THREADS · Fangs of Fortune · Jiejie's Unfiltered Screen

Story movement

Story Arcs

9arcs

Romance EP 1–34

Demon and Goddess: Zhao Yuan Zhou and Wen Xiao

Zhao Yuan Zhou, secretly the demon leader Zhu Yan, and Wen Xiao, disciple and eventual heir to the goddess Bai Ze, begin as natural enemies destined by fate to destroy and protect opposing things. Wen Xiao's early suspicion of him gives way to trust and affection as they fight side by side within the Demon-Hunting Bureau, even as his hidden demonic affliction and their opposing destinies threaten to tear them apart. Their bond ultimately becomes central to whether peace between the human and demon realms is possible, tested by sacrifice, near-death, and the machinations of Li Lun and Zhu Yin. Their love story is the emotional core of the entire series.

Zhao Yuan ZhouWen Xiao

Betrayal EP 1–24

Zhu Yan and Li Lun's Broken Friendship

Zhu Yan and Li Lun were once the closest of friends, with Zhu Yan even giving Li Lun his own True Eyes so that Li Lun would never be vulnerable to anyone. Eight years before the story begins, the two turn against each other, resulting in Li Lun's sealing by the Bai Ze goddess. Once freed, Li Lun schemes against Zhu Yan and the Demon-Hunting Bureau from multiple angles, allying with Zhu Yin and manipulating Bai Jiu's body, driven by a desire to reclaim what was lost between them. Their fractured bond culminates in a devastating final confrontation before Li Lun's death and eventual promise of reincarnation.

Zhao Yuan ZhouLi LunBai JiuZhu YinAo Yin

Political EP 1+

The Demon-Hunting Bureau's Formation

Following the accidental death of the Bai Ze goddess, the Bai Ze Order disappears and demon beasts run rampant across the human world, prompting the disguised demon leader Zhu Yan to propose forming a Demon-Hunting Bureau to restore order. Wen Xiao, wary of his true motives, joins alongside her childhood friend Zhuo Yi Chen, the archer Pei Si Jing, and the young doctor Bai Jiu, forming the core team that will confront the demon beasts drawn from "The Classic of Mountains and Seas." This arc establishes the series' central team dynamic and sets the stage for all following conflicts.

Zhao Yuan ZhouWen XiaoZhuo Yi ChenSi JingBai Jiu

Friendship EP 1+

Zhuo Yi Chen and Zhao Yuan Zhou's Bond

Zhuo Yi Chen begins as wary and suspicious of the disguised demon leader Zhao Yuan Zhou, but the two form a profound bond over the course of the series as they fight side by side within the Demon-Hunting Bureau. Their friendship is tested by revelations about Zhao Yuan Zhou's true nature, jealousy over Wen Xiao, and ultimately by devastating mutual sacrifice tied to the fate of Zhuo Yi Chen's ancestral Bing Yi Clan and blood. Their relationship is one of the series' most emotionally central threads outside the main romance.

Zhuo Yi ChenZhao Yuan Zhou

Family EP 1–16

Pei Si Jing's Search for Her Brother

Pei Si Jing joins the Demon-Hunting Bureau specifically to locate her missing younger brother, Pei Si Heng, who has been weak and sickly since childhood. Her search leads to the devastating discovery that he has been deceived by the demon Cheng Huang and turned into a puppet under his control. The arc tests her resolve and eventually intersects with Zhao Yuan Zhou, who preserves her brother's soul within the puppet body so he can remain with her.

Si JingSi HengZhao Yuan Zhou

Romance EP 1–25

Ying Lei and Bai Jiu's Sacrifice

Ying Lei, grandson of the mountain god Ying Zhao, leaves his home in Dahuang to pursue his dream of becoming a chef among humans, where he develops deep feelings for Bai Jiu. As Li Lun's schemes against Bai Jiu escalate, Ying Lei ultimately gives his life to save him, dying while still holding onto him, a devastating culmination of their bond within the larger conflict against Li Lun.

