The cast deserves its own conversation because first of all, the two leads were totally eye candies. The chemistry was literally spilling out of the TV, laptop, and phone screen depending on what time I was watching it. They had that kind of chemistry I was giggling and stretching/curling my feet
But Yu Jia Cheng??? My days. 😩
Ngl, at first I thought his acting was a little rigid, but this man really said, “Give me a minute to settle into the role,” because DAMNNNN. The more I watched him, the more he grew on me. This is actually my first time seeing him, but I’ve officially got my eyes on him now. And let’s not even get started on how foine he is.
Overall, the storyline was amazing, the cast absolutely did their thing, and everything just came together so beautifully. It was genuinely such a lovely watch, and I’m so glad I stuck with it.
9.8/10. The drama delivered, the cast delivered, the chemistry delivered. Everyone delivered.
So when I got to the part where they finally revealed the big bad, I shouted “I freaking knew it!!!”
TBH, I didn’t know for sure, but I definitely had my suspicions. I had three people on my suspect list: Lord Qi, Lord Zhou, and Lord Song.
Lord Song was my first guess because he was just way too chill for comfort. 😭 Lord Zhou was my second because I felt like the writers were deliberately trying to make us suspicious of him, which made me think he might just be a red flag.
But Lord Qi… that man was practically screaming villain from the beginning. First of all, his makeup was way too villain-coded for someone who was supposed to be a protagonist, so I immediately had my eye on him. And I could smell his obsession with Pingshu from the very first episode. Then, when we found out midway through that his father-in-law had a hand in her death, and he still remained married to his daughter anyway, that really sealed it for me. It showed me that he was clearly biding his time and playing the long game.
The star stone. I guess he was played by 2 Actors. The guy locked in a cave ( I don't think he had a name) and Xie Lingxi, Shi Guan's master, who gave him the prayer beads.
I finished this on a crazy high note. Please bear in mind that I had a 7-month-long, Chinese film hiatus due to increased pressure at work, but now, I have the time to go back and catch up. I started with Blood River and went straight to Pursuit of Jade, and then Veil of Shadows. After POJ, I had real movie-lag (you know, from Jetlag). So any movie I picked up after that, which was VOS, was so freaking slowwwww in the beginning. But I pulled through because of all the TikTok edits I saw, and I am so glad I did because this was such a masterpiece.
It even had a Kal-El (Superman reference), which is a first, and it was so cool to include that. The fight sequence was 10/10
But then again, who is really the main villain? The one that ran to tattle, the easily deceived prince or the mad emperor.
Personally, I think it’s the tattler because, if he had kept his mouth shut, none of these would have unfolded but to we the viewers, he did us a solid, WE GOT DRAMA out of it. So I am a little bit indecisive. But I’d love to hear your opinion. ❤️
My first C-drama in 7 months and I am screaming. I love it so so much. And Zhange Linghe keeps blowing my mind. 🥰🥰🥰 The rest of the cast did amazingly. Deng Kai… bruh! I couldn’t even hate his character. My people say “na condition make crayfish bend”
I feel like they must have fire the writer who did the first 2 episode because 👀 what was that? I know I am not into kdramas as I was in the past but I don’t think I have skipped or sped watched any drama in recent times than I did for this one, oh my goodness!!!
I love how I sometimes go into these dramas blind, nobody’s review influencing my decision to watch or not watch a drama because how would I know I would absolutely love this. Yes, the angst in my opinion didn’t give what it was meant to but is such a nice piece. So there, I loved it too.
But Yu Jia Cheng??? My days. 😩
Ngl, at first I thought his acting was a little rigid, but this man really said, “Give me a minute to settle into the role,” because DAMNNNN. The more I watched him, the more he grew on me. This is actually my first time seeing him, but I’ve officially got my eyes on him now. And let’s not even get started on how foine he is.
Overall, the storyline was amazing, the cast absolutely did their thing, and everything just came together so beautifully. It was genuinely such a lovely watch, and I’m so glad I stuck with it.
9.8/10. The drama delivered, the cast delivered, the chemistry delivered. Everyone delivered.
TBH, I didn’t know for sure, but I definitely had my suspicions. I had three people on my suspect list: Lord Qi, Lord Zhou, and Lord Song.
Lord Song was my first guess because he was just way too chill for comfort. 😭 Lord Zhou was my second because I felt like the writers were deliberately trying to make us suspicious of him, which made me think he might just be a red flag.
But Lord Qi… that man was practically screaming villain from the beginning. First of all, his makeup was way too villain-coded for someone who was supposed to be a protagonist, so I immediately had my eye on him. And I could smell his obsession with Pingshu from the very first episode. Then, when we found out midway through that his father-in-law had a hand in her death, and he still remained married to his daughter anyway, that really sealed it for me. It showed me that he was clearly biding his time and playing the long game.
This drama was SO, SO good. A solid 9.8 for me.
It even had a Kal-El (Superman reference), which is a first, and it was so cool to include that. The fight sequence was 10/10
And now I have another movie-lag😢
But then again, who is really the main villain?
The one that ran to tattle, the easily deceived prince or the mad emperor.
Personally, I think it’s the tattler because, if he had kept his mouth shut, none of these would have unfolded but to we the viewers, he did us a solid, WE GOT DRAMA out of it.
So I am a little bit indecisive. But I’d love to hear your opinion.
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The rest of the cast did amazingly. Deng Kai… bruh! I couldn’t even hate his character. My people say “na condition make crayfish bend”
I know I am not into kdramas as I was in the past but I don’t think I have skipped or sped watched any drama in recent times than I did for this one, oh my goodness!!!