The Great Song Dynasty Detective: The Legend of Zhan Zhao
大宋神探录：展昭传奇
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- Completed
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- 3.1M Words
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- Historical
- Subgenre
- Alternate History
- Updated
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I don't understand today's readers. They can't stand any female characters, they only like protagonists who are eunuchs, and they say it's not good if there's a female lead.
The book review section is now corrupt and full of scoundrels, precisely because of insufficient updates. If authors diligently updated 10,000 words every day, the scoundrels would retreat in fear, and virtuous gentlemen would rejoice. This would be an achievement worthy of praise even from the legendary emperors Yao and Shun! I've heard that calves born in sheepfolds grow up behaving like sheep.
I'm almost finished with the second volume, and Xiuzhu's transformation really disgusted me. Your novel has multiple personality disorder, perfect disguise, and possibly identical twin brothers. It also has hidden martial arts skills. With a bunch of buffs stacked up, anyone can find a reason to transform into a boss. It's never going to end.
These two chapters weren't written by AI, were they?
These two chapters were disappointing. It felt like watching a TikTok video of an old man with a plot twist – twists for the sake of twists, utterly illogical. Most importantly, how could a little girl, subjected to abuse and forced to do chores every day, suddenly possess such powerful qi and blood that she reached the Grandmaster level?
Li Yuanfang only had apprentices, Lin Chong married Li Qingzhao (who was just a plaything) to stabilize the court, Li Shizhen was a single dog, Di Jin only got married in the extra chapters, and Hai Yue got married early, but the outline of that book was completely abandoned. It's about time Zhan Zhao started having a harem in this book.
I don't know what others think about the latest chapter, but I'm tired of it. It's always the same endless plot twists, with no logic whatsoever. And the martial arts... They just made my Zhan Ge invincible! They didn't even bother with the acting. If I were Jin Wudi, I would have just given it to him directly. Why waste so much effort? It's laughable.
To advance the plot, the author created a character as utterly despicable as Bai Lu.
Bai Lu is a classic example of a sacrifice made for the sake of the plot. Possessing unparalleled martial arts skills and the medical expertise to bring the dead back to life, she inexplicably becomes the wife of Prince Zhao Er, even bearing him a son, despite already having a husband and children. Such a powerful person, if truly unwilling, who could coerce her?
I feel like the pacing of this volume is a bit off. I originally thought it would just be about the case of the Prince of Xiangyang, and that the Tiannan Grand Gathering would end there, or that the plot would end with some quick and exciting battles between the Prince of Xiangyang and his side after the gathering. Although it's a cliché, it would still be a fairly mature episodic ending.
The following discussion is based solely on the premise that Jiang Heyin was the one who defiled Madam Gu back then.
Ba Tian's detective stories are still well-written and captivating. The downside of these detective stories is that they often feature grotesque and depraved characters that are hard for ordinary people to understand. Once you empathize with the victim's perspective, it's hard not to feel uneasy.
Level 5 has been cancelled? Can't we contact the editors directly?