Moonlight Mystique 🌙 (白月梵星) Discussions - Episodes 12 & 13

Moonlight Mystique 🌙 (白月梵星) Discussions - Episodes 12 & 13

Quick Disclaimer: To those watching with English subs, iQIYI has changed a few names and titles in their translations. Going further, the following phrases and names will be:

  • The Desireless Stone: The Contemplation Stone
  • Yi City: Outlander City
  • Citizens of Yi: Outlanders
  • King of Yi: King of the Outlanders
  • General of Yi: General of the Outlanders
  • Princess of Yi:...

You get it.

On a personal note, Chong Zhao (Chang Hua Sen) will now be referenced as Chong Zhao aka Steam-Bun-Boy (Chang Hua Sen). Thank you u/putonmyskepticles!

Special shoutout to my partner in rhyme u/sweetsorrow18 for coining "Eternal Third Wheel" as well.

Episode 12

You know, I've heard people say, "The plot thickens," but I don't think I truly appreciated that phrase until I became someone responsible for recapping that plot!

First, a glossary of new concepts:

  • The Outlander King's Sword: The first king of The Outlanders found four pieces of a super-cool-divine meteorite in the Eastern Sea - no, not that Eastern Sea. He used these pieces to forge a sword. He used the sword to create Outlander City and give The Outlanders some extra buffs - vitality and such. Every ten years The King needs to pull the sword out and temper (fancy word for feed) it with their blood. The sword will be further referenced as The Sword. (super cool and original, I know)
  • The Hua Family: A royal bloodline that rules over Outlander City.
  • The Mei family: A royal bloodline that supports the Hua family. Tian Hou (Zhang Xin)'s mother is originally from the Mei family. The Mei family has sacrificed a lot for the Hua family.
  • Spirit Bone: Something all Outlanders have. It gives them their vitality and power.

Enter our lovely princess Tian Hou (Zhang Xin). Enter, LORE.

7 Years Ago...

Seven years ago, Tian Hou (Zhang Xin) really, really wanted to kill everyone in Outlander City. Why? They really, really wanted to kill her mother, and they succeeded. There was a famine plaguing the land and suddenly (gasp) a large stone appeared. Not only a stone, but, a prophesying stone. The stone said, "Yo, kill your queen and you might be able to eat again.". The people believed it and Hua Lin (Kent Tong) - The King of the Outlanders and poster boy for "great husband and father" - ended up sacrificing his wife via a rather brutal fire pit execution. Tian Hou (Zhang Xin)'s response to the death of her mother was to really, really want to use The Sword to kill everyone in Outlander City. She failed and (as we later find out), her brother Hua Yong (Xu Chang Chao) saved her from the after-effects of her failure by giving her his "spirit bone". This ends up kinda backfiring on dear old Dìdi and he turns into a night-time-menace. Turns out, the monster plaguing the city was their own crown prince. Also (as we later find out) Hua Lin (Kent Tong)'s solution for his son's not-so-werewolf-like state is to sacrifice his blood now and then (chill, I know), to restore his son's sanity.

Not 7 years ago anymore...

Tian Hou (Zhang Xin) has successfully lored both us and Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) and also discovered some extra tidbits from her dad. We also find out something Tian Hou (Zhang Xin) does not - her dad kinda wants to kill everyone in order to turn his son into a deity.

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We find Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) isn't doing that well. Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) is having a nightmare about his past and Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) enters to comfort him. This is where Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) finds out that her demon-maybe-lover-buddy actually has a tragic past that haunts him too.

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Fu Ling (Dai Lu Wa) is caught by Chong Zhao aka Steam-Bun-Boy (Chang Hua Sen) and Tian Hou (Zhang Xin), but is inevitably rescued by who we find out later to be the general of the city Wu Zhao (Yang Jun Cheng). Turns out, the dude's been consorting with Cold Spring Palace. (gasp) (more notes on this later).

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Sprinkle in some Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) and Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) chemistry.

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Sprinkle in some Chong Zhao aka Steam-Bun-Boy (Chang Hua Sen) and Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) fighting and subsequent flashback to better steamed-bun-days.

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Episode 13

Cold Spring Palace is up to something. Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) (still in his amnesia state) insists on going with the Dreamen Team (yep, using that now) to the final challenge.

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This episode has a lot of moments and a lot of revelations.

One of this episode's moments being our first Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) and Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) kiss. Oh my absolute goodness, so cute.

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Most of the episode's revelations being:

  • Cute Fox Demon Mu Jiu (Hingxin Cheng) might have a thing for Tian Hou (Zhang Xin). - ugh I love him so much.

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  • Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) finds out that he might have been a bit evil before he lost his memory. Enter sad-boy-demon-lord.

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  • Hua Lin (Kent Tong) didn't want his wife to die. She was supposed to escape, but the fire resistance pearl that he got for her didn't work.
  • Wu Zhao (Yang Jun Cheng) gave the king a fake pearl so that he could kill the queen.
  • Wu Zhao (Yang Jun Cheng) also planted the "prophesy stone" that caused the chaos in the first place.
  • Nan Wan (Cui Shao Yang) (the bratty sect member in purple) has a younger brother whom he wants to save with the prize from the martial arts contest.

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Our heroes end up trapped underground by Fu Ling (Dai Lu Wa). She forces Bai Shuo (Bai Lu) to choose who gets to live and who is doomed to die between Fan Yue (Ao Rui Peng) and Chong Zhao aka Steam-Bun-Boy (Chang Hua Sen).

This is where the episode ends and, damn, I am enjoying everything about this drama.

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I tried another method for the discussion post where I don't watch episodes twice and don't make notes. I think I should stick to watching it once, but small notes won't be a bad idea. What do you guys think? Did I miss anything important today? Be honest, please :)

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