A bookworm couch queen reincarnates as an evil 2FL in a mediocre story.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Chinese Title
Eternal Night Galaxy
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Tutorial #2: Switch out Mu Yao's medicine to elongate her (and Liu Fu Yi's) stay.
Ling Miao Miao is exasperated. How stupid is this villain? She means herself (Lin Yu). How can she tamper with the medicine and personally deliver it? How is that different from sending yourself to prison? Well, our Ling Miao Miao is smarter than that! She doesn't send herself to prison – she just gets on the express to death. No matter what she gives, Mu Yao is adversely reacting (i.e. coughing up the liquid, ofc, it's the only symptom), and Mu Sheng is avidly killing Ling Miao Miao every time.
On one try, she emphasizes she really didn't change the medicine this time.
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Tutorial #3: Go to Mu Yao's room and burn her map (the key to destroying Lady Resentment).
Ling Miao Miao complains about the plot-holes before I can complain about the plot-holes xD. This 2FL (Lin Yu), if she must burn the map, why do it in the room? These powerful daemon hunters, how did they not hear this 2FL eavesdropping! When Ling Miao Miao doesn't want to betray Mu Yao’s trust, a meteorite kills her. Ok! Burn the map, it is! Some things are just above and beyond friendship like space debris, hahaha. Ling Miao Miao regrets it immediately, except the map burns too fast, leaving only a fragment.
Mu Sheng catches Ling Miao Miao and here we go again – Ling Miao Miao, our record keeper of death badges, respawns, rinses and repeats. When she successfully swallows the map, not leaving a trace, Mu Sheng is still murderous.
Conclusion: if there's proof, he kills her; if there's no proof, he still kills her. xD.
4th Try. She confesses her love to him. It works!
As Mu Sheng‘s leaving, he vigorously shakes the hand Ling Miao Miao held as if that will shake the feelings that already seeped into your heart. A Sheng, resistance is futile ~ (;
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Bubbly Ling Miao Miao bursts in on the sibling’s stifling confrontation, planning to confess her crimes. What's death by Mu Sheng anyway? But wait, the System speaks. Her ten days of unlimited lives are over. If she dies now, it's really game over. Without a split second of hesitation, Ling Miao Miao confes– screw confession! She asks if they want food. She's a real one LOL. They're silent. She adjourns. Pretend nothing happened.
Our "Black Lotus" (Mu Sheng) actually has a black lotus in his heart. Ouuu.
System speaks. Our "Green Tea" has to seduce the Black Lotus! What a direct way we're getting our romance. That's the System's individual mission for Ling Miao Miao (on top of beating Lady Resentment). Right now Mu Sheng's feelings towards her are 200%....negative.
Ling Miao Miao starts with flowers, but Mu Sheng crumbles it in her face. But hey, they were on the same wavelength. He was just staring at flowers and she brought him more. Then he has her at knifepoint. Swell start. Nothing spells romance like some thrill! Ling Miao Miao manages to turn her fate around by mending the siblings' relationship (she played devil's advocate for Mu Yao to admit her brother will always be her family and for Mu Sheng to overhear his jiejie’s true feelings). But gosh, why is he still at -200%?
In the original story, during the Lantern Festival, a fire burned down the city’s food bank, revealing the utter hollowness, and since Ling Miao Miao’s father was the mayor, he was beheaded for embezzlement. The fire's point of origin was Mu Sheng’s heart, where his fiery jealousy lit into real flames (via his magic fingers). Ling Miao Miao has to prevent that at all cost and this is her plan: steal Liu Fu Yi from Mu Yao so Mu Sheng can’t be jealous. It’s also killing two birds with one stone because Liu Fu Yi isn't worth it anyway.
Mu Sheng is still jealous – of Ling Miao Miao this time xD.
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Mu Sheng overheard Miao Miao's dream-father conversation with her father and confronts her about this other world. Her lips are tight and so he invites her to a game of qi and here comes the second inquiry. Since Miao Miao can't play, why are her pieces lacking lustre?
The Mu siblings pack up and leave without a proper farewell to Miao Miao. Mu Sheng urges his jie to see her once last time for his sake, lol. Fortunately, Miao Miao remembered about this plot and caught up to them. She needs to join them. Mu Sheng is in agreement! 
Miao Miao compliments Mu Sheng's hair-tie. His eyes harden as he picks a flower that also compliments her. It's poisonous. To him what's beautiful is always poisonous. After scaring her. he walks away with a smile, swaying his high ponytail side to side. If you liked the compliment just say it with simple words, man.
Miao Miao left her father, but she left him a treasure. He'll be wealthy again!
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Miao Miao is captured by a Water Daemon. Understanding Mu Sheng's slight signal, she ducks and escapes, but Mu Sheng still injures himself to protect her. He not only exposes his Yin-est Blood, but also his half-daemon status. To hide this from his jie, Mu Sheng shifts the earth's axis, plunging them into the shadow realm. Cool! He's weaker here, but he'd rather die than let his jie know his true identity. His strategic use of his bangle-sword fended the Water Daemon, but he has no energy to escape anymore. Bleeding profusely, he collects his blood in a marble, telling Miao Miao to bring it to his jie. He will die here. If Miao Miao disobeys, he'll destroy her ticket out. No need. Miao Miao tears the talisman. She's not leaving without him.
"Undo the hair-tie." !! But the hair-tie has a personality! A touch, and Miao Miao is repelled, blasted miles away.
Mu Sheng watches her weak and injured body thud on the ground, pain flickering in his eyes too. His gaze casts downward, defeated that it really is hopeless. But Miao Miao refuses to give up and crawls her way back. His eyes light up. As Miao Miao reaches for him, he tilts her head to her too. He wants this *sniffles*. 
Miao Miao's unflinching shake of her head speaks louder than words.
Mu Sheng notices Miao Miao is smiling more. She reveals a fact: there's not a day she's not smiling at him. It's you who changed, A Sheng! He retreats bashfully. The System updates: Love is at 85%!!! Wait. There's a little guy there. He's a blinding, obnoxious decimal. It's actually 8.5%.
System update: Love rises to 10%. Wait, no. It's 20% ~~ But Mu Sheng ditches her! He can't let Miao Miao stay when she knows his secret. He hypnotizes her to return home. Before leaving her, he washes her hand from the soap.
Mu Sheng jumps down to the rescue, but no one needs rescuing. Heeding to Miao Miao's plea, he spares Cui Cui from being stir-fried with beef. As for facing Miao Miao, he can't seem to look her in the eye. Guilty. He ran really fast to get to her though. Jie and Jiefu still haven't arrived.
After pissing off Mu Sheng, Miao Miao is back to cheer him up. She knocks on his door, calling him "shifu~". She used her hands to bring tangerines and says she has no hands to peel them. She insists tangerines peeled by him taste sweeter. A grumpy Mu Sheng presses her for answers though. Why didn't she expose him to his jie? He demands her motive. Miao Miao sighs and reminds him he's the one who owes her a favour. Don't be the dog who bites Lv Dong Bin! She also makes him promise never to shoo her. He agrees.
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As Miao Miao practices the fire-spells, Zi Qi sends fireworks into the dark sky – a picture of his heart being stirred by Miao Miao's brightness? <3 The night sky also reminds me of the poem that Mu Sheng's name comes from (C&P from Remarks):
The System updates: 35%
Miao Miao refuses Cui Cui's clingy request because Mu Yao hates all daemons but Cui Cui has perseverance. He hides in the gourd. If that doesn't work, he turns into a bamboo-cane, and if that doesn't work, he uses his big tears and pouty cheeks! Kid is lethal! But Miao Miao withstands it, and sends him away. *Poof* He disappears.
When Zi Qi and Miao Miao are back with the fire-wood (which Zi Qi purposely went to help her with), jie and jiefu ask her about the sandbag. LOL. Mu Yao also tells Miao Miao that she hasn't seen Zi Qi this happy for a long time.
We arrive at a weird new village. For some reason, everyone's family members are coming back home tomorrow. Zi Qi catches a kid stealing Miao Miao's money. After hearing about her sad circumstances, Miao Miao gives the kid money, but the kid runs away without gratitude.
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Zi Qi and Miao Miao look for jie and jiefu with the help of Cui Cui. He collapses from exhaustion because the silly child valued obeying to Miao Miao's desires over his own health. Aw.
After another jump-scare, Miao Miao's hand, like a magnet, finds Zi Qi's. Their fingers interlace, and his love rises to 50%.
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So where is our "FL" and "ML"? Well dude (jiefu) collapsed and dudette (jie) will join him soon because Guo Xiu, the daemon hunter and the village's revered god, will knock her out to keep her from his Landslide Plans. But first, he satisfies Mu Yao (and our) curiosity about this village and the Water Daemons.
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Zi Qi presses jie and jiefu if they're really freeing Ying Zhen, the accomplice. Zi Qi sounds like he's against this, but really, he's yearning for their acceptance. Liu Fu Yi explains that "life for a life" isn't the only way to atone. It's a tough process for Ying Zhen to find the Weak Water at Kunlun. He will need to turn over a new leaf, which may take hundreds of years, but as long as he's sincere, the doors to Kunlun will open. And if he sins again, the Tower has his criminal record and ID. Catching him will not be hard.
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The System malfunctions. They keep looping around the panda statue because they've entered an undeveloped area in the video game. The game glitches and shows Miao Miao the tragic ending. Traumatized by the reminder, Miao Miao spoils the ending (everyone's true feelings) to Mu Yao, but no one takes her seriously. Hahaha.
