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Questions people might have: How do the powers of Liu Fufeng work? What is purification?

As to exorcisms and purification, here is an answer (please note spoilers until final episode 22):

https://mydramalist.com/809090-xin-jian-cuo#comment-26656104

Whoops, sorry. I thought you could watch "Rosy Clouds" and enjoy FMVs from HPJC. Shall cease.

Join us at "Beyond Time's Gaze", if "Saiunkoku Monogatari" anime is not your cup of tea! This is an excellent place to start with donghua, if you haven't. Er Gen the novelist is immersed in its production, being post-apocalyptic xianxia utilising dark cultivation and a key protagonist whom Yun Jiu Chuan has a few similarities with. First three episodes free at the Youku channel ( already finished 28 eps):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKRr0YZFA2U

I finished a 22-episode drama recently (24 minutes per episode), and it is very much up my alley as a well-produced supernatural classic with investigative cases and romance:

https://mydramalist.com/profile/Xiang83/review/583312

There are three things I will point out, so you can understand what you are watching.

1) Western-style exorcisms don't exist in this drama. In Chinese supernatural traditions, spiritual consciousness of a non-human entity cannot be killed. That can be removed only through purifications and blessings, or sending a lost soul back to the underworld (where specific minions bring that soul to the Hall of Yanluo Wang, the judge of the fifth court of the Underworld. He looks through your deeds in the Book of Life and Death).

You receive a verdict. If you can be reborn, you go to a better life. if not, you pay for your sins in the 18 levels of Hell. And when you are finally able to be reborn, you walk to Bridge of Helplessness, where Meng Po gives you the soup of forgetfulness. Only after forgetting it all, can you be born into a new life.

This is the world of "You Have My Heart".

When Fufeng is using her powers and you're not sure what she is doing, view it as purification, not as killing.

2) They limited the idioms in this drama, but I am very pleased with the lines. In episode 14, you might understand why all the conversations between Bai Shanjun and Liu Fufeng are significant. I can say that whoever has to do any subtitles for older dramas such as "Empress of China" had a very hard time because the ladies of the different palaces are well-educated, and idioms populated conversations for at least half an episode per episode.

That said, understanding two of the songs used for this drama contributes significantly to certain scenes. One of them, I have translated the three necessary stanzas. I and bilibili users combusted during episode 16 because as the song plays, we can see how the scenes and portrayals match the lines. The camerawork was definitely in tune. Pure poetry.

3) This drama focuses on emotional connections. The two leads are very well-fleshed out as individual characters, including their growth and thoughts, which all tie into what they want for Yin-Yang Crossing and their interactions with each other.

Because this drama portrays this well, by the time any kisses happen, it feels natural. And PDA is limited, which is very welcome for me.

Someone asked a question about someone in the ending, and I wrote an explanation, which I will add to the above review at the end. If curious, only read that at the end of the drama.

The ending is not a plothole relative to Bai Han, as per my understanding.

Right from the beginning, the viewer learns through Bai Shanjun's ignorance that there is a force deep beneath the general populace living in Yin-Yang Crossing. We believe this force is evil, as per what Liu Fufeng discloses.

In episode 14 when Bai Han has control of Bai Shanjun's body and is fighting Fufeng, Bai Shanjun learns Bai Han's view and history. According to the ancient records of Yin-Yang Crossing, this calamitous energy is not merely corruptive, but a pure primordial force. Bai Han also told Fufeng he does not want to stay in Yin-Yang Crossing. He wants to find a way to control this primordial force to change the whole world, and not just Yin-Yang Crossing. All this is based on his understanding at that point.

Bai Han doesn't succeed, because Fufeng placed The Treebound Curse in the half portion of her heart given to him that will destroy his physical body and kill him, for betrayal. He will die, if he did not find a way to escape the curse.

His only survival option was to merge his primordial spiritual consciousness with this primordial force that could not be controlled, and find a living vessel which could endure Fufeng's half of heart so he could one day have a physical body again.

This timeline of the drama is definitely a fantasy because in episode 15, Fufeng tells Bai Shanjun he was born in the third year of Jingping while aligning with very rare astronomical conditions. To speak of a year of Jingping is the Liu Song Dynasty. When Liu Yu died and his teenage son Liu Yifu ascended the throne, Liu Yufu was quickly deposed near the end of two years by his brother Liu Yilong. There are only two years but no third year of Jingping, due to the beginning of the Reign of Yuanjia.

