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Story movement

Story Arcs

3/7arcs

Romance EP 1–32

Enemies to Lovers: Jiu Luo and Yan Tuo

Nie Jiu Luo and Yan Tuo collide dramatically after she mistakes him for an Earth Fiend, immediately clashing with wariness and suspicion on both sides. A dangerous Earth Fiend threat forces them into a shaky partnership, and as they investigate the Nanshan Hunters, Lin Xi Rou's conspiracy, and the truth of immortality together, they gradually shift from reluctant allies to people who genuinely watch each other's backs. Vulnerability slips through the cracks of their guarded exteriors, moments of tenderness amid danger, culminating in real trust and love by the story's later stretch. Their romance is the emotional throughline of the entire series, tested repeatedly by betrayal, danger, and the weight of secrets from both their pasts.

Jiu LuoYan Tuo

Romance

Lv Xian and Lin Ling's Romance

Lv Xian and Lin Ling form the drama's secondary romantic pairing, both connected to the Nanshan Hunters. Their relationship develops alongside the main leads' storyline, offering a lighter counterpoint to the central romance while the group works together against the Earth Fiends and Lin Xi Rou's schemes.

Lv XianLin Ling

Mystery EP 1+

Local Legends of South Mountain

Local guide Sun Zhou shares folk legends with Nie Jiu Luo about South Mountain, including tales of a supposedly crazy old woman who adopted orphans but was in fact a man-eating fiend. These early folk stories foreshadow the deeper supernatural truths of the region, tying the area's local color into the series' central Earth Fiend mystery.

Mr. SunJiu Luo

Who carries the story

Characters

15characters

Main Role

Jiu Luo

聂九罗

Nie Jiu Luo is a low-key sculptor who is secretly a descendant of the Nanshan (South Mountain) Hunters, an elite unit descended from an army once sent by Qin Shi Huang to seek immortality. Code-named "Mad Blade," she hunts dangerous Earth Fiends while trying to live an ordinary life devoted to her art, but her heritage keeps pulling her back into danger. A chance collision with Yan Tuo, whom she initially mistakes for an Earth Fiend, draws her into a deepening partnership and eventually into an ancient conspiracy involving immortality and a hidden kingdom.

Main Role

Yan Tuo

延拓

Antagonist

Xi Rou

林夕柔

Mentor

Bai Chuan

江百川

Jiang Bai Chuan is the leader of the Nanshan (South Mountain) Hunters, the secretive group of descendants tasked with hunting Earth Fiends and guarding the truth behind the ancient Tangled Army. As the head of the organization, he oversees and guides its members, including Nie Jiu Luo, through the group's dangerous missions.

Support Role

Lv Xian

吕贤

Lv Xian is a physician and a personal friend of Yan Tuo, also connected to the world of the Nanshan Hunters. He supports the main leads through their missions against the Earth Fiends and the wider conspiracy surrounding Lin Xi Rou.

Support Role

Lin Ling

林灵

Support Role

Xing Shen

行深

Antagonist

Xiong Hei

熊黑

Xiong Hei is a henchman working for Lin Xi Rou, involved in her scheming and surveillance operations, including monitoring suspicious figures tied to the Earth Fiends. His loyalty to Xi Rou places him in direct opposition to Nie Jiu Luo and Yan Tuo.

Support Role

Yu Rong

羽荣

Yu Rong, also known as "Ghost Whip," is a member of the Whip clan within the Nanshan Hunters. She is part of the Hunter organization's network supporting the fight against the Earth Fiends alongside Nie Jiu Luo.

Antagonist

Guo Ya

Support Role

Feng Dan

Feng Dan is a supporting character connected to the world of the Nanshan Hunters and the drama's wider ensemble. Specific plot details about her role were not found in available sources.

Support Role

Chang Xi

刘长喜

Liu Chang Xi owns the Changxi dumpling shop and is also a personal friend of Yan Tuo, giving him a grounded, everyday connection outside the world of the Nanshan Hunters and Earth Fiends.

Support Role

Lu Jie

Lu Jie is Nie Jiu Luo's housekeeper, present in her home and aware of at least some of the strange events surrounding her, including finding her soaked and disoriented after one of Yan Tuo's confrontations. Her role grounds Jiu Luo's domestic life amid the chaos of the main plot.

