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1. (Let me just say that I had no idea how absolutely malicious and vindictive brother Cai could be....such an awful guy to do this. what does he gain? the sad thing too is he seems to be in love with Ling Er....) Also, why are they taking Senior Brother Cai's words at face value? Is he free of suspicion??
2.Xue Yu explains that the beast person appeared at the competition--she tells sect leader, who had no idea. She reports that Senior Master Cang Song drove him away and told them not to tell anyone...
3.They are going to destroy Yu's martial arts because it is the only way they can ensure that he doesn't hurt anyone...far away, Xiao Fan seems to sense something is not right...still, he sees Bi Yao and tells her that even if he succeeds in his goals he is okay with getting his cultivation destroyed (Is this guy dumb? why should you be okay with that?)
4.Bi Yao takes him to see her mother (her grave) then sneaks him off the mountain (he isn't supposed to leave) meanwhile Yu is being seen off the mountain by Cai when he is brought back because they are worried that the real demon monster is going to kill him once he leaves
5.Xue Yu gets involved enough that she gains permission to go down the mountain to investigate. Meanwhile Mr. Ghost tries to remove the book from Xiao Fan but Bi Yao runs between them and is injured (she has no sense of self-preservation)
2.Xue Yu explains that the beast person appeared at the competition--she tells sect leader, who had no idea. She reports that Senior Master Cang Song drove him away and told them not to tell anyone...
3.They are going to destroy Yu's martial arts because it is the only way they can ensure that he doesn't hurt anyone...far away, Xiao Fan seems to sense something is not right...still, he sees Bi Yao and tells her that even if he succeeds in his goals he is okay with getting his cultivation destroyed (Is this guy dumb? why should you be okay with that?)
4.Bi Yao takes him to see her mother (her grave) then sneaks him off the mountain (he isn't supposed to leave) meanwhile Yu is being seen off the mountain by Cai when he is brought back because they are worried that the real demon monster is going to kill him once he leaves
5.Xue Yu gets involved enough that she gains permission to go down the mountain to investigate. Meanwhile Mr. Ghost tries to remove the book from Xiao Fan but Bi Yao runs between them and is injured (she has no sense of self-preservation)
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1. Xiao Fan is meeting with Bi Yao. He stole a 1000 poison uniform and snuck into her sect and explains to her that he will not allow her father to take the heavenly scroll out of him because he already has one. Also, he needs to get the other one because if he doesn't then Yue, who has returned to Qin Lan, will be in big trouble (basically Yue has returned to take the brunt of the punishment while Xiao tries to redeem them)
--Little does he know that Senior Brother is setting him up--
2.I am not sure if Brother Qi is setting up Xiao Fan or Yue. The former would make more sense however he infected the latter, so it must be Yue. Whichever one it is, Brother Qi has convinced the sect leader that, at, the very least, he was seduced by the demon girl (is this sect leader a moron?)
3.Meanwhile, Xiao Fan drinks tea with ghost king. He now knows that he disguised as Mr. Wen. He applauds Xiao's courage for seeing him. Xiao directly asks him if he was involved with the massacre of his village. We know Boss Nian didn't do it (Li Xue/Blood Sect) because he was in hiding and Ghost King reports he was in seclusion because Bi Yao's mother had died. He did not know that the village had been destroyed (so who did it?).
4.Ghost king essentially tells Xiao Fan that if someone seriously investigated the incident, they would have found something. He tells him that his sect must not be taking this seriously (which offends Xiao Fan, however, he has a point) or it could be someone is deliberately covering it up
5.The ghost king warns him that if he forces the heavenly book out, it will disable him and destroy his meridians. If he does not train it will turn him into a murderer and crazy. (I am sorry, but everything the ghost sect has done seems to be pretty reasonable they seem to get a bad wrap)
6.Well this has turned into a heated conversation that poor Bi Yao has to helplessly watch! The guy she likes is going toe to toe with her father, but then, won't her father respect him more? Odd, but Xiao Fan almost acts like a member of the evil sect, at least in terms of attitude. Very direct. Delivering threats (even if they are not physical)--her father almost attacks him but she intervenes
--I think he becomes the next ghost king--
7.Meanwhile, Yu is being chewed out by the sect leaders. Yu has to defend his actions, which make him and Xiao appear sympathetic to the evil sect. Yu maintains that they did what they thought was best, that if they allowed the Li Xue Sect leader and Ghost king to kill each other, it would have harmed innocent people. But the sect leader says that justifies the deaths of many (I really don't like these guys! they are such hypocrites! I think they only care about power!)
8.Senior Brother Qi is obnoxiously smug throughout all of this. Then he triggers the poison to make him attack himself--so Yu is attacking Qi and then the Immortal Guardian appears....so now everyone believes Yu is traitor except for Tian and his wife. Both think it doesn't make sense because their family was killed by the evil sect (is senior sect leader so easily manipulated?!)
9.Tian encourages sect leader to keep an open minded, and wait until Xiao returns, that there must be an explanation. Tian insists that it must be a trap, but sect leader insists that even if it is, the risk is too high and they must destroy Yu's cultivation, but Tian says they would be losing a gifted and innocent disciple
10.We learn that Yu and Xiao have a close relationship that reminds sect leader of someone (who?) we also learn that sect leader spared 'him' many years ago and that he had 'no choice that day' (are they trying to say that Qin Lan massacred that village? I bet they did! if they felt it was justified, they would do anything! scary)
11.Meanwhile, Auntie and Bi Yao are talking about Xiao Fan. She reveals that there was once someone very similar to Xiao Fan who wanted the same thing (peace) but he failed and it isn't known if he is alive or dead
12.Mr. Ghost and ghost king are meeting. They are discussing whether or not to use the four blood summoning spell to find the other scrolls (they want to avoid making the mistake of Elderheart). It involves using four mythical creatures
13.Ghost king again states that Xiao Fan is wasted on Qin Lan and would do something great in the future if he weren't in that sect. Xiao Fan and Qin Wi Yan (former city guard/poison sect) get into a fight but are stopped by ghost king, who says anyone on his land is a guest and protected (so no fights)
14.Xiao Fan and Bi Yao say their 'see you laters' meanwhile Yu defends himself to his shifu, insisting he is innocent (his mentor is meanwhile thinking 'if you learn the truth you will turn your sword against me' and 'I cannot tolerate a threat) THEY TOTALLY KILLED HIS VILLAGE I KNOW IT!
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--Little does he know that Senior Brother is setting him up--
2.I am not sure if Brother Qi is setting up Xiao Fan or Yue. The former would make more sense however he infected the latter, so it must be Yue. Whichever one it is, Brother Qi has convinced the sect leader that, at, the very least, he was seduced by the demon girl (is this sect leader a moron?)
3.Meanwhile, Xiao Fan drinks tea with ghost king. He now knows that he disguised as Mr. Wen. He applauds Xiao's courage for seeing him. Xiao directly asks him if he was involved with the massacre of his village. We know Boss Nian didn't do it (Li Xue/Blood Sect) because he was in hiding and Ghost King reports he was in seclusion because Bi Yao's mother had died. He did not know that the village had been destroyed (so who did it?).
4.Ghost king essentially tells Xiao Fan that if someone seriously investigated the incident, they would have found something. He tells him that his sect must not be taking this seriously (which offends Xiao Fan, however, he has a point) or it could be someone is deliberately covering it up
5.The ghost king warns him that if he forces the heavenly book out, it will disable him and destroy his meridians. If he does not train it will turn him into a murderer and crazy. (I am sorry, but everything the ghost sect has done seems to be pretty reasonable they seem to get a bad wrap)
6.Well this has turned into a heated conversation that poor Bi Yao has to helplessly watch! The guy she likes is going toe to toe with her father, but then, won't her father respect him more? Odd, but Xiao Fan almost acts like a member of the evil sect, at least in terms of attitude. Very direct. Delivering threats (even if they are not physical)--her father almost attacks him but she intervenes
--I think he becomes the next ghost king--
7.Meanwhile, Yu is being chewed out by the sect leaders. Yu has to defend his actions, which make him and Xiao appear sympathetic to the evil sect. Yu maintains that they did what they thought was best, that if they allowed the Li Xue Sect leader and Ghost king to kill each other, it would have harmed innocent people. But the sect leader says that justifies the deaths of many (I really don't like these guys! they are such hypocrites! I think they only care about power!)
8.Senior Brother Qi is obnoxiously smug throughout all of this. Then he triggers the poison to make him attack himself--so Yu is attacking Qi and then the Immortal Guardian appears....so now everyone believes Yu is traitor except for Tian and his wife. Both think it doesn't make sense because their family was killed by the evil sect (is senior sect leader so easily manipulated?!)
