Wind and Cloud
Taiwanese TV series released in 2002
Wind and Cloud (風雲), also known as Fung Wan and The Storm Riders, is a Chinese–Taiwanese wuxia television series adapted from the Hong Kong manhua series Fung Wan by Ma Wing-shing. Starring Vincent Zhao and Peter Ho as the titular protagonists, the series was first broadcast in mainland China on 8 June 2002. It was followed by a 2005 sequel, Wind and Cloud 2, which was produced by a different team and starred a completely new cast (except Zhao and Ho, who reprised their roles).
Synopsis
The series follows the first two story arcs in the manhua series. Xiongba, the chief of the martial arts clan Tianxiahui, learns from the prophet Nipusa that he will rise to prominence in the wulin with the help of Wind and Cloud. By chance, he meets two boys – Nie Feng (Wind) and Bu Jingyun (Cloud) – and takes them as his apprentices.
When Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun are grown up, Nipusa reveals to Xiongba that his downfall will also be due to Wind and Cloud. To prevent the prophecy from becoming reality, Xiongba plots to turn Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun against each other, but his plan fails. Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun embark on their own journeys to mastering more powerful skills and becoming top-tier fighters in the wulin, while at the same time meeting their respective romantic partners.
At one point, Xiongba is betrayed by his followers, loses his powers, and finds himself at Bu Jingyun's mercy.
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