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And her generals. Because while the other armies were loyal to their leaders out of obligation, fear or greed, hers were loyal because she was genuinely admired and loved. And she love them back just as much, hence the pain.

That's what I fear, making her less than her original character. But I'm still hoping its just a room for character development.

And I'm also looking forward for her to act those angsty scenes. Her and her generals had my heart.

Yeah I've adjusted my expectations to separate the story and the romance sides.

Her going back home was in the trailer, so lets see how that will turn out. Hopefully it will be balanced, and not switching the Qingzhou and Yongzhou arcs parts.

That was also what made him interesting in the novel. He had so many layers that only she knows. Yet at the same time she still has to figure him and his plans out. The ambiguity between them even when they already entered marriage alliance made for some good angst, and yearning at the same time.

I don't know if those are still gonna happen in the drama. I mean, even JR isn't her general. And will the rest even exist.. Unless that loss will be played by another character.

I'm still hoping someway, somehow that loss will happen as it was an important part of her. It showed how truly strong she is not just physically but mentally and emotionally. The anger, the pain, the fear. The words she told the remaining ones were my favorite. The only line in the entire novel that actually moved me.

Same. I prefer the first dress too, even the red entertainer dress was better. heheh

Yeah I guess that makes sense with 2fl, but I also wouldn't be surprise since she gives me that vibe that will do anything to achieve her goals.

Oh.. so I'm assuming ml is still not talking to FC in the latest ep. Hmm...

The ml giving fl a hairpin and personally putting it on her was supposed to be romantic, until I remembered he also gave his maid the same thing earlier. That gesture means something in the culture hence the maid being happy. Hmm..

But I love that the noodle scene was given to fl instead of 2fl. Its fair since the cliff scene earlier was given to ml instead of YYZ.
The ml also clearing out about the maid real quick. And most importantly voluntarily telling fl about his family situation hopefully means he won't be too ambiguous to her later on when their marriage alliance and the war starts.

Maybe I can have expectations of the ml now. That he won't feel anything or even consider anyone else that isn't fl. Since that was the only time in the novel that he was moved because of his mother.

8/40 The drama really has more romance with having more moments and skinship than in the novel where its was pretty much non-existent until the end. I'm quite enjoying it.

Just feign ignorance like Xi'er. lol

He missed her so much he went to her event to see her and gave her plushie and flowers. How cute is that~

Timezone is indeed a factor, but to those same as cst, how were they functioning the next day..? My old ass could never. lol So might as well take my time watching.

p.s. Tell your doggos I said hi~

Ikr! And HP's reaction to all that esp. after seeing their cute interactions together. Plus knowing the actor actually also adores her irl. It would've nice to see more scenes of them since she was in her natural state with him. lol

I've been waiting long for it so I like to enjoy every ep. That or I'm same with Xi'er that values food and sleep too much (when the first 8 eps dropped). lol

The ml walking out when she told him she invited out 3ml was kinda cute. But the line he said to 3ml after finding out he agreed to go with her was a low blow. I understand the jealousy, but still, if one knows the reason..

The fl saying she dislikes being second to anyone specifically to ml, 2ml and 3ml, seems like the drama's version of novel-Xi'er wanting to be a man's only one, not one of the many. Afterall it was the reason she turned down one of them because he can only promise her to be his #1, not his only one.

I love the moment between 2fl and 3ml. Even though the love line is not as prominent as in the novel. She really cut him off and said she won't do anything to him. lol Their entire scene together was beautiful. His entire presence and aura is calming and pleasing. And it was good to see her just having fun. My fave part of the ep.

7/40 BFX making a move on YWY but getting blocked by HFX. lol Even bribing her with food, her favorite thing, but she just thought he was being considerate and still continued with YWY. She really is oblivious.
And YWY looking everywhere but at them. lol

In this part of novel he had taken in a different woman while chasing another one as well. So I was not prepared for how obvious he is here. But yes, yes he is, and I'm liking it.

From the sect that produced "the BFX" I expected more from the other disciples esp. JR and GY. I know someone had to be hurt for plot device, but still, BFX basically fought all 6 of the expert bad guys by herself. If they weren't gonna make JR her general, then at least make him a good disciple.

HFX really had a moment there with BFX in front of the villains. lol But just as ml came to fl, 3ml had to arrive too. And it wasn't by accident either, he specifically came to see her. The way her eyes lit up + saying she wanted to see him too + the bgm mellowing out + ml's reaction.. I cant. Too obvious HFX. lol

6/40 The fight scenes were good esp. BFX's. It's good to see scenes of fl and her sect in action. Though I kinda expected more from the other disciples of Tianshuang, as the leader of the righteous sects.

I did appreciate the variety of the villains' weapons + BFX's ribbon, HFX's fan and YWY's sword all in one episode.

True. Many cdramas start so well but then goes downhill and those endings that seems to be just for shock value.

This novel was short but they did film the extra/special chapter so its hard not to have high hopes for a proper HE.

I love SHL too since TYK is one of my fave danmei, and the drama really lived up to my expectations. Hoping this one is the same.

I haven't seen that drama. But one of the reason I liked the novel was the strong women (physically, mentally, emotionally) with grace and dignity, no schemings. I'm just hoping the drama won't fall into the usual tropes.

Btw, that's Ah-Xu in your dp right..?
SHL is an example of good novel to drama adaptation even with many major changes.

Hopefully she stays reasonable till the end. Because having a smart character who is interested with the lead can either be a good ally or worse enemy.

FQW's character is unrecognizable from the novel, its totally different. Her entrance was almost cool except for the cgi. Seems like she'll have a bigger role than HCR in the first half of the story.

And another familiar face, Yuanyuan looks like she has a thing for her boss. Hope it won't turn ugly later on as ml needs all the loyal people he can get.

5/40 Nothing much stood out from this ep. So I'll just talk about the bts. I was waiting for WYJ to post photos with ZLS and he came through. As expected of Zirui and Chen Qian Qian. Not sure if he'll appear again in future eps but it was a nice short reunion. He really just dropped by to see her. lol

And YY saying ZLS is cute and childish with them being the same age reaffirms what I've seen in their reuters. Good to know they had fun filming.