9.Tian encourages sect leader to keep an open minded, and wait until Xiao returns, that there must be an explanation. Tian insists that it must be a trap, but sect leader insists that even if it is, the risk is too high and they must destroy Yu's cultivation, but Tian says they would be losing a gifted and innocent disciple
10.We learn that Yu and Xiao have a close relationship that reminds sect leader of someone (who?) we also learn that sect leader spared 'him' many years ago and that he had 'no choice that day' (are they trying to say that Qin Lan massacred that village? I bet they did! if they felt it was justified, they would do anything! scary)
11.Meanwhile, Auntie and Bi Yao are talking about Xiao Fan. She reveals that there was once someone very similar to Xiao Fan who wanted the same thing (peace) but he failed and it isn't known if he is alive or dead
12.Mr. Ghost and ghost king are meeting. They are discussing whether or not to use the four blood summoning spell to find the other scrolls (they want to avoid making the mistake of Elderheart). It involves using four mythical creatures
13.Ghost king again states that Xiao Fan is wasted on Qin Lan and would do something great in the future if he weren't in that sect. Xiao Fan and Qin Wi Yan (former city guard/poison sect) get into a fight but are stopped by ghost king, who says anyone on his land is a guest and protected (so no fights)
14.Xiao Fan and Bi Yao say their 'see you laters' meanwhile Yu defends himself to his shifu, insisting he is innocent (his mentor is meanwhile thinking 'if you learn the truth you will turn your sword against me' and 'I cannot tolerate a threat) THEY TOTALLY KILLED HIS VILLAGE I KNOW IT!
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1.With the threat of poison sect gone, cliff master heals Xiao fan. He and princess share a moment before they separate. Xue Qi is pragmatic and expresses concern in the most unfeeling way (you can tell she likes him) reminding him that although Ba Yao helped them, she is still from the ghost sect...
2.All united, the 4 have a night of fun and drinking together
3.City Guard continues to set people up (he seems a little...odd)
4.With Xiao Fan's backing and her own acts, Yue at least seems ready to trust princess (I am so tired of this arc it's not even funny)
2.All united, the 4 have a night of fun and drinking together
3.City Guard continues to set people up (he seems a little...odd)
4.With Xiao Fan's backing and her own acts, Yue at least seems ready to trust princess (I am so tired of this arc it's not even funny)
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1.The four winners go to train under the 9 cauldrons (unfortunately, our hero does not have his magic weapon...) It seems that the 9 cauldrons is sort of like the sorting hat for Hogwarts: it makes the best choice for you in regards to magic and is supposed to be based off of your cultivation.
2.For reasons that could only occur in this kind of drama when the lead is this nice, Xiao Fan forgive everyone for what they have done and everyone is friends again.
3.We change scenes--now the general for the ghost king is the one spying on the noble sect, and correct me if I am wrong, but isn't it senior brother qi/Ling Er's love interest? We learn that to gain immense power he drank a potion, and every full moon he turns into a mindless vampire///
4.Back to Xiao Fan and Yue. He is discussing how odd it was that their village was destroyed and believes that there is an ulterior motive....they split to chase down this blood demon (not knowing who he is...) and then YUE struts up to Cang Song, who has been chasing the demon as well, and boldly tells him that 'your secret will be found out' and that it is related to the now destroyed li xing sect....(what did he do?)
5.Who the heck is Yue?? he locks up senior brother, telling him sect leader ordered it, and says that in times of need a.k.a. once a month he will help him...what double life is he leading??
6.Concerned for Ling Er who seems upset (this is a different scene BTW) Xiao follows her after practicing and overhears an argument between daughter and father. He learns from Tian that he dislikes Qi Hao, that the man is arrogant and has an impure heart (awww....but I hope he genuinely likes Lin Er....)
7.Xiao Fan is too perfect. He actually stands up for Lin Er and defends her relationship with Qi Hao to her father (would I do this? I dunno....)This persuades Tian, and is perhaps an example of Xiao Fan's skills. He is extremely observant and perhaps wise beyond his years...and selfless....
8.He is depressed after this, but Shu Shu returns his torch, cheering him up a bit (I don't feel bad for him he brought it on himself)
9.Shu Shu (who makes stuff) created a flying bird out of wood to hold him and Xiao Fan whom he was worried could not fly yet. Off they go....and then they crash.
10.They reach what appears to be an abandoned house, scare off the soldiers staying there by pretending to be ghosts (yup, you read correctly) only to be frightened by a masked man. Masked guy says it is actually his home and he wears a mask to avoid scaring people (ironic) because he has a scar who is this guy? Anyways, he gives them directions to Yudu the next morning.
2.For reasons that could only occur in this kind of drama when the lead is this nice, Xiao Fan forgive everyone for what they have done and everyone is friends again.
3.We change scenes--now the general for the ghost king is the one spying on the noble sect, and correct me if I am wrong, but isn't it senior brother qi/Ling Er's love interest? We learn that to gain immense power he drank a potion, and every full moon he turns into a mindless vampire///
4.Back to Xiao Fan and Yue. He is discussing how odd it was that their village was destroyed and believes that there is an ulterior motive....they split to chase down this blood demon (not knowing who he is...) and then YUE struts up to Cang Song, who has been chasing the demon as well, and boldly tells him that 'your secret will be found out' and that it is related to the now destroyed li xing sect....(what did he do?)
5.Who the heck is Yue?? he locks up senior brother, telling him sect leader ordered it, and says that in times of need a.k.a. once a month he will help him...what double life is he leading??
6.Concerned for Ling Er who seems upset (this is a different scene BTW) Xiao follows her after practicing and overhears an argument between daughter and father. He learns from Tian that he dislikes Qi Hao, that the man is arrogant and has an impure heart (awww....but I hope he genuinely likes Lin Er....)
7.Xiao Fan is too perfect. He actually stands up for Lin Er and defends her relationship with Qi Hao to her father (would I do this? I dunno....)This persuades Tian, and is perhaps an example of Xiao Fan's skills. He is extremely observant and perhaps wise beyond his years...and selfless....
8.He is depressed after this, but Shu Shu returns his torch, cheering him up a bit (I don't feel bad for him he brought it on himself)
9.Shu Shu (who makes stuff) created a flying bird out of wood to hold him and Xiao Fan whom he was worried could not fly yet. Off they go....and then they crash.
10.They reach what appears to be an abandoned house, scare off the soldiers staying there by pretending to be ghosts (yup, you read correctly) only to be frightened by a masked man. Masked guy says it is actually his home and he wears a mask to avoid scaring people (ironic) because he has a scar who is this guy? Anyways, he gives them directions to Yudu the next morning.
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1.Shifu is so angry he injures Xiao Fan (he spits up blood!) and he storms off. The female teacher/wife tells the students to take care of him and she will try to persuade him (never mind that she knows what Lin Er did!) he is healed....and then he must fight against Lu Xue Qi (stoic girl!)
2.Okay this makes sense now. I am thinking that his shifu injured him to 'even the playing field' since Xue Qi has suffered injuries up to this point (more than him)
3.The battle commences, and Xue Qi is verrry skilled, able to perform advanced magic spells. She is also able to help Xiao Fan, as she somehow connects with him mentally to save him from his 'mind demon', which looks like Boss and wants the destruction of their sect
4.While everyone outside watches them stand still, they are both trapped in his mind, tasked with hunting down his mind demon...He begs her to kill him when they escape (!) but her words are of hope and support (awwww! I like her!)
5.Once they kill the mind demon, there is an explosion of magic power in the real world and they fall unconscious...
6.Meanwhile, in ghost kingdom the king and his general are discussing the competition while princess listens. It seems that the competition was a draw between Xiao and Qi and princess calls Xiao weak; however the king tells her not to look down on a boy who has such special destiny to attract such a mysterious power...
7.Meanwhile, a recovered Xiao is speaking to Lin Er, who shares that her father hit him because he was clearing up his blood clots, not to punish him
8.After being questioned again, Xiao tells Tian that he found the torch while at the mountain (in pursuit of boss) in a puddle. His shifu tells him that it is an object of blood skill, and that it is bound to him because his blood has fallen on it. He also shares that it is a type of magic their sect does not used and has always been used by those of the evil sect.
9.Tian is able to convince his shifu that he truly did not know of the object's controversial use, and that he has been using it without knowing how. Still, his master points out that the object holds a strong murderous intent and that not even all the sect masters could wield it with their cultivation (destiny..) so now he has to go to Tian Palace and pass another test...
10.So he doesn't seem to have an evil aura (they test him) however Jung Yue's master Cang Song is extremely hateful it seems (or just careful, depending on how you look at it) and strongly believes that he is there as a spy :/
11.Bwahahahaaha junior sister stands up for Xiao and points out what we are all thinking--that Cang Song is just bitter that his disciples lost why else would he be trying to get this kid killed? he is afraid his position will be usurped!
