Similarities:
- Both are censored same-sex dramas adapted from BL novels
- great chemistry between the leads
- both are wuxia and xianxia genre
- both have great side characters, some you'll love and some you'll hate
Both dramas are adapted from danmei. Chinese bl. All from a historical setting. Both have intense scheming. Both are censored adaptation of same sex relationship. They all have martial arts and fighting in them. Both have a theme of revenge. They share many elements.