Why does Xuan Lu's character in Shenli seem like a reprise of Jiang Yanli?
Liuyu is a disciple of the head of the Immortal Realm. Why is she shown to be able to do nothing except beg her shifu on her knees?
To be fair, she had something to contribute to Fenglai's appearance in the world; and she taught him everything he knows including not to kill and the meaning of death.
I'm just a little disappointed in what I suspect may be a binary in how women are depicted in this generation of women in the drama: either the warrior-like rebel and future Lingzun, or the kind and loving but somewhat indecisive Liuyu (whose powers are unclear to me).
Thankfully Shenli is like both and neither in that she is (of course) immensely powerful; but is capable of kindness, empathy and can be both pragmatic and indulgent as necessary.
Please let Xuan Lu kick ass. We know she can do this kind of character, because she's done it twice in the space of five years. We need more of what she was doing in Who Rules the World, thank you.