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Ah, that makes sense. Thank you for explaining and for the excerpts! :)

Also, which scene did Xiang Liu start to have feelings for her?

For those who have read the novel, or just have better insight: how did Xiang Liu figure out that Xiaoyao is a woman?

100% yes!! Has me entranced and obsessed. I've been rewatching every episode twice, and I don't do this often.

I was thinking something similar too! And actually, what you said just reminded me of an earlier scene where GZY said that YWS is cold but with a warm heart, and that maybe he can melt her.

Haha I like that (and so very true). Thanks :)))

Ohh 🤣 I thought it had more meaning behind it since this scene made it into the official MV for an OST haha. Like maybe it was representing her choosing to reject his affection by letting go of his gift.

In Ep 11, when YWS dropped the block of Thousand Year Ice (gifted by GZY) into the bowl of water, it seemed to allude to an important meaning/emotion/decision, but I was not clear on what it was. Does anyone know what was the meaning behind this action taken by YWS?

In Ep 2, do you think the Sword Wielder was trying to tell Shangjue that he now wants to change the successor to Shangjue?

ALL HAIL THE DARK QUEEN YETAN!!!!👏👏👏

IMO, the FL character is the opposite of pure with no evil thoughts or intentions. She is intentionally antagonistic toward many people that she meets. She's further spoiled by the ML who encourages her bratty, rude behavior and lets her run wild / lawless instead of teaching her discipline and responsibility.

Yes he is dreamy!! 😍😍

The storyline, production, supporting cast and ML are all great. The only thing holding this drama back is the FL (both the character and the actress herself). I keep hoping that the actress will improve on her acting with each new drama, but I still feel like her facial expressions and reactions are not believable at all. This, combined with the FL character's pouty, childish, antagonistic behavior, and I just cannot root for her. Nevertheless, I'll continue watching bc the rest of the cast is awesome and convincing, and I'm curious to see how the villain arcs will play out.

I just saw a melon on Twitter that this drama might star Zhao Lusi with Xiao Zhan. 🧐🤔 Lol I would love to see them pair up again, but I'm not sure if this is the right drama for their reunion. I was imagining something more epic, romantic and fantastical for their CP hehe. 🙈😍

Just finished watching this show in 24 hrs. Highly recommend this show to everyone! Lots of hilarious moments, yummy eye candy, romantic love, sisterhood, fun plot twists and most importantly, a smart, brave FL who I highly admire. What a hidden baobei that I'm happy to have discovered. Enjoy watching!! I'm still over here laughing. 🤣🤣👏👏♥️♥️♥️

Omgggg Ep 7 where she eats mushrooms, starts hallucinating and tries to kiss the ML...I was laughing so hard 🤣🤣🤣 Even more hilarious is how much she pouts bc the ML won't let her kiss him LMAO

I highly recommend watching it!! It's been seven years since the drama was released, and I still have not moved on from this story. That's how powerfully moving this drama is for many of us fans. Even today, this drama remains one of my top 5 all-time favs.

Have you watched the cdrama Who Rules The World? She's one of my top fav examples of strong female leads.

Ok well I'm glad you already know that then. I think it's up to each viewer to pick and choose the type of storyline and type of FL character that they want to watch. Some ppl do like the naive/innocent/cute FLs and that's why this trope remains popular (and will always be). For those who don't like it, they can watch the ones that do have the smart/strong FLs. In general, I do think cdramas are now moving towards having a larger portion of storyline with smart/strong FLs.

Actually there are a decent amount of cdramas that do have smart FLs. You just have to search specifically for them. To your point, majority of both cdramas and kdramas still have the naive/stupid/weak FLs. I'm usually ok with that as long as she has character development through her hardships/adventures. One cdrama example of a smart FL this year is Who Rules The World. The FL is equally smart and capable as the ML in this cdrama. Have you seen it?