Kseniya Green

Yes! It feels like the Prime Minister loved this demon to some extent, but got scared or was afraid of losing his brilliant career because of this relationship.

They absolutely meant it. And the way the Prime Minister kept the book afterwards is definitely not just "ex-friend" behavior. They are another one in a series of demon + human love gone wrong pairs.

Honestly, for some particularly toxic fans I want to wish to go into the forest and get lost there.
I really like to see that TJR knows how to be friends with women. Regardless of what is happening in his personal life (we will never know anyway), this is a very good quality and it is pleasant to watch.

I will say one thing - you are not delulu. The drama is made in such a way that the relationship can be interpreted in different ways - for obvious reasons (an openly queer drama simply could not pass censorship and be released). But the option of interpreting the drama as a queer romance was clearly included in the design.

And then in the second or third episode - ink from the blood of a demon, who becomes visible only when he dies. Also such a reference to the main theme and the fate of the main characters.

They crawl like insects to the light 😁
There is a category of people who do not really like any artists, they are not real fans, they just feed on the energy of scandal. There are such people in every fandom, alas 😔

HMH looks very much in character there 😁. As...you can see Zhao Yuanzhou would enjoy a little bdsm 🌚

Yes, that first scene between Wen Xiao and the rabbit demon girl is very vivid - from comedy to tragedy, like a mini-presentation of the entire subsequent drama. And how hard those words that "demons of deception can only follow their hearts at the moment of death" hit me when I've already watched it to the end. In the end, all the heroes of the drama die in order to be free in the desires of their hearts, at least for one last moment.

The way this is really the most accurate answer...

I want to say that Tian Jia Rui entered my top three favorite Chinese actors with just one role. And the more I look at him, the more I feel that he belongs to the stage like a fish to water. This is his element. I really hope that the cruel world of show business will not dim his star and that he has a long and bright career ahead of him.

No, they did not make the oath on a sheet, but on the creation stone. In the epilogue, Wen Xiao places the sheet with the contract and a drop of Zhao Yuanzhou's blood on this very stone, and after that, the drop of blood begins to show signs of life. My guess is that the stone also played a role in awakening the soul.
Yes, yes, it's me. You can tell that FoF has thoroughly consumed my mind 😅

Yes, yes! When I said the poison needle, I meant this scene - where ZYZ loses control, but ZYC is still the one he focuses his eyes on and hears his voice.
And if you watch carefully, all the flirting moments there are ambiguous. If a person wants to see het, they will see het. But if you watch carefully the construction of the dialogues and shots, there is always an intentional way to leave room for another interpretation.
Like when ZYZ asks WX to "tie the knot for us", he points at Yichen. Or when he says jokingly "there is no greater agony than giving your heart to the wrong person", he looks straight at Yichen. And so on, they do it all the time.
And even the stone on which the contract sheet is located when ZYZ's soul awakens is the one on which ZYZ and ZYC made their vows.

In my subjective opinion, the storyline of ZYZ and ZYC is the main romance of the story. It is a deep, not flat romance, not reducible to romantic cliches, but it is a romance from the very beginning to the end. From the moment of the "battle dance" when they meet and ZYZ's aggressive flirting ("how can I satisfy you?", "as if you were whispering in my ear", etc.) to a very deep and intimate connection in the broadest sense of the word.
They are not just loyal comrades walking side by side. They have transformed because of each other. It is a very intimate connection - to let someone change you.
And especially... that time when ZYZ loses self-control because of the poisoned needle, and when ZYZ dies - both times ZYC's face is the last thing he holds his gaze on until the very end. And this may be the loudest confession of all - who is that person who remains the focus of your world until the last spark of consciousness, even when the whole world goes out.

I have written several discussions on the topic of their relationship and how deep the meaning of their storyline actually is, if you are interested I will be glad to discuss it in the comments!

I don't want to step on other people's perceptions, but for me personally, I am absolutely sure that this story was created as a love story between Zhao Yuanzhou and Zhuo Yichen. The way it is written, the way their scenes are filmed, the way they are always the initiators of transformation for each other, the way the drama ends. This is their story.
After all, in essence, Zhao Yuanzhou and Zhuo Yichen are a couple similar to the plague demon and the bird goddess. Only they do not represent illness and health, but unconscious emotions and conscious will. Two opposite elements that can only come together through love.
I like WX too and I like her relationship with MLs, I just read them as more platonic.

They really tried hard to push this queer romance past the censors, and it turned out beautiful, and I would even dare to say deep.
The whole Li Lun/Yuanzhou/Yichen drama leaves a strong impression.

The queerness comes through between the lines of this drama in redoubled volume after you've watched it once - just like with that contract they signed at the beginning 😁

I will say this - this drama is so carefully and cleverly made that it allows for different interpretations, depending on the viewer - in the range from "a drama about a very strong friendship with elements of hetero romance" to "a BL romance very carefully disguised".
But regardless of the interpretation of the relationship, the main line in the drama is the path from enemies to soulmates of two MLs.
So if you want to watch it as BL - you can watch it as BL. The relationship between FL and ML is very unobtrusively included, they never even kissed.

One of the best bl love stories in my humble opinion, really to the level of a myth.

And there's more to it. In fact, the theme of the desire to be seen, understood, recognized is one of the most important themes in the drama.
"I want you to remember the real me." All the characters died looking at the most beloved and important person in their lives.
Hence the meaning of the "True Eye." Like "the true eye of love." And how the bird goddess understands that this is not the real Fei in the battle in the finale. And how the magic of Yuanzhou "recognizes" Yichen and so he did not die with the villain.
They all go through the path to become their true selves and find a person who sees and loves them.
And that's why Yichen manages to extract Yuanzhou's soul with his sword - because he recognized this soul like no one else.
And that's why Yuanzhou's soul returns to Yichen in the finale - because souls return home, and Yichen is his home.