I love his body language. Every part of him is following her. Zi Qi says he doesn't like uncontrollable things (like the bamboo dragonfly), but boi, your feelings are uncontrollable now too ~
Just as our Four Martial Artists of the Bamboo Forest 4MAoBF step foot in the Holy Capital, Mu Qing Shi's (Mu Yao's mother maybe?) sword glows. This is an auspicious sign for a second god-level daemon hunter. (I thought we already mentioned this when Zi Qi was explaining the ranks.)
The Holy Capital is a hub of daemon cruelty. Their blood is harvested for beauty products and their flesh is woven into fabric. The finest cloth comes from skinning them moments before death. Some are even sold as pets, stripped of their powers, and if necessary a nail is hammered into their hearts. Anyone else reminded of another familiar species, you know, humans.
Miao Miao warns Liu Fu Yi to beware of his 桃花劫 (calamity brought by love), but the calamity is actually with Miao Miao: Zhao Ruo Shi, a marquis, falls in love at first sight with her. However, he's supposed to marry Li Song Min, the princess, Zhao Qin Ru's (Consort Dowager) daughter. Also, Zhao Qin Ru finds one of our 4MAoBF very familiar, looking like a parent she used to know.
....psyche and double psyche. They're hallucinations. The transitions between the dreams are good. I almost fell for the second one, lol. They're high on whale blood aroma, which allows them to dream of their heart's desires.
Guo Xiu is here! He stole all the credit for "capturing" the Water Daemons, haha, ofc. He's like this, but I still like him, lol. It's a favour – per his words – to the team because none of them would want the Consort Dowager to know they freed the daemons. You're welcome!
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Zi Qi(?) orders meat bun, but there's only one. As Miao Miao salivates, he lies says that he doesn't like it. Mu Yao smiles at Zi Qi, knowing her didi wants to give Miao Miao her favourite food. Zi Qi catches himself smiling at Miao Miao again and Cui Cui's question from last night swirls in his heart, "Do you like Miao Miao?" Uncontrollably yes.
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Emo alert! Zi Qi doesn't want to be in love with Miao Miao when he's already uncontrollably in love. In his latent memories, he's traumatized by love because his mother would cry everyday for his father. Zi Qi shuts the door, hoping to shut his heart, but when Miao Miao cries for like 5 seconds, a whole day of anti-love-incantations dissolve.
Miao Miao plans a confession night for her CP (jie and jiefu). She invited Mu Yao, and Zi Qi invited Liu Fu Yi. She wants Cui Cui to turn into flowers, but he'd have to die for that. This is not a funeral, so Miao Miao settles for a swing, but Cui Cui doesn't understand. Zi Qi gets her! Why? Because he can read Miao Miao's heart or he's seen one because of his parents? I really like the instrumental for this scene tho! Cui Cui understands something else though: the romantic atmosphere. He pretends to sleep in his hairpin form while enjoying the romance from his front-row seat.
Even if our couple is squatting behind a rock on a night with shooting stars, they are still more romantic than jie and jiefu sitting nicely on the swing. Zi Qi has the urge to hold Miao Miao's hand, but she's ecstatic that Liu Fu Yi confessed and kissed Mu Yao. However, a daemon (Lady Resentment) interrupts, except only Mu Yao can hear her. The Lady Resentment is inside her, indeed.
Zi Qi!!! He's going to confess! He prepares lots, and lots of flowers because Miao Miao said confessions need flowers. Awwwww! Please let this happen!! D:
Zhao Ruo Shit intercepted Zi Qi’s confession in the front lawn. Miao Miao rejects Zhao Ruo Shi, but dude put the wooden bangle on her, disregarding her non-consent. Now Miao Miao is spontaneously and hopelessly in love with him.
Marriage is happening at light-speed and I hope it crashes and burns even faster. Zi Qi squeezes his cute butt into the carriage with the engaged – ugh – couple. Miao Miao approves of Zi Qi joining – because he represents her (bride) side. Later, Zi Qi is asked which wedding dress he likes. He can’t stand the sight of them and juts his chin in a vague direction, and Miao Miao somehow agrees that she likes the same one too. Zhao Ruo Shit thinks it’s boring and chooses puke yellow instead, (which is designed by this Grand Master who said this "Cloud Light" dress is fashion a thousand years ahead of its time). Miao Miao, being hopelessly love-brained and with no opinion of her own, agrees with the shitty taste. I kinda wanna meet this Grand Master Fashion Designer. The wooden bangle doesn’t have total control on Miao Miao, though. She only lets Zhao Ruo Shi call her fake name: (Lin) Yu’er.
Mu Yao learns about the Celebrating Benevolence Hall and its connection to the Mu Sect massacre. 14 years ago, Tao Ying (a daemon hunter) was controlled by a Great Demon who needed a host. Then Tao Ying gained Zhao Qin Ru's trust and built the hall, but it's a cover for the Meridian Life Absorbing Spell. It allows the user to drain human blood and flesh in exchange for unlimited demonic powers. If enough lives are swallowed, the user’s body will become imperishable and invincible. To activate the spell, a girl needs to be sacrificed – it was Pei Yu (and now it will be Miao Miao). Mu Yao's father, Mu Huai Ying, destroyed the keystone (eye) of the spell before its manifestation.
Zi Qi kidnaps a drunk Zhao Ruo Shi, who has memories of little Zi Qi! For whatever reason, he undoes his hair tie. Dude, how rude of you. Can't you just take Zi Qi's assault. Between Zhao Ruo Shi and Zi Qi, Miao Miao chooses Shit. She's also shocked at Zi Qi's transformation. Whyyyyyy.
Zi Qi is on his knees T_T to look for his hair tie. All. Alone. Miao Miao is showing signs of resistance, but the bangle binds her feelings back to Zhao Ruo Shi.
Pei Yun, who waited 7 years for this day (the marriage), is the second devotee controlled by the Great Demon. The first one was just like her, filled with hate and lived only for revenge.
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Heartbroken are our brother-in-laws. The heart-breakers, Mu Yao and Miao Miao, pick up the drunk pair. Zi Qi grabs Miao Miao's hand, but it's too late. Zhao Ruo Shi whisks Miao Miao away, and Li Song Min escorts Liu Fu Yi.
Zi Qi and Mu Yao only have each other now, but Mu-Noble-Yao-Idiot sends him away on a random task.
Cui Cui cries at their disbandment, Me too kid, me too. Humans are liars! 100%.
Li Song Min confesses to Liu Fu Yi again. She asks him to think about it for a day. She will wear a wedding dress that day (Oh? Please take away Zhao Ruo Shi then!). If he doesn't show up, she will forget him. Liu Fu Yi says he won't go. Li Song Min says she will wait.
Zhao Qin Ru dreams of Pei Yu, haunting her for burning her alive. According to our consort, she was fooled by the Great Demon.
Zhao Ruo Shi chooses the red wedding dress because Miao Miao's eyes can't lie about which one she loved. Meanwhile, Miao Miao recalls asking Zi Qi to pick her dress. In her heart, she must realize she lost someone important. Then a maid assists Miao Miao to remove the bangle(!!) but we're interrupted by Nanny Ru Yi, who has served Zhao Family for two generations (Zhao Ru Qin, Zhao Qing Huan + wife, and Zhao Ru Shi). She recognizes the bangle!
Thanks to Nanny Ru Yi, Zhao Ruo Shi learns Miao Miao is love-brained because of the bangle. Clarity hits Lu Jin (the guard) because no matter how he looked at Miao Miao, she didn’t appear like her brain was fried. Then Zhao Ruo Shi removes the bangle! Immediately, Miao Miao runs to Zi Qi. Once she's out of sight, Zhao Ruo Shi wails like a baby. It didn't cross his mind that Miao Miao wouldn’t even consider his charm (pft) for a millisecond.
Zi Qi killed his father?! The servants gossip that a 6-7yo boy with a hairtie killed Zhao Qing Huan with a knife to his armpit, lol. But in the flashback, the father was still alive when Zi Qi left.
At the Tavern of Reunion (Tuanyuan), Miao Miao finally enters her room . T_____T. It’s filled with flowers and a swing. There's everything she wanted in a confession, everything but Zi Qi. T_____T There's no shooting stars but Zi Qi gave her "stars" too. It's the glowing bubbled-mushrooms! This guy does details :')
Zi Qi is back! He gives Miao Miao himself and the dreamcatcher. He asks why she’s crying like this. You! She asks why he's back. You! He actually never left. He was just hanging outside the gates when Cui Cui caught up. Cui Cui gives him Miao Miao's dragonfly and a letter that's meant for her father. He isn't sure about it, but lets Zi Qi read it anyway.
Zhao Qin Ru would rather die than admit her crimes, but when her daughter takes the blow, she finally confesses. She forbade her brother's (Zi Qi's father) romance with a daemon because it would ruin her reputation and her son's ascension. She not only killed Pei Yu, but everyone involved to conceal her connections with Tao Ying and the daemons. Her image of benevolence is built upon a mountain of corpses.
The show's over. Li Song Min gets up, dusts her clothes, and undisguises herself. She's Miao Miao! She was good at imitating Yu Shu Xin! Meanwhile Zhao Ruo Shi was Zi Qi! No wonder they were standing like this: 
I went back to watch more of Zhao Ruo Shi Zi Qi in the nightmare sequences, and noticed that he reacted to Qilin Mountain (because it's his home) and demanded why the consort killed the innocent daemons (because those are his kind). Also, the royal pair make excellent covers! Their moral character is so convincing that it wouldn't be a stretch seeing them standing for justice over family.
