Originally Posted by
babyblues
My source is the 2nd edition novel.
Yin Li survived, returned to haunt Zhou Zhiruo. Eventually Zhiruo and Wuji put up an act where she pretended to want to kill him and Zhao Min, forcing Yin Li to reveal herself. However, she told Wuji that after she realised Zeng Ah Niu was Zhang Wuji on the island, she said that it is not true. He is not Zhang Wuji. Zhang Wuji went "huh?". She said her Zhang Wu Ji is the young boy who was fierce to her and would not listen to her and even bit her. So the present person in front of her is not him. Therefore she is going to continue searching for him. And she promptly left. That's the last we see of her.
1986 version covered this scene pretty closely.
2000 one had a "reunion" between Yin Li and father.
2003 had a similar one to the book.
Of the 3, I thought the Yin Li closest to the book was acted out in 1986. She brought out the eccentricities and slightly unbalanced psyche of Yin Li well.
2000 was too cutesy and girly.
2003 was too composed and too in command of herself and emotions. (but she was the prettiest)