Three Kingdoms: An Eighty-Year-Old Veteran, Advising Liu Bei from the Start

Should the protagonist and Liu Bei have visited Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage three times, or should they have met him? If they refused, would they have made the over-eighty-year-old Zhuge Liang wait outside? That would have ruined their reputation. 😃

I couldn't continue after reading eight chapters. The protagonist's schemes seemed rather childish, and his dialogue with Liu Yan also felt ridiculous. Ancient officials wouldn't be so obsequious. Furthermore, there wasn't much serious plot in those eight chapters; instead, there was plenty of tired tropes, the protagonist's smugness, and the three brothers' shocking moments for onlookers. I guess I just can't handle comedy in the historical fiction genre; I couldn't continue.

The title is quite unusual, but unfortunately, 80 years old is really too old. I don't want to read a historical novel starting at this age; it makes life seem meaningless.

Many novels inevitably include the Luoyang storyline when depicting the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which is understandable. However, it's rare to see a novel quickly jump to the campaign against Dong Zhuo after the Luoyang storyline, essentially capitalizing on the Liangzhou Rebellion's success.

Eighty years old is a bit of an exaggeration. People didn't marry as late as they do now in ancient times. Eighty-year-olds could have four generations of descendants. I think sixty-something is more likely.

Could we pair the 80-year-old Liu Ci with Liu Bei? That would be great.

The world was conquered by Liu Bei, and you can't even handle women, so what's the point of writing this?

Too many modern words, it sounds old and immature.

The protagonist, at eighty years old, couldn't possibly be Liu Bei's grandfather; he'd at least be his great-grandfather. People in ancient times married and had children very young, so the generational difference wouldn't be significant.

It's over. The readers on Qidian are getting old; they've all written about old women. The short dramas are the same—they're all about domineering CEOs falling in love with menopausal women.