❤️To future viewers — if you’re hesitating because of the low ratings on MDL, I want to tell you that this is one of the best wuxia dramas in recent years. Whether it’s the martial arts design, the visual effects, or the storytelling, this drama is widely recognized in China as a major hit of the year. It has attracted not only female audiences but also many male viewers and people of wide age groups.
Many of the low MDL ratings came from viewers who disliked the fact that the leads of this drama were villains in the other two series. In addition, this drama contains very little romance; instead, it focuses on action scenes and brotherhood, which may not appeal to some viewers’ personal tastes. And this drama doesn't have main role FL like other dramas, all the female characters are support roles in terms of screentime. It's a story about two male leads (brotherhood, not BL).
As for this drama’s relationship with The Blood of Youth and Dashing Youth, the author has already clarified it:
When writing the novel The Blood of Youth, he was particularly fond of Su Mu Yu, a “villain” from the assassin organization Dark River, so he decided to create a standalone story for him. However, he didn’t expect the characters to “grow a free soul of their own” and choose their own fate. He later admitted that he regretted giving SMY and SCH a tragic ending too early in The Blood of Youth.
Therefore, he suggested readers treat Blood River as a parallel timeline. Actor Gong Jun also mentioned during a livestream that this is an independent story and should not be linked to The Blood of Youth. In this timeline, SMY and SCH will never become enemies.
So please don’t skip this drama just because someone said “they’ll end up killing each other anyway.” This drama has a happy ending.
❤️You don’t need to watch the other two dramas first to understand this one. Many of us watched it without seeing the others. The main characters in this drama only appear as supporting characters in the other two, while those dramas focus on different characters who mostly do not appear here. The main storylines are separate, this one only focus on the assassin organization. So you can watch this drama independently.
Finally, I truly hope viewers who are interested won’t miss this masterpiece, and won’t be misled by the unfair ratings on MDL. In my view, it should be at least 8.8. The ratings in China are very high.
❤️To future viewers — if you’re hesitating because of the low ratings on MDL, I want to tell you that this is one of the best wuxia dramas in recent years. Whether it’s the martial arts design, the visual effects, or the storytelling, this drama is widely recognized in China as a major hit of the year. It has attracted not only female audiences but also many male viewers and people of wide age groups.
Many of the low MDL ratings came from viewers who disliked the fact that the leads of this drama were villains in the other two series. In addition, this drama contains very little romance; instead, it focuses on action scenes and brotherhood, which may not appeal to some viewers’ personal tastes. And this drama doesn't have main role FL like other dramas, all the female characters are support roles in terms of screentime. It's a story about two male leads (brotherhood, not BL).
As for this drama’s relationship with The Blood of Youth and Dashing Youth, the author has already clarified it:
When writing the novel The Blood of Youth, he was particularly fond of Su Mu Yu, a “villain” from the assassin organization Dark River, so he decided to create a standalone story for him. However, he didn’t expect the characters to “grow a free soul of their own” and choose their own fate. He later admitted that he regretted giving SMY and SCH a tragic ending too early in The Blood of Youth.
Therefore, he suggested readers treat Blood River as a parallel timeline. Actor Gong Jun also mentioned during a livestream that this is an independent story and should not be linked to The Blood of Youth. In this timeline, SMY and SCH will never become enemies.
So please don’t skip this drama just because someone said “they’ll end up killing each other anyway.” This drama has a happy ending.
❤️You don’t need to watch the other two dramas first to understand this one. Many of us watched it without seeing the others. The main characters in this drama only appear as supporting characters in the other two, while those dramas focus on different characters who mostly do not appear here. The main storylines are separate, this one only focus on the assassin organization. So you can watch this drama independently.
Finally, I truly hope viewers who are interested won’t miss this masterpiece, and won’t be misled by the unfair ratings on MDL. In my view, it should be at least 8.8. The ratings in China are very high.
can i watch this series before, The blood of youth and Dashing youth?, or do i have to watch the other series…
Sure, many of us watched it without the other two. The main characters in this drama are support characters in the others, the novelist wrote this independent story for them. The other two dramas are focus on other characters who are mostly not in this drama. So you are just start this one first. It doesn't matter.
❤️To future viewers — if you’re hesitating because of the low ratings on MDL, I want to tell you that this is one of the best wuxia dramas in recent years. Whether it’s the martial arts design, the visual effects, or the storytelling, this drama is widely recognized in China as a major hit of the year. It has attracted not only female audiences but also many male viewers and people of wide age groups.
Many of the low MDL ratings came from viewers who disliked the fact that the leads of this drama were villains in the other two series. In addition, this drama contains very little romance; instead, it focuses on action scenes and brotherhood, which may not appeal to some viewers’ personal tastes. And this drama doesn't have main role FL like other dramas, all the female characters are support roles in terms of screentime. It's a story about two male leads (brotherhood, not BL).
