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The Ingenious man's salvation is a Woman | Breaking ones own principle for love. <3
"Human emotions are the most fervent. It could be love for a day and hatred for another. Love is captivating, and hatred disrupts the mind." - Yun Xiang
What a refreshing and unique story! I really thought it will follow the usual bloody mind game dramas whose concept is fully set on revenge but I was astonished to see how everything unfolded and ended in a completely different way breaking the norms. It feels refreshing and consoling to see dramas choosing the peaceful path instead of going all out with a killing spree finale. I am truly impressed and satisfied on how they started and concluded the story as it shows the progress of the main leads. It also conveys a message that revenge is not the only way, as oftentimes, we all have a choice to choose the greater good—which is to attain love, peace and happiness together with our loved ones.
The narrative was very clear from the get go, the succeeding episodes were properly depicted and the plot was meticulously unfolded which makes the story comprehensible while maintaining its thorough yet complex and mind blowing plot twists.
The chemistry of the main lead is so giving and when together, insane! They're irrevocably in love! We got an incredibly intelligent man who's agenda is mainly set on revenge and is completely inexperience to love and a highly skilled martial arts woman who is very kind yet has a distinct motive and mission she needs to accomplish. Both of them have something they need to achieve but what I love about this couple is that they learned how to go around it by finding other ways to still undersrand and support each other without sacrificing and letting go of their love and affection for each other and the people around them. It really is surprising and magical at the same time to watch a drama like this. Excellent writing!
The male lead is more of a revengeful boy trapped on an intelligent person's body instead of a cunning man. He's like a toddler sometimes. His little shoulder taps on the female lead gave me butterflies. It feels special as it has become his way to ask for attention, show his affection and express his intention to yield. More than a gesture, it is like a sign to convey his love and presence—a mutual understanding that connects them without uttering a word—a significant and remarkable symbol of their relationship. I find him so adorable whenever he does that. He's madly in love...what a loverboy. Hihi!
Synergy between the characters are also great! I love that they (Yun Xiang, Shu Ya Nan, Su Ming Yu and Jin Biao) formed a friendship or more so, a brotherhood despite their different status in life. Kindness and compassion bounds them together and I am glad that the male lead got to meet them as they're the one who influenced him to be considerate which led him to eventually let go of his revenge and to become a better person.
Lastly, I was surprised at the same time amazed and delighted that Master Kou of Lingyuan is actually a loving and caring person. They took a different path for the leader of the supposed antagonist group; as this time that person is not simply smart and poweful woman but also an understanding and loving mother of her kids. Too bad she was killed by her foolish, greedy and gullible son.
P.S. Why is Tang XiaoTian's roles always has something to do with being weak, timid and cowardly? Can't he be a robust and flawless 2nd male lead for once? He tend to occasionally accept emotionally and mentally imbalance roles which kind of putting him on a weird light for me. Thank god this drama was well written and he was given proper character development. Because if not, then I don't know anymore...
Story - 10, I love this drama so much! I appreciate that everyone including the supporting characters got to have a development with their romantic lives and that they didn't let us shed a lot of tears. Fighting scenes are great and we don't really have to talk about the plot itself. It was a masterpiece for me.
Acting/Cast - 10, Chen Xiao's acting is just on another level. His deliberation and control of his emotions is truly on top. Mao Xiao Tong on the otherhand makes me feel good and refresh—her smile in particular exudes positivity and energy that I can't stop myself from smiling whenever she beams one. The other cast also did great!
Music - 10, I can't really remember much about the songs used but what I can remember is how I always feel down during the sad scenes because of how malancholic the bgm are.
Rewatch Value - 10, Most definitely! A drama I can surely re-watch and recommend to people.
Overall - 10, I got nothing bad to say about this drama. I was even more sad that I only got to discover it recently. Such masterpiece really needs to be expose out there for better recognition and acknowledgement. Highly recommend for sure!
IF you find my review helpful please let me know.
What a refreshing and unique story! I really thought it will follow the usual bloody mind game dramas whose concept is fully set on revenge but I was astonished to see how everything unfolded and ended in a completely different way breaking the norms. It feels refreshing and consoling to see dramas choosing the peaceful path instead of going all out with a killing spree finale. I am truly impressed and satisfied on how they started and concluded the story as it shows the progress of the main leads. It also conveys a message that revenge is not the only way, as oftentimes, we all have a choice to choose the greater good—which is to attain love, peace and happiness together with our loved ones.
The narrative was very clear from the get go, the succeeding episodes were properly depicted and the plot was meticulously unfolded which makes the story comprehensible while maintaining its thorough yet complex and mind blowing plot twists.
The chemistry of the main lead is so giving and when together, insane! They're irrevocably in love! We got an incredibly intelligent man who's agenda is mainly set on revenge and is completely inexperience to love and a highly skilled martial arts woman who is very kind yet has a distinct motive and mission she needs to accomplish. Both of them have something they need to achieve but what I love about this couple is that they learned how to go around it by finding other ways to still undersrand and support each other without sacrificing and letting go of their love and affection for each other and the people around them. It really is surprising and magical at the same time to watch a drama like this. Excellent writing!
The male lead is more of a revengeful boy trapped on an intelligent person's body instead of a cunning man. He's like a toddler sometimes. His little shoulder taps on the female lead gave me butterflies. It feels special as it has become his way to ask for attention, show his affection and express his intention to yield. More than a gesture, it is like a sign to convey his love and presence—a mutual understanding that connects them without uttering a word—a significant and remarkable symbol of their relationship. I find him so adorable whenever he does that. He's madly in love...what a loverboy. Hihi!
Synergy between the characters are also great! I love that they (Yun Xiang, Shu Ya Nan, Su Ming Yu and Jin Biao) formed a friendship or more so, a brotherhood despite their different status in life. Kindness and compassion bounds them together and I am glad that the male lead got to meet them as they're the one who influenced him to be considerate which led him to eventually let go of his revenge and to become a better person.
Lastly, I was surprised at the same time amazed and delighted that Master Kou of Lingyuan is actually a loving and caring person. They took a different path for the leader of the supposed antagonist group; as this time that person is not simply smart and poweful woman but also an understanding and loving mother of her kids. Too bad she was killed by her foolish, greedy and gullible son.
P.S. Why is Tang XiaoTian's roles always has something to do with being weak, timid and cowardly? Can't he be a robust and flawless 2nd male lead for once? He tend to occasionally accept emotionally and mentally imbalance roles which kind of putting him on a weird light for me. Thank god this drama was well written and he was given proper character development. Because if not, then I don't know anymore...
Story - 10, I love this drama so much! I appreciate that everyone including the supporting characters got to have a development with their romantic lives and that they didn't let us shed a lot of tears. Fighting scenes are great and we don't really have to talk about the plot itself. It was a masterpiece for me.
Acting/Cast - 10, Chen Xiao's acting is just on another level. His deliberation and control of his emotions is truly on top. Mao Xiao Tong on the otherhand makes me feel good and refresh—her smile in particular exudes positivity and energy that I can't stop myself from smiling whenever she beams one. The other cast also did great!
Music - 10, I can't really remember much about the songs used but what I can remember is how I always feel down during the sad scenes because of how malancholic the bgm are.
Rewatch Value - 10, Most definitely! A drama I can surely re-watch and recommend to people.
Overall - 10, I got nothing bad to say about this drama. I was even more sad that I only got to discover it recently. Such masterpiece really needs to be expose out there for better recognition and acknowledgement. Highly recommend for sure!
IF you find my review helpful please let me know.
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