Celina Rait

Cute, adorable, funny, beautiful, amazing; these are all words that cannot even begin to describe this series. For god knows how long I’ve been hunting this series, but recently I was able to thanks to TikTok. Upon finding it I both binged the show and bought all the books, even though there pre-order only for English. I was surprised, in a very good way, when I discovered that this would be a romance and even more so a boyxboy one. All the characters in the story are amazing, weather good or bad you always find yourself awestruck. Not to mention the animation is also beyond beautiful, from the character themselves to scenic backgrounds of ancient China. However, I think my favourite aspect is just San Lang aka “not Hua Cheng” and Xie Lian’s relationship, background storyline, and the ever growing romance. The last scene where Xie Lian placed all the pieces together had me in both tears and giggles. This is 100% now in my top 3 favourite shows/books. Not only was I glad that while watching I’d have eye candy (and become a simp for both main characters) but also something that satisfied the soul. Personally I find it hard to find bl’s that accomplish both because they are either too cliche, cringey, or are head cannons. I’m so happy that I’ve found this bl, on Netflix none the less, that breaks down all those wall and in quote of Xie Lien. I’m glad that there is another author out there writing bl’s, and like Xie Lian says, "May all taboos be shattered.”