PeachBlossomGoddess

Geez why does Xiao Qi always look like he bankrupted himself to splurge on his wife’s wardrobe when they stand together???

Yes, you are right, it should be Huang 皇/emperor not Wang 王/king. That said before he unified China and called himself Huang/emperor; ie King of Kings, he was just known as Qin Wang or King of Qin. The Chinese title 墓王之王 basically means Tomb of the King of Kings. Maybe that's why the translator used Wang in the synopsis. But I think Huang is probably more accurate.

The Qin capital is never under any real threat in this drama - outside of one (exaggerated) coup attempt by Lao Ai. They did have some battle losses but nothing that threatens the capital. I assume you are asking about the beginning of Qin's decline? This drama ends at unification, at the zenith of Qin Shi Huangdi's power.

I am currently watching S2 Qin Alliance on Netflix. It is not as high budget a production but the actor that is playing Ying Si is phenomenal. It is one that you can also consider.

Indeed.... if we are keeping score mahjong was invented circa 1800.... this is a bit of a spoof, if you evaluate it from a more serious POV then lots and lots and lots of stuff just makes no sense...

He seems so benign... hopefully he is just.a sheep in sheep's clothing...

It cracked me up also. Guo Qilin's facial expressions were priceless....

Oh then I must definitely keep going; Fujianese I definitely can understand. My drama buddy is from Xiamen, I am gonna wait till she gets back from China to watch those episodes with her then. I should also get less busy at night - at the moment its pretty crazy I keep having to rewind bc I keep getting distracted....

Tyvm I call these types of shows Chinese Treasure Island!!! I will keep it on my list to check out. Sadly I pretty much gave up on this one after the first 6 episodes - I only half understand the dialect and I got tired of reading the subs... I will probably come back to it or end up watching it really slowly...

This actor was just wasted as Ying Si! He should have been saved to play Yin Zheng. Or even if they used him again I would be ok with it!

Ep 36: WTF???!!!

LOL - or you can just watch them both I think the stories are a bit different anyway. :)

I think Xiao Qi has already more or less figured out what went down. And he is there for justice - he is prepared to stage a coup if he gathers evidence that suggests Zidan colluded with an enemy kingdom to murder is soldiers. It is high treason, even an emperor cannot do that. A'wu senses he is up to something big but she doesn't know what yet , she just senses he has changed or is different. He has not communicated with her because he has no proof and he is not sure she will side with him. They are at a big inflection point in their relationship IMHO. Let's see if she does the right thing.

Scroll down and look for @pewpewmew's posts I believe she translated big chunks of the latest episodes.

Constipated is spot on lmao. But his character is interesting.

I will be mad if it is because the whole Wang Qian arc was a waste of time. But I don't think it will be because Xiao Qi already more or less is onto what has happened. He is gonna remove Zidan asap.

Yes that is why I still hold up some hope she comes through in the end but her track record so far on calling out her precious blue blooded family is rather shitty. But the thing about Xiao Qi is we know he loves her to death but even then he is not gonna let her get in the way of justice. I am just angry because I came to realise she just MAY not be good enough for him.

From memory - Jin-er asked what Wang Xuan wanted. Zidan didn't really answer he said either don't touch me or get lost. Either way the meaning is the same, he basically told her to buzz off.

Agree - Zidan is really evil - he murders his own brother and tried to kill Xiao Qi who saved his sorry ass more than once. But for now Wang Xuan is not busting him yet, she is sleeping on it but she still may. But I think Xiao Qi already figured out that it must be Zidan. He is very subtle but it is why he snubs paying the requisite courtesies to Zidan and stops Wang Xuan as well. He already knows what happened and he is there to gather evidence. As long as Wang Xuan doesn't mess it all up with her bimbo headed interference, all's well that ends well.

yes I like him too