Episode 22 recap: "Ning Yuan Zhou and Li Tong Guang reached a cooperation agreement.
Ruyi arrived at her former home, recalling the scene where her father sold her to the Zhu Yiwei. At this moment, Li Tong Guang arrived and told Ruyi that this place was very unsafe, with wild beasts roaming around. Ruyi was in a good mood and wondered why she came here. Ruyi directly confronted Li Tong Guang, saying that he didn't own this mountain or plant these trees, so she had no connection with him being here.
After Ruyi finished speaking and wanted to leave, Li Tong Guang hesitated and tried to persuade Ruyi to stay. He told her that the jujubes here were very good and asked her to wait for him. Li Tong Guang hurriedly climbed up a tree to pick jujubes for Ruyi. Ruyi mocked Li Tong Guang for being greedy, but Li Tong Guang earnestly told her that it was because his master liked them. Ruyi told Li Tong Guang that she didn't want to be a substitute for his master.
Li Tong Guang's expression changed instantly, but he told Ruyi that he couldn't help himself. Ruyi told Li Tong Guang that if his master were still alive, he would be very happy. Li Tong Guang urged Ruyi to eat the jujubes and kept talking to her.
Ruyi felt that Li Tong Guang was humiliating her, and he quickly apologized. Ruyi became very angry when she realized that Li Tong Guang had tampered with the food to harm Ning Yuan Zhou. Li Tong Guang told Ruyi that what Ning Yuan Zhou had told him that night wasn't entirely false, but he had exaggerated it.
After thinking for a long time, Ruyi was still undecided, so she decided to take a walk. She wanted Ruyi to help her make a decision. Ruyi felt that she couldn't make a choice with Li Tong Guang, but she believed that Ning Yuan Zhou was a person who knew how to repay kindness. Li Tong Guang sensed that Ruyi trusted Ning Yuan Zhou.
When everyone saw Li Tong Guang returning with Ruyi and holding jujubes in his hand, their expressions became strange. Ruyi gave the jujubes to Yang Ying, and Li Tong Guang became angry and threw the jujubes away. Ning Yuan Zhou chased after them, and Li Tong Guang agreed to cooperate with him. As a gesture of cooperation, Li Tong Guang voluntarily revealed the location where the bodies of the sacrificed brothers were buried.
Upon hearing this, Ning Yuan Zhou and his group rushed to the place Li Tong Guang told them. They found the bodies of the brothers from Liu Dao Tang, and Qian Zhao couldn't accept the news of Chai Ming's death. Ning Yuan Zhou arranged a place for the brothers and told Yang Ying that these were the heroic soldiers who died in battle. Yang Ying knelt down and kowtowed to pay her respects to them."
"Ning Yuan Zhou told his brothers that their mission was to achieve peace between the two nations and ensure that the people of the world could live and work in peace. Li Tong Guang, observing Ning Yuan Zhou's good attitude towards the brothers from a distance, felt a slight stir in his heart. The Zhu Yiwei received news about Ruyi, but they did not recognize her as Ren Xin and wanted to intercept Ruyi and her group.
Ning Yuan Zhou was very worried about Ruyi and felt that if possible, he would accompany her to pay respects. Ruyi told Ning Yuan Zhou that she actually didn't know what their names were. Yang Ying asked Yu Shi San what position Ning Yuan Zhou held when he was a guest in the past.
Yu Shi San asked Yang Ying to ask Yuan Lu, but Yuan Lu also felt that it couldn't be revealed, otherwise, Ning Tou would kill them. Yang Ying asked many people, but they wouldn't say. Li Tong Guang told Yang Ying that An Guo was very close by, so Yang Ying rode a horse to take a look, not knowing if she could go back.
Upon arriving in An Guo, the people did not welcome them, and Ning Yuan Zhou directly retaliated with rotten vegetables. Yang Ying was furious that the Emperor of An Guo did not grant her an audience. Both Yang Ying and Ning Yuan Zhou didn't like Li Tong Guang, who only showed a good attitude towards Ruyi and acted strangely towards others.
At night, the Emperor asked the Prince Li to attend the morning court session. Yang Ying felt that she could enter the palace. Du Da Ren felt that the Emperor of An Guo was very arrogant. The Emperor asked Yang Ying to go in alone, and Ning Yuan Zhou hinted to Yang Ying not to be afraid and that he would wait for her outside.
