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Translation is wrong. He said "我是你的风哥哥" which means "I am your brother Feng". Brother Feng may indicate two things: (1) friend (Chinese people tend to call friends brothers too) or (2) Blood-related actual brother.

He said Tang Yaoshun impregnated his mom, having him, and then left to become the Tang Clan head. Tang Fang's father (episode 9) is shown to be Tang Yaoshun, the current Tang Clan head.

Hahaha I don't think it's the bestttt drama (coming from a CY fan), but it's definitely not the worst drama either. I can understand if people find the acting bad in some scenes, but for all scenes so far, to say that acting is bad, I'm speechless.

Yess, actually while watching the latest few episodes, I get that feeling of JC and Xiao Yiren, especially since both of them are young sect leaders. I felt like both JC and Xiao Yiren did try to protect WWX and Xiao Qiushui respectively, but evidence keeps going against their brothers. Both also blamed their brothers for the tragedy of their family. And definitely agree that Xiao Yiren is worse. JC was really in a tough position + with what happened with his sister and brother-in-law...

The ratings are not reflective of whether this drama is good or not, because there's a portion of haters who give the drama the lowest ratings without even watching it. I would say ignore the ratings and just start watching this drama to see if it's your cup of tea. Personally, I really like the drama so far but the latest episodes are making a lot of people frustrated. It's still good though, am eagerly waiting for more plot development!

Hmm this is not meant to be a sad drama but a growth drama.

In terms of acting, as a fan of Cheng Yi, I'm not offended. Cheng Yi's acting is genuinely insanely good if you have watched his other dramas. However, I do think that this drama is not doing him enough justice. His acting and microexpressions are still really good imo, fitting his character. But, his styling in this drama + his role/acting as the youngest son may come off as childish or bad acting to some. Anyways, if his acting in this drama turned you off, I do hope you can give his other dramas a chance some day 😔

Wait!! I just realised that Tang Fang and Liu Suifeng are blood-related half siblings. They share the same father, Tang Yaoshun. Hmmm

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the brothers do not know that their family was specifically targeted because of the parents protecting and hosting Old Madame Wu + hero token. The brothers + sister were sent to Guangling to investigate about the marching pills. They left before shit went down.

So in the brothers' perspective, the tragedy of their family was caused by XQS bringing Liu Suifeng, the Power Gang's deputy to their house. The first time the siblings heard that their family and Huanhua Sect are in trouble was when XQS's friends came and told them that Power Gang surrounded Huanhua Sect.

I think the siblings initially thought it was because of the investigation of the marching pills that Power Gang targeted the Xiao Family. Then, when Xiao Yiren came back to Huanhua Sect after everyone have died and the villains retreated, the prince guy said it was Liu Suifeng + Qiushui revealed that Feng Lang is Liu Suifeng and blamed everything on himself for bringing Liu Suifeng to their family.

Actually, I realised the brothers never knew their parents hosted Old Madame Wu and the hero token. They only know that Liu Suifeng and the Power Gang destroyed their family and it was Qiushui who trusted and brought him to their family. Or did I miss something?

Oh yes I do agree with you, but sadly I think it's a script issue + limitation of the number of episodes. This drama was adapted from a popular 1970s Wuxia novel. Back then, before the 40-episode limit for cdramas, many Wuxia and novel-adapted dramas exceed 50-60 episodes.

Some people may also find too much "fillers" boring 😪 It's hard to make a really good adaptation while trying to balance so many things, the problem with adaptations...

I know you want to support Cheng Yi, but let's do it in a way that would not embarrass ourselves and Cheng Yi! Let's continue creating positive discussions about the drama and not stoop to their level ❤️

The thing is he has already started treating this whole world as not just a novel. He has spent time living and interacting in this "novel" world. The characters are no longer just characters or "words in a novel" to him. They are alive and breathing and he has formed bonds with them. In the earlier episodes when he killed Fu TianYi, you can see he was quite shocked to see blood splattered at him and him actually killing someone. That was when he started to realise these "characters" are real. Also, when trying to protect Old Madame Wu, a lot of his Huanhua Sect disciples died protecting him, this was another moment that he felt emotions for these people who would otherwise just be "cannonfodders" in the novel.

