The ML is being unreasonable. It was his fault to pretend to be someone else and escalate the situation. The FL simply protected herself. Even after that, he was the one being childish to send her a letter threatening her. What else could she do to protect herself if not for exposing his identity? For the few days he was in that household, he clearly understood how things worked in that family. He even understood how delicate the FL's situation was. One wrong move and her whole life would be ruined. All that talk about not ruining a girl's life was just talk.
Miss Fan also sees only what she wants to see. She didn't even give the FL a chance to explain herself. She was projecting her inferiority complex onto the FL. I wonder if she will turn evil and create more problems to the FL.
First off, I would like to clear some misconceptions I read here about this drama. Hopefully this might help some future watchers contemplating on whether to watch this. This drama isn't low budget at all. Its budget is similar to "Moonlight Mystique". The cinematography, cgi and sets are beautiful. Especially the whale boat island. There are no whiny characters either. Now coming to the storyline, it's really good in the first half, the episodes were engaging and no-nonsense, keeping me hooked. Even up to ep28 or something it was still good.
For the last 10 episodes, the editing became choppy and many main scenes were cut out. The storyline started going downhill, still the twists kept me going. But the FL does turn stubborn and annoying for a while. About the ending, I am not happy, neither did I like the way it was presented. Again, heavy editing and removal of some important scenes was frustrating.
All in all, you can watch it once and enjoy the first 2/3rds of the drama. I personally didn't like the ending, but that's just a personal opinion. I am not a fan of one lead killing the other for "the greater good". The only drama which managed to pull off that trope well was possibly "Love between fairy and devil". Here they could've found a way to prevent that from happening, but I feel it was lazy writing in the end.
I can't believe the FL's love towards the ML has become so fickle. Especially after knowing that he went through the excruciating process of planting nails in his body to subdue Sen Luo. She knows that it's not his choice to lose his conscious and become demonic. Despite knowing all this she still says she has no reason to trust him anymore. Simply because she has now found her father, she is ready to give up her love. Although it wasn't the ml who caused all those deaths, even if it happened to be him, she should be able to at least forgive him and continue loving him. But she chose to turn against him. She really doesn't deserve his sacrifice.
Surprisingly the ones whom I thought would chase the ml to his death, are actually the ones who became mature and decided to believe him. I actually thought foxy would turn against him, but to my surprise foxy continues supporting him even more strongly. Instead, it's the dragon lord who turned against him, again to my surprise. Another character turned fickle without any reason. They have also cut out so many important scenes.
I can't believe they cut out the scene where they kill Sen Luo. And please, how many times will they make the ML suffer? After going through all that pain to kill Sen Luo, now he has to again revive him to protect FL. That's a bit too much as he has died already once and went through excruciating pain the second time. It's getting annoying now.
********* SPOILER AHEAD***************
It's pretty clear now that the Premier of the Great Sect is the masked guy and is the one even behind the mass killing of Great Sect disciples back then. That's why the ML didn't give out the name of the murderer back then and went to such great lengths to get the Seven Sins manual to get rid of evil energy from his Master. He was also the only one apart from the ml who was at the crime scene. I guess he caught the evil energy when he went into the filth valley back then for fl's mom. Then that makes the fl his daughter. Whatever it is, I didn't like that guy from the starting itself. Their sect is the reason for all the mess, yet they go around acting as if they are pristine.
In the starting of ep20, and you can really feel how deep the fl's love for him is. I usually am not much of a fan of fancy dialogues, but this one dialogue of hers feels very genuine - "If there ever comes a day when you've lost your heart, please don't forget that even though I'm in hell I'm willing to turn onto a flat boat floating on the river and take you to the other side". That felt so touching, given what they went through before.
I used to think that when I first joined lol. Which is why I held back on watching this despite it being on my…
I have watched till ep8, and so far, it's really good. This drama isn't low budget at all. Its budget is similar to "moonlight mystique". The cinematography, cgi and sets are beautiful. The storyline is also very good. No whiny characters either. So, till ep9, I would give it a 9 rating.
