In the finale of West Out of the Yumen, Longzhi failed miserably, losing both power and love. Jiang Zhan committed suicide.
To recover her memory and save Chang Dong, Ye Liuxi cut off her left arm and proposed to Chang Dong after solving the problems in the Yumenguan. Chang Dong solved the “heartstring” crisis, let go of his obsession with Kong Yang, and finally got married to Ye Liuxi.
Gao Shen was poisoned during the battle in the cave and gradually turned into a snake man. To preserve “human consciousness”, Li Jin’ao used shadow puppetry spell to make himself a shadow puppet. He and Ding Liu took on the task of transporting supplies to the Yumen pass.
Fei Tang and Ahe stayed together and became winners in life!
Although this ending is not perfect, it can also be called a happy one.
West Out of the Yumen Review
Since its launch, West Out of the Yumen has continued to rank among the top three web dramas. The drama, starring Ni Ni and Bai Yu, is based on the novel of the same name by Tailfish, and combines elements of adventure, suspense, fantasy, and emotion. Through the westward journey of “Desert Rose” Ye Liuxi and “Wise and Brave Desert Guide” Chang Dong, it tells a story of fateful encounters, fetters between two worlds, and shared destiny.
One to solve the mystery of her life, and the other to uncover the truth of the past, the two team up to go deep into the desert. There are dangers, and it seems that a pair of invisible hands pulls them into the weathered Yumen Pass. The two advance and retreat among many forces, deduce the truth among many Rashomon gates, and realize true love through life and death tests.
The truth seems to be close at hand, but they are also caught in a bigger conspiracy.
Full of Questions
As soon as Ye Liuxi appeared on the scene, she was hung from a lonely tree in the wilderness, with a cloth bag on her back.
Immediately afterward, she quickly beat down a man who was trying to steal from her, snatched his car, and sped past.
Who was she?
Where did she come from?
And where to go?
The audience had such questions, and so did Ye Liuxi herself.
There was a camera in Ye Liuxi’s cloth bag. In the camera was a photo of a woman, trapped in the sand as if she was sleeping.
This was a photo of Chang Dong’s fiancée Kong Yang.
Through investigation, she found Chang Dong and also learned about his past.
Chang Dong was once a gold-medal guide for desert expeditions. A few years ago, he led a group of 18 people into the desert, including his fiancée Kong Yang, hoping to have a surprise proposal in the desert. The proposal was successful, but an accident happened. Strong winds blew up in the originally safe shelter, and a sandstorm swallowed everyone. In this unexpected sandstorm, only Chang Dong miraculously survived, while 18 team members were missing.
The incident became known as the “Black Camellia”.
To make matters worse, fellow travelers deliberately posted news on the internet that “Chang Dong insisted on going his own way and there was disagreement within the team” in order to create a gimmick for the trip. The original plan was to use “Chang Dong’s proposal was successful and everything was a well-intentioned prank” to reverse the situation. An unexpected incident occurred, and Chang Dong was unable to explain himself and was forced to bear the reputation of “having his way that led to the death of 18 people”. His reputation was ruined overnight and suffered countless scolding accusations.
The Black Camellia incident caused Chang Dong to close himself under the mask of old human skin.
Faced with the accusations, Chang Dong chose to punish himself by going into hiding and becoming a shadow puppet maker. He lived alone with his ancient skills and closed himself off for the last life.
Ye Liuxi found Chang Dong with the photo, hoping that Chang Dong, as a desert expert, could take her into the desert and solve the mystery of her amnesia.
Who exactly was she? Why didn’t any family come to look for her? Why was she hung from a tree? Why is there a photo of Kong Yang by her side? Why did she intermittently remember mysterious songs, and remember herself traveling across the desert to transport goods? The fragments of memory were all related to that desert…
She believed that all questions could be answered deep in the desert.
Chang Dong looked decadent on the surface, but deep down in his heart he was still unwilling. He was not willing to let 18 people be buried in the desert without seeing their bodies, nor was he willing to let all mysteries be buried in the rolling yellow sand:
Why was there a sudden storm in the Gobi desert where there was never any wind? Why did he seem to see his companions who should have fallen, marching forward before he fell unconscious? Why did Kong Yang’s last photo appear in an old camera, and who put it next to Ye Liuxi?
With these questions, Ye Liuxi and Chang Dong went deep into the desert.
But what the two of them didn’t know was that their actions were a conspiracy that had been planned by a mysterious organization. The organization behind them hopes to introduce Chang Dong and Ye Liuxi into the Pass, luring and forcing Chang Dong to kill Ye Liuxi.
Eerie Atmosphere
The main battlefield of the story is in the desert, full of fantasy.
