1. Does Wu Zhen stop aging from certain age like other demons because she obtains a demon's power and is considered half-demon? Will she be eternal like other demons? 2. Do the demons know she's originally a human who got Cat Master's power by accident? 3. If Liu Taizhen is an immortal demon, how can she suddenly becomes a minister's daughter? How does it actually work when demons obtain their identities in the mortal world? Do they manipulate the family? Because it doesn't seem like a reincarnation type of mortal life, like Ten Miles of Peach Blossom or Ashes of Love. Rather, the demons who have dual identities go back and forth Demon Market and Chang'an like some sort of hidden portal. So how did Liu Taizhen obtain her identity as a minister's daughter? Won't Chang'an people suspect them because they stop aging? 4. Spoiler me: will Wu Zhen become fully human in the end of the story? Because it'd really disappoint me if she does.
guys & girls, stop saying the low mdl rating is bcz of xk's issue. it is not.it was once 8.3 and within 1…
I was flabbergasted when I open this drama's page because the rating suddenly drop down to 7.3. It started quite well with average rating above 8, does anyone know why it suddenly drop to 7.3? I think this drama deserve way higher rating because it truly is a great drama!
Episode 12 was absolutely lit!! The fight scene between Elder Hui and Wu Zhen was epic—well-shot, intense, and mesmerizing! I honestly wonder if this drama qualifies as an S+ tier production, because the makeup, costumes, CGI, special effects, and set design are all incredibly intricate, realistic, and beautiful. It looks extremely high-budget.
I absolutely adore the vibrant color palette. The world-building is phenomenal, and the costumes and makeup—oh my goodness! I’m completely mesmerized by Wu Zhen every. single. time. Tian Xiwei is breathtakingly beautiful here! Her hanfu is stunning, and I really appreciate how even the side characters get proper costume changes—something most dramas tend to neglect.
The makeup work is also outstanding. The wounds, especially Wu Zhen’s scratch on her cheek in Episode 12, look very realistic. The blood effects are convincing, and the set design is both grand and gorgeous, perfectly befitting the Tang dynasty and the grandeur of Chang’an. The demon market and its characters even give me Journey to the West vibes.
Wu Zhen’s characterization is spot on! I love a flirty, strong female lead who isn’t confined to the inner chambers and who fearlessly defies societal judgment. The dynamics between the emperor, empress, and concubines are refreshing, and the relationships in this drama feel like a true breath of fresh air.
The casting is also excellent—Tian Xiwei truly embodies a cat-like grace, and the Liu snake demon really gives off a snake’s aura!
Overall, this drama is visually stunning, the romance is a slow burn—sweet yet tinged with the bitterness of being forbidden—and the world-building is utterly mesmerizing. I’m in love with it!
P.S. Is it wrong to find A’Shu more appealing than Mei Zhuyu? I know stoic and cool is part of his character, but I’d love it if his eyes conveyed more emotion. Most of the time, especially in scenes with Wu Zhen, he looks a little lifeless. :(
I did say that I adore this drama despite all its flaws but a few last episodes were... really meh tbh :/
How did the supportive emperor suddenly became like that? So easily manipulated by merely few words? And also, Yan He's death is so abrupt and unnecessary I believe that his death is just for the sake of 'death' in wuxia dramas, like it won't be a wuxia without death, and they can't spare any other character so they decided to kill him off.
I think Chu Zhao deserves a second chance at court politics because I think he genuinely cares for the people.
But to be really honest, I think they rush everything too much. The finale just isn't strong enough to leave any lasting impression. The final battle was not even as great as Rundu. I love how they set up battle scenes, the color grading improve a lot, the fighting scenes, but it was always too short and end up abruptly. I don't think the screenwriter or director knows how to properly make and shoot general dramas.
The romance is sooooo great, the chemistry between leads is top-notch but the battle part, the revenge plot, He Yan's personal journey, and the villains are just not strong enough for the title.
If it were meant to be just a mentor–student dynamic, they wouldn’t have dropped so many hints like this.…
I actually noticed the subtle nuances of his expressions too, but then at the last few minutes of the last episode it was shown how much he struggled with moving on from his ex wife.. I hope they don't stretch it too far.