The last time this same set of very-rare astronomical conditions happened: Fufeng took out half her heart. Bai Shanjun is the only individual who can bear half of her treeheart without perishing, can merge with her heart, and only he can break the Treebound Curse.

Meanwhile, mischief has been happening within Yin-Yang Crossing, especially wrt the Fortune-Turning Master and stones with the markings of an evil spell. Unlike previous bouts of mischief, this specific bout of mischief greatly amplifies the connection of people's hearts with greed and longing to the calamitous energy which Bai Han is utilising while also living in the body of Yulang (the son of the owner of Wanqian Bank).

In episode 19 when Shuan is knocked unconscious by Liu Fengling, Shuan had already spoken certain untruths in front of a significant number of townspeople. Fear, suspicion and dislike of Xiqianhua Mansion is exacerbated by his words, like a spark of fire. Due to not being aware, this is not addressed by Fufeng or Xiqianhua.

By this point, Bai Han has managed to fuse his spiritual consciousness into the earthen leylines of Yin-Yang Crossing where the primordial force exists, which forms a natural network. Fufeng isn't fully certain although she has speculated so, but she believes that if Bai Han chooses to live in a human body completely with his spiritual consciousness, she should be able to destroy that spiritual consciousness completely with a purification array or purification power.

In episode 20, the spell she casts is a purification array. Then she waits, for Bai Shanjun to return with Bai Han in the same body.

Fufeng has a complete treeheart since episode 15, so her spiritual power is much greater than before. However, as a tree demon, there is always a limit to the distance she can roam from her original primordial body, if she is to continue her power undisrupted within the seals she has been placing for more than a hundred years throughout Yin-Yang Crossing.

In episode 21, Fufeng understands completely human hearts power the calamitous energy, which she has fundamentally misunderstood all along as the calamitous energy being primarily responsible for corrupting people's minds. Pain, greed, malice and obsessive longing is what truly breeds and empowers the calamitous energy.

Bai Han's words confirm suspicions. The minds warped by corrupted hearts are a source of power for him. Fufeng makes a decision. She finally understand the intentions and goals of incitement to sway people's feelings, so excessive warped thoughts can be used by Bai Han as energy.

In episode 22, the lovers combine their spiritual power so Fufeng can maximise the possibility of purification, since the ancient willow tree in Xiqianhua is connected to the earthen leylines of Yin-Yang Crossing. This will definitely exhaust all her spiritual energy. She is not able to destroy primordial force, and she won't even consider. But maximum purification is possible, to nullify Bai Han's spiritual consciousness.

And as she sleeps after exhausting herself, the likes of Assistant Magistrate Shi and other townspeople ensure Fufeng's sacrifice is known by all. The townspeople believe in her and are grateful to her, and pray. Rumours are frankly tackled, and hence dispelled. Those who publicly spread rumours to confuse people must be publicly rebuked and/or slapped. The majority of people's hearts and minds are at peace. Not obsessed, fearful, or malicious. They believe in Bai Shanjun wanting to protect them with justice, and Fufeng protecting them from evil. Since Bai Shanjun is in charge while she sleeps, he possibly instituted the reforms in his letter to Fufeng, about ensuring virtue of character is recognised and not just academic excellence. If Bai Han still survives, it is not known. With all this, there is no source of power to be used in Yin-Yang Crossing for calamitous energy.

I'm probably forgetting one more detail.

I'd like to add that if you are dependent on translations, IQiyi's translations can be inconsistent (certain words used in descriptions by two different people can be translated two different ways in a drama on that platform, and any omissions can lead to confusion). What I am sharing doesn't rely on translations.

Western-style exorcisms don't exist here. In Chinese supernatural traditions, spiritual consciousness of a non-human entity cannot be killed. That can be removed only through purifications and blessings, or sending a lost soul back to the underworld, where specific minions bring that soul to the Hall of Yanluo Wang, the judge of the fifth court of the underworld. He looks through your deeds in the Book of Life and Death.

You receive a verdict. If you can be reborn, you go to a better life. if not, you pay for your sins in the 18 levels of Hell. And when you are finallly able to be reborn, you walk to Bridge of Helplessness, where Meng Po gives you the soup of forgetfulness. Only after forgetting it all, can you be born into a new life.