Well, Suzhi went crazy with her mass suicide mission in the end. But I kinda understand her resentment. No one cared about her tribe and the injustice they suffered, even till the end. The fl was mostly indifferent towards her pain most of the time. She only cared about her sister after her death and left the Heavenly Emperor alive after all what he has done. Probably because of the ml she couldn't bring to kill him, but still, he was left off the hook too easily. If only the fl paid more attention to Suzhi and her pain, maybe she wouldn't have become like that. Only Qinfeng genuinely understood her and cared for her.
Most underrated character here, Husei. I love how decisive she was during the fight. Despite wanting revenge for her lost clan, she chose happiness of the twin flowers over revenge and didn't reveal the truth till the end. In the most crucial moment, she was very decisive and awakened the twins' spirits to protect their life. I loved that scene.
In ep32, and what annoys me the most in this drama is not even the spineless fathers, unfortunately. It's the ml supporting fl's dad and saying that her dad was helpless, so he treated her like that. It's one thing to be abused by your own parent, but it's even more hurtful when your own partner starts justifying the abusive parent's actions. The fl always stood by ml's side against his dad and never once supported him in front of the ml. He should've also done the same thing to her, instead of preaching about how "helpless" her dad was. Her dad wasn't helpless; he himself was afraid of her and even saw her as a misfortune. That isn't helplessness, that's a choice he made.
At ep25, and I wished they didn't drag the shards arc so long. I would be more interested in seeing the relationship between the actual ml and fl develop, rather than her trying to balance between the 3 shards. Also, the whole "let the shards have their own life" drama the fl is doing feels so annoying. If she really wants the ml to make his own decision, she should first reintegrate the shards to let the ml reincarnate and then let him make his own decision. She really shouldn't be making decisions for him. They wasted so many episodes on the shards, and the last shard story wasn't even interesting. I would rather see these episodes being used to develop their relationship after the ml's reincarnation.
Is this drama intense? I just started the first episode and I want to continue, but the ML's character seems to be pretty ruthless. Does it get any less intense?
In ep28, and I'm wanting to punch the fl, like seriously? Just an episode back didn't she act as if the world has ended when she killed the ml? What happened to all that guilt? She is right, she really is a jinx to everyone who died for her, including the ml. Thanks to the fact that ml is the demon lord, so he survived her murder attacks. Normal people would have perished instantly.
Can someone tell me if this will be a sad ending? Given FL is a ghost and ML is a human, I'm scared it might be a sad ending. I've watched the first episode and I'm liking it, but I'm scared of the ending.
After watching till ep29, I best like the first 15 episodes. The village setting and their slow life there, the slow burn romance between the leads, all this was going so well. But suddenly the story started jumping scenes and it got harder to keep up with the storyline. Their relationship also started becoming boring with them going back and forth in their relationship. I really don't vibe with the leads anymore. I loved their characters when they were still in the village. After they showed the ML in his actual identity as a marquis, and his plans in action, like not letting the laborers know that the dam they were building was meant to be collapsed and that they were going to die, I really don't like him as much anymore. Only the secret of the heir of Eastern Palace and the FL's dad's backstory is keeping me going at this point.
Master Qi - "When the Six sects act, we distinguish right from wrong. If it's right, we will do it however hard it might be. If it's wrong, we won't do it, whatever the benefit is". Lol! I literally spit out my water. The self-justification here is just next level🙄.
Edit: Knew that Yuqi family was twisted, here Yuqi's dad proved it. He just can't stand being rejected, I guess. Actually, the real heroes are quietly doing their job and putting their skills to work- fighting for justice and rescuing people". The ones who are going on and on about revenge and blood feud and all that bs are the rejected ones, lol!
