Second Green

The distinction between humans and demons exists in our minds, hence the debate about them; without distinction, there is no discernment. Whether human or demon, the killer is killed, the good are rewarded, and the evil suffer—there's nothing wrong with that. The key is to avoid using lengthy psychological monologues, narration, or discussion-style text to explain your points.

Sometimes I wonder why novels often feature this premise: demons are the embodiment of desire. As long as humans have desires, they are immortal. If human desires can create demons, why can't good intentions lead to enlightenment? Perhaps a better premise would be that as long as human good intentions persist, they too are immortal—that would create a balance.

It was a really good book, and it received so many positive reviews initially, but now it's all negative. Did the author offend someone to be so badly criticized? Many comments are just nitpicking. The idea of ​​being reincarnated as a snake is refreshing in the sea of ​​time-travel novels, and there's nothing wrong with it. The protagonist is indeed a demon and is quite friendly to humans.

The reason I'm criticizing this book is because it starts off with the protagonist being deeply in love with Da Bai, but later he becomes a "sensible woman" and starts taking in the other female characters. If this book had started with a harem like "The Son-in-Law," I would have enjoyed reading it. But this "I only like you in the beginning, but after I get you, I can't let down the others" trope is disgusting.

The early part of the book, with Erqing teaching the mountain spirits and seeking the Dao everywhere, was truly wonderful. If it had maintained this level, it would have been a masterpiece. Unfortunately, it fell apart after encountering Da Bai, starting strong but ending weak. What a pity.

It was watchable at first, but it got a bit too sanctimonious towards the end. And it's not even a single female lead. I endured it until the later parts. Then he slept with Yang Chan too. I'm speechless at the plot. The protagonist gets more and more arrogant and brainless. I'm not watching anymore. Good luck to you guys!

I think the first half of the book was quite good. The setting is classical fantasy, with some classical Chinese elements and many philosophical concepts, which I really liked. Plus, Erqing's unwavering devotion to his senior sister, Dabai, was practically everything to him.

The protagonist kills demons whenever he sees one, and then he eliminates them; he kills humans regardless of whether they are good or evil. Why doesn't he just kill the humans instead? He saves humans from beasts eating them, but doesn't save humans from beasts eating them? He even steals herbs from two demons, and when they meet again, he says, "What a small world!"

I skimmed through it and decided that my values ​​didn't align with the book's, so I'll take my leave now. If you're going to write about people, write about people; if you're going to write about demons, write about demons. But instead, you insist on creating ambiguity and contradictions stemming from ambiguous identity.

Again, the story goes like this: after all the editing, it ends up with countless split personalities, each with its own independent character. These clones even joke and banter when they meet. This kind of writing is truly mindless.