448: Chapter 448 will be released in just three episodes!

Director Lin did a great job filming this "lotus lantern"; the plot progression is truly fast. Look, it seems that by the third episode, he is already starting to learn his craft and subdue the Three-Headed Dragon—which is his three-pointed double-edged spear.

Lin Chuyan recalled "journey to the west" and thought, it seems… the progression was also very fast?

In his memory, after the Monkey King popped out of the stone, he also quickly sought a master to learn his craft, then went to heaven to become the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses, and after that, he went on to cause havoc in the Heavenly Palace…

Very good, keep this pace steady. It seems Erlang Shen is not far from splitting the mountain to save his mother and storming the Heavenly Court.

Lin Chuyan had been busy with "new police story"; to be honest, he had not watched this show in advance.

Not only had he not watched it, but when others were binge-watching the show at eight in the evening, he was still filming. So sometimes when he returned to the hotel at night, he was afraid his girlfriend would spoil the plot for him.

And the biggest controversy of the third episode was undoubtedly the appearance of the Three-Headed Dragon and the Howling Celestial Dog…

The audience who were praising the Howling Celestial Dog as cute the day before were all dumbfounded.

What is this? It turned into this after swallowing some dragon pearl? Maybe you shouldn't take human form anymore!

The funniest part was that the look in Lin Chuyan's eyes when he looked at the Howling Celestial Dog was still very doting!

Hmm, emotionally it can be understood, but visually it is hard to accept…

Let's look again!

Look at this Three-Headed Dragon… You are a celestial deity guarding the dragon pearl on the pillar of the Lingxiao Palace, yet you are a lecher? You like every woman you see?

Sure enough, looking at your hairstyle and makeup, I knew you had issues!

Then, watching further, holy crap, this plot twist is insane!

After the Three-Headed Dragon was beaten to the ground by Yang Jian.

Three-Headed Dragon: "I am willing to be your servant and slave for all eternity!"

Howling Celestial Dog: "Servant and slave? My master already has me; he doesn't need you to be a servant or slave!"

Netizens: Wait, why are you fighting to be a dog for Erlang Shen?

Three-Headed Dragon: "Yang Jian, you lack a suitable weapon. If you do not kill me, I am willing to turn into a weapon in your hands, ready to serve you at any time!"

Netizens: Huh???

Wait, is this how Yang Jian's weapon came to be? Is this reasonable? How can this Three-Headed Dragon turn into a three-pointed double-edged spear?!

No wonder you're called the Three-Headed Dragon!

But you have to admit, the three-pointed double-edged spear after the transformation is really cool.

Also, can the three-pointed double-edged spear turn into a fan?

Originally, you would say it's not very reasonable for a weapon to switch back and forth between a three-pointed double-edged spear and a fan, but now that it's transformed from the Three-Headed Dragon, it seems reasonable after all…

Netizens: Wait, is Lin Chuyan this handsome?

[This three-pointed double-edged spear in Lin Chuyan's hands is so damn cool, but after turning into a fan, it's so… so damn elegant!]

[Wait, are Lin Chuyan's fight scenes this awesome???]

[Suddenly I remembered: those fight scenes filmed before, it seems they were all about him getting beaten… for example, Fu Weijun.]

[It's really good-looking; the Chinese Entertainment Industry hasn't had such good fight scenes in a long time, right?]

[I heard Lin Chuyan specifically trained for this show, don't know if it's true.]

[It's good-looking, but can we not brag? Trained, what did he even train?]

There was affirmation, questioning, those praising him to the skies, and those who couldn't help but make things difficult for him…

In short, in just a few episodes, there was a heap of discussion online again.

[By the way, this process of obtaining the weapon is quite unique, isn't it? It's a bit fun, seems like an original setting.]

[I think so too, it has a bit of the feeling of the Monkey King getting the Sea-Stabilizing Needle in "journey to the west".]

[You don't say, you really don't say. Erlang Shen's weapon is transformed from the Three-Headed Divine Dragon; which genius came up with this idea?]

[Honestly, while watching, I kept thinking about the weapon, where is the weapon? I originally thought it would be bestowed upon him by Master Yuding, but I didn't expect this, really didn't expect it!]

