Moonlight Mystique 🌙 (白月梵星) Discussions - Episode 17

Moonlight Mystique 🌙 (白月梵星) Discussions

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Episode 17

Key Concepts:

  • Weak Water Stone: A treasure from The Fox Clan that can help Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) absorb the power of the contemplations without, well, exploding. Further referred to as The Stone.
  • The Emotion Tree: A Tree tied to the well-being and general existence of The Fox Clan. Further referred to as "The Tree"

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Enter jealous Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng). I don't know how I feel about this one. Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) has some insecurities regarding his relationship with Bai Shuo (Bai Lu). Regarding the relationship between Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) and Chong Zhao aka Steamed-Bun-Boy (Chang Hua Sen), Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) states:

You two are childhood sweathearts. If it weren't for The Contemplation Stone, we wouldn't even stand a chance to meet.

I see his need to be closer to Bai Shuo (Bai Lu). Not just physically or emotionally but historically as well. But his reaction here is still a bit too much for me. He might be comforted when he remembers that he actually met Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) before she met Chong Zhao aka Steamed-Bun-Boy (Chang Hua Sen).

https://i.redd.it/7uu4qwmcvxce1.gif

To give some credit where credit is due, Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) seems to move on almost immediately. I know she has some harsh words for him, but it feels more as if she's brushing him off and not letting his insecurities influence her.

Next Mu Jiu (Cheng Hong Xin) helps Tian Hou (Zhang Xin) find our "man-eating tree". Since Mu Jiu (Cheng Hong Xin) is from The Fox Clan, The Tree doesn't attack them. But Fu Ling (Dai Lu Wa) has been following them and she formulates a plan to lure Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) away from Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) for Chong Zhao aka Steamed-Bun-Boy (Chang Hua Sen) to take her away.

Chang Mei (Dai Si) has a moment with Bai Shuo (Bai Lu). Here Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) reveals what happened in Rong Xian (Quan Yi Lun)'s realm of resentment. We find out that something must have happened to A Qi (Zuo Ye) since Chang Mei (Dai Si) isn't married and he is nowhere to be seen. Later on Chang Mei (Dai Si) asks her young foxy nephew if Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) and the others know anything about a child left behind. Foxy nephew reveals that Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) reversed the child's fate in Rong Xian (Quan Yi Lun)'s realm of resentment.

Chang Mei (Dai Si) says:

So it was him.

I challenge everyone who doubted me before!

To those who don't know: My theory is that Mu Jiu (Cheng Hong Xin) is actually Rong Xian (Quan Yi Lun) and Ling Long (Pan Jun Ya)'s son. My theory is as follows:

Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) was placed in the "body" of A Qi (Zuo Ye). A Qi (Zuo Ye) was a real person. What is the likelyhood that Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) ended up doing exactly what A Qi (Zuo Ye) did. Whatever Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) and Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) experienced in Rong Xian (Quan Yi Lun)'s realm of resentment would only represent Rong Xian (Quan Yi Lun)'s memories. How would he know if his child was saved or not?

Anyway, I know there are lots of holes in my theory, and Mu Jiu (Cheng Hong Xin) definitely does not look 1,000 years old, but Chang Mei (Dai Si) even mentions that Mu Jiu (Cheng Hong Xin) was born weak.

(fight me)

Aanyway

Cute moment between Zang Shan (Cheng Tao) and Bai Shuo (Bai Lu)

https://i.redd.it/req4ovrtyxce1.gif

More cute moments: Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) slowly realises that his loyal buddies might be getting as attached to Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) as he is.

https://i.redd.it/yafop8c3zxce1.gif

https://i.redd.it/5x9a9in1zxce1.gif

Baby Zang Shan (Cheng Tao) finds out that Tian Hou (Zhang Xin) is (fake) engaged to Mu Jiu (Cheng Hong Xin).

https://i.redd.it/qrsdukilzxce1.gif

He has a bit of a... moment.

https://i.redd.it/kv9zszfozxce1.gif

Mu Jiu (Cheng Hong Xin) is cute as ever:

https://i.redd.it/ak6bb9srzxce1.gif

Fu Ling (Dai Lu Wa) lures Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) to The Tree and protects herself with fox tails that she cut off from members of The Fox Clan.

Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) encounters buddy-boy Chong Zhao aka Steamed-Bun-Boy (Chang Hua Sen) and nopes out of there when she finds out that Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) is in danger. But not before telling Chong Zhao aka Steamed-Bun-Boy (Chang Hua Sen) that she's "not the old Bai Shuo anymore" for the third time.

Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) to the rescue:

https://i.redd.it/002k9lc30yce1.gif

Here they also find out that The Tree reacted to Bai Shuo (Bai Lu)'s blood. This is problematic since anything blood-sacrifice-related usually means bad juju. It's also revealed that there is a body below the tree. A body that's been feeding the tree for who knows how long.

https://i.redd.it/on11za6m0yce1.gif

Chong Zhao aka Steamed-Bun-Boy (Chang Hua Sen) ends up injured and Fu Ling (Dai Lu Wa) "deals" with the poison in his body.

https://i.redd.it/gn4hwhhz0yce1.gif

She eventually asks him what it would take for him to trust her. She literally says that she's never even hurt the man. Uhm, emotional damage is a thing too.

Enter Chong Zhao aka Steamed-Bun-Boy (Chang Hua Sen) with:

https://i.redd.it/ji3tsldh1yce1.gif

I honestly think it's just brotherly love that he is confusing with romantic love.

We also find out that Fu Ling (Dai Lu Wa) has tied her life to Chong Zhao aka Steamed-Bun-Boy (Chang Hua Sen). With Zhen Yu (Huan Dong) having threatened to kill her if she does not come back with their "kidnapping" mission a success.

Also, please find attached a pretty A Qi (Zuo Ye).

https://i.redd.it/6spmoefu1yce1.gif

What happened to him, find out in the next episode, of Moonlight Mystique!

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