I started watching this drama because of Yang Yang. I've always wanted to see him in a costume drama and finally got the chance to watch this drama.

I think all the cast were chosen correctly and the acting is fine. Everyone were good.
The leads had great chemistry. I kept wanting to see them together even more!

Here are some things I liked about the romance in this drama:
-First, it is how aware both leads are about their own feelings and the fact that they care about each other early on. This saved me from the torture of 'when will they figure they love each other?'... even when they haven't yet openly expressed it, the subtle actions were enough for me.
-Another one is that both leads have their strong and weak moments and they help one another when needed without over doing it.
-The leads COMMUNICATE!!! They actually talk and try to understand each other. that's quite rare in dramas!

I like many of the support characters such as LanXi's elder brother, HuangChao, Feng Qiwu, LanXi's gaurds, ... the list would be too long if I write all the names!
There were also characters that made me want to slap them! such as the spoiled daughter of Tianshuang sect leader and Guyu.

The pacing was great for me. There were few parts that were a bit boring but most of it was enjoyable and interesting enough for me to keep watching with minimum skips.

The ost and the costumes were also good.