Growing up I never attended church or any kind of religious ceremony, I had no idea what they were or were like. Then I saw how when people pray they face a common idol or altar and speak in unison, turns out I'd been at a religious ceremony every morning for 12 years.
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Pledge of Allegiance (2023) - 山河之影 - Whump List
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Synopsis : Li Wu comes from a lowly background but due to a misunderstanding, becomes a member of the Imperial Secret Police. On the outside, he appears to be selfish and well-spoken, but deep down he’s honest and treasures brotherhood. Lu Zheng is an original guard; aloof and lacks good speech. But through their meeting, they find the friendship both have been looking for and evolve together. Together, they are pulled into many cases and hatred that runs deep in the court. Will they be able to solve all of the puzzles without becoming targets themselves? (MDL)
AKA : Brotherhood of Blades: Shadow of Mountain and River
Whumpee : Lu Zheng/Song Zhen played by Chen Ruo Xuan (center right)
• Li Wu/Fake Li Dong Fang played by Leon Zhang (center left)
Country : 🇨🇳 China
Genres : Historical, Action, Romance, Bromance, Martial Arts, Crime, Mystery, Wuxia
Notes : This is a Full Whump List
• Adapted from the films "Brotherhood of Blades" & "Brotherhood of Blades 2" by screenwriter Chen Shu
Episodes on List : 20
Total Episodes : 24
*Spoilers below*
02 : Li Wu's arm is wrenched … briefly locked in a trunk … kicked to the ground
03 : Arm wrenched … thrown to the ground, arm wrenched (how are his arms still in their sockets? lol) … tied up with a rope around his neck … Lu Zheng is in a fight, stabbed … Li Wu is buried in grain
04 : Lu Zheng is arrested … tied to a post in the middle of a hot courtyard … untied from the post, too weak to stand, retied up
05 : Li Wu is tied up & hooded, forced to run behind a horse-cart by a rope around his neck … Lu Zheng is still tied to the post in the yard in the sun … Li Wu's arm is wrenched (orig. note : seriously, they're gonna fall off at this rate — side note after finishing the drama : I did not realize this original thought was a prediction 😅) … Lu Zheng's legs are kicked until he kneels, beaten, hands stepped on, flogged, coughing up blood, passes out … barely conscious, tied to the post … choked
07 : … continued from previous ep. ... Choked … assisted to walk … limping … drunk … Li Wu is passed out drunk, carried
08 : (at end) Knocked out
09 : Lu Zheng is hit in the head & knocked out.. tied up
12 : Li Wu is tied up … Lu Zheng is caught in a rope snare, hung upside-down, knocked out, tied up
13 : (near end) Li Wu is stabbed, collapses, carried, coughs up blood
14 : Weak … beat up … drunk, trips & falls … limping, walking with a cane … arm wrenched (comedic)
15 : Lu Zheng is shot … bandaged … Li Wu is drunk
16 : (near end) Pretends to be stabbed & collapses
17 : Cuts his own hand … captured, sword held to his neck, cut during a struggle, spitting up blood, passes out, carried … coughing, passes out briefly (faking)
18 : (near end) Lu Zheng is punched
19 : Li Wu is flogged until he passes out
20 : Lu Zheng is poisoned, dizzy … tied up … Li Wu is stabbed … Lu Zheng is stabbed, passes out … fights despite his wounds … (as part of a ploy) tied up & hooded … Li Wu & Lu Zheng are in another fight; Li Wu's sleeve catches fire
21 : Li Wu is imprisoned … tortured; stabbed by a metal hook in his stomach (this made me cringe, not much does these days but this did) … has to reside over a trial despite his injuries, very weak … Lu Zheng is stabbed in a fight … Li Wu is again tortured; dragged by a hook in his stomach
22 : Lu Zheng's wounds are cared for.. jumps out a window & falls 2 floors … Li Wu & Lu Zheng are both weak & stumbling from their wounds … Li Wu's hand is cut off
23 : (near end) Sick for several days … the back of Lu Zheng's neck is cut
24 : Li Wu is drugged into unconsciousness … trapped in a burning building.. Lu Zheng lifts a burning beam to save him
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