Also, the romance between Jiu Niang and Liu Xing was very compelling.
They were confidantes and the object of each other's affection, with love expressed as indulgence and true love as restraint.
Although numerous obstacles prevented them from being together, the audience could still feel their deep and unwavering affection through their gazes.
As for Jiang Yuyan, she was at most a captivating and unforgettable female villain.
As the first female villain in a domestic drama to sleep with the male protagonist, Jiang Yuyan garnered a large number of devoted fans.
The audience was increasingly curious about Jiang Yuyan's fate.
Despite many knowing that in domestic dramas, good deeds don't always pay off, and villains inevitably meet a terrible end to pass censorship, most still wished for her survival.
Amidst widespread anticipation, "The Little Fish and Flowers" aired its finale.
After being drugged, Hua Wuque's intelligence returned, and he finally realized that Jiang Yuyan was behind everything. Angrily, he stripped away her disguise and demanded to know who had killed Tie Xinlan.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuyan dropped her pretense and calmly admitted to killing Tie Xinlan and orchestrating all the events.
Enraged, Hua Wuque attacked, intending to kill Jiang Yuyan and avenge Tie Xinlan.
Unfortunately, he was unaware that Jiang Yuyan had achieved ultimate mastery and absorbed the internal energy of Yao Yue and Lian Xing, making her invincible. How could his meager skills possibly contend with Jiang Yuyan?
After just a few exchanges, Hua Wuque was soundly defeated. At this moment, Xiao Yu'er, Yan Nantian, and others arrived, joining forces against Jiang Yuyan, but they were still no match for her.
In a critical moment, Yan Nantian concentrated all his power, burst his meridians, and infused it all into Jiang Yuyan, sacrificing himself in a suicidal act to shatter her internal organs and create an escape route for Xiao Yu'er and the others.
Following this, Xiao Yu'er and Hua Wuque devised a mutual destruction plan, drinking a potent, incurable poison, the "Poison King Sacred Water," to lure Jiang Yuyan into absorbing it, ensuring her death.
However, this plan came at the cost of Su Ying's life.
The plot shifted to the final episode, where the ultimate battle commenced.
Xiao Yu'er drugged Hua Wuque and drank the Poison King Sacred Water himself before going to seek revenge on Jiang Yuyan.
At that moment, the audience finally witnessed Jiang Yuyan's dragon robe attire, as seen in promotional materials.
Undeniably, she looked stunning in it, arguably the most beautiful dragon robe depiction in television history.
Watching the show from her couch, munching on melon seeds, Jiang Ling wore a hint of regret.
While Jiang Yuyan's dragon robe was beautiful, her frame was too slender.
To wear a crown, one must bear its weight; without sufficient stature, it's difficult to carry the opulent robes symbolizing supreme power.
If the system's reward had been granted earlier, allowing her to control her physique and gain some weight when playing Jiang Yuyan in the dragon robe, it would have been truly perfect.
Beside her, Jian Zhou gazed at Jiang Ling on the screen, his eyes filled with a complex emotion.
This woman truly embodied whatever role she played.
Whether it was the pitiful humility of a prostitute in a brothel or the domineering, awe-inspiring presence of someone wielding supreme power in a dragon robe, she mastered it with precision and ferocity, a genius born for acting.
Life imitates art, and art imitates life!
Jiang Ling, acting like a lovesick fool, flirting with him daily – was this her true nature as a flirtatious woman, or an act put on for the role?