This is now my fourth Jin Yong drama. I really enjoyed the plot of the series (which seems faithful to the novels). There’s a lot of twists and turns, as you often get in Jin Yong’s stories. Sometimes there’s so many threads, you wonder how they’re going to tie it all together, but it works! At around episode 40, expect a lot of !!! reactions. I found the storylines around Xiao Feng and Murong Fu especially compelling and tragic, with issues of conflicted identities and difficult legacies to bear.

The production value was ok, as was the dated CGI. The music is catchy but repetitive. The lovely theme song was actually covered by the movie Yin Yang Master! I enjoyed the cast: Zong Fen Yan is good in everything he does. Wallace Chung and Lemon Zhang were great choices for their respective roles.

I recommend the show if you’re a Jin Yong and wuxia fan!