The wait is over, we finally have a really good xianxia with a good plot, most beautiful costumes, top star stellar actors, awesome sceneries and quite good music!!!

Where do I begin? I have been rooting for Luo Yunxi ever since I've seen him in Ashes of Love. Next drama I saw him in was Love is Sweet and although I dropped that one (modern dramas are just not my cup of tea, nothing else) but the chemistry between him and Bai Lu was perfect. I was so happy to see these two together again!

One thing is clearly visible; the two main actors must have had LOTS of fun with this drama. You don't need to check out the BTS scenes to see that. The way they turn to each other, look at each other, act with each other is like watching top tennis players.

I am especially happy about LUO YUNXI's multifaceted role. That guy has as many sides as a D&D dice. The perfect ML for any role. He's the broken, abused hostage prince, he's the maniac new ruler, he's the righteous and honourable heaven lord, he's anything he needs to be for this role.

We seriously needed BAI LU as a headstrong, brave, daring, smart, intelligent FL. I am quite fed up with the whining, mentally handicapped FL trope which seems to be trending lately, so it is quite refreshing to have someone who finally acts and does things.

There are so many outstanding scenes which just have to be rewatched again and again. Like the snowball fight between the main characters, or the way Tantai Jin conducts the blood crows. For a dancer, like LUO YUNXI, this scene must had been a pleasure to act out and it is so visible.

We also get a handful of beloved 'veteran' actors, like He Zhonghua, Deng Wei, or Wang Yifei. My personal new favourite, however, is the newcomer Sun Zhenni, in the role of the lovely and cunning fox demon. The moment you see her, you love her. I strongly hope she's going to get together with FL's bro, it's not like she would be the first demonic entity in the Ye family.

The CGI is top, especially after the disappointing The Journey of Chongzi. The river serpent for example, was so very well done, it truly looked perfect.

The costumes are from another world!!!! I had to stop several scenes just to marvel at the details, the colours, the hairstyles, the accessories!!!! They accentuate the characters' nature and feelings so perfectly!

Can't wait for the oncoming episodes!!