A few days after the photoshoot, the pictures are released on the drama's official weibo, to mixed reviews.
Yao Shen knows he shouldn't spend so much time online looking up what people are saying about him, but his lack of other commitments until shooting begins leaves him with nothing to do but idle about.
And idle minds make bad decisions.
Some novel fans are happy with the way costumes look.
They praise the expensive fabrics and the attention paid to detail, some of them even find it in themselves to admit that while they previously couldn't imagine Yao Shen as Yan Shuyi, seeing him in character actually changed their mind, and they now think he has the right look for Frozen Peak's sect master.
This change of tune by a very small contingent of people only serves to enrage the vast majority.
Case in point:
Da Wang: "Not bad! This Yao Shen actually looks like Shizun!"
