First of all:
A Tsundere Genius Mysterious Mountain Bandit.
That's it. That's literally all that's interesting in this drama.

This is very biased, because I have strong attachment towards smart, rogue, pirate-ish, kind of man, and our ML Luo Qiuchi is certainly that kind of man.

The first episodes are opened with the ML being this mysterious mountain bandit. He's a rogue, his past is unknown, we don't know who he is, he seemed cruel and a womanizer, but! Then we found out that he's actually steeped in education, talented, confident in his talent, and a natural leader. I really liked the first episodes. They felt alive, The chemistry burns. We found clues to this mysterious bandit.

But then in the following episodes, more characters appeared, and it slowly got bland. The supporting characters are not bad, but there's little to no chemistry at all... Maybe it's the story, or maybe it's the way it's portrayed, I'm not sure.

The build up of the plot is also a bit weird. I think they were aiming for a complicated mystery-martial arts-slow burn romance, but it felt dragging at times and the scenes felt like a filler, so I skipped every so often, and decided to dropped it at episode 19.

If they could packed it in like 26-30-ish episodes, and simplifies the story instead, making it maybe just an ancient school drama with a slash of mystery, I think it would be better.


P.S. The opening music is so good, it's a bonus point.