Why do you think Xingyin chose to free the dragons instead of using them or binding their power to others? How would the novel have changed if she had made a different decision?

Xingyin is constantly torn between Liwei and Wenzhi. What does Xingyin get out of her relationships with each of them? Who would you choose in her place, and why?

Though Xingyin can choose any favor from the Celestial Emperor when she is granted the Crimson Lion Talisman, she doesn’t consider any option except freeing her mother. What does such a mentality say about her character? Is she a static character, or has she changed? Discuss.