I know that countless reviews have been written for this drama but it's so good that I had to write one praising it.

First, the music is phenomenal. Each significant character has his/her own song specially tailored to each character's experiences, with many of the characters singing their own songs!!! In fact, now I am listening to the concert that ran from 1st Nov to 2nd Nov. Highly recommended to listen to it!!! Some personal favourites: Lan Wang Ji and Wei Wu Xian's duet, Shi Jie's song [never fails to bring tears to my eyes], Wen Ning's character song

Second, the story. The story is decent, although nothing spectacular. Fans of the novel will be relieved to note that they stayed quite faithful to the novel, although they had to remove all the BL scenes. Personally, I am not a fan of BL so I was totally okay with the changes.

Thirdly, the cast. Wow, where should I begin..There were so many pairings that I loved...

1. Shi Jie x Wei Wu Xian: She was so adorable with Wei Wu Xian and their scenes were the ones most touching and heartbreaking. She was truly the world's best Shi Jie and always gentle and accepting towards Wei Wu Xian. When she died, Xian Xian's world ended :'((((((( no one will ever call him Ah Xian again.

2. Lan Xi Chen x Jin Guang Yao: Wow I never expected to like a pairing with the main antagonist in it. Jin Guang Yao was such an evil character that was so miserable. Maybe if at the start the person he met was Lan Xi Chen instead of Nie Ming Jue, he would never have done all the evil things that he did. Special mention: Jin Guang Yao x Su She..I have mixed feelings about the actor acting as Jin Guang Yao though, I thought he was good but something felt off about his acting

3. Lan Xi Chen x Lan Wang Ji: I never figured out how he figured out all his brother's expressions LOL

4. Wen Ning x Wei Wu Xian: Wen Ning is so adorable. Kudos to the actor for acting the contrasting personalities in Wen Ning so well.

5. The Yi City Arc: This was a bit short but good. It would have been nice if they had developed this more. I thought that the actor acting as Xue Yang had too exaggerated expressions..

6. Lan Si Zhui x Lan Jingyi x Jin Ling: These three are so cute together! It was so touching how they cried at the concert. Hope they stay friends after this drama.

Before I mention our OTP, let's talk about what I didn't like so much...

1. Wei Wu Xian x Jiang Cheng: This was the main reason why I didn't give the drama 10/10...I felt that Jiang Cheng's performance was not as impactful as I had hoped, but it could have been the nature of his character. It felt like he always had the same expressions. This was a pity as this was a very significant pairing, probably second only to the next one I am going to mention.

And now our OTP..
Lan Wang Ji x Wei Wu Xian: Wow I was blown away by their performances. I started out loving how adorable Xiao Zhan was as Wei Wu Xian but in the end Wang Yi Bo was the one who stole the show for me. Lan Wang Ji is a character that has barely any lines but he manages to convey all his inner feelings through minor tweaks in his expressions. The one where he smiled at the rabbit painting was my favourite. And they have SO MUCH chemistry. And the way he defends Wei Wu Xian!!! However, I must admit that Xiao Zhan as Wei Wu Xian put on a much more complex performance. His character was a tragically misunderstood hero that truly embodied the adage 明知不可为而为之