Ying LeiBai JiuYing Zhao

Power Struggle

Zhu Yin's Rebellion

Zhu Yin, a powerful mountain and dragon god, seeks to free all demons from Dahuang, rejecting peace with humans after being betrayed by a human man he once loved. He allies with Li Lun and ultimately brings the Blood Moon ritual forward ahead of schedule, escalating the series' climactic conflict and putting Zhao Yuan Zhou and the Demon-Hunting Bureau in grave danger.

Zhu YinLi LunZhao Yuan Zhou

Redemption

Qing Geng and Fei's Tragic Bond

The divine Qing Geng bird was once worshipped by humans in her village until Fei's arrival brought a devastating plague that killed most of its inhabitants. Despite her immunity and innocence, the surviving villagers turned against her and destroyed her temple. In an act of compassion despite the tragedy caused by his presence, Qing Geng willingly requests to be sealed away together with Fei in Lingxi Manor to keep him company for eternity.

Qing GengFei

Betrayal

Wen Zong Yu's Gambit Against Li Lun

Wen Zong Yu poisons Li Lun and holds the only cure, giving him unexpected leverage over the powerful demon at a critical point in the story. Li Lun's underestimation of Wen Zong Yu's abilities becomes a costly miscalculation, complicating his broader plans against the Demon-Hunting Bureau and Zhao Yuan Zhou.

Zong YuLi Lun

Who carries the story

Characters

24characters

Main Role

Zhao Yuan Zhou

赵元舟 / 烛燃 / 应龙

Zhu Yan is the leader of all demons, whose true form is a white ape, who volunteers to surrender himself and disguises as the human Zhao Yuan Zhou to help form the Demon-Hunting Bureau after the goddess Bai Ze's death throws the human and demon realms into chaos. His adopted human name is taken from the deceased brother of Zhao Wan'er, Wen Xiao's teacher. He carries deep inner conflict from a demonic "menorrhagia"-like affliction that triggers destructive rage, is destined to be enemies with the Bai Ze goddess by nature, and was once best friends with the demon Li Lun before the two turned against each other eight years prior to the story.

Main Role

Wen Xiao

闻笑

Wen Xiao is the disciple of the deceased goddess Bai Ze and later becomes the new Bai Ze Goddess herself, a member of the Demon-Hunting Bureau. Wary and suspicious of Zhao Yuan Zhou from the start, she joins the bureau alongside her childhood friend Zhuo Yi Chen, and gradually grows closer to Zhao Yuan Zhou despite their destined opposition as demon and goddess. Half of the Baize Token is later discovered to be hidden within her, tying her directly to the fate of both realms.

Main Role

Zhuo Yi Chen

卓一辰 / 冰夷

Zhuo Yi Chen is the leader/commander of the Demon-Hunting Bureau, skilled in both detective work and swordsmanship, and Wen Xiao's childhood friend. He is a descendant of Bing Yi, an ancestor who was once a demon but became revered as a god and was granted human form after killing evil demons, meaning all of Bing Yi's descendants, including Zhuo Yi Chen, carry a hidden trace of demon blood preserved in a crystal. His clan is later destroyed by Li Lun's manipulations, deepening his resolve against the demon threat.

Main Role

Si Jing

裴思婧

Pei Si Jing is a former member of Chongwu Camp and a skilled archer who joins the Demon-Hunting Bureau specifically to find the whereabouts of her missing brother, Pei Si Heng. Aloof and detached on the surface, she becomes suspected of being a spy within the team at one point, straining her friendship with Wen Xiao despite their earlier bond.

Antagonist

Li Lun

离伦

Li Lun is a powerful demon born from an ancient pagoda tree with the ability to possess other living things, most frequently Bai Jiu. He was once Zhu Yan's closest friend, but the two turned against each other eight years before the story begins, resulting in Li Lun being sealed away by the Bai Ze goddess. Freed partway through the series, he schemes against the Demon-Hunting Bureau from multiple angles, allying with Zhu Yin, before ultimately dying and being granted the chance to reincarnate by Zhao Yuan Zhou.

