Legend of the Female General
2025 Chinese television series
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Legend of the Female General (Chinese: 锦月如歌; pinyin: Jǐn yuè rú gē) is a 2025 Chinese historical drama produced by Tencent Video and Jinghe Media, based on the web novel by 千山茶客 (Qian Shan Cha Ke).[1] Starring Zhou Ye, Cheng Lei, Zhang Kangle, Zhang Miaoyi, and Bai Shu. It premiered on August 6, 2025 on Hunan TV, Tencent Video, and Mango TV.[2][3] The international version is also available on iQIYI and Netflix.
锦月如歌
| Legend of the Female General | |
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| Also known as | Jin Yue Ru Ge 锦月如歌 |
| Genre | Historical, war, romance |
| Based on | 重生之女将星 by 千山茶客 (Qian Shan Cha Ke) |
| Written by | Chang Ye, Feng Shuwen |
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| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
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| Executive producer | Li Eryun |
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| Production locations | Hengdian World Studios Xiangshan Global Studios |
| Cinematography | Wu Zhuoxin |
| Editor | Sun Qingzhu |
| Running time | ~40 minutes |
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| Release | 6 August – 25 August 2025 |
Synopsis
To secure the family title, He Yan, the eldest daughter, was forced to disguise herself as He Rufei, the only son of the family who has a health problem. When she was young, she met Xiao Jue, who later became General Fengyun, at Xinchang School as his classmate. In an effort to create her own path, she joined the battlefield. Years later, she was appointed to be General Feihong, but her brother suddenly returned to take his identity back and forced He Yan to step down back to an ordinary woman.
After He Yan won over the death that was given by her own family, she disguised herself again as a man with her real name and enlisted in the Yezhou Garrison. Determined to reclaim what is hers and defend the country, alongside Xiao Jue, who is gradually finding her truth.
They both eventually team up to tackle cases and battles, including finding the truth behind Xiao family's tragedy. Also, giving warmth to each other along the journey and becoming the only family for one another.[4][5]
Cast
Main roles
| Actor | Character | Description | Voice |
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| Zhou Ye (Young: Zhang Yiwen) | He Yan / General Feihong | The eldest daughter of He family and was forced to disguise herself as He Rufei with a mask. Once, she received the title General Feihong, her brother suddenly came to steal the identity back. After surviving death, she attempts to avenge by joining Yezhou military garrison with her real name under a male identity. | Xu Jiaqi |
| Cheng Lei | Xiao Jue / General Fengyun / Huai Jin | The youngest son of Xiao family. He became the strength of the family and the city after the death of his father. He is the uncle of Cheng Lisu and used to be a classmate of He Yan. People thought of him as a cruel and frozen person who could kill without any mercy. He is called "Lord of the War", General Fengyun. However, he also had a tough journey and a scar in his heart. | Sun Zhicheng |
| Zhang Kangle (Young: Cui Yixin) | Chu Zhao / Zhi Lan | The favorite student of Xu Jingfu. He is wise, well-behaved, and gentle. He has been lonely since young after his mother died and did not grow up well in Chu family. After the tragic in his life, he met He Yan whom he saw as the light for life. | Liao Yufeng |
| Zhang Miaoyi | Song Taotao | The cheerful daughter of the chief physician of the Imperial Medical Academy. She enjoys studying poisons and wants to write a book relating poisons. She and Cheng Lisu were forced to engage by their family. | Cai Haiting |
