Absolutely loved this! I love the way it's like a combination of what I love about western shows and Chinese shows - the adventure/trap-solving of Indiana Jones combined with the wu-xia style sects, focus on brotherhood/honor/etc. ...and the weird-scifi/mystery of Lost. Perhaps it's also because this is the first chinese series I've seen with this kind of subject matter/plot that I loved it so much. (I've since discovered that this seems to be a new genre in Chinese tv....). At any rate, I absolutely got sucked into this series. The main characters were compelling and I loved how they developed and changed throughout the series. Watching Li Cu get darker, trying to figure out Wu Xie, and watching all the relationships between all of the main characters - the friendships, the mentor-relationships, the romantic ones, etc. ....is just addictive. I only wish there were more.

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Sometimes you're just in the mood for something light and junky.

My review is based off the first 2 seasons of this (13 eps for the first season + 13 eps for the second)
This is apparently based off of a animated series, which I've no prior knowledge of.

This was a fun show to watch, if not particularly memorable. It doesn't have too much depth, but is quick-moving and has the trappings of a Wuxia series but focuses more on the romantic relationships of the young cast of characters. There's not much development wrt the characters or the romantic relationships, but is still fun to watch. If you're actively against insta-pairing then this is probably not the show for you. But if you're looking for a fun light romantic Wuxia-type show. then this is a good bet.

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