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His styling in fate chooses you reminds me of he yu in dashing youth

iqiyi lol

yes, the love is very healthy between bai cai and a gou.

7.9 for this show is disheartening, the story was pretty good but the acting was phenomenal, deserves at least an 8.5, i gave it a 9

This was the longest battle i've ever watched in a cdrama lol and i've watched a ton

The romance was satisfying and just the right amount! Integrated naturally in the drama

I just submitted new titles for both of them on MDL, hopefully it gets approved!!

Finally completed this one... overall a solid 8/10, but I can't give it any higher than that. See below.

Pros: The acting was PHENOMENAL. The cast was solid and the strongest part of this drama. Everyone was not only good-looking but also excel at portraying their characters. The romance was there and was worth watching. Jiang Ci and Wei Zhao's chemistry was unexpectedly so good. The ending (yes, I know) it was sad and tragic but it actually wrapped up everything in the drama. This is much better than those happy endings that leave you feeling empty and forced. The ending made sense. Realistically, if the emperor is your enemy, you're bound to sacrifice/die.

Cons: Too many flashback scenes that actually repeated itself many times. Pacing was awfully slow in the beginning, got much better in the middle, then dragged its feet again, I had to watch it in 1.5x and keep pushing through because I still wanted to see how everything would end. This should've been a 36 episode drama, not 40. Some side characters were unnecessary.

I really can't say if I would recommend this drama or if it was worth the watch- it's really not everyone's cup of tea. Heavy on the politics, an appropriate amount of romance, and great acting. It has its pros and cons. Not a perfect drama, but if you want to give it a try after reading all of the above, then it may be worth the watch for you.

honestly this was the first drama of hers i watched as well so i can't say yet but luyuxiao had FIRE chemistry with chen xingxu in LBL!

Edit: I'm watching love of nirvana and her chemistry with ren jialun is actually there, I'm surprised. stronger chemistry between her and ren jialun vs chen xingxu

Edit: I just finished love of nirvana, wrote a review. Her on screen chemistry with ren jialun was insane. I was so convinced of their love for each other. Love of nirvana was also filmed after The Starry Love but she probably did improve. If anyone else is wanting a good landy li drama, check out love of nirvana!

Someone pls add his 2 new MOVIES that are on iQIYI where he’s the main character with Vicky liang 2026

The best xianxia that laid the standard for other xianxias. I loved eternal love, then watched this and loved it even more.

I thought landy li's acting and chen xingxu's acting were phenomenal in their roles, however, I was not convinced by landy li's portrayal of yetan's love for chen xingxu's youqin (I can tell she's acting rather than real love, the actions are there but she didn't look like she fell in love with him) but chen xingxu's youqin was definitely head over heels with her. Something was lacking in the eyes of landy li because her sister love with qingkui definitely looked genuine.

As an avid romance watcher, that's what I noticed, so their chemistry for me is less strong. Nonetheless, loved the drama regardless

this show had everything I want in a xianxia. <3

finished! it was a good drama. hu yi tian got better as the drama progressed, but the chemistry between them was not sizzling, although i can appreciate how much they supported each other. i like how everything was a journey and was wrapped up nicely.

agreed! in fact, being a romance lover, i didn't care for the romance. chemistry was not there, but the story is so good it didn't need romance

Watching this for lu yuxiao, captivated by Zhang Jingyi's acting (so natural!), unimpressed by Hu Yi Tian's acting (I watched Handsome Siblings, and he wasn't that bad? but also that role was a cold, stone face, which he clearly nails... but not appropriate for this drama)

So far, on ep 20, this drama is really good. I can't watch it faster than 1x because it's that good.

first 17 eps were so good, solid. starting ep 18 it's dragging so badly i had to watch on 2x...

I don't understand why all the leads share the same enemy: Dianzhu, but they're not collaborating (SGQ is isolated). Also don't understand how the gong family could be suck so much in martial arts compared to wufeng. terrible since all the talk was about how feared they are -_-

Just finished- the drama was really good from start to finish. A true gem. Just a bit sad that MYM & TLQ didn't end up together but I understand why. Good wuxia show done right.

yun ended up like that because of his own obsession. it was the type of "till death do us apart" obsession so when he snapped himself out of it, he realized that it was either him dying (as long as he is alive, he can't control his obsession plunging him into his demonic side without him consciously knowing) or taking wenjun away forever (he didn't want to implicate dongjun anymore), so he chose to sacrifice himself.

Watching this drama, it's so good and keeps me hooked effortlessly despite minimal romance (I'm the type that if there's no romance, I get bored). Dashing youth was lowkey a draggy pain for me to finish but worth finishing because I actually get the references in blood river

as much of a romance lover as I am, SMY & BHH's chemistry is lacking- feels so forced. I fast-forward through all of their scenes.