A dragon needs to save the world. But who is the dragon?
Notable Actors/Actresses
Chinese Title
Moon Scale Chronicle
Network: Youku
Cast
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| Tian Jia Rui: Ji Ling |
Ju Jing Yi: Lu Wu Yi |
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| Zeng Shun Xi: Wu Shi Guang |
Chen Du Ling: Wu Wang Yan |
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| Yan An: Li Jie Yuan Wu Huo |
Wu Han: You Chi (the weasel) |
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| Guo Zheng Rong: Bai Ze (White Marsh) |
Chen Ruo Xuan: Mo Yun Tan |
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| Wang Duo: Chi Wen |
Jiang Zhen Yu: Si Feng |
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| Gao Zi Tian: Jin Zheng |
Zhou Ling Xu: Hua Qi |
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| Xia Zhi Guang: Liu Wei Xue |
Rao Jia Di: Yu Sheng Wei |
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| Gao Jia Yan: Luo Wei |
Zuo Chen Yi: Wei Qing |
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| Ou Mi De: Wu Zhi Qi (Water Goblin) |
Jiang Yi Yan: Fox Lord |
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| Fan Shi Qi: Xie Ling Guan |
Liu Yu: Tian Di |
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| Jin Jing: Mu Long Su Jian |
Chang Hua Sen: Han Ba (Drought Daemon) |
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| Zhang Shi An: Ye Chang Sheng |
Romcom/Romance Checklist
[Incomplete]
How much of the plot is angst/romance?
0 / 1 / 2.5 / 3.75 / 4 / 5The 1ML:
Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Tsundere / Falls in Love First / "Reborn" / Noble Idiot / CEO / GeneralThe 1FL:
Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better than ML / "Reborn" / Noble Idiot / Business-womanThe 2ML:
Cold–Lukewarm–Warm / Timid / Tsundere / Falls in Love First / "Reborn" / Noble Idiot / CEO / GeneralThe 2FL:
Bold / Cute / Cool & Independent / Falls in Love First / Better than ML / "Reborn" / Noble Idiot / Business-womanDescribe the Relationship (the tropes):
Annoying Love (F/M) Rivals +++ / Bickering Start / Childhood Connection / Cohabitation / Contract Marriage or Fake Couple / Enemies to Lovers / Hidden Identity / Healing Love / Harem / Love Triangle / Married Couple (Real) / Opposites Attract / Pining Love / Second Chance / Secretly in Love (F/ML) / School to Adulthood / 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 (2CP) / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 (1CP) / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29# of CPs (including main CP):
0 / 1 / 2+ / 3
0 / 1 / 2+ / 3
Ending:
Happy / Sad / Open Happy / Open Sad / Bad / Rushed+++Drama Overview & Review
[Drama Info]
This is a loose reimagining of Guo Jing Ming's Painted Skin, rather than a direct adaptation. It is a Guo Jing Ming project even though his name doesn’t appear plainly in the credits. He has been known to use aliases. For Veil of Shadows, he is credited under Lu Jue (陸覺). For My Journey to You, he was credited as Gu Xiao Sheng (顧曉聲)
One of the biggest incidents was the Hengdian fire. In March 2025, a fire broke out on set during filming while shooting a bonfire scene. Fortunately, everyone was evacuated safely and no injuries were reported.
Ju Jing Yi’s transformation. Guo Jing Ming’s aesthetic is very different from Ju Jing Yi’s usual Ju-Jing-Yi-style, so fans are excited about this “new Ju Jing Yi”.
Zeng Shun Xi is reunited with both his leading ladies (Ju Jing Yi from Rebirth for You and Chen Du Ling from A Lonely Hero’s Journey)
Wrapped on April 11, 2025
[Ending]
Happy.
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(!!! Spoilers for Ep25 !!!)
The story that "Awoo is A Wu" 🥺 ended up being the most emotionally effective storyline for me. She cut off her tail to become the plush so Ji Ling wouldn’t be swallowed by loneliness (Ji Can) . Up until this point, the drama already had quite a few creative mini-arcs, but to introduce something this quietly heartrending so late in the game really stood out.
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*Thirsty BGM*
(!!! Spoilers for Ep13 !!!)
