Demi Gods & Semi Devils (2013)

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a prequel story to the Condor Trilogy as the Northern Beggar of the Five Greats, Hong Qigong succeeds Qiao Feng as the new chief of the Beggars' Sect in The Legend of the Condor Heroes and Duan Yu is the fictional ancestor of the historical character Duan Zhixing

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a prequel story to the Condor Trilogy as the Northern Beggar of the Five Greats, Hong Qigong succeeds Qiao Feng as the new chief of the Beggars' Sect in The Legend of the Condor Heroes and Duan Yu is the fictional ancestor of the historical character Duan Zhixing

Both the Deer and the cauldron and Demi Gods and Semi Devils are jinyong's novel, tbh some of the martial art in Deer and the cauldron is from Demi Gods and semi Devils but much much weaker, even jinyong himself said it. Most of the casts are similar especial the actress are almost the same and male lead Han Dong. The director for both of this Tv series is Samson Lai Shui-Ching and he also acted as "Ao Bai" in The Deer and The Cauldron and "Wang jiantong" in Demi Gods and Semi Devils

almost the same stories.

3 guys meet up and become friends and go through many adventures together.