I did not forget about this drama!
For these seven episodes Ran Ran
is on her way to becoming a vampire. New love is blossoming, families are
reunited and old love is being remembered. Not much at all.
Ran Ran overhears Ri Xuan and Priestess Jing Ci talk
about her poison and how she'll too thirst for blood. That thought scares Ran
Ran. Ri Xuan comforts her but then warns her to not venture out on her own. But
guess what she does next? Walk out on her own.
She thinks she saw Qin Lang but she loses sight of him
when she arrives in a wood. She finds Red Lady instead but she's pretending to
be meek and that guise fools Ran Ran. While Ran Ran accompanies her, Red Lady
suddenly disappears and the next time she appears, she had killed someone right
in front of Ran Ran. She screams and runs away. Fortunately Qin Lang was
actually nearby.
He tells her after he disappeared from their wedding
he was investigating a murder case (Red Lady’s probably the culprit) and it’s
led him to Yang Zhou. When 7th Bro comes looking for his sister, Qin
Lang disappears. He’s probably ashamed for ruining Ran Ran’s maiden reputation
(but the guy did it for Ran Ran!)
The next morning Jing Ci tired to tap into Ran Ran’s
memories and find Red Lady’s presence in her mind/soul. Ri Xuan worries for Ran
Ran but Jing Ci assures him of Ran Ran’s safety. Jing Ci asks him what he would
do if Ran Ran does become a blood-sucking monster. Ri Xuan answers that he'll
just follow her regardless of what Ran Ran becomes.
Mu Chen also arrives in Yang Zhou because the Yue Ling
flower has finally(!) budded. He gives the seed to Ri Xuan and then disappears
again. Ran Ran catches him before he leaves but Mu Chen won't stay. She’s
sulking at how detached their relationship has become. Ri Xuan, who happens to
be just around the corner, comforts Ran Ran. He follows her as she wanders
about. Ran Ran knows Ri Xuan was following her to make sure she doesn't get
lost and she thanks him. Ri Xuan’s “you're welcome” is expressed by pulling her
in for a hug.
Ran Ran’s puzzled and tries to pull away but she's met
with a stronger force pulling her back in for the hug. Oddly though, it’s
comfortable to be in his arm and unconsciously, she closes her eye resting her head
against his chest. Moments later, her consciousness returns and she runs away
because of embarrassment. Ri Xuan
calls her “Silly”.
Then Ran Ran bumps into Qing Tian who's here to lure
her into the woods under Red Lady’s commands. Okay so let me back track a
little. Earlier she had asked Ri Xuan to complete her third request, which was
for him to kiss her.
Ri Xuan had refused, but Qing Tian forced herself on
him. Meh. But at least with that kiss, she promises to never bother him again –
for a few short episodes that is.
Red Lady easily manipulates her weak
mentality and hypnotizes her to do her biddings. Her first task is to bring Ran
Ran into the woods. Check.
Qing Tian had disappeared, leaving Ran Ran alone in
the wood. This wood is no ordinary wood, it's entirely a hallucination
controlled by Red Lady and once trapped in here it will trigger your saddest
memories.
Then out of nowhere zombies appeared. Su-Nu-Shi-Fu
also pops out of nothingness and saves Ran Ran from zombies. So how did a dead person save her
from zombies? Well since zombies and vampires exist in this drama, what else
can't happen? She reminds Ran Ran there is a way out of this wood. Since
this place messes with the five senses, the solution is just to close them all.
Ran Ran is too dumb to apply the solution immediately
so she wanders around aimlessly until she comes across Qin Lang. He was
hallucinating about his dead brother. He thought the killer was Ri Xuan but now
he knows it’s actually Red Lady. He manages to snap out of the hallucinations and
together with Ran Ran they try to find a way out but they’re still wandering
aimlessly in the maze (at least the place got prettier).
Ri Xuan had followed Ran Ran into the woods but he's
lost too. His hallucinations are about Ran Ran. He isn’t fooled by the
obviously fake Ran Ran who was overly flirtatious but he’s vulnerable for the
injured Ran Ran. I guess that's his most painful memory. Similar to Ran Ran, he
also has a fairy god appearing before him who warns him this Ran Ran is fake.
