I thought I will create a thread to back track my analysis in this episode and my personal thoughts about Feng Yin's feelings in the overall.
First time I've watched it, I really love that dream on my end because it gives me the scenes I want to see.
The second time I've seen the dream by watching episode 35 again, I had a deeper insight to that "dream".... Hear me out
I honestly felt like what happened in that dream was REAL. Yes, it's a dream but everything that happened in that dream was controlled by their actions, they are conscious in their dream.
To me I believe that dream happened is because it is a strong reflection to Feng Yin's feelings for Yuanqi after she learned the whole truth from Hong Chou(she finally said something that doesn't piss me off!).
Before all this, what FengYin was disappointed in Yuan Qi was due to that misunderstanding that she formed on him where she thought that her life significance and status as A-Yin being the water divine beast is not in equal status to him as True God, and she misunderstood Yuanqi being the same as his aunt Hong Chou for caring about this whole status hierarchy.... It doesn't help when Aunt Hong Chou was there to cause more unnecessary misunderstanding to build on her insecurities as A-Yin.
So when she returned as the Phoenix Queen, Feng Yin, which everyone looks up to, she thought Yuanqi pursue and love her again is because her identity now is more of closer to equal status to him, BUT she was wrong.
When that dream happened, it was a reflection to her strong feelings of regret that she wanted to go back to those happy times in Daze mountain days, before all this misunderstanding occurred.
It was also Yuanqi way of fixing his mistakes as well to make things right. What he said are things that happened in the present time, e.g. how he found out the truth that it was Fengyin who helped him back then and not Bitch Huashu.
I actually love how that dream was shown because I felt sorry for Yuanqi since he never properly gets to celebrate his birthday with his parents before all this
So when A-Yin said "Happy Birthday" to him in her dream, it was her way of fixing her regret because in reality when it was Yuanqi's birthday she didn't wish him a happy birthday and she was still pretty cold towards him back then too ... So I love how she said that in her dream and how she told Yuanqi that she want to always be there with him to celebrate his birthday every year. That was so touching moment for me personally, as this makes up for one of her regrets which gets manifested into her dream when she said that to him, after she fully open her heart to him again. This is how she really feels. The side to her that is only shown when she's with Yuanqi, her fear of losing him(when he went missing for a while), and her wish that she wants to always be there with him to create those beautiful memories together.
Yuanqi doesn't need a grand celebration (like what Hua Shu prepared for him), all he wanted was to celebrate his birthday with those he loves, even if it's something simple like what we saw in that dream.
I'm happy at that scene because what A-Yin said to Yuanqi is what I want her to say to him. On his birthday he didn't need to feel alone anymore, because she will always be by his side to celebrate it with him. That was such a meaningful thing to say(since I felt sad for him prior to all this).
There's also a lot of parallel that I love in this drama as well, and the writers really did a good job in displaying this to the viewers, some of them includes how Yuanqi wished A-Yin a happy birthday back then, and now, 1000 years later she did the same for him. Sure she wasn't able to say this to him on his birthday in reality, but that was her regret that got manifested into her own dream where she can fix that on her end.
This really works out well for Yuanqi too because he can also use this moment to fix his regret where he wasn't able to back then, he really wanted to tell A-Yin back then that he loved her, but he never got the chance to which his strong feelings of regret was manifested into his own dream back then(ep 26) when A-Yin was gone. In his dream he told her that he loved her and wanted to marry her and he will never let her go again but at that time A-Yin is "dead". That was his biggest regret, not being able to tell her his true feelings before it was too late.
So that dream that happened in episode 35 was a nice closure to fix their regrets for each other. It is nice that they both can go back to those days, when they fell in love with each other, not having to care about their status or identities as True God Yuanqi and Phoenix Queen Feng Yin because that is when they both came to love each other out of pure sincere love and nothing to do with their status and identities respectively.
Despite it being a dream but they are both conscious in their actions, so this makes their dream and actions real. Yuanqi can also have this chance to confess his true feelings to A-Yin, how he really feel about her, like he always wanted to on his end, telling her that the person he truly love back then and now has always been A-Yin.
