Dinghai Fusheng Records 3

Dinghai Fusheng Records 3 by Fei Tian Ye Xiang

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


The art is gorgeous and the story is unique, though I constantly feel like I'm missing something in the series. Despite Xiang Shu's refusal to be Cheng Xing's protector, he doesn't seem to object to being called by that title and does continue to save him, even help him in several instances as they try to deal with this Resentment and the undead soldiers. After several battles and tense moments, we see Xiang Shu relax somewhat as they return to a land he considered home, though that relaxation doesn't last for long when his "brother" (not actually his brother, but calls him such) arrives knocking on death's door. Cheng Xing may be the more useful one on the homefront as his healing skills come in handy and seem to ease the original confusion on his arrival. Part of me thinks I should go ahead and read the novel to see if it helps fill in some of those gaps, but I truly enjoy the art and don't want to detract from this version of publication either.

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Dinghai Fusheng Records 2

Dinghai Fusheng Records 2 by Fei Tian Ye Xiang

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


What on earth is this obsession with matchmaking?! It's understandable why Xiang Shu is so cautious, but Chen Xing doesn't seem to have any clue other than the very forthright discussions that take place. Xiang Shu will most likely need some reason to negate those 16 "contracts" though given he didn't really agree to anything. Oddly, he doesn't seem to say anything whenever it is pointed out that Chen Xing could end up marrying him almost by default of their positions from the sound of things, leaving Chen Xing to puzzle things out and remind everyone that they really aren't that close.... yet. This mirror world takes things for an interesting turn, and even gets the pair working together again, even if rather begrudgingly. Truthfully though, Xiang Shu has fairly consistently been the one saving Cheng Xing while he somehow manages to stumble on whatever they need thanks to his "luck." Those tides may have turned with this latest encounter with the princess and all this resentful qui. The phrase "out of the frying pan and into the fire" comes to mind.

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Dinghai Fusheng Records 1

Dinghai Fusheng Records 1 by Fei Tian Ye Xiang

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I haven't read the novels yet, so I had no expectations of what the story should be going into this. Chen Xing seems rather innocent and naïve all things considered as he relies a lot on his constellation and how things "should be." This leaves him for an unexpected realization when his heart light leads him to Xiang Shu, a condemned man with a record of slaughter, who is meant to be his divine protector. Despite separating paths quickly, they seem to end up on the same road regardless and, for all of Xiang Shu's denials that he will ever be Chen Xing's protector, he ends up doing just that at least until they reach their first destination. It seems there is more to this criminal's identity than meets the eye.

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