I dropped this novel.The first dozen of chapters were so amazingly written (and translated) I feel truly devastated how much the introduction of the main heroine (you may as well say she shares the MC status with Gu Yu) ruined the overall atmosphere of the novel.Before the inexplicable complete infatuation he developed for a random girl I liked everything about the plot, the world building is god tier, his craft as an incense maker is very compelling, heck, even the cultivation bits he discovered as he fumbled about cluelessly were very entertaining...But, as soon as the girl-MC comes in fully into the limelight the slow and apacible feeling the MC built on the previous chapters gets totally wrecked for the sake of bringing more "youthfulness" to the story.I get she was jntended to share the spotlight with MC from the beginning. I just can't bring myself to find it compelling.I get they are supossed to complete each another. I just can't bring myself to have her in the same emotional level I have the MC in after so many chapters cheering solely for him.I get she is supposed to be the "brain" of the combo. She frequently strikes me as a snobby, arrogant young girl who doesn't really seem to treat the MC as a friend (let alone romantic partner). I even entertained the idea she is manipulating his pure heart for the sake of completing her mission, I have no real evidence but it's what it feels like to me as she has this inexplicable goodwill towards him right after they meet in person for the first time and she discovers his status as a cultivator.In the end what ruined the novel for me and made me drop it was how late the main heroine was introduced, or maybe how abruptly she suddenly became uber important and the closest confidant of the MC. It sucks i couldn't stop myself from skipping chapters to eventually drop it.