Spoilers galore…tread carefully!
1. Xu Feng refusing to accept the royal engagement
The main pivotal point was when Xu Feng essentially pulled the old like-father-like-son move. He decided not to accept Jin Mi and Run Yu’s engagement based on his own feelings rather than what would be an easier path for Jin Mi. Back in the day, his father, the Heavenly Emperor also refused to let go of his love, the Floral Immortal, Zifen and chose to imprison her than let her marry the Water Immortal.
Xu Feng too had fallen in love with Jin Mi by the time her true parentage was revealed but Jin Mi at this point was under the influence of the Unfeeling Pill (Yun Elixir) and was content to go ahead with her pre-destined engagement.
He repeatedly misread her actions and assumed that she was expressing feelings for him. The results were some hilarious scenes like when he was showing off his closet full of mementos from past conquests to impress while Jin Mi simply thought he means to occupy an empty shelf with her head.
Had he accepted that she were to be his sister-in-law, Jin Mi would have been the same girl that she was, naive, innocent and she would have been in a comfortable albeit passionless marriage with Run Yu (since this was before he turned evil and she did like him as a friend).
2. The confrontation with Rat Fairy
This was a tough call for the Night Immortal and a serious speed bump in his wedding plans with Jin Mi. The discovery of Rat Fairy being a rebel gave the Heavenly Empress a chance to accuse the Water Immortal. He retaliated by declaring Run Yu and Jin Mi’s engagement void but Run Yu pacifies him by requesting to postpone the wedding by a year instead.
Even Xu Feng commended Run Yu on this close save but in time this gap of one year would prove to be fatal to his chances of getting a happily ever after with Jin Mi.
3. Xu Feng following Jin Mi to the Mortal Realm
I get it that when one gets to know their mother is getting the woman they love killed in an alternate universe, you jump first, think later. However the Fire Immortal could have protected Jin Mi better if he had remained …ehem… immortal (like the Night Immortal did). His breaking the rules by jumping in to the Cause and Effect Plate nearly resulted in Jin Mi being sent back to go through the process again!
He basically chose jumping off to another realm over having an uncomfortable conversation with his mother…well I guess there I can’t blame him. Once in the mortal realm the bond between Xu Feng and Jin Mi was so strong that it even weakened the Yun Elixir and the choice was made. Therefore while imprudent, Xu Feng’s decision paid off and truly felt like the moment when the scales tipped in his favor to win Jin Mi’s heart.
The most industrious wingman if there ever was would pale in front of the Moon Immortal. He is a great comic relief but creates some serious mischief. Using his magical red strings to connect Xu Feng and Jin Mi together in the mortal realm while knowing she is engaged to Run Yu may be edging towards tilting the scales unfairly. Also as the Moon Immortal isn’t he supposed to like the Night Immortal better…just naturally?
His biased intentions ultimately gave the added nudge to push the lovebirds towards each other. However this action might not have contributed to turning the tide towards Jin Mi choosing Xu Feng as much as the earlier ones. Once in the mortal realm, I believe their destinies would have gotten them together no matter who intervened.
Anonymous
She would have never been happy with Runyu bc she would have the pill in her body thus never knowing real feelings. I also think that if she didnt have the pill she would have realized her feelings for Xufeng earlier on. Imo she liked him since before her engagement was announced.
I think a big what if would be if she hadnt killed XuFeng at the wedding. I think they wouldnt have been happy this way bc once again the pill.
Anonymous
Another what if — What if Run Yu didn't fix Jin Mi's yun elixir? Would she have cancelled the engagement and gone with Xu Feng?
Anonymous
What if the Rat immortal was not successful of disturbing Xu Feng when he was trying to reach the stage of Nirvana. He would of not went into the flower realm and meet Jin Mi. Night immortal would never meet Jin Mi either.
What if Xu Feng just left with out being Jin Mi back with him to the heaven realm then there would be no story ����
Anonymous
What if they make the exlixir pill more sensible, is it a pill to make a person dumb and illogic? Or is it a pill that still allow you to understand logics, but just not feeling anything? They made Jinmi dumb to a certain point that annoyed many viewers. She should have logics, just because she doesn't feel anything, doesn't mean she gets excuses to ignore other people feelings bc she should have the "knowledge" about life. There are "unfeeling" people in real life too, and they are not dumb to reality. For example, even when everyone is only a kid we all understand the concept of love but that doesn't mean it's bc we had romantic partners that's why we are able to comprehend it, we just understand it because it's a concept of how life works. What's so confusing?
Then it's also a question, if she is unfeeling (to everything? or just love between man and woman?)then why does she still undersatnd love of friendships like toward her one friend that died?
kiwilove
What if Jinmi actually stayed when Phoenix got reborn in the cave?! It would cut short the angst imo.
