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Pufferfish704
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Must watch!

Just finished this drama and wow i was impressed! Great cast with good acting all around! Usually when theres a huge cast like this, i have a hard time remembering who is who, but the characters are all memorable here and have depth! They each have their own stories and so not exist just to move the plot along. The directing, cinematography and pace were all excellent. No boring parts at all but still had enough moments between the characters to flesh out relationships. Loved that this wasn't solely focused on romance (the title is a bit misleading). The fight scenes were amazing. Liu shishi is perfectly cast here as a cold assassin and Liu yuning is the perfect match here as her equal.

This drama sprinkled just the right amount of comedy in the perfect spots. The first half had me laughing to myself almost every episode. I didnt know Alen Fang had comedic chops!

The ending gutted me but i was prepared from all the spoilers online. I do feel this was the "right" ending for the characters and i appreciate the directors not forcing a happy ending just to please viewers. A tragic ending is sometimes more impactful and it made sense the core group died as heroes.

Anyway, this is a must watch! Have tissues ready for the last few episodes though.

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Kaptan
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Dec 20, 2023
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Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

Friendship and sacrifice

It was a very good series. I watched it with love, curiosity and excitement. I laughed at some parts. I felt sad in some parts. I got emotional. Especially in the last chapters and the deaths of the heroes. Of course, there were places where I got angry. Places I don't like. There were also places where I thought it wouldn't happen. By the way, let me say; Especially Yuan Lu, who has a heart disease, fights and swings his sword in a very healthy way. On top of that, he traveled 480 kilometers on horseback and on foot, trying to report news. It wasn't believable at all. If a person with heart disease had waved a sword, held a shield, shot an arrow, fought, or killed a man for 5-10 minutes, let alone the hour, he too would have to die in that hour. I'm not a doctor, but he can't do this level of action. He cannot travel for hours on horseback. He cannot run the remaining 80 kilometers. Such a thing is not possible. I've surpassed reality, you can't even do it in your dreams. To that degree. I find the scriptwriter very wrong here. I still gave it a very good grade. I gave it to the whole series. Elements such as friendship, patriotism and self-sacrifice are emphasized, and it is underlined that those who wrote heroic epics should not be forgotten. It was explained that commanders and rulers should strive to keep those under their command alive instead of killing them, and that therefore even wars should be aimed at peace. I get it in that way. I understood from the descriptions of people feeling sorry for those who died and angry at those who caused them to be killed. Of course, in addition to their sacrifices, warriors and fighters, their private lives, loves, sorrows, joys and jokes are also reflected. I found it good. Especially the actors were very good. Direction and visuals were great. The activation scenes were near perfect. It was worked very meticulously. Attentive. Congratulations. One mistake was that all the heroes died. There was no happy ending. It ended sadly.
Our leads were very good. Liu Shi Shi is an actor who is especially suitable for roles such as assassin and undercover officer, this role suits him very well. I like. Likewise, Liu Yu Ning filled the role with her tall physique. I tell him to be careful, he is very overweight despite his paint pulp. If he gets more, he will be in fat roles. Alen Fang also got used to these humorous boy roles well. It made us smile. It was great. In He Lan Dou, he turned out to be an actor with the ability to add a role to his role. I liked this girl very much. I've watched a few more TV series. A different understanding of roles in each series. Mastering the role and doing what is required. He has made great progress. Chen You Wei was also humorous and lively. He fit the role very well. He was a hero with heart disease. He did his role very well. He added value to his role. Congratulations. I also liked Chang Hua Sen. I'm watching it for the first time. It will be better. I liked the actor who played the King of Moment with his different playing style. He added value to his role. I like this type of players more. I recommend it to those who haven't watched it. Watch. You will be satisfied.

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angeliq
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Dec 18, 2023
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Music 10
Rewatch Value 9.5
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Prepare the tissues

This drama has to be one of my favorites this year. The action, the story and the characters I love it all. Just when you think you know what will happen you don’t, and all the characters grow exponentially from when we first meet them.

