SamanthaHall

The pace in the beginning is breakneck — betrayal, death, transformation, revenge setup all happen in the first few pages. Then it slows down a bit as Ji Chuan drives around looking for cores and feeding Gu Yunxi. That balance is nice, gives room to breathe and develop the odd zombie-girl relationship before the inevitable confrontation.

I’m invested in seeing how the Crown Prince will react when he learns about Tingyue’s true intentions. She is using him for his power, but she also seems to admire him genuinely. That line “Every word is true” about her admiration made me think she’s not lying. So it’s not purely business. Their chemistry in the carriage was subtle but charged. I want more scenes like that.