Living Tribunal

But the thing is in those dramas our ML didn't give her any crumbs to hope for. He was pretty strict in no contact with SFL which was completely different from what happened with FL and SML in this drama. She continuously trusted SML more than ML(her husband). She even cried like her lover died when SML dies. Have you ever seen a ML doing that for a SML?

Novels are always better than dramas, Chingu. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a drama outshine its novel (except JOL). In this one, there were just too many plot holes that didn’t make sense, and they cut out several important scenes, which ruined the overall plot cohesion for me. If I were to rate it, I’d give the novel of LOFG a full 100 points, but the drama would only get 50–60 at best. You should read it when you have time because while it's not a masterpiece, it's still much more enjoyable than the drama with better characters and without much loose ends.

Of course, you have every right to praise it just like others have the right to criticize. The problem is, why call it an adaptation when almost 50 to 60 percent of the drama is different from the novel? That feels deceiving to loyal readers who were eagerly waiting to see the same story brought to life. At that point, it is not really an adaptation, it is more like "inspired by." It is the same as buying a snack that is promoted as healthy, but after eating it you find out it is actually unhealthy. Wouldn’t you feel betrayed? That is exactly how novel fans feel. We do not hate changes. If the drama had improved on the novel, we would praise it too. But when the altered content turns out worse, of course people are going to criticize. Both perspectives matter and that is why comparison is not just fair, it is necessary.

There is another one called New Life Begins where the SFL cross dresses as a Male and it's pretty convincing

How did you like the drama?

But that’s exactly the point, this is an adaptation of a novel and not an original story. If the drama makers took inspiration from the book, then comparisons are inevitable. Saying “don’t compare” doesn’t make sense because a huge chunk of the audience came here because of the novel. If the drama changes too much or weakens the essence of the characters, people have every right to point it out. Praising blindly doesn’t help either & criticism and comparison are what keep standards high, otherwise every adaptation could get away with mediocrity just like this one

She was like this in New Life Begins too.

Yeah I agree he didn't like the sect that much but still it occupied a significant portion of his life and he still left it because of FL so I'm not sure why they are still having these many communication issues. FL should trust him more as he left his sect for her and ML should be more trusting of FL too because she was the one who motivated him to leave his sect.

And he chose her over his own sect!! We can already see the difference in love. Just a curious question though, have we ever seen a drama in recent times where FL sacrifices everything for her love for ML? Because all the dramas I can remember are those where ML sacrifice, either their wealth, their powers, their life, etc.

**Lmao geez, why are you so pressed though? My bad if my words poked your little bubble, but since you want to ‘talk nicely,’ let’s actually do that.

1/ You as a viewer also KNOW MZY spared demons before when they weren’t evil, so stop acting like his only mission was to slaughter every demon she ever knew. If FL can be excused for not knowing WZS is shady, then why can’t MZY be excused for not being a mind reader about her intentions?

2/ You keep saying FL had no ill intentions, but intentions don’t change the fact that she kept putting more trust in WZS than in her own husband even after marriage. If it’s fine for her to side with her childhood friend, then why is MZY suddenly a villain for siding with his brothers? Oh right, because when FL does it, it’s loyalty, but when MZY does it, it’s betrayal.

3/ And ‘she never intended to kill them’—how exactly was MZY supposed to know that? He saw a barrier, saw a threat, and acted. If communication is the key, then maybe she should have tried harder to make him believe her. And sure, his brothers went after her maid, but FL also almost destroyed her marriage by not trusting her own husband. Both sides messed up, not just him.

So yeah, it’s not the black-and-white story you’re trying to sell.

Fair enough, but saying you ‘can’t wait to see how he redeems himself’ still singles him out as the one at fault in that moment, which is why it came across as pinning the blame only on him. I’m not mad at the word redeem, I just think both sides should be held accountable instead of making it seem one sided. Maybe you were not able to communicate your thoughts properly, it happens with most of us, but your original comment does make it feel like MZY is more at fault than WZ. Anyway, enjoy your day too.

You may not have literally said ‘right or wrong,’ but your own words like ‘I can’t wait to see how he redeems himself’ already frame MZY as the one who is wrong and needs to make up for it, while WZ is portrayed only as heartbroken and in pain. That is still categorizing, just not in the exact words you accuse others of using. If the point is reconciliation, then it should be about both of them acknowledging their mistakes, not making it look like only MZY has to prove his love.

And how did she know he would destroy every demon in the demon world? She saw with her own eyes how he spared the goose demon and the tree demon because they were not evil, so can’t she at least have some basic trust in him as a spouse? I know he is wrong too and on multiple levels, but going by your comment, she did not even have an ounce of trust in him. Then why marry him at all, just because of his face or something?

Tbh she can also trust him na? It goes both ways, so we can’t expect MZY to blindly trust her when she herself doesn’t trust him. She still spends more time with WZS and shares more secrets with him even after marriage, so then what is the point of their marriage? But yeah I can't expect you to understand that so my bad!!

But is MZY a mind reader? How is he supposed to know that all she wanted was someone to love her if she never communicated it? She should also make an effort to express what she needs, right? But have we seen her doing that? No. That’s why it’s not fair to pin everything on him. It’s both of their faults, not just one person’s mistake.

You say not to categorize, but you’re doing the same yourself. The issue is people excuse WZ while blaming everything on MZY. She keeps trusting WZS despite his betrayals, yet doubts her own husband. If MZY gets called toxic for helping his childhood friends, shouldn’t she also be held accountable for that? Nuance should go both ways, not just when it favors the FL.

She is also choosing Demon World everytime over him so it's not his fault tbh. Just because she is suspicious doesn't mean, she doesn't trust WZS more than MZY. You can see multiple times that she is more close and shares more secrets with WZS than MZY. Yes, I'm triggered by the word 'redeeming' because the way you framed it feels like only MZY was at fault while WZ is some victim who is getting betrayed by everyone.

It’s not surprising to see comments like these, since audiences usually side more with the FL in such situations. Many people act as if WZ did nothing wrong and put all the blame on MZY. They ignore the fact that WZ still trusts WZS so much, even after he betrayed her multiple times, just because they grew up together. She even trusts him more than her own husband, who should be the closest person to her. Yet when MZY tries to save his childhood friends, he is suddenly labeled as toxic and accused of not loving his wife at all. Honestly, I think audiences view the FL and SML through rose tinted glasses.

I honestly don’t get this whole ‘redeeming’ thing. What exactly did he do wrong that he now has to bow down and beg for her forgiveness? Both of them were at fault, and him going to the Demon World feels natural because she was not being truthful with him and most of the demons he has encountered have been bad anyway. And why are you trying to make it seem like he was the only one who was wrong here? She trusted her friend WZS, who betrayed her multiple times, more than her own husband, the person she shared a bed with and was most intimate with. Isn’t that wrong of her too? Shouldn’t she also ask for his forgiveness and try to reconcile instead of leaving everything on MZY?

Again friends? 😅 Wang Yuwen is childhood friend with everyone I guess 😂 First Zhang Xincheng and now Cheng Xing Xu