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A Tragically-Woven Love Story + A Straightforward Plot = A Typical Recycled Xianxia
Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Love in Pavilion, as we all know very well, is the second installment of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker franchise, though it has distanced itself by removing the Fox Spirit Matchmaker name to avoid the dreadful reputation Red-Moon Pact had created last year. Another noted fact is that this series is re-shot shortly after Red-Moon Pact's flop. However, if we are to compare the two shows, I can say this one has got an upper hand, in terms of scriptwriting and directing of course.
While Red-Moon Pact leans more to unrealistic lovey dovey plotline, Love in Pavilion traverses to a more angsty patch where most of the main and side characters will not survive till the end of the story.
This time, there will be a big whoop surprise. I would say this is the most unique drama I've ever found. Why do I say so? Because you got 8 couples in one show and it's a pretty rare occurrence.
I'm going to explain all couples one by one, as I'd done in Red-Moon Pact before. Let's rock, guys...
1) Wangquan Hongye/Dongfang Huaizhu (Leon Zhang/Liu Shishi)
Wangquan Hongye is the master of Wangquan family as well as the leader of Yiqi Alliance whereas Dongfang Huaizhu is the young lady of Divine Fire Villa. For the sake of her mother, her father decides to quit Yiqi Alliance and lives a life of tranquility, out of the chaotic conflicts and grudges. At first glance, they may not be a compatible pair since both of them are of opposing sides. The two of them get off the wrong foot at their first encounter in Nangong Mansion. However, Huaizhu has set her sight on a masked swordsman, who is none other than Hongye himself. After she finds out, she feels betrayed and severs ties with him. After facing tumultuous events in the Sky City, Huaizhu realizes how much Hongye loves her (even he willingly jumps into perilous traps to save her) and forgives him for the past events. Since then, the two get along and become a devoted couple for a lifetime. They also share similar goal, which is to purge the world from Black Fox's grasp and eliminate the long-standing conflict between humans and demons in order to reduce the hatred and resentment fed to the Black Fox.
2) Yang Yitan/Wangquan Zui (Zhai Xiaowen/Wu Xuanyi)
Yang Yitan is the young master of the Clairvoyance Yang family where all the family members cultivate the Clairvoyant Eye (an eye which is used to sense the surroundings or even predict the future) and Wangquan Zui is Hongye's younger sister who is hopelessly in love with Yitan since their childhood years. The two of them had been betrothed since their childhood years. While Yitan is stoic and cool-headed, Zui is more of a brash and straightforward tomboyish girl. After seeing their demise 20 years later, Yitan begins to distance himself from Zui so that she would give up chasing him. Soon, Zui notices changes in his behavior and thinks that he has turned into a jerk. With the help of the Li brothers, Zui manages to convince Yitan that she won't leave his side of regardless of any situation. Later, they propose to marry each other, which is immediately agreed by Yitan's grandpa and Hongye. However, their relationship has to face ups and downs as Yitan's grandpa has been provoked by the Black Fox's sweet talk. Never wanting to become Wangquan family's lackey anymore, he hopes that Yitan will kill Zui and even tortures Zui so that Yitan can generate hatred energy. Finally, he attempts to let the Black Fox's power enter Yitan's Clairvoyant Eye. In an unconscious state, he kill his grandpa without any hesitation, which leaves him feeling regretful. In spite of being possessed by a tiny spark of the Black Fox's power, he never tells Zui, afraid that she might pull back against their relationship. In the final battle against the Black Fox, Yitan completely loses his consciousness and incidentally stabs Zui to death.
3) Baimu Yaojun/Du Niangzi (Neo Hou/Yukee Chen)
The shortest arc of all the existing couples in this series. Baimu Yaojun's name literally means the Lord of Hundred Eyes and he has the ability to activate the Hundred Eye Formation to trap his enemies. He has a lover named Du Niangzi, whose clan is wiped overnight by the Nangong Family. To placate her, Baimu Yaojun decides to build her former home, Zhaixing Pavilion, by sacrificing numerous humans and demons alike as a mark of vengeance. However, Hongye and Huaizhu manage to stop Baimu Yaojun and have him sacrifice his demon core. Nonetheless, Huaizhu tells Du Niangzi that he can still turn into his human form by cultivate for 1000 more years, which Du Niangzi readily agrees.
