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Legend of Zang Hai
Legend of Zang Hai
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Legend of Zang Hai

5.8 / 10
2025
1 season
40 episodes
Drama

"Legend of Zang Hai" follows the son of Imperial Astronomer Kuai Duo. Consumed by vengeance, he spends a decade honing his skills. Assuming the name Zang Hai, he ventures into the capital to uncover the truth, avenge his family, and restore justice.

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Trailer

【Official Trailer】Legend of Zang Hai: First trailer!🔥 | Xiao Zhan \ Zhang Jingyi | YOUKU

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Cast

Xiao Zhan

Zhang Jingyi

Zhou Qi

Huang Jue

Yu Nan

Michelle Chen Yan-Hsi

Zhang Guoqiang

Qiao Zhenyu

Tian Xiaojie

Sha Baoliang

Zhang Duo

Michelle Bai

Seasons

  • Massacred

    1.Massacred

    2.0
    18-05-202545m
  • A New Name

    2.A New Name

    2.0
    18-05-202545m
  • Return to the Capital

    3.Return to the Capital

    2.0
    18-05-202545m
  • Becoming an Aide

    4.Becoming an Aide

    2.0
    18-05-202545m
  • Breakthrough

    5.Breakthrough

    2.0
    19-05-202545m
  • The Burial Trap

    6.The Burial Trap

    2.1
    19-05-202545m
  • Narrow Escape

    7.Narrow Escape

    2.0
    20-05-202545m
  • The Chief Aide

    8.The Chief Aide

    3.0
    20-05-202545m
  • Rumors

    9.Rumors

    2.0
    21-05-202545m
  • The Tomb of Liu Xian

    10.The Tomb of Liu Xian

    2.0
    21-05-202545m
  • Identity Exposed

    11.Identity Exposed

    2.1
    22-05-202545m
  • The Truth about Death

    12.The Truth about Death

    2.0
    22-05-202545m
  • Background Mystery

    13.Background Mystery

    2.0
    23-05-202545m
  • Posing as Marquis Pingjin

    14.Posing as Marquis Pingjin

    2.0
    23-05-202545m

    Zang Hai seeks Xiang An Tu's help to get rid of Lu Jin. Xiang An Tu arranges assassins along Lu Jin's route back to the capital.

  • Hungry Ghost Festival

    15.Hungry Ghost Festival

    2.0
    24-05-202545m

    Zang Hai resolves the crisis successfully and crafts a camellia hairpin to thank Xiang An Tu. Xiang An Tu invites Zang Hai to watch the lights and have a chat during the Hungry Gho...

  • The Other Man

    16.The Other Man

    2.0
    24-05-202545m

    Zhongzhou is flooded. Chu Huai Ming tries to set a fire to murder Zang Hai before trouble arises. Zhuang Zhi Xing, who has received instructions from Zang Hai beforehand, apprehend...

  • Treasure of Dongxia

    17.Treasure of Dongxia

    2.0
    25-05-202545m

    Zang Hai learns about Zhuang Lu Yin and Shen Wan's past from Gao Ming. He helps Zhuang Lu Yin deal with his guilt and advises him to nurture Zhuang Zhi Xing while gaining more of h...

  • Resolve for Vengeance

    18.Resolve for Vengeance

    2.0
    25-05-202545m

    After assuming office, Zang Hai finds out that officials of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau have been arranging posthumous marriage, sometimes even at the cost of innocent lives....

  • Mastermind

    19.Mastermind

    2.0
    26-05-202545m

    Zhuang Zhi Xing heeds Zang Hai's suggestion. He joins the military but is put on the spot on multiple occasions. He intends to become a deserter.

  • Approaching Yong Rong

    20.Approaching Yong Rong

    2.0
    26-05-202545m

    Zang Hai receives an invite to Yong Rong's banquet at Zhen Tower. Someone mentions Kuai Duo at the banquet. Zang Hai quietly probes Yong Rong.

  • Investigation at the Zhao Residence

    21.Investigation at the Zhao Residence

    2.0
    27-05-202545m

    At the banquet, several officials talk about Minister of Revenue Zhao Bing Wen. Their words spark Zang Hai's suspicion. He decides to visit the Zhao Residence and search the place...

  • Owning up to One's Wrongdoing

    22.Owning up to One's Wrongdoing

    2.1
    27-05-202545m

    Cao Jing Xian forces Zang Hai to complete the general's burial mound before the Double Ninth Festival. Zang Hai has no choice but to use Zhuang Zhi Fu to resolve his issue. When Zh...

