The Carefree County Magistrate

The plot and writing are both very good, but was it abandoned?

This is a romance harem novel, the kind that's both heartless and cowardly. There's no martial arts element, just a group of thugs who know kung fu. And there's no officialdom, it's just a backdrop.

Having read 50 chapters, I'm leaving now.

You misspelled the title; you should just call it "The Carefree Immortal"! I've read over ten chapters, and not a single one shows any development; it's just monster-slaying and leveling up. No wonder nobody's reading it.

The beginning was okay, but it got increasingly weak towards the end and had absolutely nothing to do with the synopsis.

Having followed the story for a while, here are my personal opinions, please don't be offended if you disagree. Initially, seeing the "divine skill" involved, I thought it would be a typical wuxia novel, but it later shifted to a fantasy setting with martial arts almost nonexistent. However, recent chapters have brought back wuxia plot points.

This book is absolutely worth reading. I started using Qidian in 2003, and my bookshelf had nearly 2,000 books, ranging from fantasy to games to history to urban fiction… I've probably read no more than 200 from cover to cover. Many of them I spent money on but eventually gave up on because they became increasingly formulaic and bland as they went on, like chicken bones (especially fantasy…

A monologue novel that is full of feigned illness and self-pity.

All alternate history novels are harem novels, I can't stand reading them.

Having read 300 chapters, it's generally not bad, but there are some illogical plot points. For example, Fei Yan is clearly just a top courtesan, yet the author makes her seem incredibly important. A famous scholar without official rank can pressure her, even though the protagonist holds an official position.