Legendary Book of Sun-Moon Swordplay

[charbydis]

I want Siu Han to go nuts and pash Yik Lun!!!!!
Blueeeey!

[Melanie]

I want Siu Han to go nuts and pash Yik Lun!!!!!
Blueeeey!

What is "pash?" Like kill him?

[charbydis]

What is "pash?" Like kill him?

So violent! Mel!

I want them to be like this! --->

[Melanie]

So violent! Mel!

I want them to be like this! --->

Ohhh... Sorry, I guess the first thing that popped into my mind when you said "pash" is that you wanted evil Sui Han to kill off Yik Lun. I guess I am pretty violent.

[charbydis]

Ohhh... Sorry, I guess the first thing that popped into my mind when you said "pash" is that you wanted evil Sui Han to kill off Yik Lun. I guess I am pretty violent.

Let us compromise! They can have a violent pash when Siu Han is in "Bride With White Hair" mode!

[Melanie]

Let us compromise! They can have a violent pash when Siu Han is in "Bride With White Hair" mode!

Charbydis! Your request makes me blush! . Well, I assume all my readers are above 18 years old, so a few suggestive scenes should be cool. I guess the content of my story so far has been rated PG 13. Time to increase the steaminess...

[charbydis]

Charbydis! Your request makes me blush! . Well, I assume all my readers are above 18 years old, so a few suggestive scenes should be cool. I guess the content of my story so far has been rated PG 13. Time to increase the steaminess...

Well, I really don't think other readers rooting for Yik Lun-Siu Han couple will mind if it happens like that ! (tough luck if you root for Fei-Han) If you are concerned, then put it in a spoilers tag and have a warning ahead of your post. The pashing thing is just a crazy suggestion, you don't have to follow through if it doesn't match the rest of your story.

When is Yan (drool-inducing) Kuan coming out?

[Melanie]

Well, I really don't think other readers rooting for Yik Lun-Siu Han couple will mind if it happens like that ! (tough luck if you root for Fei-Han) If you are concerned, then put it in a spoilers tag and have a warning ahead of your post. The pashing thing is just a crazy suggestion, you don't have to follow through if it doesn't match the rest of your story.

When is Yan (drool-inducing) Kuan coming out?

Actually, I already planned out what's going to happen to Yik Lun-Sui-Han, since I'm thinking of a sequel. I also know what's going to happen to Fei, again because of the sequel. I think tweety's rooting for Fei-Han, but I'm not sure, since I have bad memory. Regardless of your pashing suggestion, I already have decided whether or not there will be pashing between which couples. So don't worry, you're not affecting the course of the story.

Yan Kuan is coming soon, in the next 1-2 chapters. Like I warned tweety, don't expect these guys (Yan Kuan or Wallace Chung) to be great heroic characters. I'm more into writing about shady characters these days.

[charbydis]

Yan Kuan is coming soon, in the next 1-2 chapters. Like I warned tweety, don't expect these guys (Yan Kuan or Wallace Chung) to be great heroic characters. I'm more into writing about shady characters these days.

Yan Kuan

[Melanie]

Yan Kuan

I've always thought Yan Kuan was hot, too. However, I am sorry to mention this (and this is in no way meant as a criticism at Yan Kuan, as I still consider him very hot), but I just saw the trailers to Qing Shi Huang Fei and Yan Kuan does not look very hot in there, for some reason. (I thought Wallace Huo looked better in the trailer.) In fact, Yan Kuan looks rather aged. I think he's actually younger than Wallace Chung, and yet, I think Wallace Chung still looks remarkably young for his actual age, whereas Yan Kuan hasn't aged quite as well.

[charbydis]

I've always thought Yan Kuan was hot, too. However, I am sorry to mention this (and this is in no way meant as a criticism at Yan Kuan, as I still consider him very hot), but I just saw the trailers to Qing Shi Huang Fei and Yan Kuan does not look very hot in there, for some reason. (I thought Wallace Huo looked better in the trailer.)

I think he was tortured quite badly in QSHF so he looks very haggard there.

Gilbert <--- I dare you to criticise!
I saw a clip of him when they asked him about Coffee Lu's love triangle with Stephen Wong and he looks very good.