What is this hack! When it looks like it is all over, Miao Miao can prompt the System and unlock God-level Powers. There's an instruction manual for the consequences, but Miao Miao has no time to read. She accepts the power of the 7-petal-lotus. Her mighty forehead saves everyone.
Of course Guo Xiu does a favour for our team and takes all the credit. Sir, what would our team be without you! Zi Qi, with his chipmunk cheeks, approves. But the funniest is Liu Fu Yi, who's mouth can swallow the world LOL Fans zoomed in on him eating: read disqus comment, and Yang Si Zi's follow-up.
All hail Miao Miao! The ministers are convinced that she's the Godly Protector, the legacy after Mu Qian Shi from 900 years ago. But after all that loooong setup, Miao Miao cannot activate the sacred weapon. Hahaha. But Zi Qi can! If the lotus is the symbol of the godly powers, then Zi Qi also has one in his heart, which shows on his forehead when he's in his daemon form. Everyone kowtows again. Even Miao Miao's knees cave, which is so iconic of Yu Shu Xin! She (Xiao Lan Hua) hilariously bowed to Dongfang Qing Cang in LBFAD too.
Network: Tencent Video
Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 3.8/5
First Impression: 3.8/5
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Cast
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| Yu Shu Xin: Ling Miao Miao Lin Yu |
Ding Yu Xi: Mu Sheng Zi Qi |
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| Zhu Xu Dan: Mu Yao |
Yang Shi Ze: Liu Fu Yi |
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| Chen Du Ling: Mirror Daemon |
Gillian Chung: Murong Er |
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| Xu Hai Qiao: Zhao Qing Huan |
Bao Jian Feng: Mu Huai Jiang |
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| Zhang Chen Guang: Lu Huai An |
Wen Zheng Rong: Consort Dowager Zhao Zhao Qin Ru |
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| Hai Lu: Madame 10 |
Yu Meng Long: Li Zhun |
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| Fei Qi Ming: Zhao Ruo Shi |
Wang Xiao Chen: Madam Liu |
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| Paul Che: Zhu Qing Qing Elder |
Lai Yi: Tao Ying |
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| Lu Yu Hao: Cui Cui |
Rao Jia Di: Tao Zi |
Mini Recaps
Ling Miao Miao (Yu Shu Xin) loves her Saturdays where she can spend all day – staring at fish. But today there’s something else she wants to do: read her favourite author's Fu Zhou's new book, “Catching Daemons”. She's been a diehard fan for ten years.
The book sucks.
How it sucks: FL is a saint-in-training (the scorn for good girls doing good things is real) and a tragic-fool-in-waiting as she misses all the warning signs that the people she loves are veiled villains. She’s devoted to a ML who will betray her, a 2ML with a hidden cruel streak, and a rival 2FL quietly plotting her downfall. Hates these guys, why include the FL too. Ppl can be dumb! Right?
The book really sucks – as in sucking in Ling Miao Maio, transforming her into Lin Yu, the rival 2FL. The System instructs Ling Miao Miao that she is to 1) complete the main/group mission, which is to survive till the end and participate in defeating the big daemon boss, Lady Resentment, and 2) complete the individual mission, which will be revealed once she finishes her tutorial tasks.
Tutorial #1: Pretend to marry Liu Fu Yi (Yang Shi Ze) and consummate. His name (Fu Yi) sounds like "to reconsider". Sprinting with a scream, Ling Miao Miao escapes – and is struck by lightning.
The end. LOOOL. We’re only 10 minutes in! XD
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The book sucks.
How it sucks: FL is a saint-in-training (the scorn for good girls doing good things is real) and a tragic-fool-in-waiting as she misses all the warning signs that the people she loves are veiled villains. She’s devoted to a ML who will betray her, a 2ML with a hidden cruel streak, and a rival 2FL quietly plotting her downfall. Hates these guys, why include the FL too. Ppl can be dumb! Right?
The book really sucks – as in sucking in Ling Miao Maio, transforming her into Lin Yu, the rival 2FL. The System instructs Ling Miao Miao that she is to 1) complete the main/group mission, which is to survive till the end and participate in defeating the big daemon boss, Lady Resentment, and 2) complete the individual mission, which will be revealed once she finishes her tutorial tasks.
Tutorial #1: Pretend to marry Liu Fu Yi (Yang Shi Ze) and consummate. His name (Fu Yi) sounds like "to reconsider". Sprinting with a scream, Ling Miao Miao escapes – and is struck by lightning.
The end. LOOOL. We’re only 10 minutes in! XD
After collecting a few more death badges, Ling Miao Miao surrenders and invites her marriage, which is just another way of dying, agree?
The fake marriage was to lure the Mirror Daemon. What a coincidence that Chen Du Ling is a daemon here and a daemon hunter in Fangs of Fortune that is concurrently airing. Girl is plastered in gold, even her skin is gold-ing (really earning that RMB, lol). This daemon resents grooms, but it's not because she was betrayed. It was her master who foolishly gave her heart away to a man who wasn't worth it.
The daemon is sealed in Liu Fu Yi's Tower. Ling Miao Miao ogles at the CGI thinking, If my company wants these effects, how much would they need to spend? Meta. Yu Shu Xin would know. LOL. Her investment allowed LBFAD (and LGIEF?) to upgrade its CGI.
Ling Miao Miao stays clear of the terrifying Mu Sheng. As if hearing her thoughts, Mu Sheng flicks his sharp gaze at her. Then Liu Fu Yi approaches to ask how she knew about the Mirror Daemon's weakness. Our 2024 heroine can't reveal that she was spoiled by the whole ending and so she says this, "Of course it's because of my sharp observational skills and reasonable judgement." How is this everything that's not Yu Shu Xin, lmao. Mu Sheng was overhearing this the whole time, and agreeing with me.
Ling Miao Miao wants her distance from Mu Sheng, but she loves his jiejie-obsession with Mu Yao (Zhu Xu Dan)
Ling Miao Miao can't stop herself (Lin Yu) from crying, hahaha. She lies to Mu Sheng that these are happy tears for the main CP’s loveline, but he’s not falling for that. Looks like avoiding Mu Sheng won't be easy.
Rock music for Mu Sheng’s (Ding Yu Xi) entrance! However, he can care less about Ling Miao Miao's wellbeing. I genuinely believe that Ling Miao Miao survived only because the Mirror Daemon took mercy on “brides”. Also when the Mirror Daemon revealed her resentment at unfaithful grooms, Mu Yao glanced at Liu Fu Yi...
狗血歸狗血,搞雄競的場面多來一點,我愛看!
It is dog-blooded, but bring on the hot-blooded-men-rivalry, I love watching it!
Ling Miao Miao’s game-dad is her dad in real life (but he died) ~ A carriage almost runs this dad over and then Ling Miao Miao is an emotional mess, clinging to her father and sobbing in his shoulders. Awwwwww.
Our smart cookie Ling Miao Miao deflects Mu Sheng’s suspicions by having an emergency hair spa. Now the strand of hair he found has no match.
Tutorial #2: Switch out Mu Yao's medicine to elongate her (and Liu Fu Yi's) stay.
Ling Miao Miao is exasperated. How stupid is this villain? She means herself (Lin Yu). How can she tamper with the medicine and personally deliver it? How is that different from sending yourself to prison? Well, our Ling Miao Miao is smarter than that! She doesn't send herself to prison – she just gets on the express to death. No matter what she gives, Mu Yao is adversely reacting (i.e. coughing up the liquid, ofc, it's the only symptom), and Mu Sheng is avidly killing Ling Miao Miao every time.
On one try, she emphasizes she really didn't change the medicine this time.
Mu Sheng: What do you mean you didn't change the medicine?Ling Miao Miao (fatigued): You mean no one mentioned it before? Haha.
She dies.
On another try, the medication is practically an inoculation to Mu Yao’s future coughing reaction. She can’t still cough (up), right?
*Coughs*
Here comes the aggressive kill – wait. She does it herself…except she's too scared, hahaha. Before she can ask him to do it lightly, he already slashed her.
The 1627373rd try. OK! It’s WATER. This game is rigged if Mu Yao cou– she coughs.
She brings up a common idiom: 是藥三分毒 Shì yào sān fēn dú –Every medicine has 3 part poison / has its side effect. I like the knowledge these common idioms give, except here it's 100% poison for Mu Yao, hahaha.
The 1627374th try. Hallelujah! Mu Yao overcomes drinking medicine.
*Coughs*
Here comes the aggressive kill – wait. She does it herself…except she's too scared, hahaha. Before she can ask him to do it lightly, he already slashed her.
The 1627373rd try. OK! It’s WATER. This game is rigged if Mu Yao cou– she coughs.
Ling Miao Miao: This isn't scientific. LMAO
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| "This isn't scientific" |
Mu Sheng demands from Ling Miao Miao what she did to the water. Sir, it's water. What else can she do!! Then she understands everything: Mu Yao is allergic to the pot. She begs Mu Sheng to kill her now so she can end her loop of death. He obeys. RIP.
