Erratum: I apologize for misnaming Shen Li as Lord Bianci in the last couple of posts rather than Lord Bi Cang. From now onwards I should stick with Shen Li to avoid further issues. The little mermaid Xiao He returns in these episodes as Jing Xi providing more insight into the characters related to her story. The set-up in the earlier episodes finds further pay-off here. She’s transmigrated and finds herself in another love triangle with the same two souls. Gu Chengjin is now Jing Yan, a healer’s apprentice who is once again wavering between two women. What’s of greater significance as far as the larger narrative is concerned is the fact that Gu Chengjin was once Qing Ye, an ancient one who has been banished to the mortal realm by an even greater power that surveys all the realms because he misused his power for love. Consequently he is doomed to repeat a tragic cycle ie. miss out on the woman he loves because he mistakes obligation for love. This is certainly one of the merciless aspects of reincarnation and karma — rebirth is not all it’s cracked up to be when you keep repeating your mistakes but have no memory of them.
The Legend of Shen Li (2024) Episodes 13-18
The Legend of Shen Li (2024) Episodes 13-18
The Legend of Shen Li (2024) Episodes 13-18
Erratum: I apologize for misnaming Shen Li as Lord Bianci in the last couple of posts rather than Lord Bi Cang. From now onwards I should stick with Shen Li to avoid further issues. The little mermaid Xiao He returns in these episodes as Jing Xi providing more insight into the characters related to her story. The set-up in the earlier episodes finds further pay-off here. She’s transmigrated and finds herself in another love triangle with the same two souls. Gu Chengjin is now Jing Yan, a healer’s apprentice who is once again wavering between two women. What’s of greater significance as far as the larger narrative is concerned is the fact that Gu Chengjin was once Qing Ye, an ancient one who has been banished to the mortal realm by an even greater power that surveys all the realms because he misused his power for love. Consequently he is doomed to repeat a tragic cycle ie. miss out on the woman he loves because he mistakes obligation for love. This is certainly one of the merciless aspects of reincarnation and karma — rebirth is not all it’s cracked up to be when you keep repeating your mistakes but have no memory of them.