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I just realized that the lead is the Henry Lau I've been listening to and I'm still processing his shirtless scene my poor heart 😱

Miss Jianggang and Bi Nu deserved so much better (T_T)

I was starting to feel bad for Hyeyeon too. I thought she had some redeeming points but as of ep 9, I'm understanding Tae wan more.

Tae wan deserves better after ep 9

Yeah she did! I remember it too. I don't want to pick sides but I'm leaning more towards Tae-wan.

ahhh u were so close like 12 more eps to go

Thanks i shall give it a go

The internet is a tough place. I apologize if i hurt your feelings with the way i dropped my sentiments.

First off what say do you have on the reason i decide to watch this? Is it wrong to watch a show becuase you want to destress? Its like you know how I am supposed to react. Mind telling me how since you know so much?
Not everyone is like you as an audience and you should be mindful of that. I respect that you prefer other genres aside from romance better. As someone who seeks that though, i stumbled upon this show as it is categorized as one. I gave it a try and saw from ep 1 to19 it was more political/bullying stepmom/crime fighting than romance. Is it wrong for me to express what I thought let me down? Im not downright disliking it. I have seen 3 other dramas with Lusi (Romance of Tiger and Rose, Love better than Immortality & Oh My Emperor). You tell me what you think is wrong with me and why the reason I picked this show seems to bother you.

Bro what do you mean? I was agreeing with you. Meaning Cdramas has been copied by foreigners. Whats "not right"? I listed elements of historical wuxia that I like which happen to have a stark resemblance to Alchemy of Souls. As a fan of both Cdrama and Kdrama its cute that AoS is like a hybrid but at the same time netizens shouldnt claim or downgrade cdramas impact such as Eternal Love/10 mi of Peach Blossom
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Yeah shes been aeound since the beginning. But the leads were always being dutiful in their own place: ML being prince and FL being a member of the sect. They were always crime fighting & worrying about others and chasing after ambition (which to an extent is a good thing) but couple that with too much screen time for the conniving stepmother Baili & annoying halfbrother Feng Ju always getting im the way, romance felt more like a subgenre. I get that this is historical so theres got to be more patience and build up for the foundation of their relationship but they couldve at least held hands and kissed way earlier than they did. All i got was longing stares so i had to start skipping. Mind you, i was on Ep 19 before i started skipping. My single self needed to see cutesy romance and i dont see any wrong in that as it was advertised as such.

Yeah. The cute scenes was when she rescued him after he drowned, him always rescuing her in her predicaments, and when they went to Old Taijin to master the Sacred Moon Jade. I must admit it touched my heart when he said "Of 3000 worries, must it matter if I keep one of them? Let it be bound to me forever."
And thats up till ep 19. I skipped to 25 to 35 to end.
I really didnt like sitting through his stepmom Baili plotting against him (ML) and after watching a lot of historical wuxia cdramas, court politics start to bore me and so I just wanted for them to have had more cute moments. In my opinion, there was so much cast being introduced and plots layered over each other than it appeared messy in my point of view but that must not be the case for you. We are 2 different audiences.

Exaclty!! Cdramas are yhe standard!!

The comments give me hope. I need me all those romance and cliche tropes. Give it to me! I just finished Who Rules the World and man do they barely have any romantic scenes. Finally a light hearted historical show to ease the stress. Often I watch shows to ease the stress and NOT to be stressed of the shows plot. This looks promising to me basing off the feedback of fellow watchers. Would comment again after I finish :)

Yesssss and his mom Baili ahhh she annoyed me to the bone kudos to the actors tho! I like the actor who played Feng Ju cuz of the Autumn Ballad :>

Update my fellow watchers: i finally finished with a lot of skipping :"") i went from ep 19 to 25 to 35 to end lol. i just skip if the scene isnt the main leads hehe dont got patience aint no way im sitting through that. Maybe i lacked appreciation but i dont see the point of a hurtful story in this dreadful reality. I started this hoping i'll momentarily relax and escape IRL day to day scenarios but I found myself more stressed at the story line with barely any romance lol sorry if i sound rude or critical im just overreacting i guess
Overall id rate it 7/10
I need romance

She actually has a twin sister who is an actress. The name is Sung Min Ju if im not mistaken. You can check her instagram if you dont belive me

If you liked this i recommend :
- Love by Hypnotic
- Romance of Tiger and Rose
- Love better than Immortality
- Su Yu
- The Eternal Love Season 123
- Dear Herbal Lord

I watched Lusi's Romance of Tiger and Rose + Love Better than Immortality and thought her voice naturally changed as the years went by but it was DUBBED?!?!? Idk why when shes fluent born and raised there?

Right! More screen time with Minister Feng Qi Wu than the actual FL Bai Fengqi/Princess Qiyun. ML is always attending to palace politics with QiWu and FL is like a side character popping here and there just to remind us that shes FL