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Been reading this over the years but it will definitely test the patience of many readers as it is a freaky lenthy saga spanning many years and much drama, with 2 smart protags who are hell bent on unifying and pacifying 11 (?) warring states. It's coherent that this cannot be done in just a few chapters.There is much to love about this novel. I like how smart FengMing is for a 19yrold. He has academic smarts but being too trusting and naive, he fails at ppl smarts. I like his naive, idealistic and humane outlook on an era without much humanity. I loved how he applied his modern knowledge but also his modern mentality. I loved his funny idioms and pop culture references. I liked how the author weaved all this into the story. But being a transmigrated character does not make MC OP. I often wished that the 2 protags were OP though... haha...I also loved the s*xual dynamics between the couple, a funny reversible couple, with a seme who freely admits that he bottomed before and that it is common in this era and nothing to fuss about. So their relationship is more a 0.75 ML with a 0.25 MC lol. According to the author herself, this novel started off as just a superficial harem danmei and surprisingly turned out to be way more complex in later volumes.So for readers who wanna give this a try, do not judge from the first few chapters. Everyone else crying about r*pe and stockholme syndrome are just irresponsible ppl who read things they don't like just to complain after. One must be somewhat masochistic (or s*upid) to keep reading something they don't like or approve. Just stop reading if you don't like... can't believe that this needs to be said!