Everyone has a reason for why they do what they did. I haven’t been this invested in ALL the characters of a drama for a long time. You become very attached to them, even some characters you wouldn’t expect to like.

Don’t let reviews about the ending put you off this drama.

Yes the ending is sad but it honestly makes sense why things happen the way they did. At the end of the day the main cast were assassins and spies, their endings were very befitting of them.

The music truly brings the mood together, the sound effects are perfect. Especially the funny ones.

The acting was amazing, I can’t see anyone else play these characters and give them justice . The actors were perfect for their respective roles.

I honestly recommend this drama even though i’m not personally a fan of sad endings this is worth it.

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Rebecca ZH
3 people found this review helpful
Dec 24, 2023
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Overall 8.5
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Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 8.0

sad ending but worth the ride

The first half of the story was fantastic. The focus on the characters coming to care for each other, the Liudao brothers' easy camaraderie, the warm and affectionate relationship between the main leads, the feminist themes and the mentorship between Ruyi and the Princess were all so enjoyable to watch.

Sadly I feel that the story lost steam halfway. The group took way too long getting to the An Empire, and once there, the introduction of LTG and Chu Yue (though I enjoyed their performances) weakened the plot and made it draggy. The script is best when focusing on the characters, their relationships and their growth. For some reason the scriptwriter or director lost sight of that and began focusing on politicking in the second half, making it a rather tedious watch.

Then there is the ending. There is a lot of debate about whether the ending was 'good' or not. I think it was a poor ending. The characters made decisions inconsistent with their previously very consistent characterizations, and some died in rather unsatisfying ways. I fast forwarded from episode 28ish onwards as the show felt very draggy and a bit of a mess.

Still, for the fun I had in the first half, I'm giving this an 8.5. IMO this show is very rewatchable before the sad ending for the funny shenanigans and the heartwarming bonds between all the characters.

Side note but LTG reminds me of every obsessed yandere abandonment issue disciple in every cnovel bl ever lol. He has Luo Binghe vibes.

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HLCYXNFILMS
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Jun 20, 2024
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Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 9.0

─ ‍you have to promise me.

A Journey to Love lives up to its name, offering audiences a captivating storyline that is truly a beautiful journey. It delivers in every aspect—from its compelling writing and storytelling to the characters, their dynamics and acting.

One of the drama's best part is the portrayal of not only the main protagonists but also the beautifully developed side characters. Each character undergoes significant growth, shaped authentically by the unfolding events and their own motivations. They feel genuine, adding depth to the narrative like interconnected puzzle pieces.

It's difficult to pick a favorite character, as each contributes uniquely to the drama's meaning while maintaining their authenticity. The team is the one of the best squads seen in Chinese dramas, ensuring every moment is engaging and emotionally resonant.

The drama's OSTs are another highlight, beautifully complementing its scenes and adding to its overall appeal.

While the last five episodes are emotionally intense, evoking tears, the earlier episodes balance this with moments of joy and laughter.

In conclusion, A Journey to Love is a definitely recommended drama! I will probably rewatch it later on.

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Sparklesss
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Dec 18, 2023
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
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Really great story with some amazing characters but a rushed ending - still worth watching 100%

I love this drama so much that I created an account *just* to review it.

*This review contains some mild spoilers but I've done my best to be as vague as possible*

I want to start by saying this is one of my best Chinese dramas ever for several reasons (and I've been watching dramas for the past 5 years)
First, the FL here is a truly strong, badass, amazing character. I loved her so much, and sometimes, I would just pause the drama to squeal, "She's so cool!" The other major female characters were also super cool. Yang Ying for example, started off as a really weak girl who would always cry and run away. Her character development was magnificent to witness (tbh, I watched AvenueX's first impressions video and she's 80% of the reason I watched this drama, and I'm so happy I didn't regret it!) Chu Yue and Mei Niang had smaller scenes but they were also really cool-headed, strong and ambitious women. I really appreciate the writer for creating these awesome characters and actually sticking to it. None of that, they start off strong and become weak nonsense. No, these women grow stronger and stronger every day. Amazing stuff!! Here and there, they also included some feminist statements I truly appreciated (although they did fall short around the ending, like calling someone so-and-so's wife instead of her title, even though they kept mentioning that women are strong with/without husbands sigh..)

