sorry but i couldnt read past Rong Jin Xue!!!!! that woman still puts me in a rage years after i watched cruel romance..i think the title is in reference to her! she was the only cruel one in that show and the most idiotic ugh
When i first saw Devil Judge on here i was like what,no way! then i remembered that i watched until episode 9 got annoyed,skipped and watched the last 3 episodes .So i guess i felt the same way as you,the middle was a drag especially the fake misunderstandings between the 2 male leads and Ga On being so wishy washy about the Female Cope...he didnt deserve her at all and she should have known better than to waste so much of her life on him.
cliffhanger ,even the last frame. but still a good story i would say.
also The Taoism Grandmaster has something similar.