Micha

Nope, this is not a xianxia so he won't go through the 3 lives trials/tribulations thing. 😂
It's an investigative historical with action, comedy, and a bit of fantasy thrown in.
Seems like the writer scarred you. 🤣 This one is light so far. Fingers crossed we don't go the GMP way. 🤞

Yes. It's getting better as the story expands and we meet more characters.

The only supernatural aspect so far is FL changing appearance every full moon when she has her menses.

This is an investigative historical drama with comedy thrown in occasionally. There is tension esp.in fight/confrontation scenes but not a ghostly suspense kind of thing. 😁

End of ep.7 😊

Agreed esp. the forehead thing 🥰

I tried looking for the character map in FYH's official weibo but there isn't one for now.

I'll put my thoughts on Shang Bie Li in a spoiler below:

What I got from their brief interaction in his intro scene was that Shang Bie Li used to be under the command of Gen.Nan and became sworn brothers with him. He is angry at JXB coz he believes his sworn "sister-in-law" killed herself because of JXB's investigation.
Frankly, I find him irrational and unprofessional considering he doesn't know the full story and he later killed a lead suspect just to spite JXB. We'll see if his character gets better over time.

We got a slew of new characters!

JXB's mom is cool. This mother and son duo is adorable together.

What an entrance of Cheng Lei! ⚔️
Shang Bie Li and JXB will be prolly go from enemies to sworn brothers. I want to see a lot of shenanigans. 😂

Sebrina Chen is so pretty and feisty as Jiang Suo Luo. I wonder why she is feeling very competitive with her brother.

We just got a glimpse of Huang Ri Ying and of Gu Zi Cheng as smart soon-to-be-scholar Liu Ruo Qian.

Let the interactions begin!🎉🎉🎉

Jiang Sou Lou is his half sister. JXB said they have the same mom during their convo. JXB's dad seems to have died already. Grandpa asked where JSL's dad is when she arrived at his bday banquet.
Dunno if there will be a love triangle for any of the CPs.

Heat Index measures the popularity and investment of a drama. It takes into account the video views, searches, and online engagement for a drama. I don't know the actual formula but streaming platforms like iQiyi, WeTV, Youku, etc. have their own calculation. For Youku and iQiyi, 9,000 heat index is already good and reaching 10,000 means that drama is popular and successful.

For iQiyi, the top 3 dramas in 2023 are the ff.:
1. The Knockout (11,800)
2. Destined (10,353)
3. Story of Kunning Palace (10,310)

Awesome! Great that you loved it! 💕

We have a compilation for Post TTEOTM Recovery if you wanna check it out. It includes the links to TTEOTM info, the official post drama audio released by the production team (feat.Xixi and Lulu) as well as the HE novel translations, etc.
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/hei-yue-guang-wen-na-be-ju-ben/103667-recovery-pack-for-post-tteotm

Triple at that! 🤣

Oh I see.
Btw, they have the Cantonese version in the 🥝 app. It might sound better to you. It's only up to ep.4 though. 😅

Yup the plot is different. Production prolly wanted to outright get rid of possible "plagiarism" charges so they bought the rights. The prosopagnosia and form-changing elements were the only ones they took from the OG so far.

Haha yup 80+ days is nothing to 1095 😂

I was wondering where you were haha
Then again, 🥝 airdropped it last night with only a few minutes notice before they released 6eps. Just finished watching ep.8. Catch up soon! We're camping at the FYH page. 😁

Check out the succeeding eps and see if they work for you. I've heard higher-pitched VAs than Song Yi so I don't mind her voice as much. 😂 Her character is smart and independent in this drama which is a plus.
Zonia seems to be a poisonous plant that turns into a highly addictive drug once processed. He prolly didn't want to be caught in any way with an illegal substance so he threw the little pot away.

Don't worry about the MDL rating. It usually fluctuates a lot during airing.
Just check out the first few eps and see if it works for you.

Yao Chan Shiu with 1,095 non-stop working days beats out Pian Ran. 🤣🤣🤣

Life lesson: Don't get a workaholic boss.

Ep.1-6 reaction

I've watched enough of investigative historical cdramas to say that this one is clipping away nicely.

I like Song Yi as YNX because she doesn't overact nor underact even from JOL1 to Destined and till now. In this drama, her character is smart, resourceful, and plucky. She has certain intonations here which makes her sound so cute. If you are not a fan of her voice here, don't watch her in Louyang coz her "Er Lang" will drive you nuts! Haha!

Luo YunXi as JXB is refreshing to watch in this genre. He was really good in the fight scenes. I was especially impressed with the archery fight sequence in the reeds/tall grass. He was adorable in the clingy drunken scene. Good to see LIS' Su Chang and TTEOTM's Si Ying reunited with their boss. 😂

The witty banter between YNX and JXB was fun to watch. Their bond/relationship is shaping up already.

In 2015, I watched the OG Kmovie The Beauty Inside (with gorg Han Hyoo Joo) that the Kdrama was based on, and that one was very poignant but too short to fully explore the implications of the fantasy elements of the story. I am not sure if FYH will touch more on the complexities of YNX shapeshifting - not just as a comedic element but as a way to challenge socially dictated norms/gender stigma - like her being perceived as a "loose woman". That tavern scene and succeeding night flute scene were handled beautifully by Song Yi and Xixi.

Looking forward to more of our main CP and the introduction of other characters. 💕