Truly divine favorite costume drama👀✨👀✨✔😁😎✔

I just like the air head lei wujie despite the fact that the series moves too fast

> A perfect wuxia only let down by forced romance I think this is a perfect Wuxia with friendship these (not a BL) with badass fights [spoiler] best was the Tang Lian Final battle [/spoiler] but only let down by forced pairing of Sikong Qianlou (SQ) with Xiao Se (XS) instead of Ye Rou Yi (YRY) who he she shares more cells with and screentime.. They say opposite attract but XS is emotionless with SQ and show probably more emotions with his best pal Wuxin . Lei Wujie grows on you slowly just like he is with YRY so thats a saving grace as she is attracted to his naivety which her childhood crush XS used to have.... but i can't fathom whether it is because of Lin Boyang portrayal of SQ she only felt like a protector or sect sister and not a romantic interest until its forced down our throat at the end.... it isn't because she is tomboyish but its more there is an emotional pull laking with her interactions with XS as its mostly just tantrums... Li Han Yi & ZHao Yu Zhen tragic love story spanning from Dashing Youth is a highlight of the show initially but quite possibly set standard too high for any other romantic interests in the story to last an impact on viewers Enough of the romance .. the highlight of the show is the Brotherhood of the three musketeer XS+Wujie+Wuxin an almost classic stockholm syndrome when Wuxin literally kidnaped XS & Wujie to accompany him to his master final rites .. after that we have other 3 join us in the XinXue city Every character was flawed in one way or another which was wonderful because it made them realistic. Both Wuxin with his comedic smirking and LWJ, the pure-hearted doofus with the open mouth, insert foot syndrome and little tact really combined into a great and complex trio alongside Xiao Se. Add Tang Lian, an intelligent hero except when it came to matters of the heart who acted as big brother to them all, they were a formidable bunch. The two women completed the initial group not to mention every other friend (and LWJ reuniting with his sister) they made along the way. Usually I can't stand palace politics when introduced but here it was just the right amount (After 30th ep) without completely overshadowing everything else. The story couldn't really move forward without it. Another usual con that didn't strain this story was the introduction of a plethora of characters simultaneously and you had no idea who was whom and why they were needed. In this series, though the same happened, the characters stayed for as long as they needed to and then left properly. They didn't just vanish, they all had proper exits. Production was stunning especially the locations and costumes ; just about everyone had costumes that fit their character or personalities and the colors were rich and beautiful. OSTs were perfect everywhere they were placed; especially with Xiao Se's powerful lines, entrances, and exits. It was like "Elvis has left the building." All of the antagonists were done very well and also were there for as long as they were needed until they got their just comeuppance. My favorite had to be [spoiler] Director eunuch dude that was setup by Chong with dad's help though I wish it was Xiao Se who killed him and destroyed not only his meridians but made every organ explode; he deserved nothing less. Still though, he definitely didn't see that coming from Chong and his back up crew[/spoiler]. Even though the emperor was not necessarily a good person all the way around trusting the wrong people and letting 2 out of I don't remember the number of sons he ultimately had, get so badly injured plus killing his own brother essentially, I wouldn't place him in the antagonist pool. He was a power hungry fool (from Dashing Youth) but essentially a good emperor for his people and a loving father to at least XS . All of the esthetics were beautiful, the comedy was great, this drama made you laugh, it made you tear up, it made you sympathize with many characters. It had many, many positives and wonderful moments. But it also had cons though not many. I didn't watch Dashing Youth(DY) before watching Blood of Youth ; so it was sometimes confusing but definitely would help if u bear with it ; so i recommend to watch /skim through DY first. Now that Season2 is being planned i just hope the brothers don't make the same mistake of their predecessor .. [spoiler] one is born to be chained and rule while the other to roam the martial world and secure the kingdom [/spoiler]