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Here comes the cavalry

This Li is everything that is wrong with cowardly leadership. He hopes to eliminate two stones at once…the violated women and the Wutuo. Men would be accepted and honored and women a scourge and embarrassment.😝🤬 Chu actually tried to stand up for them. He has more spine than Li. There is a lot wrong with him, but he despises betrayers of the weak and colluding with Wutuo. In this, in spite of his grey character, he is a true patriot. When He Yan’s arrow hits the gate I cheered for her. She stepped in and forced them to do better and come up with a real plan. While she is in the middle of her sword speech and which direction it should be pointing Xiao Jue shows up to back her. The flashback to classroom and his ‘you’ve never changed’ confirmed everything. They are united in sword and spirit to win this. The battle is well done. You are riveted in your seat rooting for them to win. Her anguished cries when she thought Xiao Jue had fallen were so real. His swooping in to finish off the general and saying he can’t die because she still lives.🥰❤️and when their comrade ‘the punisher’ comes in with reinforcements. It brought their class full circle in victory. I will always believe that Li was the worst of the eight, (which is probably why he was the one spared by He RuFei😝) but I did respect his comment on how he said He Yan reminded him of how his general used to be. Maybe he will end up becoming a better man. Chu came through with provisions. He and Xiao Jue inadvertently worked together early to have reinforcements and provisions ready as early as possible even tho late for the battle. When Xiao Jue and Chu both grab He Yan’s arm to not be poached by new commander.😂Both let each other know that while in agreement that the choice is completely General Wu an’s, they will be watching her closely and personally.😂Xiao Jue’s hesitation at her door and her walking out to him. The meeting under the tree to discuss the meaning of message and pouch. He Yan being served by her men.🥰😂 The way they sit as both a couple and generals discussing their next plans. She wants her loving brother to know she is alive and she wants to head to the capitol to find evidence against him and magistrate Xu. She’s had enough of their crap and ready to take them down, no matter what and Xiao Jue will be at her side and covering her back while she does it. I love these two❤️ There has been a lot of justified (and not) criticism of this drama, but for me, I really appreciate and enjoy the efforts put into it. I am looking forward to how they bring down these traitorous asses, and expect to enjoy every minute of it.

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Bloody trials days 2-5

I was surprised that this one from moon shadow sect was pure apex predator. She was out to kill immediately without hunting for herbs at all. Han Li saves his fellow disciple but it was quite a battle. I am liking his spider web weapon. It’s a very cool means of literally tying up enemy. She has hauled out a pearl and ready to finish him off when the lunatic cloud walker shows up to finish her off instead. The battle has now upped its level because he is far faster and more experienced. His lament when Han Li uses the pearl on him followed up by the thunder and lightning blast artifact. Nothing is left of the lunatic but his boots. The beast kingdom merchant is also there looking for solar flower for her brother. Han Li sees his little sister in her and helps her look for it. The beast kingdom is infiltrated by demon sect warriors. I am inclined to think the leader is well aware of what’s happening and allowing it. He acts cagey as well as loyal. The recruits are dropping like flies and only yellow leaf leader seems concerned with it. The beast leader counters that fighting will indeed be more fierce because 6o year wait til next harvest. Han Li and merchant girl come across a cagey beast guy in a cave offering maps. He trades with them but then sets them up to be killed. This plot with the two brainiacs that lost their rare mushroom to Han Li.😂 Beast girl has invisible cloak and needed herb so she is left to hide til last day and make him flatbreads. 😄 He continues to look for the last ingredient for foundation pill. He discovers that the cave is a dead end and as he makes his way to exit he sees a group of moon shadow disciples with the grandmaster as leader. He feels it is prudent to hide. There is a water beast that starts attacking when grandmaster tried opening the gold chest. The devious trader from last cave sealed them in and they now know it’s a kill or be killed scenario with water beast. Han Li continues to hide and observe the battle. The women learned it is a different beast than thought and this one can shed skin and evolve to level two. The battle s here really look like a living video game. It was quite well done. When the grandmaster is last ine left she chides Han Li to show himself and help or die. When he protests that she might kill him she reminds him he would die either way. He has one last trick up his sleeve, the golden brick talisman. They learn it is painfully slow to set up. When grandmaster almost gives up on it, it activates and kills off the monster. They have survived the battle by the skin of their teeth and the episode ends. These battles are quite exciting and well choreographed, whether between characters or characters and beasts. Production did a decent job with this. The actors depict the scene quite well and the fantastical comes off pretty real looking. These trials are exciting to watch and entertaining.

