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First, I want to thank the author for spending so much time bringing us Guo Fu, especially since it's my favorite Guo Fu story after the original novel. I don't like stories about rebirth and time travel, and those that fail to capture the feel of the original work often portray Yang Guo as wavering between gratitude and love. This book avoids that.

In Tomato, I cherish and carefully read any work with profound writing skills. But when I find a book I've always wanted to read but couldn't find, it's more than just cherishing it! I have to ship it! 😢😢😢 Do you know how deep the regret was when the original Guo Fu CP in *The Return of the Condor Heroes* was changed to a master-disciple relationship after reader complaints?

Ahhhhhh, author, I'm bowing down to you!!!! It truly feels like it bridges the gap between The Return of the Condor Heroes and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, filling in so many foreshadowing elements without feeling abrupt. It's so rare to find such well-written and logically plotted works like "Guo Fu" on Tomato Book! I'll support you, author… I don't even want to finish reading it 🥺 Anyway, Guo Fu is awesome!

I'm a fan of Yang Guo and the author is a fan of Qi Fu, yet I still followed this story to the end. The reason is simple: this book has no melodramatic plot twists; all the women around them have been cut, which is great. Writing about Yang Guo and Qi Fu in other Yang Guo/Qi Fu stories is more disgusting than eating noodles through your nose.

Guo Fu is very well written. The romance between Yang Guo and Guo Fu develops gradually, with a bit of heartbreak for Yang Guo in the early stages. The author clearly loves the female lead. The romance is portrayed very delicately, showcasing excellent writing skills. I really enjoy this kind of slow-paced story, haha, it's a real pleasure to read.

Thank you, author, for bringing such a wonderful story about Guo Jing and Fu Fu. The author effortlessly weaves in poetry and prose, displaying remarkable literary talent and vivid descriptions. Even minor characters are brought to life. The author's writing is truly delicate; this is the real Guo Jing and Fu Fu story.

The writing is good; the author's literary skills are outstanding among Tomato's works. However, the balance between detail and summary is poor. Extensive descriptions of scenery and food are used, with one chapter alone containing several pages about a chess game. Shortening these categories would make the writing flow more smoothly.

The vivid and subtle character traits from the original novel are well portrayed in this story. Guo Fu has a complete growth arc, and Yang Guo in the early stages is faithful to the original, exhibiting both protectiveness and ambition. Other characters also adhere to the source material. The author's solid and profound writing skills are particularly noteworthy.

The original story is about Guo Fu, and the ending is that Xiangyang falls, but Guo Fu has a happy ending. It's a good read. The ending was good and satisfying.

The characters are well-developed and faithful to the original work. (Guo Fu 99) Although I found some parts difficult to read at the beginning and skipped around, it got better and better as I read on. I read it very slowly; the writing was excellent, the poetry was beautiful, the story of Guo Fu was wonderful, and it was a perfect ending.