Let me say the good things first, and that is, MU XUANLING!

I love her character so much, very chaotic, slightly evil, prepared to kill and just flirtatious while doing it. I know she's been obsessed with XXC but I always find it refreshing when an FL falls first like YES GIVE THE GIRL WHAT SHE WANTS! She want it, she can have it! Much more satisfying imo.

Sangqi's water did pissed me off a bit (I hate amnesia tropes and this is basically a form of it) but it brought back evil MXL so I was happy again, and this time XXC likes her 😋

The thing is, MXL is basically Pearl but at the same time they're not. Their different circumstance and timeline definitely shaped their personality so I can see how very distinct they are with each other.

But after seeing a comment about how the novel ended, the writers in this series really tried to be smart but it was just confusing tbh. Time travel/Fate storyline is so complex and it could either be a big hit or miss. In the surface, it made sense, but when you really think about it, IT DOESN'T. They should've really stick to the novel. Though, atleast Zhao Ming and Pearl had a little closure and it hurts thinking Zhao Ming had to experience that Lava Prison AGAIN just so they can make the future right.

Anyway, Mister being future XXC is such a cool detail.