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Killer art

Season 2 jumps right in on murder and weird case to solve. A famous painter is commissioned by the royals to paint a scene of the defeat of Mara. He has completed everything but the eyes and everybody is anxious that he can’t seem to finish it. He is at the Cloud tower drinking wine when he has a run in with the chief musician. When the artist talks about his painting he asked them how it would be if the art came to life and killed them? They were taken aback but brushed it off as a joke. After the musician mocked him the painter said when Mara came to life that he would be the first one killed. On his way home the musician was still mocking the painter. He hears something and turns around. He is found dead with his liver removed. Lu heads to XiJun to draw the suspect and she for the first time says no. She is an avid fan of the muralist and wanted to watch him complete his work. Lu shames her and she agrees to draw it. She is very surprised at the description and has drawn aver good rendering of the Mara in mural. Lu thinks the witness has been mesmerized by the mural but then comes to find out the poor don’t have the luxury of even seeing it. So what she drew, he swore was what he had seen with his eyes. He was less than 20 feet and had no trouble seeing it. When examining the body, Lu notices black balm behind the ear. He sends his friend searching to find out where it is sold. In the interim, he questions the artist. He sees XiJun’s drawing and said she is so talented he would teach her his skills for free. Somehow I doubt Lu will convey that message. A series of bodies have shown up with Mo sword wounds. It is a very specific blade reserved for combat and they are trying to find out who would even have one to use. He tracks the general down but he is not home. His wife is quite beautiful and shows him the horses. Lu tries to ride a very specific breed of tempestuous horse and gets thrown twice. When she finds out Sun Wang is dead she faints and Lu carries her into the house. He is gimping down the road later which is kinda funny since he is usually ramrod straight walking proudly about. His friend finds where the black balm is sold. There is a new store in ghost market and to talk with the owner you have to drink a jug of wine. They complete the task and his friend passes out. He is trying to purchase the balm but she doesn’t offer to sell it but her sisters to give it. He is in a drunken haze when Mara and steed show up. It is a pretty intense battle. His friend saved him from a fatal blow but resulted in him getting one.😭The general is knocked unconscious and we do not know if he is dead or not. Su WuMing receives a demand from the Emperor to come back. The Princess corners him to find her son. He tries to play dumb but she tells him he went to ghost market and has been gone for two days. She wants him back safe. Both royals have offered him an official position. But his concern is finding his friend. He examines the bodies and notes all of them are scared to death or struck with Mo blade. They all have their livers removed. It is really weird and we want him to find Lu ASAP.

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for a pushover am pleasantly surprised how…

for a pushover am pleasantly surprised how Rak is standing up for himself not only with Dino (which usually the most doormatish FL & 'bootom' tends to do with ease, cause the top/ML will suffer all).. but here he stood-up to Dino's female friend, he wasn't rude but he put her in her place with such ease i was impressed. *************************************************also now i get why everyone is gaga over Chalam, dude is a slow moving riot... lol - the world could burn & it would touch him. he doing his thing & everyone can either wait or keep going. the fact he is also very easy on the eye's - major plus. *******************************************************************************************************************************************************until now i kinda ignored Suea he was overly goofy (not in a funny way) but wasn't really important to the plot so could tune him out - but dude not just a good friend but a good human, warning Rak about Theme, that he was a player. usually these type of character would just give their bf a heads-up. so was nice seeing that they treating Rak like one of the friends.****************on that note most of Dino's friends r really good guys, they not just friends in name they care for him & wanna get to know the person who has captured his heart. very proactive & supportive - kinda sweet.

