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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

Mystery EP 1+

Uncovering Lin Xi Rou's Conspiracy

Lin Xi Rou secretly controls the wealthy Yan family and Yan Tuo's company, Roadsound Chemical, manipulating them as part of a dangerous plan tied to the elixir of immortality. Yan Tuo vows to learn the truth about her, and once he partners with Nie Jiu Luo, their investigation deepens into a sprawling conspiracy involving the ancient Tangled Army, Earth Fiends, and the secret of the immortal owls. As the team chases clues, dangerous spying and tangled webs raise the emotional and physical stakes, eventually leading to direct confrontation with Xi Rou and the villain Di Xiao. The arc anchors the series' central mystery and ties together nearly every other storyline.

Yan TuoJiu LuoXi RouXiong HeiGuo Ya

Secret Identity EP 1+

The Nanshan Hunters' Legacy

Nie Jiu Luo is a descendant of the Nanshan Hunters, an elite unit descended from an ancient army sent by Qin Shi Huang to seek immortality centuries ago, only to vanish without a trace. She hides this heritage while trying to live an ordinary life as a sculptor, but her identity and skills as "Mad Blade" repeatedly pull her back into danger. As the series unfolds, deeper Hunter lore is revealed, showing Yan Tuo that Jiu Luo is connected to a secret war he never knew existed. This arc grounds the series' fantasy mythology and drives much of Jiu Luo's internal conflict between an ordinary life and her true calling.

Jiu LuoBai ChuanLv XianLin LingXing ShenYu RongShan QiangYan Tuo

Survival EP 1+

The Earth Fiend Threat

Beneath the ordinary surface of the Turquoise Land, Earth Fiends have infiltrated human society, lurking in wait to shatter the peace. Nie Jiu Luo and the Nanshan Hunters work to identify and neutralize these threats, starting with the mysterious Earth Fiend Guo Ya disguised as an orphanage teacher connected to Yan Tuo's company. This arc supplies much of the series' action and danger, repeatedly endangering the main cast and escalating into direct battles by the story's later episodes.

Jiu LuoGuo YaBai ChuanYan Tuo

Betrayal EP 20–27

Yan Tuo's Hidden Past

Yan Tuo carries a haunted, complicated past tied to years of enduring humiliation and burdens under Lin Xi Rou's control of his family. As the series progresses, secrets about his past bleed into the present, bringing betrayal and heated confrontations that test his relationship with Nie Jiu Luo and force him to confront long-buried truths about his family.

Yan TuoXi RouJiu Luo

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

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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

Yan Tuo is the general manager of Roadsound Chemical, publicly a rich second-generation heir adopted by Lin Xi Rou, but privately carrying a blood feud: his birth mother was paralyzed and later died because of Lin Xi Rou's scheming, his birth father died tragically, and his younger sister disappeared without a trace. He sets out to uncover the truth about his adoptive mother's manipulation of his family, and a chance encounter with Nie Jiu Luo pulls him into her hidden world of Earth Fiends and ancient secrets. The two gradually move from suspicion to deep trust and love as they investigate together.

Antagonist

Xi Rou

林夕柔

Lin Xi Rou is Yan Tuo's adoptive mother and the CEO of Roadsound Chemical, publicly presenting herself as a legitimate businesswoman while secretly leading a network tied to the Earth Fiends. She originally entered the Yan family under the guise of helping with household duties while Yan Tuo's birth mother was pregnant, later becoming his father's mistress and taking his mother's identity and place after her death. She is eventually revealed to be an Earth Fiend herself, with a violent history against the Nanshan Hunters dating back twenty years to the "Golden Gate incident," and she is the primary antagonist driving the series' central conspiracy.

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

Lin Ling is Lin Xi Rou's adoptive daughter, raised alongside Yan Tuo within the Yan household, but she secretly acts as Yan Tuo's inside informant, feeding him information about their adoptive mother's true activities. Together they piece together the truth that Lin Xi Rou is an Earth Fiend, drawing on a shared childhood memory of finding experimental subjects in a hidden facility.

Support Role

Xing Shen

行深

Xing Shen is a member of the Hound clan within the Nanshan Hunters, nicknamed "Mad Dog," and Nie Jiu Luo's childhood friend, having trained together under Jiang Bai Chuan after both lost their birth families. He is later revealed to have secretly kept a captured Earth Fiend named Locust as a tamed pet for twenty years without telling his fellow Hunters, a hidden betrayal that endangers the group when Locust escapes.

