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Yu Zheng did not actually deny, do you have the words he used? All the posts I saw avoided actually addressing it

Yes, he only gave vague replies. No denial but no admittance either

The agency did not actually deny, they just said do not pay attention to gossip

You do not know that for sure, this is your speculation. I'm not saying they are dating but this is not factual to assume it was deliberate for marketing. But I do agree with you that CP marketing exists and flirting doesn't mean they're dating

so bad news, the drama is postponed indefinitely

that's what I love about his character! even if he has experienced the worst betrayal, he still has love and kindness for the world

yes that was in the novel

that's exactly what i liked about them in the novel, so glad that's coming across in the drama

I'm a big fan of the novel so i understand
hoping the next couple eps turn around for you. I saw videos where the author JLFX talked about working on the changes so maybe they will work out afterall

oh nooo that really is worrisome when they take out motivations for no good reason
hoping that does not represent the rest of the work

I do like how they connected the different timelines with little details that us realize the importance of previous ones

Definitely made sense for the writers to make him sympathetic but I think they overlooked her too much. It's hard for the audience to root for the romance if they pity him and hate her.

That beginning part with the kneeling in the cold was straight from the book but I think it wasn't quite portrayed in a logical way. I think she was not supposed to make sudden changes so that people wouldn't suspect she wasn't YXW. Also in the drama she was supposed to be suffering from PTSD after *just* watching her family and sect get slaughtered. The script offered bits and pieces of this but did not really communicate it consistently. It was hard to make sense of her because her behavior was inconsistent, sometimes she made sudden changes from YXW's previous behaviors and sometimes she did not look all that shaken up in between the time travel and his punishments

I didn't mind her character. I love his character but think the writers did him dirty

i've been frustrated with how they've written her almost the entire drama

agreed, her motivations sound too lofty to relate with but that's even more reason why the writers have not done right for her character. they focused too much on making ML sympathetic. they should have done some more to help the audience relate with the pain she suffered, her dilemma, and her commitment to this noble cause. it is harder but other dramas have been able to help the audience root for that, this just hasn't been as successful since I'm seeing all this lss hate everywhere

Warning, the producers forced the writer to stretch out The Legends a ridiculous amount. The cast was really good though
I agree with your feeling about the other JLFX adaptations. Legend of Shenli is also filming so you might want to read that as well

The author herself worked on the script so I wouldn't be too worried. She said in a video that she wrote it years ago and wanted to fix some things she perceived to be weaknesses

Me too and one of my fave JLFX stories

i skimmed comments on douban and another interpretation is that he likes dolls and toys. he doesn't like her as a human girl but a toy. he's embarrassed so he denies that he plays with dolls. i thought there might be something to this because he loved the squishy toy that yiyong gave him from the claw machine. he happily attached it to his backpack

Are you open to some costume dramas?
Some of the best bromances in recent dramas are in The Blood of Youth and Pledge of Allegiance

For modern, Crossfire and Our Times (2021) had a nice bromances