Upcoming wuxia Chinese drama, Dashing Youth, featuring Neo Hou, He Yu and Hu Lianxin in lead roles, is will meet viewers soon. The show is the prequel of widely popular 2022 Chinese drama, The Blood of Youth. The new instalment tells the story of Baili Dongjun (Neo Hou). He grew up stubborn and never showed interest in academics. Moreover, he did not like studying the art of war or martial arts. The only thing that interested him was making wine. He had promised his childhood friend, Ye Yun (He Yu), who was murdered that he would become a “wine fairy”.
However, as fate may have it, he went to the school of Li Chang Sheng to learn martial arts. He miraculously reunites with Ye Yun, who goes by Ye Ding Zhi. Under the influence of Ye Yun and his new acquaintance, Yue Yao (Hu Lianxin), Baili Dong Jun re-evaluates his responsibilities and choices. Many years later, when Ye Ding Zhi was manipulated to launch a war, Baili Dong Jun protests against his best friend.
Dashing Youth trailer reveals Neo Hou’s path to becoming a hero
The official trailer shows Dongjun enquiring what Jiangshu is. His master teaches him how to draw his sword and face his inner demons. The top masters of the world engage in an epic duel, on the other hand, the young prodigies also team up in the battlefield.
Dongjun proves himself to be an extraordinary swordsman, who rises from the ashes like a phoenix. With a jug of liquor and donning his sword, like a true dragon, he faces evil forces who threaten the peace of the world. But his true test of power comes when he has to come face to face with his best friend. Will he be able to save common people as well as his friend from the clutch of evil?
The trailer also shows that Xia Zhiguang, Jiang Zhenyu, Wanyan Luo Rong, Ross Chen, Xue Ba Yi etc. will star in the series in pivotal roles. Chen Zou Fei is the director of the drama.
All 40 episodes of Dashing Youth will soon be available on Youku.