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2/5 There are many good things about this novel, but there are also a lot of bad things. When I think of my experience of reading this novel, I remember the bad before the good.First, most xianxia authors don't develop the MC's partner. In most cases, the partner is kidnapped or killed very early in the book only to reappear at the end. I have always hated this troupe, but after reading this book, I realised that things could be much worse. The author chose to make the MC's wife a kind of hanger-on shadow-he is always next to the MC but he does nothing most of the time. Once in a while, he will smile or breakthrough, but he does nothing significant. This was especially true in the middle part of the book. The worst part of this is that Xu Muan-MC's wife, is my favourite character since the beginning. At first, he was smart, strong, and driven, but all he became was the MC's support. I can't emphasise how much I hate the author for treating Xu Muan like this. It is a complete waste.Second, Long Jingtian. This guy was likeable at first, but his character became too annoying. He is already past 500 but he acts like a child. He is married to the third son, but he doesn't restrain himself. Xiao Xiaojin has to keep making excuses for him because this guy is rude and speaks whatever is on his mind. He has no respect for anybody and I honestly think that it is too tiring to be married to a person like him.Third, in the middle part of the book, the author seemed to forget that the MC had three sons instead of two. The third son was completely ignored, and when he reappeared, there was no explanation of where he had been and what he was doing.Fourth, in the latter part of the book, the novel is mostly driven by Long Jingtian and Xiao Xiaojin. The MC and ML became secondary and I can't say that I liked that especially because Long Jingtian is too annoying.Fifth, the romance. The beginning was good and promising. The middle part was terrible. For a long time, I wondered whether the MC and ML love each other or were just settling for each other because they were already married and had children. Don't get me wrong, the two have always gotten along and there are no third parties in the mix. However, romance is practically nonexistent. The latter part of the book is better for romance, but it is only better compared to the middle part.All in all, I can't finish this book and I don't think that I will ever reread it.