Chinese Drama 2019
The Legends (Chinese Drama Review & Summary)
The Legends poster
- Genre: Romance, Wuxia, Historical Costume Drama, Fiction, Adventure, Martial Arts, Fantasy, Cultivation Powers; Stong Female Lead
- Date Released: 28 January 2019
- Origin: China; Based on a novel
- Cdrama: 56 Episodes
Cast:
- Bai Lu as Lu Zhao Yao
- Xu Kai as Mo Qing/Li Chen Lan
- Xiao Yan as Qin Zhi Yan
- Dai Xu as Jiang Wu
- Lio Leo as Luo Ming Xuan
- Viola Mi as Luo Su Ruo
- Hong Jiang Tao (Lu Zhao Yao’s grandfather)
- Wu Lin as A’Da
- Li Zi feng as Qin Qian Xian
Episode 1
This drama started with a legend.
A long time ago. the Demon King, Li Xiu had the idea of uniting the whole of the pugilistic world. He then created a secret formation of magic which catapulted him into the dark side.
A most unfortunate thing happened, his son Li Chen Han became a casualty of his devilment and powerful sorcery.
His son grew stronger by the day. Fearing that Li Chen Han is also mentally advancing toward evil, he had LI Chen Han manacled in chains under formation. He then had him sealed inside a cave. The seal is almost full-proof.
Anyone inside cannot get out and those outsides cannot get in.
He ordered that the seal is guarded within the mountain.
When Li Xiu was satisfied with his arrangement, he left to try to cast out the devilry that gotten hold of him and by so doing will find a cure for his son LI Chen Han.
But during his travel, he just vanished.
Several years had passed and the mountain seal was still intact, thanks to the Lu Clan who had been tasked to guard the mountain.
The mountain had gotten a sobriquet as the Fengmo Mountain, meaning a mountain of sealed evil.
Old Man Lu and his granddaughter are trapped just outside the mountain.
The granddaughter was Lu Zhao Yao. She has never seen outside the mountain. She has never seen verdant grassland, vibrant towns, flowers and clothes, shoes and handbags. Shame! 🙂
They lived in an arid mountain and their past time is spent perfecting Lu Zhao Yao’s martial arts. She will inherit the task to guard the mountain.
Lu Zhao Yao was chasing a rather pesky boar, which run towards the gate of the sealed mountain. Zhao Yao accidentally touched the seal.
Zhao Yao was roasting a piglet when a root-like power started moving towards the sealed mountain, the mountain started shaking and grumbling.
Old Man Lu knew that someone had managed to break the seal.
He went to investigate but somehow someone was there before him.
The man was the Golden Deity of the Phoenix Mountain. He had been progressing his cultivation and reached a high level which enabled him to break the outer formation of the mountain.
He found that the seal had been broken and a young man was chained in the middle of the roomy cave.
The Golden deity, Luo MIng Xian, formulated a stack of swords to stag Liu Chen Han but it seems LCH is being protected by the manacles that were holding him in. The chain themselves caught the swords and then Luo Ming Xian was yanked from the ground and shaken like a ragdoll and thrown out.
LCH got away and went immediately into the town where he became a victim of bullying from beggars and street people. Oh, the evil that men do!
The supposedly evil LCH was actually rather kind.
Old Man Lu (I have to say for a guard he was ineffectual, his time-keeping is appalling; he was just like the police in dramas, where they arrive too late). Anyway, Old Man Lu had confirmed that the seal had been broken and he was quite happy because this meant his clan duty of care is now over.
He did not tell this to Zhao Yao though.
Zhao Yao was promenading through the barren woods when he found a man collapsed against a tree.
Zhao Yao was immediately enchanted by the man’s utter gorgeousness and she told him so. She was curious to know if there were plenty of handsome men outside the mountain.
She took the injured Lou Ming Xian to safety, she then nurtured him to health. When he got a little better they had a chance to talk. He asked her how he can repay her kindness.
Quick as a flash she told him to stay with her in the mountain and she will look after him.
Rather sadly LMQ said that he had so much to do outside and he has to leave as soon as he is fully recovered but he told her that if she ever leaves the mountain then she must look for him at Mt Phoenix.
He left but he gave her a glimpse of what it was like outside.
Waiting for LMQ just outside the mountain was the Sacred deity Su Ruo.
LMQ told them immediately that the seal had been broken and the evil son had gotten away. He described LCH appearance to them.
Quick as a flash, LCH was cornered and arrested and taken for execution.
Meanwhile, Zhao Yo had perfected her martial arts, she was even able to unarm Old Man Lu.
She asked him if she can get out of the mountain.
He told her if she can break the seal she can get out.
Episode 2
Yap, Zhao Yo managed to break through the barrier and got out of the arid mountain into the luscious other side.
She promises her grandfather that will just a wander into the outside and then she will come back with some goodies for him.
Meanwhile the legitimate sects have gathered to execute the Demon son.
Zhao Yo got heard of it and decided to rescue the LCH from being roasted alive. She threw a sword that cut off the chains holding him back.
The sect leaders got angry and rather patronisingly told her that if she can defeat him then they will let her go with the LCH.
I have to admit, Bai Lu is so good with the fighting scenes and this one is no different. Anyway , after a long skirmish with many of the sectsd joining in, Zhao Yo won and able to take away LCH with her.