I was looking for a Chinese historical drama to watch at that time, not necessary to be a big budget one. So while searching through, I came across Chinesedramafan's review. She had very good comments on this drama which I had never even heard of. Initially, I was not sure because there were so few reviews which probably mean also few people watched, but I trusted Chinesedramafan, so I tried out.

And the conclusion was, as my headline says, unexpectedly good. In fact, I do not have negative comments to make about this drama.

The first few episodes were just small cases whereby Wu Xin simply solved them quickly most of the time with the help of the female lead, Qing Luan. Those few episodes were also where they got to know each other and where their liking for each other gradually started. At first I was not impressed with those first few episodes, I kept wondering, oh my god, is the story going to just continue like that with small cases and insignificant side characters, Wu Xin solved them with Qing Luan, then moved on? There was nothing significant happening at all. But no, I would say the story really began and made for a turn when Qing Luan and her twin brother decided to go home upon hearing their mother passed away. It really became good from there and that was when I wanted to continue watching more. That was about episode 20ish if I remember correctly.

The acting of the entire cast was good, no complains about any of them. I will just specially comment only on the main leads. Elvis Han's acting was spot on. I think no other person can replace him to be Wu Xin. I liked his character. I did not watch the previous two parts, just based on this part 3. Kudos to Sebrina Chen as well. Her acting as both Qing Luan and her twin brother was convincing and good. Not easy to act two different characters, what's more one female and one male.

I want to mention especially the ending. I was moved to tears when Qing Luan passed away in the arms of Wu Xin in her old age. I think the whole premise here was that Wu Xin was an immortal, so he had to witness the death of many of his loved ones centuries after centuries. I felt touched and sorry for him, it was that hard when you could live forever. Humans usually try to live for as long as they can, but to him it was a torture it seems in the drama. And this ending was especially touching with the OST, I have to mention this OST, the longest journey sung by Li Qi. It is one of those songs which I continue to listen even after I finished watching the drama. Not all dramas have OSTs like that, at least for me, I usually do not listen to the OSTs of the drama after I have finished watching the drama, unless the songs are really touching and meaningful to me and this is one of them. The lyrics and the vibe of this entire song are good. That feeling this song give really aptly describe Wu Xin's feelings in his 'long journey'.

Overall, I absolutely do not regret picking this drama.