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Death duals

Jiao is a prankster. He found the cure for her by tasting a petal at a time to find antidote. This was actually a sweet gesture. However, it was followed up by placing her in an elaborate casket so she would be terrified when waking up.😂 His sense of humor needs improvement.😝 They find themselves the master of ceremonies in a tournament of disciple battles. What was good natured sparring turned into a gladiator survivor takes prize of a single flower petal of flame flower. A hundred were willing to kill or be killed to obtain it. As barbaric as Jiao seemed in this matter, it was the eight sects themselves that designed the actual kill duals for cultivation. It is also revealed that they are vampiric. They drove the Sima clan to almost extinction and fed off their corpses to gain healing and cultivation powers. Sima Jiao’s parents learned that they were imprisoned in their own home. His father burned the place to the ground when he realized they could not leave, and his mother asked the flame flower to use her sacrifice to bind with her son. It was the last desperate act of loving parents trying to keep their child alive and a legacy for their bloodlines. This was taken advantage of when the sect leaders took out self harm from an option and force fed a child his own family blood to strengthen the bloodline with flame flower. The Shi’s did nothing for concern of the boys welfare but used him to select cultivators to present literal veins for them to rise above the ranks literally gorging on the bodies of the Sima clan. They have not revealed their agenda yet, but they are as vile as the others that openly wanted him dead. Tingyan sees the living puppets as automatons that feel real. I think her viewing them as NPC’s in a game eliminates the horror of mind and soul being removed from a human. She has become a fairytale princess and is enjoying the wardrobe and jewelry upgrade. She really doesn’t want to go to the next round of duals, but is ‘gently’ persuaded by Jiao that it is in her best interest to go. They both are surprised when she asks to change clothes and she starts taking off her robe in front of him.😂 The second round is getting ready to begin. The others note the guardian’s lack of outrage at the deaths of the disciples. They have not quite put it together that he is as greedy as they are. He is just more prepared to play the long game. In this respect, so is Jiao. It will be very interesting to watch these two go head to head in strategizing.

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Seal finally broken

It has been a long 500 year wait but Jiao has finally got the blood of all eight sects to undo the seals that have kept him from self harm and forced him to feed the flame. Tingyan is horrified that when she tried to swing the blade in opposite direction entirely he placed himself so that it went through his heart. The leaders except guardian showed up all ready to kill him off and change the status order among themselves. One of the girls sent had the blood he lacked from guardian and like he was chained too years ago, they were chained and the nails removed from him that bound him there. Ruling was an interesting aside. She was spurned by her clan, but seems to be direct bloodline to leader as she could absorb his core. She has now made herself clan leader that others may follow or not at their own risk. For all the power these leaders wield, their followers seem to be lemmings that follow casually or weasels that wait for their ambition to change current course. It was a striking thing to see those icy looking nails come out of him. So hidden amongst the eight was a group that did not want him bound. They just did not have a voice strong enough to make it prudent to let the others know. His family home has been rebuilt and he goes there. It is sad that the guardian thinks he wants to be surrounded by mindless puppets. Tingyan is relieved she has lived another day and pragmatically rests in a hammock she found. She truly just does want to eat and sleep and live another day. The flame flower has joined him and together thy are finally free. The snake can fly and the flower is now a phoenix of flame. While his release has brought satisfaction, he is not particularly happy to be home. There is no family or happy memories. It is cold and empty even tho quite beautiful aesthetically. He allows her to pick a flower that is either poison or antidote. Did he have her choose this specific one? It is the memory of his mother and Tingyan sees how the Sima clan was forced to favor specific bloodlines in marriage alliances for the “good” of them all. I am now curious to see what he will do with himself with no boundaries to force his hand in how to live or where he will die. He is bored without Tingyan’s modern speak and she is struck speechless with the current events searing her brain. She casts no judgment on anyone but curious why so much death was necessary. His mother’s flower seems to be the beginning of understanding.

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So many questions left...

This episode we got a very few questions answered, which was nice, though in a way I got more questions now than I did before, hopefully they all get answered in the up coming episodes.I don't get why Peem was letting Worn be possessed. You know someone is, so why not do something about it, you tell Khem that it's your duty to protect the villagers, yet you let one stay possessed, how dose that made any sense? I didn't like how they played the whole beating of a wife to being nothing if it's not your business. So what if it's not, beating your wife or husband is not right at all and should be delt with if you know about it... Other than that I don't have any negative thing to say. Can't wait till the next episode!

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