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Yes I understand, I was sort of let down my first drama of Cheng Yi was Love and Redemption watched it in IQIYI same with Mysterious Lotus Casebook, this drama I expected something different from the usual looks like will have to wait till drama ends airing & binge & skip to finish the show.
Love in Pavilion even with a very sad ending, was better to watch in the sense the story didn't focus too much on the frustrating parts & drag the story, many were disappointed with how the last few episodes became very sad but even then I had no issues finishing the drama despite knowing how it all will end, didn't skip as well, even the worst guy in the story who causes FL more suffering gets away even then it was not bad.
ChengYi's character will be the son of Love in Pavilion FL character in Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Sword and Beloved, I am sure even that drama will be better than this one even with frustrating elements.

I am sure it will be angst fest, if he gets token he will be OP then will this story work by the time he gets token it will be episode 40 by the looks of it even if it gets token he will be hit by another angst scenario.

Love & Redemption was at least xianxia plus it was better than most xianxia around that time, hardcore fans will love it i.e. this drama, main reason how bad dramas get by rope in a popular star to get high ratings even if drama offers nothing new.
What makes me very disappointed is how the story goes, one moment you are waiting to see how protag use his wit to solve the crisis but what you get is protag being out of his wit & getting bullied by bad guys, he can fight he is smart but gets trapped every time can't handle the situation where his elder brother don't trust him he asks his friends to steal the token is he stupid doesn't he know once his elder bro catches on he will distrust him more, his friends were like lets just casually roam & let elder brother catch us on the act then protag will be trapped, after all this once their parents die etc. how will this siblings act, I am sure our protag who is saint will be nice to them & talk about chivalry, this situation where their parents is trapped & getting help is cliché heavy, protag knows his parents fate as per story is death he should be trying hard to find solutions, is he stupid didn't he know once sword kings identity was revealed he will do everything to stop him, The best dialogue said by protag "Reality is annoying enough so do I still have to keep suffering in a novel", is what I want to tell to the writer of this novel & drama.
I am ok with watching sad films & drama where characters suffer many tragedies etc. but not a fan of manufactured angst just to prove protag is chivalrous at least for this drama, situation faced by him & how he handles that is just to create angst, will the remaining episodes be like this he gets one skill next scene filled with angst he defeats a boss next scene angst till end, will this be an angst filled drama trapped in a vicious angst circle.

I understand the point made & was not offended, but most c dramas are like that sadly, best xianxia I would say would be Love between fairy & devil, reason I said the best story don't use similar tropes that plague xianxia.
Donghua is the only place to watch better stories plus no censoring that are superior when it comes to supernatural, fantasy etc, there are so many great donghuas that are currently airing this year two of them story Female centric & cultivation related. Veiled Dreams – Eclipse of Illusion, Xiao Xian Zhi Yao – Little Fairy Yao.
Interesting Donghuas with cultivation, Gods etc,
Over the divine realms, Wo De Shixiong Tai Qiang Le, Shixiong A Shixiong – Big Brother (might get drama adaption felt like I saw the trailer somewhere), Zhe Tian – Shrouding the Heavens, Zi Chuan – Purple River (Infinite times better than c drama version), Spy x Sect – My Sectarian Members Are Spies.
My current favourites would be Mushen Ji – Tales of Herding Gods, Over the divine realms drama version of this might be great story is different from most xianxia etc.

When a drama is based on a novel, there might be some changes or things might get lost in translation, check the donghua version of Love between fairy, I was surprised to find it's different from drama version but as a xianxia drama it's really done well, most of the drama based on the authors novel are done well not just Love between fairy & devil.
I saw someone mention this FL is lazy she wants an easy life, but she is not stupid plus even when she forgets she never forgets her life from her original timeline so even with amnesia her personality never changes, at least this drama had fewer episodes. I agree many of these dramas are filled with clichés only little manage to break free.
Another issue is some novel's story have same scenarios, I saw someone mention that a c drama story was same as an old drama but when I checked about the novel I found what they said is copy came first before the novel version of popular c drama came out.
Check donghuas they have superior stories & chances of censoring low.
Swords of Legends drama have done justice to the game Gujian, the drama even covers a part which player learns visiting a town & talking to npcs. There is a scene in the drama where protag meets a dragon in the game, it's the same, no change. Check this drama, you might like it, story is different from other cultivation dramas etc.

Ml is the prince, he is so talented he can easily earn money, he is the best strategist as well, Fl is a general & she can also earn money. I think it's like the start of their journey, both of them should have already died, so they are enjoying life since they are alive.

If they introduced him early, the angst will increase because lots of plotting is taking place around leads, I am surprised how just with brief introduction drama succeeds in revealing Prince Annan's true character, he is upright, follows military law, treats prisoners of war with respect, even without memory treats Fl with respect because he is impressed by her as an enemy general who is competent.
I thought these episodes will cause more angst but enjoyed watching yesterday's episodes, even in such a situation they have positive interactions. I just hope show is great till end, I can't find anything to complain because I am enjoying every episode without skipping.
Prince Annan is cool, he is an excellent strategist, it would be nice if there was a spin-off series etc with that character.

