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Thanks for the heads up! Shows with low budgets are not a problem for me. I’ll give it a try and see if I can stand a dysfunctional lead couple 😁

Whas a great summary of her skills! I was ging to start Luoyang but I am more in a mood for a modern drama so I'll give Brilliant Class 8 a try. Thank you!

Ah ok - yes, they were both quite stiff with each other. Ok the. Maybe I don’t ship her with every ML 😆

Oh really which one? I have not seen all of her dramas…

Exactly - they should know that leaving four normal guards is practically useless. Either they were overconfident or too careless!

I finally finished this after putting it on hold for a while — probably because I’d already spoiled the ending for myself and the middle stretch dragged enough that I lost interest.

The leads, Liu Xue Yi and Tiffany Tang, were excellent, and Crystal Guo and Zhang Li were great too. And honestly, LXY and Tiffany looked *so* good together — her more mature, elegant beauty paired perfectly with his charismatic good looks. The story was solid for the most part, but they could have cut out some scenes and moved the romance along quicker.

The ending felt very *meh* to me — especially the final episode. Even though we’re supposed to feel hopeful because of that open promise, I just didn’t get the satisfaction I needed after 36 episodes. Once again, I have to remind myself to manage my expectations with xianxia dramas.

I just realized that Zhang Li who plays LYR was also in A Moment but Forever. She is talented!

Great analysis! I love your Lara Croft vs. NJL comparison — they’re cut from the same “trauma-tested, don’t-mess-with-me” cloth, but they really do reflect different audience tastes. Lara Croft is basically a superhero in combat boots (to be fair, she is a video-game heroine), while to your point, NJL feels like an actual human being. She’s skilled, sharp, and tough, but she can still falter and get exhausted — which somehow makes her even more compelling.

I just ship everybody with Dilreba. 😍

Love that care package!

Yeah it is odd that for such an important place, they did not keep a closer eye on it. I was thinking that maybe it’s only been a couple of days so I should t be surprised that no one came to check on YT or the big dude that they found a blood bag for.

A good and revealing episode today! I love NJL’s little gestures out of consideration for YT. I feel terrible for both’s traumatic childhood experiences but I also feel bad for Lv Xian. He’s now trapped - unable to reach out and having to pretend.

I agree with the other comments, Xing Shen may just turn out to be the worst villain.

Thank you! The romance is pretty mutual. The ML was the first one to try, but he was always very respectful and gave the FL space. The FL was hesitant as first becasue she thought he had a girlfriend, but opened up naturally after that misunderstanding was clarified. Once they re together, it was pretty balanced. There was one argument because the ML didn't want to burden the FL but he came to his senses pretty quickly.

:) Yes - if it was not for WXY, I might not have continued with the show. It's too bad he couldn't get paired with better actresses like he did in The Double!

Ah, so there is more to the story than just the fiends versus the human hunters. To be honest, I already kind of sympathize with them...

😅 That’s true - they do need their blood bags. But we humans also eat other species, not necessarily for survival so who are we to judge 😁

A solid 8 for me, mostly because of WXY’s acting — he carried the entire show. Since it was a shorter- length web-series, I can overlook the plot conveniences and the inevitable holes, but the overall story was just too predictable. It almost felt like the director and writer wanted the audience to figure out the villains early. Every time a bad guy appeared, the show practically highlighted them and even added ominous background music. All my guesses were right, including the final villain, simply because the clues were so obvious.

That said, there were cases where the show didn’t give us any hints at all — the murderers just popped out of nowhere. Not surprisingly, I enjoyed those more because at least they kept me on my toes. Those unexpected reveals added some much-needed surprise to the story.

Overall, I stayed interested because of WXY and I wanted to see how the police would actually catch these villains. The ML and SML had great rapport, and the side characters — Dong, Dr. Ding, and Chief Huo — each brought their own flavor.

As for the FL… both the character and the actress… I’m just going to refrain from commenting . Some things are best expressed with a simple eye roll. And I did a lot of that during her scenes. The good news is that the character (not the actress) did get better in the last 4 episodes.

Thanks! I like jumping into the comments best when I see thoughtful insights like yours.

Most of the hunters and those other earth fiends are like NCPs in games. We won’t see much of them except as collateral damage during the fight scenes. The villains are heating things up now but soon, hopefully our leads will reunite to take them down.

That’s a good point — those humanoids could just be focused on the survival of their species. They don’t seem interested in causing trouble or drawing attention to themselves. If anything, they look like they’re staying under the radar. They’re not trying to take over or challenge the hunters. They’re just existing in the background, which actually makes their role in the story a lot more interesting. What is the message of this show?

Oh good - I’m glad there are people saying that it’s a HE. I don’t know why but I started expecting a SE or open one.