Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Pupil's Language

It tells the story of scholar Fang Dong, whose life is endangered due to his desire for beauty. His kind maid, deeply in love with him, chooses to sacrifice herself to save Fang Dong. As Fang Dong, who has turned over a new leaf, embarks on a journey to find true love, he encounters and rescues a oppressed kind-hearted female demon along the way. With the help of demon hunters and others, this tragic yet beautiful love story concludes with the lovers being united at last.
(Source: iQiyi)
~~ Adapted from the story "Talking Pupils" (瞳人语) from the novel "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" (聊齋誌異) by Pu Song Ling (蒲松龄).