The ML was also super cool, and I really enjoyed watching the relationships between him and his group. Their brotherhood was a main highlight of this drama, and each of the 5 had their distinct attributes and characteristics. My favorite was Qian Zhao cos he just looked super cool! He's the quiet brooding type lol. But all the main characters were awesome! Even the stupid and wicked Emperors embodied their roles so well. Only exception was Li Tong Guang. I see people commenting that the writers did him dirty and while I can sort of, kind of agree to this, based on the info given to us by the writers, he should have died very early on. He was the most ridiculous, stupid, obsessive person ever. They kept trying to make it seem like he was just a child but he wasn't! He was in his 20s drugging someone to have a wedding with him. I wanted him DEAD at that point and I wish they had killed him off; such an annoying character. And he was soo mean to the 2 women he was connected with, at different points. So malicious and vindictive eww. I didn't even hate the war-mongering Emperor as much as I hated him.

*And now to the story:* it starts off really really really good. The politics, the fights, the plotting and the chemistry between all the characters just hits so well. Some bits were quite slow around the middle and I wouldn't have minded if they had cut out some of the FL/ML's scenes and given the other couples some screen time. I mean there's an entire 5-min sequence (or so) where we just watch the FL watching the ML make a sword for her, with some background music, like come on... Cut it short and let's move on! And a couple of smaller scenes weren't very sensible -- like the ML getting into a bath filled with ice and then holding the FL to transfer the cold temperature cos she had a fever? Just reduce the ice, put in more water, wait a while and put her in lmaoo?? But anyway, my rating was like 10000/10 till episode 35. Up until that point, I had decided this was my absolute best c-drama ever.

But then episode 35 came. The first death hit *hard* but it was expected, to me anyway. Usually when someone's actions are so out of character, they're probably going to die. I think the Chinese call this "不識好歹 bù shí hǎo dǎi -- not knowing what's good for oneself." Anyway, the second death happened IN THE SAME EPISODE (!!!!!!!) and broke me, but still I accepted it, it made sense. But then, the third death really pissed me off, it was soo ridiculous and annoying. The character basically ran 2 horses and himself to death without taking a rest for 300 miles (their words not mine) just to get across knowledge of the impending war. And after that, the people that were warned still had a coronation and marriage?? And then the 4th death was even more annoying. If you're hurt in a battle and you have the chance to escape, you fu**king escape not fight more?!?! By the 5th and 6th deaths, I was already numb and just wanted to get the drama over with. I'm not sure if it was an editing issue or censorship issue regulating number of episodes, but I hope there was a f**king good reason for killing off 6 people in the last 6 episodes. I have never seen this before. AND AND the last 4 deaths were soo unnecessary. 2 of them were caused indirectly by the LTG mentioned earlier (somehow, he still didn't die, they were still trying to comfort the asshole smh).

The final 5 minutes of the show were truly unwanted, unasked for and just plain ridiculous. Like another reviewer mentioned, if you have the guts to kill off nearly everyone, then stick to it! Why include a child and his sister whose names are made of the dead leads' names? Is it to make us discuss over and over whether or not they died? For a drama that had such high ideals, the ending felt cheap and unnecessary.

To conclude, I really liked this drama. I'm not happy with how it ended but I would still recommend it to anyone anytime.

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GiGi JaZee Jae
3 people found this review helpful
Dec 29, 2023
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Rewatch Value 10

What was with that Ending!

