Ravages of Time - Between Heaven and Earth

 

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I also want to note how Chen Mou used "show-don't-tell" in the recent chapters. This is also an important matter, if someone thinks, that there is nothing behind of RoT outside of preaching.

One instance was the Sun Quan's change of heart. (Later I will analyze the whole character of Sun Quan and may even compare him to Reinhard of LOGH)

Here as we see Sun Quan is talking about Zhao Yun, but in reality, he was just projecting himself. After all, he is the one who was raised and forced to always look at the general picture and he basically lost his whole family at this moment.

But then he witnessed what he himself always lacked and very much needed to see - True brotherly love. And now was the time when he wanted to have experienced the same, the most.

(Un)fortunately, in this exact time our protagonist, epitome of human empathy, who even dared to look identical to Quan's brother who just died, arrived with the salt.

He just slapped Quan's hand coldly, with no love whatsoever...

Not only his dear sister, but even Yi favors Yun... so now he understood the very essence of Art of War.

But he yet has to learn the final lesson.

Businessman (harmingman) relying on you? What could go wrong? Should we ask Meng? No, Quan rather not.

"Remember your real job - harm Sun clan" - while covering Quan's eyes and calling him a spy, in other words, a tool?

Now Sun Quan have had enough.

He rejected being his tool and coldly agreed (just like Yi, who coldly slapped his hand).

But little did Sima Yi know that "agreement" had another meaning.

Oh, the passive-aggression of an educated man...

Another examples are the codes in 532 chapter. On this page, she is telling her that this new guy is a "headache" that doctor (Assassin) needs to "see him off" as soon as possible. So, would you kindly decipher other codes?