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Oh yeah that I assume its when the FL left the place of the guy that saved her, on her way to join the army. He said he was returning from Que city, if you remember in ep2 I think it was when he reported to Minister Xu his master about what happened in Que city, about how the ML got it back by flooding. So FL must have been on her way to join the army and ML coming back from seeing what happened in que city.

Kisskh you've never let me down like this before, I swear they usually have the svip episodes up. Looks like I'm gonna have the buy the express episodes. I can't wait, I have no self control.

You probably already are but thought I would still just ask, you're buying through the app yeh? Not the website

It's because Cheng Li Su's character was originally played by a different actor. However, he got in legal trouble and got arrested and all that, so his scenes were replaced with face swapping and green screen with the new current actor. However, a lot of his scenes were also cut out, making shorter episodes. That along with passing regulation dropping the episode count from 40-36, meant a lot of scenes were cut. Definitely a bit annoying, the episodes go by so fast.

There is more to the plot later about succeeding the throne to become emperor, the crown prince is involved, about He Yan's brother and getting revenge and also about war with the wutao people. But more of that come out later. Idk how much from the novel and I don't want to spoil too much for you unless you want it, but there's more to come that involves war and palace politics.

Chu Zhao does like her, but He Yan doesn't realizes and Chu Zhao doesn't like become obsessed with her or anything. He confesses once, is rejected and moves on. So in there novel he likes her but ML and FL only have eyes for each other and he's not that aggressive, so the triangle is barely a triangle. Chu Zhao does try to plot against Xiao Jue a few times but thats not all because of He Yan, also for his own agenda.

Oh nice, might check that out. And yeh he plays it well, not knowing whose side he's really on. You can tell he's not fully with Minister Xu.

Oh nice, might check him out more, I've only seen the glory which he is in apparently but only as a guest role in a single ep, so don't remember him. I'll check out his other stuff like the one you mentioned

I haven't seen the actor who plays Chu Ziao in much but he nails the character here so far. Gives off the right vibe, can't tell what he's thinking, can't tell if he's trustworthy or not and he's like a chameleon, just blends in to whatever situation he's in. Nice job by the actor tbh.

haha definitely only have time to quickly catch the eps before sleeping or else it gets really late

Hey glad to see another Aussie in here! it sucks having to wait till 10pm

Hahaha thats the spirit

hahah no problem, hope you enjoy the show!

Yeh they're still cohesive, they flow well, just fast, but still coherent and cohesive. Everything makes sense. Some people have mentioned though that Cheng Li Su due to the face swap sometimes his character appears weird like a blend of the current actor and the old one, I personally don't see it but maybe cause I'm not too familiar with that actor anyway. But just a heads up some people have mentioned it but only in some scenes they said. For me, he looks fine, maybe his neck looks a bit too long for his face, but its the type of thing where if you don't know or aren't looking for it, can't really tell.

Hahah true being stabbed and falling of a cliff is like a rite of passage for an ml or fl of a historical drama. Yeh there was on explanation at all, definitely a plot hole but not a big deal. Due to the scandal of the previous actor that played the 3rd ml Cheng Li Su, his scenes were all replaced by a new actor and face swapping and green screen technology but also a lot of his scenes were cut. Thus, the episodes are pretty short. Hope you enjoy it!

Sorry to hear about your insomnia and pain, hopefully your pain can be cleared up soon! And hopefully watching some cdramas take the edge off. If you like action, I think you will like this, not too much action yet, but still a good amount sparring and a few fight/duel scenes, but you can already tell from the first 4 eps there will be some great war/big fight scenes when it comes around. Since you don't care how they survive a cliff fall (same as me really) then its perfect for you, as she falls from a cliff and we get a cut scene to a month later to her in a bed saved already, no explanation really. Pace is fast, and episodes are only like 30 mins when you skip start and end credits, so honestly the episodes go really fast. Since we have met in a few different dramas we seem to have similar taste so far, so looking forward to seeing what you think about this one. Like others have said, may have to take your logic cap off for a bit, but nothing really that glaring or obvious besides the whole pretending to be a women in an army camp. Overall, it's enjoyable and some interesting characters.

Not so far, but just started after all. There will be a lot, based on trailers and the novel, and you can just feel it.

Personally, I like it. It's going at a fast pace, love the chemistry between ml and fl. I love that in ep 4 ML already realizes the FL is a girl pretending to be a guy. So no long misunderstands, he already knows. However, the major problem many people have are the logic flaws, particularly in ep 1 regarding how she survives being stabbed and falling off a cliff. And also how ML doesn't realize that FL as general was replaced/swapped with her bother. However, this is explained by others below in comments, as they hadn't met in years since their schools days, so her being unrecognizable as a general and not ML knowing she was replaced is logical. Anyway, some logical flaws, but overall I find it enjoyable, I think the ML and FL carry this drama right now, love the fight choreo and overall an enjoyable watch, but thats just my opinion.

Yeh its horrible she did so much, taking the place of her brother, being raised as a boy since birth, fighting in countless wars, becoming a general, only to be betrayed by her own family. Side note and spoiler: I love how in ep 4 ML already knows FL is a girl pretending to be a guy, so refreshing how he found out so quick, they didn't make the misunderstanding/secret go for ages.

Their ranks are pretty similar, still in military, Xiao Jue's official rank is commander of the right army, still known as general Feng Yun, and He Yan is promoted to a marquise. She was promoted because even though the new emperor relied on and trusted Xiao Jue, he was still wary of him having too much power, so he promoted his wife instead, for their help. As for her family, her family is not involved but her father and brother try to killer her, actually in the drama mostly her bother, its unclear if her father knew her brother would kill her, but her father drugged her and blinded her.