

48 minSeason 1 • Episode 48
LatestSet in the Zheng dynasty of the fantasy world Novoland, the drama revolves around a young girl of the merfolk tribe Ye Haishi; and her love story with the current Emperor, Fang Zhu.
Costume
Every robe costs more than your rent and it shows
Acting
Yang Mi's micro-expressions will destroy you
Production
Novoland worldbuilding finally done right
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is technically Novoland's third adaptation, but the first to escape development hell—previous attempts collapsed in 2018 and 2019 with different casts.
The cross-dressing premise deliberately echoes Mulan but inverts it: Haishi hides her female identity to survive, then performs masculinity so well it becomes political power.