12.Brother Cang Song reveals his awful way of thinking when he blurts out that everyone from the evil sect should be executed on sight....raising a few eyebrows. He still insists he be kicked out because of the possibility that he become evil...but based on that flawed reasoning anyone could be kicked out if he deemed them a threat....this guy is a few cards short of a full deck....
13.They decide that Xiao Fan join the three other winners and another Junior brother will study the 'magic treasure' before returning it...
2.Okay this makes sense now. I am thinking that his shifu injured him to 'even the playing field' since Xue Qi has suffered injuries up to this point (more than him)
3.The battle commences, and Xue Qi is verrry skilled, able to perform advanced magic spells. She is also able to help Xiao Fan, as she somehow connects with him mentally to save him from his 'mind demon', which looks like Boss and wants the destruction of their sect
4.While everyone outside watches them stand still, they are both trapped in his mind, tasked with hunting down his mind demon...He begs her to kill him when they escape (!) but her words are of hope and support (awwww! I like her!)
5.Once they kill the mind demon, there is an explosion of magic power in the real world and they fall unconscious...
6.Meanwhile, in ghost kingdom the king and his general are discussing the competition while princess listens. It seems that the competition was a draw between Xiao and Qi and princess calls Xiao weak; however the king tells her not to look down on a boy who has such special destiny to attract such a mysterious power...
7.Meanwhile, a recovered Xiao is speaking to Lin Er, who shares that her father hit him because he was clearing up his blood clots, not to punish him
8.After being questioned again, Xiao tells Tian that he found the torch while at the mountain (in pursuit of boss) in a puddle. His shifu tells him that it is an object of blood skill, and that it is bound to him because his blood has fallen on it. He also shares that it is a type of magic their sect does not used and has always been used by those of the evil sect.
9.Tian is able to convince his shifu that he truly did not know of the object's controversial use, and that he has been using it without knowing how. Still, his master points out that the object holds a strong murderous intent and that not even all the sect masters could wield it with their cultivation (destiny..) so now he has to go to Tian Palace and pass another test...
10.So he doesn't seem to have an evil aura (they test him) however Jung Yue's master Cang Song is extremely hateful it seems (or just careful, depending on how you look at it) and strongly believes that he is there as a spy :/
11.Bwahahahaaha junior sister stands up for Xiao and points out what we are all thinking--that Cang Song is just bitter that his disciples lost why else would he be trying to get this kid killed? he is afraid his position will be usurped!
12.Brother Cang Song reveals his awful way of thinking when he blurts out that everyone from the evil sect should be executed on sight....raising a few eyebrows. He still insists he be kicked out because of the possibility that he become evil...but based on that flawed reasoning anyone could be kicked out if he deemed them a threat....this guy is a few cards short of a full deck....
13.They decide that Xiao Fan join the three other winners and another Junior brother will study the 'magic treasure' before returning it...
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100 Years Ago.....
1.Our drama opens to a chaotic scene: a battle between the evil sect and the noble (Chusen) Qing Yun Sect. The source of the issue? The evil sect wants control of the central plains. In order to prevent the evil sect from obtaining supremacy the Chusen sect broke the ancient seal on the immortal swords (more like a million swords...) and made it rain on the so-labelled evil doers. Afterwards, a mysterious robed figure seems to be collecting essence from the dead bodies. Judging by the fact that said essence is going into a red orb, and the narrator says 'The evil sect never gave up' despite losing, I think it is fair to conclude that this little red orb is important.
10(?) years ago...Or the present. Leads Are Young
2.We open to a pastoral setting, a rural village, and a bunch of pre-adolescent boys are running amok. Two boys, Xio Fan and Jing Yu seem to be buddies. They wander into a temple during this game they are playing. (The audience can see, but they cannot, an elderly man chanting over the very same red orb from 100 years ago....it seems to possess Jing Yu and cause him to try to strangle Xio Fan). The man appears and asks 'How Can you be so strong?'
3.I think he was referring to the fact that Xio Fan was unaffected by the evil intent in the red orb. However, if I can remember, I think it is Jing Yu who replies....
4.Later that night, an unconscious Jing Yu is dropped outside of the old man's residence. He has been poisoned. (for reasons unknown) Xio Fan appears, clearly worried.
5.A man in a robe is the culprit, and he seems to want what the old man has. The name of the red orb is the Blood Devouring Pearl. And the old man is Pu Zhi, from the heavenly sect. These two engage in a battle while Xio Fan watches.
6.After Pu Zhi wins, he has a strange inner monologue in which he wonders if he can 'achieve his dream of this lifetime' and worries that 'teacher will suspect'. Still, he chooses to teach Xio Yan martial arts to combat evil. Whether or not there is an ulterior motive remains to be seen. (strangely, he tells him to keep it a secret, even from his parents, which is weird because usually when an adult makes that kind of demand, there is some kind of weird thing about to happen....)
7.Pu Zhi (for reasons unknown) gives Xio Fan the Blood Pearl and tells him to destroy it? He gives Xio Fan some kind of power as well/or essence and then he leaves....
8.The following morning the two boys awaken to a nightmare. Everyone in their village is dead.
9.The boys have little time to mourn or even bury their dead. They are whisked away by a rep from the heavenly sect, where they first meet the guardian immortal dragon (a water dragon that should be scary but is so cute!)
---This is the first time I have seen a drama star, who is not old, with white hair, who is not attractive---
10.The boys greet the sect leader (white haired guy) and junior masters (only one woman). After listening to Xio Fan recount what he remembers (he either isn't able to tell them about the pearl or doesn't remember) the two boys are split and placed under two separate masters in this sect.
11.We are introduced to a little girl, Tian Ling Er who introduces herself as a senior sister....
--I wonder what will happen next?---Descent Firs episode
*I liked the music, I liked the little seeds they plant that will lead to plot lines later
*I just am biased and don't really like child actors because they make sweet almost sickening...
1.Our drama opens to a chaotic scene: a battle between the evil sect and the noble (Chusen) Qing Yun Sect. The source of the issue? The evil sect wants control of the central plains. In order to prevent the evil sect from obtaining supremacy the Chusen sect broke the ancient seal on the immortal swords (more like a million swords...) and made it rain on the so-labelled evil doers. Afterwards, a mysterious robed figure seems to be collecting essence from the dead bodies. Judging by the fact that said essence is going into a red orb, and the narrator says 'The evil sect never gave up' despite losing, I think it is fair to conclude that this little red orb is important.
10(?) years ago...Or the present. Leads Are Young
2.We open to a pastoral setting, a rural village, and a bunch of pre-adolescent boys are running amok. Two boys, Xio Fan and Jing Yu seem to be buddies. They wander into a temple during this game they are playing. (The audience can see, but they cannot, an elderly man chanting over the very same red orb from 100 years ago....it seems to possess Jing Yu and cause him to try to strangle Xio Fan). The man appears and asks 'How Can you be so strong?'
3.I think he was referring to the fact that Xio Fan was unaffected by the evil intent in the red orb. However, if I can remember, I think it is Jing Yu who replies....
4.Later that night, an unconscious Jing Yu is dropped outside of the old man's residence. He has been poisoned. (for reasons unknown) Xio Fan appears, clearly worried.
5.A man in a robe is the culprit, and he seems to want what the old man has. The name of the red orb is the Blood Devouring Pearl. And the old man is Pu Zhi, from the heavenly sect. These two engage in a battle while Xio Fan watches.
6.After Pu Zhi wins, he has a strange inner monologue in which he wonders if he can 'achieve his dream of this lifetime' and worries that 'teacher will suspect'. Still, he chooses to teach Xio Yan martial arts to combat evil. Whether or not there is an ulterior motive remains to be seen. (strangely, he tells him to keep it a secret, even from his parents, which is weird because usually when an adult makes that kind of demand, there is some kind of weird thing about to happen....)
7.Pu Zhi (for reasons unknown) gives Xio Fan the Blood Pearl and tells him to destroy it? He gives Xio Fan some kind of power as well/or essence and then he leaves....
8.The following morning the two boys awaken to a nightmare. Everyone in their village is dead.
9.The boys have little time to mourn or even bury their dead. They are whisked away by a rep from the heavenly sect, where they first meet the guardian immortal dragon (a water dragon that should be scary but is so cute!)
---This is the first time I have seen a drama star, who is not old, with white hair, who is not attractive---
10.The boys greet the sect leader (white haired guy) and junior masters (only one woman). After listening to Xio Fan recount what he remembers (he either isn't able to tell them about the pearl or doesn't remember) the two boys are split and placed under two separate masters in this sect.
11.We are introduced to a little girl, Tian Ling Er who introduces herself as a senior sister....
--I wonder what will happen next?---Descent Firs episode
*I liked the music, I liked the little seeds they plant that will lead to plot lines later
*I just am biased and don't really like child actors because they make sweet almost sickening...