There is elusive wind and sand,
There are will-o’-the-wisps and shadow puppet camel caravans that suddenly appear in the middle of the night,
There are huge shadow figures,
There is the unpredictable Yadan,
There is a weird ballad: “Yumen Pass, Ghost Pass, the blood dries out as soon as you step out of the Pass. You’re happy in your golden house, no care if I weep when I enter the pass…”
During this desert journey, Ye Liuxi and Chang Dong met some friends.
So, Ye Liuxi, who is in charge of the military force,
Chang Dong, who is the think tank and team leader,
Fei Tang, who is the appraiser of old objects,
Ding Liu and Gao Shen, who are the material support and strike forces,
5 people together embark on this journey to a different world…
Reveal
As the story progresses, the group entered another parallel world in the desert, two worlds inside and outside the Yumen Pass.
Outside the pass was the world they live in, but inside the pass was a completely different world.
In this world, although there were also things of modern civilization, such as cars, hotels, etc. Even people here could read Jin Yong’s wuxia novels and watch Korean dramas.
But there were also different things in this world, such as the strange beasts that guard the city, the alchemists, the Yulin Guards, and the mysterious Scorpion Eyes.
Of course, the most explosive thing was the “Bogu Demon Frame”, which connects the two worlds. Once connected, the worlds inside and outside the pass will overlap.
People inside the Yumen Pass were not allowed to go out, otherwise, they would die from blood loss.
There were three major factions in Yumen Pass: Scorpion Eyes, Yulin Guards, and the Alchemists.
The alchemists were able to control the shadow puppets to go out to purchase supplies for the survival of the people inside the pass. Because they controlled the core resource of materials, the alchemists and the Yulin Guards established their rule with Black Rock City as the core.
Ye Liuxi was a born king. She was the founder of Scorpion Eyes. Because she carried the Liuxi Bone, she could freely enter and exit the pass. She was the key to opening another parallel world in Yumen Pass.
In other words, she was also the only person other than the shadow puppet who could freely enter and leave the pass without bleeding dry. However, her appearance also brought about a huge problem, that was, the shadow puppet controlled by the alchemist could no longer continue to go out of the pass.
She changed the rules of survival in the pass and shook the foundation of Black Rock City.
But Ye Liuxi had the Liuxi Bone, and people in the pass could not kill her. But this doesn’t mean that people outside the pass can’t kill her.
So Long Zhi, a native of Black Rock City, used the method of massacre to find out Ye Liuxi and then tried to find a way to get rid of her.
She first went undercover to enter the Scorpion Eye, then used Kui Long to make Jiang Zhan change his memory of her, and then used Black Rock City to deal with Ye Liuxi.
Ye Liuxi forcibly opened the Bogu Demon Frame, causing the entire Yumen Pass to move sideways, causing the group of people to be drawn into the pass.
So Long Kui set up a trap, used the heartstrings to renew Chang Dong’s life, and then guided Ye Liuxi to take Chang Dong back to the pass. After that, she let Chang Dong know that Ye Liuxi killed his fiancée Kong Yang, thus killing Ye Liuxi by Chang Dong’s hand.
It must be said that Long Zhi was ruthless. She used ruthless means to massacre the village to find Ye Liuxi, used monsters to deal with Jiang Zhan and Ye Liuxi, and used emotions to kill Ye Liuxi.
However, she failed to calculate the relationship between Ye Liuxi and Chang Dong. Her plot is doomed to fail.
The Supporting Roles Are Also Wonderful
In West Out of the Yumen, not only the protagonist group contributed exquisite acting skills, but the other minor characters were also quite exciting.
Fei Xi was greedy for money, and when he saw Ye Liuxi’s animal-headed goat cup, he couldn’t help but want to take it for himself. Even at huge risks, he would shamelessly go on a desert adventure with Chang Dong.
He was timid and cherished his life. After experiencing a sandstorm in the desert and being dragged away by the sand, Fei Xi was frightened. As soon as the sandstorm stopped, he immediately drove back to the real world to enjoy the beautiful and peaceful life of ordinary people.
But he was also equally righteous, not forgetting to send supplies to Chang Dong.
His love for A He was also romantic and sweet.
Another amazing character is Li Jin’ao.
This character has a small part but is important enough to be crucial.
He first appeared as a charlatan, but later he actually followed Ye Liuxi to command Scorpion Eye and attacked Black Rock City together.
In the end, he transformed and became the most important alchemist around Ye Liuxi, and even saved Gao Shen’s life.
Even the characters of Hui Ba and his group are very complete. They were greedy for money and cherished life. When they experienced a sandstorm in Hailong Dui, the originally arrogant ones immediately wimped out in fear and planned to return home.
When they learned that there were coffins from the Han Dynasty, greedy for money, they immediately changed their minds. Even though they were afraid, they couldn’t help but get together to dig out the earthen platform to steal the treasures. Sure enough, they died for the money in the end.
Gao Shen, Xiao Liu, Long Zhi, Zhao Guanshou, and even the old lady, are all impressive.
The character portrayal of the little characters is also very distinct and interesting.
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