Ling Miao Miao and Mu Yao talk about their mothers. The former says her mom is in another world, and so does the latter, but her other world is not her other world. Ling Miao Miao's is alive, back at home; Mu Yao's is dead. LMM’s mom is the same actress from A Romance of the Little Forest. They chat like sisters, but Ling Miao Miao feels sorry for this jiejie. Mu Yao is so sweet but so naive, trusting everyone she shouldn’t: the green tea that is Lin Yu, the black lotus that is Mu Sheng, and the AC that is Liu Fu Yi.
绿茶 Lǜ chá – Green tea (bitch) 🍵 → Derogatory term directed at girls who pretend to be innocent and charming but is actually manipulative.黑蓮花 Hei lian hua – Black Lotus → (Grey) "Villains", openly dark and clever中央空調 Zhong yang kong tiao – Central AC → Typically are men who appear kind and give special attention to multiple people without clear romantic intent, which leads to misunderstanding and jealousy among the ladies.
Revenge is sweet for Ling Miao Miao. Since Mu Sheng killed her so many times, she makes him peel grapes. It’s only fair and totally doable, lol. And he’s only doing it because Mu Yao is always on Ling Miao Miao’s side every time she squeezes out an invisible tear. Mu Yao is dumb, loool.
Some necessary body contact: (Ling Miao Miao finally got her hug from the Ep2 air-dive)
Ling Miao Miao complains about the plot-holes before I can complain about the plot-holes xD. This 2FL (Lin Yu), if she must burn the map, why do it in the room? These powerful daemon hunters, how did they not hear this 2FL eavesdropping! When Ling Miao Miao doesn't want to betray Mu Yao’s trust, a meteorite kills her. Ok! Burn the map, it is! Some things are just above and beyond friendship like space debris, hahaha. Ling Miao Miao regrets it immediately, except the map burns too fast, leaving only a fragment.
Mu Sheng catches Ling Miao Miao and here we go again – Ling Miao Miao, our record keeper of death badges, respawns, rinses and repeats. When she successfully swallows the map, not leaving a trace, Mu Sheng is still murderous.
Ling Miao Miao: 大哥,你別不講武德- AH!" (Da ge, act with martial values will yo– AH!").
4th Try. She confesses her love to him. It works!
Mu Yao suspects her brother, Mu Sheng, of burning the map because he doesn’t want her to die duelling Lady Resentment. She claims he's dispassionate about her revenge because her parents aren't his. Non-bio-didi is hurt at the accusation. She goes even farther, comparing his actions to daemons, the species she abhors.
Bubbly Ling Miao Miao bursts in on the sibling’s stifling confrontation, planning to confess her crimes. What's death by Mu Sheng anyway? But wait, the System speaks. Her ten days of unlimited lives are over. If she dies now, it's really game over. Without a split second of hesitation, Ling Miao Miao confes– screw confession! She asks if they want food. She's a real one LOL. They're silent. She adjourns. Pretend nothing happened.
Our "Black Lotus" (Mu Sheng) actually has a black lotus in his heart. Ouuu.
System speaks. Our "Green Tea" has to seduce the Black Lotus! What a direct way we're getting our romance. That's the System's individual mission for Ling Miao Miao (on top of beating Lady Resentment). Right now Mu Sheng's feelings towards her are 200%....negative.
Ling Miao Miao starts with flowers, but Mu Sheng crumbles it in her face. But hey, they were on the same wavelength. He was just staring at flowers and she brought him more. Then he has her at knifepoint. Swell start. Nothing spells romance like some thrill! Ling Miao Miao manages to turn her fate around by mending the siblings' relationship (she played devil's advocate for Mu Yao to admit her brother will always be her family and for Mu Sheng to overhear his jiejie’s true feelings). But gosh, why is he still at -200%?
In the original story, during the Lantern Festival, a fire burned down the city’s food bank, revealing the utter hollowness, and since Ling Miao Miao’s father was the mayor, he was beheaded for embezzlement. The fire's point of origin was Mu Sheng’s heart, where his fiery jealousy lit into real flames (via his magic fingers). Ling Miao Miao has to prevent that at all cost and this is her plan: steal Liu Fu Yi from Mu Yao so Mu Sheng can’t be jealous. It’s also killing two birds with one stone because Liu Fu Yi isn't worth it anyway.
Mu Sheng is still jealous – of Ling Miao Miao this time xD.
Feelings are going off, but the reception is a little off. Mu Sheng's "love" towards Miao Miao is at -250% because she stole his jie. Then Miao Miao's father majorly misunderstands that she loves Liu Fu Yi. He's elated with only one concern: will Liu Fu Yi marry into his family against traditions? Father Lin(g) doesn't want to be separated from his daughter, aw.
Father Lin(g) rigs the Lantern Festival so that Miao Miao is the final winner to release the Sky Lantern with the man she loves....except she goes and releases it with 3 other people. Then Mu Sheng reveals that he knows she helped his jie remember their childhood promise and demands for her motive. Miao Miao sighs, "狗咬呂洞賓(，不識好人心)" – "A dog bites Lv Dong Bin, not knowing how kind he is." ("Lv Dong Bin" is a scholarly, clever man with a genuine desire to help people, but a dog bites him). Basically, she's calling him an ungrateful dog.
Miao Miao's wish to the goddess is to be more beautiful, to never get fat, to be rich, and to have everything she wants. Mu Sheng calls her greedy and so she changes it to just one. She hopes that all good-hearted people, filled with love and loyalty, stay safe (平安). Mu Sheng is taken aback by her selflessness, and in awe, he seals her wish in the sky, inscribing "safe" among the lanterns.
Mu Sheng's feelings are at 0%! Woot!! Progress.
The food storage still blazes, though. Mu Sheng actually searched for Miao Miao among the chaos and even helps her father burn the incriminating fake evidence. Her father hadn't embezzled out of greed – it was the palace's consort dowager's doing; he was merely her pawn. The story changed when Miao Miao altered her wish. Instead of wanting for wealth, she wished for her father's safety, and so he spent his entire fortune replenishing the storage. They're poor now, but Miao Miao is more than grateful her father is safe.
Daemon alert: it's a Money Toad (a fengshui charm for wealth and prosperity). Human food is its weakness, and so Miao Miao even steals Mu Sheng's precious treat from his jie to lunge at the toad.
Miao Miao sends off her maids because her family is bankrupt. Her maids are idols from the survival variety show Youth With You S2. Relevant because Yu Shu Xin had her first peak on that show ("WooOOoW"). And btw, Miao Miao's real mom is the same mom in Yu Shu Xin's A Romance of the Little Forest.
Miao Miao's real father died after he visited her school because Miao Miao was bullied. She had stood up for a victim and became the new target. That day he also wanted to buy her a bubble tea but as he left the store in a rush, he didn't notice a car coming his way. That's why Miao Miao was an emotional mess when a carriage almost ran over Father Lin(g) :( She would wonder to herself that if she minded her own business and didn't help others then would her father still be alive now. Does he blame her? Father Lin(g) knows what Father Ling would have wanted to say to her. He would be worried about her and blame himself that he couldn't protect his precious daughter.
Our miao Miao Miao (miao means clever!) introduces Mu Sheng to a new game called 五子棋 / wǔ zǐ qí / Five-in-a-Row / gomoku. According to her, wuziqi predates weiqi from the Yao and Shun rule. He stares at her, skepticism all over his face. She heeds him from underestimating wuziqi. It looks simple, but it's highly intellectual. You have to connect five so that it's 五子連心 "Five Sons With Connected Hearts". A Chinese phrase that means mutual support and strong family ties.
Why am I translating so much about this wuziqi? It's because Mu Sheng's courtesy name is Zi Qi: 子期. Maybe that's why he was more amused than usual, playing 子棋. He's also weak to her love-attacks. She called him pretty like her white stone and he's rendered speechless, lol. He's a softie.
Mu Sheng wants to know Miao Miao's name in her other world. Aw! She tells him each of her characters. Ling is for lingxiaohua, a Chinese trumpet vine. I figure one of the flowers on her head must be the trumpet vine...? Miao is for 妙不可言, indescribably wonderful / beyond words. And together their names sound like Qi Miao → 奇妙 Miracle.
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| Is that a ponytail swaying or a dog-tail wagging, haha. |
Mu Sheng is at Miao Miao's side, closely watching her so she's not falling off the rails. Aw. And then he's back to menacing..... Mu Yao was right about her didi. Mu Sheng did burn the map and sabotaged Miao Miao. It's why he put his jie to deep sleep and knew Miao Miao stole the map, evidence or not. This also means he let her go despite knowing her guilt all because she confessed to him? Aw. That is progress! He says he's letting her join to keep his enemies close.
Mu Sheng becomes Miao Miao's shifu, which he hates because she's a dumb disciple, and she hates because he's a negligent teacher who gives a gourd as a relic.
Mu Sheng: Living like this is really meaningless. Right now this is the best ending, isn't it?Miao Miao (shakes her head and cries): Mu Sheng, you moron. In this world, there isn't just Mu Yao jiejie who cares about you. There's still me. So what if you're a daemon? No matter who you are, I will still care about you and want you to live well.He thinks that once his jie knows his identity, there will be no one else who will mourn his death.Mu Sheng (repeats): Even if I'm a daemon.... Yes, you moron *sniffles*.
Her answer and steady gaze stir something deep within him.
Miao Miao sobs. She begs him to tell her how she can save him.
With all her might, Miao Miao grips the hair-tie and forces it to unravel....unleashing the "black lotus" in Mu Sheng's heart, his daemon form.
Mu Sheng: You.....aren't afraid of me?
