Maybe many people who read the synopsis thought the drama would only focus on the romance of the main lead, in fact this drama is more than that. Each character that appears on screen is not only a tool, they all have their own story. The storyline is slowly built, making us understand how each character is connected, how they behave and so on. The main example is our female lead. In the first 4 episodes is shown how Cheng Shaoshang, a little girl who was bullied almost her whole life and left alone behind made her unconsciously always in ready mode to defend herself and doesn't care about manners also what she'll receive after that because she was never taught before. The most important thing for Shaoshang is to defend herself first.

The harsh of reality is shown, especially ancient time as the main setting for this drama. Shaoshang has a typical Asian mother who is strict and has a high pride in educating their children, unfortunately what she did unconsciously hurts her daughter. Maybe some people don't understand, but many people also can sympathize because they've seen and felt it by themselves. There is also Ling Buyi, a young general whose emperor's favorite, in several scenes showing us those who have power can do much more than commoners. The bittersweet of reality is shown by the diversity of this drama. I personally think that there are no filler episodes in LLTG, every scene makes me understand more about what it's like to be the character. Full of laugh and tears enjoying their stories building up. Can't wait things unfold more in part two~

For the cast of this drama, obviously I have no complaints at all. They born to play these characters in LLTG. I can't imagine if just one character was replaced by another actor, especially Ling Buyi and Cheng Shaoshang. No young actor imo can represent how strong general Ling Buyi is other than Wu Lei, his body proportions and aura perfectly match with 081. For CSS, perhaps the cunning and stubborn side can be done by other actress, but the adorable and glutinous side of CSS as a 15-year-old girl who is still innocent and doesn't know the cruelty of the world, no one can do this except Zhao Lusi. These two makes a perfect combination. Cnetz even nicknamed Yishang/Wulu couple as "God's chosen couple" "Heaven chosen couple" because of their overflowing chemistry.

The BGM of this drama is chef kiss, because there is no OST (only instrumental/bgm) makes the audience more focused on the story. Cinematography? Masterpiece indeed. The months of hard work that director Fei, screenwriters, casts and other staff have put in is clear to my eyes, they show me a great dynamics and I'm super satisfied with it.