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Omgg I love the fight between Crazy Yan and XQS. Crazy Yan's actor, Julian Cheung, acted so well. He felt so domineering and arrogant, but not really a bad guy? I still remember him from his TVB days, a very good actor! The scene where everyone wanted to save XQS even at the expense of facing Crazy Yan was so gooood, I had felt the old Wuxia vibes from it. At that moment, XQS gained the respect of everyone there, uniting Jianghu's different sects for a moment. It's like even if they disapproved of XQS at first, they absolutely just CANNOT let this promising junior die there. In a world where it's easy to succumb before power/authority, XQS refuses to kneel before Crazy Yan, even if he dies. Honestly I really love XQS's character so much, he is the kind of person to be "soft", gentle, and very kind to the weak (children, elderly, needy etc) and his friends/family, but very firm and strong against the bad people. I know some people don't like XQS's character at the start because he "cries too much" or what, but not crying does not equal strong and crying does not equal being weak. A man can be emotional and have empathy and feelings while also being strong and wise. Plus, he definitely grew a lot from the beginning of the drama till now. I love his character so much. I love that it breaks stereotypes and toxic masculinity.

There's no logical reason. Even in the original novel, LCZ and XQS were written to look really similar, but they are not related at all.

Being treated well and growing up in a happy family is one thing, comparison is another. Like the saying "comparison is the thief of joy", Kaiyan always perceived himself as being unloved compared to both of his brothers. Yiren was treated as the future head of the family and frequently followed his father in Jianghu, Qiushui was the favoured, spoiled younger brother who the mom openly doted on the most (and even the father secretly dotes on him the most too).

As for Yiren, he's just extremely weak-minded and cares too much about reputation and success. He probably followed his father (a well-known Jianghu hero) too much and was always respected for being the son of the Xiao Family Huanhua Sect. All this fame, reputation, and success probably got to him and he became someone that cared too much about such matters. When his family was massacred, everything came crumbling down and he lost the identity he cherished the most: Xiao Xilou's son and Huanhua Sect young leader. His whatever chivalry behaviour was only tied to that identity, and now that he has nothing, his true character starts becoming more obvious. Back then during the fight with XQS for the young sect leader position, when XQS got the upper hand, Yiren attacked him with a serious blow, not even caring about the safety of his whole family behind. XQS did not avoid the blow in order to protect his family. You can see the difference in character then.

Out of Cheng Yi's upcoming dramas, this drama is the most anticipated among Chinese fans! It's adapted from a very popular and respected novel. It's NOT meant to be a romance drama or satisfying drama, it's a bittersweet drama. Cheng Yi also got injured when filming the fight scenes in this drama 🥹. I heard there's a copyright issue, but I really hope it can resolve and that this drama can air 🥺🥺🥺

Yes correct. That's why in XMM's version (the world he transmigrated in), there's characters like Feng Lang and San Cai who both probably don't exist in the original novel.

I love the interaction between Xiao Qiushui and Li Chenzhou. Honestly, LCZ gives off the vibe that he despises those despicable people, like he looks down on those who are narrow-minded and despicable . In ep 27, he openly despised those people trying to snatch that fake pill to save themselves. LCZ also seems to really like (respect) people who are righteous and brave like XQS, which may also be the reason why he seems to be "nicer" towards him. He just looks at XQS like a very promising junior and likes his guts 🤣

Xiao Yiren is just a very weak-minded dude. He's the kind of guy that gets easily influenced and manipulated. He's also overconfident in his own abilities but is also the kind to get jealous of others. As much as I dislike him, I love that his character has been hinted at in the very early episodes, the part where XQS and him had a duel and when XQS was getting the upper hand, XYR dealt him a serious blow. Not surprise he ended up like this now...


The mysteries are getting deeper but are also slowly unraveling! LSF needs to use more of his brain rather than his anger and thirst for revenge. The bad guys seem to be plotting this for a very long time (15 years) if they started during the Baicao Valley massacre?

Yaaa same, he's like adding oil to the fire in many situations while acting timid 😵‍💫

Hmmm I don't think so because Emperors definitely don't have time or freedom to be in the Jianghu and reach a level so high that he is called the strongest person haha, even if he was a former emperor. But he maaaay be related to the royal family! LCZ seems to have left the palace life behind since a long-time ago so he got more freedom.

Li Kaixin was not the initial choice, but the other actress got some kind of issue/accident during training so she was replaced with Li Kaixin. There's nothing wrong with LKX. She took the opportunity and worked hard, I think she acted well.

Ohhhh if it's like this, it makes sense!

Omg yaaa nobody else was wearing a cloak. Noooo I sense a sad ending for LCZ 🥹😭

IKRR I love how in love they look when looking at each other. They don't even need to speak, their eyes and expressions conveyed it all 🥺

Li Chenzhou is Daxi's prince and the Empress's son? Damn no wonder he always emits some noble aura. I think the Power Gang was definitely established to protect the country against Bei Huang. Zhao Shirong said that their Power Gang has never done anything that harms Daxi. Li Chenzhou also told off Liu Suifeng that he (LSF) should know that he would NEVER give him such an order to kill Shaolin and Wudang's seniors. Naturally it's because Shaolin and Wudang are also part of orthodox sects protecting Daxi. But yes, LCZ's subordinates are questionable. LCZ has been neglecting matters most likely due to his health I feel. The FIRST time we saw him, he was drinking a bowl of medicine and he even coughed a bit. Zhao Shirong, at the side, looked at him silently like she was worried. His health problems led him to neglect matters in the Power Gang and ended up having some of his subordinates working together with the Eagle Gang (like Sword King).

This video is just about the amount of money each actor/actress got paid for this drama. However, I don't know how accurate it is (don't believe too much in online sources).

Liu Suifeng mentioned it before too in the earlier episodes, and he said that only the 8 Kings know the faces of Li Chenzhou and that if they were to see XQS, they will not recognise him as LCZ.

It's a standalone, but it will be difficult to understand if you did not watch Part 2: Love In Pavilion. I'll recommend you to watch Love in Pavilion first because the MC in Sword and Beloved (this drama) is the son of the ML and FL in Love in Pavilion. A lot of things happened in Love in Pavilion which will cause the circumstances in this drama.

Actually I think hints have been placed in throughout the episodes we have now. In Liu Suifeng's room, the wall behind him has many Chinese characters. So far I've seen "雅" (elegance), "忠" (loyalty), "仁” (benevolence/kindness), "德" (moral/virtue), "安" (peace) and "正" (righteousness). The wall is so interesting because I don't see "权" or "利" which means power and benefit. It's quite funny that this wall is in Liu Suifeng's room.

Was the Power Gang's purpose good at first?

HAHA I think an ordinary person might, but Qiushui probably has an innate talent and affinity for martial arts. Back then during the Xiao Family fight, the two seniors were also surprised!

Also guyss, Zhao Shirong is so beautiful 😭😭😭 She literally emits a graceful and gentle but strong aura at the same time?! How??? She doesn't look weak at all which I find that some dramas struggle to portray a balance between being gentle and strong. Li Chenzhou you better appear, my attention is stolen by your wife 😭

I can't wait tomorrow ohmyyy 😭 It's Cheng Yi fighting Cheng Yi 🤯 I really hope it gets a lot of attention and trend on Weibo to get more people (passerbys) to watch the drama 🥺 I know a lot of people are loving and supporting the drama, but it'll be great to get more attention from more passerbys! MLC did not have any promotion or attention during its airing period, it only got attention after the drama finished airing for months.