4) Mu Xiaowu/Yang Yan (Chen Ruoxuan/Zhang Ruonan)
Yang Yan also comes from the Yang family and is Yitan's aunt. She is in love with one of the Yang family's mine guards, Mu Xiaowu. However, Xiaowu comes from an ordinary family and the Yang family, of course, opposes the idea. After pleading for a long time, does Yang Grandpa grant her wish reluctantly. however, the good time doesn't last long. One of the demons Xiaowu set off in the mine, Chu Jing, is claimed to have killed a human in broad daylight. Because of that case, Xiaowu is arrested and tortured unjustly. Hongye and Huaizhu help to find Chu Jing and discover that he is controlled by a demon-controlling talisman, not out of his own will. Despite having got Chu Jing, they still can't save Xiaowu as he's already at his end. Yang Yan, overwhelmed by grief and fury, immediately severs ties with the Yang family and swears to never be a family member of theirs anymore. Chu Jing also sacrifices himself as he unleashes his final power to create snow (Xiaowu's biggest wish is to see snow) until Yang Yan's carriage disappears at the end of the road.
5) Mu Mie/Cuiyu Mingluan (Qin Xiaoxuan/ Zhou Jieqiong)
This arc happens in future, 20 years since 'Love in Pavilion' story to be precise. It tells about Mu Mie, son of Mu Xiaowu and Yang Yan. His mother had died 6 months ago and he is left to wander the world alone. In spite of traveling across the world, he's no smarter and is easily fooled by others. He first encounters Mingluan the leech demon at a lake, where he asks for direction to go to the Sky City. Despite not wanting to admit it, they keep meeting each other and Mu Mie repeatedly shields Mingluan from any dangerous threats. He later learns that Cuiyu Mingluan is divided into Red Eye (the brash, straightforward, and badass soul) and Blue Eye (the kind gentle soul who masters medical treatment) through the enchantment in Golden Dawn Inn. The Red Eye mistakenly thinks Mu Mie is in love with the Blue Eye and is heartbroken. So, she seals the Blue Eye into a deep slumber and never to wake up. However, Mu Mie actually prefers Red Eye, but everything is too late to be reversed. Red Eye sacrificed her soul so that Blue Eye can return and heal Mu Mie, who is already severely injured after a battle with Jiu Huo (his arc will be explained later). Unfortunately, Jiu Huo succeeds in breaking the barrier beyond the boundary and lets the Black Fox engulf the world in darkness. In the Sky City, Mu Mie and Mingluan take shelter at Jiu Huo's former resident and save a lot of refugees, humans and demons alike. Blue Eye has known all along that the one Mu Mie loves is the Red Eye. At last, they separate and go to each other's way, which is the best decision in the Blue Eye's opinion.
6) Li Quzhuo/Dongfang Qinlan (Zhao Yibo/Shen Yue)
In fact, their relationship is supposed to be an ordinary platonic friendship instead of being romantic. However, since many people are shipping them, I'll make them into my list of couples too. Li Quzhuo is the mischievous and reckless second young master of the Li family after his elder brother, Li Zizai. Meanwhile, Qinlan is Huaizhu's sharp-tongued yet justice-driven younger sister. The two develop a strong bond in the Beast Kingdom and also help Hongye and Huaizhu deepen their relationship. Together with their funny bickering and camaraderie, life will never be dull and boring.
7) Zhang Zheng/Qingmu Yuan (Ryan Ding/Meng Ziyi)
The two were once classmates in their teenage years. However, Zhang Zheng's personality changes drastically after he leaves the academy and also never sees Yuan anymore. After forcing him to speak the truth by using Quzhuo's talisman, Yuan learns that the Zhang Zheng she loves is a body double of the original Zhang Zheng. He is actually Anaran, the son of the Beast Kingdom's National Preceptor. He is sold to the Zhang family because he resembles the real Zhang Zheng. Later, Zhang Zheng suffers from a chronic disease and doesn't have much time to live anymore. He dies after being buried alive by Anaran and says that he doesn't have any regret to die in an unceremonious way. Anaran takes Zhang Zheng's identity and ascends to the Zhang family's master position. In the Beast Kingdom, he meets Yuan and rekindles their love once again. In the final battle against the Black Fox, Zhang Zheng dies after being stabbed by Yuan in an illusion. Feeling guilty and heartbroken, Yuan uses her life force to stop the Black Fox, but ultimately loses her life too.
