I had high expectations for this, as I thought this would be a perfect drama for ZLY. It's not exactly wrong, but I'm left wanting more. Her character does improve throughout the series, but at times she contradicts herself by being immature and illogical which breaks the image of the strong heroine. I wanted to see her actually getting stronger, but the thing which has become common with these kinds of dramas, the lead suddenly grows out of nowhere. You could argue that it would be uninteresting to see the journey instead of the result, but why have it as a focal point in the first place?

I expected more martial arts and awesome choreography, but thus far it's been fairly disappointing. The plot also is rather boring. It feels like it would be much better if it wasn't dragged out so much. The romance scenes between the main leads have been annoying to watch from the start and I skip them as soon as they start. I haven't read the novel, but if it has as much romance with cringy dialog I'm rather glad I haven't touched it yet.

They could've left out the character of Zhou Jie Qiong entirely as she was immature and annoying since episode one. She contributed absolutely nothing good to the plot. I understand she's there for comic relief, but it didn't make it any better.

Most actors do an okay job with what they've been given. As I've seen several of them in other dramas, I know that it's the directing which makes me want for more. I can only hope that the actors/actresses themselves felt frustrated too.

From episode 1 to 20, it was bearable. But from that point on, it became less and less interesting. I have this habit of finishing dramas no matter how bad it is, so I did. But I have to admit I had to FF way more than I usually do. It was that uninteresting.

If you're contemplating to start this, be warned. If you still like this, despite its flaws, then kudos to you. It was definitely not worth my time.