I feel so sad for Gu Zigui for what he went through. I can't begin to imagine how crazy it must be to be locked up somewhere and beaten everyday just to sign some stupid "surrender" agreement. How much he must've suffered to write those words in blood. But one thing doesn't feel right, how can Aunt Pingshu look all so young while he had aged so much? I understand being in subhuman conditions might've caused him to age a lot faster, but still Aunt looking all so young feels very unreal to me. The writer has almost given God status to Aunt now. Saving everyone with super heroic powers and never ageing one bit, lol!
I'm finding Zhou family (FL's fiancé family) to be very fishy. What if Mr. Zhou is the masked man? They have given enough information about all other sect leaders except for Zhou family. Mr. Zhou married his wife exactly on the day FL's aunt went for battle, as if he knew she wouldn't survive. Whenever something suspicious happens Zhou Yuqi vanishes. He tagged along with FL to Chang fort but left mid-way saying he was going to see the physician. He came back after the attack on them was over. His family is set on marrying him to the FL despite him being in love with someone else. Why are they so desperate to get them both married if not for making the FL stay away from the martial arts world? Though Qi Yunke is the biggest suspect in my head, I can't shake off my suspicion on the Zhou family.
episode 4... I am so confused. I always take a while to remember all the names and sects and details, but it's…
Me too!! Just finished ep4 but feels like running a marathon. Though the story is good and intriguing, the editing is pretty choppy, and the pacing is too fast. No time to process all the info overload.
In the beginning of the first episode and the editing is all over the place. I'm not understanding anything. Is she telling the flashback, or is it happening in current times? And why are they jumping scenes like that?
Qinxiang is so annoying. Despite causing the death of her benefactor, she still keeps secrets from the ML and FL. She keeps the drug seller's identity secret from them. Honestly, I don't pity her. She could have very well chosen to not sell that drug powder to her clients, but she did it to attract clients and keep them going back to her. She could also have chosen to stop serving clients, once she realized that she had a deadly illness. She could use her savings to start a new life elsewhere, as she didn't even have anyone dependent on her. But she decided to keep it a secret out of her own selfishness. And even after so much happened, she still doesn't share the whole truth with Chu Chu. She is insufferable.
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The ML is being unreasonable. It was his fault to pretend to be someone else and escalate the situation. The FL simply protected herself. Even after that, he was the one being childish to send her a letter threatening her. What else could she do to protect herself if not for exposing his identity? For the few days he was in that household, he clearly understood how things worked in that family. He even understood how delicate the FL's situation was. One wrong move and her whole life would be ruined. All that talk about not ruining a girl's life was just talk.
Miss Fan also sees only what she wants to see. She didn't even give the FL a chance to explain herself. She was projecting her inferiority complex onto the FL. I wonder if she will turn evil and create more problems to the FL.
For the last 10 episodes, the editing became choppy and many main scenes were cut out. The storyline started going downhill, still the twists kept me going. But the FL does turn stubborn and annoying for a while. About the ending, I am not happy, neither did I like the way it was presented. Again, heavy editing and removal of some important scenes was frustrating.
All in all, you can watch it once and enjoy the first 2/3rds of the drama. I personally didn't like the ending, but that's just a personal opinion. I am not a fan of one lead killing the other for "the greater good". The only drama which managed to pull off that trope well was possibly "Love between fairy and devil". Here they could've found a way to prevent that from happening, but I feel it was lazy writing in the end.
I can't believe the FL's love towards the ML has become so fickle. Especially after knowing that he went through the excruciating process of planting nails in his body to subdue Sen Luo. She knows that it's not his choice to lose his conscious and become demonic. Despite knowing all this she still says she has no reason to trust him anymore. Simply because she has now found her father, she is ready to give up her love. Although it wasn't the ml who caused all those deaths, even if it happened to be him, she should be able to at least forgive him and continue loving him. But she chose to turn against him. She really doesn't deserve his sacrifice.
