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Thanks for the info. I was confused cuz I knew it started showing but nowhere could I find it with subs.
How I wish they could release all the subbed episodes in part 1 in one go. But I know that will never happen. I'm hopping they don't release one episode per day.

I don't understand it's a Dilraba drama. They have to know just how many international fans she has. Why are there no English subs? And this one has Dilraba and Allen Ren. Like come on youku. Why?

I finished this drama wanted to give up a couple of times ut I soldiered on till the end. Why? I love Xian Xia and was hoping it got better but....
(Spoiler : it didn't)
For this drama personally
1. I'd have to agree the characters were.......something,how the were written, they were not clear like you couldn't get a handle at who a character is. What motivates them they just flip flop in and out of the plot, also how they were portrayed out of all of them I guess ye Cheng really gave us something.
2. The story, it had potential.
But plot point just didn't make sense, set up and pay off was terrible, resolutions of events. Especially the death of a character really isn't done well. Cause and effect of some events just left me confused. Plot points weren't really explained.
3. The pacing, O M G. How do you wait until halfway through the drama for the all important quest to save the world to start half way through the drama. It didn't need to be 43 episodes. 24 at most. A lot of time was waisted on mere nothing.
And the editing, it was confusing most of the time, like you don't know what's happening.
And the ending. Not going to elaborate on that.
Those are a couple of hrs I'm not getting back.

How to go on from this. Finished watching it but it's still on my mind.

She was spectacular.

Binged watched the final episodes, And I ugly crying. I can't handle tragedies very well. But I could not help my self and watched this.
Bai lu is one of my favorite c actress she is so talented and does so well with different characters she is given. This was also superbly done. I saw shiyi blossom from a timid girl to a strong woman full of curiosity and life. We kind of go a glimpse of the life she would have had being free in the western state thus seeing her life drain away and what followed after even more tragic.
I also like Allen Ren, though I think they are type casting him he still carries his characters well. I'm gonna miss the prince of Nanchen. He gave his all to the country the promises and vows he made all didn't save him. All to be branded a traitor? What? How I wish he had committed treason and had usurped the throne at least he would have been with the one he loved.
I liked the Queen, yes she was an evil, manipulative snake but she owned it. Her end was satisfying. And the actress playing her delivered.
Now Liu zixing. I really hated him and by default the actor playing him did his work right. other than kill the man who he called uncle who really wouldn't have harmed him I hated him for stifling the life out of shiyi. He caused her death. He really deluded him self into believing that she would marry the man who killed her beloved? I would have wanted him to be drawn and quartered instead of dying in his bed.
Cui Feng, gen Hong had been done dirty again. I was waiting for a fcking wedding from those two. They took that from us.
All in all the writing, directing, cinematography was just amazing. The costumes were breath taking.Id recommend it to all.
Now waiting for the second installment forever and ever.

Up to ep 16 and oh the Queen, when she planned on killing her son I was damn she is evil. But when she decreed shiyi be his adopted daughter I thought wow she is evil incarcerated. She is one smart, manipulative, cruel queen who really has screwed over those who helped her if you look at it. Granted they are a threat to her greed for power so I really wonder how this plays out for her. She plays this persona of a weak party loving dowager queen with nothing to with her time all the while sharpening her fangs and ready to strike. She doesn't care who she tramples. But the fact that most of his desciples are somewhere else doesn't bode well for my dear Prince of Nanchen.

This is a gem. A true hidden gem. A true definition of a romance comedy. I found my self laughing one minute and all up I'm my feels the next. And even the supporting characters had an arc? There not there just to prop up the main couple? They actually grow? And I guess the best was Li tian redemption arc.
O watched this with really not much expectations but come out satisfied. The female lead was really relatable to me and I guess that's why I love it even more.

Just finished e 14 and damn. I usually stay away from drama with the they will never end up together dramas one of the reasons why I haven't watched promise of chang'an. But l guess I watched this knowing that even if I get my heart broken they will end up together in the next life.
And oh how the main leads have been done dirty, everyone and O mean everyone can see their feelings for each other. And them starting to acknowledge that, knowing that they can't be together but still not letting go of their feelings, and the dram giving us hope that maybe their is a small chance? Something can happen? I mean the engagement got cancelled so maybe?.........
Then I remind my self that if that was the case then there wouldn't be a second season in another life.
But really the ones who need another chance like seriously are general Feng and Hong. How they did them dirty, and it just came out of nowhere? Like I was happy for a sec after that engagement cancelation when I knew an exchange had to be done and they hit me with this.
Just talked about the relationship and nothing about the characters gonna do that once I finish the drama.

I don't think he was in a position to help her when they were young. He was already walking on egg shells at the house at that time. But on the other hand I think if she was a bit genuine towards him and didn't set him up then maybe. The thing with Yo Han is he pays kindness with kindness and evil with evil.

