YiyanMeng

Honestly yeah this one is the best! I expected S&B to be even better but it didn't live up to it, and this is me saying this with Chengyi as one of my all-time favorite actors. In this one, I really loved the chemistry of the leads AND all the friendship we got! It was so good! Hell yeah with the second cp too like! Oh, and not to mention the casting omg it was a fever dream... Ding Yuxi X Ding Yuxi X Meng Ziyi was my favorite arc! I feel all of this and the side stories was so much more fun to watch!

Is it just me? I can't help but be amazed by the similarities btw Chengyi and Guo Junchen, like they truly look like they could be related! Also, I really love their brotherhood so much. I think it's my favorite part of the drama so far (I'm only on ep 11)!

I am loving him so much in Sword and Beloved, my first time watching him, and the comments are making me bawl my eyes out... I hope this man is safe oh pls Lord protect him and every other victim out there and not let this horrid company go even further in their evil acts 😭🙏

I'm on ep 11 and so far so good~ But I don't have high hopes for some of the later eps bc of the comments lol...

You should watch MLC as your first Chengyi drama bc I'm sure you will love his character there and the bromance as well (many ship the actor of Shen Langhun from WoF with him in that drama too)!

Also here's a snippet of the summary of the novel! It looks so interesting!

https://x.com/ncybear/status/1985801782006858084?t=3tjYrI-FKdw7FwnMuXCKwg&s=19

Just a snippet from the novel and why am I getting reminded of Yuanzhou and Yichen's dynamic here omg and it's gonna be even more epic to have Neo Hou and Xu Zhenxuan who were both in FoF 🤣😭

https://x.com/ItsMeNerooooo/status/1986399868840255782?t=P24MWbhZJF-9H-nzL5bsZw&s=19

Whoever watched TJOL and remembers Yiren as a terrible brother of the ML, can't you believe we get to see him as the opposite here, now the best brother (Fang Zhou), of the ML... Kudos to the actor bc both give off such different vibes! Worst AND best brother award goes to him~ 🤣

Oh another one is Blood River which is also just about to finish airing! Gong Jun is the ML (WoH) and Chang Huasen is the SML (TGCF's Wind Master). Lol two BL worlds colliding is so fun to watch! Ughhh we need Eternal Faith now atp skdfjskfs also the bromance here I think is stronger than the other one, WoF, tho BR does have slight romance for the ML, but there are more ships in WoF imo!

Omg yessss pls they better give that to us aahhh 😭🙏

Oh interesting... now I need to know every new snippet they added to the eps that have been released 😭

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The currently airing Whispers of Fate with Luo Yunxi as the ML 👀 I wouldn't say the bromance goes as hard (I mean what bromance drama even surpasses FoF honestly) BUT you can ship the ML with many characters. The drama also has quite some similarities with FoF, I am quite amazed. Even every big role has a song of their own. ML is similar to Yuanzhou in many ways too. He even got a guy friend who now has a grudge against him lmao. The best part? For me, no romance so I can ship more freely hehe (tho I wouldn't actually mind it but would still prefer not with this kind of drama).

When you think "This ep is so good!" but then BAM... next ep is even better! I just finished watching the battle at Biluo Palace with that Nine Qilins Transformations and dang... IT WAS AMAZING!! When you think one side is gonna outsmart the other, the other side already has smth that'll beat that, but then no, the other side has a way to surpass that, so in the end, who even wins atp LOL it was so epic and fun to watch 😆😌👌

Yessss! You should continue! Their bromance is rlly so beautiful to miss 🥹🫶

Not to mention Rong Xian and Ling Long in MM had so much chemistry despite their little screentime (and the fact that they're in this drama but not a cp oof)

You mention FoF and I'd like to add the chemistry btw the guys bc that was not just bromance they were giving me skfjdskfjks

Oh ofc~ Are you also a FoF fan?

I felt the same with the main cp in the beginning. Idk I really didn't like the comedy for the most part. It felt weird and forced. But I did eventually come to like them in the future eps when it became more serious and they began to grow as a cp. The comedy toned down too and I was finally able to laugh and not feel awkward watching them for the most part lol.
We are different about Situ Ling. I did like him b4 he became evil, but him becoming evil for love realy wasn't it for me. It felt cliche but also OOC, not to mention this didn't happen in the novel. He could've just stayed as someone who admired her. He had to understand that love can't be forced - not to mention he should've learnt this when Fuyue experiences the same thing with him.
But overall, just like you, it's a decent watch for me. I didn't feel so attached to the characters but it is enough for me to watch. But anyways respect to your opinion! :)

- both MLs flirt with everyone and does a lot of teasing, but have also gone thru a lot (do they mask themselves thru this outward personality?)
- it starts with case-solving
- one enters a dream / illusion at times
- a male character who was once close to the ML now has a deep grudge against him and has become evil due to it (and wants to kill him) - always separated atm despite their past (I feel in FoF it's even deeper as they were the closest two growing up together for thousands of years)
- male character who has a grudge against ML has a female character that loves him (much preferred the one in FoF tho lol thought she was much cooler, and these two actually cared about each other)
- both have lots of bromance and friendship where you can ship anyone with someone else
- we got a side story arc of two characters who were very close but ended in tragedy—WoF is btw basicslly two soulmates (guys) while FoF is btw lovers—setting up for what's to come in future eps
- many lightheartedness in between (a good balance of it and angst)
- both are xuanhuan in some way - you question if it's xianxia but they're not at least entirely
- little to no romance at all
- two girls in the friend group (one is a good fighter, other is good at other things than fighting), a little more guys in the friend group
- fun adventures (there was even a snow one in FoF but was sooo heartbreaking actually)
- many people hate the ML and want him dead bc of a rumor, but it isn't what the main lead would be wanting/wanted to actually do
- let's see how the drama ends but I won't be surprised if the kind of ending is similar

For those who get reminded of FoF (beware bc I am a huge fan of the drama), maybe it's how: