Soocrafty

If you’re looking for something like the imperial coroner - cute romance while they solve cases, then it’s is not it. I feel like it’s more focused on our female lead’s journey to freedom and solving cases. Along the way, she builds relationships with our two romantic interests but in away, the romance is not the focus. It’s explores themes of human nature and where we draw the moral line to not cross. It has a calmness to it (kinda like the moon) and the lighting & cinematography is great. Feels more realistic - like characters’ actions are consistent to their personalities. There is danger, some humor, love, political scheming. Different from idol drama feel. Watch it for the plot but not for romantic endgame.

each ep has been very engaging for me. There’s lots of details. But I also liked The Blossoming Love and Blossom and not so much Mystic Moonlight and Guardians of Dafeng.

Yes - I keep thinking Qin Yi = Qin Li. Corrected them. Did not expect Lian to be the spy

I’m sure he’ll get his demise.

Ep 32 - all the dominoes set up are finally falling. Qy is a force to be reckoned with. HMZ stays tue to his principles. Liu true character is also revealed. The truth of LS parents death is revealed. 2 Qi Bro did not lie to his bro. How can so much happen in one ep?!

But yes - please don’t expect QML’s impulsiveness to suddenly change. He is always motivated by the heart before the head.

Yes - he is impulsive behavior is even a task for LS to tame.

Hmm… we will see.

Their brief interactions have not been positive. She’s another strong woman but I feel like the Fl is more resilient and willing to stand against the wind and obviously not use coercion.

Haha…

That’s ALOT to absorb. Like Xiao Bao said - I can sniff a person’s character but with NXY and TM, I cannot tell whether you’re good or bad.

Sorry - it was me. I mistakenly thought you meant Fl.
He gave up on love with the Fl because of his love for the FL.
To get the paperwork to free the Fl from Mengke - he had to agree with 2FL’s condition to break up and separate from the FL. He put her freedom before his interest.

He also was under the pressures from Governor Liu and the prearranged marriage. He was hoping 2fl would be willing to talk to her father and cancel the marriage agreement. But he’s unaware he likes him.

FL understands his struggles. The two would have been perfect for each other if the circumstances / situations were different but they realize this would be too difficult and they care too kích for each other’s future to pursue the relationship.

Kudos to Edward Zhang for an excellent portrayal of creepy cunning Qin Yi. The camera angles were also good at enhancing his evilness. The scene between LS and him at his house was amazing. Very respectable villian - I get chills running down my back thinking of him.

ML and SML are foils of each other in character but both have strong moral compass.

But the synopsis is great. Anothe to add is it’s about politics. Haha

I think the carefree boy is the ML and the stoic intelligent one SML

Did you already watch:
Blossom
Love Game in Eastern Fantasy
The Starry Love
An ancient love song

For the main lead couple - yes. For mankind - yes. Hehe

Phew - finally binged 35-40. That was very complicated and confusing trying to wrap my head around all the “logic”. I gave up with the logic and just went with the flow.

- still love my man Wang Duo and respect TM more now that I understand how he kinda carried the burden of saving whole world on his shoulders the whole time (10k years ago when he condemned zm and 10k years later)

W/O HT, there is no need for fate and no need for a book of fate to control man’s destiny. Man can control his own destiny.

- great production team. Love the complexity of this story & the characters.

- that reminds me of another quote from TM - the world is not black and white - I guess he can understand color now.

I’m still shedding tears at the mention of them. Her love for him was solid even when she knows his body was possessed by TM and not NXY

I’m enjoying Under the Moonlight - crime solving with a few touch of romance and plotting.

Then I am nobody

Not sure if I want to continue flourished peony or moonlight mystique

Oh yes AALS was great. I didn’t realize it was her!