{ "id": "ep44fh3t3x", "slug": "wuxiang-zhi-cheng", "title": "Wuxiang Zhi Cheng", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia", "label": "East Asian drama series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co", "label": "Titles symbols to Co", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co", "label": "China · 2021 and later: Titles symbols to Co", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co", "path": [ { "id": "geo.chn", "label": "China", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021", "label": "China · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co", "label": "Titles symbols to Co", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Wuxiang Zhi Cheng (无相之城, The Formless City) is a 2025 Chinese 24-episode costume suspense web drama on Tencent Video, adapted from Liu Xiao Kuang's novel, starring Li Junchen, Fiona Dai, and Hugo Wong as a case-solving trio; it aired 31 July to 11 August 2025.", "snippet": "Wuxiang Zhi Cheng (无相之城, The Formless City) is a 2025 Chinese 24-episode costume suspense web drama on Tencent Video, adapted from Liu Xiao Kuang's novel, starring Li Junchen, Fiona Dai, and Hugo Wong as a case-solving trio; it aired 31 July to 11 August 2025.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co", "markdown": "# Wuxiang Zhi Cheng\n\n**Wuxiang Zhi Cheng** (无相之城, English title *The Formless City*) is a 2025 Chinese costume suspense web drama of 24 episodes, broadcast exclusively on [Tencent Video](https://www.edgepedia.org/tencent-video) from 31 July to 11 August 2025[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A0%E7%9B%B8%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E/59175209?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/86232/the-formless-city). It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Liu Xiao Kuang (刘小哐) on iQIYI [Literature](https://www.edgepedia.org/literature) and follows a young female coroner, Xu Linlang, who is drawn into the jianghu (the martial-arts underworld of wanderers, sects, and honor codes) underworld by a bloody massacre and joins Lu Jiu and Sima Kong to solve cases amid the schemes of factions such as Wuxiang City[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Wu_Xiang_Zhi_Cheng) • [4](https://zuiai.tv/i/2068).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original title / English title | 无相之城 / The Formless City[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Wu_Xiang_Zhi_Cheng) |\n| Episodes / platform | 24 episodes, Tencent Video, exclusive web broadcast[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A0%E7%9B%B8%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E/59175209?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |\n| Run | Premiered 31 July 2025; final episode 11 August 2025[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A0%E7%9B%B8%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E/59175209?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/86232/the-formless-city) |\n| Genre | Costume (古装), suspense, sweet romance (甜宠)[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A0%E7%9B%B8%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E/59175209?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |\n| Directors | Yang Xiaobo as chief director, Cao Zhenyu as director; Yu Weiguo as executive producer[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A0%E7%9B%B8%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E/59175209?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |\n| Main cast | Li Junchen (Lu Jiu), Fiona Dai (Xu Linlang), Hugo Wong / Huang Yibin (Sima Kong)[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Wu_Xiang_Zhi_Cheng) |\n| Distribution license | (沪)网剧审字(2024)第021号, issued for 24 episodes to Shanghai Qicai Ewan Film & TV Media Co., Ltd.