Anonymous
I think Jin Mi going through with the marriage to the fish would hurt her in the long run, because her real feelings for Xu Feng would break the pill eventually. She was already in love with him as well, but could not figure out the reason for the pain in her heart -her true self imprisoned in the frozen shell trying to break free. When that happened she'd already be in a marriage with RY but being unable to break away, she'd be pining forever, just like her father who's in his own loveless marriage.
Sunny
I agree. The lack of the logic of the pill confused me too. Maybe it was clearer in the book? I think it would have been simpler just to say she doesn't have or understand romantic or sexual feelings instead making her character act like a dumb child because she clearly wasn't unfeeling as she cared about people and her friends.
Anonymous
Jin Mi was already falling in love with Xu Feng before the mortal realm. Her natural instincts toward Xu Feng was a telling sign even if she didn't understand it. If she didn't kill Xu Feng, the pill would've eventually break. I think that was 1 of the thing about their love story, that it's so strong, it can break the pill. It was really selfish of Runyu of fix it knowing how she felt about Xu Feng. In the end…it was a truly beautiful heartbreaking drama. Xu Feng becoming the Demon King was one of the best twist.
jasmine
This is the best "what if". The whole show is cancelled lol. But I believe they would have met in another way.
Anonymous
What if she didn't stab him to death? Would the pill break? For me it was the most hearbreaking scene, things that happened after she killed him, the realization, and the suffering. She was so in pain , xu feng was in pain.
mauee_a
What if Xufeng and Jimni conceive a child? After their first time. Would their parents continue their agreement to wed Jimni to runyu?
Unknown
someone needs to make a fanfic about that
raquelgonzaleznicaragua
Just super good looking forward to seeing the season 2..
Maybe a FOLLOW up of the life of actor back up with kids and brother Dragon to marry the girl assistant there is chemistry I can't wait ?looking forward the new series tv china.thanks ?
raquelgonzaleznicaragua
I am quite intrigued in Chinese series tv.also legend of the Dragon pearl.very good entertainment shame not enough for translate to the end.
Anonymous
She would have insisted on cancelling the engagement because even with the unfeeling pill she always wants to be with Xu Feng.
Anonymous
The mutual affection between Xu Feng and Jin Mi was very obvious all throughout their trip to the Demon Ream to catch the creature. Even the princess of Bai noticed it.
And when Xu Feng was hurt and Jin Mi grew and fed the Night Rattan to him Xu Feng told the floral fairies that he was indeed in love with Jin Mi. I think it was when he held on to Jin Mi's hands when he awoke after being fed the Night Rattan and Jin Mi also held on to his hands that the Night God knew these 2 were in love with each other and decided to pursue Jin Mi.
Anonymous
One of my biggest IF was.. What if XF eats the flower (forgot its name ) that can cure the side effects of the pelet used to revive him? JM could have appear earlier and not 3 damn years later only to vanish again
MargotGentry
You left out a pretty big detail of Xufeng's own selfish manipulations on number 3 – that he had his uncle tie him and Jinmi together with a red string in the mortal world. That was what created their 'bond' in the mortal realm. If they hadn't been tied together, the results of their mortal existences might have been very different. Not to mention, as you point out in number 1, Xufeng time and again ignored Jinmi's protests, despite her obviously being in distress over their relationship. Although his selfishness definitely resulted out of kindness more than intentional manipulation (Runyu I see you, poor boy), Xufeng is no less guilty of not taking no for an answer from Jinmi. Alas. All these poor babies. This show was all the feels ground up in a blender and dumped in the compost heap. LOL Thanks for your thoughts and fostering discussion!
Yorugami
What if Run Yu became super selfish and never helped Jinmi every time she comes back home injured trying to save/see Xu Feng?
Mia
I was always bothered by the meddling of the moon immortal. He never supported Runyu. I felt that Runyu likes JinMi, but made ways for his brother at the beginning until he found out that the one he waited 4000 years for us actually someone he likes too. I agree that even though she leaned more towards XeFeng at the beginning, Runyu still had a chance until the Mortal realm. The moon immortal’s red string really made them fall for each other’s and after that Runyu had no chance, so their love is not exactly pure. It was manipulated by the red thread in the earth realm and the feelings lingered. If Runyu was the one whose fate was tied to JinMi in the mortal realm, she would have loved him more in heaven as well. Also for them to sleep together despite knowing that Jin Mi was engaged to Runyu was so disrespectful (like a slap in the face) to Runyu.
Jade
I wish Runyu was selfish enough that he should just let JinMi died being eaten by the demons…