Till the End of the Moon is based on the novel Black Moonlight Holds the BE Script by Teng Luo Wei Zhi, starring Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu. Supporting characters include Chen Duling and Deng Wei.
Genres:
Romance, Fantasy, Costume and Period
Summary:
Li Susu is the daughter of the Hengyang Sect leader. They follow the path of righteousness and live in harmony with other sects. But one day, the fated Devil God, Tantai Jin, unleashes his evil power and destroys almost the entire sect to establish his own rule.
To prevent this tragedy, Li Susu travels 500 years into the past and takes over the body of Ye Xiwu, who happens to look exactly like her. Her mission is to destroy the mortal Tantai Jin before he transforms into the Devil God a transformation caused by an evil bone embedded within him. Having witnessed the destruction of her world at his hands, Li Susu harbors nothing but hatred for him.
Ye Xiwu is married to Tantai Jin, a hostage prince from the Kingdom of Jing. His childhood is tragic his mother died giving birth to him, and his father abhorred him, sending him away as a hostage instead of his other son, Tantai Minglang.
At first, Ye Xiwu is hostile toward him and subjects him to emotional and physical abuse. However, through a series of shared experiences, they begin to develop romantic feelings for each other. Tantai Jin, who was born without the ability to feel love, slowly starts to fall in love with Li Susu.
Li Susu, whose original intention was to destroy him, ends up saving him repeatedly and even sacrifices herself in an attempt to change both his fate and the fate of the world. Though she is unaware of the depth of her feelings for Tantai Jin, he develops a deep obsession with her.
Before she decides to save him, she lies to him multiple times. Despite being given many chances by Tantai Jin, she never tells him the truth a decision that leads to painful misunderstandings and ultimately prevents her from fulfilling her mission to kill him.
Realizing she can no longer bring herself to kill him, Li Susu forcefully draws the evil bone out of his body and into her own. This act leads to her death, which drives Tantai Jin into madness.
After losing Ye Xiwu unaware that she was actually Li Susu a grief-stricken Tantai Jin searches for her soul for 500 years. Eventually, he is rescued by a cultivation sect and becomes a disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect. There, for the first time, he truly feels love and acceptance. He learns many things and gradually lets go of his obsession, which transforms into quiet devotion.
But fate has other plans. Tantai Jin encounters Li Susu once again. Just when they are about to find happiness together, the minions of the Devil God are released from their long imprisonment, and chaos descends upon the world.
When Tantai Jin discovers the truth of his origins that he was born with the evil bone and destined to become the Devil God he finally understands why Li Susu had often been torn when it came to their relationship.
This time, he refuses to let the darkness control him. In order to stop the Devil God once and for all, Tantai Jin devises a plan that paints him as a villain in the eyes of the cultivation world. But Li Susu chooses to believe in him rather than the world. When she confronts him, he pushes her away to protect her, which only strengthens her resolve to stay by his side.
They share a somber, dark-themed wedding a moment of unity before the final storm. When catastrophe finally strikes, Li Susu discovers the truth of her own birth and realizes what Tantai Jin intends to do. She tries to stop him, but she cannot. In a final act of selflessness, Tantai Jin sacrifices his life to completely destroy the Devil God.
The story fast-forwards to the future, where Li Susu is seen sitting peacefully with her daughter a quiet, bittersweet end to a love that defied fate.
As for the origins of the Original Devil God, it is said that when Fuxi and Nüwa created the heavens and the earth, a dark force was born alongside the world. This force, the Devil God, was given the role of absorbing the world’s sins, becoming a being filled with corruption and darkness.
From his body, powerful weapons were created a seal made from his heart, a deadly crossbow from his bones, and a sword forged from hellfire that could cut through the sky.
With these, he planned to open the Path of Eternal Suffering and return the world to its original state of chaos. Fearing his plan might fail, he made a pact with the Moon Tribe, asking them to protect a devil seed a vessel that could bring him back to life one day.
Heartbreaking Stories:
This drama is filled with heartbreaking stories, as it weaves together not one, but almost four love stories if we include Mingye’s. When Tantai Jin steps into the Wise and Fleeting Life Dream, a realm created by Mingye, the powerful God of War and revered leader of the Upper Immortal Realm.