[Melanie]

I think he was tortured quite badly in QSHF so he looks very haggard there.

Gilbert <--- I dare you to criticise!
I saw a clip of him when they asked him about Coffee Lu's love triangle with Stephen Wong and he looks very good.

Who's Coffee Lu? And what love triangle? Do you have the link to the clip?

[tweety365]

I think tweety's rooting for Fei-Han, but I'm not sure, since I have bad memory.

I am actually fine with Fei or Lun. I'm a happy camper with the Wallace/SFF couple.
See, I'm very easy to satisfy.

[charbydis]

Who's Coffee Lu? And what love triangle? Do you have the link to the clip?

Coffee Lu is his ex-girlfriend. They broke up earlier recently (I sent you a PM, did you not get it? I had been celebrating for weeks! ) and now is involved with a rich man as well as TVB's Stephen Wong (the cute one), who is rumoured to be involved with Natalie Tong. Gilbert and Coffee were at an event where she was interviewed and he was there so they asked his opinion as well. I find Gilbert actually quite calm and graceful with his answers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLpf4PPCuRw

[Melanie]

If you're looking for the flashback story with Wallace Chung and Sun Fei Fei, it has been removed from the original Legendary Book story and has been expanded into a prequel story. Please click below to read my new fanfic. Thank you for reading.

Legendary Book of Sun-Moon Swordplay - The Prequel

[charbydis]

tweety - Here's some more Wallace Chung-SFF for you in this chapter.

charbydis - No, I didn't get your PM. Could you resend it or email me instead ([email protected])? Wow, Gilbert looks pretty good for his age. How old is he now? He looks thinner than I remember, though. His face is more angular and bony. The big dorky glasses should go. His ex-gf doesn't even look that pretty. Who is she? I've never heard of her. Why were you celebrating for weeks?

I have been pretty open in expressing that I don't like this GF of his for a long time. I even got reprimanded once in Baidu for opening celebrating their breakup (hehe) I just don't like her. Apparently, he met her when he was hosting the Miss ATV contest and she won. He got a divorce and they got together. Then they separated recently mutually but there are strong rumours that she dumped him for the rich guy.

http://asianfanatics.net/forum/topic...-stephen-wong/

Gilbert is like 49 or 50 I think. He has a new GF by the way. I heard he went vegetarian and lost a lot of weight.

Furthermore, you refuse to accept the fact that Elder Brother doesn’t love you. You know very well whom he loves the most in this world.

Oh dear! Incest!!!

[tweety365]

Sit Chung Nam I don't think I can fall in love with a character more. Of course it helps tremendously that I can envision Wallace in the role of Chung Nam. However, I'm starting to see him as a stand alone character and not Wallace. That is testament to your great writing, Mel! Such a coincidence that just yesterday, I was watching Zu Mt Saga on cable and the episode of Ekin as Blood Demon was airing. Reading about Chung Nam totally reminds me of Blood Demon. Just so !!! Ah, Chung Nam can kidnap and lust all over me any time of day! . But he only has eyes for Black Rose .

I absolutely love this chapter. I noticed that as the years go by, your chapters have gotten longer and the writing style has changed to become more intricate and thought provoking. A pity that these events are only part of a side story. But tis ok, I'm excited about the pending badass, revenge driven Seer .

[Melanie]

I have been pretty open in expressing that I don't like this GF of his for a long time. I even got reprimanded once in Baidu for opening celebrating their breakup (hehe) I just don't like her. Apparently, he met her when he was hosting the Miss ATV contest and she won. He got a divorce and they got together. Then they separated recently mutually but there are strong rumours that she dumped him for the rich guy.

I bet she probably did dump him for the rich guy. After all, Gilbert dumped his wife for a younger Coffee Lu, so why wouldn't she dump him for a richer guy?

By the way, why don't you like Coffee? I've heard of strange names, but the name Coffee just about takes the prize.

Gilbert is like 49 or 50 I think. He has a new GF by the way. I heard he went vegetarian and lost a lot of weight.

Another new gf, huh? Who's she? And how old is the new gf this time? Is he going through a midlife crisis and dating younger women?

I prefer him with more meat on his body rather than just skin and bones. Maybe I'm just odd, but I still prefer men to have some nicely toned muscles and meat.