As for this drama’s relationship with The Blood of Youth and Dashing Youth, the author has already clarified it:
When writing the novel The Blood of Youth, he was particularly fond of Su Mu Yu, a “villain” from the assassin organization Dark River, so he decided to create a standalone story for him. However, he didn’t expect the characters to “grow a free soul of their own” and choose their own fate. He later admitted that he regretted giving SMY and SCH a tragic ending too early in The Blood of Youth.
Therefore, he suggested readers treat Blood River as a parallel timeline. Actor Gong Jun also mentioned during a livestream that this is an independent story and should not be linked to The Blood of Youth. In this timeline, SMY and SCH will never become enemies.
So please don’t skip this drama just because someone said “they’ll end up killing each other anyway.” This drama has a happy ending.
Finally, I truly hope viewers who are interested won’t miss this masterpiece, and won’t be misled by the unfair ratings on MDL. In my view, it should be at least 8.8. The ratings in China are very high.
❤️To future viewers — if you’re hesitating because of the low ratings on MDL, I want to tell you that this is one of the best wuxia dramas in recent years. Whether it’s the martial arts design, the visual effects, or the storytelling, this drama is widely recognized in China as a major hit of the year. It has attracted not only female audiences but also many male viewers and people of wide age groups.
Many of the low MDL ratings came from viewers who disliked the fact that the leads of this drama were villains in the other two series. In addition, this drama contains very little romance; instead, it focuses on action scenes and brotherhood, which may not appeal to some viewers’ personal tastes. And this drama doesn't have main role FL like other dramas, all the female characters are support roles in terms of screentime. It's a story about two male leads (brotherhood, not BL).
As for this drama’s relationship with The Blood of Youth and Dashing Youth, the author has already clarified it:
When writing the novel The Blood of Youth, he was particularly fond of Su Mu Yu, a “villain” from the assassin organization Dark River, so he decided to create a standalone story for him. However, he didn’t expect the characters to “grow a free soul of their own” and choose their own fate. He later admitted that he regretted giving SMY and SCH a tragic ending too early in The Blood of Youth.
Therefore, he suggested readers treat Blood River as a parallel timeline. Actor Gong Jun also mentioned during a livestream that this is an independent story and should not be linked to The Blood of Youth. In this timeline, SMY and SCH will never become enemies.
So please don’t skip this drama just because someone said “they’ll end up killing each other anyway.” This drama has a happy ending.
Finally, I truly hope viewers who are interested won’t miss this masterpiece, and won’t be misled by the unfair ratings on MDL. In my view, it should be at least 8.8. The ratings in China are very high.
The novel author said that while writing The Blood of Youth, he became very fond of the “villainous” assassin…
You're welcome !The director and author said they plan to make Blood River Season 2 after TBOY Season 2 finished, it will be two series with two seprate timelines, so it won't be sad ending for SMY and SCH.😊
At the end BHH&SMY gets together but in the blood of youth I don't think he married her...does anybody know??...…
The novel author said that while writing The Blood of Youth, he became very fond of the “villainous” assassin Su Mu Yu from the Dark River organization, so later he wrote Blood River as a standalone story for him. However, he didn’t expect his characters to develop free soul that they seemed to “decide their own fates.” He admitted that he regretted giving Su Mu Yu and Su Chang He a sad ending too early in The Blood of Youth, and therefore suggested readers treat Blood River as a parallel timeline. Gong Jun also mentioned in a livestream that, in his opinion, this story is an independent narrative and should NOT be directly connected to The Blood of Youth. SMY and SCH are closest brothers forever. BHH has faked death for 12 years, so she's not in TBOY. (actually it's because the author wrote TBOY first, which BHH didn't exist until he started to write BR and added in this new character).
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Many of the low MDL ratings came from viewers who disliked the fact that the leads of this drama were villains in the other two series. In addition, this drama contains very little romance; instead, it focuses on action scenes and brotherhood, which may not appeal to some viewers’ personal tastes. And this drama doesn't have main role FL like other dramas, all the female characters are support roles in terms of screentime. It's a story about two male leads (brotherhood, not BL).
As for this drama’s relationship with The Blood of Youth and Dashing Youth, the author has already clarified it:
When writing the novel The Blood of Youth, he was particularly fond of Su Mu Yu, a “villain” from the assassin organization Dark River, so he decided to create a standalone story for him. However, he didn’t expect the characters to “grow a free soul of their own” and choose their own fate. He later admitted that he regretted giving SMY and SCH a tragic ending too early in The Blood of Youth.
Therefore, he suggested readers treat Blood River as a parallel timeline. Actor Gong Jun also mentioned during a livestream that this is an independent story and should not be linked to The Blood of Youth. In this timeline, SMY and SCH will never become enemies.
So please don’t skip this drama just because someone said “they’ll end up killing each other anyway.” This drama has a happy ending.
