Captivating idea with many plot twists and magical world-building.
Unfortunately, I have to agree with the other reviewers that Àn’yīng only staying alive because people helped her got very dull very fast. We're told she's very ✨special✨ (WITH receipts, if that's not too much of a spoiler) but she never does anything that proves her worthiness of a pill of immortality... Also, while her motive was very strong, the other peoples' motives stayed very flat. We never learn why anyone else really entered the Trials and that bothered me for some reason. The chemistry between Àn’yīng and the MMC was good, but not entirely convincing. All in all a really good idea with a lukewarm execution.