Oh dear! Incest!!!

Oh, you better hope it's not incest, because the "Elder Brother" I am referring to is going to be Yan Kuan.

Sit Chung Nam I don't think I can fall in love with a character more.

Ah, I think I may have just redeemed myself in your eyes after killing off Vincent's character so early on in the story.

Of course it helps tremendously that I can envision Wallace in the role of Chung Nam. However, I'm starting to see him as a stand alone character and not Wallace. That is testament to your great writing, Mel!

That's quite a compliment! You have my most sincere thanks. Not many readers have told me this. Even if you are simply being too kind and generous with your compliments, I'll still cling onto this praise because it will get me through my moments of writer's block. Interestingly, over the years, my characters have also become stand alone characters to me. I don't know how that happened, but it just did. However, for the character of Sit Chung Nam, I somehow prefer to still see him as Wallace Chung. Perhaps, it is because I am so crazy about Wallace right now that envisioning him as I write gives me that extra push to try to make Chung Nam sexier and more badass. But like I warned you before, don't expect too much from the Chung Nam-Black Rose pairing. I'm afraid of disappointing you when you obviously love this couple so much.

Such a coincidence that just yesterday, I was watching Zu Mt Saga on cable and the episode of Ekin as Blood Demon was airing. Reading about Chung Nam totally reminds me of Blood Demon. Just so cool!!!

Ekin was HOT as the Blood Demon! I wished he could have stayed evil. When he was good, he had these sad, puppy eyes that were cute but not very exciting.

Ah, Chung Nam can kidnap and lust all over me any time of day! But he only has eyes for Black Rose.

Tweety! Goodness! Such forwardness! Do you want the stand alone character Sit Chung Nam to kidnap and lust all over you or the Sit Chung Nam with Wallace Chung's face and body to do those deeds to you?

Incidentally, I was actually worried that readers would perceive Chapter 84 (Fairy Dust) as too suggestive and indecent. I tried my hardest to tone down the language and to avoid anything too graphic or offensive, but I was nonetheless concerned what reader reaction would be. So far, it looks like two people have read Chapter 84 (you and charbydis), and nobody has run away in shock and disapproval yet. So I guess this chapter's content is fine? Not too inappropriately sensuous? Shall I venture into even "sexier" territory in my upcoming chapters?

I absolutely love this chapter.

Thanks for saying that, tweety. I think only Wallace Chung (or SFF) fans love this chapter. So far, the fan club consists of me and you. I think HaoMei likes Wallace, too, but she seems to be pretty busy lately and may not get to this chapter until later on. WhiteHairedMaiden mentioned at winglin that she liked Chung Nam, too. Do you know that WhiteHairedMaiden actually doesn't know who Wallace Chung is? So let's see if she still likes Chung Nam after reading this chapter, even without knowing the actor casted in the role.

I noticed that as the years go by, your chapters have gotten longer and the writing style has changed to become more intricate and thought provoking. A pity that these events are only part of a side story. But tis ok, I'm excited about the pending badass, revenge driven Seer.

It's weird; I've never consciously tried to change my writing style over the years, but somehow it has changed nevertheless. I actually went back and re-read some of my old chapters, and I had this feeling that I was reading someone else's story. My chapters have certainly become longer, but whether or not they have turned out for the better is for the readers to decide. I agree that the chapter contents are more intricate and detailed, but I suspect that plot-wise, some readers, justifiably so, feel that perhaps there is TOO much detail and would just prefer to see the story end.



Ok, now last but not least, I would like to reply to Crystal's (WhiteHairedMaiden) comments made at winglin several months ago that I never got a chance to respond to. I am replying here because I feel that Crystal's comment regarding Yik Lun is especially enlightening and should be shared and even made me, the creator of the character Yik Lun, view this character in a different light. To put everything in context, here is my initial comment regarding Yik Lun:

Melanie
"Actually, to my greatest regret, I consider Lun to be my biggest failure. He is suppose to be the second lead in the story. (Sui Han is the main lead.) Yet, his character is very lackluster and predictable. Perhaps, I tried too hard in making him likable and honorable that I had unwittingly turned him into a boring, predictable hero. I, of all people, understand very well why he is not very popular; he lacks a certain zest, a certain excitement factor. However, at this point in the story, it is too late to make any huge changes to his personality, as that would only make him seem too unbelievable and out of character. Oh, well."

