kd22

I totally agree. I also only rate dramas that I have completed.
I think it is unfair and biased to rate a drama you dropped.

Yes, it's a shame how little the mydramalist ratings reflect the actual quality of the dramas now. I used to look at them to help decide what to watch next. Now I just read the drama descriptions, check the cast and sometimes very briefly scan the comments.

OMG. I am ready to scream.
If you take a moment or 2 to read the comments, you would see that they are not related by blood in any way.

Why is the rating here so low?
Is this another case of certain disgruntled people trying to ruin the drama for others?

viki

I just finished Rebirth and think it is severely underrated here. I liked all but the last episode ending.
Luckily, I found out what happened in the book and saw that Zhuge Yue and Chu Qiao have a happy ending.
Note that I loved the original Princess Agents, but that didn't prevent me from enjoying Rebirth.

I've seen Princess Agents 3 times already. This is my second time watching The Legend of Shen Li.

I love seeing Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin in this. They have stunning chemistry together.
I would watch any drama/movie if they were in it together.

I will rewatch it. But I read that they will show some flashbacks to events in Princess Agents.

Don't know why they decided to do this, but that is the ML's name in the novel.

If you want to see a happy ending drama with Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin, watch the drama The Legend of Shen Li, which is described here:

https://mydramalist.com/697861-yu-feng-xing

These two actors have wonderful, sparkling chemistry together.

Latest trailer for Rebirth (the sequel):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWQM9KBcUSc

I starts airing on 4/8/26 and will be on viki and IQIYI.

I agree. Intimate scenes are not needed to portray feelings between characters. They were master and disciple at first in Princess agents, then their feelings for each other grew.
If they indeed are "erasing" that arc to avoid direct romance, I will also be disappointed.
The new FL was in the drama Perfect Match on Netflix. She did have a love interest in that, but I don't remember even a hug between her and her love interest - same reason, her real age.
I will watch Rebirth anyway because of Li Yun Rui. He was magnificent in Blossom.
Maybe they will end it in such a way as to imply they have chosen to be together always.

I read that in Rebirth, the ML has a different name than in Princess Agents. He has the name given in the book.
It is a sequel since it starts from the point where Princess Agents ended - the ML is severely wounded, falls into a lake, and is believed dead.
I believe that the main characters are the same, except for the ML name change that I mentioned.
I read that they will show a short recap of at least the end of Princess Agents with the new cast. But since I am not sure of that myself, I will rewatch Princess Agents.
You may have seen this already, the the actress playing the FL in Rebirth was in the original Princess Agents. In that drama, she played that FL as a child.

I read that there is no romantic scenes in Rebirth because when they filmed it, the FL was a minor. They may show closeness, but no actual romantic scenes.
It is a sequel and takes place after the ML was severely wounded and fell into the lake.

Yes. It tells what happened after the ML was severely wounded and fell into the lake.

I did not interpret that episode the same as you did. I think he would have said the same thing if he was cheating on his wife with a woman.

I think he would have said the same thing if he was cheating on his wife with a woman.

I am very glad you enjoyed it.
I am very much looking forward to another drama with Li Yun Rui as male lead, not yet released, named Rebirth.
It is a follow-up drama to the great story Princess Agents (2017), with a new young cast playing the original lead roles. That one ended with a cliff-hanger.
Here's the mydramalist link to Rebirth:
https://mydramalist.com/766289-frozen-awakening

Also, Blossom (2024) with fabulous Li Yun Rui.