Can we talk about how the system’s phrasing is basically a modern internet commenter? “Like a she-wolf, a she-wolf!” and the book title suggestion 《About my fake eunuch and palace maid sleeping together, and me catching them in bed!》 cracked me up. It’s so fourth-wall breaking but it fits the lighthearted tone of the story. I wouldn’t mind if more novels adopted this kind of cheeky humor.
Wang Ma, the housekeeper, is the real MVP of this whole story so far. She’s the only one who seems to truly care about Liang Liang. The way he calls her "Mom" at the end of the scene, and kowtows to her? That broke me a little. It shows that all this kid ever wanted was a real parent, and the closest thing he has is the woman his dad pays to clean the house. It adds a much-needed layer of genuine emotion to all this teenage angst.
1 The author captures the “fish out of water” trope beautifully on both sides. Xia Li is back on Earth after three years, and he’s seeing everything with new eyes. Lucia is brand new to Earth and sees traffic lights as “square metal boxes.” The scene where she almost sends cars flying is both terrifying and funny.
The detail about the five million cash in a sack being “over a hundred jin” and the MC carrying it like nothing is a good way to show his unnatural strength. It's not just about fighting; even mundane tasks highlight his abilities. But storing it under his bed in an unlocked room? That's dumb. I guess he doesn't understand city crime yet, but he just fought two robbers. You'd think he'd be more careful.
The novel’s approach to martial arts manuals as complex, often cryptic, and requiring contextual knowledge (dialects, metaphors, calligraphy) is one of its most interesting features. It makes the act of learning martial arts feel like detective work rather than just leveling up. I especially liked Hua Xiaomei’s explanation about the Great Cai dynasty’s influence on martial arts language — it adds historical depth.