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Before I watched the drama and saw YWY I wouldn't have believed it based on his picture here, but when he came on screen I was like, oh damn, I totally see it!

But... interestingly, their face shape is very different, so it's more apparent from the side

I also think it has something to do with make up too.

Haha yeah, when he had his hair loose and sitting with the fan, love it. He comes across as so eccentric. Also the guy who played the headmaster, ah what's his name... These two had such chemistry. Amazing.

I would give Minglan another shot if I were you. It is slice of life, but there's also a lot of drama in there. I think it is one of the most profound C dramas there is.

Chen Kun's Ningyi was SO good. He deserved an award for that role.

Ashes of Love was great too! It was one of the first ones I watched.

Have you watched Story of Minglan? I think Gu Tingye was Feng Shaofeng's strongest role. Very authentic, funny, witty but great range of emotion too.

Yes! Ningyi played by Chen Kun was the ultimate machiavellian lead. Such a complex and interesting character.

Yeah! It's a great xianxia. I love Nini too. She absolutely blew me away with her performance in Rise of the Phoenixes. Love & Destiny was a very different style of drama but so beautifully done. The characters evolve and have such depth. As any good xianxia, it takes you to all the highs and lows... What are your favourite xianxias?
My favourites are:

Ancient Love Poetry
Love & Destiny
Eternal Love of Dream
10 Miles of Peach Blossom

Re undue hate..
Chinese audiences are too narrow minded about beauty and age so they reject non-typical pairings or leads. Such a shame. Chang Chen is such a gorgeous man and immensely talented actor with international renown, but they objected to him because he was over 40. SIGH....

It is a master piece, and you'll wish there were more episodes...

Chen Feiyu had a packed schedule and the producers wanted to quickly film season 2 so in their impatience, they replaced him with Dylan Wang. Generally speaking, seasons that change cast (especially when it's a lead role) end up as a flop... But I decided to keep an open mind and watched the second season. However, Chen Feiyu fans became rabid and made it their mission to attack season 2, whom we can thank for the lack of a Season 3.... (Also some fans of the first season found the change of actor ruined it.)

However, I actually thought Dylan Wang did a good job playing Ning Que. He had a tenderness towards Sang Sang that Chen didn't have. Wang massively scaled back on the bad behaviour towards Sang Sang.

Providing you go into season 2 with an open mind, it is not bad, but of course, it's an unfinished story, which is a shame. I would have loved to see a third part to finish the story.

If you watch the second part, make sure to not watch it too soon after watching the first or the change in lead can feel jarring.

Agree!

Someone below said 2nd ML looks like Zhang Binbin. It's the eyes! Especially from a side angle.

What's the good and bad about this drama? Worth watching?

Finally a new drama by Zhang Xueying. Her performance in Princess Silver was exceptional. Such range and depth.

But this drama sounds dull... Hope it turns out good.

These two must be safeguarding the location of the fountain of youth. I reckon Bai Jing Ting will be playing young roles for decades lol.

I haven't seen him in anything since Rise of the Phoenixes.

How is Bai Jing Ting 29? He looks like a very tall child! Wow. He really drank from the fountain of youth.

This drama looks fluffy to the max. Can anyone confirm or deny?

When will the second episode become available on YouTube?

How does Feng Shaofeng look younger than he did 5 years ago? 😅 Also, his voice is so different. Must be using a different voice actor to dub him.

Thank you for sharing, but I only use official sites. :-)