You Have My Heart Episode 1

Demon Lord Fufeng meets Mortal Magistrate Bai Shanjun

"Voices echo in the forest
weeping at every turn
Mimicking human speech,
drains away vitality
Old keepsakes return,
rousing the heart
Without the rightful owner-
Calamity will not cease"

A beautiful lady in her abode murmurs, "He is back. The source of all calamity."

Eerie woods and regal stones transform into green misty mountains, recalling one of the songs for the drama:

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En route to his destination, buying buns and tea, newly-appointed county magistrate Bai Shanjun learns about the Great Demon who has guarded the Yin-Yang Crossing for a thousand years.

[ Reminds me of Ning Cai Chen. Heh. Earnest. Graceful. Innocent. ]

Stepping on a cute little gourd girl demon and nearly tripping without realising, he finishes most of his simple meal, and makes his way to his appointed destination.

Lady Fufeng picks up an oddly-imprinted paper near abandoned sesame cakes. Her purification ritual of corruptive taint is interrupted by- These two do not have an endearing start with each other. Misunderstanding is naturally abrupt and ill-received. He lives in the present. She is temporarily caught by the past.

The story, backgrounds, and all else unfolds naturally. As abundant and beautiful and poetic, as the green that suffuses this episode. Eerie green of deaths in the woods. Lush foggy mountains. Green robes, hairpieces and ornaments of Lady Fufeng.

And that is how he winds up at the Mansion of Lady Fufeng i.e. 洗铅华 (an abode that stands for washing away the powders of superficiality and camouflage). He recalls the words of the old man, whose little gourd he stepped on: The corruptive taint and what it does to people...

The tree heart and its mystery springs alive, as demon and mortal dive into conflict. The first case must be investigated.

How will I retrieve my heart?

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