Honestly, I don't see why people are saying its really overrated when its a solid 9 for me. And that's actually a pretty high rating from me, since I never give films or TV Shows a 10/10. Heck, I don't even give a 10/10 for Marvel movies or shows even though I'm a big fan.

Plot: The beginning was very cliche, and because of that cliche beginning, I almost dropped it after like 2 episodes. Anyway, it gets better-trust me- throughout the story. Even though the "meeting Ashile Sun all the time" was painfully cliche, I still liked it. I also, really liked Chang Ge, and she is one of my favorite characters of all the films and shows i've watched.
I love badass main female characters and we (obviously) love a character that can win a battle with her wits lmao

The pacing was perfect. It didn't drag or rush. It was fast and just right. It didn't rush and the story developed very well.
I'm also gonna say it out loud: I don't really like romance chinese dramas. I don't like mostly romance and stuff, but I'm not gonna lie, this one was really really well done. I love this cdrama!

Cast/Acting: I used to think Reba was just okay and good for this role, not perfect though. But after watching 30 episodes, I really like her and I feel like she is perfect as Chang Ge. Same ethnicity and look as the comic, but most of all same vibes.

I'm not gonna lie, for the first about 10(?) episodes, I didn't really like Wu Lei as A'Sun, but anyway I really like him now. It was solely his acting that made me change my mind. His chemistry with Reba is also really awesome.

My unpopular opinion about Lusi is that I liked her acting. I really liked her character arc and I really liked her as Leyan.

And the best cast character goes too Yu Ning!

He was best for the cold hearted Hao Du. He is literally so well casted. And it's so ironic because he's completely different from cold and emotionless in real life hahaha

Honorary Mention for Best Cast Character: Da Qian/Mu Jin

Music/OST: It was awesome. I don't usually listen or care about the music, because frankly it's just music to me. I've never actually cared that much. When I started this drama I didn't care for the music, until I heard it. It was so good. I'm serious, because I never pay attention to the OSTs in cdramas. This one really caught my attention. Literally every. single. soundtrack. is worth it. All the OSTs are soo good and soo wonderful. Definitely 1000/10 stars!

Rewatch Value: Okay, honestly I don't like rewatching movies or shows, unless it's Marvel, and even if it is Marvel, I barely rewatch it lol. So it's not uncommon for me to always put rewatch value on zero or one star. In fact, it would be really rare if I put 3 or up stars for rewatch rate haha, hence why i gave it only 1 star for rewatch value here.

Overall: It was really good, and I completely recommend it to you. I just finished the whole drama and of all the chinese dramas I've ever watched, this is one of my favorites! I love it so much and I've grown a little too attached to it lol. You should definitely try it!

Edit 5/13: Ok so I know I said i hate rewatching shows or movies, but honestly this is so good, I rewatched so many episodes already. I swear I literally tried not to rewatch it, but I'm currently rewatching it and setting the rewatch value up to 8 stars. It's completely irresitable because this series is so good!