Support Role

Bai Jiu

白玖

Bai Jiu is a 13-year-old prodigy doctor, timid but highly capable, who serves as the healer for the Demon-Hunting Bureau. He becomes a target of the demon Li Lun, who repeatedly possesses his body over the course of the story, and his mother Bai Yan is later revived as part of the series' unfolding events.

Love Interest

Ying Lei

英蕾

Ying Lei is the grandson of the mountain god Ying Zhao, who left his grandfather behind at Dahuang, the peaceful land where demons live, in order to pursue his dream of becoming a chef among humans. He develops deep feelings for Bai Jiu and ultimately sacrifices his life to save him.

Antagonist

Zhu Yin

烛阴

Zhu Yin is a powerful mountain and dragon god whose goal is to free all demons from Dahuang, opposing any peace between demons and humans after being betrayed by a human man he once loved. He allies with Li Lun and brings the Blood Moon ritual forward ahead of schedule, escalating the series' climactic conflict.

Family Member

Si Heng

裴思恒

Pei Si Heng is Pei Si Jing's younger brother, who has been weak and sickly since childhood. He is deceived by the demon Cheng Huang and turned into a puppet under his control, used against his sister. In the end, Zhao Yuan Zhou uses a secret technique to preserve his soul within the puppet body so that he can remain with his sister.

Support Role

Zong Yu

闻宗宇

Wen Zong Yu is a supporting character connected to Wen Xiao's story who at one point poisons Li Lun, holding the only cure, giving him significant leverage within the conflict against Li Lun's schemes.

Support Role

Qing Geng

青庚

Qing Geng is the divine Qing Geng bird, born immune to all illnesses, who was once worshipped by humans in her village until Fei's arrival caused a plague that killed most of them. Despite her immunity, she could not save the villagers, who ultimately turned against her and destroyed her temple. She willingly asked the Bai Ze goddess to seal her away together with Fei in Lingxi Manor to keep him company for eternity.

Love Interest

Ao Yin

Ao Yin is a shapeshifting demon deeply in love with Li Lun, always hoping he would remember her true form even while she took on other appearances. She ultimately dies to save him, her devotion never fully reciprocated or acknowledged by Li Lun in the way she hoped.

Support Role

Fan Ying

Fan Ying is a supporting character within the world of the Demon-Hunting Bureau's cases. Specific plot details about her individual role were not found in available sources beyond casting.

Support Role

Zhen Mei

Zhen Mei is a supporting character appearing across several episodes within the Demon-Hunting Bureau's storyline. Specific plot details about her individual role were not found in available sources beyond casting.

Support Role

Fei

Fei is the demon whose arrival in Qing Geng's village caused a devastating plague that killed most of its human inhabitants. He is later willingly sealed away in Lingxi Manor together with Qing Geng, who chose to keep him company for eternity despite the tragedy tied to his presence.

Support Role

Lu Wu

陆吾

Lu Wu is a supporting character connected to the mythological world of demons and gods drawn from "The Classic of Mountains and Seas." Specific plot details about the character's individual role were not found in available sources beyond casting.

Support Role

Xiao Bai Jiu

Xiao Bai Jiu appears to be a younger version of Bai Jiu, shown in flashback or earlier-timeline material within the series.

Support Role

General Wu Yan

Wu Yan is a general who appears within the Demon-Hunting Bureau's storyline. Specific plot details about his individual role were not found in available sources beyond casting.

Support Role

Master Qi

Master Qi is a supporting character connected to the Qi family within the Demon-Hunting Bureau's storyline. Specific plot details about his individual role were not found in available sources beyond casting.

Support Role

Zhi Mei

Zhi Mei is a supporting demon character appearing across several episodes within the Demon-Hunting Bureau's storyline. Specific plot details about her individual role were not found in available sources beyond casting.

