in China film alternative endings. We have known this before with other series one big example is The Untamed, in the first cut of the series, the end showed the CP on the waterfall reunited and happy smiling at each other. This is the version that was shown in Japan. However, in China was shown with a different less rewarding ending. Unfortunately, this edition was sold to international streaming services.

Please watch it, there is a kind of happy ending that includes LTG

I know it sounds like an awful amount of episodes but in this case, because the leads are so enchanting you just want to keep watching! You feel their love and longing from the first scene it is so moving.

I watched it raw and I watched ML dying in battle. It looks they married in previous eps. If you have a link could you share it with me?

The saddest of ending that you could ever imagine. Only the women survived.

Only the women survived, it is the saddest of endings

Only Ruyi, his hubby died in battle with his team.

Bromances are the BLs from China, so no kisses but we do not miss them because the amount of body contact, sweet words, and chemistry between the leads burns the house. The two MLs are the hottest artists in China. Watch it, there won't be another CP like them (for start China has now forbidden BL adaptations, even as bromances)

Not, it looks Riyu became the empress. (idk why) I watched the ep and nobody had to marry for convenience but somebody has posted a photo of marquis marrying Wu Princess so I was wrong then

Terrible, the saddest of ending that you could possible imagine. Still what a amazing series.

Not so terrible? It is the worst that I could ever imagine, I am crying my eyes

Many thanks, I fast forwarded through because it is the saddest ending possible it was too hurtful to watch it, but I will watch with sub eventually.

It is the saddest that you could possible imagine, but it is so worthy, it is an excellent series you will be rewarded all along.

Nothing. LTG survived but alone with the women mourning for their true love. It is a proper sad episode, nothing to put a smile in our face. It actually finished with Chen Yue in a vision of Yu Shin San and some other silly images of all of them on horses.

Apologies, he did survive I thought alone with Princess Chen Yue mourning for Yu Shin Shan until the very last sec of the last ep but somebody has posted a photo of him marrying Princes of Wu