I agree, this drama is done well, good presentation of the story, the best part, story focus mainly on leads they interact a lot, for major portion of the drama they are together, we get introduced to other characters, like people around FL, ML also have positive interaction with them all, when Fl friend the doctor lady had a crush on the soldier & he was not into her, we are shown how she handled it well i.e. she moved on in a very positive manner, ML even advise the soldier even if he doesn't like her treat her better but make it known he is not in love with her etc, these are all done is smooth manner, bad guys don't waste time plotting etc & dragging story they move on fast after doing their bad things, like at first we are shown Sect bad guy & Queen later we are shown other people that threatens leads they all don't waste time & ruin story with their antics they come at the time they are needed to do their things & go when they are not needed for the story, even when CP changes he is not in every episode after that change doing bad things etc he is in the scene when needed then is not shown when story don't need the character's presence, I feel every character shown in this drama was used well, they served their purpose, this drama had so much positive interaction of leads.
Love the music. Lead actor is excellent as Jin An, Prince ANNAN, & Man in black, FL as always great, I like her voice & enjoy her dramas. Hope this drama ends keeps up this momentum till the end.

He is starting to forget, he forgot his interactions with few people including her brother at a certain stage he will forget her as well, maybe his memory will go back to the point where he was turned using Jade, his strong love for her was created by the jade as she was his blood master, but later maybe he developed his own feelings, but the jade was the one that first created the spark, so if he forgets his love for her, he will forget all his interactions with people she cares etc, maybe now he feels strongly for his brother so he wants to get revenge but wants to not harm her, but plans can fail once he forgets.

Yes, that is the speciality of novels written by the author, there is enough story, no need for dragging the story with irrelevant things. But also this depends on the person directing & writing the script, even when author of a novel be part of the production process having full control sometimes it might fail to do justice to the source material, The shining film is not liked by the author, but everyone prefer the film over the novel.

He will forget his love for her, he was losing that memory related to her, he forgot his interactions with her brother etc, maybe he will remember events before he met her strongly.

This drama is wasted potential, the cast has done well, story gets dragged, some scenes are great when viewer is entertained suddenly the next scene will be bad or pointless, only episode 33 managed to hold strong & showcase the best, i.e. leads go to get the herb story focused only on that part nothing distracting. The drama is not bad, but it's not great either.
Characters broke their character, some characters at the end feel like they had no purpose because their actions are confusing, elder council were putting so much expression when rat elder was punished but after that they don't have much importance in the story, leads cousin might be mistaken for the lead for the importance give to that character in the story he was everywhere in every story situations, some scenes he was great some he was irritating & was there just to waste scenes to drag story etc. They should have just reduced the episodes & presented all this better.
Leads were good, feel they were wasted in this drama, they could have shined even better in a better drama, hope they do get a better drama, critics will butcher this drama, fans will like it, but drama critics will butcher this it has everything they dislike.

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I am not fan of the actor, but enjoyed FL dramas etc, watching it because like stories of the author of the novel.

CP is alert, but he was never a character with excellent skills, he loves FL, what's the point of always acting, CP don't know things happening behind his back like what his father's intention is & what his brother wants to do etc, he even said he is trying to stay away from the sights of his brother.
In the case of Love between fairy & devil, I watched both donghua & drama while it was airing & I was confused because I was like watching two different stories, donghua has devil & fairy in one body as fairy lost her body, while she is sharing his body they fight powerful beings etc devil is like summoning powerful spirits one after another like it's nothing, fairy only has a crush in the donghua & that crush is killed by the Gods, suddenly devil gets, so angry fairy's crush is killed he fights all the Gods gathered there even goes to hell to get his soul when fairy asks why he is doing this, devil says he wants to make him his subordinate, but one can say devil didn't like crush of fairy getting killed unfairly, when comes to drama there was a triangle going on around that time in donghua her crush was killed.
Reason I mentioned these dramas have a habit of changing scenarios from novel, so check the novel before thinking story scenario is similar to other dramas etc.
In Novoland: Eagle Flag drama they created two new characters one is the aunt of FL another love interest of ML, FL & SL are in love in drama but in donghua both leads are interested in FL, but she is never shown being in love with SL at least still that fight in the hidden temple but drama version cut also best fight scenes, they even made the cousin of ML older & made her to become wife of her enemy for revenge but in donghua she is a girl who stays behind when ML starts his journey.
Not all donghuas follow novel story fully but still they don't go the drama route of completely changing the story in such way some characters will be missing, or they might be doing different things in drama version etc.

I think his intentions were not shown because things happened fast like his junior brother fell down then he returned & then they found out fox demon is being tracked by the time ML reached that nuwa temple things were happening fast, more like ML never had a chance to explain & SL was good at manipulation & using chances he got to cause rift between leads plus bad writing is the highlight which cause character to break character for story purposes. I believe ML would never hurt FL & same for FL unless SL manipulates the scenario such way an accident happens etc.

I would rather blame writing, leads are breaking their character, those two if follow their original character would never mistrust each other, rather even if others they trust spoke bad about them, they are smart enough to think for themselves & decide what to do in a better way.

He is manipulating FL, who treats him as a friend, also he is trying to make decisions for her, sacrificing demons for her & his actions lead the sect to their doorstep etc he is not worried about casualties, I am sure by the end story will try to defend his actions.

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Check other dramas based on the novels of Jiu Lu Fei Xiang they all are entertaining, so far none of those dramas have disappointed me.