The Blue Whisper (Chinese: 驭鲛记; pinyin: Yù Jiāo Jì), is a 2022 Chinese television series starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Ren Jialun. It is based on the xuanhuan romance Web novel The Tale of the Merman by Jiulu Feixiang.
It aired from March 17, 2022, to May 18, 2022. The series was divided into two parts: Part 1 aired from March 17 to April 1, 2022, for 22 episodes, while Part 2 aired from April 4, 2022, to May 18, 2022, for 20 episodes.
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Synopsis
Chang Yi, the merman prince of the East Sea, rescued Fairy Shunde when she was in danger at sea. When the kind-hearted Chang Yi sent her back, he was tricked and sent to Wanhua Valley for cruel imprisonment. Ji Yunhe, the protector and spirit master of Wanhua Valley, was controlled by the valley master since childhood. In order to gain freedom, she decided to take a chance and try to tame Chang Yi. During the taming process, Chang Yi and Ji Yunhe gradually fell for each other. After experiencing conspiracy, misunderstanding, meeting and parting, the love between the two, broke through the restraints, went through thousands of difficulties and finally became a couple, and joined hands to save the world.
Cast and characters
Main
Dilraba Dilmurat as Ji Yunhe / Ah Ji (voiced by Qiao Shiyu)
Kristina as Ji Yunhe / Ah Ji (young)
Spiritual master and guardian of Flower Valley
Ren Jialun as Chang Yi (voiced by Zhang Jie)
A merman from East Sea who was captured by Fairy Shunde
Flower Valley
Xiao Shunyao as Lin Haoqing
Xiao Tianren as Lin Haoqing (young)
Young master of Flower Valley
Hai Yitian as Lin Canglan
Master of Flower Valley
Hu Yixuan as Luo Jinsang
Ji Yunhe's good friend and attendant. A butterfly spirit
Fan Zhen as Xue Sanyue
Protector of Flower Valley. Ji Yunhe's ally
Ci Sha as Li Shu
Xue Sanyue's attendant and lover. A mountain cat spirit
Wang Junhao as Qu Xiaoxing
Commander of the armed forces. Ji Yunhe's good friend and Lin Haoqing's trusted subordinate
Lu Yanbei as Qing Shu, Lin Canglan's attendant
Chen Guanhong as Siyu, Lin Haoqing's attendant
Guo Xiaoting as Ning Xiyu
Former master of Flower Valley. Ning Qing and Ning Ruochu's master
Fu Jun as Elder Dong Lian
Liu Guanghou as Elder Mu Ze
Yu Qinghui as Elder Liu Ying
Immortal Master Mansion
Wang Dong as Ning Qing, immortal master
Zhang Yuxuan as Ning Qing (young)
Guo Xiaoting as Fairy Shunde / Ru Ling, elder sister of the Heavenly Emperor and disciple of Ning Qing
Li Junxian as Ji Chengyu, disciple of Ning Qing
Yang Jiahua as Ji Ning, disciple of Ning Qing
Yu Miao Xin as Envoy Zhang, Fairy Shunde's subordinate
Wang Shanzhui as Zhu Ling, head of Ling Shuang tower. Fairy Shunde's subordinate
North Abyss
Fu Hongsheng as Qing Xuan, king of the Qing Qiu Fox Tribe
Wang Yifei as Qing Yao, heiress of the Qing Qiu Fox Tribe
Sun Chuhong as Qi Feng, Qing Yao's cousin
Wang Jie as Wei Yan, Qing Yao's attendant
Wang Ziteng as Kong Ming, a wandering immortal who was a part of the Immortal Master Mansion
Li Baoer as Luo Suo, Chang Yi's subordinate
Heaven Realm
He Yuxiao as Ru Jun, the Heavenly Emperor
Tan Kai as Immortal Lord Si Fang
Zhang Xilin as Immortal Lord He Xu, advisor of the Heavenly Emperor, in charge of mapping the constellations
Bai Haitao as Immortal Lord Fei Lian, subordinate of the Heavenly Emperor
Mao Fan as Immortal Lord Lei Ze, subordinate of the Heavenly Emperor
Others
He Zhonghua as Merman King, Chang Yi's father
He Yongsheng as Li Shu's grandfather
Wang Zun as Da Huan, Li Shu's subordinate
Jiang Xiao Lin as Xiao Huan, Li Shu's subordinate
Tong Lei as Qing Ji, Ning Ruochu's lover
Zheng Guolin as Ning Ruochu, former spiritual master of Flower Valley, Qing Ji's lover
Zhang Zi Han as Ning Ruochu (young)
Sa Dingding as Gu Huo Bird
Liu Xiangge as Duo Duo
Yan Lang as Feng Li
Yan Linfei as Lu Jinyan
Production
Filming of the drama began in Hengdian World Studios on February 16, 2021. The opening ceremony was held on the February 18, and the whole drama shooting was completed on June 6, 2021. On April 15, 2021, main characters of the drama, Dilraba Dilmurat and Ren Jialun jointly attended the 2021 Youku Annual Press Conference to promote the series.
Soundtrack
The Blue Whisper OST (驭鲛记 原声大碟) consisted of 5 tracks, sung by various artists.
