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After a cdrama slump for a year i stumbled upon this drama on Viki. Usually i get bored during thefirst 10 minutes but this drama is the only one in years where i didnt have to fast forward anything at all for all 30 episodes. I especially love the feminist themes throughout the drama and the underlying message that you dont need no man to save you. I find it refreshing in this drama that the FL saves the ML many times throughout instead of the usual damsel in distress dramas.

The pacing is great except for the last few episodes where i did ffwd. The ost is wonderful.

Now i have to say i was truly mesmorized by Xiao Jue and its because of the wonderful acting performed by an actor I have not seen before Cheng Lei!!! Omg this actor had me hooked in episode 1 the moment he appeared on screen. He just played Xiao Jues character to the T. His micro expressions are just wow. Because his character starts of as a very cold intimidating general he does this perfectly but also we get to see the cracks im his demeanour as he falls in love with He Yan, the fl and it was just so nice to watch. I definitely was gigling throughout those scenes of him trying to suppress his jealousy lol.

I also really liked zhou ye. Shes such a loveable actress and really played her role quite well. She had amazing chemistry with cheng lei.
The side characters were great as well. My favourite would be the training at the army.
Overall best drama of the year. I will miss my power couple so much.