If the fake queen mother in The Deer and the Cauldron had a younger sister, if Dongfang Bubai had a younger sister, if Zhou Zhiruo had a father and mother who knew martial arts, if Li Mochou became brave and resourceful, if the Tianshan Tonglao had a ruthless disciple, if there was a leader who was both good and evil in the Tang Dynasty, would those tragedies still happen?