As soon as Yang Ying entered, she was frightened and kept reassuring herself not to panic. The guards were very concerned and came out to see Yang Ying being frightened. Yang Ying secretly used the message of the butterfly to report her safety to Ning Yuan Zhou. The Emperor didn't believe that Beipan would invade and intentionally ignored the Prince Li. Li Tong Guang reported the situation, but the Emperor didn't believe him.
Yang Ying intentionally acted high-handedly, and Li Tong Guang asked his subordinates to step back, taking responsibility for the situation himself. Yang Ying tried to leave the palace at night but was stopped. The guards of An Guo were very anxious and tried to block Yang Ying, but she directly intimidated them, frightening the guards of An Guo."
In Episode 22, the portrayal of the sacrificed soldiers was done exceptionally well. If no one remembers the fallen soldiers, they will be buried as nameless remains in a foreign land. Shixiaoyu, Laoyan, and Chaiming are the closest family and friends who will remember the sacrifices of these soldiers.
Despite knowing the risks of facing death, the soldiers still went to the battlefield
My little rose was so strong tonight! I can't even imagine how cheerful I'll be when I see her exuding such a powerful aura in the future! This ensemble cast is truly amazing, and I absolutely adore the screenwriter! One Mind, Spectacular!
In the first dozen episodes, I was completely captivated by the beauty of Shishi. Liu Yu Ning, what gives you the right? That's Liu Shi Shi! You should step aside, you've already filmed so many episodes! Let me film a few episodes with the beautiful sister!
Because my mom doesn't like Liu Yu Ning as a person, I've been cautious while watching his materials and such, just to prevent myself from liking someone my mom dislikes, which could create some tension between us. After finishing episode 20 yesterday, I must admit it was fantastic.
I acknowledge that I was a bit too loud in my previous comments. Liu Yu Ning completely delivered in scenes with the gorgeous Shishi! My heart almost stopped during the battle injury scene. I almost forgot they were characters in a drama.
From yesterday until now, I've watched the recording repeatedly, about 7 or 8 times. The performance was truly impressive. The only thing I want to criticize is that wig. How could they make his forehead look so short! It looks strange no matter how I look at it.
But when he wears the official attire, he looks so handsome. Really, how can he have such a great physique?
I love every single person in this drama. Everyone's performances are incredible! I genuinely enjoy the relaxed and joyful atmosphere when everyone gathers to watch the drama together.
Now, every episode I watch fills me with both fear and happiness. We're already at episode 22, and with each passing day, the joyful days become fewer and fewer. Oh no, I'm so scared...
What I can't understand the most is why Ren Ru Yi suddenly wanted to impersonate the group leader? Didn't the members of the Zhu Yi Guard know whether there was a princess among their traveling party?
And what benefits does she gain from impersonating the group leader? Why didn't Ren Ru Yi just disguise herself as Yang Ying and come out to meet everyone? Her face hasn't changed since five years ago, so even if she wasn't Jue'er, the people of Anguo might still recognize her.
After all, she is the left envoy of the Zhu Yi Guard, and there should be many people in Anguo who know her in the court. Why did she choose to impersonate the group leader?
Don't be so cruel." Doesn't it mean, "I can't truly possess you, so can't I at least have this small desire for possession as a consolation?" Ah, alright, go ahead and have it (). I'm still very curious and looking forward to seeing what kind of circumstances could almost make Li Tongguang marry Ruyi.
I wonder if the unfulfilled Li Tongguang will end up more insane or more disheartened.
To be honest, this drama is one of the few good ones in recent years. It has a high-quality feel and stands out among the chaotic landscape of many other Chinese dramas. Every detail is perfect, not to mention the well-executed romantic and career storylines.
The plot is tight and flawless. The reason I'm posting this comment is because I've seen fans from various camps on Weibo tearing each other apart, criticizing each other's acting skills or looks, and it's disheartening.
Such a great drama shouldn't be reduced to a sacrifice of fan wars. I hope everyone understands that these actors lift each other up, and they are all truly handsome and beautiful, with impressive acting skills.
It's a drama with integrity.
