Ehh, it’s sad to say but the now elder at least has two milligrams more dimensionality than most wuxia cheap early antagonists. He’s not the worst by a long shot but also absolutely nowhere near the front of the pack.
Gentlemen, what we're about to witness is manhua version of flirting: man and woman battling each other with their weapons and skills to see if they are worth battling each other in bed.
Yep. This is Chinese "romance".