Lynnea

In the future, I'd love to see CFY star in a drama set in the Chinese Republican era, perhaps in a military role (something similar to 2021's "Fall in Love"), or a drama with an antihero seeking revenge, like the Kdrama "Vincenzo."

There's not much to say, it's a masterpiece!

Ciao! Devo essermi espressa male in qualche punto perchè dicevo che l'attore principale è l'unica nota positiva del drama a mio avviso. Lo apprezzo molto - infatti ho visto la maggior parte dei drama da lui interpretati - e quel tipo di ruolo (bello e dannato) gli calza a pennello. Mi piacerebbe però vederlo spaziare anche in altri ruoli, in futuro. Fino ad allora mi riservo il dubbio che sia una mancanza di possibilità, di versatilità o di entrambe (sarei ovviamente felice se fosse la prima delle tre)

Do you mean Sima Jiao's snake?

Not for long. He'll stage a wedding—which he'll conveniently cancel at the last minute, thanks to the bride's complicity—and at the same time, he'll manage to get He Simu to capitulate in a far from ordinary way.

Duan Xu plans a marriage with a young woman, secretly agreeing with her to call it off at the last minute (she too is in love with someone else), all the while finding a way to involve/make jealous and ultimately make He Simu capitulate.

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I think his versatility is now undeniable. In the last two months, he's gone from a kind, healthy, and cheerful ML in "Love Story in the 1970s" (super green flag!) to a murderous general who slaughters the enemy on the battlefield and beheads his enemies. ^_^

Am I the only one who found episodes 18 and 19 to be subdued? Almost like fillers to lengthen the arc of the spirit realm - adding a whole series of unnecessary themes not present in the novel - with the only result of making us regret the first part of the drama...

I also much prefer the overall Duan Xu version, but I still find the deliberately nagging and capricious interlude in the Void arc amusing. But nothing can compare to ep.8, let's be clear... ^_^

If you found Duan Xu gorgeous in episode 3, I'm curious to see how you find him in ep. 8: he's truly spectacular there! ^_^

I think he gave his best in 2026 with "Love Story in the 1970s" (I really adore Duan Xu, but with his other ML role, he demonstrated impressive versatility and outdid himself!)

Happy Ending (He Simu Becomes Mortal)

No one dies; in fact, it's a drama that lets you experience a warm embrace (and a happy ending).

Finished it a month ago, but it's already time for a rewatch because it's truly wonderful!

The drama is very beautiful and faithful to the novel. Lately, I've been watching more and more CDramas and less and less Kdramas (and initially, I only watched Kdramas). At first, CDramas may seem very different—and they are—from Kdramas, but over time, you get used to it, and it's not a question of better or worse.

I think you can start, then.

I agree about the wounds...if they're serious, shouldn't they continue to bleed? Even the cloth with the severed head was dry and clean. However, I appreciated that instead of ending the fight with a scratch on his face and at most two drops of blood—as often happens in similar dramas—he was practically covered in it, so much so that he even had blood in one eye...

People always complain, about everything. Never mind.

Compared to the novel, the drama is proceeding faithfully (I was afraid some of the more gruesome scenes, including the severed heads, would be cut, but fortunately not...), but I too would have preferred longer episodes; they fly by too quickly...