Xiao He's work has come to a successful end, but this does not mean that he has completely disappeared from the public eye.
The second season of "Omi" is still airing.
Their official account is also very good at creating buzz, constantly releasing behind-the-scenes footage of the creative process, as well as some promotional videos that Xiao He filmed after returning to Shanghai. So, the overall impression is that Xiao He is still appearing frequently, as if he has never finished working.
Even fans of the show often can't help but wonder how much content the official team has been hoarding.
Meanwhile, the plot of the second season of "Sumiya" has reached its middle and later stages. Viewers who have never read the original work have finally noticed something amiss from some minor details.
In the latest episode, the oldest member of the drug-using group suddenly died.
Just the day before, he was like an older brother, helping with cooking, preparing logistics for everyone's trips, and tirelessly cleaning up and handling the aftermath. He even used his real-world identity to help Yin Lan. Although he wasn't very noticeable, many viewers thought he would silently accompany everyone until the end because of the subtle unrequited love line that the author set up for him in the original work.
There were even some fans who shipped them as a couple, hoping he might confess his feelings to someone before the final battle, but no one expected this...
That's how it is with a knife. When it first goes in, you don't feel much, but once it draws out red blood, the wound belatedly starts to hurt, causing excruciating pain that makes it hard to breathe.
When Yin Lan saw the old man's body nailed to the tree, her head felt like it had been hit hard by something, her ears were ringing, even her lips were trembling, and her throat felt like it was being choked, leaving her speechless for a long time.
Finally, it was Wu Wu, who was beside her, who dropped what he was holding, his voice trembling like never before: "Is it... is it him?"
It was as if, as long as that name wasn't mentioned, the old man's corpse in the tree was completely unrelated to anyone they knew.
However, when they met again, they looked exactly the same. Now, their farewell is merely using the same shell they had when they met again.
Just as they can recognize all the medicine people at a glance, even though they have been separated for many years, when they meet again, they can still recognize the appearance of their old friends from their bodies of different ages.
I don't know if it's because the memories of the past are too deep, so everyone's appearance is deeply imprinted in my memory, or if when facing someone who is about to pass away, the traces of the past are like a knife, engraved into my mind, constantly reminding me of the traces of their existence.
At that moment, Yin Lan couldn't even cry; she wanted to laugh out loud, almost like a madwoman.
Cursed and imprisoned in place, the long-lived drug people eventually died one after another within a short year. Does this mean that the mark of the curse is gradually loosening, or that a new round of punishment is hitting the living drug people hard?
Those who want to pursue death have no choice but to grit their teeth and move forward, but those who still have attachments in their hearts die tragically with unspeakable regrets.
In the end, Yin Lan never found out who the person the other person was talking about was secretly in love with.
It seems that in the midst of a lively scene filled with laughter and joy, a smiling glance inadvertently revealed someone's secret.
She stood still, gazing at the person in front of her for a long time. In the end, all extreme emotions disappeared, leaving only an unprecedented calmness and clarity.
Finally, Yin Lan reached out and touched the other person's eyes, allowing him to close them peacefully and leave this world full of pain forever.
At that moment, footsteps sounded again behind them.
Yin Qi walked in.
Upon seeing the corpse, he also showed a shocked expression, his voice trembling slightly: "What, what exactly happened? How did they find this place?"
Hearing her brother's words, Yin Lan closed her eyes briefly, then turned around and gazed deeply at her younger brother, who had been with her for many years and shared the same blood. She asked in a hoarse voice, "Didn't I tell you to stay here? Why aren't you here?"
Yin Qi stared blankly at Yin Lan, remained silent for a moment, and when he looked up again, his eyes were already slightly red: "Sister, are you blaming me? I wasn't here just now because you hadn't come back yet, and I was so worried about you that I came out to look for you ahead of time."
"I really don't know why they found this place, and even killed people..."
Yin Qi walked up to Yin Lan, lowered his head slightly, and said in a muffled voice, full of apology and self-reproach, "I'm sorry, sister, I really shouldn't have left. If I had been there, maybe..."
His voice grew increasingly choked with emotion: "Maybe not..."
Yin Lan looked at the large dog in front of her, who had lowered his head as if he had done something wrong, and remained silent for a long time before finally sighing and reaching out to cup his face in her hands.
The young man's eyes were clear and bright, his pupils reflecting only himself, showing an expression of complete trust and favoritism.
Meeting those eyes, she didn't know what to say at that moment.
Finally, she heard her own voice tremble as she replied, "You're always like this."
You've been like this for so many years.
Whether it was something he did accidentally or intentionally, he would always look at her like that and apologize to her, as if he was certain that she would forgive him for everything.
But......
But......
Looking into those eyes, Yin Lan felt a surge of fear.
Is she really capable of forgiving the other person for everything?
...
By the time the episode ended that day, the comment section was in complete chaos.
【Haha, who's suffering from angina? Oh, it's me.】
【So this is where Yin Lan started to suspect that her younger brother had a problem, right?】
【Actually, I feel she had suspected it before, but had been avoiding the issue. However, her companion's death has forced her to confront the truth.】
【To be honest, even though Yin Qi has killed many people, including important characters in the main storyline, I still can't bring myself to hate him. I feel like I'm becoming like Yin Lan; looking into those eyes, I can forgive him for anything.】
【That's absolutely true. It's mainly because Xiao Ge's acting was so superb. How can a younger brother be like this? A yandere with a sister complex, paired with that face, it's absolutely killer. I'm totally a tyrant now.】
【I feel like the plot is starting to get more angsty later on. Sure enough, all that fun in the beginning was just to make the later scenes even more painful.】
【Even though I've read the original novel, I still clung to a last shred of hope, but it still turned out this way. It's so disheartening.】
【As expected of a work directed by Kakuzuki himself, it truly respects the original work completely.】
【To be honest, this adaptation is way too faithful to the original story; it's so heart-wrenching.】
【But honestly, why do some people say he actually has a crush on Yin Lan? I didn't see that coming, or was this part of the story cut?】
【Actually, this storyline is quite subtle in the original work, not explored in much detail; much of it was deduced by fans later. It feels like Artoria created a costume to have some fun, but then realized she could never be with her crush, so she decisively killed her off.】
【Haha, does Kakudai really know about this?】
【Some speculate that he'd been single for too long and couldn't write any more romance storylines, so he simply cut that one.】
【Shh, ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) let's discuss this discreetly. Be careful that guy doesn't secretly spy on us and then try to get the goddess to play the victim in private messages.】
【Kakudai:?】
【Sure enough, here she is.】
【It's okay, it's okay, you old rascal! Even though your character didn't win over Yin Lan, you won't win over your goddess in real life either. Don't cry, hurry up and update!】