8) Jiu Huo/Jia Lan (Lin Borui/Peng Xiaoran)
Jiu Huo is the celestial-ranked demon of the Netherworld Clan while Jia Lan is an outcast of Tushan, after being the only fox who bears darkness. The two repeatedly save each other and share similar thought of the world. At one time, Jiu Huo is kidnapped and sealed by the Beast Kingdom. In a desperate attempt to free him, Jia Lan falls into a trap and loses her physical form and subsequently dies, leaving only her spiritual soul which is full of endless hatred and resentment. This arc is the prologue of the Black Fox's origin and how she is born. The Black Fox manipulates Jiu Huo 500 years later and sets him up numerous times to achieve her personal goals. Jiu Huo later commit suicide after knowing everything and tells Hongye to kill the Black Fox so that Jia Lan can be free again.
9) Li Zizai (Chen Youwei)
Though he doesn't have any pairing, he also plays a vital role in the masked group and is the elder brother of Li Quzhuo. Despite not being an expressive person, he truly cares for his loved ones, especially his brother. In the final battle against the Black Fox, he sacrifices himself after Quzhuo activates a life-exchanging talisman, thinking that it's a life-saving talisman (and that's how Quzhuo survives the battle).
10) Deng Qiyue (Sun Zikang)
The only character which has the least screentime compared to other masked group's members. He is shown as a loyal member of the group and a doting father to his daughter. He also dies after being smacked down by the Black Fox.
In my honest opinion, Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Love in Pavilion falls into the moderate tier, which means that it is neither a masterpiece nor a jeopardy (not too good and not too bad). As far as I can discern, Fox Spirit Matchmaker: lOve in Pavilion attracts a lot of viewers because of the star-studded casts and the stellar CGI. Undeniably, the CGI is on par with the first installment of Fox Spirit Matchmaker, with a great deal of mesmerizing scenery and engaging superpower displayed on the screen whenever one scene moves to another. Moreover, this time they've abandoned the panoramic screen concept and use green screen instead, which makes the editing smoother than the former's. Another thing is the use of every single trope of a xianxia drama (common practice in today's era), which isn't quite excessive as other xianxia dramas, making it more bearable to watch, if you ask me.
In addition, star-studded casts means good acting from the entire assemble of casts from main leads to supporting characters and cameos. Unlike other people, I'm not really bothered by Liu Shishi's lack of expression - she really fits the ideal stoic badass girl just like she did in 'A Journey to Love' and uses micro-expression through her eyes in a pretty good way. As for Leon Zhang, this is my first show of him and I'm definitely not a fan of his. Surprisingly, he also does well as Wangquan Hongye, but still lacks in finesse in terms of expressions (a bit of wooden, to put it bluntly). In spite of this minor problems, their chemistry is still palpable and I can feel the tension between them just enough. If I may choose, I'll pick Zhai Xiaowen/Wu Xuanyi or Neo Hou/Yukee Chen or maybe Ryan Ding/Meng Ziyi for the nomination of couple with the most chemistry. Their loveline is much more believable and touching than the main couple's of course. Special mention to Shen Yue for bringing such a cute adorable little Qinlan to the LA version(oh, I just want to squeeze her cheek lmfao). As for the other casts, kudos to all of you for embodying the essence of each character pretty well (can't mention every one of them lol).
Despite the pros listed above, there are still several cons that I need to mention too in order to make other watchers understand this show much better. Firstly, the plot seems to be kind of childish and straightforward (suspense and thriller lovers might find this boring) given the original source is a manhua made for children. Also, everything is quite predictable from the get go and the villain is immediately known from the beginning (Black Fox is a must antagonist in Fox Spirit Matchmaker series). Without the couples' chemistry, I would've dropped this show as well. Secondly, the reason why I dock off one point from my rating is because the DEATH of most of the masked group's members. I can't understand why they would need to kill them off at the final battle beyond the boundary. The original source may do that, but this is an adaptation of the manhua - you can change the ending with whatever you think is fit for a proper ending. I absolutely feel quite sorry for all of them and wish they hadn't gone to the boundary instead - just like what Hongye said, their mission is futile as there are still many conflicts ongoing between humans and demons, which emphasizes that the Black Fox can return anytime when the resentment aura has accumulated to a certain point.
Costumes, setting, background, and OSTs are superb as well and I've downloaded most of the OSTs - they give off such a melancholic and sorrowful vibe that seems to be resonating with me.
