Shreya

Definitely worth a try!

Guys, I just found out that the actor playing Yuzhi is 20...I've been so used to the actors being older than me that it didn't even occur to me that he might be so young.

It felt weird to me too. I can see what they were trying to do, maybe like an epilogue with merry scenes of the two generations with the theme song. The idea wasn't bad, but it was done poorly so it became kinda weird.

Oh how much I loved to see MQY fussing about the wedding preparations.

Me tooo. Song Yuzhi is now officially the best second male lead out there!

I didn't finish the drama yet either but if you'll take my two cents on MQY. Honestly, MQY not being absolutely blind in his obsessive love is what saved his character for me. Scheming is his second nature and survival mechanism; he simply can't help it. Yes, he schemed and manipulated CZ again and again but if you'll notice, CZ was never the main target or variable but more like an added benefit for him. He always had some big plan working in the background, but his personal issues required him to test CZ's love and force her to choose him time and again which gave him assurance but inevitably ended up using CZ. Using CZ was never his intention. This cycle of toxicity was probably another thing he couldn't help, and CZ knew and understood that which is why despite being hurt, CZ never actively tried to change him or held it against him in the long run.

MQY is a scheming, manipulative, obsessive and morally grey person. Some of his actions are right. some are wrong, he is very flawed but that's just who he is. He may have been raised by his father, but he also has his mother and uncle's blood in him. Not to mention, his entire bloodline has problematic people throughout history. As for remorse, I don't think MQY ever regretted the things he did, good or bad so yeah, no groveling.

I have been avoiding the previews, but I hope that this is not one of those dramas which needs side characters to be dying left and right to make the finale grand. At this point, I'm getting pretty attached to most of the supporting characters, I don't wanna see anyone die please.

Lingbo letting Yuzhi go, contemplating her life and feelings and being with the person who actually loves and cares about her is such a breath of fresh air. And they are soo cute together.

Yes! I love Yuzhi too, but man was unnecessarily picking on them, especially after they practically saved his life, so he deserved that reality check.

Oh pls I love You Guanyue

The confinement was 100% meant to push her and Yuzhi together but that doesn't mean it didn't serve any other purpose. The six sects love to put up pretences and they had to punish CZ even if it's only on the surface.

Cai Zhao did mention that in ep 30 though. The one-year confinement seems harsh, but Qi Yunke mostly did that to protect her. During that time, she'd be able to rest and heal without any disturbance as well as the rage of her 'betrayal' among others would be reduced so when she came back to Jianghu, she'd have served her punishment, atoned and be allowed back with respect.

MQY letting her be and not turning the world upside down is remorse on his part.

At least, You Guanyue finally got to marry Xing er!

A strong PR and shameless hypocrisy are the secret to being a righteous sect though.

The kid was really Nie Zhe's son. I'm not sure on the details but MQY probably played some tricks for the marks to appear and frame Elder Yu so that Nie Zhe would suspect him.

As of ep 28, Yuzhi didn't really become the obsessed 2ML yet and I'm still holding out for him. He was on route to potentially becoming one of the best 2MLs, and I really don't wanna see the writers ruin him.

"Chance at becoming Zhao's husband" is the nonsense spoken by his father among other ridiculous things he periodically says, and I don't think Yuzhi took it that seriously. But his father was right to stop him from getting involved in their escapade because doing anything would've only made things worse.

They are similar in the sense that both them are jealous, obsessive people with trauma who manipulated their partners but the context also matters. MQY is not nearly as bad as FX. MQY did throw himself at danger to garner CZ's sympathy, but justified or not, most of his actions stemmed from some kind of legitimate reason. We also have to remember that MQY and CZ are literal enemies with everyone trying to pull them apart, so sometimes going to extremes is the only way to get closer. While MQY may push CZ's limits to test her love by making her choose him over her sect, he would never do something to physically or mentally hurt her, and never push her to the point of breaking down.

Her master is definitely the biggest problem, but she doesn't know that. Her parents want her to be happy but will being with MQY really make her happy? From their perspective, no one in their family had ever been happy by getting involved with the demon sect and they are right to be cautious about MQY, especially when the only time they interacted with him was when he lied and impersonated Chang Ning.

Despite their prejudice, her parents are the most righteous and unconventional ones among the six sects, and they really loved and indulged their daughter. If MQY went to them before, showed them that he loved her and tried to be a part of her world, do you think they wouldn't have agreed over time? But he never envisioned a future like that, he wanted them to be together in Li sect or roam the world together where he wouldn't have to share her with anyone else.

Exactly, and it is important to acknowledge his toxicity and not romanticise it. He has feelings and it's okay to fall in love with her for her kindness and attention, but his feelings are not her responsibility. And calling her kindness in the first few eps "provocation" is something I truly cannot digest.

PS. Sorry for the deleted reply, I misread your response the first time.