Legend of Zang Hai — Season 1
40 episodesFirst aired 18 May 2025
E1Massacred
6.7May 202545m
E2A New Name
6.6May 202545m
E3Return to the Capital
6.6May 202545m
E4Becoming an Aide
6.7May 202545m
E5Breakthrough
6.8May 202545m
E6The Burial Trap
6.8May 202545m
E7Narrow Escape
6.8May 202545m
E8The Chief Aide
7.3May 202545m
E9Rumors
6.8May 202545m
E10The Tomb of Liu Xian
6.7May 202545m
E11Identity Exposed
7.1May 202545m
E12The Truth about Death
6.6May 202545m
E13Background Mystery
6.7May 202545m
E14Posing as Marquis Pingjin
6.8May 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.
E15Hungry Ghost Festival
6.8May 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 Ghost Festival.
E16The Other Man
6.8May 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, apprehends him.
E17Treasure of Dongxia
6.7May 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 his trust at the same time.
E18Resolve for Vengeance
6.7May 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. He drafts a decree overnight and swiftly begins cracking down on corruption to purge the bureau of its rot.
E19Mastermind
6.7May 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.
E20Approaching Yong Rong
6.7May 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.
E21Investigation at the Zhao Residence
6.8May 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 in secret.
E22Owning up to One's Wrongdoing
7.1May 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 Zhuang Lu Yin finds out, he questions him. Unexpectedly, Zang Hai owns up to his wrongdoings.
E23A Trap to Sow Discord
7.0May 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 is sure that the third person will appear soon.
E24Chaos at the Marquis' Residence
7.0May 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 reinforcements and arrives in time to save the day.
E25Doubts
7.0May 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 relationship between Dongxia and Cao Jing Xian.
E26Truth of the Annihilation
7.2May 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 the identity of the third person.
E27Prison Break
7.0May 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 former subordinates into launching a prison break.
E28Father and Son Duel
7.0May 202545m
Zhuang Zhixing advises his father to give up on capturing the city and both of them begin a duel.
E29Empress of Dongxia
7.0May 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.
E30The Empress and Kuai Duo
6.6May 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.
E31Choice
6.9Jun 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.
E32Gui Seal
7.0Jun 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.
E33The Buried Past
7.3Jun 202545m
Suspecting that Xiang Antu has stolen the Gui Seal, the Emperor orders the Hostage's Mansion to be surrounded.
E34Mysterious Figure
6.9Jun 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.
E35The Revenge Plan
7.0Jun 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.
E36Intersecting Leads
7.0Jun 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 third culprit.
E37The Third Person Appears
7.0Jun 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...
E38Execution
7.0Jun 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.
E39Escape from Prison
6.9Jun 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.
E40Last Clash
7.3Jun 202546m
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.