"Sifeng is suffering - do you wish to continue? Press yes or no." These are the words I had in mind every time I was deciding whether or not to hit the next episode button.

Before watching this show, I was warned that there would be a lot of blood spitting and misunderstandings. I didn't actually realize there would be THAT MUCH blood spitting. People were not kidding.

When I was 20+ episodes in, I realized I had basically been watching the ML suffer continuously. I mean CONSTANT suffering. Who thought this was a good idea? It was at that point I wondered if it really was worth it to continue with the next 30 episodes. I started to empathize and personally felt pained myself while watching him.

So let me tell you - I continued and went all the way to the end. I don't think everyone can, but I realized I may very well be a xianxia junkie. I think I enjoyed the ride; I mean I blew through 59 episodes within 3-4 days.

I think at some point the show had a meta joke about Sifeng's suffering. It was so excessive that they must've just added more for the hell of it. This guy is the definition of a simp and it was hard to watch, but I had to keep watching to see when this clueless FL would turn around. There were times when I wanted to yell at him through the screen, "Don't just stand there with that pained look, defend yourself!!!!"

Phew. I think out of a lot of xianxias, this one actually had a pretty decent and satisfying ending. While the journey may not be for everyone, I am glad I went for the ride and now can understand all the Cheng Yi spitting blood images I see.

Sifeng is a simp. An iconic one.