❤️You don’t need to watch the other two dramas first to understand this one. Many of us watched it without seeing the others. The main characters in this drama only appear as supporting characters in the other two, while those dramas focus on different characters who mostly do not appear here. The main storylines are separate, this one only focus on the assassin organization. So you can watch this drama independently.
Finally, I truly hope viewers who are interested won’t miss this masterpiece, and won’t be misled by the unfair ratings on MDL. In my view, it should be at least 8.8. The ratings in China are very high.
Thank you for reading all the way to the end.
Many of the low MDL ratings came from viewers who disliked the fact that the leads of this drama were villains in the other two series. In addition, this drama contains very little romance; instead, it focuses on action scenes and brotherhood, which may not appeal to some viewers’ personal tastes. And this drama doesn't have main role FL like other dramas, all the female characters are support roles in terms of screentime. It's a story about two male leads (brotherhood, not BL).
As for this drama’s relationship with The Blood of Youth and Dashing Youth, the author has already clarified it:
When writing the novel The Blood of Youth, he was particularly fond of Su Mu Yu, a “villain” from the assassin organization Dark River, so he decided to create a standalone story for him. However, he didn’t expect the characters to “grow a free soul of their own” and choose their own fate. He later admitted that he regretted giving SMY and SCH a tragic ending too early in The Blood of Youth.
Therefore, he suggested readers treat Blood River as a parallel timeline. Actor Gong Jun also mentioned during a livestream that this is an independent story and should not be linked to The Blood of Youth. In this timeline, SMY and SCH will never become enemies.
So please don’t skip this drama just because someone said “they’ll end up killing each other anyway.” This drama has a happy ending.
❤️You don’t need to watch the other two dramas first to understand this one. Many of us watched it without seeing the others. The main characters in this drama only appear as supporting characters in the other two, while those dramas focus on different characters who mostly do not appear here. The main storylines are separate, this one only focus on the assassin organization. So you can watch this drama independently.
Finally, I truly hope viewers who are interested won’t miss this masterpiece, and won’t be misled by the unfair ratings on MDL. In my view, it should be at least 8.8. The ratings in China are very high.
Thank you for reading all the way to the end.
Many of the low MDL ratings came from viewers who disliked the fact that the leads of this drama were villains in the other two series. In addition, this drama contains very little romance; instead, it focuses on action scenes and brotherhood, which may not appeal to some viewers’ personal tastes. And this drama doesn't have main role FL like other dramas, all the female characters are support roles in terms of screentime. It's a story about two male leads (brotherhood, not BL).
As for this drama’s relationship with The Blood of Youth and Dashing Youth, the author has already clarified it:
When writing the novel The Blood of Youth, he was particularly fond of Su Mu Yu, a “villain” from the assassin organization Dark River, so he decided to create a standalone story for him. However, he didn’t expect the characters to “grow a free soul of their own” and choose their own fate. He later admitted that he regretted giving SMY and SCH a tragic ending too early in The Blood of Youth.
Therefore, he suggested readers treat Blood River as a parallel timeline. Actor Gong Jun also mentioned during a livestream that this is an independent story and should not be linked to The Blood of Youth. In this timeline, SMY and SCH will never become enemies.
So please don’t skip this drama just because someone said “they’ll end up killing each other anyway.”
This drama has a happy ending.
Finally, I truly hope viewers who are interested won’t miss this masterpiece, and won’t be misled by the unfair ratings on MDL. In my view, it should be at least 8.8. The ratings in China are very high.
Thank you for reading all the way to the end.
Many of the low MDL ratings came from viewers who disliked the fact that the leads of this drama were villains in the other two series. In addition, this drama contains very little romance; instead, it focuses on action scenes and brotherhood, which may not appeal to some viewers’ personal tastes. And this drama doesn't have main role FL like other dramas, all the female characters are support roles in terms of screentime. It's a story about two male leads (brotherhood, not BL).
As for this drama’s relationship with The Blood of Youth and Dashing Youth, the author has already clarified it:
When writing the novel The Blood of Youth, he was particularly fond of Su Mu Yu, a “villain” from the assassin organization Dark River, so he decided to create a standalone story for him. However, he didn’t expect the characters to “grow a free soul of their own” and choose their own fate. He later admitted that he regretted giving SMY and SCH a tragic ending too early in The Blood of Youth.
Therefore, he suggested readers treat Blood River as a parallel timeline. Actor Gong Jun also mentioned during a livestream that this is an independent story and should not be linked to The Blood of Youth. In this timeline, SMY and SCH will never become enemies.
So please don’t skip this drama just because someone said “they’ll end up killing each other anyway.”
This drama has a happy ending.
Finally, I truly hope viewers who are interested won’t miss this masterpiece, and won’t be misled by the unfair ratings on MDL. In my view, it should be at least 8.8. The ratings in China are very high.
Thank you for reading all the way to the end.