although i also quite prejudiced for a male lead character... they're usually not a product of a forbidden relationship (although it's none of his or even his parents' fault); ==lmao it's not vampire knight== and usually if ML's body has deformity or unusual physical trait, author will usually make it to be something 'pretty'. blame the rule of male lead in webcomic/webnovel. huh maybe it's why he has such setting so he couldn't compete with male lead (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
As much as I like ML, I kind of agree that WSJ is a more sympathetic character and while he can stand alone with his strength, he honestly needs FL more than ML does. FL is realistically probably the only person who wont shame him for the deformity or being a product of inbreeding. Meanwhile ML is loved by everyone he meets, has no deformities and he is naturally talented and essentially perfect in every way except for his obsession with FL. The author gave WSJ such a tragic setting just to have him fall to the background. I am still in the mid 100s so not sure if WSJ develops feelings for FL beyond respect but I hope he doesn't otherwise I will feel so bad for him.
you make a great point! i will also feel bad for him if he feel for female lead. it's such an unfair game from the beginning too
i like wei sheng ji more. he has more tragic backstory which make me fell more sympathetic compared to little yuan yuan's impressive background. Also WSJ has a unique personality and he had more time to grow up outside of female lead's infleunce. this make him a more complete person by his own compared to YY. even a plus that his character design (white hair and ice root) are also more attractive to me. this character concept is in line with vilain trope tho (he's supposed to be one too) which maybe why i like it so much.
but more importantly it's because he is already his own person before he become relevant to the female lead! oof i already said that but this is VERY IMPORTANT! i am not into male lead who always cling to female lead and doesn't feel like his own person without the female lead around. although i know it's a popular thing and i can still enjoy such read. But if someone better like WSJ why i need to choose little YY? that's bc he's still the male lead!
regardless i still love cultivation story. i only vaguely remember why i dropped this story before.... i will just reread it again and enjoy it will it last..