Basically, he formed attachments to this world and the characters because he is currently living in it 😓

I would say it's worth a watch and especially so if you like Wuxia and action scenes. There's a number of mysteries going on in the drama now, but the main overall plot is about our MC's growth into a great, righteous hero for the country. For growth to happen, the journey that our MC will take is not easy, and there'll be many frustrating moments, be prepared for that! But overall, I'm invested in the drama, so I think it's worth a try!

Well I do get your view, but XQS is seriously blaming himself for this whole tragedy and he's feeling very helpless. Don't forget, he's also the author of the world he transmigrated him, whether in his XMM identity or XQS identity, he feels responsible for the tragedy. He won't be blaming others when he already hates himself for wrongfully trusting Liu Suifeng and also for killing Fu Tianyi, leading to the Power Gang to target his family.

Hmmm I don't think it is Chenzhou. I feel like someone as superior as him would not talk to scum like Kang Chuyu and standing so close to him. In his first appearance, everyone had to wait outside to talk to him, separated by a veil. But I could be wrong 🤷‍♀️

Regarding the immersing part, I think it's because (1) some people like his friends and mother look exactly the same as his friends and mother irl and (2) it seems like he had a realisation during the fight with Fu Tianyi that all these people infront of him are real, living people. I'm not exactly sure what the timeline (I might have missed it), but XMM as XQS also seemed to spent some time with his family and friends that he started treating them as his real family and friends, not just characters in a book.

I do agree with you on the part with the brothers. I felt it was so off, like Yiren is so confusing. Did he even like his brother at all, treat him as his younger brother at all? It would better to see him have some conflicting feelings regarding XQS, not just pure hatred...I feel like it's either a script or original novel problem.

Also, I also don't think the masked guy is Li Chenzhou. He's too high up and superior to speak to Kang Chuyu that scumbag?!

HAHAHA nasty little evils 🤣 But yes, I like that line of Tang Fang when she said she saved him from hell not for him to drag others to hell. Brother Feng is nothing but an enemy to her now.

Right?! I was speechless. That was such a cruel thing to say. I know that the brother is in grief and needs to vent, but still, what a terrible thing to say to your younger brother who's also in grief and blaming himself.

Honestly, I'm not surprised if they are partly at fault. They are definitely letting this hate campaign go on without giving him any protection. Rumours are that his contract is ending in 2026, they might also try to sabotage him joining another company due to all the negative publicity he's getting 🥲

Omg I knew it was going to be painful, but bruh, the brothers...I cannot 😭 The brothers blaming Qiushui, beating/kicking him and then abandoning him was so !@#£%@%!% Both brothers are bye-bye on my list.

The episode was so sad, but I actually broke out into a crazy laughter when White Phoenix saved Liu Suifeng. I was so shocked at the betrayals that I started laughing. I know that it is typical Wuxia trope to have many betrayals, but damn, Power Gang is really really strong. Li Chenzhou must be insanely powerful to get so many people to work under him.

As usual, Cheng Yi's crying scenes are realistic. It was an ugly, painful cry of a 16-18 year old youngest son who just lost his family and whole sect, felt so helpless, and did not want his remaining (terrible brothers) family to abandon him. I feel so bad for him 😭😭😭.

My only complains are that when he's crying and in grief, his two sworn brothers and Tang Fang are just standing there. I guess they did not know how to react and wanted to give him space, but I felt it was kind of weird to have them just standing there. Also, this director's angles are kind of weird in some scenes, the scene where Xiao Yiren punched XQS suddenly flashed so many different angles.

On the villains' side, Song Mingzhu is ruthless. She's crazy, I don't know how someone like her became so docile and loyal to Liu Suifeng. I don't know if she'll end up dying for Liu Suifeng in the end and if Lui Suifeng will even acknowledge her admiration for him...

I see, thanks for the explanation!

Regarding the "重启" or reset/restart part, I feel like it's somewhat like a game mechanism. XQS doesn't restart all over again, but revives because everything else is "saved" like a game. He can't go back to his OG starting point but to the nearest spawn? So rather than restart, it's more like revive.

As for Liu Suifeng saving him, it's probably the AI using this plot point to revive him, otherwise it'll be too random for XQS to just suddenly revive. This will destroy the novel's plot and the AI doesn't want that.

^I don't know if what I'm saying makes sense or not, but this is what I understood it to be. Please correct me if I'm misunderstanding something.