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Lu the hero

Sass did indeed try to assassinate the princess and crown prince at the show. Thanks to the clue left by the architect, they knew how to protect the 18th floor. Lu asked the elder to make a trap for him that would activate if anybody tried to move the mechanism on the 18th floor that would collapse the building. The screens Lu had made for the royals was pretty impressive. Since there was a second attack I am not sure why they didn’t just leave them closed. The guards provided shields for them and thanks to the trap Lu had made for the 18th floor, Sass the magician/assassin fell at their feet, this time, truly dead. He called Lu a nobody. Well that nobody kicked his ass. 😝Su revealed the slips Sass had made impersonating the official. This referral cost Pei his job. He was demoted to sheriff of Ju. Chicken Fei will be there to assist.😂 The princess was going to declare herself Lu’s mother, but opted to not. She and Lu had a lovely morning with one of the last sky views that would be. Because of the threat of collapse, the Emperor called for the demolition of the building. This would prevent the literal fall of the Tang. Lu was promoted to Supreme Court and Su was demoted to minister of mausoleums. He and Yingtao are deciding how many children.😁 XiJun is still painting. She is making mass copies of Lu paintings to scare away ghosts.😂 They did not give an update of XueHuan. I want to hear more about him and hope he shows up in season 2. Lu is finally made a disciple of Di. It was a touching moment and he received the first three books to accompany the last three. It was a very proud moment for both of them. First day at court Lu discovers he has over 98k cases to solve. He is last seen calling for Su to come save him.😂 This is a very entertaining drama. The music gives it just the right amount of eerie atmosphere. The actors do a wonderful job of engaging you no matter how odd the circumstances. They bring you in to the stories and command your attention. The production staff did an excellent job with all the effects and fight choreography. If you like the strange, eerie, and adventure with investigating, this is a drama for you.

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Rescuing love

The administrator is poised in the Resentment Tower with his men to catch Sass. So is Lu and crown Prince. He Lan Xue plays for them. She received a gift of rouge and saw the proclamation declaring Sass dead. She breaks out into tears and offers to play. She starts the song and when she tears up goes to touch up makeup with the promise of returning. What actually happened was she borrowed the appearance of the beggar boy and she went out one way while her lover escaped from balcony. All hell has broken loose downstairs as all three factions of soldiers start fighting. It is utter chaos. The administrator sees Sass and Lu fighting. He shoots an arrow and kills HeLan Xue. I am grieved with this because there is a pretense that the one in the boat could have been Sass. BS. What he has done is angered the magician in the most horrible way right before show. Everybody is on edge because they don’t know where Sass is or what he has planned. They find the architect of the sky tower dead and in odd position. This literally points them to the clue about the building. There is a weak point in the 18th floor of the structure. Pei deliberately hurts his foot to miss the tethering at sky tower. He has also forbidden his daughter to go and give the guys a heads up. He is going to use his injury to tie XiJun down. He seems to be a well meaning man but I am not sure he is guiltless with this building construction. He knows more than he says and seems very invested in dealing with Sass. There is a story there. The magic show has started. The crown prince was not happy the emperor ate the cherry before having it tast tested. The father sends the fruit to Princess and crown prince. She wants to try it but seeing how serious her nephew is, she tosses it down and doesn’t eat. The next trick has one that changes to a bird in a box. There is an interesting scene here. Lu is guarding the grand Princess. She comments on it. He responds. It is a stiff but sweet encounter. I do not know if it will be a good idea for these two to interact. Lu is making such great strides becoming a warmer person. His mother has no true concern for the lower class. They exist for her use and disposal. He was once pretty close to that sentiment and I really don’t want to see him go there again. I like him best when he is looking out for all the people and fighting for justice. Su for all of his prevarications, is a much better influence for him.

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idk what the whole Sim deal was, but everyone…

idk what the whole Sim deal was, but everyone saying Dino got into a fight was hilarious - dude got his ass handed to him, there was no fight to speak off. anyway idk why we need all this filler, we have enough with people around Rak, that wont give him up, maybe cause he is such a push over, idk... ********************************************************************************************finally we get to meet Chalam, who other then being really good looking, his personality reminds me of Good (Can's bff) from Love by Chance, he is funny in a veryyyyy laid back way. but ironically he's less annoying then Rak that keeps amming & ahhing cause he can't talk in normal time. so much so, i kinda got Dino when he said 'r u playing dumb or r u really dumb'. with anyone else i would be pissed, that someone would speak that way, but in Rak's case it's fitting.*******************************************side note: Rak keeps looking at the camera & the dude really can't act to say himself - he really needs a lot of work.

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