  • A Trap to Sow Discord

    23.A Trap to Sow Discord

    2.1
    28-05-202545m

    Zang Hai sets up a trap to sow discord between Zhuang Lu Yin and Cao Jing Xian. He follows Cao Jing Xian and finds out that he is secretly meeting the hostage of Dongxia. Zang Hai...

  • Chaos at the Marquis' Residence

    24.Chaos at the Marquis' Residence

    2.1
    28-05-202545m

    Zhuang Lu Yin covertly plans to impeach Cao Jing Xian but ends up being framed instead. Just as he falls into peril, Zhuang Zhi Xing, acting on Zang Hai's prior instructions, leads...

  • Doubts

    25.Doubts

    2.1
    29-05-202545m

    Zang Hai suspects that Xiang An Tu is his enemy upon finding out that she's the nation's hostage. Xiang An Tu denies his claim, yet she finds it difficult to explain the relationsh...

  • Truth of the Annihilation

    26.Truth of the Annihilation

    2.3
    29-05-202545m

    Zhuang Luyin tells Zhuang Zhixing the truth of the Kuai family's annihilation. Zhuang Zhixing gives Zang Hai the bronze fish piece he obtained from his father and tells Zang Hai th...

  • Prison Break

    27.Prison Break

    2.1
    30-05-202545m

    Zhuang Luyin attempts to seek a truce with Cao Jingxian, but the blood-written letter he sends is swapped by Zang Hai. Deceived by its contents, Cao Jingxian tricks Zhuang Luyin's...

  • Father and Son Duel

    28.Father and Son Duel

    2.1
    30-05-202545m

    Zhuang Zhixing advises his father to give up on capturing the city and both of them begin a duel.

  • Empress of Dongxia

    29.Empress of Dongxia

    2.1
    31-05-202545m

    The Empress of Dongxia offers a wooden palace to the capital as tribute. Zang Hai thinks the wooden palace is made with his father's technique.

  • The Empress and Kuai Duo

    30.The Empress and Kuai Duo

    2.1
    31-05-202545m

    Zang Hai lures the Empress into an empty tomb, while Xiang Antu escapes from the Zang Residence, determined to stop him from killing her mother.

  • Choice

    31.Choice

    2.1
    01-06-202545m

    The Empress tells Zang Hai about the history of the Gui Seal. She forces him to make a choice between the Gui Seal and her daughter.

  • Gui Seal

    32.Gui Seal

    2.1
    01-06-202545m

    Zang Hai finally finds the Gui Seal. While he is focusing on carving the patterns on the forged Gui Seal, the Gui Seal is taken away by Cao Jingxian's foster son.

  • The Buried Past

    33.The Buried Past

    2.3
    02-06-202545m

    Suspecting that Xiang Antu has stolen the Gui Seal, the Emperor orders the Hostage's Mansion to be surrounded.

  • Mysterious Figure

    34.Mysterious Figure

    2.1
    02-06-202545m

    Zang Hai finds out that the third culprit has resurfaced. The Emperor orders him to investigate the third culprit and the location of the Gui Seal.

  • The Revenge Plan

    35.The Revenge Plan

    2.1
    03-06-202545m

    Zang Hai obtains a new clue thanks to a mysterious person's help. Zang Hai finds the Gui Seal in the Shi Residence and hands it over to the Emperor.

  • Intersecting Leads

    36.Intersecting Leads

    2.1
    03-06-202545m

    Zang Hai finds out that Cao Jingxian's original name was Lu Min before he joined the palace. All the leads intersect with each other. Zang Hai finds out the true identity of the th...

  • The Third Person Appears

    37.The Third Person Appears

    2.1
    03-06-202545m

    Zang Hai is captured by the Imperial Guards. When the Emperor questions him, he reminds the Emperor to be wary of the third person...

  • Execution

    38.Execution

    2.1
    03-06-202545m

    The third perpetrator agrees to grant Zang Hai a dignified death. The executioner layers sheets of wet paper over Zang Hai's face, until his pulse fades completely.

  • Escape from Prison

    39.Escape from Prison

    2.1
    03-06-202545m

    Xiang Antu asks to meet Zang Hai one last time. Both of them use a code to set up a trap and plan for the escape.

  • Last Clash

    40.Last Clash

    2.3
    03-06-202545m

    The third perpetrator barges into the sacred ground of Dongxia. He forces Zang Hai to consume the Gui Seal poison, coercing him into teaching him how to control the undead soldiers...

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