Why hello there Childhood Connection. A bunny-shaped apple sits at Miao Miao's bedside. Mu Sheng carved it for her just as someone from her past used to. Mu Sheng awkwardly mentions it was his jie who watched over her while she was unconscious for two days, downplaying his own care. Miao Miao's only concern though is to rip apart Mu Sheng's clothes. To check on his injuries, of course. It's the only medically approved way.
Mu Sheng abruptly barges back in, demanding answers from Miao Miao: why did she risk her life to save him, and what she said back there, was that the truth? She could have confessed (for her mission), but Mu Sheng's too sincere. Miao Miao feels guilty.
Miao Miao washes Mu Sheng's bloodstained clothes to ensure his jie isn't suspicious. She learns that he keeps the hair-tie on because he can feel the daemon that's filled with fury and pain grow stronger every time he's released. He's afraid he can't control himself one day. I guess he doesn't need to wash his hair ever. As the air turns thick around them, sweet Miao Miao has a favour to ask: "In the future, stop bleeding okay? Because...blood is harder to wash than dirt!" It's a lighthearted attempt to ask Mu Sheng to not get hurt anymore ~
A hypnotized Miao Miao can still get lost. She walks straight into a daemon's lair. Mu Sheng frantically searches for her. The evil daemon, however, is this harmless kid: Cui Cui. He's a Bamboo Shoot. He also has a case of social anxiety and just wants humans to leave him alone. He's just a kid waiting for his grandpa to come home. I totally overreacted when he called himself benzhuo xD. Btw, there's wordplay here. Bamboo-shoot's pinyin "Sunzi" is also "grandson". In slang, grandson => inferior status. Origin: Chinese values family hierarchy and so "grandfather" (yeye) would have the highest authority and "grandson" (sunzi 孫子) has none.
Miao Miao ignores Mu Sheng the rest of the day. Noticing she only eats peeled fruits (so lazy loooool), he peels a tangerine, hoping for forgiveness. She lets it drop on the table, and what a shocker, his love spikes! ...By 1%. Then when he wants to talk to her, she pretends he's thin air. Again, his feelings increase. When Liu Fu Yi offers her a protective pouch, Mu Sheng's jealousy flares, his feelings rising. At this point, really, Miao Miao is no longer angry. Furthermore, Liu Fu Yi tells her how worried Mu Sheng was about her.
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| An impressive lateral range his chin has. |
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| I want to have hands and act like I don't have hands too. |
Miao Miao's hand is needed. Mu Sheng made her a ring and put it on! It's a relic and not what we think and oh hey, it matches his bangles. Couple items~
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| DYX's nails created a topic. It really is cut beyond the nail bed. |
Miao Miao tells Mu Sheng to see a psychologist, lol. It's because obeying his jie is his only purpose. Otherwise he doesn't understand why a beast like him deserves to live. Then Miao Miao (the unlicensed psychologist) tells Mu Sheng that because of his existence and everyone else's, she's starting to believe in this world and realize that she will miss it dearly. She's aware that this sounds ridiculous, but he assures her that he's listening.
Miao Miao and Mu Sheng call each other by their "real" names. His "Miao Miao" was so cute!
And I will follow Miao Miao to call Mu Sheng "Zi Qi" from now on.
永夜為慕離歌為笙The eternal night yearns (mu)The farewell song becomes theflute(sheng)
Mu Sheng's yearning is endlessly dark like the eternal night, and wistful like the flute that plays for farewell songs.
And tonight, Zi Qi's heart isn't like the eternal darkness, humming alone ~
Cui Cui clings onto Miao Miao because his home has been invaded, but she reminds him there are powerful daemon hunters with her that he fears.
Cui Cui: But I'm not afraid of you. You're not powerful at all.Miao Miao: I thank-you you.Cui Cui: You're welcome.
Our team departs, and look at Zi Qi (Mu Sheng) grabbing Miao Miao's luggage for her, but she doesn't grab his helping hand down the carriage, instead she takes Liu Fu Yi's. Jealous! And it's only part one. Part two: he burns Liu Fu Yi's protective pouch to give her a new...
...sandbag? LOL. Forgive the guy, it's his first time making one ~~
Miao Miao: You sure this is happy?
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| Perfect constipation look, lol. |
Zi Qi: Will you lose your flesh by saying thank you?Miao Miao peeks up at him.Without shifting his glare, he demands why she's staring at him.This needs to be asked? xD
Our team enters the eerie forest to save the humans, except they're all trapped in their own nightmares – the manifestation of their greatest fear. Good thing Miao Miao has a "grandson" on her head! Except Cui Cui is too weak to save her. But aha! Good thing Miao Miao has a sandbag on her waist. (Time for a new one, Zi Qi. I don't mind if the strings are short again).
Zi Qi looks for Miao Miao first ~ She's already more important than jie?! But he too is consumed by his fear. Miao Miao, without the slightest hesitation and only his safety on her mind, enters into danger with him to bring him back. I agree with netizens that drama deleted a kiss scene here. Her lips are "du-du-ing" and he's stuttering while recalling something about the lips, but I'm also totally fine without an underwater kiss.. Although it would actually make sense here xD. I guess Show is sensitive to more LBFAD comparisons.
Miao Miao's kiss voice reaches to Zi Qi and he breaks through his nightmare. When they're safe, she tells him she experienced the same thing too.
Miao Miao: Good thing I had your pouch.Zi Qi: Good thing I had you.
(He was too soft for her to hear it)
Miao Miao is told home is north, but where is north? Now Zi Qi knows why she got lost. Teasing her more, Zi Qi playfully disappears, scaring Miao Miao. Now she won't let him go, and so he vows to her.
Zi Qi: I, Mu Zi Qi, vow that if I didn't ditch you intentionally (? lol), I would definitely turn back to find you no matter the distance or the energy it takes.
Zi Qi ain't so nice to the little girl who's searching for her father. He's like Your dad's dead. He's unapologetically rude now that his jie isn't around, meaning he's his true self with Miao Miao. But look who's this softie helping the little girl find her father. Miao Miao laughs at him. She realizes she's only starting to learn about this cute man. There's new things to learn everyday if that's the person you love ~
Too bad the father is dead. Fortunately, Miao Miao performs the flimsiest chest compressions. Of course he doesn't come back. Those shoulders are working harder than her hands. Then she realizes she's a walking-defibrillator and sends electricity right to his heart. We have a heartbeat! Now that he's alive, Zi Qi applies therapeutic magic. Unfortunately that drains his energy and harms him, putting him at a greater disadvantage against the Level 7 Water Daemon Queen. Miao Miao is dragged from danger, but our Miao Miao never abandons Zi Qi. She runs back to him and slaps the Queen's face with her puny fire-sperm. LOL.
Zi Qi, who endured countless assaults, cannot withstand Miao Miao suffering the slightest. When the Queen dares strike her, Zi Qi unleashes his daemon wrath and defeats the fleeing Queen.
With a back hug, Miao Miao pulls Zi Qi from the edge of fury, calming his demonic energy. Slowly and obediently, he kneels down for her to tie his hair. Awwww, he's like a pet she tamed.
With a front hug, she caresses Zi Qi's vulnerable soul who hates himself. His voice, laced with self-doubt, asks, "Was I frightening like a beast?" She answers with honesty, "No. Not in the least." She also notes the lack or resistance from his hair-tie. Apparently, it's only aggressive when someone – who's not Zi Qi – takes it off. It's like a protective charm.
TL;DR: This is all Consort Dowager Zhao's fault (the same consort who sabotaged Father Lin(g). Meanwhile this is Guo Xiu's one-sentence-version → Guo Xiu was ejected from his sect, but in his politically correct version, he says he sought for better opportunities with the palace. He was accepted by his skills, which is bribery. He was dispatched by Consort Zhao to arrest the daemons in this area at all costs. If he couldn't defeat them, he had a spell to collapse the mountains and the landslide would kill them. However, the villagers refused to evacuate the area, and so he requested help from his sect to eliminate the remaining daemons. All of them entered, and not one man escaped. His shifu saved his last breath to seal the mountains, trapping the daemons within. However, while daemons can't escape, humans can still enter the hidden barrier and fall victim to them. For 17 years, Guo Xiu protected the village, hypnotizing the villagers to believe their deceased loved ones will return and warning them to stay clear from the mountains. The money he took was to bribe officials inspecting the area for Consort Zhao.
But Guo Xiu's version isn't the whole story. According to the Water Daemon (male), the daemons were innocent – the hunters attacked without cause, slaughtering their species and destroying their habitat. He would have been trapped if his lover, the queen, hadn't pushed him out just in time. For 17 years, he's been luring humans to her so she can grow stronger. Once she's powerful enough, she can break the barrier from within. (Sounds romantic, but why isn't the man levelling up to break the barrier from the outside? He has access to all the humans. Unless she was more powerful to begin with?). Now the Water Daemon traps all the humans in the area, but Guo Xiu just activated the Landslide Spell. Everyone will die here.
Liu Fu Yi's snooze button is off. He – the "ML"– finally wakes up. Summoning his tower, he prevents the mountain from totally collapsing. Mu Yao is held back from finding Zi Qi and Miao Miao because of the Water Daemon though.
Cui Cui guides the father and daughter out, but the barrier repels Cui Cui. Realization sinks in like a stone; he's trapped inside, caught in the path of the landslide. This is where it ends for Cui Chi?! There's barely tears in eyes as he watches the mountains crumble. He turns around. They ask him where he's going. He needs to find Miao Miao. He can't escape, but Miao Miao and Zi Qi still can. NoooooOOooO! Not Cui Cui!
