Solid drama with sweet romance. I found the beginning boring at first but now really enjoy those episodes. I really enjoyed the middle but found climax a little unsatisfying. The fight and the sfx/cg where the FL defeated those giant flying lizards was amazing and I wished they had done something similar for the final fight.

I really like ZDY’s acting and she does the restrained, sad scenes well but I also enjoyed her as the innocent but naughty and arrogant Shanggu. I also like LXY and this is my favourite role (Tianqi) he’s played to date. The rest of the cast were enjoyable and acting was on par with other xianxias but there was just a gap between ZDY and the cast.

Of course there are the usual tropes. The idiotic self sacrifice plot, the stupid idea that if you make the other person hate you then then they won’t be sad when the other person dies. I also don’t get obsessive females.

ALP doesn’t have that big emotional payoff like some other dramas but I’ve just rewatched this drama and will most likely go back to it when I need something sweet and lighthearted to watch.