This is the world of "You Have My Heart".

What the future brings? Two lovers have a happy ending.

Hope this explanation helps :)

Classic wuxia done well is always a pleasure.

Nowadays a lot of wuxia is modern in execution and literary themes (qinggong, bromance, etc).

"Zhan Zhao Adventures" lost me not because of the fact that Yang Yang wasn't portraying the micro-expressions that I needed for Zhan Zhao, but a combination of other elements including a prolonged bromance instead of the rivalry that should have been present between Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang talking way too much, the actress for Linglong obviously using a body double (which I can understand and I am fine with qinggong in this drama), and some other writing issues.

The fights can be considered classic wuxia and laudable for a drama, but the drama is based on a fanfiction doing its own spin on "The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants" and as a clearly-modern mystery wuxia, "Zhan Zhao Adventures" isn't my cup of tea. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is another example of modern wuxia that isn't my cup of tea.

"Blades of The Guardians" is the best successor to wuxia movies of the 90s, for me. I wish I could see it in a cinema again.

I can take major changes in an adaptation, even if I am fond of the source material. The question is what and where are the changes.

This is a very difficult manga to adapt as a C-drama being marketed as a romantic comedy, especially for people who have read the manga and/or watched the anime.

Shuurei being drawn to Ryuuki from the start as a C-adaptation but not understanding why would still work across 2/3s of this drama, better than an FL who is totally not into romance and clueless about it. On top of that, her being portrayed as smart then naive + not smart at times (repeat this loop) is almost as sigh-worthy as the editing that gives me continuity whiplash. Episode 19 is an example of her portrayal making me sigh.

Meanwhile, Ryuuki in this drama is OOC as a love-brained governor who makes questionable decisions pertaining to her (see episode 17). I expect changes, but majorly OOCing two leads into individuals I find hard to like and also have a very hard time rooting for is really... not... intelligent... writing. People don't have to know the source material, to reach the conclusions of leads they can't get into and can't get behind.

This drama is definitely not trash. But I can see why people would be displeased with the characterisation of the leads and how it is affecting the main storyline.

I shared a conversation between Ryuuki and Shuurei here from Season 2, episode 19:

https://mydramalist.com/728951-the-story-of-saiunkoku#comment-26646474

This review is written to be as spoiler-free as possible, but with enough starting background so people can go in understanding certain details and with certain expectations for this short drama.

If I explain a lot, then this becomes a spoiler-filled review. I do a bit of "spoilers" in the episode reactions.

The biggest hints that this isn't a straightforward drama is in my mention of "Drama lovers of classical Chinese literature and the drama classics I have mentioned", having citing Justice Bao of the 90s before this, and also mentioning The Strange Tales of Liaozhai.

My first comment when the drama started airing included, "I find myself wondering if this is a different take on the classic ideas of Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian."

Maybe I should have included this part of my comment in my review, and explained why.

Here is a bit of the background of 聊斋志异 i.e. "Strange Tales From The Hearth: https://snowpavilion.co.uk/on-chinese-horror-part-v-strange-tales-from-the-hearth/

Many classics are simplified for the screen. The reason why they are enjoyable in Mandarin are the different angles, the richness of descriptions and details not possible to translate into English, and their underlying social commentaries.

I cited one example of mandarin being used, in another drama. What you see in a translation are two sentences that appear simple. It is not possible to translate three idioms in their entire completion into another language. More than 50% of the exact dialogue is lost on a foreign audience, right off the bat. Classics tend to use a lot of idioms, and idioms are rooted in language + culture + history with very specific context:

https://mydramalist.com/728951-the-story-of-saiunkoku#comment-26631476

Here is part of my commentary during the airing of "You Have My Heart"":

[ The dialogue is touching and frank, without being flowery or pretentious or drawn-out. Scenery mirrors emotions and complexities of the human heart, even as background visuals are evocative and romantic or eerily precise. In this fantasy realm, at a crossing of possibilities and fluid changes where humans and demons co-exist, bustling grounded realities of the human businesses and homes intersect with an unexpected world you come to terms with, through the newly-appointed magistrate's eyes. As his beliefs shift, so do you.

