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I liked this. I loved Ye Shiqi when he was still Ye Shiqi, what a heart-meltingly sweet role and Deng Wei had the look to match it. Tian Janci as Xiang Liu was absolute fire, man I just wish she had actually hooked up with him, just for at least one night of explosive sex! (Take it for the team lady! Do the bad thing for once ffs!) I had to fast forward past all the political plotting - all that was not very interesting to me. Also the FL just got on my nerves quite a bit as the show progressed, I don't know how I felt about her. She didn't deserve either of those guys, she was a bit of a dull Mary Sue despite her medical prowess. Still, it's a solid like considering how much fast forwarding I had to do. If I watch it again, it's just for the sweet honey-bunny Ye Shiqi (not Tushan Jing, that guy was boring) and sex-on-wheels Xiang Liu.

yeah lol complaining about age gap wtf? is this reddit?

That's nice to hear!

I prefer him in supporting roles, honestly. I still felt like it was kind of hard for him to carry the lead, especially in the middle. The energy wasn't there, but I guess that might be the fault of the story. He was amazing towards the end though, it felt like he finally got used to the role of being an "alpha". Still I feel that him in the background, being sweet, is kind of his magic sauce. I noticed him way more as Ye Shiqi than as this guy, who was just in my face being all sexy the whole time. I don't know why I feel that way.

I know that part really annoyed me, I wish there could have been more consent on his behalf. MQ just sort was like 'I like the pretty ones', yoinked him out of his real life with her magic powers and he just sort of...fell in love with her even though he was the Demon Lord? I didn't buy the whole set up at all.

Still not as much as when people would cough up blood in 'Til the End of the Moon'

Yes I enjoyed how they managed to communicate like normal people and how Qinngue was pretty direct, it made it so much more enjoyable than unspoken words and romantic tension til everyone dies of not getting laid. This was much better.

He was adorable, wasn't he? I thought his character was consistent and hilarious. It's hard to outshine the male lead, but he was at least funny.

Which version is on Iqiyi? I didn't like the set up of the first few episodes, I thought it felt clunky and not really believable with them falling in love.

Finally a happy ending. I didn't think the story was particulary unique or original (maybe because I watched it after a long marathon of xianxia and now I'm oversaturated on tropes), and as much as I adore looking at the leading man, something about him being 'the most beautiful of the immortals' really got on my nerves. It was too on the nose for me (yes we know he's hot guys, but mentioning it makes it less so). Also the set up of the romance between the female lead and him was also irritating. She was just like 'oh I'll have this one' and without any meaningful development it just sort of...happened? With her magic powers? (can I do that too?)

There was no significant moment where it went from 'I don't like you' to 'oh maybe I'll like you now' to 'okay let's fall in love'. I get that they wanted to accelerate the love plot development, but I still didn't feel it. At the very least there could have been a backstory or some sort of exposition. Also doesn't Deng Wei look hilarious in that wipsy beard? It just makes him look like a girl with a beard! It's like 'who is that girl trying to pass for a man?' lol!

But the ending was great, nobody died tragically, everyone lived happily ever after and had a healthy crop of babies. I'm so relieved! It was wonderful seeing him be a dad, and hilarious watching him try to seduce his new wife (who, after about 70 years of not sleeping with her man, is still all nervous and confused when that moment comes, even with her past life memories!). But the dialogue in that scene is extremely funny and cute.

Also let's mention the VFX. I watched this right after 'Til the End of the Moon' and the difference is huge! I have a very good eye for that sort of thing, and even though they were shooting on a greenscreen for so much of it, the compositing was really good! Nothing took me out of the scene. The fx sims looked really good (I do cringe at the thought of how long it must have taken for so much magic, but it was worth it!). Really worth the investment, and thank you thank you VFX supervisor!

And I could watch many series worth of Deng Wei being a cat. Please more cat roles for him. And he's definitely my favorite bai boy out of Tian Janci as Xiang Liu and Yao Chi as Xuanyuan Lige (these three made my bai league picks!) Anyway, DW is just gorgeous, a feast for the eyes!

Hi everyone! I'm new around here. A long while back, I wrote a song for a someone, and it’s just been sitting around, gathering dust. Then I randomly came across that birthday party video and drone show y’all threw for Deng Wei - and suddenly inspired - the whole thing came back to life.

I reworked the song - added in the birthday moment, and basically cast Deng Wei in the lead of the narrative instead. It’s a mix of old feelings, new feelings and new inspiration. You all inspired me to finish this demo!

You might notice a few familiar touches. Hope you enjoy it!

I can't link anything here at the moment, so if you look up 'Lovelash - Raw (Demo)' on Youtube you will find it. If you're a fan of dreamy pop drum & bass, I recommend listening to it loud on real speakers or headphones. Anyway, I will add the link here once they let me. There are subtitles as well if you'd like to read the lyrics.

Feel free to share, and please let me know what you think in the comments. Thank you so much! <3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldfx6tfSUFk