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Can't believe Chen Yuqi and Chen Xiaoyun act in the same drama! I've been a fan of Yuqi and I like Xiaoyun on NPE. Hopefully their characters are not enemies.
This will be Yuqi's second republican drama since MOA3.

Bcs Su Mo learned Mirror Technique which is a forbidden dark magic.

I don't know if you have finished watching, but it was an assassin who cut his tendons, and NOT Qingli (Mianwan's twin sister). That assassin is a maid in Lord Zhao's palace as well as working for Lord Ye of Yong country (the second prince). She was sent by Lord Zhao to hurt Jing Ci. So she drugged their tea during Mianwan's wedding day. In the end, Mianwan, Qingli and Jing Ci went to speak with Lord Zhao to retreat his troops bcs he declared a war against Yong country.

I just found out that Li Yifeng is also from Chengdu like Yuqi. I can see why they're comfortable with e/o as she even calls him Feng ge 🤭

That's why I said it's just a matter of taste. Some people simply don't like. I like NPE too and their chemistry. If you watch the donghua version of MATOTC you'll see there is no romance between the main couple or how Bai Ying is exactly the same in either versions. The problem in this drama is bad directing and bad editing. That is why some people feel bored, but some others like it. But I can say this: the donghua explains some parts of the history in details, but the romance is much better shown in the drama. If you read my review below or Israt's review above you'll understand what we meant. But in the end, if you really don't like MATOTC stay away from it 😅

I believe it's the novel's characters that is hard to interpret. I also believe that it's harder to show chemistry bcs it's an animation, not real humans. However currently the couple in the donghua really has no romance. The 3 years they spent were shown differently that it makes me wonder if Bai Ying's seal was broken simply bcs he kissed her forehead. Bcs it's clear she thought of him as her only friend. But in the drama they had more mature interactions, how she tried to avoid him. Her seal was broken bcs she fell in love with him and she actually wanted to be with him. And how Su Mo didn't deny his feelings to her is actually a nice change from the novel. Like you said, watching both versions confirmed many things.

Same problem also happened in NPE. Some people complained that there is no chemistry between Yang Mi and William. They also complained about William's stiff acting. It's really just a matter of taste bcs honestly I don't see any problems with NPE and MATOTC regarding chemistry or acting bcs I've seen way worse. If you don't feel like it, don't force yourself. You'll end up hating it even more. 😥

😂 brother, I have the same thoughts with you. I wrote a review of the donghua just right at the comment below. Perhaps you have read it? For me in the donghua they were more of childhood friends to old acquaintances. I do hope they will show more chemistry and love story of the couple in next season, bcs I ridiculously hope for Bai Ying and Zhen Lan as a couple instead 😂

I really want her to act with these actors: Zhang Binbin, Xu Kai, Ding Yuxi.
For a reunion: Qu Chuxiao, Hu Yutian, Zheng Yecheng.
Perhaps: Wei Zheming, Xu Zhengxi, Zhang Linghe.

I prefer an actor around her age or someone with bright energy bcs she laughs a lot. I'm not familiar with c-actors, only by names.

If you want those type of romance or couple, then you'll be disappointed bcs this couple has their duties and responsibilities while trying to protect each other. They don't flirt, don't cling, don't whine. It's more mature and restrained.

Phew finally after turning twitter upside down I finally found the pictures you posted 😆 I love their chemistry. They're not the lovey dovey couple who flirt to each other or clinging inseparable. It's more subtle bcs of their personalities and duty. But this actually makes us want them to be happy more than anything.

They have chemistry and the romance is the sad type bcs at first she tried to push him away, but there are some sweet moments. The drama has more romance than the donghua though.

Haven't found this one on twitter 😥

Okay, after creating a ruckus on twitter I found this pic! I'm collecting our couple's pictures, but the ones you posted I haven't seen them 😭 this one and the next one (Su Mo in water bath).

Where did you find this pic? I can't find it 😭

I finished watching the donghua version.
1. Su Mo is cold and ruthless. It's cool.
2. Bai Ying is the same, except she gets to ride a pegasus 👍🏻
3. Zhen Lan is the same, but stronger and useful.
4. Na Sheng is more reasonable and not clingy.
5. Yan Xi is gentle and friendly.
6. The battle reminds me of Soul Calibur.

What I don't like:
1. There's no romance between Su Mo and Bai Ying. 100 years ago, they were childhood friends (unlike in the drama where they had more mature relationships although she tried to avoid him before she finally accepted him). 100 years later, they're more like old acquaintances which he owes her an apology while she thinks of him as friend. Instead there are sparks and understanding between Bai Ying and Zhen Lan.
2. It's lacking Chinese elements. The Cangliu are like medieval knights, Athena Bai Wei and Ares Lang Gan, a tiger riding Greek goddess, while Ruyi is a mixture of Hinoe (Natsume Yuujinchou) and Yuuko (xxxHolic).
3. I hate Xiao in the drama, but I hate her even more in the donghua. She's just a bitch who wishes to be Yun Huan's concubine/slave. She's drooling over him.

They said the next season is around 2023. I feel lonely watching the donghua 😭 Even Xi Jing and Ting's story is more romantic and tragic. I hope in the next season the romance between Su Mo and Bai Ying will blossom or visible. I'm glad the drama made Su Mo as a romantic man and passionate towards Bai Ying.

All 8 songs of this drama are beautiful. you should listen to them all 😊

There's no official explanation, but we assume it's a happy ending. Someone made a theory that Bai Ying still has half of Su Mo's power and since she travels around Yun Huang, she gathers the prayer of people. That makes Su Mo comes back. Another theory by me is for three years the people of Yun Huang pray and worship him as god. Thanks to this prayer Su Mo has enough power to finally appears after 3 years.

The scene where Su Mo took Bai Ying to Tianque temple, he didn't say goodbye. He put her to sleep and laid her inside the temple. Then she had a dream where he told her to forget him. She woke up from that dream and searched for him everywhere until she came to the beach where he officially said goodbye. I don't know why the writer changed Su Mo at the end. He has been wanting to have a future with Bai Ying, but then he didn't even think about her and just wished to be rain. He did become rain, it just wasn't shown.

I was absent for 3 days and suddenly the rating dropped a lot!!?? Wow people really hate such light and heartwarming drama 😱 I'm thankful I watched this bcs I learned a lot and see the beauty of kindness and loyalty which are really hard to find in real world. I guess international viewers like to see more thrill and banger instead of realistic and simple life story.