sad to see Shouxue being scared..I forgot that she's still a teenager handling all this herself..
and that smile in the end was creepy!!be safe wen ying..

Yeah I was surprised she showed emotions cause she’s normally level headed even at 16 !

That was a close one, the emperor almost got jail-baited.
Abort the mission!

16 was legal during that period especially for that region...so no jail-baited...in fact, some countries nowadays still have 16yo as legal age for marriage...only most of the western regions are too fixated on 18yo as legal age tbf......

Haha, I guess there's a difference between sexual maturity and mental maturity xD.

Except he makes the rules so why again does he need to stop?

unfortunately not, even if he has the power, in order to not cause riots and be overthrown he has to hold norms. Same as in every country except Russia.

Yeah you do realize that most of the Eunuchs and Consorts are nabbed at a young age right? This guy might not be into that but there were ones that were in both reality and the anime...

That's why she said she was weak because she has people she cares for, and that's her major development.

It's sounding like the Magpie Consort is the one that was heard slurping, what I'm guessing to be, the throat of the girl that was killed? I was thinking the smell that was being hidden by the incense was of dead bodies? I just have a feeling the truth is going to be real messed up.

It was interesting to hear that Shouxue was scared and that's why she asked Wen Ying and the guilt is affecting her, hopefully Wen Ying is still alive. That guy seems really dangerous so I'm concerned for him.

I think "The owl" promised her to bring back the dead and turned her into a beast that eats others, like a vampire but a more cruel kind of being, so the beasts he had in the bucket were for the Magpie consort, then he made her kill the curious maid the incense is to keep others from finding that she is no longer a normal human being

Probably more like a demon since vampire is more of a western thing. In ancient China, the word vampire is the hopping zombie like corpse.

True, I said vampire because the voice said "I need more blood" or something similar so it's easier to many to make the connection

He promised to bring back her dead brother, so I think the beast is actually him.

But the voice that said "I need more blood" or something like this in this episode sounded female rather than male. He might be another beast or demon

You are too smart for your own good, how did you even come up with that clever idea

I'll be just here hoping Wen Ying is still alive, only knocked out or something like that

That creepy smile 😁

The Magpie Consort recently took a liking to a eunuch and keeps him with her at all times. Also people hear slurping noises and groans when the doors are locked

I'm pretty sure the Magpie Consort and the eunuch are just really, really close.

Do you know what a eunuch is?

I've heard that "the deed" is still possible, with eunuchs, though of course, it's impossible to father children. Have not confirmed with medical literature.😬😬😬

you mean all of those eunuch got castrated?

They still have mouths

But this guy, "Owl" is not real eunuch, I presume

they are like friends only very very close. xD

I wonder how many of us thought this way when we first heard that.

You know why eunuchs are eunuchs, right?

There are countless stories of fake eunuchs plus I'm pretty sure that Owl guy isn't a real eunuch either.

or he can use nen to create one (HxH reference - Illumi)

You do know that they still have mouths right?

That cheecky smile would haunt us until next week😂

That’s the sound of “FIGHT”

Boss Music Intensifies*

Oh sht!! that smile on that cliffhanger...

Bro, I really don't want to wait an entire week!

Shouxue only been the Raven Consort for 2 years and a new one hasn't been chosen yet so she won't die for awhile. It is also becoming clearer why the Raven Consort shouldn't be close with anyone because if she become emotionally unstable she wouldn't be able to control her powers and become a monster.

Cliffhanger-Kun out in force...
Scary episode, getting more so.

Do I really have to wait a whole week now??? 😭😰😣

Nooo Wen Ying :((( I hope he's alive, Shouxue would never be able to forgive herself

That smile at the end was so creepy, it'll haunt me until next week. Whatever he and the Magpie Consort are doing behind closed doors, it's probably not something I want to be eating for when it gets revealed lol

The "monster" mentioned she needs blood, the voice of a woman, if i'm not wrong it's the Magpie consort right? And the perfume strong filled up the room to cover up the smell of something, probably smell of blood when they get killed and feed the consort. "Slurping and groan" so she sucked them out like a vampire or something.

just your average 69 there :-)

Creepy smile

wtf, that "owl"

The day to sacrifice her bonds is drawing close....in order to protect everyone around her...she has to let them go...since Li Niang and the minister are telling that to prevent further damage of what could happen if someone were to fall due to staying with her....

Please let my best boi Wen Ying be safe😭

SHIT IS ABOUT TO GO DOWN

oh no it's Illumi - leave dem kids alone!

She 16? How old is the prince?

Alright guys, we gonna get a boss battle with Shouxue and her two bois by her side to defeat MJ-alike creepo!

Irumi be like: All according to keikakku