Fangs of Fortune
A demon leader surrenders to restore order between realms.
Fangs of Fortune is a 2024 Chinese television series starring Hou Minghao, Chen Duling, Tian Jiarui, Cheng Xiao, and Lin Ziye. It aired on iQIYI from October 26 to November 16, 2024, spanning 34 episodes.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Xianxia, Romance
- Writer
- Guo Jingming, Ai Lisi
- Director
- Guo Jingming
- Luo Luo
- Wei Nan
- Starring
- Hou Minghao
- Chen Duling
- Tian Jiarui
- Cheng Xiao
- Lin Ziye
- Country
- China
- Language
- Mandarin
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 34
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Synopsis
During the Zhenyuan era, the goddess Bai Ze, who governed the realms of humans and demons, is killed by a demon, plunging both realms into chaos. The demon leader Zhu Yan volunteers to surrender and proposes helping the Demon-Hunting Bureau send all demons back to the demon realm. Wen Xiao, Bai Ze's disciple, becomes wary of Zhu Yan and joins a demon hunting team with Zhou Yichen, the bureau's commander. They are joined by Pei Sijing, a former Chongwu Camp member, and Bai Jiu, a timid but skilled doctor.
Cast and characters
Hou Minghao portrays Zhao Yuanzhou, also known as Zhu Yan and Lord Yinglong. Zhu Yan is the leader of all demons whose true form is a white ape; he later transforms into a human and takes the name Zhao Yuanzhou, derived from Zhao Wan'er's deceased brother. Chen Duling plays Wen Xiao, the new Bai Ze Goddess and a member of the Demon Hunting Bureau. Tian Jiarui appears as Zhuo Yichen, also called Lord Bingyi, the bureau's leader skilled in detective work and swordsmanship. Cheng Xiao plays Pei Sijing, a former Chongwu Camp member proficient in archery who joins the bureau to find her brother. Lin Ziye portrays Bai Jiu, a 13-year-old prodigy doctor and bureau member. Yan An plays Li Lun, a powerful demon born from an ancient pagoda tree who can possess other beings; once Zhu Yan's best friend, they turned against each other eight years ago, and Li Lun was sealed by the Bai Ze goddess. Xu Zhenxuan plays Ying Lei, the grandson of mountain god Yingzhao who loves cooking. Lai Weiming portrays Pei Siheng, Pei Sijing's weak younger brother deceived by Cheng Huang and turned into a puppet; Zhao Yuanzhou later uses a secret technique to keep his soul in the puppet. Wang Yilun plays Ran Yi, a fish demon who creates and controls dreams, who falls in love with Lady Qi after she rescues him. Peng Xiaoran plays Lady Qi. Yi Mengling appears as Goddess Bai Ze. Cheng Lei plays Cheng Huang. Guli Nazha plays Shen Nv. Wang Duo plays Zhuo Yixuan. Zuo Ye plays Fei, a calamity demon who causes plagues; he loves the human realm but cannot control his ability, and was sealed with Qing Geng in Lingxi Manor by Bai Ze for a century. Ai Mi plays Qing Geng, a divine bird immune to illness; after a plague killed most of her worshippers, she requested to be sealed with Fei. Other cast members include Ou Mide as Zhen Mu, Xin Kaili as Ao Yin, Ji Chen as Fan Ying, Liu Enyou as Situ Ming, Lu Zhong as Master Qi, Long Bin as Housekeeper Qi, and Zhang Miaoyi as E Shou.
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