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Because it's a coital alluded scene, the director and production cannot risk showing too much skin exposure, and could be labelled as soft porn and get cut/docked by the gov't; then this drama will never get aired.

Jin'An's memory is definitely back by ep 29. When he was talking to Yao's envoy, his cold eyes were signaling to the envoy to not say anything out of place , e.g. him looking like Prince AnNan.

To me, ep 29/30.

I’m so onboard with this plan. He’s so smart. She’s so smart. How could they not have a backup plan or talk things over. They probably have 5 backup plans! Thank you for making me feel better. I can now watch the show without getting stressed out no matter how bad it may seem. I refuse to let Su Yu Yang gets the upper hand.

Yah, it needs to come faster. 😁

OMG...just saw previews for 29/30. It's going to be crazy!!! So glad the prince is back because we need him to deal with that conniving Su Mu Yang and save our heroine, although he may not understand why he's actioning against his own logic. 🥰 🤪

Me, too!!!

Surprising self reflect: I'm not bothered by so many Cheng Lei's topless scenes. I would be feeling uncomfortable had it been a 12 yo boy's scrawny body. 🤪

Are you a Cheng Lei's fan? If yes, continue. Not a Cheng Lei's fan ==> Do you have any other good dramas to watch now, if no, then continue to watch; otherwise, drop/hold. =)

He is, but the dark sorcerer made it sounds like the brother and the villain Empress are bound together in way that if one were to die, the other person would die, too.

I feel the same. He would never let her go as he's so obsessed with her. He would find ways to get her, wage wars, or use her adopted father to make things difficult for her even if she moved to Yao; like, what if Su Mu Yang had her father lead the war knowing that she wouldn't fight her own adopted father? That's why I feel that best way out would be for SMY to die, and Jin'An to reign both territories.

Yes, I'm worried this may be the case because you know most emperors got the throne not because they are nice people.

Most surprising info from ep 27/28 for me is that Yao's emperor (Jin'An's brother) didn't fall for the psychotic empress, but it was her sister Rong who he loved. This makes me feel better because it shows that he never fell for the villainess to begin with.

I can't believe the Dark Sorcerer died just like that. Sigh...as the most menacing villian thus far in the drama, it's just too underwhelming. Got to say I'm sorely disappointed even though he's a bad character.

Up to ep 27, With Su Mu Yang as the new villain, I don't know if I want him to rule Taijin. But there's no other heir potential in the picture. Where is the show heading?
1) Su Mu Yang dies and Ji'nAn rules both Yao and Taijin as one.
2) Su Mu Yang continues to rule TaiJin, while Jin'An rules Taijin, and both live in peace. I don't like this option though.

What do you think?

I'm only 14 minutes into ep 27. I can't stand Su Mu Yang anymore. He needs to go.

Just finished 6 eps in one go. I did skip a lot of scenes without the main leads because I'm mostly only interested in Cheng Lei. I got to say, he has chemistry with all his female leads, including Jelly Lin whose performance I normally don't enjoy, but she's great in here with Cheng Lei.

Cheng Lei looks great here in Republican Era.

Wow, I don't recognize Darren Chen, and it's been 3 episodes with him. Also surprising is to see Cheng Xiao as cameo in the drama.

Seems like Mo Yin might be paired with Lu Xin after all. Good decision.

Cheng Lei definitely has a lot of shirtless scenes in Shadow Love. I'm happy to see he's not scrawny or overly skinny like some other Chinese actors when topless. I hope this sets a new standard in the Cdrama industry for male artists to embrace a healthier image.