Worth the wait i tell you the points of this drama in my reviews
UPDATE : IT'S VERY WORTH IT FOR ME CAUSE THE END STICK LIKE IN THE NOVEL YAYYY 🥰, Sorry too excited i tell you the points of the drama below in this review (The points is below after my personal thoughts)Personal thoughts first :
For me this is one of the best dramas in 2026 and i hope their will win the awards because of their chemistry because you will see in the future episodes how complicated and struggle their angst scenes and the way they serves us emotions to each others. You can see the acting of them and their chemistry they serves us emotions scenes towards each others in their new original MV first : https://weibo.com/7845601852/5268700368212813
For me this is the most awaited dramas and turn out amazing i know theres many plot holes and differents scenes comes out not 100% same like in the novel. But i’m here because the chemistry is a top notch and the actor and actress suit the characteristics and roles so much seriously, Zhou Yiran and Bao Shangen are like Mu Qingyan and Cai Zhao that come out from the novel, if you guys read the novel you will know how the author describes Mu Qingyan and Cai Zhao from the appearance and their personality.
(UPDATE : you can watch their acting and their serving us with angst scenes in eps 18, this is still early in the future eps you will witness many of angst, dramatic, and poetic scenes) (UPDATE : eps 25-26 27,28, 29 are peak angst 😭 they cooking with their acting on angst scenes in this eps) (UPDATE : their acting is good too for both of them who says the FL can't act ? watch eps 7,8,18,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,36,37 you will see their emotional acting, whoever say the chemistry is only him is blunt for me cause theres will be no chemistry if the FL didn't respond the same BUT YOU SAW THE EPS RIGHT ? HOW THEY RESPOND TO EACH OTHERS ESPECIALLY IN THAT ANGST SCENES ? FOR ME THEY PLAY A BIG ROLE PART FOR THEIR CHEMISTRY CAUSE THE RESPOND AND ACT TOWARDS EACH OTHERS IS THE REASON WHY us crying and felt the pain not only the story but their acting is filled up the atmosphere and the feelings for us to intrepret (Okay sorry every people have their own taste and preference so sorry if my comment make some of you guys felt annoy, let's respect each others preference and sorry if i'm rude)
The points of the drama (update) :
0. You know actually this story is intriguing and interesting about the history from previous generation until the new generation (This timeline with MumuZhaozhao) and has many mystery and reveals about the truth about the history of the Big 6 sect (righteous sect) and history of the Demon sect with a twist but the bad editing, presentation of the story and fast paced plot that's makes a plot holes it makes the story less interesting and hard to follow because theres many skipped and cut scenes that the fact it has not to be cut. Many scenes in the novel that has to be important to be shown that not shown in the drama.
1. Why there’s a plot holes ? so this is the reason why many of the watchers felt hard to enjoy the story and follow the story because the scenes of the history and story of their sect being cut and there's many important story that get wiped out so the audience have to follow along with the fast forced story and many scenes were missed and not get to the points and the editing make it look more bad but actually the editing is fine but because of the fast forced plot they give us bad interpretation of presentation of the story. Different from the novel at the beginning there's many scenes and dialogues about the history of the Big 6 sect and the Demon sect internal affairs and many dynamics and interactions between the FL & ML and the main leads with the support roles that not felt like fast emotions or feelings.
2. This drama will makes you feel many genres of romance like slow burn romance, enemies to lovers, and angst romance, dark romance. You will see the ML is already fell first and fell hard for the FL because she is his ray of lights for ML in his miserable and dark life, all of his new emotions and feeling are begin to unveil because of FL and he cannot turn back and will be down bad for her because he custom to what it feels to touch the light by being with the FL. All of his obsessiveness and possessiveness is shown and described from the beginning he feel this feeling towards her in the novel more clearly than in the drama that we seen he already obsess without an explanation because theres many cut scenes from the novel to the drama itself so that’s why the plot holes.