This drama truly stirred my emotions from start to finish; I found myself with a racing heart and tears streaming down my face by the end. Liu Yuning's performance was exceptional, and I can't imagine anyone else in the role. I recently came across a video suggesting that Wallace Huo might have replaced him through an AI face switch, and I sincerely hope that's not the case. My growing discomfort with Artificial Intelligence applications has led me to believe that this technology poses a threat to our world. I fear it will foster laziness and have a detrimental impact on humanity. On a brighter note, I must commend Liu Yuning for not only his captivating deep voice but also his remarkable musical abilities. I'm unsure if he has undergone martial arts training, but if those action scenes are a result of his acting skills, they certainly appear authentic.

I loved the strong woman part, played by Liu Shi Shi (great name) I hope to view more of her work. I can imagine all the wires she had to go through to play this part, flying in the air and all the twists and turns. She is a 10-star actress for me.

The Martial Arts Scenes: I loved how they paused the camera to show their poses in the fight scenes. I wish all dramas did this.

Update: Wallace Huo did NOT replace him. It was a hoax.

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roro4
3 people found this review helpful
Dec 20, 2023
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Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
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Unexpectedly good!!!!

It is what it's titled is, A Journey to Love. This drama tells the story of Ruyi aka Ren Xi. She met the ML, Yunzhun and they embarked on a journey to fight justice for their country. In other words, they are both spies from different countries. Also, they both left their spy job and became nomads. However, they meet and go on a journey to fight for justice for their countries, and along the way they fall in love :). The romance in this drama is fresh, sweet, and lovable. It's not overly done, and it's just lovely. It's parental guidance or pg-13 at best if you will :).

I also really enjoyed the Power Ranger team in this drama between the brotherhood with Ning Yunzhun, Shisan, Yuanlua, Qian, and many more of brothers. It was a nice journey to see the brotherhood bond unfold as they faced life and death together, and their brotherhood grew deeper and loving towards each other like family.

The princess was an interesting watch, as she went from naive to smart and strategic. She is the MVP who improves her skills and improves her outlook on life as the plot progresses.

The ending was a little rushed, and it's an ambiguous ending; it was a happy ending since they all basically died and united together in the afterlife.

Overall, I say this is one of the best dramas at the end of 2023. The fight scenes were great, the cinematography was beautiful and the script was almost perfect :). 8.9/10.

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Ieji
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Dec 28, 2023
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Overall 10
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Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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A Journey to Hardships : Love For A Greater Cause

The conclusions of the drama :
1. For all deceased characters during war: Since the drama is during wartime, it's something we often seen for imperial family along with soldiers and able-in-fighting masters to protect the country at all cost.
2. For Yang Ying and Li Tongguang: Since it's also about war and politic, it's nature seeing a princess marrying into another country as part of alliance and such. So, even they don't really love each other, at least they share the same goal, same morality and know how to respect each other.
3. In short, this drama no one got 100% happy ending what they really want. Your love died, you live alone (Chu Yue), Your love died, you marry another because of "greater cause" (Yang Ying, Li Tongguang), Your love died, you also died (Ruyi and Ning Yuanzhou), You love alive, but you cannot be together (Xiaoyan and Danyang).

This is a summary of the characters:

1. Ren Ruyi
Started as an elite special agent (Vermillion Guards) of AN country, betrayed by the emperor and decided to revenge. In her way to seek justice and revenge, she met Ning Yuanzhou and found out that AN emperor colluded with enemy and caused deaths to civilians. Finally the emperor was overthrowned and replaced by regent Li Tongguang, her student. Herself died (sacrifice herself) in mission after killing enemy's commander.

2. Ning Yuanzhou
After reinstated as the leader of Six Realms (also an elite special agent) of WU country, he got a task to escort a prince to rival country AN to exchange prisoner with gold. Together with Ruyi they embark the journey, later found out the AN emperor is such a garbage, they overthrowned him. Then big war happened and he died after saving Ruyi's student Li Tongguang.

