I loved the drama, i felt it was exactly what I was looking for after many years of watching Chinese Historical dramas, it had martial arts and politics mixed into it, it didn't have an unnecessary death involved with one of the MC's dying or one of the MC's turning power hungry etc. It had a good ending. I liked the build up towards the end, I felt that they rushed the ending just a bit, I think another 5 episodes would of helped to not interrupt the flow of the drama. Loved the drama and it definitely fulfilled my expectations too.