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I like how they each believe in each other unconditionally as well.

His grand ambition is to rule Susha by proxy through his grandson, the second prince. Once the second prince becomes Emperor, power would be transferred to his hand indirectly. The court is already filled with his people. His plan in detail, I have no clue, but obviously, to take FSG down, and also eliminate the Emperor.

Hahaha...if it's him, then the original creator/scriptwriter really does the show a great injustice. But hey, bad people hide in plain site all the time!!

This would really make the shows even more interesting!

Could be...could be...and I think that's what keeping me on because I still don't know. I do know PM Zhuang is bad. Even FSG said PM Zhuang rules the entire court.

As of ep 20, he knows...assuming you're talking about FL not siding with her initial group?

I hear you...

Now that my brain in clicking, maybe I should recategorize the list as EXTERNAL villain vs. INTERNAL villain. In such case, XJS would be #1 baddie for external; and MURONG SENIOR would be my #1 pick for internal baddie. Now I can rest my case....

The obvious #1 baddie is XJS, but I feel there's a HIDDEN boss. Looking at the list, I think it might be MURONG SENIOR.

We haven't seen much of him in action yet, but saying nice things about the Emperor and duties to the nation as a general in one episode.

This actor is pretty well-known and had played major roles many times. I say HIM.

Definitely not Emperor of JinXui. He's too incompetent that even his mom said so.

Yup..I love their interaction. FSG and the Emperor together is my second most favorite screentime duo after FSG & FYX.

ohhh...8.6 rating!!! 🥰

Rank your baddies or suspected baddies here...or who you think is the BIG BOSS/MAIN VILLAINs ....Not in order, we have:

XJS
Prime Minister Zhuang
Murong Yao
Murong Senior
Emperor of JinXui
Empress Dowager of JinXui
Empress of Susha
Unknown Character/Not Yet Introduced (which I doubt)..

I weigh more heavily on 2 also. I also don't trust him. He's so mercurial and we've witnessed the big lies he had formulated.

I don't hate her. I understand why she did what she did. Had it not been XJS, she would have died a long time ago in the desert. He did save her. Yes, she's head over heel for him, so she's doing all these stupid things. But let's say she's not crazily in love with him, it would still make sense for her to SAVE HIM in return for saving her.

You bet I'm eating it all up...and please serve me a second! I like a bad-ass anti-hero, and you know it Cdramas, that's so hard to come by because everyone is playing so nicely; or at least, the director/production aren't allowed to make things too gory and violent.

When JingShi asked about Ning Fei and had WeiRan search for him, two things came to mind. 1) He does care somewhat about his men (the three heroes of JinXiu) and wants to rescue/retrieve Ning Fei; or 2) He doesn't really care, but just wants his general back to do his bidding.

Xia Jing Shi is hard to pin point, but he's definitely more bad than good.

As of the latest ep 20, FSG and FYX seem to have telepathic connection in understanding each other's psyche well. I don't think they'll have any misunderstanding. They may be separated physically for other reasons.

I do sympathize for Xia Jing Shi somewhat. Given he's the son of the late Emperor of JinXiu, he could essentially be Emperor by right, but had been abused long-term by his brother and the Empress Dowager, forcing him to become a survivalist, schemer, and ruthless. However, FYX also had a horrible childhood as a kidnapped orphan and trained assassin, but her moral compass isn't as deviated as XJS who's willing to sacrifice 300,000 civilians. I suppose he does have a bigger reward/goal, making things "costlier" and more sacrifices. Tragic indeed...

That's was my initial thought, too. But I'm having doubts now.

I watched the clip several times. I guess it's a high chance he's a baddie.