45 minSeason 1 • Episode 50
LatestThe mastermind who plans everything has appeared. He's not someone who wouldn't think he would be the one who is behind everything, including Wei Wuxian's comeback. Who would that be?
In a magical world of inter-clan rivalry, two soulmates face treacherous schemes and uncover a dark mystery linked to a tragic event in the past.
Acting
Xiao Zhan's smile-cracking-into-pain is a masterclass in micro-expressions.
Cinematography
Gusu Lan's misty mountains make repression look absolutely gorgeous.
Score
Wangxian's theme will live rent-free in your head until you die.
Creator
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show adapts a danmei (boys' love) novel but had to code the romance due to Chinese censorship, creating an entire subgenre of 'brotherhood' that fans worldwide learned to read between the lines of.
Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo reportedly stopped speaking to each other during filming because the emotional intensity bled into real life; their coldness in early episodes is partially genuine.
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