I don't think there'd be much progress with the romance between the leads, because all I can see is the ML still struggling to move on from his ex-wife. He's still too wounded to start anything new, while FL certainly is crushing on him, hard. We'll see if ML will finally open up a little bit in the end of the drama, or it will be an open ending in terms of romance. I don't see any chance of the ML returning the FL's feelings though.. their relationship is more like mentor/mentee
Okay, so I just finished episode 26. Before I watched it, I've accidentally read comments on MDL and they were divided into two polar opposites: either they liked it very much, or they hated it to the core.
Well, I LOVE IT! It was very detailed, mesmerizing, with beautiful action scenes (though, don't read too much into it), and make you on edge. The reason why people hate it is because they think, 'why would He Yan, a seasoned general, let go of her sword in the middle of the war to cry a river?' I tried analyzing this part while watching it, and came to a conclusion: it's all because He Yan experienced love for the very first time, thus, she lost any logic that moment.
So, the reason behind her emotional outburst was because she thought Xiao Jue was killed. She was a seasoned general, renowned as General Feihong, but during that time, she had no one she loved. She had no romantic interest. So the experience of almost losing someone she loved in the middle of the war, right in front of her eyes, was new. She never experienced such intense love and care for someone before, so she could remain logical and cool during her fight. But this is her first time falling in love, and the first time she almost lost that person right in front of her, so I think it makes total sense for her to have emotional outbreak in the middle of the war. She thought she had already killed the Wutuo leader anyway, and I think at that moment, she probably didn't even think of surviving anymore.
I believe, at that very moment she lost the grip of her sword and kneeled down, she was hopeless, spiraling into despair, and didn't even give an f about herself anymore. Like, she probably wanted to die along Xiao Jue. If she could still fight as if nothing happened, I think it would made her seem very cold and heartless. He Yan also showed that she is not very good at concealing or managing her emotion, as you can see during her several moments of loss prior to Rundu Battle, such as when she heard of her 7 generals died, and she immediately took action without much thinking. So she having an emotional outbreak is in character.
ep 12 - how the heck did cheng lisu figure out he Yan is a girl only by checking her pulse???
I guess you're new to Cdrama land, but it's been like this over decades. I'm not really sure myself about how to detect pulses, but chinese doctors can diagnose a variety of symptoms just from pulse-checking.
Just watched Ep 25, no matter how misogynistic Li Kuang is, I feel a bit sad whenever he called He Yan General Feihong :"(
Like I can sense how much he misses his brilliant and courageous leader. But Idk how he'd change after he found out General Feihong is a woman though :/ hopefully he's got some redemption arc on how he views women.
There was NO DOUBLE USED in the drama wtf. Have you not seen the behind the scenes??
then the camera angles were crazily good! Because I too thought she used double in some fighting scenes due to different body proportion perception on the screen. Zhou Ye really is an amazing and versatile actress!
1. Does Wu Zhen stop aging from certain age like other demons because she obtains a demon's power and is considered half-demon? Will she be eternal like other demons?
2. Do the demons know she's originally a human who got Cat Master's power by accident?
3. If Liu Taizhen is an immortal demon, how can she suddenly becomes a minister's daughter? How does it actually work when demons obtain their identities in the mortal world? Do they manipulate the family? Because it doesn't seem like a reincarnation type of mortal life, like Ten Miles of Peach Blossom or Ashes of Love. Rather, the demons who have dual identities go back and forth Demon Market and Chang'an like some sort of hidden portal. So how did Liu Taizhen obtain her identity as a minister's daughter? Won't Chang'an people suspect them because they stop aging?
4. Spoiler me: will Wu Zhen become fully human in the end of the story? Because it'd really disappoint me if she does.
The fight scene between Elder Hui and Wu Zhen was epic—well-shot, intense, and mesmerizing! I honestly wonder if this drama qualifies as an S+ tier production, because the makeup, costumes, CGI, special effects, and set design are all incredibly intricate, realistic, and beautiful. It looks extremely high-budget.