Zhao Xin, the dying water Daemon Queen, surrenders her power-infused orb to prevent an impending landslide on one condition: the release of her lover, Ying Zhen, the other Water Daemon.
Ying Zhen, however, rushes into the barrier to be with her. He reflects that he shouldn't let her be alone for so long.
Beautifully tragic! But landslide, hello. Since the deal is off, Mu Yao prepares to fight for the orb, but Liu Fu Yi intervenes, insisting they remain as honourable hunters. Instead, Liu Fu Yi will expend his own life force to stop the disaster.
Finally, Guo Xiu – the culprit – has found his mouth, revealing that Water Daemons can be revived if returned to the "Source of Weak Water". Then he takes down the daemon barrier, and he's surrounded by the spirits of his sect in what looks like approving apparitions. Finally, Ying Zhen fulfills his end of the deal, releasing Zhao Xin's powers. The mountains have calmed. Everyone is safe.
The etymology of our Water Daemons, Zhao Xin and Ying Zhen. A pair of lovers admire a pair of 纏纏綿綿 waterfalls that look like lovers too. 纏纏綿綿 Chán chán mián mián – To wrap around continuously. In a romantic context, it suggests a bond that's hard to break and a relationship full of tenderness like something that tugs at the heart. Since the water is so clean and pure, they name them Ying Zhen (映真 = reflecting the truth) and Zhao Xin (照心 = reflecting the heart).
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| Gillian Chung and Xu Hai Qiao as parents. |
Cui Cui finds Miao Miao and Zi Qi ~
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| Future parents. Also 纏纏綿綿. |
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| Future kid?! xD Yeah? |
Zi Qi can't utter a word when Mu Yao asks how he defeated the Level 7 Daemon. Our miao Miao Miao pops in that she contributed. She pinged here and ponged there and in conclusion, she parachuted down to save Zi Qi. LOL. She definitely saved him right now. Zi Qi tugs at her clothes to tone down the lie, lol. Mu Yao was still skeptical until Liu Fu Yi explains that the daemons are weakened in the barrier, but it seems Liu Fu Yi actually knows Zi Qi's identity. It's because his Tower downloaded Zi Qi's information too.
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| I love his smile at the end when she complains that he's complaining. |
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| Hey look it's a Yu (魚) for Yu Shu Xin |
If anyone's worried about the town, don't. Guo Xiu has it covered. This weasel sucks at hunting daemons, but he's good at weasel-ing money. Guo Xiu had prepared for landslide relief. Miao Miao converts that into human RMB for us = many, many luxurious buildings.
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| Cute that Zi Qi is carrying Cui Cui around too ~ |
Miao Miao has a fever. Zi Qi kidnaps Herb Daemons to cook for Miao Miao. He spreads them on the cutting board and with a knife, he's ready to hack down on the vulnerable daemons. Apparently he only needs their hair!! This is not environmentally friendly and so Miao Miao, who's still sick, makes candies with Zi Qi's help to exchange them for herbs in a fair transaction. Zi Qi whines that they're just daemons. Miao Miao casually replies, "Daemons and humans are the same." And it's her casualness that warms Zi Qi's heart. Yeah, Zi Qi. Stop being racist to yourself.
The candies are popular that even the selfish He Shou Wu (何首烏; Chinese knotweed) wants to exchange his roots. Clever Cui Cui throws his words back at him, "But you're not a medicine suited for our illness." He Shou Wu curses advises the kid that he may not need it now, but one of these days he may lose all his hair and will need his roots.
Zi Qi refuses to try the candy. He hates sweets. Miao Miao surprises him, sending one right to his mouth.
Miao Miao: Is it sweet?Zi Qi savours the pastry and doesn't answer.The System updates: 55%! So sweet!
Poor Miao Miao keeps nose-bleeding from the traditional medicine. It's too strong! Cui Cui explains herb daemons are rare and potent and all have human-anxiety. It's why Zi Qi spent the entire night capturing the daemons just for her. Even Cui Cui can tell Zi Qi really cares for her. As Miao Miao explains her relationship with Zi Qi she realizes she hasn't thought about her love-mission for a while now.
Cui Cui hides from Mu Yao by disguising as an 'old people's product". That's the direct translation for "backscratchers" that are made of bamboo. He's not a hairpin because he has to make eye contact with Mu Yao, awwww. I didn't think about that pov, kiddo! But Mu Yao already knows about his existence. She comments that the backscratcher is a hassle to carry. He's lighter as a hairpin. Aw!
Everything's back on track: 1) Miao Miao, who was too invested in this world, remembers this is a game and she has an ending to prevent, and 2) the team is headed to the Holy Capital. Consort (Dowager) Zhao Qin Ru ("Consort" because Empress Dowager is dead, and normally there shouldn't be a Consort Dowager bc only the mother of the Emperor is kept in the main palace...) summoned Mu Yao with her family jade. Meanwhile Miao Miao hopes knowing more about Zi Qi's parents and his half daemon status will change the ending, but his memories oddly start at 7yo. He only has vague images of a woman giving him the hair-tie and isn't even sure if she's his mother.
Literal Chinese lessons from Cui Cui. Miao Miao tells Cui Cui to 長點心 – be more mindful (grow a brain) – after he takes her words too literally. Since 長點心 literally means grow a heart, Cui Cui says he actually can't grow anything inside because bamboos are hollow. LOL.
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| Introducing the 2nd kid: Zi Qi showing off his rock-skipping to his jie, xD |
Jiefu notices Miao Miao is troubled, and everyone thinks it's Zi Qi's fault, even Zi Qi himself. He's told to cheer her up, and genuinely asks how. Aw. What can a kid do except what kids do? He makes Miao Miao a bamboo dragonfly. Cui Cui, our bamboo, asks where that came from. You? xD. Nah, he's still a sprout. I want to defend Cui Cui though. He did "grow a heart/mind" and knew to be mindful of our romance and disappear into fluttering leaves for our couple xD
Miao Miao has important news. She's got them a group name: The Four Martial Artists of the Bamboo Forest. Cui Cui pouts that she forgot him. Nonono, he's the bamboo – when he grows up, lol. Miao Miao shouldn't be complaining about Zi Qi's sandbag, haha.
Mu Yao asks if she can pass on the badge and then we see Liu Fu Yi is already wearing it. Aw! Jiefu! Zi Qi adamantly refuses but when Miao Miao puts it on his head, look who's smiling.
Mu Yao realizes she's third-wheeling Zi Qi and Miao Miao. She leaves to find Liu Fu Yi and Zi Qi has no reaction to that whatsoever. He only reacts to Liu Fu Yi when it comes to Miao Miao now. For a dream-catcher accessory that Miao Miao loves, Zi Qi spends double the price to buy it. He loses sight of her in the process, and asks around for a "silly, laughing, loud girl who's actually kinda cute." Aww.
Miao Miao warns Liu Fu Yi to beware of his 桃花劫 (calamity brought by love), but the calamity is actually with Miao Miao: Zhao Ruo Shi, a marquis, falls in love at first sight with her. However, he's supposed to marry Li Song Min, the princess, Zhao Qin Ru's (Consort Dowager) daughter. Also, Zhao Qin Ru finds one of our 4MAoBF very familiar, looking like a parent she used to know.
Mu Yao is summoned to the capital to exorcise the princess but there is no daemon possessing her. She might just be purely crazy.
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| I thought this hair was massive. No wonder. It needed to support a legit pavilion, lol. |
Marquis Zhao Ruo Shi has a tacky taste and what does that say about Miao Miao? xD. He keeps cueing Miao Miao who's unimpressed with the flirt, which Zi Qi doesn't see because he's blinded by jealousy. Anyway, Zhao Ruo Shi is here to probe the team... and not spill his own crimes, right? Well, he practically confesses that he poisoned Li Song Min, his fiancée. However, it's supposed to be a mild poison.
Cui Cui's literal Chinese lesson. Miao Miao tells him to be on the lookout → "望風" (watch the wind). Very seriously, Cui Cui obeys, and asks, "Ok. The east wind or the west wind?" xD.
Miao Miao and Zi Qi confess!
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| Cui Cui's cheeks need to be protected! |
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| These two lovely kids ~ |
The hallucinations are over, but Miao Miao's heart is still somersaulting. She can't sleep and so she slides right in with Zi Qi, who also can't sleep......and it's another (gah!) dream – his dream. The snuggler is Cui Cui, who's no longer afraid of Zi Qi ~. He couldn't sleep with Miao Miao, who's tossing and turning, and dreaming of Zi Qi ~ ~ Hearing this, Zi Qi really can't sleep and hides his grin under the blankets (just like Miao Miao).
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| #ProtectCuiCui xD |
Li Song Min's mania is fake. She's excited after learning the person she's been searching for is one of our 4MALHFDF&fd.
Zi Qi can't help but smile at Miao Miao's delight over Guo Xiu's (smart) compliment, but Guo Xiu's mention of Qilin Mountain triggers Zi Qi's memories and realization that it's his home. Also, Guo Xiu is back to uncover why Zhao Ruo Qin intends to destroy the area and its daemons so that when he dies, he can face all the victims.
