Veil of Shadows

wow so good ✨

This drama is a beautiful mix of romance, fantasy, and emotions that truly stays with you. Love Beyond the Grave tells a touching story of love that doesn’t end even after death, showing how deep connections can go beyond time and reality.

The chemistry between the leads is amazing, and their emotional scenes hit really hard 💔. The visuals, costumes, and background music make every moment feel magical and intense.

Some parts may feel a bit slow, but the storyline keeps you hooked, especially if you love emotional and fantasy dramas.

Overall, it’s a heartfelt drama about eternal love, sacrifice, and destiny. Definitely worth watching if you enjoy deep, emotional stories 🌙

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[HEAVY SPOILERS]

Veil of Shadows was a rollercoaster of a drama, with beautiful acting, lore, and visuals. However, its treatment of some of its characters and ending was where I felt it fell short: seemingly important characters were sidelined, and the entire show was essentially erased through a 'time reversal' ending, which personally seemed like a copout (personal preference, but I don't really get/like time reversal type endings it just erases everything the characters stand for and endured). Characters dying constantly and reveals happening every episode drained some of the magic as you begin to feel overwhelmed instead of connected to the characters.

At the beginning of the show I was absolutely in love with the visuals and lore. The dynamics between characters (specifically the fox sisters) were amazing to watch and the small visual details really had be flabbergasted (when the butterfly came out of Yuan Wuhuo's mouth to turn into his mask? Amazing. Also the entire pool at the Formless Moon Sect was absolutely stunning). I also loved each of the pair's dynamics, which were so different and so engaging. I found myself caring about both relationships equally as they switched between. Wu Wangyan and Wu Shiguang were the more mature feeling couple, with a tangled past and a relationship built on deception. But lord it was so wonderfully done. The tension, the chemistry was absolutely to die for, I found myself on the edge of my seat often watching them. The Star Stone arc was such a beautiful way to show their growing devotion to each other, even one based on 'lies'. And don't even get me started on Lu Wuyi and Ji Ling. The switch from their cute relationship in the first arc to him being a puppet reveal??? I literally mourned that little fox guy with Lu Wuyi. And the tension between Ji Ling as Chi Wen and Lu Wuyi was amazingly done and so interesting to watch! I had to take a lap around my room when Ji Ling died the first time (the first time. THE FIRST TIME. Why was there so many more times ToT) and then slowly realising Chi Wen IS Ji Ling? and still loves her? Wonderful. Sublime. Everyone's acting was top notch.

However as the drama kept going on, the 'plot twists' and overall story became quite overwhelming and sudden. The overuse of the surprise factor really dulled down many moments where I began to feel more and more apathetic about the characters (I still cried...but well, less I guess). I think some of those 'reveals' could have been executed a lot better with more clearer foreshadowing: it felt like things were being pulled out of their ass at some point. Again, there was a real overuse of dramatic reveals and plot twists that kept switching up the story to the point it was confusing to follow, and honestly numbed me to the surprise. Conversely, there were also some arcs that were a little dragged at points (the Star Stone arc is the first one that comes to mind) where I remember asking myself when the arc was going to end because it felt like they had been doing the same thing for way too long. Keeping a better balance between these moments and the plot twists could have made the drama flow a bit more rather than feeling a bit staccato at times and flat at others.

The largest downside to me was the sidelining of characters, which many others have also pointed out. After the Star Stone arc, Wu Shiguang and Wu Wangyan got MAJORLY sidelined. I enjoyed Wu Shiguang's character at the beginning of the drama, but as time went on he stopped bringing anything to the table. He felt like a real dude at the start and then he morphed into the most generic character that was just. There. Ji Ling on the other hand was going THROUGH it and had reveal after reveal of sad and sadder backstory. Props to Joseph Zeng for doing the most with what he got for Wu Shiguang. Similarly with Wu Wangyan, she was such a powerful character but at the end all I saw her do were a few spins, make a bigger ice sword than before, then spit out blood and cry a bit (talking about crying, seriously I hardly remember any of the character's non-crying faces. They're always crying! Every scene! Ji Ling has a teardrop run down his face so beautifully like 50 times an episode. Why are we torturing these characters so much, let them have a break! And let me have one too! I think I went through 2 whole tissue boxes throughout the whole drama. Anyway, back to Wu Wangyan). I wanted to see more of the fox sisters and their power. In contrast, Lu Wuyi becoming a 'deity' was very fun to see (although the time loop thing was. confusing to say the least, but I have to say the Lonescale was so beautiful) and I wish we saw more of those scenes with Wu Wangyan and Wu Shiguang too, especially after Wu Shiguang was revealed to be the 10th Dragon. They really gave up on their characters. The ending overall didn't quite hit, it left me feeling empty. And oh my gosh You Chi dying without Wu Shiguang and then turning out to basically be a completely different person post time reversal??? Where did my silly weasel go??? I was distraught. Loved that guy and wish his friendship with Wu Shiguang got a bit more attention like Ji Ling and Li Jue's did. I also wanted to see more of Han Ba and was sad when he also died :(