From A-Yin perspective I get why she is like that at first towards Yuanqi, when she returned as Fengyin. It isn't without reason from her perspective (although yeah I feel sorry for Yuanqi too, when she was being cold towards him )
BUT from her perspective, it was also explained and touched on in the story at the beginning when Fengyin first hatched from the Phoenix egg, in the beginning she was questioning why the immortal ladies always find ways to marry into an upperclass immortal because she didn't understand why they would want to.
She also said to her master FengYuan that her marriage is something she wanted to decide for herself and it shouldn't be something for political gain etc. Since Hong Ruo came and wanted to marry his nephew Hongyi to Fengyin.
Fengyin already expressed a strong dislike when she came back about the whole status hierarchy because she didn't like how the lower class is looked down upon since she once experienced that as A-Yin and was hurt deeply from it because no matter how much she loved Yuanqi, she misunderstood and formed the conclusion that he's the same as his Aunt Hongchou how he will care about hierarchy as well. She formed this misunderstanding when Yuanqi broke the affection ties so all this time this was the reason why she didn't truly open up to him again because of this misunderstanding.
She even said it to herself in question, if it is because she's now Fengyin, that is a Demi god , that Yuanqi pursue her again.
What I want to say is that from Fengyin perspective, her misunderstanding isn't without a reason, she once open her heart and used her whole heart to love Yuanqi but was hurt in the process of what happened back then. We can really blame Hongchou for the most part as well (to me both Fengyin and Yuanqi are victims to the outcome that happened in episode 25)
That is why despite she slowly open up to Yuanqi again before she knew about all this, a part of her cannot completely open up to him because she misunderstood Yuanqi that he can only accept her now is because she is a Demi God, one that everyone looks up to in the three realm.
Yes she is wrong here, because from Yuanqi's perspective, it isn't because A-Yin have become FengYin with a high status that Yuanqi love and pursue FengYin again, but it is because FengYin is A-Yin, they are the same person to Yuanqi, and his love for A-Yin did not start off because of his gratitude that she saved him back then, but it was because his feelings for her developed through their time together when he was Gujin and she is A-Yin. Thats what he told her in her dream, and that is the truth. I honestly think deep down, this is the answer that Fengyin wanted to hear from Yuanqi, because her moments when she was A-Yin is what developed her into the Fengyin that we got 1000 years later. They are the same person.
When Hong Chou revealed the whole truth to Fengyin that Yuanqi have always loved her as the water divine beast, he never thought of giving up on her etc etc and he will go as far as giving up his True God title for her, that was the final doubt being cleared that she needed for her to fully open up to Yuanqi again. She already have been softening up to Yuanqi before all this but not completely open up to him because there's this one final doubt she have for him. But that is all cleared when Hong Chou revealed the whole truth to her and that she have misunderstood him all along. Yuanqi have always loved her as A-Yin.
From Fengyin perspectives I really don't blame her because she believed in Yuanqi back then that he isn't like Hong Chou, he's not the person to care about the whole hierarchy. We know from Yuanqi perspective that he isn't someone who devalue the significant of a low immortal because Yuanqi is not that type of person, but when he said all that to her and break the affection ties back then, we know why he did it. It hurts for fans back then when he did it so of course this hurts for Fengyin too. So what I wanted to say is that it isn't without reason why Fengyin cannot open her heart to him right away or took a while to open her heart to him again , not until what Hongchou finally revealed the truth because all this time, what she minded the most and hurt her the most to fully accept him again was that she misunderstood Yuanqi for being someone who didn't care for her life, significance as A-Yin due to this unequal hierarchy status.
In that scene from viewers pov I felt for both of them and I hated Hongchou so much...So this is why I love that dream and what was shown in that episode because it took them back to their happy moments as A-Yin and Gu Jin to fix their regrets. It is a closure they both needed to move forward with their love.