3. Yang Ying
A WU princess dressed as a prince to bring ransom to pick his captured brother in AN country. Started as a weakling, grown up as a strong-willed princess under tutleage of Ruyi and Yuanzhou. Using her background as Wu princess, she proposed Li Tongguang and offered him a support from Wu kingdom (military reinforcements) to strengthen Li Tongguang new position in the court as regent (after the emperor been overthrowned).

4. Li Tongguang
Son of AN grand princess with a slave father, his mom didnt want to see him, later adopted by empress dowager and taught by Ruyi. He considered Ruyi as his only love of life, since no one ever been so close to him. Thou he is addicted to Ruyi, still he loves his people and wants to get rid of enemy. During wartime, political turbulences, and seeing so many deaths, he finally let go his unmatured love, agreed marrying Wu princess and do his best as a regent to bring peace in WU country.

5. Yu Shisan
Best friend of Ning Yuanzhou, a womanizer. Later really fell in love with Chu Yue and died in war protecting the city.

6. Yuan Lu
Yuanzhou's friend that guard the Ning mansion, also childhood acquitence of Yang Ying, only to confess his love before his death.

7. Qianzhao, Sun Lang
Two other friends of Ning Yuanzhou

8. Chu Yue
Princess of Shaxi tribe, initially engaged to Li Tongguang, later fell for Shisan, lost her all family members duirng war, then becomes the solely leader of the tribe, considered lived single until her death.

9. Xiaoyan
Empress of WU that her husband being captured by WU kingdom and later killed in war. She wanted to be empress dowager but postponed this idea, let her brother in law became emperor during critical situation of war.

10. Dan Yang
Dan Yang becomes emperor after his brother died, and then he leads troops to help AN country.
Note: enemy invaders actually only attack AN country, but WU cannot stand seeing so many cities being overtaken by enemy and civilians died. So, they join the war, convinced the ministers and court, "for civilians safety", also since the princess already married into AN kingdom and the two countries is now has an marriage alliance.

... Basically its okay if most characters died in this drama, its just eps 1-30+ full of laughters, then started to be dark and finally wipe out entired squad. It's just like you've been given candies and sweets and later forced to drink pest poisons.

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Sharanya
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Dec 29, 2023
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Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 8.5
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An Unforgettable Journey of Life, Love, Revenge, and Duty.

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The Plot:
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The plot is basically the political intrigue between the two states: the State of Wu and the State of An...

There was a fierce battle between the two states, the Wu state was defeated by the An state, and Emperor Wu was taken hostage in An. Due to Emperor Wu's stupidity and arrogance, Wu was badly defeated... The An demanded ransom of 1,000,000 gold tales to be delivered by a Prince of Wu as envoy to release the Emperor Wu unscathed...
Both the states have their powerful spy/detective agencies.. the Wu's Six Realm Hall and the An's Scarlet Gaurds..

• Six Realm Hall consists of six paths and also skilled in Martial Arts:
1. Heaven Path: in-charge of royal security.
2. Human Path: monitors all the officials.
3. Asura Path: does work on prostitution to collect intel.
4. Hungry Ghost Path: good at making traps.
5. Animal Path: specializes in spying.
6. Hell Path: famous for assassination, resourcefulness and intel.

• Brief discription of positions in Scarlet Guards:
1. The Chief
2. Left and Right Envoy
3. Red Emissary
4. Purple Emissary
5. White Sparrow

Ren Ru Yi, the infamous former Left Envoy of Scarlet Gaurds 'Ren Xin' who faked her own death to escape from the bloody organisation and execution punishment decreed by Emperor An, due to a false accusation... Ren Xin was renowned as the best assassin of the world who never missed her target.. Ru Yi rejoined the Scarlet Guards as White Sparrow to seek revenge for her fallen friends and benefactors, but to avoid detection, she fled to Wu state and became a member of Wu State's escort delegation..