Known for his deep sense of duty, Mingye created this dream realm and left a fragment of his soul within the heart-protecting scale to guide Tantai Jin toward righteousness.
Li Susu also enters the dream, taking on the form of Sangjiu, a gentle clam princess. After her clan’s sacred crown jewel is used to save a wounded Mingye, she becomes his consort. Within this dream, their fates intertwine, setting the stage for love, sacrifice, and heartbreak.
They are joined by Ye Bingchang, Yi Xiwu’s half-sister and Xiao Lin, the prince of the Kingdom of Sheng who harbors feelings for Ye Bingchang. In the dream, Ye Bingchang becomes Tianhuan, a woman in love with Mingye, while Xiao Lin becomes Sangyou, Sangjiu’s protective older brother.
Tragically, all their stories end in sorrow. Sangyou is killed by Tianhuan, who cannot bear seeing Mingye fall in love with Sangjiu. When Sangjiu discovers this, something within her breaks grief and fury consume her, turning her toward darkness. She kills Tianhuan, but even after that, she and Mingye are denied a happy ending.
Another tragic love story is that of Ye Bingchang and Xiao Lin. Despite all her efforts to be a dutiful daughter, Ye Bingchang was never truly loved by her father or her grandmother. The only person who genuinely cared for her was Xiao Lin, the Sixth Prince. However, she failed to value his love, and he eventually died.
After Ye Bingchang’s crimes were exposed, she was imprisoned by Tantai Jin. It was there, in prison, that she learned of Xiao Lin’s passing and the depth of his love for her. Overwhelmed by guilt and grief, she took her own life.
Though their story ends in tragedy in this lifetime, they are given a second chance in another life as Mo-nü and Gongye Jiwu, Li Susu’s senior disciple brother from the Hengyang Sect.
Last but not least is the love story of Ye Qingyu, Ye Xiwu’s younger brother, and Pianran, a nine-tailed fox spirit. Ye Qingyu is a strict and upright head of the family, while Pianran is warm and devoted. When they both joined Tantai Jin’s army, they lived a relatively peaceful and happy life together for a while.
However, tragedy struck when Tantai Minglang launched a surprise attack, attempting to lure Tantai Jin away from his stronghold. In the chaos, Pianran sacrificed herself to protect Ye Qingyu, giving him all of her powers in the process.
Their story was especially heartbreaking, a couple that truly deserved a happy ending, but fate had other plans.
Final Thoughts:
Okay, so all the actors honestly did an amazing job, but man, this drama officially made me a Luo Yunxi fan. Whether he was Mingye, Tantai Jin, or even the Evil God he absolutely ate every role.
When I first started watching, I lowkey thought he gave off Dongfang Qingcang vibes, but wow, I was so wrong. Like, I love Wang Hedi, but in terms of acting range, I think Luo Yunxi is way ahead. No hate to DiDi though he’s still young and has tons of potential.
Anyway, back to the point Luo Yunxi’s first appearance as the Evil God? I thought he looked more seductive than scary, but he completely proved me wrong. Those micro-expressions? Not lying.
As the hostage prince of Sheng, Tantai Jin, he was phenomenal. You literally feel bad for him watching his miserable life unfold. Then he slowly starts plotting and turning cold that transition?? So well done. Luo Yunxi nailed it.
When Ye Xiwu died and Tantai Jin started losing his mind, the way he portrayed that grief and madness?? His pain literally jumped off the screen. And then he became Cang Jiumin so serene, so righteous and again, he delivered. His portrayal of both the dark and light sides of Tantai Jin was chef’s kiss. I know I’m yapping about Luo Yunxi nonstop, but like… how can I not??
Bai Lu was brilliant as always, but I gotta be real her character wasn’t always consistent, so I felt kind of conflicted about Li Susu at times. Still, she did great with what she was given.
One character I didn’t vibe with was Gongye Jiwu. This was my first time seeing Deng Wei, and I’m sure he’s talented, but his acting here didn’t pull me in. Maybe it was more of a writing issue, idk.
Chen Duling as the villain? Killed it. She was so realistic, I found myself hating her more than the character that’s how good she was. And shoutout to the supporting cast seriously, everyone brought their A-game.
Rating:
I’ll give it 4 stars, mainly because of the cast not the story.
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