In addition to the above, what Fengyin said after they came out of that dream is also a positive thing. When she said "let's forget", she didn't meant forgetting what happened in the dream, she know what happened in the dream, that will be something she/he will always remember
When she said "to forget", that was her meaning of forgetting about all the bad things that happened in the past when she was A-Yin (Water Divine Beast), when she said "to forget", she meant to start over (between them), to forget the bad memories, and to create more happier ones in the future. "To forget" wasn't in a negative meaning when she said that, it was a positive hope because when Yuan Qi grabbed onto her, and asked her the same question "forget about what"(he had hope in his eyes), she said "as you have in mind". This is what they both wanted (in that moment) to "restart/resume" their relationship, to start over, because those bad memories have hurted both of them in their own way with regrets respectively, but because of what happened in that dream, they have their closure to fix their regrets.
As I have said in my previous reply to explain in light of Feng Yin perspective, before all that, when she returned as Feng Yin, her heart was closed off to Yuan Qi, she didn't completely open up to him again, despite you can see signs that she is beginning to open up to him again, but there was that one doubt that prevent her from completely opening up to him again(to allow this relationship a second chance). That one final doubt was cleared when Hong Chou revealed the whole truth to her, thus she no longer misunderstand Yuan Qi.
Her "Forget what happened", wasn't referring to that dream, so there's no contradiction to what she did when she kissed him in reply to his question. When she said it, she was referencing to those "bad memories" that have hurted both her and Yuan Qi in the past, in it's own way. It is metaphorically meaning in another sense she is telling YuanQi, "let's forget about those bad memories and start over".
Remember when Xiuyan asked her in the Xiuyan Tower(Nether World), when Yuan Qi was behind her (after he confirmed and call her "A-Yin"), she didn't hide it from him after he confirmed his suspicion, but when Xiuyan asked Fengyin "Are you really not going to catch up with him (Yuan Qi)"....Feng Yin replied that in her countless tribulation that she have suffered in the past 1000 years, everyone is her acquaintance, if she is going to catch up with everyone(including Yuanqi), it will take forever. At that time she said that in reply to Xiuyan why she didn't want to catch up with Yuanqi because she didn't want to recall those bad memories from the past. Yeah, that scene would have really hurted Yuan Qi a lot, because he really want to catch up with her, despite he have to stand in the rain until Feng Yin is willing to see him/they can catch up with each other. SO bringing back to the present time, that scene after she have that dream in episode 35, she said "Let's forget what happened", she meant "to forget about the bad memories, and start over", this is in another sense she is telling him that she have forgiven him, let's not dwell on those bad memories anymore and start over.
She kissed Yuan Qi was her actions in reply showing Yuan Qi that she loved him, and is willing to give their relationship a second chance. That kiss did came surprisingly for Yuan Qi, but I do love how he kissed her back afterwards that was just ? for me.
Overall I really love how the writers wrote the forgiveness arc from Fengyin's perspectives because it was believable in her eyes why she couldn't open up and forgive Yuanqi to allow this relationship a second chance, even when we (as viewers) know what happened in Yuanqi's perspective and felt sorry for him when it happened, but Fengyin didn't know all that he had done for her so it is only understandable from her eyes. Despite Fengyin giving the cold shoulder towards Yuanqi, one of the many things I love about Yuanqi is that he stayed positive with their relationship till the end and didn't give up. And that "Stealing the bride" scene will always be among my favourite moments in TLI along with the scene that played out in episode 35! ❤️❤️
Great analysis. I'll have to reread this to give it a more thoughtful reply! But I wanted to tell you that everything in the post was how I thought those scenes played out too.
We must start a thread where you, @alexsopretty and I could put all the parallels we've been talking about in one place, so we could show how cleverly planned the scenes were in this drama in mirroring each other!
Later! (Got to go work)
Oh yes, I totally agree. OMG, we're so into this drama. Hehe. I love your analysis. There's just so many goodies and Easter eggs in this drama. It's so healing. I fully understand Feng Yin and her hesitation to open up her heart to Yuan Qi again. She had to keep her distance and the only way to do so was to be cold towards him, cut him out, so he can't plant any more love seeds in her heart. Feng Yin lived with that pain of being thrown away by Yuan Qi for over 1,000 years, so it's very normal to avoid him, so she can move on with her life too especially now that she has returned to the immortal realm and faces the same immortals who bullied her.
