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100% agree, Xu kai looks good in any state pretty much lets be real, they all do and definitely makes the characters look more real, adds depth.

Yeh definitely good improvement, also LOTFG ends today and thriving land ends on the 23rd, so numbers for this will only go up I think. Deserves it for sure.

I'm not saying anything looks bad but you can see Xu Kai's dark circles and stubble on his upper lip in a few scenes, especially the night scenes under candle light. This adds to his character. Might be the camera work or lack of filter, but either way it's not a bad thing. Ofcourse it looks fine, it looks better than fine it looks good! Many shows have zoom, but they use filters to cover dark circles and stubble etc, but not here and thats good! I'm saying it's a good thing not a bad thing. Again, it's only natural to have dark circles after working their schedule and pretty much every guy has stubble, I don't know why you think it's a bad thing, of course they still look amazing. But a lot of dramas use filters to cover these things, but not this one. And its refreshing and nice to see.

Big numbers and can only go up from here I reckon

Yeah exactly, as do most cdramas film late but in this one they didn't cover up the dark circles with filters which is often the case, which adds to the character. Not flaws like you said, they're deinfitely not flawed at all, but blemishes such as dark circles (idk if even blemishes the right work, not negative in anyway but can't think of a better word) are often covered by filters, same as stubble, which they didn't do here. Smart choice, whether is camera work or a reduced filter.

Current heat index 26,004, as for favorite part, still processing the 2 episodes need more time to think 😂

Nice info, good to know I remember seeing a trailer like that but forgot where

I have to say I’m not sure if it’s the camera work or lack of filter or both, but I like seeing the actors blemishes and details of their faces up close. Seeing Xu Kai’s stubble and dark circles under his eyes occasionally, adds to his character I feel. Makes him feel even more like a Taoist cultivator that works late every night, doesn’t sleep much and doesn’t care too much about his appearance sometimes. The filters used in other dramas I feel like I’ve gotten use to, so seeing so much detail on their faces and blemishes that would normally be covered up, is refreshing. Makes them feel more real if that makes sense. Btw, this is no hate on Xu Kai's or anyones looks, god knows they looks amazing, but can't think of better word for blemishes.

I click on the tencent link above, takes you to the Chinese tencent website, you can watch previews without subs. Not sure if it works for everyone but thats the only way I know to watch previews for this show, bit annoying and no subs which sucks but still good to see

I dunno if its possible but hoping it gets 27k tonight, might be a reach but fingers crossed

No problem, express package of the remaining episodes released today on Wetv a few hours ago

In the novel, he isn't paired with anyone, he's completely different. In the novel, he is a middle aged man that looks homeless, just a supporting character here and there, no big role. He's changed a lot for the drama so really can't tell you what will happen. As for snake, Mei Si has a crush on her (they did not have a marriage agreement in the novel) but there's no resolution as far as I can remember, just stayed as a crush (I think, can't remember the ending that well).

Based on the preview for tomorrow's ep 11, I think we can all look forward to that bath scene, plus why does Xu Kai look so good with his long hair down, suits him so well

In the novel no (at least not that I can remember, read it a while ago), in the drama seems like she's being set up with Shuang Jiang based on today's episodes

Yeh I wish we got a proper scene of him repenting

They're following the tencent way of doing things where express costs extra even if you're a member. For iqiyi exclusives being a premium member would get you express, but since this isn't an iqiyi exclusive but mainly tencent controlled, it follows their express example which means you have to pay extra for express.

He pretty much snapped but he repented in ep 36 in a quick voice over haha

It is an S+ drama so the budget was top tier and you can tell, so well done

HRF you useless villain. Man did nothing except fail to assassinate his sister a couple times, provide late reinforcement on purpose a few times drawing suspicion, then falling right into the trap of ML and FL. Would have liked to see his execution scene. On the other hand, the kisses were very nice between ml and fl.

You would think after the emperor got fooled bu Xu Jingfu for so long, he would have second thoughts about trusting anyone again, let alone his disciple.