Overall, I think a 7.5 is a fair rating from me. I enjoyed the first half of the show immensely, but it dropped off slowly as time went on (perhaps I was also just physically tired from crying so much). The music and visuals were amazing though, I found myself bopping to the beats every time they played (which might have been overdone but it didn't get old for me, I loved it) and singing along to the battle music which I had no idea what they were saying (As someone who studied Chinese I don't think it was?? It was so catchy though). And as a GM currently running a xianxia-based TTRPG campaign, the visuals and plot twists really gave me a lot of inspiration (and ways to emotionally damage my players!) so that's always a good thing! I don't believe I would rewatch this show anytime soon - safe for the first 12 or so episodes.

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Dare I say holy peak

I'm not gonna lie, when I saw the trailer I was bit skeptical because the story looked way too complicated and that they would just drag out the plot for far too long, but boy was I wrong.
The plot line was not at all complicated and the acting was amazing. I am not someone who usually cries while watching shows, heck I'm the kind of person to laugh when the characters cry, but watching VOS I cried at least 10 times. Especially when we found out about Ji Ling's past. He was just a little fox who had to carry such a big burden for so long.
Usually whenever I watch C dramas the main stars are always the actors and the plot line, but honestly for me the main star of this show was the OST. Even if you don't end up watching the show itself go listen to the OST because it is an absolute masterpiece. "Not suffering" by Tian Jiarui and Ju Jingyu and "As innocent as a fox" by Tian Jiarui, I have no words to describe what I feel when I listen to these song. Especially after you find out what the lyrics mean they just hit different. I feel like I'm reliving the plot every time I listen to the full OST playlist.
Overall, all I'm gonna say is go watch it, 'cause you might regret it later if you don't.

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Such a Tearjerker!....but Oh so Beautiful!

I finally got to finish this drama and for me this drama didn't disappoint. The start of it really does leave you a little confused for a time but I don't think they do to bad to let you know what is going on through it. I have watched dramas that have left me so confused before I didn't feel this was one of them. Even though this is a tearjerker through a lot of it. It does have a happy ending. This drama actually had me hooked all the way through it and wanting to know what is going on. It has you asking so many questions in the beginning.

I really fell in love with Ji Ling and Lu Mu Yi's love story and loved the way Tian Jia Rui and Ju Jing Yi portrayed them. I am becoming such a fan of Tian Jia Rui he is an incredible actor, and paired with Ju Jing Yi. So Amazing!! They were so cute and incredible to watch together. Though their love story will leave you really sad through a lot of it. It will still be one of my favorites.

Joseph Zeng and Chen Du Ling also played their characters so well, but I do agree with other reviews that after the star stone arc with how they fall in love gets really overshadowed toward the end and they don't really go back to the same feel. They have chemistry it just wasn't used to its full potential. I also love Chen Du Ling as an actress and they do overshadow the sisterly love between her and Ju Jing Yi toward the end, but one thing I have to say that it didn't bother me cause I was so captivated by the love story of Ji Ling and Lu Mu Yi. That I just wanted to watch more of them.

Another actor I have to say something about is Yan An! This man I loved in Fangs of Fortune and wanted to see really see him in this and boy does he still not disappoint. Loved all of his scenes of playing Li Jie and the butterfly demon. Also his brotherly bond with Ji Ling all the way through this was so cute.

