Rachel

Yeah I agree with you, the eldest brother, Xiao Yiren's character is definitely not as righteous as his parents. He seems like the kind of person to only do good deeds to be recognised, and will not sacrifice his own benefits imo. Not that he is bad, but he just doesn't embody the righteousness of Jianghu.

There is a behind-the-scenes short clip of CY using his original voice for LCZ! Not sure if you've seen it before: https://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:5211967644958755

It is true, but the Xiao Family (parents) decided to protect Old Madame Wu is for the sake of the country. If Old Madame Wu is protected and safe, the General (her son) will be able to focus on the war. XQS's parents are really the true, righteous heroes, even though they sacrificed the safety of their family, leading to their downfall. Buttt, in today's episodes, it seems like their efforts for the country paid off.

Yesss, am happy!!

I love ep 19 and 20!! I'm so happy that we get to see XQS slowly getting out of his grief and picking himself back up! His brothers are really pissing me off though, hopefully they won't cause trouble if XQS is recognised as the Huanhua head.

And oh my, things are really started to get more interesting, we're getting right into the main plot! Looks like we may meet Crazy Yan soon.

I'm also so happy to see Li Chenzhou even if it's only for one scene. Li Chenzhou's aura just feels so expensive (?) and screaming with authority. He's so calm while being so scary and deadly. His wife is also so pretty hahahaha hope we get to see them more.

Oh yess this is a good explanation too. The fact that the Sword Manor can ONLY be opened from the inside is an interesting thing to put in the show. Is it really Feng Lang (Liu Suifeng) or someone else? Literally after ep 18, I'm suspicious of anyone who is like missing during the important scenes.

Translation is wrong. He said "我是你的风哥哥" which means "I am your brother Feng". Brother Feng may indicate two things: (1) friend (Chinese people tend to call friends brothers too) or (2) Blood-related actual brother.

He said Tang Yaoshun impregnated his mom, having him, and then left to become the Tang Clan head. Tang Fang's father (episode 9) is shown to be Tang Yaoshun, the current Tang Clan head.

Hahaha I don't think it's the bestttt drama (coming from a CY fan), but it's definitely not the worst drama either. I can understand if people find the acting bad in some scenes, but for all scenes so far, to say that acting is bad, I'm speechless.

Yess, actually while watching the latest few episodes, I get that feeling of JC and Xiao Yiren, especially since both of them are young sect leaders. I felt like both JC and Xiao Yiren did try to protect WWX and Xiao Qiushui respectively, but evidence keeps going against their brothers. Both also blamed their brothers for the tragedy of their family. And definitely agree that Xiao Yiren is worse. JC was really in a tough position + with what happened with his sister and brother-in-law...

The ratings are not reflective of whether this drama is good or not, because there's a portion of haters who give the drama the lowest ratings without even watching it. I would say ignore the ratings and just start watching this drama to see if it's your cup of tea. Personally, I really like the drama so far but the latest episodes are making a lot of people frustrated. It's still good though, am eagerly waiting for more plot development!

Hmm this is not meant to be a sad drama but a growth drama.

In terms of acting, as a fan of Cheng Yi, I'm not offended. Cheng Yi's acting is genuinely insanely good if you have watched his other dramas. However, I do think that this drama is not doing him enough justice. His acting and microexpressions are still really good imo, fitting his character. But, his styling in this drama + his role/acting as the youngest son may come off as childish or bad acting to some. Anyways, if his acting in this drama turned you off, I do hope you can give his other dramas a chance some day 😔

Wait!! I just realised that Tang Fang and Liu Suifeng are blood-related half siblings. They share the same father, Tang Yaoshun. Hmmm

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the brothers do not know that their family was specifically targeted because of the parents protecting and hosting Old Madame Wu + hero token. The brothers + sister were sent to Guangling to investigate about the marching pills. They left before shit went down.

So in the brothers' perspective, the tragedy of their family was caused by XQS bringing Liu Suifeng, the Power Gang's deputy to their house. The first time the siblings heard that their family and Huanhua Sect are in trouble was when XQS's friends came and told them that Power Gang surrounded Huanhua Sect.

I think the siblings initially thought it was because of the investigation of the marching pills that Power Gang targeted the Xiao Family. Then, when Xiao Yiren came back to Huanhua Sect after everyone have died and the villains retreated, the prince guy said it was Liu Suifeng + Qiushui revealed that Feng Lang is Liu Suifeng and blamed everything on himself for bringing Liu Suifeng to their family.

Actually, I realised the brothers never knew their parents hosted Old Madame Wu and the hero token. They only know that Liu Suifeng and the Power Gang destroyed their family and it was Qiushui who trusted and brought him to their family. Or did I miss something?

Oh yes I do agree with you, but sadly I think it's a script issue + limitation of the number of episodes. This drama was adapted from a popular 1970s Wuxia novel. Back then, before the 40-episode limit for cdramas, many Wuxia and novel-adapted dramas exceed 50-60 episodes.

Some people may also find too much "fillers" boring 😪 It's hard to make a really good adaptation while trying to balance so many things, the problem with adaptations...

I know you want to support Cheng Yi, but let's do it in a way that would not embarrass ourselves and Cheng Yi! Let's continue creating positive discussions about the drama and not stoop to their level ❤️

The thing is he has already started treating this whole world as not just a novel. He has spent time living and interacting in this "novel" world. The characters are no longer just characters or "words in a novel" to him. They are alive and breathing and he has formed bonds with them. In the earlier episodes when he killed Fu TianYi, you can see he was quite shocked to see blood splattered at him and him actually killing someone. That was when he started to realise these "characters" are real. Also, when trying to protect Old Madame Wu, a lot of his Huanhua Sect disciples died protecting him, this was another moment that he felt emotions for these people who would otherwise just be "cannonfodders" in the novel.

Basically, he formed attachments to this world and the characters because he is currently living in it 😓

I would say it's worth a watch and especially so if you like Wuxia and action scenes. There's a number of mysteries going on in the drama now, but the main overall plot is about our MC's growth into a great, righteous hero for the country. For growth to happen, the journey that our MC will take is not easy, and there'll be many frustrating moments, be prepared for that! But overall, I'm invested in the drama, so I think it's worth a try!

Well I do get your view, but XQS is seriously blaming himself for this whole tragedy and he's feeling very helpless. Don't forget, he's also the author of the world he transmigrated him, whether in his XMM identity or XQS identity, he feels responsible for the tragedy. He won't be blaming others when he already hates himself for wrongfully trusting Liu Suifeng and also for killing Fu Tianyi, leading to the Power Gang to target his family.

Hmmm I don't think it is Chenzhou. I feel like someone as superior as him would not talk to scum like Kang Chuyu and standing so close to him. In his first appearance, everyone had to wait outside to talk to him, separated by a veil. But I could be wrong 🤷‍♀️

Regarding the immersing part, I think it's because (1) some people like his friends and mother look exactly the same as his friends and mother irl and (2) it seems like he had a realisation during the fight with Fu Tianyi that all these people infront of him are real, living people. I'm not exactly sure what the timeline (I might have missed it), but XMM as XQS also seemed to spent some time with his family and friends that he started treating them as his real family and friends, not just characters in a book.

I do agree with you on the part with the brothers. I felt it was so off, like Yiren is so confusing. Did he even like his brother at all, treat him as his younger brother at all? It would better to see him have some conflicting feelings regarding XQS, not just pure hatred...I feel like it's either a script or original novel problem.

Also, I also don't think the masked guy is Li Chenzhou. He's too high up and superior to speak to Kang Chuyu that scumbag?!