Aya

This year was definitely dominated by CDramas for me.

He Nan for me. I think she did a great job in Love in the Clouds.

For me it was Quan Yi Lun. He was in a few dramas I watched this year and he definitely stood out.

Very differently. She doesn't return to the modern world. In the last arc, where he is the Emperor, he actually gets his powers back and gets a new spirit flame. So they both have a spirit flame by the end and are both very powerful. Travelling around and enjoying their lives.

I'm liking it so far (Episode 25). Admittedly, it is a bit slower paced and repetitive, but given the genre and the story, I was already expecting it would be. I do like a lot of the characters and as Pytheos mentioned there are so many of them. LYX is great in it (as expected). XSY is also great and they are friends this time instead of enemies.

That's great to hear. Glad I could help.

LYX and HMH definitely need another drama together. It would be a waste of their on screen chemistry not to cast them together again.

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Finally started watching Whispers of Fate. In episode 4, suddenly Nian Bai Yu appeared. It was a very pleasant surprise as I didnt' take a look at the full cast. Can't wait for their characters to meet.

You're welcome. Enjoy the drama.

The reason why people are probing and spying on him to see if he actually has the GMD, is because how he got his spiritual veins is unknown. They can't prove it's because of Heavenly Grief, unless he outright admits it even though it's basically the only way he could have gotten spiritual veins even though he wasn't born with them. That's why the fact that he has GMD can be called an assuption at this point in the drama, because there's no proof he has it.

Bo Yu Lan being his master makes it more certain he has GMD though, because she's part of the Bo clan and they created both Heavenly Grief and GMD. That's the reason why Lord Hanfeng is so sure he has it.

At this point they think that he has already taken both Heavenly Grief and Golden Millet Dream, so he doesn't need it. So her taking it, wouldn't kill him. Everyone believes, he has more or even a way to make more. And yes, you're right, in order to survive, you need both Heavenly Grief and Golden Millet Dream.

As far as I can tell, they have to be a loving couple that are sincere towards each other and hold nothing back. At that point, both are not there yet. He's more there than she is, yes, but he also doesn't fully trust her yet. She from her side, is keeping a lot from him. In addition, even her name is fake.

This was one of the dramas I was looking forward to the most, because I love the genre and I have a soft spot for both HMH and LYX and I must say it didn't disappoint in the slightest.

It's not perfect. There are definitely some things that I wish were executed better. However, overall I still couldn't help but give it a 10/10, because I enjoyed it immensely and the episodes just flew by in an entertaining way.

Putting LYX and HMH together was a stroke of genius. The two are not only perfectly cast individually, they also have tremendous chemistry together. They literally light up the screen. Even in quiet moments, I could just watch them sit there and stare at each other.

Overall, the cast was chosen really well and everyone did a great job portraying their characters.

I can't leave out how visually stunning this drama is. From the costumes to the people to the locations to the OST. It's a gorgeous drama.

The story itself is straightforward and not too complicated, which makes it easy to watch. The characters are endearing. One of the things I found a bit lacking were the villains. Some of them were given reasons for turning evil, but I wish those reasons were more compelling or the villains were a bit more conflicted. I think that would have fit the story a bit more. Luckily, while they do occupy a large portion of the story, the focus of it is never really on them to begin with.

Overall, after an entertaining journey of 36 episodes, I can only say that I really loved this drama and will someday definitely rewatch it.

Let's see if I can help explain.

They fought in the very beginning in a tournament organized by the Six Realms. In each fight, two realms fight against each other. The winner gets the Blessed Rain and becomes part of the Upper Realms and the loser becomes part of the Lower Realms. There are six realms, so three winners (three Upper Realms) and three losers ( three Lower Realms). As far as I was able to tell Yaoguang Mountain ( Ming Yi's Realm) and Jixing Abyss ( Ji Bo Zai's Realm) always fight against each other, so the rivals are fixed. Seven years in a row, Ming Yi has won the tournament, but she was poisoned with Heavenly Grief and lost to Ji Bo Zai. Ji Bo Zai is known to have been born without spiritual veins and the only way he could have gotten them was through Heavenly Grief in combination with it's cure the Golden Millet Dream. Heavenly Grief is known to bestow spiritual veins to someone born without them or destroy them in someone who has them, but it's inherently a poison nad without Golden Millet Dream both types of people would eventually die. With a year left to live, believing Ji Bo Zai poisoned her and therefore also has the cure, Ming Yi strips her male disguise and goes to Jixing Abyss to find a way to approach Ji Bo Zai and steal the cure.

Ji Bo Zai on the other hand has problems of his own. As a newly elevated warrior, there's no shortage of people trying to approach him, but most importantly everyone believes he possesses the Golden Millet Dream and are trying to get it from him. None are more desperate than Lord Hanfeng. He's constantly trying to plant spies in Ji Bo Zai's residence. Seeing her opportunity, pretending to help Ji Bo Zai, Ming Yi starts pretending that he promised her a spot at his mansion already and trying to avoid Lord Hanfeng's spies he brings her back with him. They pretend to be a loving couple to avoid others sending women into his mansion to spy on him. She pretends to actually be in love him, to gain his trust and find the Golden Millet Dream. Lord Hanfeng pretends to be friendly, but they are by no means friends. They are mortal enemies, because Lord Hanfeng is responsible for Ji Bo Zai's master's death. The portrait they stole is of Bo Yu Lan, Ji Bo Zai's master. It was a trap set by Lord Hanfeng. Also, she got hurt on purpose, because she's trying to get him to trust her and marry her, so she can enter his Spiritual Well and steal the Golden Millet Dream, which he has hidden there.

As for the good looking Fairy men, there are indeed a lot of them and each have their role. Who exactly do you want to know more about?

I hope this helps clarify some things.

Episode 30 and 31 😭😭😭

I've been dreading this since they went to the Bo Mansion. Even though most of it was obvious and easy to guess from the previous episodes, episode 30 and 31 still broke my heart for MY and JBZ all over again. It doesn't matter if you see it coming, the tears just flow anyway once you see these characters you've grown to love break down.

Poor Master She.

I'm hating the Empress even more now, even though there are glimmers of real affection for MY, that woman is cold as ice. How in the world was she able to give up her own son just to keep her position? She can say it was to save his life all she wants, but it won't make it true. And I suppose it's possible she thought showing affection to MY would somehow betray her dead son, but that's not an excuse for treating her like a tool. She is downright cruel.

Bu Xiu angry and suddenly chatty is hilarious 🤣

Master She is a whole mood. He seems very playful, but also loving and kind. He scolds MY when she deserves it, but also always has her back. He's the only true parental figure in MY's life.

These Chao Princes die like flies.

I'm really hating MY's mother right now (not much has been said about the father so far, but I'm sure he's not blameless either). MY only has one petal left. There's absolutely no doubt at this point that JBZ loves her, but the way her mother treated her has left her so afraid to lose love and trust that she still insists on keeping the fact that she's poisoned secret from him. I'm sure she's also afraid of hurting him as well, because he finally found someone he can trust and she doesn't want to break it. It's very heartbreaking to watch. LYX is doing really well portraying that.