I'm a bit speechless. The female lead was so strong in the beginning, being a cool and beautiful assassin, but after meeting the male lead, it just turned into pure romance, right?
Empress Zhao Jie told the female lead to remember to never easily fall in love with a man, but she didn't take it to heart. She was told that she must have her own child in this lifetime, and that she listened to.
She completely ignored the first statement, isn't that contradictory? As an assassin, she shouldn't easily trust others, but we haven't seen the female lead achieve that.
Isn't that contradictory? There should at least be a process. She meets the male lead, they cooperate, and then they fall in love. It's just inexplicable.
As a female assassin, she shouldn't easily trust others, right? Isn't it naive to believe in love so easily? She doesn't even hold any grudges against the male lead's brothers for betraying her.
Just because the male lead cared for her and healed her wounds, she forgave them. This is supposed to be a female assassin, but she's acting like a lovesick person.
Isn't that frustrating? Moreover, in the early stages, the female lead was an assassin from another country, and the male lead was a guard from a different country.
How could she trust him so easily? She didn't have any defenses at all. After meeting the male lead, she revealed everything about herself. This is the same female lead who was so impressive in the beginning, assassinating so many people.
She should have a lot of experience, but she can't even investigate one thing properly? Does she have to cooperate with the male lead to get things done?
First of all, the idea that the female lead should never fall in love with a man was flawed. Throughout the journey, she has experienced life and death alongside Ning Yuan Zhou, and she has gradually grown and learned what love and trust truly mean.
Every character in this drama is undergoing growth, including Ning Yuan Zhou. So if you've been watching for so long and still haven't grasped the meaning of this drama, it means you haven't grown. Don't criticize just for the sake of criticism; you should engage in thoughtful reflection.
The same goes for life—you shouldn't blindly follow one path but instead think critically and awaken your senses.
First of all, the female lead starts off as a lone assassin without emotions, or rather, someone who doesn't understand what emotions are. In her mind, there are only missions and killing.
Later, through her fake death, she encounters a stepmother and Ling Long, which exposes her to the concept of emotions. And then she meets the male lead. From the initial lack of trust to experiencing life and death together, everyone on this journey is growing.
They are all willing to sacrifice everything for each other.
You also know that she is an assassin. Have you ever seen an assassin engage in a direct confrontation with someone? Even Jing Ke knew that killing required some concealment.
Should the assassin just go up and hack away without any strategy? Haven't you watched the plot? Don't you know what they are up to? After watching 21 episodes, are you still complaining?
Do they have time to seek revenge? If you watched the drama trailer, you would know that the male lead won't die. When the male lead was healing the female lead, did they know they wouldn't die?
It was just a simple healing. You belong to the kind of people in today's society who, after I save your life, still want to extort me for medical expenses and emotional damages.
In the early stages, their life-and-death bond seemed to go completely unnoticed by you... First of all, the female lead, in the beginning, had a solitary character, an independent individual. In terms of trust, it should be the man not trusting the woman, rather than the woman not trusting the man.
Is this difficult to understand? What can the man gain by deceiving the woman? The entirety of her meager possessions? On the other hand, if the woman is a spy from the enemy side, she can cause significant losses to the man. You completely disregard the plot and lack basic knowledge.
You only want to see the female lead as a lone beauty, right... But this is a television drama... a romance genre. Don't you look at the cover? If you simply feel that the male lead is unworthy of being the female lead's man, then you don't have to watch this drama.
People need to be logical. The reason the female lead couldn't find anything is because the top level of the Zhu Yi Guard had a problem. The one who died was not just anyone, but an empress. It requires a clean external network to investigate in reverse.
Naturally, the female lead had to rely on the male lead's network. Where did the female lead become weak? Her strength has always been killing. In the previous episode, she killed someone in a second. What you can't stand is not the female lead becoming weak; it's that she helps the male lead kill without being a lone beauty.
You watch the drama just to feel good. If the female lead is a lone beauty, then you feel good. Also, the female lead didn't easily fall in love with a man. She had a foundation for the transformation in her feelings towards the male lead.
It's because you don't like the male lead that you think the female lead is too easy. The female lead's strength has always been killing, not gathering intelligence. Gathering intelligence is the male lead's strength... Please have some logic and don't assume that the female lead's love for the male lead is forced just because you don't like the male lead yourself...