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Actually, the name for Sword and Beloved 狐妖小红娘：王权篇 changed to 天地剑心 (completely eliminating Fox Spirit Matchmaker in the Chinese title) is because fans begged WYX. Due to the previous two series not doing that well in China (LiP was decent but donghua fans did not like that they added too many extra lovelines and time travel), fans were afraid that donghua fans would hate the changes made to Sword and Beloved. So the title change has nothing to do with the ending actually。

I am prepared...when that time comes, let us all curse at the dad 😭😭 (if they are following the donghua)

Yes I also agree that WYX did well on this! Wumu is a very popular character and I cried so much for him in the donghua. With the difference in names, I can at least treat them as separate entities haha like donghua Wumu and drama Rumu (both I adore)

Did anyone else picked up on the subtle jealousy scenes or am I thinking too much?? Fugui got a little jealous when that Piao Piao dude said Qingtong's red dress looks pretty. I'm loving those subtle scenes so much! 😍😊

Ohh that's interesting!! Because as far as I know, Wumu/Rumu's character couldn't develop a loveline in the donghua.

No worries, I totally understand you! If you do have time to spare, you can give LiP a second chance! It has its flaws but there are also a lot of interesting and fun (also depressing) scenes later on! The cast also makes it enjoyable!

Chang Huasen and Zhang Kaiying characters are a couple according to the manhua! Not sure if there'll be additional secondary couples in this adaptation.

Hahaha I actually do agree with you for most part, but for this specific drama, I actually think a redemption arc would be good. I'm not sure if you watched Love in Pavilion, but Wangquan Hongye's character is quite complex. He was brought up in the very prestigious Wangquan clan but lost his father (the clan head) early on. Many elders and bad people in Wangquan clan tried destroying him and his sister, so Hongye grew up scheming and calculative, but at the same time he has a kind heart. Unfortunately, that kind heart became his weakness and he experienced a massive and painful tragedy leading to the current situation now...Not only that, but he saw the future of the world (in LiP) too which made him all the more the way he is to Fugui.

Dongfang Huaizhu was indeed married to Wangquan Hongye as a concubine. In LiP, at that time, because Hongye just experienced a massive tragedy, he was lifeless, depressed, and in bed all day. Dongfang clan was being attacked internally by Jin Renfeng (Dongfang clan's disciple) and Huaizhu was injured. Upon hearing the news, Hongye did as best as he could to rush to save Huaizhu. The ONLY way that he could save Huaizhu and bring her away from Jin Renfeng as fast as possible was to marry her as a concubine. Back in those days, for clans as prestigious as Wangquan and Dongfang, a marriage proposal for the wife needs to be grand and requires weeks of preparation. Wangquan clan and Hongye did not have any other ways because (1) Hongye lost his sword heart from that tragedy and weakened a lot, and (2) Jin Renfeng became too powerful. Hongye could only borrow his Wangquan's clan power/reputation in order to make an agreement with Jin Renfeng. This is why to the outside world, everyone (even Fugui himself) thought that there was no love between Huaizhu and Hongye.

Err they changed some stuff from the donghua and between Sword and Beloved and Love in Pavilion. Short answer is Qingtong (FL) is not their daughter, she is merely a weak spider demon turned spy that is working for Madam Yin (aka Du Niang Zi from LiP).

I don't why they changed her name from Du Niang Zi (meaning poison lady) to Madam Yin here or maybe the drama adapted it to be two different characters.

Oh yes! Tushan Ya Ya and the tree scene.

Awww I feel you! I'm really enjoying this drama too, anybody can tell from how much I'm lurking in the comment section! >< I'm also glad there's another fan loving and appreciating Cheng Yi!

Unfortunately, Hero Legends may not be able to air. The last I heard were some issues with either the copyright, licensing, or some issues with minor actors (not too sure about that). Many fans are also waiting for Hero Legends. I would say HL is literally filmed during Cheng Yi's prime. He gave in so much for that show, even sustaining life-time injuries (his back). But fortunately, Vendetta of An is rumoured to air end of this year or early next year!

Honestly, I actually cringed whenever I hear people calling him 兵人 (soldier). It's just too cruel 😭

Yesss agreed!! It's not just grace, there's power too! The movements he makes are both graceful and powerful, and he can maintain micro-expressions while doing such difficult movements 😍

**Interesting Fact/Not Really a Spoiler**


Just wanted to throw out an interesting fact about Fox Spirit Matchmaker series. The title "Fox Spirit Matchmaker" is because of the original manhua where the Tushan Fox Clan are protectors of this "Bitter Love Tree". If a pair of demon-human lovers go to that tree, they are able to make a pledge of love that connects them no matter how many reincarnations they have. This is because human live spans are too short and the demon would be in grief if their human lover died. However, human-human lovers can't make a pledge. This explains why there's "matchmaker" in the title (but now that part is gone from Sword and Beloved and Love in Pavilion because the manhua fans were disappointed with the first series).

Watching Love in Pavilion before this show is what I recommend because the current world setting in Sword and Beloved is quite dire and if you've watched LiP, you will better understand the situation and certain characters in SaB.

Also, SaB basically spoils what happens in LiP. If LiP is in your watchlist, you should probably watch that first otherwise you'll be spoiled. However, if you don't have enough time, like others have said, these dramas are standalones, so I guess you can go straight to watching SaB!

Wellll, if you have Love in Pavilion in your watchlist, you should probably watch that first because Sword and Beloved would basically spoil your experience for that show.

The connection is: Wangquan Fugui (Sword and Beloved's ML) is the son of the ML (Wangquan Hongye) and FL (Dongfang Huaizhu) of Love in Pavilion and Fugui is also the cousin of the ML (Dongfang Yuechu) from Red Moon Pact. Love in Pavilion is a good watch to understand more about the Wangquan family and the setting of the world. Both Sword and Beloved and Red Moon Pact take place roughly around the same time period so it's not necessary to watch RMP before SaB.

However, if you don't have enough time, all three dramas are standalones, so I guess you can watch SaB without watching the others.

I don't know why too but I heard someone saying that all main leads of all Fox Spirit Matchmaker series had their voices dubbed.

I was also thinking that the entire time while watching Hongye and Fugui scenes. If Huaizhu was alive, she would've whacked Hong Ye. And also if Wangquan Zui, Yitan, and masked group were alive, how many adoring uncles and aunts Fugui would've have 😭😭😭

I heard that they changed his name to Rumu because dongman fans were unhappy with the changes, but basically Ru Mu or Wu Mu, they are the same person!