Marquis Zhao Ru Shi doesn't want to be like his parents in a loveless marriage with the Princess (and traumatizing his future offspring too). Zhao Ru Qin also doesn't want him as her son-in-law, but she owes the Zhao Family for adopting her and unfortunately, he's the only Zhao male.
The Princess's dream prince is Liu Fu Yi. She's been faking her mania to delay her marriage and to hire daemon hunters in search of him. At the sight of a love rival sinking Miao Miao's CP ship, she glares at Liu Fu Yi (and the Princess). Zi Qi is also glaring daggers, but at Zhao Ruo Shi who's beaming at Miao Miao (who's still glaring). This stare relay, lol.
The Mu siblings are moody. Miao Miao hates that the Princess is like a sticky candy, gluing to Liu Fu Yi, but what she doesn't realize is that Zhao Ruo Shi is just as sticky, but to her. These royal cousins are a royal pain in the butt for Mu Yao and Mu Zi Qi.
Cui Cui is bullied by Miao Miao and Zi Qi, nothing new, lol. From this kiddo's experience, he knows Zi Qi likes Miao Miao because his grandfather is the same; he fell for a heath and called her smelly. Sounds like Zi Qi, alright. I also love how this kiddo is stroking his fake beard. But the heath chose another daemon who knew how to be sweet, leaving his grandfather heartbroken for 900 years. To this day he still hasn't given Cui Cui a grandmother. Miao Miao asks the obvious, "So where'd you come from?" LOL. If you didn't know, bamboos can produce asexually. They're taking this bamboo stuff seriously. Also, Cui Cui is sleepy these days because the Holy Capital restrains daemons. This is why we don't even see the mushrooms to know Zi Qi's feelings. But who needs mushrooms when we have Cui Cui :D
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| Cui Cui: Do you like Miao Miao? Zi Qi: Who-who likes her? It's clearly her who's been clingy and smiling so prettily. |
Miao Miao has a new job. She's Mu Yao and Liu Fu Yi's love bodyguard. She's locking down on this CP and making sure this ship sails.
The Princess interrupts jie and jiefu's date and so Miao Miao, our love bodyguard, intercepts all her questions to Liu Fu Yi like his hobbies – to stare blankly – and his alcohol tolerance – one cup. If it's tea he prefers, the Princess will learn about it then. Miao Miao mutters audibly, You still need to learn? I see that you're very familiar with tea already. She's referring to her Green-Tea-ness. However, it seems Miao Miao might be persuaded by the Princess when she explains her perspective. She's generously showering her love because she wants Liu Fu Yi to know that she's worthy too. As long as he hasn't made a choice, she will persist. She doesn't want to live in regret. Also if they have to talk about first come first serve (which shouldn't apply in love), then Princess, who now deserves a name, Li Song Min says she would be first since Liu Fu Yi gave her his pouch. This "AC" LOL. How many pouches does he have?
Zhao Ruo Shi "protects" Miao Miao from Li Song Min, that is if he doesn't get beat up by her first. These two unrelated cousins should just marry.
Liu Fu Yi, this man, is seriously thinking Zi Qi invited him to duel and tells Mu Yao to retreat xD. Meanwhile Zi Qi and Miao Miao are squatting behind a rock. Miao Miao is giddy just watching her CP sit together, but Zi Qi is distracted and asks her a question.
Zi Qi: But love, must it be said aloud, and must they be together?Miao Miao: Yeah!Zi Qi is solemn that not all loves have happy endings.Miao Miao: Why are you like this? It hasn't even started and you're already talking about the ending. [...] Although the ending is important, it's not the most important. In a world full of people, it's hard for two who love each other to cross paths. It's like someone led you right to the gates of paradise, and all you have to do is push open the doors to find happiness – yet you turn back, afraid. That's such a pity!
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| What's your wish, Zi Qi~ |
Zhao Ruo Shi's father is Zi Qi's father?! They're half-brothers?! Unless Zhao Ruo Shi's mom had someone else's child, who knows, lol. Ok, so the father, Zhao Qin Huan, had his memories erased, but not his heartbreak. It seems he lived his entire life lovelorn for a woman he can't remember (Zi Qi's mother) and Zhao Ruo Shi was on the receiving end of his depression. Even his name "Shi" means "lost". Zi Qi may not have a father, but Zhao Ruo Shi didn't live a better life with a father. Both are scarred from love/marriage.
Pei Yun isn't a simple maid! Her daemon master, who's entity is sealed in a statue, needs a bride to wear Zhao Ruo Shi's wooden bangle. It's made from the hair of the Great Demoness (no a before e because she is evil. It should be Lady Resentment). The bangle victim will fall in love. No medicine can cure her. The victim was supposed to be Li Song Min, but Pei Yun cherishes her despite the fact that her sister (Pei Yu) sacrificed in her stead. Her only enemy is Zhao Qin Ru (Li Song Min's mother). Pei Yun has another target in mind. Could it be Miao Miao? Unfortunately, Zhao Ruo Shi also wants her to wear his bangle, thinking it's a love token from his father.
Mu Yao learns about the Celebrating Benevolence Hall and its connection to the Mu Sect massacre. 14 years ago, Tao Ying (a daemon hunter) was controlled by a Great Demon who needed a host. Then Tao Ying gained Zhao Qin Ru's trust and built the hall, but it's a cover for the Meridian Life Absorbing Spell. It allows the user to drain human blood and flesh in exchange for unlimited demonic powers. If enough lives are swallowed, the user’s body will become imperishable and invincible. To activate the spell, a girl needs to be sacrificed – it was Pei Yu (and now it will be Miao Miao). Mu Yao's father, Mu Huai Ying, destroyed the keystone (eye) of the spell before its manifestation.
And is that Lady Resentment with Zi Qi's mother's face in the flashbacks? But they clearly have different personalities. What happened!
Zi Qi kidnaps a drunk Zhao Ruo Shi, who has memories of little Zi Qi! For whatever reason, he undoes his hair tie. Dude, how rude of you. Can't you just take Zi Qi's assault. Between Zhao Ruo Shi and Zi Qi, Miao Miao chooses Shit. She's also shocked at Zi Qi's transformation. Whyyyyyy.
Zi Qi: Miao Miao, you’re afraid of me?Zi Qi cries. His tears burn. Literally.Zi Qi: You were the only one not afraid of my true self. Now you’re afraid of me.Miao Miao: I’m not afraid of you, Zi Qi. I’m not afraid of you. But Miao Miao, look who's side you're on T___T!!!
Zi Qi is on his knees T_T to look for his hair tie. All. Alone. Miao Miao is showing signs of resistance, but the bangle binds her feelings back to Zhao Ruo Shi.
After turning around to see Miao Miao who isn't looking at him anymore, Zi Qi turns upward to the sky. Tears fall again. The full night isn't shown to us, but it must be eternally dark in his eyes. His light is gone. His Miao Miao is gone.
Mu Yao is certain that the Great Demon is Lady Resentment. She plans to avenge by herself, and so instead of accepting Liu Fu Yi's confession that included his love and the truth about his shifu's mission, she chooses Noble Idiocy.
Triggered by a bamboo dragonfly, Miao Miao returns to Zi Qi, but he's gone. She can't remember why the bamboo dragonfly is important to her either. Cue name of restaurant: 忘機. It sounds like Forgotten. Zhao Ruo Shi might have an inkling that Miao Miao loves Zi Qi.
Cui Cui cries at their disbandment, Me too kid, me too. Humans are liars! 100%.
Li Song Min confesses to Liu Fu Yi again. She asks him to think about it for a day. She will wear a wedding dress that day (Oh? Please take away Zhao Ruo Shi then!). If he doesn't show up, she will forget him. Liu Fu Yi says he won't go. Li Song Min says she will wait.
Zhao Qin Ru dreams of Pei Yu, haunting her for burning her alive. According to our consort, she was fooled by the Great Demon.
Zhao Ruo Shi chooses the red wedding dress because Miao Miao's eyes can't lie about which one she loved. Meanwhile, Miao Miao recalls asking Zi Qi to pick her dress. In her heart, she must realize she lost someone important. Then a maid assists Miao Miao to remove the bangle(!!) but we're interrupted by Nanny Ru Yi, who has served Zhao Family for two generations (Zhao Ru Qin, Zhao Qing Huan + wife, and Zhao Ru Shi). She recognizes the bangle!
Liu Fu Yi rejects Li Song Min before she embarrasses herself at the Celebrating Benevolence Hall. His only love is Mu Yao, who appears strong when she's actually fragile. No matter how much she struggles, she refuses to let her weakness show.
Zi Qi killed his father?! The servants gossip that a 6-7yo boy with a hairtie killed Zhao Qing Huan with a knife to his armpit, lol. But in the flashback, the father was still alive when Zi Qi left.
"Dad, I like Zi Qi, I’m willing to marry Zi Qi." Hmmm?! Where's the instruction manual for this bangle. So she can write who she actually loves, but she can't express it or see that she's loving/marrying the wrong face?
Zi Qi takes a closer look at the bamboo dragonfly. She engraved his name and two symbols: a plum(?) and a flower ...for Taohua = Blossoming Plum Flower = Love. Is this the olden day heart ♥ symbol. He's reminded of her words to leave the uncontrollable to fate. He realizes Miao Miao's "uncontrollable" was her love towards him. Grateful to Cupid Cui, Zi Qi hugs our little pre-bamboo and spins him around.
Now it's Miao Miao giving Zi Qi a big hug <3 (': "I understand now," she says. Zi Qi also understands – he's at 99%. (Btw, the mushrooms have power now because Zi Qi insulated them in his bubbles).
