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LXY was 20 years old when the first battle scene with DFS occurred (in the novel I believe he was 18) so 10 years later he should be around 29, about to turn 30 soon (depends whether he's had his birthday or not haha).

But Li Lian Hua/Li Xiang Yi is not 40 years old. He's 30 years old currently in the present time. Ten years ago LXY was 20 so 10 years later makes him 30. Also, Asians don't really look that different in 10 years. Many tend to look pretty young like they're in their early twenties even though they're 30.

Me too. When all three are together it gets extra funny and I love it when they solve cases together. We need DFS return to them soon. He's such an interesting character and together they give me so much laughs 😅

Yes, this is a high budget drama and the main lead Cheng Yi (LLH) has a big fandom but sadly what comes with it is that he also has a lot of haters (there are quite a lot of them on MDL sadly)

It's like an endearing name people call someone who's younger than them. It means "Little child, precious child/treasure" so when LLH calls him that he really sees him like a cute little child 😂 It's actually quite adorable

MDL is really becoming the second Douban where the haters and trolls camp to downvote each episode, even the episodes that haven't even aired yet. Most people on this page seem to enjoy this drama and all the comments have been very positive yet the ratings keep dropping. MDL used to be more reliable and the ratings were more accurate but in the past 2-3 years I keep seeing every big budget dramas getting downvoted by haters. Dramas with actors who have smaller fandoms get more accurate ratings. All the rant aside, at least most people enjoy this drama so I am already content with that.

Haha coz of the same production team and stylist as "Love and Redemption" 😁

Si Feng came to my mind immediately too! Miss my little Phoenix. But seriously though, Cheng Yi looks amazing despite half of his face is covered. So excited to see today's episodes. Need to catch up now. This drama is so good and the cases are super interesting and complex. Hope it stays this way because I'm loving every minute of it.

Yes, it is his real voice. Same goes for the other two male leads. I'm glad all three of them used their original voices.

I personally love how talented all the voice actors/actresses are (always appreciate their hard work) and sometimes their voices really match the actors. But of course I will always prefer actors' original voices if we're able to get to hear them use it in their dramas.

Well said! And all the three main leads use their own voices in this drama which makes me so happy! I haven't even watched this drama yet but I'm already loving the cast 🔥🔥🔥

The source material ie the original novel is not BL. It's a wuxia based novel that tells a story about friendship/brotherhood between the three main leads who solve mysteries/cases together. I personally am looking forward to all the fighting scenes by the leads. Hope it will be a good drama filled with suspense and awesome fighting scenes.

Yes, this drama is based on a novel “Auspicious Pattern Lotus House” by author Teng Ping. I haven't read the full novel, only excerpts but I did see others who have read it say it is a good novel. However, it really depends on the reader because we all have different preferences 😤

Based on the excerpts I read, her character seems to like Li Lian Hua, she's his no 1 fangirl. She should be a good and upright character (Estelle Chen is so pretty in this drama too). And you're right. It will most likely be difficult for fans to choose between the three main leads because all of them are likable characters + the actors are very good looking as well.

Qiao Wan Mian played by Chen Du Ling is his character's romantic interest... but... how should I put it... I'm afraid I might spoil too much if I write more. I want you to enjoy the viewing experience without too many spoilers :D

This drama focuses more on friendship and loyalty between the main characters + mystery/crime solving rather than romance. Romance was only a super tiny part of the original novel.

Douban page has updated the air date to July 18th. Even though it's still tentative and is subjected to last minute changes since nothing has been officially announced but I'm feeling confident that "Mysterious Lotus Casebook" is coming really soon 😆😆

It will broadcast on iQIYI so I'm quite sure it will have good English subs. I'm so excited for this drama since I love mystery and crime solving dramas.

Ah, I hope this airs soon (in July or August, please). Really looking forward to see Cheng Yi, Zeng Shun Xi and Xiao Shun Yao with the rest of the other cast members. I've been re-watching the wrap up special video too many times already. I need the full drama now haha If you guys haven't reserved this on iQIYI yet then do make sure to do so!

I've been browsing weibo for quite some time and from what I've seen Cheng Yi fans don't like how he keeps getting dragged into black hot searches and getting cursed despite this role not even being officially confirmed/announced. They did not have any problem with Yu Shu Xin, actually many adore her. Cheng Yi fans don't really care which position or whether the female lead is popular or not. I've seen them having no problem with him being paired with other less popular female leads before and they never looked down on them (if someone said he deserves a more popular fl then those are definitely not the majority, there are always crazy/toxic fans everywhere) . Plus, YXS is very popular and well loved. From what I know the two fandoms were pretty chill until recent days (sadly, there are many antis who add fuel to the fire and competitors who buy black hot searches. C-entertainment is more complicated than you know and the competitors use a lot of dirty tricks to get fandoms start fanwars and they pay water armies to comment etc.). Hopefully it won't land to the international fans. I hope we can stay calm and cheer for both actors.