I think the only thing I was just a little disappointed with was the ending. Yes its a happy ending but it leaves you really wanting more for your favorite characters. It just does leave you a bit unsatisfied there. I am finding this is where a lot of dramas are failing at for me. Is they give you such an elaborate story that when it comes to the ending they leave you with as little as possible. I am getting used to this with dramas and don't like leaving bad reviews or ratings cause of an ending when I liked the rest of a drama.

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Beautifully Shot, Narratively Fragile

You don’t need to question the aesthetic and cinematography of this director, but as usual, you should question the plot hahaha.
I love this drama, all characters are interesting, and I like how Lu Wuyi-Ji Ling and Wu Wangyan-Wu Shuguang’s stories are equally good (side-eyeing MJTY). The actors’ acting is so good, I think so far this is Ju Jingyi’s best role, she suits Lu Wuyi so much. The music is on point. The CGI in the earlier episodes was so bad, only getting better in the final episodes. This drama is so good it made me binge-watch it. But I hate how the plot holes seem so obvious, like they don’t care as long as the cinematography is good.
SPOILER
-I still don’t understand the twin butterfly demons. At first I thought they became Yan Wuhuo (they became one). Then there’s a scene where the twins’ image overlapped with Li Jie and Yan Wuhuo (in the illusion world), I thought it implied that they’re the twins. But then the scene shows the general died and he can come back to life because of the butterfly demon’s cocoon, and Yan Wuhuo also came into being, so I’m back to square one. At the end it was revealed that they’re both born from the original Yan Wuhuo’s obsession. So where are the butterfly demons? It’s kinda confusing.
-Well, talking about the butterfly demon, at the beginning they always talk with their hand in front of their mouth, but later they don’t do that anymore and there’s no difference. I thought some catastrophe would happen if they opened their mouths freely, so I guess it was just for show? To look mysterious maybe hahaha.
-The weasel’s father suddenly appears and saves the day. No one questions how he can be there? And when the others come out of the illusion and see the weasel crying while holding his father’s stick, without the weasel explaining anything they somehow know that his father sacrificed himself and fought Jiu Ying’s fragment?
-When Lu Wuyi told her rewind story to Ji Ling, we saw her grab black clothes (similar to what she wore when she stole the manuscript). But in the later flashback, she’s wearing white clothes in the 1st-18th rewinds. Then in the last rewind scene (I suppose the real rewind) she’s wearing black.
-Lu Wuyi severed her tails so she could talk to Ji Ling as a doll. It wasn’t explained how many/which tail she cut. The scene was also kinda vague, at first I thought she was gonna cut them all, but then in the next frame she was sitting on the floor and we could still see her tails.
-The height differences between Lu Wuyi and Ji Ling are inconsistent. Sometimes she only reaches his shoulder, sometimes she’s taller than that. It’s not a modern drama where we can see the character wearing high heels or flat shoes.
-After Ji Ling successfully removed Lu Wuyi from the original timeline, what happened to him in the original timeline then? We saw him trying to kill himself (prevented by Lu Wuyi, but now there’s no Lu Wuyi), so I guess he survived because he has dragon scale inside him. But why do people act like he doesn’t exist? Lu Wuyi’s timeline is only 50 years ago, and Ji Ling has become the dragon lord for more than 50 years. So what happened then?
-At the ending, Ji Ling and Lu Wuyi (seemingly) go to another timeline/universe. Are they having amnesia? Are they born again and starting anew as babies with no memories? Because they seem like they don’t know each other.

There are many more plot holes that I haven't listed, and many of them actually (imo) impact the main story, not just unnecessary plot holes like the height difference. Go ahead and watch it and just ignore the inconsistency of the story. And for people who say there’re no plot holes and that you just have to focus on watching the story, there are plot holes, okay. Plenty of them aren’t explained well even in the final episode. Stop glorifying this producer. He’s good at cinematography, but he doesn't really care about the plot, just like his other dramas.

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#1 c-drama for me 2026. Never paid for VIP to see next ep ,until this one when releasing!!

