Veil of Shadows (TV series)

Did You Know?

• The booting ceremony was held on December 2, 2024.
• On March 22, 2025, a fire broke out on the sets in Hengdian; all artists and staff were safely evacuated with no casualties.
• By August 22, 2025, reservations for the series exceeded 1 million on Youku.

Synopsis

In the world of the Formless Moon, the youngest nine-tailed fox, Lu Wuyi, and her sister Wu Wangyan are tasked with capturing the traitor Xiaowei. Posing as a infiltrator at the Wei Mansion in Luo'an, Lu Wuyi meets Wu Shiguang, a man cursed with a demonic form and a painful history. Meanwhile, Ji Ling and Li Jie from the Shilin Sect arrive with secret agendas. All must make hard choices to protect the world, wrestling with destiny, human nature, and their own desires for love and freedom.

Cast and characters

Ju Jingyi plays Lu Wuyi, the youngest nine-tailed fox of Formless Moon sent to Luo'an with her sister to capture the traitor Xiaowei; she meets Ji Ling, the man she loved years ago without knowing his true identity. Ju Jingyi also portrays Di Zhu, the Aodeng tribe leader's daughter who fell in love with Manman and was betrayed and killed by him for the Star Stone; she was the first host of Jiu Ying. Tian Jiarui plays Ji Ling, a cheerful demon hunter from the Shilin Sect who first met Lu Wuyi years ago but had his memories erased; he meets her again in Luo'an while investigating Xiaowei, unaware of their shared past. His true identity is a fox puppet created by Longshen. Tian Jiarui also plays Dragon Deity Longshen, the dragon god who protects all beings and master of Shilin Sect, who is a puppet deity created by the original Ninth Dragon Deity to act as a substitute; his original spirit form was a fox demon. He also plays Manman, a high-ranking demon from the Green Ape Demon tribe who betrayed Di Zhu for the Star Stone; Ji Can, a lonescale demon born from Ji Ling's loneliness; and Yuan Xizai, Yuan Wuhuo's younger brother who was born blind and died from injuries due to a Star Stone blast. Zeng Shunxi plays Wu Shiguang, a mysterious demon hunter secretly from the annihilated flood dragon tribe who wishes to kill the Dragon Deity for massacring his clan; his true identity is a Tenth Dragon Deity born from the dragon stone created by the sacrifices of Nine Dragon Gods. He also plays Cang Hao, leader of the Flood Dragon tribe and Wu Shiguang's foster father in a Star Stone illusion. Chen Duling plays Wu Wangyan, Lu Wuyi's older sister and a nine-tailed fox from Formless Moon sent to Luo'an to capture Xiaowei; she meets Wu Shiguang there and is constantly in conflict with him. Chen Duling also plays Qing Yi, Cang Hao's wife and Wu Shiguang's foster mother in a Star Stone illusion. Yan An plays Li Jie, Yuan Wuhuo, and Yuan Xizai.