I’ve finally decided to dive into this drama, now that it's halfway, and the first 3 episodes have been really…
Welcome aboard! The first 8 are face-paced. Things do slow down in the middle, but I enjoyed getting to know the characters. Things are definitely picking up again as we head deep into the second half.
Nice back and forth between master-disciple roles. Before it was MQG helping SYS, then SYS helping XRR and protecting her. Now, I get the sense that XRR will help SYS.
If you like xianxia, I think this is a great one. Well-casted and directed with a pleasing production (music, color palette and costumes are not over-the-top). Story is mostly standard xianxia, but it has solid development in terms of characters and themes. With 40 eps, the middle part (ep10-20s) can feel a bit slower, but it's definitely picked up int he past few eps.
Hope they become buddies - I'm really feeling their bromance energy even with the limited scenes between them so far.