I also see the dream as Feng Yin's return as A Yin. The moment she resurrected as Feng Yin, Feng Yin didn't want anything to do with A Yin because it was too painful. However, the moment she learned of Yuan Qi's true heart and sacrifices for her, A Yin returned and we see in the dream that she's back to being cutesy around Yuan Qi with the current memories. In a way, Yuan Qi has been searching for her for 1,000 years and yet, she's been waiting for him to find her all this time too. She misses him so much and Feng Yin finally let it all out in the dream, what she's been hiding and burying beneath.
I think it wasn't a dream either. They're immortals and gods, so it's not a stretch to say, they did experience all of that realistically but it was played out as a dream.
The writing is really good. I understand and sympathize both sides. When it comes to Yuan Qi and Feng Yin, no one is wrong. It's just tragic fate that happened. However, the worst has happened and passed, here onward, it'll be nothing but love, peace, and joy, together forever. :)
KiKo Tsukino:To me I believe that dream happened is because it is a strong reflection to Feng Yin's feelings for Yuanqi after she learned the whole truth from Hong Chou(she finally said something that doesn't piss me off!).
The plot script was changed a lot and very different from the original novel.
In the novel Feng Yin only learned about what Yuan Qi had done for her and others of Daze Sect after his soul was dispersed (meaning completely died). She was still cold and angry at him at that last meeting. This dream happened right after she came to God realm to meet Shang Gu and asked her save/resurrect Yuan Qi. She suffered terrible thunderstorm to reach to God Realm and got serious injury.
Feng Yin thought Shang Gu with her supreme power was the last chance to bring Yuan Qi back. But Shang Gu told her that she could not. She gave Feng Yin a lamp. Then the dream happened. In the dream, YQ and she was back to the forbidden forest of Daze Mountain. He grilled fish for her, took care of her and they came to the mortal city for the first full moon festival. YQ bought the a pair of phoenix hangers. At the end of the day, he confessed to her, asked her to marry him and called her as Feng Yin instead of A Yin (told her that he mistook Hua Shuo and Feng Yin had helped him in Phoenix island). This dream reflected what both of them wanted to tell each other. And in fact YQ still managed to "influence and come into her dream" since a piece of his soul was embedded in the phoenix jade. Their life and fate interwined. As long as she was alive, he would not "die" completely.
Moreover, the drama focused too much on "Love" factor. Yuan Qi in the novel awared of his responsibility. He sacrificed the last piece of soul together with his sword to repair the lock and seal the ghost realm. He didn't say he did it because he wanted to protect the world there was his lover. After killing Qin Lin, he said now it was his turn to fullfil the responsibility that he was born for. He was God with Chaos Power like his mother (his father trained himself to obtain chaos power to protect the world instead of his mother). They were born to protect the world and all of creatures. So, I found the drama devalued YQ making him like just love pursuer.
@H19279 , I could not quote your post above so I have to @ you.
When I wrote that analysis , I was basing off in the drama, since I didn't read the novel to compare what happened but thanks for the insight anyways... Since you have highlighted the difference between novel and drama.
If I am going to be honest, what you have just said there actually made me appreciate some of the changes done to the drama better because I like how it was portrayed like this better in the drama as I find them as an appeal to me to show Yuanqi strong feelings for Fengyin and especially his last words to Mingqi in the drama before he decide to sacrifice his "Original being".
Another change I love in the drama personally is that unlike his father who have to go through great lengths to have his family hate him to go through with his plan, since he didn't want this whole short time bliss leading to a long term suffering after he's "gone", I love the fact that Yuanqi handled it in a different light showing us that despite he doesn't have much time left and he knows it, he just want to stay by Fengyin side and spend the remaining of his days with her so that when he's gone, there will not be any regrets for her when she found out all that he's done for her.
What Baijue did isn't without reason from his perspective but it did leave both his family (Yuanqi and Shanggu) with regrets when they found out the whole truth but they cannot go back to fix those regrets because it is already too late. So I always loved that slight difference in how Yuanqi handled the situation on his end because I personally would rather see more happier memories being left behind for the one who live on (without regrets) IF one of them have to "die".
I am speaking clearly on drama perspective since I have not read the novel to Hidden God.
