Xie Lian's impact on him is explained in passing, but aside from being pretty on paper, it hasn't enough depth to convince me that it'd be significant enough to warrant 800 years of devotion.

So I really hope that with time, this novel will receive the acclaim and fandom size it truly deserves. It was first published in 2017 on JJXWC and consists of 244 chapters, plus 4 extra post-canon stories split into 8 additional chapters.There is a distinctly stronger focus on romance in TGCF, in comparison to her more plot-focused previous novels.

Having read the author's other two novel's (FOD and The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System), I must say the story's execution and pacing is quite similar to FOD's, which contains an interesting plot, intriguing chain of events, action-packed scenes, and unexpected plot twist. you wanna kill people but then someone gives you a bamboo hat and you're all sunshine and rainbows again? They're not equals in which one wanna do something bad, the other would stop him because they have their own convictions. The flashbacks really don't contribute too much to XL or HC's character development, but is just there to be angsty and cryp*rn. The thing about his devotion is, when MC finds out about how the other harbors feelings for him, they way he found out made me kinda have chills for a moment.Thought it was super interesting that a lot of characters had to make difficult decisions or face situations where there really was no easy answer, or much less, a "right" answer. On one hand, he is super overprotective of XL and wants to make sure he won't get hurt a single bit, but on the other hand, he has this advanced ideology of the 21st century that he believes XL is capable so won't constrain him as much. Like the ML obsesses over the MC for 800 years, isolating himself from the world and not taking any side of the story besides MC's is supposed to be romantic, but it really isn't. This story is about pure devotion, unconditional dedication and love -over a period of 800 years- = thanks to our ML; Hua Cheng. The ML more or less carries the whole novel with his charisma, and even then, his natural charm isn't enough to make it worthwhile, or even make the MC likable.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Instead the ML is so OP that he breaks the spells binding MC's powers, and MC becomes so overpowered and slams the big boss into the wall with the power of love while his two friends just stand there doing nothing. Upon reaching Banyue, they see the two running women from the previous episode and hide, only to be spotted. Beautifully described locations, it's easy to imagine where things are happening and it creates unique atmosphere for each grand scene/arc. We learn of 4 ghost kings, in particular Hua Cheng who caused the demise of thirty-three heavenly officials.Some vocal fans have assured me that this is a gorgeous romantic masterpiece that would sweep me away with its emotion and incredible writing, but I find that the obvious flaws detracted too much for this to be .

When I first started this novel, I will admit I was intimidated by its size – with 200+ chapters spanning across 5 books, the complete story is quite a lot, obviously, to undertake; it is like reading an omnibus at length.

The more you learn about the Xie Lian and, later, Hua Cheng, the more unlikable those two start to become.