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Ryan can kiss, he does well with other co-stars in other shows. I felt the problems is the FL’s response, if she is uncomfortable, may as well they just show us their chemistry and do without that awkward kiss.
But I do like their on screen chemistry.

They have lots of good moments…but if FL doesn’t know how to response in a kiss, I rather they don’t do it. 😅. Ryan can kiss, if you see him in other shows, he is good at kiss, so I felt the problem here lies with FL being uncomfortable. But saying so, I love their chemistry;). Yes, that hug by that sea is so sweet.

He is a character portraying strong love for his country and a man of principle.

My complaint, the kiss at ep 9🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️. ML tried to kiss but why is FL responding like a dead fish?

Ep 9 & 10 is wow…Mr Zeng is a man with principle! That Zeng politician is actually not so bad.
Only one rant…about the kiss!!!

Strange that I can’t see the upcoming trailers on IQIYI for ep 9 and 10, but found this on YouTube which I think is the upcoming ep. So the angst begin for the first CP…
https://youtu.be/wiOYELW-tOw?si=fC51TE0LAbYUaru9

You are accurate in your observation. Based on novel readers, this story is actually male centric, suppose to focus more on Mei ZhuYu’s journey to uncover his family roots and demon world. However I felt it’s the screenplay decision to try to balance this story with a stronger portrayal of female character, hence this drama seems to sway towards focusing too much on FL and even SML. But in the end, it’s still a fun watch and the ending came to a full circle closure. Enjoy the slow ride;).

This is a female centric drama, started out from Lin’s family, their old house, with Lin Si Yun’s story as the beginning arc. I think the MLs are all supportive role to their journey.

Hahahah…I totally get you. The complication of warching too many complicated plots, make our mind overthink in the simplest;). I am enjoying this too. Just hope for Republican era drama, the couples can survive and have good endings.

Hi, it’s okayish. I just watched two ep. very action packed. YXW can do his fight scenes well. The dynamic of relationship with the older ML and his character here is a little similar to Strange tales of Tang, but here focus on modern police and drug raid. I would prefer Strange Tale of Tang kind of story. I see how after a few more ep.

Hi Hi, just checking out because of YXW. Really action packed…no expectation, will see how it goes.

Yeah, IQiYI just dropped this without much promotion. Yesterday, 3 ep released with additional 3 ep under VIP subscription. Today another 2 ep was released.

I believe TongYao is the FL for the second generation story. The first generation story is Ryan Cheng and Jelly Lin. The romance is pretty good for a Republican era drama. Ryan is the mafia lawyer with a gentle kind heart and Jelly Lin plays the role of a strong will gynecologist.

I am here too;).

Hi ChunTian dear, still waiting for more good shows. I only pretty much enjoy the ‘Long for Fish’ drama for month of Aug, feeling inspired to be a ‘salted fish’ now🤣🤣🤣. Hope Sept has more good dramas.
Again still manifesting hard for XiXi’s Shui Ling Long and after watching Arthur Chen, I am longing for “ShiZun” and his pairing with XiXi, which really don’t when that will be😓.

If you are not a fan of XianXia storyline, this may not be an easy watch. It has a lot more angst compare to ‘Blossom’. But you can still give it a try for first 5ep and see how you feel about this;).

Hahahha….i totally get this point as I had the same thought…”why was he fully clothed there???”. lol!

I was waiting to read your review for this show. Had the same rating as yours. Initially I gave it 7.5/10, as I read the novel and was disappointed of some changes and also couldnt really see Zhou Ye as a female disguise as male soldier and not being noticed. She is too pretty and didnt have a boyish look. I have seen some other female actresses that suits better. But she tried hard and I don’t dislike her in the role. I agreed that the fight scenes were well-choreographed and enjoyable to watch. Once I switched off my brain on the plotholes, their chemistry was really good;). Thanks for this, help me clarify some perspectives. Have a safe good trip, and hope to see you in next drama page when you return.

Saw this on IQiYi and it got posted on YouTube, this seems to be almost the whole storyline of first arc with Ryan Cheng and Jelly Lin.
https://youtu.be/tH_MBmUultQ?si=l1GETvMTPcwTT-A1

He looks smart in Republican costume and I am glad that here, he dubbed himself.