Ning Yuanzhou, the member of Hell Path of the Six Realm Hall, renowned for his excellent martial arts, intelligence and remarkable spying abilities... He was the part of calvary sent to battle with Emperor. After surviving the battle, he wanted to live a carefree life, so faked his own death, but could not succeed and was summoned back to become the Chief of Six Hall Realm with the mission of rescuing the Emperor Wu. He wasn't intended to accept the offer but to clear the name of his comrades (who were accused to betray the Emperor in war), he accepted it as the last task..

The escort delegation is dispatched from the Wu capital with ransom money and a Prince, who actually is a Princess, named Yang Ying, and very close to Ning Yuanzhou. Yuanzhou appointed as chief member of State's escort delegation together with Yu Shi San, Qing Zhao, Yuan Lu, Sun Lang and Ren Ru Yi.
The story is actually about their experience together, throughout the journey of saving the Emperor and innocent people from war to make peace in the world...

The plot is very interesting and captivating, there are no boring episode and paced well..

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Introduction to Main Characters:
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Ren Ru Yi (Liu Shi Shi): A former top-assassin of the Scarlet Guards, fearless, ruthless, and highly skilled in martial arts... A badass woman and beauty with brain. She has cold and aloof personality. Her intelligence is as high as her skills in martial arts... Used to work alone on the missions and relied on her abilities to make success... Always plans a step ahead of her enemies... Didn't know what the meaning of living, assassination and revenge were the only things she knew as meaning of life before meeting Yuanzhou... One of the best female leads to me so far...
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Ning Yuanzhou (Liu Yu Ning): Member of Hell Path and new chief of Six Realm Hall. A warm-hearted person, brave, kind, cleaver and a good leader. He understands the value and meaning of life, friendship, brotherhood and love... Aspired for a carefree life far from the royal court and politics... Has a sense of humour and calm personality... A top-notch martial artist and his intelligence is second to none... Skilled in assassination and spying... I don't even have words to explain more how great this character is...
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Yu Shi San (Fang Yi Lun): A free-spirited person, well-known playboy and master of makeup. Member of Asura Path of Six Realm Hall and knows his way around women. He can be said master of gossips and humour..hahaha! I guess, without him, the drama would be so boring... Mainly skilled in crossbow but can use every weapon.. brave, cleaver and loyal to his comrades... He stated it again and again that he is wanderer and does not want to stop for any woman even if he love her sincerely, and if he stop he will die... but still knows to respect women and his limits...
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Princess Yang Ying (He Lan Dou): An unrespected and unloved 16-year-old princess of State of Wu, seeking for love. She was timid at first and bowed down to everyone but her character shows the most development in the whole drama, from timid and crybaby to brave, cleaver, intelligent and mature...
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Yuan Lu (Chen You Wei): Member of Hungry Ghost Path. An orphan and 18-year-old young man raised by Yuanzhou, skilled in handicrafts and traps. He is an optimistic person and loyal to Yuanzhou. Treats Yuanzhou as his real brother and can do anything for his sake. He is the one everyone dotes on...
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Qian Zhao (Wang Yi Zhe): Member of Heaven Path, usually silent and skilled in attacks and medicines. He always bear a poker face but knows all the gossips around and never stand back in teasing someone...hahaha!
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Sun Lang (Li Huan): Member of Human Path and knows his way around animals and birds. Skilled in defence techniques and always the last one to know a gossip..hahaha!
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Li Tong Guang (Chang Hua Sen): A 22-year-old boy and the first disciple of Ren Xin, a marquis of An and General in An state army. He lead the army in battle and captured Emperor Wu alive. Has controlling, obsessive, impulsive, rude, cleaver and arrogant personality. Obsessed with his master and take many reckless decisions, disregarded many lives and rationality due to obsession, despite his cleverness. I hoped for his character development, throughout the drama, but whenever I was feeling like he get mature, everytime he did something that can not be digested..
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Some support characters are also worth mentioning like Empress Zhao Jie, Jin Mei Niang and Chu Yue...
This is one of the few dramas where I have more than one favourite character like Yu Shi San, Ning Yuanzhou, Ren Ru Yi, Qing Zhao, Yang Ying and Yuan Lu, they all are my favourites and I loved them all.... Almost every character get the sufficient time and development to shine and use their skills. They are not just fillers to the story but are very important to plot progression and balancing the seriousness of the story...

