Hi! Is there a way to have an 'official' interpretation of the C-drama ending? How should the ML's return be interpreted? Is he back for good or he has a definite period of time when he can return to his love one for the rest of the 27 years? Thank you in advance!
Hello!
I would say ending is open ended. He is probably back for some time (when the rose blooms) but probably more as an essence or a silhouette, rather than his whole being, with whatever power he had left in the petal.
Also since he did give up his life to seal the God of Destruction, odds of him back "completely" in person is very slim.
In the last scene, she doesn't hug him, at the same time, many commented he indeed is back because the last scene shows his shadow which signifies a more solid frame. There are so many interpretations, and fans are having fun actually discussing what they think vs what may have happened.
All in all, I'm gonna say its a hopeful ending. Shi Ying and Zhu Yan's daughter get married in the Bai family in the future, whose daughter end up becoming the Crown Princess and falling in love with Merman Sumo.
So if you consider book as canon, he indeed is back.
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