I'm done with this. I'm dropping this series until this mess clears out. Ch 180 is so full of sh*t I don't even want to wait for the translation. All the things that I love about this series are being ground to dust. Yona's character. Her interactions with Hak. The dynamic of the whole group together... I don't want to see all of it get treated upon. When we either finish this arc or finish the series, I'll pick it up again.
I'm just waiting for the last straw to make me put this on hold. You'd think they'd be more perceptive but to see the group playing right into the Kye-Sook's hands from the get go is frustrating. It's like they turned stupid and complacent all of a sudden.
[Ch.180]
Hit that last straw yet? Cuz I have. I cannot fucking believe this. So disappointing. Shes letting kyesook tell her and her friends what to do and talk down to her, back to the pushover little princess. If she doesnt go down there herself and hijack the tournament and tell kyesook to stuff it i will throw hands.
Agree. 100%
Last straw? She f*cking SAT next to her father's killer! It would've been so easy to simply say beforehand "Don't put me next to him." But she didn't. She's had so many opportunities to set things right. Kye-Sook's original invitation never included interacting with Soo-Won, or being isolated inside the palace, she is just letting all of it happen. And saying nothing. Some people in the comments are saying that she is being the bigger person and all, but bigger for what? So that people can walk all over her again?
I think the people who are waiting for this to turn into a big romance are going to be disappointed, considering the novel has some 1200 chapters and by the 900 she's still not married, I say be happy with the palace intrigue and such, because you'll be having it for a while.
Looks like there will be many more chapters just what I like
They need to try Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage. Once the romance gets going, once they marry, the romance goes through the roof, so sweet.
Sounds interesting I'm intrigued
Poor cinnamon bun Rui Wang is being bullied on both sides. I feel so bad for him! ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
I miss Yan Moge! These people keep replenishing the eye-candy jar, which is great, but we already lost the teacher and the Langya Duke, and the Peacock Prince and Thunderoots haven't appeared in a while. The new guys are pretty but they don't have much personality, bring Yan Moge back already!
A lot of people are saying that they'd rather she ended up with Rui, but I actually like the fact that for once there's a story that presents the central romance with a real, mature conflict. Not the cliche jealous ex lover or ex-concubine messing things for the leads, no external forces creating trouble. The main conflict stems from two well-developed, flawed characters loving each other despite having different ideologies and responsibilities, and how they deal with the pain this contradictory situation causes them. If she ended up with Rui at this point it would be a huge cop-out, especially when the circumstances have created such great character growth in both of them. I want to see how they resolve it. I want to see if they are willing to change and compromise in the necessary ways to make their relationship work.
That extra was like waving a red flag in front of a bull, lol.
But actually, I found rather interesting that the author decided to tackle that particular urge. The whole omegaverse concept basically reduces the humans to a more animal state, especially alphas and omegas, so I found really interesting how the author interpreted that urge because, in the context, it makes a lot of sense.
Their relationship in a nutshell:
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Ok, so just finished the novel (thank you Exiled Rebels Scans!) and:
1- I don't regret anything. My life is complete.
2- Lan Zhan (Er-gege!!!!) and Wei Ying are now in my top 3 best yaoi couples of all times. Their relationship is so insanely great it gives me goosebumps.
3- Even if they skip the steamy stuff in this manga, I honestly hope they at least don't skip the first time they have sex, even a fade to black would be fine as long as its acknowledged they did it, because honestly, this is one story in which the sex is so important the plot cannot move on without it.
4- Even though the novel is insanely great and I will recommend it to the end of my days, I don't think you loose anything by reading the manga instead (other than the novel being already finished). The anime makes a mess of things, but at least so far, the manga has been fairly faithful, and although you loose a bit of character development and instropection that helps you understand better, as well as some exposition that makes the story flow more easily, the fact that you can see the characters' expressions is a big plus. In a perfect world, I would say read both at the same time, it's really the best possible way to experience this story.
The first time they have sex is it in that dream world where they were watching their younger selves have sex too?? I think i was chapter 117
No.
The first time they have actual full-on sex is on chapter 110 I believe, after saying goodbye to Lan Sizhui and Wen Ning. However, what I'm referring to is the first time they do it at the hotel, chapter 90something, the third time Lan Zhan gets drunk. They don't go all the way, but since they do virtually everything else and it's the first time the two are conscious of it afterwards, I count it as the first time. That's the time I'm referring to. It's what prompts Wei Ying to leave the inn alone after they sort of argue, and also what lays at the base of his confession later on. That scene needs to be in this manga. All the other parts are sex for the sake of sex, although their actual first time in ch 110 is quite moving too and it shows a great glimpse of character on both their parts.
Ooohhh. I wanna read the novel but then i wanna start reading fro where the anime or manhua stop. But ik that some parts were skipped and maybe changed in the anime and manhua. So that means i have no choice but to read the novel from the beginning right?
Well, it's obviously up to you but if you want to catch up on the novel from where you are right now there are a couple of things to keep in mind:
1 - All the flashbacks that the anime crams into the first season as a long past arc are actually peppered through the novel and appear separately at different times so I don't recommend doing your catch up from the anime. It really messed up the timeline for things.
2 - The manhwa is more faithful. If you want to catch up from the manhwa I recommend back tracking a bit until when Lan Zhan brings the reincarnated Wei Ying back to the Cloud Recesses (sorry, I don't know the exact chapter in the novel). All the action until that point is fairly straightforward so you don't really miss anything when it comes to character development. Their comeback to the Cloud Recesses is when the actual story begins and you see much more character insights in the novel, so I suggest starting from that.
3 - Try not to skip the flashbacks when you come to them, even though they are basically the same as in the first season of the anime, there is a lot of character introspective that doesn't come across in the anime, and that it helps you understand better the dynamics and relationships of the characters, as well as Wei Ying's abilities, which will be very important in the climax later on.
As I said above, I think the best way to experience this story is to read the manhwa and novel side by side. The anime is great, but it deviates quite a bit from the source material so I no longer recommend it as an accurate adaptation.
Thank you that reallyyy helps. And yes i do very much plan to read, read and watch
Lol, just keep in mind that Wei Ying's new body used to belong to Jin Ling's uncle, who got kicked out of the Jin sect for being gay (allegedly). Not a spoiler since they literally tell you in the first chapter. It's pretty much all you need to remember from that first part of the novel that becomes relevant later. (=・ω・=)
Yeaa i remember that
Peoples, prepare your tissues because the coming arc is sad as f*ck
Why is this so pure?????????? ╥﹏╥ ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