The more I discover about Mysterious Lotus Casebook, the more I fall in love with the show.
Wang Herun said they used real swords, not prop swords for the fight scenes (I'm assuming blunted for safety). They filmed in summer in 40 degree heat in heavy clothes with heavy weapons and still made it look so beautiful.
She also mentioned that Cheng Yi helped her a lot with the fight scenes and that he's a good person. It's so nice hearing good BTS stories about the cast.
From there, my brain happily latched onto the realization that Dao, Shaoshi and Wenjing were real swords. Not just props. The "dao named Dao", "sword with the red ribbon" and "bendy sword" were impactful to me in building these characters and this world in my head so somehow it was important to me that they were real. Thank you CY and XSY for your efforts in making LLH and DFS come to life and giving us these iconic scenes.
Zhang Qiling: “His life should have ended a thousand years ago, as mine should have. PangZi: “Hey, don’t let WuXie hear you say that! He’ll turn into a fountain of tears.” Lost Tomb 2 Episode 25
jiao liqiao stroking li lianhua's face while he was in chains was improvised by wang herun on filming day and cheng yi just went along with it... get it girl