
Since the one who directs the theatre play looks like he knows something and big bro getting angry,, theres a probability that this theatre play is the real story in the past. Ryan/past Jifeng has that red mark on his forehead, the same thing thats on Aoao's big bro right now. Maybe thats the thing they were looking for in earth currently.
In the past, aoao is indeed the black dragon (so yeah his big bro is ofcourse a dragon too), whilst ryan is a normal human being., now what happened is jifeng/past ryan got that powerful thing they were looking for and in turn get possessed by it. Hence he got the red markings and never let aoao/past xuan ye because he is possessed. Possessed by that super obssessive thing that makes them have that intense feeling to the person they like. Old jifeng to old xuan ye. past jifeng killed Xuan ye and obtained black dragon's power. and then here comes big bro to save past xuan ye but its too late. But bigbro in rage managed to kill past Jifeng. In turn, bigbro obtainesd that powerful thing, that red markings, and he does the same to grandpa/earthGod, being possessed by that thing. The reason he forget might be the one who erased aoao's childhood memory , (maybe he doesnt want to remember or forced because, hello evil). Its obvious in current time that bigbro likes grandpa/earthGod so his heart still remembers although he doesnt recall any actual thing. and , that red markings is still on Bigbro, so the thing they were looking in earth, might not be actually there.
Maybe the one who Xuan Ye curses before, is not Jifeng but the one who possesses him,, that red markings that they were looking for, seems like a conscious spirit/soul with enormous power.

Wow Yaoi upgrade,, high level Yaoi with both plot and yaoi intersecting naturally. Able to win and withstand the acceptance period with equality as its introduction., because most Yaoi somehow focus on the acceptance on manga with a mellow and sad tone of understanding in the middle of story or isolation throughout because of that . A Yaoi manga with its pride and no judging society as a start and a focus, finally.
I hope we can achieve that in real life too.
From a long time yaoi reader, this is seriously a shining gem. must read. recommended.

Its nice to think that heil x river is possible,, im like, not bad, that could happen and then remember the title of the webtoon “the God of pain's groom”
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i guess not the case again..
and river loves khaol so.
i do agree that heil should be happy too
but then he is on a love triangle
and the author didnt introduce any potential lover for him..
also the miserable tone of river's monologue in first chapter..
looks like it'll end up a tragedy.. or maybe not if the events are ongoing and just.confused us by throwing that monologue.
Or better yet, Khaol made peace and forgives everything, he knows he will disappear but then Lari (or fate or smt else since the story didnt introduce factors to be wary of) may have done something to river, or river hurting himself,, so khaol could keep the grudge that is making him God of pain. And then as like to what happened to Kaveri, River would be chained in the bridge unaible to cross. Which means River would forever stay in underworld with heil.
(Itd be nice to see Khaol forgives but he will disappear as The God of pains.. unless he is ready to bear it, and then river continues his mortal life with all curses and problems solved,,)
all is just speculations tho
so back to the days where almost everyone hated MoGuanshan...HOW COULD YOU HATE THIS SOFTY PRECIOUS CINNAMON???
because he wasn't like this obviously, and he was acting rude to the main couple and seemed to be your typical bully