For me this series deserves a perfect rate of 10. Why? Because this series is a complete package. It brought us to a rollercoaster ride. We saw their fun and humorous sides. We saw a great comraderie with them. They are badass, but we saw how soft they are with each other. We saw a great friendship and great brotherhood. The funny Yu Shisan, the animal lover Sun Lang, the quiet/cold but a caring brother Qian Zhao, the sickly but their baby brother Yuan Lu who is really a cute one. Their best boss/leader Ning Yuan Zhou. On the other hand, we also saw the same on Ren Ruyi. She is also a best leader among the Scarlet Guards. There's also Princess Aying, which from an immature princess was nortured to a strong and decisive woman. Li Tongguang who was so obsessed with his master. Chu Yue who was seemed a brat the time she was seen on the series but she's also a good hearted one. The beginning of the series gave us so much fun and laughter, makes us fall in love on how Ruyi and Yuanzhou loves and respect each other. We can see how badass they are. And they have each other's back. The series is so great that I really like that it made me smile. But when everything was in chaos,I thought I would never cry. I've read a lot of spoilers in fb.. But when I was already in the sad episodes, I really cried so much that I couldn't stop my tears from falling. Some people don't like the series because of the ending. But for me, it's already enough. Why? Because all of them died heroically and majestically. Especially Ning Yuan Zhou. The way he handled himself to keep standing until his last breath. The series made me realize, there is no always a happy ending in a chaotic world. But only a heroic ending like what happened to them. I honestly can't get over it. I cried so much. The best year ender series for me. Kudos to all the cast. They did great!
P.S. It wasn't showed that Yuazhou,Ruyi and Shishan died. It's prolly cut because of the limit but we assumed that they are really gone coz in reality, no one can withstand that kind of battle alone. Or if ever they are still alive, and Yuanzhou and Ruyi have kids, I hope the sequel is about their kids( Son can be played ny LYN again )Just wishful thinking