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Hellfire

Wuyi let the third arrow fly going thru LeJun just as Mao was reaching her. He made himself appear the traitor and headed north with Eagle King. His two guards were presented to him and he played the traitor masterfully. They left in disdain to complete the facade for the Eagle King. As things played out, he knew there was no way WuYi would join the north, but, he did not anticipate how willingly WuYi would give his life for his people. JiaYu showed a demonstration of the caltrop fire and it was a shower of hellfire to earth. It then continues to seize on mineral deposits to continue burning and water would not put it out. They plotted an area where the army could be blocked in and prepared for the last battle. LeJun left her wishes behind so her brother would know. She even hid the battle location to blockade them in on the bottom of her shoe. WhenWuYi fired that last arrow he successfully pierced the heart of Mao and the Eagle King. Even staying for three years spying on him, their peoples’ history could not let her love or hate him. This was the hardest thing for the northern general to hear. He was stunned that she willingly drank the poison over considering even for a moment to beg for her life. JiaYu leaves Mao on good terms. Their friendship has been severed due to circumstances but they can respect each other because of the positions they hold. They candidly talk about how her friendship was cut when her dear mother was murdered and that is what LeJun planned when WuYi killed her with that last arrow. Even knowing it was truthfully a mercy because of the poison it was still an action that cut thru their friendship tie as well. Before he left for the north he impressed upon Mao the importance of shifting the army’s loyalty from a single person to the people of Ye. Once no single person controlled them, the balance of powers could be balanced for the wellbeing and security of the people and not an individual’s power to rule. It was a powerful entrance when father and brother Xiao rode in to the battlefield. They fought bravely. Once the father was struck down by two halberds, he died knowing he had protected his sons as best he could. The oldest brother needed to pour out his grief later and continue fighting. When he would not leave their dad’s body, Wuyi whistled for his steed, knocked his brother out and returned the favor his dad had done for him by sending his brother to safety. JiaYu had visited and given him the life saving pill from the doc, but he sneakily returned it to her. While she was working in the prison camp, she helped instill Ye spirit back into them to fight to go back home. The people finally stopped being cowed and realized they had the means to defend themselves. Wuyi and Eagle King have locked swords in battle and WuYi is holding him there. The Northern Emperor showed up at last and he was the real target. Caltrop fire was taking care of them. Wuyi pointed out that they both were pawns of their emperors no matter how loyal and bravely they fought for them. Wuyi is content to hold them both there until fire strikes. But at the same time he is hearing JiaYu entreat him to value himself and live.

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I am very excited to see their adult romance

I don't know why, but I am actually more excited to see their adult romance than I was about their teenage one. Maybe it's because now I know they can stand against the Lu family way better than they could back then — she's not poor, and he's also independent and doesn't have to rely on his family's money. ☺️Them almost meeting so many times drove me crazy... I kind of knew their first meeting would involve their dog, but they still got me with that pool scene... 😅I am so looking forward to seeing how XiXiao will pursue her, how they will reconcile, and how they will make everyone who wronged them pay for making them break up those 10 years ago. 😌Also, I guess Huo Le will probably be released from prison and will cause some trouble. But I hope I won't see Wan's mother ever again. 🫣

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GO GAVAN ！GO SHINY GAVAN LUMINOUS ！！！

maybe it’s because i paid attention to literally nothing but finding out KIKI is the gavan sister & not koto gagged me so hard. i really enjoyed these two. i was under the impression that kiki was just going to be a brainy support for koto but i love their writing a lot. everything they say sticks because they tend to ignore their circumstances & talk about what they want to whihc is so funfdgkjfkjfefs their first encounter with reiji was so perfect where when they get into the logistics stuff that would lose a lot of people we had kiki deliveringa great performance of body+language. i also enjoyed the antagonists here. they were nice. a bit cartoony but they worked. maybe the others habve it but the smiley face on gavan luminous’ design was sooo cool. i liked this. I’m also really enjoying the formula i love how Heavily they get into science+fiction. & they already have a lot of characters right now but i never felt woozy with all of them getting a significant scene at least once. this was really good.

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A sister’s dying wish and when generals play chicken

There is some light heartedness as JiaYu and Mao pretend they are fighting. Like a scene within an acting scene.😂 Here her fake design for caltrop fire is bargained for and his concubine reveals herself. The sad irony is that she did really care for Mao as well. They will be executed as the army makes its way north. WuYi’s trusted two guards are together in torture chamber of Eagle King. The two northern Kings are vying for power. The Eagle king is in the middle…will he go with his Emperor to defeat WuYi or team with WuYi to defeat his emperor? The maps are being tested and squadrons are dying to prove if real or not. WuYi’s plan is unfolding exactly as intended but LeJun gives him a wrinkle. She has taken poison and soon to die but she wants WuYi to kill her. This will make Li Mao a true rival and able to stand on his own should his path with WuYi diverge. I am sure WuYi had other intentions for that last arrow, but he hears her request and explanation. The episode ends as he makes his choice of destination for the last arrow. I wonder if he knows JiaYu is by Mao disguised as a soldier? That she and Cui son have found the ores to make caltrop fire? As much as I despise what LeJun did, she truly laid it all on the line to protect her brother and his title to her very last breath. The generals are playing chicken with troops waiting to see who will veer first. There will be no walking this back with Mao. With his family held in the palace, does he really want to fulfill LeJun’s last request?

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A Beautiful Flashback, Meaningful Gestures, and a Mother’s Mistake That Could Hurt Her Son

loved episode 5. Rather than a text message, a handwritten note means so much more.I loved the flashback showing how they met as kids.However, I think the mother was wrong.If your little boy genuinely loves dressing in girls’ clothes and enjoys wearing dresses, you should support him.But if you want a daughter, you can’t force your son to dress like a girl. He didn’t want to speak up, but just because he stayed quiet doesn’t mean she couldn’t see it from his facial expressions or the way he reacted. She should have asked him first if he actually wanted to dress that way, rather than doing it because she thought he looked cute.He’s being verbally bullied by other children because of it. The mother’s actions are hurting him emotionally and could have a lasting impact.

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The gold hairpin

Omg this episode 🫣 Right when I was ready to tear Li Mao’s hair out and wish every curse on his character, the plot unfolds to see the eunuch is a spy and all an act for his benefit. All of this was a very elaborate hoax to get WuYi in Eagle King’s camp to weigh the situation from inside. I don’t know if the Xiaos are really dead but there were a lot of guards lives on the line. There is still the mystery doc with the hood. Wuyi is given two months at best even with these meds. I really don’t know what to think of Li Mao. He acts his part too well. 😝 Hopefully the Xiaos are hid well somewhere and he already has the others WuYi cares about in the palace. JiaYu is far from happy to hear they plotted without including her. I don’t know what all the pages were scattered around whether written by her or WuYi. The hairpin made from his mother’s melted Phoenix Heart token is most likely his last gift to her. It is hard to know how the concubine that has served as the fake JiaYu will accept the real one. My heart is still pounding at their shenanigans.😝 The loyal few is a very finite number and they are guarding and waiting. It is still very murky for me to decide if Li Mao is good or evil. He plays grey characters well. They are playing it too close for comfort with the Eagle King. I am not sure how WuYi felt seeing his family armor as a war trophy. But that smirk on his face at the end of the episode says things are far from over. Wuyi and Mao are working on balancing military power and waiting to see how all this comes about. Not happy for JiaYu if she really has to marry Mao. I think she’d rather spit in both men’s eyes than deal with either of them right now. I guess Mulian Ying’s prediction of three marriages just might be correct.

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