This fairy god is Wu She.
We travel back in time to discover how Wu She and Ri
Xuan met. Young Ri Xuan was influenced to run away from home but it was all a
trap from enemies of his father to kill Ri Xuan. His last struggle to live
comes from jumping off a cliff which he miraculously survives and ends up
living in a secluded area under Wu She’s care. Another flashback confirms Wu
She had indeed incarcerated on the spot.
We can’t leave out Mu Chen who’s been neglected for so
many episodes, can we? His hallucinations are of his family being brutally
murdered by Red Lady hence why he's so keen on killing her.
5th and 7th Bro were put into a
sleeping spell and I think it was Qing Tian's doing so she could lure Ran Ran
without any interruptions. Yao Bing came along and unbound that spell.
When 7th Bro left to find Jing Ci to help locate
Ran Ran, the priestess is too preoccupied with sleeping so she freezes him to
continue her precious nap, which leaves Yao Bing and 5th Bro to
search for Ran Ran. These two don't even bother unfreezing 7th.
Yao Bing clumsily trips and twists her ankle. 5th Bro immediately goes over to help but Yao Bing is sensitive at the body contact
and pushes him away telling him it's none of his business. 5th Bro insists
on providing support though, asserting her business is his business. Me = smiling.
Eventually, her limping becomes unbearable for him so
he insists on piggybacking her and love is in the air. These two are so cute!
They continue calling out for Ran Ran’s name and Ran
Ran finally hears them. Ran Ran walks towards Yao Bing’s voice while closing
all her other senses but then Red Lady interrupts and appears before Yao Bing
and 5th Bro. It's
cute when 5th Bro automatically stands in front of Yao Bing to
protect her. I'm pretty sure her martial arts skills are better than his.
Instead of doing the dirty work, Red Lady summons Qing
Tian with her bells and Qing Tian goes into attack mode. As a result 5th Bro is injured. Red Lady also reveals the not-so-secretive-secret that Qing
Tian is Yao Bing’s long lost sister. This shouldn't surprise anyone but it does
shock Yao Bing.
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| This looks like a scene right of a manga. |
Red Lady takes an interest in 5rd Bro
(because he's bleeding) and snatches him away, leaving the sisters duelling it
out.
Qing Tian is about to kill Yao Bing but Mu Chen
appears and blocks the attack. Regaining a little bit of her consciousness,
Qing Tian warns her sister to run away.
Meanwhile Jing Ci finally decides to wake up and join
in on the 3D reality game. Poor 7th doesn't get in on the fun as she
knocks him out. (7th Bro does eventually find his way into the woods
too) Jing Ci finds Red Lady with ease and saves the unconscious 5th Bro. She reunites with Mu Chen, who’s carrying the unconscious Yao Bing. 7th
Bro gets assigned the duty of bringing them back to the lodge.
5th Bro wakes up first and stares at Yao
Bing sleeping next to him. He takes her hand and softly gazes at her even when
7th Bro comes in. Its official, he adores her.
They're not the only ones injured, Qin Lang suffered
an injury after protecting Ran Ran and Ri Xuan got beaten up by Red Lady, which
means there isn't anyone around to protect Ran Ran. In addition, Red Lady also
stole the seed from Ri Xuan. Along with her mushroom, she completes the ritual to
pass on the curse to Ran Ran. Now Ran Ran has inherited the Red Lady’s power
and Red Lady (who was immortal) can finally die. A flood of memories of her and
Ri Xuan comes rushing at her as if she's about to die.
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This is a huge chunk of recap and it’s also my least
favourite arc in the drama. This part just showed how lazy the drama was to
find a smarter way to recall everyone's past. It’s like ‘Hey! Let’s just put them all in one place and have them remember their
own flashbacks.’ At the very least it’s over and done with. The only saving
grace was the romantic development between Yao Bing and 5th Bro. They’re
so cute!! Plus, Ri Xuan was getting way too repetitive with lines like ‘Don't
forget me’, ‘She's the only one’. Yada yada yada. I have a soft spot for that
stuff but the drama overdid it. Still, I would look forward to the beginning of
their romance in the next few episodes.
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