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 28
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1.So the sky city is about to crash into wingkind...doesn't look good for them
2.Tianyi awakens and learns that his fate has been switched. He also learns that the old guy assisting Tianjun, the celestial door guide, has some sort of revenge desire because of the celestial beings (I am not really sure about this plot I must be missing something) Anyways Tianyi is able to use some sort of magical artifact to get him to release him and then he kills him...
3.Tianyi confronts Yu, and learns that Yu wants to destroy wingkind to get revenge on him for all the wrongs he committed. Tianyi gets beat pretty bad but Yu does learn the truth, that he was lied to, and jumps in to save him.
4.Unfortunately, they are unable to save Ling'er. She gives Tianjun the kiss, and although Tianyi gets there and she seems to recognize her true lover just before she fades to ash, she still fades to ash. The wingkingdom is saved, but at great cost.
5.Time passes, and the show ends with everyone reflecting on the tragedy. At the end Tianyi's hair turns white. He sees Chisu flying....THE END
ALTERNATE ENDING EP 29
1.In this version, everything is the same except Ling'er somehow manages to no longer become the flower deity. She and Tianyi leave, he gives up being emperor, and they go to live a quiet life..
2.Tianyi awakens and learns that his fate has been switched. He also learns that the old guy assisting Tianjun, the celestial door guide, has some sort of revenge desire because of the celestial beings (I am not really sure about this plot I must be missing something) Anyways Tianyi is able to use some sort of magical artifact to get him to release him and then he kills him...
3.Tianyi confronts Yu, and learns that Yu wants to destroy wingkind to get revenge on him for all the wrongs he committed. Tianyi gets beat pretty bad but Yu does learn the truth, that he was lied to, and jumps in to save him.
4.Unfortunately, they are unable to save Ling'er. She gives Tianjun the kiss, and although Tianyi gets there and she seems to recognize her true lover just before she fades to ash, she still fades to ash. The wingkingdom is saved, but at great cost.
5.Time passes, and the show ends with everyone reflecting on the tragedy. At the end Tianyi's hair turns white. He sees Chisu flying....THE END
ALTERNATE ENDING EP 29
1.In this version, everything is the same except Ling'er somehow manages to no longer become the flower deity. She and Tianyi leave, he gives up being emperor, and they go to live a quiet life..
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 24
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1.So the starlords learn that the amulet has been rejoined. They also reveal that if the goddess does not appear than winkind is in danger...
2.Yu learns from the starlords that the goddess need to awaken. They tell him she won't die (i think this is a lie) when she brings the pollen
3.Tianjun has sort of gone crazy (he uses the guy who betrayed him to Tianyi earlier in the season to suppress a coup and take back his throne......looks like war is on the way. Essentially he is going to force this love, and seems to think that if he doesn't have pain and hate he can't have love...(based on the words of that celestial gate guardian guy)
4.Turns out the starlords were telling some lies. Tianyi overhears them talking--when she finds her lover she turns to ash...on their wedding day Tianyi is nowhere to be found...
2.Yu learns from the starlords that the goddess need to awaken. They tell him she won't die (i think this is a lie) when she brings the pollen
3.Tianjun has sort of gone crazy (he uses the guy who betrayed him to Tianyi earlier in the season to suppress a coup and take back his throne......looks like war is on the way. Essentially he is going to force this love, and seems to think that if he doesn't have pain and hate he can't have love...(based on the words of that celestial gate guardian guy)
4.Turns out the starlords were telling some lies. Tianyi overhears them talking--when she finds her lover she turns to ash...on their wedding day Tianyi is nowhere to be found...
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 11
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1. The show opens up to the star lords discussing this 'cluster amaryllis' and wondering if it is connected to the 'yang'. A (drunk?) temple leader recounts the legend/truth of the star goddess
2.It seems in ancient times the star goddess fell in love with a mortal from the humankind sect. Feeling inadequate because he could not fly, this lover invented a pair of wings to fly up to cloud mountain (her home). Some jerk of a priest decided this was bad, imprisoned him in the underworld of the abyss and cursed her to never leave cloud mountain (otherwise she would die). Lover boy tells her that (basically) long distance relationship is okay for now because they will meet some day soon. When he finally tried to escape to see her, the priest sent some soldiers done, and after a bloody battle the priest gives him mortal wounds. His blood dyed the cluster amaryllis red, and she jumps from cloud mountain to see him one last time. They die in each others arms. Her tears became the shooting star pollen, which created the wingkind.
3.Now we learn that the yin and yang symbolizes the lovers, whose love surpasses death. Since the cluster amaryllis appeared, it means her lover will 'awaken' soon. The star lords wonder if Tianjun is this lover because love is the only thing stopping him from advancing (but I think it it Tianyi....)
4.Tian Yai Zi (who looks like the medicine man the queen executed) is actually a secret heaven's door descendant. The girl serving Tianjun (he is suffering from fever) shows him some skin and we see she has a strange thing buried in her...this man likes to see it (? kinda kinky)
5.We then learn this girl's backstory--that flower on her back caused her to be bullied and sold to a brothel, and she was treated like a demon. Apparently it is a source of power. Tianjun rescued her...she believes he is the destined lover of the star deity and hopes that she can save him from this illl fated fate. The strange old man tells her that she might be acting rashly and kind of yells at her.
6.For reasons that make no sense, Ling'er decides to leave after the princess shows up and essentially tells her that she should get going because she can't help the emperor or meet the qualifications of empress (I just don't get this girl! she is sometimes smart but then makes these really dumb choices!)
7.so it seems there was a reason for this. As she is leaving she runs into the regent's crew who are trying to take over the burial of this guy whom they killed. She intervenes and is able to manipulate it so that they bury him. Tianyi thanks her and then later explains why his father hated him and why he must be emperor....
*this episode felt a little meh...
2.It seems in ancient times the star goddess fell in love with a mortal from the humankind sect. Feeling inadequate because he could not fly, this lover invented a pair of wings to fly up to cloud mountain (her home). Some jerk of a priest decided this was bad, imprisoned him in the underworld of the abyss and cursed her to never leave cloud mountain (otherwise she would die). Lover boy tells her that (basically) long distance relationship is okay for now because they will meet some day soon. When he finally tried to escape to see her, the priest sent some soldiers done, and after a bloody battle the priest gives him mortal wounds. His blood dyed the cluster amaryllis red, and she jumps from cloud mountain to see him one last time. They die in each others arms. Her tears became the shooting star pollen, which created the wingkind.
3.Now we learn that the yin and yang symbolizes the lovers, whose love surpasses death. Since the cluster amaryllis appeared, it means her lover will 'awaken' soon. The star lords wonder if Tianjun is this lover because love is the only thing stopping him from advancing (but I think it it Tianyi....)
4.Tian Yai Zi (who looks like the medicine man the queen executed) is actually a secret heaven's door descendant. The girl serving Tianjun (he is suffering from fever) shows him some skin and we see she has a strange thing buried in her...this man likes to see it (? kinda kinky)
5.We then learn this girl's backstory--that flower on her back caused her to be bullied and sold to a brothel, and she was treated like a demon. Apparently it is a source of power. Tianjun rescued her...she believes he is the destined lover of the star deity and hopes that she can save him from this illl fated fate. The strange old man tells her that she might be acting rashly and kind of yells at her.
6.For reasons that make no sense, Ling'er decides to leave after the princess shows up and essentially tells her that she should get going because she can't help the emperor or meet the qualifications of empress (I just don't get this girl! she is sometimes smart but then makes these really dumb choices!)
7.so it seems there was a reason for this. As she is leaving she runs into the regent's crew who are trying to take over the burial of this guy whom they killed. She intervenes and is able to manipulate it so that they bury him. Tianyi thanks her and then later explains why his father hated him and why he must be emperor....
*this episode felt a little meh...
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 9
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1.The scene opens to Tianyi sitting on his throne, addressing king bussiness. An official tasked with building the Unending Canal is begging and pleading that he did not misappropriate funds...but Tianyi wonders what it is going on since it is taking so long (but it's called the Unending canal....) He has him executed and kindly does not administer the 9 Extermination...it seems our Tianyi has to inspire fear in others to gain support at home?
2.After prettying Ling'er up (ahh, such a common trope) she is all set to have her private dinner with the king. BTW she learns that there is no sevant girl Xaio Yue....oh wait, who is that white winged beauty descending and interrupting this private dinner? oh wait. it's Xaio Xue, also known as Princess Fei, also pretending to not know Ling'er (not surprised this happened I was hoping it would be his mom or something...)
