Gu Long's Heroes: The Greatest Chef of All Time

The forums are full of complaints about the female lead being disgusting, but that's not the root of the problem; it's just a superficial issue. The real core problem lies in the protagonist's lack of intrinsic motivation and the predicament brought about by his identity transformation. Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going?

I've subscribed to over 100 chapters and I just can't resist anymore. Let me briefly describe the protagonist. Well, the author wants to write about an orphan who lives a carefree life in a martial arts world. The kind who can do whatever he wants and settle scores as he pleases.

The protagonist is now all pretentious, grandiose, and empty. Not only is he not dashing, but he's also petty and calculating. Times have changed; Gu Long's style of dashing is no longer appealing. He's constantly putting on airs, solving riddles, creating a persona, and making threats.

I subscribed to around Bat Island, but I couldn't watch anymore. Personally, when I read Jin Yong's martial arts novels, I admire the chivalrous spirit of those who serve their country and people; when I read ancient martial arts novels, I appreciate the joys and sorrows, and the carefree nature of life. I haven't read many of Wen Ruian and Liang Yusheng's works, so I won't comment on them, but I definitely didn't read martial arts novels for the sake of reading Qiong Yao's works.

I started reading it because the writing style had a Gu Long feel, but it became increasingly inexplicable later on. The protagonist's words and actions were incredibly contradictory. It claimed to be a logic-based, deductive story, but the logic and deduction were mediocre, while the characters' behavior was completely illogical.

The protagonist's personality and Hu Tiehua's moral blackmail disgusted me. This awkward protagonist is comparable to the kind of gentle, kind male protagonist in Japanese light novels that I hate the most.

The author completely missed the point in the ending. Why was the beginning good? Because you established a mysterious and intelligent swordsman with special abilities (five senses, cooking skills), hidden secrets (sword, time travel). Those who read this book also like the protagonists in Gu Long's works, and the initial character's image was actually fitting.

Let me explain my plot points so you can avoid them. First, a brief recap: After gaining some martial arts skills, the protagonist follows Chu Liuxiang through the desert, following the storyline of Shi Guanyin in Kucha. Chu Liuxiang is captured, and the King of Kucha survives an assassination attempt (Shi Guanyin is present and won't actually kill him).

Ever since entering the desert, he's been suffering from a severe case of pretentious intellectualism, behaving strangely, with inexplicable motives, and almost never cooking anymore. Just when things were finally going well and he was gaining popularity, the protagonist just became like Yu Yu...

Bai Xiaosheng appeared, and he didn't die; he just padded out a few chapters. Qingmei suddenly appeared, without appearing in the free chapters, without any foreshadowing or emotional foundation. It's like a strange woman suddenly being nice to you—abrupt and disgusting. It would have been better if she just appeared out of nowhere.