A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
December 30, 2020
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 24
Finale:
January 17, 2021
Original Title:
武林秘案之美人图鉴
Alternate Titles:
Bí Mật Võ Lâm: Mỹ Nhân Đồ Giám
Illustrated Book of Beauty in Martial Arts Secret Case
Wu Lin Mi An
Wu Lin Mi An Zhi Mei Ren Tu Jian
Wulin Mian Zhi Meiren Tujian
美人图鉴
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Tencent Pictures
Countries:
CN
Young noble Chu Yun Xiao crosses paths with female doctor Leng Xing Chen because of a beauty portrait. Together with their friends, the six people who are pulled into a terrifying conspiracy form a detective team to uncover the secrets surrounding the portrait. Chu Yunxiao has ventured into the pugilistic world for the first time. Aspiring to be a chivalrous hero, he relies on his outstanding martial arts skills and high intelligence to solve a difficult case. However, he unexpectedly discovers that he is also a chess piece in this dangerous game. As the fog is slowly lifted, Chu Yun Xiao becomes aware of an unbearable truth that the past twenty years of his life was nothing but a lie.
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