It was already short compared to other cdramas but it could have many more short. Too many dragging scenes and too many flashbacks the story bad nothing much to offer but still the story before timeskip was feel good.
It was one of the best historical cdramas I've seen. Both leads were respectful to eachother and loved eachother from the very start, no unnecessary angst or deaths and there was even the last episode dedicated just to show how everyone moved on in their life which everyone demands in every other drama so what more can you ask for.
The ML couldn't treat FL well at all even in romantic mood he would grab her by the neck and will act like as if she is indecent towards him. I have always seen Zhang Ling He in nice roles so it was a bit hard to digest his role is this drama.
The story was really good but it had some problems like evil ones didn't get what they deserve even though I understand they tried to show really of cases for which statute of limitation is passed. Another annoying part was that even after it was quite known in the area that women are being killed especially near that tunnel area everyone would still be roaming there alone midnight as if it's the safest place on the earth.
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I have always seen Zhang Ling He in nice roles so it was a bit hard to digest his role is this drama.
Another annoying part was that even after it was quite known in the area that women are being killed especially near that tunnel area everyone would still be roaming there alone midnight as if it's the safest place on the earth.