I came here because of Ju Jingyi. Everyone was new to me. At the end, Tian Jiarui ( Ji ling ) took my heart. Im so glad he got paired up with my girl Lu wuyi. He is even more beautiful when he's*******SPOILER ALERT***********
lsd(the scene when they got out of the star stone and he let go of her hand, his face is**breath takinggg**)The plot twist, visual, and romance was everything. Music makes it even more beautiful and touching. The story actually really kicks in at ep 5-6 because they are still trying to catch Xiao wei. So if you havent pass those ep or hesitating, keep going! There might details that you might not catch for first time watching, so be like me, rewatching hella times. Alot of things will be happening at the same time so, dont think. Just go with the flowwww and everything will slowly reveal. The pain, tears and roller coaster of emotions is sooo worth it at the end(atleast for me) ***if you didnt know tian jiarui sing for his ost "not suffering and innocent fox** Still camping here to read new comments ⛺️🔥🔥🍿 BTW if you are watching it on netflex, for some reason those last mandarin words/sentences wasnt translate at the very last scene of last ep. Its said "No matter how time and space change, I will always be by your side"

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Visuals!!!Plot Twists! TRAGIC; to the point it will make your heart ache physically.

"Don't be sad." "Don't cry." "I will always stay by your side."
TRAGIC. TRAGIC. TRAGIC. Plot twists. Death. Tragic. Plot twist. Death. Tragic. Tears. Stuck in a loop of pain & death this tragically beautiful storyline will move you to twars, make your heart ache physically with how much the characters suffer and leave you literally thinking aboit WHO is if any is the actual Villain here?
The tears, the heartbreaks, the "betrayals" and one of lead couple being the tragic lovers! Their stories, their past and their present is so tragic even when they love eo they are meant to be torn apart. The past of the individuals is tragically beautiful how A Ji came to be and how A Wu has always be beside him thrpigh his loneliness, his heatbreak, his darkest moments, & his tears.
My heart breaking, beautiful, precious and tragic lovers A Wu & A Ji will be the reason I'll watch this drama again.

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I might need therapy and some tissues.

I was actually able to sit through this entire drama and enjoy it. I do agree with some people that there was definitely more chemistry between Ji Ling and Lu Wu Yi than between Wu Shiguang and Wu Wangyan. I love both couples, though. Ji Ling and Lu Wuyi were more like newlywed couples, and Wu Shiguang and Wu Wangyan were more mature, which technically did happen in the drama. Besides the romance, I really like that each character has their own story. I do find the first story about Xiaowei a bit confusing, but I kept watching and went back to figure out what went on. Ji Ling's backstory made me cry the most, poor little fox ;-;... he suffered and was lonely, only relying on the little fox doll. Tian Jia Rui did a good job portraying like six different characters, which made me love him so much as an actor and all his characters. I have watched Guo's other works: My Journey to You and Fangs of Fortune, but those two dramas didn't really make actor TJR stand out as much as VOF *for me*. I was never a fan of Ju Jingyi because she looked the same in every drama, and I was just not interested; however, this drama has made me see her differently. I see that her acting is all in her actions and physical movement. I wished that she could work on her crying scenes because I noticed that the sound of her sobbing sometimes does not match her facial expressions (she still made me cry, though). Joseph Zeng, I have nothing bad to say about him. Chen Du Ling, my favorite versatile actress, I also have nothing bad to say about her. I love her character Wangyan so much; she hates to kill because of her soft heart. She feels guilty and horrible after every slaughter mission she receives. Plot twists were great too.

The only reason I gave this drama less than 10 is how messy the plot was. I was sometimes confused, like "how did we get here??" for some scenes. Thank goodness there weren't predictable scenes. The star stone scenes were a bit messy, but I managed. Some fight scenes were kinda dragged out. I didn't really like that. The ending was more of an open ending and felt rushed. The only reason people call it a "happy" ending is because the couple sees each other again after a catastrophe. What about their memories? Besides Shiguang, will the others be able to remember their past? I have many questions for You Chi, he's dead and came back to life, but does he remember the battle against Jiu Ying? He didn't mention anything about the battle against Jiu Ying but he does show that he still remembers the past because he came up to Mu Long. Li Jie, poor him not knowing where Ji Ling is now. After Ji Ling entered the time loop, where do the OG Ji Ling and LWY end up? Are they the same people at the end where one is selling flowers and the other with the raspberry basket? So many questions need answers because the drama was supposed to be 40 episodes, but was cut down to 29 due to censorship.

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A drama that makes you crack your brains for every minute!!!

