I had placed this series on hold at the end of watching episode sixteen due to the fact that I was getting annoyed with everything- the storyline, the acting- EVERYTHING! So, I watched the remaining four episodes and have now completed this series. And I must say...I was somewhat pleasantly satisfied with the final two episodes of this series.

Story- 6.5/10
I was originally going to give this a 5 due to the fact that after the ML and FL lead got together (which I think is between episode 7 to 10), the story went downhill for me. However, the last two episodes had me in my feelings and actually crying as the story progressed. So, due to that, I am going to give this series a 6.5.

Acting-7/10
I originally hated all of the actors acting, except for the one who plays Ouuyang Kai. He was the only reason why I stayed with this series as his character went thorugh a change for the better. And then especially at the ending where he gave up his life for En Shi (who, by the way annoyed the hell out of me during this whole series, except for the remainig three episodes). However, nearly everyone's acting improved for me in the final three episodes, except for who playdd Lu Bo Ya. Yeah, that character was annoying me so much that I actually think I may have enjoyed the series better if they did a better job with thier big bad.

Music-7.5/10
The music was beautiful.

Rewatch Valu-5.5/10
Here's the thing, if I take out the unnecessary episodes from when the ML and FL got together to when they knew who was behind all the drama, I believe this series may have been better. Due to that, I'm not that eager to rewatch this series so quickly.

Overall-6.5/10
Well, what can I say? What I liked about this series can't really help me score it higher than a 6.5. I would only recommend this series to someone if they literally have nothing to watch and they want to kill time in between something that they want to watch.