I like Zhu Ji and his bad wig. :) I didn’t really care for him during my first watch, but he grew on me after a few re-watches. And I love Ye Zun (one of the reasons of course is that he is played by Zhu Yilong, but also because I love complicated sibling relationships). But the other villains are rather meh for me.

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!

I agree.