I didn't mind the change for Yuanqi's character being someone who show a more deeper affection for the woman he love (as we saw in the drama, with this change in comparison to the novel that you described ), that's not a negative for me if he wants to pursue his love especially when his deepest regret shown in the drama was that he couldn't tell A-Yin his true feelings when she was alive, so when he finally got the chance to see her again, I only find that it is understandable for him to want to hold onto her more dearly and not letting her go again (because of his regret for choosing to let go of their relationship to protect Daze Mountain pre 1000 years time skip).
I guess in the end, it really shows we all have difference preferences . For me I love and adore the drama portrayal of Yuanqi and how he showed me his love towards Fengyin(A-Yin), and you will not see me complaining about it either since what may not appeal to you, appeals to me!
KiKo Tsukino:If I am going to be honest, what you have just said there actually made me appreciate some of the changes done to the drama better because I like how it was portrayed like this better in the drama as I find them as an appeal to me to show Yuanqi strong feelings for Fengyin and especially his last words to Mingqi in the drama before he decide to sacrifice his "Original being".
This is very much depend on the personal opinion. For example ,as mentioned in the analysis Shen Yin Douban 6.2, the author said that TLI plot was typical xianxia story. And the author gave example of Lost you forever that plot dealed not only love but other factors such as responsibility, righteousness etc.
You also see many negative comments in the comment section about Yuan Qi, saying him dumb lover, what sort of god he was etc.
Although Ancient Love Poetry was about Bai Jue and Shang Gu's love, they had never forgotten their responsibility and they did their best to fullfil their responsibility and protect their loved one.
The Last Immortal did not do justice to YQ in term of his business side, the only true god in three realms. There are many reasons why the plot changed to that female centric direction and focusing more on romance aspect. There are pros and cons with such choice. And the cons is weakening the God image in term of aura, power and impact. In general, there are many points that could have been done better. There are room for improvement.
Oh yeah, there are many things this drama could've changed and there's always room for improvement. However, I'm not sure if even with those changes to retain Yuan Qi's god image more and less romance would've made it better in the audience's eyes? There's no guarantee that anyone would've changed their opinions about this drama, so since that's the reality, I'm glad that the writers of the drama chose to go in this direction. They made Yuan Qi more relatable? Yes, it probably irked novel readers because Yuan Qi is a true god who should behave a certain way, always putting the world and responsibilities first, can't do it for the girl he loves or else, he's too dumb and blind to think right, but perhaps that's very cliche too, the whole "I'll die for the world no matter what because I'm a god"? I've seen too many of those to be honest. I've seen plenty of gods sacrificing their loved ones for the world.
Nah, I prefer this simple and straightforward story versus Lost You Forever. I guess, people prefer messy love lines? I mean, you have fandoms arguing about who Xiao Yao truly loves with strong support from excerpts of the novel and then it all comes down to, she loved all three but one was too busy gaining power to protect her and missed the chance, then one never confessed but if he did, she may have chosen him, then the one she ends up with confessed all along and made sure she didn't feel abandoned but was so weak, he made her wait and even married someone else. All three men made sacrifices for her yet were selfish in their own ways. She loved them yet couldn't follow her heart. I haven't read the book but I've watched the drama and umm...it leaves me with "what ifs". If who Xiao Yao truly loves is open for debate, I don't know. I won't say who I think she truly loves because I think it was pretty clear when others think otherwise based on the drama though. Haha, I've read them all, pages and pages. I don't want to go there. LOL
I don't know about anyone but I'm so happy there's no doubt in the audience's minds that Yuan Qi only loves Feng Yin and Feng Yin only has Yuan Qi. Hong Yi was just a friend. If they call that dumb, I'm speechless too. Lost You Forever is the perfect example of strong love triangles/rectangles until the end and some of us don't prefer that. If responsibility and righteousness means you can't be with the one you love, then I'll pass. I just want to enjoy a drama and not have to worry about the eternal suffering these characters have to go through just to have a bad ending. I don't like bad or sad endings, but I know people do. And I think TLI achieved its goal in making this drama light hearted and youthful, not too heavy. I liked Lost You Forever, don't get me wrong, and I can understand why it was a popular novel and now, drama. However, I don't agree