| Bai Shu | He Rufei | The eldest son of He family who had a health problem when he was young and was taken to be treated at the mountains. After healing, he came back to steal his identity from He Yan by killing her and stepping into being General Feihong. | |
Others
| Actor | Character | Description | Voice |
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| People around He Yan | |||
| Han Dong （Young：Cai Junxiang） | Liu Buwang / Master Yunlin | He Yan's master and the one who saved her life. He has a love interest with Mu Hongjin. | Peng Yao |
| Ren Shan | He Yuansheng | He Yan's father | |
| Zhang Yinyan | Tang Jia | He Yan's mother, who truly loves her daughter. | |
| People around Xiao Jue | |||
| Li Qing | Cheng Lisu | The nephew of Xiao Jue. He is the physician and was forced to engage with Song Taotao. As to flee from marry, he fled to Yezhou Garrison to stay with Xiao Jue. | |
| Miao Wei Lun | Fei Nu | Xiao Jue's guard and assistant | Ren Jinghao |
| Ma Tianyu | Xiao Jing | Xiao Jue's older brother and the husband of Bai Rongwei, who is not interested in martial arts and battle. | Wang Yonggang |
| Mao Xiaohui | Bai Rongwei | Xiao Jing's wife | |
| Ji Chen | Chai Anxi | The former deputy general of Xiao family. He betrays Xiao Zhongwu in the battle of Mingshui because of misunderstanding. | Shun Zi |
| Tan Kai | Xiao Zhongwu | Xiao Jue's father, who was betrayed and killed in the battle of Mingshui. | |
| Zhao Ke | Song Wan | Xiao Jue's mother who suicided after the death of Xiao Zhongwu. | |
| People around Chu Zhao | |||
| Rao Jiadi | Ying Xiang | Chu Zhao's maid and bodyguard, as he helped her from the brothel in the past. She is secretly in love with him and always stays by his side. | Bu Qun |
| Hou Changrong | Xu Jingfu | Prime minister of Wei, the civil official who is opposed to Xiao Jue. He is the master of Chu Zhao. However, he deeply cares about his only daughter, Xu Pingting. | |
| Jiang Zhenyu | Xu Pingting | Xu Jingfu's only daughter, who grew up spoiled by her father. She is willing to marry Chu Zhao. | Huang Chenya |
| Lu Xingyu | Chu Linfeng | Chu Zhao's uncle | |
| Martine Ma | Chu Mingfang | Chu Zhao's mother | |
| Li Jiawei | Mrs. Chu | Chu Zhao's aunt | |
| People around He Rufei | |||
| Gao Mingchen | Ding Yi | He Rufei's subordinate and a killer | Bu Qun |
| Yezhou Garrison | |||
| Zhang Yilong | Wang Ba | Yezhou Garrison recruit and He Yan's comrades, later joined Jiu Qi Squad.[a] | Li Nan |
| Liu Jun | Jiang Jiao | Miao Xiaofan | |
| Wu Hao | Xiao Mai | Xu Yan | |
| Fan Linfeng | Huang Xiong | Tang Guosheng | |
| Peng Zengqi | Zheng Xuan | Yezhou Garrison recruit | |
| Ruan Shengwen | Shen Han | Yezhou Garrison head instructor | Lu Lifeng |
| Fan Yining | Lei Hou | Yezhou Garrisonand spy | Chen Qigang |
| Feng Mingjing | Ma Damei | Yezhou Garrison head instructor | |
| Jiri Gala | Rida Muzi | General of Leihe, who invades into Yezhou Garrison. | |
| Wei Wei | Hu Yuanzhong | The spy who was sent to spy in Yezhou Garrison | |
| Yezhou City | |||
| Jiang Chao | Sun Xiangfu | Yezhou City magistrate | |
| Shu Yaxin | Sun Ling | Sun Xiangfu's son | Li Jing |
| Sun Zijun | The assassin dancer | ||
| Gangte Muer | Sa Churi | ||
| Wutuo | |||
| Duleng Zhana | Ma Ningbu | ||
| Huntun Batu | Na Guer | ||
| Ai Liku | General of Wutuo | ||
| Bodi | Hu Ya te | Wutuo commander who invaded Jiyang City | |
| Yu Xintian | Wutuo military guard | ||
| Jiyang City | |||
| Zhang Zhixi （Young：Snow Kong） | Mu Hongjin | Princess Mengji who fell in love with Liu Buwang. | Young: Zhuda Daner |
| Shi Yike | Mu Xiaolou | Mu Hongjin's daughter | |
| Zhang Lei | Cui Yuezhi | General of Jiyang City and a confidant of Princess Mengji. He has a lost nephew who has not seen each other for a long time. | Li Lu |
