absurd

You're right, I forgot about that. Don't know. maybe. I mean more money to make, right? :)) Still think it's unlikely, I mean they didn't have a TV broadcast in the end, why not broadcast the uncut version in the first place?

Totally agree about secondary characters, especially ones that die after one or two episodes. I made my own ZF/XY сut by using fast-forward button :)))
IMO, it's usually better to watch first, read after, because even if adaptation is good, books still have a lot more details, so it's like expanding on the story, rather than comparing the drama with what you imagine while reading.
My only hope for DC is that it didn't have a big budget or famous actors while filming (XZ got popular later) and both the novel and the anime already have a big fanbase, so they might have put more work into it.

I'm reading the other one by the same author (The Guardian) and it's really good, even with the amateur translation, so I think it's definitely worth a try.
The only downside is: you might be even more disappointed with the drama after reading :))) That's what happened to me with the Guardian, that drama is a disaster to begin with, but after the novel it's even worse.

I actually did like some side characters. I think Li Sheng had a pretty good character development, he grew into a leader his aunt wanted him to become. It's a very good point, I think: leader is not someone who's good at fighting, but someone who can bring people together.
I agree with you that romance worked, but it just feels like a romance that didn't necessarily need a Wuxia setting. It would have been nice to actually have an interesting plot, otherwise they could be high-schoolers in the modern era, for how relevant the rest of the stuff going on around them is. By the end of it, I didn't even care what is that thing everyone is searching for (The color of the ocean whatever). I still don't know and it doesn't bother me.
It's funny, I watched two dramas recently one had an interesting plot, but the romance I didn't care for. And this one the other way around. I have to say, out of the two, I prefer the first combination.

Ok, so out of sheer boredom and dumb curiosity, I actually did skip-watch this mess of a drama. It's going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think it deserves the rating that it's got.
Don't get me wrong, it's not terrible. The acting is good, the main characters and some of the supporting ones are pretty interesting. I don't really care about things like CGI in c-dramas (I mean what are you expecting, Avengers?) and I got over the dubbing pretty fast. The love story is cute and it works (if I didn't know ZLY's actual age, I probably wouldn't even notice).
The one and only real problem I have with this drama is: it's appalling production quality. It takes 20 episodes to actually pick up and move forward with the plot. 20. In a 51 ep drama. Who has that kind of time?
But even after it does pick up, everything other than XY and ZF storyline is still kind of meh. What are they doing? Where are they going? Is there actually a point in there somewhere or is it supposed to be like "Charmed" - new adventure every week?
I got the impression that the production team thought: "you're gonna watch it anyway, because it has JLY and WYB, so why bother". And they were right weren't they? Even with the ratings being so low, it's still very very popular. The overall thing is a mess, the small details, that usually don't matter, when the story is good, stand out more, because it isn't. And also because this drama, supposedly, had a big budget. A budget that apparently went into costumes, that characters change every episode or two. While travelling. With a small bag. I've seen princesses with less wardrobe changes. *facepalm*
The trailer set some really high expectations for me. This could have been really good, if someone had actually bothered to put some thought into it. I feel bad for the actors and the author of the novel. And also kind of afraid for Duoluo continent.

I think it's unlikely. The cuts were due to censoring (violence, BW actually turning into the wolf etc.), so they probably can't show them at all

I am not sure why you got the impression that she's supposed to be ten... maybe I missed something? I thought in the first two or so episodes she's maybe a teenager (around 17 or something like that) and after those introductory episodes there's a time skip around 5 years.
I don't think they ever explicitly state what everyone's age is though. They do say after the time skip that it's about time for MZX to get married already, so she's definitely not young.

People need to chill. First the ratings on this site are literally useless, does anyone actually look at them? This will get a ton of 10's as soon as it airs and the rating will even out.
Second this is not a web drama, it's supposed to air on Hunan TV. Which means schedule, which cannot be changed overnight, just because the circumstances changed. It will likely air in the first half of 2021, but any rumored date is just that - rumor, even if they guess right, still no one knows.
My bets are on somewhere around Valentine's day (not based on anything other than it fits the mood and they did somewhat start the promotion at Starlight awards). Ether Hunan will find a slot in their schedule or they'll sell the rights.

I've been rewatching this for the n'th time every time I need something to lift my mood. A really great show: the host is amazing, the music is beautiful and everyone is always making fun of each other. It's really worth watching, not just performances, but the whole show, because it is hilarious (with or without subs). But I hope the nice person, that has translated episodes 10 and 11, will continue translating the last 3 episodes too.

As far as I understand how it goes: they are actually performing (for the audience that is sitting there), but what you hear in the video is ether somewhat cleaned up or studio recorded version

Youku posted that this will be available on their youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYQPTeY3HOk0BprrGuCWCaA/community
And there are some short clips from Zhou Shen ep on youku documentary https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClrB06PsOMunWlRUe7k9m9w/videos
No episodes so far though .

Mmm... I think director actually said it was on purpose. Ji Chong is a bounty hunter, who travels in the open sun a lot and sleeps wherever he can, so his look has to reflect that.

Of course, I wasn't trying to say that everyone has to like it :) my comment was mostly in reply to comments saying that there shouldn't be a drama with such relationships these days, because this is an outdated plot device or something like that (I did see those).
Though to me the fact that MZX didn't "get over" Bo Wang easily seems more realistic and actually in line with the fact that this is not love, but infatuation. Every person is different, of course, but it is not so rare for women (even nowdays) to defend any action of a man they think they are in love with, even when he obviously treats her like s***t. And it doesn't go away all that quickly. That being said, I get that it's frustrating to watch, and can't say that I actually felt interested in the fate of their relationship, myself.

They confirmed it. It's official now. There's an announcement on Dragon tv official page.
Not going to watch (new year is for family), but thought maybe people who don't have access to Chinese social media would like to know

There is something I would like to say to comments that call ML-FL relationship outdated and romanticizing abuse. But first disclaimer: this is not me saying your opinion is not valid, lets just call it "I disagree and want explain why" (Sorry, came back from You Fei comment section, people are so aggressive there, that now I feel the need to add something like this anytime I disagree with someone).
Ok, so. The point. While I do not consider main couple's relationship "romantic", I also feel that not every love story has to be nice and romantic. Toxic, self-destructive relationships do exist, why can there not be a story about them? This depends on expectations from the drama and how you look at what's going on with the characters. I was not looking for romance, so to me the "tragic love story" part of this drama was a plot device to build upon, but not the main focus. If you look at MZX and BW as "two people too infatuated with the idea of each other to see past their own nose", instead of two people "in love", the drama becomes a little more tragic, but all the better for it.
And I am still here. Why I am I still here? I've finished this drama. Wolf, let me go! :)

I really don't know anything about hints or whatever, just found it really funny that this would be the one topic to stay on weibo hot search for hours. Especially considering Chinese obsession with weight loss

It's not related to anything, just hilarious. The current #1 hot search on weibo is "Xiao Zhan will eat bread" (because he posted it on oasis and now it's #1 topic). I'm dying from laughter. Why, people, why??))))))

In my opinion it actually gets much better right after this (closer to ep 40), so you might want to bear with it a little :)

It's just a rumor. There's no official release date on drama's official weibo

They said he disappeared with her body, so he was probably alive for some time at last. I'm somewhat confused whether he was still dying from illness, but he likely still died (or ended his life). I think they were trying to interpret the whole "wolfs mate for life" trope. To me this last scene in the forest was about his last moments and then they met in the afterlife.
It's probably the censoring, so they made it as ambiguous as possible.