with the majority anyway, so maybe this drama was made for those like us, the minority and that's totally fine. That's the beauty of Lost You Forever and the author's signature layout, strong complicated love lines. Haha. And that's also the beauty of this drama, a simple love story between a boy who wanted to protect and be with the girl he loves. They compare this drama to Lost You Forever because Lost You Forever is considered a success. But there are other dramas out there that focus on responsibility and righteousness too but didn't receive as much love, so it just depends on luck, really. There are some dramas that have everything but didn't make a splash at all then some, very shallow and exploded. I'm happy with this drama, although not perfect. Didn't mean to drag Lost You Forever in here. I've had my fair share of discussions about that drama when it was airing. LOL
No, I like the romance. As a writer, I would just change certain dialogue to make the scenes more cohesive and the characters stronger. I like the way the drama changed the ending a bit. I did not like the aspect in the book where FY didn't know until after YQ sacrificed himself. That would lose a lot of the emotional weight of this couple. What I would have done in earlier scenes would be very early in the drama to have Dong Hua talk about the Power of Chaos to the two Elders, who would later explain this to the young Ah Yin. There are other ways to do this, of course. There shouldn't have been so many magic hand-waving of explanation through "time/space travel" like they showed in that episode where they and Hong Yi were flying around looking at the past. Added to the dream sequences, it made the drama very "telling" instead of "showing."
Since the director and writers wanted to concentrate on a YOUTH xianxia, I can see why they would sacrifice the long explanation of the Power of Chaos. But these things could be SHOWN because this is visual story telling, not a book. There is no need for long conversations or scenes. A simple minute here and there would bring the focus to certain important aspects that would have given those viewers who hated YQ more of what they felt were missing.
That's why I think the original author is involved in this script-writing. This is speculation but a writer of words (esp her) is not the same as a scriptwriter. The latter has a different training because a visual storyteller gives story a different feel and facet. This is not to say a word-storyteller can't do that, but some just aren't like that at all. They could write about emotions beautifully but they could not write a visual image of them properly. I felt sometimes, watching the drama in repeats, that there is lacking a visual emotional attachment, like the love thread has been crushed by someone, bwahaha. The emotion is talked about, but not shown enough.
"He is a true god!" "He cannot love you!" "She is nothing!" repeated too many times become just noise to viewers. The one actress who saved these banalities was Zhao Lu Si herself. She interpreted the dialogue and ACTED them out, even when written in such a way that they were just blah/shorthand. I'm really impressed with her abilities in this drama. Through the BTS, I see the touches she'd added to convey show and not tell. She added the crying. She added the desperate gathering of the lost threads on the ground. She added and took away lines that weren't helping with the scenes. I'm glad the director agreed with her and did them her way.
Puifook Puifook.
@H19279 , like I said in my previous reply, which I won't go into it again.
What may not appeal to you actually appeals to me. So this is telling me we definitely share different preferences here.
I will however elaborate on my feelings in the overall, I am with @TaliaToo in that sense that I also Iike the way the drama changed about how Fengyin knew about all this before Yuanqi sacrificed himself. I did not like the aspect in the book where Fengyin didn't know until after Yuanqi sacrificed himself. Since that is just going the cliche xianxia route where the FL realized everything too late. When you go that route like the novel, this not only hurt the ML, us(the viewers) but the FL too because she ultimately will regret her actions when she found out the whole truth later because she did not value the ML to the point she even treated him coldly. Why have angst to build on more angst. The pairing we came to love at least should get their happy moments first without more regrets IF he have to sacrifice himself....
What this drama TLI focuses on the most is NOT only about romance BUT it is also REGRETS too, and that dream that happened in the drama actually provided a much more stronger impact (at least for me), IN THE DRAMA because they both were able to fix their regrets before it was too late. Fix their regrets meaning the drama handled it in a way that it provided a closure that allowed them to fix all their past regrets and move forward with their relationship, before the ML have to go the sacrificing route. I love that sense that they are more of the 'in this together' rather than the ML have to suffer silently and the FL is being kept in the dark and later found out but is too late....