Family Member

Ying Zhao

英招

Ying Zhao is a mountain god and the grandfather of Ying Lei. Ying Lei leaves him behind at Dahuang, the peaceful realm where demons live, in pursuit of his own dream of becoming a chef among humans.

Support Role

Housekeeper Qi

Qi Guan Jia is the housekeeper serving the Qi household, appearing in connection with Master Qi's family within the story.

Character

Si Miao

Character

Xiao Nan

What ties them together

Connections

11connections

Zhao Yuan Zhou Demon & Goddess Wen Xiao

Zhao Yuan Zhou, secretly the demon leader Zhu Yan, and Wen Xiao, disciple and eventual successor of the goddess Bai Ze, are destined by nature to be enemies, everything he is fated to destroy is what she is fated to protect. Despite her early suspicion of him, the two grow steadily closer, with Wen Xiao ultimately curing his demonic affliction and their bond becoming central to whether the two realms can find peace.

Romantic · Changed

Zhao Yuan Zhou Ex-Best Friends Turned Enemies Li Lun

Zhu Yan and Li Lun were once each other's closest friends, but they turned against each other eight years before the story begins, resulting in Li Lun being sealed away by the Bai Ze goddess. Zhu Yan gave Li Lun his own True Eyes so that Li Lun would never be vulnerable to anyone, showing the depth of their former bond even as they become bitter adversaries throughout the series.

Conflict · Broken

Zhuo Yi Chen Best Friend Zhao Yuan Zhou

Zhuo Yi Chen and Zhao Yuan Zhou form a deep bond over the course of the series, from initial wariness on Zhuo Yi Chen's part toward the disguised demon leader to profound mutual sacrifice. Zhao Yuan Zhou gives Zhuo Yi Chen protection from his own demonic instability, and in the story's climax, the two make devastating sacrifices for one another.

Alliance · Changed

Zhuo Yi Chen Childhood Friend Wen Xiao

Zhuo Yi Chen and Wen Xiao are childhood friends who join the Demon-Hunting Bureau together. Zhuo Yi Chen later admits he does love Wen Xiao, though he distinguishes it as a different kind of love than romantic love, reflecting the complicated, deeply loyal nature of their bond throughout the series.

Alliance

Si Jing Sibling Si Heng

Pei Si Jing joins the Demon-Hunting Bureau specifically to find her missing younger brother, Pei Si Heng, who has been weak and sickly since childhood. Her search for him drives much of her personal arc, culminating in the tragic discovery that he has been turned into a puppet by the demon Cheng Huang.

Family · Changed

Ying Lei Love Interest Bai Jiu

Ying Lei develops deep feelings for Bai Jiu over the course of the series, ultimately giving his life to save him. Even in death, Ying Lei clutches tightly onto Bai Jiu, underscoring the depth of his devotion.

Romantic · Ended

Si Jing Bestie to Suspect Wen Xiao

Pei Si Jing and Wen Xiao share a close friendship that is complicated when Wen Xiao begins to suspect Pei Si Jing of being a spy within the Demon-Hunting Bureau, even as Wen Xiao continues to comfort her in other moments. The tension between affection and suspicion strains their bond significantly.

Conflict · Changed

Li Lun One-Sided Love Ao Yin

Ao Yin is deeply in love with Li Lun, always hoping he would remember her true form despite her shapeshifting nature. Her devotion is never fully reciprocated, and she ultimately dies to save him, her sacrifice underscoring the one-sided depth of her feelings.

Romantic · Ended

Zong Yu Enemy Li Lun

Wen Zong Yu poisons Li Lun and holds the only cure, giving him significant leverage over his enemy at a critical point in the story. Li Lun realizes too late that he had underestimated Wen Zong Yu's abilities.

Conflict

Ying Lei Grandson Ying Zhao

Ying Lei is the grandson of the mountain god Ying Zhao. He leaves his grandfather behind at Dahuang, the peaceful land where demons live, in pursuit of his own dream of becoming a chef among humans, creating some distance between them.

