I finished this drama maybe 2 weeks ago. Ofc, it being anything involving wuxia and fantasy, I have to watch it. I was quite iffy about watching this drama. I had not read the book and I've heard about the book involving plagiarism. Ultimately, it seemed like a Journey of Flower rip off at first. I sucked it up and watch the show. This show it G.R.E.A.T. I've never watched things with some of this cast before beside Dong Hua and the demon prince boy(KO from LOVEO2O). The CG is great. I had no idea most of this was shot with CG. Actors seem to have very good chemistry. Yayayaya. Let's move on.
Okay. Things I loved. EVERYTHING. Things I dislike, the route they took for my OTP.(Dong Hua x Feng Jiu). If you love them, Please read The Pillow Book Novels.
This drama can seem to drag on quite a bit during the first few epi, but don't be discouraged. The story is very well put together. Characters are very lovable. I can't even explain how attached I am to my OTP.. Ofc I think the side couples should have had more in dept story(like the 12th disc couple). The amount of "petty" drama is quite low compared to other drama I have seen like "The Princess Li Wei Young". The villains in this drama rly piss me off though. I don't like the concept of Xuan Nu. I honestly don't even understand her character. This drama actually makes the people in Jiu Chong Tian(9 Heavens) seem so uptight and assholish, stuck in their own ways. I don't like how they are portrayed compared to the people of Qing Qiu. If you haven't seen many drama of this genre it prob won't bother you as much as it did for me.
Overall I really recommend this drama. I'm not really good at explaining this one but just watch it. And please read The Pillow Book series for more of Feng Jiu and Dong Hua! It's much different from in this show. Dong Hua is one of the best char I have ever come across. AHHHH yqwijhkvgbn.
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