She followed her brother to a sword fight, found a deadly woman instead.
Ye Xiao Qi, a young disciple, follows her brother secretly as he goes to a martial conference. On the way there, she meets a mysterious woman, Xiao Rhu Feng, who is very skilled at martial arts. She decides to follow her to get her to become her master.
Cinematography
Bamboo forests used like green screens of the soul.
Acting
Sheng Wei's smolder could restart the wuxia genre.
Costume
Xiao Rhu Feng's all-black fit: villain wardrobe done right.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a 2019 wave of Chinese GL short films circulating on platforms like Bilibili before stricter content regulations. These micro-budget wuxia shorts became a underground genre for sapphic storytelling.
The 'demon cult' framing borrows from Jin Yong tropes—traditionally male-coded villainy here reclaimed as mysterious feminine power. Xiao Rhu Feng never confirms her allegiance, refusing the narrative label.
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