Zhang Liang’s scheming is so in tune with his character. Instantly sees the golden list as a tool to mess with Qin. The Korean noble thing comes through, and it’s cool to see him thinking politically rather than just “oh wow a treasure.” It shows that the list isn’t just a power-up device—it’s a political weapon that everyone’s going to fight over. That’s good storytelling.
The character of Han Juhua, the girl who was pinching Han Luoxue at the beginning, annoyed me. She's clearly abused by her grandmother and takes it out on the protagonist. The grandmother slaps her around and threatens to sell her too, but she still seems eager to be part of the cruelty. When she ran out with her grandmother hoping to eat something at the market, it showed she's not suffering from a moral compass. She's a victim who turns into a bully. I suspect she'll be a minor antagonist later. But I also feel a bit sorry for her because she's also a child in a horrible situation. But she's not innocent. She gleefully participated in the plan.
1 The master's "Buddha bless you" at the end is such a perfect, ridiculous non-sequitur. He is a Taoist priest. He's just finished fighting a ghost. And the last thing he mutters is a Buddhist prayer? I love this detail, it shows he's making all of this up as he goes along.