Support Role

Shan Qiang

Shan Qiang is a member of the South Mountain Hunters, part of the extended organization supporting Nie Jiu Luo and Jiang Bai Chuan in their fight against the Earth Fiends. Specific plot details about his individual role were not found in available sources.

Support Role

Mr. Sun

孙洲

Sun Zhou is a local tour guide in South Mountain who enthusiastically shares regional legends with Nie Jiu Luo upon her arrival by taxi, including tales of a supposed man-eating fiend disguised as an old woman who adopted orphans. His folk stories hint at the deeper supernatural truths underlying the drama's plot.

What ties them together

Connections

8/9connections

Jiu Luo Enemies to Lovers Yan Tuo

Nie Jiu Luo and Yan Tuo collide dramatically and clash immediately, her wary of him and him suspicious of her, after she mistakes him for an Earth Fiend during a mission. Forced into an uneasy partnership by a dangerous Earth Fiend threat, they gradually move from combative distrust to genuine reliance on each other, ultimately falling in love while unraveling the mysteries of the Nanshan Hunters, Lin Xi Rou, and immortality.

Conflict · Changed

Lv Xian Second Couple Lin Ling

Lv Xian and Lin Ling form the drama's secondary romantic pairing, both connected to the world of the Nanshan Hunters. Their relationship runs parallel to the main leads' romance, offering a lighter counterpoint within the larger supernatural conflict.

Romantic

Jiu Luo Allies Xing Shen

Xing Shen, a member of the Hound clan within the Nanshan Hunters, works alongside Nie Jiu Luo as part of the extended Hunter network supporting her missions against the Earth Fiends.

Alliance

Jiu Luo Allies Yu Rong

Yu Rong, known as "Ghost Whip" and a member of the Whip clan within the Nanshan Hunters, fights alongside Nie Jiu Luo as part of the Hunter organization's efforts against the Earth Fiends.

Alliance

Jiu Luo Allies Shan Qiang

Shan Qiang is a fellow member of the Nanshan Hunters, part of the extended organization supporting Nie Jiu Luo and Jiang Bai Chuan's fight against the Earth Fiends.

Alliance

Jiu Luo Tour Guide Mr. Sun

Sun Zhou is the local tour guide who drives Nie Jiu Luo into South Mountain, sharing local legends with her, including tales that hint at the region's hidden supernatural dangers.

Professional

Chang Xi Social Circle Peer Lu Jie

Liu Chang Xi and Lu Jie are both part of the local South Mountain community that surrounds the main cast, contributing to the show's everyday backdrop against the supernatural mystery plot.

Other

Jiu Luo Unknown Connection Feng Dan

Feng Dan is part of the wider ensemble connected to the world of the Nanshan Hunters, though a specific relationship to Nie Jiu Luo could not be confirmed from available sources.

Other · Unknown

Where it happens

Places

5places

Village

South Mountain

South Mountain (Nanshan) is the rural region where Nie Jiu Luo travels early in the story, home to local legends, the Nanshan Hunters' roots, and the abandoned temple she seeks out. It serves as the drama's central setting, blending everyday small-town life with hidden supernatural danger.

Temple

Abandoned Temple

The abandoned temple in South Mountain houses a deity statue that draws Nie Jiu Luo's interest as a sculptor, and becomes an early setting tied to the region's supernatural legends and the Earth Fiend threat. Local guide Sun Zhou's folk stories about the area foreshadow the temple's deeper significance.

School

South Mountain Orphanage

The orphanage in South Mountain is owned by Yan Tuo's company, Roadsound Chemical, and becomes a key early setting when Guo Ya is introduced as a new teacher there, secretly an Earth Fiend monitoring a child. Yan Tuo's company visit to the orphanage draws him into the supernatural conspiracy that runs through the rest of the series.

Company

Roadsound Chemical

Roadsound Chemical is Yan Tuo's company, publicly a legitimate chemical business but secretly controlled behind the scenes by Lin Xi Rou. It owns the South Mountain orphanage and serves as the professional base from which Yan Tuo's investigation into Xi Rou's manipulation unfolds.

Restaurant

Changxi Dumpling Shop

The Changxi dumpling shop, owned by Liu Chang Xi, is a local business within the South Mountain community that grounds the drama's supernatural mystery in everyday small-town life.