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Zang Hai was originally the son of the Imperial Astronomer. However, when he was young, he witnessed the murder of his entire family. Deciding on the path of revenge, Zang Hai withdrew from the scene temporarily and began training himself by learning construction and the art of war. Ten years later, he returned to the capital as an unrecognizable figure and became—through mentoring—the adviser of his enemy, Duke Ping Jin. From the Lord's manor to the court, from an ordinary advisor to becoming the chief minister of the imperial cabinet, Zang Hai struggled in the face of treacherous political plots and battles, finally getting a chance to kill his enemy. However, he soon discovered that not everything was as it appeared and that he had just scratched the surface of something much bigger. Facing an unknown road ahead, Zang Hai teamed up with his beloved friends to overcome and uncover the conspiracy, defending their country. (Source: DramaWiki; edited by MyDramaList)

Ordinary high school student, Li Cu, gets attacked by a crazy man, becomes marked with a tattoo carving, and ultimately gets kidnapped by Wu Xie and his companions to accompany them to a No Man's Land in order to find the ancient and forbidden tomb, Gutong Jing. Upon his solo return and amidst a turn of events, Li Cu once again sets off to return to Gutong Jing with Su Wan, Yang Hao, and Liang Wan to unravel the mysteries involving Wu Xie, the Mystic Nine, the 10th Wang family and Gutong Jing. (Source: DramaWiki)

The side story narrates the effort of relocating a cultural relic safeguarded beneath an ancient tomb during the Sino-Japanese era. Er Yue Hong undertook this mission by approaching the tomb which on the surface is a heavily pre-occupied Japanese army base. Tapping his skills for Chinese opera and utilizing his connections, he performed as an opera singer while fighting off the Japanese soldiers on the other. With his wisdom and bravery, he strives with his might to recover the relic.