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Good choice. I found it hard to continue in the beginning, but later, got to enjoy it pretty good.

Lang Kun has been deeply in love with the Empress since young but was put to death. He came back as a different person and took care of her in everything but she didn't know it was him. Eventually she found out, and they were very closed friends from then on. They trusted each other with their lives. However, it's a sad ending for them. She died of her long-term illness.

Hohoho!

Gotcha!

Should have guessed that. She is taller than many men in the drama. These days, some men are so beautiful in make-up that it's hard to tell if they are male or female.

Thank you so much for pointing all the flaws out. It is amazing how much I learn from viewers like you. You are enlightening and a treasure trove. I'm looking forward to reading your future comments.

These men are SO good-looking!

It took me about 10 episodes in before I found this drama deserved some viewing time. The romance part is more like a distant romance because of the statuses of the individuals. However, one can feel the pain each is suffering. Yes, there's definitely some character development. I like the later parts better.

err, yes and no. There's some bottle-up emotions that they couldn't express because of their statuses.

Is the actor playing the character Thirteen/Stone Mountain a man or a woman?

After reading @darcy's comments, I realize I maybe wrong. She makes a lot of sense in the choice of the female lead. It's going to be good!

Absolutely right. In "Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms", I didn't like Mo Yuan in the beginning, but later, I was head over toes for Ye Hua. I'm sure this drama is going to be like that too.

Now that makes a lot of sense about using Ni Ni for the Ling Xi character. I didn't realize this drama is produced by the same director and team as "Ten Miles Peach Blossoms". Now I'm confident how the whole thing in the end would look like. Yes, you're right. Using a too young actress may mess up the visual in the later parts of the story. Thank you for clarifying this one for me. I think I can enjoy this drama even much more from now on.

@darcy is right. These 2 dramas are not related; they just have similar vibes, like the peach blossoms, all the immortal gods including the heavenly and the hellish (the devils), various realms, their heavenly palaces also look similar. They also have animals that turn goddesses when they undergo "training" (no better words). They have wars and alliances among the realms.

Exactly my thought! It's hard to watch when she tries to act like a silly naive young girl, but she looks through and through so mature and intelligent. That's why I made a previous comment about the age of the actors, maybe I should have said it differently, ... like, perhaps the face or personality of the actress? I don't know. I just find it a mismatch too.

Five episodes in, I'm addicted! It's good. My previous doubts have completely dissipated! It has the feel of Ten Miles Peach Blossoms and Ashes of Love combined.

Yes, yes, yes! You took the words out of my mouth. You put them so articulately. Thanks!

You all are absolutely right about the actors, here, I mean both male and female. Normally, the older an actor is, the better the acting skills. Older actors manage to capture all the important nuances in acting which are sometimes lacking in younger actors.

I know I'm biased when I made my last comment about the ages of the actors. When I first started watching young actors, I wasn't very used to them. Most of them are in their teens like Arthur Chen or in their early 20s like Chen Xing Xu, Wang YiBo or Zhang Min En. As they play more and more roles in the latest dramas, I, kinda, get used to them, and when an older actor comes along and plays a main role, especially a role that portrays a young character (as for the Ling Xi character), I become disoriented. I love all the actors on your list; each has his/her strengths and attractiveness. You're right when you said, "Drama audiences are just way too superficial." Yes, that's exactly it, myself included. These days, we look for the visual effects, irrespective of the actual contents. Oh, my! We're becoming shallow, I realize, and thanks for correcting me.

Yes, I'd definitely give this drama its due chance. I hope it lives up to expectation.

Happy drama watching!

After the first episode, this is my take: This drama has the combination of "Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms", "Ashes of Love", the "Avatar" movie, and the "Transformers" movie. There are longer than normal pauses between each line spoken. I must say, the first episode hasn't impressed me.

OMG! Another xianxia drama. Love it! Just that, I'm so used to watching young, super good looking Chinese actors these days, it's kind of hard to watch a 42 years old playing the character of Jiu Chen, and a 30 year old playing the character of Ling Xi who is supposed to be a very young girl.