[The key is that this Three-Headed Divine Dragon rebelled and went to the lower realm, which means the weapon in Erlang Shen's hands also has a rebellious nature. Think about it, think about it carefully.]

Three episodes, just three short episodes.

The volume of online discussion for "lotus lantern" surged again.

Episode one, fans enter the scene.

Episode two, fans promote it.

Episode three, passersby get hooked.

A top-tier star is a top-tier star; it topped the hot search list again.

#lotus lantern is so good#

#Lin Chuyan fight scenes#

#three-pointed double-edged spear#

#Howling Celestial Dog you should just change back#

This show naturally cannot reach the level of "the knockout", but it is already enough to be called a "hit"—the massive amount of heated discussion online cannot be faked.

The fans were already celebrating.

You have to know, what was the content in the teaser trailer? It was Erlang Shen, played by Lin Chuyan, in silver armor, stomping his feet, saying "The Three Realms are guarded by me"! That was the existence of a God of War!

And then? Now it's still Yang Jian! Still learning his craft! No splitting the mountain to save his mother yet! It has already become a hit, so what will happen later?!

Tsk tsk tsk, how should I put it, as a fan of Lin Chuyan, you only need to worry about him suddenly talking nonsense online, you never need to worry about the quality of his works.

One episode reveals the clues, three episodes produce a hit. Who else?!

Passersby who got hooked also had nothing to say: It's rare to have something worth watching in the summer season; it has originality, adaptation, inheritance, and it tells a story of traditional culture and Eastern fantasy. Furthermore, the fight scenes are also very good… I didn't know Lin Chuyan could do fight scenes before; this is too awesome.

The Haters were also watching "lotus lantern".

No way around it; if you want to bash it, you have to bash it on the right points, right? So you still have to contribute viewership ratings to the Idol.

After watching three episodes…

[Here we go again, here we go again. Is this what real mythology is like? Would you die if you didn't change it blindly?]

[And this setting of the three-pointed double-edged spear, it's a joke, right? Didn't the original work write about how it came to be? Do you have to change it to this?]

[The casting is really poor! This Howling Celestial Dog looks sleazy; was he specifically chosen to set off Lin Chuyan?]

[Also, can even these fight scenes make it to the hot search? Fans really just praise blindly.]

Again? The Haters are like ghosts that won't go away.

Brother Mosquito has also been following "lotus lantern" recently; he is clear about his Idol's strength, whether it's Singing or acting, everything is at a top-tier level.

As a former Hater, he knows exactly what the situation is online right now; he is watching it closely!

Sure enough, someone is mindlessly bashing my Idol again!

Then Brother Mosquito must bash them back!

["Real mythology," you tell me how mythology is real? You're here pretending to be a mythology scholar? Blindly adapting? What? Want to compare it to the original work? How many versions of "investiture of the gods" have you damn well read? Is the one written by Xu Zhonglin in the Ming Dynasty the same thing as the vernacular stories of the Yuan Dynasty? If you're so good at nitpicking, why don't you carry your keyboard to the Lingxiao Palace and police Wu Cheng'en?]

[Besides, is it illegal to adapt mythology? Should we give you a life sentence? And attacking the actor's appearance, what, does the Howling Celestial Dog know your ancestors? Did you eat shit together five hundred years ago? Isn't the Monkey King falling in love with the White Bone Spirit more absurd than this? Isn't that also a classic?]

[Also, Lin Chuyan's fight scenes are average? Do you have hemorrhoids on your retinas? His fight scenes are enough for some traffic stars to learn for ten lifetimes! Stunt doubles in the Chinese Entertainment Industry are almost extinct, and you're still here being picky? I'll send you a GIF of Lin Chuyan spinning the spear with one hand; go experience it on the side!]

Whether the fight scenes are good or not, actually, there's no need to argue.

But this is not enough, fight scenes? The three-pointed double-edged spear has just arrived in his hands, folks! We're nowhere near the end! In the next episode, with the blessing of the divine weapon, that will be the complete form of Lin Chuyan!]

Lin Chuyan smiled without saying a word: Lingxi Spear Technique, activate!]