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A weak genius (with swifty feet) avenges his father. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Chen Xiao: Yun Xiang / Luo Wen Jia

Mao Xiao Tong: Shu Ya Nan

Director: 

You Da Zhi

Chinese Title
云襄传

The Legend of Yun Xiang

Genres: Wuxia, Romance

Network: iQIYI, Tencent Video

Year: 2023
Episodes: 36

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Cast

Chen Xiao: Yun Xiang / Luo Wen Jia

Mao Xiao Tong: Shu Ya Nan [Inferior (to) Male]

Tang Xiao Tian: Su Ming Yu

Xu Ling Yue: Ke Meng Lan

Liu Guan Lin: Jin Biao [Gold Tiger-Stripes]

Qin Lan: Su Huai Rou [Su Conciliate]

Wang Jin Song: Qi Tian Feng

Kara Wai: Kou Yan

Huang Hai Bing: Qian Rong

Ning Xin: Princess Ming Zhu

Peng Bo: Mo Bu Fang [Do-not Not Ordinary]

Wang Zi Rui: Liu Gong Quan

Feng Jian Yu: Kou Yuan Jie

Ran Xu: Nan Gong Fang

Liu Di: Tang Xiao

Dou Xing Yan: Kang Qiao

Huang Xiao Wan: Empress Guo

Guo Yi Lin: Tian Hu

Screen Caps

[Ep1] 

My Chen Xiao wants a baobao xD

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Romcom/Romance Checklist

[In Progress]

How much of the plot is angst/romance?

0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

The ML: 

Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Falls in Love First / Noble Idiot / CEO / General /

The FL: 

Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better Than ML / Noble Idiot / 

Describe the Relationship (the tropes):

Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / School to Adulthood / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / Star-Crossed Lovers / 

Relationship Progress (officially together; first (official) kiss; breakup*):

Ep 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 

# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 2 / 3

Ending:

Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad

Other Remarks

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