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Eh. The first book is like a series of cartoon sketches. The second book gets a little more into character development. It’s a very different story than the show, but could be fun if you want more LBFD lore.

It’s been a year since I read the two novels the series is adapted from. If I remember correctly, much of Chang Heng’s and the Lord of Hai Shi City’s characters/motivations are taken from a single character in the books. As I recall, the inspiration character is a cultivator of sorts who is trapped on a mysterious island. Orchid and DFQC seek him out for help, but also need to be cautious of him.

I think one of the show’s producers mentioned in an interview that it took them four years to write the screenplay adaptation. In many ways, the show is a very different story from the books (almost unrecognizable). Personally, I think the show tells a much stronger story.

The show heavily adapts the novel, so their characters don’t exist in the same way and neither does this plot line.

I figure that Rong Hao has managed to remain unrecognized for millennia, so isn’t too worried about discovery. He takes a calculated risk encountering Chang Heng that speaks to his desperation to strike at DFQC while he is in a weakened state.

Also, Chang Heng doesn’t know he’s been creating evil spirits, so he doesn’t have a reason to fight the Lord of Hai Shi City. Instead, seeing him attack DFQC could make him more likely to consider an alliance in the future (“the enemy of my enemy is my friend”).

Truly curious: wouldn’t it be infringement because these accounts were spreading negative remarks while allegedly falsely representing themselves as acting on her behalf? The lawsuit is to establish that these actions are neither her’s nor her company’s, not that she’s being defamed.