3.The princess's motive is clear: she pretended to be a servant to scope out the competition, decided she was lacking, and then showed up to make a scene and bragging about all the stuff she knows about Tianyi (I imagine this makes Ling'er feel like a pigeon next to a peacock). Anyways, princess is surprised to see that the food is actually hot food--something wingkind cannot eat :/
4.Tianyi and Ling'er are walking together when Tianyi sees that the man he ordered executed is alive. It seems the Regent has interfered, and his men even throw in Tianyi's face that he has no power until he turns 20. Ling'er witnesses what is clearly an extreme humiliation for Tianyi, and she also sees a darker side of him (he draws a sword and prepares to kill someone)
5.Ling'er has a vivid nightmare in which Tianjun shows up and tries to force her to leave, and is covered in her father's blood. She wakes up screaming Tianyi's name (aww...poor Ling'er)
6.Ling'er goes wandering and runs into an older official (maybe 30s?) and starts blathering a lot about history and poetry (where were these smarts earlier? does she have a split personality? in ep 1 they made her innocent now she is elegant?)....we then learn that Ling'er resembles a princess who has passed on from this man (maybe Tianyi's mother?)
7.Meanwhile, Yu escapes into the place where Jishu is imprisoned. he does not recognize him (mask) and seems to know how to break his restraints but hides as the empress enters. She takes off the mask and we see Jishu's real face. We are then treated to a flashback, of their first meeting, when she fell in love with him.
8.We also learn of their falling out. it seems Jishu and Empress were so close that he shared with her his utopia sky city invention, which allow humankind to fly. He never wanted it to be known to anyone. But she told the emperor because she thought that if she did this, she could marry the genius Jishu who was too far above her in terms of importance (she is a low status princess). Jishu judges her harshly for turning his dream into a weapon and for betraying him for something so stupid as power (I think he would have chosen to be with her somehow) (she just made the wrong choice) (she made the mistake of making a decision without seeing how the other party feels...)
9.It seems that the empress is exacting revenge for him abandoning her for a woman she describes as a 'whore' while it is the love of his life. This seems to be the classic 'make the one I love hate me so I am always on his mind' or something like that, use when that person does not love you back
2.After prettying Ling'er up (ahh, such a common trope) she is all set to have her private dinner with the king. BTW she learns that there is no sevant girl Xaio Yue....oh wait, who is that white winged beauty descending and interrupting this private dinner? oh wait. it's Xaio Xue, also known as Princess Fei, also pretending to not know Ling'er (not surprised this happened I was hoping it would be his mom or something...)
3.The princess's motive is clear: she pretended to be a servant to scope out the competition, decided she was lacking, and then showed up to make a scene and bragging about all the stuff she knows about Tianyi (I imagine this makes Ling'er feel like a pigeon next to a peacock). Anyways, princess is surprised to see that the food is actually hot food--something wingkind cannot eat :/
4.Tianyi and Ling'er are walking together when Tianyi sees that the man he ordered executed is alive. It seems the Regent has interfered, and his men even throw in Tianyi's face that he has no power until he turns 20. Ling'er witnesses what is clearly an extreme humiliation for Tianyi, and she also sees a darker side of him (he draws a sword and prepares to kill someone)
5.Ling'er has a vivid nightmare in which Tianjun shows up and tries to force her to leave, and is covered in her father's blood. She wakes up screaming Tianyi's name (aww...poor Ling'er)
6.Ling'er goes wandering and runs into an older official (maybe 30s?) and starts blathering a lot about history and poetry (where were these smarts earlier? does she have a split personality? in ep 1 they made her innocent now she is elegant?)....we then learn that Ling'er resembles a princess who has passed on from this man (maybe Tianyi's mother?)
7.Meanwhile, Yu escapes into the place where Jishu is imprisoned. he does not recognize him (mask) and seems to know how to break his restraints but hides as the empress enters. She takes off the mask and we see Jishu's real face. We are then treated to a flashback, of their first meeting, when she fell in love with him.
8.We also learn of their falling out. it seems Jishu and Empress were so close that he shared with her his utopia sky city invention, which allow humankind to fly. He never wanted it to be known to anyone. But she told the emperor because she thought that if she did this, she could marry the genius Jishu who was too far above her in terms of importance (she is a low status princess). Jishu judges her harshly for turning his dream into a weapon and for betraying him for something so stupid as power (I think he would have chosen to be with her somehow) (she just made the wrong choice) (she made the mistake of making a decision without seeing how the other party feels...)
9.It seems that the empress is exacting revenge for him abandoning her for a woman she describes as a 'whore' while it is the love of his life. This seems to be the classic 'make the one I love hate me so I am always on his mind' or something like that, use when that person does not love you back
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 8
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1.The empress puts a mask on Jishu...
2.The scene changes to Yu who is now a prisoner, and it seems his job is to work on this super weapon (out of all the people...she put the subordinate of her enemy in here? that's like handing the enemy your plans!)
3.Change Scene: Ling'er tearfully searches for Tianyi and finds him, passed out...
4.Tianjun pleads for his mother to let him abdicate because he has no desire for war or to unite the people of Lan. The Queen mother is clearly mad but says if he can escape the city, she will give him what he wants (lies; she is going to set it up so he has no choice to do this. I kind of think she will cause injury to her self to achieve this end...that or his jealousy of Tianyi will bring him back)
5.Meanwhile, Ling'er is trying to get herself and a very injured Tianyi to some shelter (more snow). This ends with her collapsing beneath his weight and him mumbling that he must be dead...
6.Yu instigates a fight that leads to his lock up...but oh he has smuggled out some items...perhaps to escape...?
7.So this scene is pretty brutal: Tianjun, in order to leave, must undergo this Moon punishment. It will cause him to hallucinate and experience his every worse nightmare, from Ling'er abandoning him for Tianyi to betraying his mentor, Jishu...his mother is visibly upset and begs him to quit (he doesn't get many steps but the suffering is prolonged). He manages to leave, he is now a commoner, and the only one with him is that servant girl who is in love with him...
8.(Now this show gets good!) Tianyi and Ling'er sit by a fire. He seems better injury wise. I would say emotion wise he looks icy cold, in contrast to Ling'er who is sobbing over her new situation. And based on what she knows, it is pretty crappy. Her father is dead, her best friend killed him. Tianyi shares that the plan was for him to work with Tianjun to help her and her father escape, however not only did Tianjun not show up, he killed her father--Tianyi admits he has no idea if there is a deeper reason behind this. Now they need to figure out where to go. Ling'er assumes he will go to the South City, since his people hold it, and assumed he would go because this is the road there.
9.A subordinate of Tianyi appears and he shares they notified the King Shinzeng (?) at South City and then he is killed by flying wingpeople, who seem to want to kill the emperor (so a power struggle back home?) but his guard shows up and takes down these flying people (these are not his buddies)
10.Tiangyi gives her a dagger before following them to Qiyang palace. The man in charge of this guard seems like a prick. He tells Tianyi that if they keep the 'chosen humankind crown princess here' it will cause problems. Tianyi orders him to put her somewhere safe...
11.We finally get a glimpse of the wingkind city. It seems to be much more technologically advanced, with them using flying aircrafts. Looks like something out of a RPG.
12.Change Scene to Tianjun who is trying to remove whatever Jishu put in him to make him suffer for loving Ling'er. Not sure if he succeeded. But that other girl clearly wants to be the only one in his heart, asking if she could call him 'Brother Tianjun' (that is what Ling'er called him..)
13.Meanwhile, Tianyi witnesses the assassins cruelly excited (I guess having your wings cut off is an awful way to go). Another girl stops her from running out and explains that the man in charge of the executions is the same person who ordered the assassination. he is Tianyi's uncle, and the regent, until Tianyi comes of age (he also seems a trifle sadistic). She introduces herself as a palace maid, Xio Xue.
14.This Xio Xue is a bit..odd she checks out Tianyi when she gets ready for her bath and praises her body (? bc women do this all the time?) and then proceeds to ask questions about her relationship with the emperor, even suggesting she likes him but she denies it...
*this episode was interesting because we get to learn more about wingkind*
2.The scene changes to Yu who is now a prisoner, and it seems his job is to work on this super weapon (out of all the people...she put the subordinate of her enemy in here? that's like handing the enemy your plans!)
3.Change Scene: Ling'er tearfully searches for Tianyi and finds him, passed out...
4.Tianjun pleads for his mother to let him abdicate because he has no desire for war or to unite the people of Lan. The Queen mother is clearly mad but says if he can escape the city, she will give him what he wants (lies; she is going to set it up so he has no choice to do this. I kind of think she will cause injury to her self to achieve this end...that or his jealousy of Tianyi will bring him back)
5.Meanwhile, Ling'er is trying to get herself and a very injured Tianyi to some shelter (more snow). This ends with her collapsing beneath his weight and him mumbling that he must be dead...
6.Yu instigates a fight that leads to his lock up...but oh he has smuggled out some items...perhaps to escape...?