Veil of shadows is a drama with a very multi-layered and deeply wrapped plot with brain racking twists and turns.
STORY-
The story is well written with many interlaced concepts, predestined fates, secrets awaiting to be unearthed and tracing down the fragments of Jiu Ying, the evil force behind all the chaos and menace.
ACTING-
Chen Duling and Ju Jingyi, as the fox sisters, from Formless Moon sect, excelled in their roles as Wu Wangyan and Lu Wuyi respectively. Their background stories of carrying out missions, sharing memories, coming to rebirth with the Power of Moon after every mission, the oracle stone, all seemed very interesting. Their bond was also very good without any unnecessary misunderstandings. 👍
Tian Jiarui as Ji Ling, a multi faceted and multi layered character, also was outstanding in his performance. 👌
Zeng Shunxi, as Wu Shiguang, totally nailed his role, as the Tenth Dragon son, the last hope for the world left by his brothers. His performance in the last episode was superb👌
Yanan, as a commander of Shilin sect, who wanted to know who was he exactly, also, was very good in his acting👍
All the other actors were perfectly cast and totally brought life to their roles.
OTHERS-
The bgm's were good and seemed to fit the situations perfectly.
The costumes deserve a high appreciation. They were beautiful and elegant 👏
FAVOURITE COUPLE-
Of course, it was Wu Shiguang and Wu Wangyan for me. Their story, though started in an illusion, became a deep affection for both of them in reality. I liked their little conversations and all their scenes in the star stone illusion. 🤗
NEGATIVES-
I felt that the plot could be more focused on the mission of eliminating Jiu Ying and the steps to gather power required for that.
Upto episode 18,everything went perfect, but I felt it went downhill from there till episode 27,again where the real fight with the main antagonist starts.
The director could have reduced time for unfolding the secrets and relations of Li Jie and Ji Ling and Ji Ling and Lu Wuyi as well.
I think the parts involving Li Jie, Lu Wuyi and Ji Ling dragged for a longer time which made me skip many scenes involving them.
The focus could be kept on how the Tenth dragon son would be trained for this mission of world peace and how everyone supported it.
It was not until the climax, that everyone is shown to unite against Jiu Ying, which felt very rushed for me.
The plot could be more developed in this direction.
Anyways, this is honestly my personal opinion.
On a final note, this drama is" A MUST WATCH AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ONE".👌💯
Watch for its interwoven theories that will definitely make your brains work, but would rather never turns out as we we expect!!

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awful......truly awful

This drama gets my vote for worst drama of 2026 so far.

It had fine actors, good costumes and good production quality but that is about all the positives that can be said about this drama. The first 5-6 episodes were ok and was watching the drama without fast forwarding but around episode 8 or 9 this drama starts to go downhill. The plot was so boring and confusing to the point where it was painful to watch an entire episode in one sitting.

Some magical gem pulled the characters into separate timelines had no clue why and what was the point of these sub-plots but they were boring and confusing. A couple of characters jumped into a painting, again not really sure what the point of this sub-plot was, but it was boring and dragged on for too many episodes. Another character got caught in a time loop where they relived the same day over and over again. No explanation given as to how this happened or what the point of it was. Characters died and came back to life. Character's powers and abilities seemed to change each episode, couldn't keep track of the changes.

The plot was convoluted and made no sense . Started fast forwarding through episodes, fight scenes, song interludes, etc. just to see how this crappy drama ended. Doubt that anyone could sit through all 29 episodes of this awful drama without fast forwarding episodes or dropping the drama completely.

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The visuals........?

Thats what I enjoyed the most about this piece. It was stunning. Chinese historicals and fantasy pieces are masterful in their makeup. A peasant girl in a linen shift with a single headpiece can look like a queen of a nation. A poor stableboy with a robe and wisps of floating hair can come out looking like a prom king. Now let's take that to a full next level drama built around heavy CGI productions and immersive story telling. I don't review many as I'm more into Kdramas but not even they can touch any levels of Chinese and their historical works~
I'm guessing this was expensive to make. Looked like it. The story was meh, abit hard to follow. The usual surprises and subterfuge but I didn't care The cast was beauty and perfection incarnate and definitely not the type of drama I'd normally go for. It just worked here. I wasn't bored for a second watching this~

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