Cliffhanger: The first season ends on a huge one of these.As of the end of season one, it has not yet gone off. Chekhov's Gun: In Ye Qingmei's lockbox, Fan Xian finds a literal one of these.Central Theme: What does it mean to live a fulfilling and joyful life?.
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This is because the series actually takes place in the future, after the world was decimated by an ice age that wiped out most of recorded history and technology. People have dogs, but don't know what wolves are wheelchairs exist some clothing and decor doesn't fit the time period. Although the setting is mostly based on imperial China, it has a few oddities. Anachronism Stew: A deliberate example.Adaptation Deviation: The cliffhanger end of season 1, where Fan Xian is stabbed by Yan Bingyun, does not happen in the books.Action Girl: Applies to Ye Linger, Haitang Duoduo, and Si Gujians unnamed disciples, all who know martial arts.There, despite his best efforts, he is soon drawn into the political plots revolving around the royal family and a powerful organization answering only to the Emperor known as the Overwatch Council. Now named Fan Xian, he is raised in the countryside province of Danzhou at his grandmothers estate where he completes an apprenticeship with Fei Jie, a master of poisons and medicines, and learns martial arts from his mother's former servant, a blind man named Wuzhu, until one day, an attempt on his life and a summons from his father lead him to journey to the capital. In the modern day, a young man with a terminal illness dies, only to be reborn in imperial China with all his memories intact as the illegitimate son of Fan Jian, the assistant financial minister to the Emperor, and Ye Qingmei, a woman who was assassinated under mysterious circumstances soon after his birth. Joy of Life (Chinese: 庆余年 pinyin: Qìng Yúnián), also known as Thankful for the Remaining Years, is a 2019 Chinese drama starring Zhang Ruoyun, Li Qin and Chen Daoming, based on the novel series of the same name by Mao Ni.