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There’s an element of detachment in this story, I agree, that some may even call a bit soulless. This is part of a much longer story, and it would be a shame not to adapt it further to really develop the characters and themes more.

It’s all a bit Taoist, which is not surprising given the source material, but I agree with you to a degree that certain parts could be fleshed out better to make the characters more relatable to us mere mortals or make some of the more poignant moments resonant even more.

He's not the brightest dude by far but I find him entertaining to watch, definitely a great performance from the actor so far - he's just enjoying himself in the role.

It did take me about 6 eps to really enter into the story, but this deserves more than a 7.8. It's a decent detective story.

There's a Donghua - can find on youtube (a record of a mortal's journey to immortality).

I had tried to change the summary based on the current one available (in Chinese) on iQiyi, but it was a no go. Will just have to wait maybe until something else gets officially released?

From the little bits I’ve read about the novel and the bits I watched from the donghua, their relationship doesn’t really develop until much later, indeed past where this drama will go up to. So unless they decide to keep adapting the original work into more seasons, I agree we’re not going to see much between them here as far as romance. Although, if you are judging it on its own terms as a drama, it would be terrible writing to just leave it where it is right now. There should at least be some kind of meaningful conversation between them before the end of the drama.

Exactly so, 😩

lol 😆 she certainly hangs out a lot with rocks.

Can tell there are quite a few edits in the past couple eps, setting up for the next arc or so. Was nice to see Ms Mo again. And Nangong Wan's little jealous fit was fun - she's not all ice princess.

Gotcha. I got too many dramas right now lol

Things pick up from ep 3 onwards. I almost dropped it at first, but it all makes sense later.

Whoa, 6 months of filming!

Yeah it would be interesting to see what they do with her character. I feel like it was underused in the novel

I’d be down for more, the world building has been pretty good.

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LOL, is this coming up in the next eps?

Yeah, I'll see how they end this here with only 10 episodes or so left.

Realizing now that the novel is 2000+ chapters…please tell there are sequels planned 🫠

I’ve enjoyed each meaningful moment he’s had with his ladies - they all hit differently. I guess the only one that hasn’t had much opportunity yet to make a deep impression on me is with Nangong Wan. Hopefully before the end of this there’s more lol.

Wang Chan and his tweedledee and tweedledum subordinates are really giving out doofus vibes - which is not entirely a bad thing. They're borderline annoying but also hilarious. Love the dialects lol