Kill to Love 紫陌紅塵 is an upcoming Chinese BL series that is adapted from the 2008 webnovel The Eternal Silence of Mountains and Rivers (Lǐ Yù Doujin) 山河永寂（李煜同人） by Yī Hán Hē 一寒呵. The novel itself is a retelling of the life of Lǐ Yù 李煜 (937–978), a Chinese poet and the last ruler of the Southern Tang dynasty from 961 to 976. The series has released a teaser and hinted it will be coming soon for a couple of weeks now but still no date of airing has been set yet…
Thousands of years ago, the land was shattered and war raged. The Sixth Prince, Xiao Shuhe 蕭殊鶴, hopeless in his quest to inherit the throne of the Southern Kingdom, accidentally rescued Duan Ziang 段子昂, the assassin who was trying to assassinate the Crown Prince. The two met and eventually developed a love beyond the ordinary, falling in love. As the political landscape of the Southern Kingdom shifted, Duan Ziang killed the Crown Prince to protect Xiao Shuhe, allowing him to ascend the throne. The Crown Prince’s death created a rift between the two, and Duan Ziang resolutely left to embark on his journey once again. Years later, Duan Ziang became Emperor of the Northern Kingdom, and through his efforts, the Northern Kingdom was on the verge of unifying the Central Plains. But when Duan Ziang faced the final obstacle — his long-cherished lover, Xiao Shuhe — he was at a loss as to what to do…
Update August 16, 2025: The date of premiere has been announced, it will air from August 25, 2025 with a total of 12 episodes. Since this will be a proper series, I assume there will be an OST, so I will do a separate OST post for the series when we have more information…
Update August 22, 2025: Here’s the official trailer with English sub…
Update August 27, 2025: Please note that the series will now air four more episodes this weekend, so the final episode will air on September 9, 2025 – see my new post on OST of this series (the post will be up tomorrow)…
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