7.So this scene is pretty brutal: Tianjun, in order to leave, must undergo this Moon punishment. It will cause him to hallucinate and experience his every worse nightmare, from Ling'er abandoning him for Tianyi to betraying his mentor, Jishu...his mother is visibly upset and begs him to quit (he doesn't get many steps but the suffering is prolonged). He manages to leave, he is now a commoner, and the only one with him is that servant girl who is in love with him...
8.(Now this show gets good!) Tianyi and Ling'er sit by a fire. He seems better injury wise. I would say emotion wise he looks icy cold, in contrast to Ling'er who is sobbing over her new situation. And based on what she knows, it is pretty crappy. Her father is dead, her best friend killed him. Tianyi shares that the plan was for him to work with Tianjun to help her and her father escape, however not only did Tianjun not show up, he killed her father--Tianyi admits he has no idea if there is a deeper reason behind this. Now they need to figure out where to go. Ling'er assumes he will go to the South City, since his people hold it, and assumed he would go because this is the road there.
9.A subordinate of Tianyi appears and he shares they notified the King Shinzeng (?) at South City and then he is killed by flying wingpeople, who seem to want to kill the emperor (so a power struggle back home?) but his guard shows up and takes down these flying people (these are not his buddies)
10.Tiangyi gives her a dagger before following them to Qiyang palace. The man in charge of this guard seems like a prick. He tells Tianyi that if they keep the 'chosen humankind crown princess here' it will cause problems. Tianyi orders him to put her somewhere safe...
11.We finally get a glimpse of the wingkind city. It seems to be much more technologically advanced, with them using flying aircrafts. Looks like something out of a RPG.
12.Change Scene to Tianjun who is trying to remove whatever Jishu put in him to make him suffer for loving Ling'er. Not sure if he succeeded. But that other girl clearly wants to be the only one in his heart, asking if she could call him 'Brother Tianjun' (that is what Ling'er called him..)
13.Meanwhile, Tianyi witnesses the assassins cruelly excited (I guess having your wings cut off is an awful way to go). Another girl stops her from running out and explains that the man in charge of the executions is the same person who ordered the assassination. he is Tianyi's uncle, and the regent, until Tianyi comes of age (he also seems a trifle sadistic). She introduces herself as a palace maid, Xio Xue.
14.This Xio Xue is a bit..odd she checks out Tianyi when she gets ready for her bath and praises her body (? bc women do this all the time?) and then proceeds to ask questions about her relationship with the emperor, even suggesting she likes him but she denies it...
*this episode was interesting because we get to learn more about wingkind*
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 2
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1.We open to Tiang Jun trying to reassure a tearful Ling'er (feel zero sympathy she really got herself into this situation). Okay the show got more interesting. Tiang Jun has something implanted in him that will make him feel agonizing pain if he ever has romantic thoughts. It seems he assumed this role to protect...Ling'er?
2.Tiangjun collects 'stealth weapons' from the unconscious bodies of guards of the star court. He quickly tracks down the guy who owned them: Yi Fuling (a wingguy) who admits that Tianyi ordered him to do it. but in front of the elders, he takes the blame. Ling'er (rightly) assumes that Tianyi put him up for it.
3.Ling'er (stupidly) chooses to intervene and take the blame. She 'can't let anyone suffer on her behalf' (please, please let her grow up a little she doesn't do cute very well...) Now she will be flogged, and I imagine this will make Tianjun feel bad since he is tasked with protecting her. It will likely make Tianyi feel bad since his target all along was Tianjun. It will def. make Yi Fuling feel bad since he not only shot the weapons, but he was seeking to use this as an opportunity to gain entry to the elite club. And Ling'er won't be feeling very good. So I see her thinking she did something good but at the end of the day she hurts so many people. Self-righteous behavior....*sigh* she should have apologized only for what she did, not for others. She's automatically (and correctly) picked the mastermind but it doesn't erase the culpability of others who willingly chose to involve themselves. (My rant ends here)
4.There is a heated confrontation between Tiangjun and Tianyi, while Ling'er watches. (I can't imagine all the stuff Tiangjun does to protect her and she has no idea...). Everyone now thinks that Ling'er and Tianyi had a romantic encounter, making Tiangjun a bastion of jealousy...
5.Interesting turn of events...Tianyi has to administer the lashes...with his extremely strong weapon...leaving Ling'er all injured. perhaps they aren't going to wind up together.
6.Ling'er is imprisoned because she has more punishments to endure. Tiangjun decides to break her out with his posse (wearing masks? really bad masks?) however his own guy turns traitor and tips off Tianyi. While this is all happening, Fuling has already busted in, feeling guilty. No one succeeds in breaking her out (I do feel bad for her this seems a bit over the top) and Tianyi walks out having set them all up but he still gets punished for breaking into the prison after hours.
7.In the next scene Tiangjung, Fuling, and Tianyi are all tied up. They get to talking and we learn that there was an Elder in the court by the name of Jishu who disappeared and had some special tools that were banned (me thinks this is Ling'er's papa). This topic arises because Elder Jishu is believed to be the one who constructed the prison, therefore, the only one who can break her out (also, every time they struggle their bonds are tighter...Tianyi keeps doing this on purpose...) anyways Tianyi is utterly unwilling to accept responsibility
8.I don't like her character she is too black and white in her thinking. I hope she grows a little. Anyways, she got herself into this situation. She came to a forbidden place. She shouldn't be shocked she was captured....
9.Tianyi cleverly makes use of Tinjun's feelings for Ling'er to continue to manipulate the situation to his advantage. Also, he is the only one thinking with his head--he reminds Tinjun that his actions have given Ling'er to undergo a trial with a slim chance of survival or receive 49 slashes which will kill her...
10.Tianyi watches Ling'er while she sleeps (odd...maybe these two are supposed to hook up) he is curious to know why Tingjun has fallen for a 'stinky girl like her' (he must be extremely immature when it comes to feelings--who talks like that?). he is trying to figure out what makes her so special that this guy whom he has known for so long would suddenly break all the rules and openly defy teachers to protect a girl with no background or significance (good points)(you need to know your enemies and clearly he did not know him)
11.Tianyi informs her that Tiangjun is threatening to raise his army against the star court--actions that count as revolt and would lead to a harsh punishment like beheading. This persuades her to take the trial
12.Tianyi really knows how to read Tiangjun. As Ling'er is about to leave, he gives her a 'gift' and proceeds to make out with her. Enraging Tiangjun. Tianyi storms off after Tianjun injures him, and the episode ends her with facing an automatom kind of weapon...
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The most interesting character in the show is Tianyi. I love romance but I don't like watching a show where there doesn't seem to be a lot of answers for those feelings. We are told that Tianjun and Ling'er have a close relationship, and other than two brief flashbacks, we have no real reason to know why he loves her, or why she is close to him. The writers rely on the 'childhood friends' but there is not a lot of depth to this relationship so we don't feel invested. I would say it is better to wait and build towards that. Currently, I think Tianyi is going to be her main love interest because you can build that up and her quick conclusions about his personality will probably be changed. I shall continue to watch. Having just watched the spectacular eternal love I do think that I am judging this show a bit harshly.
2.Tiangjun collects 'stealth weapons' from the unconscious bodies of guards of the star court. He quickly tracks down the guy who owned them: Yi Fuling (a wingguy) who admits that Tianyi ordered him to do it. but in front of the elders, he takes the blame. Ling'er (rightly) assumes that Tianyi put him up for it.
3.Ling'er (stupidly) chooses to intervene and take the blame. She 'can't let anyone suffer on her behalf' (please, please let her grow up a little she doesn't do cute very well...) Now she will be flogged, and I imagine this will make Tianjun feel bad since he is tasked with protecting her. It will likely make Tianyi feel bad since his target all along was Tianjun. It will def. make Yi Fuling feel bad since he not only shot the weapons, but he was seeking to use this as an opportunity to gain entry to the elite club. And Ling'er won't be feeling very good. So I see her thinking she did something good but at the end of the day she hurts so many people. Self-righteous behavior....*sigh* she should have apologized only for what she did, not for others. She's automatically (and correctly) picked the mastermind but it doesn't erase the culpability of others who willingly chose to involve themselves. (My rant ends here)
4.There is a heated confrontation between Tiangjun and Tianyi, while Ling'er watches. (I can't imagine all the stuff Tiangjun does to protect her and she has no idea...). Everyone now thinks that Ling'er and Tianyi had a romantic encounter, making Tiangjun a bastion of jealousy...
5.Interesting turn of events...Tianyi has to administer the lashes...with his extremely strong weapon...leaving Ling'er all injured. perhaps they aren't going to wind up together.
6.Ling'er is imprisoned because she has more punishments to endure. Tiangjun decides to break her out with his posse (wearing masks? really bad masks?) however his own guy turns traitor and tips off Tianyi. While this is all happening, Fuling has already busted in, feeling guilty. No one succeeds in breaking her out (I do feel bad for her this seems a bit over the top) and Tianyi walks out having set them all up but he still gets punished for breaking into the prison after hours.
