This review comes from someone who is a fan of the lightnovel and the donghua (animated version). I will firstly disclose that yes I am biased. As with any live actions, there will be discrepancies with how a story plays out--this one is the same. There are A LOT of changes and differences in comparison to how the original story in supposed to play out. One of the biggest aspect that I do not like was the personalities of the main leads, especially Tang San. In the novel and donghua, he is supposed to be confident, intelligent, knowledgeable, and formidable from the beginning. However, in this drama they made him into such a coward/weak the first few episodes--completely opposite of what he is supposed to be like. Xiao Wu's character is a lot less lovable and likeable in this drama as well--she's not supposed to be so weak and helpless.

The drama itself is okay and maybe viewers who haven't watched the animated version nor read the manga/light novel will like it more. The acting is okay. The storyline is good. CGI and special effects are not so good. The music is not the best. Unfortunately, although I try to get pass the major differences as well as my bias, I will have to drop this.