Shui Long Yin

If you like Guardians of the Dafeng, you might like Shui Long Yin. Both action packed dramas featuring palace intrigue and a clever and strong male lead who solves investigations.

Not The Monkey King 3 in particular, but if you like any of the Journey to the West or Monkey King adaptations or the classic story, you might like Shui Long Yin. It's the story about the spiritual growth of one male protagonist as he journeys through the world, learning the value of friendships, life, and suffering. Share underlying Buddhist and Taoist philosophy and tenets throughout. Have some artistic and creative elements inspired from the religion and philosophy that is reminiscent of Journey to the West and the Monkey King adaptations.

If you like Mysterious Lotus Casebook, you might like Shui Long Yin. Both dramas are adaptations from works written by the same author, Teng PIng. Both are wuxia (martial arts) adventure dramas featuring strong male leads with ambiguous morals and motivations. Both have character configurations and themes that highlight martial arts prowess, honor/ chivalry, as well as teamwork, friendships, and brotherhood. Both somewhat belong to the mystery / detective genre, although these elements may not present as the core of the story or plot.

If you like Dashing Youth, you might like Shui Long Yin. Both are wuxia (martial arts) dramas that were directed by the same director, Chen Zhou Fei. Both feature strong leads with martial arts prowess and brash temperament. Both have multiple emotion lines between multiple characters.

If you like Fangs of Fortune, you might like Shui Long Yin. Both are wuxia fantasy dramas featuring a strong male lead who is morally ambiguous, cold and aloof. Both feature nuanced characters with multiple ambiguous relationships and complex motivations.

If you like The Immortal Ascension, you might like Shui Long Yin. Both are fantasy wuxia (martial arts) dramas that centers on a male lead's spiritual and cultivation journey and heroism through the world.

Yuan Zhong is a fox high priest. He is an immortal who possesses the divine hand. With it, he defeated the ghost clan and brought an era of prosperity. Jin Tan Yin is an artisan goddess who makes magical artifacts. She descended to earth to kill Yuan Zhong and get back the divine hand of the god Tang Hua. Yuan Zhong is harassed by his own fox clan and Jin Tan Yin decides to help and protect him. The two of them will have to face personal enemies, and a secret will be discovered. Yuan Zhong rescues Jin Tan Yin from a trap. Reunited again, the pair of lovers join forces to defeat their enemies and restore order in the world. Source: (Baidu /TvMao)

Synopsis: Pan Yue, the most handsome man in the world, is about to marry the commoner Yang Cai Wei. On the day of the wedding, Yang Cai Wei was killed, and the suspect was Pan Yue. Yang Cai Wei, who "resurrected from the dead", returned "fiercely" under the guise of "evil girl" Shangguan Zhi and was about to expose Pan Yue's true face. In the process of bravely fighting against the evil forces of the "Four Great Clans" and investigating old cases, the two hearts came closer again. Yang Cai Wei found out that the real murderer who killed her was someone else, and Pan Yue loved her deeply from beginning to end. Everything is about to be perfect, but the people behind the scenes once again set up a trap, trying to push the two to an end of doom.

If you like Zang Hai Zhuan, you might like Shui Long Yin. Both dramas feature male leads' quest for the truth as they become embroiled in conspiracies and palace intrigue, and have to rely on their wits and skill in strategy.

If you like Go to the Mountains and Sea, you might like Shui Long Yin. Both dramas feature male leads with exceptional swordsmanship skill who venture through the martial arts world, spurred by heroism and righteousness.

Summary: It's a story about a couple who fall in love (but their love is full of conflict). He is a prince obsessed with achieving justice for his own family (And he wants to sit on the king's throne.). And in this attempt he has no qualms about using people for this greater interest. He meets this girl, this warrior, who he secretly paid for her training (she has martial powers). She doesn't know that he secretly trained her (that he is her ruler). She has a lot of strength of spirit, courage and mercy. He's going to need her help. He has an illness caused in him by his enemies. However, she is poisoned (she is also sick), but he was the one who caused it and she doesn't know. But even when she finds out, she continues to want the best for him and will act to help him get a cure for his illness. (but there will be misunderstandings in this story. He will think that she betrayed him, but she is trying to save his life. He, at a certain point, will think that she died. (And then there is the most famous scene in the book, which is in beginning of the novel, something that happens later on: he goes to her (supposed tomb) and takes her corpse (which he thinks is hers), (And he even carries her corpse.), in despair because he thinks she died. There is a lot of intrigue in this story and martial fights, and war (and their love in the middle of it all). In the end they stay together. But Chinese audiences tend to hate characters like that (wishing there is no happy ending). But... I really want them to keep it as in the book, for there to be a happy ending. I love this conflicting couple, but who, at the end of the day, will be loyal to the love that unites them.