Uhmmmmm... the scene where the Pavillion Lord, pulled Qing Qing to sit on his lap was pretty hot. They carried the show. I don't care what anyone says. They need their own drama!
Qing Qing, was pretty annoying in the beginning, but she really grew on me. Her love story with Xue Qian Yun, was more believable than the main leads. It was a gradual build. You can find it reasonable for him to make sacrifices for her, and why he would be willing to go through pain for her. I felt the Main Leads story lacks that. It was the typical cliche falling in love instantly with each other, and the Dragon King just putting himself through suffering.
Okay, so why did The Dragon Emporer had to take away her saintess mark. Li Xuan is a hybrid. He isn't even fully human. He apparently has royal blood of Kun Wu in him.