DavidThompson
The author uses a lot of “show don’t tell” in the actions but sometimes “tells” the backstory in big info dumps (like the novel plot in one paragraph). I wish those were woven in more naturally. For example, when Xiang Ying remembers the original ending, it’s just a sentence dump. Could have been more gradual. But the action sequences are vividly shown. The horrors of war are shown through the sixth princess and the supervisor’s family. That balance is okay. For a fast-paced web novel, the info dumps are acceptable. I’d rather have clear context than be confused. The worldbuilding is explained on the go. The transmigration process (explosion) is only mentioned once. I hope there’s more about her past life.
The dialogue when Li Xuan says "If within one year you have not entered the martial dao, we have no master-disciple destiny" is such a classic scammer exit strategy. He's setting himself up to blame Xu Yan's talent later. That foreshadowing makes me feel both admiration for his cleverness and unease for Xu Yan.
One flaw: the transition from "I have no food" to "I'll cook instant noodles" depends on the system reward, which came from Chu Qingcheng's favorability reaching That happened quickly – just one conversation gave + Seems too easy.