Final question: Is this show watchable? Quite watchable, if I must say. However, do not expect much of this kind of straightforward plot and sometimes you need to shut your brain off in case some unrealistic stuffs happen. It's time to end my rambling review. Good luck and happy watching!!!
While Red-Moon Pact leans more to unrealistic lovey dovey plotline, Love in Pavilion traverses to a more angsty patch where most of the main and side characters will not survive till the end of the story.
This time, there will be a big whoop surprise. I would say this is the most unique drama I've ever found. Why do I say so? Because you got 8 couples in one show and it's a pretty rare occurrence.
I'm going to explain all couples one by one, as I'd done in Red-Moon Pact before. Let's rock, guys...
1) Wangquan Hongye/Dongfang Huaizhu (Leon Zhang/Liu Shishi)
Wangquan Hongye is the master of Wangquan family as well as the leader of Yiqi Alliance whereas Dongfang Huaizhu is the young lady of Divine Fire Villa. For the sake of her mother, her father decides to quit Yiqi Alliance and lives a life of tranquility, out of the chaotic conflicts and grudges. At first glance, they may not be a compatible pair since both of them are of opposing sides. The two of them get off the wrong foot at their first encounter in Nangong Mansion. However, Huaizhu has set her sight on a masked swordsman, who is none other than Hongye himself. After she finds out, she feels betrayed and severs ties with him. After facing tumultuous events in the Sky City, Huaizhu realizes how much Hongye loves her (even he willingly jumps into perilous traps to save her) and forgives him for the past events. Since then, the two get along and become a devoted couple for a lifetime. They also share similar goal, which is to purge the world from Black Fox's grasp and eliminate the long-standing conflict between humans and demons in order to reduce the hatred and resentment fed to the Black Fox.
2) Yang Yitan/Wangquan Zui (Zhai Xiaowen/Wu Xuanyi)
Yang Yitan is the young master of the Clairvoyance Yang family where all the family members cultivate the Clairvoyant Eye (an eye which is used to sense the surroundings or even predict the future) and Wangquan Zui is Hongye's younger sister who is hopelessly in love with Yitan since their childhood years. The two of them had been betrothed since their childhood years. While Yitan is stoic and cool-headed, Zui is more of a brash and straightforward tomboyish girl. After seeing their demise 20 years later, Yitan begins to distance himself from Zui so that she would give up chasing him. Soon, Zui notices changes in his behavior and thinks that he has turned into a jerk. With the help of the Li brothers, Zui manages to convince Yitan that she won't leave his side of regardless of any situation. Later, they propose to marry each other, which is immediately agreed by Yitan's grandpa and Hongye. However, their relationship has to face ups and downs as Yitan's grandpa has been provoked by the Black Fox's sweet talk. Never wanting to become Wangquan family's lackey anymore, he hopes that Yitan will kill Zui and even tortures Zui so that Yitan can generate hatred energy. Finally, he attempts to let the Black Fox's power enter Yitan's Clairvoyant Eye. In an unconscious state, he kill his grandpa without any hesitation, which leaves him feeling regretful. In spite of being possessed by a tiny spark of the Black Fox's power, he never tells Zui, afraid that she might pull back against their relationship. In the final battle against the Black Fox, Yitan completely loses his consciousness and incidentally stabs Zui to death.
3) Baimu Yaojun/Du Niangzi (Neo Hou/Yukee Chen)
The shortest arc of all the existing couples in this series. Baimu Yaojun's name literally means the Lord of Hundred Eyes and he has the ability to activate the Hundred Eye Formation to trap his enemies. He has a lover named Du Niangzi, whose clan is wiped overnight by the Nangong Family. To placate her, Baimu Yaojun decides to build her former home, Zhaixing Pavilion, by sacrificing numerous humans and demons alike as a mark of vengeance. However, Hongye and Huaizhu manage to stop Baimu Yaojun and have him sacrifice his demon core. Nonetheless, Huaizhu tells Du Niangzi that he can still turn into his human form by cultivate for 1000 more years, which Du Niangzi readily agrees.
