Originally Posted by
Ken Cheng
Two more subplots could have been drastically scaled back without losing much quality (probably would enhance it, actually): the Luk Gwoon Ying and Ching Yiu Ga subplot at Returning Clouds Manor, and the background story of South Emperor 1 Deng, Ying Goo, and Chow Bak Tung.
These subplots were in the LOCH novel, so I wouldn't drop them altogether, but I think both of them should have been condensed and scaled back a bit. Though they weren't necessarily bothersome, they did distract from the main plot for too long.