Family

Master Qi Boss Housekeeper Qi

Qi Guan Jia serves as the housekeeper for the Qi household, working under Master Qi within the story's supporting cast of the Qi family.

Professional

Where it happens

Places

7places

Office

Demon-Hunting Bureau Headquarters

The Demon-Hunting Bureau's headquarters serves as the base of operations for Zhuo Yi Chen, Wen Xiao, Pei Si Jing, Bai Jiu, and Zhao Yuan Zhou as they investigate demon beast attacks across the human world. It is the central hub from which the team plans missions and confronts threats drawn from "The Classic of Mountains and Seas."

Realm

Dahuang

Dahuang is the peaceful realm where demons live in relative harmony, home to figures such as the mountain god Ying Zhao and once his grandson Ying Lei. Its need for a functioning Bai Ze Goddess to maintain order ties it directly to the series' central mythology and the fate of both the human and demon realms.

Hideout

Lingxi Manor

Lingxi Manor is where Qing Geng requested to be sealed away together with Fei for eternity, following the tragedy of the plague he caused in her home village. It serves as a place of quiet, permanent isolation for the two characters, set apart from the main conflict of the series.

Home

Qi Household

The Qi Household is the residence of Master Qi and his housekeeper, Qi Guan Jia, and becomes connected to the events and cases the Demon-Hunting Bureau investigates over the course of the series.

Village

Qing Geng's Village

Qing Geng's home village once worshipped her as a divine protector before Fei's arrival brought a devastating plague that killed most of its human inhabitants. The surviving villagers ultimately turned against Qing Geng despite her innocence, destroying her temple and setting up the tragic backstory that leads to her sealing at Lingxi Manor.

Court

Imperial Court

The Imperial Court is the seat of governance during the Zhenyuan era, to whom Zhu Yan, disguised as Zhao Yuan Zhou, proposes forming a Demon-Hunting Bureau to help quell the chaos caused by the Bai Ze goddess's death. It represents the human political authority that sanctions the bureau's formation and operations.

Village

Bing Yi Clan Territory

The Bing Yi Clan Territory is the ancestral home of Zhuo Yi Chen's lineage, tied to his ancestor Bing Yi who was once a demon before being granted human form. The clan and its territory are later destroyed by Li Lun's manipulations, and a mysterious voice believed to be Bing Yi later agrees to repair Zhuo Yi Chen's broken sword there, on the condition that he leave one teammate behind, frozen forever.

Who holds power

Organizations

6organizations

Agency

Demon-Hunting Bureau

The Demon-Hunting Bureau is formed during the Zhenyuan era in response to the chaos caused by the goddess Bai Ze's death and the resulting disappearance of the Bai Ze Order, which allows demon beasts to run rampant and commit bloody murders across the human world. Led by Zhuo Yi Chen, the bureau brings together Wen Xiao, Pei Si Jing, and Bai Jiu, later joined by the disguised demon leader Zhao Yuan Zhou, to confront the demon beasts recorded in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and uncover the truth behind their violence.

Other

Demon Realm

The Demon Realm encompasses the leadership and society of demons under Zhu Yan, the leader of all demons, who volunteers to help restore order between the human and demon realms after the Bai Ze goddess's death. It includes powerful demon figures such as Li Lun, Zhu Yin, and Ao Yin, whose competing agendas around demon freedom and human-demon peace drive much of the series' central conflict.

Kingdom

Dahuang

Dahuang is the peaceful realm where demons live, home to figures such as the mountain god Ying Zhao and his grandson Ying Lei before Ying Lei left to pursue a human life as a chef. It represents a haven for demons in contrast to the chaos and conflict occurring in the human world, and its need for a functioning Bai Ze Goddess ties it directly to the series' central mythology.

Family

Bing Yi Clan

The Bing Yi Clan traces its lineage back to Bing Yi, an ancestor who was once a demon but was granted human form as a reward for killing evil demons, making all of his descendants, including Zhuo Yi Chen, human. A drop of Bing Yi's original demon blood is preserved within a crystal tied to the clan, and the clan is later destroyed by Li Lun's manipulations, a devastating loss for Zhuo Yi Chen.

