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, Amanda Chou, Johnny Yang, Anson Chen, Jane Cheng and Roy Chang as the main cast. It is the second collaboration between

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s' worth of grants from the government. Filming commenced on 20 February 2020 and wrapped on 12 July 2020. It was first broadcast on 25 October 2020.

Plot

A baker by day and demon fighter by night, Zhong Kui, a reincarnated deity must jog his amnesiac lover's memory of their millennium-long romance.

Cast

Main cast

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/ Zhong Zheng-nan *

as Lady Meng / Meng Hsin-yu / Xiao-bing * Amanda Chou as Lady Qin Kuang * Johnny Yang as Cheng Huang * Anson Chen as Lu Bo-ya * Jane Cheng as Li En-hsi * Roy Chang as Ouyang Kai

Supporting cast

* as Bat Spirit / Ah-Fu *

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as Grandma Wu * Yin Chao-te as Wu Ching-yuan * Peter Kuan as Chen Ze-hsuan * Sing Hom as Wei Yun-han * Hank Wang as Zhao Jia-jun

Guest appearances

* Akio Chen as taoist ghost * Ed Chan as male ghost * Wu Ting-Chien as male ghost * Da Fei as policeman *

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as Yao Mu-ching * Kelly Ko as Ze-hsuan's mother * Ally Chiu as Wu Yu-han * Chang Kuo-tung as Lord of the Soil and the Ground * Daniel Chen * Kurt Chou * Ivelyn Lee * Louis Lin *

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Soundtrack

*"Last Look 喂，再看我一遍" by MIXER *"After a Thousand Years 千年以後" by Nine Chen *"If You Turn Around 如果你敢回頭" by Amanda Wang and Anson Chen *"Just Memories 回不去的回憶" by Men Envy Children *"Guards of Princess Wendy 溫蒂公主的侍衛" by

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*"Loveholic 嗜愛動物" by MIXER *"The Light-Year Passenger 穿越光年的孤獨" by

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*"As I am 我已成為我想要的我" by Shara Lin *"Blossom 桃花籤" by DeerJenny *"Shining Stars 星點" by DeerJenny

Ratings

Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were: *

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, Someday or One Day (re-run) *

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– Top Singers

References

External links

* (SETTV) * (TTV) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Devil Punisher, The 2020 Taiwanese television series debuts 2021 Taiwanese television series endings 2020s Taiwanese television series Mandarin-language television shows Netflix television dramas Romantic fantasy television series Sanlih E-Television original programming Supernatural television series Taiwan Television original programming Taiwanese drama television series Taiwanese romance television series Taoism in popular culture Television series about ghosts Television series based on Chinese mythology Television shows about reincarnation Zhong Kui