absurd

It does seem like the OOL won't be following the classic modern c-drama route, but who knows trailers a deceiving *fingers crossed*

She is kinda creepy. I don't get why people just ignore the fact that she's following them like a stalker everywhere. Don't find her annoying though, she's more like a part of the scenery ))

It's not really ancient China though. It's a fantasy world that's called Douluo continent. So, maybe there mullet is a thing? LOL

No judging. I would probably go just as fast if I didn't start when it first aired. I don't really have any strong feelings for them as a couple, like if they end up together - ok, they don't - also fine. The plot is more interesting, than the romance.

Yeah, no. It's not good enough to watch without subs yet. I still have a long way to go before I can switch eng subs off - my vocabulary is too small. But I'm just so happy when I do understand some parts without looking at the subs LOL.
Modern c-dramas are just so... romance focused, no actual plot, and I really like when there's at last some mystery. And then the romance itself is usually a little too cheesy for me: he's the big boss and she's trying to impress him kinda thing. The more serious ones are difficult to find, because they are not popular.

That's whole another conversation. I was really confused about the ratings when I first tried using this site. I don't think I've seen 8.1 being a bad rating anywhere lol

There are also people who rated 10 right after it started. This tug of war of 10 and 1 is ridiculous, because, IMO, nothing actually deserves ether one, you can always find some good or bad points. Like, I love this drama so far, but even I can nitpick some things that would not let me rate 10.

Refer to my previous comment: the ratings on this site are bs :)
That being said, if you are not a fan of the novel/anime who has strong feelings about how it should be adapted, then there's a big chance you might like it.
This has a pretty classic "hero getting stronger and unveiling mysteries about his past" type of plot, focused on friendship and mystery. There's some romance, but it's not the focus. The screenwriting is pretty solid, CGI not bad (for a C-drama) and acting is generally ok. This is my opinion of course.

The ratings on this site are hilarious. Don't get me wrong, I think 8.1 is an ok rating in general, but the fact that this has a lower rating than Fights breaks sphere, which IMO, looks like an amature homemade parody, rather than a fantasy drama, is just... I don't even know.
This is not, btw, me complaining about the ratings. Just noticed this and thought it was ridiculous.

God, I hope they'll finish this before starting Oath of love. Especially since China is really big on the whole CP thing and that will just clash.
But my Chinese teacher is telling me that I need to watch modern dramas and I can't find one I like, so hopefully, after DC ends we won't have to wait long.

It' s going into the romantic direction, but romance is really not the focus and it's more cute and innocent, because both of them don't really understand what's going on :)

OMG, that was... I don't even know what it was. Weird for sure. I was like: what is this, The Greatest showman? :))

I started this because of XZ, but I'm still watching because I really like it (I gave a try to all of his dramas, but dropped a lot of them). In my opinion this has a really interesting storyline, good character development and worldbuilding. It's also funny. I was honestly surprised at how it sucked me in from the get go, because I was not expecting much (I'm up to ep 21).

Romance is barely there. The main focus is on character's growth, team dynamics and Tang San trying to find out who is behind some unsavory things going on in DC. Sorry, that sounded vague, didn't want to spoil

I didn't really notice it, I guess? It was not anything special, but not especially annoying either, at least to me

I'm up to episode 21 and my impatience is almost killing me, but I really like recent episodes. Dai Mu Bai stopped being annoying, because I now understand where it's coming from. Hu Lie Na is still a creepy stalker, but she's kinda... cute? I don't even know. I like how it's progressing, but still want to wait for the ending, before I comment on the whole plot, especially, since there's supposed to be a twist (yes, thank you, dear screenwriter, that didn't add to my impatience at all). The only awkward thing was that musical interlude in the middle of episode 21. I didn't actually have any problems with BGM, like I saw a lot of people in the comments did. But they basically inserted the whole XZ song in the middle of the episode and then interrupted it with impromptu musical number in the forest. I was like: are they going to burst into the song next? :)))

The whole twist thing is killing me even more with curiosity. I haven't even started with JOL because of the cliffhanger at the end.

If you go to qq website, there under the video to the left is the number of views. 万 - means 10 thousand，亿 - 100 mln. Right now it's 10.1亿

So with subs it's only 2 episodes ahead, then. Definitely not worth the effort. They are killing me! Usually I wait for something to end, before starting, but couldn't stop myself with this and I will probably be in the same situation with the oath of love, when it airs.
I am also not a patient person, so let's look at this as a useful exercise :)))

Nah, I'm just lazy. VPN takes too much effort (finding the one that would actually work) and without it they are only available without subs, and without subs I can only understand about 30% of the conversation, which makes it even more frustrating.