I love her. Her anger when looking with the lens of her past is justified. She has been stepped on all her life and she didn't want to be a victim especially in a world where victim aren't seen much less able to get justice. She is a manipulative murderous b*tch but she did that to survive. She had to be strong and use everything and everyone to become strong because she saw that the weak just kept being trampled on and destroyed.

Lovely writer was just lovely written. Is it perfect? By no means no. But I really really like the subject matter of this series. Some fans can't seam to draw the line btn fiction and real life. And it can be damaging to the actors real life. Also I loved how they handled the family finding out. I just love how the families and their dynamic were written over all.The character that cought my attention the most, Aey. He is one mess of a character and I loved him. I don't mean to psychoanalyze but he showed the tell tell signs of depression. After what happened to him it's understandable. The scene when he was smiling on the live and then when it ended he looked at his room and just broke down. That really hit a little bit close to home. He had what he wanted adoration from fans but in the end he was alone. Would have loved for them to explore more of his character on a mental health perspective but I don't think the writers were going in that direction.
Also loved the Hin and Tum side story, Hin with his writing and wanting a better life and Tum with his sister and wanting autonomy. They had a story other than the leads. Just sad Tiffy didn't have more plot. I mean come on,You have a bad ass bi woman bad don't do more with her? Would love more of her back story.The ending scenes were just hilarious. I hope they had fun doing them.

Oh I forgot the FL Nick name. That could be it.

What I meant is the FL/ ML is supposed to fall into the smile of the other. I thought that there was going to be a cheerful character.
An example would be miss Crow and mister lizard the FL had a beautiful smile that the ML and we the audience fell for.

Just one question who's smile are we falling into here? The MLs? There is none, the FL? Where?

I'm on episode 6 and boy is it terrible. The editing is horrendous, fight scenes laughable, writing and plot confusing and spectacularly botched. But I'm still watching. Why? Amazingly for the female lead.

I'm seeing so many mixed reviews. The biggest reason I'm watching this. It's a Xian xia. An epic love story that spans life times with lots of angst and amazing chemistry btn the lead. I haven't had that this year. For me the best Xian xia of last year was love and redemption. I know that angst and chemistry aren't all that makes a Xian xia but it's one of the biggest factors that pull me in and make me stay. We haven't gotten to the angsty part of this drama but I know it's coming. And as the director who directed this also directed love and redemption. Got my fingers crossed.
As for actors, I'm adjusting to xukai. After seeing him in court lady that happy go lucky mischievous character to being serious 100k year old god. Just like how I had to adjust from seeing him in the legends then seeing him ling jian mountain. The man experiments and I like that about him.It's my first drama with Dong Yu. She has a mature face and her acting naughty and playful may feel off at the beginning but as her character grows and matures she is coming into her own. Gonna look for more of her work.I saw Liu xue Yi in more serious roles and I'm adjusting seeing him in a playful one.

I enjoyed watching this, my room com guilty pleasure.
The only thing that was a pet peeves was they wanted me to believe as an independent woman with a previous relationship she was less sexually experienced than a virgin in his first relationship?
I see it in a lot of dramas that them man has to take the lead, but usually the man is older or more experienced.
I have no idea why I'm talking about this here but seeing the FL as deer cought in headlight or as a log on the sofa as if she had never kissed before while she had a whole a** relationship before just rubbed me the wrong way. I mean you want me to believe that they were just holding hands before?

I love my big actor/actress drama. But sometimes I feel some productions rely too much on the star power instead of the plot,pacing and overall quality of the drama. But this I just started on a whim. Didn't know any of the actors/ actresses I just liked the investigative genre an I don't regret it. Wow what a gem. It reminded me of ancient detective how a gem of drama it was.
Love Chuchu and Jin Yu. Watched until ep 22 and I'm looking forward to his answer.
And I what makes me love this even more is smart ( semi smart) villains ( the help not so much). The eunuch just really creeps me out like a hidden snake ready to pounce. And the elaborate plan that Duke Chang seems to have is just intriguing.

It was fore shadowed since the first act. I knew that Seo Bok was going to die. But still I wasn't prepared when he died. Even after the gun shot I wanted him to survive, I wanted a end credit scene where he opened his eyes and see the world life at it's most beautiful. But that didn't happen and I guess that's the reality of life.
But then again I wondered what life he would have alive and thought that death was probably better. I know I would choose that. Why should I leave forever If that means continuous pain and suffering, all for the benefit of a greedy few. But damn his death stung.
The third act reminded me of the book of the ones who walk from omelas. That there were people who wanted joy and continuous happiness coming from immortality in this case and then Seo Bok is the one who has to endure continuous misery and pain. And how some who know would gladly let that happen as long as they get what they want.