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

Guo Ya is introduced as a new teacher at an orphanage owned by Yan Tuo's company, Roadsound Chemical, but is revealed to actually be an Earth Fiend in disguise. His unsettling presence and secret surveillance of a child at the orphanage mark him as an early antagonistic threat within the series' supernatural conflict.

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

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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.

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Jiu Luo Enemy Xi Rou

Nie Jiu Luo and Yan Tuo's investigation into the truth behind Lin Xi Rou places Jiu Luo in direct opposition to her, as Xi Rou's schemes connect to the ancient Tangled Army and the Nanshan Hunters' own history. Xi Rou stands as the primary threat Jiu Luo must confront alongside Yan Tuo.

Conflict

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

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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.

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Secrets

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Revealed

Lin Xi Rou Is an Earth Fiend

Lin Xi Rou, Yan Tuo's adoptive mother and CEO of Roadsound Chemical, secretly hides that she is an Earth Fiend, having survived the Golden Gate incident twenty years ago while her comrade Locust was captured. Yan Tuo and Lin Ling suspect it after finding evidence in a hidden facility, and it is confirmed when she reveals her true identity to Jiang Bai Chuan directly.

Revealed EP 7

Revealed

Lin Xi Rou Took Over Yan Tuo's Mother's Identity

Lin Xi Rou originally entered the Yan household as a hired helper while Yan Tuo's birth mother was pregnant, secretly became his father's mistress, and after his mother's death and paralysis, assumed his mother's name and place in the family. This buried family history is the root of Yan Tuo's blood feud and drives his entire investigation into her.

Revealed EP 5

Hidden

Nie Jiu Luo's True Identity as "Mad Blade"

Nie Jiu Luo appears to the outside world as an ordinary sculptor, but she is secretly a trained Nanshan Hunter code-named "Mad Blade," a descendant of the ancient army that once sought immortality. She keeps this identity hidden from most people in her daily life, including her housekeeper Lu Jie, only revealing it to Yan Tuo as their partnership develops.

Revealed EP 3

Hidden

Lin Ling Is Yan Tuo's Inside Spy

Lin Ling, Lin Xi Rou's adoptive daughter, secretly works as an inside informant for her adoptive brother Yan Tuo, feeding him crucial information about their adoptive mother's true nature and activities. This hidden alliance is unknown to Lin Xi Rou and puts Lin Ling at significant personal risk.

Revealed EP 5

Revealed

Xing Shen's Hidden Earth Fiend Pet

Xing Shen, a Nanshan Hunter of the Hound clan, secretly kept the captured Earth Fiend Locust as a tamed pet for twenty years without ever disclosing it to his fellow Hunters. When Locust escapes and attacks during a rescue mission, the secret is exposed, angering his colleagues and endangering the entire operation.

Revealed EP 7

Hidden

The Underground Facility for Transforming Earth Fiends

Lin Xi Rou operates a secret underground facility believed to be used for transforming Earth Fiends and holding captives, including a Nanshan Hunter. Yan Tuo and Lin Ling suspect its existence from a childhood memory and Yan Tuo later infiltrates it directly, narrowly avoiding exposure to Xiong Hei.

Revealed EP 6

Revealed

Guo Ya's True Nature as an Earth Fiend

Guo Ya is introduced as an ordinary new teacher at the orphanage owned by Yan Tuo's company, but he is secretly an Earth Fiend planted by Lin Xi Rou's faction. Yan Tuo discovers this almost immediately after witnessing him transform and attack, though the wider public and orphanage staff remain unaware.

Revealed EP 1

Unknown

Yan Tuo's Missing Sister

Yan Tuo carries the unresolved disappearance of his younger sister as part of his hidden grief and motivation for uncovering the truth about Lin Xi Rou. He shares this loss with Nie Jiu Luo after she treats his injuries, though the full circumstances of the disappearance remain unclear even to him.

Revealed EP 7

Revealed

Locust's Necklace and Origins

The Earth Fiend Locust wears a necklace connected to a unique whistle Xing Shen uses to summon and control it, a detail Jiu Luo notices mid-battle that distracts her at a critical moment. The connection between the necklace, the whistle, and Xing Shen's long-hidden ownership of Locust ties directly into the larger reveal of his secret.

Revealed EP 7