And here is what Crystal said:
"Oh, nono, don't consider Lun a failure! Coz in fact, he seems quite real to me a a character. Maybe he's not as emotionally appealing as some other characters, but he is almost like the solid foundation of your story around and on which all other characters can draw together. He's like a white background against which the colours of other characters stand out better. Not to mean that others all seem better by comparison. He's like the sky behind the rainbow of characters, which wraps them together. He just balances everyone out and tie them all harmoniously, by being the "perfect" (minus that one flaw I mentioned, if we'd call it a flaw) protagonist with a smooth, clean flavour that goes well with any other flavour. I hope you get me here. I'm trying to cheer you up nehow. And oh yes, the Dancing Fairies chapter! My favourite. Hmm, I'd almost forgotten that part. Yes, I really liked what Lun said there. I think you could still carry on that image of him in that scene as a dashing, noble hero and round him out as a main character, by leaning more on the hard determined side of his love as opposed to the weepy side. Give him tough choices, and make him capable of being even tough with Sui Han at a certain point, maybe, i.e. coz of a moral choice. That would reduce his weakness as a character, I think -- a weakness that comes from being too Sui-Han oriented, and add some backbone to his love. Just my thought."

Many years ago, when I started writing this story, I had a different idea of what my knight in shining armor in wuxia times should be like. He was this perfect man, handsome, tall, with excellent martial arts skills, and a hero through and through with no skeletons in the closet. And that was how I penned the character of Lam Yik Lun. At that time in my life, he was not boring and plain, not "too good to be exciting." However, as the years passed, I gravitated toward a shadier, "bad boy" sort of hero, one who straddled the boundaries of good and evil, who was not afraid to step on others' feet to get what he wanted, but was also passionate and sweet to the woman he loved. And, of course, he had to be tall and hot. As many have noticed, my changing views of what a "hot hero" should be like was reflected in my characters as the story progressed. Unfortunately, some characters like Yik Lun cannot undergo a 180 degree turnaround in personality, as it would seem too unrealistic. So what I did instead was add characters as the story continued to allow me to continue spinning fantasies of my current ideal "hero."

With that said, Yik Lun, when compared to other newer male characters (like Sit Chung Nam) starts to pale, at least in my eyes. Therefore, I would like to give Crystal a huge hug for showing me how Yik Lun can still be cool, like the "sky behind the rainbow of characters" and the "white background against which the colours of other characters stand out better." After reading such poetic descriptions of Yik Lun, how can I call his character unexciting?

[charbydis]

I only have eyes for Ling Dong and Bluey now! No time for "Elder Brother"! You can toss him to the wolves (Poison Snake)!

Ekin was hot as the Blood Demon with love, but Eddie Kwan rocks as the evil unrepentant Blood Demon!

[tweety365]

Yes, yes, these 2 chapters with Wallace/SFF has totally redeemed you for whacking Vincent . Chung Nam is just so yummy! I totally understand that their appearances are limited since not many readers appreciate them you and I do. Plus, you need to conclude this story. So in the mean time, I will re-read ch 83-84. As for the scenes being suggestive, I don’t know about the age of other readers, but I grew up reading romance novels, so these scenes are very tame in my books. Rated G . I whole heartedly agree to sexier moments between Chung Nam and Black Rose. If you are worried about making the scenes too steamy for readers, put in spoiler tags like charbydis mentioned.

In regards to your Yik Lun being dull, I agree with Crystal. His righteousness and straight forward personality helps make the other characters stand out more. However, it does not diminish his contribution to the storyline. There are various different personalities in your many characters and it makes the plot more interesting. He may not be the readers’ favorite, but he is a solid foundation for the story. So consider your Yik Lun to be part of a buffet of personalities that help drive the operation of a plot.

As long as the story engages readers, I don’t think you should place too much emphasis on if readers love one of the main protagonists or not. Before Wallace/SFF, I liked the Kevin/Gigi and Ekin/Kristy pairings. Yet, it was the awesome twists and turns in this story that kept me reading and waiting all these years. So, in conclusion, you should get back to writing ch 85