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that scene of Mei Zhuyu promising Wu Zhen he'll be back in ten days to marry her echo Li Ni who promised to return to marry Cui Lin except Li Ni is a much more spirited character than the more low-key Mei Zhuyu.

This is interesting because how can actors not talk to each other and get to know each other before filming? Apparently, they don't. Apparently, this seems to be case with Xu Kai. I recall it was this way too on set of WOL with Jian Tian. He hardly spoke to her in the beginning.
Xu Kai: She (TXW) is super E (extroverted)
TXW: He (XK) says he's I (introverted), but I don't believe it
Xu Kai: It's hilarious. Early on, we both barely spoke on set. We really needed a special person to break the ice
It was the actor who played Mei Si who help them break the ice.

the two are super good to each other and attentive, esp. Mei Zhuyu, he goes out of his way to please his wife.

I thought of a word suitable for Mei Zhuyu, besides upright, he is also dignified.

they audience heads up twice already,

the novel is so cute. after marriage, Wu Zhen still visited brothels. People started talking that there must marriage problems. They gossiped about Mei Zhuyu at work. Wu Zhen heard about the gossip. She decides to take Mei Zhuyu to visit brothels. It's just so funny, anyway, that's just the novel.

This drama belongs on a big screen. There are many more episodes to come.

Tian Xi Wei had to play cat, demon, and a noble lady. There were many sides to her personality .

Xu Kai: "Someone might throw ten sentences at Mei Zhuyu and he'd only reply with one or two."

Vlinkage points for 8/26/25 for Moonlit Reunion 86.88

truly

shuangjiang has a back story but I can't remember it now.

in many ways, it deviated from the novel and in some ways it really hasn't. I know people who read the novel were worried about the adaptation. The recent episodes are excellent, different than other dramas because of this director (I like this director, probably check out all his future works) your points are valid too.

they didn't dwell much on his daily duties in bureau, in fact, the bureau was kind of comical scenes. he did have scenes though he was fighting demons and investigating. but yeah, so far, haven't' really focused on his parents' death. maybe in ep 22 to 23, we learn more about mei zhuyu background, but I think he left to investigate his parents' death. the drama opens up with timeline he's only been in Chang'an one month. I'm a bit worried too if there are body swapping scenes, that will take up at least another episode or two? but I think viewers may be looking forward to those scenes too.

yes, I think when he was injured, she took care of him. she said she can take care of ten of him. however, there was an intimate scene and for some reason, the director who loves close up decided to make it distant shot.

there were many moments and then the confession. maybe someone will create video of those moments only with them like they do for other dramas because in 38 episodes, those tender moments they're falling for each other are scattered. there was one scene he said to his disciple that he has fallen in love but due to his sect won't allow love, he will not marry her. they got very intimate after he saved her from burning structure and jumped off the tower gate broke his foot, and she insisted she take care of him. they showed a lot of tender moments, while there, her father forced him to drink, they got close during the drunken moment. I don't remember all the scenes but those are few of them. I don't feel that it was sudden. It's been slow burning for many episodes. Right before he proposed in front of emperor and empress, there was a scene of snow and fire, and it reminded him how his parents died and he couldn't' find wuzhen and was afraid of losing her just like he lost his parents, I think it was right after that he realized he wants to marry her. Even before that, they were trapped in a death formation and he thought they were going to die, all the feelings he had shut inside came pouring out. He confessed his love for her. He knows that in order to marry her he will have to return to Changxi Palance and pay the price. He told her he needs to go off and let his sect know and will return in ten days. He doesn't tell her what he will have to endure to marry her. Well, he can't tell her anything his identify as a celestial master is still a secret, but he also doesn't know she's demon either. It's why he's at the bureau of mystic investigations so he can get closer to the resources to search for truth. His backstory and mystery surrounding Mei zhuyu really hasn't been fully revealed yet. Perhaps will know in 22-23 what his role and mission with Changxi is and what the status of Changxi in this world setting.

gosh, I feel like the magical beauty of Changxi should have lifted it to 27K, if that can't I don't' know what will. just joking

I found a chart on Douban tracked hourly change on Monday and Tuesday and its peak.
Why is it stuck at right below 27k every day.
Peak Monday 26,962
Peak Tuesday 26,981

this is just like ABAY trying to reach 28K always just a little bit shy

what drop?

You mean episode 10? The male lead has no desires for worldly things or women, no intention to fall in love nor marry, but I think in ep 1, he was already hit with cupid's arrow, only he doesn't realize it. He's reclusive and aloof. The male lead doesn't get involve with demon market; he doesn't even know its whereabouts. Two demon lords and their four assistants keep other demons from causing harm to humans, and the male lead is not involved because it is not in his jurisdiction, it's only between demons and no one else knows about demon underworld which is under jurisdiction of demons only. Changxi Palace is far away (ep. 22-23) and the celestial masters are reclusive and have not been involved with demons ever since the fall in the great fire 18 years ago. The male lead ventured out on his own in search of finding truth of his parents' death. I could be wrong, I don't' know his true purpose yet. While in Chang'an, he purposedly failed 3 questions on exam to become a very low-level position at the bureau of mystic investigations, so he can gain access. So begins his journey with Wu Zhen and he falls in love, and his return to Changxi Palace.
The drama is into the world-building and has a rich ensemble of characters. The other disciple has a back story. He was never good at cultivation. He is comic relief.

“My lady” and “My young lord” carry a kind of old-world charm, and the novel carried that old-world charm too,