4) Mu Xiaowu/Yang Yan (Chen Ruoxuan/Zhang Ruonan)
Yang Yan also comes from the Yang family and is Yitan's aunt. She is in love with one of the Yang family's mine guards, Mu Xiaowu. However, Xiaowu comes from an ordinary family and the Yang family, of course, opposes the idea. After pleading for a long time, does Yang Grandpa grant her wish reluctantly. however, the good time doesn't last long. One of the demons Xiaowu set off in the mine, Chu Jing, is claimed to have killed a human in broad daylight. Because of that case, Xiaowu is arrested and tortured unjustly. Hongye and Huaizhu help to find Chu Jing and discover that he is controlled by a demon-controlling talisman, not out of his own will. Despite having got Chu Jing, they still can't save Xiaowu as he's already at his end. Yang Yan, overwhelmed by grief and fury, immediately severs ties with the Yang family and swears to never be a family member of theirs anymore. Chu Jing also sacrifices himself as he unleashes his final power to create snow (Xiaowu's biggest wish is to see snow) until Yang Yan's carriage disappears at the end of the road.
5) Mu Mie/Cuiyu Mingluan (Qin Xiaoxuan/ Zhou Jieqiong)
This arc happens in future, 20 years since 'Love in Pavilion' story to be precise. It tells about Mu Mie, son of Mu Xiaowu and Yang Yan. His mother had died 6 months ago and he is left to wander the world alone. In spite of traveling across the world, he's no smarter and is easily fooled by others. He first encounters Mingluan the leech demon at a lake, where he asks for direction to go to the Sky City. Despite not wanting to admit it, they keep meeting each other and Mu Mie repeatedly shields Mingluan from any dangerous threats. He later learns that Cuiyu Mingluan is divided into Red Eye (the brash, straightforward, and badass soul) and Blue Eye (the kind gentle soul who masters medical treatment) through the enchantment in Golden Dawn Inn. The Red Eye mistakenly thinks Mu Mie is in love with the Blue Eye and is heartbroken. So, she seals the Blue Eye into a deep slumber and never to wake up. However, Mu Mie actually prefers Red Eye, but everything is too late to be reversed. Red Eye sacrificed her soul so that Blue Eye can return and heal Mu Mie, who is already severely injured after a battle with Jiu Huo (his arc will be explained later). Unfortunately, Jiu Huo succeeds in breaking the barrier beyond the boundary and lets the Black Fox engulf the world in darkness. In the Sky City, Mu Mie and Mingluan take shelter at Jiu Huo's former resident and save a lot of refugees, humans and demons alike. Blue Eye has known all along that the one Mu Mie loves is the Red Eye. At last, they separate and go to each other's way, which is the best decision in the Blue Eye's opinion.
6) Li Quzhuo/Dongfang Qinlan (Zhao Yibo/Shen Yue)
In fact, their relationship is supposed to be an ordinary platonic friendship instead of being romantic. However, since many people are shipping them, I'll make them into my list of couples too. Li Quzhuo is the mischievous and reckless second young master of the Li family after his elder brother, Li Zizai. Meanwhile, Qinlan is Huaizhu's sharp-tongued yet justice-driven younger sister. The two develop a strong bond in the Beast Kingdom and also help Hongye and Huaizhu deepen their relationship. Together with their funny bickering and camaraderie, life will never be dull and boring.
7) Zhang Zheng/Qingmu Yuan (Ryan Ding/Meng Ziyi)
The two were once classmates in their teenage years. However, Zhang Zheng's personality changes drastically after he leaves the academy and also never sees Yuan anymore. After forcing him to speak the truth by using Quzhuo's talisman, Yuan learns that the Zhang Zheng she loves is a body double of the original Zhang Zheng. He is actually Anaran, the son of the Beast Kingdom's National Preceptor. He is sold to the Zhang family because he resembles the real Zhang Zheng. Later, Zhang Zheng suffers from a chronic disease and doesn't have much time to live anymore. He dies after being buried alive by Anaran and says that he doesn't have any regret to die in an unceremonious way. Anaran takes Zhang Zheng's identity and ascends to the Zhang family's master position. In the Beast Kingdom, he meets Yuan and rekindles their love once again. In the final battle against the Black Fox, Zhang Zheng dies after being stabbed by Yuan in an illusion. Feeling guilty and heartbroken, Yuan uses her life force to stop the Black Fox, but ultimately loses her life too.