[5](https://www.nrta.gov.cn/module/download/downfile.jsp?classid=0&filename=bfe08beebb234ed297bb77bb0db8c1a9.pdf&showname=2024%E5%B9%B47%E6%9C%88-9%E6%9C%88%E5%85%A8%E5%9B%BD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%A7%E7%BD%91%E7%BB%9C%E5%89%A7%E7%89%87%E5%8F%91%E8%A1%8C%E8%AE%B8%E5%8F%AF%E6%83%85%E5%86%B5.pdf) |\n| Commercial result | Cumulative revenue-sharing income passed 1 million yuan by 19 August 2025[6](https://www.weibo.com/u/7952201334) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nThe story centers on Xu Linlang (许琳琅), a young coroner (仵作) whose life changes after a bloody massacre pulls her into the jianghu. She teams up with Lu Jiu (鹿九), the second young master of the Lu family who has a dual personality, and Sima Kong (司马箜), a youth of the Tang Sect, and the three solve layered mysteries while traveling together[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Wu_Xiang_Zhi_Cheng) • [7](https://www.pnkds.com/index.php/drama/719.html). The plot weaves together strange cases, a power-struggle scheme, and a jianghu treasure hunt, set against a world of intertwined factions described in promotion as a \"jianghu dark web\" centered on Wuxiang City[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A0%E7%9B%B8%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E/59175209?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [8](https://wetv.vip/zh-cn/play/4xo12xd5t3wbmzm-%E6%97%A0%E7%9B%B8%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E).\n\n## Cast\n\n**Three young leads.** Li Junchen plays Lu Jiu, described in official promotion as a \"two-faced\" character; Fiona Dai, a 2021 Miss Hong Kong pageant contestant, plays Xu Linlang; and Hugo Wong (Huang Yibin), a member of TVB's boy group Loong 9, plays Sima Kong[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Wu_Xiang_Zhi_Cheng) • [6](https://www.weibo.com/u/7952201334) • [9](https://www.sohu.com/a/920476565_122126222).\n\n**Experienced supporting actors.** Edwin Siu (萧正楠) plays the imperial guard Geng Zhao (耿昭), and Huang Zhixian (黄智贤) plays Dugu Wuwo (独孤无我), the lord of Wuxiang City[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Wu_Xiang_Zhi_Cheng) • [10](https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/585624/%E8%95%AD%E6%AD%A3%E6%A5%A0%E9%BB%83%E6%99%BA%E8%B3%A2%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B0%E6%8B%8D%E5%8A%87%E8%AE%8A%E4%B8%89%E7%B7%9A%E5%B0%8F%E7%94%9F-%E5%81%9A%E7%B6%A0%E8%91%89%E8%A5%AF%E6%89%98%E6%96%B0%E6%BC%94%E5%93%A1). Hong Kong entertainment coverage noted that both are established TVB leading actors appearing in supporting roles behind three much younger leads, a casting arrangement that drew comment from viewers[10](https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/585624/%E8%95%AD%E6%AD%A3%E6%A5%A0%E9%BB%83%E6%99%BA%E8%B3%A2%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B0%E6%8B%8D%E5%8A%87%E8%AE%8A%E4%B8%89%E7%B7%9A%E5%B0%8F%E7%94%9F-%E5%81%9A%E7%B6%A0%E8%91%89%E8%A5%AF%E6%89%98%E6%96%B0%E6%BC%94%E5%93%A1) • [11](https://boron.orientaldaily.com.my/news/entertainment/2025/08/04/751858). Other cast members include Shi Nan as Ye Mei[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Wu_Xiang_Zhi_Cheng).\n\n## Production and release history\n\nThe drama was a co-production between TVB and mainland Chinese companies, with [Eric Tsang](https://www.edgepedia.org/eric-tsang) (曾志伟) attached as chief supervisor when the project was announced, and Yang Xiaobo and Cao Zhenyu directing[12](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/687871/tvb%E5%90%8C%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B0%E5%9B%9B%E5%BD%B1%E8%A6%96%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E6%8E%A8%E7%94%9C%E5%AF%B5%E5%8A%87-%E7%84%A1%E7%9B%B8%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E-%E9%87%8D%E8%A6%81%E8%A7%92%E8%89%B2%E5%85%A820%E6%AD%B2%E4%BB%A5%E4%B8%8B). Filming took place at Hengdian in Zhejiang[13](https://geelong.jinriaozhou.com/content-1025562940724006). According to Baidu Baike, filming began in November 2021 and wrapped in June 2022, the series passed censorship review in October 2024, and it aired from 31 July 2025[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A0%E7%9B%B8%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E/59175209?fromModule=lemma_inlink), roughly three years after completion of shooting[11](https://boron.orientaldaily.com.my/news/entertainment/2025/08/04/751858).