Jun Jiuling
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- #2
Up to you lol. I stuck it through to until when Zhu Zan showed up for good. That made me really resolve to finish reading and things got a lot better then. I recall he shows up somewhere in chapter 100-something? Nearing 200 I think. So I suggest stockpiling if you want to just see if you'll like the story once Zhu Zan shows up.
- #3
That's... you have to ask that to someone else who had read the entire novel....
What I read in the few last chapter was.... (I didn't read the entire novel, so my impression might be wrong)
MC talked with ED, ED remembered a little girl who smiled and called her grandma, then ED became hysterical. MC left the palace and met LYQ. MC treated him like a stranger. There was some kind of power struggle between LYQ and some guy surname Yuan. The Yuan guy died and I think throne went to the last Emperor's son who was still 10 y.o. LYQ told MC that he let Qi Wang in some kind of library alone with the prince and when Qi Wang went out, the prince was strangled to death. MC told LYQ that she didn't hate him (he was just used by Qi Wang). Then they said farewell.
Some dude surnamed Fang and Ning came to her. They talked about sth that I don't understand (since I didn't read the novel). Some random characters talked about sth....
MC went into some valley, met a bearded guy and called him Zhu Zan. She told him that he got ugly. He was angry and about to talk back, but she came to him and clung to his neck. (so I assumed that he was the ML)
Then someone named XIao Shizi visited Zhao Zhanqing's grave and called him "father".
The end?
What I read in the few last chapter was.... (I didn't read the entire novel, so my impression might be wrong)
MC talked with ED, ED remembered a little girl who smiled and called her grandma, then ED became hysterical. MC left the palace and met LYQ. MC treated him like a stranger. There was some kind of power struggle between LYQ and some guy surname Yuan. The Yuan guy died and I think throne went to the last Emperor's son who was still 10 y.o. LYQ told MC that he let Qi Wang in some kind of library alone with the prince and when Qi Wang went out, the prince was strangled to death. MC told LYQ that she didn't hate him (he was just used by Qi Wang). Then they said farewell.
Some dude surnamed Fang and Ning came to her. They talked about sth that I don't understand (since I didn't read the novel). Some random characters talked about sth....
MC went into some valley, met a bearded guy and called him Zhu Zan. She told him that he got ugly. He was angry and about to talk back, but she came to him and clung to his neck. (so I assumed that he was the ML)
Then someone named XIao Shizi visited Zhao Zhanqing's grave and called him "father".
The end?
- #6
More spoilers~
-Old Madam and the mom spin some crazy sob story (something about superstition and separating Chengyu and the unborn son so both will live and the family curse will be broken) that Manager Song believes because it seems like typical women's foolishness.
-behind his back, Old Madam is thinking that he's the real fool and that he's not their opponent. (yay lady powah~)
-Jinxiu is spokesperson for her and her sisters in supporting Old Madam and the mom. Their unconditional support makes Old Madam teary.
-meanwhile, Manager Song is having a tantrum over Chengyu going who-knows-where out of his reach.
-Jiuling and co. still on their roadtrip. Turns out Runan is related to her own life (as Princess Jiuling) rather than Zhenzhen, but no one knows any better.
-Lei Zhonglian is impressed by Jiuling's breadth of knowledge, especially after hearing that she toughed it out a month by herself alone.
-away from the scheming, Jiuling and Chengyu's relationship is better. Seems like Chengyu has been putting on a front for the attacker too.
-more roadtrip and Jiuling getting herbs for Chengyu. Jiuling goes into the mountain and finds this purple-something herb that's a priceless treasure for saving lives. Her master died picking one and fell from a cliff because of it. She goes up and picks it too, sort of as a memorial for her master. A quirk of this plant is that it grows on cliffsides, always where the rocks are loose. As expected, she's close to falling and a guy who comes out of nowhere. Unexpectedly, he's more interested in the plant than screaming about her impending death or doing anything about it. (LOL)
-he does pull her up (easily too) when she asks though. (betcha this is Zhu Zhan)
-they get into a fight over the flower. It's sort of funny in a way despite the serious bloodlust and argument going on, because they get very elaborate in their arguing over just why each respective person 'owns' the flower.
-in the end, the guy doesn't hurt Jiuling. He just tweaks Jiuling's nose and leaves. Jiuling didn't have to use her safety measure -- she's got a ring with a hidden poison spike on it. Her ankle's injured though and she'll have difficulty going back.
-Mr. 'I am a woodcutter' returns! He'll take her down if he gets paid (LOL). He takes her down and they argue/talk some more. She makes him chew on some kind of branch for healing and he retorts that he won't be able to pay her (pffft).
-she realizes he's something of a chatterbox, but she feels unusually comfortable with him and just rests.