8) Jiu Huo/Jia Lan (Lin Borui/Peng Xiaoran)
Jiu Huo is the celestial-ranked demon of the Netherworld Clan while Jia Lan is an outcast of Tushan, after being the only fox who bears darkness. The two repeatedly save each other and share similar thought of the world. At one time, Jiu Huo is kidnapped and sealed by the Beast Kingdom. In a desperate attempt to free him, Jia Lan falls into a trap and loses her physical form and subsequently dies, leaving only her spiritual soul which is full of endless hatred and resentment. This arc is the prologue of the Black Fox's origin and how she is born. The Black Fox manipulates Jiu Huo 500 years later and sets him up numerous times to achieve her personal goals. Jiu Huo later commit suicide after knowing everything and tells Hongye to kill the Black Fox so that Jia Lan can be free again.
9) Li Zizai (Chen Youwei)
Though he doesn't have any pairing, he also plays a vital role in the masked group and is the elder brother of Li Quzhuo. Despite not being an expressive person, he truly cares for his loved ones, especially his brother. In the final battle against the Black Fox, he sacrifices himself after Quzhuo activates a life-exchanging talisman, thinking that it's a life-saving talisman (and that's how Quzhuo survives the battle).
10) Deng Qiyue (Sun Zikang)
The only character which has the least screentime compared to other masked group's members. He is shown as a loyal member of the group and a doting father to his daughter. He also dies after being smacked down by the Black Fox.
In my honest opinion, Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Love in Pavilion falls into the moderate tier, which means that it is neither a masterpiece nor a jeopardy (not too good and not too bad). As far as I can discern, Fox Spirit Matchmaker: lOve in Pavilion attracts a lot of viewers because of the star-studded casts and the stellar CGI. Undeniably, the CGI is on par with the first installment of Fox Spirit Matchmaker, with a great deal of mesmerizing scenery and engaging superpower displayed on the screen whenever one scene moves to another. Moreover, this time they've abandoned the panoramic screen concept and use green screen instead, which makes the editing smoother than the former's. Another thing is the use of every single trope of a xianxia drama (common practice in today's era), which isn't quite excessive as other xianxia dramas, making it more bearable to watch, if you ask me.
In addition, star-studded casts means good acting from the entire assemble of casts from main leads to supporting characters and cameos. Unlike other people, I'm not really bothered by Liu Shishi's lack of expression - she really fits the ideal stoic badass girl just like she did in 'A Journey to Love' and uses micro-expression through her eyes in a pretty good way. As for Leon Zhang, this is my first show of him and I'm definitely not a fan of his. Surprisingly, he also does well as Wangquan Hongye, but still lacks in finesse in terms of expressions (a bit of wooden, to put it bluntly). In spite of this minor problems, their chemistry is still palpable and I can feel the tension between them just enough. If I may choose, I'll pick Zhai Xiaowen/Wu Xuanyi or Neo Hou/Yukee Chen or maybe Ryan Ding/Meng Ziyi for the nomination of couple with the most chemistry. Their loveline is much more believable and touching than the main couple's of course. Special mention to Shen Yue for bringing such a cute adorable little Qinlan to the LA version(oh, I just want to squeeze her cheek lmfao). As for the other casts, kudos to all of you for embodying the essence of each character pretty well (can't mention every one of them lol).
Despite the pros listed above, there are still several cons that I need to mention too in order to make other watchers understand this show much better. Firstly, the plot seems to be kind of childish and straightforward (suspense and thriller lovers might find this boring) given the original source is a manhua made for children. Also, everything is quite predictable from the get go and the villain is immediately known from the beginning (Black Fox is a must antagonist in Fox Spirit Matchmaker series). Without the couples' chemistry, I would've dropped this show as well. Secondly, the reason why I dock off one point from my rating is because the DEATH of most of the masked group's members. I can't understand why they would need to kill them off at the final battle beyond the boundary. The original source may do that, but this is an adaptation of the manhua - you can change the ending with whatever you think is fit for a proper ending. I absolutely feel quite sorry for all of them and wish they hadn't gone to the boundary instead - just like what Hongye said, their mission is futile as there are still many conflicts ongoing between humans and demons, which emphasizes that the Black Fox can return anytime when the resentment aura has accumulated to a certain point.
Costumes, setting, background, and OSTs are superb as well and I've downloaded most of the OSTs - they give off such a melancholic and sorrowful vibe that seems to be resonating with me.
Final question: Is this show watchable? Quite watchable, if I must say. However, do not expect much of this kind of straightforward plot and sometimes you need to shut your brain off in case some unrealistic stuffs happen. It's time to end my rambling review. Good luck and happy watching!!!
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