I cannot stop rewatching it and searched high and low for fan fics to satisfy my craving. I have watched so so so many dramas, including Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, Japanese, and while there are many that impressed me, this one is my absolute favorite to the point of obsession.



There has never been any other drama that could touch my heart so deeply, despite having fantasy elements. No matter how many times I rewatched this show, i laughed and cried with the characters each times. This drama has really set my expectation so high that I have not been able to bring myself to finish any other drama ever since, as everything else seems lacking compared to this

So let me list out the reasons why I love this drama so much

Superb Acting

- The acting in this drama is truly top-notch and the main reason why it is so special. And no matter how many times I re-watched it, the acting still blew me away and i shed tears for our characters each time. Yang Mi and Mark Chao delivered a phenomenal performance. Yang is great as usual and was able to depict the ethereal air of a goddess. but Mark Chao, omg Mark Chao truly made the drama. You know how usually in Chinese drama there are pretty characters but their acting are nothing exactly special? Mark Chao is the exact opposite of that. At first i was not impressed with Mark Chao because he doesnt have the "pretty boy" look you usually see with Chinese male leads (*cough Yang Yang cough). However, his acting is the best I have ever seen in any drama. His eyes were so emotive and with just one look he can express so many emotions - pain, regret, guilt, jealousy, love, etc, without needing a single word. There is a behind-the-scence extra on Youtube showing a scence where he did something very traumatic to our female leads, and after that you can see him standing silently on-set crying by himself because he was just that affected by the emotions of his character. I was so moved by his performance that he became my favorite actor and i seeked out his other works. i have never done this with any other actors. I think he is one of the greatest Taiwanese actors of his generation.



2. RATIONAL, RELATABLE AND LIKABLE CHARACTERS

- I cannot stress this enough - I hate it when the main female lead is overly stupid and naive or "pure" and get harmed and put oneself's in harm way over and over. I hate characters who are too perfect and seem to have everyone heads over heels for them also. Every character design in this show is done just right, and I am gonna dive into my 2 favorite which are our hero and heroine of the story



2.a Yehua by Mark Chao

- I absolutely hate male characters who are idiots and get tricked by other female villains into misunderstanding the female lead. there is none of that here. Yehua is from start to finish, unwaveringly only love Baiquan and trusted her. because he loves so deeply and passionately, he makes mistakes, and he has to pay dearly for them. He is by no mean a perfect characters, he has good looks, can fight and a good leader, but he also made some erroneous judgement calls. However, he is smart and insightful and inquisitive and do not take things at face value which frustrates me about many other dramas. He never once felt for the schemes of others. and Mark Chao did a phenomenal job showing all his good sides and his shortcoming and how he grew from it. Character development is real and very enjoyable in this drama. Further more, he never hesitates to express his love for Bai Qian, which is a refreshing change as compared to many other constipated characters which makes me want to die because there is never any progress in their romance (* cough* Princess Agent* cough)

In short, by the end of the drama, i am already head over heels for Yehua by Mark Chao. omg what a dreamy man.



2.b Bai Qian/SuSu/SiYin by YangMi

- Yang Mi portrayed Su Su and Bai Qian so well i can fell the softness and shyness of Su Su and the confidence and experience and haughtiness of Bai Qian. Again, a female lead that doesnt make me want to tear my hair out. No exaggerated "coyness", naiveness, "pureness" - just a person of complex and relatable emotions. The character she plays does not take being bullied from anyone, stand up for herself and her loved one, are smart, loyal, capable, and so funny. She kicks butts and will not tolerate betrayal, and stays true to her words, and treat everyone very fairly. I freaking love her! She is also an alcoholic haha and drink her sorrow away which makes her very relatable. Her journey to grow from a mischievous Siyin to high Goddess Bai Qian is really worth watching, as well as her journey to deal with the demons of her past to ready to open up and love again is seriously one of the best character development in drama,



3. The story

- Beside the obvious fact that this is an adaptation from a very famous novel. the story makes me laugh and cried and dream and have my emotions all over the place. The story makes me wants to find an everlasting love that spans several lifetime. This story really warms people's hearts. I also love how loyal and unwavering and real and genuine the affections each characters have for their loved ones are in this drama, from bai Qian/yehua to supporting characters such as Moyuan, Feng Jiu/Dong Hua... The story has its ups/ and downs and its' heart breaks. I have never wanted to be so fully emerge in a story and never wanted to leave. through three lives, three worlds, they only loved one another and overcame every obstacles to finally come together. A happy ending after so much tragedy is really satisfying as well. I just wish we got to see more happy family scenes and more of my Yehua.



4. The Chemistry and Sexisness

- OMG this show is such a breath of fresh air compared to the traditional well-constrained Asian dramas. There are plenty of kiss scenes to satisfy your romance-craving heart and when the two main characters kiss, omg they kiss with so much passion and chemistry. those are melt-in-your-arm, biting-your-lift, pulling-your-hair kind of kiss which is so so so different from the traditional "eyes-wide-open-accidental-kiss" that i absolutely hate. I love that the boys and girls in this shows are so unabashedly lustful and desiring toward one another. <3<3<3



For those who have never seen it, please be patient with it at fist because Ep 1 - 11 set the background and back-story for the main story arc which begins arc episode 13-14. Everything from love to hate just develop very very fast after that.

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