-Chengyu and co. are worried about her disappearance until they see her carried back by a strange man. Then they're even more worried until she explains. They look at this buff, handsome guy chewing a twig with a rope, axe and hare on him until he demands his money again. XD
-Chengyu calls him an 'uncle' and the guy retorts that no way he's an uncle. He's a handsome young stud and not at all similar to this guy (Lei Zhonglian). LOL at wondering if mountain people like him have a problem with their brains.
-Jiuling's arms go everywhere (losing grip probably), but the guy just sighs and tells her to stop taking him cheaply and add more money (if she's going to 'grope' him).
-some unwise statements on Chengyu's part leads the guy to reveal his real aura, which is uncommon and definitely not that of a simple woodcutter. It's tense until Jiuling breaks it up and tells them to give the money to him. The guy throws back the extra money and leaves, telling them he's not a bandit. Jiuling tries to get the flower one more time but he refuses. She feels just like she did at the Lantern Festival.
TBC~
-Old Madam and the mom spin some crazy sob story (something about superstition and separating Chengyu and the unborn son so both will live and the family curse will be broken) that Manager Song believes because it seems like typical women's foolishness.
-behind his back, Old Madam is thinking that he's the real fool and that he's not their opponent. (yay lady powah~)
-Jinxiu is spokesperson for her and her sisters in supporting Old Madam and the mom. Their unconditional support makes Old Madam teary.
-meanwhile, Manager Song is having a tantrum over Chengyu going who-knows-where out of his reach.
-Jiuling and co. still on their roadtrip. Turns out Runan is related to her own life (as Princess Jiuling) rather than Zhenzhen, but no one knows any better.
-Lei Zhonglian is impressed by Jiuling's breadth of knowledge, especially after hearing that she toughed it out a month by herself alone.
-away from the scheming, Jiuling and Chengyu's relationship is better. Seems like Chengyu has been putting on a front for the attacker too.
-more roadtrip and Jiuling getting herbs for Chengyu. Jiuling goes into the mountain and finds this purple-something herb that's a priceless treasure for saving lives. Her master died picking one and fell from a cliff because of it. She goes up and picks it too, sort of as a memorial for her master. A quirk of this plant is that it grows on cliffsides, always where the rocks are loose. As expected, she's close to falling and a guy who comes out of nowhere. Unexpectedly, he's more interested in the plant than screaming about her impending death or doing anything about it. (LOL)
-he does pull her up (easily too) when she asks though. (betcha this is Zhu Zhan)
-they get into a fight over the flower. It's sort of funny in a way despite the serious bloodlust and argument going on, because they get very elaborate in their arguing over just why each respective person 'owns' the flower.
-in the end, the guy doesn't hurt Jiuling. He just tweaks Jiuling's nose and leaves. Jiuling didn't have to use her safety measure -- she's got a ring with a hidden poison spike on it. Her ankle's injured though and she'll have difficulty going back.
-Mr. 'I am a woodcutter' returns! He'll take her down if he gets paid (LOL). He takes her down and they argue/talk some more. She makes him chew on some kind of branch for healing and he retorts that he won't be able to pay her (pffft).
-she realizes he's something of a chatterbox, but she feels unusually comfortable with him and just rests.
-Chengyu and co. are worried about her disappearance until they see her carried back by a strange man. Then they're even more worried until she explains. They look at this buff, handsome guy chewing a twig with a rope, axe and hare on him until he demands his money again. XD
-Chengyu calls him an 'uncle' and the guy retorts that no way he's an uncle. He's a handsome young stud and not at all similar to this guy (Lei Zhonglian). LOL at wondering if mountain people like him have a problem with their brains.
-Jiuling's arms go everywhere (losing grip probably), but the guy just sighs and tells her to stop taking him cheaply and add more money (if she's going to 'grope' him).
-some unwise statements on Chengyu's part leads the guy to reveal his real aura, which is uncommon and definitely not that of a simple woodcutter. It's tense until Jiuling breaks it up and tells them to give the money to him. The guy throws back the extra money and leaves, telling them he's not a bandit. Jiuling tries to get the flower one more time but he refuses. She feels just like she did at the Lantern Festival.
TBC~
- #13
I tried reading some, but then I saw the amount of chapters and... sigh... Something about the pace doesn't agree with me. Each chapter delves into unnecessary details and wordy explanations which slow down the plot progression. Honestly, I was bored. It doesn't help that it already isn't an original concept (that usually doesn't bother me, as long as the characters are interesting and the pace is snappy). It takes a few chapters whenever the MC moves from point A to point B, and several more chapters of conversation and battle of wits. But nothing actually happens in the meantime. Maybe I'm being too harsh, I already don't have the patience for such draggy novels. At least, no patience to MTL them. I'll wait for the official translation and that's that.