June 14, 2025

The Seven Relics of Ill Omen | Review

The Seven Relics of Ill Omen
A wuxia-meets-western action team come together to fight evil.
Notable Actors/Actresses
Song Wei LongLuo Ren
Liu Hao CunMu Dai
Ao Rui PengYi Wan San
Director
Screenwriter
Wei Yu (Author)
Chinese Title
七根心簡
Seven Heart Threads
Year: 2025
Episodes: 32

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Cast


Song Wei Long:
Luo Ren
Liu Hao Cun:
Mu Dai
Ao Rui Peng:
Yi Wan San
(13, 000)
Wang Yi Ting:
Yan Hong Sha

Zhang Yi Chi:
Cao Guang Ping

Yang Hao Yu:
Qu Xing Man
(Fraudulent Mystic)



Romcom/Romance Checklist


How much of the plot is angst/romance?
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
The ML:
Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Tsundere / Falls in Love First / Noble Idiot / CEO / General
The FL:
Bold / Cute, Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better than ML / Noble Idiot / Business-woman
Describe the Main Relationship (the tropes):
Annoying Love (F/M) Rivals +++ / Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / Harem / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Rebirth / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / School to Adulthood / Star-Crossed Lovers
Main 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 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32
2nd CP Relationship Progress (officially togetherfirst (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 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32
# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 
2 / 3
Ending
Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad / Rushed+++


Remarks



[Drama Info]

From the author of Wei Yu who wrote Rattan and Parallel World (Bai Yu and Ni Ni).

Youku is airing this immediately after Song Wei Long and Liu Hao Cun's previous dramas (Be Passionately in Love and Youthful Glory), and it would be piggybacking had either drama been that popular. It's also SWL and LHC's second time as a CP; they previously filmed a campus romance movie, Just for Meeting You.

Wrapped in 2023.

[Ending] Happy


Drama Overview & Review



This action-packed team bonds like family. There’s a sweet touch of sismance in the mix, but my soft spot goes to the dum-bromance between Ao Rui Peng and Zhang Yi Chi. They're both entertaining, but also sincere when it counts.  [Skip »]

Yi Wan San & Cao pangpang:
Dumbo dajie bros

Yi Wan San & Luo Ren

Luo Ren & Cao pangpang:

Mu Dai & Cao pangpang:
Pangpang isn't here, but Mu Dai's kick-slap was revenge for him

Mu Dai & her sect:

Mu Dai & Yan Hong Sha:

Yan Hong Sha: & Cao pangpang:
She still sent the message first xD. 
Friends > Hygiene

Cao pangpang & Cao Fang Fang:

Last but not least
The Chicken/Phoenix Team:

☙ ☙ ☙ ☙ ☙

Main CP. While the main romance wasn’t the standout for me (or the show, which was more adventure based), they were still easy to root for – like human-sized eyedrops: gentle, refreshing, and quietly effective  [Skip »]

☙ ☙ ☙ ☙ ☙

2nd CP. Romance just wasn't the Show's focus, but I was smitten every time their development peeked through. There wasn’t much, but what we got was efficient. Notable mention: Cao Pangpang. He  third-wheels everyone, but he truly thrives when he’s third-wheeling this 2nd pair. [Skip »]
Yi Wan San was swoon-worthy when he pointed out all the friends she had waiting for her back home. But then he just had to wink. 😂 It's so  Yi Wan San, though. 

She is so protective of him, and he is too ~ 

He already woke up once when she was carrying him through the mud, falling, and desperately calling his name 🥺

Girl, you're not celebrating your birthday alone.

Cao pangpang was an angry "gf" before Hong Sha was an angry gf, hahaha.

It was their second kiss!

Yi Wan San – love to his right, bromance underneath. Surrounded by affection, literally. 好幸福哦 😂
This threesome under the blanket. LOOOOL.

☙ ☙ ☙ ☙ ☙



[Review & Rating] By cynlynn.
I enjoyed the team dynamics the most. Sometimes they were more than teammates – they were family. My favourite members are the resident dumbos, Ao Rui Peng and Zhang Yi Chi. Offbeat, unexpected, and just right. They stumble their way through everything and somehow still land on genius. I didn’t expect to get emotional over the bigger clown of the two, but then the whole team chipped in so Cao pangpang (Zhang Yi Chi) could visit his parents, since he’s the only one who still has that chance – aww.

As someone who adores Song Wei Long and Liu Hao Cun +/- acting skills, Ao Rui Peng and Wang Yi Ting upstaged them. Chemistry, humour, acting, and character growth. To be fair, both pairings had solid foundation: ladies are fearless, gents are dependable. But 2CP had something extra. Ao Rui Peng’s 2ML was full of surprises, gradually revealing just how reliable and sincere he could be. I felt that the unexpected depth made their romance and his character feel more rewarding.

The plot, however, is missing a few...chunks. It's enough to undercut the story's emotional payoff. But! It's far from enough to ruin the show. And actually, the whole show is rather fresh in Cdramaland that focuses more on modern adventure.

Overall. Despite a lot, a lot of flaws, I felt rewarded by this team that bonded like family: full of heart, ready to fight, and delightfully idiotic t(w)ogether.

P.S. Surprised to see Clara Lee (Korean) make such an extensive cameo! Like ma’am how did you get here?

Rating: 3/5 . Light bursts of energy, pretty faces, and zero mental calories.


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