That *is* interesting! I also know just what you mean, since I am usually drawn to far darker characters than Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei, and yet in this series I love that they are both such deeply, genuinely good people.

The villains... well, I have developed an odd fondness for Zhu Ji (mostly because he postures so amusingly and his wig is so hilariously bad, I think), but the other villains - major and minor - don't appeal to me at all. That is also unusual for me, come to think of it. Thank you for pointing that out, I hadn't even noticed it.

I love Ya Qing, though. She is definitely on my list of favorite minor characters, and I don't see her as a villain, either.

This seems to be a show that presents good people in an interesting and effective way - the way many other shows don't manage to do!