SPOILER WARNING — Episode 27 (Veil of Shadows). Just sharing how I finally understood the meaning of the prophecy.
After rewatching episode 27 the prophecy clicked for me: • "The old dragon falls." → Ji Ling (Chi Wen), whose last power was sealed away. • "The new dragon rises." → Wu Shiguang, the Ten Dragon who emerges as the new force. • "Heaven and earth tremble; chaos fills the world." → Jiuying’s attack: the Four Formless Moon Sisters target the Four Pillars, threatening everything. • "An old soul returns against time." → Ji Ling returns early, ripped back into a world already falling apart. • "A new moon reshapes the world." → Lu Wuyi’s sacrifice: her choice to die is the painful pivot meant to remake reality and stop Jiuying.
Why this matters to me Watching this episode made the prophecy stop feeling like a poetic line and start feeling like the story’s purpose: to show the cost of protecting the world—what gets sacrificed, who gets erased, and how memory and identity are everything. It’s not just about twists; it’s about why these characters suffer and why their choices mean so much.
Just my take — would love to hear if anyone else finally clicked on this after a rewatch.
I dislike the ending of this drama because Lu Wuyi and Wu Wangyan are sisters, deeply devoted to each other and supportive of one another. But after Ji Ling changed the past, they forgot each other and no longer recognized one another. Lu Wuyi and Ji Ling are no longer in their original world; they live in another world, far from family and friends. Ji Ling and Li Jie are brothers; they should have been together. Li Jie's purpose in life was to protect his younger brother, Ji Ling. Ji Ling changed the past and the present also change; everyone except Wu Shiguang has forgotten Ji Ling and Lu Wuyi. Li Jie is now struggling to find himself, to find meaning in his existence, and to find the person who keeps echoing in his mind, saying "Come find me," but he doesn't even know who that person is or their name. Even death would be better than this; At least people will remember them; the world will remember their courage and sacrifice. Their loved ones will remember their importance to each other and to the world, to everything they did and the sacrifices they made. But if they are forgotten while still alive, all their efforts and sacrifices will be meaningless—what's the point? No matter how I think about it, I cannot accept this as a happy ending, because it's unfair. They should be together. They should return to their original world. No matter how I look at it, I cannot accept this as a happy ending.
Have you heard that a second season of Veil of Shadow is in development? I just hope Ju Jingyi can continue to play Lu Wuyi. I can't imagine anyone more suitable to play Lu Wuyi than her; she portrayed the character so well. I hope all the main characters can return, really, I hope everyone can return. If that's not possible in the end, then I just hope all the main actors can return.
I wish we had the opportunity to get to know the names of Lu Wuyi and Ji ling in the new universe. I hope their names remain unchanged. and it would’ve been great to get to see them a little more.
I have started missing this drama already. I was just scrolling through TikTok when I stumbled upon some clips, and edit I couldn't help crying all over again while reading the comments🥹😭😭😭😭😭
I think that was the best ending for all of them. Having the chance to forget the painful past and start again,…
I know full well how the story ultimately ends, yet I still cannot quell the anger and regret within me—simply because, in the end, they never had the chance to see one another. A bond so beautiful and profound once existed between these two sisters; now, the reality that they will never meet again fills my heart with an indescribable sense of sorrow and remorse.
I was not entirely satisfied with the ending of this drama. While I was certainly happy that all the protagonists survived, the two sisters have become complete strangers to one another; furthermore— except for Wu Shiguang—no one remembers Lu Wuyi or Ji Ling anymore. It would have been one thing had Lu Wuyi been the only one who don’t remember anything, but Ji Ling, too, has inexplicably forgotten everything. Worse still, they now reside in an alternate universe, completely cut off from all their friends and loved ones. Although Li Jie remains haunted by thoughts of Ji Ling, he cannot for the life of him recall *why* he misses him so deeply; he is now attempting to discover the meaning of his own life, all while desperately searching for a person whose very name remains unknown to him.
I had a feeling this was gonna be the ending after watching episode 22 because I remember when they were filming it I saw the scene and I’m like she’s dressed all the different from how she usually dress so definitely this might be the ending,
After rewatching episode 27 the prophecy clicked for me:
• "The old dragon falls." → Ji Ling (Chi Wen), whose last power was sealed away.
• "The new dragon rises." → Wu Shiguang, the Ten Dragon who emerges as the new force.
• "Heaven and earth tremble; chaos fills the world." → Jiuying’s attack: the Four Formless Moon Sisters target the Four Pillars, threatening everything.
• "An old soul returns against time." → Ji Ling returns early, ripped back into a world already falling apart.
• "A new moon reshapes the world." → Lu Wuyi’s sacrifice: her choice to die is the painful pivot meant to remake reality and stop Jiuying.
Why this matters to me
Watching this episode made the prophecy stop feeling like a poetic line and start feeling like the story’s purpose: to show the cost of protecting the world—what gets sacrificed, who gets erased, and how memory and identity are everything. It’s not just about twists; it’s about why these characters suffer and why their choices mean so much.
Just my take — would love to hear if anyone else finally clicked on this after a rewatch.