In the novel you mentioned that the dream didn't happen until after Yuanqi sacrificed himself, so in reality he's no longer physically there, and before all that, when Yuanqi is still physically there with her "alive", she was still very cold towards him and keeping her distance. Okay, in the novel they were able to have that dream, but what comes out of it didn't change the fact that she still regretted those actions and weren't able to fix her regrets completely since in reality when he was still there, she regretted those times when she was being so cold towards him before he's gone. It didn't solve the whole issue of "not being able to cherish the person you love until it was too late" that still holds true in the novel unlike the how the drama handled it. This is why I love the drama change in direction better. I LOVE that the drama didn't waste any time and moments and made that dream more impactful for the viewers and didn't go the "not being able to cherish the ML and FL being cold towards the ML and regretted if afterwards when it was too late". I love that they have a closure in that dream and fix their regrets and FL learn to cherish him (misunderstanding cleared) before Yuanqi sacrificed himself. Which this didn't happen in the novel since Fengyin was cold towards Yuanqi to the end and realized it too late, too much angst and drama and maybe a bit overly done as I personally rather the route of... "Spending the remaining moments together in happiness instead of giving the ML the cold shoulder which leads to her strong regrets later when she found out"..
So this is why I love that the drama changed it and have Fengyin realized all this before Yuanqi sacrifice himself. Whether you like it or not, Yuanqi(to me) actually played a role to minimize those regrets for Fengyin, by showing his pursuance towards her despite, yes, she was still being cold towards him but I loved how Yuanqi stayed positive and didn't give up on their relationship(instead of going the other direction and suffer silently which in the end will add to even more regrets to the both of them when he's gone).
For someone who has experienced regrets through his life, I do believe deep down, Yuan Qi is subconsciously impacted by his father's decision and wish he didn't have to go that direction to make them(YQ and SG) hate him(BJ), because that left them with regrets when they found out the whole truth but is too late to go back to fix those regrets because they didn't know BJ real intentions and how much BJ loved them until it was too late... This doesn't serve anything but more regrets and hurt for them when they realized the whole truth.
I am not saying this to devalue Baijue actions because from his actions, I understood why he have to do all that and I honestly love BOTH Bai Jue and Yuanqi here, they both will do anything to protect the woman they love but have taken different paths to achieve it. BUT if I have to be honest here and if I have to choose here, although I understand BJ intentions were good, but I have to agree with Yuanqi decisions and what he's showing me, since I rather see some happy moments which leaves them happy memories without any regrets IF he have to "die".
I am aware that some may love the novel better because that is their preference and what appeals to them and while I may not feel that way in The Last Immortal from the sounds of what I'm hearing about the novel, BUT I do have my fair shares on the other drama adaptation side of things where the drama ruined my favourite novel and character portrayal and wish they didn't go that path as I love the Novel better.
Yuanqi in the drama is not all about a love pursuer to me, he's someone who also didn't want to leave those regrets for those he loves when he's gone (the opposite direction of his father here), he know what it is like as he have experienced it himself and the drama did showcase it in a different sense where Yuanqi wanted to stay by the FL side and minimize those regrets for her and build on even more happier memories for her to look back to before it was too late. The drama may not have kept 100% to his novel character, but the core of his character where his past experiences in the novel shaped him to who he is in the drama still holds true to his character IMO.
He's still True God Yuanqi to me, but a True God where it is not all about responsibility first and love second, BUT someone who holds love to an equal importance as his responsibility as a True God. If he's someone who focuses on the importance of the three realms and hurt the woman he loves then I wouldn't have come to love Drama Yuanqi like I did in the end. True God can still be True God with their responsibilities but they deserve to be carefree and happy too otherwise it is just too much burden on their shoulders and it is tired for us viewers to see the character we love carrying so much weight and burden which leads to endless suffering just because they care more about responsibilities and the True God "Image"... In the end, nothing can change my feelings for DRAMA Yuanqi and this is how I see it and you are free to disagree since we all have different preferences on what appeals to us and I can tell from your reply you like the novel of his character better.
@Alexasopretty , definitely relate to your opinions and feelings there! That is what makes TLI drama memorable for me and what appeals to me as well!
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