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At this point we'll be getting another heartwrenching ending from this director. For all the reasons that this drama makes me happy are also the very ones end up breaking my heart and that is really cruel.
Some please recommend me some light hearted romance/comedy, I need some uplifting.

We all had a ji ling in us until s/he grew up to become a chi wen, that's why ji ling's scenes with chi wen were so heartbreaking, it was so bittersweet for him to kill his own innocence/youth, I was totally ugly crying when ji ling questioned his own existence.

This drama and its visuals are giving me life at this point.

I was in it for the visuals and cool fighting scenes, so why on earth this is making me cry almost every episode. Ugh, I'll need a detox after this drama ends.

Will keep this on shelf, I want to see how they will mess up the ending and depending on its severity I'll give it a go.

p.s. how is the male lead in this one? this actor was always so underwhelming for me.

That epilouge was so heartbreaking, I get that it was supposed to be beautiful and all that but it just made me so sad.

Okay I hate Sui Yuan Qing period, he has no redeeming qualities as a human being but his last scene with Qi Min made me cry and I wasn't expecting to feel for him. To be frank Qi Min has became a total monster in every way possible so maybe that's why Yuan Qing looks more human compared to him, despite being a monster in his own right.

I hate when monsters like them are shown more human then they actually are, I hate to feel for them, I hate how producers make us feel for them. I think Chang Yu and Lin'an town was robbed with how things turned out and it makes me mad.

More and more dramas have started using ai slop for those type of CGI scenes and they look even worse than budget CGI.

Those psychopaths are good looking but there is zero substance beneath. Deng Kai's presence really makes up for it so I'm just ignoring his character and enjoying his styling here.

MQY is the greenest red flag ever to exist. He was pretty forceful and decietful at times but Cai Zhao was clever and resourceful from start to finish. So, their dynamic never felt one sided or unfair, she held her ground pretty firmly, which was really refreshing. Overall, MQY tried so hard to be that red flag but not once things went his way, plus he took all of his losses gracefully.

This drama is solid if you like multiple character focus with good dialouges. Also, fight scenes were really good and actually captivating to watch without being cartooney.

This was really nice, I have no idea what the comment section is talking about. I liked how this show kept true to its name, not once the previous generation felt like an after thought. They were always present and the inserts of how things unfolded in the past was done just right.

I said he is the bad guy in the first scene they've shown him. After learning who he is I was sure he is the bad guy cause not once I've seen the good sects actually being good.

I'm at 23 and I'm having so much fun. Not the best directing for sure but keeping other generations in the loop and not just throwing a couple flashbacks is really nice. I like how new generation sees something and it comes to light a bit later and not instantly, it makes the whole flow better imo.

What a masterpiece. From start to finish, this drama delivered through and through.

Novel is better, it has real character building and actually makes sense.

Just read the novel, dialouges are just way too cringe despite the gorgeous visuals.

My heart goes out for all those wronged women. I love how Pei Yi said her piece to the emperor, it was refreshing. I really hope we get another season, writing and directing was really solid, not a moment was wasted. Dedective style costume dramas are so easy to became a drag that I was really impressed with this one. Some of them try to include too much clues with no actual plot to tie them and some are try to be too complex with no actual logic or coherence, but this one was just right for me.
It had the message, the big plot, heartwarming moments and good pacing between each case.

p.s that ending scene with the mountain range was so cheap looking compared to all this amazing production.

I know and agree with his other reasons but saying that one line about her not being able to sleep at night if she killed somebody was so stupid and out of line. I just really hate when they insert a useless moment of self righteousness, he had no right to tell her that.

My complaint is she was brink on death way too much, without the plot armor she'd be dead. Also, women kept getting the short end of the stick all the freaking time. And yet, emperor is still well and in power. He was lustful, blind, arrogant and let go of criminals for political gain. The real villian is him in my book.
This is a solid or even top notch drama from quality perspective, pacing, narrative, acting etc were all on point. But, in conclusion I'm left with frustration and inevitably that effects my rating.