7.In the next scene Tiangjung, Fuling, and Tianyi are all tied up. They get to talking and we learn that there was an Elder in the court by the name of Jishu who disappeared and had some special tools that were banned (me thinks this is Ling'er's papa). This topic arises because Elder Jishu is believed to be the one who constructed the prison, therefore, the only one who can break her out (also, every time they struggle their bonds are tighter...Tianyi keeps doing this on purpose...) anyways Tianyi is utterly unwilling to accept responsibility
8.I don't like her character she is too black and white in her thinking. I hope she grows a little. Anyways, she got herself into this situation. She came to a forbidden place. She shouldn't be shocked she was captured....
9.Tianyi cleverly makes use of Tinjun's feelings for Ling'er to continue to manipulate the situation to his advantage. Also, he is the only one thinking with his head--he reminds Tinjun that his actions have given Ling'er to undergo a trial with a slim chance of survival or receive 49 slashes which will kill her...
10.Tianyi watches Ling'er while she sleeps (odd...maybe these two are supposed to hook up) he is curious to know why Tingjun has fallen for a 'stinky girl like her' (he must be extremely immature when it comes to feelings--who talks like that?). he is trying to figure out what makes her so special that this guy whom he has known for so long would suddenly break all the rules and openly defy teachers to protect a girl with no background or significance (good points)(you need to know your enemies and clearly he did not know him)
11.Tianyi informs her that Tiangjun is threatening to raise his army against the star court--actions that count as revolt and would lead to a harsh punishment like beheading. This persuades her to take the trial
12.Tianyi really knows how to read Tiangjun. As Ling'er is about to leave, he gives her a 'gift' and proceeds to make out with her. Enraging Tiangjun. Tianyi storms off after Tianjun injures him, and the episode ends her with facing an automatom kind of weapon...
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The most interesting character in the show is Tianyi. I love romance but I don't like watching a show where there doesn't seem to be a lot of answers for those feelings. We are told that Tianjun and Ling'er have a close relationship, and other than two brief flashbacks, we have no real reason to know why he loves her, or why she is close to him. The writers rely on the 'childhood friends' but there is not a lot of depth to this relationship so we don't feel invested. I would say it is better to wait and build towards that. Currently, I think Tianyi is going to be her main love interest because you can build that up and her quick conclusions about his personality will probably be changed. I shall continue to watch. Having just watched the spectacular eternal love I do think that I am judging this show a bit harshly.
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 1
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Characters:
'The God of Shooting Stars': Descends upon earth once every century. Her birth is easy to spot because shooting stars will fall, and she has a grey birth mark behind her ear.
Star Court/Master of Star Court Xing Ching: Seems to be a mediator between the two Lan Clans
Yinchi: A teacher at star court
Rui Zhu: A country girl who comes under attack literally as she is giving birth. Can shoot needles at pressure points (or it could be poison). mother of the goddess
Blue Eyed Man: Someone the Queen is in love with. He married Rui Zhu because he was too low of a status to marry the Queen. Is a student of the Star Master. Father of the goddess.
Humankind Maiden, Fu Ling/Ling'er: the little girl, all grown up, unaware of her identity
Chishu: Ling'er's butterfly companion
Bai Ting'Jun : Prince of human kind (no wings); seems to be the proper kind of guy who follows the rules and is thoughtful and is described as being 'kind and not overbearing' (I bet he is hiding a darker personality)(come on Ling'er refers to him as 'Brother' second male lead!)
Feng Tianyi: Emperor of the wingkind (which would make him the son of the princess from the beginning...): seems like an aggressive guy with high emotions (and extremely pretty eyes) and more pushy--
1.The show opens up with a brief prologue explaining that the two clans on Lan, a continent, have a long history of war. One clan can fly, given them certain advantages, the other cannot. Finally, they agree to a weak treaty to not attack one another.
2.The next scene opens to a pretty woman in the throws a very painful birth. Outside a man with blue eyes nervously waits. In the distance soldiers race towards them. It seems the man with blue eyes has been expecting this: he pulls a few things and a series of arrows hit these soldiers, but it isn't enough to stop a woman clad in white. She is even more pretty than the woman giving birth, and she is a princess seeking the girl child that has just been born.
3.Incidentally we learn that there is some kind of unsaid history between the princess and man. She seems to be in pain (perhaps she has feelings for him?).
4.The man tries to escape with his wife and child. His wife shoots needles (these could be poison needles or needles sealing pressure points, I don't know). They are stopped by a cliff, and here we learn that the man and princess have a history, that he married the country girl because he had no hope of a future with the princess (or so says the country miss)
5.The princess laughs and points out how happy he is, even having a child. Soldiers attack, and the country miss is killed. The man appears to be heartbroken before grabbing the infant and leaping, it seems, to their death. But the woman doesn't think they are dead. She wants them alive, and sends soldiers to find them.
6.The man visits the Star Pavilion and begs his master, the Star Lord, to help him but his master refuses, maintains that his role is that of mediator, and to not become entangled in the conflicts of the two Lan clans (he also gives us a little history lesson on the star goddess)
7.Man with blue eyes begs for a piece of Shura Cinabar--it will altar his appearance. It seems he will go into hiding....
[18 YEARS LATER]
8.Humankind Maiden Fu Ling is sent a message by TingJun (butterfly messenger) who does not give her the red bean she wanted but instead a dagger, and apologizes he wont be there for her birthday...Ling'er is irritated because the red bean symbolizes longing, and seems to represent her feelings for him (?)
9.Change scene: the star court. Xing Ching is ready to officiate a tournament held annually, the 7 Lantern Ceremony that is between the Wingkind and Humankind. Whoever wins gets to light the lamp. TingJun is here, as the prince of human kind (does Ling'er know?)
10. Feng Tianyi (he has to be the male lead--he arrives late and strides in and I can see him as a perfect foil/ I already call out Tingjun as being the second male lead). he essentially throws in the towel as if to say that the ceremony symbolizes peace and so isn't worth fighting over, just let Ting'Jun light the lantern. This makes him look good however it makes one wonder what his motive is...(come on there is always a motive)
11.In what seems to be a cleverly orchestrated plot, the lantern falls under the weight of Ting'Jun lighting it. Tianyi uses this as an opportunity to explain that the heavens must have been upset with his peaceful choice to avoid combat. Thus, even when Ting'jun assumes responsibility (clearly knowing this is a set up) Tianyi insists that he be punished for going against the heavens (I think the implication is that the two clans are expected to fight one another)
12.Bwahahahaa the star court is not to be taken for fools. The emperor is chastised before they show him what they knew all along: footage of him planning for this incident. This is designed to humiliate him, teach him a lesson (This guy has to be the main lead)
13.Ting Jun and Tianyi have a small confrontation and essentially they go after the other's weakness: Tianyi calls him out for being a mere prince (a.k.a. his mom is in charge) and Ting Jun calls him out for lacking military power (a.k.a. the wing kingdom can't afford to go to war with their small man power)
14.Meanwhile, Ling'er decides its a good idea to see Tingjun and climbs a mountain (I like her already, she's impulsive and not the brightest bulb)
15.(o yea these two are totally going to hook up) She isn't supposed to be on the mountain, and Tianyi is looking for Jade Cave (I have no idea why he is here, and I don't like his costume). She makes up that she is looking for a cave, takes advantage of his confusion, and uses her new dagger to threaten him to help her escape. Instead, he forces her against the mountain, makes it look like they are making out, and humakind soldiers leave (she drops her pretty new dagger...)
16.Ling'er looks pretty angry, and we are treated to the typical 'how dare you' and he plays it off in a cool way, continuing to take liberties that make her uncomfortable because she has to be a maiden of purity (sigh i hope the rest of the series is not like this). When he learns that she is looking for Tingjun he agrees to sneak her into the Flower Chase Festival (they pinkie promise)(she isn't completely dumb she expresses doubt over trusting him but she doesn't have much of a choice). he pulls her into his embrace for absolutely NO reason before strutting off (these kinds of arrogant characters I kind of hope something bad happens to them they just seem really one dimensional
17. OMG this has to be a teen drama, they have an 'elite club' that the emperor is in charge of and I guess he makes guys go through grueling tests to join. it feels like F4 I really, really hope that this drama doesn't go that route...
18.She accepts a special grass from the winged people that is supposed to make her fast enough to break into the star court (Rule 1: never accept food from strangers) this is given to her by a guy trying to get into this elite club
19.She breaks through, but naturally is arrested for breaking rules. Tianyi again sets Tianjun up. The star lords automatically think Tianyi is responsible because, well, he usually is. Ling'er punches a star lord out and she seems dizzy, and is imprisoned while they investigate.