I absolutely adore the vibrant color palette. The world-building is phenomenal, and the costumes and makeup—oh my goodness! I’m completely mesmerized by Wu Zhen every. single. time. Tian Xiwei is breathtakingly beautiful here! Her hanfu is stunning, and I really appreciate how even the side characters get proper costume changes—something most dramas tend to neglect.
The makeup work is also outstanding. The wounds, especially Wu Zhen’s scratch on her cheek in Episode 12, look very realistic. The blood effects are convincing, and the set design is both grand and gorgeous, perfectly befitting the Tang dynasty and the grandeur of Chang’an. The demon market and its characters even give me Journey to the West vibes.
Wu Zhen’s characterization is spot on! I love a flirty, strong female lead who isn’t confined to the inner chambers and who fearlessly defies societal judgment. The dynamics between the emperor, empress, and concubines are refreshing, and the relationships in this drama feel like a true breath of fresh air.
The casting is also excellent—Tian Xiwei truly embodies a cat-like grace, and the Liu snake demon really gives off a snake’s aura!
Overall, this drama is visually stunning, the romance is a slow burn—sweet yet tinged with the bitterness of being forbidden—and the world-building is utterly mesmerizing. I’m in love with it!
P.S. Is it wrong to find A’Shu more appealing than Mei Zhuyu? I know stoic and cool is part of his character, but I’d love it if his eyes conveyed more emotion. Most of the time, especially in scenes with Wu Zhen, he looks a little lifeless. :(
I did say that I adore this drama despite all its flaws but a few last episodes were... really meh tbh :/
How did the supportive emperor suddenly became like that? So easily manipulated by merely few words? And also, Yan He's death is so abrupt and unnecessary I believe that his death is just for the sake of 'death' in wuxia dramas, like it won't be a wuxia without death, and they can't spare any other character so they decided to kill him off.
I think Chu Zhao deserves a second chance at court politics because I think he genuinely cares for the people.
But to be really honest, I think they rush everything too much. The finale just isn't strong enough to leave any lasting impression. The final battle was not even as great as Rundu. I love how they set up battle scenes, the color grading improve a lot, the fighting scenes, but it was always too short and end up abruptly. I don't think the screenwriter or director knows how to properly make and shoot general dramas.
The romance is sooooo great, the chemistry between leads is top-notch but the battle part, the revenge plot, He Yan's personal journey, and the villains are just not strong enough for the title.
Well, I LOVE IT! It was very detailed, mesmerizing, with beautiful action scenes (though, don't read too much into it), and make you on edge. The reason why people hate it is because they think, 'why would He Yan, a seasoned general, let go of her sword in the middle of the war to cry a river?' I tried analyzing this part while watching it, and came to a conclusion: it's all because He Yan experienced love for the very first time, thus, she lost any logic that moment.
So, the reason behind her emotional outburst was because she thought Xiao Jue was killed. She was a seasoned general, renowned as General Feihong, but during that time, she had no one she loved. She had no romantic interest. So the experience of almost losing someone she loved in the middle of the war, right in front of her eyes, was new. She never experienced such intense love and care for someone before, so she could remain logical and cool during her fight. But this is her first time falling in love, and the first time she almost lost that person right in front of her, so I think it makes total sense for her to have emotional outbreak in the middle of the war. She thought she had already killed the Wutuo leader anyway, and I think at that moment, she probably didn't even think of surviving anymore.
I believe, at that very moment she lost the grip of her sword and kneeled down, she was hopeless, spiraling into despair, and didn't even give an f about herself anymore. Like, she probably wanted to die along Xiao Jue. If she could still fight as if nothing happened, I think it would made her seem very cold and heartless. He Yan also showed that she is not very good at concealing or managing her emotion, as you can see during her several moments of loss prior to Rundu Battle, such as when she heard of her 7 generals died, and she immediately took action without much thinking. So she having an emotional outbreak is in character.
Also, I think Li Kuang is an absolute bollocks.
Like I can sense how much he misses his brilliant and courageous leader. But Idk how he'd change after he found out General Feihong is a woman though :/ hopefully he's got some redemption arc on how he views women.