When Lu Wang Yan tells Wu Shi Guang, “Who said I can’t see the stars? 🥺” is where she truly embraces loving him. She chooses to stay in that world – blind, aging, dying – because it’s the only place where she can love him fully. I was touched here, but then absolutely nothing else happens for this CP afterwards.
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Li Jie's Story. Yan An. Be Patiently Confused. You won’t fully understand him until around Ep24, so just accept the confusion early on. Or scroll here to read a shortcut that's hopefully not more confusing. [Top | Skip »]
(!!! Spoilers for Ep24 !!!)
Yan An's original Yuan Wu Huo is butterflied into two beings because of the Butterfly Daemon(s):
1) Butterfly Daemon (Yuan Wu Huo) → wants to free TJR2) Li Jie → wants to protect TJR
Both Yan Ans are driven by the same core desire: their love for TJR as their didi. Originally, Tian Jia Rui is Yan An’s real didi, but that version of TJR dies. Later, Ji Ling (a fox) takes on TJR’s appearance, becoming a kind of “second didi” to Yan An.
Even when Butterfly Daemon appears antagonistic, his true goal is to free Ji Ling from being trapped as the fake dragon. It’s very GJM-level contrived, but thematically consistent. Once that mission is fulfilled and “TJR dies," Butterfly Daemon can finally move on and reunite with his family on the other side of life – including his original didi.
Even when Butterfly Daemon appears antagonistic, his true goal is to free Ji Ling from being trapped as the fake dragon. It’s very GJM-level contrived, but thematically consistent. Once that mission is fulfilled and “TJR dies," Butterfly Daemon can finally move on and reunite with his family on the other side of life – including his original didi.
Li Jie, meanwhile, continues wandering, searching for his purpose.
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Guo Jing Ming Formations. The ladies, the squads, the boys, the trios. You can always count on him to gather everyone for a dramatic lineup. [Top | Skip »]
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Ju Jing Yi. She gets her own section because GJM gave her a full presentation – part PPT, part MV, part flashbacks. [Top | Skip »]
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Others. Fan Shi Qi, Jin Jing, Chang Hua Sen, Sun Chen Jun, Chen Ruo Xuan, and a surprise relationship in Ep24. [Top | Skip »]
This relationship comes very late. Si Feng and Hua Qi hadn’t even shared a proper scene before this, and in that moment, it somehow works! It’s unexpectedly touching.
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Ending CliffsNotes (Ep28&29). It's a happy ending. I'll explain as much as I can understand, hahahaha. [Top | Skip »]
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(!!! Spoilers for Ending !!!)
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Lu Wu Yi is taken over by 9Baby (Jiu Ying) and has gained (9)dragon powers, 9-tailed fox regeneration → basically infinite power and immortality. How do you beat that? Hack the past and stop it before it happens. At this point, I am exhausted that the resolution is to hack the past. It feels like every drama defaults to a reset whether at the beginning (rebirth) or the end of a show (redo).
Ji Ling’s time-travel sequence is visually epic – a full GJM-eque formation scene calling back everyone, including GHOSTS 😂 We get Xia Zhi Guang, Omid, Bai Ze (Guo Zheng Rong), Chang Hua Sen, and even Tian Jia Rui again as Ji Can. I was genuinely touched to see Ji Can. (And then I imagine them all standing in front of a green screen and it becomes a little funny again.)
Ji Ling defeats the Fox Lord – the final form of 9Baby in the past – and takes Lu Wu Yi away before the 9Baby shard was ever in her. They disappear somewhere – another space, another dimension. While the mechanics are hazy as hell, Main CP = happily ever after. Somewhere.
Back in the main timeline, time resets. Lu Wu Yi never existed, but everyone else survives. The 2CP gets their happy ending: Wu Shi Guang retains his memories, while Lu Wang Yan does not, though her heart is still swelling with love for Wu Shi Guang.
The lingering question is Li Jie. If Ji Ling no longer exists in this reset timeline, then logically Li Jie shouldn’t exist either, since he was created from the desire to protect Ji Ling. Yet he does exist, just without memory of Ji Ling or the voice calling him. I can't wrap my mind around this paradox, but in true Guo Jing Ming fashion, Li Jie continuing to search becomes proof that Ji Ling exists somewhere, in some world.
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[Review & Rating] By cynlynn.
Recommendations
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