Discussion of Chapters 1 to 10 can be found
here.
The link to the novel on JJWXC is
here.
Note: I'll try to catch up a little but will probably be a few days behind the actual chapter updates from now on, especially since she's going to drop about 10k words when the novel goes into VIP.
Re: Chapter 12
Date: 2024-06-27 11:12 am (UTC)What other uses could she put that mouth of hers to, do we think.
(I like Li Shan far more than I think I’m supposed to, but that’s par for the course for me)
(I could also be very easily talked into shipping Li Shan and Shen Ni in some kind of bad idea fling, because this whole encounter sure is... something)
Li Shan’s machine getting no useful readings from Bian Jin’s memory feels like another point in favour of the Bian Jin Sealed These Memories Herself theory (or asked someone to seal them for her) specifically to hide something that she can't (yet) afford for anyone else to find out, but will eventually need access to (and how useful it would be in that moment to have Shen Ni there…)
Revealing the depth of Bian Jin’s sorrow/pain/grief when everyone expected treason was a nice treat. Like a little whump appetiser. A bite-size piece of a favourite food. The favourite food in question being the unavoidable-reveal-of-hidden-pain trope. Can’t wait for more.
Perhaps the one Bian Jin treated with the most cruelty was herself
OH YES WE’RE HERE WE’VE ARRIVED THIS IS MY HOME I AM MAKING MYSELF COMFORTABLE
Re: Chapter 12
Date: 2024-06-27 09:23 pm (UTC)Ning Yuan does do a good line in female antagonists. They're mostly people you can understand and kind of respect and see how in other circumstances they might maybe be different.
(I could also be very easily talked into shipping Li Shan and Shen Ni in some kind of bad idea fling, because this whole encounter sure is... something)
Just the innovative sex toy one-upmanship would be... something.