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Acting and Chemistry:
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This whole cast is new to me except Fang Yi Lun and I can't help but appreciating their tremendous acting abilities again and again. This is kinda refreshing for me to see Yi Lun in a completely different character from the previous one and he showed that he is an all-rounder and has versatility. Liu Yu Ning and Liu Shi Shi proved their excellent abilities. I am most impressed with the girl He Lan Dou who played Yang Ying...when she played a prince/boy I was doubting myself whether she actually was a girl or a boy in real!.. The main couple has decent chemistry, it's not top-notch but above good... They resolved their issues by healthy communication in no time, even if they have arguments and has healthy relationship...

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OSTs and Costumes:
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OSTs are so good and worthy to be played repeatedly...
Costumes are done so well for everyone especially the uniform of Six Realm Hall. But, the hair style Ren Ru Yi wore most of the time wasn't to my liking much...

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Conclusion:
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This drama focuses on many types of relationships other than the romantic love and has many plotlines... The brotherhood, the friendship, the love, the obsession, all are worth to be mentioned and portrayed beautifully...
There are many life lessons in the drama which add value to the personality of a person and quality of life...like respect for women and her feelings, brotherhood and loyalty...
Production is done well and fighting scenes are great while politics can be categorised as decent...

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Ending and Recommendation:
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I'm a little confused about the ending whether it's sad or happy 'cause I don't get what happened in the last five minutes... To be honest, the opinion on ending is a subjective matter here... For me, I think it's a sad ending but I'm fine with it. In my opinion, not every story needs a happy ending, sometimes tragedies are the most memorable and best fit with the situation...

As for recommendation, from my above thoughts, you might have guessed that this is a highly recommended drama from me... So go for it!

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QueenReina
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Dec 31, 2023
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Overall 10
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Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
For me this series deserves a perfect rate of 10. Why? Because this series is a complete package. It brought us to a rollercoaster ride. We saw their fun and humorous sides. We saw a great comraderie with them. They are badass, but we saw how soft they are with each other. We saw a great friendship and great brotherhood. The funny Yu Shisan, the animal lover Sun Lang, the quiet/cold but a caring brother Qian Zhao, the sickly but their baby brother Yuan Lu who is really a cute one. Their best boss/leader Ning Yuan Zhou. On the other hand, we also saw the same on Ren Ruyi. She is also a best leader among the Scarlet Guards. There's also Princess Aying, which from an immature princess was nortured to a strong and decisive woman. Li Tongguang who was so obsessed with his master. Chu Yue who was seemed a brat the time she was seen on the series but she's also a good hearted one. The beginning of the series gave us so much fun and laughter, makes us fall in love on how Ruyi and Yuanzhou loves and respect each other. We can see how badass they are. And they have each other's back. The series is so great that I really like that it made me smile. But when everything was in chaos,I thought I would never cry. I've read a lot of spoilers in fb.. But when I was already in the sad episodes, I really cried so much that I couldn't stop my tears from falling. Some people don't like the series because of the ending. But for me, it's already enough. Why? Because all of them died heroically and majestically. Especially Ning Yuan Zhou. The way he handled himself to keep standing until his last breath. The series made me realize, there is no always a happy ending in a chaotic world. But only a heroic ending like what happened to them. I honestly can't get over it. I cried so much. The best year ender series for me. Kudos to all the cast. They did great!




P.S.
It wasn't showed that Yuazhou,Ruyi and Shishan died. It's prolly cut because of the limit but we assumed that they are really gone coz in reality, no one can withstand that kind of battle alone. Or if ever they are still alive, and Yuanzhou and Ruyi have kids, I hope the sequel is about their kids( Son can be played ny LYN again )Just wishful thinking

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Dec 26, 2023
40 of 40 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

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