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This was a very entertaining and interesting movie. I've seen many comments calling it chaotic, but I think that it was deliberately made that way, because of the notion that the time is non-linear for the Guard and Thunder. That's why we get to see a few different timelines, but everything gets explained towards the end so it's actually not as chaotic as it might seem at first glance, because every timeline is actually connected. There was a possibility to make it more straightforward, but then it wouldn't be as fun.

I really enjoyed this movie. They definitely showcased the similarities between the Monkey King, Nezha and Hong Hai'er. They are all troublemakers and were initially seen by people as potentially bad and were restrained one way or another, but given the chance they were able to show how their abilities can be used for good instead of trouble. This makes it possible for both the Monkey King and Nezha to understand Hong Hai'er and be on his side. This is shown much more in the relationship between Hong Hai'er and Nezha in the movie, as there are not that many interactions between the Monkey King and Hong Hai'er. I really liked the interactions between Hong Hai'er and Nezha. Wa Er did a great job portraying his character. He clearly understood Hong Hai'er and wanted to be on his side, even though he was pitted against him. Eddy Geng was a great Hong Hai'er. It's really these two characters that make the movie enjoyable. Unfortunately the villains in this movie weren't really effective. Ao Lie is weak, both talent-wise and mentally, so he was never really a match for Hong Hai'er. Wu Tian didn't leave any impact as the great villain of the story.

Fortunately, it's not really about Hong Hai'er's fight with the villains and more about his journey and learning to use his abilities to protect the people he cares about.

It's cute. It's funny. The ML and the FL are fun to watch. I liked the addition of him being able to read her mind. It made things more interesting, because travelling into a novel and having a system to tell you that you need to follow some missions is a common plot.

Definitely. The problem is, is that he's presented as a romantic ML, so many people just ignore it, because he's the ML. The same behaviour would stand out as creepy much more if he was the second ML or some random character. As you mentioned before, the FL becomes obedient once the relationship starts and based on the overly perfect image of the ML and his creepy and overbearing tendencies, their relationship just doesn't seem healthy at all. It just looks romantic on the outside.

I actually agree with you. The 8.4 rating of this drama is too high. At most it should be around 7.5 and that's mostly for the side characters. There's not a lot of story there to begin with. Definitely not enough to fill 30 episodes, which is probably the reason why the FL's character loses herself completely in her relationship, because they had nothing to tell about her anymore. There's also some definite creepiness to the ML. Yang Yang was the saving grace for this character. Unfortunately, the FL didn't have the same luck as Zheng Shuang was not charismatic enough or talented enough to make the role work.

There is one. Last time I checked, only the first chapter was translated.

You're not wrong. Most of them do indeed look like they were made in the 90s. Like they had some particular style that they needed to follow.

Lol the poster looks old

Well, the author is not wrong 😊

Yes, there's a full English translation available.

The ending in the drama is indeed a bit confusing and sad for most of the characters. It's much better in the novel. Gu Han Guang and Shen Qian Jin sort of get a happy ending. She starts remembering some of her feelings and asks Mo Qing to destroy her cultivation, which would allow her to be with Han Guang without the poison activating. While they don't actually mention whether it was done, Zhao Yao tells Mo Qing to agree, so I'm assuming that eventually in was done and she got to spend her life with Han Guang. Qin Qian Xian helped Mo Qing disperse the evil energy within him and then cultivated and ascended to immortality. Shi Qi was a bit sad as it's hinted that her feelings for him are deeper than she herself realises, but she's a simple person and Zhao Yao tells her that she'll be fine after eating some meat and she believes her, so she'll be fine. Zhi Yan indeed didn't end up with Cang Ling as in the drama, because their paths deviated too much away from each other. Zhi Yan became more powerful and helped lead the Wan Lu Sect, while the two sect leaders go out to play. I actually liked her development a lot. She was so weak and scared in the beginning, but grew into a very capable and powerful woman. Zhao Yao and Mo Qing did have two children. A girl and a boy. The girl was similar to Mo Qing in personality. Serious and taciturn. The boy was like Zhao Yao and caused trouble everywhere.

I recommend the novel if you haven't read it yet. It not long, but it's fun. It mainly follows Zhao Yao, so not too much of the distracting elements.

Interesting. I wasn't aware of that. It must have been a good one if the producer got interested.

does anyone know where I can watch this with English subs? I heard it was available on youtube, but couldn't find it.

I watched 3 episodes without subs and it looks fun.

Not sure if/when this is going to air, but I found a fanmade version on youtube and got way too excited to even sleep now.

I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. Usually short dramas don't have much of a story and are just some scenes stuck together, but this one actually had a story that you can follow pretty well. It's still obviously rushed and things happen too fast, but it definitely had potential to be a full length drama. The actors did a decent job and would have done even better if they were given time to develop the characters. I liked the FL. She reminded me a bit of Lu Zhao Yao from The Legends with her love of handsome faces and the ruthless way she deals with her enemies. The ML is also fun to watch. Unfortunately, the rest of the characters are one dimensional, which is again very usual for short dramas, because there's no time to develop the characters properly and they usually stick with caricatures to get the point across.

All in all, it a fun short drama. Even if there's no season 2, you can still imagine the rest of the story.

In the novel Qin Qian Xian ascended to immortality. He didn't die. So I'm sticking with the novel on that one. Gu Han Guang also didn't die in the novel.

I watched this a couple of years ago and like many people I was not happy with the editing. I didn't like the "preview" in the beginning of every episode either, because I want to see the story develop and not just sit an anticipate what I have seen in the preview. That being said, I still liked this drama, because I liked the FL and I also liked that it was about the demonic cultivators and showed the celestial sects as the villains. Obviously there are exceptions on both sides, which made it even more interesting. I also liked the interactions between the characters. Bai Lu and Xu Kai have a lot of chemistry together and made the characters come to life in a breathtaking way. I also loved the interactions between Zhao Yao and Zhi Yan.

That being said, there were a few things towards the end that made no sense and the editing didn't help. I just finished the novel and I think one of the main reasons for the weirdness at the end is the fact that they decided to change some of the things from the novel that didn't really need changing.

Obviously, the added some things to make the drama longer and not all of it was bad. They gave more of an insight into the celestial sects that was not in the novel, but did help shape the world a bit better. However, there were some repetitive and unnecessary things added too.

Repetitiveness aside, this was not the main issue I had. as I said, they changed some things that didn't really need to be changed. One of the main changes was the fact that in the novel Zhao Yao is a ghost and is able to possess Zhi Yan's body when the sun goes down. When the sun goes up again, Zhi Yan returned to her body. It's a very simple concept and works really well, so it's confusing why they decided to change it into something complicated in the drama and then decided not to explain it properly. They also left out some crucial explanations regarding Mo Qing's nature, which made the ending so confusing.

Also, I don't see why they had to make Lin Zi Yu female and in love with Mo Qing. There was already a crazy lady named Liu Su Ruo in the story, there was no need to add another one. I feel lik script writers don't understand that there's no necessity to have a female character that's insanely in love with the ML to make the story interesting or to make the ML feel desirable.

While I understand that changes needed to be made when adapting the novel into the drama, some things should have been kept as they were.

Thanks. I have read some of her short stories, but have yet to read the master series. Hopefully there'll be more information about the drama soon.

I can't seem to find this novel online. Does anyone know where I can read it?

I don't mind sad endings, but as they do take a lot out of me I always need a light and fluffy drama afterwards. Maybe even a few of them. To lift my mood.