3. Theres many big sect will be shown and describes by the story begin but you guys can focus on the Big 6 sect first : Qingque sect (the one with the leader named Qi Yunke who is master of the FL), Guangtian gate (the leader named Song Shijun who is the father of the second male lead (Song Yuzhi), Tianchu observatory (The one who has story of the tragic Yu Wuanying and Yuanrong heroes), Peiqiong manor (The leader named Zhou Zhizhen who has a son named Zhou Yuqi and the son has arranged marriage with the FL), Siqimen sect (The leader named Yang Heying who is the father of the support role named Yang Xiaolan), and Luoying Valley the leader is being led by FL parents named Cai Pingchun and Ning Xiaofeng (the wife of the master from the luoying valley). This big 6 sect will have important roles to the story because they have history connected to the history of the Demon sect that will reveals in the future episodes.
4. There will be a history and story about the internal conflict and conspiracies of the Demon sect there will be conflict faction within faction in the internal Demon sect because of the power struggle within the people in the sect. So basically Demon sect real ancestors are surnamed “Mu” but because there are many incompetent descendants the sect begin to adopt a child that will bring good reputation to the sect so that’s why the surnamed “Nie” begin to take the role of the leader of the Demon sect and led by them. But eventually because of the greediness and chaos that led by Nie Hengcheng the sect became more strong and ruthless and greedy that’s why the righteous sect and the heroes of the righteous sect Cai Pingshu (FL aunt) will stop this chaos and madness caused by the Demon sect. After the death of Nie Hengcheng the leader of the Demon sect the sect begin to unstable and lost the “power” of their greatness and the internal affairs became more risen up that’s why the ML who is the blood and descendants of the “Mu” family begin to reclaim his positions and his family ancestors belongings to the “Mu” family only.
5. I have to warn you guys this story takes a center stage to the history of the righteous sect and demon sect and romances mostly because that’s the main plot of this story. You can see the genres is Mystery, Romance, Wuxia and Fantasy. This is because we have the center of the main leads that have a Forbidden love plot that’s why the romance is strong and is more like a dark romance because of the title what ML has and FL has : A disciple from the righteous sect (FL) who’s being loved by the leader of the Demon sect (ML), and we know how obsessive and possessive the ML towards the FL.
6. If you like genres that involve a Yandere man or obsessive and possessive who’s down bad for his girl and have dominant and aura within his morally grey title by his side (Leader of the Demon sect) and his personality is tough, cunning, scheming and sinister but loyal, softie and obey his girl obediently and “I can fix you ahh moments” yes you are in the right places. Because his personality and character is complex he is a puppy lover boy to his girl but towards others will not hesitate to bite or kill you without a doubt. He is obediently obey her, care for her and love her deeply but his personality, aura, and authority is still theres and not be toned down he has his own way to attract, pursue and get her by his sides without hurting her or harmful her life, and scheming the plot to get her by his side and make her his one and only for him. His dominance is only shown because the FL is stubborn to keep push him away even though she’s like him too but because of the elders of the FL not allowed their relationship the FL has to act like this, that’s why he keep pursuing her until the end. There will be a funny part and cute little silly fight for them too and jealousy scenes that we will witness the ML being a lovesick man for his girl.
Update again :
1. Seriouslyy it pissed me off when MumuZhaozhao have to be parted away for 4 episodes from 10-13, like in the novel it's not that long AND MOSTLY WHAT'S THAT CUT SCENES WHEN MUMUZHAOZHAO FINALLY MEET AGAIN LIKE PLS why have to be the main leads part that got cut, you know this novel is centered around the main leads eventhough they have their own missions but eventually always end up met and go missions together, i know in the future episodes will be them traveling together mostly and their big iconic scenes and events been shown like in the novel, but plss this is just 37 eps and the story has many plot holes but then now the main leads scenes together got cuts again and the angst become more fast, wow this is a torture for MumuZhaozhao fandom seriously if not because MumuZhaozhao scenes that's i yearning for i will be gone nuts for patiently watch this drama.
