A Shrimpy boy braves deadly adventures for his Salty boy.
The Grave Robbers' Chronicles' dramas listed in book order (Year, Wu Xie, Zhang Qi Ling):
Bromance between Zhang Xin Cheng and Ding Yu Xi. No chemistry. Their matching outfits left a bigger impression than their relationship. I may have laughed at the coordinated wardrobe more than the actual jokes. [Top | Skip »]
Just Ding Yu Xi
Jiang Pei Yao's Zhang Hai Qi. A true-blooded Zhang member. She has a lot more screentime than I thought. And she is actually valuable to the story. I am happy for her. [Top | Skip »]
Other Characters. Forgettable. Time Raiders' Zhang Qi Ling and Wu Xie will cameo closer to the end. Don't expect much. There's also Mystic Nine characters (acted by Ji Xiao Bing, Han Dong, etc). Don't expect much there either. [Top | Skip »]
Ending CliffsNotes. A sad ending. [Top | Skip »]
Supposed villain Mu Yun Gao appears intermittently to cackle and squeak here and there.
Why even give them supernatural abilities? Just keep close-range stabbing y'all.
南部檔案
Southern Archives
Cast
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| Zhang Xin Cheng: Zhang Hai Yan/Lou (Hai Yan = Sea Salt) |
Ding Yu Xi: Zhang Hai Xia (Hai Xia = Sea Shrimp) |
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| Jiang Pei Yao: Zhang Hai Qi |
Fu Da Long: Mu Yun Gao |
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| Liu Ling Zi: Feng Huang |
Zhang Zhen Xiao: Zhang Qian Jun Wan Ma* |
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| Li Huan: He Jian Xi |
Xu Zheng Xi: Zhang Rui Pu |
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| Xu Zhen Xuan: Wu Xie |
Cheng Xiang: Zhang Qi Ling |
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| Han Dong: Zhang Qi Shan |
Ji Xiao Bing: Master Xie Jiu |
*千軍萬馬 Qiān jūn wàn mǎ = magnificent army with thousands of men and horses / impressive display of manpower / all the King's horses and all the King's men
Drama Overview & Review
[Drama Info]
Starring two little piggies 🐷, Both MLs are the same age (1995).
A bit of a field day for drama fans. Rumours had this pegged for a June 10 airdrop. Instead, the cast showed up for a livestream without mentioning an air date. Even some of the sponsors seemed confused. (My guess is that the drama's potential BL undertones may have made the road to broadcast a little bumpier than expected.) But they managed to scramble to land a June 11 airdrop.
The drama is directed by Zhou Jing Tao, whose resume includes A Journey to Love, Fight for Love, Guardian, etc. This time, he's tackling a Republican-era mystery adventure set within the tomb-raiding universe.
Xu Lei (Nan Pai San Shu), author of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles (盜墓筆記), also serves as the screenwriter. This is one of the franchise's prequel stories long before Wu Xie's generation (the original ML in the Chronicles). You will actually get cameos from Wu Xie / Xu Zhen Xuan and Zhang Qi Ling / Cheng Xiang.
The drama is directed by Zhou Jing Tao, whose resume includes A Journey to Love, Fight for Love, Guardian, etc. This time, he's tackling a Republican-era mystery adventure set within the tomb-raiding universe.
Xu Lei (Nan Pai San Shu), author of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles (盜墓筆記), also serves as the screenwriter. This is one of the franchise's prequel stories long before Wu Xie's generation (the original ML in the Chronicles). You will actually get cameos from Wu Xie / Xu Zhen Xuan and Zhang Qi Ling / Cheng Xiang.
1. Time Raiders
(2025, Xu Zhen Xuan, Cheng Xiang)
1. Time Raiders movie
(2016 Lu Han, Jing Bo Ran)
2. The Lost Tomb 1 盜墓筆記
(2015, Li Yi Feng, Yang Yang)
3. The Lost Tomb 2 盜墓筆記 II
(2019, Hou Ming Hao, Cheng Yi)
4. Heavenly Palace in the Clouds 雲頂天宮
(2021, Bai Shu, Zhao Dong Ze)
5. Ultimate Note
(2020, Zeng Shun Xi, Xiao Yu Liang)
6. Adventures Behind the Bronze Door
7. Tomb of the Sea 沙海
(2018, Qin Hao, Xiang Yu Liang cameo)
8. Reunion: The Sound of Providence
(2020, Zhu Yi Long, Huang Jun Jie)
Prequels
(2025, an unrelated pre-prequel)
It mentions an ancestor and "guixi".
→ The Mystic Nine
(2016, a stand-alone prequel)
→ Archives: The Nanyang Mystery
(2026, Xu Zhen Xuan, Cheng Xiang)
Wrapped filming on April 17, 2025.
[Ending]
Sad
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[Bromance | Jiang Pei Yao | Other Characters | Ending | Review]
The one scene of them hugging (in the barrels) is blurred xD
Salty Bride and Shrimpy Groom
Just Zhang Xin Cheng
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Just lounging with a skeleton in a coffin
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Other Characters. Forgettable. Time Raiders' Zhang Qi Ling and Wu Xie will cameo closer to the end. Don't expect much. There's also Mystic Nine characters (acted by Ji Xiao Bing, Han Dong, etc). Don't expect much there either. [Top | Skip »]
Master Xie Jiu
Zhang Qi Shan (William Chan's character)
Liu Ling Zi
Zhang Zhen Xiao
Fu Da Long, the big bad villain..
...all squeak, no threat.
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Ending CliffsNotes. A sad ending. [Top | Skip »]
TL;DR
- Salty / Zhang Hai Lou = causes the disaster (plot engine)
- Shrimpy / Zhang Hai Xia = suffers and pays for everything he did not cause (tragedy core)
- Shifu / Zhang Hai Qi = has the solutions but repeatedly allows Salty to take charge
Shifu originally values Shrimpy more and sends Salty into a dangerous zone expecting him to die in a mission.
But loyal and loving Shrimpy follows Salty. And in protecting Salty, Shrimpy becomes crippled and is infected with a parasitic worm, which splits his identity into a second personality = Dark Shrimp. Dun dun dun.
Dark Shrimpy's world domination plan is releasing parasites (that infected him), triggering a global epidemic of Dark Everyone.
Supposed villain Mu Yun Gao appears intermittently to cackle and squeak here and there.
Conclusion:
– Mu Yun Gao is killed by Shrimpy (stabbing).
– Dark Shrimp also kills Shifu (stabbing).
– Salty kills Shrimpy (double stabbing)
– Dark Shrimp also kills Shifu (stabbing).
– Salty kills Shrimpy (double stabbing)
– Twist: Shifu is revived! Thanks to Zhang Qi Ling and the fact that she is true blooded Zhang.
This has to be this way because Zhang Hai Qi and Zhang Hai Lou still exist in other Wu Xie stories. Zhang Hai Xia does not.
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[Review & Rating] By cynlynn.
Recommendations
| Action | Bromance | Mystery |
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