I won’t lie, I am watching because of Xiao Zhan. However, after 8 eps in, I’m genuinely liking everything. This was one of the most anticipated works, as the trailers show a beautiful Xianxia drama and possibly a melancholy too. I was beyond excited when it was released. First ep, the CGI already caught my eye. As the plot is being set up and characters are being introduced, eps 1-4 are not very exciting. Although you should not expect emotional roller coasters during the first few eps, the important things that audience needs to know are delivered. For example, the strong bond between ShiYing (ML) and his mom, and the first encounter of ShiYing and ZhuYan (FL) and their fate. Beginning ep 5 the pace picks up and there is more that helps the audience understand why ShiYing would eventually fall in love with ZhuYan. It’s not the typical love at first sight or the I like you because you are my destiny type. ShiYing sees the warmth and stubbornness and energy that ZhuYan possesses, that energy ShiYing lacks because of his past. And I absolutely loved eps 7-8. The personality of ZhuYan comes out and the way ShiYing looks at her. Unfortunately ShiYing’s life is not full of happy memories, but I think ZhuYan will change that by adding more color and give him the love he desires. Now that I’ve talked about ZhuYan, let’s talk about ShiYing. Despite the hardships he encountered, I admire his endurance and his will to follow his mother’s words. He sees beyond just himself and he stays kind and simple. His world is small but it’s pure. He’s beautiful from the inside out. I can go on and on. I am super excited to see what’s next even if it will cost me lots of tears and heartbreaks.

Ah, I haven’t even gotten to the music and CGI and the other characters. Haha, I’ll leave that up to you to check out?

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