\n\nThe National Radio and Television Administration's licensing list for July to September 2024 records the series under license number (沪)网剧审字(2024)第021号 as a 24-episode web drama filed by Shanghai Qicai Ewan Film & TV Media Co., Ltd.[5](https://www.nrta.gov.cn/module/download/downfile.jsp?classid=0&filename=bfe08beebb234ed297bb77bb0db8c1a9.pdf&showname=2024%E5%B9%B47%E6%9C%88-9%E6%9C%88%E5%85%A8%E5%9B%BD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%A7%E7%BD%91%E7%BB%9C%E5%89%A7%E7%89%87%E5%8F%91%E8%A1%8C%E8%AE%B8%E5%8F%AF%E6%83%85%E5%86%B5.pdf).\n\n## Reception and performance\n\nThe official Weibo account announced on 19 August 2025 that the drama's cumulative revenue-sharing income (分账) had exceeded 1 million yuan[6](https://www.weibo.com/u/7952201334). Baidu Baike records that on 8 September 2025 the series ranked 23rd in the TOP30 of effective long-drama play volume market share[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A0%E7%9B%B8%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E/59175209?fromModule=lemma_inlink). Critical commentary on mainland portals was mixed: a Sohu review credited the drama with tying its cases closely to the protagonists, so that the mysteries feel connected to the story, while judging its detective sequences simple and its romance plot conventional[14](https://m.sohu.com/a/921548851_122172404/).\n\nThe ending theme song, *Zhi Shang Chang'an* (纸上常安), is performed by [Yao Xiaotang](https://www.edgepedia.org/yao-xiaotang)[15](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E7%BA%B8%E4%B8%8A%E5%B8%B8%E5%AE%89/66300491?fromModule=lemma_starMap-top&lemmaFrom=starMapTop&structureClickId=66300491&structureId=5936ecdc3c1dd8a02d407a78).\n\n## References\n\n1. [无相之城, Baidu Baike](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%97%A0%E7%9B%B8%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E/59175209?fromModule=lemma_inlink)\n2. [The Formless City, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/86232/the-formless-city)\n3. [The Formless City, DramaWiki](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Wu_Xiang_Zhi_Cheng)\n4. [《无相之城》定档7.31, 最爱TV](https://zuiai.tv/i/2068)\n5. [2024年7月–9月全国国产网络剧片发行许可情况, NRTA](https://www.nrta.gov.cn/module/download/downfile.jsp?classid=0&filename=bfe08beebb234ed297bb77bb0db8c1a9.pdf&showname=2024%E5%B9%B47%E6%9C%88-9%E6%9C%88%E5%85%A8%E5%9B%BD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%A7%E7%BD%91%E7%BB%9C%E5%89%A7%E7%89%87%E5%8F%91%E8%A1%8C%E8%AE%B8%E5%8F%AF%E6%83%85%E5%86%B5.pdf)\n6. [无相之城官方号, Weibo](https://www.weibo.com/u/7952201334)\n7. [无相之城剧情介绍(1-24集), 陪你看剧情网](https://www.pnkds.com/index.php/drama/719.html)\n8. [无相之城, WeTV](https://wetv.vip/zh-cn/play/4xo12xd5t3wbmzm-%E6%97%A0%E7%9B%B8%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E)\n9. [《无相之城》正式开播TVB两大男神竟沦为陪衬, Sohu](https://www.sohu.com/a/920476565_122126222)\n10. [蕭正楠黃智賢內地拍劇變三線小生, am730](https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/585624/%E8%95%AD%E6%AD%A3%E6%A5%A0%E9%BB%83%E6%99%BA%E8%B3%A2%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B0%E6%8B%8D%E5%8A%87%E8%AE%8A%E4%B8%89%E7%B7%9A%E5%B0%8F%E7%94%9F-%E5%81%9A%E7%B6%A0%E8%91%89%E8%A5%AF%E6%89%98%E6%96%B0%E6%BC%94%E5%93%A1)\n11. [萧正楠黄智贤中国新剧降格演出, Oriental Daily](https://boron.orientaldaily.com.my/news/entertainment/2025/08/04/751858)\n12. [TVB同內地四影視公司推甜寵劇《無相之城》, HK01](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/687871/tvb%E5%90%8C%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B0%E5%9B%9B%E5%BD%B1%E8%A6%96%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E6%8E%A8%E7%94%9C%E5%AF%B5%E5%8A%87-%E7%84%A1%E7%9B%B8%E4%B9%8B%E5%9F%8E-%E9%87%8D%E8%A6%81%E8%A7%92%E8%89%B2%E5%85%A820%E6%AD%B2%E4%BB%A5%E4%B8%8B)\n13. [TVB两大一线男星新剧沦为配角, 今日基隆](https://geelong.jinriaozhou.com/content-1025562940724006)\n14. [《无相之城》首播，古装探案剧，小巧套路式, Sohu](https://m.sohu.com/a/921548851_122172404/)\n15. 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