Meh, I never really trust the ratings to be honest, especially as a drama is airing. In the end, people have different preferences. For example, Till the End of the Moon is at 8.6 - and I really couldn't stand that one for the most part.
I'm liking it a lot so far. Not always a fan of xianxia these days (maybe because I'm just getting older), but this one has an interesting story and performances so far. I really enjoyed seeing Deng Wei in LYF, but he's even better here.
I still want to know how RanRan met Su Yu before Shui. š§
Maybe we'll know later. I kind of like how the drama slowly unveils things about various characters as it goes along. I do remember in one scene MQG said that Su Yu helped her and her sister back in the day, so there's that.
That was a pretty cold move - not what I would condone, but it's consistent with his character. Seeing DW's face change from sadness to cold anger just before he does that was perfect.