I absolutely loved everything about this drama. The storyline, the cast, the acting, the visuals, the cinematography, the chemistry, the osts—EVERYTHING EVERYTHING.

My main incentive to watch this drama was Hou Minghao and how much I loved My Journey to You by the same director. However, even without these reasons, this drama would've gotten my heart anyway. I cannot describe how many emotions I went through watching every episode. Joy, sorrow, anger, disbelief, thrill, anxiety... you'll get it all watching this drama.

Let's talk about the casting and chemistry. Everyone did so so well; everyone suited their roles and acted perfectly. I especially love ZYZ and ZYC's relationship. Their trope is 100% enemies to soulmates. It really got me how they also played Bing Yi and Ying Long, and seeing their ending too. It made their relationship even more sad. The six (yes, i'm including Ying Lei) of them were like a second family to me. I really tried to cherish their happier moments together.

I typically am not a fan of sad dramas and definitely avoid sad endings. HOWEVER, this drama has all my favorite tropes. The tragic backstory of the main character (and pretty much the whole cast), a journey/adventure to help save the world, slight romance and bromance, action/magic. I started this knowing the ending—in fact, I think all watchers expected it from the moment ZYZ and ZYC made the deal. With that being said, I was still left crying profusely and utterly empty in the end.

Sometimes, actors and actresses just act so well that I forget they are just humans ACTING and not the actual characters... I was absolutely enthralled with these characters :')

This review was more of a debrief for myself after watching this drama, to be honest. I was writing this with HMH's ost on loop, so I was in my feels for this. Overall, a masterpiece that I will be rewatching in the future.