Obsession. Destiny. Resolving the past through the present. The leads and their assistants are strong and capably independent, but they need to work together to solve cases and inner demons. Their flaws unite them emotionally, more so than their goals.. ]

For me, the scenery of "You Have My Heart" is used to great effect to reflect the emotions and complexities of the human heart, especially in the scenes with the leads. It is the advantage of being a short drama over a long drama. "Love Beyond The Grave" does not resonate in this manner with its scenery, where scenery is simply scenery of sets or CGI. Hua'Er Film and Television is lauded by me as a superb production team for multiple reasons. This is where "You Have My Heart" is significantly different from "Love Beyond The Grave". There is romance, but this drama unabashedly has its roots in Pu Song Ling's classic, whereby (I quote from the link I share with you, because the writer understands what I do):

"The stories collected by Pu Song Ling told of fears and longings which help define a nation, and a culture’s identity."

"Love Beyond The Grave" feels too Westernised for me as a drama, even though I enjoyed the novel.

"You Have My Heart" is unabashedly Chinese in its identity, and very strongly so. Fears and longings also shape the cases as stories and Yin-Yang Crossing, but this drama smartly uses those traditional qualities to contribute to its ending about Change while shaping destinies and identities.

I expect people having difficulties with some concepts in the later episodes or getting bored with this drama, if they are used to what I consider as Westernised C-Dramas and they expect this drama to be strongly along those lines.

But if someone can appreciate the focal storytelling differences and visual similarities of "Love Beyond The Grave" versus "you Have My Heart", they can enjoy both dramas :)

In the anime, at one point Ryuuki proves to Shuurei that any rumours she ever heard about him liking only men is not true... And does so, by kissing her in front of everyone (that was hilarious).

Ryuuki is quite shameless. He is also quite charismatic. I preferred him to Seiran. By episode 19 of season 2, one can see the inroads which Ryuuki has made, which Shuurei may not be willing to recognise within herself yet. This conversation between them is indicative of the solidity of their relationship as friends, with the promise of more.

In short, screw up the characterisations of Fan Yun and Qi Zheng by making them too OOC, and it will be easy to lose the original manga readers and anime fans.

Episode 19, where Ryuuki and Shuurei have a conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6qIohoUV9g

Contrast that with episode 23 of this drama, and you can see how stupidly OOC the drama screenwriters have made Qi Zheng. One can make the FL and ML comedic, but there is a limit.

And it seems Tencent is not releasing any more new official images for 魂判九川, which isn't making me a happy camper for what I have to work with, pictures-wise.

Have a lovely FMV, to get through the next two episodes: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BSxGlsHnn04

It's because I have watched the anime, so I know it would not be OOC for Ryuuki to say something like that. Qi Zheng's behaviour and lines may seem ridiculous to some mandarin-speakers, but I thought these introduction scenes of male characters (after Fan Yun uses puppetry to tells her students the story of the Nine Cities) were pretty apt. Those who don't pick up on the "shoujo manga come to life" Directorial approach as this specific type of comedy within the first episode will have difficulty with the rest of the drama.

This is also where Fan Yun being more stoically similar to Shuurei would have helped, within two episodes. Within 10 episodes, Fan Yun appears more fluffy and unserious than Shuurei and it is a huge turn-off. It is best to plant possibilities early, for the romance aspect. Fan Yun being drawn to Qi Zheng but not understanding why could be fleshed out over the drama, instead of flat-out not interested in romance. Shuurei is naturally denser on the subject but for this drama, could be altered to be that way, and it would still work.

As to why? An event happening and Qi Zheng temporarily showing his very-ruthless-and-pragmatic side within 5 episodes would have helped the viewer root for Qi Zheng, if Qi Zheng is going to be a goofball 80% of the time. That fight in episode 6 would have been a lot better if the music had been canned, and Joseph Zheng shed his pretense completely and became very intimidatingly ruthless in killing the men.

If the FL is a turn-off and the ML is not someone you want to consider dating in a rom-com, what is the viewer going to root for? The viewer would have to adore other supporting characters and other aspects of the drama.

It would be necessary to include a 50-seconds or 1-minute segment at the end of every episode (before the ending song), whereby we see and hear the serious thoughts of Fan Yun or Qi Zheng being alone at night, before going to bed. They take turns, for every episode. Akin to writing notes to oneself. Personal development could be seen and what they also think about each other.