Mu Yao pins on the "ugly" badge, ready to brace danger, but she's not alone. Our Four Martial Artists of Bamboo Forest have reunited. It seems Zi Qi always knew about his sister’s plans(? or at least knew she was willfully distancing herself). Liu Fu Yi wants to stay with Mu Yao too even if he fails to his reputation and isn't the man she loves – stop, no words needed anymore because Mu Yao hugs him. Cui Cui covers his non-innocent eyes, asking what's up with all the hugging this episode? Love it!
Zi Qi ah, if your sister and Miao Miao fell in the water, who would you save first? xD
14 years ago, Consort Zhao Qin Ru trusted Tao Ying to fulfill her wish of making her son the crown prince, but it requires a sacrifice: her daughter, Li Song Min. The daughter will serve as the keystone of his spell, confining her to a life of unfulfilled desires and unhappiness.
After our team finishes posing, they finally make a move because the linchpin has entered their trap. Zhao Qin Ru has been successfully lured to the Hall to stop her daughter from marrying Zhao Ruo Shi. (In the last episode they had agreed to help our team). Since the wedding has commenced, the statue's true form materializes to activate the Meridian Life Absorbing Spell, but he's only a Level 4 Nightmare Daemon, not Lady Resentment as Mu Yao had thought.
The Nightmare Daemon's dreams of invincibility can stay a dream because every attendee is fake. Mu Ya and Liu Fu Yi reveal their disguise from the servants. Other than them, the only humans left are Zhao Qin Ru, Zhao Ruo Shi, and Lin Song Min. The Nightmare Daemon resists defeat and transports everyone into Zhao Qin Ru's nightmare. She won't explain any of her crimes, and so we're shown them:
- Qilin Mountain. 20 years ago, Zhao Qin Ru ordered the mountains to be flattened and all its daemons to be slaughtered.
- Death of Zhao Qing Huan. He always listened to his sister, but now that he's dying, his last wish is to know who he loved, even if she's a daemon.
- Celebrating Benevolence Hall. 14-5 years ago, Zhao Qing Ru burned Pei Yu alive.
Tao Ying's involvement is because of #1. His daughter died in that landslide. He was the man filled with hatred and revenge the Nightmare Daemon referred to. Tao Ying wanted Zhao Qin Ru to kill her own daughter, but he had died 10 years ago. What happened in the 4- 5 years in between his death and the fire?
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| The back of her head has the back of the pavilion! LOOOOL. |
P.S. The family is complete LOL:
If the Nightmare Daemon can't win, he'll make sure no one wins. He fuses with the Meridian Life Absorbing Spell to engulf everyone and the city. He taunts Mu Yao that if her father had done his job and killed him 14 years ago instead of sealing him, there would be no chaos today. Mu Yao defends her father that he couldn't kill him. The vaporizing vapour laughs, reminding her he's only Level 4. Just what is Mu Yao's father protecting? Mu Yao?
Escape is too late for our team, but they stick together. Mu Yao can enter the "eye" and delay the explosion. Liu Fu Yi and Zi Qi will support her, and Miao Miao recruits the rest of the palace daemon hunters. Cowardly and greedy Guo Xiu gets randomly cool scenes. xD
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| I love how proud Zi Qi is of her. |
Pei Yun leaves the palace who's much prettier without the royal hair. In a flashback, we learn that she chose to save Li Song Min over taking revenge for her sister, aw. She had begged our team (Zi Qi, Miao Miao, and jiefu) to save the princess, which probably allowed them to learn of Mu Yao's plan and devise a counterattack.
Here's the cover poster! Zi Qi is invisible because the ministers won't leave him alone. He pulls Miao Miao with him. Did he make her think she had cling to him to be invisible or she just wants to cling to him? :D
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| Their butt marks! |
Miao Miao knows Zi Qi's daemon form is a taboo, but she urges him to tell Mu Yao. Zi Qi, who assures her she can say anything she wants to him because he'll never be mad at her, agrees. His jie used to be the only person who mattered to him. And now? :) It's about time he stopped living in fear. *Deep breaths, guys* Go Zi Qi – No wait, bye Zi Qi; he chickens out, wasting our deep breaths.
Miao Miao "dreams" about the panda, but she doesn't recognize it anymore! She forgets she's in a game! That's the consequence of the 7-petal lotus. Ohhh! Zi Qi...how'd you get your lotus then?!
In the morning, Zi Qi tells Miao Miao that she's a scary drunk. She grabbed onto him the whole night (and it's not that you were worried and couldn't let go, Zi Qi?). Even Mu Yao saw. Miao Miao is embarrassed, which he dismisses. What's there to be flustered about when she already wrote to her father, "I like Zi Qi. I want to marry Zi Qi." When she snatches the letter back, he sends it directly to Father Lin(g). Zi Qi also snatches her into a hug ~ Awwww. I also like this small detail with the letter: Miao Miao, our modern girl, writes on the (A4)paper in portrait mode instead of landscape.
Zhao Qin Ru is imprisoned in the cold palace. She tells Mu Yao it was at her father's suggestion to use a replacement (Pei Yu) and burn everyone involved. She suspects Mu Huai Jiang knew about this cruel conclusion right from the start and allowed it to happen. Mu Yao refuses to believe her, but her words haunt her: "Parents always want to show their best side to their children."
Zhao Ruo Shi knows Zi Qi is his half-brother, gege! He envies Zi Qi because he's living the life he and his father yearns for: to be free and with the person he loves. Zhao Ruo Shi returns Zi Qi the bangle, which he thinks is from his mother. Zi Qi doesn't even know if she's alive. Zhao Ruo Shi innocently replies, "What if?" Aw. Before they part, the brothers prop. The message is this: "Sorry bro, I didn't know she was my SIL"
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| The size difference. |
Updates on sister-in-law Miao Miao: 1) Due to the lotus, Miao Miao has forgotten she's in a game. which Zi Qi reacts oddly to (it's like he's aware of the game/contemporary-world, but he's ignoring it), and 2) Miao Miao can also summon her powers at will without talismans.
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| Hand moments are all with the guys, eh |
For Liu Fu Yi, the Shadow security check reveals his true form is a child. Mu Yao's shadow is like a warrior, wearing her family's armour. Cui Cui is a bamboo forest. This is where it gets interesting: Miao Miao is a girl with pigtails sitting in front of a laptop, but Miao Miao no longer remembers. Zi Qi, once again, reacts oddly like he knows. It's finally Zi Qi's turn, and his shadow is a regular one. Phew! Except Shifu Wen Xiu removes the seal and sends him back to security check. Alas, his daemon form, Ursula (LOL). is revealed. Of course he wants to hide that hair.
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Remarks
[First Impression (Ep1-5)] Fun romcom! Where have you been all of 2024?! Two episodes are enough to tell you if you're into this drama about a bookworm couch queen reincarnation as an evil 2FL of a mediocre story.
Ling Miao Miao is a witty heroine
Mu Sheng is just your regular ML who aggressively kills FL all the time, haha. Don’t worry, (or it’s too bad that) it only lasts until Ep4. It’s so funny every time she respawns. I'm so glad Ding Yu Xi is back in the game and people have stopped calling him ugly, gosh.
As I see it, this romance is about Ling Miao Miao, like a guiding light, leading Mu Sheng to cherish himself first – because this man is too harsh on himself. I quite love this sorrowful poem that embodies the essence of "Mu Sheng":
永夜為慕離歌為笙The eternal night yearns (mu)The farewell song becomes the flute (sheng)
My interpretation: Mu Sheng's yearning is endlessly dark like the eternal night, and wistful like the flute that plays for farewell songs.
[Cast&Crew] From the production company (Stellar) that brought us
There's two CP reunions:
- Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi from Moonlight (where 2ML was also Yang Shi Ze)
- Zhu Xu Dan and Yang Shi Ze from Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact
It's the 2nd "battle" between Yu Shu Xin and Zhao Lu Si. In 2022, their Love Between Fairy and Devil and Love Like the Galaxy air closed together, but not head on like this time (same day, same time).
Wrapped on January 1, 2024.
[Glossary]
是藥三分毒 Shì yào sān fēn dú – Every medicine has 3 part poison / has its side effect. [Ep2]
绿茶 Lǜ chá – Green tea (bitch) 🍵 → Derogatory term directed at girls who pretend to be innocent and charming but is actually manipulative. [Ep3]
黑蓮花 Hei lian hua – Black Lotus → (Grey) "Villains", openly dark and clever [Ep3]
中央空調 Zhong yang kong tiao – Central AC → Typically are men who appear kind and give special attention to multiple people without clear romantic intent, which leads to misunderstanding and jealousy among the ladies. [Ep3]
中央空調 Zhong yang kong tiao – Central AC → Typically are men who appear kind and give special attention to multiple people without clear romantic intent, which leads to misunderstanding and jealousy among the ladies. [Ep3]
狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心 – A dog bites Lv Dong Bin, not knowing how kind he is. ("Lv Dong Bin" is a scholarly, clever man with a genuine desire to help people, but a dog bites him.) [Ep5]
纏纏綿綿 Chán chán mián mián – To wrap around continuously. In a romantic context, it suggests a bond that's hard to break and a relationship full of tenderness like something that tugs at the heart. [Ep12]
Recommendations
Preliminary recs are random / a peek at the list. These may be updated if drama is completed
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