Military

Chongwu Camp

Chongwu Camp is a martial military unit that Pei Si Jing formerly belonged to before joining the Demon-Hunting Bureau, known for producing skilled archers and fighters.

Family

Qi Household

The Qi Household is a family unit within the story, headed by Master Qi and served by his housekeeper, Qi Guan Jia. The household appears connected to the wider events and cases the Demon-Hunting Bureau investigates.

Spoilers are on

Secrets

10secrets

Hidden

Zhao Yuan Zhou Is the Demon Leader Zhu Yan

Zhao Yuan Zhou is publicly known as a human who helped found the Demon-Hunting Bureau, but he is secretly Zhu Yan, the leader of all demons, disguised in human form. Wen Xiao and the rest of the bureau remain unaware of his true identity for a significant portion of the series, creating deep dramatic irony given his role in their fight against demons.

False Lead

Li Lun Frames Zhao Yuan Zhou for Mass Murder

After gaining a body of his own, Li Lun falsely tells the group that the unstable, bipolar Zhao Yuan Zhou killed everyone present, including Wen Xiao's teacher Zhao Wan'er. This lie is a deliberate manipulation designed to turn the Demon-Hunting Bureau against Zhao Yuan Zhou at a critical moment in the conflict.

Hidden

Zhu Yan and Li Lun's True History

Zhu Yan and Li Lun were once the closest of friends, with Zhu Yan even giving Li Lun his own True Eyes as a mark of trust, before turning against each other eight years before the story begins. This buried history explains the depth of animosity and lingering emotional complexity in their present-day conflict, a truth largely unknown to the rest of the Demon-Hunting Bureau.

Revealed

Pei Si Heng's True Fate

Pei Si Heng is deceived by the demon Cheng Huang and turned into a puppet under his control, a fact hidden from his sister Pei Si Jing until she uncovers it during her search for him. The revelation devastates her and reframes her entire mission within the Demon-Hunting Bureau.

Hidden

Wen Xiao's Three Hundred Years of Preparation

Wen Xiao secretly prepares for three hundred years in order to eventually cure Zhao Yuan Zhou of his demonic affliction, using a stolen token restored to a flute. The full scope of her long-term dedication and planning is not apparent to Zhao Yuan Zhou or the rest of the bureau until the cure is finally performed.

Hidden

Zhuo Yi Chen's Hidden Demon Blood

Zhuo Yi Chen is a descendant of Bing Yi, an ancestor who was once a demon but was granted human form after killing evil demons, meaning a drop of Bing Yi's original demon blood is preserved within a crystal tied to Zhuo Yi Chen's own sword. This hidden lineage becomes critical when Li Lun breaks the crystal, causing his sword to crack and his body to deteriorate.

Unknown

Zhu Yin's Betrayal by a Human Lover

Zhu Yin was once betrayed by a human man he loved, an experience that hardened his views on human-demon coexistence and set him on the path toward seeking to free all demons from Dahuang. This personal wound underlies his otherwise political rebellion against peace between the two realms.

Unknown

Identity of the Bai Ze Goddess's Killer

The Bai Ze goddess is killed by an unnamed demon, an event that throws both the human and demon realms into chaos and sets the entire series in motion. The specific identity of the demon responsible is not confirmed in available source material.

Hidden

Ao Yin's True Form

Ao Yin is a shapeshifting demon who takes on various appearances, always hoping Li Lun would recognize and remember her true form beneath the disguises. This hidden longing for recognition is never fully addressed by Li Lun before her death.

Hidden

Qing Geng's Innocence in the Village Plague

Qing Geng, immune to all illness and once worshipped by her village, was wrongly blamed by the surviving villagers for the plague that killed most of them, when the true cause was Fei's arrival. This misunderstanding led to the destruction of her temple despite her innocence.