#emo repressed ml

I am watching cdramas for a while and there isn't much that surprises me but this one was so unexpectedly good and wholesome that I am still hungover from this despite having rewatched the entire drama almost 5-6 times (and some scenes even 7-12 times!)

I went to admire Deng wei's beautiful face (lost you forever did him so dirty OMG!) and fell in love with su yishui, mu qingge and the story. They are both super-powered, super-geniuses who chose each other in every lifetime in every rendition and would love each other to death (literally!). Their self-sacrifice more or less transcends their obsession and THAT is what brings them back to each other. Their love is the most EQUAL out of all the cdrama pairings I have seen in any cdrama. Even in the ending (BEST ENDING EVER) where they both retire from cultivation life to tend to their married life and raising their children, they are still drawing lots (master/disciple) to determine who is gonna do housework for the day, and still bickering. It was so simple, yet so powerful and beautiful in the very last scene where their swords are hanging together crisscrossed and not separately, meaning whatever they do, they always want to be together. Their love is a choice based on their memories and experiences with each other which is why the illusion of a new world to have a "perfect" life never swayed them.

Notable aspects:

Mu qingge - I can't stress enough how much we need fls like mqg who is fun, wise, mature, carefree, kind, flirty, charming, powerful, interesting, and witty. I wasnt familiar with Julia xiang and I loved how she brought forth the character in contrast to XRR.

ML and FL needs to show equal appreciation and physical attraction for each other if it's a love story. The ml or the fl having one sided attraction for the other where they are not overt with each other but takes the other's affection for granted is NOT acceptable anymore.

Deng wei - Blew my expectations. From xiao lin and tushan jing who can be so easily overlooked to a character where he could show his full range of acting prowess in his first ever male lead role is *chefs kiss* (when he would get angry especially 🤤). He is no longer just-a-pretty-face (although still being super stunning and gorgeous).

No unnecessary miscommunication trope dragging on and making zero sense aka TTEOM which I liked at that time but when I compare to other dramas seem like quite lazy writing.