20. The episode ends with her in prison.
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Other than the pretty cast members and interesting opening, this show has not impressed me much. The dialogue has been pretty...meh, it all seems fairly predictable. I don't have high expectations but I hope it improves.
'The God of Shooting Stars': Descends upon earth once every century. Her birth is easy to spot because shooting stars will fall, and she has a grey birth mark behind her ear.
Star Court/Master of Star Court Xing Ching: Seems to be a mediator between the two Lan Clans
Yinchi: A teacher at star court
Rui Zhu: A country girl who comes under attack literally as she is giving birth. Can shoot needles at pressure points (or it could be poison). mother of the goddess
Blue Eyed Man: Someone the Queen is in love with. He married Rui Zhu because he was too low of a status to marry the Queen. Is a student of the Star Master. Father of the goddess.
Humankind Maiden, Fu Ling/Ling'er: the little girl, all grown up, unaware of her identity
Chishu: Ling'er's butterfly companion
Bai Ting'Jun : Prince of human kind (no wings); seems to be the proper kind of guy who follows the rules and is thoughtful and is described as being 'kind and not overbearing' (I bet he is hiding a darker personality)(come on Ling'er refers to him as 'Brother' second male lead!)
Feng Tianyi: Emperor of the wingkind (which would make him the son of the princess from the beginning...): seems like an aggressive guy with high emotions (and extremely pretty eyes) and more pushy--
1.The show opens up with a brief prologue explaining that the two clans on Lan, a continent, have a long history of war. One clan can fly, given them certain advantages, the other cannot. Finally, they agree to a weak treaty to not attack one another.
2.The next scene opens to a pretty woman in the throws a very painful birth. Outside a man with blue eyes nervously waits. In the distance soldiers race towards them. It seems the man with blue eyes has been expecting this: he pulls a few things and a series of arrows hit these soldiers, but it isn't enough to stop a woman clad in white. She is even more pretty than the woman giving birth, and she is a princess seeking the girl child that has just been born.
3.Incidentally we learn that there is some kind of unsaid history between the princess and man. She seems to be in pain (perhaps she has feelings for him?).
4.The man tries to escape with his wife and child. His wife shoots needles (these could be poison needles or needles sealing pressure points, I don't know). They are stopped by a cliff, and here we learn that the man and princess have a history, that he married the country girl because he had no hope of a future with the princess (or so says the country miss)
5.The princess laughs and points out how happy he is, even having a child. Soldiers attack, and the country miss is killed. The man appears to be heartbroken before grabbing the infant and leaping, it seems, to their death. But the woman doesn't think they are dead. She wants them alive, and sends soldiers to find them.
6.The man visits the Star Pavilion and begs his master, the Star Lord, to help him but his master refuses, maintains that his role is that of mediator, and to not become entangled in the conflicts of the two Lan clans (he also gives us a little history lesson on the star goddess)
7.Man with blue eyes begs for a piece of Shura Cinabar--it will altar his appearance. It seems he will go into hiding....
[18 YEARS LATER]
8.Humankind Maiden Fu Ling is sent a message by TingJun (butterfly messenger) who does not give her the red bean she wanted but instead a dagger, and apologizes he wont be there for her birthday...Ling'er is irritated because the red bean symbolizes longing, and seems to represent her feelings for him (?)
9.Change scene: the star court. Xing Ching is ready to officiate a tournament held annually, the 7 Lantern Ceremony that is between the Wingkind and Humankind. Whoever wins gets to light the lamp. TingJun is here, as the prince of human kind (does Ling'er know?)
10. Feng Tianyi (he has to be the male lead--he arrives late and strides in and I can see him as a perfect foil/ I already call out Tingjun as being the second male lead). he essentially throws in the towel as if to say that the ceremony symbolizes peace and so isn't worth fighting over, just let Ting'Jun light the lantern. This makes him look good however it makes one wonder what his motive is...(come on there is always a motive)
11.In what seems to be a cleverly orchestrated plot, the lantern falls under the weight of Ting'Jun lighting it. Tianyi uses this as an opportunity to explain that the heavens must have been upset with his peaceful choice to avoid combat. Thus, even when Ting'jun assumes responsibility (clearly knowing this is a set up) Tianyi insists that he be punished for going against the heavens (I think the implication is that the two clans are expected to fight one another)
12.Bwahahahaa the star court is not to be taken for fools. The emperor is chastised before they show him what they knew all along: footage of him planning for this incident. This is designed to humiliate him, teach him a lesson (This guy has to be the main lead)
13.Ting Jun and Tianyi have a small confrontation and essentially they go after the other's weakness: Tianyi calls him out for being a mere prince (a.k.a. his mom is in charge) and Ting Jun calls him out for lacking military power (a.k.a. the wing kingdom can't afford to go to war with their small man power)
14.Meanwhile, Ling'er decides its a good idea to see Tingjun and climbs a mountain (I like her already, she's impulsive and not the brightest bulb)
15.(o yea these two are totally going to hook up) She isn't supposed to be on the mountain, and Tianyi is looking for Jade Cave (I have no idea why he is here, and I don't like his costume). She makes up that she is looking for a cave, takes advantage of his confusion, and uses her new dagger to threaten him to help her escape. Instead, he forces her against the mountain, makes it look like they are making out, and humakind soldiers leave (she drops her pretty new dagger...)
16.Ling'er looks pretty angry, and we are treated to the typical 'how dare you' and he plays it off in a cool way, continuing to take liberties that make her uncomfortable because she has to be a maiden of purity (sigh i hope the rest of the series is not like this). When he learns that she is looking for Tingjun he agrees to sneak her into the Flower Chase Festival (they pinkie promise)(she isn't completely dumb she expresses doubt over trusting him but she doesn't have much of a choice). he pulls her into his embrace for absolutely NO reason before strutting off (these kinds of arrogant characters I kind of hope something bad happens to them they just seem really one dimensional
17. OMG this has to be a teen drama, they have an 'elite club' that the emperor is in charge of and I guess he makes guys go through grueling tests to join. it feels like F4 I really, really hope that this drama doesn't go that route...
18.She accepts a special grass from the winged people that is supposed to make her fast enough to break into the star court (Rule 1: never accept food from strangers) this is given to her by a guy trying to get into this elite club
19.She breaks through, but naturally is arrested for breaking rules. Tianyi again sets Tianjun up. The star lords automatically think Tianyi is responsible because, well, he usually is. Ling'er punches a star lord out and she seems dizzy, and is imprisoned while they investigate.
20. The episode ends with her in prison.
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Other than the pretty cast members and interesting opening, this show has not impressed me much. The dialogue has been pretty...meh, it all seems fairly predictable. I don't have high expectations but I hope it improves.
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Alright this episode seems normal/fixed on viki.
1.Lu zhen seems to have become friends with...the emperor? Anyways, she is promoted to the rank of 2nd made to Madame Zhou. Jealous girls continue to conspire against her but she seems to be born to be lucky.
2.Not a whole lot happens in this episode other than the fact that Madame Zhou is dying and and Lu Zhen wants to help her but the powers that be are against her. Even her other mentor, who is allowing her to study her books, warns here there is no such thing as a good person in the palace
3. Madame Zhou's former fave sets up a show that requires a piece of flesh to help cure Madame Zhou and she is about to stab Lu Zhen when other maids intervene and call her out. the girl wielding the knife is made to submit her own flesh, and then sent to the dungeons to be tortured.
4.We learn that this 'savior' is part of a larger plot orchestrated by Madame Lou who is trying to seize more power from Madame Wang. She will use the incident to gain control over the isolated palaces.
1.Lu zhen seems to have become friends with...the emperor? Anyways, she is promoted to the rank of 2nd made to Madame Zhou. Jealous girls continue to conspire against her but she seems to be born to be lucky.
2.Not a whole lot happens in this episode other than the fact that Madame Zhou is dying and and Lu Zhen wants to help her but the powers that be are against her. Even her other mentor, who is allowing her to study her books, warns here there is no such thing as a good person in the palace
3. Madame Zhou's former fave sets up a show that requires a piece of flesh to help cure Madame Zhou and she is about to stab Lu Zhen when other maids intervene and call her out. the girl wielding the knife is made to submit her own flesh, and then sent to the dungeons to be tortured.
4.We learn that this 'savior' is part of a larger plot orchestrated by Madame Lou who is trying to seize more power from Madame Wang. She will use the incident to gain control over the isolated palaces.
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Again,I am watching viki and the videos are cut oddly now.
1.Essentially, nothing new is really shared bc most of ep 8 is part of ep 7 on viki. Sorry. I am continuing to the next episode.
1.Essentially, nothing new is really shared bc most of ep 8 is part of ep 7 on viki. Sorry. I am continuing to the next episode.
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