ATTENTION : If you wanted to see MumuZhaozhao fast and not really into the story you can make it 1.5 fast speed in episode 10-13 because MumuZhaozhao will meet again in episode 14-18. (This is just a suggestion to some ppl who wanted to see MumuZhaozhao only and can't bear with the SML, but if you okay with it you can watch in normal speed).
I’m here sat and wait patiently because of the MuMuZhaoZhao plot that’s very interesting and fun and emotional to see because their dynamics, interactions, chemistry is match made by heaven they really belong to each others. Okay thank you for read this until the end i appreciated it a lot and sorry for the long explanation and opinion of mine and sorry if you guys see me like “gloryfying” this drama, because i like this drama mostly because of the main leads chemistry (MumuZhaozhao) from the first i read the novel and then now that’s why i’m here sat patiently waiting all the romantic, angst and dynamics of their acting in the drama.
and once again this is only my opinion and thoughts about them thank you.
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Best dramas in 2022 their chemistry, story, lore and act and everything is chef's kiss. You should watch this dramas and you know this dramas is peak ! (sorry not so much reviews and explanation i give to you guys and sorry if this don't help a much.)I really like the dynamics between Cheng Shaosang and Ling Buyi like their support each others and help each others to grow and accomplish their missions. Yeah i know their love story is complicated and many obstacle they had before they end up together. When they first met they focus on their goals then the ML curious about the FL because her personality is different from others and then he got interested in her and want to get close to her. At beginning episodes and chapters the story focus on their lives separately and their owns problems especially the story of FL she's struggle a lot and her family is complicated and miserable and FL have complicated relationship with her mother like her mother and her have different perspective and misunderstanding her behaviour. FL felt her doing is right and just for defensive herself but her mom always think the action her took is to cunning or not ladylike. I felt bad for her because from the start she wasn't got enough attention and love from their parents because the parents is both generals and have missions but the problem the most and crucial is when her grandmother got lured by the evil aunt and treat Niaoniao (Cheng Shaosang) badly so it makes the youth of this young girl as bad and memory and harsh for hers and not fair besides she is biological children of parents but she don't got what she deserve. And for the ML his family got massarce by his own uncle whos is very evil, bad, cunning and greedy, his life is for revenge until he met Niaoniao (Cheng Shaosang) he now learn to love and be loved by someone.
I really like the struggle and effort the ML and FL show to us their dynamics of relationships and always encourage each others and help others whenever their at the bottom or top of their lives their will do the best to help each others out. Well their love story is slow burn romance because the spark of their love begin to risen up in every episodes. I really touched and moved when Niao niao fam is on trouble and got false accusation, she have to relly on herself and have to investigate the cases alone but Ling Buyi never let her do it alone and help hers matters especially since they betrothed to each others he help her until he can find and help her finding his father until Ling Buyi not rest for a bit. The most heartbroken iconic scenes wheres Niao niao and her family help him to escape from "arrest Ling Buyi" because he finally got revenge to his evil uncle and kill him. When they succesfully run but they met the end of the road and they got caught and Ling Buyi have to make hard decisions because he don't want Niao niao to death and got in trouble for him but Niao niao say he promises that they will always relly on each others and never abandoned each others but then Ling Buyi have to make Niao niao disappointed for their vow together because he loves her so much but what he doesn't know that Niao niao is love him so much too but he doesn't want to take a risk to threat Niao niao nor her family live goshh. :'(
They so many scenes that i can't write one by one but it's worth to watch and don't worry guys it's happy ending for them and another support role too and they eventually got married, and us the viewer can breath without restraint :)) so this is all i can says sorry i can't explained the story one by one and not make good review that can help or guide you guys but i hope you guys can see the bigger pictures on another review or comment thank youu.
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