This manga is hard to adapt as a C-Drama, and I'm surprised they tried. The approach would need to be very carefully handled, otherwise reactions such as yours are perfectly understandable. Hence the low viewership.

The Tian Xing arc is the weakest section so far. I have watched episode 25. I'll be surprised if people don't drop this drama at episode 23. That was quite a test of patience. And Tian Xing is not interesting at all.

As someone who watched the anime when it came out and has some understanding of the source material from the manga, I strongly disagree with you if you're going to rely on the Douban reviews for this drama.

There are issues with this drama, which includes edits that didn't get past censorship. And yes, I rolled my eyes at episode 23 from a storytelling POV. That said, I have managed to find much enjoyment in the first 22 episodes of this drama, and here's a bit of explanation as to why:

https://mydramalist.com/profile/Fake_Smile/review/582562#comment-26623762

Further thoughts here:

https://mydramalist.com/728951-the-story-of-saiunkoku#comment-26631476

I wrote a review here:

https://mydramalist.com/profile/Xiang83/review/583312

Oh, someone else wrote a review for this drama more than 5 days ago. That's probably the day Bilibili released all the remaining episodes on its platform.
I don't understand what "gothic" means in that review, and the reviewer is clearly not a Bilibili user.

As to context, I hope my explanation of Yin-Yang Crossing in the review helps. The meaning of “阴阳渡” is a key point of this drama and integral to the evolution of Bai Shanjun's understanding.

You Have My Heart.

To see his smile, his tears, when she remembered- Zhu Zheng Ting has been riveting throughout this entire drama. And Hankiz complemented him well. Possibly the first female demon lord I am endeared to in C-Ent.

(( A magical well-woven story for me, in screenplay, visuals, dialogue, and pacing.
Exquisite.))

《蒹葭》is the lament of longing for a beloved tantalisingly out of reach, and one of the most famous love poems in ancient chinese literature. Having its words set to music, and hearing it play in the ending minutes- Every tear is felt. The radiance of each smile, rooted in misunderstandings transformed into trust, assurance and more...

The final lines of the song for this drama are different from the final lines of the poem.

蒹葭苍苍，白露为霜。所谓伊人，在水一方。溯洄从之，道阻且长。溯游从之，宛在水中央。

蒹葭萋萋，白露未晞。所谓伊人，在水之湄。溯洄从之，道阻且跻。溯游从之，宛在水中坻。

{ 茫茫世间 (这世间)
风月浪漫 (风月浪漫)
风景万千 (风景万千)
不如见你一面

青山无眠 (无眠)
等绯色映红你的脸
红尘万象, 怎及你一眼 }

And { } repeats itself, to finish with

~望云烟 心念 浮现~

Perfectly captured.

In silence, final words could not be clearer:

If he could do six concerts across five months (includes one international stop in SEA) instead of four concerts across four months, that would be great. Heck, a majority of domestic and international fans would still not be able to see him perform due to ticket number limitations. But to have more than a 0.001% chance would be great D:

9868 tickets sold out in 58 seconds, for the first batch.

This isn't a bad drama for me. It is a drama of huge potential severely affected by certain factors, primarily stemming from wrong decisions in directional characterisation and screenwriters (combined with my understanding of the source material):

https://mydramalist.com/profile/Fake_Smile/review/582562#comment-26623762

Once I switched my approach, it became far more enjoyable. I can see why people would drop it. That said, this drama is a gem for comedic moments and if you are not watching it for the main couple.

In the opening, when Yan Jiang is about to protest, what Joseph Zeng said was hilarious. People who don't realise it is obviously geared at comedy to reveal insight into his character will claim the lines are bad. Joseph says:

"这些任务就交给你啦。(interrupts protests) 颜绛。颜绛你笔底生花, 字字珠玉。定能酣畅淋漓一气呵成完成本城主交给你的任务。"

Yan Jiang replies, saying idioms are not to be used like this. Yan Jiang means 笔底生花 and 字字珠玉 cannot be combined with 酣畅淋漓 (because 酣畅淋漓 is used in a drinking context, plus this situation is about handling important administrative documents and nothing to do with his writing talents). Impossible for any translation to completely translate three idioms used like this, hence missing more than 50% of the original meanings which makes everything Joseph said incredibly splendid about Yan Jiang yet hilariously ridiculous in a good way (to also demonstrate how things are between the two men), which made me laugh a lot.

