[Wuwuwu, I'm crying so hard, I'll never watch another heartbreaking drama again.]
[The character of Li Shengnan, truly brought to life by Jiang Ling, I never expected that after facing a nationwide backlash and losing capital support, she would awaken her acting talent. This performance is absolutely top-notch, it brought tears to my eyes, and I'm a grown man.]
[Remember when "The Jade Bow of the Sea Palace" was scheduled for release, and Jiang Ling was playing Li Shengnan? Many people didn't have high hopes for her, and even many anti-fans cursed her as a rotten apple spoiling the whole barrel. Are the people who said those things feeling the sting now?]
[Li Shengnan's personality is so complex, and the character's tragedy is so intense. Perhaps only Jiang Ling's incredibly robust acting could fully bring out the charm of this character. I have to say, Guan SuyI's judgment is truly excellent; she chose the best actress.]
The audience, while pitying Li Shengnan and cursing Jin Shiyi, did not forget to praise Jiang Ling's acting.
Various comments were reposted, and the热度 (rèdù - popularity/heat) exploded, instantly overshadowing the male and female leads of "Asking Immortals" and becoming the hottest topic of the moment.
Amidst the audience's scolding and furious outbursts, the commercials ended, and the final scenes of Jin Shiyi were slowly broadcast.
Because of Li Shengnan's death, the audience lashed out at Jin Shiyi's character, calling him a scumbag and heartless, accusing him of failing Li Shengnan throughout her life and causing her to die in despair.
However, when they saw Jin Shiyi standing before Li Shengnan's tombstone, the words they had prepared were swallowed back, and they found themselves unable to curse him.
Because Jin Shiyi at this moment was like a changed person.
His face was pale, his hair dark and dull, emanating a deathly gray despair.
His eyes stared blankly at Li Shengnan's tombstone, his entire being like a soulless sculpture.
His dry eyes held no tears, nor did he weep aloud.
Yet, the audience saw in him a profound, heart-wrenching sorrow that had penetrated to his very bones.
Then, he took out the two scrolls that Li Shengnan had given him before her death.
These two scrolls, divided into upper and lower volumes, contained the essence of Qiao Beiming's lifelong martial arts.
He didn't want to be reminded of her and further increase his sadness, nor did he want such malevolent techniques to remain in the world to harm all living beings. Thus, he intended to burn these secret manuals, letting them perish with Li Shengnan.
As he burned these two scrolls, he spoke of his belated understanding of emotions, realizing only after losing her that he truly loved her, not Gu Zhihua.
Jin Shiyi spoke each word, his tone very light and faint, like ordinary men chatting casually.
But for some unknown reason, these seemingly plain words felt like countless acupuncture needles, piercing into the hearts of countless viewers.
This way of delivering lines, which appeared casual but was deeply affectionate and uncontrollably sorrowful, was also taught to Yue ZhengYu by Jiang Ling.
In her previous life, Jiang Ling had read the novel "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber." When Zhang Sanfeng was ambushed and severely injured, believing he had no hope of survival, he took out the iron Arhats he carried with him and gave them to his disciple Yu Daiyan, saying, "These two iron Arhats were gifted to me by the chivalrous lady Guo Xiang a hundred years ago. You shall return them to a successor of Shaolin in the future, hoping that through these iron Arhats, a supreme skill of the Shaolin sect can be passed down."
These few words, casually spoken, brought out Zhang Sanfeng's profound and lifelong affection for Guo Xiang that had spanned a century.
Jiang Ling's scalp tingled when she read this passage at the time.
She then realized that the deepest affections in this world must be expressed with the most understated words to truly pierce the flesh and strike the heart.