Great choice of excerpts! Here are my random thoughts:
The Mountain-River Awl suppresses and absorbs souls,” the Emissary said. “Even someone who died peacefully of old age and had their soul drawn into the Awl would eventually become a vicious, resentful spirit, let alone those who died in such bitter, violent ways.
This is such a design flaw, seriously. /o\
I love how beautifully priest has summed up ZYL's character, ahh.
It was much simpler to fall back on “I can’t tell you,” which took much less energy than lying.
Strategy! (The only way to win is not to play, heh.)
Before I died, this was my tribe’s forbidden area. No one but the chief was allowed to come here.
This makes me want the Yashou forbidden area in the drama to have a Hallow too. I guess it has a gateway instead... ;-p
Zhao Yunlan waved to Wang Zheng as if calling a dog, impatiently tapping his watch.
So rude! (Drama!ZYL uses this gesture (beckoning with an upturned palm) to Da Qing at the start of episode 13, iirc.)
And, of course, ZYL doesn't have any gun-related trauma. (I kind of missed that, because it meant we didn't get the overcoming-it moment.)
Following his movements, the mask’s drawn-on features slowly twisted into something resembling a smile.
Creeeeepy.
Sensibly, he stepped aside in case the two clashing titans needed more space. -- hee!
Bi Fang, that pheasant -- ohh, I have a vague recollection that this comes up later? Unless I'm getting it mixed up with something else (or, uh, confused with a fic).
Ominously, the Emissary said, “If you dare touch even a strand of his hair, I will make you regret ever crawling out of that place.”
Kind of showing his hand, here. Like drama!Shen Wei stalking the streets of Dragon City warning Zhu Jiu to keep away from ZYL.
With a great boom, divine fire illuminated the entire Awl. Zhao Yunlan let his hands fall open, revealing a lightning-invocation talisman that was already disintegrating into fine powder.
For some reason, this feels kind of Harry Potter-ish to me: a talisman for every occasion, rather than a spell.
Once the trapped souls think it through, they’ll come out on their own. They’re only still stuck in there because they don’t want to come out yet. What can keep them in there now other than themselves?
Ooh, is this a metaphor for Shen Wei and his secrets?
The Emissary’s cape opened, revealing that they were at the mountain pass.
So the cape is kind of his portal? Or something? :D
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The Mountain-River Awl suppresses and absorbs souls,” the Emissary said. “Even someone who died peacefully of old age and had their soul drawn into the Awl would eventually become a vicious, resentful spirit, let alone those who died in such bitter, violent ways.
This is such a design flaw, seriously. /o\
I love how beautifully priest has summed up ZYL's character, ahh.
It was much simpler to fall back on “I can’t tell you,” which took much less energy than lying.
Strategy! (The only way to win is not to play, heh.)
Before I died, this was my tribe’s forbidden area. No one but the chief was allowed to come here.
This makes me want the Yashou forbidden area in the drama to have a Hallow too. I guess it has a gateway instead... ;-p
Zhao Yunlan waved to Wang Zheng as if calling a dog, impatiently tapping his watch.
So rude! (Drama!ZYL uses this gesture (beckoning with an upturned palm) to Da Qing at the start of episode 13, iirc.)
And, of course, ZYL doesn't have any gun-related trauma. (I kind of missed that, because it meant we didn't get the overcoming-it moment.)
Following his movements, the mask’s drawn-on features slowly twisted into something resembling a smile.
Creeeeepy.
Sensibly, he stepped aside in case the two clashing titans needed more space. -- hee!
Bi Fang, that pheasant -- ohh, I have a vague recollection that this comes up later? Unless I'm getting it mixed up with something else (or, uh, confused with a fic).
Ominously, the Emissary said, “If you dare touch even a strand of his hair, I will make you regret ever crawling out of that place.”
Kind of showing his hand, here. Like drama!Shen Wei stalking the streets of Dragon City warning Zhu Jiu to keep away from ZYL.
With a great boom, divine fire illuminated the entire Awl.
Zhao Yunlan let his hands fall open, revealing a lightning-invocation talisman that was already disintegrating into fine powder.
For some reason, this feels kind of Harry Potter-ish to me: a talisman for every occasion, rather than a spell.
Once the trapped souls think it through, they’ll come out on their own. They’re only still stuck in there because they don’t want to come out yet. What can keep them in there now other than themselves?
Ooh, is this a metaphor for Shen Wei and his secrets?
The Emissary’s cape opened, revealing that they were at the mountain pass.
So the cape is kind of his portal? Or something? :D