I like more than half of the first episode but wow, the balance of seriousness and comedy needed for the first five episodes with Shuurei and Ryuuki as individuals in their interactions i.e. Qi Zheng and Fan Yun, was just not there. If people watch the first twelve episodes, then finishing likelihood is higher.

In the anime, Kou Reishin is obsessed with his niece in an over-protective way, hence Fan Hui's attitude towards Fan Yun. His adopted son Li Kouyuu is Yan Jiang in this drama. Li Kouyuu would cover up the shortcomings of Kou Reishin, by doing his work for him.

For the anime which I like very much, I was perpetually amused by Kou Reishin, and less so with Li Kouyuu (more of meh).

In this drama, Huang Hai Bing as Fan Hui is still making me chortle, while Tian Jiarui is doing a splendid job of bringing Li Kouyuu to life (the actors and actresses here obviously have directional input to behave like a shoujo manga come to life, as per the original source material) yet being realistically convincing in his role. Li Kouyuu always loses directions, can be grumpy and sharp-tongued, etc

Deng Wei generates chemistry with whoever he interacts with, so I'm a bit sad he doesn't actually have any scenes with TJR or Cheng Hongxin. That said, Deng Wei and Joseph Zeng get along like a mansion on fire in their scenes XD

The highest rating is on MDL. This drama is currently ignored for other dramas or being savaged, except for various fans supporting various actors and actresses in this drama. I'm pretty sure this drama isn't at 7.6 on MDL because of Deng Wei. It's literally a team effort boost, mixed with very honest opinions. When I first started, I mentally gave this drama an MDL score of 5.0 out of 10 and considered dropping it. 10 episodes convinced me not to do so, pushing up to 6.0. My current score is higher than that, but definitely not 7.6.

May this cheer you up (golden reminders):

https://www.weibo.com/2212669181/QFWQwwFSz

https://www.weibo.com/5909342713/PAVmUjkEU

"The Story of Saiunkoku" is a difficult manga to adapt as a drama, because Shuurei is an unusual and notable female character in a unique shoujo manga. That is the biggest weakness of this drama.

The Directors obviously wanted to go for "bringing a manga to life" effect but didn't take enough note of how the anime managed to aptly balance the elements of the manga with enough realism.

This is probably why they went with certain characterisations for Zheng Shi (Sa Sakujun), Qi Zheng (Ryuuki) and Fan Yun (Shuurei). My biggest issues are with the characterisations, which I can see Joseph Zeng is playing to the hilt accordingly. His acting is not an issue, because he is supposed to exaggerate certain traits as per the directional characterisation he is given.

However, this huge mistake in writing of Fan Yun takes many viewers completely out of her story, because it makes it difficult to emphatise or care for her. Yes, Shuurei in the original is slower to understand non-platonic feelings and it is the same in the drama, but making her so cartoonish and exaggerated in acting (no thanks to the directing characterisation) also affects viewers in wanting to continue with her. Episode 15 is where she behaved for a while in the way she should have behaved for the first three to five episodes, in demonstrating what she wants to stand for and how she thinks. There is a serious story in here, but the storytelling approach has killed my interest in Shuurei. Not enough understanding of the source material, combined with directing plus screenwriting not meshing on the specific approach, has led to this difficulty for viewers to connect.

As a result, I believe a majority of viewers are watching for whoever they support while enjoying whatever laughs they can find.

Deng Wei, Joseph Zeng, and other male actors generate a lot of chemistry with each other. And that makes the chemistry between the two leads of Fan Yun and Qi Zheng fall even flatter.

At first I could not get into Gao Ran. Something clicked after 14 episodes, and I was better able to see why his version of Seiran here is fitting. I only wish Dai Luwa had more screentime with the other male characters, because she is also very talented with the comedy and sass.

At least this drama is finally out. I will definitely return to it for all the comedy gems!

Yes.

((Unless you have subscribed to bilibili which only mandarin-speakers can do so and hence able to complete watching, it's not possible to watch the final episode of this drama until tomorrow i.e. 30 June. I'll be surprised if anyone has posted a review for this drama on MDL, unless they are a bilibili subscriber.))

Yan Jiang is adopted by Fan Hui.