| Guan Yue | Young Mu Hongjin's husband | Son of a high-rank official in the imperial court | |
| Qu Gang | Yun Ji | Taoist master who is Liu Buwang's master | |
| Dong Yan | Yan Min-er | Yan Ling's daughter in Jiyang City | |
| Zhang Ruyi | Yan Yan-er | ||
| Pan Xinyi | Maid | Yan Min-er's maid | |
| Yao Xhen | Ling Xiu | ||
| Chen Junan | Mu Yi | Jiyang City army | |
| Zhang Yidan | Aunt Hong | ||
| Zhang Yingbing | The third concubine of Cui Yuezhi | ||
| Zheng Ziye | The fourth concubine of Cui Yuezhi | ||
| Rundu City | |||
| Jampa Tseten | Li Kuang | The General of Rundu City, one of the eight deputy generals of Fuyue army under the former General Feihong. | |
| Zhong Qi | Qi Luo | Li Kuang's concubine. | |
| Chen Yuming | Deputy General Wang | Rundu army. | |
| Others | |||
| Sheng Yilun | Yan He / Yan Nanguang / General Guite Zhonglang | A classmate of Xiao Jue and He Yan, later became the general of Wei Dynasty. | Chen Ziping |
| Xu Xiaonuo | Xia Chengxiu | Yan He's wife | |
| Xu Jiaqi | Hua Youxian | Singer | Zheng Yan |
| Yu Mingxuan | Yang Mingzhi | The magistrate of Chonghuai City. The former classmate of Xiao Jue and He Yan. | |
| Gou Jun | Yang Zhenping | Yang Mingzhi's father, who is the civil official of Wei. | |
| Zheng Guolin | Emperor Cheng Ping | The current emperor of Wei Dynasty | Zhou Xiaodong |
| Yang Mingna | Empress | ||
| Zhu Enyou | Young prince | ||
| Zhang Gong | Mr. Wei | Xianchang Academy scholar | |
| Zhou Yunshen | Mr. Cheng | Cheng Lisu's father | |
| Yang Si | Mrs. Cheng | Cheng Lisu's mother | |
| Hao Wenting | Mrs. Song | Song Taotao's mother | |
| Cao Jiaxu | Lei Hou's younger brother | ||
| Yu Liyang | Shi Yixin | Young monk from Yuhua Temple | |
| Shi Hengyi | Cowboy | ||
Original soundtrack
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Performer | Length |
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| 1. | "Light in My Heart" (Chinese: 心海里的光) | Wang Yajun | Jin Dazhou | Zhou Shen | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Moon Like Song" (Chinese: 月如歌) | Zhang Pengpeng Jin Dazhou | Jin Dazhou | Curley Gao | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Embroidered Moon Verse" (Chinese: 锦月书) | Wu Shuting Wang Yiqing | Sun Aili | Zhang Zining | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Wish" (Chinese: 夙愿) | Liu Boyang Yuan Jingxiang | Liu Boyang Yuan Jingxiang | Zhang Yuan | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Forget" (Chinese: 忘) | Li Shuangfei | Li Shuangfei | Ning Huanyu | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 17:23 | ||||
Production
The drama started filming at Hengdian World Studios on November 28, 2023, and wrapped at Xiangshan Global Studios on March 20, 2024.[6][7]
In 2025, Li Mingde, who portrays "Cheng Lisu" character, was placed under criminal detention after being involved in property destruction under the influence of alcohol. Resulting in postponement of the drama which had to address the issue, using AI for replacing his face with the new actor, Li Qing. The process finished within a few months and cost around 10 million CNY in total.[8][9][10]
Trivia
According to its original novels, both characters Xiao Jue and He Yan have their own swords — Yin Qiu and Qing Lang. There are described that Yin Qiu is white and shining as snow, cold but powerful reflecting Xiao Jue's personality. Qing Lang is clear green as a speedy wind, lighter than Yin Qiu but cuts steel as it cuts the earth reflecting He Yan self. [11][12][13] In the series, they both received the swords from Xiao Jue's father.
Notes
- Jiu Qi is the squad under Xiao's command. They are the strongest and death squad of Yezhou Garrison.