Surprisingly the ones whom I thought would chase the ml to his death, are actually the ones who became mature and decided to believe him. I actually thought foxy would turn against him, but to my surprise foxy continues supporting him even more strongly. Instead, it's the dragon lord who turned against him, again to my surprise. Another character turned fickle without any reason. They have also cut out so many important scenes.
I can't believe they cut out the scene where they kill Sen Luo. And please, how many times will they make the ML suffer? After going through all that pain to kill Sen Luo, now he has to again revive him to protect FL. That's a bit too much as he has died already once and went through excruciating pain the second time. It's getting annoying now.
********* SPOILER AHEAD***************
It's pretty clear now that the Premier of the Great Sect is the masked guy and is the one even behind the mass killing of Great Sect disciples back then. That's why the ML didn't give out the name of the murderer back then and went to such great lengths to get the Seven Sins manual to get rid of evil energy from his Master. He was also the only one apart from the ml who was at the crime scene. I guess he caught the evil energy when he went into the filth valley back then for fl's mom. Then that makes the fl his daughter. Whatever it is, I didn't like that guy from the starting itself. Their sect is the reason for all the mess, yet they go around acting as if they are pristine.
"If there ever comes a day when you've lost your heart, please don't forget that even though I'm in hell I'm willing to turn onto a flat boat floating on the river and take you to the other side".
That felt so touching, given what they went through before.
Well, Suzhi went crazy with her mass suicide mission in the end. But I kinda understand her resentment. No one cared about her tribe and the injustice they suffered, even till the end. The fl was mostly indifferent towards her pain most of the time. She only cared about her sister after her death and left the Heavenly Emperor alive after all what he has done. Probably because of the ml she couldn't bring to kill him, but still, he was left off the hook too easily. If only the fl paid more attention to Suzhi and her pain, maybe she wouldn't have become like that. Only Qinfeng genuinely understood her and cared for her.
Most underrated character here, Husei. I love how decisive she was during the fight. Despite wanting revenge for her lost clan, she chose happiness of the twin flowers over revenge and didn't reveal the truth till the end. In the most crucial moment, she was very decisive and awakened the twins' spirits to protect their life. I loved that scene.
Master Qi - "When the Six sects act, we distinguish right from wrong. If it's right, we will do it however hard it might be. If it's wrong, we won't do it, whatever the benefit is".
Lol! I literally spit out my water. The self-justification here is just next level🙄.
Edit: Knew that Yuqi family was twisted, here Yuqi's dad proved it. He just can't stand being rejected, I guess. Actually, the real heroes are quietly doing their job and putting their skills to work- fighting for justice and rescuing people". The ones who are going on and on about revenge and blood feud and all that bs are the rejected ones, lol!
I feel so sad for Gu Zigui for what he went through. I can't begin to imagine how crazy it must be to be locked up somewhere and beaten everyday just to sign some stupid "surrender" agreement. How much he must've suffered to write those words in blood. But one thing doesn't feel right, how can Aunt Pingshu look all so young while he had aged so much? I understand being in subhuman conditions might've caused him to age a lot faster, but still Aunt looking all so young feels very unreal to me. The writer has almost given God status to Aunt now. Saving everyone with super heroic powers and never ageing one bit, lol!
His family is set on marrying him to the FL despite him being in love with someone else. Why are they so desperate to get them both married if not for making the FL stay away from the martial arts world? Though Qi Yunke is the biggest suspect in my head, I can't shake off my suspicion on the Zhou family.
Qinxiang is so annoying. Despite causing the death of her benefactor, she still keeps secrets from the ML and FL. She keeps the drug seller's identity secret from them. Honestly, I don't pity her. She could have very well chosen to not sell that drug powder to her clients, but she did it to attract clients and keep them going back to her. She could also have chosen to stop serving clients, once she realized that she had a deadly illness. She could use her savings to start a new life elsewhere, as she didn't even have anyone dependent on her. But she decided to keep it a secret out of her own selfishness. And even after so much happened, she still doesn't share the whole truth with Chu Chu. She is insufferable.